THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: PEPTOfBKIl 9, 1906.
TIMELY TALK ON REAL ESTATE
JUinforosd Csncrets Court motion to Ear
Tair Teit la Omaha.
IIAURIAL GENERALLY USED IN NEW YORK
apposed to Be C'benper an4 Mora
parable Thnn Brick at
Greater F.na and Fnelllt
la Working.
The announcement that the Carpenter
paper company's new warehouse at Ninth
and Harnur atreets la to be con
structed of concrete, la, the dawn of tho
concrete age for Omaha, which has been
a little bit alower to adopt that material
than many other cltlea of the country.
Thin, and the Booth Co. wareheuss,
which It la proposed to build next aummor.
will t of re-lnforced concrete construction.
There'are no similar warehouses In the ctty
and so far aa known no others are how
contemplated.
It la predicted that concrete will within
a yoar or two become universally used In
the construction of large buildings, having
already supplanted brtck to considerable
degree In many of the larger cltlea. In
1S80 only 290,000 barrel of Portland cement
were used In the United States, nearly all
Of It for foundations, For ' the twelve
months ended with June, thla year, the de
mand reaches Into the million of barrels
ao many that actual statistics are not
available. In 1897 the country used 4,768,690
barrels. Nothing In the -building world haa
excited the same Interest as the growing
use of cement and concrete. ,
Only a few years ago It became known
that steel rods-Imbedded In the under side
of a concrete beam adhered to the cement
and added to the tensile strength of the
beam. Then the us of re-lnforced con
crete became common. "Re-lnforced" refers
to the use of -the tee rods and bars In
the material. Ten i'fars ago bridge piers,
building supports, conduit ways and found i
tlons were often built of concrete, and fre
quently dwelling and foundations were
built of concrete blocks, but It Is only
within the last two years that re-lnforeed
concrete has .come into popularity as a
material for entire buildings.
. Contractor say that concrete makes the
strongest budding possible, and a recent
teat of what la said to be the greatest
beam In the world. beara out this state
ment. It la a part of a concrete ware
house at Loi Angeles, Cal., and Is a hori
zontal concrete support 102 feet long and
leaa than two feet In thickness, reinforced
by six Iron bars running through its en
tire length. When the supports were re
moved from under thla beam, it settled
less than 0.68 of an Inch.
A New Tork paper says brick In that
city ha fallen from 114 a thousand to $5
a thousand, due to competition with 'con,'
Crete. No reason Is given why a similar
condition doe not prevail In Omaha, ex
cept that concrete construction ha Just
made It advent here. Although concrete
Is supposed to be much, cheaper than brick.
It I not ao In Omaha as yet, neither haa
the price of brick declined. Those who
have figured on erecting concrete build'
Ing In this city say there la very little
difference In the cost of concrete and brick,
aa the situation I at present. . The same
men presume, however, that concrete will
Ultimately be cheaper here and brick
obeaper In competition.
Since the Ban Francisco fire ha called
attention to the virtues of concrete. It Is
aid that upward of 600 concrete dwelling
houses tuwe been begun In New York City.
In that city J7J.O00.O0O worth of brick 'build
ing have been started and are now under
construction, and there is said to be
marked depreciation In the value of these
structure, owing to the fact that ma
terlal there 1 cheaper than it was when
contract were made. It haa been said that
conorete would not stand the Nebraska
climate, but the Carpenter and Booth &
Co. have faith enough to try It. ' The
weather la neither colder nor hotter here
than It I In New Tork. In Kansas City,
which 1 but a short distance from Omaha,
lx or eight large building hav been
made of concrete. '
El ward Dowllng, who own a number of
house In thla city, ha returned to Omaha
after a. stay In Philadelphia and other
astern cltlea, convinced that Omaha rentals
are too high In comparison with the, value
of the property. Mr. Dowllng brought a
clipping from a Philadelphia paper, which
described a newly built Philadelphia dwell
ing house In the following terms:
"Thar are nine rooms In the house. The
front I of atone and terra cotta brick,
with a wide porch. The lower floor 1
divided Into a reception hall, dining room,
kitchen and laundry- Bathtub and wash
stands are of porcelain. All the rooms are
equally attractive and are finished In hard
wood. Two ear llnea pass the dwelling,
going direct to the heart of the business
section. The prlo Is 84.80, and the house
rent for 827,80. i
"Imagln a place Ilk that in Omaha
renting for 827.60," said Mr. Dowllng. "It
would rent for 840 or 845. I will admit,
however, that the land In Philadelphia
cost mora than In Omaha, and on this
account a 84.2M home there would not be
as nice a a 84,260 home here. The fact
remain that th Income on th Investment
1 much less there than here."
C P. Harrison, the real estate man, who
has been east this summer, haa been In
dustriously advertising Omaha, a an In
terview with him In th Boston Transcript
how Mr. Harrison, who stopped In
Boston on hi way horn from Prlno
Edward Island, is quoted a laying i
Tta conditions xuptlng In our city and
state may be expressed in a word "gTowth."
It la not so much an sxpanslon of business,
a an Internal growth. While real estat
In the business section and throughout the
city haa been selling readily there is little
or no speculative feeling. The growth of
the city la evidenced by the building
erected, which show an Increase for 16
Over 1904 of over 100 ner rent tinrl ln
Is shown In another way. Taking the street,
railway receipts a par for th year ISSiO,
In UM) thsy had increased 47 per cent and
from 1900 to lw they Increased ftl per cent,
or over 80 per cent In five year. All
. ether public service corporations show a
large and constant Increase In business.
Two Omaha banks have passed above th
811.000.000 mark In their deposits and
something near 830.000,000 are on deposit in
the city.
The city of Omaha was founded In 1K4
?nd ha grown steadily since that time,
t haa on the average doubled It popula
tion every ten years, or an Increase of 10
per cent a year. Back of Omaha, to make
It a otty, are the Nebraska grain shipments.
There are single counties In Nebraska that
produce enough corn to give every man,
woman and child In Massachusetts three
bushel each. Saunders county alone
hipped last year 8.817.424 bushels and It
probably fed to stock three time that
amount
v It has been well observed that an agri
cultural state like Nebraska la not depleted
by the growth of crops, as Is a mine, or
forest by be4ng worked Nebraska can pro
duce 260.Duo.on0 bushels of corn this year,
and her field still be productive as ever
next year. Om&ha and Boston should be
on the most friendly terms. The develop-
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Cleanly, Painless Operating
for Particular Folks.
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Be nig. . . fhon Doug, trt
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TEH.EPHONE3 COMPANTB STORAGE BUILDING AT EIGHTH AND
ment of Omaha and Nebraska requires
caittal which lioston has and Bonton can
use the products of Nebraska soil In ex
change for gooiua, and Increase her com
merce by exporting Nubraska's surplus pro.
duce to a foreign market.
J. E. Bmm has bought from the Byron
Reed company four lots just east of his
house, which Is at Thirty-sixth and Harney
streets. He now has ten lots, embracing all
the ground between Thirty-fifth avenue and
Thirty-sixth atreet and between Harney
street and Dewey avenue. The entire tract
Is vacant, except for Mr. Baum's house and
barn.
The Byron Reed company Is building an
eleven-room dwelling house at 3606 Harney
street, across , the street and a short dis
tance west of the five houses built by the
company earlier in ,rhe summer.
Several ear loada of material for cement
walks, etc., have been delivered and a gang
of men is at work on the streets and walks
In Slilmer A Chase Company's new addition,
Boulevard Park, which la soon to be
opened.
Mr. J. T. O. Stewart and Mr. E. F. Leav
enworth have opened offices In the New
Tork Life building under the firm name of
Stowart-Leavenworth Co. They will con
duct a general real estate business and deal
extensively In western farms and ranches.
QUITE A BOOST FOR OUR JIM
Harry W. Walker Bays newspaper
Meat Admire the Mayor
of Oesaha.
The press agent are busy.
Harry W. Walker, who organised the
Bryan reception In New Tork, and an old
newspaper man who distinguished himself
as a Washington correspondent, was at
the Her Grand Saturday, enroute home
from Lincoln, where he was the guest of
Mr. Bryan. Mr. Walker say he 1 an
ardent admirer of Mayor Dahlman.
"If we had him in New York w would
make him the head of Tammany Hall,"
aid Mr. Walker. "That organization
should have for It leader a , typical
American Ilk" your mayor. The news
paper men took considerable liberties
with Dahlman and hi rope, but in hi
good nature he stood for it. In conse
quence, Instead of being discharged, the
boys made big space bills, and they love
the Omaha mayor.' They have already
made him a national character and they
will make him greater, for the newspaper
men. If anything, are grateful when it
cornea to good 'copy' and a prince of good
fellows. I think Mayor Dahlman haa al
ready secured about 81.000,000 worth of
good advertising for Omaha."
He really said "good."
RASMUSSEN IS UP AGAIN
Dairy ma a Charged wttk Selling Bad
Milk, Now Arrested on Short
Measnro Chargo.
Rasmus Rasmussen, the milk man who
filed a suit In the district court to prevent
Health Commissioner Connell from con
fiscating bis milk when it waa not sani
tary and who has already been before
the, police Judge on one charge Involving
hi milk, 1 again In trouble with the po
lice and health office attaches. Friday
morning John Grant Pegg, Inspector of
weights and measures, arrested Rasmus
sen at Twenty-sixth and Ohio street on
the charge of selling milk from a quart
measure that did not contain a quart. Th
milkman promised Pegg he weuld be In
police court to answer the charge Satur
day, but he failed to keep hi word. Th
authorities propose to see that h appear
later and talk a If hi default Saturday
will not contribute to hi interests any.
With so much notoriety before the pub
Ho the officials are surprised that a man
accused of selling Impure milk, and that
from short measures, 1 able to maintain
any trade whatever.
COUNTY JAILS IN BAD FIX
gnck 1 Statement of Joel " Plver
Secretary of State Board
f Charities.
Joel Piper, secretary of th Stat Board of
Charities and Corrections, was In Omaha
Saturday and visited the Child' Saving
Institute. Mr. Piper has just concluded
a trip out In th state, where he investi
gated a number of county Jails. Most of
these, said Mr. Piper, were In bad shape.
"On thing I noticed particularly In th
Investigations of the Jails," said Mr. Piper,
"is th absence of prisoner. I believe there
never was a time when the Jails wers ao
empty. In Douglas county I found th jail
very much over-crowded and th ventilation
very poor. That 1 th great trouble with
moat of the Jails, th ventilation la poor,
and unless a maa la used to It, It makes him
lck to go into som of them."
HUNTERS TAKE TO THEIR GUNS
Several hlmrada In Oa
for Chicken
Groase.
inha Go West
and
Among the hunter who left Saturday
for th western fields In search of chicken
and grouse were M. M. Mack and L. W.
Johnston for Lakeside; T. Montmorency,
A. C Smith and L. Q. Phelps of Meeteeu.
Wyo., for Cody. Wyo. From Cody they
will go Into th interior on an extended
trip. Mr. and lira W. A. Pixley have gone
to Niobrara and Guy Tboma and Frank
Huber to Anaelmo. Many more have gone
out for a Sunday shoot, while other have
taken 4 more extended trip and will take
their vacation In shooting pralrl chickens.
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WORK FOR WILLING HINDS
Labr the Freuint: Need in the Eeoon
strnotion of Fan Francisco.
THOUSANDS EMPLOYED MORE WANTED
Wages at the Topnotrh, Rent and
Cost of Llvlna; Equally High
V pit ft in Business Daring;
Angnat.
The month of August has shown remark
able progress In the way of rebuilding In
San Francisco, and a synopsis of the Bul
letin of Progress, Issued by the California
promotion committee, present a series of
facts and speak volume for the manner
In which the people of this city are taking
hold of reconstruction and business mat
ter. There la "still an enormous demand for
labor In the skilled building trades, and
ordinary labor In San Francisco, while
from all parts of the state there Is a call
for farm laborers. It is estimated that
there are now at work on reconstruction
in San Francisco 30,000 men, and many
more could be used.
August broke the record for value of
customs duties of the port of San Fran
cisco, the estimate being 11,500,000 for the
month, with Monday, August 27, aa the
banner day, when a quarter of a million
dollar was collected In customs. The ton
nage of the port waa also very large, be
ing 167,870 tons for the month.
One thousand, one hundred and seventy
six building permits were Issued during the
month, at a total value of 86.333,363. Build
ing contracts were recorded to the number
of 170, at a total value of $1,429,114. The
number of permanent buildings begun In
creased from sixty-six at the end o( July
to 711, an Increase of W5 during the month.
The bank clearings of San Francisco dur
ing August amounted to the enormous to
tal of 3180,844,594.73. against $156,811,918.56 for
the same month of 1906,' an increase of 15
per cent for tho month.
Progress in All Direction.
Reports from Santa Rosa, where much
damage waa done April 13, ahow that the
city 1 rapidly being rebuilt. All of the
debrl was cleared away within alx weeks
of the fir and now building are under
way all along the main street. Reports
from Los Angeles and San Diego show that
unusual prosperity marks the business of
both the large southern cities. The Interior
of the state also makes good reports re
garding prosperity in all line of business.
Careful estimates now place th popula
tion of San Francisco at 370,000. Many
residence building are under construction,
and as fast as they are completed they are
occupied. It Is estimated that September
will show a wonderful increase in this
particular, as many houses begun two and
three months ago will be completed within
that time and will be immediately occupied.
The supply of building material is ade
quate to the demand. Lumber is coming
in rapidly and all . other lines are well
stocked up. Orders for all sort of ma
terial are being filled readily and 'con
tractors are finding no trouble In this par
ticular. In th matter of debris removal there
has been little change. . It is estimated that
with the railroads and the private dis
posal of debris fully IS carloads are being
disposed of each day. Much of this 1 being
used in the city to fill low-lying lots and
along the waterfront to fill In marshy
ground.
Business In all lines of retail trad con
tinue to hold a high mark. Tha mer
chant all report continued increase of
trade. Wholesale and shipping interest
also show Increase.
In the matter of Increased cost of living
it is estimated that the Increase In rent
of residence property Is about 10 per cent,
while that of property now being utilized
for business purposes temporarily has been
largely increased to meet competitive de
mand. In table supplies the Increase is
eetlmated at about 1 per cent over prices
obtaining before the fire.
Last of tho Cable Cnrs.
The heyday of the cable car In Ban Fran
clsoo I over. Doubtless there will be cable
oar for year to com on those street
whose hills are steeper than electrto car
have yet contrived to glide up with ease
and safety, but In the new San Fran
cisco electricity will probably supplant the
use of the underground wire rope oa all
atreet which have no heavy grade. A
th cable car enters upon th era of It
retirement It I Interesting to remember
that San Francisco 1 th city In which th
cable system waa Invented and first em
ployed. About 1861 Peter Donahue and his as
sociate organised th Omnibus Railroad
company and car were brought around the
Horn from tu work of John Stephenson
of New Tork. Th frame of these and
th "Ironside," brought out a few year
later for the Market street line, may still
be en scattered along th beach at Car
vlll or reconstructed into cable car such
a war uaed till laat April on Market
street, a strong testimonial to th honest,
careful workmanship of forty year ago.
To A. B. Hallldle, Investor, manufacturer
and several times president of - th Me
chanics' Institute, I due In a large .meas
ure the wonderful growth of the city over
the one worth leaa, Inaccessible hills.
A early ' as 1871 he exhibited a model
cable railroad at the fair, and In June,
1878, ground waa broken for tha first cable
road in tho world, and oa August L at
about 4 o'clock m the morning, th first
grip car started down Clay street hllL It
wad a gray morning and the fog was
banging around th hill. Th tngin was
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started and the long rope moved through
Its tube quietly and satisfactorily, but the
brakes were found inadequate and tne
prospect of plunging down the grade Im
proved In consequence. The hill looked
very steep that morning and the bottom
of the Incline seemed to rest in the waters
of the bay.
A consultation waa held, and i as tho
loot day of the time allowed for comple
tion of the road waa at hand. It waa de
cided that a trial must be made. The
grlpman took one look at tho abyss be
low him and refused to risk his life. Mr.
Hallldle himself took charge of the dummy,
and fastening the grip to the rope, went
over the brow of the hill, and with Mr.
Brltton, Mr. Davis and six others, reached
the foot of the hill in safety. At the
bottom the dummy was reversed, . and
picking up the cable the ascent was rapidly
made. The same afternoon a car was at
tached to the grip car and amid cheers
from an Immense crowd a successful
round trip waa made, and the problem of
cheap and rapid transit was solved. In
a few years tho Geary, Sutter, Union and
California srtreet lines with their branches
were finished, and In 18S3 the Market street
system abandoned horses as motive power.
L'rg-ent Demand for Labor.
"Persons at a distance, persons not ac
quainted with the actual condition of af
fairs on the shore of the Golden Gate, can
scarcely comprehend the urgency of this
need of labor," wrltea a correspondent of
the New York Tribune. "Some Indica
tion of it are afforded by the prices that
labor now communds here. Bricklayers,
for example, receive 37 a day; plumbers,
86 a day; carpenters, from 84 to 87; and,
in the dearth of the actual skilled artisan,
any man who ever saw a pipe-wrench is
a plu nber, and any man who ever mashed
his thumbnail with a hammer is a car
penter. The street railway companies
want, at least, one thouaand day laborers,
and those laborer can have 32 a day and
sleeping accommodation. The Ocean-shore
Road needs from three to eight hundred
day laborer. Th UJilon Iron Work are
ahort of at least two hundred men. Con
tinuous employment Is assured, for hun
dreds of worklngmen, throughout the win
ter months a time when building oper
ations in the east are, generally, discon
tinued; and that employment they' can
obtain in a climate so . mild that, under
Its genial Influence lilies bloom In Jan
uary. The counsel that young men t.hould
go west and labor la, more than ever,
good counsel, under circumstance thus
auspicious.
"Th country In the vlolnlty of San Fran
cisco 1 uncommonly prosperous. In
Santa Rosa and the Sonoma Valley the
condition of affairs Is especially fine. All
the fruit crop are abundant. Soon after
the wreck of San Francisco some of the
resident In or near Santa Roea sold out
and went to the east, but their place were
promptly filled. No improvement that
were designed before the earthquake have
been abandoned. The disaster at San
Francisco, Indeed, while causing financial
loss, has stimulated business In the So
noma valley and In Santa Rosa, partly
through Increase of population. It ahould
especially be remembered that the great
business interest of California in general
the mining, livestock, lumber and fruit
Industries were not Injured In the calam
ity In the city. The grain crop, through
out the state, is good. Th prune crop
will be normal In tonnage, though the fruit
1 rather small. Th apple crop, In Wat
sonvillo and neighborhood, will be ample
and of fine quality. The crop of hops la
very large, but there Is pressing need cf
laborer In the hop fields, and hundreds
might find employment In them, at once
remunerative, healthful and pleasant.
"Thl Is the need of San Franetso
labor. The earthquake and the fir are
thing of th post. It It useless to dwell
upon them. The Inhabitant of ,the old,
picturesque, bounteous, royal city have ral
lied to their task with splendid energy snd
courage. Their Intrepid spirit affords an
Inspiring example, and it will not be for
gotten. Their city Is rising around them,
and It will be a more substantial and
beautiful city than ever before. Th gen
eral and cordial wish of the outside world
I that It may rise quickly. The one cer
tain way to accomplish that wlah Is to
make a practical anawer to San Francisco'
nrtd the great, Imperative, sll-absorbing
need of labor."
ALLEGED HOLD-UP CAUGHT
Maa Inspected of Potting Gnn Under
Cltlsen's Nose I Landed
hy Detectives.
After diligent effort on tha part of De
tective Drummy and Moloney the sup
posed highwayman who held up J. Wilson,
8117 Ohio street, Thursday night about 11
o'clock ha been landed In tha toll of the
law. Hugh Valentine, 2028 Qrand avenue,
waa arrested Friday night about 7:30 by
th officer at Jones and Fourth street a
a suspicious character and was Identified at
th city jail by Wllaon a being the man
who held him up, but secured nothing for
his trouble.
It is reported that Valentin ha been
doing several Jobs of a crooked nature
around the city. The police say a man an
swering bis description entered Lottrldge's
saloon at Eprague and Twenty-fourth
street Thursday night and pulled out a
revolver, but lu his nervousness dropped it
to the floor and gave the bartender an op
portunity to protect hlmaelf, so the stranger
made no further trouble,
Valentine' father 1 a respected cltlsen
working in the railroad shops, but has no
use for his recreant son, not allowing hlin
to liv at th family horns. His caaa will
be called for trial next Monday.
Bee Want Ada for Business Booster.
X success.
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LIGHT FOR MODERN HOMES
Invention Provide! Hov.ltiss that Are
Fast Btcomintr Heceisities,
ELECTRICITY PERMITS ELEGANCE, COMFORT
Many Kew and Beantlfnl Design
that Combine Features Familiar
Esesgh with the It most
AdTance of Science.
In this generation of show and changing
fashion it is no uncommon thing for a
home to be renovated, or even remodeled,
every few years, and this process has In
cluded everything from tearing out par
titions and putting In new wood work to
redecorating walls and hanging new
draperies. It has been on such occasions
usually that people have come to find their
decorations a little pause even those that
are supposed to be reasonably permanent
and so one' substitution ha necessitated
another. Until comparatively recently,
however, the light fixture have escaped
molestation, but the Improvement in
lighting appliances has afforded an ex
cuse for radical changes of style and so
many a handsome fixture has been sacri
ficed to make place for a more modern
substitute.
The substitution of gas for the oil lamp
brought the first radical change and the
introduction of electricity occasioned th
combination fixtures, which are generally
employed now In the best equipped houses.
Among the newer things, however, elec
tricity more than gas seem to be taken
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nto account and the show room ar
hung close with an almost bewildering
variety of fixture In style many of which
depart widely from the familiar generali
ties of those that have prevailed.
But there Is something more than fad
In the changing fashion of light fixtures.
It is only ainc electricity ha come ao
generally Into use for Illuminating pur
pose that It ha been possible to obtain
the best result and effect through the
position and diffusion of light and as th
use of electricity has practically revolu
tionised lighting, a noticeable change In
light fixtures is but a natural consequence.
But these newer appliance in their con
struction and tyle must atlll harmonise
with the style of the apartment In which
they are used, while the material and finish
Is largely determined by the prevailing
fashion.
In any decoration a permanent and a
expensive a light fixture durability must.
In a large degree, be taken Into aocount
In fact, thla consideration does enter Into
their construction so largoly that It pre
vent the Introduction . of many a varia
tion that would perhap be more pleasing
to the eye than some of the styles that are
generally employed. In some localities,
for example, certain tyles, uch aa cut
glass globes or prism pendants r not
generally used, because th dust keep them
continually -dingy and so counteracts their
beauty, while metal work about expoed
outdoor fixture is not dealrabl owing to
It tendency to rust and tarnish. The
prevalence of the glob In preference to
the more pointed coverings for the light
bulb afford another Illustration. It 1
not merely a fad; It shape la a protection
against the disfiguring effects of files.
Those who have noticed carefully have ob
served that the stains from flies are worse
at or about th lower extremity of any
suspended object upon which they collect.
Instinct prompt the fly to seek the ex
tremity as a protection from spider or
other Insect that would harm It. On a
curved surface there is not this point about
which they can collect and In consequence
the stains are distributed and much less
noticeable and such a glob require much
less care.
While there Is constantly changing fash
ion In fixture such changes are necessarily
more In finish and material than In atyle,
although the styles, too, change. Just now
the brushed or natural bras finish 1 on
of th most popular. This Is the soft, satiny
finish that results from rubbing down th
natural brass and the lacquer 1 applied
to it without further treatment. Th
bright brae I eldom employed Just now,
except In the daintiest apartment, and In
combination with the more delicate decora
tions. Over the finish of the metal, what
ever It may be, Is applied a finish to pre
serve It The most protective coat uaed
I a celluloid lacquer. This process of
finish takes time and la expensive. It 1
baked on and when finished haa the ap.
pearance of enamel. A shellac treatment
Is often applied to cheaper fixtures, but this
I not durable and peel off, exposing th
surface of the metal and tarnish and rust
ar the In vi table result. '
Th fly stain I on of th most dangerous
menace to fixtures, as It I an acid that
will penetrate the finish. As It is prac
tically Impossible to exclude all file during
th summer, a local dealer has suggested
as a simple and effectual protection, a
moderate slxed bow of ribbons tied to the
bottom of the chandelier. The few flies
that may be In a room will select thl rib
bon a a lighting place.
Except for special uses. It I a great Im
provement over th art glass shade a It
subdues the glare without greatly reducing
si
the light. It is especially aesiraoi in
apartment, where th decorating absorbs
the light and on light will serve with such
a shade where, with the art glass shade
several more might be required. The art
glass 1 stin in high favor, however, and
come In some of tho handsomest and most
costly fixtures. The Tlffsny glass, for In
stance, affords effects that can bo obtained
from nothing else and will harmonise
with almost any combination. Thla, how
ever. Is expensive, but really beautiful art
glass la to be had that Is quite within
the reach of all. Art glass la especially
effective in the table canopy light. It con
centrates the light where It Is desired, and
casts a soft glow over the rest of the
room. It Is also employed In some of the
finest library lights, when the shade la
lined with an opal glasn that act aa a
xtrong reflector. For a den light It holds
lirst preference and some beautiful little
globe may be had tor fitting over the
light bulb to be awung about wherever
desired.
The prism or crystal effect to generally
used a half century ago aa trhnmlngs, are
coming back again In all their charming
qualntness, modified and modernised for
combination with electric fixtures. Olasa 1
by far the most fashionable thing Just now.
the astral cut glass with wreaths or other
designs cut In It and It I not only beauti
ful but practical aa well.
The revival of antiques, especially In tha
colonial 1 very noticeable Just now and
many an old-time chandelier that haa long
since been relegated to the attic ha been
resurrected to be reflnlfhed and fitted, and
adorn one of the choice place of the
modern home. Not only ha th old time
chandelier come back Into favor, but the
advent of the portable or reading lamp
haa occasioned the resurrection of aoorea
of old oil lamps, which have been refitted
with electrto fixtures for use a table light.
Some of the handsomest are made from old
vases, which have been fitted with top
to correspond. Th piano . light Is among
the newer thing In portables. It weighted
base rests on top of th piano and the
light la extended out over the musta rack
Dy mean of an arm. These may be a
inconspicuous as aesirea mix, line tne
table lights, also admit of some of the most
artistic design. They ar attached by
a wire that drop back of the piano, with
plugs that attach to a socket feet In-the
baseboard. The wire for table lights also
drop to the floor and attach to sockets with
two (lender plug that may be put through
any rug or carpet without Injuring It.
Regardless' of the use for which a light
may be wanted, thore 1 a auitabl fixture
to be had and this to harmonise with any
stylo. Beside the main center light there
are other supplementary light the close
celling fixtures or aide wejl brackets.
There 1 the close celling light for the
vestibule, the side bracket and overhead
fixture for the lighting of the dressing
table or th (having glass, th bracket or
drop used over th cook stove, tha big
close porch light and a variety of con
venient fixture for the bath room.
Any sort of fixture to suit any tyl or
architecture 1 to be had and where, the
stock or sample book doe not afford a
choice of any detail wanted are made and
the. desired combination or stylo may be
made to order.
VILLAGER AMAZED AT CROWDS
Orville M. Stonebralter of Lincoln
Come to Omahn , to Hnve
His Kyes Opened.
Orville M. Btonebraker of Lincoln, Inter
ested In several of the prospective enter
prise of that little city, I In Omaha rub
bing up against metropolitan way to get
Idea which will be of benefit to hi own
community. When ha walked down Six
teenth street and saw th crowd pouring
Into th store Mr. Btonebraker remarked:
"I thought w had a crowd in Lincoln
during tha a tat fair, but I believe the
streets here ar Just a crowded a Lin
coln' street at that time. The crowd at
tha capital during th fair waa th biggest
In the history of th town and on ' the
occasion of Bryan'a reception th crowd
waa enormou. .1 understand many people
slept out In the streets and In the post
office and court house yard. That was
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not th least necessary, for the Bureau of
Information and the Commercial club had
plenty of room for the ua of th visitors,
and If any one stayed out alt night 1t was
hi own fault. However, 1 look for th
Immediate erection of a number of large
rooming house at the capital, for It I
the belief of the people there that kind of
Investment would be paying. A thousand
rooms were secured In private houses for
the us of the fair visitors and many
families had to discommode themselves In
order to make room. Thl would not have
occurred had we had more large rooming
houses."
Mr. Stonebrakcr had not been In Omaha
for- a long time and he expressed wonder
at the number of large buildings being
rected. '
ROADS YIELD TO EXCHANGE
Railway Agree to Remedy schedule
f Stock Train In South
Omaha.
The railroad committee of the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange haa received
a definite promise from the railroad to
remedy th let arrival of stock train at
th South Omaha market, which haa
caused so much complaint. It Is propoe4
by the railroads at an early date to begin
running stock trains on a different schedule
and holding strictly to that achedul tha
am as with passenger trains. It I
claimed that th chief cause for stock
trains being late I due to thetr being held
at different station for the loading ot
stock, shipper being careless about getting
Stock ready on time. If stock train ar
operated! on tha same principle as passes
er train they will simply run by stations,
where th slock Is not loaded.
4000
HORSE POWER
"HORNSBY AKROYD" OIL ENGINES
BEINO INSTALLED FOR
ONE CUSTOMER
Ban on Kerosene, Ornd or Fuel OU M
a Cost of V to hk Cent per B. X. F. Sens
DELAVERGNE MACHINE COMPANY
LOCAL AGENTS, Omtha Uchf b Supply Co.
10th ind DouglMS Sts. Omtha, Htb.
Now, while life Is young.
Nothing will contribute to thv"fle
velopment and strength ot character la
a youth so much as Industry and self
denial necessary to accumulate money
In a savings account.
THE OMAHA LOAJJ AXD BUILDING
ASSOCIATION,
New Location, Southeast Corner 16th
and Dodge,
for the past twenty-three years ha
been aiding the Omaha young man
and woman to start arignt by taking
shares and making systematic monthly
payments upon them.
It Is the right channel to secure a
home or accumulate a fund for invest
ment. Savings accounts now earn six
per cent per annum dividends.
Full information furnished on appli
cation to
O. M. NATTINGER, Secretary. '
G. W. LOOMIS, President.
Shimer & Chase Co.
Builders of Modern Houses
"Be it ever so humble
There's no place like home."
Your means must determine fjt
Ise of your investment. Happi
ness and contentment Is quit as
often found In a cottage as a
palace. Draw a pencil sketch of
the house you would build. W
develop ideas snd relieve yon of
all the details of construction.
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1609 Parnsm. Ground floor
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Street, Omaha, Neb.
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