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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1889)
, . , " * " * * " S = r-w- - - * . T : ' _ _ _ _ " TlMPMaaMMMM - - - - uTlMrlliLi iriitaiAjiiruTlMrlliLi TI1Jli1 - I i iriitaiAjiir- 1C THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDMY , OCTOBER 13 , tSSO.-SIXTlflEN PAGES. A Good Baby $17.60 lor n OhamborSult , . S3.5O Rocker Carriage for $9. $24,75 Handsome Folding Bed that ether Hotro3 nsk $37.50 for. Hnnclsomoly Pol- Call and see it. letc , worth $40. .slicd , cheap at $0 SP.FO for n PnHor Stove , cheap nt$15. Fine nickel flnibh , BUREAU AND DRESSER , Wo have the largest stock of Oar * From $7,50 to $30. pots in than the the city lowost. , prioos lower $14.5Oforafine And In all woods. Hard Coal Heater with tea kettle attachment From $2.5O to $25 Universal Gasoline Stoves. STOVE $9.50 Every Stove Guaranteed. Other $1.0B.An Ele- , houses think It cheap tit SIR $1.68 Qinnt Wnlnut Rocker. Have Portiere ? 81-48 Now Style Vienna Chair * r = . ft'om $4 to $3S. g p TT A * rpi ? r , X JrX.uc .v _ Latest thing out In ull colors. , . f r ; Jewelers ask $6. 0 for a beautiful Lounge that $7.50 for the Extension Table. a bargain at $1O. TTX $5.90 $ . $12.50 same Clock. if In oak mahogany , worth WorthJ52O | I Pole n ency fir Omnln , for Line ofCen- or A Fine Walnut Universal S oM'snml linnge-i , Largest Wardi obe. ' every stovi ! guaranteed. tej Tables in 'he City. CHAIR 20ovoi th O5e Q Largest line of CARPET ROCKERS in Omaha. $12.BO for a Cook Stove that is wall worth $2O. Ctxll and BOO us. VSffiRgraST $25.5O Fine Chamber Suit $9.5O elegant Plush Rocker , ovir Polish finish , worth $ BO. _ .Lnl < * ' * ' * ' ' i ij ! ' ii ! * nut mi ' ' J lfl IlCJ 1 llCJ | j . UiiiLjL-lMJJ * worth $18. $21.75 CHAMBEB , SUITS Inspect - our stock of I..ICQ cumins un < l . uo$1.9O , worth $4.OO own make , Other Houses charge $30 convinced tlmt wo can save > on money. I STORY OF THE TRIPLE LINK , Origin of the Order of Oddfellows and Present Standing. THE PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE. Coming Eventq in tlio World of the .Mjstio ISoilies With a Num ber of Minor Happen ings at Home. Thn Three Tjinlcs. The order of Odd Fellows had Us origin it Enqlund in the eighteenth century , the flrs mention of it being in a mita/.mo : ; publishoi in \ 4 ! > . Tlu ) early English lodges were sup ported by each member paying a penny t < the secretary on catering the loilpte. Origin ally the ledges were formed for socml pur poses and to assist in obtaining employment for workingmcn , the inoinberj being son from ono town to another in search of worl by a system or cards. Up to 1809 ihe lodges wore self-instituted and without a system o gonernl government. In that year the Man chcsteir Unity was formed. Brother Koss In his history , repudiates the mythical storj which U to the effect that the order was established tablishod In Homo , A , D. TO , by the descend ants of the priests and scribes oC the Ulby ' Ionian captivity , and concludes that it'orlg hinted about 1715. From the Manchester unity sprung Amoi Jean Odd Fellowship , Thomas Wlliloy buin the father ami founder of the order in thi country , although there Is evidence of th existence of lodges at Now York thirloo years before the start in Baltimore. Shake Bpearo lotlgo la said to have boon institutci in the former city in December , 1800 , becomIng Ing defunct In 18111 , auil ngain resuscitated I 1818 , when the nnmo was changed to StiuUc fipearo Grand Lodge of Odd Follows througl the efforts of Gcorgo P. Morris , the iioctani tlio title of Its chief ofllcer was made grand master. Franklin Lodge No , 2 and Wash Ington Ledge No. 3 were instituted in 1831 anil Columbia Loilyo No. 4 , of Urooltlvn , i : 18'J1A ) dispensation was applied for am granted by the Dulco of Sussex Lodge No. of Liverpool , in lS. ' 3belng received in Drool ! lyu lu January , lb i. Under tnis grunt th lodge claimed to rank as No. 1 , Amcncai oddfcllowshlp was not , however , formal ) ; launched upon its vo.vago in this countr. until April ' 'il , 1610. All previous attempt hud failed. 'J hoinas Wlldoy , the founder , native of London , England , born in 1782wix tnado a member of an Odd Follows' lodg ppon attaining his majority , and took an uc two part lu the order until 1817 , when h turned from his natlvo country and sallci for America , landing In the city of Hultl morii. Animated by his love for the ordo ho soon took stop * in form u lodge. A meet UK was culled , which brought to the "Sovoi Stars tavern , " Second street , Baltimore Thomas Wlldoy , Joliu Welch , John Duncan John Choatham and Hlchard Hushworth.an oa the night of April SO , 1810 , according t the custom of sulMnstltution , they forme 'Washington Ledge No. 1. Thomas Wilde was Installed us noble grandand John Wolc as vlco grand. From thU humble start ha pddfollowshlp grown to its present uingnl tudo. In thn meantime the Unity had made man ; changes In Its cede of laws , of which fact th members in this country were not aware until the arrival of Henry M. Jackson an 1 > . Q , Crowder , of Preston , England , wti visited the lodge and instructed the bruthro In the work. The former , not thinking the the order had been transplanted on Amor qan soil , crossed the water with a view c establishing a lodge. HocognUlng the m ccesUy for a union with the Munchostc Unity Brother Crowder promised to prosor to the proper authorities the petition c Washington lodge for a charter , upou liU ri turn , and it was promptly granted. Tli charter was granted to the " \Yaihlngto lodge , the Grand loOgo of Maryland and c the United States. " It bears data Februar 1,1820 , and in duo time it was received an accepted. At the first election lu the follov ing October , Wildov was ro-oloctod nobl grand , but not without opposition , as th frail craft , the lougn cotsisting of but nine teen members , was already being rocked b , the waves of discord and dissension that hai onsen. The dispute ended m the withdrawn or the tlissutisilcd element. They endcav orcd to secure a charter for Franklin lodge but this was lefused by the Manchcstc ' having been ceded t Umt\ , jurisdiction Washington lodge. Finally , in 1821 , Frank lln lodge received a charter from the Gram lodge of Maryland and the United States and it is still at wovlc. The members o Washington lodge , for over two ycariveri the exclusive custodians of the mystic rites and labored zealously In the face of man ; adversities , and through their unceasing tel laid the foundation upon which to build tin magmllcent edillco of Odd Fellowship , as i stands at the present time. The first movement looking to the enlarg moot of a Jurisdiction and the esUblis ment of a general governing body was mnd in 1820 , when a committee of past grand was constituted. At a meeting of this com mlttoe m Fobruaiy , IS'Jl , Washington lodg was requested to surrender its charter t < the arrand lodge , which it was proposed t > fornu The request was acceded to and wa followed by the organization of the gram lodge of Maryland and thu United States with Thomas Wlldoy as grand master. The dissemination of information in th oariy years of the order was yery dlftlcul compared with that of the present period and while the Maryland brethren were lay ing the foundation stone for tlio future groa order self-constituted lodges ( referred t nbove ( had been organized in Boston , No\ Yo > k and Philadelphia. Not ono of thes had any knou ledge of the existence of th others until ISM. when Massachusetts lodg No. 1 applied for a charter from the gram lodge. Tills was grunted , and in Juno o that year the grand ledge ol Massachusott was constituted. Now York and I'hihulel phla followed , and Grand Muster Wilduy who convoyed the charter to Massachusetts instituted tlio grand lodges of Now Yori and Pcnnyslvnnta on his return to Halt ; more. The formation of these grana lodges crc nted a necessity for another change. In August , IbiiJ , the grond ledge of Mary land and the United States was asked t surrender Its charter to the exclusive use o the grand ledge of the Unlica States , whiol was unproved by the several grand Jurisdlc tloiiH , but it was notuntil Ib35 that the gram ledge of the United States was duly organIzed Izod by the adoption of a constitution. Nun lodges were represented , of which throi were located in Baltimore , two in Boston ono In Now York and three in Philadelphia Thomas Wlldoy was cleeted grand master and at a subsequent meeting In 16'Jil the till of grand sire was adopted. The number o lodges hud increased to twelve in tills year Ju this year Grand Sire Wildey visited lOng land , and the work of the odd follows in th Now Woild was heartily approved , HI brought back a charter for the grand lodg of the United States from the Munchunto unity , which took the place of the orlgina from the Duke of York's ledge , that had nl ready been transferred on two different oc cations. Ten years after the organization at Baltl moro of Washington Ledge No , 1 , Marylani reported four lodges , Massachusetts six New York six , Pennsylvania thirteen , am the District of Columbia two. This was it lb'9. Ten years later , hi 1839 , there wer fourteen grand lodges , with 185 subordinate and five separata lodges , with a moinbershl of only a little over ton thousand. During tlio next decennial period then was a fiworablo turn in the tide , The ordo bounded into popularity , receiving the sun port and oncouragemcnt of all good men , si that in Juco , 1840 , when tbo grand lodg met , there were thirty grand lodges an 1,7'JT subordinate lodges , with a total men : bcruhlp of nearly 140,000. The worn of pro gress continued Btoudlly forward , for I 1859 the returns showed thlrty-nino gran and 8,425 subordinate lodges.with u luombei ship of 178,000. In the next pcr > od the order was almos severed In twain by the civil war. Brotha was arrayed against brother on many hotly contested battlefield. Many of th lodges south of Mason and JJlxon'E line be oame dormant for the want of members t attend the meetings. The life , tbo youth c the southern lodges , loft homo and the as c clatlona of relatives , brothers and frlonda t join In the bitter conflict between the tw gigantic armies. No reports were uiude.ftn for the tluau being those lodges dropped ou of the records of the sovereign grand lodge But the supreme body was over mindful c the absent representatives. The course pin sued demonstrated the fraternal feeling tin piompts the government of Odd Followshi ) Soutember 10 , 1801 , when the Boveieig lodge convened in 15altimore , the war wj being waged and thiity-six representative ! from Alabama , Arkansis , Floiida , Guovgii Louisville , Mississippi , NorthCarolinaSout , Carolina , Tennessee , Texas and Virgin ! were absent. The seats allotted to thes representatives were unoccupied during th session. IJobert It. Bo.ylston. of South Care Una was grand sire and during his ubsenc Deputy Grand Site Milton Henderson , o Indiana , presided. In his opening address h said : "Tho circumstances that surround us n this time are unparalleled In our history Heretofore the representatives of our DO loved order have annually convened , ulway under tlio most favorable auspices. Heretc fore , representatives , when they met , un ! forrnly congratulated each other upon th great success and growth of oddfollowshi | What a terrible change a few months ha wrought ! Civil war with all its nttendnu evils , has been inaugurated in our one happy country. While wo net the part o good clti/ens wo may pour oil upon the trouli led waters , and alleviate in some degree , th suffering incident to this unnatural strife. " Because ot the unhappy condition of th country , the secretary was unable to giv any details as to the work of the year. Grand Secretary Hidgcly was unable ti make a full report. The membership wn divided and there was u heavy falling off ii receipts , leaving the grand ledge in llnanciu straits. "Tho grand ledge may congratulat itself , " says the secretary's report , when i surveys the general prostration nnd wrucl which prevail , "that it is in the power of th icpresentatives at so small a sacrlilco ( a re tlnotion uf the rate of mileage from 5 to cents ) to sustain Its credit , not only by th prompt payment of the current , debt of th year , but by ficumgit entirely fiom a con tinuous deficit. * * * Yet in the midst o of our gratulntlons and thanksgiving to beneficent Providence for the special favo vouchsafed to our order wo have not cseapci the withering influences inseparable , in tli nature of things , fiom so all pormcuting ; calamity as that which now afflicts our conn try. " In n lengthy preamble nnd resolution offered by Representative Escuvlllo , o Maryland , deploring the condition of tin divided country , it was declared to bo "th duty of every good Odd Follow , at all times so to act , and so to speak , tlmt his words am deeds may give no Just cause of offcnsi to those whom circumstances have for the time being , cut off fron friendly and social intoicourso wit us. " At each subsequent sesslo of the grand lougo the scats of the rcprcson tatlvos fiom the southern states who attend ed in 1800 , was reserved. In 18H1.-2 , twelvi slates were not represented. At the scsslot of 1803-4 thu representatives from Tonnossoi were present. In tlio latter year rcnort were received from Arkansas , Alabama Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Virginia , Miss Isslppi , Tcxus , South Carolina , North Cure Una and Now Mexico , Referring to thos returns , Grand Secretary Ulugoly in his re port said : "From every quarter of our vast Jnrlsdlo tlon within the federal lines there comes ute to the supreme grand ledge , a common voice eloquently sublime , proclaiming la gentl tones , peace , harmony , brotherly love an unity predominant , cheering and soul stli ring ; the fruit of tins gospel is Increase * strength and power for good , and its big moralls active incentive to yet nobler el forts in the path of duty. " The war having closed , the representative from the southern states were present ut tli opening of the session of 1805 , nnd occupie the seats that had been sot apart for them o each convocation since IbOO. They were coi diully welcomed back by Grand Sire Voltct who said i Their [ the representatives ] absence fror our annual councils wo have long deplore1 and regretted , over entertaining for thei : an affectionate regardwhich has been lieigbl ened aud Intensified by their Buffering. Ou hearts are this day gladdened by their presence once , and , acknowledging them as brethre of the ftauio household , wo cordially welcome come them to a renewal of those relation which unite u In fraternal ay in ratio which knows no distinction of country party or sect , and which seeks to embrac within tbo scope of its influence the eutlt family of man , " , The supreme Joclgo remitted the taxes c the grand lodges ami encampments of th southern states , mentioned ulovcnnil direct cd the secretary to furnish nil necessary sup lilies for the use of the bovcr.il Jurisdictions to bo paid for during the year. Althougl many lodges of the soiitn had suspended , th order was found to lie in unexpsctedly KOOI condition at the close of the war. It was thi only organization of n national characte tlmt survived the terrible ordeal withou severing the tics of brotherhood. [ Continued Next W cok. | The giand lodge meets at Grand Islnm next weeK. It appears from present imlma tions that nothing of an unuaual nature wil bo introduced for legislative aciion. 'lln question of lowering the ngo at which can dldatcs may be admitted will undoubtedly bi brought up , but this is a matter whlul meets with a great deal ot opposition , ospec iiilly from the older and more influcntia members , and the test to winch it was sub Jeeted in the recent session of thu sovereign grand ledge shows tint its advocates are nol gaming material Htrcngth. The convention of the Hebckeh degree will bo held during thn session of the gram lodge , at which time the degree stulT 01 Ruth Ledge No. 1 of Ouiaba will exemplify the degree work. October 81 the Oddfellows hall at Cert land. Neb , will bo dedicated bv usuul cere monies of the ordor. The structure is n mosi imposing ono , and n very impoitunt ndditloi to Cortland. Extensive preparations are being ing made for tlio dedication , and the members bors who have it In charge propose to make October 31 a red-letter day in the history o. the order In this state. K. or i > . The grand lodge of NebrasUrf , which was in session In this city during the past week , completed Its work and adjourned Thursday night , after selecting Omaha us the place foi holding it next session. The principal busi ness transacted by the grand ledge was tlu adoption of a resolution to Incorporate , ami the appointing of trustees nnd a clerk to prepare pare and file articles of incorporation. Tlu greater part of the tlir.o was taken up ir acting on resolutions , changing the laws ir Rome minor points , nnd in the election ol ofllcors. The proceedings in this matter ol electing olllcora were somewhat peculiar , te say the least , in an order of this character. In a political convention it is expected tlial everything will bo cut and dried advance , but in a society founded upon brotherly love it ib rather untimely for a delegation fion a certain section to come into the gram ! ledge with a "tilute" all prepared , appropri ntlng for it own nllttho prlnclual oflicos , ant showing an in jlitintlon to gobble the balance They should Imvoiconiploted the farce bj claiming the next session of the grand lodge. Sir Knight Harry Merriam returned froai a thrco wcukn' sojourn in Boston in time tc attend \ho session of the grand lodge Brother Morrlam feels greatly rolrcshoil nnd rejuvenated aftarhls very pleasant \ il among relatives and friends at his old home Uniform ItnnU Major General James U. Carnuhun , of the Uniform Hank , Knights of Pythias , has is sued a general orden concerning the biennial session of thn supreme ledge , to bo hold In Milwaukee next Julj/ . The grand ledge ol Wisconsin appointed an executive committee to take charge of all the arrangements and perfect a programme for the entertainment of the supreme lodge , the Uniform Haute anil visiting knights. In the matter of prizes it was decided tc offer to the Uniform flank the following : First Prize For proficiency In drll . . . ? I.OOi Second Prize For proficiency In drill. 60 [ Third Prize For proficiency in drill . . UOi Fourth Prize For proficiency In drill , . 501 Fifth Prlzo-For proficiency in drill. . , . 40 ( Sixth Prize For proficiency m drill. . . . l ( Seventh Prlzo-For proficiency in drill , 201 Fighth Prize- For proficiency in drill . . 10 < For best division cuinmandor , a U. Ii. 1C. ot P. Jewel , value . 1CK For division traveling the longest dis tance from Us homo by shortest railroad route to reach Milwaukee. 30C For division that shall exemplify the ritualistic work of the Uniform Hank before the supreme lodge In the best manner , u special prize , value . , . . . . . . . 1W For beu baUllion drill , by batalion con slating of not leas than four divisions am full complement of regimental field and slat' officers , a set of regimental colors to consis' ' Unite , of U. K. , 1C. P. reuimeutnl flag , a States silk flair and two markers , all to eo- not less tli.in 6400. All divisions competing to consist of s knights captain , lieutenant and herald , si Uiglits guard and scntinol , and twenty-foil sir knights in line. This number is also 11 quired for the division m hatallion drill , am for the division claiming the long distune prize. Turtle * to bo used , Carnabnn's ie vised eililion , 1SV. ) . Divisions competing for prbos must tuk part In iiarado and exercises of Held day. The following band prizes will oo offered * " ! u Pint pruc ' " Second prbo JO Third prue These pri/cs arc offered without reloronc to number of musicians eomnosiae the band but .Milwaukee bands will bo excluded fron tlio contest for these prizes. Unnd pri/es onon to the world , special , fo bands with not less than thirty-live pieces ? a)0. ) Two entries required. It was also decided to place the entire or ganuation of the uniform rank in camp , uacl brigade and bt.uo to oo camped by itself , bu all forming one grand encampment. Iowa. K. T. ThP order suspending the grand nnd sub ordinate commanderics of Knights Tomnln1 prohibiting nil intercourse will in Iowa , unil the commanderics of other states and witl was revoked at the trl the order generally , eniiial conclave , it bulng thought that tin Iowa commanderics had been punished suf llcieiitlv in being suspended for three jears although it was pointed out that they hai been in error in not complying with tin terms of the resolution as sol forth by tin grand master. The suspending of the ordoi was recommended by a committee , to when the mutter hud bee-n referred ami found 1m mediate invor with the members of tin grand encampment. In 1'rniio ofhWfot OUIor. Sing hoi for the elder , The good , ruddy cmor , Thu swcot , mellow elder , our cellars to fill. Once moro to the cider ! Tlio smooth-flowing elder , The merry brown cider that comes from tin mill I We picked up the apples , my sister and I , By pasture und huio when the weather wni (11 * V * * With baskets nnd oxen tlio gleaning was done , And each gnarly check kindled worm to ward the sun I They blush in the cider , The sweet common cider , The sunny blown cider that comes from the mill ! Wo drove to the valley , the cart ] oggmf slow With red fruit and yellow , a right prctti And hissing and gurgling as the twlllgh dim , grow The round patient hogsheads were llllci to the brunt At last , 'tis the rider , Tlio dear honest cider , The genial urown cider that comes from th milt ! As wholesome as honey , as sound as tin co nib , It smacks of October , It savors of homo ; I shut my eyes softly und over mo steal The drone of the presa und the splash ot th wheel i So rare is the cider , The red foamy cider , The sweet , tawny cider that comes from tin mill ! Then hero's to the cider , The good mellow cluer , That none but Now England can rightly dls Once more to the elder I The free flowing cider , The merry brown elder that comes from tin Hillll An Absolute ( Jure. The ORIGIN ALAUIE l'I N C OINTMENT i only put up in largo two ounce tin boxes and is an absolute cure for old noras , burns wounds , chapped baudi , and all nkm erup tions. Will positively cure all kinds of piles A > U for the OUIGINAL ABIETINB OINT MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug company at 25 cents per boi by wall 5W centi. I fnun rm nil ainiA innnmi/ THE BOOM OF THE ICEBERG It Sounded Very Appropriate on tin Last Glorious Fourth. BEATS ALL THE BIG GUNS 'Ilic Grand an ( I the .Beautiful Iini > i > lli liluiulod Together in the Scenery About ( ilucler Hny Summer nml Winter in One. The Fourth in Alnnlcn. GIACIIH HAY , Alaska , July 11.- LSpeciiil to Tin : Bin : . ] The evening o .luly . ' 5 found our party encamped ujwi the bench of a beautiful bay , about foui miles to the cast of Glacier bay , and ot iv portion of land that , in low tide , be comes an island. It is one of perhaps twenty-five of a group of islands nnineel after one Captain lieardsloy , who com niandcd an American man-of-war sla tionedat Sitkain 1880. There are two entrances into Glacioi hay , one by way of Icy straits and Grosi sound , the regular route of the Alaskai line of steamers , and the other by wlmi is called thn "inland pass , " or the route tukon by us on our present trip. "Wo arrived there upon the ova of the great national holiday whou patriotic clti/eiiH everywhere lire oil' their big gest guns and the American eagle soars the highest. As I lay upon the ground with the Haps of my tout thrown hack , I could sco for twenty miles ul midnight , snow-capped mountains tisc above a placid body of water , upon whoso ho&oin gracefully floated huiro lcev bert's 1 could not help hut think that hare indeed , is u land where the two ox Ironies moot. Winter lingering in the lap of summer. The fritrld challenging the torrid to dissolve UB icy folds. The warm breath of ummor wafting ovoi a reservoir made cold by the broker fragments from vast fields of ice made centuries ago. It was late when I llnallj lost conbciousness that night , and ourlj \vlion the booming of cannon roused me from my Hlumboru. It took but a glance ut my surroundings to convince mo thai the distant thumlnr came from the hand of nature , and that it was caused by another huge wall of ice tumbling into the depths below that tuvoko ill echoes among the distant hills , I thought as peal after peal tliundoree across the waters that morning , if onlj sound could ho made to travel through' out our great country , to what a pi < trlotio UEO the glaciers of Alaska conk bo put in the colobralion of the uniu vorsarv of our nation's birth. I was anxious to npcnd the Fourth Ir Glacier bay , and 7 o'clock in morning found UB within Hi chilly confines. Hardly had the prow of our canoe entered upon it ! waters bnforo the very bosom upon which we floated scorned to shiver as u continual volley from the glacier came thundering ncro&s the bay. Grcai borgd danced in the morning sunlight and bedecked in their robes of whites they seemed to bo in holiday attire , ai ii launched upon the deep to enjoy n carnival in honor of "Iho day wo cele brate. " Our course lav to the northwoHt , and 1 wanted to make my camn that nlgln about flvo mU s up the day , to the woet of the first , or Mulr glacier , whore I could obtain a good view of the wcbt oru extremity , and where the ghvclon coming t. in towards the Fnirweathor mountains diopptul tlioir huge bodies of ice into the depths below. So Absorbed had 1 become in my sur roundings that 1 had forgotten tliat the 'I largo breaking ott" from the ghu-iors is followed by heavy swells of hen , but my attention was suddenly attracted to this feature by a cry fronVour Indians , anel almost before I can wrilo it , our canoe was dancing upon the crest of a roller a do7.cn foot high , and as quickly she dipped her head beneath only to gracefully ribO again upon another swell , I noticed that Iho Indian who satin the stern of the canoe plunged his paddle deep into the water as a swell approached , and swung its head bquarcly to it , and she would gracefully ribo and fall with cai-h surge ) without shipping n thimbleful of water. This sort of excitement was a new thing to me , and I was sorry whoa \vo approached preached the shore where wo were to pitch our camp. Glacier bay is a body of water proba bly forty miles cast and west , and from about fourteen miles wide at its mouth , it gradually narrows to four miles at its head. It ib without doubt a creature of the glacier. Besides these ton glaciers , there are a number which aio lodged upon the tops of high mountains , and their blue , scalloped fronts standing boldly be tween the rugged hills which support them , give evidence that somewhere in the past they too have contributed to the mighty stream of fresh water that for many years has mingled its tears with the salty brine below. All Alabka waters are cold , and a plunge into them would be followed by certain chili even in the hottest season of the year , hut Glacier bay water is of the temperature of ice water , as indeed it is. Such is the How of ice into it that , notwithstanding the Uuuu5'I wash the ocean water into the deepest recesses , it will taste more of Irtish than salt water. Some of the glaciers wind down be tween high mountains and dip into the bay with but a few feet of perpendicular front , but they nro gradually wanting away , and from beneath thorn are How * ing muddy strcaimi through a thousand ( liltoront hinnll channels. Perhaps the course of the glaciers may bo traced a do/on miles or more bade through mountain gorges , or they may Intersect another glacier coming from an opposite - site direction , hut plunging into the ) bay as many miles above or bolow. .hist as the HUD had begun to guild old Fairwcathcr after supper on the evening of the Fourth , in order to oh- * tain a view of the country ncross the bay , I climbed a mountain a thousand foot or BO just iibnvo camp. With my ghibsos I c'ould BOO four glaciers winding their white lengths through Hiiow-aluu peaks miles and miles away , Notwith-i standing the chilly surroundings , thp air was soft and balmy IIB an August day among the groan hills of Vermont. Not the faintest breath of ohilly air aroeo. from the Holds of Ice which surrounded mo , and old Sol , IIH ho sunk behind ihej distant hill , left a train of soft , warm light in his wako that was uliko soothing - ing and invigorating. Ae-roBB the bay to the south nro the glaciers which will form the first of my investigations , and from where I hopu to sco the "silent eity. " To-morrow I bhall attempt to plough through the toy stream which , from this bide , appear : ) to form a barrier to all approach , but I hope in my next to give you an account of my investigations among the rivers of ico. MlNKUV. . Uuuu5 Drop trimmings of nil kinds will bo Wbrfi on wraps anel costumes us a graceful finish. Some of the now modes have metal threads interwoven in the silk , glv'uK ' ft rich out } pretty effect.