B
TITFi OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 25. 1900
MOD WORDS FORTllE'MTOR
Science Finds Him to Be a Useful
Citizen of tin tcath.
HIS KIND ALMOST WIPED OUT
Little Evidence Dirk of Thour Old
Scandal A lion t Ilia Appetite, bnt
Hi Hide, Commercially Con
sidered, li Valaaale.
A vlaltor to that part of th aouth below
lorth Carolina could sec alligators In al
most every stream and bayou U.cnty yean I desirable. 3 the lnrfter onri have a hard
reptlle'a for feet and I etc aa rein. It
la needless to aay that It la only by the
exercise of considerable atklll that the hun
ter keep his peat through th struggle
of the reptile, and If care la not id the
fun may develop Into tragedy for the
rldor.
Alligators three feet and more In length
are generally k'lled at once, and the hid
removed. All of the hide except the rtfl?e
of the back, which la very bony, Ib urd.
The hide la palled, and la then In condi
tion for ea'e to th buyers, who are usually
storekeeper, who furnish provisions and
ammunition la exchange.
The Mies range In value, to the hunter
firm 30 cents for a three foat hldo to
fl.B for one seven feet or more In length.
The five and six foot fcicV ore the most
ago, but now one may frequently spen.t
months traveling through this region and
not see a single alligator except those In
captivity. The killing of the creatures for
port or for their hide has been the main
cause of their great decrease In number.
In addition thousands of the young have
been killed or shipped away, while enor
mous number of the eggs have been gath
ered and sold as curios.
It was not until about lf5 that the de
mand for alligator leather became of Im
portance. The market was not long con
tinued. In 1H89 fashion again called for
th leather for manufacturing Into fancy
Uppers, traveling bags, belts, card cases,
music rolls, etc. The demand lias con
tinued to the present and many thousands
of the animals have been killed, while the
preparation of th skins has given employ
ment to hundred of people.
The output of the tanneries of this
country approximates 275.000 skins annu
ally, worth about H 25, 000, part of which
Come from Mexico and Central America.
It I estimated that about l.SOO.OOO alliga
tor were killed In Florida alone between
18S0 and 190, nearly 20,000 being killed in
1908.
One Very Abundant.
Th earliest settle In the southern
tate found alligator, or as they were
then called, crocodiles, exceedingly abun
dant In almost all streams, especially in
Florida arid Louisiana. Many marvelous
tale are found in tho early chronicles of
the ravages of these monster. They were
aid to eat dog and pigs and to consider
the negro an- especially succulent tidbit,
while It was considered dangerous to go
Into streams where they were known to ex
ist. When such a stream had to be crossed
hour were spent sometime In beating It
to frighten off the alligators.
The researches of ' scientist have shown
that thore la very slight foundation for
such stories, and It Is probable that the
greater number of the plga lost by the
planter could have been traced to other
enemies, particularly two-footed one, while
runaway slaves would naturally encourage
the belief that alligators had dined off
them.
The greater part of the supply of alli
gator leather now comes from Florida and
owing to excessive hunting the industry
1 profitable only In the central part of
the peninsula, In what Is called the Lake
Okeechobee region and In the Everglades.
Here the principal hunters are Seminole
Indiana, who have their home on hum
mocks far back In the Everglades, and
come to the settlements only when In need
of articles which they cannot produce
themselves.
'Gavtora Moat Active at Night.
The alligator 1 most active .at night and
its day are usually spent lying on some
low bank or log overhanging the water,
where It can enjoy the warmth of the
un and be able to retreat to Its native
element at the first sign of danger. While
on land alligators are very clumsy. In the
water they are exceedingly active, and
being strong swlmmen are able to catch
the larger fish with but little trouble. For
animals like the muskrat and otter swim
ming across lagoon they are always tin the
. watch.
On setting Us prey the alligator alnk
with It to the bottom and, there remain
until all struggling ha ceased; It is then
able with less trouble to tear Into pieces.
While thus submerged a peculiar collar at
the base of the tongue prevents the water
from passing Into its' lungs.
While the alligator Is said to make very
effective use of It tall In warfare the
widely disseminated story that It uses Its
tall to sweep animals off the banks into
It Jaw appeara to have but slight founds,
tlon.
The mother alligator in April or May
seek a sheltered spot on a bank and there
builds a small mound with a hole in the
conter. The foundation of this mound Is
of mud and stubs and on these she lays
some eggs. She then covers the egg with
another stratum of gross and mud, upon
which she deprsits some more eggs. Thus
he proceed until she has laid from twenty-five
to sixty eggs. The eggs are hatched
out by the sun.
Papa Alltarator a Cannibal.
A oon aa they have chipped the shell
the baby alligators are led to the water by
the mother, who provides them with food
which she disgorges. Papa Alligator has to
be carefully watched at this time, for he
highly esteems a dinner of young saurlans
and is not particular whether they are his
own or his neighbor' children. When by
Strategy or downright fighting the mother
ha got her family safely Into their naturu
lement It Is not long before the young
scatter, each to begin life on his own hook
At this period they form a favorite food
- for turtles and the larger fishes,
V'hen fully grown the alligator Is about
sixteen feet in length. In the adult stage
It Is greenish black above, having lost tho
yellowish cJnr bands that belong to its
arler year. ilunters say that alligators
grow very slowly, attaining the first year
a . length of abou' on -foot. When two
feet In length they are ssld to be from ten
to fifteen years old, while those twelve
feet long are supposed to be 75 or more.
Their normal life Is estimated at from 100
to 150 years.
Alligator hunting originally began aa
port. Then some one turned the skin and
found that it could be put to a com
mercial use. Carried on, as It must be. at
night, the hunt is picturesque.
In many cases ths hunters fasten bicycle
AERIAL FLEETS OF GERMANY
Alarm Felt in England Over the
Building of Zeppelins.
ENGLAND I? LAGGING EEHDiU
Airships that Sllnht Make abort
Work of nrradannvhtn, Thonah
Somer Expert Hlillcnle -Notion
of Aerial Attack.
piece cf bane In the square checks on the
hide, and It is Impossible to sew through
this. Nearly all the tanning Is done at
Newark, N. J.
Tonrlts Bay Freely.
Young alligators are often brought In,
and these are worth about 8 rents apiece.
The eggs are also gathered and sell for
2H cents each. They aro mainly sold to
curio dealers, who either hatch them out
or blow them and sell the shells. Most of
the small alligators are stuffed and sold
as carlo to tour'sts, who pay from 50
cents to $2 apiece for thorn.
Many of them used to be shipped north
alive by tourists as presents. Owing to
Ignorance aa to how the animal should be
cared for many of these soon die.
If prorerly cared for the young alligator
will thrive even in unnnatural circum
stances. Its main requirement Is sufficient
heat. Its diet should consist of bits of
fresh meat. Insects and worms. They often
show great fondness for the ordinary earth
worms and will frequently refuse all food
but these. The larger speclments In cap
tivity are fed about three times a week on
fresh meat and small live animals, and
they require little attention other than this.
Alligators' teeth, which sro secured by
burying the head until they have rotted
out, are of fine Ivory and for carving Into
ornaments. They are wprth to the hunter
About $2 a pound from fifty to seventy
five teeth. The dealers will not buy very
many of them as there' la but a limited
demand. At one time the paws were saved
and mounted as curios, but It Is Impossible)
to do anything with them now..
Both flesh and eggs are eaten by a few
persons, but it requires a very hardy
stomach to stand the disagreeable, musky
odor.
'Gal tor -Tall at Delicacy.
There Is nothing better, hunters declare,
than the tip of the tell of an alligator
which has reached, say, the pullet period.
It Is creamy in color, tasting a little llk-3
frogs' legs, but with a more pronounced
gamy , flavor. Juicy altogether tempting,
The dish Is a grout favorite with the crack
err of Florida,
Alligator tails are best at the time tf
the rice bird season. The big alligators
float In the water with only their eyes
showing. When an alligator gets near a
flock of these fat. Juicy, little birds It
dives to the bottom. Its long wldo snout
scoops tip some of tho loam, and It flmts
to the surface again with Just the rich soil
showing.
Tte birds think it Is an island. They
alight upon It. When the whole family Is
there the big beast turns suddenly. " Just
as the birds scramble off the alligator
opens lta moiith once. They are.irone.
The birds are neat little feeders, and the
alligator Is an epicure at this time of the
year. The rice birdi djet .make the tip of
It tail tender and sweet.
In St. Augustine is an alligator farm,
one of two In the United States, the other
being at the Hot Springs In Arkansas.
Here the alligators are kept In confinement
until large enough for market.
It will ' probably txs news to many that
Florida baa a representative of tho croco
dile family. This nnlmal was first sup
posed to he confined to the West Indies
tnd South America, but it has been oc
casionally captured on the peninsula of
Florida. It Is easily distinguishable from
the alligator by Us narrow snout. For
many years scientists were sceptical of re
ports from Florida of the appearance of
this animal In that state, but the capture
of several fin specimens in recent year
has settled all doubts in regard to it.
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Nirttti Annual Statement
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LONDON. April 10-Iiefore the British
public has had time to recover from the
scare caused by the revelation that in
1912 Qermany will have as many Dread
noughts as Great Brltiln the aeronautical
correspondent of the Times raises a fresh
alarm by announcing that Germany in the
same year will be in possession of moro
than enouch airships to make Bhort work
of at least ten British Dreadnoughts..
In 1612, we are told, Germany will have
twenty-four mammoth Zeppelin ships, each
capable of oversea excursions and prob
ably speedier than any nawi vessel. In
the present year she will have four Zep
pelins, and the magnificent factory at
Frledrlchshafen, endowed with over 11.600,
000 by the German nation, will be able to
turn out at least eight vessels a year
after this autumn. Thus by 1912 Germany
can have twenty-four Zeppelins and her
other military dirigibles will number at
least a dozen.
Great Britain has no up-to-date facilities
for building large dirigibles and "the rate
of production is ono vessel a year. By 191
Brltaln may have at most same five small,
slow non-rigid ships, which, as compared
with the Zeppelins will be as antiquated
cruisers to Dreadnoughts, and these five
ahlps, If built according to present esti
mates, will be fitted, only for overland
work. They will be quite unable to cope
with the larger and swifter German vessels,
which can mount better guns and carry
more explosives.
What Zeppelin Cnn Do.
A Zeppelin of the present day type, con
tinues the writer, could reach this country
in ten hours and do enormous damage In a
brief space of time. Twenty-four great
vessels of a vastly Improved type might
In 1912 put ten or more British Dread
noughts out of action and damage Great
Britain's naval bases seriously, while Ger
many would still have a well tried second
aerial fleet of twelve dirigibles to carry
out further operations.
At least three . highly equipped factories
In Germany are now making dirigibles,
and Count Zeppelin alone has $1,500,000 for
the work, of which Jl.375,000 was subscribed
by the German people of their own free
will.
The writer therefore exhorts the English
people to rouse themselves from tholr
lethargy and carry out a similar national
movement. By a combined effort, he says,
aided by the naval and military authori
ties, Britain could by 1912 have twelve
large and well equipped aerial vessels, in
addition to the five or more which the
government would construct,
He points out that It has cost Germany
year of well organised preparation and
the expenditure of ovct $2,6CO.O00 to attain
her. present aerial position and that it Is
absurd to hope that the annual outlay of
$95,000 by Britain can bring It out of the
purely experimental region by 1912.
Speaking of the moral effect of a suddon
attack on these shores by Germany, he pre
diets that a panic would be created by a
single German ship making a demonstra
tlon over London. The majority of people
In this country, he says, laugh at the idea,
and even aeronautical writers pooh-pooh
the possibility of attack by dirigibles, and
yet the records made by the Zeppelin In
1906 show that a ship of this type has trar
cled over 869 miles, and later records show
Its speed to be up to thirty-five miles on
hour, with power to ascend to an altitude
of over a mile.
It can carry at least a ton of explosives
and sufficient supplies for a run of over
000 miles. Yet the whole notion of aerial
attack by vessels of the Zeppelin type is
ridiculed In this country.
Landing Army by Airship.
The arguments of the aeronautical ex
perts referred to who pooh-pooh the Idea
of attacks on Britain by German dirigibles
are put thus by one of them: Granted
ideal conditions, an entire absence of fog
or rain for something over twenty-four
hour and still air or a light easterly
brceie, a Zeppelin airship mljrht carry fuel
for the Journey and a company of ten men
with food and rifles across the North sea.
Under these circumstances It Is, of course,
conceivable that an Invading army of 20,-
000 mlcht be landed In 'this country; bu".
the cost to the Invader for airship con
structlon. It is asserted, would be roughly
$500,000,000.
Oi.e of the greatest obstacles to the sue-
certful crossing of the North Sea by a j
Zeppelin would be the pressure of atmos
pheric moisture. The horizontal section of !
the envelope expo? a surface t nearly
half an acre, and It Is stated that tho i
lightest shower falling on that half acre
must press the heavily loaded vcfsoI to the i
eo.;th; and not only that, But the airship,
carrying the load assumed, cannot even I
pass through a cloud or heavy mist. j
The reserve of buoyancy is something- j
older ten hundred weight, made up hy '
ballast. If the veseel enters a mist water
settles qulek'y on the one and a half j
acres of imvekping surface. Even If the j
ballast were thrown overtx ard a film of i
weter one two hundred and fiftieth of nn
Inch In thickness over that enormous sur
face would be sufficient to bring the vessel
down.
Germans Feel Like IteJolclnsT.
The Oerman military or.d naval authori
ties are rejoltlrig over tho latest flight of!
The Columbia Fire Insurance Company
Oinoha, IMetarasIcn.. t t
D. E. Thompson, President. C. E. Yost, Vice-Prcsidont. J. 13. Dinsmore, 2tl Vice-President.
C. 1). Mullen, Secretary-Treasurer. C. O. Talmago, Ass't Secretary.
Cash Capital, $200,000.00, fully paid, Total Assets, $1,032,632 60.
JANUARY 1, 1909 '
; ASSETS
First Mortgage Farm Loans $ C22.855.00
Municipal find School District Bonds... 184,900.00
State, City and School District Warrants. 5,957.0
Cash:
In Banks 85,221.26
In Office 3,505.16
Bills Receivable (Farm Premium Notes
not Matured) . .. 11C. 801.20
Premiums In course of collection (Writ
ten subsequent to October 1) ....... . ' 45,163.16
Accrued Interest on Bonds, Mortgages
and Warrants ;. . . ' 18,169:74
Total
Security to policy holdrs
.$1,032,C32.60
.91,051,738.02
LIABILITIES '
Capital Stock ..' 200.000.00
Due Agent and others, Including de-
fcrrel commissions . ... 15,320.80
Reserve required by law for the protec- ,
tlon of outstanding risks ' 698, 800. ot
Reserve for Taxes
losses Adjusted and Unpaid .
Reserve for Estimated Unadjusted
IOBbOS ' .......... .
NET SURPLUS ' . -
IV..
, C.000.00
. ,. ' s. Nono
,573.0
152;0J8.05
t mm, .
IJ.082,632.60
Losses paid since Organization.. . . . : . .$C'M,96.01
From 1200,000.00 to over a million In assets In nine years Is the record ot The Columbia, - with which
comparison is Invited. " -. . ', '' . :.. ..
Insurance against less from fir, lightning, cyclone, tornado and windstorm. '
Live stock covered against loss by fire or tornado on or off premises of assured. i
The taUing of a policy In Tho Columbia Is suppporting and co-operating with home industry, which is the
surest way of building up your own state.
It settles and pays all honest losses, promptly, without haggling or quibbling.
Home Office. Merchants National Bank Building. Omaha
Telephone Douglas 451
OFFICERS:
D. E. THOMPSON.
President.
C. E. YOST,
Vice-President.
J. B. D1NSMORE.
2d Vice-President.
C. D. MULLEN'. V
Bec'jr and Trtna
C. O. TALM AGE.
Asst. Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
D. E. Thcnirson.
Henry Ragatz,
j. T. Breeder.
J. A. Sunderland
C. E. Yost,
II. A. WlgRenhorn,
J. H. Miles. '
E. O. Bohannnn,
C. D. Mullen.
CERTIFICATE or fttmlicatxoh
STATE OP NERTt ASK A OFrlCH OF
AVDITOn OF Pl'BLIC ACCOUNTS.
. LINCOLN. Feb. lit. 1900.
It la herohy certified, that Tho
Columbia Fire Insurance Company of
Omaha In th fHat of Nebraska hua
compiled with tho Insurance I.uw of
thl State, applicable to ruch com
panies and l.i therefore authorize;! to
continue the ttuainops of Fire Insur
ance In thli etate for tho current
year ending January 81st, 1810.
Wltr.eas my hand and the eal of
the Auditor of PuVllo Accounts, the
day and year first above written.
SILAS H. BARTON lalRiied).
(Seal) Auditor of Public Account
C. E. Pierce, Deputy.
3EESZSSE3S3
iKElLilLj & PINKERTON CO.
Phone ir.mri 408 First
HtaJTvJL mCrM. C3LJL SL. U A Cll l-O Nationul
Douglas 147
Certificate of Publication
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, February 1st,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED. That the
Michigan Commercial Insurance Company
of Lansing, In the State of Michigan, has
complied with the Insurance Law of the
State, applicable to such Companies and
lb therefore authcrlied to continue the
tn:lnea ot Fire Insurance In this State
for the current jear ending January 31st,
Witness my hand End the eal of the
Auditor of fi"hllc nts, the day and
year first above written.
Bl.fl R. BARTON,
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy.
Certificate of Publication
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, February 1st, 1909.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That tho
H'unbnrg-hrerten Ktre InHur-'tice ''o"in"nv
of Hamburg. Germany, has compiled with
the Insurance Law of this State, applic
able to euch Companies and Is therefore
authorized to continue the business of Fire
Insurance In this State for the current
ytar ending January 3)st, 1910.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Auditor of Public -Acaounts, the day and
year first above written.
ILAS R. BARTON,
(Scaly Auditor of Public Account.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy. ,
CEBTiriCATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NEBRASKA, OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, February 1st, 1909.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That the Casualty Company of America,
of Now York, in the. state of New York, has compiled with the Insurance
Law of this State, applicable to suc h companies and In therefore authorised
to continue the business of Accident, Employers Liability, Plate Glass and
Steam Boiler Insurance In this State, for the current year ending January
31st, 1910.
Summary of Report Filed for th Toar Sliding December Slat, 1908.
COME
Premiums I1.49S.9S6.12 ,
All other sources S,239.Su
Total t $1,667,225.9?
DISBITBSEalEMTS
Paid Policy Holders t 690.R79.72
All other payments 967.788.27
Total : '. .
Admitted Asset $1,846,643.43
INABILITIES
Unpaid Claims and Expense , $ 286.601.32
ilicatiioi rioiiiiuuia ........ Ufa, njo.it,
All other liabilities 104.916.16
Capital Stock paid up 00.000.00
Surplus beyond Capital Stock ond other liabilities 261,313.26
Total
Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor of Public Accounts, the
day and year first above written. SILAS R. BARTON.
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy.
$1, 658.667.99
$1,085,33-0.23
781 ai 7
1,84643.49
CERTIFICATE OF FUBLICATIOK
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
v LINCOLN, Feburary 1st, 1909.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That the National Union Flro Insurance
Company of Pittsburg, In tho State of Pennsylvania, hus complied with the
Insuranrce Law of this State, applicable to uch Companies, and Is therefore
authorled to continue the business of Fire Insurance In thl State for the
current year ending January 31st, 19)0. - ,
Witness my hand and the seal of tho Auditor of Public Accounts, tho
day and year first above written. SILAS H. BAIITON,
(Seal) ' Auditor of Public Account.
C. E. PIERCE. Deputy. .
Bank
Certificate of Publication
STATE OK NEBRASKA, OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, February 1st, 19u9.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That the
Reliance Insurance Company of Phila
delphia in the Htute of lvanlu. una
compiled with tiie Insurance Law ot this
fctate, applicable to such Compunles and
Is therefore nuthorlied to contlnuo tho
business of Fire, Tornado Insurance m
this State for tho current year ending Jan
uary 3i;t, 1910. ' r
Witness my hand and tho seal of tho
Auditor of Public Accounts, tho day and
year first above written.
SILAS It. BARTON,
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy.
Certificate of Publication t
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN. Fcbruury 1st. 1M.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That tin;
Atlas Assurance Company of London, ivitf
land, has complied with the Insurance .a.
oi tnls Stato, applicable to suca Compan
ies and Is therefore authorized to conunaj-,
the business of Fire Insurance It) tills
blfite for the current year ending January
31ft, 1910.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Auditor of Publlo Accounts, the day und
year first above written.
8ILA8 U. BARTON.
iSeal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. TIERCE, Deputy.
HOW TO WIN AT POKER
Wear Bine Glass, Mark Card with
Phosphorous rnd Yoa
Can't l.cse.
It 1 not often an outsider can get the
better of these worldly wise knight of the
road commercial travelers but thre Is a
pnrty of them at the Planters' hotel, St.
Louis, who are ruefully reflecting upon the
ways of fat when guided by a mind not
overscrupulous. Incidentally, they are all
anxiously awaiting the arrival of funds, for
which they have telegraphed their firms.
Those men meet frequently and all rep
resent Chicago firm. Their lines are such
that they are often compelled to wait over
In tho same town for several days and that
Is what occurred In Kansas City. They
were all staying at the same hotel, and
when they became acquainted with nn In
offensive appearing young puest they fol
lowed the text of the bst sellers, and "l!t
t!o thought what an Influence he was to
have upon their lives."
Ho told them his father was a wealthy
mine cwner In the west, and explained that
he was wearing heavy blue glasses because
of his weak eyes, which broutrht him to
Kansa City for treatment. He had plenty
of money, pent It 4 little too freely, and
sometimes wa a trifle tiresome with refer
ences to his ability to draw cn his father
for more.
It was this latter fact that led his new
friends to accept hi suggestion that quiet
little game of poker In the room of one of
the members of the party would not he
amiss. Tho affair was quickly- arranged.'! the Zipp. lln I. which n March 10 ascjnded !
and. after a few hours' pliy. tho young j with twenty-six ra"engfre and mano. uv-1
man announced he had kst all the menry
he had with him. He nld he would have
a large sum the next day and would con
tinue the game that evening.
Promptly on the hour the "victim" Bp-
reared, wearing the blue glasses, which, he
CERTIFICATE OF FTTBXiICATXOXr
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, Feb, 1st, 1909.
IT IS HEREBY, CERTIFIED. That the
Maryland Casualty Company of Balti
more. In the Stute of Maryland,' has coin
piled with the Insurance Law of this
State, applicable to such companies, and.
Is therefore authorized to continue the
business of Accident, Employers' Lia
bility, Burglary, Health, Plate Glass.
Steam Boiler and Sprinkler Insurance In
this State for the current year ending
January 31st, 1910.
Summary of Report FUed for the Tear
Ending Seoeraber 31st, 19utt.
INCOME
Premium $3,632,417.62
All other ourco 28S.789.67
Total $3,821,207.29
DISBURSE UXIII
Paid Policy
Holders $1,338,608.46
All other paym'ts 2.041.112 9 ,
Total $3,379,721.25
Admtttsd Asset, $1,497,220.73
LIABILITIES
Unpaid Claims
and Expenses.. $ 779, 652. K9
Unearned
Premiums 1,663.680.00
All other liabilities 203,845.56 $2,647,078.44
Capital Stock
paid up 750,000.00
Surplus beyond
Capital Stock and
other ltublliiies 1.100.142.28 1.RB0.142.S8
Total 4.497,2:'0.72
Witness mv hand and the Real of tho
Auditor of Public Account tho day and
eur first above written.
SILAS R. BARTON.
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE. lXrputy.
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OK NEBRASKA, OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, February 1st. 1909.
IT 13 HEREBY CERTIFIED, Th.it the
German-American Insurance Company, of
New York, in the State of New York, h is
compiled with the Insurance Law of this
State, applicable to such Companies and
is therefore authorized to continue the
business of Fire and Tornado Insurance
in this State for tho current year ending
January 31st. 1910.
Witness mv hand and tho seal of the
Auditor of Public Accounts, the day and
year first ubove written.
SILAS R. BARTON,
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy.
said, protcrtcd his eyes from the br'.ll'anco
lamp on their caps, and when the animal j r( the electric light. He rrcposed that the
1 attracted by the light pick it off by gume be changed from draw to stud p ker.
B. -L." BALDWIN,
' President.
W. A. YONSON,
. Vice-Pres.
M. E. FOLEY,
Secretary.
B.L Baldwins Co,
General Insurance Agents
1221 Farnam Street. Phone Douglas 271.
Over seventeen years experience in the insurance
business. We represent seven first class companies, with
combined assets of more than Fifty Millions of Dollars.
We adjust all losses promptly and pay cash without
delay and without discount.
Our combined Windstorm and Hail policy is very
satisfactory protection at very low cost.
Our experience and the protection of the insurance
which we write, are yours for the asking.
CERTIFICATE OF FU3LICATION
STATE OF NEBRASKA, OFFICE
OF AUDITOR U(' PUBLIC AC
COUNTS. LINCOLN. February 1st. 1909.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That
the Palatine Insurance Comjiav. of
Iondon, England, has complied Willi
the InMuruiHB Law of the S; te. ap
plicable to such Companies and &
therefore authorized to continue the
business of Fire Insurance in this
State for the current year ending
Junuary 31st, 1910.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Auditor of I'ublic Accounts, the
day and year first above written.
SILAS R. BARTON,
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy.
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
SIAIh Oh NEBRASKA, OFFICE
(' V" 'ITOR OF PUBLIC AC
COUNTS. Li.nOLN, February 1st, 19:9.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED. Tnat
the Providence Washington Insur
ance Company, of Provlcence, In tho
Stute of Rhode Island, hus complied
with the Insurance Law of this State,
applicable to such Companies and Is
therefore authorized to continue the
business of Fire Insurance in this
state for the current y-ar ending
January 31 st, 1910.
WltnesB my hand and the seal of
the Auditor of Public Accounts, th
day and year first above written.
SILHS R. BARTON.
(Seal) Auditor of I'ublic Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy.
CERTIFICATE OF FXJBLICATICIT
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACl'OL NTfJ.
LINCOLN. Frn. 1st, 1909.
IT 18 HEREBY CERTIFIED, That Hit
United States Fidelity and Guarantee
Company of Baltimore, in the State of
Maryland, has complied with the Insur
ance Law of this . State, applicable io
uch companies and is therefore author
ized to continue the business of Burglary,
Surety and Fidelity Insurance in this
State for the current year ending Janu-i
ary Slst. 1910. ,
Summary of Report Filed for th Tear
Ending December 31st, 190u.
INCOME
Premium $2,692,412.80
All other source 168,952.67
Total $2,861,305.47-
BISBUBSEMEXTS
Paid Policy
Holders $ 857.302.11
All other paym'ta 1,681,316.34
Total $2,53-8.618.45
Admitted Asset, $4,309,660.20
LIABILITIES
Unpaid Claims
and Expenses.. $ 704,057.29
Unearned
Premiums 1,482.695.84
All other llublllties 156.919.09 $2,313,672.22
Capital Slock
paid up 1,700,000.00
Surplus beyond
Capital Stock and
Other liabilities 265,987.98 1.96X 97 9S
Total 4.309.660 10
Witness mv hand and the seal of the
Auditor of Public Accounts the day and
year first above written.
SILAS R. BARTON.
(Seal) Auditor of Public Account.
C. E. PIERCE. Deputy.
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
LINCOLN, February 1st, 1909.
IT 18 HEREBY CERTIFIED. That the
Hartford Fire Insurance Company, of
Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, has
compiled with the Insurance Law of this
State, applicable to such Companies, and
Is therefore authorized to continue the
business of Fire and Tf ado Insurance
In this State for the cur...a year ending
January Slst. 1910.
Witness my hand and the seal t the
Auditor of Publlo Accounts, the daf and
year first above written. I
SILAS R. BARTJ
(Seal) Auditor of Public Aciunts.
C. E. PIERCE, Deputy.
hitting It In the eye with a rifle bail.
Torches are often used. Some times the
The traveling men saw no reason to ob
ject t? the change. At first the your.g man
hunter lure the alligator to tho surface j jOBt trad'.ly, but after a few minutes he
of the water by "telephoning to the hi s:in to win, and in the course of an Inur
'gator." It I railed
Baby 'Gator Bait.
An lltgator la alway attracted by the
peculiar grunt which the young alligators
make, for there Is no ort of food they J a, the ga-ne progressed, one of the
love better than newly hatchiJ 'gator. The I drummers got up to rlr.g for a bellboy. By
hunter take a long slender pole and let j nrfident he pressed tho button which con
one end of It down very quietly Ir.t j the t trclled the lights, sd for an 'nstant the
water. The other end he places between I loom was In darkness. Tile lights went on
had won back all thnt h? had lost the
previous night. In another hour he had
rooet of hi opponents bringing up the re
serve roil.
hi teeth and Imitate the grunt of the
baby 'gator. The old fellow easily hears
tho call and comes up to feast on the babUs
tttey think are there.
In catching them allvo hunter fre
quently lasso them while a-!ie; on the
bank or on a log. When asleep In their
holes In the mud they sre occa.-lonall
drawn out by means of an Iron hok.
These holes are easily found. Some times
th grass I Bet afire, und the unimals
aod aa they flounder toward the water.
After the alligator Is caught the hunter
In sport sum time niouoU It, using the
aK 'ln im'reuiaieiy, uui . - ...h:.mi
d;'i)ness the player noticed a peculiar
tlilnK- The backs of all the card were
m:kcd with phosphoru.
After the lights wore turned on the younp
man hastily excused himself, taking hi j
winnings with him. He said he would re
turn In a few minutes.
He has not been seen since. St. Louis
Republic.
ered for nearly four lours over a total
distance of limn 131 miles. The greatest j fixed and not too distant ixiint, in not too
number of persona ever carried In nny of j unfavorable weather conditions, ua solved,
the ZepptMn vctsfls before hml been six-! but he thought that the question whetiier
teen, but the extra weight did not Im- j dirigibles were at present suitable as regu
pede the airship's progress or make it moro liar means of cummunicntlon. or should be
difficult to handle. j employed for purpose of war, must be re-
The Oerman authorities c.nslder this lat- rdi-d sceptically. Moreover, the altitude
est flight to he of lmrm nso vilue from a
strategic point of view, and regard It as j
",. . . the propel ers met with less resistance,
practicability of the Zeppelin ns a 'rannp rtl v ' ,
v ... , . . . while the motors oIfo gave unsatisfactory
fnr irnnm. The we leht carrh-d alo nroved i r"1"7 . .
fact that above a certain height, owing1 to
' the deojeaslng density of the atmosphere,
that an equal burden In t'.ie shapo of ar
tillery or ammunition can b tronspcrtcd
with equal case.
Prlnco Henry of Prussia, however, does
not share the view thut the Zeppelin at
results nwln to tin decrease of oxygen
It Is understood that the armament of
tho dirigible arlshlr C( natructed or belntr
constructed for the German naval tnd
mllltiiry authorities has been a matter of
anxious conshVration. There Is rcasin to
Bifger, Better, Busier That's what ad
vertising ia The Bee doe for your
business.
present can o looaea upon as a weapon w ,H.eve tat lt i,ns flrallv been decided to
war. Extracts from a lecture delivered by I ,oy Vnfe,e., u,riaI torpedo In such ves
the prlr.ee a few days ago at the atarlno I a
academy or Jviet, in wmi-n ne uesennu
hU trip In the Zeppelin, were cabled to
The Bee at the time.
Amorg other thlncs he referred tj the
vessel's sensibility to changes of equi
librium, desp'te Its enormous size. This
waa shown ty t!:e fact thrrt !f members cf
the crew had to b? clang :-d from the car
at cne enl of the balloon to the cir at the
other, they Jiad to K'lve the ear simul
taneously and r,:lss each other exactly in
the middle of the covered connecting gang
way. v
Objection Pu.'nted Oat. "
He regarded the protlera of reaching a
This torpedo Is four Inches In diameter
and It carries In Its head a charg of four
pounds of gun roC-n or d-.namlte. It Is
lau-ichid from a tute Pke that used for
firing a rocket, and Is propelled by a
charg" of explo. Ive wMch drives a turbine.
Tho torprdi only weighs tw nty-two
pounds. Messrs. Krupp have ordered 100
r,f these torpedoes from the Inventor at
Etockholm.
Perfidy Properly Punished.
"Is It It true, il Hilled." asked the sweet
faced, sof'. vexed matron, caressing her
bcaullful daughter' golden brown hair,
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NEBRASKA. OFFICE OF
AUDITOR OF PLBl.fC ACCOUNTS
LINCOLN, February 1st, 1909.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED. That the
Law, Union and Crown Insurance Com
pany of London, England, has complied
with the Insurance Law of this State, ap
plicable to such Companies and Is there
fore authorized to continue the business
of Fire Insurance In this State for Hie
current year ending January 71st, 191').
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Auditor of Public Accounts, the day and
year first above written.
SILAS R BARTON,
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
C. E. PIERCE. Deputy.
W, R. HOMAN, Agent
Established 20 years.
Real Estate, Rentals and Loans,
tire Insurance
1603 Farnam Street.
336 Board of Trad Eailding.
Telephone Douglas 664. Omaha, Heb.
"that Lillian Garllnghorn tried to supplant
you in the esteem of Lieutenant Ketchley?"
"She made a slab al il," aned Miss
Mildred. "1 wasn't particularly crushed on
the loot, but when I got wise to the fact
that Lil Ourllnghurn was trying to cut In
I thought I'd lust show her that I had
her heairn to a void jr&r omelet, and I
did It "-Chicago Trir
State Farmers' Mutual Insurance Go,
SOUTH OMAHA, NE1UIASKA.
ORGANIZED 1808
T. B. EOLKAX, Pre., JOHJT McABDLE, Tlce-Fre., J. m. GATES, TrettS.,
J. MS. CUlt XI, secretary.
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4:I8,850
2.6l,ia3
91,224,873
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91h,416,hm:i
92i,(uu,:7
921,iHX10O
92.'i,:i04,726
93.oo,irj
The above h!iow how our Company has Grown since it Orgnnljuitlou
III KING THE VEAIl IWH WE l'AIH 812 LOSSKH.
Amount 1'ald for 1w.sen und Adjustment during 10O8.. .8:11.211.01)
During 1008 we wrote 2282 lHdicle aiiiouuthiK to.. . . 93,42H,noM
Office 2th and N Stt. Tel. S. 1007. South Onuilia, MHj.
Good Acents wanted la unoiKanlzcd territory.
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