The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-18

rtiSOl OI the 4SSOClslalOnS cOnnGcItu /
With them, if lost could never be- re-
placed, yOI will be greatly comfcrtcd .
in the tholght that come what may, .
nave done my best TO deprive the Sher- !
itf or the auctionoeT ot forcibly dispos- !
ing of these treasures, by insurinG my |
life for their protection. Then, II any /
of us should be cut off in the heyday |
Of our lives, let us at least 60 with the |
that those we may leave be- |
hind us are not to be dependent upon |
the charity of our friends or the COM
at large.
Life insurance men remind us,
We can make our wives sublime,
And departing leave behind us.
Widows worthy of our time.
We will give them such send-of
On the life insurance plan,
That when we. departing, end off,
They can scoop sOme other man.
The ladies We'd with the gentleman
in their appreciation of this response.
After quiet was again restored, the
toast, 1.-THE Fraternal Idea" was an.
nOunced.
No more shall nation against nation rise.
Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes.
The brazen trumpet kindle rage no more"
Response by Hon. G. A. Reed. In
substance, Judge Reed said: The
sentiment contained in the lines read,
indicate that we desire peace, that we
are opposed to war, in all its forms,
and the idea is beautifully expressed,
that brotherly love should prevail
among us. 1t is natural the more to
a 1ocir of o c,,I g.,
hence the peacefully happy and con-
tented condition of our minds and
selves at the present time, haviu g
closed successful engagement at the
table. Perhaps the best way To avoid
strife, quarrels or war, is to place our
selves in a position where we will IN
all times and in all respects be and feel
perfectly satisfied and contented, not
only with ourselves but with everyone
Satisfied with what we are, what we
have, Whist others are and what others
have, with our condition and their
condition. From the appearance OF
all about me at this time, / conclude
that peaceful, satisfied split dWells
within you all. and that you fully en-
dOrse the sentiment read. If any de-
sire to know better how to appear
when possessed with u satisfied cOndi-
ton of themselves. / think q good
look at my friend and brother at my
left here, 1.-THE speaker here pointed
out Quincy Cook, ED, for which
Quin says hell get even, will give
them an idea of perfect contentment.
1 doubt very much, as good Cook
as he is, if he could prepare a meal
that would give him more satisfaction
As he seems to have received the past
| Ia0 fyN{ IL
idea. that of brotherly love. The idea
indicates ties strong and firm and rs
sacred as family ties. Fraternal or
ganizatiOns Of different kinds and fol
different purposes have existed fol
many centuries, were most common in
Italy, Rome AT one time having ovel
two hundred. They all had for theil
purpose aud aim a desire to better the
condition of mankind, the good O1
their fellow men. Many might be
named The fraternity OF the Clergy.
men, whose work WIS To copy books
for general distribution, no printed
books being then in existence; the
fraternity of White Caps" whose
business was to rid the country of al
highwaymen, thieves and other Grim
inals. Many other societies, all seek
ing to better the state OF civilization
Many fraternal organizations beside
our grand order, the Royal Arcanum
are doing and have done much to bet
ter the condition of mankind, and tC
bring happiness and contentment Il
the oppressed, the poor, the rich anC
the afflicted. The fraternities of the
Lawyer and Doctor are said to be equa
to those of the highwayman, fer with
them it is your money or your life ,
All a Boston lawyer needs to dres.
with is to get suit" and he get
ia probably q libel, however, anC
should he taken with grain of salt
Some wag undoubtedly invented thes,
ISLANDERS.
The idea of brotherly love Is founded
on the golden rule, golden because i
is rich in purity, justice and charity
We are all brothers and sisters of Ont
great family, with common Father.
The Judge then spoke of the frater
nal idea as applied to the care of tht
sick and the helping of the needy, ant
the satisfaction we all ought TO fee
that some dear wife, mother or siste
should he kept from want. He closed
with this peroratioD We live il
deeds, not years, i'll thoughts, no
breaths, i'll feelings, not figures on tn,
dial. We should count time by hear
thrObs. He most lives who think,
most, feels the noblest and acts The
best" Loud applause
The next toast, "Our Cardinal prin
ciples, Virtue, Mercy and Charity ,
Response by Hon. L. s. Ebright, o
Akron. DR.. EbrIght was an honorec
guest of the Council upon this Occa
sion. He has been grand treasurer o
the Order, and is now the Representa-
tive to the Supreme Council from
Ohio. Mr.. Ebright is an orator in th,
best sense of the word, his previous
reputation as such, was abundantly
sustained in his most eloquent ans
glowing panegyric upon the cardina
principles of the order, Virtue, Mercy
and Charity. 1t is impossible to gir'
even brief synopsis of this beautiful
response. His flights of Oratory, sur
mounted by gems of pathos, carrie,
the audience spell. bound to its close.
The last toast, 1.-The Ladies'" Re
sponse by B. 3. Loughead, NJ. ID
With smile upon his face that I'M
mediately became contagious. the DR.
responded briefly and in substance a
follows:
"The Ladies. If brevity is tn,
soul of wilt my speech shall be IN
wittiest one tonight. The subject, no
the ladies, is old. Centuries ago
knights in armor drank tie toas
standing about the table, with on
hand on the hilt of the sword. Ii
these piping times of temperance w
must have our toast dry, and mus
have dry speech with our toast. Fo
almost week I have thought con
stantiy about the ladies'. My appear
ance became such that my wife be
came solicitous for my health. With
out an opportunity TO relievemy min,
soon a condition of dementia was snr
to supervene. This opportunity to
night / gladly embrace to relieve m,
oppressed brain. / noticed in a scien
tific journal recently the followin,
statements. A certain scientific au
thority states as q fact that the human
system is alkaline; also, that womel
are less alkaline than men. Thes
seem like harmless statements, but i
women are less alkaline than mel