Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1889, Page 13

SORROW I The Elks Commemorate tho Deeds of Departed Brothera. KNIGHTS OF THE RED CROSS, An Interesting Chapter on the Cele- brated Order With a Variety of News Relating to Other Secret Orders, “Over ths Rive At the Elks Lodge of Sorrow lust Sunday afternoon, Hon. John M. Thurston delivered tho following eloquent address In every human heart is crated to the holy dead. The days, the e years o by; the tran) carded, th and t an altar, conse the months, the and sombre shadows.ne by tho sunshine of time ar the sorrowing soul the sacrlfice of unshed tears goes on forever. Death is the penalty of birth. Lightand darkness! The begin- filng and the end! Alpha and Omega! In the shadow of every eradle is a grave. From whenea to whencet is the unceasing cry of mortals, The answer has been sought for, toiled for, longed for, pray r, through ill the cen- turics of human existence; but the infant still prattles in an unkaown tongue, and the angel of death hias laid his sword on the lips of those who might respond. 13ut the mystic cable of human hopo stretches from shore to shore, and over it we whisper messages of love to those in the infinite heyond. Itis well we are met today in the solemn contemplation the inevitable, Death 18 o The city of the dead is republic.” To it the prince sant must both be bora od in it ar und the king have cqual share, We gather here in , the row. Hearts that suffor ottier, The communion humau ature nod gives to the individual charactor the strength of a broader phil- anthropy and a_truer nobility. The impressive coremonies of this hons bring back to us_vivid dear departed. Tender gotten, ure revived. 1 ha graim of wheat, resurre combs of Rome, where it had lain buried beneath the accumylated dust of thecen- turies, exposed to tho springtime ram and germinated into green and beauteous life. So lot us here today resur: rect from the catacombs of the years cach 3 sced of memory, connected with the s and deeds of those 80 dear to us and’ with the rain of our tears and the sunshine of our love make them to bloom and blossom once again. Our holydead! Some feltupon their coun- try’s battle flelds, face to the foe, zullantly fighting for liberty and the flag. Some went down iu tnedread darkness and wild coufusion of shipwrecik, and round their coral beds, the dark blae bitlows of the rest- less ocean chant an endless dirge; and some met death in the wilderness alone, “‘With eyes turned away, And no last words to s Some fell asleep in the blessed fullness of honored years, crowned witn the immortal- ity of perfect lives. To others, death came suddenly, without a warning or’ repriove, in the full strength and prune of life. And yet, nguin, the passsionate kiss of parting clung to buby lips, while ail the world grew black with desperate despair. “Leaves have their timeto fall, ¢ And flowers to wither at the north wind’s breath, And stars to'set; but all, + Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O death1” Our hearts are with our loved ones where they lie. @oy”arc sleeping on the New England ‘hillside, on the western plain, il every valley of this land, from orient to oce dent, from shore to shore, *‘And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill, But on ! for the touch of a van And the sound of a voice thaf ‘They are gone from us forever, but we have Taita that it is well with them. They can return to earth no more, but we have hope; hope that somewhere, somehow, od’s good time, we may clasp in our fond arms the resurrccted forms, and kiss with impassioned Jips the glorified faces of our boloved dead. We do not mourn for them, for we know that “n the city of surcease, There is only rest and peace, rom the failings and the wailings 'Neath tho sun. Aud the wings of the switt vears Heat but lightly o’er the biers— Making music to the slespers— Every one. There is ouly peace and rest, But to them it seen'eth best. For they lie at ease and kuow That life is done.” chauge, and of ler. draw near to each of grief mellows s, long for- been told that a i from the cata- ENIGHDS OF THE RED CROSS Int oducti of 1 owerful Order Into the United S:ates. In last Sunday’s fsue was given a thor- ough histoey of the origin and growth of the Order of Knights Templar, as it is familiariy known, up to the time of King Darins, of Persia, and with this week is given the introduction of the order into this country, to be followad by an account of the progress aud coudition up to the prescnt time. The story of the Kaignts of the Red Cross is partly biblical ;and partly tradi- tional. Zarrubabel was sent by the council of Royal Arch Masons io session in Jerusa- lem to remind the new King Darius that the latter had vowed, it he ever should ascend the throne of Persia, that he would rebuild the city and temple, and send all the holy vessols to Jerusalem ngain. Upon his de- parture he was presented by the Masons with a'sword and green sash, the latter a peculiar mark of their confidenco and esteem. To this Jay groen is a predominating color in Knight Templar banners, When ne had reached the Persian domin- ions, Zorrubabel was captured and put in chains, but decluring himself to be a prince of the house of Judab, a Freemason, and from Jerusalem, he demanded an audience with the king. This being finally granted, he related to the king the latter’s vow and requested that the people of Jerusalem might be allowed to resume work on the temple without interruption from their enemies. Darius wis willing to grant the favor on con- dition that the Masonic mysteries were re- vealed to him, but this proposition was in- digoantly rejected. Durius was strack by Zerrubabel's fidelity, and honored him with presents and a banquet. Atthe latter Darius asked the question, *Which is the greatest, thestrengtn of wine, the king or of women ‘The first answered wine, the second said the king, but Zerrubabel replica that women were the strongest, but that trath was above all, On the following day the question was dis- cussed and en the first two hud debated their side, Zerrubabel showed that kings were governed by women: and that women were the mothers of those who cultivated the vineyurds. “Women,” said he to the Persian monarch, “‘huve the power 0 make us abandon our very country und rulers and many times to forgetthe best 1riends we have i the world, and forsaking all other comforts of life to die with them. But truth,” continued the wise Zerrubabs “'is above all fl.l\nP;" and he euloy i highly that Darius exclsimed truth and mighty above all thing: mediately made good his vow. ‘The second dbfre- of the Templaris known as the Koight of the Temple. Its vredom- inating colors are black, white and red. The history of the original Templars, already given, is full of dramatic iutensity. It is an luterestiog fact that the order had no con- nection withancient Froomasons,save that its rites ure said to have been practiced by them, In the center of tho usyluw is & triangulur table covered with black velvetor cloth reaching to the floor and terminating with silver fringe, while at the edge of the table is silver lace. Each officer, while the com- " and im- THE OMAHA DAILY mandery i8 in session, follows: The commander, n DASSIOn Cross rayod at its augles: the generalissimo, square surmounted by a paschal lamb; the captain general, a level surmouated by o kevi the prelate, a triple trian glo with the passion cross in each: ne senior wardon, # sword of justice 1 a nollow square: the junior warden, au eagle holding a flaming swora in its talons: the troasurer, two Keys crossod: the recorde two quill pens crossed ; the standard-be a plumb surmounted by abanner: the s bes 0 swords crossed with a triangle; the two swords and a trumpet upon a square plate, and the seutinel, kod sword. ‘I'he third and last degree is that of the or- der of Malta. Its story is brief, In 1048 hants of Amalim built a church or enr the sito of the holy sepuicher hey dedicated 1 Johu the Their duties were to assist the and needy pilgrims. They were calied brothers of St John, or Hospitalers, and wore a long black mantie with a white cross ight points on the left breast In the ¢ art of the twelfth century amilitary order, adding new zatious to their vows of chastity. In war wore a scarlet surcoat, embellished with it-pointed white cross, Driven out of pstine in 1192, they occupied Rhodoes and lled Knights of Rnodes. ‘Their pros. 10 i8 duc to the fact that in 1530 Em Charles V. best)wed the Isiand of Malta upon_them. he rituils usea in working these tnroe degrees are beautiful in the extreme. ¥From the day when the crusaders went forth to battle in the land of the S n, Christing - ity has been the ver. Templarism, and this religious feeling pe meates every line of the beautiful service with which “every Knight is so familiar. Much of it is emplematic and symbolical, but this only adds to its beauty. Masonry is non- nd the members of the craft are 'y land, It is only, however, where the light of Christianity spreads its b rays that Knight Templarism urishes also for the good of mankud The first record of the introduction of Templarism into this country locates it in Pennsyivania as early of 1704, and 1n 1797 a grand cncampment was formed by four en- campments: Philadelph No. 1§ Philadel- vhin, No. 2; Harrisbur, i} No. 4; but the history o as well as thar of the gaged in its formation, unsatisfactory. It is evident this grand encampment never exercised its authority to any great extent, if at all, as no charters were issued by it, and no record of its ofticers or meetings can be obtained, and uo evidence 18 prosentcd to show chat it ever teld any meetings, and another grand en- campment was organized in 1514, These four eurly encampments ceased to oxist after 1824, and to St. John's cuncampment 18 traced the connecting link tnat binds the carly histor of Templarism with the present, which wa chartered by the grand mpment of the Juue 8, 1819, and is the No. 1 , the oldest commandery of Kuights Tewplar Pennsylvania It is an interest- ing fuct that on December 30, 1309, a request was published in a New York paper for Kuights Templar to assemble and join in the funeral procession of Brother George Wash- ington. South Carolina commandery claims exist- ence since 1780, having a seal of that dat: and asserts that the commandery was in ive operation in 1783, The rds, however, were destroyed by fire, and the question of priority is to this day a disputed matter. O.R. T The Order of Railway Tel North America was organized in Cedar Rapids, In., January 9, 1836, There were present thirty-seven delezates, thirteen being train dispatchers, and the others station agents and operators. From this small beginning the order has grown and spread until it now haa divisions in nearly cvery state and territory, thero being 154 local divisions, with a total mem- bership of 15,000, The order has adopted the following de- claration of priunciples, which are strictly ad- hered to: ‘That no member shall use his influence for the purpose of creating a strike, and any wember so doing siall be immedately ex~ pelled from the order That the habitual use of intoxicating liquors shall be a bar to membersnip, That no member shall teach the art of telegraphy to any person without permission from the superintendent or chief operator under whom the member is employed, and the consent of the grand chief telegraphers, attested to by the grand secretary and under the seal of the grand division, That every member of this order shall hold himself in duty bound to recognize any other member in good standing as a brother, and shall not traduce or slander nis character, or wilfully defame him 1w any manne, and shall protect the interests of the company employing him, notifying the superintendent ~ or chief operator of any dauger against the interest of said company. Should it come to the knowledge of any member that suy other memoer is condueting himself in a manner unbecommng @ brother, which will bring disgrace upon the order or the company, it is his duty to profer charges against the brother at the first rogular meeting of his division, and notify his division superintendent. That the order is a benevolent organization d on vaught but the purest and sin- cerest motives: its aim is to alleviate the sufferines of a brother, succor the unfortu- nate, zealously watch at the bedside of the sick, sopthe the dyiog pillow, performing the Jast sad rites at the grave of a brother, offer consolation to the afilicted and caring for the widow and orphan. Having these principles in view, they will endeavor to exemplify them by practical tests; and i hall su cessfully carry out this obje v will feel that their mission has not been in vain, A. D. Thurston, who has been grand chief telegrapher since the organization of the order, was the originator and founder of the Order of Railway Telegraphe and it is duc to his energy and ability tnat the order has reached its present prosperous condition, He devotes all his time to the interests of his vet project. That he has succeeded ina wonderful degree is evidenced by the phe- nomenal growth of the order in theshort time which has eclapsed since the organiza- tion, Thurston division No. 2 of this city was the second division organized, and now com- prisos 254 members. 1t was organized July 11, 1886, one montb after the moeting at Cedar Rapids, at which the order took shapo. The ofcers ot the local division are as fol- lows: W. B, Cheek, general agent of the B, & M. ut South Omaha, past chief tele- grupher; J. H. Flanagan, agent of the Chi- cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, chief telecraphor; J. Q. Goss, secretary of the agent of the Union Pacific transfor at Coun- cil Bluffs, assistant chief telegrapher; E, C. Maungrum. B. & M. neadquarters, secretary and treasurer; J. Tracy, Omaha & St. Louis at Council Bluifs, senior; C. H. Cartnell, Chicago, St. Paul, Miuneapolis & Omaha, junior; N. E. Trayis, assistant chief operator Umon’ Pacific headquarters, inside sentinal; M. H, Brown, Union Pacific headquarters, outside sentinoi. The local division pays a weekly sick bene- fit of 87, and there 1s also an_insurance de- partment under the direction of the grand division whereby a member way take out a volicy of §1,000, payuble atdeath, K. or g, Jan Hus lodge, No. 5, composed eutirely of Bohemians, is almost at a standstill as far as increasing its memvorship is concerned. This lodge was organized with the under- tanding that it would be allowed to use a Bohemian ritual. After the lodge was insti- tuted, they applied to the grand chancellor for a ritual in their native language and, the members state, Grand Chancellor Love promised them from time to time that they should have the ritual but it failed to materialize. As a consequence, prospective memb -rs withhold their applica- tion and a general feeliug of discouragement iurv-dol the entire membership. There is a odge of Bobemians in Chicago which was granted a special dispsnsation by the su- preme lodge to use @ Bohemian translation of the ritual aud it was thought by Jan Hus lodge that a_copy of this might be obtained, but it was afterwards learned that the dis- pensution has been granted the Chicago lodge with the understanding that no copies were to be mado or allowed to go out of the K:mlllun of the louge. It will, therefore, necessary o' obtain special permission from the supreme chancellor for Jan Hus lodge to make a travslation of the ritual, and this Grand Chancellor Macfarland = bas promused to apply for soon. There is a dis- wears a_jowel, as peror mpments en- ague and aphers of BEE A DAY DECEMBER 8 XTEIl N PAGE We will make Special Low Prices on Steinway, Chickering, Knabe, Vose and other first class Pianos and Organs. Come and see us before purchasing. MAX MEYER & BRO. ——CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT—— ONLY A& FEW DAYS REMXAIN AN WHICH YOU CAN BUY AT Public Auction at Your G he finest Diamonds, Watches, Solid Sterling Silver, Clocks, i eI-Ieg.ec,led Canes, Gold and Silver Head Umbrellas, wn Price Bronzes, Gold Jewelry Opera Glasseg, Leather Goods and h suitable for HOLIDAY GIFTS. 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M. position on the part of the supreme lodge to draw the line on the matterof translating the ritnal into foreign languages, as there are now authorized translations in the Ger- man, French and Spanish_languages, but as there is already one case in_which the ritual is used in_Bohemian 1t would scom that the granting of this privilege would not be con- trary to the conservative polcy of the su- preme lodge, Supreme Representative J. S. Shropshire has been appointed goneral attorney of the Union Pacific railway company for Montaua, with headquartera at Butte City, and left for his new residence early in tho week. Mr. Shropshire will be Nobraska's ropresenta- [ tive 1n the supreme lodge for two years more and will be a candidate for office in the su- preme lodge at its session in Milwaukee in July next. Morning lodge No. 20, of Norfolk, elected the following officers at its meeting on Wednesday evenin Gerecke, C.C.; C.; P, C. Story, . W. Rose, . R. S.; W.N. Huse, M. F.; S. 8. Cobb, M. E.; F. L. Estabrook, M. A. following officers were elected at the last meeting of Aurora lodge* C., George B.'Williamson; V. C., Harry E. Metzger; pretate, Robert Lamout; M. of F., Victor Swanson; M. of E., Robert Waddle; K. R. and S.. Delevan Bates; M. of A., W. J. ‘Threadkill. It was decided to have a public installation of the officers-elect on January 6, 90, at which time there will be a ball and banquet, given by the orde: Enterprise lodge, No. 79,South Omaha,was honored by a aelegation of visiting brethren from Omaha Tuesday evening. ‘I'he following visitors wore present; Mesars, H. Perkins, BE. H. Wood, R. R. Patton, C. Reynolds, ridward Olson, Henry Carter, M. Campbell, C. C. Carrier, John Widenor and C. L. Howe. A pleasant tratornal evening was spent ana auo excellent lunch added much to the enjoyme nt. Pythian lodge elected the following offi- cers at its last meeting: C. C.,A. Wirt; V. %, —— Knecht; P. J: P. Conte; M. of £., W. W. Scoti; M. of C. Neve; K. R. and 8., O. N. Birkett; M. at A,, H, Greeling, Sparticus lodge No. 118 of Plum Creek, elected the following officers Wedneday for the comng year; B. Gilmore,( 3 G, Darr, V. C.; A. C. Maxwell, P. Kuney, P.; M. W, Stucky, M, of F.; F. L Temple, M. of E.; John Gillespie,K. R. & 8. W. H. Hamilton, M. at A. This 18 a young lodge, having been organized only last July. It now has about fifty members, and is steaaily increasing, and promises to be the largest order in the city, A division of the Ubniform Rauk will be organized soon. 8. of 8t. G. On Saturday, Nov, 23, Shakespeare lodge, No. 217, Order Sons of St. George, elected the following officers for the ensuing term, and they will bs instituted by the D, D. W. P, ,W. R. Adams at the next meeting : ‘Worthy presideat, Cbarles Hill; worthy vice president, Fred G. Hobden; worthy treasurer, Robert Sketchloy; worthy secro- tary, James Douglas, 810 'South Twellth streel; worthy messenger, Willam J. Brenton; worthy assistant sccretary, Arthur_Hurt; trustees, Harry Morton, James Stribling and Charlés Copley. The prosident-eiect bas tilled the appointive oftices as follows: Worthy chaplain, Joseph Dove: worthy inside senuinel, William R. Edghill; outside sentmel, Charles Harrup, worthy assistant messenger, P, Kitcuing- wan, Shakespeare lodge is enjoying quite a boom in membership, and several other applica- tions are now bewg considered. Al Eng- lishmen who want to fraternize with brother Koglishmeo in a good social and beneficial organization should lose no time in applying to the secretary for the necessary applica- tion planks to become members of the order of the Sons of St. Georwe. Lincoln and Plattsmouth are about to start new lodges of this order, Brother W. M. Tayvlor, 8 machinest in the Union Pacific shops, has been transferred to a similar position for the same company al Armstrong, Kan, Sawrday evening, the 30th ult., about one hundred and fifty members and friends of Shakespeare lod No. 217, met at their hall, 1314 Do.glas street, and hstened to a fine literary and mu- sical programme. Mr. Charies Hill pre- sided. The programme consisted of songs aud recitations. Some of the performers ae- serve espocial weation, Mr. H, Black’s imi- tation of leading actors and Mr. Hodgett's wmdition of “Tho Moneyiess Man" elicited much upprobation from the audience. Miss Armstroug presided at the piavo. Refresh- ments were served after the completion of the programue, followed by dancing, The foliowing members had charge of the enter- tainment: Charles Hill, H. Evaus, John Stribling, W, R. Adams,” W. R. Edghill, P. Kitchingman, T. Strioling, A. Burt, Fred Holden, Joe Dove, William J. Brenton, H. Morton and John Douglass. A. H. O H. North latte council of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Homosophs will hold their anoual celebration at North Platte, January 1, 1890. This order dates it origin back to the time of Rauiesis IIL, king of Egypt. Ages prior to the birth of learning, away back in the early twilight of tradition, the anclent Egyptians erected on the shores of the Mediterranean a great stone shaft to the memory of Menes, first mortal king of Egypt. For centuries it held its mute vigil as se- cret keeper of the ages. Upon its smooth surface was graven the laws of prehistoric man, the principies of human wisdom, the history of ruined nations and extinct people. ‘The centuries which passed in possession beneath its shadows heeded not its silent laws or attempted to decipher the meaning or its hieroglyphics. It remained for Rame- sis TIL, in the first yearof his reign, to gather about him. a. select council of the wisest men of upper and lower Egypt for the purpose_of translating the language of the shaft. This council was known as ‘“The Sonsof Ra,” and composed of 300 of the most learned men of that age. A After the work of a_life-time, Ramesis, in the eighty-sccond year of his uge, was gath- ered to the bosom of Isis, and the task of the “Sons of Ra” left unfinished . g “Thereupon, Amunra, chief of the council, decreed that this bodv of sages and philoso- nhers be thereafter known as *“The Council di Homosophs,” and was divided into three invisions ca!led *'schools,” 5 The wisdom of Amunra led him to belisve of the prime law of nature, which is the cor- ner stone of the order, and that the future of the human race depends upon a strict ad- herence thereto, He therefore proceeded with his counselors to translate the biero- glyphics and was rewarded before his death by finding the key to the language of this lent monitor, and succeeded in obtaining thereby a full explanation of a certain great principle which was established when the foundations of this world were laid and the stars sang together on the morning of crea- tion, ‘This principle the A. H, O, H. has sought to perpetuate. It has wi 00d the test of time and the storms of ages and though our language should become ns dumb and mean- ingless as tie hieroglyphics which mark the tombs of ancient Egypt, the order is pledged to preserve and maintain it. . L O O W Brother Thomas Hamlin of Keystono lodge, No. 155, left for Syracuse and New York city last Wednesduy, where he will spend some time ip visiting friends and relatives. Norfolk lodge No, 46 elected oficers at_its last mgetmg: J. S, G.; John Oesterling, V. G.; C. E. Doughty treasurer; George N, Beels, F. W. Mar quardt and W, H. Law, trustees. The elec- tion of a secretary Was postponed until next lodge night. Tho regular election of officers for the en- suing term pccurred Tuesduy evening i the Chadron lodge 140.. The following wera chosen: I M. Merrit Altred Lewis, V. G.; F. C, Poll, secretary: George H. Willis, troasurer: fuauce committee, 13, Lowenthal, J, U, Willis and Ira Longcor. Daughters. of Rebekah, Ruth lodge, No. 1, gave a very pleasant sociable last Saturday night in their lodge room. The lodge was filled with members of the order ana théir friends and an excel- lent progawme was rendered. The Seventh ward band was present and furnished some #ood music. A piano duet by Misses Nettio Wood and Edith Stuht was loudly applauded, 85 was also a recitation by Miss Clara Smith of South Omaha. The Zither club, composed of seven ladies and gentiemen, was next on thesprogramme and furnished most excellent music, Then dollowed a song by six little girls ; recitation by Mes. Sherson; character dialogue by Misses Nellio Wrignt, Myrtle Miller and Mabel Owens; recitation by Miss Barbaradymsn of South Omaha; Mr. Eatoo; recitation by Mrs. S and @ trio by Messrs. Wherry, Eaton and Kelley, Ihe prograwme was followed by a short in- termission during whigh refresments were served, and the eveulng's entertainment closed with a dance. the following J. 8. Dart, N. Nobles of ths Mystic Shrine. El Jebel Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrive of Deuver, will hold an annual session g ! ! Docember 9, 10 and 11, The 0th will be de- voted to business, election of officers, ete. the 10th to work, and the 11th will witness & grand ball and banquet tendered to visiting nobles and their ladies. R.A. M, The grand chavter of Nebraska, R. A. M., will meet in annual convention at F'remont at 3 p. m,, Wednesday, December 11. The grand council of Nebraska, Royal and Select Masters, will hold its annual assembly at the same place, beginning at 3 p. m. Tues- day, December 10. It 1s expected that tne general grand master of the United States will be present. s AL EDUCATIONAL. Educational gifts, on the average, amount to about $5,000 per annum in this country. It is_proposed to establish a med- ical college 1n connection with Cornell university, to be located 1n the city of New York. The students at Cornell have received cir- culars recently from a company 1n Tiffin, O., offering to furnish them with essays and orations on_any subject at a price varying from 83 to $25. The National Educational association and Council of education will hold their next an- nual convention at St. Paul, Minn., July 4-11, 1890, aud it is expected that 20,000 teachors from all parts of the union will be present. A series of important experiments have begun at the experiment faria connccted with Ruwgers college, to ascertain the comparative worth of different breeds of cows, the quantity eud quality of milk given, ete. b ‘'The attendauce at Wesleyan university is larger this yesr than ever before in its his- tory. The new president, Rev. B, P. Ray- mond, 18 having admirable success. It is proposed to erect a gymuasium at an expense of $50,000, A literary club has been formed among the members of the faculty of Princeton college, who teach in the various departments of lit- erature. The club is the outgrcwth of the library meetings beld by Dr. McCosh, at which papers upon philosophical subjocts were read, The lutest critic of the schools affirms that the child and the scnool suffer materially {rom the nervous strain of wonotony. It is not necessary that we should accept this charge in its universality in order to improve t e conditions radically. Thero are few tnings so much to be feared in school life as lack of variety. The supreme court of the United States at Washington has postponed, until the hearing on their merits, the motions to dismiss or afiirm in the case of Cornell university against Willard Fisk and others, The effect of the decision is to postpone the final deter- mination of the case for about threo years, ‘The state of Indiana is trying a very novel experiment in the way of securing books for the public schools, The actual cost of a schoolbook in paper and presswork and binding 18 an nsignificant item, and if a large number of '8 ure sold the cost of each copy is but slight. L'he state has taken advantage of this fact and has made a con- tract with a single syndicate to supply all the books for its pubiic schools. Ia this way a reduction of 60 per cent in the price of books has been effected. Mrs. Leland Stanford, in an interview, gives wmany facts hitherto unprinted in re- gard to pluns for the new university at Palo Alto. She says the same attenuon will be given to girls as to boys, aud 1t is her pur- pose to huve an art training school, like the Cooper institute, where girls who have a taste for designing way secure nstructions that will enable them to earn a good living. If they then wish to study higher art, they will have means to support themselves, ‘fhe American Secular union, Philadel- phia, a voluntary association havieg for its object the complete separation of church and state, in practice as well as 1o profession aud in 0o way committed to auy system of religious belief or disbelief, through its president, Richard B. Westbrook, offers a premium of $1,000 for the best essay, treatise or manual adapted to aid and assist teachers in #ree public schools and in Girard college, and other public and cnaritable institutions professing to be unsectarian, thoroughly to instruct children and youth ip the purest principles of morality ‘without inculcating religions aocirines, T Parish Priest—Aund now, Maurice, after all I've said I hope you'll take the plodge and join the society, Maurice (sheepishly)—Iv's hard to deny you, father, but I'm with your reverence, and av | can't come in meself, begorra, I'll find & substitute and nobody can say auy fairer than that. BURIED IN A TOMB OF LAVA The Hon. Charles Rief Tells What He Saw at Pompeii, IN THE CITY OF THE DEAD. Relics Showing the iemarkable Civ- ilization of the People Who Kell Victims to the Wrath of Vesuvius, mong the Ruins of Pompeii. Posret, Tuly, Nov. 7.—[Special to Tue Bee.] —1 am now in the “*City of the Dead,” surrounded by the rvins which mack the site of the awful catastrophe that befell the city on August?23, A. D.70, when thut fearful eruption of Vesuvius, which lasted three days, buried its inhabitants under fire, ashes and brimstone. This city was built about six hundred years before the Christian era by an italian colony. The Romans used 1t as a retreat from business and care duving the time of its destruction, Cicero himself had a villa here, sod in it he wrote his ofiices, Seneca played upon its strects when a boy In the year 63 it was partly destroyed by the same uncomfortable neighbor. The Pompeiians fied,'but returneq, and sixteen years later were buried so completely thut every trace of an existence of a city, and everything appertainiug to her, was lost fcr more thau a thousand years. ‘Ihe buildings in Pomp only one-story, and were almost all built on the sume plan, The whole was covered by Vesuvius at un average depth of ten feet,and today the ruins stand out bold on elevated ground at the foot of the monster mountain, which, atany time, may see fit to embrace it again with its flery lava arms, The approach is through the Porta della Marina from the side of the 1 entered a8 gate haviog two arches, of which the larger one is paved with vol- canic stone of irregular sizes, and the left one is sumply of beaten earth, T'he first mentioned gate was closed with two wooden doors, and the last one by an iron railing at the time of the destruction of the city. 1ascended in going east, a steep incline. before reaching theso gates, and for some time afterwards, but was within the precincts of the exhumed city as soon as [ had entered the archways. The first wning particularly noticed were the narrow streets, which vary from twelve to twenty-five feet in width. The most of them have raised sidewalks of from oue to about two feet high on each side, with two and three high, large, round and oval-shaped stepping stones, used by the citizens in rainy weather. Fountains, of u cubical shape aud of lava stone, with a square opening of about four or five feet, stand at the entrance of the principal strects, In some of the strects the ancient rut, or mark of the wagon wheels is still perceptible. The museun most which contains some of the teresting objects as found, is on the righv side, us you enter uuder the vaulted gaies. 1t contains skeletons, models ana casts of human bemgs, including that of a dog;which were made under the direction of Senator Fiovelli, who succeeded in reproducing the bodies by flmng the cavities formed by the mouldering and decayng skeletons as en- crusted in the sohdified and hardened ashes and valcanic mud, with liquid plaster. These show the precise manner in which the par- ties died, and these models ure therefore a combination of plaster snd bones, the lawter in the very position in which they were buried, In this manner the beauty of the form, even the head-dress, and in one or two iustances, the drapery of the lnen and the rings on the fingers and the expression of the face is shown. ‘The houses of the rich are all of the same pattern. They cousisted of two inner courts, surrounded by porticoes and rooms. The atrium was the place where the Pompeian received his visitors. ‘I'he next court, “per- istylium,” has a warden or flower-bed io t center. These served fur private and do~ westic life, and the masier with his family, kept this open space exclusively for his own use. Around the atrium 1 observed gener- ally from two to three bedrooms on either side as I entered into the bouse, from a nar- row vestible. These bedrooms were gener- ally from 3x7 feet to 6x8 feet iu size. At the end opposite the entrance of the atrium was the lablinium, which was the audience and were generally | ine French Clock Sets, Piano Lamps, Onyx Tables, and other Art have just arrived and will have to be MAX MEYER & BRO,, 16th and Farnam Sts. reception room on special occosions. Around the peristylium were the private apartments and dining room, At the extreme end of all was the “Oecus,"” a ladies room for conversation. Adioining it on the side, or all in one, was the iibrary and picture gallery, also the **holy of holics” —the shrine for the housebold gods, namea “Lararium.” Strange as ivscems, such a house as just described, belonging to a rich man, was surrounded by little shops, which cowmunicato with the rooms. This conveys the idea that rich men, owners und raisers. of crops, sold aud retailed their own pro- ductions. In wmost houses the floors wore ornamented and adorned with mosal which in my humble estimation have little right W be considered artistic productions, Neither coula I discover any special merit in the frescoes ou the walls or those preserved in the museums. A uoteworthy place m Pompaii is the forum. It is about five hundred feet long und 100 feet wide. It serves as a publio meeting place and for the administration of law. It was surrounded on thres sides by Doric columns of white marble. It is said that above these was a sccond gallery with Tonic columns, The al was decorated with statues represeuting citizens. 1t is now paved with large marble slabs very much damgged. The six streets leading into it werotrossed by stones to prevent chariots coming into it. ‘The Temple of Venus was surrounded by alurge court fronting toward the Forum, the court of which has a portico around it, formed by the broken columns of u Dorio order. In its center was a platform on which a primitive tempie stood, to which a fight of . 'The Basilica is obposite 18 temple. It has twenty- eight fragments of columns in it. The ro- mainug walls are covered with stucco. The tribune, which is at the rear end of it, is about six feet high aud contmns two small rooms, One of the wost attractive ruins nere is the “House of the Tragic Poet.,” It received its name from a mosaic called the “Dramatic Concert,” which 18 now in Naples, On its threshold was a mosaic presenting a chained dog, and the words: *‘Cave canem | *‘Beware of the dog!” It shows yet some paintings in fresco representing Apollo and Daphue, Amuzous, Venuses and Loves. Its peristyle is ador: with seven wutilated columus. RLES Rigp, Speaking somewhat after the manner of worldiy men the olind chaplam, Rey., Mr, Milburn, saw the caucus nominee and went him several votes better. “Thav's a good text you surgest,” re- marked Dr, Prolix to one of his parishoners. “*I’ll make & minute of it,” “But you'll lnln! an hour of it,” was the whispered re- P unday school teacher —(reprovingly) — Boys, do_you know what day this? Street urchin—Hi, fellers! Here's & cove us don't know what duy this is, Guess-he's been out all night, Sho (suggestively)—Hurry, isn’t that & grand picture of the wolus!” Those+ POOr peasants bowing for a mnute in prayer when they lear tho church bell that tolls them it is supper time, The Deacon—1hat man at the rear of the church just sent word that he'd like to con- tribute. ho pastor—Who is he! "The dea- con—Dilbacker, the button manufacturer of Philadel—— The pastor—Shut the box. Dr. Long—~How did you enjoy my sermon today, Mr. Knapp?! Mr. Knapp -Excelleat, doctor; the only trouble was it was too short. Dr. Long (surprised)—Too " shorty Mr. Knapp—Yes. 1 didu't get my sieep half out. Good Man (to street hoodlum)—My son, don’t you think you would be u happior, better aud more useful boy if you would be- come @ member of our Sunday schoold Hoodlum (evidently touched) —Going to buve a Christmas tree this year? This is a negro brother's explanation of race colors: *“Nosh's sons war all bawn white, but when Ham ssw his father 1yin drunk he was so mortyfied that he turned black. Shem didn't feel so bad an’' he only Llllll‘tlifld yaller, and Japhet hadn’t 0o shame ag all. Ifthe children of Utah believe the teach- ngs of Wilford Woodruff, the successor of Brigham Young and John Taylor in the presidency of the Mormon church, life must present a gloony outlook to their youthful eyes, with small hope of salvation at the end} forit 18 the deliberate calculation of this aged teacher that euch person now upon the earth Is individually beset by 100 devils, whose mission it is to betray him into tor- ment. Itis a matter of siuplo arthmetio; 100,000,000,000 devils fell to the earth with Lucifer; there are 1,000,000,000 people on the earth, which gives 100 Lwps to every man, woman and child.