Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
Stories from the Book of Ages Told
in Sparkling Pageantry by the Floats

Ak-Sar-Ben festivities. the night OF Oc-
tober Z. they will be led by the Kings
float. Hitherto Il has been customary
for the King to occupy the last float in
the long train Of magnificence The
order has been reversed for this time.
SO the ruler of the Realm OF Quivera,
King Ak-Sar-Ben XXI. will burst upon
the assembled multitude in the lead
float decorated with all the splendor
and magnificence that BELTS the ruler
of so great and so prosperous a common
wealth, and surrounded by his staff of
high officials and guards
Pictures from the Book of Ages Is
the title of the parade spectacle. In
Guiding the kings float and the title
float, there are TO be twenty floats. The
Book Of Ages is of course. the Bible,N
and the spectacles the various floats
will represent are each to represent a
familiar biblical scene. incident or situa-
ton.
Floats I'm order.
Sketohed briefly. the floats in the order
in which they are to appear in the pa
rade will be as follows:
No. 1.-THE King This is a scene Of
regal magnificence with the king in full
paraphernalia occupying a central posi-
ton in the setting. The architecture of
the float is Egyptian in design. The
Grand Mutt. Grand Notary. Grand Mar
shall and numerous guards and attend
ants are to be present around the person
of the king
No. 2-"Pictures from the Book of
Ages" This is the title float. 1t will be
unnamed. without the aid OF human
hands or human presence, 1t stands out
unique and self-explanatory. An Nm
mense open book, the Bible, isS>repre-
sented. Across its pages, in golden let
ters, are blazoned the words. Pictures
from the Book of Ages"
No. S-"The Expulsion from the Gar
den" Here are Adam and Eve in the
setting in which they received their first
severe lesson on earth. They are sur
rounded by a garden of flowers. The
serpent is seen ready to pour the venom
of its false influence upon them. Wild
beasts mentioned in the story of crea-
ton are everywhere present. The gates
of Paradise, shown at the head of the
float, are guarded by flaming sword.
Mans Second BEGINNING.
No. AFTER the Deluge." Here is
Noahs Ark, fast on the mountain top,
where the receding waters OF the flood
had left it,. The dove is just returning
with the olive branch A splendid rain
bow is seen, with all the promise that It
holds forth.
No. 5-"The Destruction Of Sodom and
Gomorrah." Here is Lots wife as the
pillar of salt. Lot and the two daugh-
tiers are fleeing. The ass that carried
their belongings is seen with his burden.
The wicked city of Sodom is in flames,
and destruction looms luridly in the
rear.
No. 6-"Rebekah at the Well" Rebekah
is here shown at the we'll offering drink
to the servant of Isaac and his camels
With such an ingenuity is the float built
that the camels are actually shown drink
ing
No. 7-"Jacobs Dream" Here are the
angels on the stairway leading to heaven.
The float is simple and carries the pic
ture in a few strokes. The vision seen
by Jacob in the wlldness is depicted.
No. S-"Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's
Dream" Pharaoh, the wise men, and
the soldiers are all present in this pic
ture. The courtiers of Pharaoh are list,
ening to Joseph as he tells them of the
seven fat and seven lean years that are
to come.
In the Days OF Moses.
No. E"Moses In the Bull Rushes." The
little basket-boat in which Moses floated
down until he drifted ashore is here
shown. Pharao's daughter and her
friends are seen at the edge of the wa
ter discovering the little basket.
No. 1O.-'Tn the Wilderness" Moses has
just received the tables OF stone from the
lord on the mountain top. He is coming
down bearing the precious hieroglyphic
laws in his arms. The people are shown
in the valley worshiping various golden
idols. The rock smitten by the staff OF
Moses is spouting water.
No. 1.-THE Return OF the Spies from
Canaan" Bunches of grapes so gigantic
as to require two men to carry a single
bunch are shown carried by the spies that
were sent into Canaan to learn Of the
land. They are returning in the picture,
bearing evidence of having discovered a
land of great productive power and a
region of plenty.
No. 12-''Before the Walls of Jericho"
Here is the besieged city. The Israelites
are marching about the walls of the city
They are blowing trumpets and carrying
the arc of the covenant. The fall of the
city on the seventh day is depicted.
No. 13-"Joshua's Command to the
Sun" The brave commander who stop
ped the sun in its course to prevent 1t
from setting until he had won the great
battle is here shown, in the midst of
his great fighting army.
Under the Judges.
No. 14-"Samson and Delilah" The Sc
cret OF Samson's strength is here about
to be lured from his lips by the wiley
Delilah. Both the characters are shown
in the picture. and the Temple OF Dagon
is shown In the fore.
No. 15-"DaFid and Goliath" Little Da-
vid. flush with his triumph. is here shown
over the dead form of Goliath whom he
has just slain with his sling, after the
giant has terrorized all the people
No. 16-"Solomon and the Queen of
sheba." All the splendor of the re-
ception the queen OF sheba got at Solo
mons court is here shown.
No. T-"EIijahs Ascent in a Chariot
of Fire" Great flashing tongues of fire
here sweep the chariot in which Elijah
is ascending to heaven. Hts garment, the,
garment that enabled him to perform
miracles. is left behind, discarded on
earth. Red-mouthed bears. called 10 de-
stroy he boys who taunted Elijah, are