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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

square yards Of concrete has been laid, in
addition to the conoreting OF some sixteen
blocks on Center street. This work cost
about 1900, which should be deducted
from the total expenditures 10 show the
cost Of repairing per year. In the ex-
penditures OF the department are also In
oludcd the cost OF the office building and
tho salaries Of expert chemists employed
In tho laboratory. with these deductions
II is shown that the repairing of the city
streets cost approximately p cents per
square yard.
The department also earned over 5000.
Included in the number Of yards OF asphalt
repairing laid IL the repairing OF cuts made
in the pavement by the gas. water and tele-
phone companies. The cost Of this work
was paid by the companies. the total being
over 5000.
when the street repairing work is fin
ished, City Engineer Rosewster will com
pile an official report, showing the num-
Der OF yards Of asphalt laid together with
the cost Of the department.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
TUBERCULOSIS THROUGH MILK
Conference at Philadelphia Regards
This Problem One of Most
Important.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. Ga commits
sion Of seven, headed by Dr.. Robert Koch
Of Germany. was appointed at today's ses-
sion Of the International Conference on
tuberculosis to inquire into the cause Of
tuberculosis infection from milk and how
TO prevent It.
The danger of infection from milk and
how to prevent it was one of the prin-
cipal subjects taken up today at the clos
ing session of the International Conference
on tuberculosis. Reports Of what other
countries are doing In demonstrating the
presence OF bovine bacilli in milk sold for
human consumption were made. 1t was
suggested by Prof, J. F. Heymanns Of Bel
GUM that with a view of ascertaining pre-
cisely the danger of spreading tuberculosis
infection by the medium of milk and OF
unifying in all countries the prophylactlc
measures to preconize against this contain
~ination. the conference appointed an inter-
national commission, charged with study
ing the question. and elaborate on the
prophylactic measures II MAJ recommend.
What the Red Cross society Is doing in
the crusade against tuberculosis was pre-
scented by delegates OF that body, Aid for
the tuberculosis poor in their homes was
also discussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

DR.. Ross. Dentist, as Barker Block.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
AREA OF ASPHALT LAID
Nearly Fifty Thousand Square Yards
Paved This Year.
REPAIRING Is MORE THAN EVER
Total Ex~penditure OF the City street
Department for Year Approxi-
mates FSrty-Five Thou
sand Dollars.

Yearly 5000 square yards OF asphalt have
been laid this year In repairing the streets
Of the city OF Omaha, the amount Of re-
pairing exceeding that done in any year
since the streets were paved. An ,unoF-
fetal canvass Of the reports Of work COM
pieted to date show that T,s2s square yards
OF repair paving has been laid. The repair
crews are still at work and expect to fin
ish In about two weeks time, when the
total win be close "a. $1,000
Last year about 10000 square yards Of re-
peif paving was laid, and in prior years
the amount was even less. This year all
the streets in the city. residence and bust.
ness streets alike have been gone over
carefully and every damaged place re-
paired. In some Instances the streets have
been gone over several times, and today
City Engineer Rosewater says he can say
that the streets are in the best condition
since the paving was first laid and that
he can say so without fear OF c~ontradic-
ton. Some Of the streets repaired we're
practically r~epaved-notsbly, Cunning street
between Fifteenth and Twenty-fourth
streets and Tenth street south from the
depots.
Cunning and Twenty-fourth streets lead
in the amount Of repairing, 1876 square
yards being laid on the former and 4,51O
on the latter. On Park avenue 1855 square
yards of asphalt were laid, 2,525 on Howard
street, 2,275 on Fourteenth, 2,1b2 on Twelfth
street, 2,O3O on Douglas street and smaller
amounts ca the other streets and avenues.
But 5s1 square yards of asphalt were used
In repairing Farnam street.
what the Report shows.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
PROJECTORS FILE PAPERS
Omaha Men Incorporate to Run Line
from South Omaha to
RaIstOn.

LINCOLN, Sept. 2~6.-(Special Telegram.)-
The Nebraska Traction and Power company
of Omaha, an interurban railroad, today
filed articles of Incorporation with the Sec
rotary of state. The company has an au-
thorlzed capital stock Of 81, OOO,OO The in.
corporators are Mel Uhl, N. p. Dodge, VII.
liam d. Crist, F. A. Howard and j. T..
Emmert The company intends to extend n
line from South Omaha to Ralston and
south through sarpy county and north from
Ralston through the counties of Douglas,
Dodge, Washington. Burt, Cunning, Thurs
ton and Dakota. 1t is to be operated by
either electricity or steam.
Mel Uhl is manager of the Daily News,
n. p. Dodge is a real estate man, w. ID.
Crist is with the General Construction COM
pany, which Is to build the line; f. A.
Howard is with the Updlke Grain COMPANY
and ]. F. Emmert is with the Central Coal
and Coke company. Mr.. Dodge said that
he did not know much about the plans of
the company except that it was organized
to build a line out West Q street to Raj
ston.
w. d, Criss said that the above company
is the Incorporating company and that the
contract for grading was let two weeks
ago and that work was now being done.
He said that he expected to let the con-
tract within the next two weeks for ma
terial. The amount of capital stock to be
issued and to be paid up win be $3.50, 900,
according to Mr.. Criss.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
BERGMAN PLACATES JlMS
Foxy Old Veteran Disposes Of Demand
to Resign from Board.
OFFERS TO JOIN DAHLMANITEs
Incidentally sticks the HarpOOn Into
CosErOve, who Ducks Into m
Same Tent to Dodge
bergman.

Will Ed p. Bergman accede to the
Jims' demand that he resign from the
park board7
No, indeed.
Ed p. Bergman is far too shrewd a
politician for any Jimocrat to bullyrag. He
has not done a thing but placate the Jims
by offering to Join their belligerent club,
and they, like q whipped regiment, have
snickered and layed down.
I'd P. Bergman, big chief in the camp
Of the Jacks, capitulates to the Jims and
follows his enemy. Frederick H. Cosgrove,
into the Jim household. Mr.. Cosgrove,
for fourteen years a leader Of the Jacks,
announced Friday that he intended to
join the Jims so as to get away from Mr..
Bergman, but his move Is of no avail, for
now Mr.. Bergman follows his lead and
comes to the Jims, bowling low and pound
ing his head on the floor.
Naturally, the Jims have not renewed
their demand that Mr.. Bergman resign
from the Board Of Park commissioners
Fred Cosgrove laid his defeat In the
campaign for membership on the omaha
Water board 10 I'D Bergman, secretary
OF the Jacks, claiming that Mr.. Bergman
the blame on him (Cosgrove). Therefore
he received with favor overtures made by
leading Jims that he forsake the Jacks and
Join them, the intention being to leave Mr..
Bergman in the other camp. But "the
well-laid plans of mice and men gang aft
apIaa
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
TotnI Expenditnre.

The total expenditure OF tho street re-
pair department. a~pproximates $4,000, but
this has not all been expended in asphalt
repairing. In addition to the 1900 square
yards Of asphalt paving laid, over 5000
square yards of macadam and over 300
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
Follow the Republicans.

The democrats in the committee meeting
Saturday afternoon followed the lead Of
the republicans and instructed Chairman
Flynn to appoint from each ward in Omaha
and South Omaha. AS the time for the
appointment Of such committeeman had ex-
pired (aocording to law) these committee
men-at-large will be known as campaign
committeeman. Joe Butler made the mo-
ton and succeeded in getting a favorable
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
A Rrenlk for Liberty

from stomach liver and kidney trouble is
made when a &c box of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills lie bought. For sale by Beeton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
serinua LncernIIona

and wounds are healed. without danger OF
blood poisoning. by Bucklen's Africa salve.
the healing wonder. &e. For sale by
Beaten DruS Co.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-30

And, oh, for the touch of Maxim
gun and the sound
We've only our pocketknives,' I
reminded, going so timber | had to
clutch his hysterical shoulder for sup
port.
Shut up!' he roared. We have
the ammonia guns. Quick! See if
they are loaded' Then, more slowly,
If that bee would keep out of my
head I'd teach 'em that the spirit of
| Spartacus still loafs about in old New
England
"'Please be sane I begged, my
head going cool again. "A lion is all l
can stand. My guns loaded And
my heart gave a mighty thump as |
yanked it forth and found it's bulb
filled to the limit with Tbs ex-special
brand of dope.
''As he produced his pistol the
fever returned, and he patted the
barrel waggishly, and then mumbled,
I only hope the lion that eats me
won't ever fight or have any quarrels
with your lion.'
There's only one,' demonstrated,
slapping his shoulder.
Very WE'LL the old chap assented,
alphabetically, if he comes one at a
time he can never get through the
door
1T was a mighty tough combina-
ton, you'll admit, sir-the lion and
Tbs erratic delirium. 1t was more
! trouble than an unmarried man ought
to inherit. Only one, remember
begged.
Just as you say, Billy, but 1 can
see two,' he insisted, mildly. Ones
coming towards us; tother amt.
Which shall we shoot at?'
And bless you, sir, there were two
lions. l thought at first I'd caught
his Authorizations and half expected
to see a pink giraffe crawling up my
shirt-sleeye But it was real. The
audience, to enliven the scene, had let
loose another tease in the pen.
Zone at a time and huge surprise
for EACH cheered lib, swerving on
his pins a bit.
But even this shadowy chance was
eliminated, for as he spoke our hut
vanished. The rascals had fastened a
line to the top and had yanked the
meager shelter over the barrier.
There we were in the open, with a
fringe of black faces mocking us over
the fence.
lib stood with his mouth ajar in
establishment Then he drew me
aside reproachfully, and whispered:
! Don't try to humor me. Tell me the
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fears, began to shout exultantly. II
sounded like a Russian college yell,
and lib tossed back little circus
talk and dragged me in between the
two sleeping pups nearest the center
of the arena.
THE big cats, white with dark
polka-dots, about five feet in length
and with abnormally long tails, now
saw us, and after a few preliminary
snarls began circling the palisades,
DESTROYS of bouncing upon us from
behind, true to their feline idea of
propriety. 1 wanted to get my
back against the stockade, but lib,
with less strabismus in his intellect,
restrained me. We'd seen enough of
leopards to realize these beauties had
been kept in a cage and were used to
men, and we believed they had been
starved for just some such purpose as
this. Yet it was evident they weren't
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child, I've a touch Of the fever. Hum!
and now I've got 'em. Walk in,
ladies and gentlemen, walk in. One
hour in the big animal tent before the
first act in the triple sawdust arena
This is Gooseberry, the man-eating
lion. See him
"tOh, quit l cried. Cant you see
you're going daffy with swamp sug-
gestions? For my little seance with
the oven heat and shivers Of the dis
ease had left me peevish.
"'Sust as you say, my child he re-
piled, humbly. Maybe old lib is
cross-eyed mentally, but hang me if
he doesn't look like lion. A Pigment
of the
"And great Scott, sir! I turned, and
if there wasn't the bulky, befringed
head of big male leo in the narrow
aperture of the tent!
"'Tib!' / shrieked It's real!'
"And at that my patron pealed
forth one resonant roar that caused
the massive beast to snarl and spring
back. Where's the keeper he cried,
again going a bit Eighty. The idea
Of letting him out to scare women
and-I forgot It's real Then he put
to rout his imagination for a moment
and swayed 10 the opening and
scowled as ne fixed his attention on
the present. We stand about as
much of a chance as an old-fashioned
safe in the hands of a gang of yegg-
men, he mumbled.
'The timid peep l stole over his
shoulder, reinforced by the rising
sun, revealed for the first time what
those captains of industry had been
doing. During the night they had in
closed us and our villa in palisade
of young trees and slabs of bark
while at the other end of the corral
the tawny form of our recent visitor
walked nervously back and forth with
slow, gliding step.
Were the newer, better break
fast food explained lib, as he tried
to wipe the nightmare from his eyes.
Then he gazed on me cunningly and
demanded: Don't play it too strong
on the old man, Billy / feel doped /;
but is that-or is it not
1T is 1 gasped .Fof my sake
come out of it. It's real
Enough to scare a scarlatina
germ into being steriliZed?' he liSped.
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dragged himself forward and kneeled.
His boss tapped him coyly on the pate
with the ax-handle. 1t seemed to me
the chief ruff1ed the address longer
than was necessary and was loath to
desist. But with sigh he finally
lowered his comforter and the sweat
rolled from the crouching figures
limbs.
"Why look at the black imp's
eyes' murmured lib.
and Feeney's eyes were blood
red.
"'Not what you'd call amiability,' 1
suggested, with a shudder.
Certainly not the innocent jollity
of childhood groaned lib.
"At this point the chief gave the
warrior some command, and as if re-
proved from death the subject sprang
to his feet and motioned us to follow
him. The chief, still decorated with
his hideous smile, nodded for us to
obey, and as we were led to a hut in
the middle of the glade he kept us
company and bowed us within with
much mock humility.
"'Too intensely polite snorted lib,
once we were alone and the opening
filled up by the backs of two giant
guards. Then he added, thoughtfully,
But my ancestors weren't Green
Mountain boys just for notoriety's
sake, and he'd have a run for his
money if l had a gum
They are busy about something
l remarked, as the sound of falling
timbers and the cultural cries of the
men beat against the hide sides of our
prison.
y guess it is something elaborate
admitted lib, trying to peer through
the opening; whereat the guards
pushed him back
And as if l didn't have enough to
fret over, lib began to go light-headed
from a taste of the swamp fever, and
talk rapidly in hectic-fush kind of
voice. We don't know what it is, but
you can anticipate it is very complete
and finished as to detail, he mumbled,
as the sound of the laborers grew
scant in the coming gray of the
morning. Then, 'Good-by, My Sweet
he began to babble in his clear, seven
story tenor as our guards silently
rose and left us.
q say. old chap, don't 1 begged.
It's almost sacrilegious.'
You silly jade he quizzed, the
red spots on his plump cheeks now
glowing as if stamped with a stencil
Great Scott!' next he muttered,
while I sat with despairing head en-
sconced in my hands. I guess. my
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truth. Did that really happen, or was
it delusion"
"'All real l howled, clutching his
arm.
"I always like to know he ex-
planned, gravely. Then he cried: In
the name of the continental congress
Don't shoot too quick!
For the big, eight-foot male, accom-
panied by four-foot tail, was creep
ing towards us on his belly, while his
pal stood and watched the proceed
ings with morbid curiosity, and as
calmly as If 1t were a mail-order bust
ness.
1--WE separated about ten feet and
crouched ready to spring aside, and as
the ammonia repeaters were held in
the palm of the hand, Feeney, shed
ding tears of unrestrained joy, had no
intimation we possessed the masked
batteries.
"'Be sane I again implored, but
lib. kneeling with both hands steady.
ing his gun, cast me whimsical
smile and fluttered his head as if
amused. And the red spots on his
cheeks didn't look good bit.
"The king of the wildwood, proba
bly, empty of stomach and hungry
enough to eat a whole tribe of white
men, now began knitting his claws
and agitating his tail for a record
breaking jump. He put his head close
to the ground when giving bis class
cry, and this caused It to rumble and
reverberate intensely.
"'Take him.! cried lib, and with a
numb heart l squirted charge of the
soothing-syrup and noted it ruff1e his
breast.
"And although it did not hit him
fair, it pestered him and weakened
him. and he struck between us and
whirled undecidedly in a circle. Then
lib staggered forward and idiotically
made grab for his highness with
his left hand, while with his right he
tried to send home settler.
ooh, WIFI gah! beloved the popu
lace, never having seen lion so mis-
used before.
"And their eight-footer, seemingly
oblivious of lib, began humping him
self in a narrow circle, with me at
the center. If lib let go and fell
knew the beast would make the cir
cult and be upon him before he could
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-30
BUILT RIGHT.
Brain and Nerves Restored by Grape,
Nuts Food.

The number of persons whose all
ments were such that no other food
could be retained at all, is large and
reports are on the increase.
For II years l suffered from dys-
pepsia, finding no food that did not
distress me-" writes Wis. lady. 81
was reduced from 145 to 80 lbs, grad
ually growing weaker until / could
leave my bed only short while at
time, and became unable to speak
aloud.
Three years ago / was attracted by
an article on Grape-Nuts and decided
to try it.
my stomach was SO weak I could
not take cream, but 1 used Grape-Nuts
with milk and lime water. 1t helped
me from the first, building up my sys-
tenn in a manner most astonishing to
the friends who had thought my re-
covery impossible.
"Soon l was able to take Grape
Nuts and cream for breakfast, and
lunch at night, with an egg and Grape
Nuts for dinner.
Il am now able to eat fruit, meat
and nearly all vegetables for dinner,
but fondly continue Grape-Nuts for
breakfast and supper.
"At the time of beginning Grape
Nuts l could scarcely speak a SEN
tence without changing words around
or talking crooked in some way, but
my brain and nerves have become so
strengthened that l no longer have
that trouble" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
Vile" In nkga.
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They looked leopards to me- he
cried, but I thought / must be fuzzy
again. So I said lions. But white
leopardsi'
"And he waltzed me around joy
fully. We must have 'em. Isn't this
luck?'
lawfully good luck despaired;
for l knew leopard was as formida-
BILE as lion or tiger and harder to
dodge.
"And the brunettes along the fence
evidently were now determined to
stick to their gods through one more
whirl and, forgetting their recent
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How | Cured sweeny and FistuIa.

81 want to tell you how l saved one
of our horses that had a fistula. We
had the horse doctor out and he said
it was so bad that he did not think he
could cure it, and did not come again.
Then we tried Sloan's Liniment and
it cured it up nicely.
Zone day last spring was blowing
for a neighbor who had horse with
sweeny, and 1 told him about Sloan's
Liniment and he had me get bottle
for him, and it cured his horse all
right, and he goes off now like colt.
1--WE had a horse that had sweeny
awfully bad and we thought 1t was
never going to be any good, but we
used Sloan's Liniment and 1T cured it
up nicely. l told another neighbor
about it and he said it was the best
Liniment he ever used.
1--WE are using Sloan's Sure Colo
Cure and we think it is all right"
A. D. Bruce, Aurelia, Ia.
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get out of the way. For his every
jump possessed all of the hilarious
energy of fast-freight train.
ooh, wagh!" yelled the spectators,
as the dizzy pair sped by the second
quarter, with the favorite about to
break
Hang on and sprint faster l en-
couraged, dancing wildly in my hys-
terra.
"'D'ye - think = Pm-trying- to
throw-this racer retorted lib, in
jerks, over his shoulder, as his heels
cuffed only the elevations and his fat
form snapped playfully into a horizon
tai position.
"Then from down the lists came a
roar that re-echoed even above the
hooting of the mob, and 1 turned to
see the other cat, female, smaller
and maneless, bounding up the aisle.
This nerved me- to jump onto the
race-track and send two shots full into
the mouth of Tbs steed, and as the
mischief-maker rolled over and sighed
sleepily my old patron was flung at
my feet.
Number two didn't pause to in
dulge in any funny stunts. Disregard
ing all frills and fancy crouches, she
gave one more below, and with her
four legs flung wide, and the suns
rays turning her yellowish TANKS to
old gold, sprang for lib. The old
chap, although painting heavily,
calmly planked her twice in mid-air
and had a third prescription ready
when she landed. And as the sleep
germs began to work, the spectators
were simply swept off their feet, sir,
to see their illadvised lady man
killer trip a morris on her hind legs.
spar at the atmosphere and then come
down with a crash.
my head was swimming dizzily.
but l gave a cheer of defiance and.
standing with one foot on the pros
trate monarch, viewed with pardona-
BILE pride the paralyzed assemblage,
while lib copied my pose on No. 1.
"'Habeti habet!' cried lib. grab
bling me by the hand and leading me
gracefully forward in front of Fee
ney's opera box as if l were the lead
ing lady, and we both bowed easily.
with a bright sparkle in our tickle.
fever-lighted eyes; and lib bowed
even more deeply with all his old
time curtain grace, as Feeney, in pure
resentment, tried to bite his AK.
Then the galleries began to cheer,
realizing we were the best pages ever
torn from materia medica. I reckon
at that moment we completely filled
in the foreground, middle distance
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Easy Victory for Pat.

An Englishman, an Irishman and a
Scotchman were one day arguing as
to which of the three countries pos
sessed the fastest trains.
Said the Englishman, "Well, I've
been in one of our trains and the tele-
graph poles have been like hedge"
I've seen the milestcnes appear
like tombstones," said the Scot.
"Be jabers," said Pat, Il was one
day in train in my country and we
passed a field of carrots, field of
turnips, a field of parsley, one of
onions and then pond of water, and
we were going so fast that 1 thought
it was BROTH"
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PATS MIND WAS LOGICAL.
Quick to See One Strong Point as to
Victims Identity.

Previously to entering the railroad
yards an able-bodied loafer picked up
a SMALL glittering object from the
sidewalk and, without examining It
very closely, pinned it to his coat.
says the Philadelphia Ledger. Three
minutes later he collided with a slow
ly moving freight train, was hurled
against n post and picked up insensi-
BILE. The train dispatcher, notified by
telephone, called up Patrick Doyle,
the yardmaster's assistant, and said:
You'd better search his pockets,
Doyle. Find out who he is, notify his
friends and report to me-"
A few moments later the report
came:
There's not line OF writing on
him." said Patrick, "but we've identi-
fed him by the badge on his coat. He
Is a Lady Maccabee."