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Personality of Dr. Von Bcthmann-
Hollweg , the New Chancellor.
RESERVED AND THOUGHTFUL ,
Prince von Dulow'a Successor Is Em
peror William's College Friend and
Hai Been Called "the Philosopher
Statesman" A Man of Convincing
Thought nnd Substance.
Dr. Theobald von Ilethmann-IIoll-
weg , former secretary of tlio Interior
niul vlco cluuicollor , who was recently
appointed by ( lie knlsor cluuicollor of
the Gurinun cniilru | In succession to
Prince von Hulow , IH u college friend
of Emperor William II. They wore
fraternity brothers In the Horussla
corps * nt Honn. nnd during tlio entire
'rclgu of William Dr. von Itothmniin-
Uollwog often bus ndvlHcd his nmjes-
ty. lint ho linn shown a disinclination
to accept high oilleo. He IH a man of
reserved and thoughtful huhlts nnd
ImH been called "the phllOHOpher Hiatus-
man. "
Natural nnd Simple In Doarlng.
IIo IH a tall man with a long face ,
emphasised by n uiaall , clnrK , pointed
beard. Kmperor William often ban
found rest and comfort In Dr. von
ncthmanti-IIollweg'H repose of man
ner nnd agreeable conversation , and
ho IH one of the few frequenters of
the court whose bearing toward his
majesty Is natural and simple.
Dr. von Hethmuiin-IIoHweg la of
Jewish origin. The Hethmann family
left Holland two centuries ago on ac-
rount of Its religion and settled In
Frankfort , where the men engaged In
banking. Ills great-grandmother mar
ried John .James Hollweg , who added
his wife's name to his own. Ills
grandfather was the llrst member o (
the family to enter public service , lie
became n professor of Jurisprudence
at the llonn university and received a
patent of nobility for his learning.
Later he was made n member of the
Prussian diet and became active In
the constitutional agitation of the for
ties , and ten years later he was np
pointed to the Liberal cabinet as mln
Ister of education.
Often Rode With the Kaiser.
Prlnco von Ilulow's successor Is tlfty-
three years old. In youth he studied
law , always tlio first step to a public
career , and was appointed assistant
Judge. Hefore he was thirty years old
he was made district governor of Ober-
Barnitu and later became provincial
president of Potsdam. For three years
there he HUYV much of his majesty , and
the two took long walks and rides to
gether. It was the doctor's custom to
ride out with his majesty In nn old
tweed suit of sober cut , nnd ho always
selected a qnlct horse.
Following hla sojourn at Potsdam
Dr. von Hothmnnn-IIollweg's promo-
tlon was rapid. lie became president of
the government of Hromberg and presi
dent of the province of Hrniidenburg ,
from which post he took up the port
folio of I'rnsslan minister of the In
terlor. He followed Posadowsky as
Imperial minister and showed In par
liament his powers of plain and effec
tive statement. He Is without the
graces of expression nnd the wit of
Prlnco von Bulow , but Is a man of
convincing thought and substance.
Prepared Important Laws.
Since ho became minister of the In
terior Dr. von I5ethmann-Ilollweg lm.c
distinguished himself by preparing at
Imperial Insurance law nnd a law con
trolling a right of assemblage , both of
which passed the. relchstag.
Dr. von Kethmnnn-IIolIweg In his
political principles Is n mild Conservn
tlve , but he Is most particular In the
application to himself of the tradition
nl policy that the servants of the
crown must be nonpnrtlsan. While ho
was district governor of Brombcrg the
Conservative Interests sought to use
his Influence In a local election , am'
ho explained Indignantly , "I am an
administrative ofllclal , not nn election
ngent. "
Prince von nulow recently said o
the new chancellor , "He Is n very able
mnu and of a profound nature. "
Dr. von nethmann-IIollweg possess
cs nn excellent knowledge of the Eng
llsh language and Is n student of
American affairs.
He Earned It.
One blenk whiter morning a cold
looking Individual walked Into a emal
cnfe.
"Morning , " he Paid cheerily , nddrrsa
Ing himself to the whlto aproned nt
tcrulnnt tiohlnil the bar.
"Morning. " was the reply.
"Ilow'd you like n sherry nnd egg
this morning ? " continued the stranger ,
"Well , that sounds very good to mo
Arc you going to treat ? "
"Ill furnish the eggs If yon will con
tribute the Bherry. "
"Dono , " agreed the proprietor.
"All right. I'll bo back In a minute , "
the frosted one called over his shoal
der ns ho walked toward the door.
Into the street nnd around the cor
ner h made hla way and halted be-
The Inspiration of Purpose ,
The great thing In life Is not In red
king n purpose , but In lighting for 1.
If wo feel the posslblltles of a grea
work looming up largo before us nn
Impelling us to nctlon It is our dut
to consecrate ourselres to It. Failure
In n great work Is nobler than succes
In n potty one that Is beneath onr ma :
Imum of possibility. Wo have nothln
to do with results ; they do not belon ,
to us anyway. It Is our duty to do ou
best bravely nnd rest In the awee
comfort of thla fact alone. Clrcl
VIneurlne.
The temple of fame stands npon th
prove. The flnmo 'that burns upon It ,
altars Is kindled from tbo ashes o
dend mon.
Doth Tainted.
"You arc In the employ of that mil-
lonalro up on the hill , aren't you ? "
napped the sharp faced woman who
an the butter and egg shop ,
"Yes , ma'nm , " responded the man In
ho whlto npron , "and I wnnt two
Guilds of butter for my master's ta-
jlo. lie said he'd ncnd to town after
t , only the roads are BO bad. "
"Ho did , oh ? Well , we arc not par.
Icular about his trade. Did you tell
ilm I said his money was tainted ? "
"Indeed , I did. "
"And what did he say ? "
"Said so was your blamed old but *
cr. " Chlcngo News.
A Quaint London Custom.
It Is curious how few persons have
noticed the ancient nnd quaint custom
which la observed every evening dur-
ng the term In the walks of the M Id
le Temple of Hounding the call that
warns members of the Inn that It Is
line to dress for dinner In the hall at
0. The custom Is ns old as the Mid
dle Temple Itseif , where It alone exists.
\t about r > :30 : p. in. the wnrder on duty i
merges from a side door of the hall |
nn old fashioned cow horn , richly
ornamented "with sliver , nnd , com
mencing In Fountaliicourt , blows n
unstained blast on It , which ho repeats
n New court , Essex court. Hrlelc court ,
Pump court. Elm court and at the en
ranee to Crown ofllce row. The whole
operation lasts about ten minutes , and
when It Is over the warder , who Is a
kind of beadle In plain livery , returns
the horn to the butler's pantry. No
body seems to take nny notlco of the
horn blowing except small boys and
ticket porters , who occasionally chaff
the warder while he IH engaged In his
musical efforts.--Westminster
- - Gazctlo
Work Fascinating.
There is an Indescribable fascination
about work The laziest man In town
will stand watching with evident en
joyment the labors of n street gntia
laying pavement. Fort Worth Record
Suits the Case.
"That prisoner over yonder , warden ,
has rather n mischievous look. "
"Do you think so ? "
"Yes. ipilte a roguish expression. "
Baltimore American.
Exercise and Eating.
There can be no exercise without
eating Neither can there be nny eat
Ing without exercise. Good Health.
Mind Your Own Business.
An old custom once prevailed ! n a
remote place In England of giving a
clock to any one who would truthfully
ewear that he had minded his own
business nlono for n year nnd a day
nnd had not meddled with his nclgh <
bors. Mnny came , but few , If any ,
gained the prize , which was moro dif
ficult to win than the Dunraow flitch
of bacon. Though they swore on the
four gospels nnd held out their hands
In certain hope , some hitch was sure
to be found somewhere , nnd for nil
their asseverations the clock remained
stationary on the shelf , no one being
able to provo his absolute Immunity
from uncalled for Interference In things
not In any way concerning himself. At
last a young man cams with a per
fectly clear record , and the clock
seemed ns If It was nt last about to
change owners. Then snld the custo-
dlhn , , "Oh , n young man was here yes
terday and made mighty sure he was
going to have the clock , but he didn't"
"And why didn't he get It ? " "What's
that to you ? " snapped the custodian.
"Thnfs not your business , and you
don't get the clock. "
Football as Played In Labrador.
One must not Imagine It Is all work
nnd no play with the Labrador Eskl
mos. Much to my surprise , I found
that our good old game of football had
token Ivold In Dngava. The game Is
played with n ball of sealskin stuffed
with grass. The goals are placed much
the same ns In our own game , and
each player is armed with n short
handled sling made of several thongs
of HCU ! hide bent in loops nnd attached
to n wooden handle. The ball may
either be tossed In the sling , klckei :
or , should opportunity offer , picked up
und carried. Hough Uictlcs arc not
barred. I have seen n man tossed In
the air and pitched headforemost into
a snow bank , while pushing , tripping
nnd blocking nro all freely indulged in.
Recreation.
Ready Excuse.
Beggar Say , boss , won't you help
poor fellow out of a Job ? .Toaklcy
GraclousI Can't you get out of It with
out my help ? Pretend you'ro sick o
Bomothlng. Philadelphia Press.
A Question of Color.
The enormous difficulties of color
terminology nro Illustrated by a cus
tomer's "exact statement of her re
quirements" In a large Deansgato es
tnbllshment one day. "Something In
blue taffeta Bilk , please. I don't wnnt
anything ns dark ns navy blue nor any
thing ns light as Cambridge blue , but
something darker than Eton blue nnd
yet a little off from an electric blue
und hardly a sky blue more like a
robin's egg blue nnd yet not quite so
light , but not an Indigo blue , but .nine-
thing like this tint ; I think they tall 1
jiornlng glory blue , which Is something
like a turquoise blue and yet not quite
so light as that and yet not BO dark
quite as this aquamarine blue nor so
light as baby bluo. Now , If you hav
anything In the shade I have described ,
please show it to me. " The intelllgen
assistant unrolled a length , a cross be
tween the blue devils and the deep sea ,
with the remark : "This Is the Bhad
of blue you require , madam. It Is
called 'London rallkr " Dyer and Calico
ice Printer.
Professional Relics.
Doctor ( to lawyer going through th
medical museum ) Your profession doe :
not offer any opportunity for the co !
lection of professional relics. Lawye
-I am not so sure about that I hav
a unique collection of family skeletons
at mi' ofllce. Puck.
FORGOT ONE THING.
Oversight of the Man Who Tried to
Make Hens' Eggs.
A New Jersey man felt that ho had
nt last Invented n process for manu
facturing cggH. lie experimented until
ho discovered the component parts of
a natural egg the milk , fibrin , phos
phorus anil ail the rest and hastened
to secure them. Then he announced
to the druggist whom he patronized
for his chemicals that all he need
ed now to Insure success was cold
weather , when eggs would sell for f > 0
and (50 ( cents a dozen. December NIIW
the looked for period arrive , nnd the
Inventor's new copper kettle was sel
over the flame of the kitchen gai
rangi > . The mixture was placed In It ,
and the scientist proceeded to operate
with a blowpipe. The llbrln , the phos
phorus and the rest of the chemicals
stood It as long an they could and thet
expressed their feelings In n might }
explosion. The neighbors nought tlieli
cellars , while the glass In windows and
doors fell In splinters.
Discussing his failure with the drug'
gist ( and other frlcmlH , among them
Congressman < Gardner of New Jersey ,
the puzzled alchemist said for tin
tenth time :
"Perhaps I forgot to Include SOUK
essential In my formula. "
"Yen. " said Mr. Ganlner dryly , "you
did forget Komethlng. "
"And do yon know what It was ? "
engorly quelled the experimenter.
"I certainly do , " said the congress
man.
"Tell me tell mo what It Is and for
tune will bo assured to us both. "
"A hen just a common , ordinary
hen , " replied the congressman from
Egg Harbor unfeelingly. Nntloim
Magazine.
He Went Back.
At a ball In Edinburgh a well known
and charming hostess , wishing to get
n partner for one of her guests , asked
a gentleman if she might Introduce
him to a young lady.
"Oh. yes , " ho drawled affectedly.
"Trot her out. "
This was overheard by the Intended
partner , who was remarkable for her
native wit as well as her beauty. So
when the youth wa Introduced to her
she calmly surveyed htm from head to
foot and then quietly said :
"Thank you. Now trot him bnck ,
please. "
rresldent Taft's Capacity For Work.
"When Taft was on the bench In
Ohio he worked more hours than most
men , " said John M. Warrlngton of
Cincinnati recently appointed to the
federal bench position once occupied
by the present executive. "He had a
regular course of exercise , which he
followed out every day. That consist
ed of walking to and from the court
room , about four miles each way , and
be never deviated from It. The pres
ident Is a man of the greatest capacity
mentally and physically. He can dis
pose of a greater amount of work In n
shorter time than nny man of my ac
quaintance , and If any one thinks that
his avoirdupois Is merely soft flesh
that person makes a big mistake. Taft
Is a man of wonderful
strength His tnusolos nro
FASHION WRINKLES.
The New Bridal Trunk Graduatlor
Dresses of the Season.
A pretty finish for a waist of a col
ored cotton or linen frock that meets
a yoke of white embroidery or lingerie
Is made from white pique. Suppose
the yoke Is square. A band of the
pique four Inches wide Is shaped to fit.
with an extension front that runs
down the waist line. This Is button
holed In small scallops with mercerized
thread and further decorated with
groups of dots , varying In size.
Graduation dresses for young girls
show u great deal of hand embroidery
nnd nro made In princess style or
blouse effects to wear with lace 01
satin girdles.
The new bridal trunks are long and
open lengthwise , with hatbox and
A CBEFUfc TIlAVKLINa DOWN.
drawers on one side and hangers for
gowns on the othf-r. They sell foi
$05 and are considered n great con
venience for steamer travel.
The costume that Is smart nnd at the
snino time useful Is In demand for
traveling. The pretty gown seen in
the cut In of lightweight shepherd' *
plaid , with trimmings of black braid
It can bo worn on the train or boat ,
yet will be quite correct for the hotel
dinner. JUD10 CIIOLLET.
Who Is your "popular author" among
the ad writers of the city. This au
thor has something now to say to you
today of course.
Thought It Was n Bird.
There was n bailie In Glasgow some
years ago whose knowledge of natural
history was limited. One day when on
the bench the following case cnmo before -
fore him :
A man who had n squirrel , on going
to the country for n short time , loft the
squirrel in charge of a neighbor. The
neighbor when attending to the animal
accidentally left the door of Its cage
open , and without being seen It made
Its o.scape. On his return the owner of
the squirrel was very angry nt the
man for his carelessness and brought
an action against him , demanding com
pensatlon for the loss of his pot. Tho'
bailie heard both parties and then
gave the following as his decision :
"Nnc ( loot yo did wrang to open the
cage door , but , " turning to the pur
suer , "jo wns wrang , tae , for yo
should hae dlpplt the beast's wings. "
"It's a quadruped , yer honor ! " said
the man.
"Quadruped hero or quadruped there ,
If ye had dlpplt Its wings It conldnn
hae flown awn' . I dismiss the case. "
Only a Sample.
A crotchety old farmer of Massachu
setts had trouble with a neighbor nnd
is n re ult sought his counsel.
"I want yeow tor write him a letter
an' tell him this here foolishness he/
got tor stop , " ho declared firmly. "I
know what I went ter say , but I nln't
got the larnln' ter put It Just right. "
'What ' do you want to say ? " ' the
lawyer linked.
"Waal , begin by tellln' him thet bo's
the durndest , lyln'est , thlevln'est , low
: lowncst skunk on nlrth and then work
up , " Llpplncott's.
Strong on System.
At n certain coal mine In New Mexico
ice the superintendent was greatly an
noyed from timeto time by employees
moving Into and out of the company's
houses without duo notification of
their frequent changes of domicile. It
became quite impossible to keep the
rent accounts straight on the ofu"co
Ijooks , and finally the superintendent
In his exasperation resolved upon
stringent measures. He therefore post
ed the following notice , which Is given
verbatim orthography , syntax and all :
february the llth.
Notlco to nil employes
aney Person or Persons that Mooves
Into A house Without My Consent shall
bo Put Out Without anncy Cemmony.
Dam It I Must and Will have some Sls-
tom. ( Signed ) BEN FIL3TER.
A Very Polite Reporter.
"When I was city editor of n little
paper In a southern city , " said n news
paper man , "I wanted an Interview
with a senator who was visiting In a
nearby city , but our man there wired
that he hud failed to got the Interview
because the senator had taken a train
for Washington and that we might
catch him ourselves when the train
passed through our city. Hastily
Kearehlng a time table , I found that
the train mentioned was due In a"few
minutes. There being no other report
er nt hand , I seized Bud Lunkly , a
raw reporter fresh from the country ,
told him to meet this train at the sta
tion" and get some sort of expression
from the senator on n subject then of
much Importance.
"Some time later Bud strolled calmly
In nnd Informed mo that after n per-
ronnl search of every car on the train
he hart failed to find the senator.
" 'Do you mean that yon looked Into
all the sleeping berths. Bud ? ' said I.
" 'Ypp ; that's what I done. ' said Bud.
" 'But , Bud. * I exclaimed in conster
nation , 'weren't n good many of these
berths occupied by ladles ? '
" 'Sure , ' said Bud.
" 'But what did you do when you
found a lady who had retired ? '
" 'When I busted the curtain open
nnd looked in and n woman Jumped
up nnd screamed I took off my hat and
says , "That's nil right , lady ; you nln't
the I'm " ' "
man looking for !
Stuck to His Work.
Barry Pain , the humorist , nt n gath
ering of artists one evening wns called
npon for a speech.
"Gentlemen , " he said , "being present
nt n gathering in which art Is so large
ly represented , I feel It Incumbent
upon mo to say n few words concern
Ing the subject of painting. Speaking
personally , my only efforts in that di
rection were on nn occasion when I
enameled our bath. My friends said to
me , 'My dear fellow , If3 no good your
going In for painting unless you're
prepared to stick to your work. '
"Well , " concluded Mr. Pain , amid the
lautrhter of his audience , "I did stldc
to it. "
The Newspaper ,
Henry Ward Beecher once said : "In
the United States < ? very worthy citizen
reads n newspaper and owns It. A
newspaper Is n window through which
men look out on all that is going ou In
the world. Without a newspaper a
man Is shut up In n small room and
knows little or nothing of what is hap
pening outside of himself. A good
newspaper will keep a man In sym
pathy with the world's current history.
It Is an ever unfolding encyclopedia , .
an unbound book , forever Issuing and '
never finished. "
Jihnme's Excuse ,
"Why don't you Kay 'Thank you , '
Johnnie , when you Are handed any
thing ? " said Mrs. Brown nt the table
"Your sister always says It. "
"Yes , " replied little Johnnie , "she's
n woman nnd always wants to have
the hint word. " Once n Week.
The Day of
Carrie's sister May , six years of age
on being asked why the Sabbath day
was different from the other days In
the week answered very carelessly
"Oh , that's the day you pin things on
'steud of Rowing.Delineator. .
It Depends.
Wigwag ( trying to think of Insomnia )
When you hr ven't been nblo to sleep
for about u week what do you call It ?
Youngpop What is it , n boy or girl ?
Philadelphia Record.
Dnllns Makes It Three Apiece ,
Norfolk's Standing.
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
1C C (5 ( .000
Dallas now has won three games
- nnd Norfolk three. Looks like we'd
have j to have nnother rubber to decldo
who's who.
Two Young mon pitched ngalnst
each other In Saturday's gnmo be
tween Dallas and Norfolk. Cy Young
won his game , though Mr. Young of
Norfolk won the six Innings of the
' gnmo ho pitched. So both of the
, Young , pltchors had cause to feel sat
isfied with the day's work , Dallas
made no scores after Archlo Ward ,
who was too crippled to attempt to
pitch and went Into the box at the
start against his will , had retired In
favor of Young. Score , 5 to 2.
Charlie Smith of Tllden umpired the
gnmo.
Archie Ward had boon crippled for
three days , and it wasn't his turn to
throw the ball. Ho complained of his
condition , but did the best ho could
under the circumstances , and even nt
that ho delivered some foolers. All
the scores made by the visitors came
In the llrst nnd third innings four in
the llrst and one In the third and then
Mr. Young wont Into the tossing game
with a whitewash brush thnt painted
without n mar for the next six straight
lines In.
The lead of live scores , however ,
iiB too much for the local bat hoys
0 overcome , particularly when It Is
omembcrod that Cy Young for Dallas
iltched a wonderful game of baseball ,
ilmself. Thnt boy Cy has the variety
nil the speed and ho drew his tram
nt of a number ot deep holes that
ad "Danger" marked nil around them.
Only by phenomenal work did they
coop the victory In the Rosobmldors'
: mnds.
A long slide to second by None ami
1 high ono-handcd spearing exhibition
y Pitts were circus features oC the
contest.
Anderson and Graham , Gregory men
idlllating with their arch enemies of
he Rosebud , made two of the Dallas
scores , but evened up with three er
rors , made by Graham In ovc > hrows
o first.
Because of Bnckmaster's wrenched
knee , ho was unable to preside at llrst
and Hopper of Stnnton was substitut-
(1. ( IIo wasn't "there" and was re
placed by Schoenauer.
On account of the condition of the
diamond tlio game against the South
Omaha colored team , scheduled for
unday , expired in its tracks.
Saturday's score :
Dallas AB. R. II. PO. A. E.
Reynolds. If 5 1 1 1 1 0
Anderson , ss 4 1 1 1 3 0
Vasblnder , cf 4 2 1 0 0 0
Graham , 3b 4 1 2 2 5 2
Pitts , 2b
eorge , c 4 0 3 G 0 0
Taylor , rf
Nevitt , Ib 4 0 1 11 1 0
Young , p 4 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 3 } 5 9 27 12 3
Norfolk AB. R. II. PO. A. E.
Totteuhoff , If 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ncno , ss 4 1 2 3 2 0
Brown , 3b 4 0 1 3 5 0
.usinsky . , c 3 1 2 G 1 0
South , 2b 3 0 0 1 3 0
Hopper , Ib and cf. . . 2 0 0 G 0 1
Schoennuer , cf & Ib 4 0 0 G 1 0
laak , rf 4 0 0 1 0 0
Young , p 3 0 0 0 1 0
Ward , p 1 0 0 P 0 1
Totals 32 2 5 26 11 2 ' |
Score by Innings : R. II. E.
Dallas 40100000 0 5 9 3
Norfolk . . .00010001 0 2 5 2
Summary : Two-base hits Ncno ,
Anderson. Double plays Schoenauer
to South ; Reynolds to Pitts ; Nevitt to
Pitts. Struck-out By Ward , 3 ; by
Young 2 ; by Cy Young ( Dallas ) , G.
Bases on balls Off Young , 2 ; off
Ward , 1. Hit by pitched balls By
Ward , 2 ; by Young , 2. Stolen bases
Ncno , Reynolds. Time , 2:03. : Umpire ,
Smith of Tilden.
Electric Storm Strikes Neligh.
Nellgh , Neb. , Aug. 9. Special to
The News : Nellgh and vicinity ex
perienced one of the most sever elec
trical storms this season Saturday
evening and Sunday morning. Al
though a great amount of electricity
was displayed about 9 o'clock in the
evening , which was accompanied by
a heavy rain , the most serious dam
age by lightning happened between
the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Fire was discovered In the west
part of town at the barn of Mrs. C.
A. Hathaway. The alarm wns Imme
diately turned In , but before the fire
department arrived the structure was
doomed and only the buildings ad
joining wore prevented from catch
Ing , The Insurance on this property
had elapsed some time ago , and in
consequence the loss Is total.
Lightning struck the residence
property of C. Penn In the east part of
the city , and loft its mark In every
room In the house with the exception
of one. Fred Buhler nnd wife were
.the guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Penn during -
ing the night , and It Is a most re
markable feature thnt no one In the
house was Injured nor even shocked.
The bed occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Buhler was of the Iron variety. The
bolt came In at the door , passed over
the bed In which they were Bleeping
and through the wall. A bed In a va *
cant room wns the most disfigured In
the house. It was dismantled of one
bed-post , which was completely sever
ed from Its holdings as though sliced
by an ax. Nearly every room In the
house had the plastering , carpets and
wall paper torn loose. A number
of window lights were broken and
numerous holes In the celling nnd
walls. There was a slight trace of
burnt wood on the second floor where
the bolt passed out. Mr. Penn has
| 700 Insurance on his homo.
It la reported that n stack of alfalfa
belonging to P. D. Thompson , east o
Nollgh , was struck by lightning and
destroyed. Owing to the heavy clectrl
city n largo number of telephones nro
burned out , and reports from the
country nro of a meager nature.
Tr.imp Loses Feet.
Humphrey , Neb. , Aug. It. Speclnl
to The News : Walter Touhy , a tramp
giving Minneapolis ns his home , lost
both feet under the Norfolk-Columbus
passenger train hero Saturday night.
Ho was about to board the train to
bent his way when the engine cylinder
struck him. thrnwlni ; him under the
wheels. Ho was taken to the Colum
bus hospital. One foot will he ampu
tated , the other was badly crushed.
Plow Factory for Deomer.
West Point. Neb. , Aug. 9. Special
to The News : The Fanners Manu
facturing company Is the latest Incor
poration organized In Cnmlng county ,
with headquarters nt Boomer. The
company will manufacture the patent
ed plow Invented by Henry Mahler , a
Cumlng county farmer. Thin plow
possesses many polntH of mipcrlority
over the plow In ordinary use , and bids
fair to be a great success. The olIlcoi'H
of the company are : A , Llerman ,
president ; Gottfried Karler , vice pies-
Went ; W. T. Fried , secretary , and W.
A. Smith , treasurer.
Fine Rain In Northwest.
Aluawnith , Neb. , Aug. 9. Speclnl to
The News : A fine rain visited Alna-
worth nnd Btown county Saturday
evening. It will do much good.
Word reaches Norfolk that Satur
day night's rain wns general over
northern Nebraska and southern South
lakotn , extending through Greyory.
I'rlpp and Meyer counties.
Norfolk Youths Under Arrest.
Madison , Neb. , Aug. 9. Special to
The News : Stanley Ammcdon nnd
'mil Gullden , two Norfolk youths ,
ivero nrrostcil Saturday evening In
Norfolk by Game Warden John Dono-
for selling a catfish at the Cabi
net cafe , contrary to law. IIo brought
.hem to Madison yesterday and they
ivlll be arraigned before Judge W. L.
Berry today.
The boys were fined $15.81 In Judge
Berry's court this morning. They guar-
intced the payment and were released.
tXnunedon and Guildca had been fish-
ng Saturday evening , making a small
catch. They took the fish to the Cnl-
unet with the Intention of selling the
Ish. Game Warden Donovan chanced
o be sitting at the lunch counter. Ho
offered the fishermen 50 cents for
heir catch and they took the bait.
Norfolk Races Come to an End.
The initial meeting of the northern
Nebraska racing circuit wns brought
o a successful conclusion in Norfolk
Saturday afternoon. The event of the
afternoon was the pace won by Cap-
: ain Mack of Pierce in three straight
: ients. Captain Mack's best time was
Thursday , Friday and Saturday had
all been perfect days from a weather
standpoint , and the racing manage
nent felt nil the more cheerful over
this fact when rain came Saturday
light.
The horsemen have packed their
paraphernalia and have shipped to
O'Neill for the races this < "cek.
Another gramlstnndful or race fans
greeted the last day 'a program.
In the last heat of the 2:14 : pace ,
aptain Mack started fully six lengths
behind Louise Me. , who looked like
a winner , when the Captain crept up
and up on the stretch , finally overtak
ng and passing Louise just before the
wire was reached. It was a race that
brought down the grandstand. Ilagar
was a favorite In the start , but turned
out an "also ran. "
G. W. Box , T. D. Preece and P. J.
Barnes were judges ; Woods Cones , W.
J. Stadelman and J. S. Hancock time
keepers ; M. B. Huffman , starter.
A summary of the events follows :
Special trot
Sweet Child . 1 1 1
Sequel B . 2 2 2
Yankton Bell . 3 3 3
Virginia Me . 4 4 1
Time : 2:27V1 : ; 2:28y4 : ; 2:20.
Sweet Child kept her trot up in fine
shape. She was at one time pocketed ,
but pulled out at the half In the second
end heat and won a spicy little race.
Class 2:14 : , pacing
Captain Mack . 1 1 1
Louise Me . 2 3 2
Looking On . 3 2 3
Billy M . 4 4 G
Time : 2:1G'A : ; 2:17 : % ; 2:17 : .
No Suffering.
It wns at a breach of promise case ,
and the rustic defendant was under
cross examination.
"Now tell me , please , " said the conn
sel sternly , "one the evening of the
10th when you bade her goodby did
she suffer you to kiss her ? "
"Well. " said the witness slowly ,
reckon now I did give her a kiss or
two. but there wern't much sufferln
about It ns I could see. "
And even the learned Judge conde
scended to smile. Exchange.
His Worth.
Jenkins ( speaking to hla friend the
editor about the death of Rlche , the
millionaire ) How much Is he worth
I wonder ? Editor ( nbsentmlndedly )
Not much. Not more than a quarter
of a column at the outsldo. Chlcngo
Record-Herald.
Diplomacy.
First Doctor To what do you at
tribute hl. success as a physician' '
Second Doctor To his diplomacy. II (
first finds nut a few things a pntluu
doesn't like and then orders him note
to eat them -Philadelphia Record.
A Light Touch.
Wickwlre-l like Tlmmlns' storiw ,
He has such a light touch , Slinmlns-
Yes ; that's one thing In Tlmmlns' '
favor Ho rarely strikes onp for more
than two or three dollars. India no p-
oils Journal.
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Four Inches of Rain'Fell at Tlltfen.
Tllilon , Nob. , Aug. ! ! . Sliodal to
The News : The most severe eleclrlo-
al storm over known In this vicinity
came yesterday morning. Two ( Iron
were started by lightning. A barn nt
the farm of William Baker , soiitliomit.
WIIH hit and completely destroyed.
The horses were Mined , but luinioui ,
etc. , was burned. The barn WIIH near
ly new , IlOxliO , anil was covered by u
small amount of Insurance.
A house on the farm of James HOHC-
borough of Norfolk , occupied b > Jo
Dmibnrru , was struck , hut Punlmrro
WIIH up and nipped the lire In the bud.
Between three mill four liu he oC
rain fell. Thoie was no ( Inuingf to
crops oxeopts to oats that were Htand-
Ing. .Most of the oats are In the bhoclc.
QUEER FIRE AT GREGORY.
Hot Sim , Shlnlnn on Gasoline T.nnk ,
Caused Explosion.
Oiegory , S. D , , Aug. I ) . The flno
dwelling houoo of l.ouls Duir.ik of
Gregory was destroyed by MMwliMi
started In a peculiar manner The
midday sun shining on a mirror in d
the tolled Ion iitrlklng the , tauK . > f n
gasoline stove In the kitchen luuitl l
the gasoline nnd caused an ovplii.Mint.
Mrs. Dvorak was HI In bed nt ( hitun <
nnd there had been no fire In u > <
kitchen for a minilu r of honis Ati < i
the gasoline exploded It wns 1ml u
moment until that entire pnillmi ut
: he building WIIH a mass of fliiiiK'H it
s but a hhort time until tinI I ! mi. *
ipread to the other pnits of thr lii > , >
nd raged until only the hla < K < n i (
falls lonminod.
Mrs. Dvorak WIIH remoedith < lit
lenity to n place oC nfety.
Swedish Strike Sees No Let-up.
Stockholm. Aug. 9. The opi-niim of
.ho second week of the labor liuuM- }
n Sweden shows no abatement of tlio
lonfllcl , and the men already on sfrilco
jontlnue to augment their fono-i hy
.ho addition of sympathizers In other
irades. A general strike of railroad
men is threatened for August 11.
The farmers'
association today ap
pealed to citizens of all classes to help
.hem save the cereal crop , the harvest-
ng of which is prevented by thostnko
of farm hands.
The government supplemented fhla
ppenl by offering police protection to
nil persons assisting in the harvesting.
Street cars are running on time In
.ho capital and on all lines to Gothenburg -
burg , where the strikers have been re-
[ ilaccd by strikebreakers.
King Pleads for Pence.
The tie-up of the business life oE
.ho country ns the result of the gen-
; rnl strike is so serious that Klnjj
jiistavo Intervened in nn endeavor to
secure a compromise. His majesty
sent a message to the prrtles to Urn
conflict exhorting them to come ta\
an agreement at the earliest moment
[ lossiblo and advising arbitration of
: lie disputed questions. It was after
King Gustavo's message had been
rend and approved at a cabinet meet
ing Saturday that his majesty sum
moned to the palace ( he two leaders
of the warring factions , Director
Vonsydow of the employers and Si-nii-
: or LIndqulst , president of the fedc ra-
: lon of trades unions , for a conference.
The result of this conference did nor :
ranspiro but apparently his majesty's
effoits for a peaceful solution of the
trouble was without result for It was
announced that the printers would
itrlko today and the national labor
union Issued a proclamation that be
ginning tills evening every dray or
other wagon whose driver Is not wearIng -
Ing n union permit badge will he stop-
lied by strikers. No exception , it was
stated , will be made for owners driv
ing their own wagons. Tlio union fur
ther threatened to frustrate the at
tempt of the Stockholm street car
company to start its cars today on the
important lines with the aid of com
pany officials and strike breakers.
Over 1,000 telephone pud telegraph em
ployes will strike \Vednesdny. The
employers' association is paying out
$40,000 daily to support its weaker
members. The cash in the associa
tion's treasury is sufficient to keep
up this support for three weeks nnd
when the funds In the treasury are
exhausted the association has a re
serve fund of ? 1,500,000 which may
be used. The strikers daily are re
ceiving large contributions from Denmark -
mark , Norway , Finland , Germany ,
Roumnnla and Bulgaria.
A prominent Journalist , Gustafson ,
has boon summoned to the court by
the public prosecutor , charged with n
crime against the penal code that of
exhorting the employes of the stnto
railway to strike.
lllHT'M TIllMt-
Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Ho
ward for nny case of Catarrh that Pan-
not bo cured by Unit's Catarrh fun-
F. J. CIIKNI3Y * CO. , Toledo. O.
Wo , the underslKned. huvo known F.
J. Cheney for the IntU fifteen vears. nml
believe him perfectly honorable 1n nil
business transactions nnd flnnwlally
nblo to cnrry out nny obligations mailo
by hla firm.
Wnldlnfr , KInnan it Mnrvln ,
Wholesale Druggists , Toledo. O.
Hnll'H Cntnrrh Cure Is taken Inter-
nnlly , noting directly upon the blood
nnd mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Prlre 75 ci-nta
per bottle. Sold hy nil druggists.
Tnku Hnll's Family Pills for eonstl-
cntlon.
Burled In Sioux City.
Sioux Ctiy , Aug. 9. The body of
Mrs. Bessie Elliott , who was murdered
In Denver by Thomas Judge Halstead , .
nnd who afterward ended his own life , ,
was brought to Sioux City for Inter
ment. The remains were accompanied
by her husband , George Elliott , whom
she had deserted.
Lightning Strikes Mine.
Tellurldo , Colo. , Aug. 9. Lightning
struck the Liberty Bell mlno hero and
as a result three minors nro dead.
They were overcome by the smoke
that filled the lower levels of the mlno
after the lightning had set flro to the
buildings nt the mine's mouth. Four
other victims of the smoke nro In a
serious condition. Several others
wore overcome while attempting
rescue.