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WOODMEN CTRCLCS'TTFICaIj-FLOAT.
'MODERN WOODMEN WOMEN WERE BUST.
FRATERNAL TTNION HOLDITTO THB WOLF AT BAT.
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y . PATRIOTISM . PROFBRL DISPLATED,
CTTT with lUfntreeU flooded with and heard the cheer of hU aubjeotg tm
A I the rlare of thousand of clec proclaiming their loyalty to mis royai
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the realm, the Ktng'a Highway gid. At no previous feattval had the
lined on both aides with enter- henchmen of the king provided them with
Ulnment for the Joyfully Inclined, heaps l0 much to make them. Joyful. The gor-
of golden pumpkins, yellow corn and geoua decoratlona of 'our city fluttered la
luacloua fruita to ahow the fertility of the the breeses for full ten days, the pleaaurea
soli; the were some of the things given of the klng'a highway were open to them
to the subject of King Ak-Sar-Ben by the ame length of time, the oltlxena of
Ma majeaty'a right hand men to make the capital city of Qulvera vied with each
their annual pilgrimage to the capital city other In making them welcome and the whole
no of profit and pleasure. display of magnificence culminated In the
For the thirteenth time the Inhabitants brilliant spectacle that accompanied tha
.OMAHAi HIGH SCHOOLi OIJtLB AFFORDED-ONKiFINH.FBATUItBlL
f tha realm have responded to the proc
lamation of the ' king to give vent to
their feellnga of thanksgiving for bounti
ful harvest and prosperous times by as
sembling at the capital city and mingling
in tha annual festival. And In spite of
the croaking of the .superstitious and
peselmlstlo that tha mystic number would
prova a Jonah, the people responded and
flocked to the capital by tha train load.
Threatening weather and occasional raina
klng'a entry Wednesday night. When tha
whole affair was over the subject
clambered onto tha homeward bound train,
tired - but glad they ' came. EnthuFiaatlo
over the reception they had received and
till breathing the pr.alsea of tha happy
monarch.
It was tha gorgeousness of the parade
attending the king's entrance Wednesday
night that attracted most of tha subjects
of the realm to the capital city. All day
could not keep them away or dampen their the trains .brought in their thousands and
rdor after they arrived. Rejoicing In the
bounty ef nature and with shobts -of
thanksgiving on their. Hps the loyal sub
jects thronged the streets of the capital
and drank In the glories of the greatest
, carnival of them all. Business cares were
forgotten, tha responsibilities of life were
thrown aside and all Qulvera re-echoed
tha sounds of the merrymakers as they
pranced up and down tha confetti strewn
highway. .
It waa certainly a week of Joy for tha
the resident of the city began moving
toward the central part of the capital
early In the evening. By the time an
nqunced for the royal procession to begin
the brilliant lights of the main thorough
fares glared down on black crowds of
people and the officious coppers, whose
hard duty It was to clear a way for tha
wagona of Are, had many difficulties In
doing It. ' In many places the throng
reached from curb to curb. But no ona
objected to being Jostled at auch a time.
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ver tha float and cogitating carefully, era. In the midst of tha procession was
the famoua mule which each initiate 1
forced to "bust" to saddle and bridle bo
fore he can call himself a real knight.
As the animal pranced and capered and
blew fine dust from hla nostrils on tha
made these awarda of prises:
IA.M STRIAL SECTION. .
First Stora Brewing company.
Bfcond Balduff Candy company.
Third J. L. Brandels & Sons.
Fourth Benson-Omaha Transfer, com
pany. COM' " ' "v
First H. L. Cumlngs, Teddy Bears.
Second Alfred Storx, Rubes.
Third Luther L. Kountse, shingle and
lath.
Fourth Fred Hamilton, political puzzle.
Second only to the great illuminated
unsuspecting initiate the crowds roared.
Candidate were rushed through with a
peed gained by a season of faithful
work.
Then came Mayor Dahlman at the head
of the city Bra department. Most of tha
apparatus from the various engine houses
procession of Wednesday night was th wa displayed. Magnificent horses, eagur
parade headed by the women's societies
Thursday afternoon. Thla was the only
daylight affair of the kind and It drew
thousands of people to the principal
atreeta during the afternoon. The first
, thirteen of the floats were "manned" en
tirely by women. Fraternal orders for
for a real run, drew the heavy trucks.
wagona and engines, and the animals wera
no small part of the display. The men,
who did not And place on the apparatus,
marched In file between them. Thla ex
hibit of one of the most important de
partment of the capital city wa a fitting
women were In charge, of many of the cIobo of tho street processions f tha week.
TOUWOw WOMEN J smBTLT- BUTLDTNO - THETR-- W7SW- ASSOCIATION HOME.
crowds and a time of pardonable pride Uncle Joshaway and Aunt Eliza lined tha
for the member of tha king's retinue, who children up between them and piade them
had engineered tha festivities. Barring keep tight hold of each others hands lest
tha daya when tha rain fell In torrenta It the family should be separated and loar . . , . . . '.'''
waa th greatest ever and on those days j tba shuffle. profusion that waa almost bewildering! Time-In heroic slse as the central 'figure, cheers followed the .sovereign on his way
th number who braved the anger of. Tha procession of floats, each covered vhpe W(Jre UgnU everywh,re. The floata Minor figures representing tha aentimenu down th street 'and grew into an ovation
tn rain goo ana weni anyway proves ui wltn Oosens ei electric iignia, iw. "" wer, trimmed In them; they wera scat- of the holiday were clustered around him, as the chariot atopped In front of the re.
floats and the designs typified fraternal
Insurance protections. In spile of the
similarity of theme there was a pleasing
diversity of design. Some of the wagona
wer covered with a canopy of rich pur'
pie, on others pure white wa the pre
vailing ssheme. One ' of the noteworthy
ones was that representing tho Ladles of
tha Grand Army of the Republic. Draped
In flags and patriotic colors and carry
ing women dressed In white it presented
a very presty sight.
Unique In theme and very different from
the rest of the floats in makeup wa the
one occupied by young women from the
Young Women' Christian association. It
provoked cheers all along the lino. Tha
new Toung Women's Christian association
building was represented as half tlnlshej
snd the young women with work clothe
on were working industriously'wlth trowels,
hammers and aaws to complete the struc
ture. A military tlnga was given the proces
sion by the presence of several companies
When, the street exhibitions had all been
given the populace turned Its attention to
the King's Highway, where men, women,
children and animals, educated to a mar
velous degree, had been brought from tha
far corners of the realm to entertain,
amuse and Instruct. There was the beauti
ful Bagdad with Its pretty girls and sweet
musio and dances. The wild woman,
Pharoah the educated horse, the great
"What la It?" and a dozen other curiosities
to aroune the wonders of the carnival visi
tors. When he tired of this form ot
amusement the visitor could take a trip
to tha moon, ride tha ocean wave or do
almost any other old thing the fancy of an
adventurous man or woman could Imagine.
But to tha average person It Is not tha
Me show that count. It la the rollicking,
care-free mas of humanity that urged,
up and down the main highway, filling tha
air with confetti, and with It throwing
way for a few minutes the responsibilities;
of Ufa.
It la the lure of tfie care-free crowd
popularity ot the klng'a annual fete. a fiery serpent of old a it wormed it way , tered turouffhout tne, body of the ear; .One after tha other the various fete days viewing stand, where Mayor Dahlman .,.
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jit .... .!".- ....... aown iu .iv-. . tfiey trailed behindhand overhead tne les- were represented, independence day waa transferred the key to the city to nis
brightly on th streets or the merry mak- officers, with flaming red torches, cleared toon8 of lncandescents added their beama symbolized by an aggregation of fireworks majesty.
rs laugn ao neanuy as iney am auring the war rr ntain oouy. Aiver v.w to tha mgvln, fiameg. . ' and explosives enough for several celebra
te past week. And the old king smiled came float after float.- each constructed to acjjomolishcd through tlons. At th rear a mortar thundered ba-
wlth Joy as h traveled down the treet typify a holiday or a popular ong. rn. th ey, ln the way 0( .ppeallng.to the tWeen a display of huge apinwheela splt-
of soldiers followed by ttjie high school that annually draw th thousands from
th farm and tha smaller towns to tha
Wednesday night . In
hla flaming chariot humor and scenlo effects were mingled in
Power House Under Water
Booulaoa Was done by the grandeur of th ting out spiral flames. Naturally th In
general eKuct of hundreds of horses and evltable arnica bottle made tha seen corn
rider brilliantly' accoutred, , which wer plata,
andwlched In between the wagon. No Then "there was tha Thanksilvlna- float.
medieval king ever awed hla" uBjeCt with a wlth a huge turkey a tha central piece; The first car were, beautifully decorated,
more pienaia array 01 anigni man oia the Labor day symbol, with IU working principally In the king's colors. , Then cam
jvn.g AK-oar-uen Jtui on nis tnumpnai mell and tha Christmas float, with Jolly the Industrial exhibits, showing some of
was old Santa Claus, with his reindeers and the principal .enterprises of the capital
It was tha working team from the den King's Highway, and In this, th thirteenth,
that caused the merriment In thla pa- year of tha reign of tha king, tha facilities
But the elect rl a parade waa not tha whole rade. Rebelling against all authority, the for careless pleasure were provided aa
show by any 'means. Tuesday night, th members of the team mounted its para- never before. . Thla la the reason. after.
merrymaker had. their inning ln a proces- phernalia on large wagons and ln th Uncle Joshaway and Aunt Ellsa and th
slon of fun coupled with a display of ln- sight of thousands of spectators went children wer aafely at home, they re-,
dustry on wheels. Automobiles furnished through the Initiatory rites. There wer counted to their neighbor the stories of
the motive power for this procession, which the officers austere ln the official robe the wonder of the Klng'a Highway and
was headed by. the Board of Governors, and the accompanying knights and help, resolved to com again next year. -
entry into Cibola. Each knight
Th, patapsco Electric and Manufacturing generators instead ef atopplng the current mounted on a prancing steed, which drew ,j8lgn and throwing handfulls of presents
company. Ilchestsr. Md.. recently completed up. Th turbines are fitted with governors, admiration from the lovers of horse flesh t tne young people on th street.
a new dam and power house, which hav so arranged that eitner win control oom m um
many unlaue features. The power house wheels when th generators run In mul- .Not by. any means the least to make the
U placed Inside th dam, with th wast tipl. . The part of th dam used for hou- parade a notable one were the .bands from ,econd part of tn0 proc
water paasllg over the top of It. The dam Ing the plant la fitted with a false celling all over the r.ealm. which were placed at iwinulmr
IB SltualOtf On tna IraiapSCO nv.r, swill uuui uvv icci iivih ,u.iu., vun.ruirui &fuim in (.iiv y wic.oiuii iu lui-
na and one-half milea below th com- to protect th apparatus from ' any nlih musio of all kinds. The musicians,
pany's other plant, or about three miles water that might seep through th deck, coming as they did from towns scattered
from Elllcotl City ana nve muu im nmni wupw uilu ii- rvsciiw i. . - iurouiiuui vii4 wsr rcvvivni whu
from the western limits of Baltimore. Th tlcal aides forming th power house. Th applause (or th -effectiveness , of their
Th humorous ' element entered Into) th
makeup of most of th floata forming th
procession. These rep-
clty of Cibola. While these were admired
by the public. It . was the comic section
that itrew the oamtnent.
Charmed by Blacksnakes
Whllo gathering huckleberries from th Station, by way of th Red Line road.
bushes that border the Red Line road, near about I p. m., when w were alarmed to
At th very front. of this part of th Cowenton Station, on the Baltimore A Ohio a man etandlng In the bushes that
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songs. "Walt Till Jira'a gubernatorial-boom. "Will he get hemlan about SO years old, was charmed trembling fearfully. In th right hand ot
tin Sun Shines, Nellie." was applauded for It?" waa the question on on of the .cars, by two large blacksnake and waa held as th man waa a bunch of small twigs and
Its beauty and uniqueness, while such dit-. and to Illustrate the, query was a figure of though ho had been hypnotized for nearly leave and branches from blackberry
Everybody Work But Father," "If th mayor trying to throw hi lariat over half an hour, according ot Mr. Oeorg bushes. His arm waa vibrating Ilk it wa
the' Man in the Moon Waa a Coon,"' "ln th head of th governorship calf. Among , Schraudner, loot North Washington street. being worked by a machine.
the Good- Old Summer Time," and a dozen . the car following this were autos full of Mr. William Schraudner killed one of th "Th man told us that ha felt as though
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fee Zg Utirv"ZAZ wrndowl The window. furnUh plenty of mil. th. general .fleet - of th. parade th"' P? .u" M " th I'T."' 7 "V mM h'Vln P""a th lV,. Chrm r
m - cnnrH . . . rnral.hju4 .miiMTn.nt ' fnr t V,. irAwrii th. .1 . V. via kwttha. Vf C.jrt f4nhrAUilnar. Vf . krnthr Will ItIHaA An Af tha muVn.
xoept at th buttresses, where It Is IS light, . even when the water la flowing over was bewildering In Its magnificence, the In-feat-
Th nower eoulDinent consists ot two th dam two feat deep. Th part ef the dividual floata were' marked for their
. furnished amusement ' for th crowds that with hi brother, Mr. George Bchraudnar. My brother Will killed on of the snakes.
which measured about (en feet. Th on
Th 'culmination of royal grandeur was lme th. treat. Even Maude, th mule, and Mr. Edward Smith.
M.twh hJ.i ...,hi w..-. wh-i. ,- ri.m Bt nrotected bv th. fals. clUnsr la beaut and th. lnnultv and skill shown seen when the huge car with King Ak-Sar- thar and ubmltted Umely to th Mr. Georg Schraudner, ln telling f tt. that escaped was at least eight feet long.
Blng at J) evolutions per minute, each di- comparatively dry. aa very littl. water ln their design and makeup. There was Ben, XIII hov In sight. Mounted on top of indignity of being hauled around th ald -.st.rdajri "Th man waa In an awful state whet,
rcUy oonn-cte4.J.o alternating current gen- gathers n th lnsld. of th. deck, and th title float, with lta twelve masslv the float waa a large crown ln which waa treets In her arch enemy, th honk ..W went hunting on Bird river last w aaved him, and w did not Inquire much,
rttora. Tho voltage la unusual, but th what doea collect thar flows down th volumes, one for each year taf the reign of placed the royal dais. A herald stood on on. Just to provide a little run for th Wednesday and stayed at a shor during about him. Tou'U never get me huckl-
tnuisralasloa line cover such larg tar- concrete deck until It reach tb drain at the king. Thla waa followed by the design the steps1 leading to It and a cortege of
king's folks.
th night and hunted again Thursday b.rry hunting In tboa woods, mot aT
rilory tUat U wa decided U u U,0u-vlt th bottom.
ymboUo of Nw. Xaaxs day,, with Father guards - surrounded - U. TU. chorus - o Th Board . f ' Govarnora, altar - looking moroUig, W war returning U CowMitea that axparUnc."