Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 16, 1895, Page 20

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE,: SU NDAY, JUNE 186, 1895 A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALAAAAARAALA: ARARRPPIRPORAPILLNLLLLNLALLRRRANARRNARORNARNAAR THE WHITE OWL. Breton Maid. The Story ;l 'To}nellc. a Little § MRS " (Copyrighted 1595, by Gerald Brennan.) i ) 3 "Tolnette was 7 and 'Tolnette was naughty. The naughtiest little girl (sald her adopted mamma) In all the broad province of Brit- tany. But much of her naughtiness—which was In truth only thoughtlessness—was con- @oned by the simple Breton peasants of Cahusac, among whom she dwelt, because of her birth and blood. For, let it be known, 'Tolnette was no mere daughter of the soll She was one of those waifs too common in modern Brittany, the last offshoots of an ancient but impover- fshed race. In the days of the French monarchy her ancestors had been lords of many castles and broad domains. In fact her real name was Marle Antolpette de Lacherois-Jarnac, and her father had been a grandnephew of the famous “M'sien’ Henri” —the gallant Marquis de Larochjacquelin But poverty and the republic had done their work upon the family of Lacherols-Jarnac Men said that far away in Paris or some such distant place there still lived a Comte de Lacherois, but poor ‘Toinette's branch never heard of or saw him. Kindly peasants reared the orphan chil Mere Bihan adopted her after her father's death; and so #he was brought up in the primitive sim- plicity of a small Breton. In spite of the kindness displayed by these good people, it must be owned that "Toinette was not quite happy. Through some strange respect for her rank, old Mere Bihan would ot allow the child to assoclate with the other little folks of the village, ~ Conse- quently 'Toinette had no playfellows—at least no human ones. There arrived, how- | ever, one fair summer, a strange frend at the house of Mere Bihan. Roger, 'Toin- ette’s adopted brother, captured in the woods 'TOINETTE AND HER PET. hardby a great white Breton owl, who looked as though he had lived ever since the days of the Druids, so grave and venerable of aspect was he. It was said, indeed, that ho represented the very last specimen of the old Brittany owls. 'Toinette also being of old family nobody was surprised that the two became cronies. ‘‘Monseigneur” (such was the owl's name) seemed always happl- est when alone with 'Toinette, and 'Toinette selzed every opportunity to spend her hours with “Monseigneur.” Roger Bihan fashioned a huge oaken case for Monseigneur, with balze curtains around the sides, so that the light could be shut oft when necessary. From far and near the peasants came to view this wise bird, and strangers even arrived at intervals from Brest, Morbihan and the coast towns with the same purpose in view. It was even rumored that the Abbe Honnard, a very learned antiquary, had written a paper for the Breton Folk Lore society about the owl, and that the paper had been published in the Parisian newipapers. But 'Toinette did not care about the fame of her pet bird. She loved him, for him self _alone, and because he was her only playfellow. So the two held long secret confabulations under the green baize cov ing of the bg cage, 'Toinette telling her lttle sorrows to “‘Monseigneur” and ‘‘Mon- selgneur” blinking back at "Totnette in sil- ent sympathy. More Bihan rather approved of the strange friendship than otherwise. “After all,” she would say (for your true Breton peasant is an aristocrat at heart) “after all it is natural that a De Lacherois should have much in common with a bird who knew all her great ancestors. It is better than running wild with the canaille of the village.” So the Intimacy grew and became very pleasant for 'Toinette. But pleasant things rarely last long. 1. One day a positive bombshell in the way of news exploded in the Bihan farm house. Maitre Lechaudel, a bird dealer, it seemed, came all the way from the Rue des Petits- Freres in the great city of Paris, to buy this wonderful white owl. The price offcred seemed fabulous to Madam Bihan and her A AAAANAALL AAANALARAS NARARARRINANNINANNNNNNINNNI ARG some kind of vehicle. This vehicle did not Jolt, however, but went easily like the cure's Big at Cabusac, and its voyage was a briet one. For the third time the lifting process was gone through, and 'Toinette recognized the gruff tones of Matre Lachaudel saying: “Gentle now—gentle! Carry it into the morning room. Has Monsieur le Comte | arisen yet?" “M. le Comte is waiting monsleur's ar- rival,” was the answer. The cage was carried still further and then set down upon what sounded like a largo table. A strange and rather agreeable voice broke the silence. “Aha! M. Lechandel—welcome! You have brought me my white owl? It Is well Open the cage.” One by one the ropes were cut. heart beat against her ribs with fear. | the green baize was doxterously aside and a cage. For a minute t 'Toinette's Then Plucked child was dazzied Mon dieu!” exclaimed the Kindly voice, which belonged to a tall, very grizzled old gentleman, “‘What 1s this? A little chiid?" Maitre Lechaudel was even more aston- fshed than the count. It was some time hefore he could find breath to answer. Then ho blurted out: “This, M. le Comte, is a little Breton peasant girl Toinette flung open the door of the great | cago and stepped forth. “I am not a peasant girl, M. Lechau- del,” she exclaimed, “Mere Bihan says my | blood s the oidest in Brittany. The elderly count glanced from the eager little face to the clumsy sabot's and burst into amused laughter. “What is your name, then, mademols- elle?” he asked. “They call me 'Toinette,” responded the little maid, “but I toinette de Lacheroi: The count dropped at the bird fancier, back at his patron. “Is she poking fun at me?" demanded the former, “or is she an idiot?" Then advanc- ing suddenly to the table he eagerly de- manded of the shrinking child: “What was s eyeglass and stared M. Lechaudel stared your father's Christian name? His name was Henri Gaston,' sobbed ‘Toinette, who sat dangling her sabots over the edge of the table. *“‘But he has gone to live with the good God. I reside with the old Mere Bihan. I have no friends but her and my white owl. Oh, please, please, do not take away my white owl.' But M. le, Comte was not listening. He had turned dside to examine a_great parch- ment_ scroll which hung upon the wall. His finger soon rested upon a certain portion of the scroll. “Come here, Lechaudel,” he cried. “Here is the very name. Died at Cabusac. Does not mention any childre Where did you pick up this little creature? Briefly the bird fancier told all he knew about 'Toinette and her love for the white owl. “They said at Cabusac,” he added; “that she was of good family, but I paid no attention to their ramblings.’ Is it possible that she can be a cousin of M. le Comte “It is more than possible,” £aid the cour “it is probable. This very day I shall send a lawyer into Brittany to inquire. 1 thought myself the last of my name and race, Lech- audel. It seems as though heaven had sent this little Breton fafry.” The turning to 'Toinette once more he sald: “My dear child, it teems that we are namesakes, if not cousins. I am the Comte le Lacherois-Jarnac—a _childl; friendless old man. Years ago I knew your father, when we were both boys. Will you let me be your father in his stead? *Toinette put her thumb in her mouth and looked at the count steadfastly. “Yes,” she said, “if you will let me keep my white owl all to myself.” “Mademoiselle, my little cousin old count, kissing her owl s yours. "Toinette clapped her ““Monseigneur,” just as the whole conversation, “Tu-whit! Tu-whoo!” GERALD BREMAN. sald the tenderly, “the white hands for joy, while though he understood uttered a triumphant Amusement for Woys and Girls Vacatlon, ~With the summer comes the outdoor games for children—those special novelties which present themselves in the toy bazaar—and most of them well worthy of mention, Every sort of amusement is ready at hand for boys and girls of all ages, with a cheapness in price that is unrivaled, and one which meets the requirements of any purse, however slender, For the seashore there is the wooden box, square in form, filled with good sized sand molds, in which shovels and a small wheel- barrow quite completes the ou These range of all sizes, from the small sum of 20 cents to $1.50. But the genuine sand mill geems to be in the lead this season. One of those gorgeous and taking affairs of ladder effect which after the pail is filled, lifts itself through the mill house by means of a wooden pipe, ready to be bagged and sold. This clever invention brings Another of rough construction During is a ladder nelghbors. But Maitre Lechaudel explained | in’ which a man of wood at the side turns that he was merely acting as agent for a|a crank. The pail at the foot of these bars very great and very rich nobleman, Who |is drawn up—the vessel filled, and this amus- desired to add this rare specimen to his | pg toy is sold for 26 cents. world-famous collection of birds. The new water pump is a clever departure Poor 'Toinette heard of the negotiations and hastened to implore Mere Bihan not to sell “‘Monseigneur.” But Mere Bihan was oor and money Is a speclous argument. aitre Lechaudel conquered, and it was ar- ranged that the bird, cage and all, should be shipped in his care to Pars on the mor- row. That was a woeful night for 'Toinette. She did not trust herself to visit ‘‘Monseig- neur” before retiring to bed. Her pillow was wet with tears and her heart ached with unutterable sorrow. Suddenly, about the still hour of midnight, when the yellow moon peeped through the lattice, like one af those hateful lous d'or wnich had tempted Mere Bahin, a great project sprang in the child’s brain. “Why not so to Paris with Monselgneur? Why not share the cage with her beloved owl?” Trembling with excitement 'Toinette slipped out of bed, and hastily robed herself In her simple short kirtle, warm stockings and hooded cloak. Then graspng her wooden shoes she hastened into the deserted kitchen where stood the cage of ‘‘Monseigneur.” Quickly withdrawing the curtain she found the great yellow eyes of the owl fixed upon her with what seemed to be a look of plead- Ing. That settled the matter to the little girl's mind. The cage was large enough for three 'Toinettes; so unbolting the door she slipped in among the straw, and wound her arms around ‘‘Monseigneur's” downy neck. The green baize curtan fell once more and all was darkness. But ‘‘Monselgneur” ut- tered a single, solemn ‘“‘twiloo!"—probably & note of owlish gladn 1L The hours passed slowly, but at earliest pock crow came Maitre Lechaudel to claim his pris “Quick, boys," he cried, “Tie that green baize tightly round with ropes. We don’t want any pry/ng eyes on our journey. Make haste or that fool of a little girl will be down stairs making a fuss.” ‘Toinette heard them binding the cage around with cord; but she only nestled close 1o the broad back of “Monseigneur.” Then the men began to lift the cage to the vil- lage cart, which was to bear it ten miles to the railway statlon at Cnerbuliez. “Bigre!" cried one of the Lfters, “it 1s heavy, this owl." “Oh! that's the cage,” -explained another. “Roger made it out of solid oak." Then ensued a long period of jolting over anseen roads, during which poor, ‘tired *Toin- ette fell fast asleep. ‘When she awdke the uneven motion had been exchanged for one of great ease and comfort. Unknown to her the cage had been placed on the express train for Paris “Monselgneur!”” she called, to make sure that all was well, and the bird answered by & soft rustling of its feathers. He made a quiet fellow traveler, did the white owl Very cramped and sadly hungry was "Toinette when the even onward motion finally ceased, and she heard around her a confused roar of volces that sounded like the sea along the Breton coast. ‘Can thi: she asked, “be Paris?"' Paris in fact, it was; and after a long interval T was once more lifted by men who :v‘u'mmwmumamnw trom the old. It is a gay affair in paint of dull red. By a handle in the back the water pours out for daily use, and the palls, num- FILLING THE SAND MILL. bering three, all in a fine dress of somber color, ready for use. For very small chil- dren there are willow baskets in which sand molds, with boatrelns, pumping rope, and | shovels, all for the beach, are in good' form from $1.50 to $3. A very attractive toy, AMUSEMENT FOR RAINY DAYS. The wee tots who fancy soap bubbles, that plazza toy 80 much played in the warmest days, comes this season in splendid attire. There are two tin pipes, painted in blue and red, a cunning little box of soap powder, and a good size bath, all for 75 cents, and well worth it. Then there is the toy plano, a delighttul little bijou of a present. This small instru- ment is made of cherry, finely polished. The hand board is elaborately carved, like those of the old-fashioned spinnet. The keys are all on good hammers and the tone excellent, A fine amusement for a nursery, or even for the big girl whose continual practicing in the early morning is often disturbing ic her elders. An excellent play for rainy days, in fact a household charm.” 'This affair is of good size, and would Al up a corner ad- mirably. LAWN AND GARDEN TOYS. One of the new attractions for the hill side Is the watering sprinkler, a charming toy ot fine sl The tank Is painted a bright red, and when filled holde at least two Quarts of | | flood of light poured into the | water. The pips at the end of the cart s in gllt, and yields eagerly when in motion, A delightful scheme for the morning hours, 1ts value is $5. The target for the lawn is In full sway and the numbers sold show its popularity at all times. A game as much in vogue for elders as for little people. There are tall and small ones, some three or four kinds, each one increasing in size, decorated with bright tints and as inviting looking as pos- sible. Among the smallest Is the Punch target. This affair is made of wood, the ball being thrown at a hole in the lower part of the target, opens a door at the top and Punch in smiling array peeps out. There is a double target of this same game. One, $2.75; the other, $5. But the real fine turn--ut Is the true donkey cart, an expensive affair, which brings $20 It is built on a very elaborate plan, the seat handsomely carpeted and much gilt orna- mentation, which, of course, adds to its value. This cart 'is of unusuaily large size and is designed for either donkey or pon is not easily up: of growing ch FOR SAILORS AND FISHERMEN, As for ships, they are of all kinds, from cat boats to yachts, Boats which cost a mere trifle, rough affairs, which sell for 20 cents and twice that sum, Large size schooners, with sails, and larger ships whose magnifi- cent appearance in size brings $20. War ships, canoes, steam yachts, catamorans—all and every sort of sailing craft—every one to please a boy's heart and give the amateur saflor lad pleasure, Fishing outfits, whose bright poles filled the buyer with admiration, reels, lines, hooks, sitkers, floats, flies—all for the sportsman’s pleasure. here may a word of advice be said to the buyer. Buy at the shops in which et and a delight to a family dren. there is the largest quantity of goods. Kor in these bazaars is the best and cheapest of toys for the million of children who migrate every season to the seashore, to the hillside and " to the mountain tops, where health, fresh air and good food combine to restore faded cheeks, poor appetites and loss of strength. For in these days there are summer toys as well ag winter ones, and all to suit everybody, however poor, however rich and at all age: THEOPHILE GAUCIER'S CA Some Wonderful Animals that Belonged to the Great Novelist, Theophile Gautier, one of the most famous and artistic French authors of the present century, had an especial fondness for all an mals, but cats were his particular favorite In his book called “La Menagerie Intime, hie describes his household of pe One of the first was Childebrand, a_short- haired, fawn-colored beauty, striped with black velvet like the clown in Hugo's *“Roi s' Amuse.” He had great green eyes, al- mond-shaped and surrounded by bands of black. Madame Theophile was another favorite, reddish and white-breasted, pink-nosed and blue-eyed. She dwelt with him on terms of great intimacy, sleeping with him, sitting on the arm of his chair when he wrote, fol- lowing him on his walks through his garden and always present at meals, when slhe some- times stole attractive bits from his plate. He tells an amusing tale about her and a parrot left in his charge for a short time by an absent friend. Madame Theophile had never belield a parrot and it astonished her greatly by its gyrations with beak and clav and the strange motions of its awkward green body. She sat for a long time as still as an Bgyptian mummied cat watching it with meditation, for she had never witn2ssed such a pecullar example of natural history. Finally she seemed to say: “I have it now; it is a green chicken!” Meanwhile the par- rot watched the cat with increasing alarm, ruflling its feathers and whacking its beaks uneasily against its cage, Presently the cat seemed to say: “Well, even if it Is a green chicken, very likely it is good to eat."” “I watched the scene,” says Gautier, “her paws gradually spread and contracted, she gavo alternately purs and growls, and pre pared for a spring. The parrot, perceiving the danger, said in a deep base voice: ‘Have you breakfasted, Jacquot? A blare from a trumpet, a pistol shot, an earthquake could not 'have frightened her more. Al her ornithological ideas were upset. “What more,” said the parrot, “the king's roast beef?” The cat's face expressed terror. ‘“He is a bird; he is a monsfeur,” she seemed to The green creature then sang a good wine, and the say. French couplet about cat, fleeing for her life, took refuge under the bed. Madame Theophile had all the tastes of a great French lady, being especlally fond of perfumes, but patchoull and vertivert would throw her into ecstacies. She liked music, too, but sharp, high notes affected her and she would paw upon a singer's lips when such a high note distressed her. A third favorite was brought to Gautier from Havana by a friend. This was an Angora, white as a swan, the founder of the White Dynasty.” He received the name of Peirrot, and as he grew older and more Qigni- fled this was extended to Don Pierrot de Navarre. He always loved to be with peo- ple, adored Goutier's literary friends, and used to sit silently when they discussed great questions, sometimes putting his head | on one side and occasionally making a little cry. He used to play with books, turning over the leaves with his paws and going to sleep on top of them. Like Childebrand he used to sit by the author when he was at work and watch his pen move across the paper with intense interest. He never went to bed until Guatler returned home and no matter how late it was, he would bound out of the dark to greet him, and so soon as the candle was lit scamper ahead like a page. His companion was a beautiful puss, white as snow, and owing to her celestial purity she was named raphita” for Balzac's romance. FRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS. Mamma—Here s an English cousin, dear, whom you have never seen. Little Girl (whisperingly)—Shall I have to speak English to him, mamma? Teacher—Can you tell me, Johnny, why Satan goes about the earth like a roaring lion? Johnny—Cause he can't cut any ice in the place where e lives when he's to home. Johnny—Maw, T should think It would be a heap more careless to cast pearls before chickens than to cast 'em before swine. His Mother—Why so, Johnny? Johnny—'Cause | they'd eat 'em. It was at dinner, and there had been chicken, of which the little daughter of the | house had partaken with great freedom. ‘| want some more chicken d Frances. “I | think you have had as much as is good for | you, dear,” replied Frances' mamma. “I want more,”” and Frances pouted. “You can't have more now, but here is a wish- bone that you and mamma can pull. That will be fun. You puil one side and I'll pull the other, and whoever gets the longer end | can have her wish, come true. Why, bal you've got it! What was your wish, Fran- ces?” “ wish for some more chicken,” sald | Frances promptly. She got it this time A teacher of one of the lower grades of a city school was endeavoring to impress upon her pupils the fact that a plural subject takes a verb in the plural. ‘‘Remember this,” | she said; “girls are; a girl is, a boy is. Now do you understand it?” Every hand in the room was raised in assent. ‘‘Well, then,” continued the teacher, “who can give me a sentence with girls—piural, remember?” This time only one hand was raised, and that belonged to a pretty little miss. ‘“‘Pleas ma'am,” she said, with all the assuranc of primitive reasoning, “I can give a sen- tence. ‘Girls, are my hat on straight?' " ——— HER GRADUATION SLE Somerville Journal Why does the sweet girl graduate Seem s0 preoccupled? Why does she haunt the dressmaker, As If she were a bride? All day, and half into the night, Her fancy visions weaves: She's putting her whole soul Her graduation sleeve " into Muybe she has an essay, too, On some important theme, Like, “How to make home happ: “Are things just what they But ‘that which, till a troubled Her active brain relle Absorbs her thoughts 18 what she'll have For graduation sleeves. Of course, there'll be, to hang them on, A graduation dress; But that gets little thought from her, And other things still less, That fateful pair of big balloons Alone her care recelves. Her life just now ls centered im Her graduation sleeves. - | its | and confidence flee AARN AARA: ARAR ARAARA RARR RARARNNRBORANRNANNA RRRARRN ECHOES OF TH SARARAS The thirty-elghth anmual meeting of the Masonic grand lodge of the state of Nebraska was held in the Masonic temple in this city last week, convening Wednesday afternoon. This year all of the 266 blue lodges of the state were represented and more than 600 delegates were in attendance. The oration to the delegates was delivered Wednesday evening by Grand Orator Benjamin F. Thomas of this city, who spoke as follows Few are the Institutions that live to look | upon the graves of successive generations of empires, Against the adamantine walls of one, however, the restless waves of H""i have vainly rolled and dashed. Back of the | pomp and splendor of modern kings, beyond the glitter and show of feudalism, before the | worldwide emplres of the early Christian era, back of that dim period when the father of history first recorded the acts of men, even before the great Pythagoras wrestled his truths from the boundless realms of mathematics, the principles upon which our order is based were assuming tangible form and the great fraternal institution of the ages was slowly lifting itself into being and influence. Since then principles have contended, vailed and _been forgotten; arts flourished and decayed; nations have risen, prospered and falleg forever. That which hus survived must ndwds possess a vital and enduring principle, must be animated and sustained by an ennobling spirit and must be grounded upon truth eternal. Free Masonry s in closest touch with human sympathy, and sympathy is as wide as earth and as deep as human feeling. Free Masonry lives and grows because it cultivates and encourages ~the spirit of brotherhood, because it molds human hearts together. From the expanding spirit of brotherhood in the race comes the good will of man to man and the werld’s hope in that longed for era of universal peace. It sta the bitter strife of selfishness and teaches th world the priceless joy that comes from the ald we give to others. Welcoming all beliefs, opening its doors to all nations, it gives to life a large horizon and a liberal spirit. It touches lives with nobility of purpose and gives to thought a liberalizing tendency. In such an institution progress is the law of life. It grows with growing civilization More than that, liberal and progressive, it pre- have helps to mold civilization itself. It is at once an effect and a cause. As operative, it touched the art life of antiquity, and the stateliest structures rose under the handicraft of its builders. It crossed the Mediterranean, and Roman mag- nificence felt the inspiration of its presence and the priceless vaule of its labors. The vast military movements of the imperial armies knew the nature of its Inventive genius and the efficiency of its engineering skill. Temples and cities rose to its glory and remained its monuments. It touched, beautified, transformed the operative world. But every stage of human history has its peculiar function to perform. The higher forms of social and political, as well as of plant and animal life, spring from the lower. ie growing centurfes fill the world with new thought, spirit and purpose. The pro- gressive elements of the old rule in the formation of the new. So Free Masonry lived ages. It gathered new life when the world again came into the light. A new career opened before it. The mental and moral succeeded the mechanical; the speculative emerged from the operative. Its builders of buildings became builders of character. It had within it the elements of growth, just as its craftsmen, in the earlier days, had welcomed to their lodges the skilled of eyery people and molded their arts from the ex- cellences of the art of all, so in this new age, the architects of character welcomed open-armed from every rank of life, minds tempered by refinement and hearts touched by the nobility of nature. It was broad, be cause it held men of varied attainments and differing convictions, It was capable of de- velopment because animated by a liberal spirit. Its movement was upward because it touched the loftlest sentiments and inspired the noblest purposes of the race. It was strong because its whole structure was sup- Jorted by the Corinthian columns of manly ‘character. The spirit of Free Masonry was in accord with the times. In this era a new lease of life had been given to the intellectual and moral forces of the world. Physical might had found in them its peers. The spirit of enlightened enterprise moved everywhere and stirred everything. Aroused from its lethargy of centuries the world again com- menced to think and to act. It was now that Free Masonry developed its peculiar ex- through the dark cellence. It had forerun the older order of things. It was in full sympathy with the new. It lived for the world's betterment Every means devised to fmprove and uplift humanity an instrument in its hands for the working out of its own sublime pur- pose. Every device that helped to annihilate distance, to make neighbors of nations and to weld hearts together was its ally Every broad and ennobling concept in philosophy, general literature, in art that touched a’common chord in human hearts aided, in a way, its great purpose of widen- ing brotherhood. As the nations of earth have, more and more, mingled in commereial enterprise, in literary emulation and in soclal inter- course, the fraternal spirit has quickened, decpened, intensified, until in busy marts, in legislative halls, upon the bench and in every useful and honorable walk of life throughout Christendom our brothers discharge their delicate duties and honor their high posi- tions. Even in these earlier stages of its development an ample field of labor lay open before Free Masonry. Art, sclence, politics socety are each the resultant of various influences and forces. Upon each the virtu ous and the vicious elements of life alike converge. The stronger and more persistent influences must chiefly determine the re sult. Into the various chamnels of human ac- tivity our ancient order has ever bsen pour- ing the streams of purest influence and highest purpose. Guarding carefully the cul- tivation of the mind, it has yet bent ite chief efforts upon the heart. It has labored with the ever-present thought that the great building of all time must be character build- ing; that the square and plumb must be used in erring nature, and the rough ashler of human purpose be made perfect. More potent than armies, more efficient than legis- lation has been the spirit of brotherly love, widening throughout the world, touching hearts, moulding lives and ennobling men. In its onward march Free Masonry has al- ways, like every other agency for good, been confronted by one tireless opponent in the world, Human selfishnese is the great re- tarder of progress and destroyer of peace It enters the home and every social delight is marred, dulled and deformed. It enters ths church, and Christian influences are weakened by wranghing eounsels, It take place in social circles, and contentment at its approach. It be- ruling spirit of the statesman's the g:neral welfare is swallowed Against this te has always stood comes the life, and up in individual interests. dency the fraternal spirit pitted. It draws nearer the hearts, and makes more uniform the purposes of men It adds to the plodding toll of life the In- spiration of a common purnose and a con mon hope. It lifts men out of the narrow- ness of their lives alone, into the breadth and scope and purpose of many lives. It enlightens the mind and liberalizes the thoughts of men. Selfishness is the spirit of darkness; fraternity the spirit of light. The one is morose, discouraging, grasping; the other cheerful, encouraging, generous The one smiles at its neighbor's weakness; the other rejoices in his strength. The success of the one is the sorrow of man: the other s the victory of the signal for general rejolcing. The one worships at the altar of self; the other kneels before the shrine of truth. The one battles against the world, the other for it. Selfishness be- longs to time; fraternity Is linked with eternity Before this spirit of fraternity the barriers alike of rank and nationality fall. Pledged to a common object, imbued with common principles, the distant may be brothers. As in all lands many of the choicest of heart and brain work to the same-high end, there stands revealed In the result of their labor the strength and beauty of united efforts. What Freemasonry has done for the world is what its craftsmen of character in ry land together have achieved. It Is not one ARAAAARAAANANN AAAANARANANA, E ANTE ROOM. ARARAY M AAAAARANA, MRARARAARSARARAS AR SRR X RGN PRRANR RSN star that makes the night resplendent, but gentle Dolphinos, the glittering Plieads, gorgeous Orion and their peers, and among all these the chaste and gentle Diana mov- ing in luminous majesty across the face of the heavens; these, all these, make up the glory of night. Our order fs not, however, a matter history only. It has to do with the living, moving, throbbing present. Nor is it unpre- pared for its work. The intellectual store- honses of the world are in no small measure filled with the garnered fruits of its experi- ence. The moral fields of life have known its cultivating hand. Through thinking it has gained the power of thought; through doing it has acquired the strength of action. Svery epoch has fits questions and its crises, The dull routine of time Is often broken by berolc actions and achievements. The different stages of prog- ress in society and government are con- stantly presenting different phases of even the same general issues. There Is always present the tireless struggle between the right and the wrong. Error crushed in one form, defeated in one purpose, reappears in another form, bent upon yet another purpose. To drive it from one to amother of these forms is a gain, for each succecding one Is generally less hideous than its predecessor, but this is not ultimate victory. It does not remove the cause. There are evil actions cause there are evil hearts; there are acts of injustice because there is a perverted sense of justice; there are insults and indignities because there are spirits cruel and vindic tive. The development of a higher and bet- ter civilization is largely a question of char- acter. When all hearts are just and gener- ous, animated by the spirit of fraternal 1o in the world be- rejoicing in the joy of others, the world may induige a new and rational hope. The cetching the confident spirit of the & laureate, we may exclaim “Not in vain the distance beckons, Forward, forward, Let the great world spin fore Down the ringing grooves of chang In this great work those who live in the light of the lofty precepts and ennobling examples of Freemasonry cannot but take their part. The all that the principles of our order have accomplished can never be told or even known. Those principles have wrought upon lives, and those lives have wrought upon the world. The chain of human influence is endless and conserv tion's law is as true of moral as of physical energy. Shining pebbles of kindly thought drop into the great ocean of human feeling Thelr waves never cease to ripple the surface of that fathomless sea till they roll with gentle undulations upon the infinite shores Somewhere a brotherly sympathy has en- couraged a_drooping heart. Somewhere a Kindly word has revived a dormant energy Somewhere the magnetic touch of fraternal Interest has revealed the possibilities of a noble life and marked the beginning of a career that has moulded itselt into the his- tory of the world and challenged the death- less gratitude of men. It we may look with justifiable pride upon the past of our order we may review with the same feeling the promise of its future. The forces which have been so long at work let us ran for the weal of the world are still active and tirele: The broadening spirit of brother- hood sees opening before it a well nigh True, new questions must themselves, gave issues illimitable field. continue to present must continue to arise, but the fiercer the struggle, the closer the competition o f life, the greater the world's need of moral forces, molding gen erous impulses and fraternal acts. Every new field of man's enterprise will be another field for fraternal achievements. Every new city will be another of its strongholis, and every instrumentality that in growing years aids the growths of the world into a larger and better life will be the friend of the fra- ternal spirit. In the language of one of the country’s sweetest singers let us exclaim: Build thee more stately mansions, O, my soul, As the swift seasons roll, Leave thy low vaulted past; Let each new temple, nobler than the lasi Shut thee from heaven with a dome mor vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thy outgrown shell by resting sea. Free Masonry is fitted to every possible de velopment of the world, to every po sible im- provement in the conditions of life. Its voice will ever be on the side of such develop- ment and its efforts will contribute to such improvement. Secure in its past, watehful of its present, hopeful of its future, it will continue its victorious march, clad in the myétic armer of truth, down thiough the long stretch of the conturies. life's un- The thirty-elghth annual session of the Masonic grand lodge of the state of Nebraska was held in this city last week, nearly 400 delegates being in attendance. Work in the past master's degree begun Wednesday evening, when fifty candidates were the object of attention, and was com- pleted Thursday evening. Much of the time was devoted to the con- sideration of the reports of committzes. An important feature was the report of the committee on codification of laws, appointed at the last session. It was recognized as an able and thoroughly meritorious report, the aim of the committee being mainly to simplify the law as before worded by elim- inating’ all unnecessary verbiage and con- densing paragraphs. So well was the work done that no discussion preceded the unam- mous adoption of the report, and copies o1 the new code will be ready for distribution, it is thought, in thirty d: A decision’ by the grand master within the year that all appointive officers of a subordinate lodge must be appointed by the master, found favor with the committze on jurisprudence and as great favor with the grand lodge. Heretofore it has been the custom that one of such officers be ap- point:d by a superior officer other than the master, Fraternal responsive greetings were recelved by telegraph from the grand lodges of South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Ore- gon and other states. The election of officers resulted: Grand master, Henry H. Wilson of Lin- coln; deputy grand master, Charles s Phelps; grand senior warden, James P. Dins- more; grand junior warden, Frank Young of Broken Bow; grand secretary, W. R Bowen; grand treasurer, Christian Hartman A prominent New York Mason gives this statement as & satisfactory explanation why men still join that society: “Men join that famous order or society generally unsolicited, because they hav formed a favorable opinion of it from what they have been told and what they have read about it, and very few ever leave it volun- tarily. It possesses the attraction of fellow- ship with men who have been found worthy to be accepted in its ranks, and who, there fore, will be pleasant companions. It is based on allegory, and teaches many valuable les- sous in morality, and its tendencles are to- ward (he of man. As it is In all societles where men are brought together in intimate relation each one feels & responsibility for the suc- cess of the fraternity resting on his shoul- ders. Unworthy men may get in, but they soon find that they have wandered into the wrong fold and will get out again The order is so organized that if & man joins for mercenary motives he soon bcomes marked, and is either radically cured of his error or drops out. Many men join because they belleve It to be a good thing to belong to an order as universal as Masonry Is, and which gives him the privilege of visiting kindred lodges all over the world, with his Masonry as a practical letter of introduction to those who would otherwise be strangers. Others desire to find a body of men with whom they can become intimately acquainted and maintain pleasant relations. “Undoubtedly there are many people igno- rant of the order and its objects who have many erroneous notions about the order, such as, for instance, the supposed Immunity from punishment for wrongs committed by ald of the order and protection given by the members. This is absolutely false. On the contrary, the order will punish wrong-doings by its members, and will not conceal a mem- ber's misdoings. “As everyone cannot join the order, and therefore it Is a mark of preferment to be- come & member, some may join for that reason ““The best reason I can give for being a mem- ber of the order is that I thought I should like it, and joined; and having been an active member for over thirty-five year have never regretted it; have been benefited of brilliant | knitting together of a brotherhood | soclally, morally, physically and financially in an economia way, and had I to do it over again, knowing what 1 do, I most certainly :uul(l Joln today it I were not already a mem- er. “Iama Mason because I like the order, all its ceremonies and objects, and knew what I do they would join as well. The delegates from Nebraska to the ses- sion of the hend camp of the Modern Wood- men of America, which convened Tuesday, June 4, at Madison, Wis., have returned. The delegation was almost fifty strong. The delegates met here on the Saturday preced- Ing the opening of the session, were ente tained during that evening and on the follow- ing afternoon, and then traveled on a special train to the place of meeting. On the re- turn the delegation held together until Cii- cago was reached, and then the delegates chose their several ways of getting home. The Omaha delegates report that they were royally treated at Madison. The city was practically glven over to them. Of the 271 members who were entitled to vote In the convention hall only two were absent, one because he was dead and the other because there was sickness in his family. It is considered that this is a remarkable showing. On one of the days of the convention the entire body of delegates marched in proces sion through the streets of the city and pre- sented a fine appearance. In this the Ne- braska delegation was strictly in line, for each member had supplied himself with a whistle that had a remarkable capacity for reeching and these were blown two or three times in each block, drawing attention if nothing more. Among the important pleces of legislation omplished was the organization of an ox- cutive council which s charged with the administration of the order, the organization of a legal department and the changing of the salaries of some of the head officers, Here. after the head consul will draw $3,600 annu- ally instead of $2,000, the head clerk $3,600 instead of $2,500, and the head banker instead of $600. After considerable discus- sion the camp refused to agree upon the emergency fund. Considerable new territory was taken into the jurisdiction, it consisting of the states of Ohlo and Indiana and that portion of Missouri south of the thirty-eighth parallel,excepting the river counties. The principal offices of the order were changed from Fulton, Ill, to Rock Island, the re- moval to take place as soon as practica A building to cost $50,000 will be erected in that city for headquarters, Dubique chosen as the place for holding the next biennial session, which will convene on the first Tuesday in June, 1897. The new officers who were elected are as follows: ~ Head consul, W. Northeott, Greenville, TIl.; head advisor, Benjamin B Smith, Mankato, Minn.; head’ clerk, Cha W. Hawes, Fulton, 11l.; head banker, A. H. Hollister, Madison, Wis.; head physicians, R. E. Beach, Vandaiia, Ill; C. A. McColiom, Minneapolis; J. B. Hibben, Topeka, Kan.; A. 0. Faulkner, Lincoln, Neb.; E. Porterfield, Indianola, la.; head chaplain, F. F. Farmiloe, Rockford, I11; head escort, W. H. Dawson, Slayton, Minn.; head watchman, E. C. Burk- hart, Mexico, Mo.; head sentry, L. E Mentch, Carey, I1L.; board of directors, J. G Johnson, Peabody, Kan.; A. R. Talbot, Lin- coln, Neb.; J. N.' Reece, Springfield, Ill.; J. W. White, Rock Falls, T1l.; Marvin Quacken- bugh, Dundee, 111.; auditing committee, C. D. Sharrow, Michigan; D. I. Thornton, Kansas City, and W. A. Doran, Monticello, Ta. ac The Junior Order of United American Me- chanics will convene In twenty-seventh an- nual session in this city next Tuesday morn- ing. Between 125 and 150 delegates are pected to be prescnt, representing nearly every state in the unjon. the Young Men's Christian association build- ing has been obtained. Tuesday morning the delegates will be welcomed to the city. The dquarters of the supreme council will be the Millard hotel. On Thursday evening a banquet will be served to the delegates. One afternoon will be devoted to a carriage drive about the city. The session will last three or four da Thera are three councils The large hall in of the order in this city, Washington council 3, No. 1, Columbia council No. and U. S It others | was | Grand council No. 10, South Omaha, Garfleld oouncil No. 6. ple of in The Bee number of bullding tomorrow Initiations are on night. | soctal session. rhe supreme conclave of in New Haven two weeks ago, and at time reports were read showing that membership was growing rapidly. are now over 25,000 members on the rolls. the of Good Templars, |of the eeason next Wednesday night Bemis park. Invitations have besn sent all members of the order in the city. women are expected to bring of food and the men fruit served at 6 o'clock, Anna M. Saunders, On Monday evening Omaha lodge No, celebrated the second lodge. Although the weather was stormy and threatening, every avallable space in their large hall was filled and 1s estimated that over 500 people we ent. A fine literary and musical was rendered. Irving G. Baright, superintendent, in a very neat speech sented the lodge with the prize banner of- last the program this district making the greatest in membership during the year. A Buchanan, president of the lodge, the banner in behalt of Omaha lodge. banner now becomes the property lodge, years. A. A. Buchanan presided and T. L. McDonnell was chairman of the entertains ment_committee. The entertainment was a complete success. Ice cream and cake were served in the dining room after the enter- talnment. Dancing followed until the small hours of the morning. The district convention of district No. 2 was held at Minn, largely attended. Rev. T. F. Stau president of Nebraska lodge No. 93 of Lin- coln, Neb., was elected representative to the supreme lodge, which meets in Wheeling, W. Va, July 8. The Omaha delegates time while in Minneapolis. The Ladies Circle of Golden Rod Grove, Woodmen of the World, will glve a literary and social entertalnment at Myrtle hall, Continental block, on Thursday, June 20. Refreshments will be served. All friends are cordially invited to attend. Mecca Court No. 13, Tribe of Ben Hur, held a very interesting meeting Friday, June 14. Besties taking in thirty-one applicants and doing the regular work of the court, It wan decided to give a social entertainment to consist of an address of welcome by Brother A. G. Edwards, an addre:s on “The Aims and Objects of Our Order” by Charles Rosewater, M. D., recitations and musical compositions, cards, ice cream and cake and a dance. All members and their friends are invited and they are all expected, s the above Is free of expente in every respect. Come one, come all. ii i | z& | See our line of new things for the LLAWN AND PORCH We show some nice pieces at the right price. Dowey & Stone Furniture Co, 1115-1117 Farnam Street. ESTABLISHED 1864, | S e o e [ | ing order. 0 The Average Man H il who suffers from headaches and biliousness nceds a medicine to keep his stomach and liver in good work- For Ripans Tabules fill the tabule gives relief. [ 5 ) ) ) i such bill. people One mail Ri- % ggists, or ) Ix sent to T 10 Spruce st., O (S (R [ | e [y w Spanie Black and Tan One fuil- $20.00, EXACT SIZE WFor sale by all First Class Dealers. DOCGS! Bull Terrier Puppics, $i Pug Puppies, $6.00 cach rown Tan Geisler’s Bird Store, [ DOCGS! 3.00 to $10.00 each, $4.00 each. ier, $8.00 cach. errier, weighing only 3 Ibs,, T 101 N 16th St., Omal FERFECT) THE MERCANTILE IS THE FAYORITE TEN CENT CIGAR Manufactured by the F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CIGAR CO., Factory No. 804, 8t Louls, Me | There 18 also one it Active preparations are already being made for the annual sessions of the supreme tems the Patriarchal Circle of America, which will convene in this city on July 10, | and will continue for three days. A large a | tendance is expected, arrangements bein | made for from 800 to 500 visitors to the | city during the convention week. Large | deiegations are coming from Milwaukee, | Chicago, Bloomington, 11, Richmond and Elkhart, Ind.,, and other poiuts, Omaha conclave No. 334, Tmproved Order of Heptosophs, will meet in its lodga roome A the program, and these will be followed by an entertaining order met that the There Lifeboat lodge No. 150, Independent Order will_give its first pienio at to The long baskets Supper will ba nd then the remainder of the evening will be spent in other forms of enjoyment. A. G. Wolfenbarger of Lincoln, one of the delegates from Nebraska to the international supreme lodge, which meets in Boston on June 26, has left for the place of convention. The other delegate is the chief templar, members of 00, Order of the World, anniversary of their very 1t pres- district pre- fered by the supreme lodge to the lodge im increase accepted This of the having been won for two successive apolis, Minn., on June 8 and was , past to the convention report that they had a fine i - B Ry r. i~ | |