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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , , FEBRUARY 8 , 1801-SIXTEEN PAGJBS.
STORIES OF LITTLE FOLKS ,
What They Have Actually Done and Things
that Might Bo Eipeotcd of Them. .
GEMS OF BABY TALK AND GAMIN LINGO ,
IMlli , I'liiok , I'loty , rntrlotUin , I'lens-
nutry ami I'll loHOphy tlmt Mltfllt
IIu KnvlLMl by Clilldrcn of
Growth.
I'cns ' llnd Wnt died.
Said httlo Oraco to llttlo ness
"I BUOIS I'll malic my doll n dross. "
H'lld llttlo Hess to Itttlo Oraco ,
" 1 think you'd ' bettor wish Its face. "
"Wiisli its fncc , mileeill" cried Grace-
In conscious wisdom she grow prouder
"I'll ' do Itko ( frown up ludlua do ,
Jubt put on yrouso and lots of powder. "
"Oully's" Soriuoii.
Ij.'tiiitt Frd I'nu.
Dnr , now. I made dat snow-man Jlst
As lubly ns could bo ;
An'v'im ' I Rot him done ho slumped
KlKlit ober outer mo.
An' dat ole crow , do scnnderlust
Ole fellur In dor town ,
Laughed , "Caw , cu\v , caw , caw , caw , "
w'cn ho
Scon mo n-tumblln' down.
J s'ncc's ' dut niiin's opinion Is ,
I hadn't nuy right
( Dat sassy crow , ho think so , too ,
I bet ) , to maUohini w'ite. '
Dut liow could I help doln * It )
Uut'n ' w'at I'd lllco tcr know ;
Fur dero don't como fur cullld boys
Snowstorms of uullld a now.
Some of the vagaries of itifuntllo minds are
amuHlnif. A friend of ours who tuis.two bripht
boys , about as smart mid bumlsomo ni any
two boys in Grwloy , showed tbcm for the
llrst tlmo the other ovomnK ho\v their names
look In writing , says the Herald. Ho wrote
their names In chnllc on a small blackboard.
Clydo Is live years old mid Willlo is tbrco.
They looked at the names on the board very
seriously for at least n mlnuto. Thou Willlo ,
with an aggrieved look on his Httlo IIIUK ,
pointed to the y In Clyde's name , and saiu :
"I don't ' hnvo no tall llko that In my name
papa. " The fattier was for a moment puz-
fled what to sajf , but n bright thought struck
him. Ho pointed to Wllllo's natno , saying :
"Do you see ttioso two 1's with the llttlo dots
ovur them i Von have two 1's ' and Clydo has
nono. " Wllllo's face brightened and lie
cried clapping Ills hands together : "Oh , yes ,
I've got two eyes and Clydj only 1ms one
tall ! "
_ _
Tnkoit Mtcrnlly.
Johnnlo's Pastor "Why , John , where nro
you Koingl"
Johnnlo ' 'I'm ' a-goln' sUntlti' . "
Johnnlo's Pastor "Hut you told mo last
night you wouldn't miss Sunday scbool on
nny account. "
Johnnie"No I didn't. ' 1 said It would bo
n cold Uayvhou I stayed away. "
Infantile !
Senator Oouchor's baby nclilovca a feat
last week that biw never been accomplished
by n miss of her years. She got her vote re
corded on the roll call of the California sen-
ato. She wns toddling around the senators
knees with a basket of Pomona oranges when
tbo secretary culled tlio roll on acljourninp.
Just ns CJoucher's name was called the In-
Iiintllo visitor , whether attracted by tbo fn-
BJllliif name or moved by one of those unac
countable Impulses that affect tliu fair sex of
all necs , gave a whoop that was mistaken in
the confusion fornyo , and it was so recorded.
After adjournment Oouchcr , who had been
busy writing , remarked : "I didn't vote.1
" 1 KUCSS your daughter voted for you ,
then , " said Senator Williams , and the Marl-
uosn representative liughcd and said : "Tho
proxy is satisfactory. " _
Fun on tliu S < lc.
"Did you enjoy the party , Hobby i" "Yes ,
mamma , it was a regular ticat , " said Bobby.
"Well , and what llttlo girls dldyoudanco
with ! " "Oh , I didn't dance , but I hud three
sot-tos with Willlo Van lUvorsldes , and
licked him every ttmo. "
llculistiu Jitvunllo Theatricals.
Marie Hubert Frohmau and her company
produced "Tho Witch" In the Hod Bank , N.
J. , Opera hoaso last week. In tbo nudlonco
was Harry .Iono. < , n ten-year-old Ho was
cnttinslastlo over the plav , and ho with a
Boveu-year-old sister , decided to rcproduco
the hanging scono. A ulitck cloth was llttcd
over the Rirl's head , a small rope was tied
around her neck and the other end thrown
over n cbandolier , and then the child was
Instructed to stand on n chair. The rope
was tied to the clmndcllor and the chair
knocked oat from under the girl. She be
gan to got black in tbo face , and the boy , be
coming frightened , K\VO : an alarm. Persons
In the house ran into the room and cut tbo
rope from which the unconscious child was
suspended. She was insensible for some
time , but after skillful treatment recovered.
Luftn iTiill.
J . Dcmt Herald.
"Bridget , has .lolinnlo como homo from
school ycti" "Yis , sir. " "Ilavo you seen
hiini" "No , sir. " "Then how do you know
he's homo ! " " 'Causo ' the cat's hluiii' ' unuor
the dresser , sir. "
. 't Forgot Tliolr Mother.
That was a very prottv Incident that oc
curred at the Newark , N. J. , , police head
quarters locontly , as related in the Now
York Herald.
Peter and Prank nro youngsters of fourteen
and sixteen who have lost their parents.
They started on foot for Florida where they
liuvo an uncle. Worn and weary after a long
day's ' tramp and having no money , they ap
plied to tbo police for a place to sleep.
Captain Corbltt , who gave them a couplool
cots , thought It well to keep an eye on the
lads. Ho noticed that before they turned In
, they went down on their knees. It wns n
vorv remarkable proceeding and bad proba
Dly never occurred before In that place.
So the next morning ho nskoj them in n
gentle tone what they knelt for and they re
plied with timid modesty "Our mother taught
us to way , "
That isn't the kind of people the police gen'
orally como lu contact with and they enjoyed
a now and somewhat startling sensation.
Hut the upshot of It was , that monoycnougl :
was raised to pay the youngsters' way tc
Florida , and two more grateful or bapplot
young follows have seldom been scon.
liruthorly Kindness.
TCJMI Sifting * .
The boys have boon making a great deal ol
noise , and at last their father appears with n
strap , and seizing Tommy , begins to thrash
him.
him."Don't
"Don't wear yourself out /ather. " says
Tommy , "romombor that Billy ana Johnnie
hnvo to got some , too. "
Ills Wit Never Kullod.
Jtundm C'lUrler.
A llttlo bootblack nallld lay
Upon u lowly bed ,
A lingering sunbeam spent its rays
Upon his unkempt hoid. ;
A good man came the scene upon
And said , with accents bland ,
"Would you not like to go , my son ,
Unto the hotter land I"
With smllo that skimmed In dainty nights
His pallid features o'er ,
Ho said , "You betl I'd ' bo ter rights
Up on do bhlnln' shore. "
Clfti- ' from Xennossje.
Ho wns the plcturo of happy-go-lucky con
tcutmeut as ho sat on the stop's loadlng'intoi
building on the corner of Market mid ICcarn
streets , says the San Francisco ICxamlner ,
A black and white sketch of solf-roltauc
and satisfaction with the world. A bit of hi
inanity blacker than the darkest night , wit
teeth and eyeballs glistening whltd by oou
trust.
The intensity of the colors \vas sufilclent t
attract the attention of uvory passer. Man
stopped for u moment to giuo ut him in sui
prise. Ills cout , vest and trousers were man
sizes too largo for him. Their colors wore i
varied as were these of the traditional coat i
Joseph , They adorned Ids pigmy nroportloi
with a careless elepanco refreshing to b <
bold.
Ilia tightly-curled woolly head was covert
by n faded brown slouch hat , with a rookie :
sort of n llaro to the rim. His feet wereci
cased In a goodly-shod pair of shoes. As
JB robuUo to the rest of his attire , they hod
brilliant black polish.
\Yullo \ grlunluet'ood-naturcdly at a clrc
of curious pcoplo that surrounded him , ho
was approacucd by n policeman wno Inquired
tin namo.
"Jim Young , " answered the dark midget ,
" \Vhcrodoyou bolongl"
"Jess about dls ycr town for the las frco
days. "
"Hnvo you got any folks to tnko care of
you I"
"No , I'so alone. My mam's ' done dead
an' ' I never seed my dad. Ho dead long tlmo
ago. "
"Where did they nlo ! How long rurol"
"Mam , sno donodlcd fo' years In Memphis ,
Tennessee , xvhnr I kutn from. "
"How old are you nowl"
"I'so ten vcars old. "
"How did you get hero nlono from Memphis -
phis ? "
"Ondokynrs. I done got under a seat an1
staid dero. I was In Denver at work befo' I
Icum to dls town. See mam , she done dlo.
Don I wukkcd fur Jim Nehon plckln' cotton
on the plantation near tbo rlber. Ho gave
mo fo'mU a hundred fcrdatwuk. It took
'bout all duy t' plclc a hundred pounds. I
btord dat I'd ' make mo' money out at do
mounting so 1 got on do kynrs an' hid under
nseat till I got to Denver. 1 blacked boots
dcr for awhile and den got on do kyars to
hum to ills town. I bid do same way. tin1 no
ono found mo till I pot to Ogdcn. I didn't
care den boltus doy dtd'nt ' go no fuddcr on
dat train. Dat was do only tlmo 1 got
cutched , I lid on do < J. P. den to ills town.
At do boat 1 had t1 pay fcr t1 kum across do
bay. an" hero I Is. "
"what flld you do for something to cat
whllu you were on the cars ! "
"I tuk it In a can wlf mo. I gotsomo money
In Denver blnckin' boots. "
Hero the llttlo black traveler stopped in
tils story for a moment , and coolly gazing nt
n number of small boys who were icgardtng
him with curious and half laughing eyes ,
said :
"SUola'Intyou nobor soedapusson nfo'l
Uore's some ono callln" you down ilere. Doy
wants you. "
In answer to a number of other questions
Jim went on to state that bo had already
found a place to worli in.
On the evening of his arrival , while eating
nt a coffee stand , ho attracted the attention
of n person who provided him with abed
for the night. The following morning ho
started out to look for work and was suc
cessful , Hu obtained a plauo as bootblack
In a bnrbor shop on Market street near Lar-
kln. Ho also found a friend in a colored
man working in u candy store on the same
street.
Jim says ho intends to keep at work until
ho has enough money to buy a new suit of
clothes. Ho will then apply for a position
ns bellboy in a hotel , where , the newsboys
told him , the white boys are being dis
charged and colored boys are being taken on
Instead ,
Hoils la nil Anil Bin ,
In Uamblers' alloy , leading cast from f.lark
street , midway between Muuisoii and Wash
ington , stand tvo sheot-iroii smokcstaclts
near which Is an ash bin In which warm
asncs are often put. This Is another of the
waifs' resorts , and thither wo turned , says
the Chicago Juvenile. Nothing could have
afforded a much blackorpicturoof abjectnoss.
The very thought of children sleeping in such
aplacols revolting. Yet there they gather
about midnight and crowd eloso up to the
warm smokestacks between them and the
wall or lifting the lid off the ash bin cuddle
down on the warm ashes and go to sleep.
Across the alloy in a doorway , as WQ stood in
the mlro looking at the sorrowful lodging-
house , three llttlo urchins , all of them with
papers under their arms.wero busily encaged
In pitching pennies. They acted as if they
were at home and wore killing time on their
own door step.
"Aro any of you going to sleep hero to
night f was asked of them.
"Nap , " replied tbo spokesman , apparently
bent on steering elf Intruders and preserving
the secluslono ! ' the promises. "Wo wouldn't '
sleep there for minln. "
Wo Have Hoys Nownilavi.
A milkman was driving up Second avenue
the other morning when , as related in the
Detroit Free Press , n boy halted him and
said :
"Sco that barrel in the gutter up there' '
Please run over it and innko it go
'smash ! ' "
"All right , bub , " replied tbo man ; and ho
steers his bark in that direction , increased
the pace of bis nag , and struck the barrel to
knock the tar out of it. But there was no tnr
there. It was packed full of sand , and as tbo
wheel struck , the wagon wont over and
thirty gallons of milk softened up the soil of
the pavement. When the man could pot out
of the wreck ho looked for the boy , but the
boy had gone homo to ask bis mother the
meaning of tbo word "hayseed. "
AVIso Girl That.
J/mjjjj-'it Jlaztir.
"What are these funny llttlo green things I"
asked Flossie of her country cousin , pointing
0 a number of pea pods.
"Thoso nro pease , " said Tommy.
"You can't fool mo , " retorted Flossie.
'Penso come lu big red cans. "
Ambition Nipped.
A smart llttlo boy in Utlca Is or wa ,
other ambitious to bo a letter carrier. A
'aw days ago ho secretly secured a bundle of
old love letters tjiat his mother had treasured
ro the courtship days and distributed
them from house to houses throughout the
lolghborhood. The sequel is not related ,
mt the probability Is that this bright youth
lasno further aspiration in the letter carrier
! no.
Young Gothninlto'i * Anecdote ,
A red-haired ten-year-old boy , who was al-
nest out of breath from running , entered a
Fourteenth street drugstore the other day ,
according to the Now Yorlc Sun , anil said to
, ho cleric :
"If a feller if a folter about as big as you
are , and who has got car-laps on , but no rait-
.ens , comes a-whoopiu' In hero and . "
"But will ' in hero "
no ono come n-whoopln' ,
ntorrupted tbo clerk.
"Yes , they will , and ho'll ' bo all out of wind
md his eyes will stick out and ho'll ' ask you
f a llttlo feller , with rod hair and a wart on
its clicek , has bin In hero. "
"Well , what if ho does ! "
"You'll tell Dim ho has , 'cause it's the
t'u111 , and that I said we didn't ' need an aucc-
aoto , 'cause It was alright. "
"What is all right ! "
"Why , wo hud some baking powder In the
louse , and some rough on rats , and ma went
to make some biscuits , and sbo thought sbo
; ot hold of the wrong box and was so skeoroJ
iho fainted away. Dad runs fur a doctor , and
1 run fur an anecdote , and Bill run for a po-
llconmn , but it all turned out right. There
wasn't nny mix , "
"WclH"
'Well , Bill's cantering up and down and
Jon't know it , and if ho comes In hero you
lust toll him wo hain't ' got to have no lun-
oral. It Is all right. When ma come to she
remembered that she put the baking powdot
Into an old shaving mug , and the plzoa Into
the new can. That's all , and you tell Bill
BO needn't price no mourning goods'caust
everything Is all O. K. , and the goose hangs
high , "
Going to the Head.
i > ' ( . Klcliitlits.
Swiftly past the rueful class ,
With a skipping tread ;
Littio Mury kllcn's
Going to tbo head.
Roughly straying yellow locks ,
Hibbon lost at play ,
But she is tbo ono who spelled
The won ! the proper way.
Apron strings that nil untied
Switch the dusty lloor ;
Llttlo , unkempt , headless maid ,
Her victory counts the more.
Quality is In one's self ,
After all is said ;
Llttlo Mary Elton's
Going to the head.
Ottior Smart Scholars.
The teacher whacked the boy , ono day ,
Who disobeyed the rule.
The scholars did not laugh nor play
To see that lamm m school.
Chicago Juvonllo : Teacher If you ba
two nickels lu your savings bantc and yo
gave them to a poor beggar , \vhut nro yo
then ) Johuny Broke.
Judge : An unexpected question. Mothc
Clara , bow did you stand In your cla ;
today ! Clara Seventh from the heai
mamma. Mother Well , 1 am glad you ni
doing bettor. By the way , how many wei
there in the class ) Clara ( hesitatingly- )
About seven.
>
Chlcatro Juvenile : Teacher ( tollttloHarr ;
who comes to school crying ) My poor chili
what's ' the mntterl Harry I'm coli
Teacher Where are you coldi Harry Oi
doors , *
Woodmen of the World Headquarters Estab *
lisued in Omaha ,
ANNIVERSARY OF OMAHA LODGE , 1,0 , 0 , F.
Doings of the Week Among the
Loilgps Votta Chanter Cele
brates Its Anniversary Masonic -
sonic News ami
Aloha camp held a largo and Interoitliur
meeting In Metropolitan hall Thursday even
ing. This hall has been secured for tbo
regular meetings of this lodge , which already
has a very largo membership. At the moot
ing Thursday evening n class of sixteen can
didates received the llrst degree. Sovereign
Commander Hootoniclutlncr. Aftortho busi
ness of the evening bad been completed re
freshments wcro produced and the tlmo
until midnight was passed In speaking by
several of the members , recitations and musi
cal numbers. It Is the Intention of the caum
to make these social sessions a feature of the
regular meetings. On the 19th Inst. tbo
rump will hold a social session and dance to
which till monibers and tbolr friends are In
vited.
The sovereign camp of the Woodmen of
the world opened ofllccs for the sovereign
consul and sovereign cleric lu the Sheoly
block , corner Fifteenth and Howard streets ,
last Wednesday. These ofllcers hnvo a sulto
of rooms which are to bo lilted up In good
taste. This will bo the principle ofllco for
the United 'States and supplies will be fur
nished all the campj from this point. Joseph
C. Hoot , the sovereign consul , will occupy
ono of the rooms , and John S. Yules , sovereign
eign clerk , and the assistant cleric , Hurry J.
Hoot , will occupy another , while a third will
bo used as a reception room.
Camps of this order are being established
all over tbo country anil an cfllciont corps of
organizers will commence work in Canada at
once wllh headauartors In Ltondon. Camps
have already boon established in Ohio , In
diana , Iowa , Nebraska , Texas , Missouri ,
Kansas , Connecticut , Minnesota , Colorado ,
Arizona , Oregon , Wyoming and Colorado.
Tbo ofllco of the Sovereign Visitor , the
ofllclal organ of the order , will bo removed to
Omaha In about thirty days. The Woodman ,
another paper published In the interest of the
order , is published at Denver.
Mr. J. C. Hoot is the originator , founder
and author of the ritual and work of Wood
craft , which has 5:5,000 : members ill the mod
ern jurisdictionand about 7,500 in the Pacific
and sovereign Jurisdictions. Mr. Hoot will
muko Omaha his homo In a short time and
will devote his time to the interests of the
order.
Extensive contracts for printing and blank
books have occu made with local firms by
the comniHtco on supplies , and the accession
of these ofliccs to Omaha will bo of considcr-
able benefit to the city , and Is an endorse
ment of tbo peed judgment of Iho executive
committee , which recognized the fact that
Omaha is geographically a center , possessing
all the facilities for reaching out in every di
rection over the whole continent.
Sovereign Consul Commander Hoot insti-
stutcd a cami ) of 1M members at St. Joseph
on Monday last.
Now camps during the past week have been
instituted : it several points In Missouri and
Iowa. Commander Koot goes to Sioux City
to Institute a now camp at that place and to
arrange for another camp in thai plaro.
D. H. Caldwell , an old Nebraska dcpuly ,
has been appointed provisional head counsel
for the state of Minnesota , and Sovereigns
Nlcklos and Moscloy of Omaha for northern
Missouri , Six Nnbrasknns are going to Penn
sylvania and threeOnuUiacltUeus toOntario ,
Canada , to introduce tbo Woodmen of the
World lo the natives.
An Omaha firm was awardoJ the contract"
of printing the constitution of the Sovereign
Woodmen on competitive bids from Chicago ,
Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Lincoln.
The Mystic Circle , the ladles1' department
of the Woodmen of the World , has been pro
mulgated. The llrst grove has been insti
tuted at Denver and the second will ba nt
Lincoln next week. Several other groves
are being organized elsewhere.
John A. Puthill , state librarian of the state
of Ohio , has accepted the appointment of
sovereign advisor lieutenant of the Wood
men qt tbo World to 1111 a vacancy. He will
attend the next meeting of the executive
council , which will bo lield nt Omaha. The
hoard now has members from ttio states of
Nebraska , Colorado. Iowa , Ohio , Illinois ,
Wisconsin and Kansas.
A big camp of sovereigns is to bo Instituted
at Davenport , la. , next week.
The Sovereign Woodmen have added a
nmv ami novel feature. A granite monument
to cost $100 Is to ho placed at the grave of
every deceased member. The cemeteries are
numerously dotted by unmarked graves , and
it is a pleasing tLought that no member of
this order will repose after life's litful scones
are over In a neclected tomb. A certificate
for $200 in the sovereign order is worth$2,001
to the devises and $100 to the dead In a per
manent mark at his grave.
Masonic.
The grand lodge of Florida has rescinded
its resolution against the Scottish rite bodies
of the United States jurisdiction , enacted in
January , 1890. and in future will conllno its
authority to the symbolic degrees. This is a
substantial victory for the United States
jurisdiction and wjis carried through the
grand lodge In the fnco of the opposition of
members of the southern jurisdiction under
tbo leadership of the grand secretary who is
a "life deputy" under Pike.
"Mystic Order of the Enchanted Realm , "
is the latest Masonic fad.
Arrangements nro being mailo for the insti
tution of a Temple of the Mysiio Shrlno in
Sioux City , la. , Kl lilad Temple of Sioux
Falls , will bo invited to attend on the occa
sion.
sion.Mecca
Mecca Temple , Ancient Arable Order of
Iho Nobles of the Mystic Shrlno , of Now
York , has organized a corps of llfty mem
bers who are drilled und tnko charge ot the
tloor work on occasions of Initiations.
Urand Custoalan Gillette will hold n lodge
of Instruction next Friday evening at Free
mason's ball , Sixteenth and Capitol avenue.
Ijiifuycllc n Seoluli Kite
The Masonic Chronicle of this city , suys
tbo Columbus , ( O , , ) Dispatch , refers to the
"proposed testimonial from Amorlc.i to
Franco , for both Washington and Lafayette
\yero Freemasons , " and quotes Mr. W. B ,
Mellsb , of Cincinnati , as saying that "the
Marquis Lafayette was an energetic , loyal
and enthusiastic Mason. Numerous masonic
bodies la this country bear his name. While
lu this country , during the revolution , he
frequently attended Masonic bodies , in com'
pany.with Brother George Washington. "
Says a Columbus Mason : ' 'It may not b (
generally known that Gener.il Lafayette waa
nmnmber oftbo , Ancient Accepted Itlto , but
such Is the fact. In 18J4 , the Supreme Couu
ell , Ancient Accepted Hlto for the Unltoi
Suites of America , their terrltorio'
and dependencies , were presldei
over bv the governor of tbo stnti
of Now York , tbo 111. Brother DoWit
Clinton , 33 = . On August 15 of that jcar tin
Marquis do Lafayette arrived in Now Yorl
as the nation's guest. Shortly after a meet
lug of the supreme council was held , whicl
was attended by many dignitaries of thi
state and nation who wcro also members o
the rlto. At the meeting tbo grades of thi
order , from the fourtH to the thirty-thin
wcro conferred upon Gennrul Lafayette
Subsequently Governor Clinton resigned tbi
cominimdcrshlp of the rite and General Lafay
ctto was. elected to succeed him , and scrvci
as sovereign grand commander of the orde
until bo was about , to return to Franco , whci
ho In turn resigned the position and Govorno
Clinton was ro-cloctcd to succeed him. Af to
Lafayette's return to Franco ho was appoint *
representative of the United States jurisdlc
tlon , supreme council , to the supreme ma
sonic powers of his nntlvo land , la which ca
paolty ho served faithfully and with hone
until his death. After Lafayette's arrival I
New York , a chapter of lioso Orolx , D..H ,
H..D..M. ' , , 18 = bore his name , Turoug
the mutations ot time this body became doi
mant. Ono year ago this old historical bed
was revived , and today It U enumerated 1
the tableaux of bodlcs-of the United States
jurisdiction of the cr > y of New York. "
A I'lnlHSfntoiiiont.
Thp following caustic remarks f ro > n the pan
of Colonel Thomas IPjotou , thii well-known
Masonic writer , appeared in the last Issue of
tbo Now York Mcrunry :
"Tho Masonic Review of Cincinnati speaks
plainly and , wo fear , ' Ineffectually touching
the degradation Insensibly wrought to Ma
sonry through the btablt of 'distinguished in
dividuals lending ijjcir countenance and
niimas in apparent sauctlon of the ' .innoxes'
to the craft , of whiuh the Mystic Shrlno at
thq eastern and the Owl In the woUern portion
tion of our union are conspicuous exemplars ,
whllo lodges seemingly approve of the unties
of these organizations , oral least do not de
nounce them as Irregular Masonic combina
tions , whoso only claim to connection with
the order Is limited to the fact of their mem
bership being limited to ICnlshts Temiilar
and thirty-seconds of tbo northern Jurisdic
tion. Nobody can object to the right of any
man. bo ho a Mason or not , to Join a roystor-
Ing club or to eat , drink and bo merry at
other people's expense , but It It assuredly an
outr.igo to cloak practices , wholly nt variance
to and in defiance of the cardinal moral , with
Its Implied toleration , principles ot Masonry.
Wo are perpetually told that Masonry ele
vates the moral charmitcr , the social position
and the personal manners of the initiate.
And Is this assertion founded on fact ! As
far as tbo lodge goes , In nine cases out often
ton , It is comparatively true , but where thn
neophyte , dLscardlng aVlhercnco to the ordi
nary rules or social propriety , assumes the
dlsgulso of hlch Masonry to Indulge in
pranks and In indecorums , long slnco ban
ished even from rural colleges , ho lowers
himself in the estimation 'of consistent
brethren , sorely annoyed that' the sacred
iinino of Masonry should bo coupled with
performances of orgies despised by pagan
savages. "
Hcfnrni In 3MHoiilu Funerals.
For many years past the grand lodge of
England has refused to sanction tbo appear
ance of Masons In Masonic clothing nt
funerals and upon other public occasions ,
while it has even prohibited these burlesque
ceremonials designated lodges of sorrow ,
which of late have In this country grown
Into very ponular exhibitions , says the Now
York Mercury. A movement is on foot
among tbo Masons of thli stnto to revive an
obsolete prohibition ngalust all public
demonstrations of Masons In n Masonic
character , should they bo arrayed In Masonic
clothing , and most especially funeral parades ,
which constitute about the only opportunities
afforded the Illuo Masonry to air themselves
"
in distinguishing ralinont"before the eyes of
the admiring profane. Wo see no reason wliv
the obsolete restriction should notbore-ox-
hnnied , bui on the contrary wo can advance *
n hundred objections towards continuance of
a custom whoso significance and dignity bavo
melted away with the flight of time. Wo can
remember when people wore buried in church
yards not far distant from the late residence
of the deceased. Then a funeral was a
stately affair with the pax-son in his gown
thocoflln born upon human shoulders and
covered with n heavy pall of velvet , sur
rounded by pall-bcarors , wearers of white
linen scarfs and followed by a train of mourn
ing relatives whoso hatbands in length de
noted the comparative intensity hi grief. All
this paraphernalia of exhibited sorrow has
been burled with the past and wo see no
good objection to a ledge member's ' attend
ance at a brother's funeral hi the vestments
of a gentlmnan , ungirj , with a 50-ccnt apron
whoso purity is not always immaculate.
O. li , . S.
The Eastern Star , of which Mrs. Nettio
Itaiisford , the general gr.md matron of the
Order of the Eastern Star , is associate edi
tress , has the following opinion upon a ques
tion which has caused considerable argu
ment In the order. Coming from such emi
nent authority , the opinion ir.ay bo takeu as
law :
"Tho question that Is so often asked : 'Is
the sister or daughter of a Master Mason in
good standing eligible to membership in the
Order of the Eastern Star if she mimics a
nan who Is not. a Mason , ' is answered Uy ono
f our exchanges in tbo negative , which Is
videutly not well posted in Eastern Star
aws. A sister , daughter or mother is eligi
ble to tho'Uogreos ' of the'order even though
her husband bo not a Mason , nor Is this niom-
Dcrship forfeited except by her own act. "
Vesta chapter celebrated Its seventeenth
inniversary on Thursday evening with a
: lance mid card party. The largo room in
"freemason's hall was prettily decorated for
ho occasion and a largo crowd was iu atten
dance. Harmony chapter of Council Illuffs
ivas represented by a delegation of young la-
lies , fcjuppor was served about midnight and
dancing was continued until the wee sum. '
"lours.
I. O. C ) . K1.
The social of Huth Roboknh degree lodge a
.veek from last night was a brilliant success ,
lltmuciallv and socially. In splto of the cold
weather tboro was a largo turnout and an
excellent programme wai presented. '
Ouinha lodge No. 2 , celebrated Us Thirty-
ilfth anniversary on Tuesday night. The
, nrge lodge room was well lllled with mem
bers of the order and their friends. The ex
orcises woio of a very Interesting nature , ono
of the features of the evening being an ad
dress by Granu Master John Evans who re
viewed the history of the lodge from its or
ganization in 18)0 ! , when Its meet
ings were held at the houses of
the members , through the years when the
meeting were held in many different places
under many dlllloultles , down to the present ,
when the lodge is ono of the largest and most
prosperous in this section. The address was
interspersed with anecdotes and personal
reminiscences , told in the grand master's in-
Imltablu manner , which kept the audience in
good humor. Addresses were also made by
other momuors of the order and several
jnusical numbers sorveil to lend variety to
the entertainment. Supper and dancing fol
lowed and so another milestone in the history
of tills noble lodge was passed and another
, 'ear entered upon.
January 27,1891 , will bo Inns remembered
by the Odd Fellows of Holdrego and their
friends as on thatilav the Hold rage Kobokah
Degree lodge No. BT'l. 0 , O. F. , was Institu
ted by Special Deputy ( ! nuid Master S. L.
Brass , of Junlata. During the afternoon the
Hebolcah degree was conferred on the twenty
ladies and six brothers who had petitioned
the grand lodge for the now cliartcr. The
following are the ofllccw of the now lodge :
N. G. , sister Dravo ; V. G. , sister Tem
poral ; according Secretary , sister Cowglll ;
Per. Secretary , sistir Davis ; Trowircr , sis
ter Parsons ; C. , sister HuU ; W. , sister Cot-
roll ; It. S. N. G. , Elstcrnorchert ; L. S. N.
G. , sister Kendall ; I. G. , sister Shcpherdson ;
O. G. , sister Wyutt ; Chaplain , sister Bough-
man ; L. S. V. u. , sister Wills ; U. S. V. G. ,
sister Safloy ,
M. * V. A.
There is con&lderahlo Interest among the
Modern WooJmon about an item which ap
peared in the Fulton (111. ( ) Journal of this
week which suites thai Dr. V. Leon McKin-
nie , Iho head physician who was removed for
malfeasance In offlco by the old board of di
rectors , and now presents a. claim to the now
board ot over $10,00.1 fo.1 conipansation slnco
removal , and , as that paper states , "merry
hades" generally. < MoKlnnlo agreed to take
$ IW)0 ) hi"full settlement from the old board anil
It Is reported that the now board setllnil witli
him forf 1,500 , and.ho now goes back on thl
mutual agreement. It Is said that ho claims
that the election of now oftlccrs Is Illegal am !
threatens to have tUotn all ousted unless thoj
"como down. " U B. Fish , a commlttcoman
who was removed iby the head consul , llici
action for &I.OOO tor cervices ho would have
rendered had ho not been removed , and the
Journal odds : "TlUlon has as much right ti
claim the compensation paid to Hayes as
president as Fishr has to his trumped ui
claim. II. C. Agnew , the third of the trio o
malcontent * also urges a claim of severa
hundred dollars for work ho alleges to ) mv <
done for MelCinzlo la his demonstrations
which the Journal says was never ordered o :
authorized by the directors. Members of tin
order nro waiting patiently the outcome o
this raid upon the treasury.
The Modern Wooilnifn has collected noarlj
nil of its special expense call of M upon eacl
member made to payoff the expense of Ifc
biennial meeting ut Springfield. This cal
produces about $ . ' )0,000 , The actual oxpons
was $31isa.ai , and the members ore wonder
ing what the board proposes to do with tin
surplus.
The Modern Woodmen now nroappolntln
deputy consuls for every congressional dls
trlct. Many of the old deputies have uccopto
commissions In the Sovereign order wood
men of the World.
U. 1 .
The members of Triangle lodge manifesto
a cominoudublo degree of fraternal splr ,
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nd brotherly love nt the funotnl of Brother
ohn II. Butler last Sunday. Although the
veathcr was bitterly cold with a high wini' ,
hero wns a Inrpo turnout and tliu Knights
teed outside the house during the service in
> rder that the friends of the family inlgli
have umplo loom. They escorted the re
mains to tlio cemetery and paid the lust sad
rlbuto of respect to their departed brother.
Mars lodso , No. 180 , will celebrate its re-
urn from the field at Pine Hldgo by giving a
ball at Goodrich hall tomorrow night.
The twenty-third nnnunl session of the
grand lodge of Connecticut will bo hold in
WnllliiKfortl on the 17th and l h of this
nonth.
G. , t. U.
Tlio annual encampment of the department
f Nebraska will bo held at 1'lixttsmouth on
the 18th , 10th and 20th of this month.
Ybout five hundred delegates will ho pres
ent , besides about ono hundred and fifty del
egates to the annual meeting of the Women's
toiicf corps , which will bo held nt the same
time McConlbeo post of Plattsmoutb , will cn-
ertaln the delegates to tbo encampment.
Vuirmg the arrangements which nave been
undo may bo mentioned the badges which
invo been provided for dcleiratei. These
will bo of satin , with appropriate lettering ,
and will bo decorated with a hand painted battle -
tlo scene In the center. Tho-meotinps will beheld
held In the Waterman opera house and Hock-
wood hall.
A. O. U. AV.
The report of tbo supreme recorder shows
that tbo total membership of the order on
December 1 was 2W,82 , > . Nebraska showed
n membership of 7,710. ,
Omnlm lodge , No. 18. will plvo its regular
monthly social next Thursday evening.
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