Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25

1910 the population Of the entire city will
be 4,Si0,000. This increases by decades TO
100000 In 1920, 10 $4,000 I'm 1890. to 1900
900 In 1910, and to the enormous population
of 10. 10000 in 1850. In this latter year he
estimates that Manhattan will have a
total population of 100000, Brooklyn of
100000. Bronx Of 4,0o0,OOo. Queens of $780,
900. and Richmond OF 10000.
Laura, the pet macaw of William Simp-
son and wife, supplied another strong argu-
ment against the enrolment Of nature
story tellers in the Ananias club when she
saved the lives OF her master and mistress
and Mrs. Simpsons sister, Miss HOLMAN,
by giving a timely alarm of fire one morn
ing last week. When Mrs. Simpson was
awakened by Laura calling her name,
"Orai Oral at 2 a. m, she though Laura
was becoming a nuisance and she COM
manded the bird to be quiet. II was then
Laura proved her quality.
"Oh, myl There's another fire!' the par
rot shrieked. The Simpsons were so Inn
pressed by the statement that they got UP
to investigate. Sure enough, smoke was
pouring into their bedroom over and under
the door. They aroused Miss HOLMAN,
and the three clambered to the roof. Be
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the trusty Laura and went back to get her.
Laura, made peevish by the smoke, ciawed
and pecked her master severely before he
got her to safety.
twenty-five canaries Miss HOLMAN was
raising were killed by the smoke. Laura
betrayed the workings Of a Jealous dispo-
sition. How funnyI'' she chuckIed when
she saw the tiny bodies.
DR.. Edwar ]. Robbins, a veterinary sur
geon of Bayshope, L. l., refused to take
ether when he had his appendix removed.
He remained quiet throughout the opera
ton, and Just four days after IL ne drove
five miles to his home. The following day
he was attending to his practice. The case
10 believed to be without a parallel.
DR.. Robbins drove over 30 the sanitarium
at Brentwood. five miles from his own
home. Or. Ross and DIR. Haven prepared
to operate, and as the nurse approached
the patient with the ether cone he calmly
waved her aside.
There's nothing the matter with your
heart, old man." DR.. Ross, who is an old
friend, assured him.
II know it,, but I'm going to cut the
ether out because I want to see the opera
tion," said DR.. Robbins. you may paint
on a little cocaine. II you wish"
This was done, and the operation pro-
ceeded steadily. without interruption from
the patient. whose head was propped up
so he could see every move Of the sur
geons.
An Interesting feature of the March
Century is a discussion by Frederick
W.. whitridge, receiver Of the Third Ave-
nue. Railroad company. New York, OF
Public Morality and Street Railways
| and the reflex effect of bribery and cor
ruption on the public's attitude toward the
railroads. Mr.. Whitridse relates that when
| the pay-as-you-enter cars, which make 1t
difficult to avoid payment of fares, were
installed on Fourth avenue, there was an
immediate increase in the travel on Lex
ington avenue, supposed to be made up OF
people who resented being called on to
pay their fares as they entered, and who
desired their old opportunities to ride free.
When a man, or a woman, of this sort
is detected, the delinquent often expresses
| great Indignation, and a case is before mo
where a passenger complained OF a con-
ductor for having demanded his fare.
Three days afterward the same passenger
again endeavored to beat the same con-
| ductor, and when the conductor was firm
| and said for the third time, Fare, please"
the passenger said: well, you seem to
be a good man. / don't want to beat you;
1 want to beat this blank company. Here's
my card; when you want q job come and
see me and you shall have It," He was a
contractor, apparently in a large way Of
business, and had not wit enough to see
that a man whom he had tried to cheat for
cents would hardly be likely to trust him
for a weeks wages.
With the aid OF seventeen husky men,
several length of log cabin, some strong
manila rope, a piece OF stout scantling, and
two stone boats there was a neat little den
tai operation performed Friday afternoon
upon Big Bill in the Bronx Zoo. Big Bill
is a crocodile. eleven feet long and weighs
500 pounds.
Big Bill, about three weeks ago, had a
little personal difficulty with an alligator
four feet long, and. in the heat of the ar
gument, took the alligator's head In his
mouth and bit two neat. round holes int
his brain. That alligator was still usefu
for handbags.
Big Bill showed his dislike for anotheI
small alligator and sent him with one crue
crunch to the satchel factory. Friday
morning he grew a bit peevish in a mis-
; understanding with a six-foot alligator
and bit holes in his brain also, despit'
the efforts of Keepers Snyder and Twome!
to make him desist.
Curator OF Reptiles Raymond l.. Ditmar
was notified. and to save the lives of tn
alligators he decided to shorten Big Bill
: front teeth. So the seventeen husky me-
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. out OF the tank. chained to the heavy ston
= boats. and rendered helpless.
His jaws were pried open with a piece o
scantling. and DR.. Ditmars got at his from
teeth with a cold chisel, a maIlet. and
file. He knocked all the points off Bi
Bilrs front teeth and then filled a fey
cavities In other teeth with Portland ce
ment. Then Big Bill was put back in tn
tank and all his comrades stood sroun
and laughed at him.
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