Saites Plumbers" "Bills. Many a housewife who thinks she is careful not to throw anything in the sink is surprised at the amount of waste brought to light by the plumber WJ1U u a n been sent for to discover the cause of the cloggeed drain, for the matter will accumu late in spite of extreme care. A Chl cogan has de signed this new sink at tachment to catch the waste products before they fall into the trap, thus Fakinc it easy for the material to be removed by any ere without the aid of a plumber. The device is composed of a wire basket of line 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 er,nty the contents. Around the central lid is a perforated rim. I through which the w„t?r flows into the ' slanting gutter beiov . passing thence j 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 slicing loop at the center. TaKf-t the Mud Off "Rapidly. No one likes to go into the house with mud on the sides of 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 pose.if weexclude the mat and old-fash ioned 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 the soles or the uppers, and to accom plish this special object the boot and shoe cleaner recently patented1 by Mon roe Powell will fill its own place on the front doorstep. There is nothing expensive or complicated about the cleaner, which consists of a pair of brushes and sufficient spring wire to support them with their faces toward each other and elevated at the proper height from the step. The wire is bent to afford a base, which is secured to HOW IT OPERATES. the step by double-pointed tacks, and screws are inserted through the eyelets at the ends of the wires and screwed into the backs of the brushes. When the foot is inserted between the clean ers the wire allows them to spring outward until the shoe will pass through the bristles. Hy kicking the foot through once or twice the edges of the shoe will be wiped clean. 1Jnique Indicator. Here is a handy French letter bal ance which shows at a glance the cor rect amount of postage necessary to prepay any mail matter, the novelty ueing in me man ner in which the weights are auto matically adjusted to counterbalance different-s i z e d packages on the opposite end of the beam. The letter o r package is placed in a wire loop at tne upper end of a post attached to one end of the tilting beam and at the opposite end of the beam Is supended 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 fits 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. *"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 macnine oeing es pecially userul in barber shops and hairdressing par lors, where the combs are in con stant use, anil 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 wine 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 serve 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. Pro/. Moore and the Hail Shooterj. Professr Willis L. 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 the French method of cannon-firing for the pro tection of orchards from hail 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 delu ion “as re markable as is the belief in the efie.'t of the moon on the weather,” adding that "the uneducated peasantry of Europe seem to be looking for some thing miraculous.” "They would rather." he says, “believe in cinnon ading as a means of protection, and spend on It abundance of money, time and labor, than adopt the very simp'e expedient of mutual insurance against losses that must inevitably occur.” ImorO'Cernent in Currycombj-. 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 rides a cion p r o - in his inven 1'he inventor and dirt, with hair h e teeth j logging of ! iroiu the slotted to conform with the row of teeth la the comb, with a hinge at one end to attach it to the side of the comb frame. The plate is piovided at its opposite edge with a crimp extending either part way or clear across, which serves to lock the plate against the back of the comb while the latter is in use. When It i3 desired to clean the currycomb a slight pressure of tho thumb on the locking crimp will allow the plate to spring clear of the teeth, and assume its nat ural curve again, at the same time ridding itself of the dirt and hair which it has dislodged from the teeth. The best feature of the improvement is the curving of the cleaner so that it will fly clear of the teeth without tlie necessity of pulling it free with the hand. The inventor says it will be only a question of time when all currycombs are made with the im provement he has invented. Shadotules* Light. In an improved form of arc lamp for street and other lighting purposes the carbons are so placed as to throw no snaaow un ci e r n e ath the lamp. One of the objections to the arc light her etoforo has been the shadow cast by the mech anism neees | sary to sup j port the low e r carbon, but the new I lamp over comes this by suspending both carbons in an oblique position from the top of the lamp, as illustrated. It is understood that the light 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 governor. 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 coiled springs attached j at the upper ends of the carbons. The Uelautograph. 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 elec tro- magnets located o n either side of the tab 1 e t, as snown. uetween eacn pair ui magnett* | is a movable arm, which rises or falls | according as it is attracted or repelled j by the magnet, and the motion of the arm turns a toothed wheel pivoted at | the side of the tablet. This wheel Is I 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 i 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 j from clogging the tip of the pen. « ♦ Current Topics j ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ "Father of Eight-Hour “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 Boston 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 Eight-Hour Day." 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 1S86 was the labor candi date for Mayor of Boston. In 1883 he was chosen as arbitrator of the great Boston Etreet ear strike, and by his in fluence succeeded in settling it. He was burn in Amesbury, Mass., in 1837, 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 trilled Himself. ^ /Aajor Villiara. RDaly Prominent larnogologist and army surgeon who started the "embalmed beef” investigation in 1898, committed suicide last week at Pittsburg. Another ffttv Cull. There is a new revelation 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 be more simple. Ample physical 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 'Rollers." 'Rivals of "Eli jah" “Dotvie. "Elijah" Dowie and the healing hosts of Zion have a formidable rival in ‘'Bishop” Eastman and the "Holy Rollers,” who are now causing great excitement in central New York. The ! “Holy Rollers” are so called irom their practice of rolling upon the ground in spasms of religious ec stasy. Often the “sainhs” of the church, after so ,, rolling, become ap parently lifeless ami lie for hours i n a cataleptic state. uisnop 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 paralytica and bod-ridden rheu matics are prayed over and annotated with oil, afterwards throwing away . their crutches and rising from their j bods to join in the w-ild shouting and leaping which go on all around them, j 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 j branch. Jt'oi a HcaxJy “'Rakje-O/f■" Hartford, Conn., Times: The "rake off” of the state of New Jers y from the outside corporations it has < bar tered is $1,616,129 for the year 1901. These companies are no less than 3,941 in number. The chaige to even the largest of them Is very small. Thus, the great Standard Oil campany, with its capital of $100,000,0<> > on which a dividend of $80,000,000 v.a* paid last year, is annually taxed only a little more than $8,000 by the J. r seymen for the privileges which the j state gives to the company In its I charter. ThRFF bondsmfn are held. District Court Jury Kenaleru Vrrdlet In the Hartley Litigation. OMAIIA, Neb., June 17—The jury in the Bartley bond case brought In a verdict discharging VV. A. Paxton, Thomas Swobe and Cadet Taylor from all obligations as sureties for Joseph £. Bartley, the defaulting state treas urer. John H. Ames, C. C. McNish and E. E. Brown were held to lie liable for $545,1)47.16, the amount of the shortage in Bartley's accounts. This was the third action brought by the state to recover on the bond of the ex-treasurer. The defendants in the original case were Joseph S. Bartley, F. M. Cook, A. 13. Clark, John II. Ames, C. A. Hanna, Mary Fitzgerald, Ed J. Fitzgerald, C. C. Mc Nish, E. E. Brown, Thomas Swobe, Cadet Taylor, N. S. Harwood and W. A. Paxton. The case first came to trial in February of 1898, before Judge Powell, and a verdict was entered for the defendants. This decision was re versed by the supreme court. On a second trial before Judge Faw cett a verdict was returned against all the defendants with the exception of Mary Fitzgerald, who escaped all obligations on a plea of insanity. This decision was reversed by ihe supreme court, and the case came back to the district court and lias been on trial before Judge P.axter, SHEEPSKINS EROM THE STATE Two Hundred and Eighty-Two Young; People Receive Them. LINCOLN, Neb., June 17.—Two hun dred and eighty-two young men and women received, in the presence of an audience that filled the large au ditorijm to its doors, the certificates showing that they had labored faith fully for four years at the University i f Nebraska and were entitled to all i he honors attaching thereto. Of these eignt.v-seven received the degree of bachelor of law and were admitted to practice in the courts of the state, seventy-two were granted the degree of bachelor of arts, and there were twenty post graduate students who were enrolled with the degree of mas ter of ’art3. Wilbur C. Knight receiv ed the degree of doctor of philosophy, the highest honor conferred at the university. Following the custom of previous years, a commencement procession, including the distinguished visitors, faculty, alumni, seniors and their friends, formed on the university campus and marched to the Audt t< rium, where the degrees were con ferred. Music Day and Night. To hear the celebrated Bellstedt band there will necessarily have to be a hustle. The contract with the Om aha Musical union for a month of music has more than half expired, and soon all opportunity for hearing the famous Cincinnati band will have passed. Afternoon entertainments (matinees) can be enjoyed at reduced rates of admission. This is the iden tical musical organization tnat won such renown and was so popular at the two Omaha expositions in '98-99. If heard at Omaha this year it must be in June, as the engagement closes with the month, when the band goes to Kansas City for a senes of con certs. National Huard Encampment. LINCOLN. Neb., June 17.—At the next meeting of the State Military board an officer high in authority will submit a proposition to have the en campment of the Nebraska National guard this year held in s ,me secluded end rough section of the state, prefer ably among the lakes in Cherry coun ty, and at least forty miles from the nearest town or railroad station. Heretofore the guard has held its en campments near large cities. Nubrankn Funeral IJIr*«*tori. BEATRICE, Neb.. June 17.—The Nebraska Funeral Directors’ associa tion. in pension here, elected officers as follows: President, H. B. Davis, Omaha; vice presidents, E. Ratnour, Weeping Water; A. H. Fellers, Hum boldt; E. LIvingstone, Harvard; sec retary, George Brown, Superor; treas urer, N. I’. Swanson, Omaha; execu tive board, H. K. Burket, Omaha; Jas. Heaton, Lincoln; W. G. Roberts, Lin coln; demonstrator, W. P. Hoehen schue, Iowa City, la. ICatrm Affect Chinch Ihu:*. BROKEN BOW, Neb., June 17 — Rains In this county are bringing out the small grain and corn in fine shape and are having a desirable effect on the chinch bugs, which w'*re reported quite numerous in some localities. KltfUi Normal Tw« H#r» PERU. Neb., June 17.—The State Board of Education met here and elec ted teachers to fill vacancies at the State Normal. W. R. Hart of the University of Nebraska was elected professor of psychology and pedagogy et 11,000; C. F. Beck, formerly deputy state superintendent, was elected as sistant In mathematics at 11,000; S. L. Caldwell was elected teacher of penmanship, drawning and spelling at t’j'ki. GET A CORNER ON MILK. Prominent tlthnuU* frftmfrt** Kntrr lulu a <»>iu*oII