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EDITORIAL SH3EJTHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. 9 TO tMtotl 16 S f'f , S I l Sk ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNINGr , 2 , 1890 SIXTEEN PAGrES. SINGLE OOP if ITITB CENTS. OBSERVATIONS OF ANOVELIST Ohat with F , Marion Crawford on His Wor and Travels. AMONG THE TURKS "AND KURDS A New View of HIP Armcnlnn < lnen- tlon Tlic VnrlniiH School * at JVovoll ( i nml Their 1'roilnc- tloiiM A I'roiiliccy. Copyrlriht , 1190 , by 1'rank B. Carpenter. ) WASHINGTON , Jan. 30 , 18D6. Ono of the 'test novels ever written about Constanti nople as It Is today IB "Paul Patoff , " by P. Marlon Crawford , I read the etory during my rtay In Turkey a tow years ago , and have reviewed It since the sultan has been hav ing trouble with the Armenians. I had just finished the second reading , when I met Its author hero In Washington , and had a mott Interesting chat with him about Turkish matters. Mr. Crawford has spent months In Constantinople. During this time he was very close to many 'of the leading Turkish officials' , nnd had a good chance to study their civilization. He has traveled over most parts Apia Minor , nnd has been R number of nes through tbo regions be tween the LliUck and Caspian seas. THE ARMENIANS AND THE KURDS. During our chat the subject of the mas- lucres came up. Mr. Crawford evidently thinks tlitrti arc two sides to the story , and that all of the truth has not yet been told. Said he : "I have no doubt but that the- Armenians arc being badly treated , but the story of the mayaacro must , I think , have beta exaggerated. This Is not the first time they have been persecuted by the Turks. Why , there are only 600,000 Armenians , all told , and these 000,000 have , It roems tome me- , been massacred a dozen times over dur ing my personal recollection. Armenia Is , you know , very close to Russia. If mat ters are really so bad as they are painted , It would wem to mo that the Armenians could flco across the boundary. The Russians are glad to get them , and the Armenians prosper among them. "I mot a great many Armenians during my travels throughout the cant , and I doubt whether they are the Innocent , confiding , unoffenplvo Christians that the American people bellevo them to bo. My experience with them Iti that they arc the sharpest , shrewdest and trickiest ot all the eastern people. They say In Turkey that It takes ten Jews to equal one Armenian , and llvo Ar menians to equal one Persian In sharp bust- . nesns dealings. They have many able men ' ' among them , and I doubt not that their leaders have to a certain extent fomented this trouble , hoping that the governments of Europe would Interfere , and that Armcnlu would bd entirely freed from Turkish rule. " "How about the Kurds ? " "Tho Kurds are a very rude , rough people ple , " replied Mr. Crawford. "They tire fa natical Mohammedans , and their religious : feeling against the Armenians Is Increased by their business dealings with them. The Armenians get the Kurdy drunk and then cheat them out of their property. You must remember that the Armenians nre the mer chants of that part of the country. They do all the burlnesr , and they often get the better of the bargain with the unsophlstl- -aTHEVTURKS AND THEIR RELIGION. "How did you flnd the Turks ? " "They are In many ways a very decent people , " replied Mr. Crawford. "I assure- you I would rather trade with a Turk or a Jew In any part of the cast than with a ' Christian. I have the highest resptct for Christianity , but the Christians of the east are not Ilka us.The business men among them are to a large extent a sot of sharpers , so much so that the > ord Oriental Chris tian In the minds of .eastern travelers Is with that of thief. The Turks synonymous devout. Nearly all of arc , as a rule1 , very them read the Koran , and oven the men of the better classes are careful to conform to the details of everyday Mohammedan worship" I know of ono very prominent Turk who Is noted for his liberality , who Is , never theless , constant In .his attendance on the mosques , and who prays flvo times a day. Ho has a costly rug upon which ho kneels when he turns his face toward Mecca and makes his prayers. This rug Is carefully watched that nothing unclean may touch should happen to run over It If a dog It the whole family would bo excited and the whole house would bo turned upside down until It was purified. The Moham medans , In fact , are moro rigid In the practice of their rollgon than "we arc. They are not ashamed of their faith , and you see many merchants sitting and reading the Koran In bazaars during thq Intervals of trade. They will say their prayers when the time comes , no matter what Is going on about them , and they keep all the fast days. In Ramazan , which Is the Mohammedan Lent , It Is against the laws of the Koran to eat and smoke during the daytime , and from sunrise to sunset they will not allow a morsel of food to pass their mouths. They will not smoke , and many of them will not even swallow their spittle. Many ot the better class ot Mohammedans contend that their religion is better than OITB on account of Its tanitary rules. It prescribes , you know , the details of man's dally life , The Mohammedan has to take n certain number of baths. He has certain habits of eating and drinking. Ho shaves his head with the exception of a. lock on the crown , and he will not eat certain kinds of meat. " THE SULTAN AND HIS COACHMAN. "How about the sultan and the Turks of Constantinople , are they very roilgtous ? " "You do not get a good Idea , of the Turks from the people ot Constantinople , " replied Mr. Crawford. "That city Is made up of n mixture of races. The Turks out In the country often have long beards and fair faces. They are moro like the Persians than like the puoplo of the other nations ot the Lcivant. "Aa for the eulton , " continued Mr. Craw ford , "he Is not a Turk nt least ho Is not ono In the minds of many pcoplo through out the Levant. Ho Is supposed by many to bo of Armenian birth and he has been nicknamed the 'Armenian Coachman' from . a utory that Ma real father was not the sultan , but an Armenian , who droy onoof the coaches In which the , ladles of the harem took their outing , Of course thla nickname IB not uttered above a wtilfper In Constantinople. It would not bo safe. Every one , however , has heard the story nnd the features of the sultan add some force to It. He looks more like an Arme nian than a Turk. " "It may bo that ho wishes ) to glvo the lie to the rtory by the persecution of the Ar menians , " raid I , "I don't know about that , " replied Mr. Crawford. "He would probably like to stand well with hlu subjects * . He Is said to bo much In fear of assassination , and ho tcldoni goes out ot the palace except en his way to the mosque near by , at which lie prays every Friday. I have beep told that ho sometimes gets up at night and goon from one guard to another examining their revolvers to we If they are properly leaded. " * HOW CRAWFORD WRITES NOVELS. Hero the conversation turned to "Paul Patoff" ana Mr. Crawford surprised me by wylng that Its wonderful descriptions were penned from memory In Italy after ho left CuiH'tantlnoplo and not from note ) taken on the ground. Ho has a phenomenal power of carrying the details of things In his mind. He photographs them , aa It were , on the. sensitive plates of his brain and de velops the negatives aa they are needed for his work , 1 asked him a number of ques tions as to how he wrote his novels , * re ferring to an Interview which I bad route tlmo ago'with Frank Stockton , In which Mr. Bh > 9Vton said that he thought out a story In his mind from beginning to end , plot , conversation and all , before he puts his pen to paper. Mr. Crawford replied : "My- method ot working la somewhat the though 1 do not K * * far * tb | wording of the novel or the conversation. I know how the story Is to end , however , before It begins , and the hardest work of the novel In generally done- when I begin to wrlto. I first study out the plot and outline thn chapters and situations , often sitting for n day at my desk with my pen In hand and accomplishing practically nothing. I mike the outline as complete as possible- , writing out the heads of the chapters , ar ranging the climaxes and constructing , In short , a skeleton of the novel. I then begin to wrlto and work along steadily as far as I can , according to my schedule , until the bcok. It completed. Ot course , I have some times to chance from the first outline , but not much. " "Have you regular habits of work ? " I asked. "Not particularly so , " replied Mr. Craw ford , "save that I work all the time. I rise vtry early , have a cup of coffee and write Btecdlly along until lunch time. Then , after a slight rest , I write on until dinner. I flnd that I do some of. my best work when 1 wrlto rapidly , and after outlining the novel I wish to push my work as far as possible until It Is completed. " HIS CHARACTERS ARE ALIVE. "How about the convocations In your stories , Mr. Crawford ; do you remember the good things you hear , or does the conversa tion como to you In the natural development of your characters ? " "Tho Individuality of my characters Is of the greatest Importance to me In my writIng - Ing , " replied Mr. Crawford. "I take no notes of anything , but I know my characters. They arc real perrons to mo when I am writing about them and I actually seem to hear them talking In my ears as I write. If they wcro not real to me I could not tell their story , nor make them talk naturally. It Is a curious thing , however , that In writing these conversations sentences occur to me that will aid mo In the development of the latter part of the story. I reserve these for the advance chapters and put them down where they naturally come In. " "I suppose you think of your characters often when you are not writing ; da they llvo with you ? " "Yes ; this Is especially so with the char acters Of my Italian stories , as , for Instance , Saraclnesca and Corona. I know just what they would say or do under certain cir cumstances , and I often think ot them and with them. " "You have written a great many novels , Mr. Crawford. I should think your Avork would grow easier for you as you wrlto ? " "In some * respects It does , " replied Mr. Crawford , "In other respects not. As far as the mere machinery of the work Is con cerned , It Is much caster and I can write faster , but as far as my rense of proportion Is concerned , It Is harder. I flnd that I am In danger of making my stories too sensa tional and I have to guard against be'.ng too effusive. You see , I have been wrlt'ng now for a long time. I wrote 'Mr. Isaacs' thir teen years ago and have written altogether novels. " , twenty-eight Still , Mr. Crawford , you are only about 40. You are just at the beginning of ycur prime. Some of the greatest of our novel ists have done the'r best work after that age. " "Yes , " was the reply. "Thackeray wrote 'Vanity Fair' after he was 40. Walter Scott did not begin the Waverly novels until he was 42. Hut you must remember that Scott had written the most of his poems before that and Thackeray had been dabbling In all kinda of writing. But think what a capital those men had in their past expe riences ao a basis for their stories. This Is a great thing Jqr a novelist at the beginning of his writing. You must not , however , un derstand me as trying to pose as a great novelist. I am not. I have only written a few storks , which , some of ths people arc kind enough to like. " "I think you are too modest , by n great deal , Mr. Crawford , " said I. "You have a strong hold on a vast number ot people , and many of your novcls wlll last. " "I don't know , " replied Mr. Crawford. "When did you first realize you could write stories ? " I asked. "It was when I wrote 'Mr. Isaacs , ' my first no\el. I had then been writing for seven years and had done nearly every kind of literary work ex cept fiction. I did not think I could writs fiction. I did not believe that I had enough Imagination. It was my uncle , Sam Ward , who urged mo to try It. " "How did your success affect you ? " "It was , of course , a great pleasure. , " was the reply. "I began at once to feel the change , and within three months my life was modeled on a different basis. After writing Mr. Isaacs and before It was pub lished , I had written Dr. Cladlus , doing H In the Intervals of my other work. As soon as Mr. Isaacs appeared the editor of the Atlantic Monthly made mo a good offer to wrlto a serial for him. I wrote It , and I have been writing fiction from that day to this. " "A great many people , Mr. Crawford , notably college professors , think that there Is Bjme secret purpose contained In every book , some mission which the author le > trying to further. What Is your end In novel writing ? " "It Is that of most literary men , " was the reply. "It Is to Interest and Jto umute In order that I may make money out of It. I write novels because It pays me to write them , and because It Is my mode of making n living. 1 have no great lessons to loach nor moral ends to further. Novels written for euch purposes seldom succeed. A man might be able to write ono such story , but not many. It requires a peculiar nature to write a great novel ot that kind , such , for Instance , as that of Abraham Lincoln. Had ho been a novel writer he could , from the outcome of hla soul , have made a great moral novel , " MORALITY IN NOVELS. "Speaking of morality In novels , Mr. Crawford , why Is it there Is such a differ ence between the English school of novel- lots and thow of the French and Itallin ? " "It Is largely because of the difference In the people and In the standards after which1 the stories ar ? modeled. All Eng lish nml American stories are written as though they were to bo read by but one person , and that Is the young girl. Noth ing that she fhould not know Is put Into them , and If anything ot a. different nature Is admitted It must be BD clothed that she will not understand Its Immoral tendencies , and that the married person can only sea the truth by reading between the lines. The Italian and the French novels are written for the "married woman , and not for the girl. It might net. better for. our fiction If we had two classes of novels ono for the girl and the othqr for the married people. I have often thought of It , but there Is no way In which It could be done. Were this country Russia the books might all pass through the hands ot a censor who could stamp the great red letter 'A * like that on the breastofHester Prynne , In the 'Scarlet Letter,1 upon the'r backs and provide that such books should not bo told to girls nor ba read by them. Hut , no I It would , oven then , be Impossible to pro\ent their fulling Into the girls' hands. The more they were forbidden , the more they would be anx'ous to get them , and you know enough about American glrU to know that they would get them , too , " , "How about Kola's novels ; what do you think of them ? " "I am fond of Zola , " replied Mr. Crawford. "IPs books are very strong. There are about twenty-five bad pageu In each one of them that might be cut out , and 1 think thete could bo cut out without hurt ng the stories. Zola ntver paints vice In bright colors , and with him sin | s ntver attractive. " A aOOD FIELD FOR THE NOVELIST. "Speaking of America , " Mr , Crawford , "Is tbU a good field for novel writing ? u not life too alow here ? " "I think not , " replied Mr. Crawford. "American JUe U-J s ' " 9f Wltlns sllua- Urn * and Interesting characters as any on the glebe , We are , next to the English , the most sentimental people ot the world , We far biirpass the Latin races , such as.the Spanish , French and Italian , In ttiU regard. " "And yet , Mr. Crawford , these are the ffcCfs In which the flame ot love Is supposed U burn the brightest t" "Tho flanio among them Is oftencr that of fcasslon than of love. Love In Its highest form l , 1 believe , fouud among us and the English. " "You have spent the great part ot your life abroad , Mr , Crawford ; It It a good thing for an American to llvo long away from his country ? " "I don't think It has hurt my American- Imn , If that la what you mean , " replied Mr. Crawford. "You have to get away from America now and then to eco what big things and great things our country and our pcoplo aro. I am proud of my Americanism , and , though I was born In Italy , I am an American In every sense ot the word. " "Do you think that the great American novel has yet been written ? " "No , I do not , " replied Mr. Crawford. "You cannot name one , I venture , which you would call by that title. When such a novel appears It will stand out above alt others. It will , I suppose , com a In time. It will hardly bo produced In New York or New- England. Thcso arc not the centers ot Americanism. It will probably bo written by a man from the middle west. " POISB AM ) I'osi : CIASSIS. American AVoim-n XoiV 1'erfcctliiK Their CJnlt Iti WnlltliiK. It la In a frou-frou boudoir a dream In white and gold , with low , luxurious divans , chairs In which one can almost bury one's self , mirrors reaching from floor to celling and various odd decorative conceits that the * walking class meets. The professor , who , by the way , Is a woman , first discovers what her pupils' par ticular crime against grace may bo orders off their corsets and makes them all don Ioo83 dresses. Mrs. John Jacob Astor Is considered the prlzo pupil of the pose am ) poise class. She carries herself superbly , but there Is the I made on the floor. Then these pretty maids and matrons all "toeing the'mark" , sway their bodies back and forth' without mov ing the feet or losing Balance , This la a much moro difficult feat than ono might Imagine , the human body having been so long accustomed to toppling through llfo that the power of balancing Is utterly lost. lost.Tho "pointing" exerclss follows ; This strengthens the Instep and develops the hip action. The maiden In taught to draw- circles with the points of her toes and to kick this to develop the muscular pouer. Training the muscles o'f the back' and waist comes next on ths program. Neither Is this an easy movement for having de < pVndod wholly upon the corset , an untrained waist has little strength of Ita own , It collaprcs the moment you try to put any strain on It. The first movement Is much like a fencing exerclte. One stands with ono foot advanced In an attitude of a'.tack. The backward tway , when first Introduced with "ohs. " "ahs " la greeted numercua and , and "I really can't do that ! " It U quite simple , however , like many other things when once you know how ; as all then ? damsels nod and sway and bow , It makes one quite dizzy to gaze upon them. lut the exercise Is the best In the world for giving a supple waist and miking the shoulders graceful and movable. It also helps the throat and head. The last' exercise ) In acquiring poise we have not yet come to the walking lessons proper Ii .most difficult to learn. When a woman achieves It and IB able to stoop sud denly , and iweep the floor with one ham ) , while the other Ii waved triumphantly aloft , she need have no further fears otibclng stiff- walstcd or wooden-shouldered. Having mastered thcso gymnastic exer cises and attained the perfectpoise , the pu- p'.l advances a step higher ' 'and commence * to learn to walk , } ' i. The first position ! ono foot bohlnd the other and all the weight on the front and right foot , then the other fo&t Is raised so that the too alone touches the ground. This Is not done with the muscles of the foot , but with those of the thigh. With the second movement , the foot Is brought forward , hanging perfectly limp. In the third movement"Uho knco stralght- eneil and the foot falls In place the foot must not b ? set down ? It must fall by the action ot the knco In straightening. Thus by slow degrees Is cich member of the walking class dropping Intp the poetry ot motion and becomes Initiated Into the mysteries of a goddcss-llke'galt. GOSSIP AHOBT KOTED PISOVLIO. Some entertaining anecd6tcs are related of Canning , the celebrated English states-man who has again been In the public eye because of his connection with the Monroe doctrine. For example , though ho 'fcnew the French language well he persisted In pronouncing the words as If they wore English , and his aver- iKon to the letter "f" led him to spell "fat" "phat , " etc. He was a very gorgcouu figure In his dress of blue nankeen tights and waist coat and tailcoat , with a broad plait down his cambric rhlrt and a fob , chain dangling from his watch pocket. Mrs. Hetty Green , staff In' hand , her gaunt form clothed In a severely7 > l.iln black dress and the sbarp features modified by a dark green veil worn like a turbatTbn a very com monplace bonnet , creed the rotunda ot the Lafayette hotel , Philadelphia , the other mornIng - Ing and at the clerk's desk' asked who was * , , WALKING- LEARNINO.iTp STAND- suggestion of a swlnglns motion to her gait , which the professor Is striving to overcome. Mrs. Astor lus an unlque way of stand ing which first came" .in evidence last autumn nt the horse show. . Invariably when she stop's t-j speak' with .a friend she re ts her blind upon her hip ; It Isn't altogether a graceful pose , In fact. It could only be for given In an Actor , but not onlyIs the pose condoned , H-Ja copied , and has become quite the finiH.rt thing. Miss Gertrude Vanderbllt Is another mem ber of the class , which Is learning grace of movement. She Is a charming dancer , and If she practices her. walking lessons faith fully will In time become a prlzo peJc-atrlan. Another pretty belle who practices walkIng - Ing around o.n the ball of her pretty foot Is Miss Gracb Wilson" ; Miss Daley Post and Miss Tiffany , nre also members of tbe clas3. PREPARATORY INSTRUCTION. And the walking lessons how are they conducted ? First , the neophyte is taught to stand cor rectly , as the whola secret of grace Is poise. Once this Is acquired a woman cannot be awkward. One must stand so that the weight falls upon the bill of the foot and loins ; the heels must remain free. The next step' Is to make the pupil stand perfectly still on a straight line , so that the Inside ball of the foot touches a mark THE CORRECT POISE..r the proprietor of the'house. cManagcr Dakzi told her Lewis F/'Smltti oljCoIumbus , 0. "Well , It's a right smartjpa')7and ; ! I want ; a room , " said Mrs : Qrden. . j"How much ? " Cocnol ! Gaylor told heMWij uld cover a flr.st floontapartmentr'5t\5eltho , " observed Hetty. 'That flsiTre ) < : jiaf $ ) : Jiiiauelphlan. " Then tiieu > eomproml3" < FiBn thg second floor at ? 2.SO.went ' Into tfieP tftaihant , and later down ttrcet. Her 'iritiftpijis lif Heading stock , amounting , U'lif'SalcVta a Wa"n $1,000,000 , were the cause of , thls xfelt. " All sorts of stcrlesQJfave men circulated over the alleged ' 'nearji , ss"f-of John Jacob Aitor. It has bcsn frctfaentlir raid ho Is the thriftiest Aotor ofthe jlneg' .These stories may or may not be true , but. Assemblyman John IJ. Stanchfleld jofi.Jfew IjTjrk tolls quite a different story abqutMr.wAstor. . It oc curred on the recent rt'rfpjpf Governor Morton and his ttaft to the 'Atlant J exposition. A number of democratic vlegislators , Including Mr. Stanchflcld.and Senator Jacob A. Cantor , went along. As ( he'Oralri * swung along toward AtUtita the 'Vepubllcaas aboard the train thought \\oujd.-bo-a fine thing for them to givethe governor "a send-off In At lanta. They wantejl futms for fireworks and bands and refreshments ! ' - Mr. "Stanchfleld spoke to Mr. Astor and.'without a murmur he pulled out. his pocket checkbook and in a second Mr. Stanchfleld. had check for ? 2GOO , Empress Eugenie Is reported tobe develop ing tastes of such an eccentric Character as to glvo rle to rerlous doubts about her men tal equilibrium. Thus she U lavishing the most extravagant care and attention upon a little hedgehog whlcl ) she picked up In her wanderings about her English country place at Farnborough. The velvet and catln-llned basket In which Its nest hag been arranged Is of t'llvor ' gilt , studded wlth , jewels , while every day the widowed empress changes the dainty ribbon with whichIt , Is adorned. She talks to the little animal by the * hour and In sists on taking It about everywhere with her In her walks , her drives , and even at table , while at night It Bleeps' ; on a little console " befldo her led. % Ths Youth's Companion tells of a little colored baby In Washington , which the mother , a respectable colored woman , asked permission to name for' Irs ! Harriet Prescott - cott Spofford. lire. Spofton ? cheerfully 'granted the permissionbJt when , some weeks later , she went to'call on the Infant , oho was greatly surprise's " to"ihear 1t ad- drecEed by Its fond jjarenti M Gpnevlove. "Why , how Is this ? " she.a . Hcd. , "I thought the baby was to be named-Harriet for me. " Mrs. Spofford's friends.Ian It .ehancsd , bad often remarked that her-Chr stlan name was not suited to her ; It wa too chilly , , too prim , too conventional a. 'nime.- Therefore , Jicr amusement was : si.U ) 'greater when thp smiling mother replied > atf once , a trifle apologetic , yet quite coojtdent'iho correctness of her course would be Manifest' ' fan consldera- 'tlon : " Oh , yes , My PoflK , but then Genevleve 'spresses yon a trreat lght better'n ' Does " ( Ha'ylt ! j * \t When Senator Stephen p.'Elklns was In Philadelphia the pther'day.theaiccord of that city says he told an lntert ! ros story of his election to his present teU. "I was sitting In my study at my country horHc , " said he , "awalttng the returns thaj 'should ' tell mo whether or not I had been-'cljo t5 to take the place ot Senator Camden ; Th'e operator at the telegraph station had orders to open all telegrams addressed J ? me , , and to telephone their contents to me Immediately. Suddenly the. . telephone bell rang.and the'children's governess , who answered the 'phono , came to me and told me that- the person at the other end of the wire Was saying something about 'shoes , ' she cpuldn't quite make It out. 'Oh , ' tald I , 'It's my wife' * shoemaker , probably. Tell him fc ) leu the matter rest until tomorrow. ' She dallwred the mes sage , but returned Eliortlyl to ay that the man Insisted on talking t $ me. I went to the telephone. It was the' telegraph opera tor , and the message he was trylpg to trans mit to me was : 'When thajl I send you my choea ? Johnroh R. Camdeo. ' Then I knew that I had been chosen to'flll the shoes of that worthy gentleman. " Don't Invite disappointment by-experiment ing. Depend upon One Minute Cpugb Cure and you have Immedliter rellel It" cures croup. The only harmless remedy that pro duces Immediate result * , ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM. Next Thursday the long-discussed special passion ot the state grand lodge of the An cient Order of United Workmen will be held at Grand Island , convening at 10 o'clock. The call has been Issued by Grand Muster Workman J. 0. Tnto. As-thero Is practically but one matter ot any Interest to be brought up , and as this Is looked upon as already decided , the cession la not expected to last moro than half a day. The session Is specially called for the pur pose of considering whether- not It Is advisable to reduce the Initiation fco of the order. The fco , as fixed by the grand lodge of the state , ls$10. . This Is just twlco the amount required by the supreme lodge of the order , which hoa fixed the minimum fee at $5 , but has given the various state grand lodges the option of Increasing this as they think advisable. The question of reducing the fee has long I been discussed by members of the order throughout the state , especially since the financial depression. A reduction has been favored by the country members , who claim that other fraternal societies are Increasing moro rapidly than their own order on account of the fact that their Initiation fees arc lower , a fact which appeals to the public at large on account of the bard times. ' . It Is statcA that this Is the case , especially In the mori- remote and unsolicited parts of the state , where the members desire to ice their orde ? established. The reduction Is opposed by the members of the order In this city , but they find themselves arrayed against almost the entire remainder of the state. They tu > that as the order Is so well established In the state already , It can well afford to stand by Its higher Initiation fee and weather the storm. Uy so doing , It Is claimed that the order can obtain more prestige than In any other way. There , are two solutions t'o the questions which are being considered. One Is to make uniform Initiation fees throughout the slate. The other Is to glvo each lodge the privilege of fixing Us own Initiation fee , making the minimum , ot course , the amount named by the supreme lodge. One or the other seems likely to be adopted , with chances In favor of the lurmsr. This Is shown by the vote of i'- * lodges on the question of holding the special session , as it really brought out the Issue of a reduction , this being the only" matter to bo considered. The city lodgey voted unanimously against the session , while the country lodges voted almost au strongly the other way. This Is sufficient to Indicate how the wind Is blow- Ing. Ing.Tho session -will be very largely attended. All the lodges In this city have elected dele gates , but Omaha will not send moro than one-fifth of the representation It usually sendu to a grand lodge session. Represen tations from other points are not expected to be proportionately much larger. What Is promised to be one of the most enjoyable entertainments of the reason In secret wcUty circles , will occur on next Friday under the auspices of Court Omaha No. 1091 , Independent/ Order of Foresters. The affair Is the third annual concert anS grand ball of the court , and the committees who have had it in charge have been to unusual pains In the effort to make it an un qualified success. It will occur In the lodge rooms In the Patterson block , at Seventeenth and Farnam streets. The two former concerts given by the court Were ot such a character ar left most pleasant'recollections In the. minds , < of- , nil ' fti-Wjprs tMtunato enough _ to attend. Th'u "programs' - rwere-5f "merit" and -were most- heaitlly knjoyedby the gucstr. The concerts were , well attended , and In fact the general approval which greeted them more than re paid the members who had labored to make them successful. With such a criterion set up before 'them ' , the members of the com mittees Who have had forthcoming event In charge have been getting a largtf-slzed hump upon themselves to meet all expecta tions. They have finally completed all tlu arrangements. ! of what they promise to be an evening of first class entertainment. They have prepared a varied program of music , song and recitations , which will Include per formers of merit. Among the number not to be overlooked will be an address on the good of the order and Us benefits by Mat thew A. Hall. After this has been enjoyed the floor will be- cleared for dancing , a pro gram of twelve numbers having been ar ranged for this portion of the evening. The music will be furnished by Kaufman's or chestra of the Musical union. Refreshments. ' will also be served. The program of the literary part of the entertainment Is as fol " lows : ( a ) March Colonade Selection ( b ) Overture Impromptu. . . . . . . . Junior Military Uand C. L. Shook , Director. Recitation The Story of Mrs. Mehltablc llyrd JllEs Carrie Butler Song Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Thompson Mrs. Matle Munchauf , Miss Hattle lvln , Messrs. Ed Wedge and C. Conners. Mandolin and guitar duet The Elliot Bros. Address Forestry Matthew A. HaJl Piano Solo Tnrantclle 8. B. Mills Miss Neile : G. Stlckney. Cello Solo S. Heyn Duet A Night In Venice Pensutl Miss Hattle. Ivln ? . soprano , and Mr. Ed Wedge , tenor. Recitation- Courtin' Lowell Miss Murle Reynolds. Instrumental Trio Mr. J. I. Cook , violin ; Mr. S. Heyn , cello , and Mr. Slgmund Loodsberg , piano. An event of the next week Is to bo given by Mecca court , No. 14 , Trlbo of Den Hur , In UK lodge , rooms in The Dee building , on next Friday night. More than ordinary prepara tions have been made for this , and In consequence quence , Jt Is anticipated that the rooms will bo moro than simply crowded. In fact , stand ing room will be at a premium If the attend ance Is at all In proportion with the num ber of tickets that have been already sold , The encouragement shown In this fashion Is extremely gratifying to the committee : . ' having the matter In charge , not only as a mark ot appreciation for their work , but aUa from the fact that the proceeds from the entertainment are to bo devoted to lodge benefits. The program arranged for the oc casion Is pointed to with pride. It Ii as varied as the most fastidious taste could de sire , and each number will bo rendered by a proficient performer. After It has been rendered , a course of refreshments will be served. The program arranged lu as follows ; Welcome Chief Lucas Piano Solo Valso BrlKlanto , . . , Chopin MIES Mabel Beward , Itsncnanteu Momemu , Prof. Itasgorsliek , Illusionist Song , Jules Lumbard Selections Omaha Danji Club Recitation Mike Snyder's Party , .i. , . , . . John Jacobs Selection , Banjo Club Vocal solo with vlo'.ln accpmpanlment. . , . , Mrs. Parsons Recitation . . . . .Mr , Edward Oliver Piano Solo Palacco Jtrllllantc..Weber Miss Mabel Seward. Selection. . . , , , Omaha Bunlo Club Zither duet Mr. and Mrx. KeMner Selection Glee Club Song and Dance , Mlss Marlon Snowden German gonir Mies Hattlo Getftzchmann Recitation The Confeislona'.MIss Ella Day Piano Solo Palacco Brllllante Weber . Miss Mabel Sward , * - * A conference committee , appointed from .all the lodges of the Independent Order ot Odd Fellows In this city , Is at work con sidering the advisability" of rearranging the scheme of benefits. The committee' will probably report to the various lodges the coming week , after which the matter 'will befjnjlly settled , The different lodges I < ave heretofore had each Its own method of dealing with Us benefit giving. Some' have paid as high as JO a week to their disabled or sick members , while a goodly number have- paid (5. Some paid these amounts as long ao the disability or sickness continued , gometlmea even up to the time of death. Others adopted a decreasing sliding scale , a pertain amount for a certain number of weeks , a smaller amount tor a succeeding number of weeks , and so on. Thla benefit plan of the order has become a great drain upon the lodges , Aa an example Omaha lodge No , 2 m y be cited. During the past five years this lodge has paid out In nick benefits and In donations the mm ot { 7,000 , nn enormous amount when the Income ol the lodge Is considered. It has been con sidered that some way ougnt to be found In which this drain might bo decreased with out , of course , decreasing the good done by the lodge. It Is also desired that rome uni formity be observed by the lodges In deal ing out benefits * . Ono schema proposed and which Is quite favorably considered Is that of a decreasing scale. It Is suggested that a bdncflt of } n a week bo paid for a certain number ol weeks , $4 for another length ot tlmo , and BO forth. A limit Is also to be placed on the length ot time that benefits are to bo paid. It has also been proposed that no benefits bo paid during the first week of an Illness , thus cutting off the expense of caring for members who arc sick only a week. ITI connection with this matter It may be mentioned that a number of members ol the order have recently been found to be defrauding lodges by asking for and re ceiving bencfltti without being entitled to them. Thcso cases nre being summarily dealt with , ono member having bosn expelled. It Is said that tliero arc n number ot others who will meet the same fate. The Woodmdn's circle , the woman's auxiliary of the Woodmen of the World , Is merrily booming at the present lime. During the past sixty days the organization has doubled Its membership. It la spreadIng - Ing out Into the utmost limits of the country nnd reports are received dally of the Insti tution of new groves at various points. Lccally the work of the association Is not allowed to lag. During tha past three weeks three now groves have been organized In this vicinity and sent out on their course. Preparations are blng made to Institute another In connection with Seymour camp. Fifteen applications have been already re ceived for the latter and It Is expected to bo instituted In a very short lime. Ono of the new groves Is called Palmwood No. 7 and Is composed of about thlrty-flvo Hohemlnn women. The officers elected at Us Institution are : Mrs. Madalcnc Plvonka , W. A. ; Mrs. Eleanoro Ebsrl , E. A. ; Mrs. Kntle Vocasek , W. T. ; Mrs. Barbara Racek , W. A. ; Mrs. Mary Vcnwcka , I. S. ; Mrs. Rataj , O. S. ; Mrs. Mary Matusck nnd Mro. Francss Plvonka , M. ; Mrs. Mary Plvonka , C. ; Dr. W. A. Slabaugh , P. The grove will glvo an entertainment on February 8 to celebrate Its Institution. Another of the now lodges Is Oak L af grove , which was instituted last week. The officers arcMrs. : . O'Donnell , W. G. Mrs. Smith , W. T. ; Miss Downs , G. M. ; Mlra Riymond , W. A. ; Mies Clark , I. S. ; Miss Wilson , O. S. ; Mrs. Athorton , C. ; Dr. Sla baugh , P. The other mew grove Is Queen Esther , the offlcErs of which wcro published last week. This grove will give Us first grand ball In Metropolitan hall at Fourteenth and Dodge streets on next Sunday evening. Being the first affair given by the grove more than ordinary preparations have bsen 'made for It , and consequently a big at tendance Is expected. All Woodmen of the World nnd their families arc Invited to bo present. Primrose grove No. 0 of South Omaha has arranged to give a masquerade ball In Us hall In South Omaha on the evening of February 19. Trluno lodge. No. CO , Knights of Pythias , will glvo what It calls a "railroad social" next Tuesday night. Invitations of a very at tractive nature have been sent to all the members. Seekers for a good time among the Invited are promised a jolly evening. Members of the Ancient Order of United 'Workmen havi received Information of a record , breaker. In the .shape of Initiations. In last December Dolrqll ' 'InAgiS' No' , , 6 , of Detroit , Initiated the enormous number ol 659 candidates In end evening. This brings ths membership of the ledge to over 3,300 , making It easily the biggest lodgtl In the o'der. It U claimed that this Is the largest ledge of any order In the world. During the next week , or ten days a now lodge of the Woodmen of the World Is to be li'Stltuted In the city. It will be composed entirely of members of German birth or ex traction and will comprise some of the best citizens of this'class-In the city. The Hat ol appiications already contains fifty names. The death of a member ot a neighboring camp opened the eyes of tbo members of Konllworth camp. No. 771 , of Waverly. which seems to have been on the wans recently. On Saturday evening last fifteen applicants were made full-fledged woodmen , nnd many names arc now pending examination. The outlook for the camp has been somewhat dull , owing to the fact that members have moved to other parts , but now the brightest of piospccts for a substantial camp prevail. Hope lodgo. No. 15 , Daughters of Rebekah , of Tecumseh has Installed now officers as fol lows : Mrs. Lydla Erwln , N. G. ; Mrs. Kate "Glen , V. G. ; Mrs. Kate Duerstctta. S. ; Mrs. Bertha Madden , T. ; Mrs. Anna Grim , W. ; C , E. Madden. C. ; C. K. Chubbuck. R. S. to N. 0. ; J. W. Kcpllngcr. L. S. to V. G. ; Mrs. Nancy Glasson , L. S. to V. G. The Modern Woodmen of America , camp No 2012 , ot Waterloo , held public Installation if officers at Its hall , on January 28. Be tween fifty and sixty guests and members were present , ' The officers Installed arc : Edward Lehmkuhl. V. C. ; J. R. Woodruff W. A. ; L. J. Kudrna , n. ; Irvln Dech , E. ; Theodore St. Martin B. ; Charles Holtz. S. ; James Andrews , W. ; August Gadlca. J. A. Mess and Albert Perry , M. Installing of ficer was V. L. Hawthorne. After the In stallation n banquet was given , Good music was furnished by the male quartet and Rov. Mr. Kcmper gave an Instructive talk. When the prdgrom was finished all enjoyed them selves at different games until a late hour. A number of the- prominent citizens of H.'gin ' visited the Knights of Pythias ledge of Nellgh last Monday night. They were shown an olil-fanhloncd good time , Nebraska lodge No. 1 , Knlghtt of Pythias , at Its meeting next Monday evening , will work first and third ranks. The work of the team at rehearsals last Sunday wua ex tremely satisfactory to the master of work , but owing to the numerous ) applications for membership , It will bo necessary for several teams to bo at work at the same time , and It Is desirable to have all who are familiar with the work to be at the re- hoanral this afternoon at .1 o'clock. The master ot work cays that he will treat the members uomctlilng In tlio rank work at the meeting Monday night , A committee of the Elks held a meeting last Friday night for the purpose of setting tlio date and milking arrangements for the annual enteitainmtnt of the lodge. The de tails of the scheme were discussed , but noth ing definite was determined. The affair will occur In the near future. Myrtle lodge Np. 309 , Order of the World , held Its last meeting Friday evening , when ten new members were , taken In full mem bership , while over fifty new applications were read. A dcgrey stpff , with forty mem- ben' , was organized , and vork will bo begun at once In perfecting tlio Interesting , though difficult mission , At tlio close of the business of the evening the members wcro treated tea a fine literary program , Interspersed with vocal and Instrumental mtis'c. A short dance euded tbo cvonlug' & entertainment. A new Gorman lodge of the Order of the World was organized at Nebraska City Wednesday evening last. This lodge starts with the bovt of prospects , and numbers among Ita members uomo of the best known German citizens of the place. fit. I'nui IM still NEW YORK , Feb. 1. The position of the stranded -steamer , St. Paul , remains un- cl-anged , the effort to float lif > r last night having been unsuccessful. The wind this morning Is from the northeast , the weather IB thick and there Is quite a swell on the sea. Preparations are being made to ) ull on the steamer at high tide , and It is toped that some progress will be made , to ward floating her , WARNED FROM COLORADO Oontcunial State Unable to Absorb ths Many Newcomers. IMMIGRANTS ARE TAKING GREAT RISKS rirlcl for 1'poiilo Di-pciiilonl Upon ihf I'rnrtlct * of VnrlotiH I'riif < * NMlnn mill OccititntlotiN In Colorado < ) ro nly The Interest which has been taken In the gold discoveries of Colorado nnd tbo publicity given to the new camps by the leading nows- pipers of the country have resulted In drawIng - Ing the attention of thousands of people to this stato. So seductive Is the picture to many that they are contemplating the sur render of a comfortable living elsewhere to como to Colorado upon an uncertainty. It would bo well , says the special Denver cor respondent of the Chicago Record , for all such pcoplo to think carefully and weigh the conditions thoroughly before leaving a certainty for an uncertainty. Colorado Is not a state which can absorb suddenly a largo population. While It 1ms been during the last two yeirs practically sclf-surtalnlng , It cannot 'be. expected to maintain from Its resources the great addi tional population which Is evidently already headed this way. The Influx of new blood will greatly stimulate business and under the Impetus of the present mining boom the re sources of the stJte will bo greatly advanced , BO that when the boom wanes the state will have made rapid advances forward. This Is true not alone of the mining Industry , but ot thetagricultural , the horticultural and kin dred pursuits. REPRESENTATIVES OF PROFESSIONS. The main question to settle Individually Is : What will you do when you get thoroT It you are a graduate of tome medical school and have had moro or low experience In actual practice , you may hope to locate In some new and glowing mining camp , where you may expect patients to Immedi ately call you In and give you fees promptly. Now , Cripple Creek , though only four ycara old and having a population of about 30- , 000 , Ins ) already mere than 100 physicians and more are coming. The new camp of West Creek , started iatc In November , has a half dozen writers of prescriptions , There It not a tiettlement of people anywhere In the state which IB not well provided against s.-lcluicrs' , so far ay medical skill Is concerned. The secretary of the State Board of Medical Examiners receives an average of a half dozen Inquiries a day 'from all aver the country , and the Indications nro that enough doctors will como to Colorado this year to cupply all needs for years to como. It must "fl bo remembered that as Colorado has so long advertised the advantages of Its climate many physicians of wldo and successful practice have been forced to leave their respective homes to live in Colorado. This makes the proportion of practicing physicians already in advance of the needs of the state , so that oven with a mining boqjn In Colorado the state Is not an Inviting field for the surgeon and the physician. There are a number of able physicians In Denver who would gladly return to their former homes In other states If their health would permit. , I What1 Is triio of-the- physician and surgeon Is alike trus of the specialists. In Denver It la- said that there are .now > about eighty opticians and oculists , while tliero Is a den- t'st's office In nearly every prominent busi ness , block down town. LAWYERS IN GREAT NUMBERS. Lawyers from all states arc flocking to the gold camps , where the suggestions of mining- controversies are promising fat foes. The newcomers and the thousand ! ) wishing to como doubtless do not consider that there have been starvcd-out attorneys from Kansas ) and Nebraska seeking clients In Colorado for two or three years back. Neither is It understood that the well-acquainted.attorneys of the state have been having a hard tlmo of It since tl\c panic. Lafe Pence , the bright papullft lawyer who represented Cglorado In congress ono term , realized tlio conditions hero when hla term expired. Ho eagerly seized the opportunity offered him In the- cast and severed all connection with Colorado rado clients. Prominent attorneyo well versed In law and practice have departed from the * state to flnd a more lucrative practice else where. Had It not been for the 'new ' busi ness which urobo In the disputes over titles In Crlpplo Creek the past year would have been disastrous for the great lawyers of Den ver. It Is safe to say that .the. great fees of the year In Colorado rado came from the Crlpplo Creek field and that the Denver attorneys found moro business awaiting them In Colorado Springs and In Cripple Creek than they found In Denver. The new camp Isjiow overrun with attorneys ; good , bad and .Tndlffcrent , while every day-sees some new aspirant , strong In hope , hanging out hit. ehlnglo In that bustling district. In Denver well.-cqulpped lawyers and men of prominence- have been compelled : to practice In justice courts , and even take alignments In the criminal division ot the district court In order to keep up appearances and meet household expenses. The amount of litigation has boon greatly reduced In-the past because of the hard times. The "ten derfoot" lawyer need not hope , therefore , to come to Colorado and strike up a lucrative business from the start. The struggles will be. as kc-en hero as In any other locality , wlille the costs of living are greatly In excess of what they aro-In well-settled communities. TEACHERS LOOKING THAT WAY. There Is another class of people who are looking with longing eyes toward Colorado r.nd who cannot afford to take too many chances. When the national convention of teachers was held In Denver last July , the attractions of the state and the good tlmea the visitors enjoynj caused many to express a 'desire to return to the state and secure , If j > o . ; tble , a position there. The natural con- teq enccs will be that for this year at least the number of applicants for positions In the public schools will be proportionately greater than under ordinary conditions. One has only to visit the Cripple Creek dis trict to bo Impressed with the facts that In all lines of mercantile pursuits bualnes * IB largely overdone. Prices ore In such sharp competition owing to the proximity of the large towns of Colorado Springs , Pueblo and Denver , that the marRln of profits Is very low. After the town passer , out of Its pres ent excitement and the camp rottlca down to Hu legitimate strength the number of shops of all kinds will bo reduced accordingly. Normal conditions , then , will not maintain the number of shops now opened there. This U certain If the past history of Lcad- vllle. Aspen , Crecde , Ounnlran and many sii slier mining camps Is to count for any ' thing. It Is true that the 'successful busi ness man will do well wherever ho locates and that failures need not deter him from entering any growing town. The purposes ot this , however. Is not to ciock ) Immigration. lno ( Colorado , but to preient the conditions In. they exist and not as they may bo Im agined , STATE FULL OF MOFFCE | HELP. " Skilled labor of all kinds la abundant In Cripple Creek , and tliero are already many people In the state looking Industriously for work who do not seem to set It , The state has by this time produced a large element ot minors who have reached an age when they demand employment , and they are given work In preference to the "tender foot. " Thla is true especially of ofilce employes , Including stenographers. The state has supported for several years a number of business and com mercial colleges , which have turned out scores of typewriters , until the supply Is so far In advance of the demand that wages have dropped fully one-half , Tlieni U another feature which must ba cr vlderod In respect In every line ot oc cupation. Many bright Individuals hayu been forced to locate In Colorado for the sake ot tt-elr health and they seek employment re- Bbrdless of wage price. This class Is greater tl.an might bo Imagined by those unfamiliar with local conditions.
