The Omaha Sunday Bee. c
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PAGES 13 TO 24.
ESTABLISHED JOE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, Sl'2sDAV MOB2sl2sG, 31 A V 2(5, 1901.
SLXGTjE copy five cents.
HAYDENs GREAT BARGAINS FROM THE UNDERWRITER'S AUCTION HAYDENs
Sale of the stocks of Williams & McNtilty, Scrantoti; Tuomy Bros, Detroit; Fellttier 6c Co., New Orleans; J. C. Lutz & Co.,
Chicago. These four big stocks of dry goods, notions, laces, silks, curtains and draperies
AGENTS FOK THE
BUTTEHIC Iv P ATT H HNS.
On Sale Monday in Hayden's Big Bargain Room
AGENTS FOR THE
PUTTEHICK PATTERNS.
UAVFICII9 HiSh Grade
I1AT UCilS Dress Goods
In Our Regulur Dress Goods Dept.
French Voile, thn leading fabric of tho
season. N e have them In all grades from
iOc to J2.M yard.
Hollenncs, tho ollk warp gauzy material
for summer of We have them In all
tho leading shade at IKc, JL23, $1.60, up to
$1W yard.
Albatross In all the leading shades, and
also embroidered Albatross at Z)c, VK, up to
Nuns Veiling in black and all colors, 10c,
7Sc. $1.00. up to J1.9S yard.
Wool Etlmlnes, In 20 now shades, at 60c
and $1.00 yard.
I 11 LA Civ DRESS OOODS.
Priestley leads them all. English Pier
olas, tho very latest for flno skirts, made to
i sell at $1 W yard, Ic.
i Extra lino Uulb Crepons, made to sell at
$:.?s, ji.je.,
1 Wo aro headquarters for Lupin's flno
I French Cheviots tho standard on this
icInfM of goods.
uomcstic uncviotA, wc. .upm s unevicii,
T5c. Lupin's chovlots, M-ln.. $1.00. Lupin s
line cheviots. $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 and $S.W yard.
Wo are headquarters for Challls and
Printed Henriettas, Strictly all wool, c.
.,p..,b i-j. TTni'fil Versluns. Me..
I Hoyal Persians, In silk stripe, 85c.
Ill the Bargain Room
Trices are the only things that count
In this department. Head this:
Strictly all wool challls, latest styles,
yard, lc. , ,
811k stripe challls, 29c.
4 yards black worsted dress goods, CDc.
y-ards of wool grenadine, Ssc.
Remnants of 10c lawns, lc.
Remnants of 2 Mercerized saline, IVc.
6c shirting, prints. 2j4c
2Sc tlno nainsooks, 3vic
It'c 30-ln. percales, 3V4C.
25c 36-in. percales, 6c.
2Tc organdies, 6c.
23c batiste, 5c.
U)o velvets. Sc.
76c velvets. 10c.
25o Madras ginghams, 6c.
1214c India linens. 4ic.
12hc Shukci Flannel. 2c.
25c White Goods. 30-Inch, 6c.
Itemnants of lDc Dimities. 34c.
Coloniul Chambray, 3V4c.
Linen Department
(A-lnch Double Damask, bleached, worth
,,72n"hdbouu)'e' Damask, bleached, worth
,S?-lnch1,DotuWo' Damask, blenched, worth
12 00 yard, at $1.23.
72-lnch heavy Cream Damask, at 3e,
Tfrlnch'hea?ydCrcam Damask, worth Kc
yord, at 6."c.
60-lnch heavy Cream Damnsk, 60c
Summer Dress Fabrics
Huydens' big wash goods department
crowded with tho choicest production of
fabrics for tho warm season. Reliability,
variety and posltlvo newness the safeguard
to ull buyers nt Hayden's,
SPECIAL OFFER MONDAY.
Plain black Silk Mull, the 60c grade, this
sale, yard, 29c.
40-ln. Colored Batiste, a 25c grade, plain
colors, this sale, yard, 124c.
Old standard Chambray.ln plain colors,
12V4C grade, this sale, yard. Hc.
Wo aro exclusive handlers of finest Scotch
Shirtings and Waist Madras for Omaha of
tho old Scotch firm of Wm. Anderson & Co.,
Glasgow, Scotland.
We send samples of wah goods to any
address out of tho city and let us show
you how satisfactory It is to buy through
our mail order depurtmcnt.
Bed Spreads
Special for Monday:
Four cases extra largo fringed crochet
Bedspreads, $1.10, $1.25, $1.60 and $l..t. worth
UIOne case SMnch wide 74 feet long Mar
seilles Spreads, each $1.9S, worth up to .
One enso extra largo crochet Marseilles
pattern, each 65c. worth $1.
Ono case Sl-inch wide 74 feet long extra
heavy Bedspreads, each 85c. Cheap at $1.50.
OPTICAL DEPARTMENT
Our Optical department la In charge of
qualified graduate optician. We pay par
ticular attention to lilting both lenses and
frames. .Eyes examined free of charge.
Solid Nlcklo frames with crystal lenses, PSc.
Gold tilled frames guaranteed 10 years,
$1.19. Smoked eyeglasses, nlcklo frames,
24c.
GROCERY SPECIALS
10 bars best Laundry Soap -c
4 bars Wool Soap 10c
3 bars Tar Soap, regular price 25c,
Monday J"
2- lb. can Corn, worth 15c, our prlco 6c
3- lb. cun Tomatoes, worth 15c, our
prlco "!s
- S.ib. can String Ilans worth 12Vc. our
prlco p--c
2- ib. can Lima Ileans, worth 12Hc our
prlco ; c-c
I-ib. can Early Juno Superfine Peas,
worth 25c. our price .-'Hit0
3- lb. can Pumpkin, worth 15c, our prlco CHc
10 lbs.. White Cornmeal 'Qc
10 lbs. Yellow Cornmeal
10 lbs. Ry Flour
10 lbs. Graham Flour ....
3 lbs. Tapioca
3 lbs. Whole Rico ,
2 lbs. pearl Hominy ,
Dried Fruits
6 lbs. Santa, Clara Prunes for ...
3 lbs. California Prunes
3 lbs. Fancy New York Apples .
3 lbs. San Joso County Peaches
3 lbs. Hutte County Peaches ....
3 lbs. California Pears
lic
i5c
15c
19c
19c
Cc
IPC
23c
23c
23c
29c
19c
CRACKER SALE
Koda Crackers, per lb 6c Fancy Jelly Fingers, per lb. .
6c
6c
5c
tc
Si-c
8'4C
16c
Oybter Crackers, per lb.
Butter Crackers, per lb
Ginger Snaps, per lb
Milk Crackrrs. per lb
Quaker or Uneeda niBcult. package.
Orahum Crackers, per package
Out meal Crackers, per package
Vnj-.mn WnfprH. ner nacknire
Lemon Waters, per lb 15c
Unllnnna rtnr Hi ............. JtC
Fig Bur, per lb lfc
Sugar and Molasses Cakes, per lb .Vsc ,
Oatmeal Crackers, per Hi Me
Graham Crackers, per lb "Vic
Assorted Lady Fingers, per lb &Vic
Assorted Jumble, per lb Hie
Genuine Cnnterberry, per lb llVic
llaby Mix, per lb 10c
Lemon Gem. Per lb 12Uc
German Honey Cakes, per lb 15c
Marshmallows, walnut, per lb 15c
uem rtrrmvraoi, per 10
' Assorted Marshmallows, per lb
' Iced Molasses, per lb
' Spring neautles (new), per lb
Pecun Wafers, per lb
. Assorted Chocolutcs, per lb
Marshmallows, orange drop, per lb..
Cocoa Creams, per lb
! Moss Wafers, per lb
Great Meat Sale
No. 1 Sugar Cured Hams ,
No. 1 California Hams
Fresh New Bologna ,
Potted Ham, per can ,
Rest Urand Chipped Ueef, per can...
Lunch Tongue, per can ,
Fruits
Largo Juicy Lemons, per doz
I Oranges, Fancy Sweet, per doz
.124c
. Uc
.12Hc
. loc
. 15c
. 1
.12&C
.121,0
. 15c
. 15c
.lOHc
7c
. 5'4c
. 3V4o
. lOu
. 30c
10c
10c
Silks from Two Big Purchases Must Be Closed Out
Wo told you last week about thjs Impqrtant purchase of silks the bargains arc grand and everybody was pleased Com
mencing Monday we sacrifice alt tho remaining pieces. This Is a move to clear out of our department over 10.000 yards of silk
and wo will continue sale until every piece Is disposed of. Watch our silk sales. It will pay you.
Panne Velvets in all tho fashionable
shades from this big purchase
go on sale at only
Finest Corded Wash Silks sold every
where for 50c and worth it. We will sell
100 pieces in all good shades
Mondav at
Complete line of Taffetas black, white
and all colors --from this big pur- p
chase all go on sale at only .... &4 O C
Yard Wide White Wash Silk-line all
pure silk and guaranteed washable seldom
can you buy such wide silk at p Cr-x
this price VC
The Foulards in this
Cheney Bros.' best at the folio
Cheney Bros.' Foulard Dress Silk, worth I
S5c, on sale at 59c.
Cheney Bro.' Foulard Dress Silk, worth
$1.00, on sale at 69c.
27-Inch Heavy Rustling niack Taffeta
Silk, worth $1.00, on sale at 69c.
27-Inch Heavy Rustling Dlack Taffeta
Silk, worth $1.25, on sale at C9c.
Cheney Bros.' Foulard Dress Silk, worth
$1.25, on sale at Mr.
Cheney Bros,' Foulard Dress Silk, worth
$1.50, on sale at $1.00.
39c
25c
purchase are the finest made.
wing prices":
Taffeta
Monday we will sell
.".C-inch Heavy Rustling Illurk
Silk, worth $2.00, on sale at $1.00.
36-lnch Heavy Rustling Black Taffetn
Silk, worth $2.50, on sale at $1.25.
Monday wo will again sell that new silk
worth $2.60. for $1.25. This silk looks Hko
peau dc sole, but Is called by the makers !
l'eau do Falelss. Wo have the sale for
Omaha. It Is full 3G Inches wide and this
salo price Is only for Monday.
The people have found that It Is just as nttentlon.
we have said long ago when we told you
that we Ind the exclusive salo on WINS
LOW" TAFFETA. You were Impoted upon
by others who offered cheaper constructed
fabrics under that name, but they had to
give up their game and now no other Omaha
dealer dares to advertise that he has such
In stock. Wlnslow Taffeta sells hecauso It
wears so well.
Mall ordcra arc our specialty. All orders
sent in for advertised silk are given special
We have the choice of the
Four Immense Stocks
sold by the Chicago
Wrecking Company
HAYDEN
s
Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries, Ladies1 Belts,
Notions, Stamped Linens, all go on sale Monday.
Remnants of 10c Lawns, yard
ili'inn.ints of 25c Mercerized Sateen
25c line Nainsooks
6i Shirting Prints
25c Percales
l'.'c Pcruiles
2.V Wool Iirt ss Goods
1 W Wool Dress Goods
25c Printed Orguudlcs
:''c llatlste. In colors
25c Madras Ginghams
;'V Ironclad Creponetto
Tr.o strictly all-wool Challls, new goods
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Our Mammoth
White Goods Department
We have all the newest styles and fancies
In white dress goods and It. will pay you to
visit our department.
Wo liavo the choice of all the leading
mills In ojr domestics and our tablo linens.
Tho following Items will be on sale 51on
day: Plain India linen, worth 25c yard, on salo
at 13V6C
Striped Dimity, worth 35c yard, at 17c.
Special for Monday, extra lino Dimity, at
12Vic.
The New Madras cloth, worth 50c yard,
at 20c yard.
40-Inch Lawn, the regular S5c quality,
at llc yard.
Check Nalnsoock, special, at 6c yard.
Opera Batiste, very best ciuallty, worth
Kc, at G5c.
India Batiste, at 45c yard.
Mercerized Mull, worth $1.00 yard, on sale
at 05c.
Kngllsh Long Cloth, rcr bolt, 90c.
Special for Monday, India, linen, tho best
60c quality as long as It lasts, at 20c
Remnants of White Goods
lc
IVic
2C
3c
3c
2c
China and Crockery
Department
All of tho Crockery and China advertised
for this sale are FIRST GOODS DIRECT
FROM THE MANUFACTURERS.
China Saucer
Pie Plates
Tea Plates
Dinner Plates
Soup Plates
.. ... Til V, u
I'KI'UIUIU lsinu.- - -
Platter, small ize
Platter, medium slzo 10c
Platter, large size J5c
Cups und Saucers, each Use
Sauco Dish c
Saucu Dish In glass, two for lc
Washbowl and Pitcher, each 19c
Kgg Cups, china 2'4c
Cream PltchT 6c
Complete Crystal Lamp 15c
Open Chambers 9c
NORSMAN ASSORTMENT.
Consisting of Jelly Trays, Vases, nose
Bowls, Olive Trays, Card Trays, Spoon
Holders, Bon Bon Trays, etc. 01r
Our price IA2
There Is not an article that does not sell
at other dealers for less than 60c.
Men's $1.25 Lisle
Underwear at 50c
This is ono nf the best values that wo
havo ever been able to offer, every gar
ment warranted pure lisle thread and nil
silk tlnlshed this is the Otis underwear
and made to sell at $1.25. On sale Monday
at 60c.
Men's -.". Fnney SocUk nt IOc.
fA doz. men's stocks. In plain end fancy
colors. In all seamless, all tho new pat
terns in stripes, ciiccks and ngures; every
pair warranted fast color and perfect.
Regular 25c value at 10c.
.Mni'N mi. r.O l nlon Suits .'lie.
Men's $1.00 colored laundered shirts, with
separate collars und cuffs, all sizes, on salo
at 49c.
Men's 60c underwear, In plain and fancy
colors, on sale at 25c.
Two Specials in Ladies'
and Children's Hosiery
One lot of ladles' and children's fast
black tan and fancy hosiery In Hermsdorf
dye, full seamless, made to sell at 25c, on
sale at 12Hc
Ono lot of ladles' and children's fine llslo
thread black and fancy hosiery, every pair
warranted perfect and to give satisfaction.
Theso aro exceptional values at 25c. Tho
largest and most complete corset depart
ment In Omaha. All the new styles In
straight fronts at $1.00 and $1.60.
Special values In summer corsets at S5c
ana 50o,
Special lot of ladles' fine lisle vests In
pink, blue and white, made to sell at 25o
and 35c, on salo at 15c
Drapery Dept.
If you will look us over you will soon bo
convinced that we glvo you the best lino
to select from and ut the same time mako
the lowest prices.
Special sale on laca curtains.
Nottingham curtains, 33c, 49c, 75c and SSc
pair.
Nottingham curtains, CO-ln. wide, worth
$3.00. $i.6o pair.
Nottingham curtains, CO-ln. wide, worth
SI TJl S" M nnlr.
Ruflled net curtains, all new and pretty
styles. $1.75. J2.00. $2.50 and $3.(0 pair.
Special prices to close our portieres.
$2.00 ropes, $1.25 i $2.60 ropes, $1.50; $2.75
ropes, $1..5.
TAPESTRY CURTAINS.
Nice double fringe tapestry curtains, $1.93
pair.
Extra heavy fine tapestry curtains, $2.23
pair.
Very fine ottoman rib weaves, big lino
of colors, $3.0e. $4.00 and $4.85.
Extension rods for laco curtains, 10c.
Special Sale on All
Parlor Goods
if iv
EVERY FIVE-PIECE SPITE. THREE-
BUSH cm
'P'pVt'iWTlTvE ALWAYS BEEN
LOW. THEY ARE NOW LOWER THAN
EVER.
'if Vou need ono or more articles In this
lino COME HERE, COME NOW. DO NOT
DELAY. One of the opportunities that
rarely come nnd of which wise people avail
themselves.
If you ennnot come send this ud. Mark
what vou want and we will send It to you.
If you do not feel satisfied when you get It
return It nnd wo will refund your money.
Severnl mahogany and oak chairs, up
holstered In damask and velour. wero JG.50.
now $3.83. Several mahogany chairs. Inlaid
back, silk damask upholstery, were $9.50,
now SR-ffi.
Mahogany chair, upholstered In flno
velour, was iio.w, now ta.
Comernlece. was $13.50. now S9.S5.
Oak Divans, upholstered in velour. large
ana roomy, goia nnisn, were vj.w, now ju.so.
6-pIcco parlor sulto llvan, rocker, nrm
phnlr nnd 2 narlor chairs, oak frame.
carved hack, upholstered in figured .velour
was $29, now $21.50.
Largo massive 6-pIece suite, flno oak
frame, upnolsterea in monair piusn, was
$45. now jsi.
$35.00 3-pleco suite, now $26.
S13.S5 divan, now $10.50.
$18.00 divan, now $14.
$14.00 divan, now $12.
J15.00 divan, now $12.
These have mahogany frames, uphol
stered in tapestry and damask. All these
articles wero bought for this spring's trade,
are new ana up-ioaaie.
Everything, of which there aro hundreds
is marked down, and It wilt pay you to
come here and loolc ut the goods.
SPECIAL SALE ON GO-CARTS AND
CARRIAGES,
Wall Paper and Paints
Wo havo the largest and most complete
assortments. Whlto Blanks nt 3c per roll
up. uoou urns nt 6c per roil up. itoom
Moulding at lHc per foot. The best ready
mixed paint on the market at SSc gallon.
HAYDEN BROS.
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Co Heavy Bleached Muslin
' lilcnclicil Muslin ,
'nlmilttl f'hri M,lif.i
ItetnnunfM tf 111,. 1ll,tilff.
3G-!neh White Goods, worth 25c
Mens black and whlto striped work
runi.-, regular ic )uuniy ,
lot or Ladles', Men's nnd Children's
Stockings, In wool and cotton, worth
iie n f
Men's nnd Boys' 25c"8uspendcrs'at.
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26c 6e
6c
6e
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2c
2Jsc
3' so
34c
3V4C
6c
19c
Ribbons
Noti
7!4c
7'.ic
ions
10c Hook nnd Eyes, per card ,
jwuiiuiiMin i iiimoics, eacit ,
lllnillnir MrritHu imp t'urH
200-ynid Machlno Thicads
miK pening inrencl
Clark s Crochet Cotton
blioe i,accs, per bunch
Buttons, per dozen ;
1'earl Buttons, per dozen
Linen Finish Threads
Jl.UI Dretfsrr Srnrfa
$1.00 Table Covers
$1.00 Hair Brushes
10c Dress Stays, per set
nKiri tumiing, per yard
sis ri limning, per yard
Veilincs
All kinds fancy nnd ulaln lace veiling.
worth 15c to 6oc per yard, all go In three
lnfa tif r ...
Vnl laces, per dozen in
jaras uij
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2lt!
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2'.4c
2Hc
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19c
19c
60c
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1c
:'c
rib-
...lo
and
..5o
.15c
to 7-
.I9c
Elegant nil silk, satin and gros era In
bons, worth 6c to luc, all go In
ono lot, per jard
Flue 20c nnd S6c satin and gros grain
dojble faced satin ribbons, ull
colors, In one lot
S6o and 60c fancy ribbons, all go
In ono lot, per yard
CV; nnd 76c extra heavy satin ribbon, 6
Inch wide, all go at ono price,
per yard ,
Laces
Tho very finest puto linen HAND MADE
real torchon Inces, worth 25c to 95c per
yard, will bo divided In thrco On C nA
lots, per yard OC-OC-yO
Elegant net top laces, worth 20c to :oo
yard, nil go at ono price, p.
per yard DC
Black satin Galloon laces, worth 25c to 35c,
ono price, per Tin
yard 4G
Ladies' Belts
All kinds patent leather, morocco,
Kin, wuiiii iu ii.w, an go
nt one price ,
liig jou ibe Uults, nil a.
go ni ob
Skirts, Waists, Etc.
Women's dress skirts, worth $5.00. $5.00
and $7.00; In rainy day serges, crepons and
Venetlnns, for $1.60.
Women's lightweight Jackets, worth $8. $7
and $sj silk lined throughout, for $1.90.
Women's wash waists, worth up to $1, for
Women's percalo wrappers, worth $1.J0,
for f9c,
Women's silk capes, trimmed with laco
and satin ribbon, worth $5.00, for $1.93.
a omen's silk skirts.
60 misses' suits, ages 14. 16 and IS. They
havo sold as high as $22.60. Your cholco
.Monday for $S.0v.
seal.
6c
Hardware, Stoves and Housefurnishiiiffs
SCREEN DOORS Bo SCHEEX WIHB l nc
1 .WSfWi.
7io. 8 Steel Ilnnae.
U-liole, sqnnre, $-3.1)5
lfoot Ladder
4fc.
Coffee 31111a,
17c.
Tin Ten Kettlo
15c.
-3c for 11c.
10-tnrli Turkey
Duster Oc.
1 Knife Cutter 10c.
"Western Wnlicr,
:tr. style ItrfrtRcrntors.
l,c llrusli
Tc.
. IfS.Jl.l up
IOc nnd lIVc llrnsbca
fc.
r. styles Gasoline Store. .$1.0. up
VAGARIES OF THE NORTH POLE
Possibility of tbi Earth's Axil Dodging;
Sneouifnl Arctio Explerers.
WABBLING OF THE MYSTERIOUS POINT
Travels nt n Small l'aee Around
lladlua of Sixty 1'ret Olxcri n
tlous of Several Astron
omical Savants.
session of a piece of polar property nnd it
should bo stipulated In the deed that tho
exact point of tho polo should serve ns a
cornerstone ho would havo to keep moving
his fences about to avoid poslble prosecu
tion for trespass. If Undo Sam mark3 tho
north polo with a monument he mast needs
mount it on runners and keep It on the
move. A permanent stone covering the en
tire roco track of the restless polo would
hnvo to be as big around ns a circus ring.
Wutrhmnii In the Toner.
"I huvo Just had an interview with a
Its north pole. Glue a pencil to the north I
polo of the globo so that It protrudes In a
lino with the pivot. Fix a pad of paper at
right angles to tho pencil and touching its
point. Spin the globe around. So long as
the pivot of tho globe Is not Joggled tho
lead traces a small dot upon tho paper.
Oscillate the pivot and the pencil traces an
Irregular, snakellke coll. This Is what old
earth would do If a colossal pencil wero
attached to the north pole and allowed to
write Its record upon a fixed sheet of whlto
sky. Thus, you see, the trouble with her
their researches from tho southern heml
sphere.
Our big spinning top will some day tilt some years,
over until the present north pole slips down , Thursday.
to our zone, or perhaps even lower. This I The deceased was 17 years of age. He NFRRASKiNS TRY THEIR I llf!$Y
several days with Brlght's disease, a mal
ady with which ho bad been a sufferer for
His case developed berlously
will be held Monday afternoon from tho tho Lucas gusher, In a vicinity whero land
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IUUJ1J) icpiui-jivc, mil uu yu wtijiubiu iu it)
representatives of both lodges.
Is one of these speculations. That Mother
Earth has already performed this antic nnd
thnt what are now her poles have not for
ever been such Is Indicated by the dlscov-
had been a resident of Omaha for eleven
Mudee" Kent, a tltlo conferred nnnn him Take n Alilrl In 'Ifim Oil Speculation
by his election to the Judgeship of one of
Hero Is a Queer stato of affairs which you
hnvo not taken Into consideration In tho
course of your speculations as to tho re
suits of tho present activity among north
polo hunters
Supposo that Explorer Haldwln, by aid of
his astronomlo Instruments, accurately de
termines the point of the north pole on a
certain day. Supposo that ho plants his
flag directly In lta center. Next suppose
that Explorer Wellman nrrlves upon the
scene of nctlou some months later und
that he makes equully nccurato observa
tions.
point whoro Hnldwln found It? We are
presuming, remember, thnt both observa
tions are absolutely correct,
As a matter of fact, Wellman would
placo bis. Hag some distance from Ilnld
win's. How far? Perhaps sixty feet, per
haps more. Now, we have Baldwin's north
man who has devoted all of the past eight Is that her pivot of axis Is not still.
years to tracking tho north pole," says a, "But how docs Prof. Hill read theso
writer In tho Philadelphia Times. "He was secrets In the stars? A recitation of the j
measuring its movements on the very tiny, details of his complicated and technical j
I talked to him. It must not be Inferred scheme of measurement would throw the
that I Journeyed to tho Arctic region to layman Into convulsions. To express It In
find him. He Is able to keep careful tally ( a few words, the professor, through two
on the pole's movement while comfortably' separato telescopes, watches the apparent
ensconced within ono of those white-domed ; movements of stars billions of miles dls
Moorish temples upon Georgetown Heights,! tant. Ho selects a few whose positions
which are Indicnted to the sight-ravenous! have been well determined and which can
ery In Spltzbergen nnd Greenland, places the Interior counties of tho stato before ho
now covered by arctic Ice and snow, fos- took up his residence In Omaha,
slls of plants such ns gTow today In tho A particularly sad feature of Judge Kent's
tropics and seml-troplcs. Among theso are death was that ho and his family had been
be seen through his Instruments by day
as well aa by night. By their aid he ob
serves, day after day, the latitude of the
point whero he Is. He marks out In tho
pilgrim as tho Naval Observatory buildings.
Ho traces theso eccentric movements while
reclining comfortably upon a couch, his
eye fixed to a telescope. To watch the
movements of the north pole through a sky the Imaginary lines over which the
spyglass mounted in Washington suggests stars must travel If the latitude of his
a great feat of optics ,to be sure. Hut) station is constant. He finds that Instead
Will he locate the polo at tho exact i this savant doesn't focus his lenses upon of following these paths In straight sweeps
the polo Itself. He points them at the , the selected stars staggered back and forth,
stars. Prom them ho gets the record of crossing and recrosslng them. These stag-
tno migrating path which ho Is tracing, gerings represent the variations in latitude
Tho astronomer who Is doing all of this
work Is Prof. George A. Hill of the Naval
observatory staff.
"The authentic north pole Is not, accord
circle continlng Its last decade of wander
lugs and passed within about a foot of the
charted pole. Since then It has been con-
polo over hero nnd Wcllman's north j.olej Ing to him, tho north pole which man
over there. Both observations are nbso- plats upon his charts. About May 1, H95,
lutely accurate. Are there two northj the authentic polo crossed tho sixty-foot
poies; n.u nors an inis mean, n nicuii
simply this:
If the trdo north polo were n little black
ball upon tin glased, whlto surface of the
Arctio ocean It would bo perpetually roll
ing about In an aimless sort of fashion,
within a circle of about sixty feet diameter.
A point which Is tho north polo today
will not bo tho north polo tomorrow.
Moreover, no ono can predict whero this
Now, If our latitude parallels are slipping
up and down nnd over tho earth ns though
they wero loose hoops of a barrel the pole
must be movlnnr with them.
"Vega, the great blue sun In the body of
the constellation of tho Harp, Is the princi
pal star consulted In this research. Many
astronomers ngreo that our sun and all cf
Its system of worlds, Including our earth,
aro hurrying at a mighty rate through tho
tent with winding Itself about In a sort of , heavens In tho direction of Vega. Perhaps
Irregular spiral, sweeping further and fur- In millions of years we will cither pass It
ther oat from tho charted pole, then fur-' or take a header Into It.
ther nnd further In. then out again, mid ! "Sixteen astronomers, arranged about the
so on, sweeping about In curves the
while. Tho period In which It completes Its
Irregulnr circuit about the charted pole is
northern hemisphere, in Japan, Turkestan
and other far-off places, are co-operating
In this measurement of tho polar wan
nomadic pole will bo the next minute, the! about 420 days, or fourteen months, ap- , bllngs. In Berlin these savants havo n
next hour, tho next year. The Arctic cx-i proximately, u it is tnirty reet on this
plorcr may pitch his tent somewhere within 1 l'lo today It will probably reach thirty feet
this sixty-foot clrclo and place his linger, the other side seven months hence. Then
over what he supposes to bo this little! by seven months again It will probably ar
Volnt which has attracted daring men from i rive twenty feet on this side, swinging
nil oormrs of tho earth, l.lko some living, back to ten feet on the other side seven
thing. It will be crawling away from him I months still later. Finally, returning In
all the while, I tho same Interval, It will nearly touch the
Its speed la worse than snallllke. It has, charted pole. Thus will It complete Its In
never been ibscrved to truvel further than ward spiral. Having done so It will coin
four feet In a week. Sometimes It has it- menco upon an outward coil,
quired morn than a month to cover a ya'd. Hy Way of Kminple.
certain species of lime, magnolia and
swamp Cyprus. This fact proves to some
thinking men that tho earth must at one
time been tipped in a direction distinct
from that In which It poises itself today
and that the equator and poles must, un
questionably, havo Interchanged. If they
have thus behaved once thoy are llablo to
do so again. When the phenomenon oc
curs men, animals and plants will havo
either a grand moving time or a grand
freeze out. If Dame Naturo should tako
ih nntlnn tn thus overturn old Mother
Earth tonight and slide tho north pole
down to your city, what do you suppose
would bo tho condition of affairs tomor
row? Perhaps you would have to wait six
months for daylight to appear. Your night. )
once beginning, would last tho half year!
from equinox to equinox, and so would your
day, once dawned. Tho railroads would all
be buried, tho rivers all frozen. Wouldn't
It bo a terriblo ordeal to grope one's way
I out of this plight and Into one of tho new -!
temperate zones, probably flooded with
melting remains of polar regions which had
been.
"The earth will cease revolving on Its
axis and will hang In space with the samo,
sldo always toward the sun. Some as
tronomers have gone so far ns to so pre-
diet. The polar oscillations are perhaps the
I result of a slackening of tho earth's revo
I lutlon, to eventually result In such a con-
uuion oi ininKB. tiviu iiumt:i ,uiuru iu
play this prank upon us and were we to bei
caught a.ound on the shady portion of our
sphere, no would have to move in that
case, most certnlnly."
looking forward for some time to a pleas.
uro trip to California. They had made all
arrangements, but the Illness of Judge Kent
prevented the trip.
Besides his wlfo Judge Kent leaves a 15.
nnl
Sonic of
"Win.
Them
Robert C. Druesdow has recently returned
from tho scene of the Texas oil fever at
Beaumont and expects to go back to that
point In u few days to remain indefinitely.
He reports that a number of Lincoln
people aro Interested In properties in the
is selling nt $75,000' an acre.
William B. Price, forraorly lnsuranco
clerk In tho ofllce of tho state auditor
under tho populist regime, and John II.
Ames, ono of tho now supremo court com
missioners, aro Interested tn a company
which has 1.C00 acres In a good territory.
John B. Wright of Lincoln has twenty acres
near Sour lake, in a promising belt, Tho
large possessions of tho Kountzea of Omaha
are said to be almost Invaluable In view
of tho oil prospects of that whole region.
Henry Long has been choirmaster of fit.
Matthow'H (Lutheran) church at Hnnover,
Pa for flfty-nlno years. "Desplto the fact
that ho Is now M, writes an admirer, "hlf
volco is still strong und ho sings with an
.. a a, .i, I,,. - nil ,el thnt nrn llkelv tn nmvn vnli.nhln. Lvo,to . u.i ironK mm no mi gs wun an
j'-"'" ,.Uq u. uwui - - renmesmess inai is remnrxauio. no wields
at Brownell Hall. C It. Leo of tho Capital City Is a member tho baton with alertness und precision and
Judge Kent was a member of the Shrlnors I of a Kansas City company which has a . I quick to detect n, falso note. His choir
and tho Elks. The funeral services, which twenty-clght-acre tract within a mile of sTmtSSy. B'"8 ,n
central clearing houre where their compu
tntlons nro combined nnd worked Into
chnrts. Each astronomer selects his own
stars for observation.
1'lanetiiry Speculations,
"Many Interesting speculations as to the
future fate of Mother Earth are now being
Inspire! by these discoveries concerning
the polar migration. It Is safe to assume
that the south pole is always moving In
curves directly opposite to those followed
by Its northern prototype. But the lower
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In six mouths It has described an Irregular "Take an ordinary school globe, mounted, end of the earth had not as yet been ox-eml-clrcle
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LEWIS H. KENT IS DEAD
Well Known Attorney nf Omaha Suc
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