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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
Pointed Paragraphs.

The shortest horse gets the longest odds.
Nothing is more sad than forced cheer
fulness.
Every time a man makes a mistake he
learns something.
with some men swearing off is con-
tinuous performance.
The average man is to be seen every
where-eXcept in a mirror.
After some wives have had the last word
they sit down and cry over 1t.
No true society woman ever patronzes
the opera to listen to the music
Matrimony is a great institution; 1t makes
a man forget his other troubles.
Some people are unable to distinguish be-
tween courage and foolhardiness.
It takes a genius TO get 10 cents worth of
satisfaction out Of a scent cigar.
It's surprising what a number Of practical
things are impracticable when you try
them.
In this age OF substitution somebody
should substitute something for the walk
ing delegate.
Moral suason is all right in its way, out
there are times when 1t should be backed
up with a shotgun.
No man can help feeling sorry for a pretty
girl who maTries some other fellow while
he is still In the bachelor class.-Chicago
News.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

A Belgian woman, Nine ROLAND OF
Seneffe, attained her 10th birthday on
June r. She is credited In Belgium with
being the only surviving witness of the
battle Of Waterloo, having been seated on
a wall in the neighborhOod of the battle
during a part OF the engagement. Last
year, when the French monument TO
Waterloo heroes was unveiled on the bat
tleheld, Nine ROLAND was allotted a place
OF honor as the most noteworthy spectator
present at the ceremony.
An American king. possessing and lord
ing Il over miniature domain, arrived re-
Gently I'm New York City on the Teutonic.
lie Is William l.. ID. Cary. His kingdom Is
an island within the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain; yet, strange TO say, this realm
pays no taxes TO the British crown. South
OF the Isle OF Man lies this tiny Sovereignty,
called the Calf OF Man. The Calf has a
coast line OF fve miles on the isle are go
acres, OF which 30 are under cultivation.
Generations ago the islet came into the
possession OF the ancestors OF Cary.
To write, and even 70 sew, by means OF
the lips and tongue alone would seem a
stein OF Wertheim-on- Maine, a medical eX-
pert OF reputation In Germany, according
10 the London Globe, VOuches for having
himself seen an authentic instance The
case was that OF a young girl, paralyzed
I'M an her limbs from the age OF 7 10 Il,
AFFLICTED little creature, by triumph OF
VIII and patience, than which, In its own
Way few finer achievements have been
recorded, trained lips and tongue 70 do the
work OF the hand, and 20 do II well, for
she could not only sew, but could do Il
with neatness and speed, even arranging
pieces Of light stun In their places by the
same means. In three weeks she embroid-
cred designs In silk on a piece Of canvas
some yards long,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
SEWERS.


Sealed proposals will be received by the
Mayor and Board of Trustees Of the Town
of Sheridan, Wyoming, until o'clock p. m
of Monday, August q, 1905, for furnishing
materials and constructing sewer system
in the said town.
Plans may be seen and specifications OBJ
tanned at the Office of the Civil Engineer Of
the said town.
Each bidder will be required TO accompany
his bid with a certified check for 81 COO 90
on some bank payable to the order of ].
d. Gillespie, Town Treasurer, as a guar
antee that such bidder will enter into a
written agreement with the said town for
the furnishing of materials and the con-
structiOn of said sewer system, and will
also enter into a bond to the said town
in such sum as may be fixed by the Mayor
and Board of Trustees, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the terms and
conditions Of such agreement, provided his
bid is accepted and the contract awarded
to him.
The Mayor and Board of Trustees reserve
the right to reject any and all bids
In witness whereof / have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal Of said town
this Slst day Of July, A. d. 1895.
(Seal) +. w. LONG,
A 6-l3 Town Clerk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

During last June the United States ex-
ported forty-nine locomotives valued at
S523,379. Japan took twenty-five and Brit
ish North America nineteen.
Thomas Greenway, eX-premier OF Mani
toba, estimates that within the next few
years more than So, 10000 Will be spent
ton,
Ten years ago the business Of the cleo
tTician was entirely in the hands Of the
men, not one woman having invaded the
ield Today there are 400 women in the
business.
That the gulf ports are building up a
great commerce is a fact which the Atlantic
ports can no longer ignore. II Is announced
that a transatlantic line will be inau-
gurated between Havre and Mobile in No
Vember.
Public sentiment in the south against
the factory employment OF little children
Is undoubtedly gaining ground. The lower
branch Of the Georgia legislature last week
passed an ant-child labor bill by vote
of 1O3 to Ga
Wherever they are entered, American
shoes win in walk. Mexico Is one OF the
latest countries 70 stand for largely in
creased shipments Of our footwear. Amer
lean manufacturers are establishing retail
shops in. various cities Of the republic 70
our southwark.
Missouri Is not a state which any one
would name Offhand as rich In minerals,
yet II produces 20 per cent OF all the zinc
the United States, while the percentage Of
lead taken from It's mines Is near as
great. The demand for all OF these metals
Is increasing rapidly and new distrIg,s in
Missouri are being developed every year.
While nail making by hand has been al
most done away with by improved ma
chinery, chain making Sun survives in
England as one OF the old cottage" in
dustries, and one Of the principal centers
IS at Dudley. The work shops are In the
back yards and each snOp has several
stalls each equipped with "a small furnace.
The workers hire these stalls and get their
iron from the warehouse IN siHty-pound
bundles Of long strips, certain amount
OF waste being allowed. II Is arduOus
work, yet whole families are employed, In
one case a woman OF 10 and her three
married daughters being al busliy en-
gaSed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the Black Hills Traction com
pany at Speartish, South Dakota. until 2
O'Clock p. m. of August 26 1906 for the
construction OF about FIVE and one-half
miles of canal, about nine miles from
Speartish, South Dakota, involving the ex-
cavation of approximately one hundred and
ninety thousand 100000 cubic Yards OF
earth and fifteen, thousand $4,000 cubic
yards of rock and the construction of two
hundred GOO cubic yards of dry stone
culvert and furnishing such other ma
terial and labor as may be necessary to
complete the work.
Plans, specifications and proposal blanks
may be obtained from Richard r. Hughes,
general manager, Spearfish, South Dakota
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for one thousand Isl, OOO
dollars, made payable to the order OF the
Black Hills Traction company, as a guar
antee that the bidder will, II successful.
promptly execute a satisfactory contract
and bond in the sum Of twenty per cent
Of the contract price for the faithful per-
Torrance of the work.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids, and to waive technical defects
as the interests Of the company may re-
quire.
THE BLACK HILLS TRACTION co.
HENRY KEETS, President.
Dated at Spearfish, South Dakota, Au-
gust S, 1905.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE 10 BOND BUYERs.

NOTICE TO BOND 81 Etto.
Office OF City Clerk, South Omaha, Ne
braska, August l, A. D., 1905. Sealed bids
addressed to the Undersigned and plainly
marked Proposals for Bonds" Will be re-
Ceived until 5 o'clock p. m. of August H.
1870, at the office OF the City Clerk, South
For the purchase Of the following de-
scribed issue Of General Bonds of the City
of South Omaha, these said bonds so Of
fered for sale being general obligations Of
Thirty-fve thousand (s35,OOO) dollars of
General Bonds to be issued for the pur-
pose of paying for the improvements in I'M
said bonds are to be numbered consecu-
uvely IRON one a. TO NJ. seventy OU,
both inclusive, and are to be Of the denOm-
nations OF tve hundred COOOUO) dollars each,
to bear date Of August l, 1905, and shall
become due and payable In twenty (2O(
years after date, unless sooner redeemed
under the reserved option, and shall draw
Interest from date thereof at the rate Of
five (5) per cen; per annum, payable semi
annually, August and February LIST of each
year, the several installments Of interest
to be evidenced by coupons attached to
said bond, bonds and coupons payable at
the Fiscal Agency of the state of Ne
braska, city of New York.
These bonds are issued by the city for
the purpose of paying for the paving, curb
ing and Improvements in District e" of
said city, under legislative and charter pro-
visions wherein the faith and credit of the
city are firmly bound, and all of it's real
and personal property, and its taxing and
revenue powers are irreyoCably pledged tor
est thereof semi-annually and at maturity
thereof.
Also that the total Indebtedness of the
city, including this issue Of bonds, has not
exceeded the constitutional ana statutory
limit, and that an annual tax, and other
taxes and assessments, to pay principal and
interest as the same, respectively, falls due,
shall be made.
Each bidder snail state separately the
amount offered as Principal and Pre-.
mlum," and that Accrued Interest" will
be paid TO date Of delivery and payment of
bonds also as to price asked for litho-
graphing said bonds.
Each bid must be accompanied bv cash,
or certified check on a registered national
bank In the sum Of one thousand dollars
Gl,OOOOO and made payable to the city as
an evidence of good faith on the part OF
said bidder.
The city reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, or to waive defects should they
appear.
BY order Of the Council
JOHN j. GILLIN,
Az dl4t City Clerk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
DREXEL WILL NOT COMPLY
County Clerk, SInbHugh Says, VIII
Refuse TO Extend Assessment
Against WOOdmen Reserve.

County Attorney Slabaugh has replied to
the letter of George w. Bennett, secre-
tary Of the State Board of Equalization and
Assessment demanding that the county
clerk place on the assessment roll the re-
serve funds of the Woodmen of the
World. Mr.. Slabaugh's letter to Mr. Ben
nett was very brief, merely stating that in
his opinion the county clerk will refuse to
comply with the demand of the state
board.
The county attorney did not commit him
self as to the reasons for his opinion, but
he says II the time comes when he has to
give them he thinks they will be found
sufficient.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
Peter was Certainly white.

Uncle Rastus and Uncle Nicodemus were
discussing the Scriptures one day, and
finally Uncle 'Rastus said: "Nicodemus,
does you suppose dat any of de apostles
Of de Lord was colored?' 81 don't know
abut dat. 'Rastus," Uncle Nicodemus re-
piled, but dar is one thing Is powerful
sho' OF, and dat is dat de 'postle Peter
was no Niger, kase eff he Rad "a been he
never would "a let dat rooster crowed
three times."-Bob Taylor's Magazine
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
BREEN UPHOLDS THE MAYOR
City Attorney Sends EIbOurn Formal
Notice of Opinion I'm Matter
of the Veto,

City Clerk Elbourn received from City
Attorney Breen Saturday morning the opln-
ion of the city attorney, which held that
the mayor acted within his rights when he
vetoed the resolution passed by the coun-
ell to pay special clerks employed by FL
bourn to send out improvement notices.
The mayor failed TO veto the resolution un-
III ne had held It eight days. Elbourn
claimed the charter limited him to hold II
three days. The city attorney decided
against Elbourn. as was published several
days ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
FOB SALE-MlSCELLANEOUS
Piano Prices
Strike Bottom

To move seventy-ive pianos and organs
quickly we have decided TO mark the fol-
lowing instruments at give-away prices
and offer terms to suit the buyer:
Gilbert & Co., upright fair condi-'
tlpll only..s.'.. - %
Chlckering, rosewood case, unrepaired,
only lO0
AriOn, upright. walnut finish, good tone. l25
New York Cabinet Grand, almost new. 14s
New pianos made to sell for $3.50 are
New pianos made to sell for $500 are
New pianos made to sell for $3.50 are
marked at ................... .... .......... 24U
New pianos made TO sell for $500 are
marked at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 290
In square pianos and used organs we
offer the following matchless bargains:
Hallet & Davis. good for beglnners......S15
ChiCkeriug, round corners. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20
Light & Co., upright warranted......... 50
Decker, fine condition and good tone. 40
Fischer carved legs and latest model,
only 90
Mason & Hamlin, Estey. Kimball, Story
& Clark, and other fine organs s., $l2 Sl6,
SO and up.
We sell new pianos on 81 weekly pay
ments. Used instruments from % to 90
cents per week. Nowhere else can SChmol-
Ter & Mueller piano stocks and values be
approached. one profit, from the maker
to the buyer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
FULL DRESS SUIT

FOR SALE, at bargain. a full-dress suit,
in good condition; made for medium-sized
man. Address at once No. 65, care Bee
office. U-MlH 1SX
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
COUNTY OFFICIAL NOTICE.
NOTICE no CONTRACTORS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office up until l. o'clock (noOn) on the 18th
day OF August for construction OF 5-feet-U-
inchesX3feet-4- inChes brick and concrete
culvert across road No. 10 c. in the n. w.
Il Sec, 7-l6-l3 per plans and specifications
now on file in the Office of the county
surveyor. All bids must be made on printed
blanks furnished by the county surveyor
and accompanied by cash or certified
faith.
The Board Of County Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any and all bids
and to waive defects.
JOHN c. DREXEL. County Clerk.
A-S-d7t
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13

NEW YORK. Aug. l2-rotal imports OF
merchandise and dry goods az New York
FOR the week we're valued az Slo,ls6569. Inn
Dorts OF specie al New York for the week
tHl72 silver and Sl9Zu gold. Exports OF
specie from New York were N,OsI.24l silver
and $50 gold
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
FULL DRESS SUIT

FOR SALE, at a bargain, full-dress suit
in good condition; made for medium sized
man. Address at once No. TO- care Bee
office. Q-Ml92 1SX
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
STRANGE FREAKS OF LIGHTNING

Many persons have been killed hy Hgh'-
ming. but many more have suffered strange
and Injurious effects from II after recoF-
erinG from the shock.
A stroke OF lightning has even amputaten
a limb. as IN the case OF a boy at CracoW'
Poland as recorded by the medical protes-
sion. The boys right knee was sun from
disease, and when riding 10 field during a
violent storm a loud peal Of thunder mace
tho horse run away, throwing the child TO
the ground when the boy recovered MS
senses he found that his right leg was
missing. having been cut through at the
knee. leaving a perfectly round end below
the patella or kncecap. There were signs
OF burning about the body. from all OF
which he recovered Some few days after
ward the missing leg was found near where
he had been thrown by the horse.
DR.. Candy OF Paris gives the case OF a
woman who had two children killed hy
lightning in her presence. She herself was
rendered unconscious for four days, and
after regaining her senses she found her
self paralyzed and numb on the left side OF
her body She fully recovered IN three
weeks TWO years afterward, in thunder
storm. she had similar attack. although
there was no visible lightning. Three years
later. under similar circumstances, she
again had like attack.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
WANTED 10 BORROW

WANTED $500 on improved Omaha rea
estate worth 5000, at per cent; no com
mission. Address 1875, Bee. gl3 l3X
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Sealed proposals are invited and will be
received by the City Clerk, room 1O5, City
Hall Omaha, Nebraska for the purchase
of the vacated alley between Howard
street and Jackson street from 25th ave-
nue. 20 Seth street, in Union Square addi-
ton. All proposals must be sealed. marked
Proposal for Purchase Of Real Estate"
and must be on file in the City Clerks
once on or before Tuesday, August l5
1906, at o clock p. m. The city reserves
the right 10 reject any or all bids.
Omaha Nebraska, August z 1895
W. III. ELBOURN,
A7-d7t City Clerk
NOTICE.
Sealed proposals are invited, and will be
received by the city Clerk, room lO6, City
Hall, Omaha, Nebraska, for the purchase
OF the vacated parts OF 9Th street and Pierce
street AUDITING on lot 4, block 263, city.
All proposals must be sealed, marked Pro
posal Tor the Purchase OF Real Estate %
and must be on file in the city Clerk s
once on or before Tuesday, August 10,
1906. at O'Clock p. m. The city reserves
the right 10 reject any or all bids.
Omaha, Nebraska, August q 1915.
w. II. ELBOURN,
A7-d7t City Clerk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
WANTED 10 RENT

WANTED Board In private families for
Boyles college students at from $3.50 TO
S4.OO per week. Tel. 1854 k-O7 II
THREE nicely furnished rooms; light
Housekeeping; central Address rs Bee
-MS65 13N
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
FOUR-STORY AND
BASEMENT, BRICK
BUILDING, 9l6 FAR
NAM STREET.

This building is 22xS5 feet, four stories
and basement. The basement is 2zxl32
feet, is cemented. The ceiling over the
basement has "a brick vault and iron beam
making the basement nre-
proof The first floor has a marble toor in
front and granolithic floor in rear. There
Is a large burglar-proof vault and a power
elevator. The upper floors have windows
on three sides.
water, Secretary. room 100 Bee Bldg
$50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13

The other man remembered nothing OF
the accident, and he neither felt nor saw
anything at the time he was struck. When
he became slightly conscious he complained
of having pain, from a red-hot iron,
which was travelling up his legs" The
whole of one side was burned. He re-
covered in three weeks, while the other
men recovered in three or four days.
Captain Berne reports lightning striking
four men in a tent in the Transvaal They
all suffered from severe shock and some
were severely burned. He specially draws
attention to the peculiar Odor from such
cases, which, he says, is very marked. It
is not the smell Of burnt clothing or
charred flesh, but smell like diluted sui
phuric acid.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
DANCING

for private lessons, bali room
or stage; waltz and two-step guaranteed.
18th and Harvey. Phone 51h. School
opens Sept. l. Assemblies. Wed, August %.
Liza IS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13

The patient was put to bed. when the
body showed the following condition: Both
legs were swollen and green in appearance,
this latter condition passing of in a short
time; from the knee to the toes OF the left
leg the skin in some places was. torn away,
and in others it was raised into blisters
from the middle Of the thigh to the ankle
Of the right leg the condition was the same
as in the left leg. The patient stated that
he felt as If he had no legs at all.
Sensation was completely lost and the
feet felt very cold There was great pain
in the muscles of the legs. The general
shock was considerable and brought deaf
ness. with ringing in the ears. He made a
rapid recovery after the application of hot
water bottles and massage to the soles OF
the feet and soothing applications to the
burns.
Two cases of lightning stroke with burns
and Inconsistencies have been recorded
by Dr. Cook and DR.. Boulting both Of
which recovered. One of these patients saw
the clouds opening and a sheet Of fire
falling" as he stated. He heard a deafen-
ing thunder clap and felt stunned for some
minutes, but had no sensation OF pain.
He discovered that his trousers were on
fire and that his steel buckles had been
torn from his legs. He saw the other man
lying senseless on the ground and appar-
emily dead. He had lost all feeling in the
legs and tumbled down when he tried TO
walk. His boots were "in ribbons" and
fell off when he moved He felt "as though
he had been blown from cannon"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13

DR.. Macdonald Of England reports
woman OF Is years Of age who some forty
two years previously, while ironing cap
with an Italian iron. was stunned by a
strong flash Of lightning and fell back into
a chair. on recovering consciousness she
found that the cap, which she had left on
the table some distance from the IRON had
been transformed into cinders. Her cloth
ing was not burned, nor were there any
marks on the skin After the stroke she
felt a creeping sensation and numbness,
especially in the arm that had been next to
the table
She declared that as a consequence she
could predict when the atmosphere was
highly charged with electricity, as the
numbness increased on these occasions. She
also said that shortly before and during
thunderstorm she always became nause-
ated. 1t seems that in this case the nerves
OF the arm reaching to the base Of the
brain had continued abnormally sensitive.
Dr. Adamson Of North Borneo relates the
following case: The person struck by light
ming was seated at dinner when the fash
came, and he felt what seemed to be a ter
rife blow on the left knee, as II he had
been hit by something round. He fell Off
his chair unconscious and remembered
nothing more until awakening to find him
self unable to get up and in darkness ex-
cept for what seemed to be burning specks
on the floor and around him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
FOR RENT-SToRES & OFFICES

THREE-STORY and basement. 1908 Far
nam; elevator. Sl4 First Natl Bank Bldg.
I-S63
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-13
WANTED-T0 RENT

YOUNG married couple and one adult
want board and rooms IN refined pri-
Vate family or private boarding house,
Address l23. care Bee, k-M923 l3N
WANTED-Two well furnished rooms and
board IN modern house. by man and wife.
north side OF city private family pre-
ferred; permanent III suited; best of refer
ences furnished. Address, with descrip-
ton and terms w. T. s., care Gibson
Soap Co. k-l& Is
WANTED-within ten blocks OF 18th and
Farnam. or furnished housekeeping
rooms IN private family, with separate
entrance. Address 1872 Bee. k-305 lSX
WANTED-By two ladies' one of them
teacher. suite Of three or four rooms suit
able for light housekeeping. furnished or
unfurnished, In good residence district
Would prefer. quiet private house 70 a
8. SSd St k-l5 Is