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Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19

tinder box construction. One reason is that
people do not know any better, and the next
is that those who ought to keep them
posted fail in their task. l have a report
of one city, an enterprising city of the mid
die west, where 2677 permits were taken
out last year, involving an outlay Of $780,
900, and where there were but nine nreproof
buildings erected during that period. Incl
dentally, the fire losses amounted to over
H,OOo00O. In another city $15,4OOO0O were
put into 2,OO2 buildings, of which number
twelve O. were fireproof. In still another
city. where 1896 permits were taken out for
buildings involving nearly SS000,0O0, but
twenty-five buildings. mostly small ones at
that, were ifeproof, and the fire loss was
H,5OOOOO. l blame the newspapers very
largely for the apathy of the people upon
this subject. If a dog goes mad and bites
a man or two the newspapers clamor for
more ample police protection, the proper
licensing of CANNES, If not their elimination
from civic privileges, and host of other
cures and redress.ve measures without end
After a terrible railroad wreck the same
papers clamor for the abolition of grade
crossings, the providing of more perfect
block systems, etc, and after a great
fire they simply clamOr for greater water
pressure, a larger fire department with
better apparatus, feeling about as It were
for some sort of palliative. or at best a
little salve to put upon the sore, rather
than striking at the root of the evil and
eradicating it by advocating n preventive
We have been able to stamp out-thor-
oughly stamp out-smallpox, yellow fever
and lot of those things which seemed a
few years ago to be the necessary accom-
paniment of life In certain districts, by
using drastic methods, not to cure the pa
tients so afflicted, but to prevent people
from contracting the loathed disease, wip-
ing out the cause of it, II the newspapers
of the country would set themselves as
energetically to this task, advocating fire.
proof construction instead of perfected fire
lighting appliances, and insisting upon the
proper legislative enactments, 1t would be
but a question of months when popular
opinion. so directed and educated would
place insurmountable obstacles in the way
of the shysters and speculative builders of
fire traps, and there would be evolved
some method of eliminating the danger
which lies in existing buildings of anti
ouated construction.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
P0YNToN EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Attorney Who Was Only slightly IN
ON Friday Evening Dies
During the Night.

George Poynton, an attorney died rather
suddenly Friday night. He had not been III
enough to raise any apprehension in the
minds Of his friends Mr. Poynton was as
ISOLATED with Frank T, Ransom in the
practice Of law and had resided in Omaha
for the last fifteen years He was a native
or Wisconsin, about 40 years Of age and
before coming 10 Nebraska had Hved in
Michigan most OF his life. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in Detroit and shortly
after came to Omaha. lie has relatives
living In Wisconsin and arrang ements for
the funeral have been held In apeyance to
await word from them
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
SMITH TAKES CLARKE BUILDING
Dry Goods Company Leases New
Rooms for Additional Ware
house Facilities.

The M. E. Smith company has leased the
four-story building at 14i4 and lE4l9 Harney
owned by A. w. Clarke of Papilllon. This
new warehouse will take the place of the
four floors formerly occupied by the dry
goods jobbers as a warehouse in the Mercer
block at Eleventh and Howard streets. The
portion of the Clarke building now leased
as a warehouse was formerly used by the
Midland Glass and Paint company for stor-
age purposes As new stock arrives TO re-
place that burned IL will be stored in the
Clarke building. but Mr.. Smith does not
expect 10 have much there until next fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
buying Has Been Good.

The business done so far in the buying
season, which began January 10, also pre-
diets good trade until its close, April /.
During this period the Omaha JobbeTs' and
Manufacturers association has an arrange
ment through the Commercial club whereby
certain rate inducements are made to out
of-town customers who buy bills OF goods
from it's members. Four spring merchants
meetings were arranged for In December
and during these four periods merchar. 3
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19

houses used for dwelling purposes, apart
ments and so forth, the ratio is even
greater, amounting to even as much as 3
per cent. These figures represent the
average of all the materials Incorporated
in the building. The depreciation of the
essentially structural parts of timber Is
even greater, 1t is pretty nearly 4 per cent
per year while the average lessening of
value of a freproof structure as a whole
is scant 10 of 1 per cent, and the de-
probation of the structural parts, when
once properly built is virtually nil. The
constant Sinking and movement of WOOD
framing necessitate frequent repair of ex-
terior and interior finish, papering, paint
ing, plasterirg, etc. even when those parts
of the work would otherwise be perfectly
presentable undamaged by mere age. In
a fireproof building such things as shrink
age and movement do not occur, l mean
in a properly built freproof structure. In
ordinary buildings, thing few people fig
ure upon, vermin cause quite an addi-
tional item of expense. certain amount
of damage is actually done to the build
ing and its contents The renting value
of vermin infested house or fiat, or
store, is soon appreciably decreased. The
cost of fighting these pests of various
kinds is a tax and you will perhaps be
surprised to hear that taking a dozen
apartment houses, here in Washington for
example, the average cost of fighting ver-
min amounts to 3-16 of 1 per cent per
annum Fireproohng building eliminates
that. Figure up these comparisons and
then note that a thoroughly fireproof
building, in its first cost, will rarely exceed
the outlay made for ordinary construction
by more than 10 per cent. In stores and
warehouses that difference is reduced to 3
and per cent. In some localities have
found that there is barely any appreciable
difference in cost, while in at least three
recent cases, to my certain kowledge bids
taken both ways have developed an ac-
tually lower figure for fireproof construc-
ton than for wood. OF course there is
always an element of chance in taking
bids and there is wide room for such differ
ences. You will realize that when tell
you that on 500, ,OCO building, for instance
all contractors figuring on absolutely the
same basis, there will frequently be as
much as $4,000 difference between the
highest and lowest bids.
Now consider the matter OF insurance
premiums which we have lost sight OF for
a while. Add that to the other difference
and the cost of construction, maintenance,
etc, not giving one thought TO the addi-
tional comfort and peace of mind and sat
isfaction in living or doing business in a
structure that cannot burn, and you Will
find that even II the first cost of your
building is 10 per cent more than II built OF
ordinary construction, inside of twelve
years you have an investment OF actually
less money that brings better returns
higher and more responsible class of ten
ants and that is good dn the natural order
and sequence OF things. regardless of the
actual stability OF life of materially for at
least twenty years more OF highly prcduc-
tive life than you could possibly expect
from building of any other character.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
Mortality Statistics.

The following births and deaths have
been reported 70 the Board of Health dur
Saturday:
Blrths-Ed Roelnnan, 3ll3 Burt, boy;
Bert Boone, 2lOl Fowler avenue, boy; Wiz
liam r., Wendhausen, 74 South Sixteenth,
girl; Israel Gutman l07 North Twelfth,
boy: Claus Luethje. 25l9 Writ, girl.
Deatbs-Infant Perry, iO3 Bancroft, q
days; Carmletta Eileen Stanley iiO5 North
Eighteenth, o months Henry Holmes
county hospital, 66; Andrew NJ Meneley,
1922 Jackson, 8 months; Mrs G. Buchanan.
400 POppletOn avenue, 20; Viola Bassett Zjly
North Twenty-seventh, l6.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
BEST BUILDING IS CHEAPEST
Safety, Economy and PermanenCe Insured
by FireprOOf Construction.
ADVANTAGES DETAILED BY AN exPER
Appalling Totals of Losses of Life
and Property by Fire-A Sim
pie Remedy-NewspRper
Neglect Duty.

While visiting Omaha recently the secre-
tary of the International Society of Build
ing Commissioners and Inspectors, f. w.
Fitzpatrick commented on the scarcity OF
fireproof warehouses in this city and urged
upon property owners contemplating build
ing the vital importance of fireproof con-
structon. Mr.. Fitzpatrick discusses this
subject with great detail in an article pre-
pared for the March number of the Fire
proof Magazine, and has favored The Bee
with an advance copy of the paper. In
part, he says:
one of the greatest drawbacks to really
first class construction Is the resolutions
anent construction adopted by the insur-
ance people well-meant regulations. un-
doubtedly, but generally misunderstood by
even astute business men. These regula-
tions, which, after all. simply cover the risk
the insurance people ar, willing to take are
generally believed to be descriptive of the
most perfect building ingenuity can devise.
The result Is that when you suggest abso-
lutely fireproof construction to cities or in
divduals you are confronted with the ever
lasting underwriters regulations which per-
nit OF this, that and the other thing that
are far from fulfilling the ideal conditions,
but beyond which people do not feel COM
PEELED to go. Yet those very regulations
standard Of good construction. A discussion
of the why's and wherefores of all this
would be out of place here but II may be
stated briefly, however. that II insurance
regulations were such TO demand the
most perfect form of fireproof construction
IN every particular there would soon be no
occasion for insurance. Buildings that cam
not be injured by fire are not prolific pre-
mium-bearers
Wastefulness of Fires.
Even the average Business man has
awakened TO the necessity for doing some
thing to prevent the terrible ravages of
fire which have swept the country in the
past. He is appalled, at the figures show
ing our fire losses, yet there is that old
conservatism, or let us frankly call il
stupidity, that still enehains him and pre-
vents him from interfering himself abso-
lutely from the bondage OF custom and he
only dares venture a little step at time,
and abjectly follows the dictates of the
supposedly allwise constructors. the in
surance people Then, too, the fear OF ad-
ditional expense in building holds him
back So long as he protects his building
Just a trihe he can obtain insurance at
what he deems fair rates, and he Is too
short-sighted to go but really step more
and free himself entirely from the neoes-
sity OF paying tax 10 the underwater,
while at the same time securing a per-
feetly safe and profitable investment
Up to the present the American people
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19

will be given one and one-fifth rate who
come here to inspect the goods in Omaha g
shop, whether they purchase any of its
wares or not. The first meeting was from
January is to 25 and the second beginning
February and closing February 15. These
two meetings brought some merchants to
Omaha who had not before made purchases
from Omaha jobbers. The third meeting is
from February % to March l, inclusive,
and the fourth March to 15
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
All Lines Have Prospered.

c. s. Hayward is another OF the big
northumberland where is any who do not
who believes he sees into handsome fu-
ture.
Yes" said Mr.. Hayward IL think you
are entirely justified In predicting large
spring business for Omaha houses. We
have had several years Of good crops and
other prosperous conditions The people
who are living in Omaha territory are in a
better condition than they have been In
years The very cold weather has been a
help in the boot and shoe business, as |
think 1t has been in all clothing lines. The
late fall while very pleasant, caused much
CONSERVATION among the retailers who hed
laid in stocks of heavy winter footwear.
The hard winter weather which we have
had, however, has cleaned up these stocks
and we now have these retailers coming
into the market for spring buying with
good bank accounts and depleated stocks Of
shoes"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19

$50 Men Ia Orchestra,
Auditorium, March 7-Musicians ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
SPRING BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Omaha Jobbers Confident of Fine Trade
and Continued Prosperity.
COUNTRY IN GOOD CONDITION NOW
Splendid Crops and Good, Prices Place
Everybody in Position TO
Buy More and Better
Grades of Goods.

Omaha jobbers and manufacturers and
retailers look forward to a very pleasing
spring business. They place their predic-
tions for such good business on the bum
per crops of last year and on the general
prosperity. They took the splendid condi-
ton of things last autumn as very gooc
indication of what would be done in the
spring, and so ordered and laid in large
stocks. They are now ready for anything
that may happen in the busy line
"I see no reason why we should not
enjoy a very good business" said A. c..
Smith. Crops mean everything. If the
farmers are prosperous our customers are
prosperous and must have large stocks
of high quality goods A man is foolish
who tries to go into the future and say
just what is going to happen but l feel
we are all justified in expecting first
class business for Omaha this spring. We
have been enjoying a particularly good
business lately in fancy wash goods, laces,
embroideres, hosiery shirts and overalls
The trade this spring will be general in
character-when people are prosperous
they buy in every line and do not confne
themselves to necessities, as they do In
poor periods"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19

NEW LONDON, Mo. Feb, 1s-The jury
In the case of DR. Il. Jones Watson OF DEN
yer, Colo, charged with killing his wife,
today returned a verdict OF not guilty.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-19
Recent Experiences.

1t is rather distressing that in the cities
OF Baltimore. In Omaha, in Sioux City. in
Toronto. in Minneapolis, the very places
that have been most recently singed, the re-
building is largely upon the old lines Of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-28
.THE TEACHERS FOE.
4 LIFE ALWAYS THREATENED By
NERVOUS PR0sTRATI0H.


81 had been teaching IN tho city
schools steadily for sig years. said Miss
james. whose recent return 10 tho work
from which she was driven by nervous
collapse has attracted attention. 'Thcy
were greatly overcrowded, especially In
the primary department Of which I had
charge, and l had been doing the work
Of two teachers. Tho strain was too
much for my nerves aud two years ago
the crisis came.
81 was Frustrated mentally and ply.
sically. sent In my resignation and never
expected ~ bo able 10 resume work. II
seemed TO mo then that I was tho most
miserable woman on earf.i. I was tor
turcd by nervous headaches. worn out by
inability TO alccp, and had 10 little
blood that I was "a white ~ chalk.
"Aftcr my ac,ive life. IL was hard TO
bear idleness. and terribly discourngins
10 keep paying out the savings Of years
for medicines which did mo no good"
Glow did you get back your health 7"
~ baro chance aud n lot II faith led
mo 70 n euro. After I had suffered for
many months. aud when I was on the
very verge OF despair. l happened 10 road
All acrount ~ some cures effected by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills. Tho state
monts were ~ convincing that I some.
how felt assured that these pills would
help me. Most people. I think. bny only
one box for = trial. but I purchased sis
boxes ut once. aud when I Ind used
them up. ! was indeed well and had nc
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-28
BY BRYAN
An Ailuring Programme Laid Out by
the Self. Constituted Dem
ocratic Leader.

Son after poor Parker's nomination
in 81. Louis last summer William j.
Bryan said that he would start out. i'm
mediatcly after the election. TO reorgan
lie the democratic party on dompcratic
lines. whether the 81. Louis ticket we're
elected or not. Mr.. Bryan has evidently
made his start. a y the 81. Louis Globe
Democrat. lie appeals to every demo-
crat to send him. on n blank which he
has prepared. a pledge to attend every
primary between now and the meeting
VI The national convention In lyVs' the
individual voter ~ work at each primary
for what he calls democratic ideas. In
this way Mr.. Bryan hopes to get a pretty
good knowledge OF democratic sen'i'
mcnt on every issue before the country.
This Is an alluring programme. II
any considerable number OF democrats
do what Mr.. Bryan wants, aud keeps
him Informed of their wishes. he will
know where the democratic party
stands by the next campaign. One vi
the many blund,rs of the 81. Louis na.
tlonal convention Of 1904 was that IL
Nll nUl hIWN NudA wv hANHN'H " ~
democracy wanted. II put up the weak
est candidate II could have selected had
u made a thorough search Of the entire
| country. The strongest candidate II
could have named would have been
badly beaten at the polls. but the beating
would not have gone quite 70 far into
the dizzy heights OF arithmetic Ia did
that II the unfortunate person who Was
selected.
Mr.. Bryan is lmmeasurably the
strongest man IN the democratic party.
There IL not likely to be any doubt on
his point. even among the Cleveland.
ties. From present Indications he will
be nominated In 1905. The masses OF
the democracy are with him. His can'
dldacy may drive Cleveland to east a re.
publican ballot IN that year. as he did
In 1896 and 1900. but this will not alter
the TACT that Bryan has the affection Of
the democratic rank and hle to M en-
tent not approached by any other man
In the country. His plan TO md out
what the democratic voters want. and
then TO give II to them, l. good. The
democratic party needs reorganlzing'
and the man tn do II has started out on
that work. The republicans aud demo
Gratis who have been writing the cx-can-
didatc's obituary will be called upon to
add a pretty lively chapter to II a little
over three years hence. william ] Bry-
an will never be president of the United
States. but he II q parsonage with whom
the republican party will have To reckon
In 1908.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-28
For Growing Girls.

West Pembroke. Me. March 2.-Mrs.
A. l.. Smith. OF this place. says that
Dodd'- Kidney Pills are the best remedy
for growing girls. Mr-. Smith cmpha'
sizes her Recommendation by the follow
ing experience. .
"My daughter was thirteen years old
last November. and Il j. now two years
since she was hf-t taken with Crazy
Spell. that would last a week aud would
then pass of. In y month she would
have the spells again. At these timc'
she would "a, very little. and was very
yellow. even tie whites Of her eyes would
he yellow
The doctors gave Us 10 encourage
ment, they all aid they could not hclp
her. Aitcr tai ng one box 81 Dgtd
Kidney Fills. she has not had one bad
spell. Of course. We continued the treat
mcnt until sir bad used IN all about 4
dozen boxes. anil We still give them 81
her occasionally. when thc r. No., tcclins
we'll. Drld's Kidney pill. are cctlainl,
the best medicine, Tor growing girls"
Mothers should Iced the advice 81
Mr.. smith. for ly - doing they NAY
save their daughter, much pain aud gick.
nc-s and ensure a healthy. happy futuIc
for them,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-28

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II sincerely trust that this letter may hal
every suffering woman IN tho countiy 70
writ. you for help as | dill"
when women arc troubled with ir-
regular or painful mcnstruation. weak.
ness, lcucorrhna. displacement or VI,
-cration OF the womb, that bearing.
down feeling. inflammation ~ the ova.
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onc tried and true remedy. Lydia T..
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removes such troubles. =
Noother female medicine In the world
has received such widespread aud m.
qualified endorsement Refuse all subi
~stitutcs.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
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MasA.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-28
COMMENT OF CONTEMPORARIES

G. Ana there are Just ~ many kinds
of democrats a. e. Indianapolis
News undJ.
IAt the present lime there appears
10 be n southern. a western and an
eastern democracy and harmony Is
away on n vacation. Chicago Chronl.
Gle.
T<Ju3ging from the claim, Of the
various democratic party orators.
Thomas Jefferson was the original In
dla rubber man,--St Louis Globe. Dom
ocfat.
s|"ilas America any great men?"
asks the Chicago Tribune. aud from
the direction Of Lincoln, Neb. m
the sound NJ a modest "Ahem! MI.
waukoo Sentinel
t%Jonerson s birthday was cclebrat.
ed by a Tammany dinner In New York
and u Bryan dinner In Chicago. The
shade of the so-callod father OF the
democratic party might well ask;
"Wha have ! done To deserve thise"-
Troy Times.
c|Whateyer demand there was for
tarif revision appears To have died
away. II does not seem any longer to
have a place In the mind OF the presI.
dent or TO be advocated by any part of
the republican party. - baltimore
American
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-28

A winner can always borrow.-Troy
Times.