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R " • • • • B BBB IaB .wB B * ! I 14 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY FEBRUAEY 16 , 18 < SIXTEEN PAGES T I ECHOES FROM THE ANTEROOM H Another Contribution on the H Mneonlo Oontrovorsy M ADHERENT OF THE PIKE FACTION H Doings nl tlio A. O. U.V „ Oiltircllcma , H and Other Frntcrnnl Hoclotlca H llio Kul | litft or Ht OcorRO mid H Tliclr BnlortnlnniotiU H Not n Cornentiltp H Lincoln , Neb , Fob 11. To ttio Editor of H TiinUiin : Slnco tha organization In this m state of ttic no-called Corncnu Scottish rile , H tlicro hnvo appeared in your paper us well , H clsowlicro , numoroua nrtlclcson Scottish rlta H Masonry , mostoJ which nro written by bo- m called Ccrnauitcs or by thoao who are lu m sympathy with tlioin | Tha writer of this , a member of the eouth- H ern Jurisdiction , who hns the right to put H 82 behind Ins name , cannot understand why H sofno of our oftldnls do not respond through 1 the press instead of by piinphlofonly Is M our cause so weak that wo cannot maxo a | defense or rofutoat least snmu of the charges M ' niuao against usl The vvrltor does not think M so On tlio contrary , hu boliovcs that the 1 only legal supreme council In the | United Stntcs Is presided over by Hrother 1 ; Albert like Kven the nurthorn Jurisdiction M presided over by lirothor Henry L. Palmer B of Wisconsin , although rccosnlzcd by us und H by mtiny foiolgn supreme councils , is Just us M illcgnl ns these of the so-cuiled Ccrncau H councils , nnd Its incmbora should cither bo H healed by our supromo'council or ignored H The claims of the legitimacy of our suB - B prcmu council is further proven , If proof is 1 needed , that never hat oupllcatlon been made M toother blanches of Masonry to defend our | j title Ours Is the oldest supreme council In M \ the world , ami all others udmlt that they H i must trace their descent from us Cuiaonu- H I ism , on the contrary , has no standing vvhnt- H- * over , is not recognised at homo or abroad , H j and has established bodies only In these H i places where wo had never neon ablq 1 to CBtnbllsli any , or wlioro these B j established by our supreme council Jl I hail beenmo dormant Ccrnuaulsm has en- Jl | trupued , in every plnco which it infests , only Jl j these for whom our dogrocs would hnvo no BJBJ'i value , only those who nro unnblo to com Jl prohend or appreciate tliolr beauties and Jl j tnornls , and Himply accepted them because it B/ costs but little to become a thirty-second P | ) Cerncaulto J | ; The history of our Rupremo council from J | ' Its organization tn the present tiuio is so _ ' plain and clear to the Masonic student that r PJ | . ; no brother open to conviction c&n fall to . see J | that wo huvo truth and Justice on our side , PJH ' besides our supreme council has given no PJH , cause for Jealousy , Disturbances nnd Uls- J | scnslons are not duo to Its course ; wherever J | they exist they nro created by Impostors _ ! who sot up spurious bodies ; and the Master J | I Masons who unite with these spurious J | j bodies are alone rcsponsiblo for these dls- J | ' , turbances J | The Cerneaultcs claim that wo were dor- J | j mant or asleep for many years and had no J | j organization wbntovcr ; granted that this is J | > the truth , does that nrovo anything , ruoro J | { than that our supreme council suffered llko B H i nearly all Masoniu bodies during and after J | ' the Morgan oxcitemontl During that time i some of the strotigost bodies In the United J | States surrendered tholr charters and ceased J | to meet and work Is it strange that our su- BJBJ prcmo council , which was numerically weak BJBJ should close from labor for awhile ? Even so- J | called Cerneaultcs cannot deny that the J | Scottish rlto dcarces nro not for the common J | masses ; dlsguiso it us wo may ltisn fart that J | the higher degrees are only for these who J | by education and experience are fit to govern BJBJ and ttioy can only bo appreciated by such , j db is well sot forth by our grand commander J | In his Morals and Dogmas , " a book which J | every Mason should own Jr It cannot bo disputed that the higher do- J | grccs aio attained only by deep Masonic _ , Rttidv The brother who understands and BmBS follows the researches of Masonic historians BmBJ ; finds a pleasure which the uninterested J | craftsman cannot understand or appreciate , J | and it cunnot bu denied that too many Mas- BJBJ tcr Masons are unnblo to understand nor do J | they apprccluto cvon the first tbroo degrees , J | Greater care will bavo to bo exercised in J | accepting blaster Masons to the higher de- J | grces ; wo should admit none but these who J | possess the time and the means , as well as J | the IntolIlEonco und willingness to study our J | beautiful ritual and live up to its require J | nicnts : if we fall to do this wo will soon be J compelled to lament like the grand master J of Kentucxy ubout the decadence of Ma- J sonry H Brethren of the southern Jurisdiction , to J you I appeal , especially you of the 83 ° , J wako up , gird on your armour , and wlpo Cer- J neauism from this glorious state Peace J and harmony has ever prevailed in this com J tnonwcaltb , and iwnco and harmony let us J | have , even if wo hare to light for it 1 Salii H A. O. V. w. H | The grand ledge of Michigan , at Its session H In East Saginaw early in the month , adopted HJ a system of lodge Jurisdiction requiring np- Hj pllcants to obtain membership in the lodge H ] nearest their plnco of residence , unless a dis- Hj pcnsation is granted by the grand master Hj workmen where I hero nro two or more j lodges in ono city they uro to have conuur- < rent Jurisdiction H | New York state is the banner Jurisdiction H-j ot the order , having over 80,009 members Hl The supreme lodge , Ancient Order of i United Workmen moots in Uoston in 1890. Hi While California is only twonty-fourth in | population it is fourth among the Btatcs in its | A. O. U. W. membership Tha tendency of f this order in the state is towards still a H : greater incrcaso , ono fact indicating it being < the lilTth now member that Joined the order i last month , H All the lodges in this city , South Omaha ! and Council Bluffs have been invited by t Donn Qardnor to attend dlvlno service at t Trinity cathcdrnl this evening The mom j bora will moot at the hall of No IB , in the H Barker block , at 7 o'clock , and proceed in a j body to the church , It is especially requested - | quested that all members attend and tbo ' j master workmen of the various lodges are j expected to oxorclso the functions of tholr 1 ofllco In securing a good attendance Hf Detroit ledge , No 6 , Is now tbo largest H lodeo In the world , having a membership of H 1,390. H | Omaha division No 12 , held a busy session | Wednesday evening It was the occasion ot | tholr regular quarterly meeting and the | annual mooting Moioovor tbo oloctlon ot H officers was held , a candldato was initiated H and the division was inspected by the assist H ant Inspector general , Captain Jenkins ot H Lincoln There was a good attendance , H about 00 per cent of the division being pros H ent The minutes of all the meetings held H during the quarter were road and approved H The old officers wore unauimously ro-elooted , H ns follows ! John Ilayward , captain ; Henry H Horning , first lieutenant ; D. O. Miller , scc H end lieutenant ; llarvoy Wclis , recorder ; H Alfred Wolff , treasurer All the ofllcers H were Installed except the treasurer who was H suffering with rheumatism aud could not H take part in the ceremony , although ho was M present A candldato was then inltiatod H and ut once placed In the ranks and the H luspoction hold The inspection was entirely M satisfactory and the diviilon was highly M complimantcd by the Inspector , who said the H division was Bccoud to none in the state A B number ot visitors were present , Including m Colonel Downs ot tboFJrst reRlmontColooul M Brown of the Sccoud regiment , the captains B of BlacK Eagle aud Lily divisions end sov- J eral staff aud line ofllcers Colonel Brown B made a speech tn which bu referred to the 1 approaching encampment at Mllwaukou and said that tbo members of the Uniform Hank J i in Mllwaukoo were making great preparu- J tions to have everything on a grand eculo J Ho exprcssod the opinion thut at that tluio J the Uniform Hank would demonstrate to the j world thut it is the tiuest uniform organtia- J lion among the secret societies P Lily Division No 8 will glvo a party at J Matroi < olltau hall on Wodncauay next Bj Black Eagle division held a mooting In the B new I'ythiau hall Thursday uight Nearly B every uian belonging tu tbo division was B BJ present The regular election ot oUcers was held , resulting < n the rcolcctlon of Captain C. H. Ware and the election of W. L. Seism and P. J. Sackott as first and second end lieutenants roapcctivoly C. O. Schonck was clcctod recorder nnd W. W. McMullen was made ti eaaurcr The ofllcers were afterward In tailed The inspecting officer had boon expected , but was called to Lin coln on business * nnd the inspection was therefore postponed Myrtle division elected the following oflicors at its last meeting ! Captain , William Darst ; llrst'liuutcnant , John Kilkenny , second end licu' .onant , Chnrlos Bnchmatin As : o Snloiinkoopora Tlio item which has been going thoroun'ds of the press during the past month to the effect ttht saloonkeepers In various parts of the atata had been expelled from Mnsonlo lodges In accordance with the recent action ot tbo Masonic grand ledge , Is Incor rect in ono particular It convoys the im pression that the grand ledge ot Masons had only recently taken action on this matter , when , as a matter of fact , the grand ledge at Its session In 1ST J pauod n resolution , which was afterwaids incorporated In the bylaws of tlio order , as follows : Hotolvod , 'J hat tbo sale of Intoxicating liquors as n bovorngo Is n gross violation of the Musonlo obligation and should in oil cases btibjcct the offender to reprimand , nnd , If persisted In , to expulsion from the fra ternity This notion was taken In nccordnnco with the suggestion of Grand Master W. E. Hill , who , in his annual nddros , said : Are mon Masons in truth and In spirit who ongaga In the sale of nrdont spirits nnd thereby bring mon to n drunkards grave , disgrace abd beggar their wives nnd chil dren , und bring reproach upon our order , whoso cardinal virtues uro Temperance , For titude , I'rudcnco and Justieoi I think not " The Mas'oulo grand lodge of Nebraska has always been u promoter of tlio principles of tcmpcraiico umong the members of its obe dience As early as l&G'J the following rose tion was adopted i Resolved , That It is the scnao > and ultor- nnco of the grand ledge tnat the vices of Intemperance - temperance , gambling and profunity nro un- Masonic In thu highest sense und derogatory to the best interests ot the fraternity ; hence it is hereby made the Impcrntivo duty of the masters nnd wurdont of subordinate lodgis to prof or charges nsainst any brother who persistently Indulges iu sukl vices nnd try him iu the regular form for such offouso The spirit of the above resolutions has been adhcrod to by subordinate lodges , us n rule , but in a few Instances members who hnvu engiiged in the objoctiomiblo .trafllo nftor their admission to membership iu a ledge have boon allowed to remain through the friendship of the brethren and a natural shrinking on the part of the mombprs from preparing charges ugalnst thorn The lodges in Lincoln liuvo CMiulled three of their mem bers under this law and it is reported that these partioi intend to appeal to thu grand ledge and to the supreme lodge No action has been taken by the Omaha lodges in this matter Tbo Nebraska grand ledge of Oddfellows has also taken action In this mntter , nn amendment to the constitution boiug now under consideration At the session of the grand ledge held at Nebraska City In October 1831 , Grand Mas ter Hudson lu his annual report said ho had bocn asked several times to pass upon the question whether saloonkooping was u reputable - utablo means of support , " such as wus con templated in the requirements for member borshlp , but that ho had declined to pass upon the question for the reason that the grand master cannot make the laws or rules of procedure Ho said the remedy was with the crand ledge and If it should declare that saloonkccping was nntarcputubloincaus ot support there would bo plouty of law to apply to a member who should engage in the business after bis ndmissioa to membership At the session hold in 18S9 the committee on appeals , in reporting on a case of a brother who had been charged with hooping a sa loon , had admitted it and had boon ucqultted , reported that they had examined the law and found that saloonkeepers were not eligible to membership in tha order in Nebraska ' An amendment to par 14 , see 1 , of art 13 , of the constitution wus offered at the same session as follows : Par 14. Any member who shall bo found in n state of intoxication , or who shall in any manner engage in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor to be used as a beverage oto oto.Tbo amendment was laid over until the next session , under the * rules , and in the meantime it is being considered In every ledge in the state , and will bo warmly - bated when'it comes up for consideration Several prominent Oddfellows in this city have expressed the opinion that tbo amend ment is too swooping in Its character , inas much as it would include in its provisions anyone who handled the liquor in any way , and would prove impruoticublo when an at tempt is made to enforce it It is probable , therefore , that the amendment will bo very materially changed before it is finally passed The Knights ot Pythias have also taken action In this matter , but have loft it lu s different shape At tbo session , of tbo Bupromo ledge held in Cincinnati in June , 1833 , the supreme rep resentatives of Nebraska introduced resolu tions declaring the necessity of defining the qualification , good moral character , " and raising the question as to the Bound moral character of rotatlors of intoxicating liquors The resolution furtbor declared that saloon keepers and bnrtendors were not of good character and declared thorn ineligible to membership It was further resolved that all Bubordlnnto ledges should expel all mem bers who should eugngo in the busmoss of saloonkeoping , or who should , upon notice from the ledge , refuse to aDandon suua busi ness Tbo above resolution was referred to the committee on tha state of the order , which rcportod that the law as it then existed , leaving the quostlon ot tbo qualification of applicants for membership to the discretion ot the subordinate lodges , was the host and the only practicable course to bo malntainod Thu commltteo recognized tbo propriety and necessity of guuurding the portals ot the order , but thought there was not it general consensus of opinion as to what constttutod good moral character or tbo want of It Tbo com mittee was of tbo opinion that it was better to leave this queston to tbo subordinate lodges , and conludod while tbo commltteo , fool , in all its force , the fact that intemper ance , In all its forms , is a vice thut should wholly close our doors against all of these who are habitually guilty of its practice , yet It is tbo Judgement ot the commltteo that it Is Ul-adviscd to add any absolulo and poitlvo prohibition of any class of our follow citizens , except as now provided " Tne report ot the commltto was adopted and so tbo matter stands The question iias boon raised In some of the subordinate lodges whotuer or not this action of the supreme lodge gives to the sub ordinate lodfes the right to add to the qaliU- catlona of applicants for membership by adopting an umendment thereto , bearing upon this matter It Is a question which is open to argument on both sides Some of the lodges of this city have practically Inoludod this in their action upon apppllcutions , although they have adopted no resolutions bearing upon the quostlon G A , U. At the past regular meeting ot U. S. Grant post No 110 , department ot Nebraska , Grand Army of the Hopubllc held on Tuesday even * ing , February 11 , thu following resolutions were adopted : Whereas , Our esteemed post commander , T. S. Ciarkson , is a candldato for the post * tiou of department commander of the Grand Army of the liopuhlio of the department of Nebraska , to bo lilted by the department en campment to bo held at Grand Island on Feb ruary 10 und 20 , und , Whereas , Coinrndo Ciarkson is eminently qualified and titled for said position , and would adorn and honor such u high ofllco ; aud , Whereas , His untiring zeal and intense votlon to the cause and interests of the Grand Army ot the Hopuhlio for many years past entitle Comrade Clarason to our cordial aud undivided support for tbo position of department commanders therefore bo it Resolved , That this post glvo Its fullest and heartiest endorsement and support to tbo candidacy of Comrade Clarksou for tbo position of department commander Resolved , That the representatives of tbo various posts ot tha Grand Army of the He * public of Omaha and Douglas county to tbo doparttnout encampment ho solicited to Join the representatives of this postiu advocating and supporting the oaudldacy of Comrade Ciarkson Hosolved , That in preientlng Comrade Ciarkson as a candldato for department commander , we trust that the cucainpment will remember and apprccluto the grand work which ho has at nil times dons for the order , in this department and out of It , nnd hope that the encampment will recognize nnd reward his merit by placing him at the bead ot the department for the ensuing year I. O. O. P. General Undorwood has Issued orders fern n reorganization of the second army corps ot the Patriarch Militant making a fourth corps The territorial limit ot the second now embrace the provtneo ot Canada and the states of Now York , Pennsylvania , Now Jersey , Delawnro , Maryland , Virginia , North and South Carolina and the District ot Col umbia Major General James B. Nicholson , commanding Headquarters , Philadelphia , Pu Pu.Many Many Odd Follows will bo perhaps sur prised nt the following law thatnppllos to all Jurladlctlons , and was passed by the sovereign eign grand ledge lu 1337. By following this rule it might perhaps save a great deal ot trouble to members living outsldu ot the Jur isdiction of their ledge : "Thnt It is the duty of every Oddfellow , when ho Is nway from home und out of his own Jurisdiction , to glvo attention nnd care to his brethren in distressand , watch with the sick when nscossnry , as well ns when ho is within his own Jurisdiction Aud further , thnt it is end shall bo the duty of every mem * bor ot the order , on taking up Ills residence away from the vicinity of his own ledge , to report himself to the ledge nearest his resi dence , or when It is equally near to two or moro lodges , to ono thereof , within thirty days nftor taking up such residence ; und In malting such report ho shall glvo the name and number nnd location ot his ledge , und when requested by the ledge to which ho has reported shall watch with the sick who , line himself , are away from homo and tholr own Jurisdiction ; and any such member bo falling to report shall not bo entitled to afllllatiou with the olhor , rior to attention from any ledge And this leglslutiou shnll not bo con strued to hinder or prevent any ledge or member from furnishing watchers or giving attention to nuy sick or needy brother " Order Sons ofst Gcorsc On Saturduy evening lust Shakoipearo ledge No 217 , Order Sons of St , George , gave ono of their series of ontortalnmoots in tlio Arcanum hall,1314 Douglui Btroet Mem bers and their friends , numbering about ono hundred and fifty ward present and an enJoyable - Joyablo evening was spout Harry Evaus prosidcd over the literary partlon of the meeting , The followiug ladles and gentle men took part iu the programmes Mr und Mrs Baker , Miss Baker and Miss Lucy Ba ker , Miss Stribllng , Mrs Charles Hill , Mr Harvey Morton , Mr , Tom Gray Mr A. Burt and others Refreshments were served at the close of the vocal programme , after which a programme of twclvo dances kept the m ' orry party tripping the light fantastic until midnight The commlttoo In charge wore W. II Ad- nniB , John Stribling Charles Hill , II Mor ton and John Douglas Shakespeare ledge moots every second and fourth Saturdays nt 1314 ljouglas street All sons of England are invited to loin the happy band All information can ba had of the scciotary , John D. Douglas , BIS South Twelfth street Invitations are issued by the general com mitto of the order asking all members to bo present at the first grand reunion of the order.wbich will bo held at Nlarara Falls on June 10 , 11 and 12. Several now applications are lu the hands of the members nnd Shakqspcaro ledge is on the boom It is expected that the order will have some outdoor basket picnics this summer , and the boys nro already preparing to organize a cricket club us au additional attraction The initiation fco or first degree is : From eighteen to thirty years of ago , $3 ; thirty to forty $4 ; forty to IIfty , $8. T'no second degree - greo is $3. A sick bunolit is paid of S3 per week Its objects are purely social and beneilcial The next social will bo held on March 30. K. G. E. Hod Cross Cnstlo gave a valentine party at their hall on Fifteenth street , near Dodga , Friday night The committees appointed to arrange the details had not labored In vain and the hall was gaily decorated and ovary detail which could contribute to the comfort and enjoyment of the guests had been attended - ' tended to The nltondnnco was good in every particular and tbo members of the order fulfilled its requirements In the matter of sociability About midnight tbo entire party adjourned to the vacant store room in the Odd Fallows block which had been transformed Into a banquet room Hero they enjoyed a most delicious repast utter which they returned to the hall and dancing was continued uutil a late hour , Hod Cross Castle has been very successful in their parties this season and have made thom suc cessful financially us well as socially The committees buying charge ot the party Fri day night , were as follows : Master of cere monies L. C. Erven ; rocoptlon committee , E. H. Neldlg , K. Tlzard and M. IC Over ; lloor committee , C. B. Boico , W. O. Parry , W. W. Bowlby nnd N. H. Nelson SINGULARITIES Oscar Tuttle of Sauta Cruz , Cal , was splitting kindling wood when ho tackled a largo piece of reodwood He found a 5-cent piece of 1850 lodged in tbo center ot tbo limb It was blacitened by tha san A gentleman had some valuable papers stored lu the attic of Soars building , Bos ton On Saturday last ho wus impressed to remove them to a safer place of doposlt Sunday morning the building was in flames A dog belonging to Harvey Skcan of Pottstown pays regular visits , almost daily , to the graves of thu thrco little children of his owner , interred at Pottstown cemetery , and scratches upon tbo gruvos Ho and the children were playmates White county , Arkansas , claims tbo cham pion big girl Her name is Nellie Arilda Mnlnno She was nine years old th 14th of last August , and now weighs 330 pounds Her father is dead , but she has two sisters and a brother , all younger than borself Fossil remains are common iu Florida , A big find was unnounccd the otbor day , und now it is reported that the skeletons of soma mammoth animals have been unearthed near Dayton A citizen of Orlando has exhumed a tooth which , in a state of petrification , weighs eight pounds and a half , Tbero is a spring near Stonlngton , Conn , , tbo water of which has a peculiar result on those who drink it The water flows from a crack in a high rock , and tha veins of a man drinking from it begin to Bwell and bo looks and feels as though Tie were about to burst for tcu minutes Then tbo effects gradually disappear A ohild , resembling la many respects both a catfish and a snappish turtle , was born of colored parents in Trenton , N. J. The wolght of the child is about 7 pounds and the bead and trunk ot the body uro perfectly natural in form But there uro neltbor arms nor logs It has au abuadanco of black curly balr , which completely covers the forehead from the eyebrows A night or two ago Conductor Piter's train No 8 , on the C. S. & C , was delayed at London , Ont , , by the breaking of a brake rod When the train was Btoppcd It was found that tha broken and jaggad end of the brake rod had pierced llko a sword the body of an enormous black cat which wus still living What tbo cat bad to do with tbo ac cident , or bow It came In that position , Is purely a mutter of conjooture , hut the scene was.wild and uncanny , While out hunting , Colonel Standlfor and Billy Muller , of Donison , Texas , came across a largo dead tree , tbo stump of which was full to overflowing , so to speak , with mice The Colonel and his companion pulled oft strips of the decayed outer growth of the tree , and every time a strip was pulled my riads ot mice ran for their lives Colonel Sandlfor klllod 85(1 ot the mice and Muller 418. The next day the tree was visited with two blaok-and-tan-terriers , "tlio bark was re moved and the number of mica ulllod Is esti mated at over ono thousand , Tbo royal Botanlu society has recol ved for Its museum a specimen ot the double coco nut known also as coco do mer For hun dreds of years the origin ot these nuts was a mystery , for they were nevar seen except when they were woshod up by the sea They were supposed to have wonderful powers In the way of curing dlsoase , and were tbo sub ject ot other superstitious uutil the place where they grew was at last discovered to be the Seychelles , a small group ot islands in the Indian ocean Formerly they were worth their weight in gold , and they are rare now Till - WORLDS FAIR WOMEN A Lady Tologrft\ih Opomtor TaIIcb About Htn ? ProfoBsIou HOLD THEIR OWN WITH MEN But Usunlly ThiSy are I'aIcI I.owor , \Vns os-Snino it > lntB on Klnj-or lllncs Combination Aiiioiir \V mioluWorKcrs Women TolcgrnpH Oporntors "Bo women make competent tola- pruph oporntorsV" Inquired it reporter ot it bright , observing woman , whom ho know to have boon long enough in the tologrnph service to know something of the experience of her box hi this pro fession , ' Certainly ' they do , " she nnsworotl They learn the business ns rondlly ns men and where they cont.lnuo In the profession bocorao exports just ns quick ly I know a number of women oporn tors who send mill receive press rupert , malting notttiuid loglblo copy with ns grunt speed nnd ease ns tholr brother oporntors " Are there many women employed In the numerous tolcgraphollleos through out the ooutitryy" "O , yesl In nil of tlio largo cities there are numbers of women employed There Is hurdly a Western Union telegraph - graph olllco In tiny city or town of any bIo that has not at least ono or two women operators Women arofroquont- ly managers of Western Union olllccs in Binall and medium sized towns , and are usually very successful in this branch of the service , giving loss cause for complaint both.to the company nnd the public than mon operators , as they nro moro painstaking and glvo greater attention to the do tails of the business , and boslaes having fewer tompttttlotis to call thom outsldo of the olllco nro usually on hand during business hours " • 'Do railroad companies employ women oporatorsi1" Yes , occasionally , but the work in railway olllces Is so arranged at present that In the olllces of minor Importance the ngout must act in the capacity of operator , baggage master and general rilstlor , hence the impracticability of employing women operators But I know of porhap3 a half dozen places where women have mndo very nccoptablo agents , going through the whole routine of station agent with the exception of the heavy lifting about the depot This they employed a man to do Ono woman "in particular I call to mind who had charge of a station on the Michigan Contra ! railway , and of whom her superintendent has , said : She Is the best man on my division ' " The Chicago & 'Nnrthwestorn rail way company also cAnploys a few women agents You occasionally see a woman in a rallwayolllcojln the west , but there are not as many ; employed as in the eastern states • The llrst employment of women In railway olllcos was about the year 18G8 , by the Now York Central railroad company ndor the manage ment of Superintendent A. L. Dickwho conceived the idea of cheaper tolegrapb service , and numbers of men were dis charged and womoli employed in tholr places at a salary of $30 per month This was in the trmo * of the use of the old Morse register from whloh telegrams - grams were received by impressions of the dots and dashes made upon narrow strips of paper tape , similar to that in use by the Wheatstono system of today I remember distinctly seeing my mother , who was employed in a small ofllco on the Now York Central railroad line , rocelvo the entire election returns on these strips of paper tape from which she road the news while some oho copied it for her " "Do women receive the courtesy they should from the railroad mon with whom they coma In contact in tholr business relations ! " ' "Oh , yes , indoedl There are no moro courteous or gentiomonly mon any where than the railroad mon , and I think they appreciate the ability of ix woman who ean earn her broad nt the key even moro than the commer cial telegraph companies do Uullko the telegraph companies the railroad companies , when they do employ a woman , they pay her the same salary for doing the same worn " , Then the telegraph companies do not pay the same salaries to their women operators as to the mon " "No , except in a few cases where rare ability is shown or where the women have relations or friends of influence to speak a good word for thom The Western Union Telegraph company in Omaha , however , pays nearer equal sal arles to women than many others of the largo city ofllcos Superintendent Dickey appreciates the fact that a woman cau do as good work at the key as a man , if she tries This ho has demons trated in a number of cases , and quito a number of bright young women who have been given employment by Mr Dickey , in some of the branch olllcos of Omaha when they were mere Bludonts , have graduated from these minor posi tions to the main ofllco at a very good salary , or to positions of managers of .ofllcos throughout the states Some of the women operators hero started in their telegraphic career as chock girls , and , putting , the time when not distributing messages to good use , have picked up enough of the myetory of dots and dnshos to take a subordinate position , from whloh by close application , they gradually bociuno pompotont operators A woman operator , who is dlligont and careful can command a salary of from * 26 to $00 per mo ' tutf , and I have known a few to draw Mflahd $80 per month Mr Dickey anpre6intos the fact also , that the women hb'omploys ' are willing and steady , and will always bo on hand after pay day , as the ' money they onrn goes to support some ono wlio is depen dent apon tnom.instcad of demoralizing and untltlng thom for work , as it some timus docs in tliotjcaso of the sterner box Many woraqptoporatorfl nro look ing to Suporlnton . dent Dickey to bring the salurios of women up to the stan dard of these pald to mon , all things , of course , being oquitl , Ho certainly can not do a nobler act than to place the dignity of these Workers where it be longs , by bringInD"lns lnfluonco to boar to make equal rtio salaries as well as the labor of these women From a personal knowledge of these women of the key I can say that nearly all of thom are wonting for the support'of loved ones dopotidont upon them , and , if it is hard for a man to hattlo for bread It is doubly hard lor a woman , und when she can do intelligently and well the same work is she not cutitlod to the bamo payi" ' A Uellb'u King * . The woman with a elondor hand ana long tapering lingo can , as fur as rings uro concerned , got the better of her sister whose hand is short and dimpled , und on which rings glvo a pudgy look Wlmt are the fashionable rings ? Well , u pretty pair of hands that were dispensing hospitality in the shape of tea the other afternoon were good form ; on the finger ot the loft band , nbovo the woddlng ring , was the tn- gngomont ring , a superb pink ponrl sot about with diamonds , ntid above this was the guard a flnt , narrow hand of gold , with diamonds sot In all uround it after the English fnshion On the little flngor was worn a band with throe superb stones sot upon it n perfect whlto diamond with a pearl on each sldo ; tlio guard for this was a close chain of gold nnd platinum , writes a Now York correspondent of the St Louis Hopubllc The right hand showed the very blue of heaven On the third flngor was a perfect turquolso in its diamond framing , and nbovo it a band of smaller turqolses ; from the little tlo flngor flnshed a great diamond framed In tiny turquolso These stones were every ono of thom a perfect blue , the undcslrablo tlngopf green not being even suggested by the envious looks cast upon thom A. Quccn'n sltln llinutltlor Marie Antoinette had a favorlto wash distilled from half a dozen lemons cut small , a handful of whlto lily leavoa end southernwood infused in two quarts of milk with an ouuco and n holt of whlto Biignr and nn ounce of rock alumn The face ut night was to bo bathed with the water , which gave a beautiful purity und loveliness to the complexion Another royal roclpo was to Infttso wheat bran thrco or four hours in vine gar with yolks of eggs and a grain or two of amborgis distilling the whole and iceop it ton days in the sun to fin ish ish.Tho The famous lait virginal was a name for several dilToront toilet lotions , the most ollleacious of which was an ouuco of alumn and the same of sulphur in line powder shaken half nn hour In n pint of rosewater , whloh became milky in the process A cloth wet In this was laid all night on the face , which was afterwards washed in rose water Most modern liquids of this name are nothing hut an oxldo of load dissolved In acid , and very injurious Where Women Do the Wolnc Ukraine , Russia , is the real paradise for the fapinstor And if in this country a prototype of the Russian province could bo founded , it would bo populntod in less time than ono Imagines In Ukraine , think of it yo spinsters and collbatcs , all the courting is done by the women ! Tlio man has nothing to do with the affair Like Mariana in the woatod grunge , bo merely sits and waits If the young woman fools stealing o'er her a fancy for u particular young man , she does not pi no nway in "a green and yellow melancholy " But she buckles on the armor of her affec tions uiul sallies out like a conquering hero To drop similes and come down to mattor-of-faot language , the young woman , when she fulls in love with some young man , without delay discloses to him the true condition of her feelings Does ho love her ? Then the marrl- .ngo ceremony is arranged without delay Does ho not love her ? Tneu lovesick damsel plants herself in his ro6ldcnco aud announces that she will stay there until a revolution shall come in his toolings , says the Detroit Free Press The young man is helpless , be cause the friends of the young woman will ayongo any affront that the young man shall offer to her But ho Is not compelled by either law or custom to endure her presence ior- over When ho becomes tired of the attentions of the lovelorn lass ho can pickup ' his lares and ponntes and move out When the affair reaches this climax it is equivalent to un announce ment thnt the yountr man positively will not wed Combination Anionir Women Combination among skilled women workers is Increasing every day , though slowly , for women are naturally con servative , and they do not readily ac cept the princlplo of unionism , says the English Illustrutod Magazine They have many of thom sullored sorely from the effects of strikes , and though they ronlizo that prolonged combination , if carried out consistently , must improve their position and in the long run raise their wages , never lose sight of the long porlod during which their employment must cense , till tboir ultimate demands uro conceded Added to which they do not forgot the bitter feelings aroused the breach between employer and servant , and above all that in a struggle such ns a long strike always must bo , it is only the strong who win , the weak ones go to the wall All these things make women shy nnd slow to join a trade union , while the introduction of foreign lubor in England , and the increasing demand on account of their cheapness , for foreign goods ( have made a much deeper impression on their minds than is generally admitted The skilled woman worker has , however , the security of knowing that she can tnko up her " stand with a greater ohanco of success , for with the best women workers ors , as with the mon , the supply is rarely in excess of the demand And were technical instructions given to women a good deal of the better class work they cannot do would bo carried out in England instead ot being exe cuted by French women , who are tralnod for it in the many technical sohools which exist for women in Franco In Scotland the question has boon warmly espoused by the woman who work in Glasgow and Dundee , and the prospect of combining for tlio-un skilled as well as tbo skilled workers , is very much moro promising there than In England , Scotchwomen are moro in dependent and solf-roliant , added to which , though the pay is bad , tholrsur- roundings are less deteriorating than these oftho London women , and tholr dwellings arobottorand rents are lower The rapid incrcaso of the population and the Influx of people from the coun try to the largo towns makotho problem of how to deal with our unskilled female labor every year moro dllllcult The education hitherto given to women in England Is purely intollootual , and when a girl has passed the standard shoat at once goes into the ranks of the un skilled If bIio can glvo time she maybe bo apprenticed and learn a trade , but the number of girls who can afford to do that is getting fewer every day The few shillings a girl can onrn at once is much ted Important au addition to the family Income to bo rojcctod.and as the majority of thom marry while practic ally children , neither the necessity of being apprenticed or joining a union appeals to thom CONNUUIALITIISS Many a man has married for beauty , only to learn that bo paid 110 for what can bo purchased for 25 cunts at all druggists , Before wo married she was yielding and pensive , But now all is cbangod " "In what way ! " She Is aggressive and ex pensive , " "Is Brown happy in his marriage V Well , I think If Brown were to see Mrs , Brown today for the first time he wouldn't ask for an introduction , " Philip Kick , who died recently near Mount Vernou , O. , was the father ot tlnetoon chil dren Bis widow and seventeen of the children survive The hotheaded youth marries In a hurry because ho fears juarrlagoablc females will bo scarce next year , und livis to wonder bow the supply holds out The two most exciting periods In a woman's lifo are when she is listening to her Grst proposal and bidding on a basket ot broken crockery nt an nuctlon It was a Kansas .rcportor who wished n newly wedded pair "a happy life , nnd thnt their pathway may bo strewn with roses as they tourney hand In hand down tbo rugged stream of llfo " Woman is sometimes the real cause of unhappiness - happiness lu the mnrricd relntions of llfo , but in the majority ot Instances the boot is on the other foot , and she Is rjnlly the true comfort there is In It , Chnrlos O. Hoftoe of Cnrrollton , Gft .nsked his wlfo to permit him to got n temporary divorce from her so thnt ho might wed n girl worth 1100.000. Ills wlfo refusing , bo mar ried the girl , nnd Is now In Jail for bigamy , A gcntloman who was recently married In Newport , Ky , gave up nn inheritance of { TS.0UO rather than miss getting the object of his choice Ho was a widower nnd tils llrst wifo's property was to revert to his mother iu enso ho married Daniel Qlock and his wlfo of Carondclot , Mo , In cclobrnllng tholr twenty fifth wed ding anntvorsnry also colobr.tted the fiftieth birthday of each , nnd tne birthday of each of tholr thrco children foils nlso upon the wedding anniversary T. 11. Dnvls of Clarksvlllc , Mo , was three times niarnod to the same woman , his own totnpor and two divorces making this possi ble Ills record breaking ' career was cut short on Tuesday , when his thrco times brother-in-law killed him Two beggars , Chariot Gcrlte nged fifty eight , nnd Mnry Elchmlllor , aged sixty , were rccontly married nt Louisville , Ky When the magistrate nsked the groom how they would got tholr support , ho answered , Bustle - tlo uround ana live some way " A periodical lor the betrothed Is now pub lished in Viauua It is published twice a mouth Bvcry announcement of a betrothal or mnrrlago Is lusertoi gratuitously , pro vided the happy couple will buy tholr trousseau - soau of the truestnou advertising lu the paper When n Coraan marries ho Is careful to present his wife with n wild goose , cvon if ho is oblighod to Jilro the bird spoelolly for tbo occasion ; for , once upon a time , a wild geese whoio mate was killed returned year after year to the same suet to mourn her loss , nnd the Corcan bridegroom wlshos his bride to understand the virtue of constancy Wilson S. Blssoll , Cleveland's former law partner , was served with n subucuna last wcolc at a railroad station lu Buffalo to ap pear ns a witness In the Ball-Post libel suit As the train moved out Mr Blssoll said to the onieorj You may go to thunder I'm ' not-going to put oft my wedding to testify In n iibol suit Ill ' got married tonight If 1 go to Jail for It " Miss Nanulo McKinney wasmnrrlod a few das ago to young Mr Thompaou in Stokes county , North Carolina At the conclusion or tne ceremony the pretty brhlo was being congratulated , when by smno moans sbc hap pened to discover thnt her newly mndo liege lord had taken a drink of whisky just before the marriage The young wife was on ardent tomporunco woman and had believed her sweetheart a teetotaler Finding that she had been deceived she at once announced that she would decline tohva with blm as his wlfo The friends of both parties made every attempt to affect a reconciliation , but their efforts uvatlod nothing * HONEY l < Olt 1IU LAD1CS. Dyed parrots nro used on small hats Light , fleecy furs are used for trimming house dresses For service , hoauty and style the long ul ster is the best selection to maKe for a March wrap Fiddle back chairs , covered with faded brocade , are counted among the gem wed ding gifts Tablecloths nro again plain , spotless spreads , while sheets nro made with hem stitched edges and rullles ot lnco or em broidery Following the fashion set by the princess of Wales is a wide blnck velvet band on which is a beautiful ronulssanco elTlorosconco of silver and diamonds There nro dead black handkerchiefs for mourning toilets and solid colors to match the now dress goods , ail in cambric and line linen , but not in the best taste Wide collurs of gold mesh nro sot with diamonds through which wonders a design la small rubies It is ovidently.designed ror long-neoked women whom it would adorn suucrbly A feature ot the season is the pendants of semiprecious stones mounted In diamonds These take the Blmplost forms , being usually an ovol or round design with tbo ribbon loop which is ot diamonds , Seed pearls in numberless strauds are suitable necklaces for debutantes 'Ihey are caugbt up in the center with diamond loops , aud often make several festoons draping softly the collar bones of beauty too imma ture ture.When a dinner is given in honor of a spe cial guest the compliment may bo empha sized by using the calling card of the hon ored ono in connection with the menu card , the two being secured with ribbons and flowers Ono of the most artistio collarettes Is of diamonds not too largo set In diamond-shaped forms of silver , tbo points touching on the alternate points Above and oelow resjs a pearl The chovroa effect ot this piece was novel and attractive All the favor llowcrs nro tied with ribbons that match the purple of violet , the pink of la Franco roses , the yellow of the Jonquil or the delicate green foliage about lilacs and lilies of the valley In most instauees the ribbon streamers cost moro tbnu the bouquet itoelf Tbo young women of the period affect sweet simplicity of dress for all occasions , and especially on the street Some of the bats are almost bare of trimming , the cos tume is pluln and all manner of jewelry frowned at All thiswhilo being admirable , is incxponsivo and distinctive Mohair and nua's cloth will bo tbo rage for early spring dresses In making up this wiry muteriul tbo Btraight English gores aroused used , with all the fulness gnthored or plaited iu the back , If not too stiff tbo kilt is desir able All English skirts are finished cither with a tow rows ot narrow braid or some in cxponsivo galleon of quiet design The nurscrygdoctress prescribes two baths a day for baby , tha , soap and water ono in tbo morning and vigorous massage after the evening dip ; this.with all tbo cold water ho will drink , loose clothing , a cool but per fectly cloun room and no handling , fondling or kissing , means to Mr Baby ells of beauty and health and inches of growth n week , KEHGIOUB There are in Mexico three Catholic arch bishops and seventeen bishops The newest thing in religious journalism Is The Chanty Ball number of the American Israelite The cow government of Brazil has issued a decree proclaiming separation of church and state , • Roy E. B , Furbish , pastor of the First Congregational church , Locliport , N. Y , , re signed his pastorate because a majority of tbo mambers of the church oppose comool- ling candidates for membership to promise to abstain from card-playing , dancing and theatergoing Georgia claims to bavo tbo smallest and youngest boy preacbor in the world He is aged thirteen years , two of which bo > jas been preaching , aud ho weighs sixty pounds The young dlvino now has a record of ever fifty sermons As an explanation of his call ing , ho Btatos that one day he was in the cot ton Hold picking cotton and became seized with an idea that it was bis duty to go out and talk with the people Bo has boon to school only olgbt months Ho belongs to the Methodist church The Observer thinks that "Unitnrlanism will never redeem the world ! because it lacks faith in Christ on his dlvlno side " And it might bo said ovangelioism will not redeem the world , because It lacks faith in Christ on the human Bide , says the Christian Register Unitarians believe , however , lu the lucarnution in a larger sense than tholr evangelical brethren , They bellevo that God Is incarnuto not only in Jesus , but iu all mankind , and that God himself will develop and redeem the race Ho has created Much Christian work is being done among the 250,000 lepers in India During the last ton years 800 persons of this class have been admitted to tbo asylum at Almorn.ln northern India , under tbo care ot tbo London mission ary society , and about half fho number have been converted At Pitbagorah , not far awuy , is an asylum under charge of the Metnodlst missionaries from tbo United States , and at Umballa , in tha Punjab , there has for many years been a leper asylum con ducted by American Presbyterian mission aries Recently we noticed with great satlsf ac tion that the whlto Baptist ministers of [ Nashville , Tcnn , , hnvo boctl allowing tha I colored Hnpll t mlnlstors to mtot with thom I on equal footing , says the Now York lnda % * > 1 - pendent Wo nro Informed In the Nashvllla X Christian Advocate that the same thing la , s \ true of tlio Methodist mlnlstors ot that city , JMt Wo nuoto : For moro than fifteen yonra 5 * % past the preachers of the Colornd Methodist ft ; | y Episcopal church In America have frcoly y i mot In the preachers mootlngs of the pas * J tors and mlnlstors nf the Methodist Episcopal - . / pal church south of Nashvlllo " It Is very ' plonnnnt to glvo facts llko these , which do , the southern Christian honrt great credit In every Catholic church which hanjscrl- ! ously taken up the experiment of cougrcga- ' tionnl singing It has boon n success , says the Catholio Itoviow Success moans moro than musical success , It means that ono ot tha grcatost ot arts , ono of the most elevated ot Bdences has bcon turned to the glory of God nnd the blessing of his people Sculpture , painting , architecture , the skill ot the decorator rater , have boon combined everywhere fo his glory It is n faot , not open to contest , that every congregation which sines la church is larger , moro devout , nnd moro In * tolligent than the congregations that do not sing Ono must think of God when chnnt * ing his uratso , Ono mnv think of many " " • > . 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