, 1876-03-26
Rob Morris Tour Round the World
His Observations and Experiences
Among the Masons Of Me-
braSka.
Rts::ord Of Pleasant Evening st Blaney
Lodge Richmond and Boston
Knights Temp.ar Ezchans-
ing Cou1tesies.
New Odd Fellows Eacampmsn' Instituted at
Observation-Disclosures for cesthras-
Ina tho Birthday OF the Order.

known tn ell Mason6 OF whatever natlonanty Ao1
b.s thirty years' attachment to the lnse'sns'oo ~
.xr;tev and lecturer. Stricken with paralysis
which has partially laned h1m. hc has set ons {
with uuahated vigor to follow the sun ID 1.o
Western course around the wosld. and 30, IN a1s
last earthly pilgrimage, verify the sraols'on VI
tho aucients, that an knowledge arose 10 1ne
East and moved TO the West" Dr. Aos:'s
promises = zeries Of communications Ake 1n'
following. They cannot fail to oe OF Interest,"
cren to The cenersl reader No member Of tho
old craft IL SO universally Known rs ne' Nono
have such facile access to the confidence OF
~ Fraamasons o, every station Ho has been
closely connected with the press for nearly forty
voara and + fraonent contributor 20 these
columns We therefore anuounce with pecuna7
,1soarrs tha production OF the scrles.-lHE |
TntBrSEJ
raEE,tAsoHRY IN NEBRASKA.
Among the evidences Of rapid prosres esincea
hv ths beautiful 9ta.o of Nebraska not tue 4east
in importance il the increase io ann ,,ay'
hored TIC red man and hls lTeconcl!able 1oe,
the froutie1suaan, now cuddles in It's bosom
.o1na Heveuty-fire Freemisous' lodges. with al
the attachments OF cnaoteis' os Iou"'1, Won tl1c
todiea haye their pleasant soc,etles OF "Gae1e1n
Star Masonry" Of Which l. n Wlse, OF a11s fla.si
mouth, is the head under the euphon'e apPe;aa-
nv original name, Cryptic Masonry, has become !
| universally accepted has its Grand Council ul-
| der Mr. Goodman, Of Omaha, most iose'nsen55
craftsman. The Grand Master OF tue dtanu
Lodge is Mr.. Hastings ot L,ncon, innw ~ A S;eu
q ,r,Sta geq!ani sisf s' IN 1855 As an example to
| Grand Masters in other States who aro
| merely ornamental appendages to the .'s u.aIt ~
Lodge, this gentleman ss aovosss and estab,snine
| the;r ceremonies and Jurisprudence upon e; tae
eonndcst basis. Tue Grand Secretary, Mf;
Bnwen. OF Omaha, is jns1iy held up as mnaes o.
il bus department, in that they all ''looa we'll III
~ wnera the sharp crack Of tho rife was lately
hcard the keen rap OF the Masters saVei s1i'Aes
tho car in all these young COMMISSIONERS eaIeay
traceable to some upper atory "nete, ~ ,1er- M
thsse ipe daFsasss eathroats those
Row. e''A Mr: Blanchard please, iargp supply :
ornisaions) ara "doins dlaooen e.n,v ,noTtea uest
Where tho breech-cloth was , lsecn'': ;rhs clan,
| nish systeu OF signs and grips KNOWN 10 tuo
aborieipes has its substitute in the perfect 81.
tam Of Masonic esotery, AZ have "asoess1o =.
tho four quarters OF 1sa tne .ofiop iups with lis
Faroo-:rain, uniting amidst fearful p51snsionis
liz Fast and the West, your coE1esponoeos na9a
not The least difficulty, despite several oou, sna
ailments. in visiting the thriving =, vinx rsct;ons
Fra this ee1ies Of letters il completed ne hopes
tn nav the same OF Masonic progress cleaE 10 'ao
.. | Pacific. =: .h;, ut.te
q .ro MANY OF them highly credlsaoie TO tne gu
:, | ternrislng Society. At Lincoln, the fteema q',:
r sons boast one OF the finest halls west OF III.
I noia At Omaha, they own valuable piece y,
ground upoa which the return OF sooG a,asonic 1a
viii be siruaIized by ths erection OF a1sson'S
q TamoIe Worthy 30 thriving cl:y. In sose1a1
+ of tie towns the cGfce, in Nhoae upper &c s.ol,
t lin n,vstic work ia done, belongs TO tao f1ae-
m4sons, thus relieving them q sne aasits ~
nual charge for rentage' sno N@lo
h n the Inauguration Of tho celebrated !" Mh.
0 acn;c nission to Palestine" IN lo6S' 0!
which your CORRESPONDENT Tss 'ne o1is'na.o 49,
4 tba craft in Nebraska took dcelded par
J Sucb man as D. H. Wheeler. OF Plattsmonln y;
. p. Irish, OF Nebraska City, and the Ake,Imen IT, o.
ina hichcst social standing here fe,-subscf4oeaao'
orally Of their o~n MEANS ana lent osnsr
to no 81 oesess s .n tho lands
% the Blble pre found throughout this oIate. ant
q nnwhere are lectures upon Oriental themes NUT
10 hsndsomelY received than in Nebraska-
Ny visits through s tp!9 xee IL No Omaha Fra
>, mont Plattsn1outb, Nebraska City, brown
70 % Tila. Falls City, Tecumseh, Beatrice
Crote, Crete sutton. Hastiogs Rearney: e':,.s cram !.
island, and North Platte: a .t;n ssahee rons
10 e,ota neecates from ymaler lodges have me
10 me ut my various appointments, o. 1.o-, .,sa
* probably seen Or more nembeIe 3Ioh1 ~
IN " eyery lodge in Nebraska. an able, nese -eae
ve fore. 10 speak thus confidently as to inc prog
W rea. md Condition OF Free Masonry here. l
y no quarter OF the Union. think. can sas "alms
paudlts be claimed BY oihce5s anH S,bia iasn oqt
I'D tacnnica,ly. ta has meaning which Free Mason
ps | viii nnders,and) is the ''Webb-Preston vi.
ne the fevcst aud smallest devln.ions Az early
o. 1860. whan the reformation IN Masonic el.ua
ak took tho form Of national schools Of 1nstTucto,
It, Tehraska was represented in the tlrat Coneol
linn of that sort ever held, viz, At Clesolan
n This gaye an impetus TO the movene
which 1t has mover lost. and SO 1t happily ~
pens" that the fou1 aour'sh1ng Masonic 3SIt nj;
80 aict1ons Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and u!
~, nrsota- which lie in ju1tspositlon, al praco
or. The same .'vork." How much this seEves ),
CT. cen,ent the bonds Of Masonic unity every an'eA
cl- gent Mason can say. ,.,.- nav IN
s3blv look Tor something in this letter upon Il
tina1c,oi progress OF the State OF Nepraa8a.
m to te" this. / Gun only sag that tho peoI
efs seem to havo foFeotto1 'uo 'po aood I.a, GRO
now v,ll make them all rich. The great Gsea' at
m hss nowhere given to men finer so!i- Ever
en- body owns large tracts of this fruitful Ana;
on- few euccessful years and the general 1es,sa.
ion @ business IN the country VIII ota" ~ .+
st. in crowds. and so those who paid o9 cents q
ii mar acre for these fat pralrles Will tu1o ~
ca.S It IS to $40 We are sa-t savsa os tssn nop
lied and vby should not Nebrasks farmers Keep
e@,. tne,r hearts upon so promising hope A..
tho 9Gs sen,sss 81 s hs are s.thes
hnt1aio bones, which psna out Handsomely.
enw hundreds OF TONS OF these ghass!y To-
riled up at the depots ut Lowell H5o heasa
,uad Tner ara waconed to the station and aaippea
'eeo 81 I.on;s. to be transformed into animal ca
'efe coai Tor the use OF sugar-rehneFs. aAnY 70 =
me- sonds of dollars flow back in return Tor "na
sun rse,ess here. It il curious to examine u
osseus piles. Some OF the skulls are enotmo
ical rTibbed opa OF . nonstEous bul!-o'eon ana
the 1rcase1 it nome 10 kentucky al token
ip- pnrsirio life in phases that have dlsappeai
the eu W;nrlcd With buffalo bones are found tnos'
,ood he Elk, deer, wolf. etc. AtLo.ell. lately
brought in with % % ponss ta oou
snrt a diuoe novel at the least
Tho people Of Neb1aaka, with .l theif ke
.4.- mesa Of scent for '*tAe almighty dollar arc
leef- sreIec TO that branch Of nanne1a enss
rom :.chafinr," OF this your venerable corresps
> OF ent Taa more than once victim: ne comic
tho Tno,e in eor1ow than in anger that his m
-oh. s;mnIci.y was played upon BY pretended fE1e
~ +k,~1. 10 fnW