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The Lifo of the Hookman in tie Gate
City.
RESPECT OF THE CRAFT FOR "CUFFERS. "
Tlio.SljjlitB anil Experiences ofa
of People Wioso Glory HIH : De
parted AVItli the Incoming
ol'Motor Cars.
' 'Tho ' town is not whnt it was two years
ftgo , " mused n hnckmnn the other day as ho
stood upon the curb stone and watched the
crowd hurrying by to catch u motor train
thnt was bound for the fnlr grounds. The
musing of the man led to an investigation of
the business known as hackdrivingOne of
the cild-tlmo drivers was sought and upon ap
plying the pump , talked f roely.
"So you want to know something about
backs , hackmen and the business , do you' "
lie was assured that that was the purpose
of the visit.
"Well , to begin with , there nro about ono
hundred and fifty of us who earn our dollars
In cnteiiugto the whims of the public and
diivlng hacks. Now umler-.tnnd , in this con-
ncctlon.wheii I speak of backs , I mean hacks ,
cabs , landaus , coupeshansoms , and Victorias.
In the business they are nil known as hacks
nnd thu men who handle them are known as
liacKinen.
"Theio is a lot of fellows who wear bottle-
preen uniforms and plug hats , but these men ,
wo cut them , cut them cold. They work nt
the stables on call cm ringcs and uro known
as 'differs.1 I guess there nro about ninety
of them , \Vo don't have any use for 'cullers. '
"Don't know what their business is I"
"Well , let mo tell you. They clean carriages ,
scratch horses , work about tiie stables and go
to funerals mostly , nnd by so doing manage
to make about ' . ' 0 per month and their Iward
"Thero goes another lot , " and the hnckmnn
looked after a depaitlng motor train ns It
Bwung around the loop and left him contem
plating the dollars that might hnvo been
niadu luul not electricity driven the bob-tail
car to the wall nnd the hnck to the stable ,
' Hut I wns going to tell you something
mora about our business , " continued the
driver. "Ten j ears ago , fnlr week was good
for f win Si" > to tr > per day , but now wo luivo
got to hustle if wo make expenses , though
Eomo of ttio bo\s pull out a fair amount each
month. "
"You see , It Is llko this , The motors hnvo
knocked out our day trade to Council liluffs ,
South Omaha , the fort , and in fact , most of
uur lung cups , CUUUKIC unco in a wmiewo
catch a wedding , nnd \\eddlng , If the
iroom Isany good , means a liver , oven if wo
don.Vj > drive any moroihnu n block. "
" \VliiloIamspeaklngof weddings , I want
to toll you of ono that happened six yenis
ngo. 1 don't give any names , but I will sav
that both parties wcro on top of the social
swim. The groom hired ten hacks to carry
the filcmU to the party. Ha settled the bill
the next clay , nnd each driver got $10 and n
bottle of champagne. That was u wedding
that did a mini's ' heart good.
"Funerals nro no good , and If they were ,
the stables get them , though once In n while
wo have to get Into line , for you know If a
rich man dies It is frcqucntlv the custom to
him fifty or .seventy-live hacks and then hire
mourners to follow the corpse to the gravo.
' There aw still some pretty fair trips left ,
and wo know whcro they arc. Take the
road houses for Instance , A stranger comes
to town and wants to hnvo a high rolling
time. Wo run him against ono of the road
houses , of which them nro half ti dozen. Ho
pels pretty well loaded before ho starts , and
by the time ho gets there ho Is shot. Ho haste
to scttlo though , and in most cases nothing
less than flu goes. Now you might think the
price btoep , hut what difference does it
niakol If wo ilon't get It , ho will blow it all
in on nine nnd women , and such men are
legitimate prey. Seal
" \Vhatdowedowithclcau drunkslvo
try not to catch them , but If wo do , wo take
pare of them. If we , know a ir.nn , wo cither
loop him lu thu back until ho Is sober or
take him to a Turkish bath house , but never
take a drunken man home , especially If ho is
married. I did this thing once , but I never
will again.
"Speaking of paying customers , gamb
lers are the best , as they
never question the rates.
"Thero nrn't did }
any gamblers , you sav
Chief Seavoy may say that and ho mav make
some people believe It , but they play about as
big games now as they ever did. 1 guess the
police don't know the gamblers. But that
wns not what I was talking about. Newspa
per men como next in the matter of paying.
They are all good fellows , and most of them
pay without quibbling on prices.
"Tho Lord deliver mo from saloon keepers.
You would think they would pay a hackman ,
but they won't If you over drive a hack ,
keep shy of saloon men , for they will always
want you to take the price out ia drinks or
cut you down ,
"Tho police hnto hackmen nnd this hate is
kind of n mutual nlTnir , too. I don't know
why tills is , but they hnvo an idea that wo
are all thieves and cut-throats. Now , I want
to tell you something on the quiet. Of all
the hackmen in the city during the nast two
years , not half a dozen of them have been ar
rested for committing n crime , which fact
loads mo to believe that if the police watched
a little more criminals and didn't spend so
much tlmo watching the hackmnn , they
would bo serving the community much bet
ter.
ter."Of
"Of course , wo see all sides of life , and
after midnight see all kinds , but what wo
see wo never give up , for you know it would
not do to give away the secrets of tho'pro-
fe.sh. '
"Every few days you hear of some fellow
who has been robbed by a" hackman , but
don't vou bellovo this for a minute , bucauso
I'll tell you why. A man comas down town
with n big roll. Ho Is pushed up against a
game of draw , fills up and loses his money , or
goes to a sporting house , where ho is drugged
and robbed , and then , dead-drunk , is turned
o\or to us. In the morning ho wakes up ,
finds ids pockets empty , and then gives it out
that the ; hack-driver robbed him.
" 1 want to tell you something thnt ought to
convince the people that wo nro as honest as
the general run of men , though there uro
some bad men in our ranks. A man owns an
outllt that is worth Sl.fHX ) to $ . ' ,500. Ho puts
us onto his hack In the morning , without n
bond or a scratch of a pen to show
that wo will ever return ; ho trusts
entirely to our honesty as regards the
cash wo turn in and the tiips ns made. If wo
were such a tough lot of men as wo are
painted , do you think any business man
would take such desperate chances 1
"Wo feed more tramps than anybodv. You
let n man who is doadbroko como up Douglas
street and the llrst man ho strikes is a hack
man , and I am proud to say thnt not ono of
the boys over refused to glvo a hungry man
the wherewith to buy a meal.
"The city council got funny n whllo ago and
passed a lot of ordinances that made us a lot
of trouble at llrst , but wo get along all right
now.
"If you let your lights go out ; If yon fall to
wear u badge showing your number ; If you
fall to keep your rate-book In a consplcious
place , or if you leave your team unhitched
you are liable to get into trouble , and the
police watch for these things.
"Tips are our own , thank the Lord , and wo
get several. Tnko the eminently rcsi > ectablo
man nnd when ho conies downtown to 'lodge'
and the 'lodgo' Is so attractive that ho doesn't
get homo until 1 or t ! o'clock in the morning ,
ho always tips the driver with ? J or W lest he
will glvo the snap away. Thosn lodges , I
sometimes think uro oven worse than hack-
men , "
At this point the hnckmnn
caught n passenger and merrily
worked the whip over his horse as ho started
out to cam a couple of dollars.
Nearly all of thy Omaha hnckmon are
single men and good livers , and while many
of them drink , there are many others who
uro absolutely temperate , never touching
liquor.
Of hackmen there are tlireo classes , the
men who own tboir own rigs , those who work
on n commission and those who work by the
month.
Of the llrst , of course they own all thej
earn ; these of the second get ouo-thlra of thu
proceeds and the owner of the outllt fur
nlshca everything and takes care of the
team. Tno men who work on a salary re
ceive from $50 to flO and are expected to pu
in from twelve to lift ecu hours a day.
Thu history of the Omaha hackmen is ai
Intereitlug one. Jimmy Mc.Mlchael was the
irst hack driver who over set a foot upon
ho Om'iha streets. This was some twenty
cars ago In these days ho drove for
jeorgo Holmnn. Ho got rich and is now the
wncr of n line farm and several fast horses.
Al Monroe was a familiar figure around the
lotelsand depots ten years ngo , but fortune
lappencd his way and with * 1U,0K ( ) In his
locket ho went to IJutfalo , N. Y. , where tie
low owns and operate a line of sail boats.
Lou George was another old tinier. Ho made
noney , wont to Wyoming In an early day ,
mt returned and is now in Kansas City run-
linga saloon.
Tom O'Uricn drove hacks in Omaha when
t was considerable smaller than It is today.
lo is in the saloon business in Kansas City.
Ed Miller , whoso plnco of business is at
Twelfth and Douglas streets , rode a hack for
six years. Ho made money and is now able
.o draw his check for a considerable amount.
Mike Hochc , who drives No. 7. has the dis-
.inction of driving the llrst landau that wns
over pulled in Omaha. It is an old quarter-
cm tain and was brought from Chicago. It
ins chanced sadly , however , and is only a
wreck of its former decency.
Of the old timers who are now in tbo city ,
actively engaged in the business there are
such well known men as Charles Moore , Joe
Gorman "Swede" John " "
, , "Kooky" Itocky-
'ellow , .lack I'riest , better known as "Snow-
mil , " O. F. Clarke , Charles Uorkmnn , Ljnn
Taylor , Tony Daimmsky , Charles White , Hill
Bouquetto and Al Hrown.
These men nro all well off and usually have
all the work they can handle.
Itcsnliitimis of Condolence.
At the last meeting of the Omaha branch of
.ho brotherhood of painters and decorators of
America the following resolutions wore
utopted :
M'lioroas u Is with deep regret that the
niemliois of this union ic-eehed llio commu
nication that our woitliy brother , I'rniik
Kohmldt lias been rommed from our ranks by
death. Theicforu bo It
HesoUcd that the rhurterof our union be
draped lu mounting for sixty dajsj and bolt
further
KoioUo 1 , That a copy of this resolution bo
sent to out Into brotliui's family , nnd pub
lished In lliocolcimns of the I'alnters'Jonrnal ,
also Tin : OMAHA HUH , and u copy spread on
our minutes. ,
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , 13eo blilg
o Reptiles ,
An extraordinary cronluro of this tlmo
was the "flbh-limrd , ' ' writes Teresa O.
Crofton in St. Nicolas. It luul n head
like a li/.iml , JIIWH and tooth llko a croco
dile , the bnckbono of n fish , the puddles
of a wlmlo , anil the trunk nnd tail of
a quadruped. The llrst skeleton of this
utiinml was discovered in England bv a
country girl. She u&ed to nmkoher Hv-
inj , ' by soiling fossils , which were very
abundant in her native place. Ono day
she discovered bomo bones projecting
from a clilT. Cloni-inf iiwav tbo rubbish.
she found that they belonged to the
skeleton of an animal embedded in the
rock. She hired bomo workmen to dig
out the entire rook , and the monster
proved to bo thirty feet long- . What tv
sensation it created 1 That region ,
Lymo Regia , was found to bo a
veritable graveyard of these wonder
ful animals. The jaws of some
of them were olyht foot long1 and con
tained ICO teeth. "Whenever a tooth
was lost in a conlliot , a duplicate tooth
in the jaw was ready to take its place.
Their eves were larger than a man's
bond and possessed of very powerful nnd
fai'-scolng vision , so that no matter how
dark tbo pea nor how far distant the
prey , there could bo no escaping those
eyes ! Its stomach was like a great
pouch , nnd it swallowed its food without
chewing. It was so greedy u monster
that it ate oven b mill leiimhimls of its
own kind !
Nobody can say for curtain whether the
skin was covered with scales or not.
Still , as no remains of scales have beer
found , it is probably soft and smooth. II
luul to come up to the Mirfueo to breathe ,
ll > [ o a whulo , and perhaps i' '
had "blowers" to blowout water. AVha
u commotion it must have iimdo' '
Dr. Uirnoy cures hay fovor. Ueo bldg
IN THE REALM OF MYSTERY ,
How They Initiate Infant Masons in Caps
Colony.
THE CHAPEL AND THE LODGE ROOM.
Uniforms Among Masonic Bodies and
a Description ol'tlic Knights
Icinplnr of His
tory.
According to the South African Freemason ,
; hero was recently performed a very interest
ing masonic service , partially in public , by
the Lodge Jubilee , oao of the four remaining
under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of
the Netherlands and practicing its ritual in
the Capo Colony , although Its members nro
Englishmen or of I'ritibli descent , The
ceremonies occurred in Frccm isons' hall ,
narbcrtowiijUpon n Sunday morning.nnd were
witnessed by n largo gathering of brethten
nnd of Invited guests , prominent among
whom were distinguished Indies. At 11 o'clocit
the lodge was opened in duo form , the un
initiated lenmining in the vestibule during
the progress of the Masonic labors
within the temple. Presently two
lodiro members inado their appearance ,
each bearing an infant in his
arms , and parsed into the lodge room with
their burdens after a short ceremony , while
the strains of nn organ nnd the voices of the
brethren chanting an impieshivo hymn ac
companied their' entrance. This incident ex
plained the motho for "tho lodge's convoca
tion to have been the creation of what nro
known as "Lewises" in Knglish , that is to
say the Infunt children of Masonic parentage
mndo members of the fraternity whllo in the
cradle , n practice unknown to American or
English Masonry , but very prevalent upon
the continent of Kuropo. After the lapse of
half an hour the doors of the temple \\cvo
thrown open to allow entrance for the invited
guests.
HOW INFANT M * O\S AHIi MADE.
They were received \ > y stewards in full
evening dress and passed into the ledge
chamber beneath an arch of ( lowers formed
by the members , ranged face to face In a long
row , who held over the visitor long wands ,
trimmed with garlands of roses and other
( lowers. Each guest was conducted to the
east and after being welcomed by the master
assigned u chair which , as well as the
ledge turnituro , was tastefully decorated
with wreaths of ( lowers. Then com
menced the public ceremony of Ma
sonic baptism of nn impressively devo
tional character , Interspersed with sacred
music and the singing of hymns , in the dual
ono of which the entire assembly joined. In
conclusion the master mndo a short dlscourso
wherein ho explained the meaning of the
word Lewis , said to have been derived from
a desire to place the infant Mason under pro
tection of Bt. Louis of Franco , and made
clear the nnturo of duties assumed by the
lodge nnd by the sensors acting on behalf of
the children , the most prominent obligation
being to honor and respect their parents nnd
to care for them In their after life. Upon ter
mination of the services the guests wcro
ushered into the refectory to partake of cake
and of wine , each ono being presented witli
a piece of the christening cake , n monstrous
affair elaborately garnished with Masonic
emblems. Hut ono toast was given nnd drank
with grand honors "Health , wealth and
prosperity to the newly made Lewises. "
The Uniform nnd Costume Mnnln.
The craze for uniforming Masonic bodies
nnd of performing' labor lit costume , which
has been extending rapidly within the past
two years , says an eastern writer , is growing
gradually into an Incubus upon the prosperity
of the craft , as far us Its intellectuality is
concerned , Inasmuch ns fo v of those workers
earning their livings by the Mvoat of their
Irjws can conscientious- ! indulge In the un
necessary extravagance of a needless attire ,
There are several lodges in this city which
exact the attendance of members In evening
full dress. This requirement , although ron-
daring a sensitUo visitor in business attire
111 ut case , can be extenuated upon the score
of coed social breeding. Place among these
white ncclitlecl brethren one arrayed in Solo
mon's robes , and others in ( lowing gowns and
turbans , us must bo done to enact an initia
tion "in costume , " and the inconsistency of
the innovation becomes so apparent as to pro
voke merriment. The solo raiment of a gen
uine Mason is limited to the wearing of an
apron , whllo in nddition to this the olllccrs
are allowed to append their distinctive Jewels
to collars inoro or less ornamented , The in
stant a brother arrays himself in a uniform
his Mnsonry is held in abeyance , us ho is no
longer on n level with his follows , anil so
stringent is observance of this rule in Eu
rope that , wcro n military man to visit a
lodge , ho would be divested of every mark of
his profession capable of being removed ,
oven to n decoration won bv bravery.
Another Ancient Koliu.
Another Masonic relic of presumed an
tiquity lias been exhumed on the island of
Corfu in the shape of fl Dronni square and
compass , discovered while digging out the
collar of n wine dealer In a vineyard , where
were likewise found n number of golden
trinkets and other ornaments of undoubted
antiquity. The king of Greece appropriated
the latter for his museum , but conceiving the
hroiuo jewel to bo of no value ho allowed lito
be carried to London , whcro it is to bo treas
ured among the cuiiosities lu possession of
the LoJgo Quntuor Coronate. Unfortu
nately it is a plain metallic nlTnlr , much
battered and corroded , without an In
scription or means cither for ascertaining
the date of its fabrication or the use to which
it may have been applied. It is some
what strange that in their hunt after nn-
tin.uitles Masonic travelers appear to have
overlooked some very public objects , the ( list
sightof which should rivet the attention of an
observant Mason. For Instance , thorois rest
ing upon the middle arch of the loft band en
trance of the vcneiablo Abbe Uoynl of Saint
Denis , \Vcstiniiister of Paris , through
which all must pass desirous of viewing the
tombs of the monarchs of Franco , a hnlf-sl/ed
elllgy of our Saviour , the right hand placed in
such a position as to give accurately the most
prominent sign of Masonry. The church was
constructed centuries since and as the placing
of the hand could not bo accidental , this stone
monument suggests a variety of speculation
for Masonic inquirers.
A. II'nt for T < ; mplo liulldern.
AVe hnvo been requested , says an editor , to
suggest Unit , in view of the prevalent mania
for temple building , some brother , un archi
tect or builder by profession , would llud it to
his advantage to supply the craft with a
series of designs of the exteriors nnd Interiors
of edillces intended for Masonic purposes ,
accompanied by an estimate of their probable
cost respectively. It must bo boi no in mind
thnt a Masonic hall should , In stiict conform
ity with the spirit of the constitution , bo
dedicated to Masonry and used for Masonic
purposes solely. It occupies a position
precisely similar to that of a church
building and is not to bo
desecrated by devotion , even in part , to
other than Masonic uses unless , ns in the c-iso
of our magnilleenttomplo , the giound lloor is
sub-let for commendable mercantile enter
prises.Vo believe that there exists but few
lodges located outside of cities and popular
towns but would erect n Masonic hall did
they know the exact cost to bo incurred in
its erection and furnishing. A handsome
cdlllco of an appropriate architecture would ,
wo uro certain , prove nn ornament to a thriv
ing village and eventuate in n good financial
Investment , augmenting as the population In
creases. Still in designing the building there
are certain rules to bo observed , known only
to the craft , which cannot bo observed in
halls improvised for ledge purposes within
buildings erected without knowledge as to
the distinctive character of their Intended oc
cupants
TlioTuinplur HNlIn lU-nlly Wan.
A correspondent Inquires information as to
the correct garments and material accoutre
ments worn by the ICnlghta Templar prior to
the suppression of the order and whether
the representations of them so frequently
.seen upon coinmundcry cards arorcllublo <
In answer wo say that the Templar of old , as
depleted by the Templar of today , is errone
ous In the extreme , Inasmuch us he is rep
resented us a knight In armor , his head in
closed In a helmet with open visor and
crested with flowing plumes. On the con
trary , when armed for the fight , the ancient
Templar were n shirt ot mall reaching
below his knees , made nt llrst of
iron scales fastened upon a leathern
body , ono overlaplng the other , thus be
stowing upon its weaier the appearance ot a
Human ilsh , This martial garment was sub
sequently supplanted by a shirt of chain nr-
mour , made of metallic rings , Inteilaccd
closely to defy entrance through them ot
pointed weapons , a defensive arrangement
superseded by .solid pinto armour , which did
not como into vogue until long after the Tem
plars were extinct. On Ids head the armed
knight were a metal cap , very tint and low ,
made after the style of a saucepan , us casques
and plumes wcro unknown to that genera
tion. Over this military nrr.iv the Templars
sported a surcoat of white linen , its front
adorned with his characteristic cross. Un
armed ho were n flowing robe of the satno
material , with the cross on the left breast.
In What Degree to Work.
The Canadian Masons nro in somewhat of n
quandary as to the propriety of introducing
the American svstcm of holding ledge com
munications in the third dogrco In place of
transacting general business in the first , ns
is the custom In every part of the universe
save the United States. Prior to 1MI nit
American lodges wcro held in the lowermost
grade and no very decisive reason has been
given for the change , except that continuing
to work in the first would confer upon ap
prentices the privilege of voting , which is
contended should belong exclusively
to masters. A grave consideration Is
overlooked in this argument. How
can an appicntico learn the elements
of his crntt when forbidden to witness
lahorl In Europe a year of apprenticeship
Is Imperatively demanded before advance
ment to the next grade , which , ns Its title
Imports , was originally the ono Intended for
transaction of ordinary lodge business. The
term companion used by foreigners is not so
expressive or comprehensive as our word
fellow , the addition , craft , being n super
fluity , nnd yet it is used to designate the
highest rank to ho attained in lenined socie
ties which , when acknowledging a minor
grade In standing employ the word associate ,
that Is , ono attached to the .society as a mem
ber upon probation. As nearly all apprentices
become masters in an incredibly short time ,
Amctican lodges soon remain indifferent on
the question.
Clinruli and liMtK < ' <
The sharp difference of interest shown by
even professedly religious mm between the
attachment they extend to their churc.li nnd
the nllcgianco they yield their ledge has re
cently become an Intensely interesting sub
ject of Investigation among wide-awake ,
progressive preachers of the churcli-of-today
sort. They uro beginning to feel there Is
something In it too subtle for demonstration
unless they should have to tell some tilings
about the churches which might haven dis
agreeable sound.
"Tho Church versus the Lodgo" was a
subject of discus-ion among some preachers
and church-writers in the east recently ,
and ono writer thus deals with the question
at issue : "Thu ledge using tlio term to In
clude the meetings of the various sect ct or
ders-will bo found strongly intrenched all
through the country ; growing In numbers
and power , nnd everywhere dotachlngtho do-
votlon of men from the church , nnd too often
from the straightforward servko of their
Master. Uccwil figures , enrofully compiled ,
show that Hoston has , ii : chinches to A'J'J
lodges ; Drooklvn , llVi churches toO'.t.'i lodges ;
Washington , 1S1 churches toilII ! lodges ; Chicago
cage , 331 churches to l.O'sS lodges ; nnd thu
same proportion obtains In other leading cit
ies. In the fuco of this state of alTuirs Is the
church helpless I Two things , at least , It can
do. Through Its preachers , its press , and
through the ines ofthosowholove.lt , Itcan tct
tliccluimsof the chiirchfarnbovothosoofany
order whatever. Olvo men to understand
that , however Interesting and helpful the
ledge may bo , It can not take the place of that
divine institution , the cnurch. The notion
that ono Is about as good as the other can not
be entertained for u moment , However far
the church falls below the ideal of its Lord , it
still stands as Ills visible rcnre&rututlvo on
the earth-tho minister of His saerumonts.
the defender of Ills truth , the dispenser of
His gracious salvation to men , The fuel that
some of those orders employ u chaplain and
have nn ornntc rltu.il , thnt they conduct re *
liglous services and preside over funerals
does nor make them religious , and ho who
finds Ills religion and Ma Christianity at thd
lodgo-room , and hover feels tUu need of jt.
churcli , is wofully defectives In lu iclrti ot
what religion mm what Christianity are "
The foregoing , whllo a view of the suluocl
entitled to the utmost consideration from ij
church point of view , is not permitted. '
stand without the sturdy criticism involved
in other views , such us the following from
another clerical writer :
"Tho church should study to find out what
makes the lodges so attractive to the average
man , mul then , insofar ns lies within its
province , it should strive to Rive him thnt or
its equivalent. Anil hero the church hns
much to learn. Does the lodge ftniush
watchers for the man who Is nigh unto
death ) Does it see that his bereaved famllv.
does not suffer } The church , of coursj'jr '
can not bo a life insurance company , hut
U can and it ought to make it sure thnt
none of its humblest members are ccr des
titute or forsaUea. To bo sure , wo nil profess
to do this , but is this service for tlu > wealc
lambs of the lloc'k always poiformed cheer
fully , nml tactfully , and thoioughb ' H H
not an unheard-of thing for a scculnr order to
boost that it cares moru for ; lts mcmborsh p
than the church does for these In its fnld I .t t
us bo nhlo to assort a negative to that tn itit
whenever It Is uttered. One of the thief ntr
tractions of these resorts Is the splilt ( if fra
ternity which prevails thuro. If onrehui' < " 3
could bo made the rnllylng-groiind for nn n
\\lioliavotliubOflulliiHtliiut they would i't '
bo so easily turned i.sido to secular resorts.
Mini Is gregarious by naturo. Ho likes t < * bn
with his kind , Tnoohuiehes most nitiu'o
their responsibilities today nro uvogm/u.i ;
tlieir obligation to minister to the sufi.il lib )
of mail. "
Kollol' lloiml.
M. O. Maul will leave on the 10th inst. fet
Montreal , to attend the sixth annual session
of the general Masonic relief iissoelntii'ii ,
which convenes In that city on Hoptomber 10 ,
The board meets annually to take concerto
action on matters relating to the affording tj
iolief to worthy distressed brother
Air. Maul lias been the Nebraska
for several years. Delegates to the
are appointed by the giund masters of
various Jurisdictions. Theio ntu mutiny
about seventy-live In attendance.
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A meeting of the eommittco appointed to
make arrangements for the next meeting of
the grand lodtfO wns Held in Hc > atrui > last
week. The grand body will meet nt tiut > 'y
the third Wednesday In October , inni tao
committee has taken steps to prov idt fu ?
proper entertiiinrnent.
The 80vereit.'ii grand ledge mectsat I ope urt ,
Kan. , on thoiilst inst.
Until lodge , I ) , of If. will give a plrasnnt
musical and literary entertainment m * ' "iatf
urday evening. Upccial arrangenieui' ' lm\c )
been mndo to provide a ijood progr.uiiun
The team of Hesperian encaiiipnii 11 t\o < it
to South Omaha lust Fiiduy night lu iu f
the degrees In the camp reicntlj m-tiMid ,
Dr. Bit'iiey cures entaiTli , lice bnlff. A
riMiilnlne , lint 'Mean.
Shots an American married ton I mull-
man , and she tells ) ou this funny litili > > iy
aneiitii famous little beauty wlu > luul been
betrothed to her husband hufoti'iln e\er j
manled lilitt , says the bt. Isolds Ki'puijia
Snlil who : ' 'I was a llttlo in..I. r the
wuadier , so when Him culled 1 had to ISK hue
to como to my boudoir. On myntini ; < K 'If
stood a picture of my husband ono hi hail
given mo when I llrst met him , and whicty
wan framed very gorgeously In MlmAfUt
Hhe had talked about horstlf a llttlo tvhllu
she went over to this picture , pvt U the
most loving look , and Hidd : 'Ah , ho bail vhiii-
tuken for mo.1 Angryl Ofccmso 1va 1 ?
angry , but my native wit didn't desert mo , I
walled fora few mlnutcm after wiylui ; 'Did
hot' And then I reached oulnnilKot ullttlu
case from the table Just heslJo me , opened in
nnd showed her thu idcturo Inside. It was
the heads of my husband and myself taken
together on our wedding trip , and then 1 an
nounced : 'Ho hail Unit taken forme * Ii
don't think she will bore mo again " Vo '
couldn't help but laugh , It was such an 1
tensely womanly thing to do.
Dr. ninioy euro * catarrh , Iko blilf.