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ODD GROUP, THE GALAPAGOS
Hoted for Giant Tortoises, St Toit
office and King Tat.
HUMAN1 BEINGS SHUN THEM
Bora Facta Aboat h lalanda
Idol states Weill t.rmmr,
Wtrrr Thejr ti and Tarlr
Prentlarltlrs.
Tn looklnc around for a Blta for a naval
Station which wnuM b of atratirio 1m
fmrtanna In tha protection of tha Panama
canal ha I'nltaA State government, -rorillnK
to a dtepatcn from Washington, has
entered Into rjcKotlatlona with Ecuador for
t leaxe of th fialapagnw Islands In the
Pacific off the coaat of South America.
Hhould thla report he true and the neotla
;lon carried through. Tncle Pam would
ome Into the possession, for one thins, of
the only Riant tortolaea known to exist.
For yeara the (Jalapafto have been noted
for these strange creatures and for little
iloe eicept possibly the curloua aea poet
office eatabllshment there 100 yeara ago or
more hy whalera. Callers at the aea poet
office after depositing mall there have had
l chance to dlnport themselves by taking;
a ride on the back of a slant tortoise, a
pleasant way to break the monotony of a
long voyage.
The tortolsea of the Galapagna are ald
to be jthe laat aurvlvora of the reptilian
ire, to which belonged the huge dinosaurs
and other creatures of which only fosslle
remain. According to visitors to the Isfands
theee tortoises have sometimes reached a
length of seven or eight feet , The tor
tolsea have a very shiny neck and a cruel
looking head and are of a dull, earthy
color. It Is said to be comparatively easy
to mount the back of one of them and
with the aid of a stick to keep your bal
ance you can enjoy a novel ride. The tor
toises have made deep paths all over the
Islands. They do not appear to be dying
off.
lalacky Thirteen.
Perhaps because there are thirteen little
Islands In the Galapagos group they have
been unlucky for some folks who have been
marooned on them. They lie 730 miles
southwest of Eucador and about 1.M0 miles
from Panama, occupying relatively the
same position In respect to the traffic ap
proaching the canal from South America
as Hawaii does to trade from the north.
The largest Island Is about twice the
1ie of Staten Island. From. time to time
attempts have been made to colonize them
but without other results than to add to
their curious fauna and flora, so that to
day In addition to the tortoises some of
them are overrun with wild vegetables and
also with wild horses, wild dogs and wild
pigs. No native population was ever dis
covered In the group, but a hundred years
go there was a real wild man there.
The trl'd man of the Galapagos was a
red headed Irishman and his name was
Patrick Watklns. King Patrick he called
himself and for several years he ruled
the Inland and made slaves of some sailor
men who landed there. He Is said to have
been responsible for the first sea postof
flce established there, that being the way
devised by one sea captain to warn others
of the presence on the Islands of King
Patrick.
Kl of the Islands.
The Irish king of the Calapagos was a
deserter from an English whaler, which
made a landing for water and fresh vege
tables at Charles Island, one of the group.
The place where he landed and where
be Issued forth a wild looking object to
terrorise sallormen has since been called
Pat's Passage. Pat built a hut In a valley
about two acres In extent back In the
Interior. It was the only place susceptible
of culture In his kingdom. Hera he culti
vated potatoes tn great abundance and
old them to the ships that touched his
shores.
Dressed in rags, his red hair and beard
tangled and filled with briars, his appear
ance was that of the primitive man and ao
wild as to cause those who visited his
dominions never to forget It. Ills one
desire, according to some chroniclers of
his reign, was for brandy, for which he
would exchange his vegetables. He had
an old musket and some bullets and lived
alone In state among the tortoises.
Finally ha decided to become a slave
owner. One day an American whaler put
In for water and 13ft a negro In charge of
the ship's boat drawn upon the beach.
King Pat sallied forth from a defile, cap
tured the negro and started to drag him
to his hut In the valley. Ha hadn't gone
far before the negro turned the tables and
captured King Pat, the result being that
he was taken aboard ship for trial.
An English vessel happened to come In
just then and Pat's sentence was that ha
should be flagged first on the American
vessel snd then on the English vessel.
After this sentence had been executed the
Irish king of the Galapagos was taken on
shore, handcuffed and left In that fa-shlon,
while his raptors ruthlessly tore up his
garden, destroyed his hut and sailed away.
Chronicles of Kin Pat.
How long Pat remained In that plight
waa never known, but It aeema that In some
way he eventually freed himself, rebuilt
his hut, cultivated his garden again and
Set out anew upon his plans. He watched
different landing parties and captured in
all four sailors, making them his slaves.
He became the most absolute of tyrants,
according to the accounts of his reign.
At length he conceived a plan of massa-
crelng some boat's crew, capturing the
vessel and sailing away as a pirate. He
was surprised In the art of wrecking some
hosts on the beach and barely escaped
The result of this was that the skipper of
the vessel against which he had designs
put a letter in a box nailed to a tree tell
ing the story. This wss away back in 1Sl9
and was the beginning of the famous ship
postofflce. Pat finally did manage to se
cure a boat and sailed away In It, leaving
In his hut a letter afterward found. As
preserved In the chronicles of I'at this let
ter read:
"I have often demanded of ship cap
tains to sell me a small boat in which I
might escape from this place, but they
have always refused. Today when the
opportunity presented Itself for nie to get
a boat I took advantage of It. For a long
time I have struggled through hard labor
and pain to accumulate a small fortune
which might permit me to live In com
fortable circumstances, but I have several
times been robbed and maltreated, the last
time hy an English captain, who not only
Inflicted upon me a frightful punishment,
but had the hardihood to rob me of about
IMW. Today. May . isoe. I am leaving
for the Marquesas Islands.
"Do not kill the old hen. She's brood
ing now, and her chicks should soon
hatch.'
King Patrick turned up later at Guaya
quil In Ecuador. His four slaves either
perished or were killed by htm on the
voyage. He went to Payta, Peru, accord
ing to a French biographer, and sought
to make the Peruvian girl hi queen. He
actually got her consent to accompany him
bark to Ms island kingdom, but I'at was
caught one day hiding upon a vessel and
seised by the authorities. He died In Jail,
and thus the irlga of the king of the
Galapagos came to an untimely end.
t ommodora laid Porter, father of
Admiral Porter, visited the Islands in his
hip, the Essex, during the war of 112
a-ad brought back a story of the reign
Attractions la Omaha
Wlidflre" at the P-oyd.
Vaudeville at the American.
Vaiirievlll at the Orpheum.
Piirlesque at the tSavetv.
Wrestling Match at the Krug.
Hernhardt Is coming In June, but between
now and then we are given the promise
of seeing a fine lot of the best plays by
the best actors the American stage now
knows. The list Includes shout everything.
Henrietta f Teaman Is among the number
and Gertrude Elliott, and Francis Wilson
will be here, and John Drew, and "The
Sweetest Girl In Paris" la coming, and
some similar attractions, ao that the nights
at the Ftrandcis will be filled wth pleasure
and music and gay laughter and some
little sober thinking before the canvas
covers are put on the chairs and the car
pets are taken up for the summer.
Pack of the new sign that was hoisted
Into place at the Bran dels theater yester
day lurks a little story that Involves the
too literal obedience to orders, or, rather,
the too literal Interpretation of a short
remark by the house electrician. But the
sign was needed, anyhow.
When plans now being put Into effect
are completed the way up Douglas street
from Sixteenth to the American will in
deed bo "the great white way." It will
literally blase at night, and the wayfarer
will have no trouble In following the
route.
George Arllss has been so much of a
success In "Disraeli" at the Grand In Chi
cago that his time has been extended.
The play Is one that has met the approval
of the Chicago critics and the public
seems to like it, so the L.leblers are count
ing It as among their season's successes.
"The Girl I Love" Is coining money for
Harry Haskin at the IaSalle In Chicago
and bids fair to run right through the
summer. This Is the second big winner for
the La Salle this season.
"Wildfire" will be presented threa times
more at the Boyd, the run closing on Sat
urday night to make room for "The Call
of the North." which begins the new week
on Sunday afternoon.
Manager Byrne of the Orpheum is look
ing for early advice of the coming of the
Orpheum road show. He suggests that
Orpheumltes keep their eagle eye out for
the date and get seat reservations early
and thus avoid disappointment. Among
the acts with this year's road show Is La
Pia, "The Enchantress," in a series of
fascinating dances with elaborate special
settings. The Rlogoletto Brothers, twins,
are said to be the most versatile perform
ers vaudeville has yet known. These
brothers offer eight distinct acts In their
forty minutes. They are clever as Jug
glers, mimics, IllublonlBts, aerlallsts, acro
bats, plastic posing, Chinese magicians and
musicians. Howard, premier ventriloquist
of Scotland, Is another act. Mao Melville
and Robert Hlggins will offer their comedy
hit.
The Busonl recital at the First Methodist
church next Tuesday evening will be the
first of Miss Hoppers offerings unjler her
own management for the season. She is
undertaking to carry out the B-H-W con
cert series as an independent undertaking.
The great pianist has been getting very
flattering receptions throughout the west,
and the present Indications are that she
will delight a large audience at the ohurch
next Tuesday.
Arthur Demlng, appearing at the Ameri
of King Patrick. Porter made the Islands
his headquarters while he made raids on
British whaling ships during the war. The
ships were accustomed to put in there for
water and fresh vegetables ana leu an
easy prey to the Americans.
David Glasgow Farragut waa a nua-
shlpman on the Essex, and he described
the sea post office as It then existed in a
Journal he kept of the cruise. In telling
of one of the expeditions he wrote In 1813:
"We then separated, our ship going to
Charles island to examine the postofflce
a letter box nailed to a tree. In which
whalers ' and other visitors deposited
records of their movements. Found noth
ing new but some fresh tracks of men."
A Sea Postofflce.
A man who visited the island In 1884 de
scribed this sea postofflce as consisting
then of a candle box nailed to a tree, and
said that it looked old enough to be the
same box found by Farragut.
In the early 'We the British warship
Amphlon visited the Galapagos and erected
a new postofflce to commemorate its visit.
The crew of the warship put a new box
on top of a post on the beach abova high
water and cut the name of their ship in
It. Since then it has been the custom of
callers at the postofflce to Inscribe their
names on ne post as a sort of postmark.
There is no telling how often the post
office Is visited, and people depositing let
ters have to take chanoes. Soma of the
letters put there have taken queer travels
before reaching their destination. Two let
ters deposited there in li06 reached the ad
dresses In May, 1907, and then only after
some hard work done by the experts In
the dead letter offlca at Washington.
Tiiese letters were found by-a resident
of Guayaquil and forwarded by him to
Washington. The addresses were all but
undecipherable. One was addressed to a
mother in Missouri by her sailor aon and
another to a woman In California whose
son was a member of a scientifio expedi
tion which had touched at the islands.
Uncle Sam once before the present time
had his attention called to the Galapagos.
That was when an expedition waa sent
there to rescue Frederick Jeffs, an Amer
ican seaman who was reported aa ma
rooned there as the result of a shipwreck.
It was in February, 1W8. that the Navy
department was asked to send a ship to
look for Jeffs after word had been re
ceived here from the coast of Ecuador
that the crew of a Norwegian vessel, which
had been wrecked there, had been rescued
with the exception of Jeffs, who had
wandered away. The whole worm in
stantly began to take Interest In thla case
of a Robinson Cruso.
The gunboat Yankton, detailed from the
battleship fleet, then on Its way around
the coast, reached the Islands In March,
l'., and made a careful search of Inde
fatigable Island, one of the sma'lrst In
the group and the one from which the
other ahlpwrecked sailors had been res
cued. Though they searched hard and
long, the only trace of the missing sailor
the exploring party could find was a sig
nal pole erected by him at a spring tea
miles from the spot where the other sailor
had been found and a rusty raxor bearing
his name.
A little over a year ago a report came
to the State department from the Pacific
that a body of a sailor supposed to be
Jeffs had been found and burled on a little
Island not far from Colon. Whether this
really was the body of the missing sailor
waa never definitely established, and the
story of Jefls has remained on wf Uk
IP.
can this week, is one of the famous min
strel men of the last decade. He Is the
man that made the songs "I'd Ieave My
Happy Home for You" and "Just Because
She Made Them Goo Goo Eyes" the popu
larity that they had some eight years ago.
He sings them this week at the American
with his various embellishments that make
them more than ordinary songs.
George Austin Moore, who will be at the
Orpheum next Sunday, was recently mar
ried to Cordelia Haager, daughter of Chief
of Police Haager of Ixiiilsvllle, Ky. Mrs.
Moore will appear with her husband In the
act. Mr. Moore bears his second name on
account of having been born at Austin,
Tex. He Is noted for his ability to make
an extra fine quality of chill con rami.
Fred O. Latham will sever his connection
with Charles Dillingham's office at the end
of next month. Latham has been general
stare director for Mr. Dillingham since he
resigned from the Metropolitan opera com
pany forces seven years ago. In that ca
pacity he has staged virtually all of the
Dillingham musical and dramatic plays dur
ing that period. Ills reason for withdraw
ing at this time Is a desire to obtain a
long rest. A while ago he Injured his
kneecap seriously and It never has been
given a chance to heal properly.
Margaret Wycherly, who was the light
In the original American production of
"The Blue Bird," will have the principal
comedy part In support of Annie Russell
In "The Backsliders."
Charles Klein, author of "The Gamblers."
has announced that Lewis Waller, the well
known English actor-manager, will produce
his play, which Is now running at Maxine
Elliott's theater In London, about June L
Henry Arthur Jones will adapt the play
and Mr. Klein himself will direct the re
hearsals. Within a few days Ralph C. Hens, lately
a star of "Madame Sherry," will begin re
hearsals in a new musical play entitled
"Doctor de Luxe." In that piece he will
begin a tour under the direction of Joseph
M. Galtes, which eventually will bring him
once more to Broadway. "Doctor de Luxe"
la from the pena of those prolific workers,
Otto Hauerbach and Karl Hoschna. In its
original form the piece was intended for
Victor Moore, but waa thrust aside in favor
of "The Happleat Night of His Life."
Edna Ooodrlch-Goodwln has signed a con
tract with M. S. Bentham for a vaudeville
tour on the United Booking time. Mrs.
Goodwin will be seen In an elaborate pro
duction, requiring In all fifteen people. The
act will open March 6 In some out-of-town
theater, where It will be whipped Into shape
for Its New York premiere. It is a farce
comedy. Mrs. Goodwin, It Is understood,
will receive 12,600 a week.
In "The Old Town," which comes to the
Brandels theater next Sunday, Dave Mont
gomery and Fred Stone appear disguised
as members of a Scottish volunteer regi
ment. The situation and the costumes give
them opportunity to Introduce a biff Scotch
medly number. In which they are assisted
by some twenty members of the chorus
and by six little dancers of the English
pony ballet.
There Is reasdn to believe that O. M.
Scott, ' a member of the Orpheus Four at
the Gayety this week, gets over the rail
roads at half rates not because he Isn't
old enough to pay whole fare, but because
of his narrowness. Scott Is really so thin
that It would overwork him to even cast a
shadow the sunniest day In summer. It Is
said that the chambermaid In the hotel
where he Is stopping made up his bed, not
noticing him, while he slept peacefully.
unsolved mysteries of the sea. New York
Sun.
SPLENDORS OF CALIFORNIA
ATTRACT SOUTH DAK0TANS
Many from Northern State EnJoylag.
Hospitality of Friends In aid
About I. os Angrelea.
LOS ANGELES. March ! (Speclal.)
With the fashionable season In southern
California at the very apex of Its winter
glories, with the Influx of fashionables
growing greater dally, South Dakota folk
are becoming more prominent than ever
before In the dally and weekly round of
gaieties. They are taking their part In
the rides to the beaches and Mount Lowe,
they are to be seen In many of the larger
parties that are climbing Mount Wilson,
they are evident In the crowds attending
the polo match; In fact, they , are to be
seen wherever the world of fashion has
decreed that it la proper to be seen.
While all of them have a good time,
none have had a mora enjoyable visit to
the land of everlasting sunshine than Mr.
and Mrs. E. McEwen of Clark, S. D., who
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Impart distinctive grace and unquestionable taste.-
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OMAHA DISTRIBUTING POINT
1608 turner Street.
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PROVE BEYOND a doubt that Harden Bro. nro the lenders ainonia: the piano dealers of the "West. We lead for the
reason that we are the direct factory representatives for the leading makers of high grade standard pianos. We lead
bemuse we give an absolute guarantee with every sale that js made. We lead because our prices are at all times from
407o to f0 less than other western dealers. We lead because we are willing at all times to make such terms as aro
convenient to the buyer.,
Saturday morning visitors to our Piano Department will view practically a reconstructed dejmrtment, and will
absolutely behold the largest stock of the latest designs in the piano manufacturer's art.
Everything is complete, and as inducement for you to buy, we are offering for a short time one lot of high grade
standard pianos whose actual selling price everywhere in America is $250, for as long as they last at $14(.50. Can
you equal this bargain in Nebraska!
Below are given a few prices on brand new pianos:
NEW PIANOS
Mahogany, large size $149.50 Oak, beautiful design $188.00
Oak, large size $108.00 Mahogany, handsomely carved $108.00
Mahogany, beautiful design ....$178.00 Mahogany, one of the old reliables $218.00
Below we quote a few prices on used pianos that have been returned to us from rental, or pianos that have been
traded in to us for new pianos, or some that we have used for concert purposes. All are in absolute A No. 1 condition
and we guarantee them to be just as reprcsnted to you by our salesmen. Some are nearlv, if not just as good, as new
pianos.
USED PIANOS
Wheat & Co., ebony
WT. WT. Kimball, walnut
Franklin, walnut case
Vose & Sons $123.00
Checkering & Sons, ebony case $123.00
Smith & Barnes, mahogany $149.00
Bradford, mahogany $163.00
Milton, mahogany case $172.00
Remember that on account of our extra large business we are bound to purchase pianos from the factory in extra
large quantities, and by doing so we are always offered an extraordinary low price, and as we pay spot cash, wo re
ceive an extra large discount on every bill. And these are the reasons we are able at all times to sell to piano pur
chasers more QUALITY at LOWER prices, and on EASIER terms than any other piano house in the west.
MaisdlcBim
are visiting, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Young in fashionable Central ave
nue, San Jacinto. Another South Dakotan
who ha been the guest of the same hos
pitable horn Is E. P. George.
Rev. and Mrs. Davis of Orient, B. D.,
have been for some weeks the guests of
their friend, Fletcher Coates, in Fremont
avenue, Los Angeles. Mrs. Davis, who Is
a relative of James A. Garfield, the mur
dered president, and her aged husband
celebrated their golden wedding not long
since. Their plans for return are uncer
tain, y I
Long Beach, the largest and most popu
lar of the seaside resorts near Los Angeles,
has had several South Dakota visitor this
season. J. L. Hall of Volga Is the latest
arrival. He Is at the Hotel Virginia.
From Redlanda, where the orange grows,
comes new of the arrival of R. H. Wil
liam and H. Williams, both of Brookings,
8. D. They are guest of Mr. 'and Mrs.
A. P. Hird, In Brookslde avenue. Both
men are banker and are making a busi
ness and pleasure trip through this section.
They are planning to transfer their in
terest to California, it I reported, but
have not yet decided where they will settle,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bloodgood of
Huron, S. D., are spending a few days
with their brother. Freeman H. Bloodgood,
of Inglewood. They are making a tour
of southern California with a view to
settling.
Washington Affairs,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 2. (Special
Telegram.) Army orders: Colonel William
P. Evans. Twenty-fifth Infantry, will pro
ceed to Hot Springs, Ark., and report to
the commanding officer. Army and Navy
general hospital for treatment
Uy direction of the president. First Lieu
tenant Ham P. Herron, retired. Is detailed
as professor of military science at Ohio
Wesleyaa upnlversity, Delaware, O., and
will proceed to that place for duty accord
ingly. First Lieutenant Leopold Mitchell. Medi
cal Reserve corps, Is ordered to active duty
ana wtu proceed to Washington barracks,
Washington, D. C, for duty.
By direction of the president. Lieutenant
Colonel Charles H. Watts, Ninth cavalry,
will repair to this city and report to Briga
dier General Henry G. Sharp, commissary
general, for examination by army retir
ing board.
Captain Joseph D. Leltch, general staff.
Is transferred from the Twenty-fifth to the
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Captain William P. Mapes Is transferred
from the Twenty-eighth infantry to the
Twenty-fifth infantry.
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case $73.00
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SOUTH OIVIAHA
20 Per Cent Below Omaha Frices
NOT ONE DAY. But EVERY DAY
Make every night's rest a good night's rest
If people would give more attention to their beds and sleeping apartments, they would
have better health. Everyone can afford to give this question serious consideration after
looking over the following prices:
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Every Omaha Car Runs
By Our Door.
Owing to the delay on the port of our factories to deliver enough
pianos during our sale advertised to close on March 1st, we are pleased to
state that we have secured an extension of time and will continue our sale
up to and including March 15tk, and will accept purchase checks for full
face value ranging in amount from $25.00 to $150. We are receiving ship
ments daily of piaaos from the leading manufacturers, aad are new in better
position than ever to take care f all demands made on us. The established
fact that we are carrying ia stock nothing but a reliable, standard-made piaao,
make ur proposition more inviting than any similar campaign that has ever
Ween undertaken by any dealer in the mid-west. The large number of
pianos sold to the best citizens of this city as well as of the surrounding
territory should be conclusive proof of our statement
Remember that the purchase checks arc good at our store only, and we
hereby extend the time limit from March 1st to March 15th. Anyone having
in their possession one of our Purchase Checks for $25.00 or more, should
not fail to avail themselves of this opportunity of owning one of our beauti
ful pianos at such unheard of prices.
Segerstrom Piano Manufacturing Company,
1808 FARNAM ST. "Quality Is Our Motto." OMAHA, NEB.
Kohler & Campbell, walnut
Sohaeffer, mahogany
Wegman, large size, mahogany
Estey, slightly used
Milton, mahogany, slightly used
Fischer, large size, slightly used,
Mahogany Grand, slightly used
Feiriniitiuiire Co
Good Bed Springs have certain
qualifications aside from duTabil
ty; they should be so made that
they will retain their shape and
elasticity for a long time.
See Our $5.00 Sanitary
Springs; Now
$3.75
A Good Mattress also should bo
made after certain standards
they last longer, wear better and
give more comfort to the sleeper.
See Our $12.00 Grade Mattress
(Like Cut); Our nr
Price p3u
We Have Just Received a
Full Carload of Iron and
Brass Beds.
The easy, comfortable kind
that invite pleasant, refresh
ing sleep, good health and
prosperity.
Full size Iron Beds, your
choice of colors $3.75
Brass Beds, two-inch posts,
from $10.00 Up
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$173.00
$183.00
$199.00
$216.00
$223.00
walnut. .$300.00
$350.00
lis Is ihe Place
to Get Your Rugs
Our spring stock of
new ' rugs is now in
stock.
This lino is completo
in every way and you'll
find hero designs that
will meet the approval
of the most fastidious.
Our Prices Reasonable.
9x11 Velvet Rugs
at $11.00
9x12 Velvet ltups-,
at $10.00
9x12 Axminster Rus
at $17.00
Full line of Wilton and
Body Brussels Bugs, in
all sizes, 20 per cent be
low Omaha prices.
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