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Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
NEWS OF THE BUSY HOME BUILDERS

is a very desirable wood. The graining Of
sycamore IL much like that of our eastern
birth. having waving lines running closely
together; It is very tough wood and strong,
being we'll adapted for veneering. Oregon
ash has peculiar figurings Of concentric
curves and takes very fine polish. Ore
gon maple Is another fine wood from that
great state. beautiful of appearance and its
surface being covered with small wavy
lines that show up still better by artificial
light. II Is OF a light yellow color.
The finishing Of hard woods is quite sim
pie in practice, the secret Of success being
found in skill and patient labor. The pro-
cesses employed in this work have been
so often described that II would be super
fluous to repeat them here were &C not
that we are constantly meeting with those
not long in the work
There are three prime stages in the
work, filling. staining and vanishing. The
work as It comes from the woodworker
must be made clean and smooth. Some
woods those having close grain. like
maple, for instance need liquid filling or
surfscing. Those having an open grain,
like ash or oak, for example, require paste
filling. Some woods need staining to bring
out their natural beauty better-mahogany
and cherry, for instance. Oaks run all the
way from light natural yellow to stained
dark effects. even to black. Oak may be
stained, then be paste filled with a filler
having suitable pigment in 1t to approxi-
mate the color of the staining.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
Art Radiator Decorations.

Granville, the English poet, tells OF
natural appreciation IN all humankind
when he wrote:
Beauty to no complexion is confined;
Is of all colors, and by none defined.
1t is the universal habit OF all to enjoy
combinations of colors which blend with
one another. and this is especially true in
the home circle where matching up" the
decorations furnishings and draperies is
much enjoyed. Many will be interested to
know that this pursuit of art effects can
now very easily be applied to radiators
with slight expense. Formerly people got
into rut OF using simple gold or silver
bronze, of may be a plain black or somber
hue of paint. But today our friends in the
steam heating business are making great
change in radiators by applying rich hued
enamels which make the iron comfort
givers "a joy forever" These enamels can
be so applied that the radiators closely
correspond to the woodwork, wall decora-
tions or the general color scheme of the
draperies; or, like the dash of color in the
artists painting, a radiator can be made
to present pleasing color-contrast restful
, to the eye.
Radiators can be so treated with enamels
either in single colors, or pleasing combi-
nations Of background color with tints on
the ornamental raised figures and thus
made very attractive. These enamels
(Which cost a few cents more per radiator
than bronze) are made in about sixteen
standard tints, which afford numberless
combinations. BY mixing one color with
another or shading with white almost any
fashionable or desirable shade can be Sc
cured. One gallon will cover about $50
square feet of surface, and one to three
gallons will cover the requirements of the
average home.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
Proof Positive.

An Irishman was in trouble about a gun
found In his possession. The law, unfor-
tunately for him. adopted the unkind sug-
gestton that he had stolen II. While await
ing his trial he was visited by a friend
who urged him TO steadfastly adhere to
the statement that he had owned the gun
for years. The friend. Furthermore, cited
how he himself when in similar difficulty
about hen, had preserved both the hen
and his character by swearing he had pos
sessed the bird since It was a chicken.
The wisdom of this advice was not lost
on Pat and he henceforth regarded his
trial with the settled serenity Of, II not
conscious innocence. sanguine anticipation.
On the day appointed, when conclusive evil
dence against him had been rendered he
was asked formally whether ne had any
thing to say for himself. Pat. throwing a
glance OF shriveling contempt at the prose-
cutor. turned 10 the Judge and said; 1.-The
mans perjured villain, yer 'onour. That
guns bin in moy possession, yer 'onour,
iver since It was pistol l"-Dublin Free
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
NOTES ON INTERIOR FINISH
Suggestions on the Qualities of Differ
ent Woods and Their Finish
ing Value.

In the current number Of Woodcraft an
expert discusses the qualities of different
woods in general use for interior finish
which is of interest to home builders. He
says, in part:
zone of the best woods our American
forests furnish for house builders use is
the hard yellow pine and If we consider
the merits especially of the curly variety
1t is a question whether It does not give us
very fine material for furniture. / do
agree with recent enthusiast who declares
that it rivals in beauty any wood that
grows, when properly hard-finished.
"But we all admit that hard yellow pine
is not. strictly speaking, a pretty wood;
that it is coarse OF grain and that it has
habit of darkening with age, not assuming
that desirable antique look that oak does,
but appearing rather dirty looking. And
yet II is susceptible to high polish, It is
very durable wood and many things that
would stain and spoil other woods will not
affect hard pine. The curly variety is
handsome, tentatively speaking; II is too
coarse of grain to be rated high in this
direction. Two or three coats of brown
japan bring out the grain nicely; thin the
japan with turpentine and oil and rub the
surface when ii has become dry. The APP
phcation of oil to the bare wood is not
recommended because IL Will cause tHe
wood TO darken sooner. Shellac is a good
finish TO apply and preserves the natural
color of the wood well. With this material
il will be necessary to rub down with fine
pumice stone and oil.
Our beechwood was never thought of
until the woods commonly used in making
furniture and house fitments grew de-
cldedly scarce, and then II was found that
II was a very valuable addition to our
stock, having a fine grain, being quite dur
able and well adapted for the making of
furniture and for decorative purposes
Moreover, It was found TO be abundant
and cheap. The red variety is specially
handsome in appearance when finished,
and where a good imitation of cherry Is
desired It comes in quite nicely.
In addition to beech our American for
ests furnish us with other beautiful woods
some well adapted to the uses OF the
furniture maker and many OF which were
not generally known until recent years
Few of these, however meet the demands
Of tho furniture maker, though in time
we doubt not that he win be found using
many woods that today he would not
think Of.
Woods from California and Oregon are
now in general use, not only in this eoun-
try but they are exported in large guam
titles TO Europe. We may mention as ex-
| amples OF these woods redwood white
cedar, laurel and sycamore. OF these red
wood is undoubtedly the most desirable
as Il possesses superior wearing qualities
and takes a very handsome polish. Some
finishers believe that California redwood
has no superior in the world The laurel
has very smooth and hard grEin, is
] beautifully figured and in most respects
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK
New Court House Bond Proposition
Gets a Hearing.
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE AsSENTs
Finally Decides 20 Leave Matter In
Hands of County board, with Ad-
mOnitiOn Adequate build
ing, ~ Any, he Built.

Most Of the real estate dealers have had
a change of heart on the court house prop
osition after hearing 1t discussed by the
district judges and members of the Board
Of County Commissioners. Two meetings
were held during the week and both were
we'll attended. The Friday meeting was
the most exciting which has been held py
the dealers this year. A parliamentary
tangle, with six to ten on the floor de-
mandlng recognition at once, three substi-
tutes, the original motion and motion to
lay on the table the report of the commit
tee on court house bonds were before the
house at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
UnionIsm's Spread.

John Mitchell, the miners famous leader,
was talking TO a Pittsburg reporter about
the spread OF unionism.
why" said Mr. Mitchell, smiling, Il
hear that in a Pittsburg school the other
day. when the teacher told a little boy
that he must stay IN after school and
rewrite composition, the youngster flared
up and answered stoutly;
What, and set put out Of the scholars
union for working overtime? Nit|"-Pitts-
burg TimeA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

After the county officials had put in
their boost and plea for new court house
and Jail some of the real estate dealers
who had Investigated the matter were
ready and willing to support the county
officials. Henry r. Clarke wanted new
Jail without thinking about the court house.
but could not get a second to any kind OF
a motion. c. II. Harrison tackled an
amendment on the resolution putting the
exchange on record as opposed to the
100000 bond ISSUE but his amendment
was voted down. The committee which
brought in a report, written by ID. c. Pat
terson in a sarcastic tone, saw the care
fully prepared report laid on the table
on motion of George NJ. Nattinger. At
tempts were made to adjourn the meeting
without taking any action, but half dozen
dealers opposed such a move.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
OMAHA HAS, Good RECORD
One Of Ten Large Cities Showing
Increase in Business.
PREsERvATrvE FOR SHINGLES
Method of CreOsOtInE boards TO Pro-
long Life Described in Detail
ny Expert in Government
Service.

Omaha is one of the ten out of thirty-two
cities reported by Construction News as hav-
ing heavier building record in February
Of this year than in February Of last year.
It Is a significant fact, indicative OF the
place where the financial depression is or
has been that only two of the ten cities
are in the east. These two are Phlladel-
phia and Patterson, N. ]. The other eight
are Omaha, Chicago, ST. Louis, Denver.
Kansas City, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and
Tcrre Haute. Losses are not confined to
the eastern cities. There were large de-
creases in Detroit st. Paul and Los An
geles. OF the totals for the thirty-two
cities there is decrease in cost of con-
struction Of Il per cent from last Feb
ruary. Omaha shows one Of the most sub
stantial increases in construction in the
country during the month. When it is re-
membered that there was also a substan-
tial increase in January over the preceding
January, an idea is given of what Omaha
home builders are doing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

I'VE have asked these county officials
to talk to us" said c. c. Wallace. "and
we are not a lot OF towards, afraid to take
action on this proposition"
This kept the dealers working few min
utes longer during which time John w.
Robbins opposed the $lOOo,OOO bond issue
because, he said the commissioners did
not have any definite plan as 10 what they
would do with the 100000. Commissioner
Ure assured him that the officials had
tentative plans. Robbins wanted approved
plans and Ure reminded him that the com
missioneTs had no right TO make such
plans until the 100000 bonds were voted.
Then Henry b. Payne offered a resolu-
tion leaving the whole matter with the
county board, but instructing II to make
plans, II 1t planned a court house, which
would accommodate both county and city
governments when they are combined, and
with the fact In view that South Omaha
will some day soon be consolidated with
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15
An All Rnund Nan.

William V. McManus, the new president
OF the Letter Carriers association of New
York. had been discussing the ideal letter
carrier.
With a laugh he ended
Yes, the ideal letter carrier needs 10 be
as all-round, as many-slded, as divinely
gifted, as the man Cincinnati suhurbanite
advertised for last month.
THE advertisement ran:
'Wanted-A man able TO teach Spanish,
water color painting. and the violin, and
to look after a bull New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

A letter was received from ex-senator J.
H. ,Millard. president Of the Omaha National
bank. Mr.. MiIlard said in his communi-
cation to the exchange that it would be a
mistake to vote the S1,OO0,OOO bonds for
new court house and would be just as
great a mistake to spend any more money
for repairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

Judge Sutton and Commissioner Ure both
spoke along the same lines, and Sheriff
Bradley told of the extra expense to which
the county has been put for guards when
bad men were confined in the jail, and Of
his bull pen, in which seventy-five men
are confined, many of them sleeping next
to the ceiling where no air can possibly
be admitted
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

One of the most convincing addresses
to the real estate dealers was that by John
L. Kennedy. who spoke for himself as wei
as for J. L. Brandies & Sons, who he said
were probably the largest taxpayers In
Omaha. and favored the building Of a new
court house.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

The A B G and XYZ of
ADVERTISING
SERIES OF TEN TALKS ON ADVERTISING 11A
S'R IN. BY ,.ss. Of Eaton 4an Ct OMAHA IH1'' BSs NO.
The who succeeds must fill his Job so full that
he Aulges out little at the top; where people can see
him. The successful store must do the same thing only
in different way.
The goods must be on hand; the price must be right
the service must be commentaries the trading must be
squares the kind of square that has four equal sides and
four right angles.
Every successful has its trademark whether the
merchant knows it not Its advertising and its service
have created public sentiment in its favor which neither
fire time obliterate Nine times out
of ten this trademark is the stores biggest asset
Much of the ordinary store advertising is hand-to
mouth sort of business effort to make tomorrow sales
equal to odays yesterday and this is just true of
the department store of the smaller shop The adver
tsement appears in the morning and the merchant fig
out the net result results in the evening 1t true
that the bargain advertisement of today is of little if
any, next week. 1t is forgotten in twenty hours
but the store makes feature of genuine bargains then
each bargain sale helps to advertise the bargain depart
ment The advertising ought to be done in such way
to permanently advertise the department well to
emphasize the bargains of the day.
Don't go at it though you advertising an
ton SALE AS said at the outset your store the seed in
the so the advertising the rain and the sunshine In
experienced advertisers dig the seed every evening
if it is growing; pull up the young plant by the
roots because didn't bear fruit flowers the first week.
1t is safe to say that not than onethrd of the
people looking for bargains; the other twohirds
looking for quality and style The very fact that the
goods offered at bargain prices leaves the impression
that there is something wrong with the quality that the
style is a behind Good advertising should enable
merchant to sell 500 $25 instead of $25 coats
rather than doubt AS in stocks and bonds the securities
quoted above par always more desirable in the
thought of the investing public than those quoted at
discount.
Advertising is tremendous force which in action
conradicts all mechanical laws The circumference and
speed and working power increase while the motor re-
mains the
Make your advertising continuous. This is the first
great secret of Copy and medium and circulation
all subordinate to keeping everlastingly at it.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

This letter met a prompt response from
Judge Sears when he was invited to ad-
dress the exchange. 'I will tell you why
you need a court house." he said. Be
cause Senator Millard would not think OF
running his bank in building with as
many faults, serious and expensive incon-
veniences as there are in the court house.
He would not tolerate It for minute, but
he wants you to have the county's business
conducted in such place.
Now the jail proposition is the pressing
one The court house proposition naturally
follows. 1 favor a new court house with a
new jail because 1 have seen young boys
becoming morally depraved by being con-
fined in the Douglas county Jail. When
you put a young boy in that jail with old
offenders, vagrants and criminals you
commit greater offense against a boy
than he has committed against the state
of Nebraska" Here the other judges said,
You're right" "You men don't know
what It means to confine young men with
those criminals. I am not going to tell
you, but the judges know and they are
telling you that 1t is inhuman to do IT.,
Every grand jury we have had has con-
demned the jail and 1 will take any six
teen men from this exchange, give them
the same charge 1 have given, juries and
they will bring in a similar verdict"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

When you have anything 20 sell adver-
.iss Il In The Bee Want Ad Columns
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

ut is absolutely an inhuman thing to
put a man in that JAIL" declared Judge
Estele, when asked to address the ex-
change. Humanity demands that some
thing be done, as you have almost three
times as many men in the jail as it was
built to accommodate. You have but two
bath tubs in the building and the sewerage
system was constructed to carry off the
waste from a jail with not more than
fifty inmates.
without any criticism of the sheriff or
his jailer, want to tell you what / know
aboht the communicating influence of the
Jail. II you send a boy or young man
there he will come out in thirty days fit
subject for a morphine or cocaine fiend.
1t is making degenerates every day and 1t
is inhuman to keep a man in it.
"At the Nebraska penitentiary, which Is
a humanitarian prison, there has not been
a man in the hospital for four years until
Omaha sent one of it's prisoners there to
die because there was no place in Douglas
county to keep him.
"Then 1t is hard TO get jury because
of the discomforts at the court house. We
frequently have men tell us after they
have served that they have contracted
rheumatism or other disease by occupying
the rooms we furnish them. Sometimes
they object to serving and get a letter
from a physician saying that they are
physically incapable of enduring the foul
air and damp of those jury rooms"
Judge Estelle said that II the real estate
dealers of the city did not understand the
necessity for a court house the judges
would see that few of the stubborn ones
were drawn on juries and they would un-
derstand the need for court house at the
end of thirty-six to forty-eight hours.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-12

steals gold must pay for it. and the price is
their life," and before Ralph could say any
thing he was marched off to the castle and
put into small, Acknowledgment cell. No
body came near poor Ralph in that dreadful
place and he was very miserable at first, but
after time he thought of the sea gull's ad-
vice, "Be brave" and By the time the light
that came through the little barred window
had faded away he was fast asleep.
Late the next morning, a man in a bright
uniform came to Ralph, and said that his
Majesty the King of the Island of Gold had
ordered him to go to him. So Ralph was
taken into the courtyard, where the King was
standing, and when the King saw him he
said
so you were stealing my gold? l will
teach you to do that. The punishment is
to be thrown into that well over there. SO
go and tell that man l command him to throw
you in"
Ralph remembering the CULTS advice. again
walked up to the man and gave him the
Kings orders, which he was about to carry
out when the King shouted:
"Stopl That boy is too brave to be killed"
After this Ralph was given something to
eat and then ordered to go into the King
presence again, but this time he was taken
into grand room in the castle, and the
King, after asking him all about his home
and his mother and father, ordered one of the
finest yachts to go and bring them to the
Golden Island, where he gave them fine
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A SWIMMING SQUIRREL

to overtake him, and caught him only when
within a few yards of shore. He fairly forced
himself up on top of the water, and almost
ran on it, so great were his efforts.
when got alongside he was pretty well
exhausted, and turned to the boat and tried
to climb its sides. This he could not do.
until thrust down an oar, up which he ran
in tired way, and jumped from it to my
shoulder; from there he clambered to the
top of my head.
"On finding that / was not tree and that
he could go up no higher, he sprang into the
water again and resumed his journey, and in
a minute or two he reached the shore, where
l hope he is yet
"All this time could hear another squirrel
calling on the south shore, at the point the
first squirrel was swimming for, and from
the nature of his remarks | have no doubt
he was engaged in reviling the latter, and
daring him to come across and tread on the
tail of his coat.
81 think this was the solution, for it was
too late in the season for him to be a Lean
der, swimming the Hellespont to meet his
Hero.
"rhese squirrels are very bellgerent and
will answer each others challenges as far as
they can hear. 1t being a very calm morn
ing, these two got to abusing each other
across the lake, and probably one of them
called the other such outrageous names that
he could stand it no longer, and started over
to see about it"
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CHAPTER III.

A little time after Ralph's mother and father
came to live in the Golden Island, he was
walking along not far from the castle when he
saw his old friend, the sea gull. He at once
rushed up to it and thanked it for all it had
done for him, when to his great astonishment,
its feathers disappeared, and it turned into
a lovely girl about his own age who told him
she was Princess, and was the only. child
of the King of Golden Island. and that q
witch had turned her into a gull because the
King would not give her half his gold, and
she also said that Ralph had saved her. be-
cause she could not-return TO her usual form
until somebody thanked her in return for
some good she had done them. The Princess
much delighted to see his only daughter, for
whom he had searched all the country. and
he said as Ralph was the bravest boy he had
ever known, and that he had also restored
his daughter to him, he should have the
crown Of the Golden Island when he died.
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MAKE THE MOST OF WORK

things to do. and do everything you can get
a chance to-"
The boy had grit as well as ambition. He
was always on hand and always ready.
When there was extra work to be done he
went. early and stayed late, whether he was
asked to or not.
Naturally enough, he attracted the atten-
ton of his employers, and in a very few
months he had better place and higher
salary.
He was rewarded for making the most of
his work, and that is just what every boy
needs to learn to make life success
Everything that is worth doing at all is
worth doing as well as you can possibly do
it, even if it is only sweeping out the room
or polishing up the handle of the big front
door.
1t is no use for boy to say, "I'm too good
for such work as this" That kind Of talk
will not help him to anything better. The
way to get better place is to fill better the
place you have now.
That is the way all self-made men have
DONE The president Of the great Pennsyl-
yania Railroad, when he was carrying a chain
in surveying party, was a very good chain
bearer, and one of the general managers was
one of the best office boys the company ever
Be big where you are, not with insolcnt
pride, which is sometimes merely assumed
to hide the shame of lowly position, but be
big with an honest pride, and bigger oppor-
tunities will surely come to YOU