12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEyUNDAY : , MAY 24 , 1S91-SIXTEEN PAGES :
ROW TO ATTAIN OLD ACE ,
What Distinguished Octogenarians Have to
. Bay About it.
TIMELY ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN ,
Noni Doxv's UtiloH How to Itcnch
iRhty CnsBliiH M. Clay n llcllovcr
lii-lMenty ofHlcop Dr. Hoott
nt Nliii'ly-Ono VcnrH.
1S.1I , liu Frank ( t.
WASMI.VOTOX , May 20. Special Corre
spondence of TIIK Jinn : Within tbo past
few years Washington has had n number of
distinguished nonogcnnrlans. Goorpo Ban-
croft died when over ninety. Thn Mllllonnlro
Corcoran Imd almost reached his nlnotlotb
birthday when ho passed awiiy , nnd one of
the liveliest old men In Wasblnitton today
lives nt ttio wlilto house , end ho Is known to
everyone ns the father of Mrs. President
Harrison. The Hov. Dr. Scott Is now ninety-
ono years of ago. Ho was boni lioforo Wash
ington died , and bo Is today as firm on his
legs as President Harrison himself. Ho Is
considerably taller than the president , bas a
broad , well-filled out cheat , a bright eye , and
Is wonderfully well preserved mentally. I
had a two hours' chat with him In his room
In the second stoty of the white house , the
other day , ana I found him full of llfo und
good fellowship. Ho Is n man of more than
ordinary ability nnd Is young enough to bo in
terested In the present us well as In the past.
Btlll his life has been a very bard ono. Ho
was for years a professor In a western college -
logo , and bo preached at tbo same tlmo that
bo taught. Much of his preaching was done
away from the town in which his college
was located , and bo would often rlso before
daybreak or rldo half tbo night to get back to
his classes. Ho tolls mo that he continued to
mature until ho was sixty , and that bo thinks
ho was In his prime at this tlmo. Ho bo-
JIovcs In laughing as much as possibles In
llfo , and says It was care that killed the cat.
Ho has not had any regular rule of dlot or of
exorcise , and wbllo hn believes In tompor-
unco bo would not advlso young inon to bo
too careful of what they out , but ho would
my that they should worry as llttlo us possi
ble , marry young , and got all they can out of
llfo from day to day.
TUB 1IOM. SB A I. I)0\V ON I.OXOCVITV.
There Is no brighter mind In the country
today than that of Neal Dow. Ho la moro
than eighty yean of ago , but ho Is In his
prime physically and mentally , and ho has
written for mo the following nrtlclo on
longevity and bow to obtain It. It Is headed
"A Long Life , " and roads :
You wish to know what the .socrot Is , If
any , as to the method of reaching a long llfo.
There ought not to bo any secret about it , for
the noccosnry rules rotating to It are so
many , so plain , and so widely published to
the world , that no Intelligent person should
bo Ignorant of thorn. Thnro Is no ether
earthly good so precious as sound health , yet
there Is i.othmg of which people aw so careless -
loss and so prodigal , constantly violating in
the most reckless manner , the plainest , sim
plest laws of lifo.
As to myself , I came of a strong stock. My
ancestors , nil of them , paternal and maternal ,
Its far back as I know anything of thornwore
farmers and Quakers , loading u frugal , in
dustrious , active , temperance lifo , the blood
of not oven ono of them poisoned by strong
drink. Tno Friends , from the origin of the
denomination , were careful to avoid t
universal habit of tbolr tlmo , the use of ale
hello liquors. This abstinence , together wit t
that other rule of llfo of theirs , to keep thorn-
selves "unspotted from the world , " no doubt
had much to do with the fact , that , as a body
of men and women they were moro frco from
disease than other people of equal numbers ,
and attained to longer life.
I have lea an actlvo lifo from early youth ,
always abstaining as a matter of health and
Christian duty from strong drink and tobac
co. Always avoiding any artlclo of food
from which I had once experienced any
trouble ; always careful not to cat too much
as many people , when hungry , nro liable to
do , without thought. Many years ago I sus
pected that colTco did not agree with mo.
Though fond of it I took no moro. I hav o
never had reason to think tea in any way In
jurious nnd I tnlto that , ono cup of it morn
ing , noon aid night. Generally an early
riser , in summer 5 o'clock , in thn win tor 0:1)0 : ) ,
with two hours before breakfast for morning
papers and books ; rarely keeping Into hours ,
uovor engaged in any form of disslpilou. In
early lifo an athlete and a good s\vlmrnerbut
never indulging in these exercises to excess ;
never but once to such an extent as to oc
casion abnormal action of tbo heart.
Novcr suffering from nn anticipated evil ;
remembering that sufllclont unto tbo tlay nro
the evili thereof ; that people suffer a great
deal moro from misfortunes that never como
than from these which actually befall them.
Trust in God Is not only n Christian duty.but
It tends to temper the ills of lifo anil makes
even the sharpest .of them easier to bear.
The thought couies toHuch a man : Who
knows but this is best ) And so bo comes to
accept it as bent , because of his. belief that
God rules and God knows ,
I have been always busy Insomowny ;
liavo always hud some leading object In llfo ,
which keeps mo occupied In body nnd mind ,
BO that tlmo has never been heavy upon my
hands. A love of books began with mo early
In llfo , so that my pocket money , even in
boyhood , almost all of it , wont in that direc
tion never to the expenditure oven or n
penny in sowing wild oats or In the payment
of harvest expenses often very heavy , and in
later lifo the buying of books was my only
extravagance.
I am sure that my advlco to young men , es
pecially if unasked , will bo much valued ,
but it Is very cheap , and slnco you wish it I
will say i Avoid strong drink In any form as
rigorously as Jews and Mohnmmcdeus avoid
pork. Never any good can possibly como
from It to any ono , wbllo It has been the
direct anil indirect cause of the failure in llfo
of millions of mon who bad no fear of It.
Avoid tobacco as n matter very Important to
health and a clean , sweet llfo. The young
man does not know that ho who has the
tobacco habit Is not a frco man ; bo Is like
tbo galley slave chained to the bench upon
which bo sits at his forced labor. Lot the
young man romombcr that It Is not Impossi
ble for him who has tbo tobacco habit to bo
at some time , perhaps often , an insufferable
nuisance to many persons wtio are so unfor
tunate as to bo in his company , casually or
otherwise. Lot him remember that to sucb
man It Is also impossible , always and
everywhere , to bo an honest , upright , polish
ed gentleman. Somewhere nnd perhaps
often , ho will without thought , poison ttio
air that others must brontho , which ho lias
no moro right to than to poison tbo water
and food which they must drink
and oat , or on the sly to
take the purse from their pocket.
Ono's purse Is no moro his right than Is
bis share of the pure atmosphere for respira
tion , The man with the tobacco habit has
the moral sense so blunted and stupollod
that ho Is always , unconsciously perhaps , In-
vadlng tbo rights of others ; it not uncon-
iclously , then it Is with no care for others'
rights. Lot tbo young man remember that
the tobacco uublt Is acquired by men when
they are green and voaly ; whnu once fast
ened upon-thcin they nro in shackles ot iron
that it Is almost impossible to break. A
Irlond of nilno did this , and said afterward
for all the money in the Bank of England liu
would not again endure the horrors of that
itrugglo. Lot the young man remember
that the way to fortune la to cam mm save
the first thousand dollars. Honest fortune
comes In that way earning nnd anvlnr. The
habit of saving , of economy , will bo thor
oughly fixed whllo earning and saving tbo
turn 1 nnrao. If ho has a small salary , save ;
„ larger salary , BSVO tnoro. I know a young
man who had a salary of $3,800 a year ; he
pout the wbolo of It as ho wont on , and
now , at the ugo of fifty years , ho lias saved
aothW. I know another young man who ,
byoRtroko of good fortune , came to the
line salary. Un to that tlmo ho had boon
ilwnvs poor , though Industrious tndpru-
JonU I mot him in , the street ono day nnd
ld : "Now avoj now you buv a good
chance to lay the foundation of a fortune. '
Ho heeded my ndvlco , as bo afterward told
me , and toil ay ho Is n man of Independent
fortune , nit frco now with his money for . ) od
objects , as ho had boon careful and prudent.
It all came by jelf-uenlnl , by saving and by
w ! o Investment of what ho saved , The
other man now gives his notes Instead of
cosh in payment ot shoo bills nnd grocers'
accounts : tbo other pays cash always for bis
nccdH , wllb hundreds for persons and objects
worthy of help. Young man , cheese which
path vou will lake this or that ; each leads
to a different end ,
A healthy llfo and n long ono must largely
depend upon tbo comforts of ono's surround-
ings. Sulllcicnt food nnd suitable , sufllctcnt
clothing adapted to ono's ' needs ; sulllcient
nnd comfortable hhcKor In n word , n good
homo , with all Its attachments and surround-
lugs adapted to ono'.s wants nnd needs Is
necessary to n healthy nnd long llfo. All
this , none of It , can ono hnvo without money ,
nnd this comes to the great majority of people
plo by earning , and the good of It comes by
savlnr. Without that , wages go but a llttlo
way In promoting comfort.
The nh u mil cost , loss nnd waste , direct and
indirect , coming from the liquor trnl'ilu In
this country l.s nol loss than twenty-two hun
dred million dollars annually , U Is safe to
say that two-thirds of this enormous sum ,
viz. : moro than fourteen hundred nnd llfly
million dollars , is paid nnd lost by the wugo-
oarncrs of iho country. So much withheld
from Ibo necessaries and comforts of lifo.
Poorer houses and fewer of them ; less cloth
ing nnd poorer ; Insufficient and unsuitable
food : less fuel and moio suffering from cold :
more disease nnd less uhnneo of recovery ;
more and speedier deaths among nil these
who furnish their share of the fourteen hun
dred nnd llfly million dollars for drink.
They cannot spend their wnccs for whisky
and beer and at tlio same time supply their
families with comfortable nnd abundant
food , fuel , clothing and suitable shelter
from Inclement skies. This answers
your question whether or not pro
hibition would Increase tbo average
of life In the United States. That this prob
lem will bo solved at some limu In ibis coun
try 1 have no doubt. Our people will by nnd
by wnko up to the enormous folly , thu sin ,
shnmu nud crime of giving sanction'of law to
n system wht'robv SSJ.OOO.OUO annually are
lost to the nation , leaving nothing behind to
show for It but abounding poverty , pauper
ism , wretchedness , crime nnd premature
death. There nro moro than ono hundred
thousand lives in this country shortened an
nually from llvo to twonty-llvo years each
by the drinit habit , the most of wblch would
till out tholr allotted lima but for the drink
tinnio now established by lau.
Does anyone ask wbon this dollvoranco will
como I I answer on that day when tbo
American church shall nrouso Itself from Its
untimely and prolonged lethargy , nnd take
Its share In Ibo great warfare ugnlnst the
saloon now going on In this country ; n strug
gle which Charles Buxtoii , member of the
Brlllsh parliament , dcclnrod to bo n warfare
between heaven and hell. The church will
wake up to Its duly by and by nnd will bo no
lunger false to It NBAI , Dow.
OASSIUS M. CUV OX IIOIV TO Kr.KI1 VOUNO.
Tlio Hon. Casslus M. Clay of Kentucky Is
another octogenarian who seems to bo en
dewed with parpotual youth. Ho writes concerning -
corning longevity and how to secure it as
follows :
WiirmiAi.i. , ICy. Dear Sir : Your loiter
upon long life Is received.
Some curious statistic. ? aver lhal iho
average lifo of animals is live limes Iho ago
of maturity. Taking that age in man In uo
Iwcnly bo should live 100 years. The Jewish
savants truly said : uTho fathers have oaten
sour grapes and the children's tccln nro on
edge. " But fortunately for mo.
1. I attribute my general good health
through life mostly to inheritance , toexerciso
uud open air living.
1. As to my dally babils of work and exor
cise , sleep nnd dlot , I have followed generally
Iho Liilln apolhogrnm , "No uhnls. " ( Njvor
lee much. ) Exercise is iho normal law of all
animal llfo , so moderate work Is always
healthful. I have never been nn idler. 1
sleep nine hours and could never do well on
less. Of course the tlmo required for .sloop
varies with constitutions nnd pursuits. My
father never nllowod children or the sick to
bo aroused nnd I followed the same rulo. In
dlot I am sntUtted wllh a few good dishes ,
-ad doi. t , think that a great variety nt u sin-
"lo meal favors health. A change of dlot
ho-ild bo gradual , as I bold that the gastric
U accustom Itself to changes of food ,
in dial , sleep , rrst nnd" time and
imo great thinkers that , every rrian
nU own physcian. The lawyers
nnd a tors say that such practice gives
Tools for clients und patientsbut I retort tills
s ono of the cases where it is "folly to bo
vise. "
it. I would advlso young men having Iho
bove dicta in mind lo bo always comfortable
f Iboy can. I think Iho highest
lovclopmcnt of animal Ufa is in
.oniporuto climes nnd under favorable
urroundlngs of food , clothing nnd shelter ,
iudden changes of all sorts should bo
avoided. The noted Dr. Benjamin W. Dud-
, oy never were ah overcoat , and Shollm were
; ho same clothes winter and summer. But
n ibis ho wont too far , for the other animals
uivo to some extent winter and summer
tattling as fur of winter Is substituted by
hair in summer , etc. I attribute the growing
baldno-3 of our times to malpractice. N. P.
Willis , Iho pool , was nolcd for bis fine head
if hair. He always bathed bis head and hair
in cold water. The natural oil ot the skin
gave vigor und gloss to his profuse locks. So
I followed his practice , und my hair is almost
us profuse now ns In youth. I never use cos
metics. Dandruff Is the outer cuticle of the
icnlp , reinforced by the Invisible persplra-
lon , which hardens tn the air ; it is an indica-
, Ion of vigorous health. Quacks , In dostroy-
ng dandrulT.kill Ibo sells producing the hair ,
'f a barber attempts to use cosmetics I should
ay : "Shoot him upon the spot. " UAO only
> vnlor , Iho hair brush and Iho llne-looth
comb. The tcolh should bo cleaned by water ,
> voodon or quill tooth-picks and the hair
: ooth brush. In oarlv youth I used fine linn-
ncl and silk under my linen , but when I put
them off In tbo spring I bad severe colds. So
I have for long years used nothing but linen ,
washing myself to the bolt every day with
cold water , nnd below the bolt every few *
days. It is also a good plan to dip the feat
Into cold water ut times aflor gelling out ot
bed.
4. I rlso early , at fl now , and am never idle.
Though my political views generally keep mo
In a minority , I still take Interest In public
affairs , hi agriculture and In scientific devel
opment. I write nn railroads ( our masters ) ,
on money , Samoa , commerce , Improved llvo
stock , forestry , agriculture , prohibition ,
woman suffrage , nihilism , etc. I um engaged
in but ono permanent work , the second volume -
umo of my "Memoirs , etc. " Bui I am in no
hnstu about it as I may yet llvo to bo 100 years
old.
5 , Do I bollavo In iho use of splrllous
liquors , tobacco , tea and eoffeoi I favor the
moderate use of liquors , lea and coll'eo , but
oppose prophlbilirm , which would make a
nation of sneaks , and which has bcon u po
tent fnclor In causing women lo but on the
breeches riding aslrido of Iho war-horses of
politics. I am with King James :
Tobacco U a filthy wood.
Kl ht from hull they branch tno seed ;
It foul ! ) the mouth and soils the clothes ,
And makes a chhmiov of the nose.
0. Does marriage load lo long llfo ! I think
so , II Is-iho natural law. nnd Iho normal laws
obeyed favor long lifo. Bull want n mar-
rlagu of unity of vote of ono interest in prop
erty and fame the basis of homo , of the fam-
llv , tbo ovum of iho state , ibo eternal rock of
Christianity nnd civilization. But what Is
the upshot of the woman suffrage rebellion
aeulnst GoJ and natural It sinks all these
Into darkness and chaos , iho wreck of
all lhat Is good und glorious in
human nature , with nothing loft but the
tultorcd rod Hog , "Marriage tbo legal license
, of iho perpetuation of iho race. "
1 7. Between what years man may do his
best mental work depends upon his indi
vidual longevity. Age gives advantage In
work up lo Iho lime when the physical
powers fall. "Onco a man nnd twice n child"
Is the eternal law. Great work has bcon
done in curly life , but not the best work.
Alexander the Great and .Napoleon were
great generals , hut not the greatest , of men.
So Keats and Colorldiro were grout pools ,
but not the greatest pools. Prodigies are
over ono-slded. It took long years for Wash
ington , Jefferson and Lincoln to ripen Into
glorious manhood. So also a genial nnd
paclllu spirit leads to long llfo. And the
lives of judges , college professors and gen
erally mon sccuro from iho euros of money
getting , are long.
Let ui trust that immortal aspirations
founded on duty and Iho lovn of humanity ,
lengthen our years.
Lot us llvo as though wo were to dlo to
morrow , and also llvo ns If wo were never to
dlo. Cdsilus M. Clav.
Clav.FIUNK
FIUNK G. OAUPKNTEIU
Wo Witt's Llttlo Early Hlsors. Bostlltllo
mil over made. Cure constipation every Umo.
None equal Use them now.
FOUR MINUTBS j
Our great sale of Men's Suts at seven dollars and a half which is now in progress promises to beat any sale we
have ever held. Our regular customers are so accustomed to ' '
getting bargains of us that it takes something out of the'
ordinary ' run to startle them , but we've succeeded this time. Around the tables set apart for this great sale , all day long
you'll hear : "That beats anything I ever saw. " "That's good enough to wear anywhere. " "Say ! JimI that suit is just
exactly as good as the one Johmupaid fifteen dollars for. " Once in a while some doubting fellow comes in expecting to
find about an eight dollar suit'for seven fifty. He picks up one worth fifteen dollars , examines it carefully , says con
fidentially to " a salesman : "Thateain't seven and a half , is it ? " and when told 'that it is , about all he can say is : " W-e-1-1.
b-y g-o-s-h ! , .
WHAT THEY A.RE.
They are in all sizes , in Sacks , Frocks and Cutaways.
They are iri plain , plaids , stripes , checks , mixtures , pepper and salt , &c.
They are in brown , blue , black , gray , tan , steel , slate , gold and brown mixtures , c.
They are suits many of which are worth fifteen dollars , the majority of them worth fourteen , thirteen , twelve , and
eleven dollarfi , and not a single suit in the entire lot that can be matched under ten dollars in this country.
They are made of all wool cassimeres , diagonals , cheviots , tweeds , flannels , and silk and wool mixed cassimeres.
They are made of goods that will stand by a man like a poor relation.
They are cut in style , lined and trimmed in shape , and made just as well as suits sold for twice the price [ many of
them are silk-faced ] .
THE PRICE OK THEM.
We placed eighteen hundred of these suits on sale on separate tables last Wednesday morning , all in one lot , all
at the uniform price of .
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We were crowded with lookers , lookers became buyers , buyers became our best advertisements , because they
found out that they had a bargain and were not slow to tell of it.
FOR MEMORIAL , DAY
To make it more interesting for the old soldier who defended his country in the hour of her need , we will add to
the sale for this week three hundred G. A. R. Suits , made of the very best all wool indigo blue flannel , -with either single
or double'breasted sack coats , made with eyelets for interchangeable buttons [ G. A. R. buttons being furnished free ] ,
These suits , like the old soldier , in the time of the late unpleasantness , "They fit , and fit , and fit. "
TAKE OUR ADVICE
Don't wait ; the sooner you get here , the better for you. ( "Why not look in our east show window and let the suits
talk to you ) .
OTHING COM
Corner Douglas and Fourteenth Streets.
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM.
An Important Event in Masonic Affairs in
Now York.
LAYING A CORNER-STONE FOR A HOME.
The Porrstcrs Wolconio Their Chief-
Further Iotniln IlcKiiriling the
Fraternal iMan.s Mooting
NO\VH of the Order.
The Masons of Now York celebrated In
Utlcn , In that state , an event which marks nn
important epoch hi the history of the craft
Ihu beginning ot the visible consummation of
the steadfast purpose of hulf u century.
There were gathered there Ihousands of the
craft from all parts of tUo state to witness
the laying of the cornor-stnno of an asylum
for Indigent Masons , their widows and
orphans.
In the year 1810 the grand ledge of Now
York cntorod into a contract with the Free
School to oil u c.i to llfty children , nt a coat of
$300 per annum , nud this contract was con
tinued until 1819 , and many orphans of deceased -
ceased Masons derived great bonollt from It.
This most worthy charity came to an end in
that year and was allowed to remain dor
mant until 1812 , when It was again revived
by a memorial arnwn up by (5rand Secretary
James Herring asking the grand ledge to es
tablish a fund for the building of n hall Uud
tt.e founding of an asylum for " ' .vorthy , de
cayed Masons , their widows nnd orphans. "
The llivit subscription of $1 was paid by
Greonilcld Poto. grand tilor. This llrst sub
scription was followed by others from tune
to time , until the memorial was presented to
the grand ledge signed by 100 brethren , and
the amount subscribed was upward of 3'iO'J.
To quote from the address of Grnua.Master
Vroomnn at the laying of the conior-stono :
"Tho seed sown by that original chunty fund
of $300 was scattered broadcast throughout
this grand Jurisdiction , and none of it bas.
over fallen on unfruitful ground. It has
brought forth an hundred , ayo. many hun
dred fold. Among ether good things , it has
brought forth In money ? J,5H.l.VJ.r)0. ! which
hns bulldod nnd furnished a Masonlo hnll ;
paid debts ; purchased thcso broad aim beau
tiful acres ; placed In bank on the first of tbo
present month $ 2 < ) ,4t.l ( ) ( > , a sum moro than
sufllciont to erect anil equip this asylum , the
corner-stono of which wo have just placed
with loving bands nnd grateful hearts. "
At the ceremony of laying thn cornor-sWno
of Ihls grand Institution uddrussos were do-
llverod by M. W. frank It. Lawroneo , past
grand mostor , and Hen. Chauucoy M. Dopow.
The adaross of the past grand master was
n comprohiiiislvo review of the history of the
craft In Now York nnd the winy vicissitudes
through which It had passed until it flnully
emerged from the cloud of debt which had
rested heavily upon It , and it became possible
to devote the revenues of tlio craft to the
charitable purposes for which they were iu-
tended.
The oration of Mr. Dopow was n Mnsonlo
pom couched In the eloquent language which
that modern Domosttioues has always at his
command.
A. A. o. N. nr. s.
Tangier toraplo hold a session for work on
Friday. The session opened ut 4 o'clock iu
the afternoon nnd continued until 8 p. m.
Twonty-alno pilgrims were conducted across
the burning sands , and were rocolvod bo-
ncalu the sheltering dome ot Tangier ,
where they were declared true sons of the
desert. At ibo conclusion of the coromon y ,
the nobles proceeded to the banquet room ,
where tbolr ladles were In waiting , and all
sat down to a feast tit for the gods. After
dinner speeches were inado by a number of
the nobles.
FfUornal MIHH Mooting.
The committee in charge of arrango-
mouU for tbo fraternal mass moot-
In ? which will bo hold at Grand
opera house next Friday night , report every
thing In good stmpo for n successful gather
ing. TlUbon Newman , Dean Gardner , Hov.
J. G. Tnto und T. F. Molson of St. Louis ,
will speak on fraternal booiotlos. Jules Luin-
burdnndtlioT.lv. quartette will furnisha
flue musical programme.
Admission ttckoU may bo obtained with
out cbargo from any member of the societies ,
31
or from J. W. Carr , Flrsl National bank
building , or Gcot'RdKer , Br.B building.
i , i- ° - * "
' 1" h Chlpf. Ranger 'Cu.minlngs , Hlch.Soc-
'rclui-y Saumlors , High Modloal Examiner
Johnson und ox-High.Secrotary William KI1-
Patrick , all of Chicago , were in the city last
week. A mass mooting of all the lodges of
the order In the city was held at Motz * hnll
on South Thirteenth 3treoton Tuesday night ,
at which the high chief ranger delivered an
address upon the workings nnd bcnoilts of
tbo order. He spoke for about two hours , his
remarks being of a very interesting nature.
Chief Cummings also exemplified the secret
work ot tbo order , assisted by the other high
court olllcers. Each of the luttor mndo short
addresses and the meeting closed ut a late
hour.
This visit was the first mndo by the ofllcors
of the high court and Its effects hnvo already
been mndo manifest In arousing n now Inter
est in the affairs of the order. Now lodges
of the order will bo organized soon.
There are three lodges now ready to bo or
ganized and others ajco expected lo follow
soon.
soon.On
On Friday nl bt a reception and banquet
was tendered High Chief Hanger Cuinmlngs
at Motz hall on South Thirteenth street.
About two hundred of the members of the
j Omaha and South O in aim lodge * sat down to
! the bountiful feast which had boon prepared.
I Post prandial speeches were made by Chief
Cuinmlngs , Dr. Charles llosowater , M. S.
Singer and others.
I. O. O. 1- ' .
All the logos in the city will hold tholr reg
ular semi-annual election of oillcnrs during
the coming week.
State ledge No. 10 visited Omaha lodge No.
3 lu a body on Friday nicbt. The usual
courtesies wore exchanged and a profitable
evening spent.
Petitions bavo been received by Grand
Mas tor Evans for the formation of Koboknh
lodges at Sidney nnd Gordon.
Washington ledge of Arlington has about
completed its now temple nud tbo same will
bo dedicated bomotiino next month. The old
quarters of the ledge wuro douroyod by llro
last winter , but , like the pbonlx , the lodge
ban arisen from the us ties in groatcr splendor j
than before. | I
State ledge hold an Interesting Impromptu j
ontertnlnmont after Its :
regular mooting j
last Monday night. Several of the memj j j !
bers took part and nn excellent musical
programme of vocal and instrumental num
bers and several recitations was rendered.
The affair was greatly enjoyed.
II. 1 . O. JO.
William F. Bechol of Omaha was honored
by being elected to the position of grand
treasurer of the order at the session In
Louisville last weak. Mr. Bochol is an
enthusiastic Elk , and the honor was wall
merited. He is nn aclivo member of Omaha
ledge No. y'J ' , and , has hold the highest po
sition within the , gut of the ledge , that of
exulted ruler. Ho ° takes a lively interest iu
all the affairs oMba order , and Is ono of the
most energetic nC the members.
The ofllcors clo < jt td at the grand ledge ses
sion are us folio ) } ? * ; , E. D. Hay of Washing
ton , grand exnltqiTrulor ; Frank E , Wrlghl ,
Toledo , O. , graiii } ( leading lenient ; PotorJ.
Bush , Detroit , esteemed trrnnd loyal knight ;
Dr. O. S. Sprjwiio , Rochester , esteemed
grand Icciurlng lulght ; Allen O. Meyers ,
Cliiflnuutl , eniiuiiaocrotary ; M. J. IJourk ,
LouUvlllo , Riiinjl ) ) llor ; William F. Bechol ,
Omaha , giand
National Union.
The regular njijcj lug ' of Omaha council 419 ,
on Tuesday night < * 't Elks' ledge room , was
well altondod. iiUhdor ' 'Good of the order"
a number of Uie inumborj engaged In a dls-
cusslon'of the inurjis of fraternal insurance
and from the touo nnd character ot the re
marks it is very evident the members of
Omaha council are fully porauadod that a
cortlilcato of from 81,000 to * 5UOO In the Na
tional Union U a good thin ? to bavo in addi
tion to tbo social features of membership In
the ordor. The proposed fraternal mass
mealing ulso came in for a share of tbo dis
cussion from the fnct that the Idea of holding
It originated with sotno member * of this
council.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
O. 8. O.
Clan Gordon No. ( U a\ Its meeting Wednes
day night elected Gcorgo W. Shields as rep
resentative of the clan to attend Iho session
ot the royal clan which meets In Buffalo ,
Juno 14 , with Thomas Falconer as alternate.
The clan Is iu u prosperous condition and
receives accession * to its membership at each
meeting. _
A. O. U. AV.
Omaha ledge No. 18 , unvo a party at Wash
ington hall Thursday night. In spllo ot the
bad weather , there was a good attondauco
and nn enjoyable tlmo was passed. These
who did not care to dance were regaled with
cards , high live being the leading game.
W. O. W.
Alpha camp adopted sixty-throe candidates
last Thursday nlcht. The camp Is in flour
ishing condition nnd Is Increasing in member
ship at a remarkable rate.
Sotorinn Ginger Ale
Is sparkling and delicious , pura and health
ful ; it is a mild stimulant nn stomachic.
COXXV1IIAL1TIES.
Mrs. Mary Courson of Wtlkcsbarry , Pa. , is
a widow for Ibo slxlh lime.
A newly-married Susquehanna , Pa. , couple
have separated and reunited three times in
four weeks.
According to the last census there were
twenty-six llfteon-year-old married women
in Paris , and Iwo of them bave slnco boon
divorced.
An IndlanapolU man swore in court the
other day that ho did not know his wife's
first name , though they had lived happily to
gether for fourteen vonrs.
Wilmot A. Lawrence , a young-man , made
merchandise of his wife's llesh In New
York , and when arrested claimed that ho
had a right to do what bo pleased with his
own.
own.Sioux
Sioux Falls , S. D. , is the central point for
famous divorce applicants , and now bas as
many ns ton or twelve persons of wealth
awaiting nn opportunity to muko application.
Mrs. J. G. Blnlno , jr. , heads the list.
There Is n marriage bureau In Berlin which
during the last eleven years has received
l'JlVJ ) applications tor husbands and wives
from all civilized countries , while matches
have bcon brought about for '
4,39'J , women ap
plicants and 5,417 men.
It Is easier to obtain a divorce absolutely
severing the martial relalions even In Eng
land than It U in Now York , for the legisla
ture there has practically adopted the ser
mon on the mount as tlio law of tbo land re
garding tbo severance of the marriage lio.
William Cooper , u full-blooded Knw Indian ,
was married last week lu Arkansas City , Knn. ,
, by Justice Scott to ICuto Scbwoyer , u white
j'glrlfrom Oklahoma. The groom wnssodrunk
bo could hardly stand , yet the bride , who Is
qulto good looking , seemed well pleased with
horcjitch.
The caahlcTof a well-known firm of mer
chants in Now York eloped wlib n school
teacher at White Plains recently , forsaking
his wife nnd children. It Is now announced
that ho Is to coma homo and bo forgiven , and
that tbo girl he ran nway with is most to
blame , ns ho tried in vain to got free from
her.
her.Mrs.
Mrs. Mary A. Ilowland , wife of the
preacher nt the Wnysldo mission In Provi
dence , H. I. , has begun a suit for divorce.
Howlnnd said that when no knelt down lo
his wife shied shoos at him. Mrs. John
. Sullivan , ho suld , was a member of his
( lock nt Centorvlllc , und bis wife was evi
dently jealous of her. Once in his sermon ho
had usnd this expression : "I hope lo meet ,
you nil In heaven , " when his wife scandalized
the whole congregation by shrieking aloud :
' 'Did your mother tell you to meet Mrs. John
L. Sullivan In heaven ( " The remark broke
up the sorvlco.
Annie Stortz told a horrible slory of
brutality In Suoramonto , Cula , when apply
ing for a divorce from her husband Peter ,
who has ) usl served a term in the county jail
for boating bar. They had becu married live
years and n beautiful child aged three , in thu
result of their union. The wife said that two
mouths after they were married Stortz tried
to force upon her a llfo of shame , tolling her
it would bo nu easy ate and she would nol
have to longer work tor n living. Start/ bad
boalon her nearly ovorv tlmo she had asked
him for money to uuy food. The last tlmo ho
heat her was In February , wbon she asked
for money to buy food for tholr baby , A
divorce was granted.
A dlvorco case alleging desertion nnd nonsupport -
support , brought by Mrs. Emma N. Tiffany ,
nee I'lorson , against her husband , Dennett ,
F. Tiffany , sou ot the noted jSow York Jeweler -
olor , was hoard In tbo supreme court at Prov
idence , H. I. Mrs. Tiffany's story was that
her husband loft her eleven days alter Ihoy
were married , when they wore Uvlnit in New
York , and sailed for Europe. Her board had
been paid for a month und she staved until
the tlmo was up and then wont to llvo with
her mother. She hns made her homo In
Providence , where she intends to llvo. She
has never heard from her husband. Ho did
not leave her a cent and ho has not supported
her since In any way. Her mother , Mrs.
Plorson , a widow , lofd the same story , nnd
the decree was ordered Hied.
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pills for dyspepsia , sour stomach , bad breath '
MMl'IETIES.
A man's Idea of Heaven Is a place where
every ono is as good as ho Is.
In Hamilton , Ont. . telephone transmitters
are placed in somuof the churches , nnd lazy
people now hear their sermons at homo.
The strait and narrow way must bo very
narrow , slnco clergymen are so constantly
treading on each other's corns.
A Chicago clergyman preached a mormon
on Ibsen , In tbo course of which bo said :
"Thoro are too many cheap tickets to
boavon. "
It is moan to toll a minister when 'ho has
just smoked the good cigar you gave him
that the cigar was given to you In payment
for n bet.
"Bruddors , " said the Uov. Polndoxtor
Cranberry , " gib yo1 alms while yo' has n
chance , so dat yo'll find a duo bill waltin' fo'
yo' at QO gate. "
"What did you think of the sermon this
morning ! " " 1 was very mui'h interested.
I never supposed lhal so simple u lext was so
hard lo elucidate.
liov. John Sweat , ol Mount demons , Mich. ,
helped his wife clean house last week , and
on Sunday his back was so sore ho delivered
his sermon sitting down.
Many n man who spreads out n dollar bill
on the plato in church for show purposes
would not hosltalo to "slick"
n poor car con
ductor on & leaden live cent ploco.
At Los Angeles , Cala. , Kov. Samuel J. Flem
ing , who was until recently n Methodist
clergyman , was convicted on n ehargo of
attempting to .commit criminal assault upon a
young nurse ghi who was formerly in his
employ.
Dick Jose , ono of tno sweat singers of
Thnchcr's minstrels' warbled In Iho Episcopal
church at Hono. Sunday , nnd even the side
walk onlsldo was packed. The Carson
Appeal tearfullv states that the collections ,
however , were only about the snmo ns usual.
Hov. James H. Young , the late chaplain ,
and Colonel Vorbeck , proprietor of a military
school in Syricuso made serious charges
against each other. Tbo colonel says that the
chaplain said grace with his mouth full of
mush , ate meat on Good Friday , nnd wiped
Iho soup from his muslacho with his tongue.
The chaplain recovered u verdict for $ ltVi for
salary duo.
The Baptlsl council ut Bridgeport , Conn. ,
declined to admit John H , Scott to the
ministry on the ground thai the candidate
was unlit to bo ordained u minister , by reason
of the fact that ho had obtained a divorce
from his wifoon other Ihanscrlplurnl ground ,
The dlvorco was obtained about twenty ycnrs
ago on the ground of dosorllun , nnd ton years
afterward Scott again married. Therefore ,
In the eyes of tbo church , so HOIIIO of the
objectors urge , Mr. Brett was n bigamist.
Some French parlshonors petitioned for the
ndpolntmont of a certain priest , but another
was nominated. When the now rector np-
poarod ho found that thosacrUlan had struck.
Nothing daunted , bo determined to ring the
bell himself , but when ho pulled the rope no
sound came , us the clapper hud bcon removed.
Amid cries nnd bootleg bo triad to enter the
church , but the door was barricaded , und
nflor carrying on Ibe campaign fora week bo
bad lo own himself beaten , and leave Iho
parish for good.
Hov. Alfred Wadams , n colored clergyman ,
Is tno defendant In a dlvorco suit brought In
Providence , H. I. , by bis wife Murion. She
names two members of his congrtnraUon ns
trespassing on nor rights , ono of them a mar
ried colored woman , nnd the ether nn unmar
ried while woman , The parson says lhat all
the trouble arose from bis objecting to the
appearance of his wife In n concert with bare
arms and drossos"too decollate , " the effect of
which was disturbing on his congregation.
Ho has bcon acquitted In a church trial.
Tbo rector of a country parish In Franco
decided on trcaling bis IfocK to a controversy
on the ( lubject of the confessional , got n
colleague to assume the role of "Tho Dovll's
Advocate , " und to hold forth with n series of
arguments which , ns nmnllor of corse , ho
triumphantly refuted according to a pre
arranged programme. Certain scoffers had
boon attracted lo Iho church lor once und
amused themselves with shouting nnd howl
ing , and marked xvltb rod chalk the whllo
dresses of some girls who were lo join In a
procession. At last Iho parishioners could
stind their unsoomlngly Interruptions no
longer , and after n sharp scnlllo ibo rioters
wore evicted forcibly. The lads , bowovor ,
forced Iholr way Into Iho church , nnd 111
pipes and cigars and enjoyed ihotmolvss
alter their own fashion.
Tlio Pnxtoii Hotel Klro
Did not effect the liotol proper In nny
wnyuo iu ) to Intorfora with thu operation
of the houso. Only the unnox WILH ( lain-
( iL'cd and gucHls liuvo boon cm-oil for
without the interruption of u alngloduy.
VII.
Elsewhere I have said thai the first object
of the Thcosophical society Is the universal
brotherhood of man. But there are obstacles
to the realization of this scheme of altruism.
Spirit , In Its struggles with the farces of na
lure , has lost its singleness of perception in
thu bewildering allurements of nn earth-born
love ; nnd , on turnlug back to worship at tha
source of Us spiritual existence , it is blinded
by the Hashes of bodily passion which piny
across the mental horizon , nnd lend so
wierd a beauty to Its earthly llfo ; whllo It Is
smothered In the fumes of doslrcs which rise
from the physical body ( that workshop of
the divine Ego ) and envelope the clour mir
ror of the soul In ovor-chamrliig and decep
tive shadows. Thus man has ceased to real
ize the strength of Iho bonds which bind him J "
lo his follows , making Iho good of ono lha/ '
good of nil , nnd Ibo misery and dopradalloiy
n single human being Iho special rursu'tuid
uctlvo destroyer of tbo human race.
The sopnratcnoss of personal alms
nnd ambitions and egotism bavo become -
como a necessity of modern progress :
since competition and Iho survival of
the lit test In the sirugglo of life are held to
bo the only moans by which advancement In
civilization can bo made. The wisdom re
ligion moots tbo unreasonable conlradiction
of our ngo thus .shown In Iho bitter strife of
man against man , under tlio ii'gls of n Chris
tianity breathing the sm ceres t spirit of
brotherly love ; with the Iwo grandly phllc
sophlcal doctrines of Karma and relnrarna-
lion. Wo say that every religion and every
sect may , if traced fur enough back
through 'tho religious history of man
kind , bo shown to have common
origin In ono world wide religion. So thai
while the Ibcory of Karma and reincarnation
should load lo n practical expression of the
f cell ne of universal brotherhood , the com
parative study of religious dogmas should by
synthesizing them lend to reconcile sectarian
dininullios. and lead to n fooling of fellowship
amongst mon of every clime and every social
sphere.
Wo say that In the beginning men nil held
to ono belief , and In the "Socrot Doctrine , "
written by Madame Blavntsky , n mass of in-
loresllng Information is collected In proof of
this assertion. Briefly , men lived In the pos
session of n spiritual knowledge common to
nil. This gnosls , becoming vulgnrl/.od by the
moro complete Immersion of spirit in matter
( tyiltlcd ) In the biblical story of the fall ) ,
took on Iho sacerdotal form nnd the physi
cal necessities of the personal man
Then followed of necessity Ibo con
fusion of tongues , or the spill-
ting up of spiritual knowledge into crcoJs
and dogmas. The strife between spirit nnd
matter ( good and evil ) had hitherto been con
fined lo Iho moulding of iho physical envelope
of quasi-ethereal man ; but with Iho moro
perfect formation of thu animal body , through
which spirit trios to manliest Itself on earth , .
this internecine strife burst through the Irttl-
ils of iho now fully Individualized clay , Itio
human form , and carried on Its spiritual war
fnro Into ino external relations of man with
man. Nations and families plunged h.tu
these religions wars and disputes recorded In
history , and which nro alike u disgrace to
human reason nnd to human love. Hutwhcn
It Is clearly understood lhat these are but thu
natural result of spirit striving to recognUn
itself through thu mists which rlso from thu
feverish activity of earthly llfo ; when , In
fact , n perfectly reasonable and philosophical
conception of Iho origin and cause of Ibis
multiplicity of creeds this splitting up of
divine knowledge has bcon acquired , then It
Is natural to hone that the brotherhood of
1.1011 may cease to bo a dream nnd become
practically effective , unhindered as It must
then bo by any requirements of Iho denial
or acceptance of particular beliefs ; each re
ligion being rccogiilzcd us just , If partial , ro-
llccllou of Iho ono great universal truth ,
necessary to give expression to the particular
mental characteristics of those peonies or mi-
lions amongst whom It may have grown up.
THOMAS WIM.HMS ,
Follow Thcosophloal Socluly ,
Holly Lodge , England.
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Witt's Llttlo Early Klsora are taken , Small
pill. Safe pill. Best pill.
Brooklyn Llfo : In "hurch ( Ethcli-How
harmonious the color of every thing Is.
MargaretYoi , excepting the soxton. Why
doesn't , bo wear stained glasses \
IH No Name Cor Ir.
Now , Uusband , i told you lo got blue rib
bon , nnd you brought rod , and you 1/rougS ;
codllsb wlion I said mutton , und , worst of all.'x
you forgot that bctilo of Mailer's Pain
Pnralyzor , when von know how I suffer from
headache and rheumatism , nnd Its the only
thing I over got that helps mo. O , dear I
what a mau.