Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 2, 1893, Page 13

¢ ECROES FROM THE ANTE-RO0N Plovics Are in Popular Favor with Beoret Booleties Just Now, FUN AND FRESH AIR IN DEMAND Boottish Clans at Calhoun-Woodmen Wil Colebrate--News from Masonte and Other Clroles of General Interest to the Button Briga This 18 the sonson of the year when the indoor amusements give way to the outdoor. During the fall and winter months the orot orders entertain the miembers and their friends with soclals, entertainments and public installations, but when the summer womes attention is given to amuscment on the outside. Picnics just now are a rage among the secret socletlos, and they are proving enjoyablo and profitable successes. A number have boen held, and many are contemplated and being arranged for. Ono of the most enjoyablo of these outdoor gathorings was the fourth annual pienie of Clan Gordon No. 03, Order '(K’h Clans, held Saturday, Juno 24, at Calhoun Befora proceeding 1o the depot the clan, headed by threo pipers and a drum corps, paraded the principai steeets of the efty in rogalia, many bolmg dressed in kilt anda feather, All along the line of march thoy Wore the zaze of admiring vyes. On avee- ing atthe depota special train of seven conches was i waiting to conyey the ex- cursiunists - to the grounds. Despito tho throaveiing skies and gathering clouds % was e success in every way. About 0600 took advantage of the special train and 100 moro arrived on the noon train, This number wus augmented by people from BluirgCofman and the adjoining country, L was cstimated that thero were 1,200 paotie on the grounds. © Canihoun was gayly decked with flags and ding *“Welome to Clan Gordon," delivered an address of welcomo man George McKenzie, one of Omaha's pionver Scotchmou, roplied in be- half of the clan. Hesldes the modern picnic and competitive 8posts the ovent this yoar emoracod o hise torical feature, It was the 579th anniversary of the battle of Bannockburn.. The compet- itors were doubtless imbued with the same spirit which animated their forefathers on that aventful day. suother noteworthy ovent was tho picnic o Royal Arcanum councils of this city South Omaha, held at Courtland beach Saturday afternoon and evening. The at- tendunce was large, and a very pleasant timo was had. During the afternoon games ‘were the entertainment afforded, including sack races, tub racos and outdoor sports of retinod and healthy character that were ox- tromoly interesting. The evening was de- voted to dancing in the pavilion and moon- light rides on tho waters of Cut-off, An"Munonio Ciroles. Tho members of Bee Hive lodge of South Gmaha installed officers as follows Saturday evoning, July 24: W. B. Wyman, W. M.; J. . Smith, L. Brainard, 8.0, ;'A. L F Bmith and 'C. W. Miller, en, T, The following are the new offlcers of the Wayne lodge: William Beckenhauer, W. M.;C. O, Fisher, 8. W.; O, B. Kortright, J. W.} J. Tower, T.; E. Hunter, 8. Tuosday evening the Table Rock lodge eleoted officers as follows: W. H. Wilson, W. M.; C, R, Judkins, S.W.: W, H. Andrew, JW. 0 AL Carlock, 'S:; C.'S, Wood, T At the recent election Albion lodge eleotod the following officers: H. D. Wager, W. M. ; 3, W.; H, P. Bull, J.'W.; M. ¥\ J. Mack, S. 8 Price, 8. Becker, T. ; ‘The members of Mosalc lodge No. 55, of Norfolk, celebruted St. John’s day Saturday oveulng, Juno 24, by installing its ofticers for the ensuing year. The ceremonies were private, none but Masons being present, and were presided over by Grand Junior ‘Warden E. H. Tracy. as deputy grand mus- ter. - Past Grand Master S. W. Hayes oficiated as marshal. officers wero installe + M. D. Tyler, S, W.: & W3 il. Warren McClary, T.; L. Gay- ord, S.; J. C. Stitt, D A K. Loonard, 3 D4 M. B Lox, & ;AKX arks, J. S.; O.S. McCaslin, T. Thursday evening was marked as a mem- orable epoch in the annals of the Order of the Eastern Star at Hurvard, Members had honorably gained their charter and their newly elected officers were duly installed, many visitors being present to witness and .nfcxpm in the installation. The follow- ng are the offivers for the ensuing six months: W. M., Mrs. L. Wilcox; ) J. A. M, Mrs. G. J. L C. W. Grift J. Thomas; C., Miss Eva Hjelm; A. C., Miss Sara Hjelm: Achsad, Mrs. E. W. Mills; Ruth, Mrs. W. Newton; Esther, Mrs. J. S. Catterson; Martha, Mrs. O. J. Riley ; Electa, Miss Clement; W., Mrs. C. W. Gardener; 8., Mr. B.F. Howe; C., Mrs, Willism Newton; ©O., Mrs. H. N. Webster. Beatrice lodge No. 20° Saturday evening, June 24, installed the following oMcers for tho ensuing year: W, M., . H. Crowell; S. W., N. W. ryan; J. W, B. D. Harkrader T, M. C. Steele; S. S. Hare; #'W. Cole; J.D., E. King} ty J. G. Dole. Ofticers of Parallel lodge 152 of Liberty have been instulled as follows: John W, Allen, W. M.; E. E. Harden, 8. W.: G ‘W. Oimstead, J. W.; George H. Corbin, T. J. T. Harden, S.; H. A. Harden, S. D. Charles E. Brown, J. D.; Charles H. Palmer, 8. 8.; H. E. Bowhay, J. S.; E, R. Olmstead, T. After the installation ceremonies, which were conducted by W. M. S. S. Ratliff of Barneston lodge, & banquet was served by the members of the lodge, which was highly enjoyed by all. At the rafulnr meeting of Joppa lodge No. 76 of Bloomington the following officers were J. E. Kelly, W. M ;Perry Hil- W.; J. B. McGrew, J. W.; M. ; C. E. Mof- T.; E. H. Marshall ¥ i 8. 8. Piok- S.S.; W. T7Smth, J. 8.3 3. B. arrer, J. S.j H.F : 8. G. Doan, W, M. Georgo L. 11gs. J, Charles or, fot, S. ering. wer, T. Ashlar lodge of Grand Island installed officers Saturday evening. A fine banquet was served and excellent music was fur- nished by the giitar and mandolin club, The officers installed aro as follows: C.P,R. Williams, W. M.; Nate Hurford, S. 5 Louis Schmids, J. W, 5 Bar J. D, Spethman an brandt, S.; Charlos Rollins, T Vesta chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of fhis city elccted oficers at its regular meeting Saturday evening. Modern Woodmen Will Plonle, ‘The members of camp No. 120, Modern ‘Woodmen of America, will hold their an- nual picnie at Courtland beach on July 11. Proparations are boing maae for . gay and festive occasion. Following are the names of the committee on arrangements: C. H. T. ipen, W. E. Cady, J. E. Van Gilder, D, 1. Thornton and C. W. Reed, A grand old style vicnic has been arrangod to be held by the camps of Polk county at Stromsburg Wednesday, July 19. The en- tire brotherhood and sisterhood will eat at one table, and a very fine time is promised. “T'here will be a band of music, good speakors ‘will be in attendance and a number of out- door games will intorest those present, D, Pickering, J. Sum- Knights of Pythias. Tho last week has been an lmportant one in Pythian circles. The regular election of répresentatives 10 the grand lodge takes place at the last meeting of the subordinate lodges in June of each yoar. All of. the Omaha lodges elected thelr ropresentatives during the week. Myrtle lodge No. % has chosen the following: Representatives, Willism ¥. Johuson, IHenry Kuodell, C. W. Joy; alternates, J. H. Ferris, ge H. Robinson, L. L.' Babb, H. I um| Triangle No. 54—Representatives, H. W. Sayder, H. R. Webber; alternates, H. J. ‘Wells, Radnor Worthing. “Triune @ No. bb—Representatives, W. R. Lavender, A. Merriam, John Wideuor alternates, flrowlnuwn. W. P. Coe, G, F. ‘est. ‘I'he grand lodge convenes in this city in Ocuober, and several hundred kuights from 1l portions of the state will be in attend- 'l‘she following named .{ committed to Arrange for a basket plonio and reunifon for the members of the lodws nd their friends. The aate will be an- nounced Iater. The castla hall of Trinngle has undo @ & compiete change, having boen m and docorated with the em- blem the order. While not the largest, 1t 18 perhaps one, if not the neatest of the lodge rooms in the city, and the arran, on' for care of visitors, together with the lodge's well known hospitality, promises well for the future. The semi-anuual report just made shows a membership of 108, and in splendid financial condition, although it pays the heaviest sick and funeral benefits of any lodge in Ne! ka. Anclent Order of United Workmen. At the meeting of Omaha lodge No. 18, held Thursday evening, the following ofMoers were clocted: J. 8. King, W. M.; A M. Longwoll, I".; Georga Chaplain Morrill, R.:'N. W, F, R.{ A. 1. Lightfoot, G.; G G. E. Brown, O. W,; O, B, § hursday ovening. Beatrice lodge No. 136 held a well at- tended and interesting meeting Tuesday ovening. Officers for the ensuing six months were elected as follo J.J. J. W, Ashenfelter, F Irank Clevelan 19,3, Hann, O, W.; M. Wi ¢ P, Fall and Edward Bates, M. E. The lodge is one of the strongest and most prosperous in the state, naving nearly 100 members, During the six months past there baon but two nights without one or inftiations. South Omahu 16dge_No, 65 has elocted the following officors: = M. V. Doyle, P. M. W.; H. Frederickson, M, W.; Ed Elster, F\; Harry -Taylor, O.; George W. Howo, R.! James A, Hall, F'3 J. Jaskalek, R.; ‘3. 3. Dickert, (3.; Henry Metswark, L W.; C. W, Miller, O. W.; C. M. Madison, T directors, J. Juskalok, W. H, Stousloft, C.W. Miller, J.'C. Graham, Frank Broadwell, et F-dubudnintury A DAY OFF. Attanta Constitution. When a follor takes a day oft—sets his soul to loatin’ round Whero tho hills climb up to heaven, an' the rapid rivors sound, *Pears 11ko tho world {s nower, with Its lovell- noss and light, An'his oyos aro seoln' truor, an’ his heart's a-boutin' right! When & feller takes s day oft there's lots o* things to seo; I kin hear the winds away off, jes' a«welcomin® ot me; An' the violots peep so purty! an' the rose I _usoter miss Foels the red a-rushin' round it, an' comes climbin' for a kiss! ‘When a feller takes a day off--Ob, he loarns a Iot o' things From the very doves a-flyln', with the muslc in thelr wings; From the hills an* from the valleys, where the dreams and dews is found-— When a follor takes a day off, an' his soul Is loafin' round ———— INDUSTRIAL AFFALRS, Uncle Sam has 80,000 women doctors. Spanish laborers average 40 conts a day. Scotland uses American spinning wheels. A man in California has invented a device that will prevent gas from escaping when it is blown out. A fortune of mamnmoth proportions awaits the discoveror of a process of curing leather without the use of bark. On many railways in Germany, the prac- tice of starting locomotive fires with gas in- stead of wood has been-adopted and proves econonrical. 5 European railroads are fenced in, have no rade crossings, the engines have neither 11 dIu:l‘ headlight and the engineer must stand, Dr. Gilhert, whose brain conceived the idea which has boen expanded into the ele- vated railway system, and whose suggestion developed @ property reprosenting $75,000, 000 with an income of $30,000 o day, died ‘without realizing nnj’thlng but mortification and sorrow for his 1dea. The $100,000,000 worth of annually is not noarly enough to meet tho world’s rapid requirements. The yearly wastage of this metal is cnormous. Various kinds of gilding consume great amounts of it. It is veckoned that in Great Britain alone 25,000 ounces more are used every twelve- mouth forthe making of gold leaf, while not s8 than 20,000 ounces more are employed in the same length of time.for manufacturing gilt buttons. T % AccordlnF to a railway journal, notice of the explosion of & locomotive boller on the Pittsburg & Western line, due to low water, was sent to the shop foreman in the follow- ing words: “Owing to the temporary defi- ciency of dampness on the roof of the fur- nace of locomotive No. 8, the active combus- tion of carbon caused caloric intensities suf- ficient to permanently derange the contour of the sheet, Please suspend active partici- pation of this locomotive in trausportation department, and require the umrlaymcnl of skilled artisans and mechanical apoliances unobtainable at the time and place of such unsolicited and unexpected dorangement of crown sheet and schedule. The derange- ment was caused by procrastination in the application of the appliances for introducing water into the interior of the boiler.” An unusual method of making wheels for cars has recently been brought before rail- way men. Whelever it is desired to have reliable wheels steel tires are almost uni- versally used, with paper, wrought or cast iron centers. Cast iron centers are tho cheapest form of any as regards first cost, but it is rather difficult to form a good con- nection between the tire and the center. In the new method of maufacture a stock of tires is made up complete. The molds for the centor of the wheel aro then cut up, loaving a space for placing the tire in the mold 80 as to form a part of it. The mold is next opened and the tire, heated to a red heat, is placed in position, Themold is then closed and the molten metal for the center Imnmdiuh‘le’ poured in. Theresult is said to bea practically perfect union of the steel and cast iron, forming a solid wheel which has the ndvn“m%fls of o durable steel rim and o cheap iron body. “The number of pieces of metal, tech- nically known as brake-shoes, which are used in the course of & year in stopping rail- way traius is really astonishing, The Ma: ter Car Builders association, which has just been meeting at Lakewood, N. Y., discussed the matter and it was found that on the roads represented in the association prob- ably 82,000,000 pounds of metal were used for this purpose on cars and tenders, while itis estimated that over 100,000,000 pounds were used on all the cars, locomotives and tenders belonging to the roads represented, Approximately two-thirds of this metal was worn out in service and tho other third w. roturned as scrap. Five-sixihs of these shoes were cast iron and the others were of co;nponiw character, partly bard and partly soft. In o number of places in the east a very pretty substituto for glass is being used in the windows and other places where glass is commonly employed. It is u substance which at first glance seems much like a fine quality of light yellow glass crossed snd r s with o network of fine black lines, is is o cloth of fine steel wire, the botween the wire bewg about a twelfth of un inch. The wire euuze being wade, is dipped into pots of specially pared varnish, which fills up the interstices and makes the whole a translucent yellow sheet. The material is very durable and the effect beautiful. 1t is said that the city of Liverpool, Eng., Dossesses the largest fire engine In th It has a capacity of from 1,900 1o 2,100 gallons per minute. The cylinders and pumps are double, the pumps and valye chambers being of gun metal and the valves of the steam cylinders of the rocking lever pattern. The framework cousists of two parallel bars of steel, carried on horizontal stool springs and wooden wheels, The suc- tion inlet is directly bencath the driver's seat, as well as both suction and delivery air vessols. Six delivery outiets for 8!¢-luch hose are provided. The boiler has wolded seams and is fed in three ways—by an in- Jeotor, b,‘two feed pumps driven by ecoen- irics in the crank shaft, or by an arrange- ment for sending part of the delivery water from the hose connections iuto the boiler, At the oficial trials of this snglno a 83¢-inch Job was thrown to a height of over 350 feet, and many as nine powerful jots were de- livered simultaneously. —————— The “No. 9" Wheeler & Wilson makes a perfect stitch with all kinds of thread on all classes of mal . hllll\'l{l ready. Sold by Geo. W. Lancaster & Co., i4 5., 16th street. A young soldi in fornia some time deserted from the United States army old now mined auoe. ago “Trianglo lodge No. Gi." bas appoluted | b0 join th. Salvation ariy, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 2, MAN WITH A TELESCOPE EYE A Scientifio Test of the Powers Attributed to the Sage of Ord. NOT WHAT HE 1S CRACKED UP TO BE Interesting Interview with the Telescope Wonder of the North Loup Valley— His Vision 1s Not at All Remarkable. Many readers of Tur Ber have doubtless heard of the “man with the telescopic eye' who lives near Ord, Neb,, and whose name is H. P. Maiden. He s a well built man, near 52 years of age, an Englishman, who finished his scholastic education near forty years ago, has followed the sea and at pres- ent has a large tract of Nebraska soil. The gentleman writes much for the public press, takes a lively interest in public affairs, and withal is & searcher in tho hidden mysteries of nature and besides claims to have o tele- scopic oye. From the interest taken by the peopleof Ord in this man he forms an ex- ception to the rule. “A prophet is never without honor except in his own conntry.” This man’s eyes have the look of ordinary optics, Oculists say that at times there 1s a thickening of the lenses or a formation in the nature of a cataract that gives the eye incrensed vision, and sometimes ends in loss of sight. L The Sage of Ord wears glasses of French manufacture, made of a rock crystal that not selected for over fineness of struc- tural arrangement. At times I wear such a pair of glasses myself, and have discovered that when looking at the western sky at night the orbs of the sky flash out in mul- tiple degree and lmpress upon the eyea phosphorescent quality that remains for a timo after the glasses are removed. Does His Own Thinking. T found the gentleman possesses & brain that makes him an intense worker and as some ono has given the definition that “genlus is the power to produce effort” the Su?a of Ord must certainly be a rare genius. This fact is refreshing in an age when so many men occupy positions where effort would attain and who fail to accomplish much, And this reminds me that if our revered Uncle Samuel really wishes to keep pace with the globo he should give opportunity to the real workers in the domain of original research. Sinecures in science belong to the age of anclent myth. It is certainly refreshing to know that here and there upon the sandy plain of thought there can be seen an occasional oasis of true love of inquiry that wells up like an artesian fount, and bedecks the horizon with the verdure ot living growth. Some define intelligence to bo an accumula- tion of sense-impression ; others an aceumu- lation of thought-impression; others an ac- cumulation of precient-impression, and still others un accumulation of macbine-impres- sion. With the latter as the true definition wa should be proud of our inventive genius as marking the scale of wtelligence. How He Takes Obsorvations. The Sageof Ord exhibited some of his rude apparatus for taking observations. I was impressed with the instrument for taking the ‘‘vertical” rand ‘“‘declination.” I could not make out whether or not these started from the first point in Ariesor in their meanaering ever reached Polaris, or had much acquaintance with the meridian. But I took several lessons in astronomy and if1t had not been for the dew upon the grass wo should have taken off our shoes. As wo stood there near 10 p. m., June 15, 1503, in the gentle moonlight, with' the mooh pre- senting the old picture of the “new moon in the old moon's arms,” shining from the constellation Gemiai with some bright stars to the morth, I innocently inquired of the sage with the telescopic eye their names. Butmy expectations were lost in the dim twilight. Still looking aiong the line of the Zodiacal constellations, from Gemini past Cancer,and Leo and Virgo, with Libra beyond, and while the philoso- pher was telling of how at9:30 p. m., on August 81, 1893, he saw with telescopio wonder the anet Saturn and while dilating on the beauties that would'be shown moro on_ June 15, 1803, than August 81, 1892, of that ueen of the sky, I expected that the fine points of excellence would be pointed out and the exact place of Uranus. But I was disappointed, until point- ing to Alpha Lyrea, he said: ‘*There is a planet.” A Novel Proposition. 1 was astonished at the exhibition of not only telescopic but astronomical power; and one too, that would make the virgin Vega blush with envy. But I was destined to be still more su prised when, pointicg to the “Pole star,” this telescopic wonder said that last year he saw the Pole star rotate and its time was eight seconds. More probably 81,656,020 plus 8—calling the Pole star's rotation like the moon’s. “Tho Sage of Ord certainly surpassed my ability, for had T tried to see Saturn at 9:30 p. m., August 81, 1893, I would bave climbed some volcanic hight and looked down into 1ts nether depths to see by its refloction that queen of night, But the difference is only accounted for by that man's rare and won- derful telescopic vision. Somewhat Astounding. In wonderment I inquired the distance to the *‘Pole star,” and was impressed with the astounding'fact that: “The distance of the Pole star was in the neighborhood of 200,000 miles.” 1did not inquire the dis- tanco from what. Probably tho distance from the polo of the heayens, While gazing upon the eastorn summer sky I pointed and asked what the telescoplo vision gave as the solution of the milky way. Ho said: “Tho milky way Is the seod bed of stars.” This certainly is an_agrioultural view of a momentous subject. In olden times it was said that Juno spurted milk_across the and caused the milky way. Others called 1t *“The Milk Maid's Path,” “The Celestial River’ and “A Stream of Stars.” It cer- tainly is a circlo that reaches entircly around tho sky, with a band of bright stars in its path, and outside the stars are dark ones in greut number, ~ Things Earthy. From the lofty heights of astronomy we finally got down to nearer objects and I finally inquired what this wonderful telesco- pio visionist made out of his study of polar physica and what he could explain of the wavure of the sun’s corona and the nature of sun spots. He said he could not expluin the naturc of the sun’s corona, but of sun spots he wrote the following: “Our sun is & succession of explosions of gas, repeated from 500 to 600 per minute, The whole sun is renewed within two sec- onds, Sun spots are caused by a very com- mon occurrence of three explosions rushing toone side of the sun. At this instant there {s an actual caviuy on the other side. Thus we have sun spots. The next explosion goes into the cavity, and so it is repeated. They are so often repeated they cannot pos- sibly have any effect on the weather. My experience is that sun spots are more readily seen in November,” As to the truth of this ‘‘explosion’ theory from his telescopic sight I confess I can only take off my hat. No doubt there are bursts of sun corona that reach upward vast dis- tances, but the dynamite theory hardly cor- ruil)ondl with my own, If the Sageof Ord will permit, 1 would suggest that he may mean, the sun's corona points are produce Dy hia *‘explosions” and that by “cavity" is what he means by sun spots. As to November being the best month to view sun _spots, he probably had reference to some November when noae were seen. To arrive at the opinion of the Sageof Ord, and sevtlo the question of the primal force, T asked which he called the primary force in uature. He said he considered the leading force in nature to be magnetism. And con- sider this whole subject “'o’er and o'er" this is just as good an opinion as any. E. J. Coven, ———— PEOPLE AND THINGS, ‘The strike of Chicago hackmen goes mer- rily on. The chief victims are their patrons. A St. Louis man contributed $20 to the consclence fund of the nation and edcaped being mobbed. Flirting is prohibited ina Philadelphla cemete! The lving insist that the dead, 00, I rest. The price of coal has gone up &, noich meroly to show that the anthracite trust is dofng business at tho old atand’ Italy boasts of & chestupt troe 2,000 yoars o annual pilgrimages of minstrel nd oircus men to the < @8#nion of Humbert is explained, [ Twojwomen of St. Louls withdrew 81,7 from the bank becausg they feared it might fafl, and put it in a SOV, A third sister mado a fire in the stove,' ‘Result, ashes and tears. Miss Emily Louise Gerry of Now Haven, who has boen elocted regent of the Soclety of the Daughters of the Revolution, is the last living child of a signer of the Declara- tion of Indepondanco. When [t comes to figures, Chicago imagina- tion is riotous. On a'basis of four to 6ne, Chicago's directory population of 2,000,000 has an array of Post, holes that would fill with dism: he consus gehius of St Paul, Followers of the ref flag will doubtless modify their assaults ‘en the capitalistic class now in view of the fact that Governor Altgeld is a millionaire, and a millionaire banker carried the pardons to the liborated anarchists, Hon. Gilbert A. Plerce of Minneapolis 18 back again, having discharged the onorous and delicate duties of mimstor to Portugal for the term of twenty-four hours. Mr. Plerce drew his salary for three mon®hs with great regularity. Senator Stanfora always wore a little but- terfly neoktio, ono of the kind that is fastoned on a short ended bow and fastens to the col- lar button with a rubber loop. For many Years that was the only cravat in the sena- or's possession. He vparted with it only ‘when it was complotely worn out and his wife made him getanother. . The portrait by Melssonier, costing $15,000, has him wear- ing this tie. Lord Coloridge, in his prosidential ad- dress at the Salt Schools, Saltaive, England, not long ngo, told a good story. Browning lent him one of his works to read, and after- ward meeting the t the lord chief justice sald to him: *“What Icould understand I heartily admired, and parts ought to be im- mortal; but as to much of it I really could not tell whether I admired it or not, because for the life of me I could not understand it.” Browning replied: *‘If a reader of your calibor understands 10 per cent of what I write I think Tought to be content.” Jesso M. Sparks of Tennossoo has been ap- pointed consul nt Pledtas Nogras, Mox., and thereby hangs a tale. During President Cloveland's first administration, Major Sparks sent to the executivo mansion three *possums, fat and toothsome, from the Ten- nessee mountains. The president never for- gut the gift. and when Major Sparks was in Washington lust spring Mr. Cleveland asked if the Tennessecan wouldn't like to be a con- sul. The reply was in the afirmative and the appointment foliowed. The 'possums did the business. — Ll ASTROLOGY IN JULY, Latin Ruces und the Emperor of Gormany Have a Troubled Ontlook. Raphael, the London astrologist, forocasts July as follows: The new moon for the month occurs shortly before 1 p. m. on the 13th, when the latter degroos of tha sign Libra will be rising and Loo will be culmin- ating. The planet Mars will be nearer the moridian in close conjunction with Venus, and in sextile aspect to Saturn, Uranus will be rising and Jupiter near the cusp of the eighth house. The position of Uranus is very unfavorable for labor interests and imply many serlous strikes and differences botween mastor and man; and, boing ix square aspect to Mars, denotes riot and.bloodshed. The planet Mars has been elevated in many of the monthly maps, hence I judge that thore will be much raovement of: military bodies, arming of men and :rol;j\bly war. There will aiso be many shocks of earthquake, heavy crimes and untowardievents. Royalty and the government will, suffer, sickness with the former and unpopularity with the latter. The cadent posivion of Saturn de- notes much crime and!:full.prisons. There will be a good deal of sickpess about for the time of year, and death will lay its hand upon more than one" enilhent personage. There will be some daring robberies, and much excitement in Ih{s land. Mars by transit will boin the sign Leo all the month, hence wé may expeot stirring events in Franceand Italy, crimes, strikes aud sedition. lreland will be far from peace- ful, for Mars rapidly nrl roaches tho square aspect of Jupiter in ‘Tatitus. In Austria, heavy floods and storms_ywill be more than usually prevalent, attended with great de- struction of life ana property. The retro- gradations of Uranus in Scorpio will plague all parts ruled by that sign, Moroceo, France and Italy chiefly. Zadkicl reads ‘‘the voice of the stars” for the coming month as follows: Mercucy and Mars traveling, together through Leo will disturb France and Italy, and other places ruled by that Sign of the zodiac, We shall hear of earthquake shocks in the vicinity of Rome on or about the 10th and 19th insts. Morocco will be greatly disturbed by the stationary position of Uranus in the 7th degree of Scor- pio, and in_quartile with the red planet. Spain and Portugal'will be scenes of violence and suffering, chiefly about the middle of this month, Death will reap a painful har- vest among the Latin races of Europe. The stay of the benefic Jupiter in_Taurus prom- ises a measure of reform for Ireland, and a favorable harvest in the sister isle, This will be a troublesome month for the ruler of Germany, and for the ruler of Austria, also. The queen of Portugal now has Saturn afflicting the places of the sun and moon at her birth, and will suffer either from ill-health or grief of mind. Jupiter benefits all persons who were born on or about the 15th of May, especially those who were born in either 1834, 1846, 1858 or 1870 Those who were born about the 20th of Oc tober, or when the moon held the 7th degreo of the sign Scorpio, will now suffer cither in health or purse. Criminals will give a great deal of trouble in the latter half of this month, Let all persons who were born on or about the 20th of September have a care of being robbed or defrauded, The 17th of this month is a favorable birthday anni- versary, bringing new friends and improved health, if not increase of income and pres- ents. The 9th and 10th bring a strange mixture of good and evil influences to thase whose anniversary falls thereon; young ladies will receive offers of marriage, but they must beware of belnF too confiding; artists and musicians will have a busy time. Raphael's dally guide says: 1. Buy carefully and ask favors after 11 a. m,, but avoid females. 2. Sunday—Be careful. 8. An uncertain day; ask no favors. 4. Ask favors, seek employment, buy, deal and push thy business before noon. 5. Court, marry and asks favors in the afternoon, 0. Sign writings, make contracts and travel before 2 p. m.; seek employment. 7. Very doubtful; be careful. 8. Sell; for all else the day is unprovitious. 9. Sunday—Travel ana visit thy friends. 10. Court, marry, deal, buy, ask favors and push thy business before 4 p. m, 11. Much uncertainty exists; be osreful. 12. Sell, deal with women; evil for all else. 13. Avoid superiors; buy, speculate and push thy business in the afternoon, i Avold women; sélljibe careful in al else. £ 15, Travel, sk em;{(gymem, sign writing and deal before noon. ' * W10 Sunday--Deal with wemen in the even- ng. §7. An uncertain day';'54 careful, 18, Avoid females and all speculations. 10, Court, marry, hira servants and push thy business in the aftgrugon. < . Very doubtful ; i&c‘ ful, 81, Deal with women, ¥fivel and remove. 23. Sell; avold females;’ an unpropitious ay. . 23. Sunday—Ask favop§ and visit thy friends. 1 24. Travel aud remowp; uveld superiors. . urt, marry, asl ¥ and seek em- ployment bofore 1 p. Toprers 20. Sell; evil for all alsé. ) 27. Doubtful; be careful. 28, Avoid superiors and be careful in thy business. d avold quarreling and law. ay—A very \mrmgmmu day. 81. Travel and remove iu the forenoon. Busy peop:e have no tume, and sensible peoplé have no inclination to use pills that make them sick a day for every dose they take. ’l‘hnnhnve learned that tho use of De Witt's Little Early Risers does not in- terfere with their healih by causing nauses pain or griping. These little pills are per, fect in action aud resulte, regulating the stomach and bowels o that headaches, diz- ziness and lassitude aro prevented. They cleanso the blood, clear the complexion anl one up the systew. Lots of hoalth io thess hitlefellows. 1803--SIXTEEN _PAGES, |'A PLEA FOR BETTER ROADS The Importance of Improved, Highways to the Farming Oommuvity. VIEWS OF SENATOR DOLPH OF OREGON Pormanent Benefits Outwelgh First Cost— A souree of Profit to Clty and Country ~Reducing Cost of Transporia- tion to Market, L Hon Joseph N. Dolph in “Good Roads." Blazod routes through forestand trails dcross prairvies answer the wants of a savage and barbarous people; but, in civilized countries, improved roads are of prime necossity. The better the roads, tho less the cost of transportation and travel, tho more valuable the products of agriculturo and the less costly to the farmer are his necessary supplies. The inhabitants of sparsely populated rogions must, of necessity, submit to the Inconvenience ot poor roads; but as the country becomes more populons, and the area of cultivated lan is increased, and the roduct of human industry multiplied, with the argmented wealth that these conditions induce, the roads can and should be improved and perfected. There is no reason why overy thickly settled and productive region in this country should not be supplied with good roads. Im- proved roads benefit all classes of poo- ple and stimulate every branch of pro- ductive industry. > In most casos I am satisfied that the reason why the roads in this country are not better is not thut the necessary cost of construction and maintenance is be- yond the ability of the people, but that it is the indifference of the parties inter- ested, the failure in. some instances to properly locate the roads, the lack of in- telligently devised pians for their con- struction and improvement and the ex- travagant use of funds raised for the purpose. In the mattor of farm roads this coun- try is greatly behind all the principal countries of Europe; and in the trans- portation of farm {u-m\uols to tho local market or roilroad station our farmers labor under a great disadvantage, in comparison with the farmers of Europe. As has been said: “We are at least 100 hundred yoars behind Europe and about 2,400 years behind Rome in this im- portant watter.” In many vortions of the United States our country roads are absolutely impassable at some seasons of the year; and there is hardly any por- tion “of the country where improved roads, roads located on the most direct lines of travel, with proper grades, and smooth, hard surfaces, which would not be cut up by the wheels of vehicles in summer or become muddy in winter, would not save at least one half in time and expenso of transportation. The construction of good roads re- quires a large outlay of money. The system of macadamized roads lately con- structed in Union and Essex counties, New Jersey, cost 810,000 a mile, and these roads are probably not as substan- tial as most of the improved highways of Europe. The roads constructod by the Romans were much more elaborate, durable and expensive. Disrogarding all obstacles, the Roman roads were located upon the most direct lino be- tween the points to be connocted; ditches were dug on each side, and the soil re- moved until a firm foundation was reached and the soil replaced with solid, durable materials; the lower layor of the road-bed comsisted of large flat stones, if obtainable, if not, the layer was composed of other stones laid in mortar. Next came a layer of small stones and concrete; a third layer of finor concrete; then the surface layer, composed of stones of several angles joined neatly together; the whole con- stituting a road-bed of from three to seven feet in thickness. No good road can be constructed with- out adopting, to some extent at least, the plans of these ancient roads. Loca- tion upon direct lines,~as nearly as pos- sible; minimum grades; an elevated road-bed, higher in the center than at the sides, so ae to admit of quick drain- age; ditches to carry off rnY!dly the sur- face water; removal of the loose soil and the substitution of solid material,so laid as to furnish strength and support a sur- face of hard material which will not be- come mud in wet seasons, be cut into ruts, or be ground into dust in dry sea- sons, are indispensable. Great national highways, connecting the great cities of the United States and extending from one extreme boundary to another, have been proposed, some- thing like the famous roads constructed by the Romans before the Christian er: But times have changed: Transporta- tion and travel, and the movement of troops between distant points, is now by railroads. The present want of im- »roved roads is for the purpose of reach- ng these modern means of transporta- tion; not roads parallel with the great lines of railway so much as roads radia- ting from railroad stations and extend- ing into the country tributary to rail- road lines. Some writers upon the subject indi- cate a belief that the question of im- proved roads is a matter of national con- cern, and that congress can originate or aid in the work of building them. To facilitate the transportation of troops and munitions of war, and to make new rogions accessible, congress has, by sub- sidies of land and by appropriations of money, aided in the construction of wagon roads. Liberal nprropriutlons avre made for roads to national ceme- teries, to lighthouses and government reservations and buildings. The sity for military wagon roads, owi the construction of railroads, creased; und I do not perceive how con- gress can greatly aid in securing a sys- tem of improved highways in this coun- try. Our government differs from those of most of the European countries in that ours is a dual government; a com- bination of national and state govern- ments; the powers of the national gov- ernment being limited to those granted, in oxsren terms or by u}:plic.tlun, by the federal constitution. The construc- tion of roads and their maintenance are matters mainly of state jurisdiction and concern. The cost of transportation is a serious tax upon both producer and consumer, True statesmanship will endeavor to re- duce this tax to the minimum by encour- aging manufactories in agricultural re- glons, thus bringing the producer and consumer together as nearly as possible, and by this means not only reduce, but do away altogether in many instances with the cost of transportation. While charges for transportation by rail have been for years decreasing, and still continue “to decrease, the cost of getting farm products to the railroad has not decreased. Railroads have been multiplied and im- proved; but the country roads, the only means of transportation between the farm and the railroad station, have re- mained as they were before the era of railroads. Improved facilities and sharper competition bave been con- stantly reducing the cost of transporta- tion by water and rail; but the cost of getting our apuudant agricultural roducts from the ln{ln to the rallroad has not decreased. ore Is exponded to ot & sack of flour from the warehouse of oston or New York to the consumer, in either of those oities, than it costs to :Jron.v;:‘porl it from Minneapolia to the sea Great corporations are incorporated and nr‘mnim-d and millions of dollars exponded for the purpose of constructi- ing new railroads to reach undeveloped regions of the country. Railroads have been important factors indeveloping the resources and furnishing the means of transportation to all sections. Tho gon- eral government has aided their con- struction hy large subsidies of money and grants of land, and states, counties, cities and towns, and communitics gen- erally, have made large donations for the same purposo. The government of the United States spends annually many millions to improve the wate ways of the country, in order that transportation by water may be placed on such a footing as to enter into compe- tition with rallroad transportation, and by this accelefated and favored compe- titlon bring about a roduction of froight charges. It is proposed to ox- R(‘ul many more millions in ilding up the Amcrvican mer- chant marine, and thus to restore our carrying trade upon the high seas. One of the most. important entorprises o this century is the proposed construce tion of the Niearagua canal, and wise statosmanship dietates a policy that will commit the bn(lml Statos governmont to exert its power aud expond its re- sources to socure the complotion, at the actnal and necessary cost of con- struotion, of this great undertaking; and, coupled with this substantial aid, should be the determination that when finished the canal shall forever be under the control of our government, And all this—the expenditure of millions—is to reduce the cost of transportation, and, by reducing it, to bmlu&b the producer and consumer, It is time that attention was directed to the improvement of the farm roads of the country as a means of further reducing the. cost of marketing farm products and benofiting the im- portant class of our citizens ongaged in agriculture. el s IMPLETIES, A story is told by the New York World of a preacher who used the phonograph to ald him in his pastoral duties. 1t soems that the unfortunate clorgyma Was overworl ishes—one in the city and one in a suburb: town. It occurred to him that by preaching his discourse into tho phonograph on Satur- day it could bo “ground out” by an assistant Sunday afternoon to the suburban congre- gation, relieving him of the otherwise neces- sary obligation of delivering two discoursoes, “Fhe schemo was given a trial and proved itself satisfactory to all partics concernod— especially to the pastor, as ho was left freo to spend his Sunday afternoon with his fumily, One Saturday morning as the clergyman was delivering his discourse for the following day into the funnel of the phonograph ho s interrupted in the middle of sentence, 'And what did Moses say to the childron of Israel,” by his wife callingout that two gen- tlomen were waiting to see him. Without shutting off the current, so to speak, the clergyman said: *Tell the gentlemen to call again, I'm out,” and continued his ad- dress to the instrument. Everything went along smoothly at the suburbun service the next afternoon, the con- gregation becoming very much intcrested in the discourse on Moses, until the phonograph repeated the pastor's words in o loud volco, **And what did Moses say to the children of Israel?” = A short silence only served to make the congregation moro anxious to catch tho biblical answer to this question, when. to the utmost surprise of all assembled, the beloved voice of their pastor ehimed forth: *“Tell the gentlemen to call again, 'm out!” It is ncedless to say the congregation loft the church in o body, and now the suburban parishioners have & pastor of thelr own, Py Good Minister—I observe with pleasuro that your family bible is’ not covered -vith dust. Little Girl—It's always nice and clean, ever since the piano !lgul broke. ' It was ahot day and the pastor of the suburvan church, looking over his congrega- tion when about half through his sermon, noted many nodding heads. “T wondér how many of you, brethren,” he observed, in the somewhat monotonovs tone 1n_which he had been preaching for nearly half an hour, *‘would be ready if the angel of death should make his appearance at this moment and call out in a loud yoice— *Tickets! Forty-seven commuters in various parts of the house awoke with a jerk, felt hastily in their vest pockets for something, looked nfusedly about thema moment and be- came instantly attentive and devout. e “Can’t_spot the place, but I've seen you before. Where in h— did I know you, anyhow?" asked a Californ on meeting the bishop at a San Francisco auction in a very unclerical garb. “I cannot say.” ro- torted the ecclesiastical dignitary, “‘what part of hell are you from?" - e An old Scotch lady, who lived at a consid- erable distance from the parish church, was in the habiv of driving over to the service. Her coachman, when he thought the sermon nearly at an end, would slip out quietly for the purpose of having the carriage ready by the time the service was ended. One Sun- day John returned to the church, and after hanging about the door for some time be- came impatient, and popping in his head saw that the minister harangued as hard as ever. Creeping down tho aisle toward his mis- tress, he whispered in her ear: “13 he no dune yet?" “Dune? he's dune half an hour since, but he'll no stop!” she answered, impatiently. — MUSICAL AND DEAMATIC. The ereat success of tho now opera *I Pagliacel,” by Leoncavallo, recently in New York, led Director Hinrichs to say that the work would probably be worth 50,000 francs to che unknown young Italian composer in the next two or three years. A successful opora in thase days is worth 4y muoh, vrol- ubly, as Rossini earned in his lifetime. John Drew and his family, after spending a week in Paris, have now gone to London, wheso they will remain until July 29, when they will sail for New York. Mr. Drew's season will open, under the management of Charles Frohman, in St. Paul, August 15, with #The Masked Ball,” Alexandor Salvini has given up his visit to Italy this summer and has locatbd for a time at the Villa Plavano, a delightful place on the New Jersoy Palisades. It is the country home of a frien¢ built on the style of an Italian country house, Jessie Bartlett-Davis returned to Chicago last Thursday, baving ended her lovg sea- son's work with the Bostonians. Mrs. Davis at present is undecided whether she will re- turn to the operatic stage the coming year or enjoy the novelty of & season's quictude and rest in private life. “Sheridan,” which E. H. Sothern will pro- duce auring bis coming season at the Lyceum theater, New Yoris, 1s an_outirely original play, written for hiin by Paul M. Dotter the life and times of Richard Brinsley Sh dan. Several of the characters are intended to suggest the owiginal of personages in ' hool for Scandal” and *“I'he Rivals. comedy is in four acts and treats of Sheri- dan's carcor and his elopement with Miss Linley, prior to the production of his first play, “The Rivals.” ‘The Drew family will start for the Pacific coast early in August in a private car, which will be callod “Mrs. Malaprop,” and ‘will be inscribed with the following quotation from that famous character, “You go first and we'll pracede you, “The'Rivals” and “The IRoad to Ruin” will constitute their entire repertory. ‘*The Itoad to Ruin” has not been seen iu this country for nearly a quartor of o certury, except about eight years ago, when it was presented at McVicker's theater Chicago. Mrs. Drew is having “The Rivals” altered from a five to & fouract play, 8 change which she thinks will make it mucte mwore preseutable to & modern audienco, e e The fl“?;h' pulsation is 120 per minute n infancy, age. ty lo wenhood and sixty lu old ART WROUGRT WITH A NEEDLR Boantiful Bmbroidories Been in the Woe man's Building at the Fain OLD FANS OF DELICATE HANDIWORK Panels of Noedlowork Represonting the Twelve Months—An Embroldered Plor ture of the Orucifixion--Souvenir of Marle Antolnette, Criicago, June 50.—(Special to The Bre.]— To the left in the south pavilion of the Woman's bullding visitors will find a glass case containing a rare collection of old fans bolonging to the Fronch exhibit, numbering thirty-six inall. Somo of these beautiful fans were in use 150 years ago, Some of the mothor of pear! sticks are carved with feathery-liko delicacy, others inlald with protty stones, One oddl fan looked not une liko green translucent porcelain, ‘TI'ho offect was too heavy to b pretty ina fan, though it was ono of the most valuablo in the col- lection, being made of Iacquor, the art of which is now supposed to be lost. Another fanof the perfod of Louts XIV. has painted upon it the portraits of o I'rench count and countess, and ono can easily imagine it swaying in the band of somo titled lady of the court, agitating the perfumed atmos- phereor fluttering tho filmy laces of her claborate gown—not so much of & contrast to tho fashionablo lady's wown of today, which, if you desire to see in all of its latest glory, pass throush the open door and you will'tind yourselt in the French exhibit. A Modern Fronch Drawing Room, You may soo a typienl French drawing room-—the lady of tho houso (in wax), ro- splendont in lemon sillc and cronm lace, sorving 5 o'clock tea to her lady culiors, ond of whom is attived in an_elegant gown of pale mauve apphqued with purple velvet and silver cmbrojdery. Tho interior of this faeal drawing room i3 oxquisite in dotail. A Persian rug of handsome design coyers tho centor of the floor. Forming a charming background and _hanging on the wall is a large picco of modern tapestry, representing an exquisite commingling of protty maidens, swoet flowers, sunny skics and mid-air cupids. Tho walls uro paneled in old roso broeade. ~ Tho gilded chairs and couches aro luxuriovs indeed. Tho plano is drapea with a cover of ralsed cmbroidery, and support- ing a vaso of flowors fs a small_though very costly table of polished onyx. Upon the east wall is hung a panel of cmbroidery, o gem of its kind. Tho panel bolongs o a series; tho rest of them can bo scen hanging in the gal- lory just abovo. These exquisite punols uro tho work of Mme. Leroudier of Lyol France. This tatented lady has on exh tion the most remarkable colloction of em- broideries ever brought togother, many of which are masterpioces of art. In her lino of work she has for many y occupied tha position of the leading French artist, and has copied in sillc thread some of tho celo- brated paintings. Twelve Allegorieal Pancls. But the crowning labor of her life is no doubt the twelvo panels, representing tho months of the yoar, called “The Grotesque Months,” executed from the engravings of Gerard-Audran, one of the celebrated draughtsmen of the soventeenth contury. Ovor twelve yoars of almost uninverruptod labor by tho skillful hands of the artist have Dbeen necessary to complete these uniquo piccos of hand ombroidery, which will no doubt exist and be admired for hundreds of years to come. The panels are valued at $20,000 and are executed upon a croam satin ground in desi; of allegorical figures and animals. Each panel is encircled by its em- broidered framo of flowers, leaves or scrolls, At a distance of a few feet the im pression of an observer is that a fino painting li being viewed, the colors being so cavefully and delicately blended. In tho panel of Juno arc some green and gold spotted peacock feathers that look so airy ono could almost fancy they would flut- ter away in any pusslnfi .breeze. Uunder Venus is a foamy waterfall and on another anel a statoly swan sails upon the placid osom of a silvery lake,while on atill another panel throo orang-outings uro playing some sort of an ancient game on an anvil. A Walk and Talk with Mme. Leroudier. 1 was pleased to mcet the talentcd artis . just by accident and not knowing who she Was, the good lady conducted mo to the gallery, How 1 did regrot that Mme. Leroudier did not speak English better than Tspeak French! But “where thero is u will thero is a way.” _We soon_got possession of an interproter. 1 lost no time in conveying to madam my great admiration of her won- derful needlo pictures. In verson this tal- ented Freuch Indy is almost girhsh in_form, sweet of face, and her beautiful dark oyes shine with intellectual light, while crowning all is the beautiful snowy hair. 1was most happy when parting with her to recolve the cordial hand squeezo and tho kind invitation to call again. : In the same oxhibit, among the collection of luces, is a fin piecé of modern lace_throe feot square, valued at §3,000; also a thread lnce hand made bedspread valued at #3,500. Hand made luces as well as embroidorics have always commanded . higher markot prico than any yet produced by machinery. But if this costly laco spread could retate the history of every fluely wrought thread of delicato tracery of leaf and vine, how many tales think you could it tell of poorly paid workwomen, whose pres cious eyesight tho fine - thread-work ime paired or perhaps ruined. Some Anclent Embrolderies. Lot us look now at somo anclent embrold. erics—and of them wo can find more than we could examine in days and days—many valued*for their beauty, othors for thefr age, s showing tho kinds of neodlework of the vent periods of time. Among theso_is an_embroidered band of the soventeonth contury. The ground 18 of white satin. The design is in thistles and scrolls, erocheted fncolored threads of black, blue and groen. The satin ground is much aA;,\'cd and worn, yot the plece is valucd at 5. An embroidered church ornament, work of the eleventh century, Italian, valued at $250. Another embroidered’ church’ ornament 13 u pleturo of the crucifixion, done in coarse silkc thread and gold tinsel, well preserved, snd the colors remarkably’ brilliant, It is any- thing but artistic. The treo of tho cross is streaked in bright groen and pale yellow, and at the foot of the cross stunas the Blessed Virgin attired in o brilliant robo of red and blue, Near this is a valuable ‘re- tuble” ornament, time of Louls XIV., de- signed by Bairiu, done in sterling gola and silvor, the ground work being the silver upon which are embroidered designs of loaves, birds and scrolls, done in threads of gold! Value, $1,000, A Memento of Marie Antoluetts An interesting souvenir in this collection is a fragment of oue of the gowns of Marie Anwinette, The material is of white satin, covered by o complete network of beautiful embroidery, consisting of delicate pink roses and spruys of purple larkspur, the whole ('mueA) and barred by spangled lines of golden tinsel. I'ny torn but elaborate frag. ment of the gown once adorning the boautl. ful form of the most uufortunate queen of France calls to mind the fact that during her last days in prison her slender fingers wrought upon an embroidered bund that her poor brain might not give way in the last hours of her lifo so suspiciously begun, so proudly lived aud marked at the close by such awful tragedies, GUACE HINKS, — - Chamberiulu's Co'le, Chol Rewmody, Every family should be provided with a bottle of this remedy during the summer months. It cuw always be depended upon and1s pleasant and safe to take. In many cases, by having it at haud, lifo may be suved before & physiciun could be summored or medicine procured. No other remedy s 50 reliable or successful. No other so cer- tain to gure bloody flux, dysentery, diarrhma @nd cholera morbus in their worst forms. It is equally valuable for children and aduits, 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by druggists, ——— A remarkable rock formation is located on a high peak of mountain about five mile from s Calientas, in Arzons. The rock, which measures 800 feet high, is shaped like a barrel and cen be seen for wiles distant, % and Diarraho