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Sil' SENATOR BURKETT
BLMER J. BURKETT, United States Senator from Nebraska, is asking a nomination
at the hands of the republican voters of the state for a second term,
j His record in Congress and one term in the United States Senate is so well
' ( known to the people of Nebraska that comment here is unnecessary. He has a record
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inf Anlntr tYuno-a nnrl while it haa not always been Dossi'ble for him to cret iust exactlv
what he wanted, he has certainly done all in his power to advance the material interests
IL. 1 VT-1 1,
Th State has never had a representative in the National Congress who has ac
1 ? complished more, nor attained a higher standing in the councils of the nation. He is
. probably entitled to more credit for the passage of the Postal Savings Bank law and the
extension of rural free delivery than any other man in Congress. The positions he has
' . attained to upon important Senate Committees, especially on the appropriation Commit-
: tee, is an asset to the State that can be attained only by experience and length of faith
J ful service, something that a new man would not reach except by the same strenuous
' route traveled by Senator Burkett in his long years of service.
' .. , ' Nebraska can hold her own and come to the important place she deserves in national ,
. affairs only by retaining her tried and true representatives. Every voter should remem
ber this, and under the Primary System it devolves upon each individual voter to go to
' the polls and see that we lose no advantage already gained through the efficient service )
of our senior senator. ijj"-
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th, EVERY VOTER WHO BELIEVES IN ELECT-
ING A SENATOR BY THE DIRECT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE SURE
TO RECORD IUS VOTE. DO NOT DELEGATE TO SOMEONE ELSE THIS DUTY 1
YOU OWE AS A CITIZEN. The old veterans appreciating the service rendered by t
Senator Burkett have made a platform for him specifying some of the things he has al- .
ready achieved and shows something of his ability to accomplish what he undertakes. )
j . The Senator stands squarely on the Platform of the Republican party, which is
progressive in every particular, and insists always that lines must be sanely drawn, but
be in keeping with new ideas and necessities, lie is in the prime of life, clean morally
and politically, honest and able, a hardworking, painstaking and faithful public servant,
and deserves the support of every true Nebraskan.
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CHEAP MISSION BOOK RACK
VARIOUS MINERALS AND GEMS.
Collection In National Museum at
Washington Finest In Thla Coun
try 20,000 Specimens.
The mineral collection In the Ntu
tlonal museum In Washington is said
to be one of the finest In thla country.
Its growth and development have been
interesting. Originally It was the pri
vate collection of Charles U. Shepard
of Amherst college. To this as a nu
cleus was added much of the material
collected at the World's fair held In
Philadelphia. Pa., In 1878. and since
then accretions have come from the
field collections made by the various
parties sent out by government sur
veys and from donations from private
individuals. The collection as now
shown Includes about 20,000 speci
mens on exhibition, and it contains of
conspicuous interest much of the type
material from which the original de
scriptions of minerals have been writ
ten. Among the specimens that are like
ly to attract the attention of one in
terested in mineralogy la the complete
collection of zeolites from Great
Notch, Passaic county, N. J., and It
may be mentioned that the aeries of
zeolites from the Bergen tunnels is
worthy of consideration. Some fine
specimens of crystallized gold from
California are shown, and the extra
ordinary large bowlders of copper,
known as the "Ontonagon bowlder"
from the Lake Superior region, show
the crystallized faces of that metal.
From Bisbee, Ariz., are the beautiful
green and blue crystallizations of
malachite and azurlte, while from Jop
Hn, Mo., are Interesting crystals of
calclte. There are in the collection
from abroad beautiful groups of the
famous colored azurlte from Cumber
land, England, and full suites of crys
tale of topaz from Siberia and Bra
zil.
Dr. Isaac Lea of Philadelphia was a
famous collector of gems, and on bis
death the unique collection, so rich in
American representatives, made by
him. passed into the custody of the
National museum.
There are doubtless many minerals
in existence that have not yet been
described, and as interest in mineral
ogy grows, specimens will be collected
and sent to the museum for identifies
tlon. Doubtless from among these
gems will be found rivaling in beauty,
If not the diamond, certainly many of
the lesser well-known gems.
MAKING THE JOINT PERFECT
Clamp Holds Miter Firmly Together
While Glue Has Time to Thor
oughly Set.
An Invention of interest to carpen-
ters and cabinet makers is the miter
clamp designed by a New Jersey man
and shown in the illustration. It is
common experience among these work'
men to find that n miter slips at its
joint when it is being made fast, and
the slightest inaccuracy spoils the job
The clamp is made of two angular
members hinged together at the hot
torn, and adapted to receive between
them the corner of the miter. One of
the numbers is stationary and the
other is locked into a stationary
position by means of a locking lever.
To Join the miter the ends are covered
with glue and the corner placed in the
clamp. The two pieces are thus firmly
held together till the glue sets, when
the lever Is thrown open and the
clamp drops away, leaving the miter
solidly and accurately joined. This
clamp can also be used to hold the
Piece of Furniture Is Very Attractive
and Simple of Construction
How Made.
When making a mission book rack,
used quarter-sawed oak, if possible, as
this wood is the most suitable for fin
ishing in the different mission stains.
This piece of furniture is very attrac
tive and simple to construct. The up
per shelf can be used for vases or a
plant of some kind, while the lower
shelves afford ample room for books
and Magazines, says Popular Mechan
ics.
The slats and legs are fastened to
the shelves with two-Inch round-headed
brass screws. These can be Dur
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Details of Stand.
chased from any hardware store. One
screw is used at each joint of a slat
and shelf which calls for 32 screws in
all. Holes should be bored Into the
slats and legs in which to insert the
screws. This will keep the wood from
splitting. The dimensions are given
in the diagram sketch, although these
may be changed to suit the require
ment of the builder. If no glue is
used on the joints when setting up, the
rack can easily be taken apart and put
in a small bundle for moving.
PIPE HANGER OF STRAP IRON
Riveted Together In Such Manner at
to Form Hooks at Any Required
Distance.
The hanger shown In the sketch con
sists of two or more small hangers.
riveted together in such a manner as
Games for Children.
A young mother said to me the oth
er day: "Your department is fine and
often find just what I want, but can
you help me out with new games for
the children?"
During vacation it seems that the
what-to-do question frequently comes
up for mother to solve. I hope the
following pastimes will prove Interest
ing, and make loads of fun for the
youngsters. The first Is called Hu
man Nine Pins. The boys are set up
Just like nine pins at the end of the
room or on the lawn; they stand on
one foot (left one), with the right one
placed behind the left knee, arms fold
ed. The girls roil the ball, taking
turns. When the bnll Is rolled they
may hop aside to escape being
touched; but if the ball touches them
or they put down the other foot, they
are supposed to be knocked down and
out. This continues Just like the real
game, a score being kepSand prizes
awarded.
Young children love this game:
Take barrel hoops and wind them with
gay ribbons or crepe paper, suspend
small bell in the center. Hang the
hoop up and give each guest a small
bean bag the same color as the hoop.
The aim is to ring the bell when
thrown through the hoop. Five trials
are allowed, the one who rings the
most out of the five Is given a re
ward. ,
A little game called "Royalty" needs
an equal number of girls and boys.
One boy Is chosen "king" and a girl
as "queen." Then they sit In two
rows facing each other. Each follow
er Is numbered. At the same moment
the king and queen calls a number,
the two players bearing the numbers
get up and run around the circle, the
queen after the king's follower. If she
catches him before he completes the
circle he pays forfeit; If she does net
the king'g subject ' collects a tribute
Simple Pipe Hanger.
form hooks at the required distance
from each other. The hangers are
made of wrought Iron, about one-half
inch thick and two Inches wide. The
Iron can be heated first and bent
around a pipe of the same diameter as
that which Is to be used. This will
prevent the pipe from vibrating after
It Is hung. If the pipes are to run in
opposite directions, or to the beams
above them, the iron can be heated
and twisted to the right angle. The
upper end is drilled to receive a one
half inch lag screw, by which the
hanger is fastened to the beam.
ROOSEVELT MAY WRITE STORY.
Studying
Industrial Conditions In
thraclte Region.
An-
Seranton Pa. Tlieoilore Roosevelt
pent several days among the work
ers in the heart of the Pennsylvania
anthracite region. It Is said lie In
tends to write a story descriptive of
the coul fields, lie met and Talked
with the men who dig the coul as they
came from the mines black with
grime. He talked wilh them about
their homes, their children nd their
SOIL CONSERVATION PROBLEM.
Intelligent Efforts Toward Fertiliza
tion a Most Imperative Necessity.
Washington. "The loss of the
thousands of finished American farm
ers who are pouring Into Canada every
year Is a serious after-effect of waste
ful exploitation and the failure to con
serve this country s natural resourca.
especially the soil. The fertility of
our to!, has been reduced below the
point of profitable production In many
manner of living and learned from
their own lips bow they look at life.
lie climbed to the top of a coal
breaker mid spent half an hour there
In the stifling coal dust, so that he
might ee what thu boys who work
there have to do.
Many of 'the tollers hud no Idea of
the ex president's Identity, which lie
took care to conceal.
Mr. Roosevelt later led the village
and motored to I'eekvllle, a hamlet
tour miles further north. There is a
silk mill In I'wekville and Colonel
Roosevelt went through it, talking
of our communities, mid people in
stead of remaining at home and build
ing nil Impoverished farms, are mi-'
grating In search of virgin hind."
Tliis explanation of the Canadian
movement mado by W.. J. Sptllman,
the expert on farm management.
brought Into the dciuirtmeut of agri
culture by Secretary Wlleou a little
more ill n ii eight ycr-rs ao and now
chief of ii n Important brunch of the
department w hich lias dune much to
ward brldjiing It"1 chasm between Bel
ence and practical farming. .Mr. Spill
man thinks that the strenm of niMni-
with. the young girls, who spend their
days winding siTIc thread on spools.
After be had removed the dust a!
his hotel he met John .Mitchell, ter
mer president of the United .Mine
workers of America.
Colonel Roosevelt said: "I have
been Interested in the conditions in
the mining towns of Pennsylvania.
When 1 vend two articles In a maga
zine written by Miss Snnvllle and .Miss
Cochrane of the consumers' league of
Philadelphia, I got In touch with tliem
and arranged to visit the niiniii;;
'towns and talk with the people.'
tion which la flowing over tho north
em borders should act as a warning
to the farmers of America and show
them the need of restoring and main
taining tho productivity of the soil.
Some of the American emigrants
are taking up the lands In Manitoba,
Amelia ana saskatcr.ewaii, wlierc
there Is almost a stampede to estnb
llsh farms on the virgin poll, in the
belief that the fertility of the land 1.
"inexhaustible. Experience lias proven
that no soli is inexhuii3t!b!c un!
cared for under nn approved sys-'nin
of farm management.
Miter Clamp
two pieces of wood together while
nails or screws are being Jriven Into
them, holes in the arms of the device
permitting the insertion of the nulls
or screws.
NDUSTRIAL
AND MECHANICAL
NOTES.
Esperanto at Washington.
Washington. The sixth interna
tional congress of Esperanto will be
in session Ticre during the wet be
glnnirg Ajgust 14. This will be the
first time that the congress has met
in the western hemisphere, its pre
vious meetings having been in Europe.
Esperanto will be spoken In Wash
ington during the week of the con
gress by clergy in the pulpit, by ac
tors iu a Shakespearian play, part of
the police force aod in Ul the proceed
ings of the congress. Furthermore,
for the first time, probably In the his
tory or the world, it will be used at
a baseball name; and teveral cf the
local newspapers me considering
printing a daily Ftory In Esperanto
ubout the work of the ennprebs.
Restricts Export of Wocd Pulp.
j.'ew York. Information has oeeu
rerclved here that the government of
the province of Quehee has prohibited
the exp'-tutii.n of pulpwood from
lauds held by settlers, "on ticket.
vVheie full payment for lands bss beeu
made and ownership parn-en to the
buyer the prohibition djes not apply.
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ForeRt Opened for Crazing.
Washington. Tho Heartuoth natl. n
al ;est in .Montana lias bet n o)vni.i
to t tie grazing of 17,ni)0 addiikma
head ef sheep. I he original limit w as
24.(int) bead. Tho action was taken in
response to nn appeal of the stock
men that the government throw open
the reserve to their herds on account
of the drouth conditions.
Santiago. Cuba. A strong earth
quake here caused much alarm. The
city was severely shaken, but the dam
age was slight.
Revolving Safe.
Since no metal has yet been devised
which can resist the action of the oxy-
rdrogen or the oxyacttylene flame
it became necessary to find some other
means of keeping burglars from safes
and strong boxes, so the revolving safe
has been evolved. It consists of a
steel box Inclosed on all sides and ar
ranged to revolve on ball bearing
and inclosed In a spherical compart
ment built of strong masonry and
closed. In the Inclosing masonry and
In the strong box doors are contrive I.
by means of which the strong box is
accessible from outside, as long us it
is not revolving, which would be the
case, for instance, during the business
hours of the bank in whose quarters
tho revolving safe Is set up. At tho
close of business both doors are
closed, an electromoter, operated by a
storage battery, is switched on and
the strong box then revolves at a uni
form rate of speed uninterruptedly
until a predetermined period, to which
a clockwork connected with the
witching apparatus is set, when the
moving ucechanisni Is automatically
witched off.
Aluminum dust, or powder, burns at
an exceedingly high temperature.
Soaking silver tableware In sour
milk over night will restore the bril
liance of the metal.
Fifty ton loads of coke can be dump
ed from up to date steel freight cars
In less than two minutes.
The United States, Germany and
Great Britain produce four-fifths of
the world's supply of pig iron each
year.
Over $19,000,000 worth of gold was
produced in Alaska last year, to less
than $1,000,000 worth of other mln
erals.
A Chinaman has invented a simple
machine with which a person can
make straw braid of fine quality twelve
times as rapidly as by hand.
The United States annually exports
more spirits of turpentine than all the
other countries of the world 16,000,
000 out of 24,000,000 gallons.
The sticks of dynamite used in
year iri building the Panama canal, If
placed end to end, would reach in
straight line from Boston to Spo
kane.
Aluminium, comlbned with other
mnterlals, is appearing as a textile.
neckties, shawls, hats, and lacings fo
shoes being among the newest pro
ductions.
The market for the Formosan cam
phor Is improving. Since April 13,500.
000 kin (kin equals one and one-third
pound), have been exported. This
the greatest amount exported since
the government monooply commenced
The lubricating mechanism of
gyroscope car la fitted with an alarm
to warn the engineer, for if the axles
of the rapidly moving gyroscopes
should get hot they would cut through
the bearings In an instant.
In a new refrigerator recently pat
onted by a Georgian the usual shelves
are replaced by drawers hinged ut on
corner to swing outward, but a limited
distance, the bottoms of the drawer
being perforated for ventilation.
Heretofore regarded H3 valueless
certain kind of soli of wliich there are
large deposits in Denmark has be
found to make excellent bricks of light
weight and so tough that nails may be
driven into them without cracking.
A proposition Is on foot to estab
lish in the ancient city af Palos, from
which Columbus sailed to discover the
new world, a permanent agricultural
and Industrial exposition to Increase
the friendly and commercial relations
between the nations of the western
V&emisphere and Spain.
Hints For Hostess
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TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
for Those Planning Seasonable
Entertainments
from her. When all the numbers have
been called the game Is finished.
The Practical Shower.
A young woman much beloved In
her neighborhood, was to be married,
and this delightful shower was ar
ranged: She had grown up from baby
hood on the same street, and one of
her mother's friends suggested that
the neighbors contribute the price of
a dozen napkins and tablecloth. Then
they bad a thimble party and the
linen was hemmed and monogramed.
The bride was perfectly delighted. Try
this when planning a "linen" shower.
It was no more costly than for each
guest to give a separate bit of linen.
The same idea has been carried out In
sheets and pillow cases, also towels.
By the way, at afternoon affairs ginger
lemonade Is qulta the thing with tiny
fancy crackers or biscuit, as our Eng
lish cousins call them.
MADAME MERItt
Sashes are with us again In glorious
array.
Tulle and Irish lace are frequently
combined. v
Fewer turbans are seen as the sea
son advances.
Skirts for evening dresses are some
what fuller.
The latest hosiery shows more elab
orate patterns.
Of suede and stamped leather bags
there Is on end.
Linen suits are in old blue, mustard,
raisin, brown, green, catawba and lav
ender. For evening wear there Is a return
of colored Irish lace, dyed to match
the gown.
WORK FOR THE HOME
A beautiful lamp mat of oriental
appearance caught my eye in a
friend's house, says a writer In the
Boston Herald. "Of what is that
made?" I asked. "Oh," she answered.
I made that myself. It la paper
sloyd."
And this Is how it is done: You
will need heavy brown wrapping pa-
jer, old dimity or lawn from worn-
out curtains (or some like soft mate
rial) and two kinds of wall paper,
one with a plain, striped or chained
background and one with large con
ventional or flower design in a con
trasting color.
Cut out the background paper in
the shape and form desired, applique
on it the figures cut from the other
paper In regular pattern, line with
the dimity and paste a double layer
of the wrapping paper over the back.
It Is all very simple, but a little taste
and ingenuity will devise all sorts of
quaint and unusual articles.
The lamp mat is perhaps the easi
est to make; the one shown In the
drawing was In wistaria design over
Bilver paper. The edges muy be bound
with narrow passepartout tape of
the Vequired shade, but careful past
ing is really all that Is necessary.
The cottage jardiniere is made to
:over flower-pots of plebeian earth
enware. It is a simple strip of the
right size, rolled into a tube and fas
tened with large size paper fasten
ers. Here it is of black over red.
Or it may be laced with tape or
JTTLE FRILLS OF DRESS
"he New Coloring In Women's Acces
sories Is Now More Varied Than
Ever Before.
The woman who supplies herself
iaiiy with all the gowns she will need
or the summer always is in danger of
'rowing weary of them before it is
ime to change to garments of heavier
weight. However, If she understands
.he value of accessories she will know
that each of her costumes can be
made to bo put on an air of newness.
just now many varieties of neck
wear that have been In evidence for
the last few months are turning up In
slightly different guise. There has
been no radical change In the foi-ms.
but touches of color now are more
generally used than formerly. One
of the Broadway shops In showing an
assortment in which little silk or satin
roses are much In evidence, nearly
always In two colors. This season
one sees exquisite color effects never
known before. The llttlo roses are
most often used n pairs. They serve
ribbon, as is the square wastebasket
of pink on green and gold. This should
be of very heavy paper throughout;
even an extra lining of thin art paste
board would not come amiss. It la
made In four pieces, with a heavy card
board bottom, and Is then laced to
gether. Those articles where the Inside
shows should have a lining more artis
tic than brown paper. Plain , colored
wallpaper, perhaps, the same as the
background, is good; and then thero
are tar paper and old shading.
Both the candle and lamp shades
shoufd be mounted over wire frames.
The dimity lining may be sewed over,
stretched tight, and the others pasted
on it. The fringing can be bought by
the yard at any upholsterer's. The
candleshade is blue on gold; the lamp
shade, two shades of green and white.
shaue. and has a cardboard back
pasted on so that the glass and pi
ture can slide in easily. . Or a plain
cardboard frame may be purchased
and covered and lined. The frame
shown here is red on white.
Any number of other ornaments and
conveniences may be made by this
cnarmlng work. Tubes for rolling em
broideries, glove rolls, pen racks, let
ter cases, book covers; the list Is al
most endless. It makes t-asy and de
lightful work for the shut-in who can
use her hands.
The paste used should be library
paste for the lighter articles and
glue for the heavier. Sharp shears
should be employed for cutting,
though a knife is better for the card
board. Be very careful that the fig
ures are carefully cut out, and that
they are accurately placed; better
measure with pencil and rule.
The work is so simple that It Is
made by the children in the elemen-
i.n, ophnnlii' it Is nn nrnttv that it
vcta j n.- i r - - - j - " -
may $rui; txuj umhb iuuhj. huu
occasional ooraer or Drocaae or . a
touch of watercolor, it becomes an
ort that Is worthy of attention from
our lovers of novelty.
to attach jabots and conceal the fas
tening mechanism of Dutch collars,
and they pop up also In places where
they are purely ornamental.
Many of the Dutch frllln now have
headings of satin ribbon, laid in folds
iind fastened with a smart little bow.
Some ethereal creations that have
just arrived from Paris have the bow
without the folds at tho edge. They
are double f rllla of lace edged net,
with cascades of the samo material
I falling from the bow that fast en i
them.
Separate Shirtwaists.
Instead of sewing the batiste and
net jokes In tho waists wear them.
It is not necessary to make a whole
underwaist for the yoke as some wom
en do, but make It large enough so it
can be drawn down at the corners and
fastened with a small pin to the corset
cover. It should be fastened at the
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iront ana ubck. i m i.iemou nas a
oilier aava.naue me mjko bcis mor
smoothly and never "hikes un In the
back, as rome of the yokes do when
ewt'U on the dresses.
