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MAY 3. lOOfl. ' c .rTTr K TICK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: TWO V:, Till: SEASON -OF SPRING CATARRH. THROUGH TRAIN DYNAMITED Engine Lifted, from Track and Can Derailed at Butte, MEMBERS OF CHEW ARE INJURED r.astbnaad narllngton Train Wrecked, eppoaedly by Tramps Oat ot ft eve nge -Story of the Engineer. n t I'll til i m Jt r t r m r m rjrirj t 1 1 w y vsv. BILLIARDS AND ACOUSTICS fiond flu Important Stario; on riayinj of Game. KtW IDEAS ON THE OEEAT SPORT "t that lrlr AllmtlM r4 t. trrhlleet.ral aa tIaMasbert t'oaalltloMa. .W T'tttK. Mar f-Armiaflra malic a " 1 "t llfffene In expert billiard praylns:. In li.e n-.inkiri f MwuM Mi lntlilln. h r,,.. if SM prt and in et knnwi li (Herd rr'ere l lh rniinlry. MrMua-htin r tvn rfrrns; tttpnrtsnt matches for ln jrsr or tnw ami ha made a ''! ef the tnnrilttnna which hsve pre- V !d 'Tfi naHr f aroiia'.( la on Dial bmn tr.t. niilr of no atlmilon In tha a.r rr fnnt ft moat nf lha fmhllr hnlln f d t n,n tha feilor f'M'n-lht I. a.i.,rf a appllf'd In tlialr affart on bil i i ' h aa .1. and I nraauma that moal aill aif hllllarila navar havw rlvan " a rhoud.l. tat W la a aiihjar! that uht b a..nMira. rarafully. for there would j ri ttaf biMlord plarlrg If the rooms I tTnt.l HH rare'tii retard to . '"' I . roow in in mourn j " li " I II tall yen. Tl sound msde bv hi evnla.-t of billiard balla la mnlc whan ism SMiM la what It shnnld ba. whan tha ttnx atmospheric and architectural con xil vna he ilealrerf effect on tha aansl- Mie lrr halls. Would a music room ba t!r". without rrgsril fnr these conditions? If wmiM not. and t liar a Is Just a much f- aom why a tullldrd room ehnuld not. :aWt ml Play. 'f billiard halls dare a linnanny aoiind t sound like fnbblestonea when they reI ! ftvee! aomelhlng In tha tondillnna of ilia hall Is having a bad effect nn them. ,d the sound wf lit baits has t's effect lha a'avar as wall as showing lht the Mils ara ailma lha player suffers aa t a Santa Wlin lha mure drllrale calru la'.'on f la ripert lb mors he wtll be a fa, t4 bv I.k.Is hli. a. not pcrfat; bit uadar similar ciraimstances let piavrr ' tm afferiad. trwuan he might not be aa 1 ih k to dlarrver lha reason aa tha irautew eiparl. Tha pt mmWf cause of the GEST METHOD OF REDUCING FAT a eta fa m nmalfl'v' heard man In their homes say they V J 1 M rli It r l ffuKln ' PUv aa " tl,,v roul(l ,n soma IflliiU ' aalEsiejof the big Hrcadway rooms, and the raa- son tlwir private rooms are not aa well ad :d to playing. 1 remember many T',. fust sr. fa h 'a jnj lot for te ' y r age mhen Vignaux waa over here I111"' .H ' ' " .' ei i'ar h4. I a wn bv m t iave Mm '-, mioea eiul . i-a't Ai'inxir. a.ut I uuiK. "' n..i- rs p.r unin i .nm. 'r aoiii'te MiMraiibia -ii. ea . -'..! f aaf ufi aaa ni at b.Mti r M r st. ef TW'-a ani arartiial i t a-r for iaeanta iwij is " -alu ! 4 putne lu loo sfar for S o w I' iaa inre sn. Ha aakad isa .aa s . ami ae bm. tn ra V -' a 'T . a fMiiiiii mH'mr s giave t Ua . (- te a avljuiieej he imi. V iii r far ahaaJ af all 4 ta Ir-. K-uaiai f t r-a.kare vi mi I ae4 a at uiUiea4-al iani in in vera.i' S I 'va raeuiis eb- ' ol ll. unl ba all ethar tniar- i rnnliM fM at.tarlluuue f. II J l a W ' is t m ajaa wruiklas. a . it ai.i a nuk'l. waiiorm ro.K- . l . .tn fail al BMal abun .,ni sii wo KkM ei'iar aormai Mkria . i saxK imai b annar mairiol ii.n r vt t m IN aiaaunl of 11 II tuutil aiiiwl. eubawribar vart- a ra-it-a ( a su a va a kuJ a I aeat ' '" siet af I i baaltlt . wee S'a" u'teat by laaixg i. .. aa t..u . ! IM S a.a tt-aa i4 e 4-a4 aatlr4 lk bl v e a 'I a,i'l a ta .i-a . l k'n v - a f., .k wai vi IM )! - , aaawa1 a I a t: i t I al! lie JrMi:at Satl S a ' )ft- ' a k . .'" m-S n.aft -U i i. . . be-M. b.av4-.l I s .. riitillllon tf lha hal't and conaaqnently of tha poor playing of tha axpart la to be found In tha cnmiltlona of tha hall Itaalf, but tha aound of the balla alao. If It lan't tha rlrar and mualcal note It should ba, will ba ancond raaaon. "There may be thoae who think tlila la n far-fatchad theory, but It lan't in the leant. When the aound la right the play will be twlre a good. I have an rar for muelc my atf, and I know I ran play twlre as wall whan the aound of tha balls la pleasing and natural. The other aort ot Bound has a dii qiilatlng effect on the expert player's nerves and stroke. He may not be aware of it. but It doaa. Why, players like Sutton, Morn Ingalar. Srhaeffer, 8losson and olhera of high rlaaa are Just aa keen to detect tlio effort of tha slightest flaw In conditions whan they are performing aa Paderewski la tn his line, though- being of different temperamenta they are affected differently Haw ta Obviate Difficulty. "There are ways by which sound can bt absorbed and distributed In a room with marked advantage. Cloths hung here and there, lattlcwork and other artificial da vkra will make a big improvement if the owner of thu room will study the matter snd experiment. When the sound Indicates that tha balls are heavy and lumpy It Is wall to look for the cause. The Liederkram In Hits city Is a good Illustration of the ef- fact of acoustics. That la a musical organ iaation and the acouatka there for bllllarda ar perfect. Iok at the amount of excel- nt play that has been done there. "When the balls sound badly It may mean thay are being affected by a draught or back pressure of air. or again they may rausa thev player- to Imagine there la a draught when ther$ la none. The fault may He with the arrangement of the building, being one of acoustics entirely. Aa a rule the more spectator there are in a hall tho batter the play, the reason for which is not altogether due to the Inspiration of a large gathering. The more the halls fills up the better the quality of the sound of the balls. The balla are lesa likely to aound riht In an emply hall, especially a barnlike hall. Tet this does not mean that the hall should be stuffy and the air vitiated. "When lioppe made his record run of 307 In Orchastra hall In Chicago the atmos phere waa clear and perfectly adapted to good billiards. There was a good ventila ting arrangt-inent, and previous to the game the place had baen ventilated, but without exposing It te the chance of being cold or Insufficiently heated when the time came for the game. I should say thst MadteonJ iuare Harden concert hall in New York. Orchestra hall in Chk-ago and Horticultural ball in Philadelphia are the three N-st suited to championship billiard contests. Private Hawass ! t.eod. "I have navar seen s billiard room In a private retdanre that was properly equipped with regard to sound. Architects aUDereutly haven t studied the subject. 1 ! oraciM lna. Ma comDUind that he couldn't "" 1 but with ktentically the same tools, table, ii, IMt cue and the move made all the . a In the world." I "To change tke auo)ect. what style of game do you find hardest te referee?" Me Uiillilin aaked. "The 11 gta." was Ih reply. "There la finer work in It ?, more tloae playing thn ta any other gaaue. and you Itave te WKtch eloavr. "The billiard rvferee has to know where to aland, thai Is another point ta the busi ness. As for myself. I take my stand hare I can bast aaa the work, but with regard ta in spaetatora. and if 1 ran so Mnae; It da not elnft until the player shifts. I know what Ih player is pUn aiag l do aa aril aa what he ta doing at that immediate nioatent. and 1 tab aiy iu4 aocordiugly. I Ilk to carry the alyr along, as It war, by the way I ! ay railing The lonra of the voUe hv tlwtr eff-t. I waa rvfereetng aa amateur gaaae vac whaa the player turned to me aai rviatd m not to rail ao loud. That waa aovcena. Iud and clear calling, with eosae Hf In it help a player more thaa lew. drvning swautixviut ral'ing ef the t i Ikeles, If. rvferv ahould know Just how far t. 11 tee sevetaiere s wtib I heir irDluia aJajet aataraUy hbae apptaw. and I Spring, is jiero hrinninci those Ailments .peculiar Protect' youtsttf "Every Home in America Should Now Have a Bottle of Pernna in the House to Protect the Family Against the Omnipresent Spring Catarrh." S. B. Kartman, M. D. to have his work appreciated, but he doesn't want much of a break In his work and the applause must not be prolonged. If the pause Is more than -momentary or distracting the player is apt to lose his conception of his play and to have the adjustment of Ms stride and plans upset. "I have always contended that the balls should be wiped twice during tha progress of a match game. The professionals won't agree to this and don't have the balla wiped t all. but tliey would play better If they did. I suppose they are afraid the other fallow will get the better of It. but there ought to be a fixed rule for having the balls taken up and wiped at certain periods, no matter what may be the state of the game at the time. ' It would be better, too. If the p'rofesslonala would adopt the amateur plan of having the referee do all the calling of foula and not wait for the opposing player to make his claim. Ifa better to leave It to the referee. The player can't get his claim allowed If there is no foul snd In case It was not up to him at all. to make the claim he could take his scat and stay there without bothering to move around and watch his opponent's play. "Are the attendances as large at the big matchea as they were 'twenty-five yeara ago? They are not. The only way I can account for It la that there was more sporting Interest in matchea in the old days." DENVER TAKESjOMAHA ROUTE ( olorado Trade Pilgrim a Will Uo Over the Mae- Ahead of e braakaaa. lJerivcr business men are going over much of the route of the Omaha Commercial club before the great Omaha excursion started, according to announcementa re ceived by commissioner J. M. Ouljd Batur. day. The Omaha excuraion la scheduled for May 21 to May 30. The Colorado Manufac turers' association annnunravl h i m send an excuraion "around the horn" va- lllng almost all the towns which the Omaha excuralonlata will visit in Colorado and Wyoming. The excursion Icavea Denver May S and will use three Pullman cars and take with the boosters a band of twenty, five pieces. The Kansas City Commercial club leaves for its northern and western Kansas trip 9undsy. W. U Ytter, present of the Omaha Commercial club, has retcivej nn invitation to go with the Kansas Cityans and left Saturday to Join the party. tr. Vetter will travel with the party for three daa, returning to Omaha Wednesday. .Trie.-Kansas City excursionists have a train consisting of two dining cars, seven sleepers, observation car and headquarters car. besides the baggage cars. FRANK MILLER IN TROUBLE Wealthy Mao of Years Areeaed by Na tloaal asa Stat Authorities ef NUaraieaasr, Frank Miller, a well-to-do resident of the (Ticlnlty of Fort Crook, has succeeded In 'getting himself Into serious trouble with the I nlted States authorities on the charge of buying clothing from I'nlted States soldiers at that poat, which Is contrary to the atatulea In audi cases nitiie and provided. Miller was arrested Frldsy evening by Deputy Tnlted Pistes Msrshal Proctor and brought tx-f ore I'nlted Statea Commissioner Anderson and. waa bound over in Il.flOO for his hearing Saturday morning. Aa Mr. Miller wiahed to secure additional testi mony In his defense, the esse haa been con tinued until next week. Nor doa Mr. Miller s trouble, seem to end with his misunderstanding with the gov ernment. It is alleged that he has been conducting a sort of pawnbroker's eatab liahment Bear Fort Crook, without securing a stale license to do so. Consequently the authorities of Sarpy county propose to take a whack at the enterprising Mr. Miller" Miller la about ko yeara old and la said to b quite wealthy. Philosophy. Two BVotrhmen rumpled the same build ing, on of I ham living on the lower floor sii.l the other upstairs. On evening the oa va the tlrsi floor, hearing a commo tion in tit hall, went out te see what the trmibt was. and found that his friend lied fallen i o stair. ' 1'id e fa' doon. Rob?" he aakad. "Ave." Said Hob. "1 fell doou. hut I ss tonuu rtooa whether or uo. Ex erybody s i Masaxine. Bt'TTE. Mont., May 2. What Is known ss Burlington train No. I, esstbound, due in Butte at 11:J0 o'clock last night on the Northern Pacific road, was dynsmitad bout a mile wast of the Northern Pacific station at 11:37 o'clock. The explosion caused the first or helper engine to leave the rails, but It plowed along for a few hundred feet without turning over. The second engine crashed Into the bank south of the track, a few car lengths from where the explosion occurred and turned over. Every person on the trsln hsa been sc counted. for except Engineer Busy of the second engine, who is supposed to be burled under, his locomotive. Ksrl Msttge.' who was riding on the blind baggage, was taken from the mass of timbers under which he wbb buried. Hie arm and leg were broken. Fireman George Ehela of the second engine: waa severely scaldea. Both were hurried to the hospital. Tnevrrmll car was hurled on Its side and wrecked.-. A cold storsge fish car was smashed Into kindling wood. Only the front trucks of the express car left the rails. The baggage car was also derailed, only the Pullmans remaining on the tracks. The dynamiting la believed to be the work of some tramp seeking revenge for being ejected front a train. I Kagrlneer Telia of Kxploeion. ' Express Messenger J. E. Vslentlne wss seriously cut by flying grenade. His escape from death in hla car is considered remarkable. A clear account- of the .ex plosion . afid wreck Is given by Engineer Leasts' of the head engine. . "We were about ten minutes .behind time," said he, "and were running at the rate of about forty miles an hour. The line Is perfectly strslght and we had a clear track. Suddenly there wae a terrific explosion and my engine was lifted clear off the track, but quickly settled on the ties, along which It ran for about 300 feet. I applied the brakes, but not before the coupling had broken between my engine and the' one following. After applying tho air, I shouted to my fireman, John Iore lng, to Jump, and we both dropped to the ground... as the engine came to a standstill. "As soon as I realized the situation I hastened to the acene of the wreck and found the second engine turned over on Us side. A moment later I ran Irito George Ehele, Engineer Bussy'a fireman. He was walking wildly about, with his arms and hands terribly shattered and the skin fall ing from the flesh. Ambulances quickly responded and be waa hastened to the hos pital." Ming died at 9 o'clock in the hospital. He carried a carpenter's union card, issued at Sheridan, Wyo. The first tangible olue was secured when the police tVaced the powder used to a mine located about a mile from the scene of the explosion. Forty sticks of giant powder were stolen from this mine some time after 10 o'clock lastynlght. It is believed now that this entire charge waa exploded, as the loco motive wrecked, one of the largest used In the mountains, was completely demolished. The remalna of Engineer Charles Bussy, who waa killed by the blast, when the Bur lington eastbound express was dynamited last night, Xere found under the engine this- inornlng. - Although a large force of deputy sheriffs, railway detectives and other officers are Investigating the caae, no motive for the crime baa been secured. Fireman Ehle and Carl Ming and a tramp who were Injured are doing well In a hospital. HE IS A TRUTHFUL SAILOR Story of Forty-el ah t Days ta Open Boat Among Antarctic . Iceberg. Being a sailor, William Kuhlman, of Napa, Cal., spina only truthful yarns. Were it not for the notorious Inability of every searnan to steer a single point off the truth, one might question his narrative, rolled off . on his arrival In New York In the steamship Voltaire from Buenoa Ayres, of forty-eight days spent with five other men from the tempest-torn Tillie E. Starbuck in an open boat more than 600 miles south of the Horn; of the killing of the Chinese cook when the Btarbuck'a mainmast rammed the galley one blowy day last August; of the drowning of the first male and nineteen men when they plle.j Into 'a lifeboat that waa swamped as they strove to put off from the doomed 'ihlp; of the shocking suicide of Captain Winn, of Bloomfleld, N. J., the skipper. on beholding that dreadful Incident; of the sailing of the Starbuck for seven days more by the alx survivors, and of the ter rible suffering of those six during the seven weeks and one day through which they were at the mercy of spouting Ant artlc whalea and freesing Antartic ice bergs. But Kuhlman ta a mariner, and everybody knowa how truthful aeafarlng men are. Besides, he's only S years old, and he hasn't forgotten what he learned In Sunday school. So it must be believed, unless one pre fers to accept-such proslac authority aa Captanl E. P. Dearborn, agent for the lost vessel, that Kuhlman had all those har rowing adventures. Dearborn gruffly says Captain Winn, la In a hospital In San Francisco and wouldn't blow out hla braina under any circumstances, having found them too useful. He also quotes sources of dry - maritime news assaying all the twenty-eight men aboard the Starbuck eacaped eaaily in the omall boats and were picked up by the British ship Cambus kenneth, after a few houra. They were landed In a South American port, he aays, and paid off. But Kuhlman Insists he and three' shipmates now in hospital tn Valparaiso are the only sur vivors of the twenty-eight, becauae two of the alx who got away from the Starbuck died aboard the ship that picked them up. He tells that for three months he lay on a llttl white cot In that same hospital, and be aays when he left there the Blarburk's Finnish carpenter waa close to his. Listen to the nautical George Washington, who wouldn't cut down a cherry tree to tell a thousand Ilea. "Twelve daya after' we left the alilp," Kuhlmsn's story runs, "our water gave out and we had to melt anow for drinking. It waa cold, and soon we began to show signs of scurvy. Two of the Norwegians got frosen and had to lie In the bottom of the boat. Day after day we couldn't aee anything except' the aea spotted with Ice bergs. We sailed close to the Icebergs sometimes and Saw lota of whalea. Our feet were ao frosen after a month in tha boat that none of ua could atand. Nobody talked, and we had to work hard to keep the Norwegiana alive. I look observations twice a dsy and generally found we were being driven to the southward. It waa mid winter, and snowstorms t ame almoet every day. I know we were far out of tha ateara ahlp track and didn't think there waa much use. "But on the morning of the forty-eighth j . &&&3t c.. J LJ i j j Y fTMIE man who pa)s enough for his clothes and no more; who j f I A neither .skimps nor wastes usually buys Kuppcnheimer Clothes. ! I Because, while the highest quality is woven, shaped and stitched . j h - I into our garments, no frills or fancy prices are tacked on. ' " Just the greatest clothes-value for your dollar and a dollar ' v now-a-days is worth all of one-hundred cents. f You'll find it worth your while to know the II I I 111 I '" v' t dealer who has Kuppcnheimer Clothes. We'll send I yi a uuu Biiuvtuig inc i-urrcci aiyics li yuu wish h, i II I THE' HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER I'- j CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON. j J day, early In October, the carpenter pointed to a spot to the northward. He couldn't aay anything, hla mouth waa so swollen with scurvy. I looked to where he pointed and thought I saw a sail. Then I thought It waa an Iceberg. Finally I saw It waa really a ship, and apparently those on board saw us. The ship bore slowly down and finally hove to alongside. " We had all we could do to move when they came to take us aboard. Two" of the Norwegians were unconscious and died soon after." Yet Kuhlman, declining offers of steady employment at princely space ratea as a writer of marine stories for magszines, will stick to the seal New York Press. ' GAS METERS WORK OVERTIME Hesalts of Testa Coadopted by Xew York Pablle I tllltlra Commission. the Records of the Public Service commis sion's gas inspection bureau show that of the gas meters so far Inspected by them. In response to complaints, from SS to 87 per cent were found to be incorrect. Of the 1,600 examined only a small proportion proved to be slow. Making all due allowance for the fact that meters complained of are somewhat more , likely to be found Incorrect than those about which nothing is ssld, officers of the commission are still of the opinion that the showing Is a remarkable one, fully Indicating the wisdom of the framera of the public service law, which gave the authority to the commission to conduct the tests. 1 When gas consumers In the city learn that their wrongs may be redressed so simply, with the assursrx-e that their meters will be tested fairly. It Is expected that the commission's gas bureau will be swamped with applications. At any rate, any con sumer who haa a complaint to make Is not likely hereafter to lodge it with the gas company. The public service law empowers the commission to lest all meters Installed, or of which complaint is made. The tested meters fall Into three classes: New meters, which must be tested before they are In stalled; repaired meters, which having been used, are removed, but not on complaint, nd are repaired by the companies; and complaint meters, or those whose accuracy has been questioned In a complaint to the commission. Since the work wss under taken six months sgo 126,000 meters of al! classes have been Inspected. The procedure in the case of complaints la as follows: Ar Inspector t the commission examines the meter complained of, collects from the complainant a fee of 60 cents. If It has not already been paid with the application, and attaches his seal to the meter. The gas company Is then instructed to remove the meter to the shops of the company for testing. The removal Involves the substitu tion of another meter, which has been proved already by the public service testers. At the shops of the company the seal Is removed by an official tester of the com mission a ixl the meter opened under hla supervision. If it proves fast, ss it gen erally does, the fee is remitted to the com plainant and the gas company pays it. If It proves slow, the commission keeps the fee. So long as the meter is In the hands of the company it Is sealed with the com mission's seal. New York Post. MEETING TO RATIFY THE SALE Sperlal bessloa of l aloa Paelfte Block holders to Approve Parehase af Kaasae Breaches. W. V. Cornish, vice president of the I'nion Parlfic. and Alex Millar, secretary of the t'nion Pacific, passed through Omaha Saturday enroute to Salt Lska City, where a special meeting of the stockholders of the t'l.ion Pacific will be held Tuesday. Mr. Cornish said the meeting ia a special one to ratify or approve the sale to the I'nion Pacific of the railroad and branches corstructed or to be cont-tructed, of the Leavenworth. Kssas aV Western Railway company, togetlur with all tha property, rigl.ts, privileges and franchises .f thsl company. They also will approve or rstlfy the sale to the I'nion Pacific of the Topeka A Northwestern, . snd also authorise or Bppiuve an Issue of bvids, te be secured by a mortgage of a portion of the Union Pacific. This is the bond Issue of ,4O,000.0Oi which has been considered for some time. ELKS PLAN BIGSTAG SOCIAL Will Have Baalnea Mea aa Guests at Elaborate Fouctlon ta the Aodltorlan. Omaha Elks will be hosts to another stag social on May 19, leading business men of Omaha to be the Invited guests. The social will be held In the Auditorium and prepa rations are being made to make It one of the. grandest affairs of the kind ever given In the west, an endeavor to be made to eclipse the social given last year. Gus A. Rem, the "wiszard of Ak-Sar-Ben," is chairman of the committee, the other mem bers of which are T. F. Swift, H. W. Dunn, D. J. O'Brien and W. B. Whltehornv The first large staj social glvenv by the Elks of Omaha was on May IS of last yesr. and 2,600 were present. Secretary Miner of the lodge saying it was "the biggest affair ever pulled off by any Flk lodge In the west." The coming soclsl wlll.be a copy, mainly, of. that ot last year, though with the mistakes corrected. A band and an orchestra will furnish music, and there will be vocal music, speeches and vaudeville acta. COW WORSE DEAD THAN ALIVE Jersey Costa More aad Caases More Trooble to Owners After. , Death. The Jersey cow which was formerly the property of Theodore E. Butler and Mary Butler, colored citizens, is dead, but not forgotten. It is making them more trouble since Its death than it ever did In its life, for In life the Jersey was a model of good be havior. The animal died while it was in the care of Carl F. S. Sorenson on his farm north .f Florence. When the animal died Sorenson iii.llfled the Butlers of the fact. The Butlers demanded $50. which Sorenson refused to pay, and then the Butlers 'filed suit In the justico court of W. W. Eastman, where the case waa tried. The Butlers claimed at the trial thai the cow waa kept in a hog pen and otherwise treated In a manner which no self-rcspect-itig cow could endure. This treatment, the Butlera alleged, was responsible for the animal's demise. Sorenson denied all the allegations. Judge Eastman gave the But lers judgment for 116, but Sorenson ap pealed the caae to the district cqurt. ONE PAY FOR ONE PERSON Coaaty Board Objects to Paylaa; Feea to Employes Drawa aa Mlloesaes. County employes will be unable here after to draw witness and Jury fees from the county while they are being paid sal aries by the county, If the county board can prevent it. The matter waa brought before the board Saturday by Comptroller Solomon, who said seversl county em ployes had filed claims for serving as witnesses or jurors. The board decided while these employes were being paid for their time by the county they should re ceive no additional fees. Either their wit ness fees will be rejected or the smount will be deducted from their salaries. Mrs. Belle C. Clarke of Kearney, for merly of Omaha, Is an applicant fur the position of head nurse at the A'ounty hos pital to succeed Miss Annette Freeland, who resigned. The board will art on the application at the next meeting. THE PATRICK HENRY HOUSE Facta About the Old Virgrlala Maaaloa to Bo Baraed Beeaaae of Bat Plagae. Members of the Aylelt family In Rich mond confirm the story of Ihe curious plsgue of bats which has overwhelmed tho Montvale house, occupied for several gen erations by the connections and descend ants of Patrick Henry. Bala by the thou sands hsve swarmed about the place during I recent years, under the porches. In the garret, beneath the floors and In every con ceivable crack, until for some months paat the house has been entirely untenable and the ownera are contemplating burning or tearing It down In an effort to rid tho neighborhood of the pest. Situated in King William county, the old house-stands on a plantation of about l.lOft acres, most of which la In cultivation, t.'n tll the time of his death, five, or alx years ago, It was occupied by William Aylett. On his death the place was left to hla seven children, two of whom have disposed of their interest to the other five. All of these have now married and scat tered, two nembere of the family living In Richmond. For some summers the building wa4 occupied ss a summer "home and left with caretakers In the winter. It waa at this time that the bats took paesesslon, un til in the last few years the '-family hsve abandoned the use of the house entirely. About a year ago considerable repair were put on the place and It was hoped at that time that the bate had been driven out, but with the opening of spring weather the creatures hsve returned in even' greater numbers. The tenant farmer has'bern driven forth by the advancing army, Snd the house stands abandoned to the ele ments, the home of . bats In every crevice. Montvjile was one of the few old Virginia n.ansions in King William county remain ing in the hands of the original family. During the lifetime of the late William Aylett It was widely known as one of. the n ost hospitable homes In that section ot the state. Richmond Tlmea-Dlspatchk' , TALKS OH TEETH By Or. E. R. L. Murphy - ) The Blessing of Good Teeth It is generally conceded by the dental profession that the teeth as suplled by Dr. Murphy's Alveolar method (without ordin ary brldgework or' plates), are beautiful In appearance and the work Is of the best character. All that we demand Is that you have two or more teeth left In either Jaw to work with. The work takes but a few dsy to cornplete. Then you have real set 'of teeth, almost aa perfect as nature's and which should last aa long as you do.. They are firm and solid tn the mouth look, act and feel like your pwn teeth. We tighten loose teeth and cure Pyorrhea (deceased gums) by our Alveolar Pyorrhea cure. And we guarantee this cure permanently.' ..... From a mass of testimonials which are on file at our office we submit the follow ing one: ' 1 : i Omaha, Neb., . . , Dr. E, R. L. Murphy, Desr sir: I can truthfully ssy thst the dental work you did for me is perfectly satisfac tory, and I can recommend you and your method to any one In need of dental work. Yours respectfully. Mrs. Wm. Benson, Neb. N. Johnson. If you are near enough to our of flea rail by all means. Don't Imagine that a call or an examina tion of your teeth after you call will obli gate you to have any work done. Wo will simply tell you what you ahould do to pre. serve teeth and health and let you "be bot k Judge and Jury aa to whether you wli follow our instructions or not. If you cannot call, you ran write fori our free book. "Alveolar Dentistry." which j goes into details about the wonders of the method. The Alveolar Method Is not painful, w 1 don't cut or bore Into the gums, It is' not expensive and It la not to be obtained out aide of our offices, so be sure you come or send to the right addreas. - Beware of Imitators. '"'.' Dr. E. R. L. Murphy 51 N. Y. Life Bldg . Omaha. ' Formerly consulting aeatiai vttfc Q, Gordon Martin, Ina, , f 'it' n