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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

At B Is the so-called Runaway Star,
faint little object not quite bright
enough to be visible to the naked eye,
but which is rushing through our uni
verse of stars with such velocity that
the combined backward pull of all the
other stars can never bring it to rest.
Where 1t comes from and what gave 1t
this great speed We may never know,
but 1t will doubtless continue on its
lightning journey, neither Fastening
nor sIackening. until it shall have pass
ed entirely through our universe and
into the great space beyond. This star
Is SO far away that its light occupies
thirty-seven years in coming to us.
1t Is moving 200 miles a second, We
loclty SO great that In spite of its i'm
mense distance 1t appears to move over
the sky as far as the distance across
the moon in $50 years. In 500 years
this motion will have taken 1t into the
constellation Coma Berenices.
Turning next to the southern sky,
we first notice the enormous sWater
Snake. which now stretches almost en-
tirely across the heavens, bearing the
Sup and Crow on it's back The star
c of the latter constellation is beau
tiful double, the comparison being of
deep blue color. The bright winter
stars are very near the ground, Sand
will soon wholly disappear, but rising
In the east we see for the first time
the DeautlIul pair OF stars, - ana K,
which make up the balances. These
used to mark the claws of the Scor-
pion. AS the weeks go on this. the
most striking of the midsummer
groups, will mount higher and higher
In the sky until by July 1 1t will be
exactly south. 1t may be remembered
that the tail of the Scorpion extends
into the Milky Way. That half of the
Milky Way which has been with us
during the winter is now slowly sink
Ing toward the west and by next month
the slow turning of the sphere will be-
gin to bring the other half into view.
The star marked D is bright naked
eye double. The observer will find
other most interesting doubles at the
stars marked F, II, ]. K, L. M, N and
R. OF these the stars at X, L. NJ and
r are visible In a small telescope or
field glass. The double at K is one
of the most celebrated in the heavens.
The part which the small star fol-
lows about the larger one Is shown in
Fig. q 1914 years are required to make
the complete revolution. Beautiful
clusters of stars will be found at the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

In the sky. but none which can be seen
except with large telescope. One Of
these has attractd some attention be-
cause Of the prediction that the earth
may pass through its tail. As yet the
measures of the comet are too rough
to enable us to say whether this is so
or not, but If the rather improbable
event does occur 1t will probably only
attract the attention of those who are
especially interested in astronomy. The
tails Of comets though sometimes even
nifty or one hundred millions of miles
long. are the most attenuated bodies
known. The weight of the largest
comet, tail and all. is certainly less
than one one-hundred thousandth that
of the earth. The tail Is so rare that
even the faintest stars shine through
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

sons enough without the added ones
that bills accumulate SO that the
amount always looks twice as large
when presented. and that unpaid bills
are discouragement to the bread
winner.
The payment of a bill calls for a re-
ceipt. This Is given by the party paid
and Is in reality a written acknowledge
'nent for money or other value re-
ceived. 1t should be kept, for 1t may
be valuable to both parties later in
case of dispute or mistake. and 1t pre-
vents the payment of a bill twice. A
written receipt on a blank slip of pa
per will do but II Is better to use the
blank receipt with stubs which can
be obtained at any stationer's. Do not
hesitate about asking for a receipt.
People who understand business will
expect to give one. II the matter Is
overlooked none but an ignorant per-
son will resent being asked for one
common form is:
Chicago, ILL.,. Nov. II, 1905.
Received from Mrs Mary r. Thomp-
son, twenty dollars (s2o). in full pay
ment of account, dated. Nov. 2. 1905.
$4,000. WILLIAMS & BOWEN.
And the corresponding stub. which
is kept by the person receiving the
money, reads:
To-Mrs Mary r. Thompson.
Date-NOv. IL, 1908.
For--Acct. Nov 2, 1905.
Amount-S20.
When a third party collects the bill
he must be authorized TO do SO and
his name must be added. The trans
action should be entered into the ac
count book under the heading Bills
Paid" The terms bookkeeping, re-
ceipts, balance, etc, may sound for
midable to feminine ears. but in re-
atty these are simple processes which
can be mastered by anyone who
knows how to add subtract and multi
ply. and the record of expenditures
may prevent difficulties at the time
the entry Is made and later
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07
For just One Day.


Chicago Record Herald.
If all the laws upon the books
Could be enforced for just day,
And all the grafters and the crooks
Who travel down the sinful way
Might be, through some means, made
to stand
Aside In one great crowd somewhere,
How many of your neighbors and
Your friends would crouch among
them there?
If all the laws that have been made
To give protection to the Just.
For one brief day should be obeyed,
How many of the men you trust,
How many of the ones who claim
To prosper in the righteous way,
Would wish to hide their heads In
shame,
Or have to close their shops that
day?
If every pous pharisee
And all the demagogues on earth
For one day wore brand, that we
Might know them all, each for his
worth
How many of the men whose pride
Makes others envious today
Would put their haughtiness aside
And rush to hide themselves away?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

*
There are hundreds OF thousands Of
people all over this blessed country Of
ours who have been cured of obstinate,
chronic diseases through the use of DR..
Perce's Medicines and 1t Is only natural
that such people should rise up and speak
their sentiments pretty freely when DR..
Pierce and his medicines are 30 unjustly
attacked.
These grateful patients OF DR.. Pierce
are, to be found in almost every hamlet
and country village, and in the farm
houses and mechanics cottages In every
nook and corner Of this great country.
Common gratitude prompts such people
to stand up and defend DR.. Pierce and
his medicines against unjust and ma
licious attacks.
DIR. Pierce's Medicines have been on
sale In drug stores all over this country
and in many foreign lands for more than
forty years and yet their sale continues
to grow in O substantial and most graft
flying way. This could not be the case IL
they were not remedies OF more than
ordinary merit.
WHAT DO THEY CURE
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is not
advertised as "Cure All but admirably
fulflls singleness OF purpose, being q
superior and most positive remedy for one
CLASS Oh ufSedSeS OIL y-J0Ose easily TeCOk-
nized weaknesses, arrangements, irregu-
larities and painful disorders peculiar to
women. 1t Is powerful, yet gently act
ing, invigorating, tonic and strengthening
nervine. For weak, worn-out, over work
ed women-no matter what has caused
the break -down,-whether 1t be from too
frequent bearing of children or from much
worry, care, or over exertion Of any kind,
rFavorite Prescription will be found
most efficient in building up the strength,
regulating all the womanly functions,
banishing pain and bringing about reg
ular and healthy, vigorous condition OF
the whole female system. Thus 1t cor
reefs prolapsus, or falling OF womb, retro
version, anteversion and other displace-
,uents OF the female pelvic organs, due to
weakness or over exertion, lifting or ia
tigulng over-work. In short, 1T makes
weak women strong and sick women well.
As to DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery 1t has very large range OF appli-.
cation, yet 1t is by no means recommended
as rCure-All.' 1t possesses marvellous
Alternative, or blood cleansing. properties
and Is at the same time most invigorat-
ing tonic, or strength giver. 1t exerts
specific, cleansing, soothing and healing
effect upon all the lining mucous mem
branes Of the system; hence, its great
curative value in all catarrhal affections,
no matter where located
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

material is what forms a sun spot.
When the force of the explosion Is ~ex-
pended and the hot gases are tempo
rarily no longer thrown out to great
heights in the vicinity to cool and fall
down again the sun spot disappears.
Every eleven years for some cause
not yet fully understood, the spots
are unusually numerous. The present
year is such a time of unusual spots.
They will be seen stretching entirely
across the sun, somewhat as in Fig. 4.
1t may be added that they will have
not the slightest effect which can be
detected upon either the heat or the
of the earth. Magnetic dis
turbances and Auroras will. however.
probably be somewhat more frequent
during their continuance.
Comets.
There are several quite faint comets
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

1t. Should the earth pass through the
tail of comet some slight evidence
of fine dust particles might become
evident through unusual sunsets, but
even this Is uncertain. If the earth
should encounter the head of the comet,
however. We would doubtless have a
magnificent meteoric display. 1t has
been computed that this may be ex-
pected to occur on an average of about
one time every fifteen million years.
The Planets.
Jupiter Is high up in the western
sky. in excellent position for obser-
walton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

Mercury will be farthest west from
the sun on April IA, and may then be
detected low down in the southeast
Just before sunrise.
Venus is the most brilliant morning
star rising In the southeast two hours
before sunrise.
Saturn and Mars are also in the
southeastern morning sky. Saturn
and Venus will be only half a degree
apart on April 81, Saturn then being
south of Venue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07
HINTS ABOUT HANDLING MONEY

Nowadays All Women Need n Funda-
meaffa1 Business training - The y
Must Know How to Make Out
Checks and Lend With Proper Se-
curity-Women Who Have Once
Learned. More Accurate I'm Money
Matters Than housekeeping Per-
sonal Accounts--When You Pay n
Bill Ask For n Receipt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07
successfu! Amthors.

Marie Corellt has mover had n I'm,
rejected Her first hook, "A Romance
of Two Worlds was q great success
and all her other books have beer
great success.
H. G, Wells IS a stranger to the re
lection slip lie began by writing Poe
like tales THAT found "A ready sal
among the magazines. and his frs
novel The Time Machine gave MN
instant rcuutc.
Mrs Frances Hodcson Burnett wroG
her first stock at the age Of fifteen. 4
was accepted and she received for il d
check for $lT
Upton Sinclair supported himself nj
college by writing dino novels" Fo,
seven years the young man ground out
tale ., blood and terror. dictatins
sometimes 5000 words day At tn,
age of IS lie could write a dim,
novel" in 4 week that would find
ready sale at from $75 to 500.
Mrs. Humphrey Wards first seriou,
work was Robert Elsmere,' book q,
successful that publisher offered het
$62 900 to wtito novel for him.
aarles Dana Gibsons first publish.
ed drawing made his reputation, ana
before he was twentv-ouA he was earn
ing $500 month
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

try or metal, with ltttlr wicker bas-
kcts on the back filled witn sugar eggs
Most of the toys that were found OF
sale were American made. In thu
Black forest of Germany arc thousandt
of people who exist solely by making
toys and twenty or t.lrty years age
their wares found a large market IA
the United states, Now. however, the
great bulk OF Faster toys sold In Tint
country are homemade and the domess
tic toy is rapidly driving the foreiEf
product from tne market After all
a happE thought that with all its frivS
oltty-with ali the drifting away from
The religions sentiment that Is noticed
in the Observance Of Easter day--ther(
is yet a bright side and that from OUT
very frlNuilty come happiness anf
peace and prosperity to hundreds OF
thousands who make their living b.
manufactor tho foolish trifles thai
We squauder our money on.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14

Sales Of real estate for cold, hard cash
have ceased TO be a novelty to Omaha real
estate brokers and several transactions Of
this character were reported during the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14
TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK
Flood Of Transfers Reminds Old Land
Dealers OF Boom Tines.
VALUES ARE ON MORE SUBSTANTIAL BASIS
Interest In Real Estate Circles
Ccnters ON Negotiations for
Large once building nt
sixteenth and Harvey.
VALUES ARE ON MORE SUBSTANTIAL BASIS

Many old-tme real estate dealers Of
Omaha had their memories logged last
week and the hands OF time turned back
by the volume OF real estate transfers re-
A -ded IN the Office Of the county register
1of deeds The number OF sales has been
FUn the increase for some time and a nor
NAL and healthy Increase but the num-
Der Of deeds recorded last Monday reached
record proportions and was a reminder Of
the boom" times in real estate activity
away back In 1882 when values were as
high or higher than the level reached at
the present prosperous stage
The recent transfers were bona fide sales
for valuable considerations and were not
tax sales, technical transfers, husband to
wife transfers, sales for the purpose of
clearing titles or wash sales" They were
transfers Of a character to cause rejoice
ing as to the present condition OF the
realty market and to augIr well for the
future OF Omaha sod
The transfers Monday are believed to be
the largest for the last fifteen years in
comparison with the number Of investment
transfers and not in the value Of the prop
erty conveyed
In this connection II is reported that
prices have never reached the level at
tanned I'm the boom" days except for
some residence property and practically
all business realty. Many large plots OF
land bought in the day Of extraordinary
high values have been held at a loss with
the vain hope that another boom would
come and are now being placed on the
market either at a loss or at no material
advance.
Real estate men Of the present day de.
ploro the fictitious values placed on prop
erty during the last boom, but are conf.
dent that the present age will witness a
more substantial and lasting increase In
values.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14
SARATOGA HAS GREAT CHANCE
Wyoming Promoters Believe the
District VIII Become
Very Rich

E. f. Richardson, attorney for the West
ern Federation of Miners, is In the city
with E. NJ. Cobb Of Chicago, president Of
the Saratoga & Encampment railroad.
They called at the Union Pacific head
quarters for a conference with General
Manager Mohler in reference TO the new
road which is now under construction.
THE road starts at Walcott, 100 miles
west Of Cheyenne" said Mr. Cobb, land
goes south to Encampment, a distance OF
forty-fve miles. We are building II as an
outlet for that copper district and have the
road graded twenty-four miles south from
Walcott and the ties laid. The rails have
started to arrive The road should be
completed by August Is"
When asked what he thought OF the
chances Of large output of copper from
that district Mr.. Cobb replied: I'VE are
showing what We think OF It when we are
willing 70 gamble "a 10000 In building this
road that it will hold out. We are sure
there is plenty more or We would not be
building that road.
Saratoga Is destined to become one OF
the leading health resorts Of the country
because OF the hot springs which are
there. 1t already has a large patrona ge.
but nothing 10 what II will be when The
road is completed"
r. F. Richardson, who accompanied Mr.
Cobb Is a brother OF J. F. Richardson
who was well known IN Cma--l as loc4
representative Of the Pullman company
! Mr. Richardson Is the leadinR attorney IN
the defense Of Meyer, Haywood and Petit,
bone In the murder charge against them
| which Is soon 20 come on for hearing Il
| Idaho. He has just returned from defend
| ing Steve Adams In northern Idaho.
Il expect 70 be In Boise May /, ALTHOUGH
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14

Sales reported during the last week by the
Payne Investment company: The lot and
seven-room house at 973 North Twenty
seventh avenue. TO Joseph Yousen the
tailor, for $500; the Jacob William house
at SIS South Twenty-ninth street, to Abra-
ham Blotcky. for $780, the lot and house
at PISS Webster street for Charles Clifford
to Frank Klaba OF Humphrey, for $500, az
an investment; 2516 Maple street for j. d.
Perkins OF Montana to J, A. McDermott
for $500; a lot at Twenty-seventh and
Webster streets to +, NJ. Naylon, for $500
q lot at Sixteenth and Madison streets 10
John NJ, Johnson. for S.5JC; a lot at
ThiTty-second and franklin streets for 500
to Gust Carlson and lot at Fortieth and
Franklin streets to II. r. Strlnger for $500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14
THEOSOPHISTS ARE TO VOTE
OlcOtt's Nomination of Mrs. Annie
BesRnt Submitted TO Menu
bers of Cult.

KANSAS CITY, April 13-An official an
nouncement was received in this city today
by a member of the local branch of the
society Of the nomination OF Mrs. Annie
Besant Of Adyar, India, as world president
of the Philosophical society to succeed the
late Colonel Henry Steele Olcott, the for
mer president Of the organization.
Colonel Olcott who was an old New York
newspaper man and veteran OF the civil
war, died recently following his return to
India from Chicago. where he had at
tended the annual convention Of the Ameri-
can section. The official announcement
states that on his deathbed he formally
named Mrs Besant, who had for years been
his co-worker, TO succeed him, a preroga-
tive that he held. The nomination must be
ratified by a two-thirds vote Of the societies
Of the world. The vote is soon to be taken.
Mrs. Besant is coming to America in
June. She is a noted writer and lecturer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14

NEW ALL-sTEEL MAIL CAR JUST 81
Hundreds Of Omaha people visited the
new all-steel mail car built by the Union
Pacific which was placed on exhibition
Wednesday near the headquarters building
at Ninth and Farnam streets. and all were
unanimous In declaring It model OF con-
strucuon. This car was built at the Omaha
shops under Instructions OF A. L. Mohler
vice president and general manager Of the
Union Pacihc.
The car is a standard sixty-foot car and
the interior Is patterned TO meet all the
requirements OF the government, the same
as any postal car. and still has many i'm
provements over the old wooden cars. The
loss OF life In the mail cars has been so
great in recent years that public cIamor as
well as the need OF protecting the mails
ana the lives OF the mail clerks has made
these new cars matter OF necessity. The
mail car occupies the most dangerous posi-
tlon on the train, being always carried just
behind the engines and IN front OF the long
line OF heavy passenger cars. 80 that in
case OF a wreck II nearly always happens
the mail car Is the worst damaged In the
lot, with the additional chance OF burning
up from IT'S proximity 70 the engine and
from the combusu ble material Il carries.
To guard against these dangers the roads
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14

UNION PACIFIC RAILwAI COMPAN9.
McKeen, superintendent of motive power
of the Union Pacific, under whose su-
pervisiOn this car has been built, SO well
pleased is he with the new truck frame
that he has formed the opinion that in
the future all car trucks should be bull
OF steel and that the old wooden trucks
should be replaced by steel as fast as
practicable Mr. McKeen says he believes
the truck is one Of the most important
features In the safety Of a car, and now
that the utilization OF steel shapes has
proven so successful In practice it will
come into speedy use This opinion Is
also held by other railroad men who have
looked into the subject.
Owing 70 the multiplicity Of steel-shaped
transportation vehicles that have been
turned out Of the Omaha shop in the last
two OF three years II is doubtful whether
there Is IN the entire country a more skill
full lot OF workmen on this class Of work
than those OF the Union Pacific. The shops
have been building cylindrical or Wander
bilt locomotive tenders, light weight steel
box cars. light weight passenger cars,
steel motor cars, steel weed burners. steel
locomotive cabs and semi-cYl.ndr!cal ash
pans, all Of which represent the latest
ideas IN the Introduction Of steel shapes
into railroad practice
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14

lit AT THE OMAHA SHOPS OF THE
have been endeavoring to build a suitable
steel car which would meet all the require
ments without being too heavy. The Union
Pacific officials think they have solved the
problem in lhe car which was turned out
last week from the Omaha shops.
Provided with every known convenience
for mail cars, this new model has a round
roof with the Cottier exhaust ventilators,
the same that have been successfully used
on the Union Pacific gasoline motor cars
The all-steel mail car weighs ll7,OO0 pounds
as against the ordinary wooden cars
weight OF 5000 pounds. The floor is fire.
proof. being OF monolith. The letter cases
are OF metal and the car is absolutely fire.
proof II is equipped with the axle system
OF electric lighting, a system which when
the car is in motion charges a storage bat
terry which supplies the lights The idea
OF the round roof Is To give additional
strength as an enormous increase IN sta
bility is given over the ordinary type Of
fiat roof, thus adding TO the safety Of the
car and giving the clerks almost absolute
protection from danger from the outside,
as the car Is so built that Il could roll over
an embankment without damage.
An entirely new proposition is presented
to the mechanical world IN the cast steel
truck frame. This is an idea Of ". r.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14

A. Frank has bought the square lot at
the northeast corner OF Twenty fifth and
Grant streets for $3.50 from George q.
Wallace Tbe lot Is occupied by several
small frame stores and cottages, one OF
which VIII be remOdeed into a modern
grocery establishment. Two lots In Mon
mouth park, near Thirty-s!Xth and Larl-
moro streets were sold by Mr. Wallace TO
Belle Durham and Arthur Miller for 500
fnuH. Houses nrc being erected on both
lots and We're sold before completed. Olof
Anderson foreman for the street railway
coupauy, has bought a lot at the south
east corner Of Twenty-seventh and Lake
streets, opposite the barn Of the traction
company, from Mr Wallace for $500 ana
viii move his house, which was buIlt on the
car componys premises, TO the lot.
Frank II, Vierling OF the Paxton & Vier-
Urg Iron Works company has bought three
lots az the southwest corner Of Twenty
sixth street and Poppleton avenue for
$3.50 from Edmund J. Shakeshaft The lots
have a frontage OF l27 feet on Twenty
sixth street ana are ninety seven feet deep.
Tho property viii be improved by MT Vier-
ing by the erection OF two large houses
for Investment purposes. Mr.. Shakeshaft
was formerly connected with a railroad
company IN TINS CITY ana is now passenger
agent FOR the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe company at Kansas city. The lots sold
TO MI Nierlng represented part Of Mr..
shakeshaft's Investments while a resident
Of Omaha.
James II Robertson, who Is one OF the
officers OF the Cudahy Packing company
has bought the large house and lot OF Ern-
est II. James on Thirty-hfth street, near
Woolworth avenue, FOR $50 The house
faces east ON Thrity-ffth street and is
near the Field club. The sale was made
by the Byron Reed company and the house
will be occupied by the buyer for home
William r. Morand, the dancing instrue-
tor. has sold his two-story frame house AT
tho southwest corner OF Vwcniy-seVenth
and Dodge streets for Sl,Oo0 70 Francis '.