TITE OatAILA. DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , TUNE 23 , 1805 ,
all remember our great February Sale how we almost gave goods away how we almost cleared out our stock. We
don't expect to live on the strength of what we have done kota bit of it but we simply mention it to draw a comparison
for this June Clearing Sale of Shoes will eclipse that sale far that '
so you'll quit talking about it and remember only when
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SHOES .A.1- -
EXELSHOECO.
Misses' and .
Children's
Tan
Shoes Boys' Shoes-
Every boy In Oinnlm should bo wear
We have always carried ing Tan ShiH" now. Our whole line
of Hoys' nntl Youths' Tun Shoes placed
the best and the best only on Sale at loss than they cost us. Wo
in our Children's Depart want you to see thorn.
ment. Tuesday morn'g you Our Boys' $3.50 Tan Shoes now $2.50
can get our best malces at the price of the poorest. Our Boys' # 3,00 Tan Shoes now $2.00
All over our store you will see baskets of shoes. Our Boys' $2.50 Tan Shoes now $1.75
The price attached to them would seem ridiculous Mail Orders Wl11 be filled but Mail Orders wm have our Our Boys' $2.00 Tan Shoes now $1.45
at other time the cash must _ _ prompt attten-
any , but this the greatest sale we accompany An odd lot '
have ever held. tion , but cash must be with of Youth's Tan Spring Heel Luce Shoes , our
company every best
wearing Shoe , former price $ -2.00 , bright
order. them. and early Tuesday morning
Men's Shoes ' Men's Shoes '
Men's Shoes Men's
lll'XDUKDS OF MUX AND WOMKX , Shoes
A FEW PAIUS OF MKX'S PATKXT TOO' HAVE 1'ASSKD OUK WIN
LEATHER OXFORDS THAT IIAVK .50 9(5 ( PAIUS MKX'S RUSSIA LKATIIKU DOWS DAILY ; ALL IIAVK AD- THE MOST
SOLD AT $5.00 WK WILL CLOSK LOW KHOES , IX BOTH THK MIUKI ) oril UKAIVPIKI'L UXU RKMAIiKAULK BAR
OUT AT BUOAD AXD XAUUOW TOES ; OF MEN'S S1IOKS. OXK S1IOK IX GAINS EVER OFFERED IX FIXK
THEY IIAVK BEEN OUR BEST .50 1'AUTItM'LAU HAS 11KKX T11K TAX SHOKS FOR MKX AUK IX
IT'S SIMPLY ASTOXISIIIXO HOW SKLLKUS AT ? 4.X ( ) ; TUESDAY TALK OF ALL OMAHA THAT THE LOT OF m PAIUS OF SMALL
CHEAP MKX'S LOW SHOES CAX MOUXIXG OUU PKICE WILL BE. . L11HJT IlKOWN , CLOTH TOP , SIXES , 5 , fij. . < ! AXD t5t/j. IX ALL
BUTTON SHOE. WITH THK UA-
BE BOUGHT IX THIS-SALE. COLORS AXD SHAPES ; SHOES
7.011 TOK. WITH SLKJHT BALTI-
WE AUK GOIXG TO MAKE OXK -
KVKUY PAIK OF IIAXAX & SOXS' PILE OF ASSORTED SIXES OF MOUK KIX5K. THK SWKLL SHOK THAT SOLD AT ? I.OO , $5.00 AXD
TAX lUTTTON SHOKS , THAT WK MKX'S LOW SHOKS SOME OF OF THK SHASOX. WK SOLD IT $ ( i.K ( ) ; WE WAXT TO CLOSE OUT
IIAVK SOLD AT $0.00 , ( SO IX THIS .00 THEM AUK WOUTII UP TO $4.00 , .25 FOR $7.00 AXD KVKUYBODY WAS KVKUY PAIR BKFORK WKDXKS- .00
( JKKATKST OF TAX SHOK SALES $4 AXD XOXK OF THK MLKSS TIIAX PLKASKD ; WI < J WILL SKLL THK ,00 DAY XIGHT-THK PRICK WILL
AT. $ U.OO WK MAIIK THEM BALAXCK OF TIIK.M. IX ALL DO IT
SIS5KS. ALL WIDTHS. AT
in tllis sale is in tlie f&ct tilat we have all sizes its not n sale of broken lines
This Sale Of last year's Oxfords and Shoes but all new goods , fresh from some of the This Sale
best makers in the country in this great
begins Tuesday June Clearing Sale of Fine Shoes begins Tuesday
77 PAIRS LA JULIETTES , MADE OX 13 PAIRS LA JULIKTTKS , SOME 27 PAIRS LADIES' LIGHT SHADE PAIRS LADIES' TAX OXFOUDS , LADIES' BLACK AXD TAX OXFORDS -
THE XARROW SQUARE TOE- SQUARK TOES , A FEW OPERA TAX PRIXCE ALBERTS , ALL DARK WIXE SHADES , MADE UP FORDS- A COMBIXATIOX OF COLORS
VERY STYLISH SHOK ; OUR FOR- A COMBIXATIOX OF SIXES
OX THK XARROW OPERA TOE ,
IIAXD TURXEDj WE HAVE SOLD
A COMBIXATIOX OF STYLES-
TOES ; GOODS THAT WE HAVE -
MKR PRICE WAS $4.00 ; SALE IIUXDRKDS OF PAIRS AT $2.V ) ; HAND SEWED ; OUR REGULAR OXFORDS THAT SOLD UP TO $2.50 ,
PRICK ALWAYS SOLD AT $11.00 , XOW. ALL PUT IX OXK PILE OX OUU
THIS JUJSij SALE $ : ! .50 SHOK ; IX THIS SALE CEXTER TABLE
$1.48 $1.48 98c
1419 June Clearin
Farnatti St.
AddrosaofW. II. Alexander Baforo the
Congregational Board of Missions ,
THIRTY-THREE PREACHERS TO A LAYMAN
Co-Operatlon and Unity ot 1'urpoto Enen-
tUI to KITectlro Work In the Vlno-
yurd UlUcront J'athi Lend lug
to the UDO Goal.
At the sixty-ninth annual meeting ot the
Congregational Homo Missionary society re
cently held at Saratoga. N. Y. , Mr. W. H.
Alexander of Omaha delivered an address
on "Lay Co-operation , " which evoked many
compliments from the delegates and favorable
mention In the church press. Rev. Lyman
Abbott , D. D. , editor of the Outlook , Now
York , speaks ot It as "one of the most bril
liant speeches of the whole meeting. "
The address is as follows :
Longfellow once said that in bringing life's
mission to fulfillment a man must be cither
the anvil or th'e hammer. It seems to me ,
however , that .ho Is sometimes the sub
stance that comes In between them , and
often , quite often , he crawls forth < IU3g-
ure < I from the contact. With the g.fted
Clark and his vigorous paper ahead ot me ,
on the program , and the scholarly Abbott
and the eloquent Meredith to follow , I can
almost Imagine myself as being on the anvil ,
and under two hammers. nut this Is a
Christian assembly , and presumed to be
kindly disposed ; applauding the strong , en
during the weak , absorbing the best that is
offered , and doubtless prepared tor me worst ,
and somewhere between these extremes I am
hopeful of finding a place.
Through a fine generosity in Judgment , for
which I can scarcely account , out of thirty-
four speakers at this great convention , thirty-
three are preachers. My position amongst
you is therefore unique , for I stand alone for
the laymen. I have heard It discussed but
never so clearly determined before what the
ratio ot value should be between preachers
and laymen , and that modesty which has
led me to think , heretofore , that we carry
a little less weight , has been sadly rebuked
by this semi-official solution. In any event ,
however , It Is safe to assume that every one
here has a mission.
The all-wise Creator discovered that He
needed mankind to round out His mar
velous work. I say mankind , for when
man stood alone. In the great beginning , he
seemed to be useless , and then God created
and placed close beside him a beautiful being
called woman , from whom he should draw
Inspiration , with whom he should work out a
mission. So we all have a place In this
wonderful world , and In that place , wher
ever It may be , there is something that needs
to be done. Slnco God became Incarnate
and made It appear that men are Ills chil
dren , not serfs , the way has been open for
cheerful and dignified service. We are
working together , for the good of a house
hold , helping the Father to make His king
dom a home ,
Dut we must not expect that this service
will always bo easy. U Is far from suffi
cient that Christ came to lift oft our burdens.
Tha scheme of redemption can only be
wrought out completely through the bearing
of burdens ourselves. Christianity U a
fact when wo suffer , and are willing to suf
fer for our fellows : when we plant In the
gardens of sorrow the seeds of a few fair
flowers ; when we lift up the fallen and help
them to eo forth erect ; when we seek out
the byways and hedges and bid the oppressed
to tha wedding ; when we tear from our
natures the mean things that selfishness nur
tures , and put In their places good will.
When the Christ-child came , the heralds
ot heaven sang peace : when the ChrUt-man
took up Ills mission He sought to establish
a way and a means through which men
could find out the Father. Humanity lifted
Iti long bowed head , and eagerly gazed to
ward the Jordan. Hen looked for a king ,
but the girb of a peasant concealed him.
They hoped for a great revelation , a splendid
K > - , ] } bnt-theroolr lit Jesuiajhjrentlf-
wayed prophet , bringing a message of peace ,
and God's chosen people refused to acknowl
edge their Lord. I3ut today , after hundreds
of years of experience , the chief cornerstone
of our civilized life Is the glorified martyr
of Nazareth.
Wo need not sing with the psalmist today ,
"What Is man , that Thou art mindful of
him , and the son of man that Thou visltest
him , " for we know His opinion of men.
In the days of the prophets they longed
for a tangible God , and the legend Is lovely ,
though it may not be true , that Abraham
worshipped a star , because It was bright
and mysterious. When the moon came forth
he saw that It outshone the star , so he wor
shipped the moon. A cloud swept by and
covered his new-found God , and he wor
shipped the cloud. When the sun burst
forth , transcending the star , and the moon ,
and the cloud , he worshipped the sun , but
out of them all he could gather no comfort ,
for they gave no response to his longing.
And then came the angel , to tell him of
God , and his great heart rejoiced in a new
Inspiration , a tangible , personal contact. We
turn our eyes to the star-lit sky and ask It
to show us the Father ; but the skies cannot
give us an answer. We turn to the sages of
long-gone years , and say , "Philosophers ,
show us the Father , " but philosophy gives
no response. We turn to the students ot
science and ask them to ahow us the Father ;
but science is baffled and speechless. We
turn to our great mother , nature , and ask
her to show us the Father ; and nature , un
folding her fairest productions , can only ex
claim : "Hehold ye the works of the Father ! "
We turn In dlspalr to the sweet-faced Christ
and beg Him to show us the Father ; and the
gentle and lovable Jesus replies : "Ye have
seen Me ; he that hath seen Me , hath seen
the Father. "
Having found our God , having ever before
us the story of trial and sorrow that tells
us this God Is a father ; having learned from
the teachings of Jesus that God's chief de
sire Is to have all His children come home ;
having found out the way and the means of
redemption , and being assured that all men
are bearing commissions to work for the
world's conversion , the priest and the lay
man , the bishop and elder , the weak and
the mighty , can all go forth In the Master's
vineyard , doing the Master's work.
We shall do this work In different ways ,
employing different means , for talents differ
greatly , and the needs ofmen are varied.
Paul may plant , and Apollus may water ; one
may preach and another may plod ; on one
may be settled the great power of wealth ; on
another the birthright of genius ; on another
the force ot position , and on others , and God
knows how many , a long string of burdens to
carry ; but the ministries of power , and of
wealth , and Of genius , can bo of great com
fort to these. U Is part of God's plan that
a cup of cold water , and bread for the hun-
gary. shall stand as a measure of service , and
each one that beareth a message of love , and
careth for them that are poor , will find that
a treasure Is laid up In heaven , beyond the
corruption of earth.
Dr. Clark , In his excellent paper , appeals
to men In the pulpit , nut the men In the
pulpit are few. They must come to millions
about them to gather the things they are
seeking , or they cannot bo gathered at all.
To us. In the pews , to the brawn and sinews
of business , to the men who are acting as
stewards of wealth , who are grinding the
forces of commerce , and turning the drive
wheels of progress , their messages must
come. Was ever a time more auspicious ?
Was over a people more weighted with great
obligations , or a nation more Indebted to
God ?
For rixteen centuries after Christ this land
was held from settlement. Why this was so
we cannot tell ; we do not , know God'i purpose ,
but over the waters of Plymouth bay Iti
glittering foreglearas hovered when the Chris
tian pilgrims came ashore to found a Chr'stln
nation. Three thousand miles from home , a
thousand miles , for aught they knew , from
any friendly being , 'with savage beasts and
wilder men all through the dlnnal forest , they
raised the standard of a changeless filth , and
cist their lot about It.
Amidst the atorm they sane ;
And the stars heard , and the sea.
And the sounding' aisles of the dim woods
rang ;
With the anthems'of the free.
Men have called the Puritans fanatics , and
charged them with bigoted views , but the
world hn no parallel to the iplendld courage ,
heroic effort , enduringfaith and every sort
of sacrifice which marked , the tard beginning
of what we now Inherit. Hcyond the goal the
hoped for ; beyond the dreams their fancy
pictured ; beyond the heights for which their
children's children longed. Good pushed the
lines of progress , and on , and on , and ever on ,
like waves that have no ending , these lines are
still progressing. This land was held for
freedom. God's holy church , with all its
human faults , has been Its central force. And
this great church , this home of God's an-
nolnted , should stand amongst the people
now , like a mountain decked with sunlight.
Christ called the church His bride , , and
men should see that no mean thing takes
hold upon her garments. In view of all the
church has done and all It yet must do , how
passing strange that friends must beg for
funds to keep it going. Once raise the ques
tion of closing Its open doors and killing Its
moral force and every hamlet , town and city
would crj * aloud against It ; and etlll what men
believe to be the nation's chief defense they
help the least to foster. God speed the day
when men shall love His bride ; when every
needful means shall be within her grasp.
The conditions which meet us now , however ,
are not Ideal. Our treasury needs a blessing.
Our faith Is strong that somehow we shall
have it.
The gospel must be preached , and preached
to all who need It. We call it home mis
sionary work , and It is , but the home Is In
vaded by guests. From nations all over the
earth they are coming by thousands to fill
up our cities and scatter abroad through the
land. We need not go from the home fields
now to do foreign missionary work. It Is
here , and here to be done. The men who
bid goodby to ease and camp along the bor
der ; the faithful wives who pass their days In
lonely fields of labor must , not be kept In
doubt about their scant support. For seventy
years this splendid Institution has sent Us
pilgrims forth to tell the gospel story. They
blazed a trail through all the central west ,
where now an empire thrives. They are
bearing the burdens of labor , Isolation and
want , and bearing them patiently , too. Shall
we , In our comfortable churches and homes
do only what seems to be easy ? Wherem
does the sacrifice lie ?
The story Is told that the birds bore bur
dens once , but they bora them so grandly
and gayly that God changed the burdens to
wings and they soared away Into sunlight.
It seems to me , friends , that we'd bettor bear *
burdens this year and not see our faithful
ones suffer. Night may endure for a season ,
but the dawn of God's day is approaching.
The currents ot men's liberality are rapidly
changing their course. We are coming to see
In our own generation the good that has
come from the last. We are learning the
lesson that talents are only a trust. We
are given scant time for a mission , but every
where , all round about us are chances to do
men a service. Our millionaire neighbors are
finding the glory of giving. They are tasting
the sweets of benevolent acts and are setting
up lights for the future. They are winning
applause from the men of today , but the next
generation will rise up to bless them.
We are Hearing the parting of ways. The
gospel of love must be given Its place and
the church Is Us natural sponsor. When the
full force ot brotherhood comes to be known ;
when the full Joy of fellowship comes to be
felt , the truth of the gospel will come like a
star-burst , filling the soul with IU glory ,
guiding the heart to Us mission. May God
ipeed the day ot Us coming.
SV3131KR MUSI * OS ,
Nttr York World.
Now cf.niei the season of the year.
To v hlch tradition bows.
When beach an < l wood and hill and. dale
Will htar love's summer vows.
The season when the summer TnaUl
Her sealskin sacque will 'Ion
And take up last year's pllBhtM trot" "
Just where she shook them off.
It also Is the season when
Qaunt. bloodless Honda renew
The aggravating query : "Is
It hot enough for you ? "
The season that the Ice King halls
With devilish delight.
For all the wealth of Croesus now
Is well within their sight.
And with him , too , the summer host
A heartless cynic , he
Puts forth his wiles In flower } ' ads
To lure you to the sea.
So summer comes , and summer goes.
And brings both Joy and fear.
And every man that swears he won't.
Does Just the same next year.
THE 3C1KXVU OF
Conditions to lie Carefully Ubscrvod In
Casting n Iloroncopo.
V.
( Conclusion. )
Aspect means the relative situation of one
planet with another. Observe two planets ,
one in the mldheaven and the other Just one-
third the distance from horizon to mid-
heaven. Those planets are In aspect , and , as
they are 60 degrees distant from each
other , they are In sextlle aspect. By
qulntilo aspect 1s meant a distance equal to
one-fifth of a circle , or 72 degrees apart.
By quartlle aspect is meant a distance of
90 degrees , or one-fourth of a circle apart.
Hy trule we mean one-third of a circle , or
120 degrees apart. Opposition Is 180 degrees
apart , or directly opposite. Conjunction
means In the same degree of the circle.
These are the most important aspects ; the
others are not to ba relied upon. Of these
sextlle and trule are indications of good ;
the quartlle and opposition Indicate evil.
The conjunction of good planets denotes good
fortune , while the conjunction of evil
planets denotes evil. Much more could be
written on aspects , but our object Is simply
to outline the subject.
The first thing to do In making a horoscope
In geocentric astrology is to find the sidereal
time of the place and moment of birth. To
do this you must have an ephemerls , where
It Is given for noon at the place where the
person was born , whether In America or any
other part of the world. Sidereal time runs
twenty-four hours and then begins again.
Henca if sidereal time is 1 h. at noon
and a person was born at 2 a. m. , as the
birth was ten hours before noon. It Is evident
that sidereal time was ten hours less where
born than It was at noon. Hut wo cannot
subtract 10 h. from the sidereal time at
noon , so we subtract It from the circle
( twenty-four hours ) , which leaves fourteen
hours ; to this add sidereal time at noon ,
namely , 1 h. , and we have fifteen
hours as sidereal time at birth.
To properly place the signs of the zodiac
at birth It Is necessary to have a table
of houses for the latitude of placeof birth ,
regardless of longitude. In the first column
of a table of houses we find the sidereal
time and we look along this column until
we find the time nearest that of birth. Hav
ing found this , you pass to next time , or
first single column headed " 10 , " which
moans tenth house , or mldheaven. At the
head of this column you will find the signet
ot the zodiac , which you will place on the
cusp of the tenth house. You follow a
like process until you have a sign on all
the cusps in the circle and maybe some
between the cusps , 'tho exact process of
which cannot be explained In a newspaper
article.
Having succeeded In accurately placing the
zodiacal signs In the proper places we are
ready to place the planets In their proper
positions , or housogvvhlch Is done by means
of an ephemerls. showing planets' places at
time and place of b.lr.Ui.
After we get the "signs and planets lo
cated we are ready tB read from them the
principal events that.'wlll occur In the life
of the Individual. Using this as a beginning
we are able to calculate when a planet will
transit In any particular house or position
of the circle , or we carp calculate the location
of planets for any" year or a whole lifetime.
It Is almost impossible to calculate within
a month or two of the time a transit will
occur , as they do'not always come at exact
time calculated , but'may come sooner or
later.
There are many other things connected with
astrology that we have not even touched
upon. As we said In the beginning. It Is
complicated and requires close and hard study
to master It. After having succeeded In
getting the rudiments It requires practice for
a longtime before you can expect to be
successful as a delineator. To tha person
who Is willing ; to study this occult science it
will be found very fascinating , but like
everything else In this life that you make a
success of It requires deep study , a good
Judge of human nature , with lots of good
common sense to carry It through to success.
The writer's aim was simply to present the
subject In the light of modern Investigators.
Astrology has always been used to tell for
tunes and for such objects. No one'has yet
taken up the study of the subject purely for
Investigation. In a Hit of COO applicants for
life Insurance the writer baa mad a here
scope of each from uncertain data. Of this
list 2 per cent were rejected for physical
causes by the examiner. It was found that
20 per cent would not live out the expectancy
of their lives and that C per cent would die
within five years after being accepted by the
Insurance society. Of the 5 per cent that
were not expected to survive five years after
becoming Insured one-half have already an
swered the roll call , although less than two
years have Intervened since they were In
sured. As to the outcome of the rest we
are not able to say , but It our predictions hold
out as they have begun we can expect the
rest to die Inside of three years.
No definite opinion can be formed as to
what there Is In this science , unless one will
take up the study himself and make his own
Investigations , slnco nearly all who advertise
as astrologers are humbugs who care for
nothing but the money they get out of you.
Quite a good many people believe that the
general conditions ot the atmosphere , that
produce storms , cyclones , tornadoes , etc. , can
be predicted years before they occur. If
the planets thus affect the atmsophere and
the earth It Is not unreasonable to think that
as part of the earth the beings thereon are
also affected to soirie extent. Quite a num
ber of letters have been received , but very
,
few Inquiries , the majority wanting a horoscope
scope written and delineated , and In some
cases the writers forget to put down their
names and addresses. Of course they could not
expect an answer to these letters , although
we have answered all that had an address
attached to them. It takes time to cast a
horoscope and write out a delineation. I
could not epare the time to do this as It
should be done ; I might guess at It , but If
I did not hit a correct delineation you would
blame astrology for It. I would be com
pelled to give you what the astrologer does
who gives you a 20-cent delineation. It
takes time to do the work which you will
pay for according to the time consumed and
quality , which is sometimes very poor.
In concluding this series of articles on as
trology the writer will say to any who might
wish to further study Into the subject that
ho will teach a limited number so that they
can become expert astrologers by putting
the instruction given Into practice.
IX CUWAUU.
CHICAGO , June 21. To the Editor of The
Dee : We have been In Chicago several
weeks and have not yet heard the kinder
garten called a "fad" nor an unnecessary
expense , and Chicago is $60.000 in debt.
Come what may the little ones must not
suffer. No doubt this Is due to the fact that
the people have been educated to an appre
ciation of the kindergarten spirit through the
work of the free kindergarten associations ,
as they were in existence several years be
fore their Introduction Into the public schools.
Since the kindergarten Is no longer an ex
periment , but recognized as a most potent
factor In education Omaha does not require
preparation for It , but the does need a free
kindergarten association outside of the public
school.
We used to hear Chicago called the wicked
city , but we find many magnificent philan
thropic enterprises and several of the most
Important are the direct outcome of Froebel's
philosophy and are under the fostering care
of shining lights In the kindergarten world.
In all charitable work the kindergarten ls
the entering wedge ; through the little ones
tha mothers are reached and In time the
fathers.
We heard Prof. Bright at the graduating
exercises ot the Arufour Institute speak as
follows : "If only a small proportion of the
money spent on the reformation nf adults
with almost discouraging results , could only
be used In giving little children a fairer
start in life the adults of the future would
not be so difficult to reform. 'Prevention ,
not reform.1 " If the wealth and benevo
lence ot Omaha would unite In one grand
effort , secure an experienced training teacher
from Chicago and establish the work as they
have It here I believe they would find there
was "money In It" as well as a blessing to
tha poor lltle ones in the "burnt district. "
We heard the other day of a wealthy
bschelor who has Ju given $20,000 to endow
three kindergartens. "May his tribe In
crease. " Query : Was Abou Ben Adhsm
a bachelor ? HBLE.N M. DRAKE.
The republican club of Decatur has raised a
flag pole 112 feet bleb.
ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM.
The twenty-third annual session of the
supreme lodge ot the Ancient Order of
United Workmen , which convened In Chicago
on June 11 and continued In session for
ten days , was rather noteworthy for the
amount of discussion that met a number of
radical propositions which were Introduced
and which tended to materially change the
present laws of the order , but was barren
of any positive Important alterations ot the
laws. The propositions that came up for
consideration were very radical and Im
portant and were neither decided positively
nor negatively , but were postponed for final
consideration until next session , being mean
while placed In the hands of a council to
be duly weighed.
The session was largely attended. The
supreme lodge was composed of three dele
gates from each of the thirty-three Juris
dictions In existence. The officers and mem
bers of the committees and most of the dele
gates were present. Nebraska's delegation
consisted of S. It. Patten and J. W. Carr of
this city and n. W. Laflln of Wymore , and
In addition J. O. Tale of Lincoln , the su
preme overseer , and II. W. Cole of McCook ,
a member of the committee on ritual , were
entitled to seats In the hall. On all Im
portant questions the delegation was solidly
on the winning side , voting for or against
the propositions which were respectively car
ried or defeated. Tale was advanced a
step In the official ladder , being elected
supreme foreman , and lr. I'atten was
elected a member of the committee on the
degree of honor.
The one Important proposition adopted , or
rather partially adopted , was tne matter
of a $1,000 beneficiary certificate. The vari
ous grand lodges In the union were per
mitted to Issue Mich a certificate If they
considered It advisable , but It was not made
obligatory. Heretofore It was possible to
Issue only a $3,000 certificate , but under
the new rule , whenever adopted by a grand
lodge , the members of the Jurisdiction may
become Insured for cither $1,000 , $2,000 or
$3.000.
The graded assessment plan provoked con
siderable discussion. This plan of grading
the assessments according to the age of the
member when he enters the order Is In
opeiatlon In a large number of secret so
cieties. It was deemed Inadvisable to adopt
the plan , but an opportunity was given for a
trial. The Jurisdiction of Illinois was per
mitted to try the plan as an experiment for
the coming year and the final decision will
be made at the next session.
A number of propositions were presented
to admit women Into the order on the same
standing as men. If adopted , these proposi
tions would have done away with the degree
of honor. This matter , too , was left over for
the next session to Oeclde. The propositions
to create a reserve or emergency fund met
the same fate. Under the present law there
Is at all times a reserve fund of nearly
$350,000 , the sum total of an assessment of
$1 from each member In the order. Then ,
too , when a Jurisdiction becomes over
burdened with assessments on account of a
high death rate It Is permissible to make an
assessment of not to exceed $3 upon the
members In other Jurisdictions to help the
overtaxed Jurisdiction.
The question of changing the limit of age
of candidates from 45 years , the present
limit , to CO years , the limit that has once
before been In vogue , wag also left un
decided. All these questions and a number
of other matters of lesser Importance were
placed In the hands of a special committee
of seven , which will consider them during
the coming- year and report at the next ses
sion.
Authority was given to the degree of
honor to form a superior lodge to consist of
three delegates from each of the grand
lodges. This superior lodge will be allowed
to legislate for Itself and Its members under
certain well defined restrictions laid down
by the supreme lodge of the Ancient Order
ot United Workmen. It will have practical
control of Its members and Its work , but
will be retained as an adjunct to the order
and not be permitted to become a com
petitor. The superior lodge will be organized
on the Wednesday preceding the opening day
of the next , session of the grand lodge and
under the direction of a committee of an
advisory character , consisting of John C ,
neckford of Massachusetts. A. M. Tinker of
Michigan and S. H. I'atten of Nebraska.
Several minor changes In the ritual ot
the degree were made.
The Jurisdiction of the Dakotas was cut In
two , making a Jurisdiction of North Dakota
and one of South Dakota. The Jurisdiction
which comprised the Indian Territory , Okla
homa , Texas , Louisiana and Arkansas was
changed. The Indian Territory was cut off
und attached to Kansas. The supreme master
workman was given authority to cut
Louisiana and Arkansas Into a reparate Juris
diction as soon as the membership reached
2,000. thus making Texas a Jurisdiction In
Itself.
The following special design for a lapel
button was adopted : A shield In the colors
prescribed In the regulations governing the
emblem , with a wreath of white forgetme-
nets extending from the lower to the two
side points and touching the side of the
button.
A complete set of uniform blanks for all
Jurisdictions was approved. A new ritual
was also adopted , which is said to be an
Improvement on the old one. This will bo
published as soon as practicable and dis
tributed to all lodges , free of cost.
Heports showed that on January 1 , 1835.
there wcro 4.U73 lodges In the order with a
total membership of 341.371. This Is an Increase -
crease for the year of 14C lodges and 16,930
members. The Jurisdiction of Nebraska hai
18.626 members. The total amount of money
paid out In death losses during the year ,
1894 , was $7.116.807 , making the total amount
of death losses paid since the Institution ot
the order on October 27 , 1868 , $58,166.932.
The following are the new officers of tha
supreme lodge : Past supreme master work
man , I , . L. Troy of Illinois ; supreme master
workman ; Jo-cph E. niggs of Kansas ; supreme
foreman , J. O. Tate of Nebraska ; supreme
overseer. W. S. Uobjon of Texas ; supreme
recorder , M. W. Sackctt of Pennsylvania ;
supreme receiver , John J. Acker of New
York ; supreme guide , John Milne of Ontario :
supreme watchman. William II Foulk of
Delaware ; supreme medical examiner , Dr.
William C. Richardson of Missouri ; supreme
trustee ! ? . W. H. Vermllyo of Now Jersey ,
Louis Anfenger of Colorado and It. n. Far-
ren of Massachusetts.
The next resaion of the supreme lodge will
bo held In Iluffalo , N. Y. . on the third Tucs-
day in June , 1E96. The superior lodge of the
degree of honor will be Instituted on the pre
ceding Wednesday.
A mlsst-itfincnt was made In this column
last week to the effect that Life Iloat lodge
No. 150. Independent Order of Good Templars ,
was to give a picnic In Ilemls park on la < t
Wednesday night. The picnic will occur on
next Wednesday night. A largo number ol
Invitations have been sent out and a Jolly
time Is looked forward to. The women are
expected to bring along well packe ! lunch
basketa , while the men are supposJ to coinn
stocked with fruit. Supper will be served at
C o'clock , after which It Is presumed that
the wood nymphs will be scared away by ( he
frolics which will follow.
A new camp of the Woodmen of ths
World has been organized In thli city with
a charter list of thirty members. It will bo
known as Monteflore tamp No. 82. It wltl
me t every We-dr.oiday night In the hall at
1315 Douglas street. The following lu Its
list of officers : Consul commander , H , Iloitn
blum ; adviser lieutenant. M. Itsr.ienbo'a ;
banker , A. M. Uutcr ; clerk. A. Ituly. ejci t.
H. Oross ; watchman , L. Helm , pentry. M.
Glncburg ; physician , C. Ilosewatcr ; mi a-
gcrs. O. Navllzky , i : . Friedman , M Stne >
The Pioneer Drill carps will meet ti'ay In
the hall of / Ipha camp for a complete r -
organization.
On Thursday night Uollcn Tto < \ o % .
Woodmen c'rcle ' , gave an enjoyable . 4 al
and literary entertainment In ( hi ! o4 > o
room * . The program wat foil i -1 with
dancing after an inisnnliilon dur ng wtc"
refreshments were icrvocl.
Primrose Grove No. C r.f F iit'i Or 'i ,
gave a focial Welnpiiay rtfM c -
fisting of a muilral and 1 t r-ry p o r.m u d
dancing. Hefrcihmcnts we.c ierve.1