The best laundered people are the Americans. Grease will cause the rubber In an automobile tire to crumble. The tight-fitting British uniform IB -alleged to be. the cause of much heart disease among soldiers. Thousands of square miles of mulberry - berry trees are planted hi Italy. Trees live from fifty to seventy years. Up to date 318 statues of William I of Germany have been erected In Ger man towns , at a total cost of about $5,000,000. . Galileo's first telescope was made from part of a lead water pipe. In fcach end of which he cemented com mon spectacle glasses. Miniature arrow heads cut out of Jasper and cornelian are found to this day by Arabs in the desert sands and strung In necklaces for charms. There are about 200 deaths yearly in England due to weather. One hun dred and forty of these are due to cold and the rest to sunstroke and .lightning. Australia and New Zealand have inety and one-half million sheep , which is just one and a half times aa many as the whole of the United States possesses. The streets of Bombay are excellent , as are generally the main roads throughout India. They are thorough ly macadamized or metaled and made smooth by heavy rollers. An engineer on a Kansas railway nas made a request to be allowed to run faster than sixty-five miles an hour , because a jack rabbit has been making fun of him on his run. Before a recruit can be said to have Joined the British army his name must be entered sixty-two times and that of his superior officer twenty-nine times in the documents required by the war office. There Is only one statue in Great Britain with an umbrella. This Is to be seen at Reading and represents Mr. O. Palmer , of biscuit fame , standing bareheaded with a silk hat and um brella in hand. A man in Cincinnati applied to the courts for an Injunction to restrain the tongues of the gossips of the neighbor hood. He learned from judicial sources , that there are some things beyond the control of the highest human power. " The drums used by the Scots Guards In South Africa have just been sold , and in some cases they fetched be tween $300 and $850 apiece , a price which Is nearly eight times as much Jas they originally cost. The proceeds of these sales go to the band fund. Bishop Colemau , of Delaware , has fteen telling an audience that crime in the United States has increased enor mously since 1850. In that year there .Was one criminal In every 3.442 of population. In 1890 , forty years later , the proportion had Increased to one in every 715. Israel Zangwill says : "There are three reasons why men of genius have long hair. One is that they forget it jis growing. The second is that they like it. The third la that it comes cheaper. They wear it long for the same reason that they wear their hats long. Owing to this peculiarity of genius you may get quite a reputation for lack of 25 cents. " The fisheries of Northern Norway 5iave come to a standstill , owing to a -tremendous influx of seals along the coast "and in the fjords. The seals , ( which come from the White Sea , have been fought .without avail. The large fishing population has petitioned the government for help to exterminate the plague , which is partly eating and partly hunting all fish away. t : The largest pair of shoes ever rnanu- jfactured for actual wear have recently Jbeen forwarded to their destination by a. firm of shoemakers at Rockland , .Mass. . The size Is labeled " 17 , " and they are nearly sixteen inches long. iPour common shoe boxes were requir ed for packing them two for each shoe. The buyer is Harvey Murray , a negro working in a sawmill at Tirrell , Ark. Ark.A A carpet Industry was started a few years ago in a poor district in Donegal , And commencing with a dozen women workers , it has grown to such an ex tent that it now finds'employment for several hundred people. The carpets are hand made , after the Turkish and Persian fashion , in mosaics of small jwoolen squares , the designs and col- jorings being most artistic and effec- ftlve. ! A CHINESE RECOMMENDATION. I aimdry Ticket Used by Bejrear a * Letter from Consulate. "Do you know I think Chinese charActers - Acters are the most deceitful things I ever saw , " said the matron from Grand boulevard to her North Side friend at the meeting of the Women's Club last "week. "I can't read them , so they never de- delved me , " replied the friend who was bet Interested In etymology. [ "Well , I can't either not any more , put I liad the strangest experience Kvith them , and my husband is talking kbout It yet , " the woman from the boulevard continued. ; "One day hist week a hungry-looking man came to our house. I would have jthought he was a tramp , only he was tee polite , and said he was worn out rrom work. Why , the very first thing be said was , 'Madame , I am looking jtor work. ' "I thought of the advice given in thf circulars which come with the Charltj Bureau's annual request for subscrip tions , and I asked , very severely , 'Havf you any recommendations ? ' " 'Yes , madame , ' replied the man. ' 1 have one I value very highly. It 1 ? from the Chinese Consul. ' "With that he fished in his pockel and pulled out a yellow paper , all cov ered with Chinese characters. It near ly took my breath away , but I wasn't going to appear surprised , and mur muring , 'Wait a moment , please , ' I took it back to the dining-room and compared it with the bottom of a plate. Several of the characters were the game at least I thought so and th crockery man had told me those on the plate meant 'excellent quality , ' sa naturally I supposed the letter of rec- commendation told that my caller had an 'excellent quality. ' He didn't lool ; it , but I couldn't doubt the word ol the Chinese Consul. "I had. him sweep the cellar and gava him plenty to eat , and , then , as hs was a friend of the government official , I paid him a little more than it wag worth , about $2. He forgot to tak.j his recommendation , and I ran nearly half a block after him to return it , but he was gone. I was congratulating myself on the fine souvenir I had when my husband came home. "I showed It to him and told about the Chinese Consul , and he haw-hawed just like a horrid man. When I asked him what was the matter , he just laughed again. After the theater thai evening' he took me down on Clarlj street past the Chinese restaurants , and there on- the sidewalks were any number of 'recommendations , ' where they had been washed from the Chi nese bulletin boards by the rain. My husband said they were nothing bill Chinese advertisements. But the onQ the man had was nothing but a Chi nese laundry ticket "A few nights later that same man tried to beg a dime from us as we weni coming from the opera. There hadn't been any rain for a few days , so 1 guess he was out of consular recom mendations. But don't talk Chinese to me at least when my husband iy around. " Chicago Inter Ocean. 11-E HUSBAND IN A STORE. He Seemed Ridiculous , bat Had HIi Own Turn to Laugh. A man rushed into one of the de partment stores here in town eng morning last week and stated in rather a confidential tone to the saleswoman whose counter is at the entrance ot the store that he wanted "a blouse for " " ' find them tha his wife. "You'll on second floor , " she answered , between numerous giggles. Then the would- be shopper made for the elevator , whether he doubted the young lady's word as to where he might find the coveted blouse or whether it was th < > enthusiasm of his first present cannel be determined. At any rate every , body in the car knew he wanted a blouse for his wife , and was at las ! directed straight to the counter wher * blouses of all kinds were on exhibi tion. "I want a blouse for my wife , " h shouted to the girl in charge of tha1 counter ; "it must be pretty , and it'i got to be silk , and let it cost | 20 or $30 I want a good one. " "What color do you prefer ? " aske * the astounded clerk. "Color ? Why , any color. " "What size , then ? " Bhe shrieke * back. "Is the lady large or small1' "Now , that's where you get me , " th < anxious husband answered. "Some times I call her fat , and she geta mai about it , and when I say she's thin she's furious. Just , give me an ex pensive silk one , and that will do , ' and at this juncture the shopper real ized that all the clerks were on , am ! that he was making himself ridiculous Being a man of resources , he deter mined to get even. "Young lady , " he shouted , "you re member I told you it was for a lady so just give me any old color and size anything that takes your eye. It real ly won't matter , for no matter wha. it may be it is sure to be exchanged. " Then it was his turn to laugh , an ) he did. Washington Post. His Complaint. I am a baby , 11 months old , ant nearly worn out already. Please le' me alone. I am not a prodigy , except to the ex tent that , not having anything to say I don't talk. Two big persons claln to be my parents why can't they lei It go at that ? I have never denied the charge. I haven't much data to go by but I don't think I am either a ma ! gician , a learned pig , or a virtuoso. I don't hanker for applause ; so , it will be an appreciated favor if you won't put me through any parlor tricks. If I have my wealthy old Uncle Ez ra's nose , congratulate Uncle Ezra } but don't blame me. I may be a klep tomaniac , for all I know ; but I can't help it. Don't rattle rattles at me they rat tle me. Don't goo-goo and ootsle-koot ? sie at me. I can't understand it any better than I can the English lan guage. The pain I have is not in my stomach ach , but in my neck. I don't want to be entertained or mystified or medica ted or applauded. And , if you don't want me to grow up to be a hypochon driac , a stamp-collector , an awful ex ample , a ping-pong enthusiast , or a misanthrope , you Just lemme be ! Smart Set. Bank at Monte Carlo. The banks' advantage at Monte Carlo over the player is less than 2 per cent , and It wins about $6,250,000 per ajuium. . METEOR WINS SUNDAY RACE Anerlcu Bnttt Yacht Again Shows Her Speed- Officers Will Give Heceptloi Kiel , Prussia June 29. Tbe emper- or's yacht , Meteor , crossed tbe line first In Saturday's race for cruising , schooners class "A" and kept the" , lead all the way , over the thirty , mile course , beating the Hamburg in a ten-knot breeze , by 1 % minutes. ' The empress' yacht Iduna , was1 again twenty minutes behind. Emperor William had as bis guest on hoard the Meteor during tbe race , United States Ambassador Tower , Prince Hnnry of Prussia , Prince Adelbert , the emperor's son Count TieleWenckler , Count Bed- fern , and United States Naval Attache T. M. Potts. The emperor was quite a different man aboard the yacht , than when aboard the battle ship , talking about yachting and snorting matters the whole time. When lunch time came bis majesty helped each member of the party himself from the large cold dishes provided and Prince Albert photo graphed the group. Thoutrh tbe Hamburg was a close second during the whole of the race , she lost a minute by club iop- Sail going to the board. The ofllcers of bhe Kersarge will fcive a reception en Monday afterno m to which the emperor and empress with Prince and Princess , Henry and all the notabilities at Kiel hafe accented invitations. A reception will be given aboard the Kearsarge probably next week Tuesday , for tbe crews of tbe German fleet. The Ger man sailors will be able to see the Inside of the ship and will be enter tained by the crew. There has been nothing whateter to complain of regarding the be havior of the American sailors who have teen ashore. They are wel- : omed along the water front , and. the shops and restaurants are en- easing interpreters for their con * lenience. Signs are displayed every where ' 'Americans are welcome to Kiel. ' ' The American tars cause considerable wonderment to the Ger mans by driving around in carriages ftnd cabs ; at least half of Kiel's limited supply of these vehicles is Mius nightly employed. May Lose Their Positions Washington , June 29. Assistant Secretary Armstrong of the treasury department has returned to the city from a brief business trip to New York , during which he looked into the cases of Samuel W. Thompson and Walter K. Eaton , employes of' the custom house , who advertised as members of the board of directors of a mining company whose business has been under iuvestiga ? tion bv an official of the postoffice flepartment. Mr. Armstrong has tequested a written report from the officials respecting their connections with the company in its advertise ments of the position held by them under the government and says he sioects to be ready for Collector Btranahan tomorrow. Mr. Armstrong tonight made it very plain that Messois. Thompson and Eaton will be required to give up their connection with the company If they expect to remain in the cus toms service , and that if their po sitions were misrepresented with their consent and approval , they will be liable to removal from office. Treasury officials express decided uojections to persons employed in the customs service engaging at the Same time in some ether business and intend to break up this practice is far as possible. To Stamp Out Lawlessness Lexington , Ky. , June 9. The annual session of tbe Kentucky ions of the Revolution at tbe icsidence of Major H. B. McGlellon in this citv closed with the adoption of the following : "We of the Kentucky society of tbe Sons of the Revolution , descendents - ents of those who staked their all. to win for themselves and for us freedom from tyranny and right to make laws guaranteeing liberty without license , personal security and the rights of property ; rever encing the memory of our ancesters , cherishing the institutions they founded and the laws they establish ed , realizing that those institutions can only be preserved by strict obedi ence to and faithful execution of those laws by all the citizens and officers of the state , do hereby : "Resolve , That we do most sincere ly deplor- the condition of lawless ness that has brought reproach on the state we love. Plan An Electric Railway Spearn'sh , S. D , June. 29. The promoters of the Black Hills & Spearfish - fish Valley Electric Railway company have been interviewing farmers and others along the right cf way. The distance is a little over thirteen miles and right of way has been secured nearly the entire distance. The" com pany has obtained franchises from the "city councils of Spearfish and Dead wood and also from the county com missioners along the county highways TREE PLANTING IN NEBRASKA. GOVERNMENT WORK Off THE POR- KST BESERYE. Washington , June 30. One hun dred acres of land in the sand hill of the Dismal river forest reserve , Ne braska , were planted this spring by the bureau of forestry. On 80 acres 1.000,000 pine seedlings were set out tbe other 20 acres were sowed with seed. The work will continue this summer. Tbe nursery will be en larged so as to cover 20 acres , which will hold 2,000,0000 seedlings. The bureau intends to increase the size of the nursery gradually so as to , make it grow enough seedling trees every years to furnish sufficient stock for the planting. It is intended ul timately turn the whole of the Nio- brara and Dismal river reserves , which are now barren sand hills , in to forest by planting. The Dismal river reserve includes 86,000 acres , the Niobrara reserve 126,000. A survey of the boundaries of the Niobrara re serve will be made this summer bj E. J. S. Moore , of the bureau of forestry. The Bartlett tract lies in tbe Ver- mejo valley , southwest of Trinidad , Colo. , on one of the spurs nf the Rocky mountains , and borders on Colorado in one place. It was for merly part of an old Mexican land grant. Mr. Bartlett acquired it af ter the timber rights on nearly all the land had been sold. Lumbering of bull pine , the chief tree is now going on , but most of tbe timber rights will expire next year and the owner wants the land to become cov ered again with a good growth of forest. It will he necessary , in order to accomplish this , to keep oui fires and o improve the natural repro- iduction of the trees. In cases it will be necessary to plant. Lineman's Narrow Escape Hastings , ' Neb. , June 30. Percy Morris , a lineman for the Nebraska Telephone company was badly hurt Monday afternoon and had a close call to death.He | | was working on top of the poleon Hastings avenue when the large three i neb cable broke from its fastenings and nearly three hun dred feet.of it fell to the pavement. When the" cable fell it caught young Morrice , slapped him bard against the pole , stripped his belt and fastenings from bis body , and cut a deep gash in his leg. Had it not been for .the timely assistance of an other lineman , he would undoubtedly have fallen to the ground. At tbe time the cable fell a boy was riding by on a bicycle , and the cable knocked him off the wheel anc * piled him in a heap. The spectators were so much concerned for the injured lineman that the boy was entirely overlooked and he rode olT before anyone could approach him. Ammon Qets Sentence. New York , June 30. Robert A. Ammon , attorney for William F. Miller of the Franklin syndicate , was yesterday sentenced to an indetermi nate term in states prison of not less than four nor more than four and a half years. The maximum penalty for this offence is five years Ammon was convicted uf having received stolen money from Miller. The specific charge on which Am- mon was convicted was that he re ceived $30,500 of the money obtained by the Franklin " 520" per cent syn dicate. Milller is no v serving a ten years' sentence and was the chiel witness at tbe trial. District At torney Jerome , it is under stood , will take steps to secure a par don for Miller as he is said to be dy ing of consumption. Ammon's at torney moved for a new trial , giving seven reasons for such a motion. , Hq also moved for an arrest , of judge : ments. Both motions were denied bj Judge Newburger. The sheriff's com mitment on motion of the dfend - ant's council was withheld until to morrow to allow an application to a supreme court justice for a certifi ; cate of reasonable doubt. Latei Mr. Heuse , Ammon's attorney , ap plied to Justice Truax of the sn > preme court for a certificate of reasonable enable doubt. Justice Truax granted an order returnable July 1. District Attorney Jerome is preparing a peti tion to be sent to the governor ask ing clemency in tbe case of Miller. The petition will be asked on the ground that Miller has rendered val uable services to the state in testify ing against Ammon and also that h < is verv ill. Sir Frederick Pollock Coming Sir Frederick Pollock the famous English lawyer and law writer ci London , has cabled his acceptance of an invitation to.read a paper before the annual meeting of the American Bar association , which will be heh' ' "at Hot Springs , Va. , August26 to 28 Shaw Will Take a Rest. Washington. June 30. Secretary Shaw will leave Washington tonighl for New York and tomorrow he will go to Middletown , Conn. , to attend the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Wes- rley by the Wesleyan university in that Icity. It Is understood the university I will confer on the secretary the de- jgree of L. L. D. , It is not likely thai tbe secretary will return to Wash ington until after July i. COREY IS APPOINTED TO ASSUME MANAGEMENT TO GIANT STELL COMBINE SCHWAB IS IN ILL HEALTH SO SAYS OFFICIAL CIRCULAR RE LATING TO CHANGE. of Carnecle Company To Take Clmtge uf tbe Uiilted State * Steel Ait the Analstnnt to Presi dent Schwab. New York , July 1. Keports pre valent for months past that Charles M. Schwab would retire from tbe presidency of the United States Steel corporation culminated today in the appointment as an assistant to tbe president of W.E. Corey , pres ident of the Carnegie Steel company. The formal announcement was made by Richcrd Trimble , secretary of the1 finance committee in the following form : "Inconsequence of the con tinued ill-healh of tbe president , he has requested the appointment of an assistant to perform the active du ties of the presidency : and at to day's meeting of tbe finance commit tee Mr. W. E. Corey , president r-f the Carnegie Steel company was ap pointed to such position. Announcement of Mr. Corey's ap pointment occasioned no surprise in financial circles , where it had been a' ' matter.of common knowledge tbatatj least one important change was peud- ' inp in tbe personnell of the steel cor poration affairs. The finance committee of the steel corporation is dominated , according to popular belief , by Mr. Morgan and Lis friends. One of its leading mem bers is H. C. Frick who was induced by Mr. Morgan to accept a place on the committee. The strongest pres-j sure was brought to bear upon Mr.1 Frick in March last to accept the1 presidency of the corporation but Frick resolutely declined. None of the officials of the steel corporation would discuss Mr Corey's appoint ment or the causes that led to it. Suffering With Lockjaw Lincoln , July 1. Henry F. Peters , of 2803 Holdredge street , is suffering - ' ing from an attack of tetanus or jockjaw. The physicians pronounce the attack a mild one , but his condi tion is so serious that he may noti recover. About ten days ago Mr. Peters was larieting a calf -near his home when the rope became twisted about bis band and in the endeavor to control the anLnal , a hole was burned to the bone of the forefinger. He paid no attention to tbe hurt further than to apply the usual home remedies until the finger began to swell , when he visited a physician who dressed the wound. The injury began to be very troublesome last Friday , when a physician advised him and that he was in a serious condi- and that he had better take a long sweat bath to remove all traces of the pnison which seemed to be taking hold of bis system. He still thought there was ilttle danger and put this off. On reaching home that evening he was seized with muscular1 contractions and spasms of the throat and chest resembling the symntoms of lockjaw and help was speedily summoned. It was necessary to place him under the influence of antti-spasmodics to relieve the in tense suffering. Monday he rested a little easier tboueh be was by no means out of danger. The casa is ; termed a mild one and there isapos- : sible chance of his recovery Mr. Peters is a well known real estate man. He was a candidate for a mem ber of the school board little over a year ago. Picture Man Arrested Fremont , Neb. , July 1. Arthur Muller of St. Paul , Minn. , a young farmer who nas been taking pictures of families at their homes and selling them , was arrested during the noon 'hour ' yesterday on the charge of as sault and batteiy on Mrs. Mary Nel son , wife of Andrew Nelson living at tbe corner of First and Platte , and for using insulting and abusive language to her. The offense took place this morning at Mrs. Nelson's home. A short time ago Muller took a pic ture of the Nelson family in front of their abode , and this morning he went to deliver some of the views. Mrs. Nelson had understood him to say that she would not need to take .any pictures unless she wanted tc , .and when Muller called today she told him that she would not buy any. He held the screen door open and commanded her to look at the views. A Disappointed Office Seeker. Columbus , Neb. , July l. E. W. Mann cf Monroe , was fined $27 in tbe county court Monday for the destruc tion of personal property belonging to the village of Monroe. It is said that Mann was disappointed this spring in not being made overseer of streets for the village. The evidence showed that while tiling was in pru- cess of being put ; down for gutters , ' he took a pickaxe and zealously wenf to work breakiuc unlhe tilin . S ebraska Notes Good fishing is reported In lh liclnity of Ewing. * * * A bail storm near Edgar did con- ilderable damage Sunday. * * Thomas B. Walker has been ippointed postmaster at A tkinson. * * * Mrs. Harriet Wilkins of York died ifter an illness of siz months. * * * Miss Isabelle Sbelp , aged 76 years lied yesterday at her home in Har- rard. * * * Tbe postal department has discon * .inued tbe postoffice at Weber , iVayne county. * After being married Just two months Mrs. Myrtle Germanie Hall died yesterday at Verdon. * State Treasurer Peter Mortenson ivas in Ord and told the people that oe thinks Ord will get the &sw Normal school. * The young daughter of John fluttemier at Beatrice died of blood poisoning caused by an abscess on tbe left leg. * Farmers In Holt county insist fcbat the bridge over the Elkhorn river is. mt sufficient and have petitioned1 ( or another one. * The electric railroad from Butte to Napier is said to be an assured. fact ad work is expected to commence In the near future. * One thousand tons of steal rails. have been contracted for to build ) tbe double track of the Union Pacific west of Grand Island. * * A four year scholarship afc Wesleyan university has been awarded ? Glen Crammer , an Albion boy , wha lust graduated from tbe High school ) * The Rushville Recorder urges the- farmers in that vicinity to raise bogs ! and alfalfa and claims tbac it will bei a money making consideration. * * As things are In a prosperous con dition in valley county it has beer * decided tc hold a fair at Ord Octo- S&-30 and November 1. * Tfce falling of a platform on which a ladder was standing precipitated ? Wilson Lumpeck , a Beatrice painter. - a distance of fifteen foot , seriously injuring him. * Fire yesterday at Superior partially destroyed the Superior hotel. The loss to the building will be $1,500 and to the goods will ba $500 , all. fully insured. * * * Silas Bates , a pioneer of Nebraska , died yesterday at his home at Davenport. The funeral will be held today he leaves one son and two daughters. * * * Beatrice now has a police patrol formed from the members of the volunteer fire department. It is composed of fifteen men and will keep order at fires. * * * Edward and Garrett Clancy oi West Point left yesterday "for the Philllpine Islands. They passed tbe civil service examination and will take clerkships in Manila. * * A trainload of feeding cattle oound for Montana was ditched near Blair yesterday on the North- . western. Eive cars were smashed ) but only one steer was badly hurt. * * Miss Anna Stock of Pierce hat filed a petition for divorce from hei husband , alleging non-support and cruelty. She says he has whipped her three times since their marriage five months ago. * * * Yesterday at Lincoln tbe thirty * sixth annual convention of th < Nebraska Sunday School associattoi met at University Place. Goveruo * Mickey delivered an address oe "Christian Citizenship. " * * Governor Mickey yesterday visited Murderer William Rhea in the peni- teniary at the latters request. * * An order has been issued for t meeting Thursday of the stati military board. The board consists of Brigadier General Barry , Cclonef J. A. Erhardt , judge advocate , ani Adjutant General Culver. * An embryo young P. T. Bam ark , . who is trying to get up a great she * of his own , ran against a snair h < had 'no looked for. When evert-hinjj else was In he found that none oi his girl friends would do the hooch * cooche dance.