Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1892, Page 12

WHERE A TRAMP IS UNKNOWN Portugal « Summer Land of Servants and Patient Donkeys, THROUGH WAKEMAN'S ENTHUSIASTIC EYES Plotures of Medimval Qualhtness Thrown Upon the Sereen—A Peeput the Home Life of the Plodding Pore t (Copyrighted 1892 by the Author.) Beaa, Portugal, Dec. Special to Tar Bgr. |—We came toancient Evora, where are tound the most striking Roman remains in Portugal, by rail. But Ican never forget nhe look of anguish and commiseration which came over the facs of Dobrado, my good Gallegan guide and servant as 1 announced that hencoforth our journey was to be pur- sued on foot. The honest fellow tinally wept #0 coplously that a compromise was affected upon doakeys as faras Boja, when should he not wish to nccompany me on foot ke was to veturn to Lisbon. The genuina grief of Dobrado drew my Attention to two facts of somo importance to iravelors in Portugal. One is that such firm susplelon of the character of auyone grovel- {ng enough to travel on foot is so fixed and prefixed in the Portuguese mind, thatthe sentimental tramp labors under the groatest possible disadvantago. The humblest farmer is attonded by his still humblor ser- vant; and there is not a peasant in the en- tire kingdom <o desperately impoverishod as to be without this patient beast of burden. The Unspeakablo Donkey. The other stubborn fact 1s the Portuguese donkey itsclf, and the variety of uses to which the little animal is put. Thousands of them can be found in all tho larger cities dolng all manuer of labor and service. Every human beinz in the country districts seems to possess from one to a sc in front of every churoh, in every praca or square, and huddled in every crumbling archway, aro dozens and scores, the most of them accom- panied by a barefooted driver with' an iron pointed guad us long as a hoe handlo, capari- soned with a rope around its shaggy neck, 1n )iea of halter or bridle, and a huge wooden saddle with upturned wooden yokes ut the front and back. You do not sit astride these little begsts. You ride them something as you do the wild and yaulting lrish jaunting car, sitting side- ways with your legs dangling over the don- key’s right side, and, in moments of peril, with your two hands violently clutching the front yoke. You will make sad busi- ness of it if you undertake a rigid and stately posture; bnt observing the native Portuguese doubled upon his donkey 1nto the form of a printer's re- versed mark of interrogation, and faithfully copying his riding, which is chiefly upon the under sides of the knee joints, you may al- ways do almost as well as to--walk. They are brought into reauisition for the most trillng journeys. The padre will not walk a rood if his own or any other person’s donkey is within call. The goatherd on the mountains has him for an inseparable com- oanjon, The bull herders who care for the black bulls v hichare bred and furnished for bull fighting at Lisbon and Oporto, which, by the way. is not at all like the repulsive Span- ish butchery, but is veritably skill and sport combined, are always found with more donkeys than bulls. If a sheep herder’s ground is shifted but half a mile, ail the preparations for a long journey are made and the shepherd rides in state to his new station smong the rocks. Soif & peasant laborer is engaged for a day’s service on_an adjoining farm, if he has occasion to go from one fleld to anotber, or if women in the country want abitof gossip at the next cabinor cross- road, each sets out with boundless prepara- tion, arrives s from a ten day’s pilgrimage, and giviug the donkoy a kick or a whack in admonition of self support, never recalls so trifling & matter as the beast uutil it is want- ed for the return trip. Then all any one has to do to got his donkey is to express a wish for it. A horde of lads, whooping and bowling. hunt him, capture him, and rush him to his ownerin a perfect hurricane of dust, goads and Portuguese maledictions, when his duties are demurely and faithfully resumed. A Novel Cavaleade, Other extraordinary ways i which the donkey is here employed were tllustrated on from Evora to Beja. The roads seemed constantly filled with thom. Here is a procession ridden by peasant women on their way to Fvora with all manner of coun- try produce swaying from the wooden sad- dle yokes. A lone donkey laden with water casks plods along without companion or driver, sent from somewhere to somewhere over his oft-travelea way, and with & pitifil look of responsi- biity in his gray old face. Here ‘comes a bevy completely hidden by piles of corn leaves heaped so high that the stacks appear 1o be tremulously waltzing into Evora on invisibl8 legs. Bells jangie in & muffled way beneath the fodder, and bare- footed lads prod the bobbing mysteries viclously. Again a score comes tripping and miucing along & slender pathway beneath a huge wall of rock, laden with rye and corn in casks and paniers. Two are met sustamning a long beam across their backs and to this beama tree trunk. ready for manufacture into lumber in tho city, is attached for con- veyance iu this outlandish way. ut this oddest burden of all was overta- ken as wo were nearing Beja—having wend- od our way past fountains where donkeys, auts and water-carriers all loitered to ray, babble and gossip, over hills, down valieys, past roadside shrines and through a £ dozon straggling sleeoy villages, It was I3 tient having met wilh some aoccident with which village skill was unable to cope, ;flal’n.? (;unspurwd"nl “da l:lnharwordln" at where a surgical operation must be per- formed. Two timbers were fastened length- wise along the donkeys’ backs. From the ends of these other timbers extended across from back to back, securely fastened with thongs, and from the latter ropes cepended, sustaininga rude hemlock of pine staves, whioch were covered with stout linen woven Dby the peasantry. The sufferer, smoking a igar with great relish and consciousness of s temporury importance, was thus being quite comfortably born to the hospital, ac- companied by a large delegation of neighbors and relatives, wll upon donkeys and all prompred by their sympathotic natures to continually give expression to grievous moanings and Jamentations. A Solemn Procession, On the way many interesting experiences and incidents illustrative of the customs of the country and the characteristics of the people were enjoyed. Near oue little hamiet named, I think, Vianna, we met the' proces- slon of “Nosso Senhor,” as the Host or last sagrament to the dyingis called. We dis- mounted from our donkeys d koelt wath the peasants ubout us as the solemn proces- sion went by. It ‘was vreceded by villagers who scattered aromatio leaves in the road before it. A white-frocked acolyte wasin advaance tolling & strangely toned bell 1a measured strokes. The priest, clad in a gor- geous chasuble, walking under a red silk canopy beld in (s lg e by four supporting youths, followed. He bore in his hand silver ve: containg the sacred embleru of consolation. At his side marched white surpliced vhoristers and colytes oarry- g ocensors; while following those were members of some irmandade in scarlet stoles, each carrying & long wax candle, Al were chauting at intervals a airge-like hymn, The entire procession was out of sound and superstition rendered this kneeling untll the doleful throng bad passed from sight of the direst importauce. Else “‘Nosso Seunhor” would next be required at the bed- side of him who should so fall iu meet and complete reverence. Au Anclent Tnu, A spot full of guaint littie Portaguese pic- tures of their kind was an ancient inu of & stll more aucient aud slumbero wn where wo were compelied to pass the night. 1 saw little but its huge archway entrance and the strong iron gates dlollnf behind, as we outered, for it was late and 1 weat direclty to my little alcoba above. It bad ouce been #u 1un of some importance, and jhe structure which was already hu dreds of years old, snd had beea the hands of one family for over 500 years, WAy 0od for more than another half a thousand, i 'ho walls of tha.entire structure were capa. bie of withstanding sioge: and the aloobas or tiny sleoping rooms were no larger than prisonors' colls of modest size. Indeed the prison effect was enhanced by the riveted and bolted doors of chestaut, six inches thick, in whieh were iron Iatticea gratings Wwith little slides brhind; while where win dows should have been were only tiny grated | toies splayed outwardly through the huge stono wall No monk’s coll could have been more so cure or austere, and Dobrado told me_that this sort of a structure was greatly in favor in the time of such grand robbers as Giraldo, of Alfonso Henrique's tims, who often se- cured large booty at less defensiblo inns, when abbots, friars or merchants wero trav- oling with treasure. She belongings of my oad " room comprised n buge pewter wash basin set upon tho flobr, n coarse linen towel amplo enough for a toga in lieu of other gar- 1o .ts, one chalv or stool constructed of raw- hide thongs stretched over a hollow frame- | work, a bed of four logs set into a huge frame with staves bound across the thongs, on which wero a shapeless suck of sweet corn husks and woolen blankets handwoven by the peasant women of the district; while at tho head of the bod, hanging from an iron spike imbeddod in the stone wall, was a littlo pewter crucifix. A Picture of Medieval Quaintness, Whon moring came I found the interior, tho pateo or court of the ofd inn, most od and charming, All sorts of quaint utensils and furniture were scavtered along its sides. A narrow wallery ran around the entire sec- ond story, with” here and there a bird in o and'a semi-tropical plant. O one of its sides some pretty vines crept up against tho old walls In a vagrant, luxurious way, whilo the roof of balf-round tiles extended a distanco over the galleries, leaving a gen- erous opening to the sky above. The whole interior, while a picture of medioval quaint- ness, wiis a structural compromise between the closed abodes of northern ciimos and the lovely half zarden house court of the tropics; A suggestion of snugness and protection from whisthng winds, and as true a tribute to zephyrous airs and u genial sky and sun. But ‘opposite my chamber, ~ along the shadowy end of tho court was the surest sign of equable climo and summery days. That was my breakiast cooking in the open air--not upon a stove nor in a fire place, nor yet by any of the ruder dovices our Ameri- can gracdmothers kuew. Heavy flat stones furnished a sort of raised ro ais as high s the knees of an uncient senhora who was bustling about the court. On this dais furze fagots wore burning in two tiny fires no bigger thun your fists. Above one of these on a triangular plece of iron something was grilling. Above the other in a copper pot held taere from u bie distance by a long wooden pike beneath its bale or handie,somo- thing was stewing. Between bars and suatches of song, a maiden of ample bust and hips, with arms akimbo and hands pressing against the sides of her scarlot bodice, converted herself mto a human blowpipe, feeding the flame of furze with such blasts'from her powerfut lungs as would for the time complotely hide the two fomales in a kind of volcanic shower of ashes. the volumes of smoke swirling away toward tho clouds through the ever open roof of tho court. Thus foran bour came song and smoke and Strange Dissolving Views views of cookery, women aud fire, when I was most ceremonionsly conducted to my almoco or breakfast. Tho table was bare of covering, but amends were made in dishes and their contonts. A tremendous frasca para vinho or wine flagon or glass with a powter goblet at its side contained fully two gallons of the cheap wine of ‘Alemtojo. A brown earthen plate beforo me held a slice of grilled Portuguese bacon of mighty proportions. Asweet potato or yawm, big as & cuspidor stood steaming alongside. A basin contain- ing somo mysterious stew flanked the yam: and piled before me inan actual recklessness of munificence” was a mountain of corn meal bread, vellow as saffron, and hard as rock, For all this sorvice, including my night's lodging and the caro of Dobrado aud the otner donkeys, with the countiess vlossines of God and *good voyages " showered upon us at departure, I was only calied upon to pay a sum equal to about 40 cents in Ameri- can monoy. At a villeggiatura or zentleman farmer's home—as all farmers in Portugal above the grade of peasants arc called morgades or gentiemen farmers—where we scught shelter from a shower and after tho custom of the Portugese were not permitted to depart fora day, 1 had opportunity of briefly studying the Portuguese country geatloman’s kome. Near all large cities the morzado only'comes to his country home in summer. But at this distance from Lisbon mauy live at their villas the year round, vis- | iting Lison in the gay wintcr season. A Peep at Homo Lite, ‘Thesa villas of the better class are all on one general pattern. A high walied court yard in front filled with ancient orange irees, half hides a low, largo honse of heavy architecture, whose walls extend far to the rear and form another court yard of vast rroportions, filled with home aud farm bo- ongings. This is generally the lounging aod play spot for numerons ser- vants and children. The' intoriors are quaint in huge rooms, straugely con- structed staircases, odd galleries and invar- iably a tiny chapel where mass is said for the family and dependents on Saints' day. Theso homes will possess many objects of re- finement, but seldom any books. _Occaston- ally beautiful statuary is scen. Odd orra- monts in metal, and gargoyle water spouts andffountain pieces are common. Curious old paiotings and extraorainary specimens of ching aro1n every home; and the guitar, though seldom any other musical instrument will be found 1n nearly every room in the house. Inevery villeggiatura in Portugal the strangor and friend are alike welcome, Its exterior and surroundings are quaint, dreamful and charming. In this portion of Portugal verdure is never absent, the roses never cease blooming and the songs of the birds “are never done. Avewues of over- arching camellia and orange trecs leud from the villa 1o & score of places upon the farm- stead—among them to tho granaries, to tho threshiug floor, to the roadway, to the an- cient Noraor water whoel, where blind- folded oxen tread round and round, raising the water which is sent in stone troughs to village cascades and fountains, and to count- loss places in the gardens and fields, Every- wherve that labor is done, save in the flelds, are shade and blossom and nesting biras and whilo life here esses none of the thrilling pace and five friction we know, it is always one of easy labor, ample content and languorous repose. Kpuan L, Wakesa ———— Jack Frost has a special mission in winter ’s to chap up our hands and cheel Jack Frost says he dou’t like Haller's' Aus- tralian salve a bit, it cures the *little chaps’ right up. —_— Dr. Cullimore, oculist Bee building, o Corwl st Their Votes, Tom Corwin was not only d very elo- quent man, but he was the most r nowned wit and humorist of his party, just as the late Samwvel Sullivan Cox was of his party at a later day, says the Washington Post. Corwin's sense of humor sometimes got him into difficulty, and on at least one occasion lost him votes. He was on a campaign tour, and had stopped for the night at the house of a \ve:l.lth[y farmer, whose wife was as eager to display her book learning as her hospitality, These efforts took the form of big, unusual words, which some- times had a ludicrous Malapropian favor. She prepuved a most excellent and elaborate breakfast for the distinguished orator and his party, and then seated herself at the hoad of the table to do the honors. She poured out a cup of coffee, and then, witha grac- ious smile, turned to the orator and asked: “Mr, Corwin, do you take concomi- tants in your coffee?” “Thank you, madam,” replied Corwin gravely, “I will take a little sugar and crenm, but neither salt nor peppor.” He didn’t get a vote in that family,and scarcely one in the precinct, though both family and precinct ware usuatly whig. s Use Haller's Baroea Wire liaimeat 1d sores and spralus—horses and e always got yyell. e G ‘The crowded condition of Vassar college has led tae trusteos Lo dacide to erect at 0aca & asw building for the resideace of the stu dents, for cat LET'S ORGANIZE A COMPANY How the Pestive Dollar is Chasad by Sportive Corporations, AMAZING CAPITALIZATION ON PAPER. Logitimate and Wildeat Companies—The Favored Section of the Confide Boomer—Rigid and Loose Laws —~Corporate Curlosities, Youk, Jan. 13.—(Special to Tur Bee.|~The most practical enterprises are capitalized at tho smallest figure; and the most chimerioal of schemes ara attempt ed to bo floated with the largest amount of supposed capital, When incorporators have faith in the value of a scheme they name as smaila capital as they reasonably can to save capitalization fees aad local taxas on capital. When they project something not quite substantial in description they put on a bold face and name a big figure as tha capi- tal stock, The first class of projectors organize usually in their own states, no mat- ter how tho foes and heavy the taxes, because of the fact that a corporation ob- tains crodit whea 1t organizos in the samo state in which it is to operate. Vico versa: the chimerical organizations facorporate in states which require little actual capital to be paid in and charge light, feas for articles of incorporation. OF course such companies suffer in oredit from this system of organiz ing in one state and doing business in another. Ishould not say that this course implies fraud or even weakness: but invest- ors look upon it with suspicion, thouzh sus- picions in many cdses are not justified. At the present time many corporations intend- mgto do business in New York state are belng incorporated in New Jersey and Tih- nois, They are driven to this not so much by the beavy fees and taxes imposed by the New York laws adopted in 1501 as by the requirements as to annual reports, The form of anaual report to the secretary of state now in force in New York is simply inguisitorial. It requires, if strictly complied with, an ex- pose of a corporation’s entire business, CORPORATE VARIATIONS, Corporations vary in many curious ways, according to locality. The state laws sc. count for this in some measure, but not en tively. In the Now England stales corpora- tions with limited capital, in view of the practical charscter of the enterprises, aro the rule. Cotton mills are often started there with a paid-up capital so small as to appear ridiculous. In the middle states, tspecially New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, the same goneral principle prevails; but @ good many corporations with high sounding names and big capitalization are racorded iu New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois used to bo the states in which the doubtfut corporations .with big capitalizations were organized; but Indiana has lately added largely to ber fees for incorporation, and ILli- nois and_Colorado have a mounopoly of the corporatious with suspicious titles and pur- poses and heavy capital stock on paper. Chicago and Deaver are the places of busi- ness named by more charteved corporations with apparently inexhaustiblo capital than any two other cities in the country. GROWTH OF COKPORATIONS. The greatost number of corporations or- ganized in the past year have been 1n pecu- liar lines. Thoy have been of industries 1 which tho raw material consumed fs supplied by nature, Huudreds—it would hardly be exaggeration to say thousands—of eldotric light, heat, power and railway companies tiave been orgauized in the states during 150L in almost every instance the capital stock named has been insignificant. Companies to furnish cities of 20,000 inbabitants with light, beat and power. have been started with from £10,000 o $20,000 capital. The most ambi- tious of those of which I have any record was of the New York Klectric Railway company, incorporated i sey, Lowaever, with & capital of §25,000, of which one-tenth was actually pa‘d in, and which proposed to build and oporate = surface, elevated and underground eloctrical railways all over the country! Trolley electric street railway companies to build and operate several miles of road, start on & basis of only $+,000 or £5,000 a mile. The plant is all that such companies have to provide. Thereis no raw material to buy and tho labor is chiefly mechanical. In most manu- factures the raw waterial and labor are the chief itemns of cost: in the electrical business there is ueither of these original costs to up profits or to require large capital oriy ally. Many hundreds of irrigation companies have similarly been started with absurdly small capitalizations. The reason is that the plant only is to be provided. These irrigation compauies dam a mountain stream, accumu- late tho water which naturo provides in the wet season and dole it out to the valley lands in sluices during the dry season. Some of these “irrigation companies” as thoy are called are BONDED FOR VERY LARGE AMOUNTS, especially in California, but as a rule private corporations undertake the work of irriga- tion as ajbusiness with very small eapital. In San Diego, Cal., over 142,000 acres are irri- gated by three districts’ which have been bonded for over a million of dollars. Butin Washington, ana Oregon, and Idaho, where a different system prevails, corporatious are formed with from £20,000 to §23,000 capital to collect water and irrigato whele countios. Somewhat akin to tha electrical and irriga- tion corporations ave a large number of fuel manufacturing companios, which make an artificial fuel. " These companies not only do not have to buy the raw material, but are actually psid to cart it away from coal mines. The raw material used is the coal dust which accumulates at tho mines in immerse heaps, and which must be removed from time to time. Somebody has discovered a process by which this refuse of the mines can be compressed into a brick, which burns without odor or (lame in a stove which does not require a chimney to create a draft!” MINES AND MINING, There ére two classos of corporations which for some reason or other capitulize in the largest gross amount of capital stook with the smallest possible value per share. Mining companies by the hunoreds have been incorporated this vear in the west, largely in Salt Leke and at Denver, Col.. ith capital stock ranging from_ $1,000,000 to 5,000,000 whose shares have a face valuo of $1'or 82 only. Thoso are not merely ‘pros- pecting” companies, but substautial aud act. ively operating companies with mines open and mills running. 1t 13 not uncommon to seq a group of wines from which are has been taken for some time consolidated with biz capital divided into dollar shares, Building and loan associations have sprung up in every state of the union with capitalization of from #100,000 1o #,000,000 in $1 sharos, Chicago, which takes the cnke as an incor- porator, has oue or 1o with £30,000,000 each ! These are simply mutual associations the members of which are mechanics and Iaboring men who combine their savings in theso loan nssociations to draw upon the fuads in bulaing homes, with mortgages and other like exasperating decorations and im- provements upon them. 1should say that there are rmore of these building and loan associations incorporated in this conntry thuu of any other form of corporative busi- ness, New TIRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, *Another class of corporations which have sprung up duriog the past vear are engaging in the trunsportation busiuess. Thoy build and lease to lirms or individuals, freight cars specially arranged to curry the particular class of goods in which the Lssor 1s engaged. 1t is & uew development of thotransportation business we have become familiar with under various titles as freight lines. Its peculin tios are thut it rents its cars with the privi- logze of any railroad Jine in the couniry, and for the time of the lonse tha cars are the trav- eling storeliouses of the company using them. There are now corporations which _furnish cold storage, cattle, iruit and cven four frelzht cavs specially adapted for economical transporiation with less waste than when the material is caceied in ordinary froigat cars.” THE FAYORSD HOND. ““The corporations whose stock are most oacorly sought by capitalists! Capitalists want loag bonds. ‘They profor a forty year boud at low interest to' a twouty yvear bond athigher rates. As a rule, next to municipal and water works bonds they iavest most ea- werly aod larzelv in railway bonds. Of lute Yoars streor raiiway bonds have been largely Qeaitin, Toey are now goneraily regarded JANUARY A3 among the sifest investments, and the bonds of thosetopting the ocable or trolley system nre rewdliy -sold. Hore are a fow stroot rallway!ldsues of the past few months. Borrowaer. i0 Amount. Baltimore City'PMaas, R. k. Co. Richmond R'y“&"Bleotrio Co Atlaata Tractjoi Co. , . Davenport & 1. 1. R.'R. Co, . Pittsbirg 2d Av) Pass, R R.'Co.... MANK SONEMRS, ‘'Absurd scfigriies incorporated! Out in Chicago somobjnb ago the Bank for Bankers was inicorporated w ith §1,000,000, Accoraing to the projectofs nono but country banks were to be allowad to deposit funds on which 4 per cent intatest was to be paid them, In New York a scheme wus started to form a compAny to iinsare dopositors from loss by failure of banks throughout the country. Kach bank in the union was to pay annvally to this insurance company a fixed sum (o constitite a large capital of several millions, the interest of which was to bo used in pay- fog the amounts due dopositors on the fail- ure of any subscribing bauk. Of course this was simply asking the strong bunks to take oare of the small ones, which they would gladly seo go out of existence ' altogether rathor than aid them to live, - Nothing hus ever como of either praposterous idea,’” CORPORATE FREBAKS. The morely curious corpocations? Woll, they arc innumerable, What do you think of & corporation to run & captive observation balloon at Chicago? No, it did not go up in smoke. It burst during a prairie cyclone which was bent on getting out to sea, or rather to Lake Michizan, There was another airship corporation, which seriously proposed 1o navigate the air, with a capital of 0 000, and it was gravely assorted at one time that balf of the capital was paid in and the airships were veing buils. There is at Chi- ©ago & company organized with a_big capital to build carriuges of every desoription to bo propolled by electricity. “There was another which proposed to manufacture an eiectrl appliance to check to a full stop runawa; horses, thus reducing the dangers of driving toa minimum. Aunother, with the reverse purpose of augmenting the dangrs ef pedes- trianism, projected the building of a travel- ing sidewall, upon which a man (if lively and reckless) could step while the sidewalk was in mouion at the rate of four miles an hour and thus simultaneously ride apd waik around asection of the V-orld's Fair. Chicago fathers two other Iilinois rapid transit schemes, by one of which packages of 100 pounds ~are to be ‘swiped, to uso the language of the inventor, from Chicugo to New York in six hours; and the other of which is a hydraulio railway to be propelled at 140 miles an_hour by pneumatic power, the propelling stream of ‘water being squirted againat the rear of the cars at short intervals along the whole length of the line! Then there is in the state of Washington a corporation with $200,000 capital known as the “Consolidated Black Cat company,’ of Fairhaven, a town of the state which, by the way, has sprung into corporate oxistence since tho last consus was taken, The pur- Dose is to propagate black cats on a cat ranch on an island 1 Puget sound the cats to be kilted for their skins, White cats are to be tabeoed. The scheme is based on a shoiving that the world is very short on black cats, But that is not 8 merely curious corporation. The propagation of blick cats for this pur. Dose is a prosperous Industry in Holland, It was tried somo years ago in Chesaoeake bay, but was o failure..in consequence of the iil advised actionof the cats themselves, 1 FRANKLIN GORE. 200,000 Dixie Flyer:Sleepors—Nashville to Jack- sonville. Ila.,* without change over Nash- ville, Chattancoga & St. Louis railway, via Chattanooga, Atlanta, Macon. Berths oa- gaged through frém St. Louis over the Look- out Mountain toute, Apnly to or addressB, F. Noville, pass: agt., 194 Clark st.,sChicago. Progreéss of the Pythians, Tweuty-eight '/ vears ago the order of Knights of Pythias was lostituted, and now has au active membership of nearly half a million, divided: into fifty-one jurisdictions and comprising 4,000 subordinate lodges. The Uniform Rank of the order 13 essentially wilitary in its character and has grown to an army of over #0000 enthusiastic. Pythiaus, ' tactics of this rank have been revised so as to bring them in perfect harmony with the tactics of the Uvited States army. The states baving the largest number of divisions are: Ohio, 101: Indiana, 75, and Illinots, G5, The ravk has regular drilis and the judges of the competitive drills are oficers of the regu lar arwy, 5o that the members are” fitted, 1f necossity should require it, for service iu de- feuse of the goverament. b, raskon ty dMasons. Alpha Consistory No. 2, Scottish Rite, of Nobraska City. held a meeting Wednesday evening o elect officers for 1592, ~After tho election a banquet was given and a most en- joyable time had. The following 1s a com- plete List of tho officers elected : coxsisTORY. Commander-in-chief, J. W. (aton; first lieutenant, . H. Brauer; second lioutenant, S.H. Morrison; M. of 5., M. F, Carey; C., G. W. McKeo: G. M. . Thorpe: James Read; ( , T. McClemens ; ., W. L. Loper: G. H., William R. York, G, C.of G, €. Hubner; 'G. 8. B., George Adams: G.'S., J. .. Place, ROSE CHOIX. oL W., D. P. Rolfe; M. E. S. W, D. H. Hand: M. 1. J. W., G. W, Heywood; M. [£. G. 0., M. F. Carey; M. T. G. T. James Reed: M. E. G. L., M. 1. Thorpe: M. E. ., David Jo MOED G M. of G ! Clemens; M.'G. of 1, C. Hubner; M. G J.S. Place, PRINCES OF JERUSALEM. S. P. G. M., Alexander Calmelet; M. . Carey: M. E.S.G. W.. C. W, Sey mour; G.K. of S. M.F. Thorps: G. K. of “r,, James RReed; M. of C., T, McClemens; M. of 'E., C. Hubner; 5., J.'S. Place, LODGR OF VERFECTION. S. P. G. M., i. P\, Thorpe; H. T. D. G. M T, W. Johnson; V. 5. Benjamin Bwing; G. 0., M. . Carey; G. 5., M. 1. Thorpe; Gi. T., James Reed; M. of C., T, ‘McClemens; C. of . Hubaer; G. H.' Willium Phnifer; S. of S., J.'S. Placo. Paimer Chapter No. 81, R. A. M., of Wil- ber, installed the following ofticers: J. N. VanDuyn, high priest; Charles Weipple, king: A. N. Dodson, seribe; K. V. Shabbata, teeasurer: 'y i H. Mann, _captain of H.: k Kaloupl captain of R. A P. F. Dodson, P. Joseph Kaloupka, G. M. of third vail; J. K. Mailatt, G. M. of second vail; J. I, Farly,G. M. of first vail. MW, A, 1vy Leaf camp No. 440, M, W. A., of Crete, nas mstallod the following officers for 18 L. A. Goodin, V. A.; D, B, Zook, W. A. X E. Burkett, banker; W. L. Lovell, elerk; Frank Jonson, escort; ¥'red Yant, sentry; 5. B, Hoover, swatchman; Drs. Foss and rench, medical examiners. Five new mem- vers were witiated. Growth of the Workmen, The Ancient Urijer United Workmon was founded in 1868 Meadville, Pern., and now has a membershin.in the United States and da of 270,000t is comprised of twenty- tive grand jurisdietions, of which the largest is New York wikls membership of 33,000, o lsu'l &AM, Chadron Royal Arch chapter clacted the following officersyd. H. Paul, H. T Robinsou, K.; ki A. Brower, S.; ! Mo Canu, 1.7 A, W. farites, R T In the United Biates there are about 108,000 members enrollil inder the banners of the Red Men. 'The jngmbership in Peansylvania is about 0,000,0f Whicli number Philadelphia furnishes 14,000, « Fraternity owa, Recet statistics show that are 25,000 Ma- sons, 25,000 Oddfeliows and 18,000 Kuights of Pythias in Iowa. Wekrixa W ates, Neb., Oot. 28, '90.—Dr. Moore: My Dear Sir—I'bave just bought the thira bottle of your Troe of Life. It is indeed & **Tree of 1ife.” Doctor, when you 80 kindly gavo me that first bottio my r side was s0 lame aad sore and my liver larged so much that I could not lie upon my )'gbusido atall. There was a soreness over wy kadneys all of the time, but now that trouble is all ovor. I sloep just as well on one side as on tho otber, and my sleep rests and refreshos me, and I fool the best I've felt in fifteen yoars, and I know that it is ull due to your Tree of L Yours very truly, D. F. DubLey. Rists, For sale oy all dru Dr.Cullimore,eye and eur, Bee building 17, 1892 -SIXTEEN | ECHOESFROM THE ANTE ROOM. PAG | Doings Withia the Lodge Rooms of the Oity and Btata, WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEET IN OMAHA. nell of the perous Young Order—Growth of Pyth- aska City Masons dge Notes, The executive councilo’ the sove reign Jurisdiction of the Woodmen of tho wWorld will bo in annual session in this city from Wednesduy until Saturday of this week. Thus Jurisdiction iuciudes the whole of the United States and Canada except Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Igaho, Nevada, Californin, Oregon and Washington, whicn comprisu the Pacific jurisdiction. The members of the committee are Sove eign Consul Commander, Josonh Culler Root, Lyons, I, author wnd founder of woodoralt; sovereign adviser lieutenant, John €. Turhitl, Columbus, 0., state libra- rinn state of Ohlo; sovereign clork, yohn T. Yates, Omaha, Neb,; sovercign buanker, F. I Roose, Lincoln, Neb,; sovercign escort, Joun McClintock, Omaba, Neb.; soverelgn watcbman, S, L Waide, Muscatine, In.; sov- niry, Colonel B. W. Jewell, chos [a.3" sovereign phys W Rodgers, M. D., Omaha, N sovereign managers, (. \ Mt. Car- roll, TIL; 'Hon. Buren R. Sherman, Waterloo, Ia., ex-goyernor statoof lowa; General Frank Pavson, St. Louis, Mo, Brig. Gen. K. P., state of Missouri: F. A. Falkenbery, Denver, Col., head consuli’acific jurisdiction; Hon. C, K, Brwin, Tomah, \Wis., ex-senator state of Wiscoosin. T'his order has now been in existence but a year, and has a totul membership of 11,285, of which 6,035 are in the sovereign and 5,200 in the Pacitie jurisdiction Insurance has been written in the sovereigu Jurisdiction to the amount of $13,277,000. During the year there were twelve deaths in this jurisdiction, amounting to $22,500, and seventeen in the Pacifio jurisdiction amount- ine to 35,000--an average of $1,935. K of ¥ Myrtle lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias, has moved into Pythian hall, Paxton block, and is doing considorablo work. At its last meeung the newly elected officers were installed, Dr. F. Pressuell iuking the chair of C, Three-new applications were received at that vime, Tho semi-annual reports of the Omaha lodges, Kuights of Pythias, ure nearly all in, and Deputy J. C. Mitchell reports both the lodges and the order 1n o much better condi- tion, financially and otherwise, than they Wero a year ago. “The following officers of Triune lodge, No, 56, KKnights of Pytbias of this city, wero in- statled at its 1ast meeting: P. C., . F Corte; C. C., George West; Sternsdorft: Prel., T. H. Broadhurst; K. of. R. & 8. John Bexton; M. of K. J. C Mitchell; M. of 1., I. J. Sackett: M. at A., W. H. Hubbard; L G., A. C. Koer; O, G., Dr. J. . Clausen. Tho'lodge couferred thé Amplied First on Colonel C. R. Scott, Trianglo loage No, b4 Knights of Pythias of this city, in nccordance with its cuséom of former years, held a public_installation of officers last week. D, D. G. G, J. C. Mitchell oficiating, assisted by P. C., C. H. Ware and P. C. R H. Lucas. The Castie hall was well filled with the members and their families and visitors, After the fustallation a social hop was indulged in, refroshments being served in the meantime. The following ofticers were installed: P. C., H. W. Suyder; C. C., Radnor Worthiog; V.'C., John_Nyere; P., A. H. Dauble; 1. of K., A. F. Woiff; M. of F., Chris Boye, of R. aud S, H. J. wells; ) . Messerschmidt; 1. John K. Stine; O. G., W. C. Andress, P. ( Snyder wus presented with a hapdsome P, C.'s jewel, the presentation veinyy ade by Deputy Miteholl in behalf of the loage. The anvual moeting of the Missouri brigade, Uniform Rauk Kuights of Pytaias, will convene in Kansas City ou January 23, At this meeting a committée of the grand lodge ot Missouri will formally present an appropriation of $2,000 voted at the last ses- sion of the grand lodge 1o aid the uniform rank in the state, and assist in caring for the biennial conela 0 be held in August. This meeting promises to be a notable one in many respects, as their will be in attendance the leading members of the order and uniform rank from nearly every state in the union. A bauquet will be tendered tho visitors by the uome divisions. On tho 21st of this month, General James R. Carnahan will visit Kansas City, to ascer- tain what is beiug dono by the citizens, in the matter of properly caring for the coming encampufent of the Uniform Raok, to be held in August next. He will ba accompanied by vopresentatives of the Uniform Rank frou nearly every eastern state, ulso from all ad- joiniug states. At this tmeitis expected all preliminary arrangements will be com- pietod and official orders giving fuil particu- javs will be issued in the near future. The First reiment of the Uuiform Rank of Cotorado, was recently organized in Denve The foliowing officers were installed by Geneva lodge Kuights of Pythins, for 1503 C. L. Rarhbura, 2. C.; . M. Billings, . Jérs Donovan, V. C.; B. A, Webster, K. of R.and S C. H. Bassett, prelate; H. IS, Cobb, M. of I.; W. 5. Huston, M. of 2.1 K, J. Dempster. M. at A.; . J. Stepheuson and Joun Barringer, respectively, inuerand outer Huards. “Tho Pawneo City Knights of Pythias in- stallation and supper was a select affair and a very successtul one. About 200 people, aside’ from the mcmovers of the order throughout the counuty, were present and greatly enjoyed the occasion. The public in- stallution took placo i the 1odizo room iu the third stor: 't bouso, whore ucat and comfortablo quarters are arranged for lodgo purposes. District Deputy H. C. Van Horue assisted by Past. Chanceliors John N, tussler and Chares I5. Casey, Grand Master at Arms John Trions and Grand Representa- tive Fred 5. Hassler, wero the installing officers, Tho exercises in this direction nteresting and were givon closo atteution. The officers instatled were: P. C., N. L. Schott; C. C., John M. Browu; V. C.. Ed Lubendorfer; M. of I\, J. L. sdwards: M. at A, Adam Bonz; M.of £, Jacob Fred- erick; K. of R. and S., I'red S, Rassler: 1., 1", H. Wiito; I G., James Myors; trustees, Al B. 1Bdu, Adam Henz and E. H. Merrifield, ‘Atter the installation ceremonies a sumpt- uous repast was served by the.laaies of tne knights and their friends. Wahoo lodge, No. 99, Kmghts of Pythias, celebrated its fourth year of existence by a a public installation of ofticers for the ensu ing term, The services were preceded by an addross of welcome by Prof. Bradbury and music by the Wahoo orchestra, The officers are: A. A. Cressman, b J. W, Ball, C, \erman, V. C.; 0. H. Braabury, . A. Dollins, M. £ i R H, Watsou, K. of it. and S.; Aibert v, L. G.; Charles Holz, O. G, Lojzan lodge Kuights of ’ythios of Miller, jnstulled the following ofiic for the ensu- g vear: Jo Millspaugh, P. C.; H. 5. Poase, C, C.; K. A. Isvell, V. C C. Green, Prel ; M. Houston, K. of R, and S, W, L., Mad- dox, M. of I; ¥ . Blakeloy, M. of I.; *,. Pierce, M. of A.: W. A, Hackew, 1. G.; ). 1. White, O. G, 3 The following officers of Magic City lodge No. 48, Knights of Pythias of Holdredge, were installed by D. D.G. C., E. A, Roth Havry Stern, P. pton, C. C. John 1. Nelson, g P.: W, A, Shre of R. and 8.; Tom L of 8. K. G. Piws, K. {ufford, M. of A.; I L. Strong, L Gus Abrabamson, 'O, G. Aftor the ceremonies were completed a ban quet was served in (he rooms uud @ very en joyable aud hilarious time was spent in honor of tne occusion. L O, 0. ¥, ‘The following on of Valley lodge No. 87, 1. 0. O, I"., of Superior, were publicly in- | stullod Tuesday evening by Deputy Coduges : L. S. Smith, N. G.; M. C. MeKinzie, W, C.; a. C. Felt, V. G.; N, i Felt, secretary; T. K. Edfiela, | " A. Fesring, treasurer. An eloguent address on “Oddfellowship" was delivered by Rev, C. M. hord, Kecita tions und wusic completed the program which was greatly enjoyed by the large nuim- ver in attendan Tue joiut instailation coremonies of the tores branches of Norfoik Oadfeilowshin | wera very suceessful,tho hail being througed with members of the vrder and their families who greatly enjoyed the carryiug out of the | beautiful and impressive work. lu each | though the Indios carvied off the palm for the oxcelient manner in which the various por tous of the Rabokah ritual was given, ‘I'he subordinate lodge installavon oame first, and the following officers were inducted {ato of- fioe for the ensuing term by George N. Beols as doputy erand master: N. G, Lo 0" Bagelty, V.o Gy B Schoreggo; secretary, C. K. W. Marquardt; treasurer, C. Doughty ; warden, H. J. Lotford; conductor, W. G. Conos; I. (., B. K. Boels: 0. G., U. B, Fos- ter; R. 8. N. 4. iseloy; I.. 8. N. (3, 3o A Ly Tatly: R, 8.V, G, . L Bussey: Lt S, V. (., R. H. Reynolds. "Tho ofcers of tho Robekahl degreo lodge wero then installed by Burt Mapes as deputy grand master as fol- lows: N. G, Mrs. Eliza Lamuvert; V. G, Mrs. Dora Sturgeon; R. S, Mra. Lidda Sprecher; I, 8. Miss 1tta Pook; treasurer, Mrs. Laura Chirisman; warden, Miss Laura conductor, Mrs, Sadie Beymer: chap- lain, Mrs, Mary 1. Spaulding; I. G., Mrs ilsie H, Walkel R. 8. N, Mrs. Carrie . Doughty; L. BEmma Kuhl; R.S.V, G, Mrs. Lomsa Schoregge; L. S. Mrs, Mattio Rono. An intermissio on taken to pormit those present to onjoy an oyster supper. After supper, the hour being late, C. K. Doughty, as deputy grand patriarch, installod only the elecu officers of the encampment, as follow: 1, Rov. J, W. Jennings: 8. W., E. J. Shor- ogeo: M. 'P. L. J. Reno: J.' W., Ransom Stiti; scrive, George N. Beols; treasurer, 1. M. Macy. Apollo Encampment, . 0. O. F. of Fro- mont iustalled the following officers: C. P.; S.J. Dunn; 8. W, H. G. Breitentield: I.W., F. L. WNesbit: H. P. W, C. Wiley; first watch, Elof Nitsson; second wateh, George Basler; third wateh, Chris Thomsen: fourth watch, Leslte Tru ale; guide, T. J. Mc Kinuey: J. 8., P. Peterson: 0.'S., Charles Balduft; G, of T. M.J. Cook. J. A, Sulll. A banque: was enjoyed after the instaliation. At the regular mecting of Blue Springs lodge, Indepandent Order of Odd Feilows, the following oficers were installea for the ensuing voar by tho grand lodge deputy, Mr. D A, iKnignt, ussistea by the Wymore lodgo of Odd Fellows: Noblo grand, James H. Casebeer; vice grand, . Harpster; per- manent secretary, H. Sandritter; treasurer, E. Roderick; conductor, Frank McNutt! warden, F. L. Chamberlain; inner guard, S. R. Kranbuel; right supporter of novle guard, D. Knight: loft supporter of noble guard, W. G Hliy right supporter to vico guard, . W. Mattoon. At the conclusion of the gererion. i0s o general good timo was indulged in_ for an hour after which all repaired to the ban- quet hall where the innor man was regaled with an oyster supper. A, . W, ‘The followlug are the nawly installed off- cers of Greeley lodge, Ancient Order of United Workman, who ' were inducted into their ofices at a puolic installation: T. J. Howard, M. W.; P.J. Cook, P. M. W.; J. V. Sultivan, O.: H. D. Rice, F.; J. C. Har ris, 1. M.; P. Tracy, R.; T. M. Brown, K. Dan Murray, 1. W.; T, I, Pierco, 0. W.; J. W. McCarthy, G. ' An elaborate banquet was served to the 100 invited guests, and an in- teresting post-prandial program _followed. Tho lodge1s in a flourisning condition, hay~ ing a membership of thirty-two, and is mak- ing accessions monthly. Dorchester lodge, Ancient Order of Unitogq Inatalled the following ofiiors . Frank Longanecker, M. W.; J. P, Kepler, P, M. W.; C, H. Hoover, F\.j O. St John, O.: T. M. Walf, R Freidoll, F: A. . Poterson, R.: J. MolInar, G. The order is in a very flourishing condi: tion, having fifty mombers, The following officers were fnstalled by Past Master Workman Frank Morgs mooting of No. 84, Ancfent Order Unitod Workmen, of Plattsmouth: P. M, W., C. W. Shorman;' M. W., M. Vondron; F., RRichard Hines; O, A. . Groom; R., B\ F, D, C' Morgan; R., Georgo worth; G., Willlam Jaquetto; 1, W Jaquetta; 0. W., Charlos Rydberg Waorkmen, b for 18M2: J, ¥ o total membership of the Aneiont Order ited Workmon & short time ago was 05, @ net gain for twelve months of 98, and the last month of 1,078 Deputy Grand Master Workman 8. R Patton of this city organized a new lodge of tho Ancient Order of United Workmen at Riair_last Monday oveuing. It starts out with fine prospects. A. .C. Jfones, mayor of Blair, is master workman and the other offi cors are as follows: Past mastor yorkman, James Hall; foreman, Charles K. Beaty} overseer, 5" A. Baurman; rocordor, V. J. Smith; financiev, J. Perry Haskins; re ceiver, John K. Smith: guide, David Lee; inside watchman, Ira J. Van Arsdale; out: sido watchman, James W. Hester; modical . exuminer, B. R. Stewart, M. D.; Jumes Hall, Charles . Boaty Jones. Jumes Hall, lodge deputy. The following oficors of Union lodge No. 17, Ancient Ordor United Work- men, v uly installed by Lodge Leputy Willism Turner: P, M. W., Thomas Gran- villoy M. W. H. K. Follensteo; foreman, B H. Seipker; overseor, William Woods!} ro- cordor, (i B. ' Johnston: financier, Henry receiver, S, R. Patton; goide, A. C. Kugel; inside watchman, I. M. 'Kelly | outside watchman, W. H. Miller; trustee, Eli Garrett. ‘The newly elected officors of Patten lodge, No. 183, Ancient Oraer United Workmon, were installed at Koystone lodge room, Jighth and Pacific streets, The foilowing ara the new incumbents: P. M. W. Farmer: M. W., H. M. Bright; .. William Paylor; 0., 'Wiliiam Suffa: R., G. M. Paimer; ., W. 1. Staoy; R., William Sherman; G., H. Gross; I. W., H. Koberts; O. W., Josoph Sip: M. E., Charles Rosowater, M. D.; trustees, M. Sil: ver, William Taylor and Frank Smith. Alexandria lodge Ancient Order United Workmen is proparing to erect a_large two- story brick building, to cost $5,000. Stock to the amount of §2,600° has already been sub scribed. The first floor will be arrauged for store and bank purposes and the second floor for a lodge room. 'The lodge is in a prosper- ous condition. The installation of the officers of Holdrego lodge, No. 27, Avcient Order United Work- mon, and Degree of Honor lodge, No. 7, auxiliary to the Workmen, was a very pleas: ant affair. Grand Master Tate conducted the instaliation ceremonies and in addition mado the presentation speech and delivered a fino gold headed cane to Mr. Enoch Scars in bebaif of the membeks of the lodge. e e Dr. Cullimore, oculist to Mo. Pac. Ry. =='"T"H K= Palace Office Bullding OF OMAHA. ABSOLOTELY FIRE PROOF. NOT A DARK OFFICE IN THE BUILDING. 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