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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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