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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1914)
TItK OMAHA SUNDAY BER: OCTOBER 4, 1914. i x, Stories from the Book of Ages in Sparkling Pageantry When the grand caravan of electrically-Illuminated floats, twenty In num ber, tralni Into the street of Omaha for tha anmial electrical parade of the Ak-Sar-Ben festlvttlea, the nlirht of Oc tober 7, they will be led by the King' float. Hitherto It has been customary for the King to occupy the last float In the long train of magnificence. The order has been reversed for this time. Bo the ruler of the Realm of Qulrtra, King Ak-Sar-Hen XXI, will burst upon the aasemblod multitude In tha lead float, decorated with all tha splendtx and magnificence that befits the ruler of so great and so prosperous a common wealth, and -eurrounded by hie staff of high officials and guards. "Ilctures from the Book of A gee" Is the title of the parade spectacle. In cluding the king's float and the title float, there are to be twenty floats. The ; Book of Ages ts, of course, the BlbleX and the spectacles the various floats will represent are each to represent a familiar biblical acene. Incident or situa tion. Floats la Order. Sketched briefly, the floats In the order In which they are to appear In the pa rade will be as follows: No. 1 "The King." This Is a scene of regal magnificence, with the king In full , paraphernalia occupying a central posi tion In the setting. The architecture of the float Is Egyptian In design. The Grand Mufti, Grand Ntotary, Grand Mar shal and numerous guards and attend ants are to be present around the person of the king. No. J "Pictures from the Book of Ages." This Is the title float. It will be unmanned. Without the aid of human hands or human presence. It stands out unique and self-explanatory. An m mense open book, the Bible, laTepre sented. Across Its pages, in golden let ters, are blazoned the words, "Pictures from the Book of Ages." No. J "The Expulsion from the Gar den." litre are Adam and Eve In the setting In which they received their first severe lesson on earth. They are sur rounded by a garden of flowers. The serpent Is seen ready to pour the venom of Its false Influence upon them. Wild beasts mentioned in the story of crea tion are everywhere present. ' The gates of Paradise, shown at the head of the float, are guarded by a flaming sword. Man's Second Bea-lnalna. No. 4. "After the D.luge." Here ts Noah's Ark, fast on the mountain top, where the receding waters of the flood had left It.. The dove la Just returning with the olive branch. A splendid rain bow is seen, with all the promise that it holds forth. No. 6 "The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah." Here 1s Lot's wife as the pillar of salt. Lot and the two daugh ters are fleeing. The ass that carried their belongings is seen with his burden. The wicked city of Sodom is In flames, and destruction looms luridly in the rear. No. 6 "Rebekah at the Well." Rebekah is here shown at tho well offering drink to, the servant of Isaac and his camels. With such an Ingenuity Is the float built that the camel are actually shown drink ing No. 7 "Jacob's Dream." Here are the angels on the stairway leading to heaven. The float Is simple and carries the pic ture in a few stroke. Tha vision seen by Jacob in the wlldnes 1 depicted. No. ("Joseph Interpret Pharaoh' Dream." Pharaoh, the wise men, and the soldiers are all present In this pic ture. The courtiers of Pharaoh are list ening to Joseph as he tells them of the seven fat and seven lean years that are to come. In the Day of Moaes. No. 9 ."Moses in the Bull Rushes." The little basket-boat In which Moses floated down until he drifted ashore is here shown. Pharao'a daughter and her friends are een at the edge of the wa ter discovering the little basket No. 10. "In the Wilderness." Moses has Just received the tables of stone from the lord on the mountain top. He ia coming down bearing the preciou hieroglyphic laivs in his urms. The people are shown in the valley worshiping various golden Idols. The rock smitten by the staff of Mose Is spouting water. No. 41 "The Return of the Spies from Canaan." Bunches of grape ao gigantic a to require two men to carry a single bunch are shown carried by the spies that were sent Into Canaan to learn of the land. They are returning In the picture, bearing evidence of having discovered a land of great productive power and ' a region of plenty. No. 12 "Before the Wall of Jericho." Here ia the besieged city. The Israelite are marching about the walls of the city. They are blowing trumpet and carrying the arc of the covenant The fall of the city on the seventh day ts depicted. . No. 13 "Joshua's Command to the Sun." The brave commander who stop ped the sun in it course to prevent it from setting until he had won the great battle Is here shown, in .the midst of bis great fighting army. I ndrr the J edges. No. 14 "Samson and Delilah." The se cret of Samson's strength Is here about to be Jured from his lips by the wiley Delilah. Both the character are shown in the picture, and the Temple of Dagon is shown In the fore. No. 15 "David and Goliath." Little Da vid, flush with hi triumph. 1 here shown over the dead form of Goliath whom he has Just slain with his sling, after the giant has terrorised all the people. No. 16 "Solomon and the Queen of Rheba." All the splendor of the re ception the queen of Sheba got at Solo mon's court Is here shown. No. 17 "Elijah's Ascent In a Chariot of Fire." Great lashing tongues of fire here sweep the chariot in which Elijah Is ascending to heaven. His garment, the' garment that enabled him to perform miracles. Is left behind, discarded on earth. Red-mouthed bears, called to de stroy Ihe boys who taunted Elijah, are seen approaching 'from the wilderness. Comlaa- of Darin's. N'o. li "The Feast of Belahaaxar." Here the handwriting on the wall is seen. Tb great feast and wicked Jollification 1 In the midst of Its wildest revelry: The words are Inscribed on the stone wall, and the terror, consternation and confu sion it occasioned I written'on the face of the revelera No. 1 "Daniel In tha Lion's Den." Cowering lions, slinking to dark corner In the presence of the good and . noble Daniel are here seen. The ferocious beast are completely subdued in the pres ence of the radiant character they were txrected to devour. No. "Jonah and t'le Whale." Jonah Is here actually pictured in the stomach of the giant whale. Still hungry the great sea monster is lunging obout In the J Admiral Young and r- Ol V. ' Vv - v - Themes of Electrical Pageant 1805 1896 1897 1898 1898 1899 "Gems and Grand and Comic Opera' 1900 "Isles of the Sea' 1901 "When Knighthood Was in Flower 1902, "The Festival of Fairyland' 1903 1904 "The Story of the State' 1905 "The World of Mystery' 190(5 ."The Nations of the Earth' 1907 "Days We Celebrate and Songs We Sing' 1908 "The Golden West 1909 "The World's a Stage' 1910. .'The Ship of State and Samson's Quaint Quips' 1911...' "Samson's Anthology' 1912 VGems Flowers' 1913.. .Stories from the "Arabian Nights' 1914 Stories from the "Book of Ages' water with mouth open, seeking small fishes to appease his hunger. Of No Avail. - The ragged way(arer trudged up. the garden path bathed in the sunshine, and took off his hat to the lady at the door. She eyed him keenly, and a look of recog nition passed over her countenance. "Look here," ahe said, "you called at this house In the middle of the winter." "I did, ma am, ' he sorrowfully ad mitted. "And I gave you a good meal, on con emis Omaha MANUFACTURERS OF otton and Burlap Bags, Cuorse Blankets and Fly Hets OMAHA, NEBRASKA " Told by the Floats His Sailor Boys vcr jhs .y. V "Feast of Mondamin' "Feast of Olympia' "Pageant of Quivera' "Constellations' "The Alhanibra' "Poem Pictures and Samson in Polytix' dition that you swept the snow oat of my Dacxyara. ' I "That's right, ma'am." "And when you had the meal you went off without doing It." The man passed the back-of his hand tremulously over hi eye. "Yes, ma'am." he said, brokenly, "and my conscious smote me. That's why I've trampea ail tne way back, under the scorctung sun, to finish the Job!" But consciences of such a caliber Were not In demand In that neighborhood Just men, ana ne went empty away. Bag Co. CON BRIDGES, and FOUNDATION (S41:S Hera Itadte tract!!! Cq. tb) a ME Cor r espondence . Solicited Omni si flu si 9 Via s amid. en DAM TOM OmMdiflimcyj Molbo 9. r