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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
FIRES W AND LOSS LESS
GOOD showing for Omaha and the De-
partment in Protecting Life
and Property.

With a fire loss Of only $3.50, 4O3, as against
SOS, 1874 for the year 1907. or a reduction Of
about IL per cent, the year Just closed has
been both fortunate and exceptional in that
line. There also have been fewer large
fires and only one with a loss of more
than $4,000. that of the Moline Plow com
pany, in which the loss was S55, 764. More
over, this has been accomplished by the
fire department with a force of men only
slightly larger than that Of 1907. the dis
cipllne and efficiency ranking high.
During the year a steam engine for No, 3
engine house and a hose wagon for the new
fire company at Twenty-seventh and Jones
streets nave been added to the equipment
OF the department. The latter fire barn
was the only new one occupied during the
year.
Four persons met death from fire during
the year., and In every case it was the
clothes of the person catching fire in
some manner, not the burning OF a sur
rounding building or room, that resulted
in death. Twenty-three citizens were in
jured or burned by fires and twenty-four
firemen burned or hurt While on duty. NJ
firemen were killed or burned to death
during the year. Twenty-seven horses
were burned to death in various fires.
Starting with a force of l73 men at the
first of the year, 1908, six men nave been
dismissed, six have resigned. one has been
placed on the pension list and twenty-one
have been hired, making the present en-
rollment 1S1. There are sixty-one horses
employed in the department.
Between 8 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon
is the hour when most fires occurred
flfty-two happening at that time Of day,
and the hour after that came next with
forty-six fires. Saturday proved most pro
life for blazes, 17 being the record, and
Tuesday did almost as good with LOG. The
month OF October had more fires than any
other, with ninety-five. Sixty fires oc-
Cured for which no cause could be as
signed and there were more fires OF this
kind than OF any other single cause. Burn
ing rubbish and children playing will
matches each caused forty-eight fires.
Plans worked out by Chief Salter durinl
the year; but not yet realized, contemplat
the placing Of hose companies and hool
and ladder companies at T~wenty-first an,
Lake streets and in the vicinity OF Twenty
fourth street and Ames avenue. A fir
house has already been built at the forme
location.
These figures show the work accom-
phshed by the officers and men OF the de
partment during the last year:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
Special Inspector Treasury Depart
ment and Pure Food Laboratory
Gained Through Uncle Sam.

Two new departments have been installed
in the federal building during the year 1908.
The first was the establishment Of the
headquarters Of special inspector for the
Treasury department, covering several
western states. The inspector in charge Is
n. r. Stansel. The Omaha office is one Of
the three recently established In the west.
the others being at Kansas City and Den
yer. Mr.. stansel has been transferred to
Washington and will be succeeded in Omaha
by George b. Rice. Mr.. Rice will take
charge January 4.
The other new department that Omaha
has gained. the installation of which has
Just been completed at a cost or $500 on
the fourth floor OF the big building, Is the
government pure food laboratory. The
laboratory is under the charge OF Chemist
S. II. Ross. He Is assisted by Assistant
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
OUTPUT OF THE SHELTER
Total for the Year Reaches the Value
of Thirty-FOur Million
Dollars.

The output Of the American Smelling and
Refining company at Omaha shows a con-
siderable loss over last year when the
value Of the output was s47, 46O,S71. This Is
accounted for in several ways. At the
close of last year there was n demand
for money and minerals were rushed to
the market to be converted into cash. The
lprice is also off this year, so that al
though in some cases the quantity is al
most as great as last year, the money
value is less. The following table shows a
comparative statement Of the value of
each metal for the two years:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
ASSESSMENT ROLL LARGER
Increase of Two Million Dollars in
Real Estate.
PERSONAL SHOWS FALLING OFF
Influence OF Distribution OF Count
Creighton Estate Stiu Felt in
n Connection by the
COunty.
PERSONAL SHOWS FALLING OFF

Ar Increase of a little less than $2,OOo,0t
has been added to the assessment rolls OF
Douglas county during the last year. The
added assessment is all in the real estate
column, the personal assessment showing
a decrease Of s261,O0.
This decrease is held to be due partly &c
the disappearance from the rolls Of the
bulk of the estate OF the late Count Creigh-
ton, which was distributed early last year.
The figures for real estate show an in
crease Of S2,1e3, 900.
The amount to be raised for county pur
poses has increased over $4,000, while tn,
amount for state purposes has decreased
$4,000. The following table shows the as
essment valuation of Douglas county
property for the last ten years at o%ne-fifti
Of the value:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

rowed through with -passageways. which in
stead OF having steps are built on the ramp
style, in the manner Of the Glralds tower
in Seville. Walking up along one Of these
ramp passageways in the dark, even though
II Is broad day outside, the feet strike bricks
followed out by the footsteps OF four CEN
turtles and the shoulders rub against walls
that seem also to be marked with the lines
Of other shoulders that are bonner than ever
now. II is a great change from the brand
new town Of the middle west, say, to the
ideals and ideas Of four centuries back.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

Outside OF Omaha 126,O626 60 was raised
for school purposes and village taxes
amounting to $~22,529.S4 were also levied.
These are exclusive Of termina taxes. The
amount to be raised for city purposes in
omaha is $685. 900, exclusive Of the tax
on terminals, which will amount to about
500, 900 more.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
Interesting Information Concerning Omahas Social and Business Lf

SPECIAL DEL1v'Y STAMPS Affirmed.
Letters or parcels .................. $685.
REDISTRIBUTION.
Pouches and sacks received from
foreign pOstoffices contents OF
which were redistributed by clerks
In mailing division .............,,.. $3.50
TRANSIT.
Pouches and sacks passing through
this office and handled by clerks
in our mailing division ,............ 56,S33
DELAYED MAIL MATTER.
Pouches delayed in transit and con-
tents redistributed by clerks in
mailing division ......".......... 2,191
CLERKS AND CARRIERS.
Number Of clerks, carriers, substi-
tutes and messengers employed in
postoffice in 1907 ....,............. 259
Same in 1908 .......,"......" 2SS
increase -
Number of railway mall clerks paid
at Omaha postoffice in l9O7....... 200
Same In 1908 2O
Increase NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Number of rural mail carriers paid
by Omaha postoffice in l907....... $50
Same In 1905 80
increase ~
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

There is nc case on record of a cough,
cold or la grippe developing into pneu-
mcnia after Foley's Honey and Tar has
been taken. as it cures the most obstinate
deep Gated coughs and colds. Why take
enything else. For sale by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

1otaI .l,sSj
May holds the record as a divorce month
with fifty-three suits filed. while July is a
close second, with fifty-two. The record
by months is as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
PEOPLE VOTE LARGER DEBT
Confident Of Future, improvements
Are Demanded.
COURT HOUSE TAKES MILLION
Thia Expenditure, with Those for
Paving and Betterment, shows
Up in Annual Statements of
city and County.

While the bonded debt Of the city of
Omaha has been increased $4,000 and that
Of the county by 100000 during the last
year, the increased debt was incurred by
the people willingly who wished for better
city ana county improvements, and the
year has been a prosperous one. City bonds
were voted for paving and public improve
mcnts and county bonds were voted for the
new court house. all within the year. No
school bonds were voted during the last
twelve month period, but during that time
$3.50. 600 of these bonds were sold.
According to the statement OF the city
aud county treasurer, Frank A. Furay,
there was in the city treasury at the close
of business on December "a, 1903. a balance
amounting to 1858. 7OO.s7. Opposed to this
on the other side of the ledger is the
bonded debt. t%otaling to 81, 2l3, 5OS,9 There
is no outstanding warrant Indebtedness.
Tho school district has a bonded debt OF
SI.C25,0O0.
Tux collections during the year were much
better than usual, over IS per cent of all
real and personal taxes being collected, In
some other years It has been a struggle ia
get I'm 80 per cent of the taxes.
The report Of the city treasurer for 1905
up to and including December "a, is as
follows:
Balance Jan. I. 1908. 81. O95. 632.O5
Rec's. needing Dec. "a. 1868, g33. 96-$5, 764, 566. OF
Disbursem'ts. includ-
ing Dec. 2i.....,.,~. 1920, 1851
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

Chemist Norman Hendrickson, Laboratory
Helper James wallin and Mrs. e. A. Nc
Clure, stenographer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
BOOK DEPARTMENT.

An increase over 1907 OF 9GS.
Books in foreign languages, including
German, French, Danish and Swedish, were
purchased to the number of 3l5.
Medical books, purchased from the fund
provided by the Omaha, Douglas County
Medical association, 800.
Reference books received, 1884.
Total accesslons to date, 99.1O2.
Total Withdrawn to date. 1880.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

Bigger. Better. BusisF-rhat's what ad-
vertising in The Bee does for your bust
Less.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

Total Withdrawn to date, $3.50.
Total number of books in library, So,2S2.
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT.
Adult department .....s........'...s'loS,Olo
Children's department ......'......... 45,lS
School department .,...,...,..,,...... b3,9R
Paper box factory ..... S4S
Union Pacific shops .......F...,.,,.. 4O
Old Peoples Home ..H....o..."-. 2S
Social Settlement 600 volumes depos-
tied september, lS0S-no record of
circulation -
Total circulation, 1905. .............25 2,929
An Increase over 1907 of 24,5l5.
Number of photographs circulated, $500.
MEMBERSHIP AND REGISTRATIONS.
New registrations ................,....,S,S2e
REPRESENTATIONS Ito replace cards on
which the time limit of three years
has expired)
Total registrations sob
Total number of memberships 1887 (the
total number of cards exceeds this num-
Der, as each borrower may have two for
READING ROOM.
Daily newspapers received. 20
Public documents deposited in the
reading room 'o'GS7
Patent Office reports .......:.."...:. 80
Drawings and specifications of the Pat
ent Office 769
Visitors to. the reading room ......... a, 1889
An increase in the number of visitors
over 1907 of 2,272.
REFERENCE ROOM.
Number of books deposited Including
sets Of periodicals indexed in Poole. s'Sse
Increase over 1907, 2.422.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
A collection of books numbering $500, set
apart and used only in the schools, both
public and private.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
partly maintained by a fund received
from the Omaha, Douglas County Medical
association
periodicals. y
BYRON REED COLLECTION OF COINS,
MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE BOOKS.
Books used for reference .......,....... So
MUSEUM.
Visitors ................... ...'......2 % ,637
BINDERY. b.
Number of books bound and rebound 5,172
... LECTURE ROOM.
Seating capacity lie
The use of this room is free to all edu-
c%ational organizations not charging a fee
for admission to it's meetings.
Glasses and clubs which have met regu-
larly during 1908: Old Settlers association,
Graduate Nurses association, Esperanto
classes-afternoon and evening, Omaha So
ciety of the Fine Arts, Literary class, State
university, extension course; Teachers
Training class, library course; story
Hour for the Omaha Public library; Jew
ish Bible class.
GIFTS AND LOANS.
"a full list will be given In the annua
report, only the most Important here.)
S~tereopticon slides presented by the
Omaha Society of the Fin Arts 49,. go
Slides oaned by +. l.. Haler. .......... Z
Slides loaned by G.. M. Hitchcock. -. TO-
Foreign photographs and postal cards
to be used for circulation, presented
by Mr.. L. S. Reed ....,............. /, 20
Musee Francois, four volumes; Robert
Holy Land, three volumes; Roberts Egyp
and Nubia, three volumes, and several arti
oles for the museum, presented by c. N
Dietz.
Collection OF minerals. presented by Eras
tus Young.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
LIBRARY MAKES BIG CAIN
Circulates Over T%wenty-Four Thou
sand Books More Than 1907.
ALL DEPARTMENTS GO FORWARD
Museum Also Makes BiG Strides and
is visited During the Year by
Nearly Thirty Thousand
Persons,

An increase in circulation Of 2,515 books
was made by the Omaha Public Library
and Museum in 1908 over the year 1907.
Other departments of the library also show
big gains, but these may be regarded as
due chiefly to the growth of the city, ac-
cordlng to the view of Miss Edith Tobitt,
librarian. The increase in circulation is,
however, far larger in total and in ratio
thar increases of past years.
The official figures for the year are as
follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

AFTER reviewing the years work Treas
urer Furay has come to the conclusion that
a few changes in the laws of the state
would be beneficial to the taxpayers and
makes the following lamentations to
the incoming legislature:
Create a redemption fund.
Levy one-half mill annually on all tax
able property for. redemption fund, pro-
ceeds TO be invested in general warrants of
the city or bonds general or special upon
approval of mayor and council.
Debt limitation to be based upon per-
centage of valuation.
Rate of interest on warrants, general and
special, reduced from Z to 5.
All legally lowed taxes to be incon-
tcsttbie upon the expiration of one year
after date of approval by proper officials.
Provide for the issuance of bonds in
coupon or registered form.
The making OF our taxes incontcstlble
would obviate the issuance OF general re-
newal bonds to retire special assessment
bonds.
Amend Section 100. line 10 to II to read 60
per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
FactorIes Hold Up Record.

Manufacturing for the year fell below last
year only by a small amount. the estimate
being last year that 1920, 10000 worth Of
products were made in Omaha:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01

Totals s., 1885, 31.16 1892, 0S9, IA
Increase of business over 1907, $l06,5579S.
STAMP SALES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19
THE RAGING sANGAMoN.
Burlington Hawkeye.l

burlington Hawkeye.)
Jacob Smith has received a govern
ment license, which gives him author
ity to pilot boats on the Sangamon
river. 1t is recalled in this connec-
ton that Abraham Lincoln ran the
first fiat boat down this stream in 1891.
This is the first pilots license ever is
sued for the Sangamon river. Con-
siderable work has been done on the
river by the drainage commissioners of
ssaa,;,e::::! counties and the channel has
been widened, Strengthened and deep
ened. 1t is contended, that in a short
time the Sangamon will be navigable
along it's entire course. Just at pres
emit, there seems little prospect of
much freight business, but that may
develop later. But the Sangamon
promises to become popular as route
for pleasure seekers. In these days,
when rivers are almost forgotten and
neglected, it Is ething unusual to
hear of an old river being improved
and actually opened or restored to ma
vigation The history of the Missouri
is repeating itself on small scale, ON
the Sangamon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19
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Getting Winter Esss.

It Is now conceded that If you want
winter eggs you must make choice Of
some Of the general utility breeds, such
as the Rocks. Wyandottes, Langshans,
Orpingtons, Brahrlas and Cochins. Leg
horns and other non-sitting breeds are
not to be depended on In winter, tho
they may lay more eggs in the spring
and summer months and in the first
seven months of the year exceed some Of
the general utility breeds for the whole
year. You must have comfortable
houses, with the chance at plenty OF
air, but not the extreme of the curtain
front house. Then variety of food;
it takes food to produce eggs. If you
are going to let the hens and pullets
go into winter quarters after a fall of
half rations and then the winter thru,
throw them pust enough corn once or
twice a day that each hen does not get
over ten grains as her share, and if
she is late getting in not that. You
need not grumble if you come off with
no winter eggs. Also, if you haven't
put by load of clover for the hens you
have missed it far on the winter eggs
supply. Don't go killing off any of
those young pullets, either, unless
they are not up to mark-Twentieth
Century Farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19
Swine Notes.

Ut is we'll to bear in mind that a
sow can hardly be expected to raise
two filters of pigs a year on grass
alone. If You have sows that are go
ing to produce litter this fail they
must have some ration in addition to
the pasture or their pigs will he prac-
tically worthless. No matter what the
price OF grain is the man who tries to
raise hogs without it will have a slim
success In the hog business.
About the meanest job on earth is
to try to doctor a sick hog, as most
any other animal on the farm seems
moro apt to respond to treatment.
About the only way to care for sick
hogs is to prevent them from getting
sick and, while this can not always be
done, there are certain precautions
that are always worth taking. When
ever a pig shows the least signs of
sickness he should at once be removed
from the balance of the herd, as there
are times when it almost seems as
tho some Of the hogs get sick out of
sympathy. This is the season Of the
year when hog cholera usually gets in
its work and too great care can not be
taken. AS previously mentioned in
these columns, pigeons, stray dogs, rats
and persons travelling from one farm
to another are regular cholera agents
and should never be allowed around
the hog lot IL 1t is possible to keep
them away. The old saying about an
ounce of prevention holds good here.
Many farmers seem to be in hurry
to part with the old sows when pork
is selling high at this season of the
year. Now as a matter of fact these
same old sows are about the best
friends THAT the hog raiser has on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19

people anything about these things.
Nor could the thousands upon thou
sands Of idlers ana loafers in tho large
cities be induced to locate on public
lands Tor the purpose OF becoming pro-
ducers. It man should get UP at any
one OF the socialist meetings held every
night In the city of New York and tell
the loafers who hear him that they
ought to 80 west and 60 to work he
would be met with mob violence.
Somebody ought to tell the masses OF
the people the truth. Some chautauQua
speaker ought to tell the people that
tho consumers Of liquors in the United
States annually pour down their threats
q sufficient amount Of liquor, the price
Of which would buy the biggest rail-
road system in America. And IL to-
bacco is included, all the property OF
the Standard Oil Company might be
bought in a period of less than two
years. Senator Lafollette from his
exalted place ought to tell the young
men who hear him to go to work at
some useful occupation and to save
their money He ought to tell them
also that the government is unable to
enrich anybody, and that it is not en-
gagged in impoverishing anybody. The
world is full of men who are never ex-
actly suited with any occupation that
is at hand They are always looking
for something else.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19

to ninety-eight It's corn weather. When
we stick painting heads out of window
and gasp for abr at midnight it's corn
weather. When the sweat steals trick
ling scalding hot down our backbones
we know that corn is making. All the
discomfort We endure is simply inci-
dental. Corn is the main thing and II
needs hot weather.
The sad fact that the new penny will
not go into the slot machines is miti-
gated by the other fact that it goes
just as far as its predecessor when
used to buy postage stamps or ac-
cumulated in sufficient quantities to
apply on the grocery bill.
Annie Besant says her soud in a
previous reincarnation occupied the
body of a blind girl This seems to
offer hope to the future that later
reincarnation may strike the body of
a dumb girl Thea1s always a bright
side.
Trying to find out why people travel
about in the hot weather Is a good
deal like trying to find out why lie
chicken crossed the road
Perhaps it is because it is the silly
season that people travel SO much in
dog days.
A basket factory at Burlington was
destroyed by fire the other day with
heavy loss. But of course, Burling-
ton didn't have all her eggs in one
place.
Hartman is coming home. Small
boys owning toy trains will hide them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19
Making Bees Work..

AT a recent meeting of apiarists at
Mount Holly, N. j.. a quaint method of
working the bees overtime was given
by one of the enthusiasts, who claims
that the bees really enjoy the busy"
life turnout the year, when they find
themselves where money producing
blossoms are plentiful. My bees now
work overtime he said NO hiber-
mating for south, and they toll like
blazes among the southern flowers. In
summer l bring them here to the east
working them till the honeysuckle and
the clover are quite gone. The autumn
season finds them in Florida, where
they make a peculiarly rich and aro-
matte honey from the Florida flowers
California gives them all they can do
in the winter.
'Tt's a splendid idea. I got it from
those hotel keepers of Europe who
have winter hotels on the rivers and
summer hotels at Dinard or Trouville
My travelling bees yield thrice as much
honey as stay at-home ones. Thank
goodness, there are no labor unions
among these Insects
The beekeepers who, on the other
iiebiiu, dic COHltIll 10 nave UilGlT DeeS
remain in the same place turnout the
year and work during the blossom time
of fruits, flowers, the barley and clover
and Wayside flowers, consulted as to
the best methods of housing the bees
during the winter. Some experts are
in favor Of sheltering the colony By
placing all the hives in a sort of open
pen, snugly Enclosed on the north and
left open to the southern exposure.
These Enclosures are preferably long
and narrow and but little higher than
the hives, which are set close together
in straight line. Here the summer
workers hibernate during the coolest
winter weather. and so cozy and warm
are their winter quarters that they are
strong and hardy and ready for work
at the first possible suggestion Of early
spring bloom
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-19
Breeding Condition for Ewes.

If eve is a good mixer and good
mother she is usually a pretty thin,
scraggy looking object by the time her
lamb is weaned. The tendency on the
part of many farmers naturally is to
begin to feed and fatten her up so that
when fall comes she will be round and
plump, pretty sight to look upon.
However strong the temptation may be
to do So there is no graver mistake
than to get the breeding stock too fat.
Every fall dozens of complaints are
received from sheep raisers whose
ewes fail to breed. In nine
cases out of ten investigation shows
the difficulty to lie in the over fat
condition of the ewes. When a eve is
fed too heavily, great masses of fat
form about her generative organs.
These impede the free and ready cir
culation OF blood and in general pre-