& PART > & III. FHE OMAHA UNDAY H PAGES 17 TO 20.
FROM
THE
Being another entire car load o.f SILKS , DRESS GOODS , LINENS , Bedspreads , Drapery Swisses ,
Sateens , Lawns , Dimities , Ladeg , Enibroidei'ies , Corsets , etc , , whicli arrived in Omalia Saturday
and which will all be on sale Monday. Never in the history of our business have we been situated
so as to offer such
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UNAPPROACHABLE
and Douglas
Thousands of yards of sliRlitly ; damngodlmt 1rqry desir
able fabrics from tlio Ely-Walker stools , sit a
fraction of their real value ,
Double width all wool Dress Goods , double width' '
black and colored Grenadines , Checks , Piaids - ,
and small figured Novelties ; Ely-Walker's
0 and igc Dress Goods ,
All the $1.00 and $123
Von This is the
TOWELING. greatest opportunity
.
on sale at SG psr yard. MAIISKILLKS nnd CUOCH-
IJTKU UK1 > SPREADS that X'nbleachPd Harnslcy anil tunity to lay in a supply of
All the Ely-Walker fancy Brocaded have been wet BO In one big GLASS TOWKMNG , nil Table Linen that will
qualities , all widths , nomu ever occur
Dress Goods , strictly all wool crepon , 7 lot at S3c each. badly diinniBCd by water ,
very wide black and colored pure silk others nil clean ami pel feet , cur in Omaha ,
and go In one lot nt 5e ynrrt.
and wool novelties from the Ely-Walk- 7J All the extra heavy Jl JO
or stock of these goods worth to 7oe vnrd , nnd $1.75 grades of MARSEILLES One
up
; many All the 25c grade of GLASS case of wide S-I. 9-4
slightly damaged from writer , on sulo on bargain l ) ' J SEILLES BED SPREADS , CLOTH , extra heavy buck and 10-1 SHUI3TING. and all
square ut lOe and 15c yard. * = ' % only bllghtly wet , go nt DOe all and hound all linen nnd Illicit iicifect toweling , seine , widths of pillow .slip muslin ,
each. have been sllirhtly wet , go In lAX ) yards In the lot. as long
one lot at ti'i.e per yard. This as they last go at lOc yard ,
IB the blfipeHt b.ugnln over worth ffi'ic. '
The entire stoc of slightly wet or soiled Silks from offered In Omaha.
All the genuine Imported
the Ely-Walker sale , in four immense lots , Finest quality of Sebastopols , fancy weaves , ENGLISH MARSEILLES All the extra line ami heavy
plain Henriettas , extra wide Series and Can SPREADS , that lire worth All the Unbleached Muslins from the
LOT 1 On main floor , on bargain square , Ely- vas Cloths these became s'ightly wet at the up to ? 7 50 each , go nt ? 1 25 TURKEY RED Ely-WnlUer stock , who'es.ilo
; . 12S
' silks black and dark each. There aic only pilco as high as 7'Jc yaul ,
all
Walker's fancy striped , spreads In this lot and they DAMASK goat
fire but when worth
Ely-Walker , perfect were ' last . wet , at 2 < yard , us long as they
gtomuls , with rod , pink , heliotrope , white and every color ttiipo won't long. that has been
iinnfrinubla ; also fancy ligural ftllks and surahs ; tlio wholubiiio $1.00 yard ; on sale on bargain square worth yard. 23c y.nd , go at lie hist.
price wua 50o yd , only very slightly damaged , on sale atliio yard. at 250 yard. All the Towels from the
All the absolutely sound
LOT 2 Ely-Walker's too pieces of Black Dress Goods , Ely Walker fire. Never were All the. DOc quality extra and perfect DRAPEllY
Plain Satins , also Fancy with large and small floral designs , such bargains in Oimha be unbleached heavy bleached SCOTCH TA- and SWISS , worth lOc yard , goat
Brocaded Silks , and other weaves on Henrietta or S tin UL13 UAMASK , wide widths , Cc .
made at
fore. Ely-Walker yard.
and strictly all silk fancy b'ack ' Grenadines Berber grounds. Ely-Walker's price was 750 spec go ut 2c ynul.
dines , very , very slightly damaged , the yard , on sale in black goods department ialty of linens and the Towels 2 more cases of the best
wholesale price was 75o , on sale ut 25e ynrd of the finest
at 350 yard. are All the finest quality of qimlilj of bleaohrd muslin
and cambric , Tiult of the
quality. full bleached 72 Inches wide , l oem , Lonsd.ile , Itearshltl
LOT 3 Ely Walker's $1.00 quality of 44 inch _ Black Hovelty GrOOdS , corkscrew The badly damaged ones satin damasU , worth 73c yd. , and Pilile of the West , ns
In pei feet condltlop , go at long as they last go at 3 * o
Black Satin Duchesse and Peati de screw iJerbers , Jacquards , 50 inch Canvas have lot boon at 7c \vet each. only go in too yard. yard , wet th 12'ic.
' one
Soie , very heavy quality 24 inch light Taf Cloths and fancy MohairsElyWalker's
feta Silk , with Dresden patterns , all worth wholesale price Si.oo. The extra Inigc IIUCK nnd All the finest quality doub 5 c.ises of fancy striped
$1.00 and very slightly damaged , on sale at at just one-half price DAMASIC TOWELS that le SATIN DAMASK , 72 Inch dark ground SAT1NES , extra
. were , only slightly wet , In width , Ely-Wulher'B whole
39c yard 5oc per yard. go sale price was $1.40 yaul , all tra fine quality , wotth 03c ,
one lot lOc each , most of
LOT 4 Extra heavy black Pean de Soie ga.oo quality of pure silk and wool fancy th m are worth 3oc. Kic In perfect yard. condition , go nt go nt 5c yard.
Satin Duchesse , and new style Taffetas weaves in Novelty Black Goods ,
in shepherd plaids and checks most" of either plain or floral and other new designs ; All the best quality S.itln 500 dozen extra heavy s.itin 5 cases of full
these goods are only slightly mussed , and these goods are all perfect and Damask Knotted Fringe and Walker's DAMASIC wholesale NAPKINS price , Ely- was Standard Prints ,
Ely-Walker's price was $1,25 yard on sale on sa e in black goods department Large TOWELS Bleached , worth COc , HUCK $2.50 dozen , all sound nnd regu'ar SAc graJc ,
go m
ac soc ya rd at 890 per yard. one lot at 15c each. perfect $1.75 per , they dozen. go tomorrow at go at 2c yard.
MODERN SALOMON'S ' TEMPLE
The Marvelous "Workshop of a Millionaire
Scientist in Britain.
SPENDING A FORTUNE FOR SCIENCE
A 1'rlvntc Then I or ami mi Ktcotrlcnl
ClINtlr I2 < | | < Ml - nKIiViunler -
liiK Mac hi it ery Uu-
Horlptloii of ( InHen. .
Ono of the most remarkable t > clcntlftc In-
Vestlgators In the world Is Sir David Sale
mons of Droomlilll , England. Ho IB a
wealthy baronet who for the pure love of
Bclence , and certainly without any desire for
pecuniary gain , haa expended over $500,000
on what Is the most elaborate electric lab
oratory In existence. Without doubt thla
electric establishment stands unrivaled , No
university can bonst of such nn isiulpniont ,
and the famed laboratory of Thomas A.
IMIson la small In comparison. Looking eu-
Iierflclally at numerous expensive details of
the plant , ono at IIml might , feel Inclined
to net down Sir David as a wealthy trlller
in bclcnco , with n penchant for overindulg
ing the aesthetic Bldo of his nature , but he
la far from being such a person. No hard-
g , brcad-anil-buttcr-earnlng sciential
SOLOMON'S KLHCTIHO CASTLH.
could lui inoro serious than he , The remits
of his linestimations have been accepted as
welcome additions to pclcntlflc lore , and his
Intentions , in most cate * given gratis to
the public , are In use all over the world ,
U Is , In fact , th'.i utter lack of Ixmibatt and
overvaluing ot hU own discoveries that have
caused him to be recognized as a legitimate
sclt'utlst In circles where any other man
of the tame natural advantages would be
regarded a an Interloper , Yet , In gazing
around the vstabllehmcn ono cannot help
reckoning up , even If unconscloutly. the util
ity of a prhato theater or scientific lecture
hall for the use of one's friends , a steam
and electric lighting plant big enough to
Illuminate a town , a private uuueum of
more accumulated Interest than that con
tained In many to which admission la
charged , and other features of like nature.
Hut It Is all satisfactorily explained when
the fact U pointed out that thcee very
features have helped iloog scientific results
which might not have bren obtained without
V them. The little lecture hall haa held au
diences made up ot the scientific great men
of. England , and tbo dlicuuiloua rwblctn were
course , aside from the liberal spirit Involved
In the bringing together of what might be
called an ensemble of scientific mind and
matter.
ANI ENCHANTED CASTLE.
When Sir David Salomons announced his
Intention , of turning the remaining old tower
of the ancestral castle on his rotate Into a
laboratory at a probable cost of 100,000 , his
frlendo eliook their heads dolefully. When ,
after several years , he accomplished his
purpose , these name friends believed him to
have finally entered the domain of crankdom ,
hut they , iiovcrthelebs , were very anxious to
bo Invited to a close view of all the wondcra
of what had meantime become an enchanted
castle. Whether they obtained the Invita
tion matters not , but Sir David now says that
the results have fully Justified the oxpenss
and that not a penny has been wasted. A
stroll through the establishment confirmi
this view. Probably rnoro things are done
electrically In this building than in any
other in the world.
A forotnsto of the general atmosphere ol
the place can ho obtained by a visit to thu
prl\ate theater. It combines moro than Hn
name Implies It Is on the ground floor and
Includes a large ftage , dressing rooms , and
all possible accessories suitable for stage
plajs , lectures and other purposes. The wall
at the hack of the stage has a beautiful
white surface , twenty-four feet txjuare , which
Is used as a screen for lantern projections.
Of course all thu necessary projection ap
paratus Li at hand , eo that for Illustrated
lecture purposes the arrangement could not
bo surpassed. Part of tlio building will
eeat 160 people , the remainder being de
voted to the -purposes of a small accessory
laboratory. The loom Is eighty feet long , forty
feet wide- and thirty-three feet high. A view
from the stage shown two galleries. Tlio
parquet is occupied with C3b s of scientific
Instruments , reading desk ; * and other ap
paratus of like nature ,
AN ELDCTRIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
The first gallery conUlns a large library
of scientific volumes , tome of them exceed
ingly rare. At the end opposite the stage La
a magnificent arc projecting lantern. Above
this on the second gallery Is an Immense
orchestrion , worked by electric motors , -which
on occasion 'la intended to relieve the dis
course of a lecturer of whatever scIentlUc
dry rot it may contain. It has Ha scientific
uses , however , for Its owner has nuide a study
of musical vibration , using , among other
musical Instruments , th * orchestrion to ex
periment upon , Under the fl-'st gallery of the
theater stands the great Hroomhlll electro
magnet , which has attracted so much atten
tion and with which so many now facts In
magnetism have been elucidated , The great
lantern mentioned nbovn Is a triple affair ,
Ono feature of It is a limelight triple ; then
tlioro Is the theatrograph , and finally a spe
cial form of electric triple , designed by ibo
owner and quite revolutionary In character.
At least seven or eight phasen ot lantern pro
jection may ho shown with this Instrument.
But while this lantern la wonderful from
a popular paint of view , there Is another at
Uroomhlll which bclentlrlcally surpasses It.
U Is probably , with Its apparatus , the most
perfect that haa yet been constructed. It 1s
used solely for scientific work. There Is no
phenomenon in polarized light and scarcely
ono in all branches of phjslca which cannot
bo Illustrated upon tbo whlto wall by its
uec. Nearby the lanterns it the switchboard
for controlling the current which operates
them. Just in front Is an electric clock ,
which communicates with all the /other
clocks In Uroomhlll and keeps them in per
fect time.
MEASURING THE SPEED OP LIGHT.
Under one of the gallcrieu of the theater
stands a wonderful piece of apparatus , It
Is an electric machine for measuring the vt-
loclty of light. It la a revolving mirror
which can bo kept working at tremendoua
speed and without , vibration. Scientists have
the natural results of the gatherings have
had definite and lasting value. All this , of
experienced great difficulty In constructing
these mirrors. Nearly all In use can ba
kept operating only for short periods ol
time. They also require a large amount o !
attention. But this mirror is made of pol
ished steel and has six faces. It Is operated
by a motor the speed of which Is Increased
by a counter shaft. The axle of the mirror
turns In oil so that there can be no frlctloi.
The affair Is mounted on a heavy Iron bcsc.
The mirror can be revolved at the rate of
40,000 or 48,000 times a minute without risk.
A llttlo wooden pillow by the side of the
mirror carries a. Blip of paper , which is
btruck by a balanced pin passing through the
mirror spindle. Its speed can therefore be
ascertained by means of the musical note
or rather the wh'stlo set up. The Hashes of
light from the many-oldcd mirror may be
calculated with reference to the speed of the
fair moved In any direction. Hanging by
an iron bar from the trayk' above , another
bar of iron is balanced in the middle. On
one end of this latter b $ Is a. lifting : cradle ;
on the other end Is a" heavy-piece of Iron
which turns on a threadv in can ho screwed
near to or far away frbjnHbe centcr of the
horizontal bar , and thus * ( tie center of bal
ance obtained. When the cradle Is pushed
under the cell to bo moved ( the heavy piece
of iron is turned on the.-thread until the
required balance Is obtained. The cell can
then bo easily slid out of Its place and taken
to any other part of the T&om.
ENGINES THAT RUN THEMSELVES.
A remarkable feature of the installation
at Ilroomhlll is that It Is * automatic. The
storage cells run a motor. The motor is
used on occasion to start a dynamo. Gen
erally the dynamo la run fay a gas engine ,
but sometimes the condltlpn Is reversed and
the dynamo ( run backward aa a motor ) Is
now possible to allow them to continue in
operation a whole day without attention.
Thla Is the result ot a patent slide invented
bji the owner of the engine , which , so to
speak , takes the place of the string with
which the famous apprentice of Stephenson
tied up the .first steam engine , so that it
would work while he played truant. 13y using
this elide , if the engine misses ono ot two
explosions It Is not "pulled up. "
In the cnglno room is a peculiar switch
board , carrying n bell. This la not only
an electi Ic fire alarm , but It is also an alarm
for very low temperature. The bell will
ring for maximum and minimum temperature
In the engine house , Indicating that It Is
too hot , or that frost has entered the build
ing. There is also a dial on this switch
board which , -when set at a certain point ,
auses itho bell to ring every minute. It
fl used for measuring speeds of the rna-
INTEH1OH VlE3\Vt3 OP ELECTRIC CASTLE :
1 , LECTURE ROOM , 2. A CORNER IN THE LAIlRATOnY. '
3 , POWER HOUSE. < f STORAGE BATTERY ROOM.
machine and the speed of the light oil alned
iSIr David Salomons Is a recognized au
thority on storage batteries. He has written -
ton several volumes on tlio subject , and the
Installation at Uroomhlll Is probably as large ,
If not larger , than any other In the world.
There are hundreds of accumulators , " as they
ore called , at llroomhljl , yet one man attends
to them all , The cells weigh 200 pounds
each , yet this one roan moves them up and
down and round about with ease , ThU U
bccaueo of a special traveling crane In
vented by Sir David , It runs on a track all
around the building up one aisle and il wn
another , picking up a battery here and set
ting It down there. No matter what the
weight of the cells may bo the apparatus
can be adjusted to suit and the whole a-
uaed to start the engine. The arrangement
Ui so automatic and everything fits EO per
fectly Into everything eleo that Sir David
could go Into lila laboratory and start end
stop every piece of bis machinery without
In the least rolling bis hands. Distribute *
around the premiums are over 1,000 Incan
descent and ten or twelve arc lamps. They
are operated by two dynamos , wblcb in their
turn are worked by tvo gae epglnee. In this
engine room the engineer could afford to
bo continually dressed In hU Sunday clotheo ,
as he might himself cay. If a .belt Is to be
put on an overhead pulley the man need
not climb up to adjust It. The operation of
a crank turning a , clutch dora the work
The running of the gat engine haa been re
duced to euch & Qua point here that it Is
chlncry , forming a goad aural record of the
paenago of time ,
SUMPTUOUS WORKSHOPS ,
There are many uorktihopa In Uroomhlll ,
and they cover all trade * . This Is not an
exaggerated statement. The range la from a
nlmplo carpenter shop to an elaborate lapi
dary room , wherein crystals are arranged foi
the polarUrcpe , or , If you wish to bcek In
another illiectlon , to the most extensive pri
vate photographic establishment In the
world. These workshops contain every tool ,
whether of the machine type or for band
use , in-cc aary for producing all kinds of
work , large or umall. Instrument dealerx
have a utandliig order from Sir David to
either send to him a specimen of every new
BcleutlOo Instrument Invented , or at Itaat
to keep him Informed of Its advent. On the
other hand , the dealers keep a close watch
on Uroomhlll , knowing that new inventions
are constantly being made there Inventions
which , generally speaking , nre moat likely to
como Into commercial use. The variety ol
the workshops Is Illustrated by a glance
about the icaln tool room. The. owner of It
has only to signify his desire for the moat
diverse mechanical apparatus. He can al
ways have It made on one or more of the
machines. The latter all work Independently
of ono another , each being operated by Its
own electric motor. The master of Uroom
hlll seldom sends to London to have parts of
machinery made , but London frequently
Bends to him. Every machine In the big
room la lighted by ono or more electric
lamps , cbpcclally constructed to suit the
peculiar shape of the machine illuminated.
Some of thcHB lamps have come to bo adopted
In shops operated for commercial purposes
In Lomloii and elsewhere , but this room Is a
model well worthy of being copied by the
manufacturers of the world , The sumptuous-
net-fl of the place la shown when It Is found
that opening off this room Is a special study ,
a cecretary's room , a packing room and a
small electrical laboratory , to any of which
tlio worker may retire for the purpose of
further studying or developing the piece of
apparatus upon which he may ho engaged.
Thcro arc special works , arranged merely
for oonvenlencc , for on the floor below Is a
largo Btudlo with a chemical laboratory adJoining -
Joining it.
it.ACCIDENTS
ACCIDENTS IMPOSSII1LE.
It may Illustrate the flno point to which
all things are brought hero to say that all
of the rooms are heated by hot water , pumpjd
from a special steam plant built for tills pur
pose alone. No gas Is used , except for
laboratory purposes , and e\en then Its use
Is restricted where any explosive chemicals
are likely to be used , Another fine point
of order In the machine roamH U an ar
rangement which mokes It impossible for an
accident to occur by reason of the limbs or
clothes of any workman catching In the ma
chinery , lly a special arrangement of
guards , every cogwheel , belt and pulley Is
anip'y ' protected , and the most perfect safety
is maintained. The practice should bo
copied In every workshop and mill In the
world.
Sir David Salomons IB n photograplicr of
more tlnn ordinary note. Tlio extent of Ills
apparatus and plant can reckoned from
the fact that ho haa three largo desk rooms ,
all fully equipped with the latest apparatus
for maklrtg pictures , It Is popularly said at
Hroomhlll that ho owns a specimen of every
camera known to the photographer. Cer
tainly his Instruments range from the lately
discovered telescopic lenses to the delicate
affairs used for taking pictures of mlscro-
scoplo specimens , He is a little better off
than the ordinary photographer Inasmuch
as ho has several photographic Inventions
which ho kreps exclusively to himself. Allied
to his photographic achievements is hU x-ray
work , of which he has douo not a little.
Just now he is having constructed an 1m-
mciiBo storage battery plant capable of gen
erating 2,000 volts. H la to bo used In con
nection with Crookcs tubes , This in certainly
an innovation.
Sir David -Salomons was a pioneer In elec
tric work , and the present state of perfection
of his establishment was not attained without
many and constant experiments and changes.
It Is his boatt that the electric light wa4
( list ubfd in England , at Droomlilll. That Is ,
on a practical basts. Ho has grown with his
favorite science and the legitimacy of his
achievements Is fully acknowledged by his
contemporarily. Yet unlike many tpeclalUta
hu has not fallen Into a groove , hut has con
trived to remain as many bided and as much
In touch with HID general progress of the
world as possible. Tula may bo easily recog
nized In hU collection of art works and
literature , which is as wonderful In Its way
ui Itls scientific apparatus. Even the bed
rooms of his house are compelled to accommo
date the overflow of tbo regular libraries
and repositories. Hut. this Is tjplcal of the
man , and the best of all Is that lie gives
his accumulation of learning to the woild
without attempt at recompense. On his castle -
tlo top Is a largo electric beacon , and If ono
wished to be sentimental it might stand as
a synonym of Its owner's nature , giving oft
its light and its science frro to all mankind.
TIIEODOUB WATDUS.
OUT OK TIII3 OHIll.VAHV.
About 10,000,000 cattle are now found In the
Argentine Republic , said to bo descendants
of eight cows and one bull brought to Brazil
In the middle of the sixteenth century.
It may riot bo well known that the first
four letters of tiio alphabet in Jr. Murray's
"New English Dictionary" cover 83,780
words. Of thcfcc , however , only"47,780 nre
In current use.
In 18'H ' ota Rica exported 1,67GC50
hunchd * of bananas , a first rate bunch being
flUpped at a cost of about 25 cents. A slnglo
aero of thlri Incredibly rich soil may yield
200 excellent bunchop. One Cofitii Rica ba-
nai.a plantation covers 2,741 ncien.
Each omnibus and each street car In
Paris fcr the slicet car system is practl-
eally the Fame Is built to seat a certain
number of persons. That number IH Indl-
dited upon tlic exterior of tlio vehicle , ' 3iid
when It Is complete no rnoro are pcimilted
to enter under auy circumstances.
For the ( list cabin of a big Atlantic liner
there must hu .1,000 i-poocs , 2,000 forks , 1.000
napkin rings , n.OOO knlvca , IJOO linger howls ,
SOU rait cellars , 2,000 tumblers. 1,000 cups and
1,000 haucervi , 0,000 plates ofurlous klnda
arid 12,000 napkins. In the outfit of the
cablnn there will be required nt least 2,000
blankets , 1,000 counterpanes , tiOO mattress ,
800 plllo a , 700 fcheets , 1,000 luth towels
and 10,000 other towels.
The lesldcnts of I'elee Island , On ! . , have
been Kiitttrlng from a plugue of ral.s for some
time , and nothing that was done seemed to
afford uny relief , The rollouts falrlv overran
the place. A few days ago a nutnbc. of farm
t-ni darted out to rid the neighborhood of
the pints. After a day's hard work 1,100
rats weic killed , but the executioners wcro
exhausted , mid declare that In future a new
method will Imvt * to hu Invented to kill oft
the rats , A great number of valuable fruit
trots huvo been deitioyed by the ral , ami
the furmcrH are afraid that unlcF.i drastic
measures are adopted at oneu the 1S)7 ! ) crop
will ho seriously damaged.
In the fmallrst while , plush covered casket
that was ever borne to a grave in Rcodlng ,
Pa. , one Junt in by 7 Inclira , and considerably
too long for Us occupant a note
worthy burial took place recently
at Ohorles Evana' cemetery ; . ItvaH
that of Mr. and iMrs. John Swavely'u
ono ar.d one-half pound baby , G weeks old
and 11 Indies long. The child died of
marasmus , though physicians had hoped
from the midget's perfect development that
It would live and grow up. Its head was
about the size of a bate ball. It hail nut
Increased a quarter-ounco In weight In Its
five weeks of life.
Wee Willie Waters , nn 18-rnonthfl-old Now
Yorker , picked up a silver bead a llttlo big
ger than a pea. arid tmuffcd It up one * of hlu
noHtrllw. It lodged In Iho naba ! bone , and
Wllllo could not get U donn again. Ho
equalled , fin bis mother picked him up and
hurried to Delluvue hospital. Tbo doctors
probed for the bead , but could not dlslodgu
it Superintendent Murphy suggested that
snuff b 11 blown up Willie's other nostril , and
perhaps a eneozc would djslodgu the bead.
A paper cone was made , and when ono ot
tlio doctors blew a pinch of i > nuff through ono
nostril the baby sneezed und the bead caino
down the other. Wee Willie arid hla mother
left the hospital ainlllug. | >
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