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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1907)
TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 27, 1907. ISaMY EKY Ot?SIPKTKIT EKOKI EMSKITS EaKII&Y 12 k A Rare Opportunity lor Lovers of Fine Embroideries y 6.000 YARDS EXTRA HIGH GRADE HAND LOOM 5 SlGaD Embroideries I At 4 Price or Less Than Half These are on the very finest of Nainsook and Swiss $ fabrics nil in elegant high-class designs in dainty spray ft effects, neat English eyelet, baby patterns, blind and n mm i -m. m fj a snaaow eiiects, jiexiean drawn work, insn point and Venetian effects edgings, narrow flouncings, insertions and galloons many to match, in widths from four to twelve inches broideries. r r T( Ir-lrT i-itrfT j? s . i i t A GREAT SPECIAL SILK SALE 39c SILKS at 15c Yd. In order to close out all of our short lengths and odds and g ends in' taffetas, twilled satins, surahs and China silks, in 0 A most exquisite assemblage of fine em- p i In Three Grand Lots on Bargain Square f: All the 25c Embroideries 1 11 4& All the 40c i Embroideries 19' All the 60c Embroideries 29c 18-Inch Corset Cover and Flouncing Embroideries j This is one of the best lots we have ever Ff Known many cn arming open worK ' M? patterns, worth up to 50c yard spe- 3 cial at, yard fi New Arrivals in Pretty Embroideries Edgings, insertings and ribbon headings the goods are all tj 9 ' r i i . U f) gums luouuiiy j 1 M yard............. JC nd 2C 25c Turnover Collars at 5c 8 i Li Dainty Swiss and Batiste Turnover Collars, hemstitched and scalloped, also some crochet edges worth up to 25c each on bargain square, main floor at, each 5c zmz:my:: EXTRA BARGAINS IN THE NEW BASEMENT One special lot of fine white goods and corded Swisses These are regular 15c values, but are slightly soiled on the outside fold just the thing for curtains tomorrow, at, yard Plaid, checked and striped ging hams, at- yard . . . . 2c Heavy black and white twilled shirting, m 15c grade, lf at, yard.... One lot of fancy brocade waisting, with small printed figures, reg. 16c val. tomorrow, at, yard .... 5c Bargains in the White Goods Dept. Persian Lawn, 12 He, 15c, 20c, 25c and 30c yard. India Linen, yard 7c, 10c, 12 0, 15c, 20c and 25c. Batiste, 46 Inches wide, 19c, 25c, 35c, 39c, 60c, 55c and 60c yard. 40 Inch Victoria Lawn, 7 He 12 Vic and 15c. Bolton Cambric, 36 inches wide Monday yard Imperial long cloth at special prices Monday, Imperial English Nainsook, bolt of 12 yards, $1.98. Imperial English Nainsook, bolt of 12 yards, $1.89. Imperial English Nainsook, bolt of 12 yards. $1.49. Imperial English Nainsook, bolt of 12 yards, 89c. 15. Dig Alteration SkU of Carpets OMAHA Carpet Sale 014 Store 2nd Floor RANGE OF TALK EXTENDING Improvement in Teltphon Practioe to Iuoretse Fffioiency. CURRENT STRENGTHENED ALONG THE WAY UTkr by Which the "Deca?" of (he Mriuit la Transmission la, Lessened and Its Life Prolonged. NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Not the least immf the achievements of 1906 In the in dustrial world la the lone step taken toward making transcontinental telephony an accomplished fact. Thirty years ago people scoffed when Alexander OraJiam hell told them that by means of the tele phone they could talk from one end of their town to the other. Today ws talk under rivers and harbors, over the highest mountain tops, from the lowest recessos of the deepest mines, through snow-drtf ted wildernesses and across sun-baked deserts. The work done In the last year in hasten ing the day when New York can talk with Ban Francisco has been that of develop ment rather than that Involved In the malt Uig of spectacular discoveries. In bringing about present-day conditions, under which a man can talk by telephone more than Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Povdor Cleanses and beautifies the teeth and purifies the breath. TTsed by people of refinement or over a quarter of a century. Convenient for tourists. m'AlttD by , half way across the continent, there has been a steady succession of improvements In tha telephone art, many of which have received little attention from the telephone using public. In its early days the telephone used the same sort of Iron wire that the telegraph employs and the circuit was completed through the ground. This works very well for short distances, but the transmission of every modulation of the voice is a much more delicate matter than transmitting the taps of a telegraph key. The first step, then, toward extending the distance over which mesages could be sent by telephone was the Invention of a procexa of hardening copper wire so that it would not stretch from its own weight when strung from pole to pole. And it Is an interesting fact that Thomas B. Pooltttle, who invented the method of doing this and thereby made possible the use of copper conductors In all electrical industries, la still an active member of the engineering force of tl)e Bell system, which has devised practically every Improvement In telephone apparatus and equipment since Dr. Bell's first funda mental discovery. Limit of Conversation. The first copper telephone wire was about the alxe of the Iron telegraph wire it re placed. With Improved "long distance" Instruments, such as are now in general use for all kinda of service, conversations can be conducted over wire of this sixe for about ISO miles with what the engineers call "standard transmission." 3y Increas ing the else of the copper strands on their long distance lines, the Bell engineers have more than doubled the early limits of sue-, ceaaful transmission. It might seem if all that was necessary would be to keep on increasing the slse of the wire indefinitely and thus extend the range of talking. Even were it not for scientific difficulties, the cost of the metal alone, at Its present high price, for much heavier conductors than they now used would be practically prohibitive. Neither can transmission over greater distance be secured by meana of more sensitive ap paratus, for if the telephone Instrument were made more sensitive than It la, it would become so microphonic, a It Is called, that noises that could reach the fllaphragm would cause such a Jumble of sound that the word of a telephone message could not be understood. Bo the problem before the engineer haa been to find a way to prevent the telephone current from "decaying" during the Jour- OjT OP and think what it means t you to trade in a store f sveh tremendous enUrprUe as this one. Not a week goes by xoithtut evidence of the wonderful energy of this firm of its constant achievements in the markets of the world. Week after week the best gods that the world's labor yields are brought to Omaha t sell at less than the established price the country over. Every avenue f supply is watched by this vast buying organization, Advantages are seized by Brandeis before less alert concerns even hear of them. It is an organization that it never idle, that i never tatisfled with a half measure of tucceta but demands and exacts the best from the world's markets to give its thousands and thousands of loyal patrons a reduced price on every yard or piece. Every duy the trem-ndous enterprise of this house proves its own power by the I ucr prices maintained in every department. INTRODUCING THE NEW 1907 SPRING SUITS BRANDEIS IS INVARIABLY FIRST TO SHOW THE AUTHENTIC STYLES IN LADIES' APPAREL IN ADVANCE OF EACH SEASON Weeks before our opening display Bran deis gives to Omaha women their first welcome glimpse of spring styles. Mondaywe show the cleverest new ideas direct from the hands of the greatest designers of women's wear. Our New York office has used its utmost efforts to make this showing in Omaha the most authoritative expression of spring styles, We wish every wo man in Omaha to see the new spring suits, no matter if she has not the slightest intention of purchasing. , ,NEW FEATURES FOR 1907 Shew Many of the Most Charming Style Innovations The New Fitted TaUored Suits-. Etons, Pony. Prince Chaps Strictly Tailored New Hip Length Suits in Semi and Tight Fitting Backs New French "Pony Etons" New Broad Shoulder Pleated Etons The coats are quite novel and the skirts reveal many delightful innova tions in cluster pleat and hip pleat ef fectsmany single and cluster self fold trimmings around bottom. Fabrics are quite stunning and in clude new worsted woolens, voiles, chiffon panamas, broadcloths and new stripes and checks in striking or sub dued colorings. This is the introductory showing of authentic style that fashionable Omaha demands and has the right to expect of her leading style store. It is a source of pride to us that we can meet this demand in a way that is possible to only a few of the leading American stores. The New Spring Skirts for 1907 We Are Showing Are Very Fetching Separate skirts for spring are shown in the popular chiffon panamas, new worsted woolen's, voiles, broadcloths etc. Among new style features are the cluster pleats with self folds and straps, silk strap trimmings, etc., etc Opening o! Our New Wall Paper Dept. Monday We cordially Invite the public to Inspect our new and up-to-date Wall Paper department. The opening of our new department is due to the demand of the public, as for several years we have been repeatedly urged by many of our patrons to establish a Wall Paper department. We are now pleased to state that we have added this department, equal to any In the country, to be opened tomorrow. We will display the largest assortment of papers consisting of the latest novelties at the lowest prices. In order to Introduce this department quickly we will place on sale tomorrow: Good Glimmers, worth up to 8c a roll, at, 'Z Good Embossed, worth up to 25c a roll, at, f fl per roll JC per roll '. . .1UC Good Gilts, worth up to 16c a roll, at, C Handsome Two Tones, worth up to 40c a roll, f per roll , at, per roll IDC Hotel owners, real estate men and property owners will find it to their advantage to attend this open ing sale. blacks and all colors many waists, skirt nnrl nnif nntJnrno in' tliJo 1 mmnnoa lrt oa displayed in our immense window on r sale in main store, bargain square, per yd. 11 17,500 YDS. SILK at ABOUT i PRICE Black 24 and 27-inch Chiffon Taffetas. Peaii de Cygne. fine two hair line stripe Taffetas, 27-lnch Radium Silks, new Glace, Moire An tique, Dress and Lining Taffetas, 20-inch av v Ombre Loulsenes, plain and fancy Shantungs, Mf. lMf-lMP etc., positively worth up to $1 yard. In 3 lots, vV VOj atV The Newest Effects in Foulards The latest dots, scrolls and geometrical effect, new blues, resedas, gobelin, tans, navies and white, black and white, an mmm white and black combinations, pretty patterns are 4M' S selling fast Monday at, yard AWlv 1(11 Black Silks Extra special 25 piece medium finish, wear guaranteed, black taffetas, worth 76c yd., m at. yard riC 10 pieces 36-in. Swiss oil boiled tarieta, worth 11.60 yd., at, yard 10 pieces 36-Inch Peau de Qf Cygne, worth $1.50, yd. . OJC 95c White Japanese Silks Washable, our own importation at M less than regular prices. 27-ln., worth 65c yard, at, yard 24 in., worth 60c yard, at, yard 20 In., worth 35c yard, at, yard , 39c 29c 19c "ftrttKtf I or Special DRESS GOODS values i 250 pieces of new Suitings, in broken plaids and TP " wok y 3 s checks, miniature and shadow effects, 59c values, yd We show the biggest line of voiles in Omaha, and we offer for Monday only genuine imported French ft 7 lg voiles $1 and $1.25 values, at, yard.... OtJC" i DC Panamas, chiffons, etc., every desirable design, 50 and 54 inches wide prices ranging from yard , Only few pieces of a splendid imported mousseline Panama, in black, 52 inches wide $1.50 value, at Of yard S I 75c-1.25 OUR. JANUARY SALE OF LINENS During the last day of our groat January linen sale you will find the most extraordinary bargains at Brandeis. 10c Hemmed Huck Towels, each.. Co He. extra large Bleached Turkish Tpwels, each 19o Fine bleached and silver bleached Dinner Napkins, values up to $3, at per dozen 91-BS 72-lnrh bleached all linen Satin Table Damask, values up to $1.25, at, per yard TSo pattern Tablecloths, all pure linen, 2. 24 and S yards lonff. values up to S. at ai.98, $3.50 and $3.85 5o Honeycomb Knit Wash Cloths st, each Ho Spceiavls in the New Drapery Dept. Corded Arabian Curtains, A OB worth $7.60, go at. pair Battenberg and Renaissance 2.98 CurtuliiB, worth 5, pair mst Imported Scotch and Nottingham Curtains, new styles, at, OB pair ,,JO Couch Covers that always J OO sell at & gp at, each Table Covers, two yards square, nue silk finish, worth 14, go 2 25 at Big table of Laoe Curtains In odd lots, worth up U 13.00 pair, Ai. go at. each Cloth Window Shades, com- 25ft plete, at, each 16a large size Bleached Turkish Tow els, each THo 10c Unbleached Linen Toweling, yd 6o $3 Satin and Marseilles Bed Bprends. both fringed and hemmed. .. .91.98 Fine fancy linen pieces at one-half regular prices. Specials in Ladies' NEGLIGEES New Store Main Floor $2. B0 Blanket Bath Robes OS at $1.60 Fleeced and Percale Wrappers and Long Kimonos 69c $1 60 Fleeced and German Flannel Dressing Bacquei $3.60 Norfplk and Blouse Sweaters, all colors . . . . ,.59c $1 Outing Flannel Gowns 50c at $5 I -ace Trimmed Net f QO Waists 1 Big Alteration Sale of Carpet '2 IjBWMBB ONS Carpet Sale . Old Store 2nd! Floor. ney of a message over the lines. That la, the engineers have sought means to counterteract the Inevitable loss of ef ficiency In the current and to keep It as near as possible at Its orglnal strength. Two methods of doing this have been tried. Separately they have worked out well; but aa yet they have not been applied oxnmer clally to the same line. Devices to Prevent "Decay." The two devices that promise so much for the extension of the range of long distance talking are the loadln coll and the repeater. Though the ends they ac complish are, to a certain extent, the same, the principles on which they work are en tirely different. When the electrical cur rent from the transmitter of one telephone starts out on Its Journey to the receiver of another telephone a thousand miles away, say, It loses strength very fast, sink ing away by degrees until finally It becomes too weak to reproduce vibrations distinctly. The loading coll, which was Invented by Prof. Michael I. Pupln of Columbia uni versity, acts as a sort of stimulant. It consists of an Iron core upon which Is wind ing upon winding of fine wire through which the talking current Is passed in such a way that it Is strengthened against the decaying processes and maintained at a level high enough to give satisfactory transmission. These colls are attached to a Una two, four or may be eight miles apart, and their use approximately doubles the range of the telephone. The repeater, which Is a later Invention, produced by one of the Bell engineers, operates very differently. As Its name sig nifies, it actually repeats the message, which, coming through a receiver, repro duces Itself automatically on a transmitter. This allows of putting new current Into the line. Just as the original current Is In troduced at the transmitter Of the sub scriber's telephone. The result Is practi cally to start the message all over again with a fresh lease of life, though naturally the force that carries It cannot be made quite as good as new. A repeater In the middle of a long distance circuit extends the range of talking about 60 per cent. Ideal "oB4ltloas of Traaamlasloa. While these remarkable strides Id ad vance have been made, there have been other Influences at work which tend to delay rather than hasten the extension of long distance service. The Ideal transmis sion would be obtained over line of heavy copper wire strung upon poles. In practice, howsver, the long distance) lines must be run in and out of switchboards along the way, and here and there the messages must leave the poles to travel for some dis tance under ground. The loss of efficiency In what are called the substation loops that Is to say, the lines between the cen tral offices and the subscribers' telephones reduces the distance of possible transmis sion a full third. This Is because of the resistance offered to the passage of the current by apparatus and by the small wires that have been used in underground cables and In the wiring of buildings, and so on. When a telephone message passes through a switching station, either a regu lar central office or one of the long distance stations located outside of large cities, the effect on the current may be as great, under some conditions, as would be pro duced by adding 160 miles of line. In putting wires underground It Is neces sary to get them Into as small compass as possible. Crowding the wires together In this way greatly Increases what electrl- Humphreys' Scvcnty ScTen Cures Colds and (MP It appeals to busy people If you will keep "Seventy-seven" handy (It fits the vest pocket) and take it promptly, you will not hare to lay up with the Grip, but can keep about your business. Because "Seventy-seven" acts directly and quickly on the sick parts; without disturbing the rest of the system. Use It as you would render "first aid to the Injured" and save a win ter's illness. At druggists, 26 cents or mailed. Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co., Cor. Wllluun aud John Buet, New York. clans call "capacity," thereby cutting down the limits of transmission. As a matter of fact, you can talk about thirty times as far over an open overhead wire of the size adopted as standard by the Bell sys tem as you can through the ordinary size of underground cable, or overhead cable, for that matter, for It Is all the same thing. In local traffic around a city this Is not so Important; but In long distance traffic It Is a very serious consideration. Example In Practice. For Instance, a man in New Tork calls up a man In Chicago. The distance be tween the two cities, as the Bell lines go. Is 932 miles Where the wires pass directly froiu one city to the other and are not "cut in" at way stations, very good trans mission can be secured. The last year or two It has become commercially possible to have a few through circuits of this sort; the other circuits, In order to be economically operated, munt be used for way traffic between Intermediate cities when through traffic dors not demand them. The central offices at either end and the switching stations in between add what amounts to from 200 to 400 miles to the actual mileage of the cross-country wires. Even so, teliphony has been perfected to a point where these obstacles would be satisfactorily overcome. But there may be from two to ten miles of underground at the New Yorker's end of the line and from three to twelve miles more of underground at the Chlcagoan'a end. Together these sections of underground add, roughly, tha equivalent of another 400 miles. Further more, a majority of business calls are be tween private bank exchange subscribers. The private switchboard, while very con venient. Is often the case of further losses in transmission due very largely to the practice In many offices of requiring the person who operates It to "stay In on the line" to see that everything goes smoothly for the talkers. When an operator la thus kept In on a connection at each end of the line, the loss Is approximately equal to that of 300 miles of open wire. So while you are talking between places actually less than a thousand miles apart, the tele phone system must have as great efficiency as would be required to communicate nearly 0 miles of your telephone and that of the man you converse with were at tached directly to the ends of open wires. Barles Wires Make Troeble. The complications Introduced by the necessity of burying the wires In many places made it necessary to establish, switching stations on the long distance cir cuits whenever they passed near large cities. Thus messages may be turned Into the city itself or may be carried on with out the loss of power that would result from their passing througn a lot si cable construction. As more places require tele phone wires burled In cables the efforts of the engineers to extend the distance over which they can talk are made more and more difficult. To a less extent, perhaps, but none the less to a very apreclable de gree, .the Interference of foliage and tree limbs Is a serious obstruction to long dis tance talking. In many places the Bell engineers buy private rlghts-ofway and cut down trees on both sides of the line, which protects the wires from interference and lessens the risk of their being broken down In storms. But this cannot be done every where, and with the restrictions that are placed on trimming trees on highways. It Is Impracticable to avoid leakage from this cause. - During the last twelve months the last gap In the Bell system was filled In, so that now there are wires that can be conected Into one continuous line from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Already In the laboratories In Boston conversations have been held by experts over artificial circuits representing more than 3,000 miles of ideal Una. How long It will be before the Ideal can be nearly enough approached In the actual working plan to make transcontinental con versations a practical success no one cart predict with any certainty. BULLET ENTERS CLERK'S Hlfl iliber Accidentally DIm V fey Clerk la Hard- Thirty-Two Ca charged ware Store. Harry Atwood, an employe at the Johti H. Hussle Hardware company, 2407 Cuming street, accidentally shot himself In the left hip Saturday morning while placing a Il ea liber revolver Into a holster. The bullet did not penetrate deeply. Drs. Upjohn an1 Hamilton were called and soon had the mlsHlle out. No serious , results are cx pected. Now is the time to make your wants known through The Bee Want Ad Page, ftraln Expert Cumins. J. P. Phsnahan, grain expert of the t'nlted States Department of Agriculture, will be In Omaha Monday and will de monstrate on the floor of the Omaha Grain exchange tha moisture test for grading grain. He has a small Instrument whici determines the moisture content of the grain. n ETery worn a covets i shapely, pretty figure, and many of them deplore the loss of their girlish form after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive to the mother's hapeline. All of this can be avoided. however, by the use of Mother's Friend before baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother' Friend overcomes all tha danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through this critical period without pais. It is woman's greatest blessing. Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from tlx use of this wonderful remedy. Sold by all druggists at $ 1 .00 per bottle. Our little book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent free. i pyJdDlIlIdOir Lj Til Bntflt!. linlittf Ct. Attuti, El
