Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1890, Page 14

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAYJ FEBRUARY 16 IXTEE ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM Another Contribution on the Maeonic Controversy. ADHERENT OF THE PIKE FACTION, Doings of the A. 0. U. W,, Oddrellows, and Other Fraternal Societies— The Knights of St. George and Their BEntertainment. Not a Cerncauite. Neb., Feb, 11.—To the Editor of Tuk Ber: Since the organization in this state of the so-called Cerneau Scottish rite, there have appeared i your paper as well elsewlere, numerous articleson Scottish rite Masonry, mostof which are written by so- calied Cernauites or by those who are in sympathy with them. The writer of this, a member of the south- ern jurisdiction, who has the right to put 82 behind his name, cannot understand why some of our officials do not respond through the press instead of by pampnlet - only. Is our cause 80 weak that we cannot make a defense or refute s ast some of the charges made against ust The writer does not think 0. On the contrary, he belioves that the Iy legal supreme council in the United States is presided over by Brother Albert Pike. Even the northern jurisdiction presuded over by Brother Heury L. Palmer of Wisconsin, although recoenized by us sud by many foreign supreme councils, is just ns illegal s those of the so-called Cernesu councils, and its members should either be healed by our supreme council or ignored. The cluims of the legitimacy of our su- preme council is further proven, if proof is necded, that never hay avplication been made 10 other brunches of Masonry to defend our title. Ours is the oldest supreme council in the world, and all others admit that they must tracs their descent from us. Cerneau- ism, on the contrary, has no_standing what- ever, is not recognized at home or abroad, and has established bodies only in those places where we had never been able to establish any, or where these established by our supreme council had become dormant. Cerneauism has en- trapped, 10 every place which it infests, only those for whom our degroes would have no value, only those who are unable to com- prehend or appreciate their beauties and morals, and simply accepted them because 1t costs but little to become a thirty-second Cerneauite. ‘The history of our supreme council from its organization to the present time is 80 plain and clear to the Masonic student that no brother open to conviction can fail to see that we have trath and justice on our side, besides our supreme council has given no cause for jealousy. Disturbances and dis- sensions are not due to its course; wherever they exist they wre created by impostors who set up spurious bodies; and the Master Masons who unite with these spurious bodies are alone responsible for these dis- turbances. The Cerneauites claim that we were dor- mant or asleep for many years and had no orgabization whatever; granted that this is the truth, does that prove anything, more than that our supreme council suffered like aearly all Masonic bodies during and after the Morgan excitement! During that time some of the strongest bodies in the United States surrendered their charters and ceased to meet and work. Is it strange that our su- preme council, which was numerically weak should close from labor for awhilet Even so- called Cerneanites cannot deny that the Bcottish rite degrees are not for the common masses; disguise it as we may itis a fact that the higher degrees are only for those who by education and experience are fit to govern and they can only be appreciated by such, a8 is well set forth by our grand commander in his “*Morals and Dogmas,’” 8 book which every Mason should own. It cannot be disputed that the higher de- grees are attmined only by deep Masonic atbdy. The brother who understands and follows the researches of Masonic historians finds a pleasure which the uninterested craftsman canuot understand or appreciate, and 1t cunnot be denied that too many Mas~ ter Masons are vnable to underatand nor do they appreciate even the first three degrees. Greater care will have to be exercised in accepting Muster Masons to the higher de- grees; we should admit none but those who possess the me aud the means, as well as the intelligence und willingness to study our beautiful ritual and live up to its require- ments; if we fail to do this we will soon be compelled to lament like the grand master of Kentucky about the decadence of Ma- sonry. Brethren of the southern jurisdiction, you I appeal, especially you of the 833 wake up, gird on your armour, and wipe Cer- neauism' from tius glorious' state. Peace snd harmony has ever prevailed in this com- monwealth, and peace and harmony let us bave, even if we have to fight for it, SavLix. Lixcor o °, A. 0. U W, The grand lodge of Michigan, atits session in East Saginaw early in the month, adopted 8 system of lodge jurisdiction requiring np- plicants to obtain membersbip in the lodge nearest their place of residence, unless a dis- pensation is granted by the grand master workmen—where there are two or more lodges in one city they are to have concur- rent jurisdiction, New York state is the bauvner jurisdiction ot the order, having over 30,000 members. The supreme lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen maets in Boston in 1890, ‘While California is only twenty-fourth in population it is fourth among the states in its A. 0. U. W, membership. The tendency of this order in the state is towaras still a greater increase, one fact indicating it being the 187th new member that joined the order last month, All the lod in this city, South Omaha and Council Bluffs have been invited by Dean Gardoer to attend divine service at Trinity cathedral this evening, The mem- bers will meet at the hall of No. 18, in the Barker block, at 7 o'clock, and proceed in a body to the church, It is especially re- quested that all members attend and the master workmen of the various lodges are e'x’recml to exercise the functions of their oftice in securing a good attendance, Detroit lodge, No. 6, is now the largest losl;)a in the world, having & membership of K. P, Omaha division No, 12, held a busy session Wednesday evening. It was the occasion of their regular quarterly meeting and the annua! meeting. Moreover the elaction of ofticers was held, a candidate was initiated and the division was inspected by the assist- aut inspector general, Captaln Jenkins of Lincoln. There was a good attendance, about 90 per cent of - the division being pres- ent. The minutes of all the meetings beld during the quarter were read and approved. The old officers were unanimously re-elected, as follows: John Hayward, captain; Henry Horning, first heutenant; D. C. Miller, sec- ond heutenant; Harvey Wells, recorder; Alfred Wolff, treasurer, All the oficers were installed except the treasurer who was suffering with rheumatism and coula not tako part in the ceremony, although he was present, A candidate was then initiated and ut once xlu'sd in the ranks and the inspection beld. The inspection was entirely satisfactory and the division was highly complimected by the inspector, who the division was sccond to none in the state, A number of visitors were present, includin, Colonel Downs of the First regiment,Cologe! Brown of the Second regiment, the captains of Black Enslo aud Lily divisions and sev~ eral staff and line ofiicers. Colonel Brown made 8 speech in which he referred to the roaching encempment at Milwaukeo and sald that the metabors of the Uniform Rank in Milwaukee were making great prepara- tions to have everything on & grand scale. He expressed the opinion thel at tbat time the Uniform Rank woula demonstrate to the world that it is the finest uniform organizas tion among the secret societies. Lily Division No, 8 will give a party at Moetropolitan hall on Wednesday next. Black Eagle division held a meeting in the mew Pythian hall Thursday vight. Nearly belonging to the division was The regular election was held, resulting in the re-olection of Captain C. H. Ware and_the etection of W. L. Scism and F. J. Sackett as first and sec- ond lieutenants respectively. C. G, Schenck was elected recorder and W. W, McMullen was made bt easurer afterward i talled. The inspecting officer had been expected, but was called to Lin- coln on business: and the inspection was therefore postponed Myrtle division elected the foliowing officers at its last meeting: Captain, William Darst; first lieutenant, John Kilkenny, sec- ond lieutenant, Charles Bachmano, The oficers were The item which has been going the rounts of the press during the past month to the effect tHat saloonkeepers in various parts of the state had been expetled from Masonic lodges in accordance with the ‘‘recent action of the Masonic grand lodge, is incor- rect in one particular. It conveys the im- pression that the grand lodge of Masons had only recently taken action on this matter, when, as a matter of fact, the grand lodge at its session in 1572 passed a résolution, which was afterwards incorporated in the by-laws of the order, as follows: Resolved, That the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage is a gross violation of the Musonio obligation and should in all cuses subject the offender to reprimand, and, if persisted in, to expulsion from the fra- ernity. This action was taken in accordance with the suggestion of Grand Master W, . Hill, who, in his annusl addres, said: “Are men Masons in truth and in spirit who engage in the sale of ardent spirits and thereby bring men to a drunkard’s grave, ace ahd beggar their wives and chil- , and bring reproach upon our order, whose cardinal virtues are Temperance, For titude, Prudence and Justice? I think not.” The Masouic grand lodge of Nebraska has ays boen i promoter of the principles of temperance among the members of its obe- dience, As carly s 1500 the following reso- tion wus adopted : Resolved, Thut it is the sense .and utter- ance of the grund lodge that the vices of in- temperance, gambling and profanity are un- Masonic in the highest sense und derogatory to the best interosts of the fraternity; heace 1t is hereby mude the imperative duty of the masters and wardens of subordinate lodges to prefer charges ugainst any brother who persistently indulges in suid vices and try him in the regular form for such offense, The spirit of the above resolutions has been adhered to by subordinate loages, as a rule, butin a few instances members who have engaged in the objectionuble traffic after their admission to membership in a lodge have been allowed to remain through the friendship of the brethren and a natural shrinking on the part of the members from preparing charges sgainst them, The lodges 1n Lincoln huve expelied three of their mem- bers under this law and it is reported that these parties intend to appeal to the grand lodge and to the supreme lodge. No action has been taken by the Omaha lodges in this matter. ‘The Nebraska grand lodge of Oddfellows hasulso taken action in this matter, au amendment to the constitution being now under consideration, At the session of the grand lodge held at Nebraska City in October 1834, Grand Mas- ter Hudson in his annual report sald he had been asked several times to pass upon the question whether saloonkeeping was a *‘rep- utable means of support,” such as wus con- templated in the requirements for member- bership, but that he had declined to pass upon the question for the reason that the grand master cannot make the laws or rules of procedure. He said the remedy was with the grand lodge and if it should declare that saloonkeeping was not areputable means of support there would de pleuty of law to apply w a member who should engage in the business after his admission to mombership, At the session held in 1850 the committee on appeals, in reporting on acase of a brother who had been charged with keeping a sa- loon, bad admitted it and had been ucquitted, reported that they had examined the law and found that saloonkeepers were not eligible to membership in the order in Nebraska., An amendment to par. 14, sec. 1, of art. 12, of the constitution was offered at the same session as follown: r. 14. Any member who shall be found in n state of intoxication, or whoshall inany munner engage in the munufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor to be used as a beverage ete, The amendment was laid over until the next ion, under the rules, and in the meantime 1t 18 being considered in overy lodge in the state, and will be warmly- de- bated when it comes up for consideration. Several prominent Oddfellows in this city have expressed the opinion that the amend- ment is too sweeping in its character, inas- much as it would include in its provisions anyone who hanaled the liquor in any way, and would prove impracticable when an at- tempt 18 made to enforce it. It is probable, therefore, that the amendment will be very materially changed before it is finally passed. The Knights of Pythias have also taken action inthis matter, but have leftitins different shape. At the session, of the supreme lodge held in Cincinnati in June, 1888, the supreme rep- resentatives of Nebraska introduced resolu- ti0ns declaring the necessity of defining the qualification, *good moral character,” and raising the question as to the sound moral character of retailers of intoxicating liquors, ‘The resolution further declared that saloon- keepers and bartenders were not of good character and declared them ineligible to membership. It was further resolved that ail subordinate lodges should expel all mem- bers who should eungage in the business of saloonkeeping, or who should, upon notice from the lodge, refuse t abandon such busi- ness. ‘The above resolution was referred to the committee on the state ot the order, which reported that the law as 1t then existed, leaving the question of the qualification of applicants for membership to the discretion of the subordinate lodges, was the best and the only practicable course 1o be maintained. The committee recognized the propriety and necessity of guuarding the portals of the order, but thought there was not @& genmeral consensus of opinion as to what constituted ‘*‘good moral character” or the want of it. The com- mittee was of the opinion that it was better to leave this queston to tho subordinate lodges, and conluded *‘while the committes, feel, in all its force, the fact that intemper- ance, in all its forms, 18 a vice thutshould wholly close our doors against all of those who are hubitually guilty of its practice, yet it is the judgement of the committee tl it is ill-advised to add any absoluie and postive prohibition of any class of our fellow citizens, except as now provided.” The report of the committe was adopted and so0 the matter stands, ‘The question hias been ralsed in some of the subordinate lodges whether or not this action of the supreme lodge gives to the sub- ordinate lodges the right to add to the qaliti- cations of applicants for membership by adopting an smendment thereto, bearing upon this matter, It is a question which is open 1o arguwent on both sides. Someof the lodges of this city have practically included this in their action upon appplicutions, althoughi they have adopted no resolutlons bearing upon the question. G A K. At the past regular meeting of U, 8; Grant post No. 110, department of Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, held on Tuasday even- ing, Fevruary 11, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, Our esteemed post commander, T, 8, Clarkson, 1s a candidate for the posi- tion of department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of the depurtment of Nebraska, to be filled by the department en- campment to be held at Grand Island on Feb- ruary 19 and 20, and, Whereas, Comrade Clarkson 18 emiuently qualified and fitted for said position, and would adorn and hounor such a high ofice; and, Whereas, His untiring zeal and intense votion to the cause aud interests of the Grand Army of the Repubflic for mauy vears past entitle Comrade Clarkson to our cordial and undivided support for the position of [ ment commander: therefore be it lyed, That this post give its fullest and heartiest endorsement and suppors to the candiaacy of Comrade Clarksou for the position of tment commander, Resolvea, I\ Lthe represeutatives of the various }xmu of the Grand Army of the Re- public of Omaha avd Douglas county Lo the department. gucampment - be solicited Lo join the representatives of this xo-nn advocating sud supporting the candidacy of Comrade Clarkson. lved, Tobat in presentivg Comrade Clarkson as & candidate for department commander, we trust that the eucaupment will rewember aad sppreciate the grand work which he has at all times done for the order, in this department and out of it, and tope that the encampment will recognize and reward his merit by placing bim at the head of the department for the ensuing year. 1.0, 0. General Underwood has issued orders for reorganization of the second army corps ot the Patriarch Militant making a fourth corps, The torritorial limit ot tho second now embrace the province of Cauada and the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and the District of Col- umbia, Major General James B. Nicholson, commanding. Headquarters, Philadeiphia, Pa. Many Odd Fellows will be perhaps sur prised at the following law that applios to all jurisdictions, and was passed by Lhe sover- eign grand lodge in 1887, By following this rulo it might perhups save a great deal of trouble to members living outside of the jur- isdiction of their lodge hat it is the duty of every Oddfellow, when he is away from home and out of his own jurisdiction, to give attention and care 10 his brothren in distress, and watch with the sick when necossary, as well as when he is within bis own jurisdiction. And further, that it is and shali bs the duty of every mem- ber of the order, on taking up his residence away from the vicinity of his own lodge, to report himself to the lodge nearest his resi- dence, or when it is equally near to two or more lodges, to one thereof, within thirty days after taking up such residence; and in making such report ho shall give the name and number and location of his lodge, and when requested by the lodge to which ho has reported shall watch with the sick who, like himself, are away from home aud _their own jurisdiction; and any such member so failing to report shall not be entitled to afiliation with the other, ror to attention from any lodge. And this legislation shall not be con- strued to hinder or prevent any lodge or member from furnishing watchers or giving attention to any sick or needy brother.” Order Sons of st. George. On Saturday evening last Shakespeare lodge, No. 217, Ordor Sons of St, George, gave one of their series of entertainments 1 the Arcanum hall, 1314 Douglas street. Mem- bers and their friends, numbering about ono huadred and fifty were present and an en- joyable evening was spont. Harry Evans prosided over the literary portion of the meeting, The following ladies and gentle. men took part w the programme: Mr. and Mrs. Buker, Miss Baker and Miss Lucy Ba- ker, Miss Stribling, Mrs. Charles Hill, Mr. Harvey Morton, Mr, Tom Gray, Mr. A, Burt and others, Rofreshments were served at the close of the vocal programme, after which a programme of twelve dances kept the merry party tripping the light fantastic uatil midnight. 3 The committae in charge were W. R. Ad- ams, Johu Stribling, Charles Hill, . Mor- ton and John Douglas. Shakespeare lodge meets every second and fourth Saturdays at 1314 Douglas street. All sons of England are invited to join the happy band. All information can be had of the secretary, John D, Douglas, 812 South Twelfth street. Invitations are issued by the general com- mitte of the order asking all members to bo present at the first grand reunion of the order,which will be hela at Niazara Falls on June 10, 11 and 12, Several new applications are fn the hands of the members, and Shakespearo lodge is on the boom. It is expected that the order will huve some outdoor baskot picaics this summer, and the boys are already preparing to organize a cricket club as an addit.onal attraction, The initiation fee or first degree i eighteen to thirty vears of age, $3; thirty to forty, $4; forty to fifty, 86. Ie secoud de- gree Is $3. A 'sick bonofit is paid of & per week. Its objects are purely social and beneficial. The next social will be held on March 80. Rod Cross Castle gave a valentine party at their hall on Fifteenth strect, near Dodge, Friday night. The committees appointed to arrange the details had not labored in vain and the hall was gaily decorated and every detail which could contribute to the comfort and enjoyment of the guests had been at- ended to. The attendance was OO every particular and the members of the order fulfilled its requirements in the matter of sociability. About midnight the entire party aajourned to the vacant store room in the Odd- Feliows’ block which had been vransformed inw0 @ banquet room. Here they enjoyed & most delicious repast after which they returned to the hall and dancing was continued uatil a late hour, Red Cross Castle has been very successful in their parties this season and have made them suc- cessful financially us well as socially. The committees having charge of the party Fri- day night. were as follows: [aster of cere- monies, L. C. Eryen; reception committee, B, H. Neidig, R. Tizard and M. K. Over; tioor committee, C. B. Boice, W. O. Perry, W. W. Bowlby'and N. H. Nelson. B SINGULARITIES. From Oscar Tuttle of Sauta Cruz, Cal, was splitting kindling wood when he’ tackled a large piece of reedwood. He found a 5-cent piece of 1850 lodged in the center of the limb, It was blackened by the sap. A geotleman had some valuablo papers stored in the attic of Sears’ building, ton, On Saturday last he was impressed to remove them o a safer place of deposit. Sunday morning the building was in flames, A dog belonging to Harvey Skean of Pottstown pays regular visits, almost_daily, to the graves of the three little children of his owner, interred av Pottstown cemetery, and scratches upon the graves, He and the children were playmates. White county, Arkansas, claims the cham plon big girl. Her name 'is Nellie Arilda Malone. She was nine years old th 14th of last August, and now weighs 230 pounds, Her futher is dead, but she has two sisters and a brother, all younger than herself, Fossil remains are common in Florida, A big find was announced the other day, and DOw it is reported that the skeletons of some mammoth animals have been uneartned near Dayton, A citizen of Orlando has exhumed @ tooth which, in w state of petrification, weighs eight pounds sna a haif, There is a spring near Stonington, Conn., the water of which has a peculiar result on those who driok it. ‘I'he water flows from a crack In a high rock, and the veins of a man uflnkinr from it begin to swell and he looks and feels as though he were about to burst for teu minutes. Then the effects gradually disappear, A child, resembling in many respects both @ catfish and a snuppish turtle, was bora of colored parents in Trenton, N, J. The woeight of the child is about 7 pounds and the head and trunk of the body are perfectly natural in form, IBut there ure neither arms nor legs. It bas au abundance of biack curly bair, which completely covers the forehead from the eyebrows, A night or two ago Conductor Pifer's train, No. 8, on the C, 8, & C,, was delayed at London, Ont,, by the breaking of a brake rod, When the train.was stopped it was found that the broken and jagged eud of the brake rod haa plerced like a sword the bod, of an enormous black cat which was still living, What the cat had to do with the ac~ cident, or how it came in that position, is purely s matrer of conjecture, but the scene Was wild sud uncanuy, , While out hunting, Colonel Standifer and Billy Muller, of Denison, Texas, came acro: @ large aead tree, tho stump of which was {ull to overflowing, 8o to speak, with mice. The Colonel aud his companion pulled off strips of the decayed outer growth of the tree, and every time a strip was pulled my- riads of mice ran for their lives, Colonel Sandifer killed 836 of the mice and Muller 418, The next day the tree was visited with -and-tan-terriers, the bark was re- d the number of mice kilied is esti- mated at over ono thousand. ‘The royal Botanic society has received for its museum & specimen of the double coco- nut known 8lso as coco de mer. For hun- dreds of years the origin of these nuts was a m.vllarg. for they were nevsr seen except when they were washed up by the sea. They were supposed to have wonderful powers in the way of curing disease, and were the sub- ject of other superstitions uutil the place where they grew was at last discovered o be the Seychelies, & small group of islapds in the Indiau ocean. Formerl they were worth their weight in gold, and they are rare nOW. THE WORLD'OF FAIR WOMEN, A Lady Telegraph Operator Talke About Her Profession. HOLD THEIR 'OWN WITH MEN. But Usually Thoy are Paid e Wages—Some.»vints on Finger Rings—Combination Among WomenWorkers. Lower Women Telegraph Operators, ‘Do women make competent tele- graph operators?” inquired a reporter of u bright, observing woman, whom he knew to have been long enough in the telegraph service to know something of the experionce of her sex in this pro- fession. *‘Certainly they do,” she answercd. “They learn the business as readily as men and where they continue in the profession become experts just asquick- ly. Iknow a number of women opera- tors who send and receive press report, making neat and legible copy with as great speed and ease as their brother operatoss.” re there many women employed in the numerous telegraph offices through- ouv the country?” “0, yes! Inall of the large cities there ave numbers of women employed. There is hardly a Western Union tele- graph office in any city or town of any size that has not at least one or two women operators. Women are frequent- 1y managers of Western Union offices in small and medium sized towns, and are usually very successful in thi branch of the service, giving less cause for complaint both to the company and the public than men operators, as they are more painstaking and give greater attention to the details of the business, and besides having fewer temptations to call them outside of the oftlce are usually on hand during business hours.” “Do railroad companies employ women operators?”’ “Yes, occasionally, but the work in _railway offices s 50 arranged at present that in the offices of minor importance the agent must act in the capacity of operator, baggage- master and generai rustler, hence the impracticability of employing women operators. But 1 know of perhaps a half dozen places where women have made very acceptable 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. One woman in particular I call to mind who had charge of a station on the Michigan Central railway, and of whom her superintendent said: ‘She is the best man on my division.”” “The Chicago & ‘Northwestern rail- way company also employs a few women agents. You occasionally see a woman in a railwayoffice in the west, but there are not as many employed as in the eastern states. The first employment of women in railway offices was about the year 1868, by the New York Central railroad company under the manage- ment of Superintendent A. L. Dick,who conceived the idea of cheaper telegraph service, and numbers of men. were dis- charged and women ewmployed in their places at a salary of 830 per month. This was in the timeof the use of the old Morse register from which tele- grams were received by impressions of the dots and dashes made upon narrow strips of paper tape, similar to that in use%.iy the wheutsmne system of today. I remember distinctly seeing m{ mother, who was employed in a smal office on the New York Central railroad line, receive the entire election returns on these strips of paper tape from which she read the news while some ohe copied it for her.” “Do women receive the courtesy they should from the railroad men with whom they come in contact in their business relations?” *‘Oh, yes, indeed! There are no more courteous or gentiemenly men anywhere than the railroad men, and I think they appreciate the ability of a woman who can earn her bread at the key even more than the commer- cial telegraph companies do. Unlike the telegraph companies the railroad companies, when they do employ a woman, they pay her the same salary for doing the same work." “Then the telegraph companies do not pay the same salaries to their women operators as to the men.”” *‘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 them. The Western Union Telegraph company in Omaha, however, pays nearer equal sal- aries to women than many others of the large city offices, Superintendent Dickey appreciates the fuct that a woman can do us good work at the key as a man, if she tries, This he has demons- trated in a number of cases, and quite a number of bright young women who have been given employment by Mr. Dickey, in some of the branch offices of Omaha when they were mere sfudents, have graduated from these minor pos tions to the main office at a very good salary, or to positions of managers of officés throughout the states. Some of the women operators here started in their telegraphic career as check girls, and, putting, the time when not. distributing messages to good use, have picked up enough of the mystery of dots and dashes to take a subordinate position, from which by close apnlication, they gradually became competent operators, A woman operator who is ailigent and carelul can command a salary of from $25 to $60 per month, and I have known a few to draw #75and 50 per month. Mr. Dickey apprébiates the fact also, that the women he’employs are willing and steady, and will always be on hand after pay day, as ‘the mnnu{l thsg earn 088 w-up%on some one who is depen- SBnt apon them,instead of demoralizing and unfiting them for work, as it some- times does in the,case of the sterner sex. Many women.operators are look- ing to Superintepdent Dickey to bring the saluries of women up to the stan- dard of those paid to men, all things, of course, bein, i, He certainly can- not doa nobler act than to place the dignity of these ‘Workers where it be- longs, by bringing his influence to bear to make equal “the 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 them are working for the support of loved ones dependent upon them, and, if1t is hard fora man to battle for bread, it is doubly hard fora woman and when she cau do_intelligently an woll the same work is she not entitled to the same-pay?” s A Bel Kings. The woman with a slender hand and long tapering fiuge cun, as far as rings are concerned, get the better of her sister whose hand is short and dimpled, wnd on which rings give a pudgy look. ‘What are the fashionable rings? Well, & pretty pair of bhands that were dispensing hospitality 1n the shape of tea the other afternoon were good form; on the finger of the left haad, above the wedding ring, was the en- gagement ring, a superb pink pearl set about with diamonds;, and above this was the guard—a flat, narrow band of gold, with diamonds set in all around it after the English fashion. On the little finger was worn a band with three superb stones set upon it—a perfect white diamond with a pearl on each side; tifb guard for this was a close chain of gold and platinum, writes a New York respondent of the St. Louis Republic. The right hand showed the very blue of heaven, On the third finger was a perfect turquoise in its diamond framing, and above it a band of smaller turqoises; from the lit- tle finger flashed a great diamond framed in tiny turquois These stones were every one of them a perfect blue, the undesirable tinge of green not being even suggested by the envious looks cast upon them. A Queen’s skin Beautifier, Marie Antoinette had a favorite wash distilled from half a dozen lemons cut small, a handful of white lily leaves and southernwood infused in two_quarts of milk with an ounce and a holf of white sugar and an ounce of rock alumn. The face at night was to be bathed with the water, which gave a beautiful purity and loveliness to the complexion. Another al recipe was toinfuse wheat bran three or four hours in vine- gar with yolks of eggs and a grain or two of amberyis, distilling the whole ._m‘fl Kkeep it ten days in the sun to fin- ish. The famous lait virginal was a name for several different toilet lotions, the most efficacious of which was an ounce of alumn and the same of sulphur in fine powder shuken half an hour in a pint of rosewater, which 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 nume are nothing but an ide of lead dissolved in acid, and ; injurious. Where Women Do the Woing. Ukraine, Russia, is_the real paradise for the spinster. And if in this country a prototype of the Russian province could be founded, it would be populated inless time than one imagines. In Ukraine, think of it, ye spinsters and celibates, all the courting is done by the: women! The man has nothing to do with the affair. Like Mariana in the moated grange, he merely sits and waits. If the young woman feels stealing o'er her afancy for u particular young man, she does not pine away in ‘‘a green and yellow melancholy.” But she buckles on the armor of her affec- tions and sallies out like a conquering hero. To drop similes and come down to matter-of-fact language, the young woman. when she falls in love With some young man, without delay disclosés to him the true condition of her feelings. Does he love her? Then the marri- age ceremony is arvanged without delay. Does he not love her? Tnen love-sick damsel plants he i residence and announces t stay thare until a revolution shall come in his feelings, says the Detroit Free Press. The young man is helpless, be- cause the friends of the young woman will ayenge any affront that the young man shall offer to her. But he is nouv compelled by either law or custom to endure her presence 10r- ever. When he becomes tired of the attentions of the lovelorn lass he can pick up his lares and penates and move out. When the affair reaches this climax it is equivalent to an announce- ment that the young man positively will not wed. Combination Among 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 principle of unionism, says the English Illustrated Magazine. They have many of them suffered sorely from the effects of strikes, and though they realize 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 period during which their ~ employment must cense, till their ultimate demands are conceded. Added to which they do not forget the bitter feelings aroused—the breach between employer and servant, and above all that in a struggle such as a long strike always roust be, it is only the strong who win, the weak ones go to the wall. All these things make women shy and slow to join a trade union, while the introduction of foreign lubor in England, and the imcreasing demand on account of their cheapness, for foreign goods ghave 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 take up her stand with a greater chance of succoss, for with the best women work- ers, as with the men, 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 be carried out in England instead of being exe- cuted by French women, who are trained for it in the many technical schools which exist for women in France. In Scotland the question has been warmly espoused by the woman who work in Glnsfuw and Dundee, and the prospect of combining for the un- skilled as well as the skilled workers, is very much more promising there than in England, Scotchwomen are more in- dependent and sell-reliant, added to which, though the pay is bad, their sur- roundings are less domrinmung than those of the London women, and their dwellings are beuter and rentsare lower. The rapid increase of the population and the influx of people from the coun- try to the large towns makethe problem of how to deal with our unskilled female labor every year more difficult, The education ~hitherto given to women in England is purely intellectual, and when a girl has passed the standard she at once goes into the ranks of the un- skilled, If she can give time she may be apprenticed and learn a trade, but the number of girls who can afford todo that is 'elflnfl%ewel‘ every day. The few shillings a girl can earn at once is much too important an addition to the family income to be rejected, and as the majority of them marry while practic- all che{dren. neither the necessity of being apprenticed or joining & union appeals to them CONNUBIALITIES. Many & man has married for beauty, only to learn that be paid 810 for what can be purchased for 25 cents at all druggists. “Before we married she was yielding and pensive. But now all is cbhanged.” o what way#' “She 18 aggressive and ex- pensive.” “Is Brown happy in his marriage?” “Well, Ithink if Brown were to see Mrs, Brown today for the first time he wyuldn't ask for an troduction.” Poilip Kick, who died recently near Mount Vernon, O., was the father of rineteen cnil- dren. His widow and seventeen of the children survive. The hot-headed youth marries in a burr, because he fears Juarriageable females will be scarce next year, and lives to wonder bow the supply boids out. . The two most exoiting periods in @ woman's life are wheu she is Listeuiog w0 hor first proposal and bidaing on a basket of broken crockery at an auction. It was a i<ansas reporter who wishea a newly wedded pair “'a happy life, and that their pathway may be strewn with roses as thoy fourney hand in hand down the rugged stream of life," Woman is sometimes happiness in the marr but in the majority of instances the boot is on the other foot, and she is roally the true comfort there is in it. Charlos C. Hoftea of Carroliton, Ga.asked his wife to permit him to get a temporary divorce from her so that ho might wed a girl worth $100,000, His wife refusing. he mar~ ried the girl, and is now in jail for bigamy, A gentloman who was recently married in Nowport, Ky., gave up an inheritance of 000 rather than miss getting the object of hoico. Ho was a widower and bis first wife's property was to revert to his mother in case he married. Daniel Glock and his wife of Carondelet, Mo., in celebrating their twenty fifth wed- ding anniversary also celobrated the fiftieth birthday of each, and tho birthday of each of their three childron falls also upon the wedding anniversary. T. H. Davis of Clarksvilie, Mo., was three times married to the same woman, his own temper and two divorces making this possi- ble. His record breaking career was cut short on Tuesday, when his three times brother-in-law kilied him, Two beggars, Charies Gerke, aged fifty- eight, and Mary Eichmiller, aged sixty, wero recently married at Louisville, Ky. When the magistrate asked tho groom how they would got their support, he answered, “Hus- tle around and live some way.” A periodical for the betrothed is now pub- lished in Vien It 1s published twice a month, KEvery announcement of a betrothal or marriage ie jnserted gratuitously, pro vided the happy couple will buy their trous- Seau of the tradesmen advertising i the vaper, When a Corean marries he is careful to present his wife with a wild goose, even if he is oblighed to hire the bird specially for the occasion; for, once upon a tume, a wild Ropse whose mate was killed returned year after year to the samo spot to mourn her loas, and the Corean bridegroom wishes his bride to understand the virtue of constancy. Wilson S. Bissell, Cleveland’s former law partner, was served with a subbeena last week at a railroad station in Buffalo to ap- pear as a witness in_the Ball-Post libel suit, As the train moved out Mr, Bissell said to the officor: “‘You may ko to thundor. I'm not going to put off my wedding to testify in o libel suit. Il get married tonight if 1 go 1o jail for it." Miss Nannie McKinney was married a few days ago to young Mr. Thompson in Stokes county, North Carolina, At the conciusion of the ceremony the pretty bride was being congratulated, when by some means she hap- pened to discover that her newly mado liege lord had taken a drink of whisky just beforo the marriage. The young wife was an ardent temperance woman and had_belieyed ber sweotheart a teetotaler. Finding that she had been deceived she at once announced that she would decline tolive with him as his wifo. The friends of both partics made every attempt 1o affect a reconciliation, but their efforts availed nothing. ————— HONEY rOit 1 HE LADIES, Dyed parrots are used on small hats. Light, fleccy furs are used for trimmitg house dresses. For service, beauty ana style the long ul- ster is the best selection to make for a March wrap. Iiddle back chairs, covered with faded brocade, are counted among the gem wed- ding gifis, ‘Tablecloths nre again plain, spotloss spreads, while sheets are made Wwith hem- stitcned edges and ruftles of lace or em. broidery. Following the fashion set by the princess of Wales 1s a wide black velvet band on which is a beautiful renaissance efflorescence of silver and diamonds, There are dead black handkerchiefs for mourning toilets and solid colors to match the new dress goods, all in cambric and flae linen, but not 1o the best taste, ‘Wide collars of gold mesh are set with diamonds through which wanders a desico in small rubies. It is evidently designed rox long-necked women whom it would adorn suverbly. A feature of the season is the pendants of somi-precious stones mounted in dismonds. ‘These take the simplest forms, veing usually an ovel or round design with the ribbon loop Which is of diamonds, Seed pearls in numberless strauds are suitable necklaces for debutantes. Thoy are caught up in the center with diawond loops, and often make several festoons draping :only the collar bones of beauty too immu- ure, When a dinner is given in honor of a s cial guest the compliment may be emph: sized by nsing the calling card of the hon- orod one in connection with the menu card, the two being secured with ribbons and flowers. One of the most artistic collarcttes is of diamonds not too large set in diamond-shaped forms of .silver, the points touching on the alternate points. Above and below, ress a pearl. The ghevron cffect of this piece was novel and attractive, All the favor flowers are tled with ribbons that match the purple of violet, the pink of la France roses, the yellow of the jong the delicate green foliage about lila liles of the valley. In most instanves tho ribbon streamers cost more than the bouquet itself, The young women of the period affect sweet simplicity of dress for ull occasions, and especially on the strect. Sowe of the bats are almost bare of trimining, the cos- tume is plain and all manner of jeweiry frowned at. All this,while being aduirable, is inexpensive and distinctive, Mobair and nun’s cloth will be the rage for early spring dresses. In making up this wiry material the straight English gores are used, with all the fulness gathered or plaited in the buck. If not too stiff the kilt is desir- able. All Englsh skirts are tinished either with a few rows of narrow braid or some in- expensive gulloon of quiet design. The nurserygdoctress prescribes two baths a day for baby, thasoap and ter one in tho moraing and vigorous m ge after the evening dip; this, with all the cold water he wili drink, loose clothing, & cool but per- fectly clean room and no nandling, fondling or kissing, means to Mr. Baby eils of beauty aod health and inches of growth a week, e There are in Mexico three Uatholic arch- bishops and seventeen bishops, ‘The newest thing in religious journalism is “The Charity Ball” number of the American Israelite. The new government of Brazil hi ued a decree proclaiming separation of church and state. Rev. E, B. Furbish, pastor of the First Congregational church, Lockport, N. Y., res signed his pastorate because a majority of the members of the church oppose compel- ling candidates for mewmbership to promise to abstain from card-playing, dancing and theater-going. Georgia claims to bave the smallest ana youngest boy preacher in the world, He is aged thirteen years, two of which he has been preaching, aud he weighs sixty poun The young divine now has & record of over fifty sermons. _As an explanation of his cail- ing, We states that one day he was in the cot. ton field pickiog cotton and bocame seized with an ides that it was bis duty o go out ana talk with the people. He has becn to school only eight months, He belongs to the Methoaist church, The Observer thinks that “Unitarianism will never redeem the world; because it lacks faith in Christ on ks divine side,” And 1t might be said evangelicism will not redeem the world, because it lacks faith in Chirist on the human side, says tue Christian Register. Unitarians beliove, however, in he incaroution in a larger seuse than their evunfi ical brethren. They believe that God is incarnute not only in Jesus, but in all mankiod, and that God himself will aevelop and redeem the race He has created. Much Christian work is being done among the 250,000 lepers in India, During the last ton yeurs 800 persous of this class have been admitted tothe asylum at Almora,in northern lundia, under the care of the London mission- ary society, and about bulf the bumber bave been converied. At Pithegorab, not far away, is an asylum under charge of the Methodist missionaries from the United States, and at Umballa, io the Punjab, there has for mauy years been & leper asylum con- duluud by American Presbylerian wission- aries. Kecenlly we noticed with great f 8- tion that the white Baptist ministers of Nashville, Tenn,, have been allowing tha colored Baptist ministors to meet with them on equal footing. says the New York Inde pendent. \We aro informed in the Nashville Christian Advocate that the same thing 18 true of the Methodist ministers of that city. Wo quoto: or more than fifteon yoars past the preachers of the Colored Methodiss Episcopal church in America have freely met in the preachers’ meetings of the pase tors and ministers of the Methodist Episcos pal churoh south of Nashvillo.” It is very pleasant to give fac o these, which do the southorn Christian henrt gr In every Catholic church which ha ously taken up the experiment of congrogas tional singing it has been a sucoess, says the Catholio Review, _Success means more than musical success, It means that one of the greatest of arts, one of the most elevated of sciences has been turned to the glory of God and the blossing of his peopie, Sculpture, painting, architecture, the skill of the deco- rator, havo been combined everywhero for his glory, It 18 a faot, not open to contest, that every congregation whioh singg in church is lnrger, more devout, and more in« telligent than the congrogations that do not sing. 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