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; THE SUNDAY ClTIZEK, ASUEYTLLE, N. 0 JANUARY 30, 1919. THE HEAVENS IN FEBRUARY the Whole of the Constellation of To Sow ta View Look for Dene, bo la and Gamins Leonls Saturn and Nan Both Visible to the 'ak ed Eye. j-. ficlipae of the Sun February I Vlai hie aa a Partial AU Oter the United State Begins About JO A. M. Eastern Standard Time- End After Noon. (By C. 8. Bralnin. of the Columbia i University Observatory Staff.) February brings to our view the whole of the constellation of Leo, the ..Ueiv' only part ' of which could ba jT; sbown-on the January map. This la ; one of the so-called lodlacal conatel y ; lations, that is one of the constella ; - tlons through which th Sun passes 'AlnhU yearly round "of the celestial Sf' - sphere. This group of stars, aeema to have been connected with the figure of ' a Hon tn all the ancient astronomies and owes Its particular Importance to '; ' me ancients Mr me ittci aux ine sua occupied a position in this very con- atellatlon at the time of the summer a1mMp Jt t i'nHm1 in hlatorv nbnut ' correapondlng'to the dawn of soientlflo knowledge. Owing to the motion of the celestial . pole called the . "Procession of the Rqulnoges," the aim ts now In the '"' group of ' the Heavenly Twin's at the time of the Solstice. Of Regulus, the royal star, the brightest of Leo, we spoke In last month's article;-- the next brightest is Denebola the Lion's Tall, the unlucky star. Denebola la a star of a' bluish tinge and" Seems to have been brighter in olden times than It Is now. It Is approaching the earth at the rate of twelve miles per second and is now about thlrty.three light years distant from the solar sys- ee one; but that la because the eclipse, when it happens, can only be aeen aa a total eclipse over a very limited area. Perhaps every on of us has aeen many partial eclipses, but they are of less Interest as spectacles and of little or no value to science. The present eclipse will be seen aa a total only over a narrow strip passing over Colombia and Venesuela and aoross the sea to the Azores; but as a partial the eclipse will be visible all over the United States. In the vicinity of Washington and New Tork the eclipse will begin approximately at 10 o'clock In the morning and end after noon. In the central part of the country it will begin earlier. In trying to understand how eclipses of the sun come about, bear in mind that, as the' earth revolves about the sun, so the moon revolves about the earth, being now between us' and the sun, now outside of the earth's orbit The earth's orbit about the sun all lies in one plane, called the ecllptio; neither body ever gets out of this plane. Similarly with the earth and moon. The moon's orbit around the earth lies in a plane, and this plane Is not the same as the above-named L ecliptic plane, but. makes only a small angle with it. Now, it sometimes hap pens that in his revolutions about the earth the moon gets right in between the sun and the earth in such a way as to obstruct the light of the sun i on Its way to the earth, exactly as someone might walk between you and the lighted lamp in your sitting room. The lamp Is then in 'isolar" eclipse Inasmuch as the moon must always be directly between the sun and earth at a time of solar eclipse, the phase of the moon which corresponds to this position is that of new moon. Not every new moon will bring u some kind of solar eclipse, however, because, in order that the moon may FEBRUARY SKY MAP 9 o'clock Fea.Znd, 80 Feb. 7 m - mm OLD MAI ABOVE HEAD 4 ITS CUWPAoa LETTERS TO OflffE5PON0IN8 BECTtONS MOON: PHASES New Ist.Qr Full Lst Qr. 25tb. ) SATURN STAR NITU0E3 .2ml- 3rd. th. MARS Positioo aod PbasoMooB sbowt? or o'clock EAsLSUtxiTuoe eaxb oijbt tem. In Intrinsic brilliancy It Is about ten times as great at the sun. Gam ma Leonls, the bright star Just north of Regulus, is a well-known double star. A small telescope will reveal the two components and shdw them of different oolors. Two of the Planets, or Wanderers, are visible to : the naked eye this month at the time of our map. Saturn you will find in the constellation of the Gemini, below and to the west of the two" bright stars, . and Mars in Leo, near Regulus. Both can be dis tinguished from the neighboring bright stars by the absence of the twinkling.-. The Total Solar Eclipse of Feb. 8. A total eclipse or darkening of the sun's disk la, indeed, one of the most important, as well as Interesting, of astronomic phenomena and one which Is not exceedingly rare. Yet it is true that very few people ever get to IT'S YOUR LIVER Yfl BILIOUS 'RE HEADACHY, SICK! Don't stay constipated with breath bad, stomach sour or a cold Enjoy life! Liven your liver and bowels tonight and feel fine. - Tonight sure! Remove the liver and bowel poison which Is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue coated, breath offensive and stomach sour. Don't stay bilious, sick, headachy, constipated and full of cold. Why don't you get a box of Cascarets from the drug store nowf Eat one or two tonight and enjoy the nicest, gent lest liver and bowel - cleansing yea ever experienced. Tou will wake tip feeling fit and One. Cascarets neveH gripe or bother yon all the next day like calomel, salt and pills. They act gently, but thoroughly. Mothers should give) cross, sick, bilious or fev erish children a whole Casearet any time. They are harmless and children 'obstruct our vision of the sun, It is necessary for him to be directly, or very nearly, on the exact straight line joining the sun and earth. If he be too much above. It or below it, we will have the usual occurrence of a new moon without the eclipse. If the moon's orbital plane were- the same as the ecliptic, or earth's plane, an eclipse would occur at every new moon; for then the moon would al ways be in the same plane with the earth and sun and could not help get ting directly in between the sun and earth as it turned, about the earth. We have seen above that the moon's orbital plane makes an angle with that of the earth, and so it will be only when we have a new moon at the time that the moon in his orbit Is in a place very near the earth's ecliptic that we shall have an eclipse. Of course, at the intersection of these two planes the new moon will be in both planes at once; so we would have an eclipse then, and also if the new moon occurs at places very near this Intersection point, (node.) Not every eclipse will be t full and total darkening of the sun's disk; the moon may pass in such a way as to cover up only part of the disk. Again it may happen that the moon ts so far from the earth that when he passes the sun he covers up only the central portion, and we see around the black moon a bright ring of the sun's disk. This is called an annular eclipse. There will be one of those on July 29 of this year, visible only in the regions about Australia. The Saros or Repetition Period. It Is a very Interesting fact that, If a certain eclipse happens on a given date, in exactly 6,585 days we shall have an absolutely similar eclipse oc curring. This period, called the Saros, was discovered long ago by the an dent Chaldaean astronomers. It Is the lowest common multiple of sev eral of the lunar periods, so that after this number of days conditions are bound to repeat themselves. What does the fortunate one who finds himself in a location of visibility of a total eclipse really see? "As the moon slowly creeps across the face of the brilliant sun no apparent differ ence Is at first noticed in the general illumination. Only as It approaches the cresent shape we notice that Im ages of the sun formed on the ground by the small spaces between leaves on a tree are of a crescent shape. But as the moon silently devours more and more of the sun's disk, the dark ness mysterious and unearthly. In creases rapidly, till only a small thin strip of the sun Is left. Then sud denly the gloom reaches Its maxi mum, and the sun Is entirely cut off. But In that same moment there bursts upon our view the boundless beauty of the silvery rerona and the pro tuberances flaming rose-red In great streamers about the blue-black shadow of the moon. Three or four minute this lasts, and then suddenly a shaft of suulight strikes the earth and melts away the glorious color dis play, not to be aeen again unttl the next clips. T HE PALAIS f f YA MONDAY IS YARD GOODS DAY And you are invited to be present at our initial showing of the new Spring Materials. Beautiful Plaids, Stripes and large and small floral designs in 40-inch Voiles at 20c and 25c yard. Lovely Splash Voiles in stripes and flowered effects at 15c yard. Other pretty wash goods at 10c, 12c on up to 50c yard. New Percales, New Ginghams; New Hydegrade Galatea; New Shirtings and New Waistings just in. Come Monday and look over our large stock of Spring Goods. niDBY BLOUSE Specials in Silks. 98c 40-in. 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Pretty Stripes and Floral Effects yd.. ,..10c Beautiful Mercerized Voiles, yd 12Jc 32-in. Splash Voiles with figures, yd ; 15c 27-in. Fancy Batistes, stripes, 10c 27-in. Embroidered Voiles, yd 25c 27-in. Embroidered Batistes, yd. 25c Household Specials. 6 Bolts 72-in. Beautiful Damask, yd 49c 3 Bolts 60-in. Fine Damask, yd.......... 39c 72x90 Hemstitched Sheets, heavy for ., 59c 42x36 Pillow Cases, at .... . 10c Large Iluek Towels, at doz. $1.00 1 Colored Wash Goods. 40-in. Voiles, stripes and, plaids, yd. .. . ... 20c and 25c 40-in. large Floral designs, yd. . ... . ... .,. . . . . ... ... 25c 40-in. Flowered designs on plaids and stripes, yd. . ... 25o and 35c 40-in. Colored Silk Marquisettes, yd. 1 ....... i . ... 50c Colored Embroidered Voiles, yd 25c and 60c 27-in. Pongee Linens, all colors, yd. 250 25 pes. Flowered Curtain Scrim, at, yd. s-t j mrf Co Paul Jones Middy Blouses, $1.25 and $1.50 values . .89c 500 Royal Society Packages, at one-half price, White, cream and ecru Hem stitched Curtain Scrim, yd, lOo Royal Society EmbrcMeryFlosB, 4 skeins ;.,,. . . 00 OVER 200,000 ARMENIAN REFUGEES NEED RELIEF 0B WAT. art. I eaat There's nothing In make a Urine; at hV "Maybe yon can. Try selling eorr. spondeno course In it." Courier- ERIVAN, Transcaucasia, December 18. If this war has displayed few dra matic developments on the European "battlefields It has undoubtedly shown several tragical turns on this remote Transcaucastan front tragical at leat for the Armenian people, whose existence has been shattered from the beginning of this war. Speedy marches of the Russo-Ar-menian forces into Turkish Armenia, a heroic battle for self-defense fol lowed by a victory of the Armenians of Van and the expulsion of the Turks from that clT, a disastrous re tieat of the Armenians Into Trans cauasla. for safety and other events of a similar rhbrscter have succeed ej ea.h ether ith dramatic rapidity. And now, after a year of such vicis situdes, about 180,000 refugees, the last remnant of the Armenian ele ment in Turkish Armenia, are quar tered within the border of Russian territory, to tide over the rigors of the coming winter. According to an official estlmajte there are some 180,000 refugees scat tered in four provinces of Russian Transcaucasia, and some 80,000 Ar menians, Xentorian and other now Quartered In Persia. The greater part of these Armenian refugees have come from the city and province of Van; the remainder constitute the aggregate of what used Free to Colore. Won., Oar r?li Stylo Book We are the larseat man- nfacturers of color wo men's hrtr, and la orJr to Introduo nr goods w ar sondlng fro our lat est book, showing trie f r colored wo men, ta tb latest hair crossing Ever ent ered woman should ha oao. W guarantee rry articl w sn or monor roTunoe. All nsir win sei. tir.ly stand combing ed wssOIng lb your o. W manufacture ITailS tm OOXB of seltd biwm, with ex tra hoary back. Bbeolatoir th tot and moat errlooabl made, fully guar toed With ear. 00 mb ws Mil at th tow prte of ( cents w gir lam cup rroa ,bb rear order for this strslghtealsg comb today 1... il: A rTLI. LIVE of TT.Ir vtnwhao. Neta and Toilet Article I IBnstrat n4 oa be boogbt for Jo tbaa f- rarea eiwwiiei rwo-cont etam fnr book tossy AOEXTH WtVTTn TWAJrxA xaxs coKravr, . Ul-Mf Fork m. Mew lock. Dtpxrt3cnt51 I to b the Armenian element in the various Armenian provinces of Turkey. Made Heroic Defense. At the outbreak of the ItusBo-Turk-lsh War the spee'ly advance of the Russian army Into the Euphrates Valley saved almost the whole Ar menian population of the district. Then Armenians of Van and of the proVince fought a herolo war of self- defense, captured the town from the Turks, and thus saved themselves from the general massacres which the Turks' carried out In Armenia and Asia Minor. Though they bravely defendel themselves against great odds, ths Armenian of Van had to retreat in the rear of the Russian army when the latter retired toward the end of July owing to the Turkish offensive. This withdrawal of the whole Ar menian element of Van was effected under the moit lvere circumstances. Only twenty-four hour was given them to quit thpir homes, and there were very scanty means of transport. Rome 250,000 people, already sorely tried during the previous few months, had to march a distance of more than 100 mile Into TranscaucaMa. They had no provisions whatever, and, exhausted lv hunger and thirst, walking in dust and under the scorching August sun, they suffered horrlblv on their .lourney. Those who lagged behind were attacked by ; Kurds; many 'women threw them- ! selves Into the TUver Bendlmahu in order to save themselves from Kurd- 1 ish brutality; mher dropped their 1 children and continue the frightful J march, which lasted some twelve I days. I VlniW-nt Fldrmles. j Terribly strained and fatigued. . these unfortunate Armenians reached Etchm4ad)en (where the Cathollcos, the head of the Armenian church. resided), Erlvan and other Armenian f centres In Tranwaucaela. to find few 1 measure taken for th reception of this harried and exhausted mas of humanity. Typhua, potted fever, j dysentery. nd, inter on. cholera and j other epidemic, hrok out In virulent j form and literacy decimated thecs j homeless and foodies refugees. Ther ..r. v.r few doctor or nurses to attend the sick, and still lee accom modation was provided for feeding and houjlng the refugee, who, owing to the lack of food and attendance, died like file" Horn, thirty thousand of these refugee hare died since August, and In spit of th energetic efforts since taken by Armenian and Russian organisation to deal with the destitution and It fatal eons- quencea, th rat ef mortality la Mill fearfully high, amounting at present to aomeahlng like a hundred a day; and. seeing that winter ts already hero, k ran hardly he) apocted that th rate will decrease. An Army of Orphan. Some Ib.OOt orphan, who parents har faT.cn la th last, few months, various orphanages 'and convents. Seven hospitals have been impro vised at Etchmladjan,' and serveral others have been started or are in the process of opening at important refugee camps in Transcaucasia. Yet the main of the remnant of the Ar menian population, happy and vic torious In their own homes as re cently aa last May, are crowded Into camps under the most unhealthy con ditions, deprived of all elementary comforts of dally life, trying to live on les than eight cents a day per head, which they get as relief from the various distributing organizations. The exlstance of one of the oldest Christian nations In the East, the ilarger portion of which has already been massacred by the Turks, Is now hanging in the balance, and one may say that Its ultimate fate rests with the civilized nations of the west. vmxro to tut. Mrs. Peck "They've talked over 2,600 miles by wireless. I wonder if you could hear me that far away, Henry?" ' Henry Peck (wistfully) "I wond er!'' Judge. To give concrete columns for build ings wide foundations, a Gorman engi neer Jias invented' a method for blast ing away the earth with dynamite, making a hole which soft conorote quickly fills. HOW TO LTVR ONE HUNDRED YEARA. (SYom Chicago Herald.) How to dive to be 100 year old l told by "Uncle Cape" Stanley, th centenarian of Downer Grove, Her are some of the rule that haw gov erned! his own life, 74 year of which have been lived In Chicago' western suburb. "Mind your own 'business. "Don't quarrel with your neighbor. "Pay for what you get and when you get it. "Live within your means. "Laugh every time you find some thing to laugh at. "Don't eat between meals. "Eat plain food and plenty of ft. "Don't drink intoxicating liquors. "Don't smoke or shew tobacco. "Keep uf your Interest in th news of the world. "Go to bed early with a clear con science and get up with the bird. "Hleep etght to nine hour out of the 14. "Don't worry about things you can't heflp. "Work and exercise outdoors a much as possible." A large Eastern railroad la Instruct ing Its rlgnal erectors and testing Its engineers' knowledge of signals by means of motion pictures shown In a car .which travels ovsr Its line. SHIRT MjEBVDS XX 1KB TVLiPTt. (Pittsburgh, Chronlchs-Tetsgraph.) . The Ohio clergyman who preaJrtie to hi congregation In a gray flannel shirt and eld trouser, without a coat and with a red tendavnna handle er chief tloklna; out of hi hip pocket, may imagine be 1 making a hit with th workingmen .Who go to hear him, but th chance ar they would be glad to see him conform a Utti more closely to the convention. la their well-meant endeawora to be "good fel lows," "all-round mbosm" and "get down to the level of th people" min isters often make th mistake of over doing th thing. In thl partteufiar in. stance th preacher dearie th plae. Ing of too much emphasis on th mat tar of dress and yt h hi actually going out of hi way to aocentuat oddity In attire for th. purpose of at traoting attanthm. There is no rea son to auppo that wnr kins-men, car to be reminded on fumlay of th kind of clothes their oooupation compel them to wear during the week or that their respeot for the pulptt is increas ed appreciably when the occupant goes coatlaqs or assume a garb that is manifestly inappropriate to the surroundings. Whatever condition srmay be in othi lands, in th United tatatea laboring; men ar accustomed to wear clothing of excellent fit and quality and to take a pride In doing . Study the Writing Machine Question Before you rent a Typewriter and your choice will be the Underwood Here are a few Facts Distinctly Underwood that will guide your election SIMPLEST IN CONSTRUCTION EASIEST OF OPERATION CHOICE OF WORLD'S CHAMPION TYPISTS "The Machine You Will Eventually Buy" Room 3, Electrical Bids. Asheville, N. C. Uve Weara!. . hav already been taken car t tat
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