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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1911)
12 Till OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: OCTUKKK 22, 1911. 1 . . N .m .M .n . 1 . H iltA)LilUllULIU sAeV.sTWWT,V mtryY'rir''Umwrr---' W U- 'A i yi ! ly y v V v r y y - - - - y..... . - - - y. . . . . . - - . y y. k it - is- m w an Economy Event of Utmost Importance ) j Omaha Buyers Recognize Our Manufacturers' Stock Sale as Scores of new bargains for Monday. Although stocks have been greatly reduced the new lots offer fully equal or better bargain opportunities:' quality's what counts Friday a splendid crowd, Saturday a veritable crush of eaifor buyers and Monday, if extraordinary value giving counts, will be the biggest day of all. Come early. Unprecedented Vslue-Giviag, Monday, in High Grade Linen Dept. Fure linen hemmed or hemstitched Huck Towels, worth 50c each 23c Pure linen -figured Huck Toweling, 22 inches wide, worth 7oc; yard . . . .50c Pure Linen Bsrnslcy round thread Towel ing. 19-ln. wldo.worth 29c yd 15 Pure linen bleached table cloths, size 8x 10, ready for xmc. worth $3, at 31.08 Pure linen dinner nap kins, bleached or sil ver bleach, worth $3.25 doz., G for Q8C Puro linen satin dam ask, dew bleached, 72-ln. wide,, worth $1.75. at yd. $1.00 MS.". Amazing Bargains in Women's Ready -to-VJ ear Garments Never before have onr efforts hcen so productive of gratifying results to both ourselves and onr customers. Never before have we been in a position to offer equal assortment, equal qualities at such rare bargain prices. Price markings on Coat3, Suit3, Dresses, Skirts, that represent but a very small part of their actual value. See these specials. Ribbon Snaps for Monday (rratrst bargain offerings ever shown In My Omaha More. 3c Ktbbons, per yard 1 5c Ribbons, per yard JJ 10c Ribbons, per yard 5 15o Ribbons, per yard 7'i 25c Ribbons, per yard 10 75c Ribbons, per yard iJJ KlbboiM worth $1.50, yd 7ft Almost unllmltod assortment; all colors for your selection. , 1 Free tor Monday Denim or Linen Sofa Pillow Tops and Backs, together with embroidery instruction chart, to em u purcnaser 01 u sarins 01 f f Richardson's best silk floss, ' mm ear at IIS 200 Handsome Novelty Coats that were made to sell to $25.00; all colors, all sizes; very choice bargains Monday nt '....$12.50 125 Long Caracul Coats; lincl through out, regular $15.00 values; best bar gains ever, Monday 8.95 500 Beautiful New Sealette Plush Coats, lined with Belding's and Skinner satin; very special bargains; on 6alc at 25.00 and 15.00 Genuine American Beaver Fur Coats CO inches long, regular $100.00 values, matchless at $G9.00 Ladies' and Misses' Tailored Suits Over 200 in the lot, made to sell up to $35.00; all newest styles and most wanted materials and colors; an ex ceptional lot of bargains ...19.50 Ladies' French Voile and Serge Dres3 Skirts All newest models in colors and black; arc regular $7.50 values; Monday's sale price 4.95 $5.00 Wool Blanket Robes, in all colors, exceptional bargains tit lOi) Ladies' Silk Messaline Underskirts Good assortment, the greatest lot of bargains ever, choice 1.95 I? Greatest showing of Wo men's and Misses Conta In Omaha. Ilundreds of other delightful bargains will bo shown Monday,' among ' them a very choice line of One-piece Velvet and Imported Cloth Dresses greatly underpriced at 25.00. 3o7oO, 35.00, 10.00, 45.00. Don't miss them. - Our Children's Section is replete with everything desir ablo in garment styles for the youngsters, .lust what you want at saving prices. Hundreds of New Crowii Jwel Tailored Suit3 at 25.00. ift Sheets and Bed Spreads in Our High Gride Linen Dept. Monday Bed Sheets, heavy and durable, good size invisible French seam, worth 75c each, at 48c Bed Spread, 81x90,- seamless, made from heavy Eheetlng, worth $1; each G9t? Bed spreads, Imported Marseilles, heavy knotted fringe, cut corners, worth $7.00, each $4 50 Bed spreads, imported Marseilles, soft quilt ed, full size assorted patterns, worth $3.98, each SS.50 Bed spreads, crotchet hemmed or fringed, plain or rut corners, worth $3.00, each 8108 Bed spreads, full size, fringed; also plain hem; assorted pat terns, worth $2.60, each . -S150 Fine Furs in assortment that is unequaletl, at lowest prices. . Mew Hand Bag Bargains We have just opened our new leather goods department, and Saturday will show the finest line of , Leather, Silk, Satin, Velvet, Bead, Cut Steel, Tapestry and Fur Handbags in Omaha. Several big Sample Lines will be shown Saturday at about half retail worth, $1.00 Velvet Bags , 49 $1.25 Velvet Bags '. 5j $2.00 Velvet Bags )8 $2.50 Velvet Bags $1.25 $2.00 Tapestry Bags 984 $5.00 Tapestry Bags $3.25 $8.00 Beaded Bags '." $5.1)0 $2.00 Leather Bags 98? See the new line of Fur lings to match your coat or furs. . They're beauties. SSfS Arlington Mills Dress Fabrics We are Omaha headquarters for these famous Wool Dress and Coating fabrics and Monday offer you special bargains that you'll find unequaled anywhere. 91.00 Htorm Herges, 73c, EO-lnch wide, strictly all wool, and values you can not duplicate. 91.RO (Voting- Semes 91,10, 56-Inch wide; strictly all wool and a choice fabric; greatly underpriced. 91-75 Hootch Hultlna, $1.2.1, 54-Inch, wide, in the semi-rough effects; big range of colors and most desirable styles. , 91.73 t'ONtutno Herges, 91,35, 64-Inch, wide, all wool and an exceptionally desirable quality. 92.0O Coating Herges, $1.50, 54-Inch cream serges, absolutely tree from black specks. Polo Coatings, Astraklians and Bilk I'lush, are here in profusion; all lat est combinations In double-faced fa- rics shown, at, up from. .... .$1.03 2,000 lards of riain and Novelty Dress Goods, 40 to 50 inches wide, all wool Serges, Panamas, Diagonals, Broadcloths, Knickerbocker suitings In stripes and rough weaves, cheviots, etc., Values $2.50 yd., at 48S G8S 981 A Saving of i on Traveling Goods Manufacturer's Sample Lines at most wonderful bar gain prices Monday. Suit Cases, $5.00 to $22.50 values, nearly all leathers, at $3.05 to $14.05 l'iue Lcatlfer Bags, all stylus, leather lined, from $5.50 to $27.50 values at $3.05 to $18.50 Matting Mid Itattan Suit Cases, values from $1.50 to $5.00, on ale at $110 to $3 05 Bee Dodge Stwi Windows, Very Bpe cial Bar gains In Misses', Woinrn's and Chil dren's Shoes. Usujusisiri Phenomenal Rug Bargains We mention here only four of the many choice bargain offerings from our big special mill purchases and from our own splendid stock of full rugs. $20.00 Rugs at $12.98 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, Seamless, 10-wlre quality, in all the new shades of brown. delft, blue, etc., floral and oriental patterns, Monday, at $12.98 $25.00 Rugs at $15.98 9x12 size Axmlnster Rugs in all the new oriental and floral patterns; delightful bargains prlceday.at."!..... $15.98 8-3x10-6 size, same fJQ6 as above 5lTtf5 $30.00 Ruge at $19.98 In this line we place all our Blglow'a Elect ras, Roxbury and Smith's Savonnerle Ax minsters. Not a rug worth less than $30.00, Your choice $19.98 $28.00 Rugs at $18.98 In this lot we place all our seamless. Wilton Rugs that sold up to $28.00 each. Now patterns. 0x12 hIza, In Ain An splendid asaortment, Jll55 Silks from the Eamus Mills Purchase At One-third Less Thai Regular Retail Prices. 91.23 Imperial Messaline 80c 50 pieces of 36-ln., all silk Imperial Messaline in 25 different fall colorings; firm, heavy quality that always retails at $1.75 yd., Monday, at yard 80 A beautiful assortment for selection. 92.23 Silk Poplins, $1.50 Bordure Pop lins, Jacquard Poplins, 'Plain Poplins, in every wanted color,- 4Cx42 inches wide. Very best qualities; most popu lar silks of the season. Values to $2.25 ard at $1.25 and $1.50 Bordered Silk Serges and Messaline -The very newest fab rics, the bordered effects being specially good, come in Navies, Browns, Reseda, Wisteria. Black, etc., 4 5 in. wide, a fine selection of matchless values, yard. .. .$1.25 and $1.75 5,000 yards of Plain and Fancy Silks Including 36-in. Poplins and Messallnes, 27 ln. Jacquard, Messallnes and Fancy Taffeta, 22-in. Persian Silks, 20-in. Stripe and Check Taffetas and Satin barred Plaids, 27-In. Peau de Cygnes and Taffetas, are regular values up to $1.50 yd., In 3 big lots at 38J 48 and G8 " All rugs offered in thia sale are guaranteed perfect or money refunded. Come early and get the choicest patterns. Men's Wo men's and Children's Underwear All quali ties about half. iinw ,piui m 1 1 ii mil ii p J I'HiiiiJU' iil 7 Tun ! - " Extra Specials Monday In our Wash Goods Dept. Bath robe blankets A good as sortment of colors and patterns, full sire. Monday, each. .$2.50 Corda to match 25 Bath robe material, by the yard good colors and patterns at a yard 28 36-in. Challls. All new goods 15o quality, at, a yard.... 10 36-lncu Flannelettes good pat terns, at a yard 12' 56-lnch Percales light and dark colorB, at, a yard 12 Plata acd fancy silks, flower . sllg organdies. A good assortment of all; 39c goods, Monday 25 Repps and Poplins, all colors, 27-Inch wide, at yard 50. 30. 25 55c Laundry Bags 12k A big line of extra size Laundry Bags made to sell up to 35c; great snap Monday, at choice . 12 tt 25c Sofa l'illow Coven, Linen Centerpiece and pillow t Manufacturers' surplus stock, 25c and 35c values, on salo at 12 Special Bargains In Curtains and Draperies Values that quality for quality, price for price, we're confident you cannot duplicate In the city; comparison of values is always welcomed by us. Specially is this true in this great line of Cur tain and lrapcry Bargains Monday. Imre Curtains, worth to $8.00 pair, fine as sortment, pr. $1.45 Lace Curtains, worth to $5.00 . pair, all styles, at, pr. $3.25 Lace Curtaius, worth " to $4 pair,- on aale ,at, pair ....$2.75 Lace Curtaius, worth to $3 pair, Monday, at, pair ... .$1,75 Ijico Curtains, worth to $2.60 pr., good as sortment, pr. $1.35 Lace Curtains, worth to $1 pair for Mon day, pair at . .50 97.50 Mercerized Por. t feres. . plain colors, ralsod patterns. at ......... $425 95.00 Mercerized Por tieres, full size, choice bargains at $3.25 92.00 Couch Covers, full size, good assortment, t-s.i ...-$1.25 Blankets, Comfortables, Bed Spreads, etc Comfortable lal. too pairs of irrey Cotton blankets, 10-4. mill value at TSo a lalr, on vale, at per l'lr 440 100 pairs of 8 Ho blank. eta 5o 100 pairs 11.00 blanket at 76o 100 pair 1.24 Mankrta at Stto 10i pairs $1 60 blankets at ...Sdo Tba Genuine Ueacon Blanket. 60 pairs of No. 1 752. flltf values ....SI. S3 (0 pairs of No. 17uu. I3.lt values . ...a.7 to pairs of No. ito, IS. 00 values ....$3.60 10O Auto Sliawl. k ulna Imported Scolih artlrle, trtcOy all wool, $7-60, $8 50, 10.60 and ....SlS.60 Wool Felted Auto HhawU. worth i. at sa.a AYe tmve a Im ice Variety of bteamer btiawla. Wa hava them In wool top. In carded cotton. In felted cotton. In half-down, in ' full down. Made of all kinds of Comfort ma terial, and also In silk, at 6o. Too, Sl.00, 91.B5, 1.60, !. up to ai:il IS. SO. BBS SrXEAD 'SAXiB We have them In plain hemmed. In fritiKed, In filiiKed and rut cor nurs, la scalloped? etc.. in full size. In S-4 also and crib alses, In crocheted, In aatln fin IhIi and In KtMiulne Marseilles, at S9o, 7 So, 1-00, SI 85, 91.60, $3.00 up to I O.OO. Bpeolal Bale la Towels. lluok towels. Hath towels, damask towels. etc., 60, 7 -o, lOo, lVo 160, SOo, A6o, up to, cacu TOO. Special Furniture Sale Prices Very Low Oak Hall Trees, French plate mirror .. .$6.50 100 odd pedestals, mission, mahogany, oak, early Kng- lish, all different designs;, worth up to $5.00, at only $1.05 Golden Oak Taborettes, odd lot, each, only 65 Magazine Racks, on sale for $1.45 ladies' writing desks, solid oak, only $1.05 DIUvSSEKS AND WAIiDltOBES Solid Oak DreBser, 96 inches long, 3 draw ers, 12x20 French beveled mirror, on sale for ....$5.05 Btralg-lit Post Solid ltrass Beds on Kale, at -88 JtBAX BABOAnrU xw OBS KBCBB IIlKh chair Wttb. table. olid oak Sl-60 Wursery chair, wortli to 11.25, only ...TSe 42-ln. solid oak dresser 22x28. glass $0.50 Solid Oak Chiffonier, 5 drawers, mirror, only Solid Oak Chiffonier, without mirror for $4.05 Kitchen Safe, double glass door, 2 draw ers, 3 compartments, ventilated, 7 foot on ly $8.50 7-foot safe,, double door, on sale, $6.50 Iteet or Morris chairs. automatic, only S7.60 Large arm rocker, hlrii back, only . ...SJ.60 .Arm rockers, odd lot, on sale (X60 H dos. odd lluftet.i. quarter sawed oak. lilKhly polished, well made, 011 aale 119.60 7-foot wardrobe, dou ble panel door $5.05 for .... $7.50 Bent glass China clos et, solid oak, colo nial $0.95 Vernis Martin IScds, full sUe t dozen pat terns, on sale for $5, worth up to $8.00. Continuous post solid brass bed, $14.50 Genuine leather couch at aa.60 Imitation leather couch at 1S 50 Mahogany finish parlor suite, a pieces, real leather upholittored on sale H9.60 Chicken feather pillows (new and clean) ..60o In the Domestic Room Wide Sheetings, Linens, Napkins, Sheets, Pil low Cases, l'ercales, Outing Flannels, Flannel ettes Towels at Frices Vncqualed in This City. The following are a few items as an Index. Ho dealers sold at these prices. 9-4 Roachdale Bleached Sheeting-, genuine article, at 18Ho 9-4 Hoachdale unbleached Sheeting-, genuine article, at ISo 9-4 1'epperel Bleached tiheetlng, genuine article. SOo 9-4 Aurora Half Bleacnjd Sheeting, genuine article. at Ho 8-4 of the above brands 2c a yard lower; 10-4 of the above brands 2c a yard higher. 45-lnch Lockwood Casing, bleached 13o 42-inch trf)Ckwood Casing, bleached ISo Hope. 36-lrich wide, genuine article, worth 10c, Lonsdale, S-in. wide, genuine article, worth 10c, 6?o Thistledown, yard wide, bieached, 9o values 60 Unbleached Sheetings, yard wldo. extra values.. 60 at .13Vio The best 20c pillow slip on the market, 45x16, at 160 Extra Specials la Plooe Ooods A good Trio outing flannel, dark or light culors. at 60 ,A good lOo outing flannel, dark or light colors at 7hio A good 12Ho outing flannel, dark or light colors, at 8 ho 12Wc percales, 38 Inch wide, dark or lixht colors, at 80 15c pure all linen crash, heavy, good value. at. yard lOo Crashes, vard 8 Vic. lOo. laVaO, ISO, SOo and 85o Beady Made Sheets. No. 6485, siae 7Jx0, a strong round thread sheet made for heavy wear, regular price bttc, on sale at ..39o Amugausett, 72xs0. thia In an extra weight sheet, round linen , thread finish, regular 75u value .SSo lielvedine, one of the best (iic sheets on the ' market, round thread, blxitu. on thlH sale 680 riiiow sups The best 15c pillow slip on the market. 42x46, at llo The best 18o pillow slip on the market, 4 2x3tf, at lao The best 16o pillow slip on the market. 45x36, Men's and Boys' Hats and Caps Surplus stock of a Kig Eastern Manufacturer and sample lines of several well known concerns. Men's Pelt Rats, values up to JT50, soft or stiff, newest shapes, Scratch I p. Beavers, mixed folts, etc.; on salo in i big lota ...$1.45 and 85o 600 Boys- and ChUdren'g Hats, val ues up to 11.00; on sale in two lols at 95o and 49o K?'a nd Boys' Caps, values up to ."w .hum 10 uozen in the lot. at . .SSo Speca Drugs, Toilet and Drug Sundries for Monday ' Votlce Prices on Knbbsr Ooods We save yoa 36 to 60 per cent. $3 00 Wellington Syringe and Bottle, guaranteed for 6 years, for... 82.00 $1.00 No. 2 Standard Hot Water bot tle for 69o )1.25 2-qt. Hapld, Flow Fountain Syringe 'or 930 $2.00 No. 2 Red Kubber Fountain Syringe for $1.85 $2 00 No. t Combination Syringe and - bottle for $1-00 $2.25 No. 3 Red Rubber Combination Syringe for $1.73 $2.00 No. 2 good value Hot Water bottle for $1-49 $3.50 Marvelous Whirling Sprav for $2.76 $200 2-qt. Metal Sanitary Douche for i $1.19 7Ec values In Rubber Gloves at 49o One pound 20 Mule Team Boras Co Five bars of Ivory Soap for ....19o lOo Jap Rose or Palmollve soap, at 2 bars for ig0 $1.00 size pure Hydrogen Feroxhie. for aso 25c. can of Lr. E. L. Craves' Tooth Powder for ...lOo 25c Sanitol Tooth Baste or Powder, for 13Mio 25o tar Peroxide Cream for lOo 6fto Java Klce or Pozzonl's Face Pow- der for ase $1 and ll.r.0 Huir rtmiuiiAa ..ph kq Read Hay den' 's Big Grocery Monday and Save 25 to 50 Per Ct. on Expenses Special on Batter, uui terms and Cnsese. The best creamery butter, car ton or bulk, lb i-o The best No. 1 dairy butter, lb 25o Tho best No. 1 country cream ery butter, lb ...2So IS Ina best granulated sugar for $100 49-lb. sack Diamond H flour, nothing like It for the money, Der ack $1.20 ' 4S-10. sack Hayden's Health flour, nothing liner, $1.75 sack Monday, 4-lb. sack for $15 10 oars Beat 'Km All or Dia mond C soap 25o I lbs. best white or yellow corn meal 150 1 lb. cans Pumpkin, llomlny. Squash or Baked Beans S'nc Gallon cans Golden Table Syrup 35o I lbs. Rolled Breakfast Oat meal 7 250 The bet soda or oyster crack en, lb o The best crisp Pretxels, lb. 6o The best Ginger Snaps, lb. Co OH or Mustard Sardines, can L Yeat Foam, pkg So Crape Nuts, pkg 10c Corn Flakes Breakfast Food, pki Vo 2 lbs. good butterlne, better and cheaper than lols of but ter 250 Full cream cheese, lb 15o The finest potatoes grown, pk. 10U In the Busy Hardware Department T.im that will appeal to all soonomlcal housekeepers. Take advantage of STOVE SALE MONDAY. $15.00 Rex Ouk Heaters, full nickel. 14-ln. firepot $11.00 Fame with 16-in. firepot.... $12.00 $50.00 Steel Bangs, fully guaranteed on sale ut $33.00 $25 oo Cast Iron Cook Stove, creat value, ut $15.00 Purnaoe Booop, medium slzc....39o il.50 Waffle Iron. wltli hljsh stand, ' on Balo. at 79o $1.2 Waff la Iron, with high stand, on sale, at 69o tnecs specials, WASH BOZX.EB SALE. No. 8, extra heavy cop. bottom, $1.39 No. 9, extra heavy, cop. bottom, $1.39 No. 7, heavy all copper boiler. .$2.49 No. S, heavy, all copper boiler. .$2.93 No. !, heavy all copper boiler, .$3.25 No. 8, galvanized ali boiler. .. .890 Wash boards, all kinds, glass, .bras, or t'nc, at 35o RU-feet cotton clothes line lOo $1.50 folding clothes racks 79o $2.00 folding wringer benches. .$1.49 , T t J k TURKS HAVE KOMYAL TERM Derelopment of Marine Hindered by Poverty of Lanfuag-e. ",' " ENGLISH CEISIE DECEEASESQ DrltUh Prlsoa Cosaaslsslva Reports Falllac Off of Foarteca Tkoa aaad la ft amber at Persons laearee-ratcd. LONDON, Oct. 21. The discussion lu C.Uciit to the present unpleasantness be tween Italy and Turkey of the unpre. pai-ednesa of the Turkish fleet lias re called an unusual difficulty experienced by the founders of the original Ottoman itavy. Tt.ey a ere hampered by the fact that t'.-tre ware no otd la U e Turkish dic tionary for the various ropes and sails of the warships of that day. An In genious officer solved the problem by tlelng different vegetables to the various ropes and spars of the rigging and the sailors received orders to "Hoist the to mato!" "Let go the potato!" until a more formal vocabulary could be sup plied. Novel as this procedure, was, it v as not an Innovation, as It was exactly the method adopted by Almeida, the Portu guese admliat and discoverer, when be was outfitting a fleet for just such a descent on the Turkish colony of Mozambique as the Italians made on Tripoli. It was at the beginning of the six teenth century, and Portugal still lacked a navy, and the Portuguese tongue was devoid of naval terms. This fact did not daunt the doughty Admiral Almeida, and, hanging tip strings of garlic and onions vn the pott and starboard sides, respectively, of Lis ships, be instructed his helmsmen to "garlic" or "onion" the helm, as necessity commanded. Easllsh Crime Is Decreasing. The report of the British Prison com mission. Just made public Indicates that crime Is on the decrease In the kingdom, as there Is a fall of 14.CM) In the num ber of prisoners. The commissioners de nounce short sentences and plead for longer terms with a view to successful reformatory effects. The report bears testimony to the good moral effect of lectures and concerts In the prisons. Last 'Baa ta Qalt. When Andrew Gibson, for thirty-seven years the driver of an omnibus In Lon don, throws down his reins some night near the end cf the present month, the last horse-drawn 'bus will have finished Its final trip through the streets of the world's metropolis. Gibson shakes bin gray bead sadly ever the prospect and .declares that the Lon don of the cotorbus and taxlcab Is not a happy as the London of the days when people were content to move slower. He said. "When I started driving the folks seemed to have more time and they were more contented. Passengers of today never think of passing the time of day with the driver, or asking questions like they used to." At the heydey of Gibson's career the two omnibus companies of London owned $1,000 horses. x Friend of Twain Broke. Joseph Verey, fiieodx and courier of Mark Twain during nine of the European tours made by the American humorist, aas been rescued from want by a society of professional humorists. Verey felt the pinch of poverty from the loss of his savings, which had been unwisely In vested, and he was In actual want when discovered In obscure London lodgings by a local paper's representative. When bis plight was made publlo a number of admirers of Mark Twain interested them selves In his behalf and secured him a position as lecturer to a local society for tho encouragement of humor. Just prior to his late misfortune, the former courier was enagea as pheasant raiser by King Alfonso of Spain. On one of the visits of the royal family to the hatchery, Verey entertained them with stories of his travels with the celebrated American humorist. He has an endless store of recollections of his famous em ployer. Clemens discovered Verey in Paris through the hull porter at the author's hotel, who gave such a glowing- account of the caurlor that Twain determined to have him at once. "George, I must have this Verey at once." he said. George demurred, as he could not leave his post, but the humor ist agreed to put on his apron and look after the door while the porter summoned Verey. The courier was engaged at once and served Clemens In that capacity as long as he was needed. JUST THE SAME HOT BALL Fifty Million Years la Baslness M'ithont Showing; Vp a Wrinkle. A book on the sun has just been pub lished by Charles G. Abbott, director of the Astrophyslcal Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution, at Washington, which is intended for the general reader as well as for the scientist. He begins with an introduction covering the various branches of solar Investigation, and fol lows with more specific discussions well Illustrated by . photographs and drawings. According to tha author's theory, the sun Is composed of a gaseous or vaporous substance, except In the spots. He holds that the temperature Is too treat to nr. mlt Its bolng in a solid or liquid condi tion. As the temperature attributed to the sun. (.500 decrees absolute, wonl.l melt any known substance, it seems only reasonable to believe this statement. He further states that the specific grav ity Is too low to permit the sun's mass being other than gaseous. The visible part of the sun is in the form of a gaseous shell, known as the photosphere. It is clear and Incandes cent, due to the great temperature. Al though It Is theoretically probable that the diameter of the sun is slowly de creasing at a certain rate, due to radia tion and contraction. It cannot be de cided practically, as it would take 10,000 years to cause an appreciable change in the so'.ar diameter. Even afier trans milting energy to the earth. In the form or light and neat, through sortie 9;i,000,0mi miles or space, during a Derlod of ihnnt 5O.O0O.0uO years, the sun is apparently none the worse for wear. N. T. Poet V