THE OMAHA DAILY BEK : THURSDAY , XOVEM15ER 24 , 1808.
ONE LICENSE TO ONE SALOON
Board of Education Announces a New Policy
on This Question ,
MILD POINTER FOR THE POLICE BOARD
Itcinlntlon AnlthiK < > mt Hie Miinor
DiMilcrn lie .11 ore Clom'ly lie-
Mrlftctl In ruttiri Mltlit
.School SlnrtN IJulmtc.
The Board of Education last night held Its
last Monday's regular meeting , which had
tooen postponed on account of the Inclem
ency of the weather. Uttlo more than half
the members were In attendance and they
rushed through a email amount of business
of very little Importance.
A resolution by 1'cnfuld was passed , In
structing the attorney to call the attention
of the Board of 1'lre and 1'ollco Commis
sioners to the fact that during past jears
In several Instances permission haJ been
granted to liquor dealers under one license
to sell liquors In two different places and
buildings , whereby the revenue to the
echool fund from licensor has been do-
creased. The resolution declared It to be
the sense of the board that In the Interests
of the school fund a license hereafter should
confine the sale of liquors to one place and
building.
A committee of five , Including the secre
tary , attorney and treasurer , was appointed
> to prepare a fonn of bond for thu school
bonds \oted at the last election. Thu com-
tntttco Is to report at the next meeting.
Committee lU'iiort hlnrlN DlNuiiM-tlon.
A report from the committee on teachers
regarding the night.schools resulted in a
half hour's discussion. This report stated
that the attendance h.is required the serv
ices of seven teachers , t\so of whom are
being paid $ CO nnd the remainder $1) a
month In addition to one-half of their pre
vious salaries for one-half daj's work In
the day schools. This salary was the stick
ing point. Some of the members objected
to the report on tbo grounds that when
the night schools wcro established the
teachers were to get salaries of only $10 u
month ; others opposed the report because
the night school teachers were now getting
more than their former salaries. All these
objections were withdrawn on the state
ment of Superintendent I'earso that rn ac
count of the harder work and the night
hours It had been Impossible to secure com
petent teachers without adding a few dollars
lars to theJr salaries In order to make It
Bomethlng of nn object to take the positions.
The report was consequently adopted.
Chairman Glutton Introduced n resolution
making considerable change In the manner
of obtaining teachers' certificates nnd in the
subjects required to obtain certificates. The
purpose Is to ralso the standard of the teach
ing force by making It more dimcult to secure -
cure certificates. This tvsolutlou was re
ferred to the committee on rules. The com
mittee will report at the next meeting In
order that action may bo taken before Mr.
Oration retires from the boird on the first
of the year.
Applicant No. F > In the teachers' examina
tion held In July last was given n certificate
showing that she has passed the examination
in the literary department of the High
school. The certificate had been withheld
because the applicant did not possess a
grammar schrol certificate.
The fees of judges nnd clerks of election ,
amounting to a total of $1,598 , wcro allowed.
Warrants will bo Issui/d by the secretary on
Friday.
Ella B. Pcrrlno resigned he.- position as
teacher in the public schools.
Superintendent Banlsor was granted a ten
days' leave of absence.
The use of the assembly room for rehear
sals was refused the May festival chorus be
cause It would establish a bad precedent.
Superintendent I'enrxr'N Itcport.
Superintendent of Schools Pearso sub
mitted his annual report , which Is the
twenty-first document of the kind presented
in the history of the school district. Al
most one-half of the report consisted of nn
argument In favor of the establishment ol
three high schools In different parts of the
city in place of the erection of one central
High school. This portion of the report la
intended to respond to the argument made
by President Joulan In his annual report In
favor ot the ciuliai high school Idea.
In another p.irtlon of the report Super
intendent Tcar&c slves some statlBtlcs ol
echool attendance. Basing Ills estimate ol
the population 01 Omaha on the 1800 cen-
BUS , 14(1.45 : ; , the population of school ago ,
between C nnd 21 jtars , was 32,892. Of this
number U.fiT.l were of compulsory school ago ,
between S Dud ] | jcars of age , Inclusive ,
The enrolfmcLt of pupils within the limits
of the compulsory law , however , was only
9,530 , while the total actual cm ailment was
only 18,271. Of this number 17SOS were
white and only 403 colored. The average
number belonging to the schools waa 14.G7C
aim tbo average dally attendance was 13,801 ,
The number of withdrawals during the jeai
was 3,821 , leaving nn enrollment of 11,450
nt the end of the school year , Juno 17. The
increase o\cr the preceding year In total
enrollment waa 1.G91 and In average dally
attendance 1,102. The number of teacher *
was 355 , each of whom had 51.4 pupils en-
rolfed , 41.3 pupils actually belonging In the
room and an average attendance of 39. Thi
Increase In the number ot teachers was
33 , Eight were added In the High schooF ,
eighteen In grammar and primary grades
and t even in the kindergartens ) .
t'oNt of liiHtriictloii IiiureiiNfN.
The cost of Instruction , based on thi
average dally atendance , increased as conv
pared with the cost last year. Deducting
from the- total reported expenditures for thi
year , $124,078.03 , certain Items not properlj
a part of the > car's current expenses am
amounting to $31.vOiS.03 , the expense o
maintaining the schools for the year appear
as $393,062. The cxpiusc f r Instructloi
\jas $245,330.10. Thcrelore the total coal o
education per pupil Is shown to bo $17.77
, an Increase of 67 cents o\vr the year before
The principal part of thlt Increase In th
cost of instruction was du.to the Increase !
number of teachers In the High school
If your blood is impure then yon
are weak ami languid ; your appetite
poor and jour digestion Is
You cannot sleep well and the morn-
log finds you unprepared fur the
work ot tbo day. Your checks are
pale and your complexion Is fallow.
You r troubled with pimples , bolls ,
or aorne eru tion of the ekln. Why
not purify your blood ?
II will do it. Take ! Tft few iUY . Tot
111 soon feel better in ctery way , for
yonr blood will be pureourappotlte
good. Mid your nerves strong. Cl.oo.
If yon are bilious , take Ayer's Vllls.
They euro constipation , aUu.
Write tha doctor f rrely all ths rartlo-
Last year the number of teachers there wa.9
reduced considerably below the number
necessary If tha best Instruction is to be
given , in the opinion of the superintendent ,
During the jo.ir just closed the number ol
High school teachers wns restored approx
imately to that which is adequate to secure
proper results. The cost of Instruction In
grammar and primary grades remained
about the same. That In the kindergarten !
waa less than for the preceding year.
Superintendent I'earso recommended ar
extension of the commercial course in the
High school. While the present course If
similar to the ono given in most high
schools , ho considered It Inadequate. He
stated that the course as it Is now turns
out > oung people fitted to bo clerks and
hi okkecpers rather than to be business men.
Bookkeeping , shorthand , commercial arith
metic , the mere mechanics of business life ,
form the chief topics of study. In order tc
justify HH existence a commercial course
should bo put on a very different basis ,
llookkecpers and typewriters are now much
moro numerous than positions for them and
the public schools arc hardly warranted In
adding yearly to the number. A commer
cial course should give the same Intellectual
training and the same acquaintance with
the essential branches of knowledge that are
ghen by other high school courses. There
fore Superintendent Pearse recommended
that the pupils should bo given the same
teaching in Cngllsh and mathematics , the
same knowledge of history and the same
grounding In the elements of science as pu
pils In the other courses. In addition , the
course should give a epcaklng and writing
knowledge of German and Spanish and tht
elementary principles and some of the details -
tails of the laws governing business trans
action.1 ? , i
llooin for IndiiHtrlnl Trnlnlnic.
The superintendent also suggested that ad
ditional rooms fchould bo provided for In
dustrial training , particularly in the High
school , for the manual training department ,
as not more than one-half ol the students
wco dcfilro to enter the department are able
to do so on account of the preesnt lack
oJ room. The erection of uo.v bulMing ?
upon the Cas and Pacific sites will give
an opportunity to piovldo atpry sllnlit ex-
l.tnw rooms which may ba mote available
for other forms of Industrial raining nt any
lime the board may eee fit to begin It ,
Rooms for the simpler forms of wood work
ing , for the teaching of cookoiy , and the
nlllcd domestic arts may be provided HI
thu bas'tvcnl of such new bl lldltigs with
llttlo additional cost for cumtructli a.
Recommendation was arso mtdt- that sys
tematic ph > slcal culture anouid bo Intro
duced in the school a In orJor to get the
beat reauits a special plac and some su .s-
blo apparatus should be proriued , the be
ginning to be made In the n v buildings
that are to be constructed. If a space In
v.'hlch to conduct gymnastic exercises U pro
vided by means of dctacncd &tructurca upon
the t'hool premises , plans can be drawn so
that the school yard and aipo part of the
room nnd apapratus may be used as play
grounds by children of the vicinity when
school Is not In session.
The report recommended evening schools ,
which have already been established , and
also a raising of the standard of the teach
ing force In the day schools , a matter that
was brought to the attention of the board
by Member Oration at lost nlgtu'a meet-
Ing.
Ing.Tho
The superintendent devoted considerable
space to advocating the establishment of an
Industrial school for children who have nc
homo or whoso homes have Test Influence
and control to such an extent that the chil
dren are about to become criminals , and
the appointment of truant officers to lool
after and secure the attendance of chlldrec
of compulsory age. In this way only doe ;
the superintendent berlevo that the compul
sory attendance law can be enforced. Th <
superintendent also advocated a specie
school intermediate between the day school :
and Industrial school for those children wh <
have good homes but who ought not to b
In classes with normal children , either be
cause they are habitually turbulent or tru
nut , or for other reasons that Interfere will
the work of the schools ,
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE !
Uonrd of Flre nnd Police Commit
Hluiiern Tnkc Fornml Action ante
to Publication.
Whereas , The Board of Fire and
Pol < co Commissioners of the city of
Omaha , Douglas county , did on No
vember 14 , 1898 , pass the following
rebolutlon :
Ilesohcd , That the clerk of the
board bo directed to notify the pub
lishers of such newspapers pub
lished In Douglas county , Nebraska ,
as claim the largest circulation
therein to furnish the board on or
beiro November 21 , 1898 , at 6
o'clock a sworn statement of the
nveiago number of copies of said
newspaper s'ld to bona fide sub
scribers within said county of Doug
las , for a period of three months '
preceding , exclusive of such news
papers ns may be promiscuously sold
on the streets or given away as sample -
plo copies ; and ,
Whereas , at a meeting of said
board held November 23 , 1898 , sold
board received a communication
from the World Publishing com
pany , Omaha , Douglas county. Neb. ,
proprietors of the Morning World-
Herald and Evening World-Herald ,
refusing to furnish said Board of
Flro nnd Police Commissioners with
a sworn statement of their bona
fide circulation ns asked for in the
foregoing resolution ; and ,
Whereas , The Ilee Publishing com
pany of the city of Omaha , Douglas
county. Neb. , did furnish said Board
of Flro and Pr-llco Commissioners
with a sworn ftntement of the bona
lido circulation of The Omaha Even
ing lice In accordance with the fore-
golnc : resolution ; therefore , be It
Ursolved. That the applicants for
I liquor licenses and druggists' per-
I mils In the said city of Omnha take
notice of these facts nnd govern
I themselves accordingly.
This resolution was adopted by a unan
Im"us vote of the Board of Flre and Polle
Commissioners at Its executive session o
the board held last nlpht at tho.city hal !
The greater part of the time was devote
to adjusting routine business , an hour o
two having been spent In revising rules an
regulations.
j Two resignations were received and ae
I ocpted. Ono was that' of Fireman A. C
I Taylor nnd the other that of Officer Henr
Bay. James Manfleld of the fire depart
mcnt , who has 'been on sixty days' proba
tlon , was ordered dropped from the depart
mcnt. There were two applications for re
installment. The first by Oliver Morrel
former driver for the chief of the flre de
partment , was granted. The other , fror
ex-Olflcer F. D. Wolfe , waa referred to th
committee on men and discipline. Anothe
case also was referred to this committee
that of William Kelly , a fireman , again :
whom charges of disobeying orders wer
preferred.
Leaves of absence was granted to two fire
men , Captain H. L. Pearman , being excuse
for ten days , and B. J. Clark for five dayi
A petition for a partol box from the citizen
In the vicinity of Thirteenth and Vlnto
streets was referred to the committee o
property. In the case of the Joseph Schllt
Brewing company , which asked that th
money paid by It lost February for a llcena
for a saloon at 3S02 Sherman avenue , be re
funded tor the reason that the license wa
not granted , the clerk was ordered to notlf
the city treasurer to refund the money-
M.OOO ,
The application of Officer William CosUll
for pay during a time pending the tnvcsti
' gatlou ot charges preferred against bli
was grautedas the charges were afterwar
dismissed. The claims ol C. B. Boyce an
P. McLarnan for pay while suspended wei
refused.
BONDSMEN MUST SETTLE UP
Judge Blabaugh Says Ho it Hot About the
Forfeitnra Situation ,
ONE MORE CHANCE FOR THE CULPRITS
McDonald anil Coole Cnnc Cnntlttnrd
Vntn December 12 Wnrdluw Ex
pected < n Shoir Up mid IMend
Bint Snvc IliuiiUmcn.
Judge Slabaugh when asked what ho In
tended to do In regard to the forfeited ball
bonds of McDonafd , Cook and Wardlow ,
said : "I'm feeling prettx hot on thla bond
question. The father of thla highwayman ,
McDonald , Is rich and la well able to stand
the forfeiture of his son's ball. Practically
all four of the Jl.OOO-dollar bonds have been
forfeited ; at any rate they win bo If Mc
Donald does not put In an appearance. I
have not yet entered any order of forfeiture
on my docket , as 1 desire to be as lenient
as possible and allow a few days' latitude , seas
as to give him all the opportunity possible
to appear and explain. If he does not all
four of the bonds win bo forfeited.
' "With regard to Wardlow I am told that
he will yet show up and pliad guilty. K
he does I will act aside the forfeiture In
his case.
"Somebody Is going to bo sued. When
parties out on ball fall to appear It makes
It bad for all persons charged with crlmu.
People sometimes think I am too BOVCIC
with prisoners In the matter of bonds , but
\v ! < never a bond Is forfeited I feul that I
have no : been severe enough. The consequence
quence Ic that other prisoners are compelled
to lie In jail until they can obtain a bond
large cmmgh In my opinion to Insure their
appearance. "
A continuance In the McDonald find Cook
cases has been taken to December 12.
John Sullivan , nick-named "Soapy" Mc
Donald , and a companion named Cook were
Implicated in a series of hoM-upa during
September. There were four charges against
the two men. Sullivan's father went on bla
eon's bond In each case for $1,000. On Tues
day two of the cases against Sullivan were
called , tut neither he nor his father , Mich
ael Sullivan , was on hand to answer. Judge
Slabaugh then said his ball In those coses
would bo forfeited , although no entry In the
docket to that effect has yet been made.
Wardlow was the man who shot Druggist
Graham in the face at Twenty-fourth and
Farnam streets. He with another man held
up Graham In the nighttime and were about
to go through his cash drawer whereupon
Graham , who had been made to turn his
face to the wall , looked around and received
a bullet from Wardlow's pistol In the lowci
jaw , suffering a ae\ero wound. Wardlow If
charged with shooting with Intent to kill
and was out on $2,000 ball , Frank Norton ,
the bondsman for Dellbrldge and Button In
the Melchert robbery case , being his eurety ,
It had been arranged that Wardlow was tc
plead guilty , but when his case was called
Monday ho did not appear at all. Judge
Slabaugh promptly declared his ball for
feited.
When you ask tor De Witt's Witch Haze
Salvo don't accept a counterfeit or Imitation
'ineie are more cases of piles cured by thl :
than all othera combined.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The appointment of a committee to revise
the charter has revived the annexatlot
scheme. Unless the charter revision schcm :
had been sprung It is hardly probable thai
the peopfo would have taken enough Interes
In municipal affairs to think about makln.
a change. Now that plans are being Ink
for Increasing the levy for Ore and pollci
purposes , for repairing paved streets and oni
thing and another the taxpayers are putting
on their thinking caps and are begln.nln ;
to wonder where all the money to pay to :
these Improvements Is to come from.
George Parks , a prominent citizen and i
heavy taxpayer , eatd last night that in hi :
opinion there waa no use In the peopli
wasting time on bills to revise the chartei
for annexation Is sure to come. Continuing
Mr. Parks said : "I for ono am tired of pay
Ing high taxes and getting nothing in re
turn. Within a short time I propose to cat
a mooting of taxpayers for the purpose o
talking over annexation. If the city offi
clals cannot be Induced to take the inltla
tlvo In this matter we propose to appeal tc
the.legislature. . . I am not alone In thU
movement. Several hundred good citizen :
feel the same as I do and will do an ii
their power to bring about a better conditlor
of affairs. They are only waiting for i in <
ono to start the movement. Taxes are toe
high now. Our city levy this year Is Ci
mills , which means $56 on $1,000 worth o
property. As I own about $25,000 worth o
property in this city no one can blame mi
for complaining. By annexing to Oman ;
wo will Improve our condition and our taxe :
will be rower. More than this , we will havi
better flre and po'lce ' protection , somethlni
which we badly need.
"When the question of annexation cam <
up two years ago , " continued Mr. Parks
"I was opposed to it , but now that we havi
about all the Improvements which will com *
for some time I favor the Idea and will d <
all In my power to bring U about. In m ;
opinion it is high time we were getting
under the wing of Omaha in order that wi
may reap some of the benefits which wll
naturally accrue to a largo and powcrfu
city. You can put me down In favor of an
nexatlon first , last and all the time. "
Mr. Perks owns property in all of thi
four wards of the city. All of this prop
crty , with two exceptions , Is unlmprovei
and ho desires a more stabfe governmen
before he goes ahead and spends raone ;
putting up buildings on tula land.
Subcommittee * Meet.
Yesterday afternoon the subcommittee o
the charter revision committee met at th
office of the city attorney and received i
number of reports from chairmen of th
various council committees. As Mayor En
ser was asked to submit suggestions he file
a letter recommending that the fire levy b
Increased from 3 to 6 mills and the pollc
levy from B to 8 mills. The mayor call
matce that the overlap In these two fund
win amount to at leapt $10,000 toy the cm
of the present fiscal year. The police depArtment
pArtmont is now composed of fourteen pa
trolmcn and one chief , while the flre department
partment Is made up of six men , one super
intendent of fire alarms and ono chief. Th
committee spent some time going over th
present charter and finally adjourned untl
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
In connection with the charter revlsloi
Senator-elect Van Dusen stated yesterda
that the suggestion had been made to bin
that South Omaha be provided with a fir
and police commission In order that thes
two Important departments of clvlt govern
ment be taken out of the bands of polltl
clans. Mr. Van Dusen further said tha
the scheme of having a tax commlsslone
I'or S'.utb ' Omaha had been broached am
whilu for the present he would not com
mit himself he felt that/both points deserve- -
due consideration.
MnKlc Cltr GOII.
Anthracite coal Is now $ S a ton.
Mrs. Tuttle of Avery Is quite sick.
The city offices and banks will be closei
today.
George Dare has gone to Iowa to tlal
relatives.
Manager Kenyon of the stock yards com
pany distributed turkeys to the employes o
the company nnd the local newspaper .men
> csterday.
F. At Agno\v and wife have gone to Stu
art , In. , to visit relatives.
The cells In the new city Jail were being
placed In position yesterday.
Two children of I'red Klnpr , Twenty-fifth
and Li streets , arc 111 with diphtheria.
Miss Kate Chlzck of Pacific Junction Is the
guest of her brother , Jnmcs V. Chlrek.
Hev. Herbert Kpsy will preach at the gos
pel meeting at the Ilaptlst church tonight.
Thomas Whlttlcsey nnd brldp have re
turned from their wedding trip through the
south.
The Modern Woodmen will give a dance
In their new hall In the Flnley block on
Saturday c\enlng.
The live stock market will be open the
same as usual today , but the commission men
expect to get through by noon.
Open cars are still being run on the Shor-
inan luemie line and those compelled to ride
In tlkcm are kicking vigorously.
Workmen \\ero engaged yesterday after
noon In clearing the N street and Q street
stub car lines of sleet nnd snow.
Hev. II. H. Mlllurd , pastor of the First
Methodist 'Episcopal church , Is confined to
his homo with nn attack of quinsy.
The local papers are hollering against an
nexation. They know that If South Omaha
Is annexed to Omaha their'city pap will bo
cut off.
Union Thanksgiving services will bo held
at the First Haptlst church this forenoon.
Pastors of the different churches will de
liver short addresses.
Finnic Taylor was removed from the hos
pital yesterday to the residence of the
Christie boys , where he will stop until well
enough to attend to business.
It Is stated that five additional stock ex
aminers will bo added to the force of the
bureau of animal Industry on December 1.
The men selected are : 'C. 13. Campbell , O.
W. HeUey , I. Ulchards , M. T. Hascall and
J. G. Beattle.
1 Adah chapter of the Eastern Star will give
Its fourth annual ball on Saturday evening
nt Masonic hall. The reception committee
la made up ns follows : Mrs. Peck , Mrs.
Drew or , Mrs. Miller , George Brewer , Mr.
Hastings and Mr. Buchanan. A. V. Miller ,
H. Carey nnd W. S. Babcock will look after
the floor.
Coroner Swanson held an Inquest yea
tc relay on the remains of H. K. Thompson ,
who was found In the snow nt Twentieth
and Q stieets Monday night. The testimony
went to show that Thompson was clad In
a medium weight suit , with summer under
wear , and the jury found that he had died
from exposure to the severe storm which
was raging nt that line. Friends of Thomp
son are making arrangements for the fu
neral.
UALUUFF GUTS Till ! GOLD MEDAL.
Fuiuoim Cliouolntc llonlioiis WIu at
tinKxpoRltloii. .
The good news was given out yesterday
that Balduff's Chocolate Bonbons , so ul
tra otlvely displayed In the Manufactures
building at the Transmlsslsslppl Expoaltlou ,
had been given theugold medal , or highest
award , by the Jury on Awards. This recog
nition of this fine confectionary is well de
served.
For many years Mr. W. S. Balduff , situ
ated at 1520 Farnam street , has bean the
loading confectioner In Omaha , with the
fanciest trade , and always selling the latest
and most artistic productions of skilled
bakers' and confectioners' labor.
Balduff'a Chocolate Bonbons comprise an
extensive line of many different styles each
one an original design , an attractive novelty
of graceful form of more than real merit ,
made of the best and purest materials under
the personal supervision of Mr. Balduff. In
addition to their superior elegance of shape
and purity of materials they possess a
delicacy of flavor and a rich , satisfying de-
Hciousncss that cannot be found In o'hor
chocolates. Balduff's Chocolate Bonbons
_
represent advanced Ideas'in ' the confection
ers' art. Their dellciousness suits the de
mands of the most fastidious better than any
other confection. Every box of them that
leaves the establishment receives the per
sonal attention and' has the guarantee-of
Mr. Baldiirf. ' ,
Few people arc nwaro of the size of the
Balduff plant. Its cleanliness and remarkable -
able equipment of machinery and aids to
the manufacture of pure candles and p ° r-
fect pastry cause the wonder of all who visit
and to all who have never seen the factovy
rooms Mr. Balduff extends a cordial Invita
tion to call and bo shown through.
HOW TO GUESS ON BEANS.
People Who Win Toil of Their Plait *
for EHtlniiitliiK Accurately the
Content * of a Jar.
Since the organization of the Merchants'
Bean club the guessing fad has become con
tagious and people In order to perfect them
selves are guessing on about everything ,
oven to the number of stars In the heavens ,
the number of trees In the forests , the blades
of grata and the exact distance to the moon.
Of course there Is no money In making these
guesses , but there la money In correctly
guessing the number of beans In the jars
In the windows of the members of the Mer
chants' Benn club , as several parties In
Omaha can testify.
In The Bee of Wednesday appeared the
partial list of guesscrs who won prizes In
the award made Tuesday by the members of
the Bean club and the methods adopted by
these prize winners Is Interesting. Speaking
In regard to the plan which ho adopted , H.
M. McCormlck , 1909 Izard street , who re
ceived a pair of shoes by reason of guessing
within one of the number of beans In the
jar In the window of T. B. Norrls , said :
"This was the only guess that I made. I
would have fifed other guesses If I had had
the time. While I never attended a guessIng -
Ing Khool , I have guessed before and con
sider m > self about as good a guesser aa
there Is In the city. Upon other occasions
I have won prizes. Only a few years ago
I won a quantity of tea and at that time I
entered the list where there were hundreds
of guessers. If > ou want to guess and guess
correctly , the only thing to do Is to go ahead
and guess. There Is no rule to pursue In
these matters. "
C. H. Uusland resides at 2415 Hamilton
street , and In the guessing contoU won a
beautiful decorated lamp , offered by the
Orchard & Wlflielm Carpet company. He
needed Just such a lamp and laid his planate
to eecuro It. After reading the Bean club
advertisement In The Hoc he went around to
the company's store and examined the jar
containing the beans. Then he went home
and securing a Jar of the same size filled It
i with beans which he afterward counted. He
found that his jar contained 1,102 beans and
then ho decided that this would be his guess.
Ho hit It exactly , even to a bean , and now he
Is the pcssessor of Just ns nice a lamp aa
there Is In town.
W. T. Ivans resides at 2208 Howard
street and did some pretty close guessing
on a Jar of beans in the window of tbt
Sherman & McConnell Drug company and
as a iciult he has secured a big bottle ol
perfume , n thins that ho wanted. The Jai
contained 2,191 beans and Ivans came within
six of guessing that number. Telling how
he guessed BO close ho said : "I looked at
the jnr and then guessed. In the future 1
don't Intend to allow guessing to Interfere
with m/ work , but when there Is to be n
guess to bo made I propose to bo In on It. "
Mrs. George Magncy live * at 2212 Cau
street nnd as she came within one of guess
ing the number of beans In a Jar In the
window of the Howe-Talmage Shoe company
Ehe Is enabled to present her husband with
a pair of line shoes as a Thanksgiving pres.
ent. The Jar contained 1,840 Beans and Mrs.
Magney guessed the number at 1,839. In
order to make uch a close cuess ahe did a
little figuring. She looked at the Jar nnd
ascertained Its etze and then at home ebe
filled a similar Jar with beans , after which
eho counted them , with the result that she
was the closest to the exact number.
COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUS
Especially is This True Under the Local
System of Assessment.
RAILROADS ESCAPE THEIR JUST SHARE
FiKttrcM from Cnnimlmilonerii' tlooka
Show Iltnv Valuation * of Other
Corporation * Unto Incrcfmed
While Itnllrnail * Stood Still.
Ywtcrday The Itee'i attention was directed
to the vast discrepancy between the tax vat *
nations of the railroad right ot way In
Omaha' compared with those of the other
taxable property ot the city. It waa shown
that the happy thought which had Inserted
an apparently harmless proviso In the city
charter during Its tempestuous passage
through the legislature had kept railroad
valuations on the old basis , while the gen
eral Increase In other property as a result
of the tax commissioner aystem was nearly
100 per cent.
/But even more startling comparisons ore
afforded when the railroad assessments are
considered In connection with those of the
other corporations that do business In
Omaha. In these case * the difference la
quadrupled and the disadvantage at which
the local corporations Is placed Is pro
digious.
Itvas generally believed that one of the
most salutary effects of the new law would
bo the elevation of corporation assessments
to a point commensurate with the valuations
placed on the property of Individuals. Pub
lic sentiment proclaimed that It was time the
corporations paid their share of the cost ol
municipal government and this was one ol
the moat effective arguments In ta\or of the
new system.
When the first assessment was made un
der the new law ridiculously low valuations
of corporation property that had been made
by subsidized precinct assessors were
doubled several times over. The corpora
tions made a vigorous flght before the Board
of Equalization and some slight compromises
wore made , but In the end the four biggest
Omaha corporations accepted assessments
that averaged over 450 per cent higher than
those of the previous year. The result wag
a largely Increased receipt ot taxes from
these sources and a corresponding relief ol
the homo owners and Individual taxpa > ers.
If the same Increase had been mode on
the railroad right of way that was made on
the property of other corporations their ag
gregate assessment In 1SU8 would have been
about $800,000 , as compared with (100,000 ,
which represented the limit that the tax
commissioner could assess under the law.
But the roads were effectively protected by
the proviso that they had managed to get
Incorporated into the law and the other cor
porations had to ako their medicine , while
railroad property'alone remained at the old
figure. The following table , which shows
the comparative valuations In 1897 , under
the old system , and In 1898 , under the new
law , together with the rate of increase ,
affords a very forcible Illustration of the
necessity for some change that will put the
railroads on the same basis of taxation as
other property :
Increase entirely on the Belt Line ; no
ether lines affected by it.
MAKE IT NOW OR NEVER
1 * . 'E. Her' * Invitation to Opponent *
of the UxpOHltlon to Make Thcra-
elvei Known.
P. E. Her , In reference to alleged opposi
tion to the 1899 exposition , says : "If the
people of Omaha and Nebraska do not want
an exposition here next year now Is the
time for them to say so. The promoters of
the enterprise have no desire to force any
thing on the public. If the people of the
state do not want It we will stop right here.
Wo are prepared to go ahead and give a
big national and international exposition ,
but we do not care to compel people to sub
mit to It. Let those who are opposed to
the plan take the floor now. "
The meeting of the transportation d -
paftment of the Commercial club yesterday
was chiefly remarkable for what it failed
to accomplish. It was called primarily as
a vent to the opposition to the 1899 exposi
tion that Is nurtured by some of the locil
jobbers , and prior to the meeting it was
Intimated that it would result In a concerted
movement against the enterprise. The ses
sion was purely executive , and when It was
over all information in regard to what
transpired behind the closed doors was
studiously withheld. It was noticeable , how
ever , that the talk of downing the exposi
tion had subsided , and It Is understood that
It was tacitly decided that it would not be
advisable to make any open crusade against
the enterprise at this time.
The new owners of the exposition have so
far made no move toward taking possession
of the grounds beyond the acceptance ot the
bill of sale. Chief Clerk Templeton of the
BulTdlngs and Grounds department says he
has received no communication from Mr.
Her , and In the absence of definite Instruc
tions the department is still in charge of
the property. The entire force of the de
partment , including the firemen , now con-
stEtts of only seventy-six men. Mr. Temple-
ton says the force has been reduced to the
lowest point possible In view of the neces
sity of protecting the property , and it Is hla
opinion that It will be unsafe to attempt to
get along with much less than the present
number.
The committee representing the new own
ers was again at work yesterday to twcurc
the remainder of the $100,000 subscription
list. This has been nearly accomplished. The
committee expects to be able to proceed with
the organization ot the company before the
end of thcAtcek.
Last night the following telegrams were
received :
CHICAGO , Nov. 23. To John W. Ryck-
man : Chicago will certainly support Omaha
liberally In endeavor to show all Industries
and products of new colonies In exposition
of 1899 ; also ot exhibits of our own manu
factures. CHARLES H. CROSS ,
National Economist.
GEORGE R. ALLEN ,
Manager Association of Manufacturers.
W. B. CONKEY ,
President Illinois Manufacturers' Ass'n.
CHICAGO , Nov. 23. To John W. Ryck-
man : Decision to hold great exhibition at
Omaha next year , with colonies as central
feature , applauded by Chicago business men ,
This city will do Its share In the laudable
cven.1.
WESTERN BOOK AND STATIONERY CO.
CHICAGO REAL ESTATE INDEX CO.
HERMAN WARNER & CO. ,
Cigar Manufacturers.
MARC M. REYNOLDS. Jnter Ocean.
INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE.
By G. A. Bcok.
Dinner for Delinquent * .
The prisoners at the county Jail will en
joy a Thanksgiving dinner like other people.
Sheriff McDonald procured 100 pounds cf
turkey yesterday and a lot of fruit and
pies and other Incidentals and Jall.'r George
fihand will eee to It that each one of LIs
eighty or raoro charges gets a good fell of
the great American bird.
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coughs oud coldH with One Minute Cough
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Over 500 choice and selected speci
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The sale is under the management
of G. T. Pushman and everyone attending
V
tending is assured of strictly honor
able treatment , as this sale is en
tirely different in character from
the usual Oriental auction sales ,
rugs and values being exactly as
represented.
Stile will continue Friday nt 1O:30 : n. m.
and 2:30 : p. in. ; Saturday at 10:30 a. m. ,
2:3O and 8:00 p. m.
Orchard & Wilhelm
THANKSGIVINGDAY SERVICES
_
Omnha Chnrclira Will Unite In Dif
ferent Section * for tbc 1'nrnoae
of Offering Thank * and PruUo.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
in several of the churches of this city
this snornlnc and evening. In many In
stances congregations of the saino denomi
nation have been Invited to come together
In a central place to Join In giving thanks
for the blessings of the year and listen to n
sermon by the pastor of one of the partici
pating churches. In other cases special
services will bo held without union wl h
other churches. The music will be the spe
cial feature of the exercises and elaborate
preparations are being made by the various
choirs.
The Seward Street Methodist Episcopal ,
Second Presbyterian and Calvary Baptist
churches will unite at the Calvary Bapt'st '
church at 11 o'clock. Rev. D. Welch of the
Seward Street church will deliver the ser
mon and special music will be rendered by
the regular church cholf.
Rev. Vyrnwy Morgan , pastor of the First
Baptist church will preach the sermon for
the south side churches nt the Tenth Street
Methodist Episcopal church. The exercises
will be participated In by all of the churches
and missions of that part of the city.
Union Thanksgiving services to be held
at Beth-Eden Baptist church at 11 a. m.
will be participated In by Hanscoin Park
Methodist , Westminster Presbyterian , Beth-
Eden Baptist , St. Mary'e Avenue Congrega
tional and Grace Lutheran churches. Ser
mon by Rev. T. B. Moore , pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian church.
Union services of the United Presbyterian
churches of the city will be held In Central
church , Twenty-fourth and Dodge streets ,
at 10:30 : o'clock. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. Alexander Gllchrlst.
The Knox Presbyterian church will hold
special exercises at Its own church at 10:30 :
o'clock. The pastor , Rev. A. C. Brown , will
deliver the sermon.
Elaborate preparations for the observance
of the day have been made by the congre
gation of Trinity cathedral. The boys and
girls are bringing supplies of clothing for
men and women , and the families of the
church are supplying baskets of provisions
for members of households dependent upon
their bounty for their Thanksgiving dinner.
The general offerings of the parish and the
collections at the 9:30 : and 10:30 : a. m. serv
ices are to be given to families where money ,
rather than provisions , can bo ot help , The
alms are also to bo divided among the In
stitutions of charity , benevolence and relig
ion. At the morning service Dean Fair will
deliver the address and Mrs. Cotton will
furnish the music. Bishop Wortblngton will
be present at the exerlcscs.
Union services will be held at tboAon
Baptist church at 11 o'clock. Rev. J. C. C.
Owens has been invited to preach the ser
mon. All Saints' church will hold special
services at 10:30 : o'clock , with preaching by
the pastor , Rev. T. J. Mackay.
The Saratoga and Cherry Hill Congrega
tional churches will unlto with the Monmouth -
mouth Park Methodist and the Olivet Bap
tist churches , as In previous years , In a
Thanksgiving service at the Monmouth Park
Methodist church at 10:45 : o'clock. Pastor
Clark of the latter church will deliver the
sermon.
The Clifton Hill Presbyterian church and
the Lowe Avenue church will unite ut 10:30 :
o'clock at the latter place. Special services
will bo held.
The down-town churches hold a union
service on Thanksgiving day at the First
Congregational church , corner of Davenport
and Nineteenth streets. Service begins at
10:30 : a. m. Rev. D. D. Burt , pastor of the
Tlrst Christian church , preached the Har
mon. Music by the choir of the First Con
gregational church. Everybody welcome.
Trinity Varlmli Preimrntlon * .
The Daughters of the King of Trinity
parish met at the parish house yesterday
afternoon to pack Thanksgiving boxes for
the poor. All the contributions that have
been received at the church during the last
few days were carefully sorted over and the
baskets were made up to cult the needs ot
families of different sizes. When the work
was done and thu backets counted It waa
found that there would bo a sufficient sup
ply to make thirty families happy for one
day. The distribution will be made thlo
No Other External Remedy : , and
Few Internal , Are Equtl To
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At the services thlH morning at 9:30 : and
10:20 : o'clock offerings of money will bo
made and this will be distributed among
these who are In want of moro than pro
visions. Itlahop Worthlngton , who will bo
present at the services , requests that
all those who have not church services
of their own this morning will attend those
at the Triulty cathedral.
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Thanksgiving day will Uo appropriately
observed at the Youty ; Men's Christian as
sociation , the rooms , with the exception
of the lunch room , being open fjom 8 to 10
IL ra. At 0 o'clok ths dinner to younff
men awny from horrif will be given , and
the prospect now 'Is for the largest gatherIng -
Ing of thu kind the association has held.
After dinner the guests will respond to
toasts , with Ilev. H. C. Herring as tha
principal speaker. After dinner the guests
will adjourn to the gymnasium and witness
a game of basket ball , and then go In for
games and a real toclal time. Although
the dinner in for Invited guests , a1 ! ! mem
bers of the assoslatlon are heartily Invited
to bo on hand from 8 to 10:30 : p. m. and
enjoy the social tlmo with the other men.
Itt'innrUnlili * Hr ftie. \
Mrs. Michael Curtain , I'Jalnflold , III. ,
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found heraulf round nnd well ; now does her
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