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Middletown transcript., 1891-05-07

THERE Is no good reason why the
Senate should postpone the considera-
tion of the bill to charter the Delaware
Terminal Railroad Company, and the
consideration Of it would not be post
pened, If it were not for certain
outside persons who oppose, for a
consideration, the will of the people.
Senator Hall has received petitions
signed by hundreds of the best
people Of his county asking for the
passage Of the bill, and it is intimated
that other petitions have been sent to
the Senate which have not been after
ward heard from. Certain members of
the Senate are opposed to the bill
because they believe there is no inten-
tion on the part of the incorporators
to build the proposed road. This may
be strictly true, but when and how can
a road be built without charter, and
if these incorporators cannot be trusted
who can They are men of high
standing and strict integrity and there
is no reason to doubt their honesty.
No member of the Senate would dare,
outside of the Senate Chamber, to
charge any of these gentlemen with
bad faith in a business transaction
such as this. The strongest and most
influential lobby which has appeared in
Dover in many years is at present
engaged to defeat this bill and withal
there is absolutely no just cause for its
defeat. Why should the Legislature
defeat this bill and pass the mortgage
bill which is clear case of misrepresen-
tation and dishonesty The passage
Of the Terminal bill and defeat of the
mortgage bill means emancipation of
the people Of Delaware, and yet Gel ltain
gentlemen high in political circles take
it upon themselves to bring about
condition which will further degrade
the business interests of the people VIII
have trusted and honored them. There
will be day of reckoning and it is
less than two years distant. All the
people want in this case is absolute
and impartial justice. and il they do
not get it some one will have to
answer for it.
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The Best Resnlt.

Every ingredient employed in
producing Hoods Sarsaparilla is stric-
tIy pure, and is the best of its kind it
is possible to buy. All the roots and
herbs are carefully selected, person
ally examined, and only the best
retained. So that from the time of
purchase until Hoods's Sarsaparilla is
prepared. everything is carefully
watched with a view to attaining the
best result. Why don't you try it 2
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STONED BY ITALIANs.-A despatch
from Florence, Italy, dated yesterday.
says: William Jacques, an American
gentleman from Newton, Mass, an
electrician Of the American Bell Tele-
phone Company, was out driving with
his daughter Tuesday. when mob of
people pursued bis carriage, attacked
it, pelted it with stones, and severely
injured his little daughter, who inter-
fered in his defense.
He is accompanied in his visit to
Italy by his wife and two children,
both daughters, one about 8 and the
other 10 years old. He is a highly
cultured gentleman, and was formerly
a professor at the Johns Hopkins
University, at Baltimore.
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Thomas Pilling, a brother Of Senator
John Pilling, will sail for Europe on
The 10Th of this month, on trip of
business and pleasure.
The barn and out-buildings of Isaac
Guessford, near Colts station, were
burned Thursday morning to the
ground, with contents Of hay, corn,
wheat and farming utensils. He man
aged to get his horses and wagons out.
Peter L. Barcus, a prominent citizen
of Cheswold, has had cancer removed
from his lip, without desfguring or the
loss of flesh, thus making a complete
and radical cure by DR.. William W.
Parvis, of Dover, Delaware, by bis
unique and novel method.
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Shoes.


Ladies' Crow Kid, button, hand
welt, flexible sole, round or square toe,
at $3.50 and 4.50.
Ladies' Crow Kid. button, flexible
sole, round and square toe at $500,
$50 and 800.
Ladies' Tampico, pebble button,
flexible sole, square toe, $500 and ESQ.
Old Ladies' Lace Shoes. glove kid,
oil, goat and crow kid at $3.50.
Ladies' Glaze Dongola, button, fex-
ible sole, round and square toe at $1.25
and 1.50.
Ladies' Pebble Button, slip sole,
round and square toe at SLIGO, 1.25
and 1.50.
II to 2, Misses Shoes, heel or
spring.
Misses Crow Kid, button, flexible
sole, round or square toe at S2.25, ESQ
and 2.75.
Misses Crow Kid, button, flexible
sole, round or square toe, at 1925,
2.50 and 2.75.
Misses Glaze Dongola, button, fex-
ible sole, square toe at S1.50 and 200.
Misses Pebble Button, square toe,
at ST. 25, 1.50 and 200.
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c.,
Record 2.40; trial, one half mile, 1.10
at Baltimore.

fSCOEu H.tV b1idli OuO'uoh A1itC, A'Ao
at Baltimore.
GROVER c. is an exceedingly handsome
dark chestnut, i5N hands high, full black
name aud tail, black points, prominent and
clear eyes, wide nostris. ne Is ciosely outL, his
breeding in every point has wonderful en-.
durance and is sure foal-getter, is leve!
headed and is a race horse. Will be limited
to thirty mares.
GILT EDGE registered number -;
and raised on his farm near Snow
Hill, Md. Sire of Norris r.. 2s9A; Plirt, 2;sS; A
Solitaire, 236; Barney Lyndon, 2.8 Ben
Holt. trial 2.9S; Blooming Rose. u mile as a
three year old in 1.19. Lyman. record 2.2oN.
Sired by Bay Chief, record 80 to wagon
sire of Charley Carroll, 2.36, and Napoleon, !,
record 2.isK; dam Fancy by REQ Buck i
Louis Napofen, sire OF Colonel Russell, 2.25s4
Gray Chief as4 dam Gy,. " Ten Saas BrSwnI, eS,Is
Jackson, trial to wagon, 2.40; pedigree un-
traced.
RERMEDA toaled in 1858, bred and
raised by Joseph Cleaver OF Port Penn, Del.
Her dam was by Young Montreal by WOOD 8
Bashaw her first dam was Zica, a thorough
bred, by Montreal. Dam by Diamond State,
third dam was Flora, thoroughbred, sire was
Bucyrus, by American Eclipse ~ fourth dam
thoroughbred 18th dam Vanity, by Rinalds
q thoroughbred; sixth dam was Creeping
Kate out of Governor Ogle's Oscar seventh
dam Caroline, thoroughbred eighth dam
Flora, thoroughbred, by Bayazett.
TEnms-Twenty dollars (s9o) for season, j.,
wiGh return privileges. Cash, or note tor lo
ticulars, address GEO: II. HOUSTON,
Mt. Pleasant, DEL,
Or REYNOLDS TURF EXCHANGE,
ml23m Middletown, Del.
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BLAcKB1RD SUNDAY ScHooL.-An
election of officers was held in Black
bird Sunday School May 3rd, 1891,
to elect officers for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Colen Ferguson was chosen chair
man and James Beth secretary of the
meeting. The following officers we're
elected Superintendent, j. E. Brock
son Assistant Superintendent, Colen
Ferguson Secretary and Treasurer,
James Beth /; Organist, Miss Bessie
Warren /; Assistant Organist, Miss
Lydia Buckson |; Librarian, Miss
Emma Sylvester. Missionary Society
officers President. Mrs. j. E. Brock
son Vice President, Miss Katie
Deakyne Secretary and Treasurer,
Joseph Shaw.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. 81 90 A YEAR.
Thursday Afternoon. May 7th. 1891

AS BOTH the political parties have
promised Constitutional Convention
there is no reason why everyone should
not work and vote for such Conven-
tion on the third Tuesday Of this
month. A great majority of the
voters Of the State desire a Conven-
tion, hence it must come, and. such
being the case, the question should be
finally settled at the special election to
be held on the nineteenth day of the
current month.
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Peninsula News.

The Smyrna Board Of Trade have
adopted a resolution to the effect that
"one hundred dollars be taken from
the treasury of the Board Of Trade and
that two hundred dollars be raised by
subscription for the purpose Of adver-
tising the town in the New York
World.'
The probable loss of 1000, 900 bask-
cts Of peaches in Sussex county by the
frost of April 18th, may read like a
joke to people outside Of the state. 1t
is no joke however, to the people of
Sussex county, for it may cost them
$500, 900.
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Delaware is physically and numeri-
cally considered very small state.
According to the census report her Pop
ulation is only 1853 ,493, or about 10000
more than that of Lancaster county.
She presents, along with Rhode Island,
the anomaly of an Eastern state with
but two representatives in the Senate
and one in the House. Yet under our
constitution her voice in many things
is as potent in Congress as that OF
Pennsylvania. Lancaster New Era.
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Shoes.

Misses Pebble Button, square toe,
at 81. .25, 1.50 and 200.
Misses Pebble Button, solar tips,
$1.00, 1.25 and 1.50.
Children's Shoes. spring heel,
8to 104.
ChiIdren's Crow Kid Button, fexi-
BILE sole, $1.25, 150 aud 1.75.
Children's Glaze Dongola Button at
$1.O0 and 1.25.
Children's Pebble Button, flexible
sole at SOC, $1.00 and 1.25.
Children's Pebble Button, solar tips
at SOC, S1.00 and 1.25.
Infants Shoes, springs,
4 to u.
Infants Crow Kid Button, flexible,
at S1.00, 1.25 and 1.35.
Infants Pebble Button, flexible sole,
at 75c, S1.00 and LIS.
Infants Pebble Button, solar tips,
at 75c, LOO and lie.
Infants Crow Kid button turns, at
75c and LOO.
Infants Glaze Dongola Button turns
at 25c, 35c. and Soc.
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MARYLAND Matters.

Baltimore fruit packers are making
an effort to buy up the Maryland peach
orchards. Some have offered as high
as SIC per basket and been refused.
Thomas McKelvey, a young man
who resides with his father, Robert
McKelvey, at Red Hill, mile east OF
Elkton, was badly gored Tuesday
morning by a vicious bull which be
was leading from the stable. His in
juries, which are of serious nature,
were dressed by DR.. Cooper.
James Bolten and VIM. Thomas
aged respectively 1s and 10 years,
were drowned Sunday afternoon,
while sailing boat in Elk river at
Frenchtown, about three miles from
Elkton. The young men were out
for sail when the boat capsized and
they went down before those who
witnessed the accident could render
assistance. The bodies were recover
ed on Monday morning.
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Mems Shoes,

Taylor 6 Carr's handmade shoes az
$500.
W. L. Douglas Shoes, guaranteed.
Fine dress shoes at $500 and 800.
Grain Creedmore at $500.
Mems fine dress shoes, $500, $50
and 800.
Mems Creedmore shoes at S1.50, 200
and $50.
Mems plow shoes at s1.OO, LIS and
and 1.50.
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90 engraved Calling Cards

50 engraved Calling Cards
(name only 81. Same high
grade work and material as
when you paid $1.so. New
arrangements enable us to
certainly fill orders in three
days. More than $4,000
private plates are registered
here, subject to customers
orders-you see how our busi-
ness has grown?
JOHN WANAMkKER.
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Fema,e weakness 70 sltive Care. Free

To THE EDITOR Please inform
your rea1ers that I have positive
remedy for the thousand and one ills
which arise from deranged female
organs. will send two bottles of my
remedy, FREE to any lady, if they will
send their Express and P. 0. addres.
Yours truly,
DIR. J. B. MARGINS,
Utica, N. Y.
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Straws.
Straws.

Young Mems black English straw
hats at SOC, 75c, $1.00 and 1.5O.
Boys black straw hats at 75c and 81.
Boys Mackinaw hats at SOC, 75c and
S1.00.
Boys white Canton straw hats at
25c. Soc and 75c.
Children's sailor straw hats, white
and fancy straw, 25, SOC and 75c.
Mems Boys and Childrens' soft and
stiff hats in all the latest styles.
Mems Boys and Children's sun hats
from 10c to Csc.
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Boys Shoes, to 5.
Boys Pride, H and lace shoes at
$3.50.
Boys Douglas II and lace shoes at
$500.
Boys Buff H and lace shoes at s1.25
and 1.50.
Boys Plow Shoes, s1.25, 1.5O and
200.
Ladies' Misses Children's 3 and In
fants' Oxford ties.
Ladies', Misses and Children's Opera
Slippers.
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Straws.

Mems fine Mackinaw straw hats at
81. 80 and 200.
Mems Mackinaw straw hats at soc,
Toe, T.00 and 1.25.
Mems fine Canton straw hats at 75c,
81. 90, 1.50 and 200.
Mems black straw hats at 75c, S1.00
and 1.50.
Young Mems fine Mackinaw straw
hats at $1.25, 1.50 and 2.0C.
Young Mems Mackinaw straw hats
at SOC, 75c and $1.0O.
Young Mems fne Canton straw hats
at SOC, 75c, $10e and 1.50.
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S. M. REYNOLDS &c GO.
WE ARE GRATIFIED

by almost constantly receiving from in every
part of the United States, commendatoy letters
promptness and correctness in filling ORDERS and take this
occasion to say that all such expressions particularly graf
flying they show that Efforts which earnest
van We pride ourselves upon this and propose far
possible to continue merit the good opinion of all those who
favor with their valued orders We cannot however
cea from ourselves the fact that despite the best care
and omissions will sometimes happen careless clerk will
leave something out of order will ke poor substu
ton and unless the customer kind enough call
ton to the fact may know it, but this do know
that patron perhaps hundreds of miles away
fenced and annoyed she had right look for the best
service in entrusting her order to
We therefore desire emphatcay state customers
who shop my mail otherwise that always to give
the best service and failing this stand ready to correct
any that may be made and would it favor
our friends would promptly notify the facts the COM
paratively few instances, where mistakes occur.
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Thin and impure blood is made rich
and healthfnl by taking Hoods Sarsa.
pariIla. It cures scrofula, salt rheum.
all blood disorders.
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ytliseallaneous 9dufrtisements.

Re ARE forcing the season at every point and are
M driving trade by the force of attractive prices Every
thing indicates prosperous year for the farmers
and as we are all identified with each other we will pull
together hope for successful trade from now until
Christmas
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THE MARKETS.

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED wEEKLY By JOHN w. JoLLs.
WHEAT-No red llOl New cobe Corn 72D72c
Steamer Noe, I05lCORN TIC
Clover Seed per lp " V
oats, 975c
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Light
Suits.

Light This promises
c:4. to be the big
MM. ool1s. season for light
colored suits. We have
not waited until the sea-
son is half over and when
everybody wants them
have to buy what other
bright dealers have left.
From $40 to $22 we will
show you some beauties.
Stop and look at them
anyhow, and you will get
a better idea of what we
have-light pantaloons of
our own make at IS, have
been the most successful
priced ones in our stock,
and if you would pay one
third more and have them
made to order you would
not get more value. One
line of fancy vests is the
largest we have ever
shown and we placed in
stock yesterday some of
the finest ready-made ones
we have ever been privileg-
ed to sell all bought from
a manufacturer who was
clearing out his summer
stock.
JAS. 7. MULLlN & SON,
Tailors, 9th & Market,
Clothiers, Wilmington.
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Spring Cassinaeres.

Mr. T. E. HURN has charge of our Merchant Tailoring
Department We have just received spring cassmeres
and invite your inspection
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If you are disposed to criti-
else the heavier Spring Dress
Goods, you may be interested
in a fresh lot of French
Melange Serges with thistle
down spots that came in yes
terday. They are very light,
in six colors, the figures like a
letter H on the reverse, and
thus are a change from the
Camel Hair, dots, polka and
oblong, that adorn SO many.
$1.25.
The grand march Of the
Spring Dress Goods began in
December when India Silks,
escorted by Scotch Ginghams,
led the column which has ad-
ded new ranks daily ever since.
Five months in which Dress
Goods had something new and
interesting every day. Is there
an equal record?
4o-lmeh SIX Wayp and
SIX Stripe LansaoaOme at
SZ.25. Never sold before un-
der $I.5o.
lavender stripes on cream.
blue stripes on cream.
tan stripes on cream.
pink stripes on cream.
gray stripes on cream.
rose stripes on cream.
cream stripes on cream.
You know Lansdowne pure
and simple; dainty, delicate,
delightful. THIS is the lily
painted-one of the most beau
tiful fabrics ever made.
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A new idea in Commence
ment and Class Day Invita-
tions. Engraved designs, but
no eAargs for engraving. One
uniform price-$4 for 100 in
vitations complete for mailing /;
$I7.5o for 500; $32.5o for
1000. Twenty handsome con-
ceits. Samples for the asking.
The old way was a charge Of
$40 to $50 for design and
plate, and then So to $3.50
the 100 sets.
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MIDDLETOWN PRODUCE MARKET.
,nnprcrrn urrrRrY nv M RRYNnIna A co
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Hoods
SarsapariIIa

Sold by all druggists. 81; sixfor s5. Prepared only
by C. ]. HOOD q CO., Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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Measuring day for Mems
Clothing to order. English
Worsted, wool finished mot
the shiny kind) made in walk
ing coat and vest, fiat braid,
S22.5o.
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Have you a Bicycle ? Like
tobogganing for speed ; like
a birds flight for exhilaration.
No more dangerous than a
rocking chair, now that the
Safeties have come. We have
mounts for big and little-boy,
youth, girl, man, woman.
Victor Safety (models A and b.,
$135.
Victoria Ladies' Safety, $1S5.
Rush Safety, 500.
Crescent Safety, $65.
Juno Safety, $75.
Credenda Safety, 800 for ladies,
500.
Little Giant, $35.
Rob Roy Safety, $50.
Our Pet Safety, $40.
Boys Junior Safety, $25.
Girls Junior, $S5.
Nonpareil Safety, $40.
A descriptive price list of
these Machines will be sent
for the asking.
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JOHN WANAMAKER.
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JEFFERSON ,. F0ARD,

Highest Cash Price Paid for Grain.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-27
Story of tho Empress Frederick.

The prince of Wales is not the only one of his mothers children who knows how to assert himself. The Empress Frederick is ordinarily the most affable and unaffected of royalties. yet nobody understands better how to give digni- fled rebuke when occasion requires it. Some ten years ago. when. as crown princess. she was spending the winter at Pelgi, on the Riviera. with her three daughters. they were in the habit of making excursions almost da.y, travel. ing by train and taking thei: places among tho other passengers in any carriage where they found places.
 Ca one Of these occasions French man who happened to find himself in the same compartment with them, being ignoraut-or affecting iguorance--of the rank of his fellow travellers was proceeding to light cigar in accord- auce with the universal custom on that line. but before doing so he turned to the princess and politely inquired: "Does madam object to the smell of smoker
 Il do not know the smell. sir. No. body has ever presumed to smoke in my presence. was the crushing reply.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-27
Japanese Tortures.

Yes. until recently they had exQuis- ite methods of torture and punishment in Japan" said Robert Johnstone. of Tokio. who has lived in that country the last twenty-seven years and who was at the Palmer House yesterday. He said this in connection with con- versation and discussion of the pro- posed treaty extension throughout tho Japanese empire. The Japanese. said Mir. Johustone. were willing to grant Europeans and foreigners generally free access to all parts of the country. but they insisted that all foreigners should be amenable to Japanese laws before a Japanese judge.
 Aside from crucihNion. the behead- ing of maidens and the flogging of soles, they had twelve or fifteen years ago what have always considered the most refined and exquisite torture pos sible. This was death by lack of sleep. Cruel? there is no word in the Eng lish language strong enough to de- nounce that bestal and outrageous treatment. It was donc like this. A regular boxlike trap was prepared. say 6 feet high by 10 l-2 feet wide. At the top was wooden mould-can- gur it was called in the native tongue
 where the head of the imprisoned man was firmly held. It was so ar- ranged that by assuming any other than an erect position the whole weight of the offenders body would rest on the chin. The man could neither lean backward nor forward. nor could he rest any great leugth of time on his feet. The torture so en- dured is thing impossible to conceive. There was absolutely no chance for the man to sleep.
 Another terrible punishment de- vised was to take wooden silver. sat- urate 1t thoroughly with turpentine. then drive 1t beneath the big toe-nail of the culprit and set fire to it. But these barbaric customs have departed. The Code Napoleon has been adopted, only 1t is one thing to formulate laws, but decidedly another to administer them. "-- Chicago Times.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-27
TIE T7EACuERoUs RUG.

himself and now Hopping Imply. while the sound of the raging storm continued and the deep tone of the bell rang in his ears like the knell of lost soul. The grunts of the blanket tossers as they s,iffened their backs kept time, time. time. in Kind of jerking rhyme 10 the see-saw motion of the earnest brother who stood on a chair and churned his arms up and down like Parick Ssrsfeld Gilmore conducting an anvil chorus. With the regularity of & machine these coatless ornaments of the mystical brotherhood tossed the initiate into the air. without slipping an eccentric or missing a ccg. Every ose of them had gone through the mill himself, and he was getting even.
 They tossed him till they were tired and then with final jerk that banged him against the ceiling they stopped. rolled him from the blanket to the floor and stood over him panting. They had conveyed to his mind some idea of the ups and downs of life. If be had failed to receive his moneys worth the blame did not rest on their cousciences.
 After a short time the recipient of all these fraternal attentions was conducted 10 the dressing room in the corner. the bandage was removed from his eyes, and he was permitted to put on his clOt hes
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-27


 He was then conducted to the presid. ing official. who apparently explained to him the symbolic meaning of the solemn ordeal he had gone through and in structed him in the grips. signs. and tokens of the initiatory degree that had Just been conferred upon him.
 These instructions given. the right hand of fellow ship was extended to the candidate and he was declared duly initiated member of the order, after wbich the other members crowded about him and congratulated him. and tho ceremony was at m end.
 Aud now. with this flood of light let in on the doings of the Sublime Order of Fizzerlnctums. there Is no reason why the wives of the devoted brethren who meet from time 10 time to counsel. admonish. and strengthen one another in the discharge of the duties devolving upon them as members of a most noble order should not establish Sublime Sisterhood. with equally solemn rites and ceremonies. This is the day for the emancipation of woman. Let her stand upon her rights. Let her have lodges of her own. and let her husband stay al home lodge nights and mind the baby while she goes to participate in the work of initiating some sister into the sacred mysteries of an order within whose hal, lowed confines no prying husband shall ever poke his meddlesome nose.