, 1876-05-07

: AAIoa1E0o%
Humboldt Lodge No. s, Yankton, Dakota
thus discussath:
Please pubIish for tha banedt Of ths brotherhood
One Lewis L. Coe, atlas Goldsmith. alag Goldstein
alas Krauss. all.s Warner, IL now travelling IN th
| East pretending to be member Of Humboldt LodR
| No, S, !. O. q. F., Yankon, Dkkota Territory. III
sboye-named person IL = dead-beat and \ swindler
therefore al the lodges aud brsthzan throughout
/ tbs land xgainat him.
| The shove able and accomplished dead-beai
related bis sad tale to Altoona Lodge No. 8s7
Altoona, Pennsylvania, and received suatenancs
and sucoor. The Lodge now feels sadly sold.
| Some able-bodled odd-Feliom should feel fo
| the able fraud with his pedal e1tremities
Capital Lodge No. ii, Ottawa. Ontario. says
Brother R. r. Sharp, formally OF this Lodge, bu,
now N s1pellsd member, has been playing the
sharp game Of obtaining money fraudulently from
Of the msmbers Of the Order at large. Hs not
in possession Of any card, Of the r. r W. but he
might impose upon the charitable apirit Of other Odd
Felows Hs u about test tnchea IN height rather
slim in appearance, and cannot bout o{ hAir in
his face.
We can do the order no greater service than
by warning against these pest1ferous impostors,
who prey upon the charities Of the benevolent.
GOOD ADVICE.
Prof. Samuel Willard, Of this city, gives tho fol-
lowing sensible advice in the columns Of the
Companion. It is az pertinent and - much
needed in this latitude as elsewhere:
sometimes think We are IN danger Of being talked
machine, + Know, but sometimes feel It to %
q nuisance. Don't tnslat On it, thxt = Past Grand,
from neighboriug lodge. who drops in to taxa seat
him, II You wtl but don't make him feel that he
must SPEAK, be diseorteoos to push him to that
point il dlseoazteous on yonr paft. ,
There are Bome men whom It ia dangerous to stxst
because they don't know when to stop. This kind,
hcwever is not apt to decline an invitation. Don't
It. ,9a 1e s Ds osa:
call on Dignita<y A. and Ceiebr1ty B, and Natghbor
g, and 80 Keep ali hands that do not break away.
And to those that do speak, tbs following rules ara
i. Have ons thing to say. a rambling talk about
ali things in and out Of tho Order y poor entersin-
sr dyo things, zartte round and are lost.
4 say the ons thing. Don't nunt round for IN zpol
spestina, or hs5s nothiag 70 n.y. ypur saditnrs Vii
and L out III too soon; Is thsm discover i. for them
.s. s.g ssaE q sssse seas ssa = r''
l. Whsn Jou get loas, sop. 10 aasny persons Il il
sn.ts hard 10 stop y . begin. Sues rauab3e on
ing to s.J something bettar TO qul. haya soms-
uaes ached, On aeeing brother who had said good
thing and enough Of = good thing. still keeptng on
), Be short. Better lot those that hesr you feel
hungry for Little more Of tia same than have them
aick of what they have taken. A noted Roman onca
CAto's htatun here?" than to look at it, in public
pace. and ask "Why is that statue here7" Let peo-
pie think "NhJ didn't lie &ay more = rather thAu
why did he say so much 7"
6. Don't use too many capt phrases. I have heard
ebous our beloved Order till begin to feel a. II
nan would se.1 copper1 who says it. That has been
worn smooth that 1t has no stamp on ii. wont
vouch for the home goodness Of man who, without
special reason for 1T, speaka Of his beloved wife aud
dear children" The young minister asked tho old
one: " Do you think you bare much religion :"
Mona to speak or was tho slsnidcant reply Real
lore rarely paratles itself. In general don't talk
twaddle, cant. and uo1senke.
e. Don't talk too often. You'll wear out your vel
come. Even of A1a.aulay it VIA sAid that his talk
would be better II 1t had few dashea Of silence. Don't
deserrs to be called bore. by making speeches too
long too thin too heavy too thick or too frequent
4 NEW LODGE
Monday evening Peabody Lodge No. B19 WAS