? k TUB NOKOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JO.UE AL FRIDAY AUGUSTT8 1909
Personality of Dr. Von Bethmann-
Hollweg , the New Chancellor.
RESERVED AND THOUGHTFUL
Prince von Bulow's Successor Is Em
peror William's College Friend and
Has Deen Called "the Philosopher
Statesman" A Man of Convincing
Thought and Substance.
Dr. Theobald von Bethmann-Holl-
weg , former secretary of the Interior
nnd vlco chancellor , who was recently
appointed by the kaiser chancellor of
the German emplro In succession to
Prince von Hnlow , Is u college friend
of Emperor William II. They were
fraternity brothers In the Borussla
corps at llotin , and during the entire
'reign of William Dr. von Bothmann-
Ilollweg often has advised hid majes
ty. Hut ho has shown a disinclination
to accept high olllce. He l.s n man of
reserved nnd thoughtful habits and
has been called "the philosopher states
man. "
Natural nnd Simple In Bearing.
Ho Is a tall man with a long face ,
emphasized by a small , dark , pointed
beard. Ijmperor William often has
found rest and comfort In Dr. von
Ilethmann-IIollweg'H repose of man
ner and agreeable conversation , and
ho Is one of the few frequenters of
the court whose hearing toward his
majesty Is natural and simple.
Dr. von Hethmann-IIollweg Is 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 Ilollweg , who added
his wifo'w name to his own. Ills
grandfather was the first member of
the family to enter public service , lie
became a professor of Jurisprudence
at the Bonn university and received a
patent of nobility for his learning.
Later he was made a member of the
Prussian diet and became active In
the constitutional agitation of the for
ties , and ten years later ho was ap
pointed to the Liberal cabinet as min
ister of education.
Often Rode With the Kaiser.
Prince von Billow's successor Is fifty-
three years old. In youth he studied
law , always the ilrst step to a public
career , and was appointed assistant
Judge. Before he was thirty years old
lie was made district governor of Ober-
Barnlm and later became provincial
president of Potsdam. For three years
there he mr < v 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 an old
tweed suit of sober cut , and ho always
selected a qnlct horse.
Following his sojourn at Potsdam
Dr. von Bethmann-Ilollwcg's promo-
tlon was rapid. He became president ol
the government of Bromberg and presl
dent of the province of Brandenburg ,
from which post ho took up the port'
folio of Prussian minister of the In
\ terlor. He followed Posadowsky as
Imperial minister and showed In par
llament his powers of plain and cffec
tlve statement. He Is without tin
graces of expression and the wit ol
Prince von Hnlow. but is a man ol
convincing thought and substance.
Prepared Important Laws.
Since he became minister of the In
terlor Dr. von Hethmann-Hollweg hai
distinguished himself by preparing ai
Imperial Insurance law nnd a law con
trolling a right of assemblage , both o
which passed the relchstag.
Dr. von Hethmann-Hollweg In his
political principles Is n mild Conserva
tlve , but he Is most particular In tin
nppllcatlon to himself of the tradition
ai policy that the servants of tin
crown must be nonpartlsan. While IK
was district governor of Hromberg tin
Conservative Interests sought to us <
his Intluence In a local election , am
ho explained indignantly , "I am ai
administrative official , not an clectloi
agent. "
Prince von Hulow recently said o
the new chancellor , "He Is n very abl
man and of a profound nature. "
Dr. von Bethmnnn-IIollxveg possess
es an excellent knowledge of the Eng
llsh language and Is n student o
American affairs. .
He Earned It.
One bleak winter morning n coli
looking Individual walked Into a smul
cafe.
"Morning , " ho Bald cheerily , address
Ing himself to the whlto aproned nl
tcndnnt Iwhlnd the bar.
"Morning. " was the reply.
"How'd you Hko a sherry and e
this morning ? " continued the srrangei
"Well , that sounds very good to nx
Are you going to treat ? * '
"Ill furnish the eggs If yea will coi
tribute the Bhcrry. "
"Done , " agreed the proprietor.
"All right. I'll bo back In n minute ,
the frosted one called over hla shou
fler ud ho walked toward the door.
Into the street and nround the coiner
nor h made his way nnd halted tx
The Inspiration of Purpose.
The great thing In life Is not In refl
king a purpoHo , but In lighting for I
If wo feel the posslblltles of a gre !
work looming up largo before us on
Impelling us to action It Is our du1
to consecrate ourselves to it. Fallui
In a great work Is nobler than succes
In a petty one that Is beneath our ma :
Imuru of possibility. Wo have nothlti
to do with results ; they do not beloi ]
to us anyway. It is our duty to do o\ \
best bravely and rest In the swe <
comfort of this fact alone , Clrc
Maeuzlno.
The tctnplo of fume stands upon tli
grave. The flaino 'that burns upon II
altars Is kindled from the ashes c
dead moo.
Doth Tainted.
"You arc In the employ of that mil
lionaire up on the hill , aren't you ? "
snapped the sharp faced woman who
ran the butter nnd egg shop.
"Yes , ma'am , " responded the man In
the white apron , "and I want two
pounds of butter for my master's ta
ble. He said he'd send to town after
It , only the roods arc BO bad. "
"Ho did , eh ? Well , wo are not par.
tlcular about his trade. Did you tell
him I said his money was tainted ? "
"Indeed , I did. "
"And what did ho say ? "
"Said BO was your blamed old but-
tor. " Chicago News.
A Quaint London Custom.
It IB curious how few persons have
noticed the ancient nnd quaint custom
which Is observed every evening dur
ing the term In the walks of the Mid-
lie Temple of sounding the call that
warns members of the Inn that It Is
time to dress for dinner In the hall at
0. The custom Is as old as the Mid
dle Temple Itseif , where It alone exists.
At about fiiliO p. m. the warder on duty
emerges from n sldo door of the hall
with an old fashioned cow horn , richly
ornamented Vlth silver , and , com
mencing In Fountnlneourt , blows a
sustained blast on It , which ho repeats
In New court , Kssex court , Hrlck court ,
Pump court , Klin court nnd at the en
trance to Crown office 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 any notice of the
horn blowing except small boys and
ticket porters who occasionally chaff
the warder while he Is engaged In his
musical efforts. Westminster Gazette.
Work Fascinating.
There Is an Indescribable fascination
about work The laziest man In town
will stand watching with evident en
joyment the labors of a street gana
laying pavement. Fort Worth Record
Suits the Case.
"That prisoner over yonder , warden ,
has rather a mischievous look. "
"Do you think so ? "
"Yes. quite a roguish expression. "
Baltimore American.
Exercise and Eating.
There can be no exorcise without
eating. Neither can there be any eat
ing without exercise. Good Health ,
Mtnd Your Own Business.
An old ciutom once prevailed In a
remote place In England of giving n
clock to any one who would truthfully
sxvear that he had minded his own
business alone for a year nnd n day
nnd had not meddled with his neigh
bors. Many came , but fexv , If any ,
gained the prize , which was more dif
ficult to win than the Dunmoxv flitch
of bncon. Though they swore on the
four gospels nnd held out their hands
in certain hope , some hitch xvaa sure
to be found somexvhcre , and for all
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 xvny concerning himself. At
Inst a young man earns with n per
fectly clear record , and the clock
seemed as If It was at last about to
change oxvners. Then said the custo
dian , "Oh , a young man was here yes
terday and made mighty sure he xvns
going to have the clock , but he didn't"
"And why didn't he get it ? " "What'e
that to you ? " snapped the custodian.
"That's not your business , and yon
don't get the clock. "
Football as Played In Labrador.
3 One must not imagine it Is all xvorl
i nnd no play with the Labrador Eskl
mos. Much to uiy surprise , I fouuc
that our good old game of football hae
taken linld In Ungava. The game 1 ;
played with a ball of sealskin stuffet
xvlth grass. The goals are placed mud
the same as In our oxvn game , am
each player Is armed with a shor
handled sling made of several thong :
of seal hldo bent In loops and attachei
to a xvoodcu handle. The ball ma }
either be tossed In the sling , klckei
or , should opportunity offer , picked uj
and carried. Rough tuctlcs are no :
barred. I have seen a man tossed Ir
the air and pitched headforemost inti
a snow bank , while pushing , trlpplnj
and blocking are nil freely Indulged In
Recreation.
Ready Excuse.
Beggar Say , boss , xx-on't you help
poor fellow out of a Job ? Joakloy-
Graclous ! Can't you get out of it xvltl
out my help ? Pretend you're sick o
something. Philadelphia Press.
A Question of Color.
The enormous dltneultlea of coloi
terminology are illustrated by a cus
touier's "exact statement of her re
qulreuients" In a large Deansgato es
tabllshment one day. "Something ii
blue tnffcta silk , please. I don't xvan
anything as dark as navy blue nor any
thing as light as Cambridge * blue , bu
something darker than Eton blue am
yet a little off from on electric blui
nnd hardly a sky blue more like i
robin's egg blue and yet not quite si
light , but not nn Indigo blue , but some
thing like this tint ; I think they mil I
naming glory blue , which Is BomctlH'i ;
like a turquoise blue and yet not quit
so light as thnt and yet not so dar !
j. quite as this aquamarine blue nor s
itt light as baby blue. Now , If you hav
jt anything In the shade I have described
lj ( please shoxv It to me " The Intclllgcn
assistant unrolled a length , n cross be
ro txveen the blue devils and the deep sen
13 xvlth the remark : "This is the shad
of blue you require , uiadnin. It 1
18 called 'London mllkr " Dyer and Ca
IK Ice Printer.
Professional Relics.
ja Doctor ( to lawyer going through tli
medical museum ) Your profession dot
not offer any opportunity for the co
lection of professional relics. Laxvyt
I am not so sure about that. I hav
a unique collection of family skeletal
at ray office. Puck.
FORGOTJJNE THING.
Oversljjht of the Man Who Tried to
M Uo Hens' Eggi.
A New Jersey timn felt tlmt he liml
nt Inst Invented n process for manu
facturing eggs. He experimented until
liu discovered the component parts of
n unttiral egg the milk. Ilbrln , plum-
phorus nnd all the rest mid hiistencd
to secure them. Then ho nnnounred
to the druggist whom he pntronlzcd
for his chemicals that all he need
ed now to Insure success was cold
weather , when eggs would sell for 50
and 00 cents a dozen. December saw
the looked for period arrive , and the
Inventor's new copper kettle was sol
IT the llaino of the kitchen gui
range. The mixture was placed In It ,
and the scientist proceeded to operult
with a blowpipe. The llbrln , the phos
phorus and the rest of tlio chemical !
stood It as long as they could and thet
expressed their feelings In n might }
explosion. The neighbors sought tlieli
collar * , while the glass in windows and
doors fell In splinters.
Discussing his failure with the drug'
gist and other friends , among them
Congressman Gardner of New Jersey ,
the puzzled alchemist said for the
tenth time :
"Perhaps I forgot to Include soim
essential In my formula. "
"Yes , " said Mr. Gardner dryly , "you
did forget something. "
"And do you know what It was ? "
eagerly quelled the experimenter.
"I certainly do , " said the congress
man.
"Tell me tell mo what It Is and for
tune will be assured to us both. "
"A lien Just a common , ordinary
hen , " replied the congressman from
ICgg Harbor unfeelingly. Natioim
Magazine.
Ho Went Back.
At n ball In Edinburgh a well known
and charming hostess , wishing to get
a partner for one of her guests , asked
a gentleman If she might Introduce
him to a young lady.
"Oh , yes , " he drawled affectedly.
"Trot her out. "
This was overheard by the Intended
partner , who was remarkable for her
native wit a well as her beauty. So
when the youth vrna Introduced to her
she calmly surveyed him from head to
foot and then quietly said :
"Thank you. Now trot him back ,
please. " _ _
president Taft's Capacity For Work.
"When Taft was on the bench In
Ohio he worked more hours than most
men. " said John \Varrlngton 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
bo 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 a
shorter time than any 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 physteo )
strength. Ills iniisfloti nro
FASHION WRINKLES.
The New Bridal Trunk Graduatlor
Dresses of the Season ,
A pretty finish for a waist of a col
ored cotton or lluen frock that meets
a yoke of white embroidery or llngerh
Is made from white pique. Suppos <
the yoke Is square. A band of tin
pique four Inches wide Is shaped to fit
with an extension front tlmt rum
down the waist line. This Is button
holed In small scallops with morcerlzec
thread and further decorated wltl
groups of dots , varying In size.
Graduation dresses for young girli
show a great deal of hand embroider ;
nnd arc made in princess style o
blouse effects to wear with lace o
satin girdles.
The new bridal trunks arc long am
open lengthwise , with hatbox am
r >
A DSEFUI * TKAVKLINd QOWN.
drawers on one side and hangers fc
gowns on the other. They sell i"c
$05 and are considered a great coi
vcnlonco for steamer travel.
The costume that Is smart nnd nt tl
same time useful Is In demand f <
traveling. The pretty gown seen I
the cut Is of lightweight shepherd
plaid , with trimmings of black bra I
It can bo worn on the train or bon
yet will bo quite correct for the hot
dinner. JUDIC CIIOLLET.
Who Is your "popular author" amen
the ad xvrltors of the city. This ni
thor has something now to say to yo
today of course.
ThoUght It Was n Bird.
There was n bailie In Glasgow some
years ago whoso knowledge of natural
history was limited. Ono day when on
the bench the following case came before -
fore him :
A man who had a squirrel , on going
to the country for a short time , loft the
squirrel in charge of n neighbor. The
neighbor when attending to the animal
accidentally left the door of Its cage
open , and without being seen It mndo
Its escape , on his return the owner of
the squirrel was very angry at the
man for his carek > ssness and brought
an action against him , demanding com
pensatlon for the loss of his pet. The
bailie heard both parties and then
gave the following as his decision :
"Nae ( loot ye did wrang to open the
cage door , but , " turning to the pur
suer , "je was wrang , ( no , for yo
should line cllpplt the beast's wings. "
"It's a quadruped , yer honor ! " said
the man.
"Quadruped hero or quadruped there ,
If ye had cllpplt Its wings It couldna
line flown awn * . I dismiss the caso. "
Only a Sample.
A crotchety old farmer of Massachu-
etts had trouble with a neighbor and
s a result sought his counsel.
"I want yeow ter write him a letter
in' tell him this here foolishness he/
got ter stop , " ho declared firmly. "I
enow what I went ter say , but 1 ain't
ot the larnln' ter put It Just right. "
"What do you want to say ? " ' the
awyer asked.
"Waal , begin by tellln' him thet he's
he duriidest , lyln'est , thlovln'est , low
lownest skunk on alrth and then work
ip. " Llpplncott's.
Strong on System.
At n certain coal mine In New Mox-
co the superintendent was greatly an-
inyed from time to time by employees
iKivlng Into and out of the company's
louses without due notification of
heir frequent changes of domicile. It
locamo quite Impossible to keep the
cut accounts straight on the office
woks , and finally the superintendent
n his exasperation resolved upon
stringent measures. He therefore post
ed the following notice , which Is given
verbatim orthography , syntax and all :
february the llth.
Notice to nil employes
aney Person or Persons thnt Mooves
Into A house Without My Consent shall
be Put Out Without anney Cemmony.
Dam It 1 Must and Will huvo some Sis-
torn. ( Signed ) BEN FIL.STER.
A Very Polite Reporter.
"When I was city editor of a little
inper In a southern city , " said a news-
lapcr man , "I wanted an Interview
with a senator who was visiting in a
nearby city , but our man there wired
: hat he had failed to get the Interview
jecause the senator bud taken a train
for Washington and that we might
catch him ourselves when the trah :
passed through our city. Ilnstllj
searching a time table , I found thai
: ho train mentioned was duo in n'fexv
minutes. There being no other report
er at hand , I seized Bud Lunkly , n
raw reporter fresh from the country
told him to meet this train at the sta
tlon'nnd get some sort of cxprcsslor
from the senator on a subject then o (
much Importance.
"Some time later Bud strolled cnlmlj
In and Informed mo that after a per
renal search of every car on the tralr
lie had failed to find the senator.
" 'Do you mean that you looked Intc
all the sleeping berths , Bud ? ' said I.
" 'Yep ; that's what I done. ' said Bud
" 'But , Bud. ' I exclaimed In conster
nation , 'weren't a good many of these
berths occupied by ladles ? '
'Sure , ' said Bud.
II But what did you do when yet
found a lady who had retired ? '
" 'When I busted the curtain opcr
nnd looked In nnd a woman Jutnpei
up nnd screamed I took off my hot one
says , "That's all right , lady ; you aln'
the man I'm looking for ! " ' "
Stuck to His Work.
Barry Pain , the humorist , nt a gnth
rrlng of nrtlsts one evening wns cnllet
tipon for n speech.
"Gentlemen , " he paid , "being presen
nt n gathering In which art Is so large
ly represented , I fool It Incumben
upon me to say a few words concern
ing the subject of pnlntlng. Speaklnj
personally , my only efforts In tlmt dl
rectlon were on an occasion when !
enameled our bath. My friends said b
me. 'My dear fellow , If s no good you
going In for painting unless you'n
prepared to stick to your work. *
"Well , " concluded Mr , Pain , amid tb
Innsrhter of big audience , "I did stld
to it. "
The Newspaper ,
Henry Ward Beecher once said : "I :
the United States very worthy cltlzc
reads a newspaper and owus It. i
newspaper Is a window through xvhlc
men look out on all that Is going on 1
the world. Without a newspaper
man Is shut up In a small room an
knows little or nothing of what Is liar
penlng outside of himself. A goo
newspaper will keep a man In Byn
pathy with the world's current history
It Is an ever unfolding encyclopedli
an unbound book , forever Issuing an
never finished. "
J-jhnnie's Excuse ,
"Why don't you say 'Thank you
Johnnie , wheu you Are handed an :
thing ? " said Mrs. Brown nt the tnbli
"Your sister always says It. "
"Yes , " replied little Johnnlo , "she1
a woman and always wants to hav
the hint word. " Once a Week.
The Day of
Carrie's sister May , six yeara of ng
on being asked why the Sabbath da
was different from the other days I
tlic week answered very carelossl ;
"Oh. that's the day you pin things 01
stead of sewing.- Delineator ,
It Depends.
Wigwag ( trying to think of Insomnlr
When you Imven't been nblo to slee
for about a week what do you call It
Youngpop What Is It , a boy or girl-
Philadelphia Record.
Dallas Makes It Three Apiece ,
Norfolk's Standing.
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
1C G 0 .000
Dallas now has won thrco games
nnd Norfolk three. Looks llko we'd
have to hnvo another rubber to decide
who's who.
Two Young men pitched ngnlnst
cnch other In Saturday's game be-
twcon Dallas and Norfolk. Cy Young
won his game , though Mr. Young of
Norfolk won the six Innings of the
game ho pitched. So both of the
Young pitchers had cause to fool sat
isfied with the day's work. Dallas
made no scores after Archie Ward ,
who was too crippled to attempt to
pitch ami 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
game.
Archie Ward had been crippled for
three days , and It wnsn't his turn to
throw the ball. He complained of his
condition , but did the host ho could
under the circumstances , nnd oven at
that ho delivered some foolers. All
the scores made by the visitors came
in the first and third Innings four In
the first and ono In the third nnd then
Mr. Young went Into the tossing game
with a whitewash brush that painted
without a mar for the next six straight
mos In.
The lead of live scores , however ,
as too much for the local bat boys
o overcome , particularly when it Is
omombered that Cy Young for Dallas
Itched a wonderful game of baseball ,
linsclf. That boy Cy has the variety
ml the speed and ho drew his team
ut of a number oC deep holes that
nd "Danger" marked all around them.
Only by phenomenal work did they
eep the victory In the Rosebudders'
nnds.
A long slide to second by Neno and
high ono-handod spearing exhibition
y Pitts wore circus features of the
ontost.
Anderson and Graham , Gregory men
filllatlng with their arch enemies of
he Rosebud , made two of the Dallas
cores , but evened up with three or-
ors , made by Graham in ovcU.hrows
o first.
Because of Buckmaster's wrenched
: nee , ho was unable to preside nt first
ml Hopper of Stanton was substltut
tl. He wasn't "there" and was re-
ilaced by Schoenauer.
On account of the condition of the
llamond the game against the South
Omaha colored team , scheduled for
Sunday , expired In its tracks.
Dallas . . . .40100000 0 5 9 I
Norfolk . . .00010001 0 2 5 :
Summary : Two-base hits Neno
\ndorson. Double plays Schoenauo :
o South ; Reynolds to Pitts ; Nevitt t (
itts. Struck-out By Ward , 3 ; bj
Young 2 ; by Cy Young ( Dnllns ) , G
Bases on balls Off Young , 2 ; of
Ward , 1. Hit by pitched balls B ;
Ward , 2 ; by Young , 2. Stolen bases-
Neno , Reynolds. Time , 2:05. : Umpire
Smith of Tilden.
Electric Storm Strikes Neligh.
Neligh , Neb. , Aug. 9. Special t <
The News : Neligh and vicinity ox
porlcnccd one of the most sever olcc
; rlcal storms this sonson Saturdn ;
evening nnd Sunday morning. AI
though a great amount of eloctriclt ;
ivns dtsplnycd about 9 o'clock In tin
3venlng , which was accompanied b ;
a heavy rain , the most serious dam
age by lightning happened betweei
.he hours of 3 und 4 o'clock Sunda ;
morning.
PIro was discovered In the wes
part of town at the barn of Mrs. C
A. Hathaway. The alarm was Imme
dlately turned In , but before the fin
department arrived the structure
doomed and only the buildings ad
Joining were prevented from catcli
ing. The Insurance on this propert ;
had elapsed some time ngo , and li
consequence the loss Is total.
Lightning struck the resldonc
property of C. Penn In the east part o
the city , and left Its mark In over
room In the house with the exceptlo :
of one. Fred Buhler and wife wor
the guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Penn dm
Ing the night , and It Is a most n
markable feature that no ono In th
house was Injured nor even shockci
The bed occupied by Mr. nnd Mr ;
Buhler wns of the Iron variety. Th
bolt came in at the door , passed ovc
the bed in which they were sleopln
and through the wall. A bed In a vi
cant room was the most disfigured 1
the house. It was dismantled of on
bed-post , which was completely seve
ed from Its holdings as though slice
by au ax. Nearly every room in tli
house had the plastering , carpets an
wall paper torn loose. A numbc
of window lights were broken an
numerous holes In the colling an
walls. There waa a slight trace <
burnt wood on the second floor whei
the bolt passed out. Mr. Penn he
$700 Insurance on his homo.
U la reported thnt n stack of alfall
belonging to P. D. Thompson , east <
Nollgh , was struck by lightning ar
destroyed. Owing to the heavy electi
city a largo number of telephones are
burned out , and reports from the
country are of a meager nature.
Tramp Loses Feet.
Humphrey , Neb. , Aug. U. Special
to The News : Walter Touliy , n tramp
giving Minneapolis as 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 wheu the engine cylinder
struck him , throwing him under the
wheels. He wns taken to the Colum
bus hospital. One foot will be ampu
tated , the other wns badly crushed.
Plow Factory for Decmer.
West Point , Neb. , Aug. 1) ) . Special
to The News : The Farmers Manu
facturing company Is the latest Incor
poration organized In ruining comity ,
with headquarters at Boomer. The
company will manufacture the patent
ed plow Invented by Henry Mahler , a
Cumlng county farmer. This plow
possesses many points of superiority
over the plow In ordinary use , and bids
fair to bo a great success. The olllcern
of the company are : A. Llorman ,
president ; Gottfried Karlor , vlco pres
ident ; W. T. Fried , secretary , and W.
A. Smith , treasurer.
Fine Rain In Northwest.
Alusworth , Neb. , Aug. 9. Special to
The News : A fine rain visited Alns-
worth nnd Brown county Saturday
evening. It will do much good.
Word reaches Norfolk that Satur
day night's rain was general over
northern Nebraska and southern South
Dakota , extending through Gregory.
Trlpp and Meyer counties.
Norfolk Youths Under Arrest.
Madison , Neb. , Aug. 9. Special to
The News : Stanley Ammedon and
Paul Guildea , two Norfolk youths ,
were arrested Saturday evening in
Norfolk by Game Warden John Donovan
van for solllni ; a cattish nl the Calu
met cafe , contrary to law. Ilo brought
them to Madison yesterday and they
will be arraigned before Judge W. L.
Berry today.
The boys were fined $15.81 In Judge
Berry's court this morning. They guar
anteed the payment and wore released.
Anirncdon and Guihlea had been fish
ing Saturday evening , making n small
catcli. They took the llsh to the Cal
umet with the Intention of selling the
fish. Game Warden Donovan chanced
to be sitting at the lunch counter. He
ffered 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 was brought
o a successful conclusion In Norfolk
iaturday afternoon. The event of the
ifternoon was the pace won by Cap-
aln Mack of Pierce In three straight
icats. Captain Mack's best time was
2:16'4. :
Thursday , Friday and Snturdny had
ill been perfect days from a weathei
standpoint , and the racing mnnnge
nent felt all the more cheerful ovei
his fact when rain came Saturdaj
light.
The horsemen have packed theh
paraphernalia and have shipped tc
O'Neill for the races this 'eek.
Another grandstandful or race fans
reeled the last day's program.
In the last heat of the 2:14 : pace
Japlain Mack slarlcd fully six lengths
) ohlnd Louise Me. , who looked like
winner , when the Captain crept ur
and up on the stretch , finally ovortak
ng and passing Louise Just before the
wire wasreached. . It was a race thai
broughl down the grandstand. Hngni
was a favorite In the start , but turnet
out an "also ran. "
G. W. Box , T. D. Preoce and P. .T
3arnos were Judges ; Woods Cones , W
I. Stadclman and J. S. Hancock time
( copers ; M. B. Huffman , stnrter.
A summary of the events follows :
Special trot
Sweet Child 1 1
Sequel B 2 2 . '
Yankton Bell 3 3 I
Irglnia Me 4 4 ' .
Tlmo : 2:27M : : 2:28 : / : 2:20.
Sweet Child kept her trol up in fim
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
laptnln Mack 1 1 :
Louise Me 2 3 . '
Looking On 3 2 !
Billy M 4 4 i
Time : 2lG'/t : ; 2:17 : % ; 2:17 : .
No Suffering.
It wns nt n bread ) of promise case
nnd the rustic defendant was unde
cross examination.
"Now tell me , please , " said the conn
sel sternly , "one the evening of th
10th when you bade her goodby dli
she suffer you to kiss her ? "
" " said the witness "
"Well. slowly ,
reckon now I did give her a kiss o
two , but there wern't much suffcrlr
nbout It as I could sec. "
And even the learned Judge condc
Bccndcd to smile. Exchange.
His Worth.
Jenkins ( speaking to bis friend th
editor about the death of Itlcbe , th
millionaire ) How much Is he wortl
I wouder ? Editor ( abseatmlndedly- )
Not much. Not more than a quartc
of a column at the outside. Chtcng
Record-Hera Id.
Diplomacy.
First Doctor To what do you a
tribute his success as a physician
Second Doctor To his diplomacy. II
first finds nut n few things u patlci
doesn't like and then orders him IK
to eat them. Philadelphia Record.
A Light Touch.
is WlckwIre-I like TJmrnlns' storln
He has such a light touch. Slmmlns-
Yes ; tlmt's one thing In Tlnuntni
favor. lie rarely strikes ono for mor
than two or three dollars. ludlannj
olla Journal.
Four Inches of Rain'Fell at Tlldeti.
Tlldon , Neb. , Aug. It. Special to
The News : The most severe eleelrlo-
al storm over known In this vicinity
came yesterday morning. Two llro
were started by lightning. A barn ul
the farm of William linker. Houtlumnt.
was hit and completely destroyed.
The horses were mixed , but Imrmwu.
etc. , was burned. The burn wan nearly -
ly new , ; iOx30 , and was covered by u
small amount of Insurance.
A house on the farm of James itoao-
borough of Norfolk , occupied by Jo
DnnlmiTo. was struck , but Dnnlxirro
XVIIH up and nipped the llro In the bud.
Between three and four Inchcw or
rain foil. Thoio was no dnmamto
crops excepts to oats that were stand-
lug. Most of the oats arc In the aliodc.
QUEER FIRE AT GREGORY.
Hot Sun , Shlnlnn on Gasoline Tank ,
Caused Explosion ,
Oiogory. S. 1) . , Aug. D. Tinlino
dwelling house of Louis Dvorak of
Gregory was destroyed by lire \\hldi
started In a peculiar manner. Tito
midday sun shining on a mirror at it
the rollectlon striking the tank i.f < i
gasoline stove In the kitchen lumi..l
the gasoline and caused an oxploM.m.
Mrs , Dvorak was 111 in bed at tin- tim
and there had been no lire In n ,
kitchen for a number of hours. AC.
the gasoline exploded It was hut
moment until that entire portion .
the building was a mass of fluin If
was but n nhort time until the ii-nu. *
spread to the other parts of the bouse
and niged until only the blat K-u - it
walls remained.
Mrs. Dvorak wan remoxed wltli dit
( lenity to a place of wifely.
Swedish Strike Sees No Let-up.
Stockholm. Aug. 9. The openimof
10 second week of the labor tnml.l.'H '
i Sweden shows no abatement of tfio
onlllct , and the men already on xrrilcn
ontlnne to augment their forces l > y
10 addition of sympathizers In < > tiu r
rados. A general strike of railroad
ion Is threatened for August II.
The farmers' association today an-
oaled to citi/.ens of all classes to help
liem save the cereal crop , the harvest-
\K \ of which is prevented by the strike
f farm hands.
The government supplemented this
ppeal by offering police protection to
11 persons assisting In the harvesting.
Street cars arc running on time In
ho capital and on all lines to Gotlion-
urg , where the strikers have been re-
laced by strikebreakers.
King Pleads for Pence.
The tie-up of the business lifo oC
he country as the result of the gen-
'i-al ' strike is so serious that Kliiff
itistavo intervened in an endeavor to
ecuro a compromise. Ills majesty
out a message to the parties to Urn
lonlllct exhorting them to conio tc *
in agreement at the earliest moment
lossible and advising arbitration oC
he disputed questions. It was aft'T
Cing Gustavo's message had boon
read and approved at a cabinet moet-
ng Saturday that his majesty siini-
noned to the palace the two leadf-ra
3f the warring factions , Director
/onsydow of the employers and S > 'im-
or Lindquist , president of the fede-ni-
lon of trades unions , for a conference.
The result of this conference did nof :
rnnsplro but apparently his majesty's
jft'orts for a peaceful solution of the
rouble was without result for It was
announced that the printers woulil
triko today and the national labor
mien issued a proclamation that bo-
Inning this evening every dray or
other wagon whoso driver is not xvear-
ng a union permit badge xvlll be stop-
led by strikers. No exception , it xvns
stated , xvill be made for owners drlv-
ng their own wagons. The union fur-
her threatened to frustrate the at-
enipt of the Stockholm street car
company to start its cars today on the
mportant lines with the aid of com-
mny officials and strike breakers.
Over 1,000 telephone pnd telegraph em
ployes will strike \Vednesdny. The
employers' association Is paying out
i-10,000 dally to support its weaker
nomhers. The cash in the associa
tion's treasury is sufficient to keep
ip this support for three weeks and
when the funds in the treasury are
exhausted the association has a re-
icrvo fund of $4,500,000 which may
Jo used. The strikers dally are re
ceiving largo contributions from Den-
nark , Norway , Finland , Germany ,
Roumanla and Bulgaria.
A prominent Journalist , Gustafson ,
: ias been summoned to the court by
the public prosecutor , charged with ti
crime against the penal code that of
exhorting the employes of the state
railway to strike.
IlfHT'N Tlllxl-
Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollnrs Re
ward for nny CUBO of Catarrh tlmt can
not bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Pun-
F. J. CHENRY & CO. , Toledo. O.
Wo , the underslKnod. hnvo known F.
J. Cheney for the lust fifteen voai'H. nnil
helk'Vo him perfectly honorable 1n nil
business transactions ! nnd lliinii'Mnlly
ahlo to carry out nny obligation * mnda
by his firm.
Wnldlnpr , Klnnnn & Miirvln.
Wholesale DriiKKiHts , Toledo. O.
Hnll'H Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally , nctiiin directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Tcutlrnonluls 8ont free. PrU-o 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by nil driiRRlstB.
Taku Hall's Family 1'llln for fonstl-
natlon.
Burled In Sioux City.
Sioux Ctiy , Aug. 9. The body of
Mrs. Besslo Elliott , who was murdered
in Denver by Thomas Judge Halstead , .
nnd who nftonvnrd ended his own lifo , .
was brought to Sioux City for Inter
ment. The remains xvero accompanied
by her husband , George Elliott , whom
she had deserted.
Lightning Strikes Mine ,
Tcllurlde , Colo. , Aug. 9. Lightning
struck the Liberty Boll mlno hero and
as a result thrco minors are dead.
They xvero overcome by the smoke
that filled the lower levels of the mlno
nftor the lightning had set flro to the
buildings at the mine's mouth. Four
other victims of the smoke arc In n
serious condition. Several others
xvero ox'orcomo whllo attempting
rescue.