SOME NEW INVENTIONS
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SaJes "Plumbers' Hill.
Many a housewife who thinks she Is
careful not to throw anything in the
sink is surprised at tha amount of
waste brought to light by the plumber
who has
been sent for
to discover
the cause of
the cloggeed
drain, for
the matter
will accumu
late in spite
of extreme
care. A Chi
cogan has de
signed this
new sink at
tachment to catch the waste products
before they fall into the trap, thus
caking it easy for the material to be
removed by any cne without the aid
cf a plumber. The device is composed
of a wire basket cl fine mesh, which
is suspended inside an enlarged sec
tion of outlet pipe, with means for re
moving the lid and lifting out the
basket to eiroty the contents. Around I
the central lid is a perforated rim,
through which the water Cows into the
slanting gutter below, passing thence
through a coarse screen into the wire
basket, where the liquid is drained of
all foreign matter. Suspended is a wire
handle by which to remove the basket,
and the cover can be lifted by the
sliding loop at the center.
"Prof.
Moore and the Hail
Shooter.
Professr Willis U Moore, chief of
the weather bureau, appears to be
somewhat irritated because American
horticulturists, as a result of the re
ports submitted by our consul at
Lyons, are asking why this govern
ment does not adopt tL- French
method cf cannon-Sring for the pro
tection of orchards from tail and
frost.
In a statement which he issues as a
reply to the numerous inquiries re
ceived concerning the matter. Pro
fessor Moore says the idea that the at
mosphere can be bombarded into sub
mission to man's demands in this di
rection Is a popular delusion "as re
markable as is the belief in the effect
of the moon on the weather," adding
that "the uneducated peasantry of
Europe seem to be locking for some
thing miraculous." "They would
rather," he says, "believe In cannon
ading a3 a means of protection, and
spend on it abundanc? of money, time
and labor, than adopt the very simp e
expedient of mutual insurance against
losses that must inevitably occur."
TaKej the Mud Off "Rcpidly.
No one likes to go into the house
with mud on the sides cf his shoes,
and yet no device which could be hand
ily utilized to wipe the feet has hither
to been brought forward for this pur- t
pose. if we exclude the mat and old-fash- :
loned iron scraper, which do the work !
but poorly. It is not an easy task with
the aid of both the mat and scraper !
to dislodge the mud from the sides of J
the soles or the uppers, and to accom- :
plish this special object the boot and
shoe cleaner recently patented by Mon-
roe Powell will fill its own place on ! clear across, which serves to lock the
the front doorstep. There is nothing ! plate against the back of the como
expensive or complicated about the ! while the latter is in use. When it is
Improvement in Currycombs.
Here is an improvement in curry
combs which will be appreciated by
every horseman, as it will do in an
instant the work he is apt to neglect
until it becomes absolutely necessary
;spring plate
curved
vides a
:ion p r o -
in his inven
The inventor
md dirt.
ith hair
: h e teeth
logging of
-rom the
slotted to conform with the
row of teeth in the comb, with a
hinge at one end to attach it to the
side of the ccmb frame. The plate is
provided at its opposite edge with a
crimp extending either part way or
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"father of E,ightHour "Day."
Organized labor, particularly In New
England, is greatly interested In the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the connection of George E. Mc
Neill of Eoston with the movement.
Fifty years ago
Mr. McNeill began
agitating in favor
of the eight-hour
work day, and he
has been active in
that direction ever
since. He was the
first field agent of
the Eight - Hour
league, and has
won the title of
"Father of the
Beginning life as a
bobbin boy in a woolen mill, he has
devoted half a century to forwarding
the cause of organized labor. He has
written several books on labor sub
jects, and in 1SSS was the labor candi
date for Mayor of Boston. In 1SS5 he
was chosen as arbitrator of the great
Boston street car strike, and by his in
fluence succeeded in settling it. He
was born in Amesbury, Mass.. in 1S37.
and his father was a great friend of
the poet Whittier and of other anti
slavery leaders. In honor of his fiftieth
anniversary as a labor leader a grand
banquet will be given in his honor
either in New York or Boston, the date
and place not having been yet selected.
It is assured that hundreds of men
prominent in the work of organized
labor will be present to honor the
patriarch.
Surgeon Who K.illed Himself.
Eight-Hour Day.'
cleaner, which consists cf a pair of
brushes and sufficient spring wire to
desired to clean the currycomb a slight
pressure of the thumh on the locking
support them with their faces toward j crimp will allow the plate to spring
tach other and elevated at the proper
height from the step. The wire is bent
to afford a base, which is secure! to
HOW IT OPERATES.
clear of the teeth, and assume its nat
ural curve again, at the same time
ridding itself cf the dirt and hair
which it has dislodged from the teeth.
The best feature cf the improvement
is the curving of the cleaner so that
it will fly clear of the teeth without
the necessity of pulling It free with
the hand. The inventor says it will
be only a Question cf time when all
currycombs are made with the im
provement he has invented.
Prominent lamogologist and army
surgeon who started the "embalmed
beef" investigation in 1S95, committed
suicide last week at Pittsburg.
Shadowless Light.
In an Improved form of ire lamp for
street ui oiuer ugau-g. purposes ue i
carbons are so placed as to throw no
shadow un-
d e r n e ath
the lamp.
One of the
objections to
the arc light
her etofore
has been the
the step by double-pointed tacks, and i shadow cast
screws are inserted through the eyelets ! by the mech
at the ends of the wires and screwed ; anism neces
into the backs of the brushes. When j sary to sup
the foot is inserted between the clean- port the low
ers the wire allows them to spring J e r carbon.
outward until the shoe will pas3
through the bristles. By kicking the
foot through once or twice the edges
cf the shoe will be wiped clean.
Unique Indicator. j
Here is a handy French letter bal- I
4nce which shows at a glance the cor- j
vect amount of postage necessary to i
prepay any mail matter, the novelty !
but the new
lamp over
comes this
carbons in
from the
as illustrated
tr.at the light
El
being in the man
ner in which the
weights are auto-
11 J a
maucany aujuw , the governor,
10 counter aaiance
different-s i z e d j
packages on the !
opposite end of the
beam. The letter
o r package i s
placed In a wire loop at the upper end
of a post attached to one end of the
tilting beam and at the opposite end
of the beam is supenied the weight
carrier. The lower weight is a four
sided cone, and is of proper size to fit
the interior of the weight next above,
which in turn t3 the next higher, and
so on until all the weights are sus
pended in the same plane on the cen
tral support, each weight representing
a unit of postage.
by suspending both
an oblique position
top of the lamp.
It is understood
in an arc lamp is
produced by the passage of the electric
current between the slightly separated
points of the carbons, and to main
tain these points In proper relation
the inventor has provided a clamping
mechanism actuated by the expansion
and contraction of the central rod of
The first action as the
rod expands is the clamping of the
carbon pencils to prevent further
downward movement, and the second
is the spreading of the points until the
arc is formed between them. As soon
as the points are consumed partially
the rod is again drawn upward, allow
ing the points of the carbons to fall
together once more, which feed Is as
sisted by the colled springs attached
at the upper ends of the carbons.
"Rapid Comb Cleaner.
The invention shown below has been
designed for cleaning combs of hair,
dandruff and other matter which clogs
up the teeth after the comb is in use
a short time, the
machine being es-
I pecially useful in
I barber shODS and
cairdressing par
lors, where the
combs are in con
stant use, and it is
necessary to have
them always clean.
The arrangements consists of a box
with a removable top, in which is
mounted a rotary brush of wire or
stiff bristles, with a crank at one end
by which it is revolved. In the bottom
of the box Is a row of curved fingers,
which Eerve to remove from the bris
tles whatever the latter dislodge from
the comb, it being a small task to re
move this matter from the bottom of
the box at intervals as it accumlates.
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The Telautograph.
The illustration shows an apparatus
for the receiving of written messages
by wire. In receiving messages by this
machine, the electrical current is made
t o actuate
the point of
the pen by
means of the
pairs of electro-
magnets
located o n
either side
cf the tab
1 e t. as
shown. Between ew.u pair ui uueus
is a movable arm, which rises or falls
according as it is attracted or repelled
by the magnet, and the motion of the
arm turns a toothed wheel pivoted at
the side of the tablet. This wheel is
in connection with a sliding rod. which
has a rack to receive the teeth, and
by the combined action of the two ro
tating wheels on the rods the pen
point at their juncture is guided across
the paper to transcribe the message.
At the right side is an ink fountain,
which is connected with the pen point
by a flexible tube, and when the pen
is at rest it is placed on a pad of gela
tin or like material to prevent the ink
from clogging the tip of the pen.
Another JVttv Cult.
There is a new revtlatioa of faith
science. It comes from a Denver
prophet of occult influences. He brings
a gospel for the lazy. He has a new
plan of physical culture. He calls it
"mental gymnastics." He .exercises
his subjects by telepathy, or sugges
tion. He says: "They don't have to
exercise at all simply to think and
by the power of my mind I can de
velop their muscles. I follow the
same plan with women as with men."
Nothing could ba more simple. Ample
pbysical exercise can be taken by sim
ply thinking that you are walking a
long distance or running a footrace or
turning double somersaults. All that
you have to do is to "think" the pro
professor of mental gymnastics does
the rest. It is a big thing.
"Holy Hollers." HiUals of "Eli
jah" Dotxie.
"Elijah" Dowie and the healing
hosts cf Zion have a formidable rival
in "Euhcp" Eastman and the "Hoiy
Rollers," who are now causing great
excitement in central New York. The
"Hcly Rollers" are
so called from
their practice of
rolling upen the
ground in spasms
of religious ec
stasy. Often the
"saints" of t h e
church, after so
rolling, become ap
parently lifeless
and lie for hours
In a cataleptic
state. "Bishop"
Eastman, the head of the "Holy Roll
ers," was a country teacher when, ten
years ago, he became a religious de
votee and organized the strange church
which now has several thousand
members. Their services are usually
held out of doors, and preferably on a
hill top, and are marked by much
shouting, leaping, and kissing among
the men. They practice "divine heal
ing." and claim to have made most re
markable cures. At almost all of their
meetings people who claim to be help
less paralytics and bed-ridden rheu
matics are prayed over and annointed
with oil, afterwards throwing away
their crutches and rising from their
beds to join in the wild shouting and
leaping which go on all around them.
The "Holy Rollers" have many strong
churches in the rural communities of
New York and Pennsylvania, and are
fast spreading into other states. They
have also organiezd a Canadian
branch.
Jot a Hea-Oy '"RaKe-Off."
Hartford, Conn., Times: The "rake
,off" of the state of New Jersey from
the outside corporations it has char
tered is Sl.616,129 for the year 190L
These companies are no less than
3.S44 in number. The charge to
even the largest of them is very small.
Thus, the great Standard Oil company,
with its capital of $100,000,000, on
which a dividend of 550.000,000 wa3
paid last year, is annually taxed only
a little more than JS.000 by the Jer
seymen for the privileges which the
state gives to the company In its
charter.
One bird tied is better than a hun
dred flying.
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A Comprehensive Trip.
If ytm are going to California this
Summer and the Round-Trip Rates la
effect for the Fifth International Con
vention of the Epworth League,
should decide you to do so, why not
go and return the most interesting
ways? The Southern Pacific Com
pany offer Three Routes via St. Paul
and Minenapolls along the northern
border and Portland. Oregon; via tha
famous Shasta Route, via Denver, Salt
Lake and Ogden, the great Ogden or
Overland Route or via New Orleans,
through Houston, San Antonio and El
Paso, along the Mexican border, the
Sunset Route. The tickets, which will
be on sale July 6th to 13th inclusive,
good for return until August 31st, can
be purchased to read going via any
of these routes and returning via
either of the others. For particulars
address W. G. Neimyer. General West
ern Agent. S. P. Co.. 233 Clark street.
Chicago. HL
j Look before, or you'll find yourself
t behind.
Ak your grccer for DEFIANCE
STiJICH. the only 16 oz. package tor
10 cents. All other 10-cent starcn cou
tain3 only 12 oz. Satisfaction guar an- j
teed or money refunded.
Truth is always consistent with it
self, and needs nothing to hel?
It out.
Piso'i Curs for Consumption is an lcrallit!
ced.cine for couphs a.-ul colds. X. W. &ajiCaVU
Ocean Grove. N. J., Feb. 17. la
Good humor is the blue ky in which
the stars of talent brightly shine.
The noblest cf all charities is en
abling the poor man to earn a livelihood.
Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 15 cz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
Variety may be the spice of life, but
most men seem to prefer cloves.
Ball's Catarrh Core
Is taken internally. Price. 73c
GBEaTLY kedcced rates
VIA.
OMAHA 1XD ST. LOUIS RAILROAD.
Buffalo, N. Y., on sale May I2th to Sept.
t h.
Kansas City. Mo., cn sale June 7th to
Uth.
Detroit. Mich., on sale July 5th. 6th and
7th.
Cincinnati. O.. cn sale July 4;h, 5th and
6th.
Chicago. IlL. on sale July SCrd, Mth and
3:h.
Louisville. Ky., on sale Aug. 21th, SCth
and ;th.
Cleveland. O.. on sale Sept. Sth to 12th.
Half rate to most all points south rirst
and third Tuesday each month. Summer
tourist rates to all summtr resorts now
on saie. For descriptive matter regard. Tig
the Pan-American Exposition, summer
tours, rates and all ir.frrmati'in call at
O. St. L. City OSce. Karnam street
iPaxtm Hotel buiMir.gj. or write Harry
K. Moore?. C. P. & T. A., Omaha. Neb.,
or A. J. Bandy, G. P. A.. Kansas City,
Mo.
Weighty questions ask for deliberate
answers.
What IV the Children Drink?
Doa"t give tbera tea or corTee. Have von
tried ice new food drin's railed GKAlK-O?
It is deiiciooa and nourishing, and takes the
place of coiTee. The more Oria-0 tou pive
the children the more health yoa distribute
through their Fvstema. Graiii-O is made of
pare grain, sad when properly prepared j
tastes ilite mi cuoitr la-jn vi crjuee. uui
costs about X much. .Ail grocers sell tU
lac and 23c
The egg of today is better than the
hen of tomorrow.
Mrs. Wlnsiows ootbinz Srrnp.
! 7iret!:dra ttt'aj, soften t&e tote a, redaret tr
CsrnioUua. aUjpa.n.care windco.ic SJcabuttj.
Hear sixty advisers, but be guided
by your own conviction.
Keep thy shop and thy shop will
keep thee.
YELLOWSTONE 'ARK.
Extended tour, leisurely Itinerary
with long steps in the Park. Private
coaches for exclusive use on the drive.
Pullman sleeping and dining cars.
Established limit to number going.
Escort of the American Tourist Asso
ciation. Reau Campbell. General Man
ager, 1423 Marquette Building. Chica
go. Colorado and Alaska tours also.
Tickets lodad: all Eiptasrs Ererycfcere.
Train leaves Chicago via Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry, Tuesday,
July S, 10.00 p. m.
An Effective Advertisement.
All successful business men agree
that good advertising pays. Good ad
vertising means interesting announce
ments placed in newspapers which
reach a large proportion of the people.
Probably most experienced advertis
ers would say that to make the merits
of a single commodity the feature of
an "ad" is the most direct and effect
tive way of getting people's attention
fixed on an establishment. Philadel
phia Record.
NEW FAST TRAI TO COLORADO
Some are
otherwise.
weatherwise, some ar
Pain, suffering. Wizard Oil could not
live together, so pain and suffering
moved out. Ask your druggist about it.
What's given shines, wnat's receiv
ed Is rusty.
asx your grocer ror DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for
10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con
tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran
teed or money refunded.
If Si-l with
Thompson's Eye TTatsr
FREE
A FalLAr I Ti-.t.t of TV. O.
Pteit brown's Gre-ai krme. fnr
Fits. Ed;tosv x.l Kmovt Disev A- ilt
O. f-RLLTS BROWS. tnaiw, fcfwlm.-j, S.Z.
Before Bui"9 Tae "Domestic Rug,"
C- trn-ei. I,r1-D'rt. ch-.c.
rf W C. I D'l inut b a.'.h?j. Ijotcoitr
tMnk about Jaz-winz L..f tte t ted
.l tLe mi-.i.in uf a e -t
IrSf Moeljr Illunratei t-ok ito
IW VIWi he iie:u In ro.-.-ra :rr
Sflie" ap to 9xlift M ney bt k tf Cot tlie4
redy tu Isy. tTerrixxSr n:e
$2.50 to $5.00 ROBERT GREER.
tlpreM PiepalJ. Ktri-H Fffrt Asi-ti.
Ladle Can Wear Shoes.
Oue size smaller after usingAllen's Foot
Ease, a ponder. It makes tint or pew
6hoeseay. C ures swollen, not. sweating. ,
achin?feet. irgTOwin nails, corns and j
bunions. All dru .rg'i.-ts and shoe stores, i
5.-.c Trial Dackae FKEE by mail. Ad-i
drtss Allen S. Olmsted, Le Hoy, N. Y.
A thing to which a fool does not
censent, knew as the right thing.
BOOK OF EU.0WST0E PBi SCENE2Y.
Many of the beautiful scenes in Yellowstone-
National Park have been
photographed and for the first time
are presented to the public in a beauti
ful folder published by the Oregon
Short Line Railway. In addition to
the views, which would adorn any
home, there is a great deal of informa
tion concerning the best way to visit
the park that should te in the hands
cf all who contemplate visiting this
storehouse cf wonders. Send 4 cents
in stamps to D. E. Burley General
Passenger and Ticket Agent Oregon
Short Line Railway, Salt Lake City.
Utih, for a copy of this work of art.
Via Mltaoarl rclfic Railway.
The Missouri Paciflc Railway 13 now
operating double dally service from St.
Louis and Kansas City to points in
Colorado, Utah and the Pacific coast.
Trains leave St. Lcu!s 9 a. in- and
20:10 p. m., Kansas City 6 p. m. and 10
a. m., carrying through sleeping cars
between St- Louis and San Francisco
without change. Excursion tickets
now on sale. For further information
address Company's ajent3.
H. C. TOWNSEXD,
G. P. & T. Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
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AH INDEPENDENCE ASSURED
If you tak up ycur
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.".V!n? exp-rif-..-- cf
lanriers who bare be
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iz,r wt-at. fepcrt ef
dt-jf j:i u-s. etc.acd fu'.l
iiilorn2i:io:i as to reduced ra.lway rate can ts
had on application to the Superintendent of
In-EUTatius. !-; rtcent cf Interior. Ottawa,
t acana. or to V V. Beiiett, sol New YotK
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la name, inoaid pouesi f jut
virruej s?eej, tirr r.Sr.g
exilities, ahiiiry to wear, ease
of repair.
G ic J Tires hare all these
virtues. When punctured,
take orT the outer cerer, re
pair the irrter tube and go on
your ay in a j:5y.
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begins in the bowels. It's the unclean
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and it's the unclean body unclean in
sidethat "catches" the disease. A
person whose stomach and bowels
are kept clean and whose liver is live
ly, and blood pure, is safe against yel
low fever, or any other of the dread
ful diseases that desolate our beautiful
land. Some of the cleanest people
outside are filthiest inside, and they
are the ones who not only "catch"
t fl ( vp-r'iCr ; r-vf f f o-r Ar rro. ti l,.t.
ot all their triends and relatives. There s only one certain way of keeping
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larly you art (ettlnc kick. Constipation kills naoro
people than all otbor diseases together. It te a
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nils yoa. start tab. Ins CASCARETS to-aay, for yoa
will never eet well and bo well all the time nntil
yon pnt yoar Vowels right. Take oar advice: start
with CAaCARBTS to-day. ander ma absolute roar.
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earn aaa ut .a.cr Baa ta as y aiaii. ar erarsi.t fr.a
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DTI ft thirl Ktrfn ct riVp m a ri 1
pleasure.
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VT a . nichlta. lanus. It is claimed, tan
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be
biped f "varket ly tbe allotted time
iray" statlda .T& "(altera" faxeweir"Ioo!c T "WtirLe rcade oa Anjrt l. tup retailer
at - the prisoner. Half ot tte crowd j Is expected to add at lea' jnt3 tc
consisted of women. Desaite the ef-1 the price of every brec?-- 'h spTIs
causca try-ise controversy m congress
as to the quality cf armor. Other
.ieanwniie it wiu be translated int
Spanish, and be Printed bots In v.-r. ?
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