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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

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he began the study of the law. In 1862
he was licensed to practice. In 1868 he
became associate editor of The Lebanon
Clarion, and in 1870 he founded The Lebanon
Times, which afterwards became The Stand
ard and Times, having absorbed The Lebanon
Standard. He has continued ever since as
editor and manager of The Standard and
Times In 1872 he was known as the "Poet
IF the Kentucky Press" and in 1874 was
made orator of the Press association, of
which he was made presidents in 1887.
Bro. Hopper was made a Mason in Vesper
SOdgo, No. II, at Elkton, KY, in 1864 he
Joined Abraham lodge, No. s, on moving to
Louisville, and afterward transferred his
membership to Lebanon lodge, No. 81. After
serving in various positions he was elected
master, in 1871, and reelected at several an
aual meetings In 1872 he attended Grand
lodge for the first time. He has served on
different committees since that time, and
was elected grand junior warden, and regu-
4arIy promoted until 1886, when he was elected
grand master.
Ho was exalted in Edmonds Royal Arch
chapter, No. IS, and admitted in Lebanon
council, No &c, in 1876, serving as high priest
and thrice illustrious master. In the grand
council he was elected grand conductor of
work, in 1885, and reached the grand masters
chair by regular promotion In 1877 he de-
Gveyed Masonic address at Lebanon, which
was copied into several papers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
A New Order of Scottish Odd Fellows

Amovement Of great Importance is said to
be on foot among Scottish Odd Fellows, says
The London Daily News A number of Scot
fish lodges have passed resolutions in favor Of
O general secession from the parent body,
and the formation of new order to embrace
the whole Of Scotland. It appears that for
some time past considerable discomfort has
existed among Scottish Odd Fellows because
OF the manner in which $50 it is alleged privi-
leges which should accrue to them from their
membership are neutralized, owing to their
amalgamation with an order whose head
quarters are so far distant. The central
executive arc reported to be using every
effort to heal the breach, and have issued a
manifesto, in which they counsel the Scot
fish members to remain true to the parent
order
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
Aged Odd FELLOWS.

Out of twenty-rine past grand sires Of the
Sovereign Grand lodge, says The Triple Link.
:bare are only eleven living at the present
tbae; of the last number only two are the
senior of Past Grand Sire James B. Nichol-
soa-Past Grand Sire Thomas Sherlock, Of
Cincinnati, O., who was grand sire from
1S45-17, and Past Grand Sire Sam Craighead,
of Dayton, O., who was grand sire from
$500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
Tn SECRET SOCIETIES
Grand Master of MaSOns James
William Hooper.
INDOMITABLE PERSEVERANCE.
The Story Of an Honorable Career-News of
General Interest Of the Other
Fraternal 0rders-NOtes.

Perhaps nothing could better illustrate the
character of Grand Master James William
Hopper than a mention of his sturdy
struggle for an education while he was boy.
He attended the country schools Of Kentucky
He was naturally fond of reading, and eager
iy slowed away any information be might be
able to obtain. Books were not at all plenti-
fuI around young Hopper's home. Among
those which he could obtain, however,
weVe some heavy theological treatises
They were full of Greek words
and phrases. Young Hopper, therefore, de-
cided to learn Greek. With the aid Of a
second hand grammar which he picked up
somewhere, and with no outside help, he per-
severed until, when he was 16 years old, he
was able to enter the Millersburg Ky.) Col
iegiate institution. There he took up Latin,
and In month thanks to his previous self
imposed training) went through the grammar.
It mas been SO ell through his life. No
obstacle has been too high for him to sur
mount, if on the other side lay duty. No road
has been too rough for him to travel, if at its
end was success.
He was born in Nicholas county, KY, Nov.
2S, 1889 His father died when he was but
months old. His grand parents came from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

There were 211 deaths in the Order Of the
State Of California in 1888, against 2O7 in
1857
There are 351 lodges in Illinois.
Tho total membership of the 4. o. Q. W.
on Oct l, as reported by the supreme re-
corder, was 211, $40 The total disburse-
Iaents for beneficiary claims were S319, $3.50.
Tho Grand Lodge Of Indiana assumed a
separate jurisdiction on the lst Of December
with a reported membership Of 2,480. This
jurisdiction expects to add 1000 members
during the next year.
A fact in relation to the death of Washing
ton, not generally known, is thus stated In
Tho Washington Star: The day after his
death tho clock in the Masonic lodge in Alex
andria, of which he was member was set
at the hour and minute of his demise. Then
tho clock was stopped, and it has never been
permitted to run, nor have the hands been
moved since.
Tho Art association of the Masonic temple,
Philadelphia, has given proof of the wisdom
that created it, says The Pacific States 1t
recently presented life size portrait Of Past
Grand Master Bro. John Thompson to the
temple committee, who received it on behalf
Of the grand Masonic lodge Of Pennsylvania
and awarded it a choice position in the Ionic
hall of the Masonic temple. This association
now has about 500 members and is engaged in
decorating the Egyptian hall of the temple.
We would like to see the example Of our
,QuaiLer City brothers become contagious, as
81 would educate taste too much neglected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
MASONIC.

Tho Bible Used at the Inauguration of
Washington Owned by F. A. NJ. Lodge.
The Bible on which Gen George Washing
5ou took the oath of Office as the first presi-
dent Of the United States has been photo
1xraphed by st. Johns lodge, No. /. Of New
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

The Knights Of Honor is on another boom.
The more it is talked up and the better the
people become acquainted with its objects the
faster it increases its membership, and Whit
rey boasts Of the biggest lodge in central
Texas-Whitney Tex Messenger.
The order has paid out over $24, coo, 900 in
death benefits since its foundation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
POPULAR DENMAN THOMPSON.
Something About the Man Who Made
"Ths Old Homestead"

1.-THE Old Homestead"
There is perhaps no actor in this country
who has more good will of the theatre going
public and patrons of drama than Old Uncle
Josh, Denman Thompson, who has secured
such a strong hold upon the New York public
in the new version of Joshua Whitcomb, +"
THE Old Homestead" Uncle Josh first
saw the light of day at Girard, Erie county,
Pa on the 18th day of October, 1888. When
he was IA years old he was sent to New
Hampshire to be educated at the Mount
Caesar seminary. The year Of 1850 found
| him in Boston engaged in the capacity Of
super" at the Howard Athen9um. This,
however, was a little too slow for his taste
and he soon joined the stock company CT
Brown and Biddle, playing as sort of general
utility man, dancing the sailors hornpips
| between the acts.
| In the course of time he drifted west and
was several years at Toronto theatre play
| ing second comedy parts, Irish characters,
such as Lucius O'Trigger in the Rivals and
Paddy Miles Boy in the Limerick Boy"
He was fairly successful in those parts, but
the people wanted rant and fire and brim-
stone, which was not exactly to his liking.
| So in 1867 he went to Rochester, played low
| comedy p2rUS ana also Duckeu Inc Tiger Win
| varied success He remained there two years,
and made such a pronounced success as Salem
Scudder in ''The Octoroon" and as Jonathan
Hook in Mol Pitcher, both Yankee charac-
tiers, that he determined to make Yankee
character part to suit himself. The winter
of 1915 found him in Pittsburg, the idea OF
a Yankee character was still haunting him,
and he decided to write one, which he did,
and called it Joshua Whitcomb; For, The
Female Bathers.n
1t may be interesting to know where he got
the idea of Joshua Whitcomb. 1t was q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
A Safe Place.

Conductor-You,re on the wrong train
This ticket is for Montreal. We're going to
st. Louis.
Napoleon of Finance-Great heavensl How
did make such mistaken Lemme off No,
go on. It's all right. never be suspected
of leaving Chicago to ~ to st. Louis.-Chi-
cago Herald
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
Shiloh,s Catarrh Remedy.

No. 3. Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy, a mar
velous cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria,
Canker Mouth and Headache. With each
bottle there is an ingenious Nasal Injector
for the more successful treatment of these
complaints without extra charge. Price 80
cents, Sold by A. c.. Smith & Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
KALSOMINING AND WHITEWASHING.

Simpson Brothers are at the old stand
again, where they will be pleased to see all
their old patrons, and as many new ones as
would like to call. Remember Simpson
Brothers, kalsominers, Whitewashers and
colorers, 50 East First South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

dropped some OF rneu specuIaUIou. Ills
domestic life is happy, and he spends every
summer at his childhood's homo in Swansea,
where he renews his intimacy with the life
that is now nightly depicted in 1.-THE Old
Homestead
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

Culpeper county,
Va, in 1915, and
settled In Bourbon
county. The fam
lily is an old and
distinguished one.
His first work
WIS school teach
ing, and as, after
he finished his col
legiate course, he
wasa fuentspeaker
Of French, German,
Spanish and Ital-
ian, and an accom-
pished Greek and
Latin scholar, a S
well as being well
up in. the other
branches, he must
have made a good
EaacInnr. In 1860
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

Wall paper and picture moulding, new
patterns, just arrived at S. r. Marks & Co.,
opposite Temple.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
An Old Saying Reversed

A man doesn't know what he can't do unit
he tries and fails.-Martha's Vineyard Her
IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

J. w. FARRELL & Co., plumbers and gas
filters, opposite Teasders store, 1877 South
Main Street. Telephone POO. Send your
orders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

character ia ken
from two men,
who lived at Swan
sea, n. H. The
serious side of the
role was modelled
from Joshua Hol-
brook, a st urd y
farmer, who had
rath er singular
ideas about regu-
lating the world to
make it conform
; to his views. The
! humorous portion
Iof the character
w a S taken from
Capt. Otis Whit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
Ross Pharmacy for toilet soaps.
DIR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT

In the lead Our'new stock comprises the
most stylish shapes of hats and bOnnets,
both trimmed and untrimmed, for ladies,
misses and children; also the newest shades
of tips, the latest designs in ribbons, trim
mings, ornaments, etc, and the largest as
sortInent of flowers.
F. AUERBACH & Bro.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
Notes,

There were 2ll deaths in the Order Of the
3 State Of California in 1888, against 2O7 in
1857
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28
RHFIlMlT|Sn1 AND NEURALGIA

al have been greatly afflicted with acute
rheumatism, and could find no relief until
used Paines Celery Compound. After using
six bottles OF this medicine am now cured OF
rheumatic troubles"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
The Old Man Was Disappointed.

Uncle Peter went to see ball game last
Saturday 1t was bis first view of such a
contest in ten years, and he looked somewhat
disappointed as the innings rolled off with
machine like promptness, but he said nothing
until he was on. board a homeward bound
car. Then his nephew addressed him:
what do you think Of it, uncle2"
THAT was baseball game, was itP'
"Of course it was Why do you ask thatp
''And they call that playing2"
Certainly"
Nobody punched nobody else from one
end to the other~
mo, indeed"
'And the umpire wasn't kicked off the
feld9"
THAT is a rare diversion nowadays"
''And the whole eighteen men didn't huddle
together in bunch and jaw every time a
man was called outa"
"Oh, no."
"And nobody didn't steal the best bats and
make off with the spare ball"
THAT is impossible under the present az
rangement."
''And the whole thing didn't wind up in a
free fightP'
"YOu saw that it didn't"
IL know that | saw it didn't, and l also
know game Of real baseball when | see it,
and that COMPOUNDED croquet party that we
paid 81 to look at is no more like the real
games they used to play than an amateur
minstrel show is like genuine fun.-Charles-
town Enterprise.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
INDIANS FOUND THE CURE.

It Is well known in the meteria medica
that the greatestremedies are compounded
from the juices extracted from natural
herbs. The humble child of the forest,
whose untutored mind knew nothing OF
our advanced medical science, has never.
theless been instrumental in teaching the
great doctors of this age the element ,ry
principles of their profession Nature and
natures God has always cared for her suf.
fering children, and provided balm ia
heal all the curses that afflict mankind.
The knowledge of the means come in a
natural way. When the Sierra Chemical
Company of this city first PLACED on the
market their celebrated Greet Sierra
Kidney and Lirer Cure they knew it to
be wonderful discovery which came di.
rectly from the Piute Indians. It was
submitted to the test of practical physi
clans, and reduced to formula by chem.
ical analysis. The good results of the
medicines are shown by the testimonials
that are constantly being received at their
offire, 2424 Mission street. San Francisco
and are being published daily.
All druggists sell these valuable goods
Take no other.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
Getting There Gradually.

He-Do you read the current fiction of the
dayS
She-Not very extensively, / am ashamed
to say. However, did wade through Rob
ert Els,nere," and intend to read this pigs
In Clover" that everybody is talking about
Burlington Free Press
A movement towards Christianity
among the Jews of Siberia is reported,
the leader being q Polish Jew, Jacob
Sheinman by name. Exiled to Siberia
twenty years ago because of avowed
belief in Christianity. he there began
to proclaim his convictions
st Joseph's academy, at Green's
burg, Pa. has adopted the monograph
in teaching elocution. 1t magnifies de.
fects of enunciation. and at q recent
test a pupil honestly tried to repudiate
as not his own speech it had recorded.
He could not believe he was so faulty.
The number of converts in the Ja-
pan mission of the American board has
increased in fifteen months from 1926
to 1898. gain of 1867. This is the
most remarkable record of any mission
connected with the board, with the ex-
ception OF the great gathering in the
Sandwich islands.
1t is calculated to make the British
feel small as nation when they read
that special commissioner sent over
from Japan to report upon the condi-
ton of Great Britain under Christianity
has made q feature in his report of the
amount of drunkenness he saw, and
recommends the Japanese not to adopt
the British religion
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
Bottesini's warning or Death.

Bottesini's last concert was at Par
ma, on a rainy night, and, his man
ayers having forgotten to send car
riage, the veteran had to walk most of
the way to the hall. On arriving
there he began to rosin his bow. The
rosin crumbled in his hands, and turn
ing to his friends with sad smile, he
said, See, it is so that Bottesini, too,
will break" Then he grasped his
loved instrument and drew the bow
across the strings; but he stopped with
a wondering look, for there was some
thing strange in the tone; his touch
was answered less readily and certain
ly than of old. Once more he tried
and once more he stopped-this time
with smile, saying only, 1T answers
no more" His audience perceived
nothing unusual in the performance,
which they applauded as warmly as
ever, but Bottesini felt the shadow of
coming death. Next day he was
stricken with illness, and the wonder
full hand was soon stilled forever
Exchange.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
An 1910 Census Book.

John T. Beach has come into possess
sion of a valuable relic in the shape of
census book of the United States, said
census having been taken in 1870 The
volume is very yellow and fly specked.
1t is foot and half by one foot in
dimensions. In this 1910 census book
what are now States were known as
districts, while there were six Terrific
ries Orleans. Mississippi. Louisiana,
Indiana. Illinois and Michigan. The
grand total, including both free persons
and slaves, was 1929 03, which con-
trasts strangely with the IS. 600, 900 of
to-day, and no slaves at that There
were but five districts out of the
twenty-six districts and Territories
wherein there were no slaves. Man
chester Union.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
AN ARTISTS ADVENTURE.
How He Came Near Running one
the Worlds Greatest Paintings.

How He Came Near Running One OF
the Worlds Greatest Paintings.
The old and curiOusly paradoXlcal
advice: BE bold. be bold, be not too
bold" is sorey needed at some crisis OF
our lives. Irving Montagu. an Eng
lish war artist. says that he spent =
great deal of time duriag his early,
training at Marlborough house. where
he covered innumerable canvases with
ambitious copies of great pictures.
On one occasion several art students
were strolling with me about the de-
Sc ted passages of the house, when L,
being of an impulsive turn of MIND
penetrated what seemed to me DARK
capacious cupboard. The others III
stantly shut the door. which fastened
with a spring, and ran off to continue
their work in the galleries. Thus i'm
prisoned. l remained patient enough at
first, but when half-hOur had elapsed
the situation began to pail on me, and
set about some means of exit.
l commenced by slowly feeling and
pushing against the walls round about
me. Greatly to my relief the back
part of my prison-house proved as Hex
ible as if the paper of the adjoining
room was only strained across it on
canvas.
An idea struck me; nothing could be
easier than to take my penknife and
cut a slit sufficiently long for me to
step through into the next apartment
With this prospect of escape l was just
on the point of making rent in the
canvas when l heard footsteps and
CHEEKY voice without exclaiming:
.'Oh, say, old fellow. you there
stillp We'd forgotten all about you
This is almost too much of joke You
might have been there all night"
Seeing the knife in my hand, he then
asked if 1 had contemplated suicide
during my solitude.
Certainly not, only l wasn't going
to be shut up in such a place when l
could cut through that partition"
"PartitionP What? That canvas at
the back
His look of horror startled me. Eyes,
and why not?''
why, you were on the point OF
walking through 'Childe Harold's Pill
grimage'-getting through E. at
one step. to say the least of it.
1t was true enough, as l afterward
discovered, it was Turner's master
piece which stopped the way, and not.
as I supposed, canvas wall.-Spec-
tator
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
The Secret Of Happiness.

The true secret of happiness lies in
contriving to be continually pleased,
rather than highly pleased, and this is
best effected by providing constant en-
ployment for our time. Business and
those preparations of pleasure which
partake of the nature of business, as re-
quiring long continuance and applica-
ton. are more productive of enjoyment
than pleasure itself Nor is it the least
distinguishing mark of difference be-
tween the civilized and the savage, that
the one spend their days in idleness
and gaping. unless while fighting with
man or beast whereas, the others have
multitude OF employments to busy
themselves upon. Y. Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
MOSQUITOES BILLS.
They Can Not Get Them Out While YO
Hold Your Breath.

They Can Not Get Them Out While You,
Hold Your Breath.
Three or four men were sitting on
the piazza of seaside cottage smok-
ing. 1t was evening. The stars were
as thick in the sky as freckles on a
red-headed girls face. The waves
came in on the beach with a swish
swash-swosh just as they have done
ever since the second day of the crea-
ton.
More piercing than the song of the
waves were the notes and more multi
tudinous than the stars of heaven the
number of the mosquitoes that haunted
that piazza, and every one of them was
blocking for blood" The men had
ceased smoking for fun. They now
pulled at their pipes and cigars to keep
the mosquitoes away.
Something funny about mosquit.
oes," said one rather absent-mind.
eddy.
Yes, rather" was the drawing re-
ply.
Funny how much blood it takes to
fill one of them up
mo, but honest now; do you know
that if a mosquito'd get his bill down
into your hand he can't pull it out while
you hold your BREATH"
Don't believe it."
cit is true, however, for have tried
it."
'Bet you the cigars a mosquito can
take his bill out at any time he wants
to do it. and we will try it right here.
Is it go?'
lit is, and I'll let them try"
A lamp was lighted and the cigars
put out, and all waited. In less than
a minute a mosquito had placed him.
self on Toms hand and begun oper-
ations.
Now" said Tom. and placed the
forefnger of his other hand down close
to the mosquito. 1t did not bulge. He
placed his nail against tho abdomen oil
the insect and whirled it around. Still
it remained fixed.
you can do it every time" said
Tom, as he killed the mosquito and
drew long breath.
1t is fact Go and try it.-Pitts.
burgh Dispatch.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27

Jokes about the ioeman do not ge
In Greenland; the ice there is 6, 900 fee,
thick-delivered at the door free
Is easy TO ten any one else how
70 get along. Men who write how to
become healthy, wealthy and wise
never saw a well day. never had a
cent and don't know a little bit
jamestown Journal.
There are almost as many office
seekers as there are amateur photog-
raphers in the United States, but the
of1ice-seekers can't take negative like
the photographers do. Washington
Critic.
Mrs. Muggins (reading) Every
man gets the wife that heaven intended
!Or him. Mr.. Muggins (musingly)-
III must be true. then. that men are
punished In this world tor their aims. y