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V THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 20, 1903. TIMELY REAL ESTATE COSSIP must have money. Why, after three years' NEWS OF THE BUSY HORSE BUHJMS absence, does Antony suddenly rejoin Cleo patra? Th secret of their relations Ilea In the answer which the ancient historian W. I. Kierste&d Makes 300 Per Cent ,a" to nffpr- Th" 'tp' ,ru,h of the mat- on Sale of Lot ter win that Antony wanted Kgypt, ana not the beautiful person of Ita queen. Its mennt by his dynamic marriage with her to establish Roman protectorate of the XPAHB REALTY VALUE INCREASES LARGE valley of ths Nile and to be able to um for hla I'eralan campaign the treasures of the kingdom of the Itolemles. ' i'V i' "I f t K Vv' ' Properl y n niuaaa lias Risen Price at Astonishing Ilatc is Recent Time Woes of the Agent. At that time, after plundering other re gions of the orient by the politicians of Rome, there was but one state with rich reserves of precious metals namely, Egypt. V A striking Instance of the Immense growth my8ter1ou8 ana obBCUre relations with Cleo- In Omaha realty values Is afforded In a deal not greatly Consequential In Itsvlf. patra had certainly for their ultimate mo tive and reason this political necessity. And William I. Kierstead has Just disposed of ai lntnnv mr,, nn.t,. nrohnhlv nnl small lot near Florence boulevard for 1750, ,pplled roora or Ief(, ,hre,wdly the Ideas a ngure over mree limes rne pnee, that Caesar had held wnicn ne paia ror mis lot mree years ago. A , cieopatra. ner g-overnmoait was The lot has thus netted him more than 300 menaced by strong Internal opposition, the per cent on the original investment ana can calIseg of which are 111 known. Marrying be figured ot an annual return on tho prin- Antony, shs gathered about her throne to clpal of over 100 per cent. This wouia gen- protect It the Roman legions. Antony, the erally be considered a good return In ttiis nelP ot caesar, proposed to conquer Persl day and age. Therefore he married Cleopatra, whom It It Is true that the Incresse In value men-1 was Bai,j at ju,me Caesar himself had tloned borders somewhat on the abnormal, I wished to marry. The conquest of Persia yet It Is also true that property values all was the ultimate motive of all his policy, over Omaha have gone up In the last three I the supreme explanation of his every act, years at an astonishing rate. This Is a "W see them both then embark upon a factor which sometimes cuts two ways. In political alliance an alliance, however, some glaring cases vacant property has I which by the power of Cleopatra was soon been held for these and more years at a I to undergo a change. Here Is the most In flsure lust a little above what any one will I terestlna- part of the story pay and this has prevented Improvements "Cleopatra sought to have Antony aban on one or two corners which should have don his Persian campaign to accept openly been built long ago. This cloud, which Is the kingdom of Egypt, and to add to this not a very big cloud at the worst, has, I Egypt the Roman provinces, Africa and nevertheless. Its silver lining. When the Asia, and leave Italy to its aismai, oecim- nronertles In Question are finally sold to Ing destiny, ihrux who will build thereon, the chances I "But little by little, still he hesitated. are that bigger and better buildings will I doubting, fearing, he entagled himself In rie than would now be occupying them crooned policy, run or prevarications, ex If the owners had let go two or three years pedlents, subterfuges and mistakes that lud I mm to Actium ana nis aeain. "There Is a fair amount of 'grief In NEWS OF THE ARMY CIRCLE railroadlnir. a considerable quantity In newspaper work, but It Is doubtful If more vexations hnrnss the mon of either occupa tion than fall to the lot of the real estate ouent. In few lines of labor Is there so much good hurd work done which comes Retiring Board to Meet Monday to Consider Case of Captain Nesmlth. An army retiring board consisting of absolutely to naught. Every dealor ani Brigadier Oeneral Charles Morton, Laeu eeent has devoted weeks, some times even I tenant Colonel W. B. Davis, Lieutenant months, to a prelect only to have the Colonel W. P. Evans, Major D. E. Me person or persons with whom he Is work- Carthy and Lieutenant James 8. Kennedy Inn bock out at the last minute. One may has been ordered to meet at army head' avow accustomed to this, but It must be I quarters Omaha, Monday afternoon at 2 encouraging when a man Is new In the I o'clock to consider the question of retire business. Al! the tlmo and energy gone. I ment of Captain Otto A. Nesmlth of the tnid nothing to show for It. I signal corps. Fort Omaha. 'The neighbors are sometimes another source of JiiKilflable profanity. The agent I Leave of absence for one month and five leads a Prospective Purchaser to view the I days has been granted Major F. W. Sibley remuvkable residence or bungalow which I of the Second cavalry at Fort Des Moines he hus listed. He makes the price, say J3.CO0, and the P. P. Is impressed and con- I Corporal Denlver Moore of Company M, siders the proposition quite favorably. I Nineteenth Infantry, has been relieved "The neighbor hunts him up. I from duty at army headquarters and la "I understand, Brown, that you are ordered to return to his station at Fort thirklng of buying that house next mine." Mackenzie, Wyo., for duty. I've been looking at It,' says Brown gua.dedly. The price? Oh he says He'll 5 ADLtR IS TURNED LOOSE let me nave 11 ror ss.uw. 'Three thousand'' cries tne ne'gnoor in No statute Covering; the Offense Char ceil and Court Re leases Him Sam Adler, convicted lost spring of re ceiving stolen property, was released from bonds Saturday morning by Judge Scars on the ground there Is no statute covering accents of surprise. 'Wny he ottered K to me for $2,500.' "If after tills the agent sells the housn f ir $3,00t it Is only through a deal of hard vork necersitatcd by the aforesaid neigh bor. This applies to tho renting of houses as tn of which the lurv found him wen ana woe to me ageni wno rrms m 1 ,juiwy. of a row at a price lower than the others. Ad,er waa ,ndictca by the rBml jury on it were nutter ror mm 10 Keep a n the chRrge of receiving about $50 worth of standlnd Idle ror montns ana monms man nrnnart .toln from a atr.ra in -inrn to slash the price, ir ne aoes, me wnoie Th Jury afUr be,ng. out for Bome tlme r(J row Knows about 11 in less man a weea. turned a verdict of suiltv. hut fixed the valuo of the nroncrtv at less than t'tfi. Omaha's wnter supply or more strictly Aner.- ttorneva at once ld a motion tn Its system of watermutn extension fur- dtgCharge tue defendant on the ground that nlsheu tne Heal instate exenange wun a the Btatute omits to provide a penalty for rruttrul topic or aiscussion ai us iosi meet- receiving stolen DroDertv valued under ti Ing and men with property to rent or sell The caBe waB argued levral months ago In outlylrtr districts seemed to be uninl- n(j Saturday morning Judire Sears entered mously of the opinion that there is room an ordor ,u,taliilng the motion and (lis for iTipr-.veim-nt, Authoritative remurxs on Purging Adler from custody the subject wtll be heard weanesaay wnen Howard Baldrlge will by Invitation of the exchunge address that body Another theme up for discussion at this meeting is the question of consolidation cf the two Omuhas and the result of the cMscusxton which argued that consolidation would increase values In both cities was fltut ...?l,l..ttt WrtliHIna urn, a m nmuuraH tn rel,ct a' lesMntive commute which will tna Boafd Education has approved the HOLOVTCHINER HOBBY HELPED Board of Kducatlon Approves Con templated Acquisition ot Tract for Caatellar School. The building and property committee of rtport at a .date In the near future. ANOTHER ILLUSION DESTROYED tlropatru Likened to a Unsay Who PasrlnattMl Antuuy with liar Pile. Close on the heels of the prove Paul Revere's ride a poetic dret-m cuiues big aullelino Kerrero, the tml- nent Italian historian with tho goods to show that Cleopatra, Egypt's great queen. Instead of being a beauty In her day, was an ordinary looker, and that Antony waa fascinated more by her coin contemplated acquisition of more ground for the Castellar street school, the pet hobby of Dr. E. Holovtchlner. The action of the committee is not final, but It must come up for ratification by the whole board at Its meeting Monday evening. Dr. Holovtchlner has secured an option on a tract of land 188x132 feet, adjoining the nresent school site, for $7,300. If this In effort to taught lt win Btve a larger playground for the children at this time and will allow the building of an addition to the school later on. The Castellar sohool Is crowded and more room Is needed. fresh Hairs XMo Per Dosen. A mistake In Tha Publio Market's adverw than her looks. Lecturing In Columbia ,l9em,nti wnlch appeared In The Bee Frl unlverslty on "Antony and Cleopatra," dav evenmir and Saturday morning, auoted last Tuesday, Klgnor Ferrero said of .trictly fresh eras. at 2R cents a doaen. It vieopairas ueauiy: should have been 28 cents. we do not see the countenance of a Venus, delicate, gracious, smiling. Her Quick Action for Your Money Tou get face la flush y, with a powerful aquiline that by using The Bee advertising columns. nose. It Is the face of a woman well on In years, ambitious, imperious. 'But beautiful or ugly Is of little con cern when one studies her relations with Antony In the spirit of criticism and finds that the passion of love hud small place therein." The lecturer began by comparing the ancient conception of Cleopatra, as Plutarch describes her. with that of modern poets, Including Shakespeare, who had Idealized her. "There Is In our way of thinking," said Blgnor r errero, "a vein of ro manticism wanting In the ancient n lnd We' pardon with a certain compassion the man who for love of a woman has not hesitated to bury himself under the ruin of his own greatness. The an cients, on the" contrary, considered such a man most dangerous, despicable, In sane. But criticism has not contented Itself with giving to ancient romance the significance it had for those that made lt and the pubMo that first read lt. Archaeologists have discovered In Egypt portraits of Cleopatra. Now the critics fcave confronted these portraits with the poetlo descriptions of Cleopatra given by Roman historians. They have found In these descriptions there Is at least much Xanoy." The speaker would not concede to Cleo patra even the charms of Mine. Pompadour and aald her faoe was something like that of Maria Theresa. Turning to the chronology of Antony and Cleopatra's meeting, from Tarsus through the following few months passed together In Alexandria and when Antony left, there was no proof during the three years he spent away that he sighed for the queen of Egypt as a lover sighs for the object of Als adoration. tm the contrary." said the speaker, "he i attends with an alacrity worthy of praise to preparing for the conquest of Persia, . putting into execution the great design ', ooocelvod by Caesar, tho plan of war that ' Antony had coma upon among tha pa I para of tha dictator." "Antony came to realise that if he waa to 1'. " I I I II sfS ' ,ovts . rwswrJSa .-t ' ifi m,. ..s t .in.'. xvm, -- - 1 1. , , ; V 5'-i....' i, 'Tl . v jrT; V--. ff. , . i....- ,f-x ' .rr, '1""' i'-;; : '' i j' i. IE TIL Villi 7 ri " ' " " r IT- , I I 1 1 If " II J PORCH 3 p fj fi.. C0t5"T3,3OO ATMWC.Cl.AUl ACMITtCT M1T01.II1M. 1 T DATM ROQr MJKUL. 1 jiir)fAp- rtm A J Two Story Bungalow Arthur O. Clausen, Arohltact. Properly speaking, the original bungalow la but one story high, with a low roof, o low that only a small attlo space can be used under lt. Vari ous conditions and circumstances which sometimes confront the homeballder has brought to the front what is known as the two-story bungalow. The two-story bun galow Is not unlike what we have hereto fore called the story and one-half house, the principle difference being that a low spreading effect Is emphasized, giving it a bungalow appearance, but at the same time providing considerable space on tyie second floor for bedrooms. Dormers and low gables are used to the beBt advantage In obtaining light, air and increasing the size of the bed rooms. There is probably no style of Inexpen sive home which affords such a variety in designs as tho two-story bungalow. The first story Is subject to all the variety of designs permitted In one-story bunga lows and the second story gives the de signer opportunities which cannot be had In a one-story house. One of the principal advantages of the two-story bungalow is a saving of space. Everyone's lot does not permit of spreading the bungalow out enough to Include all the bedrooms desired on one floor. Then, too, the two-story bungalow Is cheaper to build when a cer tain number of rooms Is desired. The one story bungalow Is usually more expensive to build than one would think from its simple, even sometimes luetic appearance. Rustltlcy In buildings does not always mean low cost. One of the principal char acteristics of all bungalows Is a spreading roof, having considerable projection at the eaves. This projection should never be less than two and one-half feet. On the other hand, lt should never be carried to the extreme, which suggests a man's hat on a small boy, the exact projection of tha eaves depending upon the slse and shape of the THE BEE'S PLAN. OFFER Through a special arrangement with Mr. Clausen, The Omaha Bee is able to offer Its readers the complete pluns, details and specifications of the home Illustrated on this page without change for $10. Mr. Clausen is the author of a well Illustrated book, "Home Building Plans and Problems," con taining besides many designs for mod ern homes and extensive articles on home building, over 130 designs lor entrances, ilreplac.es, plcturejque groups of windows, stairways, kitchen and pantry arrangements, etc. Spe cial price to readers of The Bee, iO cents. Send all orders to Arthur C Clausen, architect. Studio, 1013 dum ber Exchange, Minneapolis, Minn. house. This and many other Important details are not governed by rule, but should be left to a competent designer. The bungalow should always Include at least three things; a large porch, a large living room and a large fireplace. Tou will notice that the size Is emphasized in each Instance. The bungalow should suggest generosity In all its details; even ths front door should be unusually wide and It Is needless to say that no window should be less than three feet wide and from four to five feet wide in the living room. Ar ranging the stairway to ascend from the living room is always permissible In a two story bungalow, although lt can be separ ated from the living room and placed In a hall by Itself, If desired. The dormers on a bungalow should be low and broad with considerable projection to the eaves. The upper lights to the windows look best If divided. There are a number of designs which look well. Tho division can be made by either the wood bars or leaded. While most any material can be used on the exterior of the bungalow, there are two styles of exterior that seem to be . made especially for lt. They are the shingled wall and the rough caBt cement wall. The shingles which are most often used can be laid In a number of ways that will break the monotony of the plain shingled wall. The stylo used should be governed some what by the general style of the house. A pleasing way Is to place the shingles (on the walls) alternately eight and two inches to the weather. This requires no more shingles than to place them tn regular rows of five inches to the weather and appearance Is both original and attractive. A cement exterior on the two-story bunga low looks the beet when only carried one story high with the gables and dormers shingled. To carry the cement wall up Into the second story gives too massive an ap pearance for a bungalow. The design on this page la a good example of the two-story bungalow, since lt con tains most of the desirable features of a bungalow and many conveniences not al ways found In large homes. There Is no reason why a bungalow should not be Just as convenient In every way as a full two story house. The exterior wall of a bunga low looks the best If not too regular; out side chimneys, bay windows, orlol win dows, etc., help to break up the wall sur face and give lt character. Windows placed In groups always look well In a bungalow, or. In fact. In any style of house when they are properly designed and located. One of the good points about the design shown on this page Is the regularity of the plan on both floors. The proper else of rooms and the proper location of partitions with refer ence to those sbove, has considerable to do with the cost of a house of any style. It Is always best to have as many of the second story partitions over the first story partitions as practicable. 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Oas fixtures and TabU Wu' Beplated as Hew. ja AU Kinds of Repairing Established 1B98. A 1880 Karoey atraa Ttlephonta Douglas 836 1 Auto. A-lMfc How a Confederate Hero Died To the Editor of The Bee: More than twenty years ago The Bee printed some sketches of what war is from the ready pen of John T. Bell, formerly well and widely known for his honorable connection with the press of Omaha, and now a promi nent citizen of Oakland, Cal. Mr. Bell was a union soldier In our western army in an Iowa regiment and fought in most of the great battles from Donelson to Atlanta In clusive. Asked to nitvt th regiment at a reunion in 1886 he sent th sketches The Bee hud published In a little printed pam phlet which I have had the pleasure ot reading with much horror because it con tains the most realistic plctur of actual war I remember ever to have read. I am now asking The Bee to reprint Mr. Bell's account of an Incident which occurred after the battle of Corinth, when our own Dodge was In command, which describes a confed erate hero and the military execution of a mere boy ot eighteen summers who biavcly Omaha's Visit to Council Bluffs a Notable Return Call i embark upon a uooeMtul campaign he ; . , t .4 -.'... , -, .. . ' . ..' - - ...... , ' ' ' v ' v ' y - - i -f! ; w ' ; ' ' ' , ; v .".; i ,.i !... ..i'- -..' .-J i . ft ' I fi ' ' ' i. , . . V j t ' i t ',.-,' i . . '' .. j. ' "- "i v , -; '. . i)"t ' ' v ,...." . ,. ' X r t 1 s . : . .''.... ; . , '. v . x - ' v ' - ? ' ,' - '. is i iii ' - : "'' i " - AUTOS MASSED ON EIGHTEENTH 8TREET REACT TO START. IUI UJJ..LWW'll' m. i I "P, "Vi npii uii iiii i I v .mi i Mil. ii mi i ii jk i ii i ; , . '!'. . -, : if 1 . ' : . , - fff : f. " . "'ill .'.? -. .. 2 ? I fit ; , , . 1 v . - - - " : , 1 - - ' - - - . - V PROCESSION ON ITS WAT. died because he refused to purchase hla own life at the price ot hla honor. Boon after our arrival at Pulaski ona Samuel lxwls was captured near our lines Willi complete plans of our vamps con cealed on ills person. He was tried as a spy, found guilty, and aunienced to be hung. It was shown on th trial that tha plans were furnisiied him by citlsens of Pulaski, and he was told that he oould save his own life If he would disclose the Identity of the partlos. This offer was de clined, and tho erection of a gallows In full view of the Jail where he was con fined proceeded with. Several days elapsed, while arrunguments for the execution were being made and the offer of freedom waa several times repeated, but each time re fused. On the day set for his death ha was brought out to the gallows In an, ambulance, seated on his coffin, In company: with a chaplain and preceded by a bandr playing a funeral dirge. We were formed,' in a hollow square around th gallows, and when the procession arrived one corner ot . the square opened and the prisoner and4 chaplain entered with four men carrying the coffin, which was placed at th gal-' lows steps. Prayer was offered and Da via' started up the steps and just then was; touched on the shoulder by an officer who for the last time said: "Give the nam of the men who furnished you these plan and you will be granted an escort to Kragg's outposts and given your liberty." The boy looked about him. He waa only 18 years old, and life waa bright and promis ing to him. Just overhead. Idly swinging back and forth, hung the noose; all around lilm were soldiers standing In line wth, munkets gleaming In the bright sunshtnef at his feet was a box prepared for hla body now pulsing with young and vigorous life; in front were the steps which would lead', him to a sudden and dlsgraoeful death, and that death lt waa In his power to avoid so easily. For an Instant he hesi tated and then the tempting offer was pushed aside forever. The steps are mounted, the young hero stands on the platform with hands tied behind him, tha black hood is slipped over his head, the n.xiHi' is adjusted, a spring Is touched, the drop falls, the body swings and turns vio lently, then Is still and thus ends a trag edy wherein a smooth-faced boy, without counsel, standing friendless tn th midst of enemies, had. with a courage of the hlghept type, deliberately chosen death to life secured by means he deemed dishonor able. Of just such material was the south ern army formed. The elocution of this brave lad seemed a dreadful act, but, as Oeneral Sherman said to th citlsens of Atlanta, "war Is a cruelty which cannot be refined." Mr. Bell justly says, "Of such material was the southern army formed," and I may add, with Thomas Kelson Page, that tha people of the south were not beaten la tha civil war, they were "overwhtlmtd." O. I M. PERMIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL I.lcrnur laaard to Erect tk !VfW oath Wist, Which Will Cost lTO.OOO. Permit for the erection of th south wing to the Omsha High school was issued Saturday to the Board of Education and by its Issuance the city building inspector' department has equalled th record mad last year, both In th number ot permits Issued and the cost of buildings to be erected. The addition to the High school will cost $176,000. One other permit was Issued on Saturday. This was to A. Stephansen, tor a frame dwelling at Twnt7 -fourth aod JTWtaLreetc to cost 1100, i