10 THE OMAHA DAI&Y BEE : SUNDAY , JANUAHY I , 1899.
A QUEEN'S HIGH TEMPER.
New Stoiies of Wilhelmina of Holland as a Girl ,
Slnco slo was a very young child the
little princess has had a complete Idea of
her own Importance. She was hardly C
years old when she had the meailes. This
Icknesi plunged the court In mortal
anxiety. Ono night , when Queen Emma ,
worn out with watching the llttlo Invalid ,
bad been forced to peck a few minutes of
lecp , two old and very exalted noblewomen ,
who were permitted to share the duties of
the queen , sat watching the royal child.
They supposed that she -was nsleep , and
like the old women that they were , they be
gan to Bchomo and Indulge forebodings for
the future of Holland. Thcro lay the llttlo
princess , apparently asleep , and there sat
the two haughty old noblewomen gossiping
and turning their gold spoons In their per
fumed tea. Bcforo daybreak Queen Emma
came back to the sick room , and kissing
the little girl's feverish fingers , she asked
faer If she was 'hotter. "Oh , much better ,
moedorchen , " answered the llttlo princess
"and It Is well that I am. * Only to
think of Itl When -wo realize that between
poor Holland and those frightful Germans
there Is only a gouty old codger and my
young life ! "
Queen Emma , who Is a very sweet-
tempered woman and kind-hearted , looked
with soft reproach at the noble old fright
ened watchers , and she proved to them by
her ullcnce that there wcro some good ones ,
even among "those frightful Germans. " As
Wilhelmina grow , the king himself con
tributed by the extreme severity of hU
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who will tell everything. Papa made me
promlso not to hide anything from him. "
"When your papa made you promise that
ho was well , " eald the queen ; "now he Is
sick ; I forbid you to disturb him. "
But without answering , the llttlo girl
pressed on toward the door. The queen and
the baroness exchanged desperate looks of
wild fear. Suddenly Queen Emma pushed
the child back Into the room , locked the
door and assuming a majestic air , by no
means familiar to her , she stretched forth
her hand and said solemnly : "Princess ,
the queen of Holland commands you to re
main In this room and to be silent ! "
The llttlo princess stopped short , reflected
a second and then , making a deep rever
ence , In which , at that tlmo she was drilled
dally , she said :
"If It Is the queen who orders , I obey , "
and then turning to the baroness , "I hope , "
said she , "that tuch a thing shall not occur
again ! "
"It shall not , " said the baroness , "for I
shall have the sorrow thla day to put my
resignation Into the hands of the queen. I
hope that her highness may very soon have
a governess better able to please her than
I have been , " and she kept her word in
spite of the grief of the little princess , wlo ,
notwithstanding her tricks and her temper ,
had the heart of a little girl and had always
loved the kind governess.
As Wilhelmina grew to be a young lady
the question of her toilets became a burnIng -
Ing ono for the queen , whose ultra-simple
table upon which stood a lighted candle , As
usual , the cat was at his elbow. Suddenly
the light went out. Dickens ws deepfy In
terested in his book , and he proceeded to
relight the candle , stroking the cat while he
did so. Afterward ho remembered that puss
had looked at him somewhat reproachfully
while she received the caress. It was only
when the light again became dim that the
reason ot her melancholy suddenly dawned
upon him. Turning quickly , be found her.
deliberately putting out the randle with her
paw , and again she looked at him appcal-
Ingly. She was lonesome ; she wanted to be
petted , and this was her device for gaining
her end. "
A DOG'S STRATEGY.
A Good Done TrlcU that Proved Suc
cessful.
"Don may bo less active tbsn In his
youth , " said the owner of an old shepherd
dog , "but his intelligence is by no means
on the decline. He has been very much
annoyed of late by the conduct of a neigh
bor's dog that Is too lazy to bury bones for
Its own consumption , but greatly enjoys un
earthing the treasures of others. When
Don'had been cheated out of several of his
hoarded stores In this way ho evidently
meditated over the matter until a bright
idea came to him. One day , after dinner ,
when the neighbor's dog Was out of the
way , Don began to dig a hole not far from
where I sat watching him. I noticed that
ho dug the hole unusually deep and In it he
deposited a large and highly desirable bone.
Then he covered It well over with earth ,
disappeared for a moment and came trotting
back with a small bone which bad seen Us
best days , but was still oed enough , in
Don's opinion , for a thief. This bone he
laid on the earth which hid the big one and
scraped the earth over It with elaborate
care. I was enough interested In this
clever ruse to watch results and had the
satisfaction of seeing that It was entirely
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QUEEN WILHELMINA IN STATE ROBES.
2 orders and the austerity with which he sur
rounded his little presumptive successor to
the Importance of which she was even then
eo well convinced. The princess was taken
for a walk In the -woods of Lee every mornIng -
Ing , and the old king had Issued an order
that this promenade was not to be Inter
rupted , no matter v.hat might bo the ex
cuse. The governess was under rigid
orders to march at the side of her little
charge during an hour at least. Teacher
and pupil were to proceed straight ahead
for a certain distance , and then they were
to turn and walk bock at the same pace.
Instructive and interesting conversation
( was to enliven the promenade , and there
was to be no diversion from it ; this dally
walk was an almost unsupportable bore for
the little princess.
Ono day the Baroness von R , who was
ono t > t the most amiable women at the
dreary Court of Lee , was taking the cus
tomary walk with her royal charge when ,
at a turn In the path , she came face to
face with her only brother , whom oho had
not eeen for three years. Ho had Just re
turned from Java and was on his horse on
his way to the palace to greet his sister.
Ho sprang from his horse and , taking his
sister In hla arms , ho covered her checks
with honest , fraternal kisses. At this spec
tacle Miss Wilhelmina , who was at that
time seven years old , began to sniff in the
air and act -with so much agitation that the
baroness , recovering from her Joyful sur
prise , understood that she had been guilty
ot misdemeanor , and she hurriedly dismissed
her brother , telling him to call on her at
the palace. The llttlo princess did not say
one word , neither did her governess , for she
had become very anxious , and In silence the
teacher and the pupil began the repast
which always awaited them when their dally
-walk was finished. Suddenly the child , look
ing out upon the terrace , saw the king rid
ing about In the sun In his rolling chair ,
drawn by his servant. "There is my father , "
aid Wllhemlna. "I am going to tell him
what you did In the forest. "
Madam von R caught her by the
arm. "You will not do that , " said she , much
frightened. "You know that the king Is
very elck and that nothing must disturb
him ; he might die If you should nnnoy him.
I am going myself to tell the queen about
It. "
"Mamma ? ' ! It was not mamma who
gave the orders ; it was papa ; and It Is he
whom you have disobeyed. "
"Take carol" cried the baroness , who was
beside herself with terror "there will be a
terrible scene. "
Without one word In answer the llttlo
princess went toward the door ; but at that
moment her mother came In.
"What is the matter ? " she asked , looking
In the pale face of the baroness and In the
Inflamed face of the child.
"Hold back the princess , " cried the
baroness , "and will your majesty be pleased
to listen to me. " But Madamolsello Wll-
belmlna , In the strange language which Is
used by a child who , though a child , under
stands things like a woman , began to tell
her mother the adventure in tha forest.
The queen bit her lips ; the case was grave
end h r husband , Wllhelm III , could not
hear ot It without entering Into one of the
awful rages she knew too well. She her
self would be the one to suffer , for more
than once the great cane ot the royal
spouse had threatened her , and , like the
other members of the court , she had , moro
than once , been forced to make rapid calcu
lations at to the distance between her own
body , the cane and the royal arm that
wielded It.
"Sit down and finish your breakfast. I
will tell the king , " she said to her daughter.
"No. " eald the little princess , "It is I
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tastes were not In harmony with the tastes
of her child. One day ( and it was a day
not very long ago ) the two royal personages ,
mother and daughter , were sitting on the
veranda of the chateau when a merchant
from La Hague arrived with various stuffs
selected from his stores for the queen to
choose from. Among them there were some
brilliantly beautiful dress goods , and the
young queen looked with longing eyes upon
the silken dress patterns which were spread
out to display their artistic colors. The
queen had arranged a piece of heavy alpaca
In stiff folds over the back of a chair , and
she said calmly , "First of all , we will take
this. "
"No ! " cried the young queen. "You may
take It , perhaps , but I never ehall wear
alpaca , not even In the morning ; I have a
horror of alpaca ! "
The queen mother , who has strengthened
her German phlegmatlclsm by twenty
years' practice in the phlegm of Holland ,
was unmoved , replied calmly :
"We will take this ! "
The young queen bounded from her chair.
She pulled open the glass door which opens
from the veranda Into the salon , and pron-
Ing herself on the threshold , she crlod :
"Thank heaven ( Dleu Mercli ) , I shall
soon bo able to choose my dresses , my
friends , , and ( turning square upon the ladles
of the court who sat at a little distance
from the queen ) my husband also ! Ah ! If
you Imagine for a moment that I do not
know what you are plotting all of you ! "
And shaking her handsome blonde mauve ,
which she wore floating upon her shoulders ,
she entered the salon like a Whirlwind of
noise and fury.
Three are such stories as are current in
the capital ot Holland. It Is Impossible to
shut them within the four walls of the city.
U Is well known why the queen mother Is
anxious ; and the loyal subjects of the
throne of Holland , though they are proud of
their little queen , look upon her and upon
her mother with fear for the future. They
mourn for the story of the domestic hen ,
who , through some strange chance , hatched
out the egg ot a mountain eagle.
DICKENS' DEAF KITTEN.
A Story of the Great NovelUt and HU
Devotion to Cats.
At the cat show we ran across an English
man who chanced to know many unrecorded
tales ot Dickens , and during a lull In the
"meows" he' casually Inquired , "Did you
know , by the way , that Charles Dickens was
devoted to cats ? He was Indeed a lover ot
all animals , and frequently became the slave
of his pets. WlUlamlna , a llttlo white cat ,
was a great favorite with the entire house
hold , but regarded the great author as her
especial friend. She selected a corner ot his
study for her Individual property and one
day committed the Indiscretion of bringing
In her little family of kittens from the
kitchen , ono by one. Dickens had them
taken uway , but WlUlamlna brought them
quietly back. Again they were removed )
but the third time of their return the little
mother did not leave them ID the corner.
Inrtetid she placed them at her master's feet ,
and taking her stand beside them looked Im
ploringly up at him. That settled the ques
tion.
tion."Thereafter
"Thereafter the kittens belonged to the
study , and made themselves royally at home ,
swarming up the curtains , playing about the
writing table , and scampering behind the
book shelves , until they were one by one
given away ; all but a poor little deaf one ,
which , from her devotion to Dickens , be
came known as 'tho master's cat. ' This lit-
tTo creature followed him about like a dog ,
and sat beside him while he wrote. One
evening Dickens was reading by a small
successful. Early the next morning tne
thief seized .what he thought an opportune
moment , dug up the' worthless bone and
scampered away , while later 1n the flay
Don reaped the reward of his wisdom , as he
sat munching and crunching the big , juicy
bone at his leisure. "
WHAT OUR PRESIDENTS COST.
A Good Ronnd Sam of Honey , bat Le
Than Othrr Ruler * .
Presidents "come high , but we have got to
have them. " It costs us $114,865 a year for
a chief executive. His salary is $50,000 and
"found , " as our western neighbors say.
The president's finding le rather compre
hensive , covering about every possible re
quirement ot a family. His private secre
tary , the clerks , doorkeepers , messengers
and steward and three other servants cost
us $33,865 a year. Then there is a con
tingent fund of $8,000 a year which the presi
dent may use according to his discretion.
In furniture and repairs to the White
House the sum of $16,000 more , to , be used
by the direction of the president , is pro
vided by the nation and Is always expended.
For fuel alone $3,000 is allowed and for
necessary repairs to the greenhouse there
U $4,000.
Altogether the presidential "finding" an
nually amounts to the snug sum of $64,865 ,
nearly $16,000 a year more than his salary.
The two aggregate $114,865. This Is an Im
posing aggregate , but It is small compared
with other presidents. The president of the
French republic receives as salary $120.000 a
year , $32,480 for contingent purposes and. a
handsome house , rent tree. So we get our
president rather cheaply , after all.
PRATTLE OP THE YOUNGSTERS.
"Is your mamma at home ? " silted a
caller ot 5-year-old Nellie.
"No ; but h < j'll bb home In a minute , "
was the reply.
"How do you know ? " inquired tie caller.
" 'Cause ebe Mid 'bout un hour ago she
was just going to run over to a neighbor's
for a mluute , " answered Nellie.
Llttlo 5-year-old Harry accompanied his
father to church ono Sabbath morning , and
the mlbuter preached from the text , " 'TIs
I , be not afraid. " Upon returning home
his mother asked : "What was the text
this morning , Harry ? "
The little fellow thought for a moment ,
then answered : "It's me ; don't get
scared. "
Small Tommy's father had been elected
commander of the Grand Army ot the Re
public post , and the little fellow could not
conceal his joy when be heard the news.
"Oh , papa ! " he exclaimed ; "I'm Just
awful glad you got elected. "
"Thank you , my son , " said the father ,
"but why are you so glad ? "
"Because now you'll have all the soldiers
at your funeral , " answered Tommy.
Little Minnie , who had been spending the
afternoon at a neighbor's , was presented
with a bouquet of beautiful flowers. Upon
her arrival at home her mother told her to
put them In a vase filled with water and
they would keep fresh for several days.
A few days later Minnie appeared with the
wilted flowers In her hand and said :
"I dess I'll trow 'em away now , mamma ,
'cauie they Is all melted. "
A small boy who has been 111 for many
weeks was well-nigh frantlo the other day
when bis brothers came In to tell him about
the snow and the "slide" they had made ,
the One coasting on Riverside Drive and
the joy * of snowballing the Inoffensive and
| passing pedestrian , says the New Yotk Com-
merclal Advertiser. The sick boy made I
'wry face , as If he didn't care at all nboul
snow men and bob sleds and slides , but whec
the boys had gone ho sighed a big sigh.
"Mother , " he nald , "would you mind bring
Ing my overcoat In hero and putting it 01
the bed ? I think I'd like to see it. "
Marian , 4 years old , is a cunning llttli
Mount Vcrnon girl who attends the Method
let Sunday school , says Truth. Not'Ioni '
since the golden text of the week chanced t (
bo the verse from Matthew commencing
"Let your light so shine. " The verso wai
rather long for Marian , though her mammi
tried throughout the week to Instill Into thi
child's mind not only the wordi , but theli
meaning.
When Sunday came the llttlo maid trottoc
off to Sunday school with her older brother !
and slaters and when the teacher asked heifer
for the "golden text" she promptly slid fron
her scat and convulsed the class by re
peatlng gravely :
"Keep your gas burnln' . "
IN THE WHEELING" WORLD
L. A. W. Politics , Good Hoods , Raclm
Controversies and Other Mat
ter * of Interest.
The good roads section ot the League ol
American Wheelmen report one great
achievement this year. It Is a resolution
passed by a congress of farmers recently
held at Fort Worth , Tex. , approving th
policy of good roads and commending the
work ot the League of American Wheel
men In that direction. The resolution is re
garded as a signal itrlumpb , and very
properly so , for it records in black and
white the fruits of the year's labors. Its
usefulness cannot be questioned. At a
time when tbo league is harassed with out
law racers , thousands of dollars tied up In
fines unpaid , tracks wlbout number on the
black list , and racers giving the racing
board a continuous frost , a' resolution ol
commendation , neatly framed and hung In
the parlor , ought to prove a soothing poultice
for the bruises , bodily and mental , which
the year Inflicted. It IB a hot thing for
frosty times.
League politics continue to agitate the
managers. Late reports are to the effect
that Sams of Maryland Is to enter the race
for the presidency , thus leaving the field
clear for Keenan and the state ticket.
The New York division has endorsed
Keenan and Instructed Its delegation to vote
for the abolition of race control. At pres
ent there 1s very llttlo prospect of that
being accomplished. An unofficial poll
shows that the national assembly dele
gates from Ohio , Michigan , Wisconsin , Colorado
rado , Maryland , Indiana. Illinois and Ne
braska will vote solidly for , the retention
ot racing by the League ot American Wheel
men. These states would give 64 votes In
favor of racing < to none against. Of 47 votes
from Pennsylvania , 35 , It Is estimated , would
be against any amendment to drop the sport-
In New Jersey the vote is figured at 10 for
racing and 5 against ; in Massachusetts 26
would favor existing conditions and 9 would
vote otherwise. According to these figures
the eleven states named want the League
ot American Wheelmen to retain Its interest
In cycle racing.
It is further estimated that not more
than 300 votes will be cost at the League ot
American Wheelmen assembly in Providence ,
R. I. , and since two-thirds ot the whole
vote is necessary to carry a constitutional
amendment , the number ot ballots necessary
to defeat the anti-racing amendment would
be about 100. With more than this num
ber already counted upon , not including
possible additional votes from New York
and other states , the supporters of racing
In the league are beginning to grow
jubilant again.
But here the query may ba pertinent :
"How can the league continue to control
racing when practically all the racing men
and a majority ot the big track associations
have banded to oppose the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen ? "
Clearly the racing element in the league
is counting confidently on the fickleness of
the riders and the alleged Instability ot the
Track Owners association to bring the
former in a suppliant mood before Mr. Mott
and the racing board.
The riders comprising the American Rac
ing Cyclists' union and the track owners and
meet promoters elected to office in the
recently formed National Cycling associa
tion appear to be quite as determined In the
stand they have taken , aa is Mr. Mott in
his. An officer of the National Cycling as
sociation said recently that ho had assur
ances that every important cycle track in
the eastern states will be enrolled In the
National Cycling association before spring
and that the new association has the
sympathy and support of every race-pro
meting club In this section of the country.
"While It Is logical to expect that Albert
Mott should again bo chosen for the chair
manship of the racing board , " says the New
York. Tribune , "there is reason for thinking
be may not bo. Mr. Mott has made a good
official. The place ho has held calls for
supervision over an army as large as that
of the United States In times of peace , for
there are nearly 25,000 riders In the country ,
and they are scattered over nearly 2,000
tracks. That he has made mistakes can be
pardoned when this is considered. There is
. large amount of work connected with bis
office , and < ho may desire to retire. Should
he not -want It again , or if other complica
tions ensue. It appears that the mantle will
fall upon Charles W. Mears , now chief
consul of Ohio and for two years handlcappor
for that state. Ho is , thoroughly informed
In the requirements of cycle racing , in so far
aa a man may bo who has not had actual
experience on the racing board , and Is pos
sessed of eound judgment. Ho is
nervously energetic , and If he gets the same
assistance as Mr. Mott has received he
should make a good official. "
The success of George Banker , the Ameri
can cyclist , In Europe during the last season
has Induced him to remain abroad another
season. He is reported to have made more
money than any other sprint racer In
America during the last season. Banker
was a good attraction In Europe because of
the superiority he showed over the beat
foreign riders. Banker will have a strong
rival , however , Eddie Bald having completed
plane to race abroad next year. Bald Is a
faster rider than Banker at eomo distances
and the struggle between these two men for
the big end of the purses will Interest the
devotees of cycle racing abroad.
Professional racing has secured a firm hold
In Europo. Until last season the racing
center was Paris , but it has moved to Ber
lin , where the principal events were decided
last season. Berlin had races on forty-two
days , 179 separate events being decided.
More than 2,600 amateur prizes were awarded
and the money prizes awarded to profession
als Is said to bavo aggregated $60,000. This
Is an increase of $18.000 over last year's
figures.
M. Charles Abel Balllf , founder and presi
dent ot the Touring club of France , an
organization ot bicyclists , has received the
cross ot the Legion of Honor. He was for
merly a deputy chief of the office of the
prefect ot the Seine , where be served twenty-
ouo years. Since his retirement be has
worked on committees and commissions and
has devoted himself zealously to the cause of
bicycling.
La Grippe la again epidemic. Every pre
caution should bo taken to avoid It. Its
specific cure U Ono Minute Cough Cure. The
best remedy for all ages ; cures coughs , colds
and all lung troubles. Pleasant to the taste.
DIDN'T ' READ QUITE SO MUCH
People Took Mow Time for Blght-Seeinj
Lut Bummer.
RECORDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Exposition Period See * nn Increast
of Visitor * to the Building , lint
Off In the Horn * i
Circulation.
According to the record * ol the Omahi
Public nbrary the people have been dolni
loss reading during the summer than usua
and considerably more elghtseelns. Thi
effect of the exposition ! very evident in i
comparison of the twelve preceding monthi
with the corresponding months of 1897
While the number of visitors to the Byrot
Reed collection has Increased 60 per cent
and there is arso a marked Increase In thi
patronage of the reading room and referenci
library , the home circulation of booki hai
decreased by over 3,000 , as compared wltt
that of the year before. The changes It
each case are largely effected during the bit
months of the exposition , when the Omahi
people were too busily occupied In entertain.
Ing their wives' relatives and doing the Mid'
way to devote the usual time to reading , an <
when thousands of out-of-town visitors improved -
proved the opportunity to visit the Jlbrarj
and make use of Its privileges.
The following statistics1 have been pre >
pared by Miss Edith Tobltt , librarian , and
are complete with the exception ot the last
two days of December :
HOME CIRCULATION.
Month. 1897. 1898.
January 19.C39 19,28'
February 19,941 19,211
March 21.711 19.911
April 13,427 17,19'
May 16,116 13,97' '
Juno 16,019 11.77 !
July 16,427 13,011
August 16.SS8 13.S2-
Septcmber 14,173 12,43 :
October 17,439 12,27 :
November 19.068 15,431
December 17,727 14,96 :
Total 213,593
Cards ( both new and re-reglstratlons )
Issued during 189S 4.691
Number of cards now In use 13,466
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT.
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Month. Visitors. Books. Visitors. Books.
January . 2,181 4.C33 2,993 4.41C
February 2.637 4,773 2,497 4,23 !
March . . . . 2,813 5.2SS 3.442 5,059
April 2,308 4,550 2,411 3,662
May 2,066 4,191 1,915 2.711
June 1,560 3.101 1,301 2,060
July 1,423 2.947 1,730 1,854
August . . . . 1,376 2.5SS 1.S5J 2,174
Soptemb r 1,551 3,023 1,793 2,164
October ' . . . 2,449 4,366 2,096 2,579
November 2,447 4,350 2,314 3,091
December . 2,278 , 3,886 2,208 3.079
' Total . . .25,143 47,726 26.618 37,067
Total number of books accessioned
to date 57,167
Total number of books withdrawn
to date 8,521
Total number of books now In the
library 48.648
Number of books added during 18OT. . . . 2.397
Number ot books added during 1898. . . . 2,336
READING ROOM.
Visitors. 1897. 1898.
January 3,725 4,281
February 3,937 4,484 ,
March 4,623 4,887
April 3,449 4,975
May : . . . . , 3,375 B.061
June J 8,116 3,878
July : . . . 3,388 4,393
August 3,680 4,730
September 3,823 3,665
October 4.260 3.914
November 4,513 4,091
December 4,249 3.7.45
Total 46,038 62,104
BYRON REED COLLECTION.
Visitors. 1897. 1898.
January 695 1,318
February 782 1,080
March 798 1,089
April 641 836
May 383 729
June 475 776
July 629 964
August 600 1.412
September 1.087 1,492
October 961 1,240
November 883 728
December 1,012 668
Total 8,736 12,222
DOUGLAS COUNTY FINANCES
How the County is Assesed ( Want
Its Bonded Debt I * and Heir
the Taxes Are Divided.
For the first time a detailed statement of
the finances of Douglas county has been
compiled and tabulated officially. This has
been the work of E. O. Solomon , chief clerk
of the tax department. Owing to the pecu
liar operation of the revenue law , however ,
the total assessed valuation of Douglas
county 4s given as $21,023,652.41 , although
the assessed valuation of Omaha for pur
poses of city taxation Is over $35,000,000.
Estimating the county's assessed valuation
at one-seventh of its actual value , the actual
value weuld be $160,000,000. The bonded In
debtedness of the county amounts to $975-
000.
000.Omaha's
Omaha's proportion of the county's as
sessed valuation is put at $10,791,572.98 ,
South Omaha's at $1,741,621.29 and the rest
of the county $2,490,868.14. The following
: able will gtve an idea of the different
branches of property as valued by ( he
county :
Personal property :
Class. Valuation.
Ordinary personal property $2,682,237.89
Banks 655,341.00
Railroads 694,704.70
Telegraph companies 10,835.20
Palace car companies 3,366.62
Total $3,946,485.41
Real estate :
Zlaas. Valuation.
Lands $ 2,824,976
Lots 14,262,091
Total $17,077,067
For 1898 the consolidated tax levy was
23K mills , or $555,697.66. Ot this the state
revy of 7 % mllto amounted to $160,304.69 and
the county levy of 15 % mills amounted to
$325,865.06.
The school tax for the sixty-one districts
outside of Omaha amounted to $63,650.32.
The bonded Indebtedness of these sixty-one
districts Is $35,375. The total school bond
tax for 1898 was $6,192.18.
The $975,000 bonded indebtedness of the
county to segregated s follows :
"Class. [ Per Ct.Amount.IWhendue. [
Received and Expended for Connty
Schools.
Some figures supplied by County Superin
tendent Bodwell show a very favorable com
parison for 1898 over 1897. The receipts and
expenditures for the two years have been as
follows :
1S97. 1898.
Receipts $493,785.49 $632.416.76
Expenditures 433,044.33 677,000.33
Dlfferenc $ 60.741.17 $ 65,356.38
Though the amount left on hand , $55,355.38
for 1898 , Is less than that , $60,741.17 left
over from 1897 , still the comparison shona
that the receipts being greater by $138,630,27 ,
there was $143,916,08 more expended In
various ways for school Improvement. The
apportionment from the state for the schools
of this county was $25,752.23 larger , that for
1897 having been $61,403.83 , and that for 1898
being $87,156.06. Eighty-two more teachers
have been employed and the total school
enrollment ls about 200 larger.
COUNTY TRBASDRY COLLECTION * .
Comparison for Eleven Month * Favors
the 1808 Reoord.
A comparison has just been made by
County Treuurer Helmrod for the eleven
months up to December 1 ot the two years ,
* * * * * * * * * $ * * * * * * *
The Direct Line to
All Southern Cities.
Hie Famous Hot Springs of Arkansas 8S
The Tourists Favorite Winter Route
$
to California and Mexican
*
Points.
This great system covers with its net work of lines
the states of Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado ,
Arkansas , Indian Territory , Louisiana , Texas , etc.
For pamphlets and information about any of the
above states and territories , apply to your nearest
agent , or the following :
JO. . PHILLIPPI , A. G. F. & P. A.
. . . TIIOS. F. GODFREY. P. & T. A.
New offices. S. E. Cor. 14th and Douglas Sts. Depot , 15th and
Webster Sts. , Omaha , Neb. i '
C. G. WARNER , Vice.Prcs. W. B. DODDRIDGE , Genl Mgr.
H. C. TOWNSEND Gcnl. Puss & Tkt. Agent.
ST. LOUIS , MO.
'V
1897 and 1898 , of the collections and dis
bursements of the county as recorded by his
office. The table gives totals of tax and
miscellaneous collections , the proceeds from
the solo of bonds and the settlements with
the state , city of Omaha , city of South
Omaha and the school districts ot the county.
It shows that In the Item of tax and miscel
laneous collections $116,820.62 more was taken
In during the last eleven months than for
the same period of tlmo the year previous.
The total paid out has been $29,732.28
greater. Following is the statement :
_ 1893. 1897.
Tax and miscellaneous
collections $ 704,64003 $587,81941
Proceeds from the sale
of bonds 298,04493
Total $1,002,68496 $587,819 41
Paid to the state $137,75476 $130,19779
Paid to the city of
Omaha 25,16649 27,84032
Paid to the city of
South Omaha 1,10000 1,83825
Paid to the county
school districts 140,15154 108,56415
Total $304,172 79 $274,440 51
Thus the school districts of the county are
shown to have received $31,587.39 during the
elven months of 1898. The total receipts
ot the treasury were swelled by the sale ot
bonds. The difference in favor ot 1898 Is
$414,865.65.
RECORD OF COUNTY HOSPITALS.
Number of Inmate * Increase * Slightly
Dnrinir the Year.
On January 1 last there were 130 Inmates
under Superintendent George M. Wright's
charge at the county hospital. Tbo last
monthly report showed 137. For the twelve
months the number has run as follows :
FePau - In-
Month. Total. Male. male. pers. sane.
January 130 SO 50 94 36
February 141 85 66 103 38
March 143 87 66 105 33
April 149 95 54 112 37
May 140 81 56 101 39
June 139 0 69 OS 41
July 146 S7 59 99 47
August 145 89 68 99 415
September . . . .149 9.1 cr 102 47
October 149 91 68 103 46
November 153 95 63 108 45
December 137 89 48 103 32
Of itho 137 last reported seventy-four ot
the paupers were males and thirty-one fe
males , and the Insane were divided into
ifteen males and seventeen females. Of the
130 at the beginning ot the year sixty-three
of the paui > ers were males and thirty-one
females ; seventeen of the Insane were males
and nineteen females.
During the year 320 persons were admitted
altogether and 275 were discharged and
transferred. There were seven births and
blrty-elght deaths.
OUR NEW FEDERAL BUILDING
Handsome and Costlr Strnetnre Par
tially Occnpled DnrinK the
Last Year.
Some ten years ago it became apparent
hat a larger and better United States court
house , customs house and postofflce building
waa a necessity and steps were taken to
secure its erection. H was decided to erect
he structure at Sixteenth and Dodge streets
and an entire black was eventually secured
or this purpose. November 14 , 1891 , the
contract for the excavating was awarded ,
he sum of $1,300,000 having been previously
appropriated for the building and the site.
ilnco then the work of construction has
irogrcssed until now , when the entire
mlldlng U almost ready for occupancy.
On February 22 the postoffice moved into
the new building , occupying the entire lower
floor. During the next two months the
other government offices will move Into the
structure.
The new government building Is con
structed of granite and is three full stories
n height. The court rooms will be finished
n marble , stucco and East India marble.
Moult floors ara laid In all MM corridors
and about the elevator landings. In the con
struction of the building were used over
9,000 tons of granite , costing the sura of
$193,000 ; 900 tons of steel and 7,000,000 brick.
The contracts , amounting to $580,511 , were
secured by Omaha parties. The total
amount expended to date aggregates the
sum of $753,235.30 , exclusive of the $400,000
paid for the site.
At this time there are
contracts aggregating $40.000 that are un-
completed. With the exception of those for
carving the granite and putting In dynamos ,
all contracts have been let. It Is estimated
that the carving will cost $25,000 and the
dynamos $10,000.
The following shows the contract price on
the work ot construction :
Foundations and basement walls. . $ 91.016.00
Cut stone and brick work super
structure 231014 54
Structural Iron work 400 900
Fireproof floor arches , partitions
and roof'covering ' 3S.422.79
Drainage ditch 4,710.75
Plumbing 10000 09
Interior llnlsh , plastering , otc leo.SJS.W
BUewalks , curbing and sodding. . . . 19,000.00
Heating and ventilating system. . . . 30.000,00
Automatic heat regulating system. . 3,250.00
Two passenger elevators , one mall
lift , one ash lift 10.000.00
Tower clock and bell 2'CO.OO
Marble work 32,000.00
Marble mosaic floors , 12,000,00
Condultlnc and electric wlrlntr. . . . . 3000.00
CHESS.
The prizes to bo awarded in the problem-
solving tourney now going on may now b
announced moro definitely. The first prize
will bo "Chess Harmonics , " by the noted
American problem composer , Walter
Pulitzer , containing a flno collection ot
problems ; the second , "Two Move Chess
Problems , " by B. G. Lawa , the celebrated
English composer , -and the third , "Chess
Problems ; Their Composition and Solution , "
by James Raymer. problem editor of the
British Chess Magazine. As stated in this
column last Sunday , the first person wtoso
score reachea fifty points will receive first
prize , and eo on. To receive full credit for
the number of points allowed on each
problem , every variation must bo given.
The White Q at R 2 in problem No. 53
should be a White R. Bolvcrs should gov
ern themselves accordingly. Solution will
be given next week.
The match between a team from the Ne
braska Chess association and the Kansas
club has been definitely arranged and will
probably begin this week. According to tha
schedule the games will be completed before
June. *
Problem No. 64 , by G. Choeholous. second
problem In the contest , five points for correct
solution In full. White to play and mate la
two moves :
BLACK.
WHITE.
TOLD OUT OP COUIIT.
"Don't know how to plead , don't you ? "
scowled the Detroit Judge. "Did you pr did
you not steal these chickens as charged ? "
"No , sah , an' I kin proob It , Bah , "
"That's your privilege. "
"Yes , sah , an * I kin bring fo'ty ob do best
gem'men in my nelghbo'hood to swar | to my
cha'acta' , sab. Don't dat papah done" say
doy was a dozen chickens an' eight ' wa *
stole ? "
"You are right ? " J
"Yes , sah , I is right. An' obory one ob
dem gem'men will sw'ar on dey solemn oaf
dat I neber raided no hen roos' yet I didn't
lit1 every pullet on do pe'ch , sab. Bat's no
lob ob mine. " \
i _ _ _ _ _ *
Clvll'justlce McKean of New York'/Clty /
proved that he knows all about wotnan'a
apparel Tuesday. Miss Louise Baylos , a
dressmaker , sued Mrs. C. R. Hammesley for
$70 for making a black cloth dress .which
Mrs. Hammesley had ordered. ' '
"Mrs. Hammesley wore the dress to the
theater and told me every one admired it , "
said the dressmaker to Justice McKean ,
"Then she sent it to me to bo altered. We
altered it. She returned It again with a.
letter saying it was a perfect botch. We
sent it again to her and her messenger
brought it back , threw it In the hallway
and left it there. " '
"Three times I tried on that dress , " said
Mrs. Hammesley. "Each time I stood for
an hour and a half a severe strain on my
strength , your honor. The dress did not fit
me ; it was much too tight I wore it on
the street and almost fell. "
"Just examine this dress , your honor , "
cried Miss Baylos eagerly.
"I can't tell whether it fits unless I sea
it on , " answered the cautious judge.
Urged by her lawyer , Mrs. Hammesley
and her mother retired to an anteroom ,
where Mrs. Hammeslty put on the dreei
and the Justice was callid In to judge'of its
fit.
fit."The
"Thewaist docs iot ( U her , " said the ex
pert justice , MI a lolunilng to the bench.
"It's too small. The sltnves are too tight ,
the trimming Is not on right and the skirt
Is well , the s'drl does not fit , either. "
"I have an expert here , too , your honor ,
and I would like htm to judge of Its fit.
That's my right , I thluk. " eald Miss Baylw'
lawyer.
"It Is , " said the upright Judge. "Will
you put on the dress again , Mrs. Hammes-
ley ? "
"I certainly will not , your honor , I would
like to settle the cose right here. I will
pay $25 to the dressmaker and permit her
to keep the dress. "
Miss Bayloa accepted this offer , and all
retired , much marveling at the justice's
knowledge.
When you ask for De Witt's Wltch-Hazal
Salve don't accept a counterfeit or imitation.
There are moro cases of piles being cured by
this than all others combined.
