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NG bber_goods, mail; 'Efo. PRend for gree cathlogue Mysre: ion Drug Co., Omaha ) MAGNETIC treatment. Mme. Smith, 522 8. 16ih, third floor. 8)—621 A _HOME tor women during confinement. We find homes for bables where moth- ers cannot . eare them. Bables boarded. Mrs. Martha A. Les, 408 Ban- croft 8t. 'Phone Douglas 1821 (15)—~M436 MayTx continem: Counell Bluffs, (18)—M963 PRIVATE _home _ duri: bables itarium, it Ave., Ia $ HALL'S safes, new, 2d-hand. 1818 Farnam. as)—613 DRUNKBNNESS-DRUG HABIT, cured to nder positive guarantee. Co.. Dept. G, ,(ll)—lllilil va: WOMEN com ng Omana e AN FUHG OMEN coming S5, Gmits e MeCAGUE INVESTMENT CO. Homara sie.. where ‘they il e irected to_suitable boarding p.:cc' or otherwise | Phone Douglas 415. 1506 Dodge St. Aassisted, A A oness representing 1! Association meet ll))—Mw\ ® tlon travelers’ FOR SALE ll) 8. MAGNETIC Sectts mPraieTiiunin | 510 Poppieton Ave., $2,000, 5- Floor, Old Belt.n llnn fll)—Nl May13 MASSAGEPROF. G. K. DINJIAN, X PERT MABSEUR. For ladles and gentle- imen, If tired, languid, lasy, from lack of circulation which causes 'indigestion, constipation, torpid liver, rheumatism and chronie_troubles, try the Oriental mas- sage. Face and “Thorough’ hand work, scalp_treatment; § years in Omaha at 45 Bee Bldg. Dougias (18)-317 May4 Omaha, ‘on South 13th St blocks With wide streets and alleys. sightly. Botween 1 and 4 p. m. by appointment. erre REARBSTATE 100 (Continued.) MID-CITY ADDITIU\' Midway between and line. South Omaha 3 Four ar outh of Riverview LARGE LOTS All lots on nice grade. Kvery lot desirable and PRICES AND TERMS Prices range {rom $1% to $00. Terms, 1-§ ; balance, $10 per month. SALESMEN GROUND of Any other time Phone Bouth 382 rooms, city water, also closet in house, cement walks. Vacant lot, 31st and Corby Sts., $200. CREIGH, SONS & COMPANY, Tel. 'D. 200, 508 Bee Bldg. (19)—M249 18 FOR SALB-Nearly new house and barn on wo acres of good ground, some fruit. Prife $2,20. Adolph ansen, 66th and Center Sts. (19) 154 17x POULTRY AND EGGS LARGE new mod. v o, cor. ot = 100x128, two blocks from car line; o B. LEGHOKN KGGB—31 per seiting, Dossatnion; get ey DAY. S ifper 100 O M. Deaver, onc-‘:-'- Neb. © | nents from the owner. Doug. 1058 or sven- Z )—MB36 2x ings Web. 466l (18)—M4% 8 0. WHITE LEGHORN BOGS—Chelce tandard bred stock. H vy laying strain. &per 10, 3 o T.. MoKenney, Punur Merrick County, Neb. (11)—M537 23x iC. BUFF ORPINGTONS, free range; (6!' hlu: ing, $1.26 per 15, $5.00 for 50, g.'-'.,. for lndun Runner duck egis, U Toulouse goose eggs, eacl uta«d treah aud- terifle. Peter & Bnhn Harvard, N [ r—)un nx l- C. K HINORCA !l fo'r tting. 3 nlc Pen exgs, m Dens scoring 3 per 100. J. W. a1—M243 n.c.n.x. IOOII .Mll.- tm eihe A WWN'! Original rfect dry | 'Phone Dou‘ 'u'l chick feed. Use this only an Ve young uu-—um m chickens. tewart's Feed re, Bole Agents. ll’ N. 16th 8t un-—!m MayY |FOR SALE by the owner—no agent' com- mission—North 3 ft. of lot 12, Axford's ‘White _Leghern e 36 per IW at Mandy Lo’ Farm. ol Florence (ll)—M‘Ifl AR XNCg. mron Fara s tor cheap. Apply to Dellvery Co. 224 and (11)—M731 18x at 37th abd Ames to First Floor N. Y. L. Bldg. Tel. Doug. 1781, A1ss, $2,250 e, modern except' heat, ve. Good barn, 1 bloek Easy terms If you want. PAYNE INVESTMENT CO., §-room new cott: 9)—163 16 FOR QUICK SALE $1,800.00 3819 N, 18th St, near Manderson, 'very nice lot, §0x140 feet, full of shrubs and shade trees, house of 4 rooms in very good condition. Reasonableé nner wlll be mn-m.ad add. (36x40), on 224 and Lake Sts., a few feet from street car. In fine residence neighborhood and paved streets all around. 9-room modern house and large barn. If you mean business you ean buy it for $3,000. H. G. Counsman, 2213 N. 18th 8t. Tel. Webster 139%. (19)—M236 18x PRINTING JARVE PTG, CO., job vrinting and calen- Tare, 16th & Cap. Ave. Phone Ind. A-28%. (5)—615. [ REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE DEALERS. D Al"l‘mfl CO., Est. 186; prom) R'E'E““l get our pl'lcll- me ,'l{nlm (19)—618 « ‘A’ TITLE-TRUST CO. sfifi Wl’;}-fllwl’. President. y a9—a1 . ., first N. Y/ L PAYNE INV. CO. floor Vi 4 BEN R. B. CO,, 471 Brandels Bldg. BENJAMIN ola JKUP REAL El’l‘A'l'll CO., 600 Paxton w?ol(“k )—M967 Mlvll DARLING & DARLING, #41 Brandels Bldg. = Tels. D. 6084 ":.)A';j? KTY FOR SAL| Property Wanted niam disirict, east :;l’m‘lm; i at lot same district for resid ‘}':fxu&r}mm house Fileld club district f-room modern cottage north side. 1 or §-room cottage. about $1o. f to 10 acres improved for puullry, Nebr: or Towa. T ey pro ka Want above at once. Call or "phone. S-room od-rn residence, West Far- borok Do lB] HNEmHl‘ Farn; St pnone*Do rnam St PhoneDous | (927 18 f» $450 Cash, balance monthly payments, $20- per month, bu; - 6-room house, Wwater, sawer Aam , fot 0x160 ft., on paved street, pavement paid for, one block 10 good ‘school. This property is west of Hanseom park, listed for a short time only. SRR 436 Board of Trade. " (9)-58 16 WE HAVE A New Printed List of 60 HOMES Ranging in Price from $1,100 TO $7,500 that we want eve, to get and look over who is Intepested in buying a hom 'ver! house on Tt s good value: Call our office or lelonhm lnd we. will b. mgN‘gllz ’Hmi‘lffifi.N 1614 Hl ¢ s BARGAIN WEST FARNAM. 4 h--ftmmu htly points in the immediath cream of West Farnam of south and east front 10x187 feet, with fine shade, com- manding view, street paved on both sides, wih- ghrmasent walks; large two-story 13- ouse, exceptionally well bullt; down- Stairs finished In quarter sawed oak, large rooms. This property never offered for sale until this time. Owner declded to sell wants {0 make quick sale. Can seen any day. House cost $13,000 to h&m and it ean be bought for a little over the actual valye of the ground. us for particulars COM. m B hl ‘l'rld-. Bld‘ lflj lnd Flnllm Sts. Tels.: Douglas . Ind. A2®. (19)— M908 15 — $1,300 bulance| monthly -payments, buys §-room miodern house héar Seward, large lot, paved street, all -cmu See st’once If you want a bargain. Price, 0, " P. 0. NEILSEN, WONS X Lo Bl Both phon-y. FOR BALE-8 room house, and b-rn. well and ¢ Brown bl ":m Hth price, §2,600, garden and set ovnl:w i 850 commission. Webster g BT TONERTE| b residence on Burt St., aovo gnia homestend thie month. Price Well rented and income! .| HAVE four cholece Missouri farms in ex- OWNER LEAVING OMAHA We offer for a few days fine 6-room south front, modern, basement and walks. Owner has to 1, )ce same as rent; if ired, Tarnishings, including pianc, will Do s0ld’ with the hoise for $i. NATIONAL INVESTMENT, COMPANY, 682 Brand Bldg., Omaha. (19)—108 18 nv with Chris Boyer, 24 (19)~ l- LIST your i and Cuming Farnam St. Propertv Very cholce covner near the oity hall with five-story brick and stone bullding. rowing. . $106,000. orton, 9)—Ms02 BIXTY ACRES In Bl Reno, Okl ten blocks from postoffice, & town of 12,00, Rock Island Railroad Co. buflding shops; thing for an investor: price, §85,000. N wata Land and Lot Co., Buite 624, N. Y. Life Bldg., Omaha, Neb.' 'Phone Red 1990 Open evenirgs. (19)—M916 1§ Harrison & FOR QUXCK ACTION. $6,750—Reception hall, kitchen, parior, dining ropm, refrigerator room, 3 bedrooms full cement basement, laun- ; Lesl lot, 49x116, south front, 50x50 i lp.vlllll distance. ALLAGH! & 4% Brandeis Bldg.. NTH ST. BOULEVARD--x138 feet, south and east front, corner, speclal price (or few days. F. D, Wead, 1 (D)—ulv ESTATE, LOANS and un nur prvoflrly with us for sale ety “Go, lo, Hamit ors"{m"nw“' amilton e Hatnay S0i: ‘Tna., Brib REAL FARM AND RANC! ESTATE THE BFE ()\l AHA, REAL ESTATE LAND FOR SALEFARM AND RANCH LAND FOR SALR (Continued.) 550,000 acres of the richest land in the world, (Continued.) MEXICO The Yaqui River Valley Country The Land of Many Crops 400,000 acres under irrigation. The Opportunity of a Lifetime for The Farmer, Wage Earner or Investor. Anyone with a small amount of money can make a fortune. This land was put on the market January 1st at $25 an acre, easy terms, with a free water right for every acre. It offers a greater future than any land ever before offered. The market value of the first year's crop should more than double the entire cost of the land. Six to elght crops of alfalfa; two crops of wheat and farm products yearly. Oranges, lemons, bananas, pineapples and other semitropical fruits. Good markets at hand. From a producing standpoint one acre of this land is today worth two acres of any irrigated land in the United States. It surpasses California's famous climate in every respect. The land fronts west on the Gulf of California where delightful sea breezes blow. The rich, silt soll will profitably reproduce anything grown anywhere. Labor is cheap and ‘plentiful. A transcontinental railroad runs through the land. Join the Nebraska and Iowa Colony and Locate in this Wonderful Country where your industry and labor will make you independent. This is a new country and its marvelous resources will cause it to populate and develop with great rapidity. Excursion April 20th. Write for particulars. Hackett-Stillman Land Co., Agts. 321-322 New York Life Building, Omaha, Neb. 'Phone Douglas 3972, (20)77MIE|‘ 17 3 Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA TUESDAY, A very low round trip and one-way rate to Nowata. We want 18 for special car. Land $10 to §25 per acre; 4,500 oll wells in Nowata county. No betfer investment on the face of the earth. Ask Missouri Pa- cifie Railroad Land and Lot Bldg., Omaha, Open evenings. 0., April 20, | WANTED—TO RENT WANTED—By young couple without ohil- dren; 2 or 3 furnished rooms equipped for 1ight’ housekeeping; must be in first-class modern home and nelghborhood; ~will prove permanent if agreeable and ref- erences exchanged. Address 1. 33, Bee. (26)—M244 10x WANTED to rent May 1, § or -room mod- ern ‘house. Must be in good nelghbor- nt_for rates. Nowata| nood. Will lease for year. References. Bute @4 N ¥, Tite | B0 naen Mate wara TG, Bes. Phone Red 1969, (26)-M287 2% (20)—M9.1 19 | —. Wyom 10,000 Acresof Land Now Open to Entry under the Carey Write us for full you and look fully. This is is rich; it 1s a gr barley, ‘sugar bee Fruit does well. tor neighbors. This is a can’ get rich Tarming here. to have our full circular at once, Write; uire of J heatland, Wyo. lendid section, t alfalfa, wheat, oats, and potato country. The land |s_ready to plow, Bullding materials are cheap. fuel abundant, We have railroad, school and church’ facilities and the 'best_of dairy country. You ‘We want you descriptive lilustrated for the asking. e yant to hear from vou. In- ; R Mason, Immigration Agt., free Act at Wheatland, Wyo. how to get some of these lands. We wlill locate information, your interests cai Miscellanoans. LOTS In Prince Rupert on sale by auc- Terms, % cash, tion May 2. three payments, 6 to” invest write, and Commercis Vancouver, B. Co., m cent. the sof balance, If you wish ince. Ru ert Realty chmfl. s 8L WANTED—SITUATIONS BOOKKEEPER—Young woman, ten years experience In drug house and wholesale line, wants position; to_ability in handling books, office work which requires dealing with pubNe, but not stenography. Address, giving time most convenlent for applicant to call, N 338, care Bee. (27)—M250 19x established law firm. 216, care Bee. educated. C (Z0)—M856 15x ard_and w ley Temuo 2 Daniel P. Stowel Redgwick, 8% lot 6 Winthers' sub- division Same to same, ni same Frank Wisdom and wife to’ Tsabelle Hughes, part lot 9, block 3, B Av 8mith addition .. L. Reed, et al., to Fred Woeils, lot 12, block 7, Campbell's addition.. Andrew Peterson undgwflmfi to F. C. Jorgensen, lots 21, block 2, Portland ' Place . | B. R. Hume and wife to Claude L. 'wis, nlg el lot & block 5 Im- provement Association addition REAL BSTATE FOR SALE. Figure your rent receipts. Suppose you had gald that amount on & home of your own? Not too late k “Sotn_Ave. 8, rooms, good home and & good ifivestment at $1,400. 523 N. 2th, 7 rooms, twu—-wry, barn, big lrfll and outhouses; you can't begin to duplicatd it for S, Four rooma, chilckes houss, coal house, elc., lots 79x12, only $1,20. l(v-n rooms, modern, vl'.d street, fr Thats trees tot Mhxss. 50007 or wil ive you 100 feat front for . ‘Well located bullding lot on wirt 8t., only This is surely & snap, and then we will loan you the money to build. And we have lots more of them. Comie in, ou ar , NO&V T CO., 'Phone Red 1998 Open evenh;ll [} ¥ _YoU HAVE TR rty, farms, ranch lands or “;'K..‘.’Z‘n’;’.' o sell or trade. list them with me. It costs you nolhln&umn 3 ofteet o sale. W. W. Mitchell, M7 18 RD HOUSE, 1248 N, nfl.hv Bt SOVLETARD 0T, A e B, Brennan, room 1 New York Lite Blag et S SR . B REAL ESTATE FARM AND RANCH LAND FOR SALE Colorade. FARM AND FRUIT LAND. Denver-Greeley district, under _irrigation: sugar beets, alfalfa, general farming and fruit ralsing; low price, easy paymenty. | National Investment Co., Brandeis Bldg., Cmaha. Tel Douglas 6691 (20)—867 cellent neighborhood, within 25 miles of Kansas City; ‘prices low. Kelly & Kelly, Topeka, Kan. (20)—M9%61 17x Nebraska. DEUEL COUNTY SNAP 160 acres, close to town and R. R. All nice d, good soll: price §15 per acre; ace us for Deuel county bar- gite, for, lta ALT 67 Bee Bldg. Oma) ( FOR SALE-180 acres of deeded land in the rich Pecos valley of New Mexico, I and improvements, the lown of Dayton: per aere. ress Dayton Dayton, N, M. (20)—M229 19x best 0f references as YOUNG ATTORNEY wants position with REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS 500 | Minn. | cRex QUESTION ¥ FLORIDA The Sponge Beds Are Invaded by an Army in Diving Suits. LAWS WANTED AGAINST THEM oned ve Sponmers With O} Methods Complain 7 sands of Greeks Have Attracted to Const, Been TARBOT SPRINGS, Fla, Aprfil 15—~The Greek has come to be regarded an economic menace by the native residents of Tarpon Springs and other parts of the wost coast of Florida. The story of how this has come about is interesting as show- Ing how great 1esults sometimes grow from small beginnings. From Miaml on the east coast down through the chain of keys and up the west coast as far as Bt. Mark's are the immense sponge beds which have been one of the sources of Florida's wealth for many years. Up to three or four years ago Key West was the chief center of the industry, send- ing out a fleet of some 400 vessels manned by several thousand men to fish for sponges, which sold at highly remunera- tive prices. Up to 1906 the apparaius used by the sponger consisted of a water glass and a pole with a three-toothed hook at one end. The water glass was simply an ordinary bucket, the wooden bottom of which had been replaced with a pane of window glass. The pole varied in length with the depth in which the sponger was working, about forty-five feet being the greatest depth in which the hooker could work. Greek Method Introduced. In 1905 one of the sponge buyers at this place, thinking that there must be fine sponges in the deep water, which were in- acoessible to the hooker, made Arrange- ments with a Greek diver to come to this place and Introduce the method of gather- ing sponges by men in diving sults which are In general use In the sponge, fisheries of Greece. It was supposed that the local spongers, observing this man at work, would see the advantages of diving over hooking in the deep waters and would adopt the new method. But the native spongers absolutely refused to have any- thing to do with it. The Greek diver was very successtul. The glowing reports of his large earnings sent to the north and to Greece at once started an influx of Greeks, and in a few months some 400 or 500 Greeks had swarmed into this place. They have been coming ever since, until now there are several thou- sand Greeks settled here, thelr number be- ing almost treble that of the native popula- tion As a result of this influx of foreigners the town has taken on a foreign appear- ance. The Greek language is heard more often than the English, while Greek names RAILWAY TIME CARD—CoxTivD anber: Eowncit Blacts) Iiinois entral—— Chicago Express Chicago Limited Minn.-St. Paul Expre St. Paul Limited.a 60 pm Omaha-Ft. Dodge L'cal.a 4:16 pm BURLINGTON STA.—10TH & MASON Burlington— .. Blizabeth R. Garland and husband to Denver & Californta. pm Nannle B. Washington, west 43 feet Northwest Special pm REAL ESTATE FOR RENT of % of lot 3, Bueils ‘subdivision... %0 | Black Hills - pm S t nifre 8 ACRES no improvements, % mile west Eu Ad.,:.. !Tozm,t ;’(e:u‘: place..... 2,000 ;: DB' Eimwood Park; § miles west of 16th | willlam Beste and w|=e to l"lm'(fl‘:co pm Co., it % feet lot 2, Oka- O'KEEFE REAL ESTATE CO, foma, and south 82 feet of west 310 [ 4 e ¥ - 1001 N.oY. U“‘hzou;.}" or A zb2. (a:thnr ot 3, 8. B Rogers' pm of ¢ &:eam Local pm b. Okahoma .. uyler- am @)—MI% 18| willam E. Merritt, trustee, m - Bellevue-Plattsmouth pm ward E. Larson, et al., lot 2, block Plattsmouth o REAL ESTATE LOANS 3, Grammercy park . 160 | Bellevue. Plattsmouth George W." Cooper. e u‘l ‘2 Frank | Denver Limited Pospishil, part tax lot 4 and 5, sec- Chicago Special WANTED—City loans. Peters Trun Co. Hon - 10-1498 ... 1,600 | Chicago Express 22)—824 Harriet A wnlmx fnd 1ahu'h|'"|'x| ‘r-“: Chicago Fiyer at alph B. Weller, lot loc] lowa Local . SECOND MORTGAQE loans negotiated | gountze Place ... 1|8t Louls Ex Apply, Room 417-18 Tiret Nat'l Babk BIdS. | yames 8 . White and Kansas City & Bt. I“P ‘phone Douglas 218, an—es Blinn, lot 21, block Hanscom 4o | 80528 lat; & 8t. Joe. WANTED—-City loans and warrants. W. tiere 4000 | Kans ity & Bt. Joe. 0. J. E. Christy an W, ALy Faroam Smith & Co. U Fernam St Merrow, lots 10, 4%, T ana 1 || wEBSTER $TA —i5TH & wEBSTER hlock Florence ki LOANS WANTED, Meliora W. Fairfield and husband to Ohicago, St. Paul, Minneapolls & If you need o reasonable loan on swell im- Frederich. Diers, lot 14, block 3, > roved Omaha real estate, 1 can enter | Bulphur Springs ... 800 o your application, at § or ble per cent | R, C. Enewold et al. to Dantel D. - |num| according to Location of T-- Muleahey, s% tax lot 5, nel4 ney 'win City Passenge property; no delay, and privilege ls llvu wection 34-15-13 ... 900 | Bloux City Passenger. l’or vepayment before maturity. National Bank of Commerce to George Sicux City Local . Sibbernusen, 208 Old Bonannfl)t—o;‘&! 3 Chapman, lot 3, block 2 Pruyn Emerson Local . v N AT T e Misvouri Pacific—— Nebraska National Bank to Lewls §. PRIVATE money fo loan. J. H Sherwoed. | “Reed, enst 133 feet of lot 10, block AR e st - e : e Baily Wcept Satardsy: LOWEST. RATES-Bemls, Brandels Bio¢. | "o Kieffner, south 3 feet of lots 4 — — . and §, E 8 Dundy, jrs subdlv. .. 1 e T Y NI S s Ben G. Benson, et al. to n- r""'-"n w% H g.o Nowr radta | “Gon, iot 4, block 11, Brigs’s place..... 1 OCEAN STEAMSHIPS 5 oo B. A. Benson to Elsinora Place com- pany, lot 4, block 11, Briggs' place.. 1| New York to Paris In 6 Days #0070 tioawo made prometiy. F. D_Wead A. Benson, guardian to same, same 1 Wead Bidg.. and Farnam. (22)—628 5 et it matretvaetrorseeeomeess | < "TOLNS 92,55 PER CENT MONEY i » Safety, Speed, Comfort ha Ilullneu an OTFHOMAS BRENNAN, Room 1, New York Lite Biag, TO_$5,000 “M Esta or A-2I52 on homes in Omaha. O Keefs te Co., 1001 N. Y. Life. )D_w @ MONEY TO BUILD. %00 to $200,000 at current rates. W. H. THOMAS, 8 First Natl Bank Bldg. (32)—633 RAILWAY TIME CARD UNION STATION-—10TH AND MASON Union Paetfic— Leave. am Arrive. - overland Limited . Atlantic Expra #0 to §200,000, lowest rates, no_delay. nrvin Bronr 1000 Parnam, )-8 MONEY TO LOAN—Payne Investment Co. (22)—634 Pesom Ex Los" Angeles Limited. Fast Mail China and Japan Mali. Local North Platte Colo. Chicago Special. rice & Stromsburg al .. X WHEN writing to_advertisers remember trok It only takes a 10 mention the o Bee. ot e or two of the pe: that you saw the a Tai Cut-Off)....a10:00 am a Vl"ay Local (motor)...a 5:30 pm *Local passengers not carried Nos. ! and 2. n d REAL ESTATE WANTED North Dakots. FOR SALE. cheap, improved quarter North Dakota, 3 miles from Sherwood, In fa- mous Mouse river loop. Loyal botel, Omabs, " Neb. 0 e | ——eum Chtcl‘o lall.nllli 06 pm WE HAVE BUYERS for & b-room houss, & Lo % i+ $-room house and a couple of vacant lots. % pm NOWATA LAND AND LOT COMPANY, 20 pm Bulte 624 N. ¥, Life Bidg. Omaha. o ‘Phene R-d 1989 Open Evenings. | Chicago (Eastern EX.). 10 pm @3)-MT | Chicago Fiyer ..ol i3 am e i Rocky Mountain Ltd...al1:1 2 STOVE REPAIRS CotaTa Cal" Bl Drase.. o 12 b & 1R 0m T wator and bt e oom | 0L & Texas Express.’s 4:40 pm & 1:0) pm EW furnaces, ‘water r com- , M 9 N s Kealing. 3 854 Lhois launory | Shiense, RUWRSNSe & Bi. Penis hot water heaters, mantle grates, gas| Chicago & ou'_ pecial 2% am 50 pm stoves repaired. water fronts and flower | Cal. & Oregon EXxpress.a 6:00 pm 2% pm Vases. Omaha Stove Repair works, 126. | Overland Limked 8 pm % am 1% Douglas St 'Phones Ind. A-3a2; | Perry Local 515 pm bII® am _Bell,_Dougias (aicage Great Western— Bt ll;l‘ll-ulnnu 20 am WANTED—TO BUY Bin 3 pm mUR or §-room mrnhnod oct m or flat. 30 Address C 3%, Bee. (36)—M149 17x. = BOD WANTED. Apply 618 . 19th Bt Chicago D “lfll 48 pm (25)—M170 18x T'I.C‘II.LJ“{OC xmu- g Pm P HIGHEST prices for secondhand furmiture, | Sioux Ci : 4 i ol o S W VS B | S g5 . i R 5. ;Imum:lgckou Ex L5 hand ast 2% B atbels wioven, cioining. shosa. el Doug. | Twin, Clly Cimiied o 4ot (8)—a41 | Low Angeles Limited. 3 pm oo LT INE Y Gvertand Limited » The Practical Auctionesr. 88 N. ¥. Life | , Nebrarka and Wyoinin 2%)—30 2 pm WANT TO BUY—A small line of elevators 20 pm and lumber yard in eastern Nebraska or : ;: Kansas. R. ®. Chenoweth, 0:'1"" ‘Nob Bactiage Supert 5 Missourt Pacifie— WANTED--Dirt to fill yard. 2817 Miami 8., | K. C. & 8t. L. Express, ay o "Phone Web. 10 (B)-M331x 'K G & 8. L. Mpress..ai 2am vis Mavre to Paris, the City Beautifui, Fast Trains to All Continental Points. Compagnie Genérale Transatlantique w 'K’" steamers _sall every 'rh-rmy“le M odern won- Sars, with all conveaionces And luxuries of most al hotels, on even . ger slevators, roof cates, orchestras, famous culsine, gymasium, dally newspaper; elogant provide greatest comfort, of pline, wireless hhnnhv. stem afford every pre AST BXPRESS SERVICE PLYMOUTH-CHERBOU RG—BREMEN—10 A, M. Kronprins Win. .. April /K. Wi Cecile Apri) 20/ Kaiser Wi Gr'e .. Apri 1. May 4 'WIN-SCREW P, PLYMOUTH—CHERBOURG, Direct—10 A. M oMain Apri) 15/%Breslau April 2 Gnetsenau 2| Kuertuerst L May 1 *Bremen direct MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE GIBRALTAR—NAPLES—QENOA Bailing at 11 ‘A April 17| Neckab April 24| Barbarosss April - May May First cabin. §16 upward. second ea A B. JOHNSON & CO.. 13 B. Kinse 8. B or to Locsl Agenta Russian American Line 18T CLASS, W1.5. . 70 OTTERDAM, b cuis wi U To LIBAU 187 CLASS, 3450 upwards B o e 1819 15 S RS g 3 trom New York J‘ulnl‘lil' Wireless Tel LR TousabN' & co.. 21 Brosdway, N. Y. are rapidly replacing those of the Amerl- can merchants who formerly did business here. At t that the Greeks are coming It i a question of but a short time betore they will control the town ab- solutely. | Invaders G trol. Key West soon felt the effects of the new compotition and vessel after vessel was withdrawn from the fishery, or else sold to the Greeks, until now the Key West fleot numbers lese than one-half what it did In 196 It was soon discov- ered that the Greek divurs, Instead of going out into the deep waters which were Inacceseible to the hookers, preferred to frequent the shailow waters worked by the hookers, where the sponges were more easily and more safely secured than in the greater depths. Finding it impossible to secure effec- tive state legislation owing to the ocon- fileting, at that time, interests of Tarpon Bprings and Key West, and appeal was made to congress, which enacted a law in 1906 prohibiting the landing In this country after May 1, 1907, of sponges taken by means of diving in less than fifty feet of water, while sponges taken in a greater depth had to be secured between October 1 and May 1. This law has been of very lttle benefit to the native spongers, as but weak and ineffoctual efforts have been made to enforce it. The peopls of Key West have fought against diving from the beginning and have threatened to burn the first diving vessel which comes there. Last year a rumor spread that a diving vessel was working oh the key grounds in the upper part of Monroe county. An expedition was hostily got up, but when It swooped down upon the suspicious vessel the lat- ter turned out to be a mackerel fisher- man from Miari Nelthe=/ irciks nor the @is ug method are permitted in Mon- roe county. But as the best grounds are in the Guif of Mexico, some distance from Monroe county, this has not bene- fited the Key West floet very much. Warly Frie Now Sorry. Those remidenst of this town whd fa- vored and helped in the Introduction of the Greek methods of diving In its early days soon had their eyes opened to the effect of the coming of the Greeks. It is charged against the latter that thev spend as little money as possible, buying only the bare necessarles of lite, while eagerly bent upon exploiting to the ut- most the state's valuable sponge bids: that they give as liftle as possible In re- turn for what they met. and that they are ready to decamp as soon as these resources are exhausted. It is probahle that the coming session of the legisla- turé will witness the enactment of laws { directed against the Greeks. In sponging the regular sult used by divers the world over is emploved. The pump 18 placed in an open hoat, which fs towed along to the grounds by the schooner on which the crew lives. Upon arrival at the grounds the diving crew Boes aboard the diving boat, while the captain, cook and cleaner remaln aboard the schooner and manoeuver it so as not to be far away at any time. In the alying crew are two divers, one of whom works during the morning, while the other operates in the afternoon. When ready the diver Is encased In his sult and drops overboard by means of a small ladder on the side and ls carried to the bottom by the weights hanging from his beck and attached to his feet. Upon arrival at the bottom he walks around ,tearing loose from its fastenings sponge which strikes his fangy and placing it in a net bag attached to his wal When he has a bagful or feels the need of resting he signals to the crew, who pull him up and aboard the boat, where he rests for a short while. When he goes down again. Owing to the fact that they operate in mueh shoaler water than in the Mediter- ranean the mortality among the divers has been exceedingly slight. None has fallen a vietim to that dreaded dfsease paralysis. This is caused by divers go- Ing so deep that the men at the pumps are unable to pump snough afr to expand the suit so that it can withstand the pres- sure of the water. The diving suilt squeeses the legs and body, producing a sort of paralysis that is not always recog- niged by the diver untl he reaches the surface and is exposed to the air. Divers Battle Under Water. There is keen rivalry as to which shall secure the cholce specimens. As a resuit fights between rival divers occasionally oceur at the bottom. In November, 1907, two divers fought for nearly an hour at a depth of fifty-seven feet for the posses- slon of a very large sponge and Inflicted upon each other severe brulses with their sponge hooks before their comrades at the surface discovered what was the mat- ter and separated them by pulling them incontentinently to the surface, where they were, of course, helpless to harm each other. The Greeks have introduced thelr own pecullar style of diving boat and many of these bear names which look 0dd to the observer. The names Agea Treas (Holy Trinity) is very popular, while Katingo, 8t. George, Bt. Geo, Panagea, Elpis Ladas, Athena, Evangelistra, Texarhis, Emhpnh and Kphth are fairly commph. The Greek lettering s sometimes empolyed. In hooking, on the schooner's arrival at the grounds, the dingys are run overboard and two men enter each. Only one man, (the cook, 18 left aboard the vessel, and he \'maneuvers it #o as to be near the boats, #0 that they may easily deliver on board | their catch, Sponge One man Pretty Pleture, on each dingy is called the hooker, while the other is known as the sculler. The sculler is In the stern, whence he maneuvers it with a long oar, according to the directions of the hooker, who s up In the bow. When the hooker is ready for work he slings the water glass ball over his head, leans over the gunwale and plac- ing the water glass on the surface of the water, bottom down, he inserts his head in it. If the water is clear he ean see the bottom distinctly for a conisderable distance on all sides. The bottom on which the sponges grow presents a very beautiful appearance when looked at through a sponge glass, being covered with specles of very tall sea feathor and short moss, red, brown or white, and as the boat is slowly sculled along it presents a kaleldescopic appears ance, which frequently brings forth cries of admiration from even the sponger. Sponges are usually found in from twelve to fifty feet of water. When a good sponge appears in sight a quick command to the sculler causes the boat to be sent in the desired direotion The hooker plunges the hook into the water, and as soon as he |8 within reach he skilully inserts the hook under the sponge, dstaches it and brings it to the surface, Where It 16 pulled off the hook and placed in the bottom of the Aingy. Care must be taken that the sponge does not work off the hook, us then it would be lost and become what the spongers call a rolling John. The hooker must have experience, as he is compelled to distinguish between the different varieties of sponges at whatever depths he may be working and must not be deceived by worthless loggerheads, which (o the uninitiated look like fine specimens, but are so poor that when brought to the surfas they fall apart ot thelr own welght As s00n As & boationd Is secured the boat 1s immediately sculled to the schooner and the catch deposited on the deck, when the boat starts out again. On the deck of the vessel they are placed in thelr natural upright position 0 as to allow the gurry or slimy matter with which they are coated to run off and the animal dle. Treating the Sponges. The sponges are allowed to lie on the deck for several days, during which time the surrounding atmosphere Is highly flavored with the decaying animal matter, which has a strong ammoniacal scent. When a load had been secured or near the end of the week, they are taken to the kraals, which are enclosures of wattled stakes about ten or twelve feet square, buik clpse to shore In water from two to four feet In depth. Most of the kraals are located close to Anclote, on the coast sev- eral miles from here. After remaining in the kraals for about & week In order to allow the animal mat- ter to decay they are taken out and beaten while wet with a short wooden paddle to drive out the decomposed matter. They are then squeezed in order to drive out the water and the remalning animal mat- ter and are then sirung on & piece of coarse string about five feet in length. Sponges of a different grade are never put on the same string and the stringer aleo endeavors to have sponges of a similar sige in the same bunch, The diving boats clean their sponges on board the vessel, thus obviating the expense of kraals. The dangers of the fishery is greatest in the fall, when the hurrican season is on. A hurrican may swoop down upon the fleet and spread death and destruction. In Oc- tober, 1908, a hurrican swept through the keys and about twelve vessels, nearly ail of which were spongers,. were destroyed in the nelghborhood of Knights Key. One vessel was carried nearly a mile intd the Interfor of one of the keys. All sponges are sold either at Tarpon Springs or Key West, by far the greal part being sold here, and the method lowed In disposing of them is probably unique and hase been followed almost from the inception of the business. The Sponge Exchange. On the Anclote river, about twenty min- utes' walk from the heart of this town, is the Sponge exchange, a long, Tow bullding with a yard surrounded by a high board fence. The building is divided Into com- partments in which the sponges are stored until the sale days, on Tuesdays and Fri- days of each week. On the morning of the sale the sponges are taken out into the yard and arranged in piles, each grade being kept separate. The buyers, who represent the large wholesale firms dealing in such articles, are permitted to look over the bunches at any time before or during the sale, but are not allowed to welgh them. When the hour of sale arrives the auctioneer takes his place beside the first plle and asks for blds. Not a word Is uttered by him In re- gard to the sponges, the buyers being sup- posed to know all that could be sald about them Bach buyer writes on a slip of paper the price he s willing to give and hands it to the auctioneer, who lays it face down In the palm of his hand. There is no con- tinuous competition as in a regular auction, as each man s allowed only one bid. When all the bids are in the auctioneer reverses them and reads off the amounts. The highest bid takes the pile, and the auctioneer hands the slip back to the suc- cessful bidder, who writes his name and the date on It and then offerg jt to the owner, If the owner accepts the slip the sale {s consummated, but should he think the price too small he can decline to receive it, and the sale fs off. Under these circumstances the pile imust be removed from the yard to the building at once and cannot be put, up again until the next sale day. buyer is not permitted to back out. Sales Mount High. It can easily be seen from the above that the buyer must be an experienced man or he will make costly mistakes. As & usual times but a few cents separating the high- est and lowest bidders on a lot selling for several hundred dollars. Nometimes as much as $0,00 worth of sponges will be s0ld. At Key West the sales are held every morning but Saturday and Bunday. As soon as a pile is sold It is loaded on drays and removed to the buyer's ware- house. Here the sponges are thoroughly dried out and the ragged edges trimmed off. They are then pressed into bales weighing from twenty to elghty pounds, in which shape they are shipped to the wholedale dealers in New York, Philade phia, Chicago and St. Louls in this coun- try, and to London, England, and Ham- burg, Germany. The recognized trade varieties of Florida sponges are the sheepswool, the most val- uable; the yellow, the velvet, the grass and the glove. In 1308 about 800,00 worth of sponges were gathered and marketed by the spongers of Florida. Ap Interesting experiment 1s now being made by the United States bureau of fish- eries, the raising of sponges from oclip- pings. For a long time about ond-half of the sponges used in this country were se- cured from the waters surrounding the state of Florida, but of late years the sup- ply has not kept pace with the demand, end In order to prevent the destruction of the Inudustry the bureau began its experi. ments in 1901, and has since met with some success, although it is too early to fore- cast the final resuit. If suceesstul, sponges may be raised on'private grounds, the same as oysters and clams are now. CONSUMPTIVE DOCTORS BARRED BY HEALTH BOARD Oklshoma P Mo The Stop to Physicians from East for Bemes it of Health. GUTHRIE, Okl., April 16.—~No more phy- siclans who are diseased with Consump- tion or tuberculosis will be licensed to practice medicine in Oklahoma. This wae the declision reached by the State Board of Medical Examiners, In sesslon hére yes- terday. It was found that physicians from the east with consumption were coming to Oklshoma to practice, hoping to benefit their health. It was held by the board that the interests of patients demanded that in the future the board refused to lésue M- censes to such practitioners. WIGH WATER STOPS WORK Shut Down. BOSTON, April 16—The Agawan Mead- ows, opposite Springfield, were from elght to-ten feet under water today and in West Springleld some of the houses wers completely surrounded by water and cellars were flooded. The use of powerful pumps in factories on the Springfield side of the river alone prevented a number of fae- tories from being forced to suspend opera- tions. The paper mills at Bronswick, Me,, were shut down today on account of high water in the Androscoggan, but it is belleved the river would recede during the dav.