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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17
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Balance in bank. S 523.36

DR.. L. w. Cooper and James II. APP
pleby, representatives to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, gave lengthy but inter-
esting report Of the recent annual ses-
sion of that body.
The annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, |. o. o. f., which
began yesterday in Odd Fellows
Hail. had representatives from So sub
ordinate lodges in attendance when the
body convened. Twenty-Five new mem
beers were admitted. Besides the re-
ports mentioned elsewhere the follow
ing, from the committee on correspon-
dence, was presented:
an view of the lengthy report sub
mitted at tho last session your committee
on correspondence deems it unnecessary
to make a detailed report of the doings
in the cause of Odd Fellowship in the
several states. 1t is enough to say the
proceedings of the Grand Lodges re
viewed BY your committee show that
the order continues to be prosperous
throughout the world in nearly all
Jurisdictions. The Independent Order
Of odd Fellows, with An experience of
over 70 years, has proved that 1t is
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17
pAUGMTERs o. REEEKAm

Il Is always a source OF pleasure 70 note
the prosperity OF Naomi Lodge, No. 3, of
the Daughters Of Rebekah Its work goes
steadily onward in all that pertains to sue
cess, increasing year by year its member
ship and its wealth. A gain is reported for
the year of sixteen brothers and four sis
tiers. Ii this order of increase is not re-
of title and say Sons OF Rebekah.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17
FAIR NOTICE TO BURGLARS
There is no Cash in William
C. Powders Safe.
TWICE BLOWN OPEN BY THIEVES
Mean RaScals Rob a Church
Contribution Box.

1t Contained a Years Savings, Intended
for Payment of Ground RENT Under
taker Powders Safe Again Blown Open
--fie Publicly Notifies burglars that
He Does Not Keep Ills Cash There.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17

On account of not having received
reports from all the subordinate en-
equipments previous to closing his ac-
counts and preparing his report he
could not report concerning the mem
bership of the subordinate encampments
and the amounts paid by them for relief
and other purposes.
He made the following recommended
tons; That hereafter the amount Of
per capita tax be assessed upon the
membership last reported previous to
the annual meeting of the Grand En-
campment that the per capita tax for
the ensuing year be fixed at 50 cents per
member as per last report preceding this
session of the Grand Encampment, one
half the amount (25 cents) payable with
the April reports, and the remainder
payable with the October reports; that
an electrotype cut of the seal Of the
Grand Encampment be procured for use
on letter-heads, printed documents, &c.
In q supplementary report he stated
that he had received per capita tax as
follows since preparing the foregoing
report: From Dover Encampment,
$3.50; Sussex Encampment, SIG; Roy
nolds Encampment, $62,5o; Kirkwood
Encampment, $ll.
The report of Grand Treasurer d. ii.
Spencer included the following:
Balance in bank at last report ......S IS. 76
Received from grand scribe......... 995.4l
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Balance in bank...... Sl4B.o3
George c. Morton, representative to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, gave a
lengthy but interesting report OF the
recent annual session Of that body
All the recommendations Of the grand
scribe were adopted with the exception
that instead of making the per capita
tax for the ensuing year 81 cents, as he
advised, it was made so cents.
Handsome regalia for the grand Off
GERS, which cost 800, was submitted by
the special committee on regalia.
For the ensuing year the following
officers were elected: Grand Patriarch,
William IL. German OF Reynolds En-
campment, Grand High Priest, John Nj.
Collins of Reynolds Encampment;
Grand Senior Warden, George NJ,
Stevenson of Mcdonnell Encampment;
Grand Junior Warden, L. J. Burton Of
Delaware Encampment; Grand Scribe,
Edwin Hirst OF Delaware Encampment;
Grand Treasurer, L. II. Spencer OF
Reynolds Encampment; Grand Repre-
sentative to Sovereign Grand Lodge, b.
Il. Shakespeare Of Christine Encamp-
ment. Mr.. Hirst was elected grand
scribe for the 9th consecutive time.
The grand patriarch made the follow
ing appointments Grand Inner
Sentinel, George W. Pyle of Christine
Encampment; Grand Outer Sentinel,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17
Deaf for a Wear
Caused by . -...-
Catarrh in the Head

HOOPS PILLS are the best after-dinner
Pills, assist digestion, prevent constipation.
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Total for supplies ............. $3.50
Total for d5pensations. ...,.............. 3UO
lOthl Tor peg chbltl lhSr-,..,.,....-.,.., ~ 20
Balance returned by grand patriarch, liz
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11

same thing is done as soon as the senate
is officially notified of his death. Sever
al times it has been found necessary to
make use of two or more men to raise
the flag, but this has only happened in
extremely windy weather.
''This everyday business of hoisting
the stars and stripes" says Mr.. Reed,
''inspires me with very patriotic feel
ing, and think the flag of our country
should float over every public school
throughout the land. There is nothing
like the sight of the American flag to
Undue the rising generation with
patriotism"
Away over at the other end of the
building, on the house side, Capt. John
T. ClaNcey has been raising the flag
for the last thirty-six years. He is en-
thusiastic On the subject of his work,
full of "reminiscences of his many years
service, and will on no account permit
anyone else to perform the work,
which has become a second nature to
him. His particular territory, the
roof, is reached by much the same
route as that traversed in going to a
SIMILAR place in the senate wing.
Within five minutes on either side OF
twelve o'clock score or more of city
bells allege that it is noon. At first
Mr.. Clancy was puzzled by SO much
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difference In standard time, but when
the ball was placed on the state de-
partment he ceased to worry and now
trusts to his eyes instead of his ears.
During the latter part of the present ses-
sion, however, when the house has met
at eleven o'clock instead of twelve, he
has had to depend upon watch, and
he makes it his business to carry the
correct time with him. Then, too, he
is always treasured by the speaker,
whose heavy gavel can be distinctly
heard upon the roof as it descends
upon the table below, calling the house
to order. ut is pleasant enough in
weather like this" remarks the cap.
tain, but in such storms as we some.
times have, most notably on Inaugural
ton days, the hosting of the flag is
often attended with some difficulty.
In earlier years, when the weather was
much more severe than in present
times, and the wind and rain
held undisputed possession of the
greater part of Washington, which was
then common, but which has since
been built up, it required pretty cool
nerve to go out on the roof with it's mar.
row balcony, and run up heavy flag
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11
A Curious Telephone Line.

A curious telephone line has beer
working for the last three years be
tween two private houses in the su
burbs of London, England. The singu
lar point about the line consists in the
use of an electric-light circuit fo
telephone communications and cleo
trio lighting purposes either indepen
IDENTIFY or simultaneously. The inter
ference when the two lines are work
ing is so slight as to be barely notice
able and Il novice would never guess
from the slight rustling heard when
the engine is running that a ten or
twelve amphe;e current was passing
along the line and that the voca
sounds were being produced by a
slight var ration caused by the respec
tive telephone transmitters at eithe,
end of the line. The length OF
the line is comparatively short, as the
houses between which it runs are only
a quarter of mile apart The wires
at either end are tapped for the tele.
phone in the particular room required
by simply connecting short length OF
wire from the lead to the terminal OF
the telephone.-N. Y. Commercial Ad.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11
THE LION WAS UPON MY TRAIL

spring from rock or tree, followed by
a weight of four hundred pounds of
wildcat upon my shoulders. l at once
determined to leave the trail and seek
point Of vantage among the rocks at
the mouth of the canyon. This l did,
not emitting an occasional glance over
my shoulder, half expecting to sec my
pursuer in the act of crouching for a
spring. | reached the rocks and had
just seated myself upon a bowlder
screened by stunted pieces and over
looking the path when another feature
was added to the scene. A band of
horses which had evidently been up the
canyon to spring to water came slow
ly down the ravinc in single file They
were headed by a coal black stallion
who tossed his head proudly. and
stopped occasionally to crop bunch of
grass or nip a tender sprig of birch, his
train pausing obcdicntly at his will
Behind him came his numerous family,
mild-eyed dams, with young colts caper-
ing at their sides, ycarlings biting each
other playfully as they trotted along
and young mares as light and graceful
in their airs as bcvy of schoolgirls.
In the interest of this scene of pas
tOral life and freedom had almost for
gotten the prowling beast of prey who
but few moments ago, was logging
my footsteps and who was perhaps at
that very instant watching the uncon-
scious band and choosing from it's num-
Der some particularly fat and juicy
member for his morning meal
The black stallion suddenly paused
in the pathway, put his nose to
the earth like dog, raised one of
his forefeet, and gave wild
snort of fear. He had scented the trail
OF the mountain terror and, turning
quickly, galloped rapidly back up the
canyon. Most of his band followed,
snorting and giving short neighs of ter
ror. In an instant one young mare who
had left the path to snatch mouthful
of tempting grass upon the hillside
alone remained, and she seemed not to
have recognized the signal of danger
for she lifted her head leisurely, and
then seeing the TANKS and tails of her
fleeing friends trotted after them.
At this moment, glancing across the
gulch, l saw huge mountain lion leap
lightly upon the trunk Of tree which
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11
Faith and Works,

A peculiar sort of parson in High
land glen, much given to contradiction,
was debating with boatman one day,
while crossing a small river, about
faith and works. The minister con.
tended that faith without works was
good. Ma, ma, retortcd the boatman,
with much seriousness, faith without
works III no do. I'll gle you an in.
stance. Well ca this oar faith an
this ither oar works Very we'll. TAX
faith first" and while rowing with il
alone the boat went round and round
Now" said the boatn1an, "let's talk
works next" and rowing with it alone
the boat went round the other way
eve will noo," continued the boatman
''tak' faith an works tegither
Noo,' said he, triumphantly. as he
rowed with both oars at the same time
I'VE can get over the water; an this il
the only way that we can get over the
troubled ocean o. the warl' tas the
peaceful shores O. immortalityl"-Scot
fish Anne; icau.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11

81 bought dozen eggs of you yester-
day." said Gazzam to Mr.. Peck. the
grocer.
Eyes, sir, remember selling them to
you. Do you want another dozen?"
mo, don't. came in to say that
half of those eggs had chickens in
them"
Indeed? I'm very glad that you told
me. 1t will enable us to rectify the
matter"
"Then you will give me six good eggs
for the bad ones, suppose2"
mo, indeedl I'll charge you three
dollars more for the lot. Spring chick
ems are cheap at fifty cents each Will
you pay for them or shall put it on
your account?"-Brooklyn Life.
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AN AGE D MAN AT NINETEEN.
Wonderful Learning Possessed by a Co.
lonial Youth.

Wonderful Learning Possessed by a Co.
lonial Youth.
An important bit of local history ha.
just been discovered at Salem in con.
nection with tombstone in the old
Charter street burying ground. In the
uttermOst corner of this ground is 8
stone bearing this inscription:
"Mr. Nathan Mather died October We
II, 1858. An aged person who has seen
but nineteen winters in this world"
The meaning Of this peculiar inscrip
ton has long been matter of con-
lecture among local historians. In hi:
"American Note Books Nathaniel
Hawthorne refers to it and says: IAN
aged man at nineteen years. saith the
gravestone. 1t affected me deeply
when l cleared away the grass from
the half-buried stone and read the
name
The mystery has been solved by the
discovery in the Essex institute of
book entitled The Genealogy of the
Mather Family" BY this book it APP.
pears that Nathaniel Mather was born
July 6, 1869, and was brother of Cot
WI NldbLlcE anu d sun OF increase
Mather.
At the age of twelve years he had
thoroughly fitted for college, and he
was graduated from Harvard at the
age of sixteen. At twelve he had read
the Old Testament in the Hebrew and
the New Testament in the Greek, and
was able to converse Familiarity in
Latin. He was distinguished not only
for his complete mastery of the Ian.
guages, but for his attainment in math.
ema thics, philosophy, history. theology
and rabbinical learning as we'll AT
the time of his graduation he delivered
al Grafton in Hebrew upon the state of
learning among the Jews.
The most remarkable thing about
the youth was his early piety, for al
the age of fourteen years he entered
into n written covenant with God
writing and subscribing to it with his
own haud.-Boston Journal.
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thicketS the cunning mountain lion
trails his prey. This animal, one of the
most formidable of the cat species,
more nearly resembles the tiger or
panther than his noble namesallc. His
is policy of stealth, and it is only
when wounded or at bay that he will
nttack the human species. He rarely
falls a prey to the rifle of the hunter or
mountain ranchman. The latter wages
a relentless warfare against him be-
cause of his fondness for the blood of
young colts and his frequent inroads
upon the herds that pasture the noun
tain meadows.
With all his cunning, the mountain
lion often comes to grief in the ranch
mans bear trap, and his career of
blood and depreciation is changed for
one of innocence and usefulness as a
parlor rug. A miner who returned re-
Gently from a prospecting tour in the
western hills gives an account of an adj
venture with lion which we'll illus
trates the habits of the animal and tn.
danger of attacking him at disac
vantage.
81 was prospecting for gold on the
Limestone range about month ago"
said he, land stopped over night with.
a ranchman named Jones, who had
quite a herd of horses. He complained
bitterly of his losses from the lions. !
asked him why he did not hunt Them,
and he answered that it was useless, as
it was very rarely that a sight could lle
had of the animals He had trapped
four in the last few months, but HIS
losses still continued, and hardly ii
week passed that he did not find the
half-eatcn carcass of colt or horss.
The next morning started out to ba-
gin prospecting upon ridge near the
ranchman's cabin. In reaching the
point to which | was bound had to
cross a stream at a short distance from
the ranch. AS | was leaving the bank
! noticed in the soft earth foot prinGs
which looked like those of giant cat.
1t had rained the night before, and l
had no difficulty in following the trail,
which | at once recognized as that OF
mountain lion.
! had no arms with me except a large
revolver, but knowing that these ami
mails rarely attack man I had no fear
of an encounter, and thought thai
might possibly get shot at the ranch
mans enemy. The track led up along
path through the thcket and toward
the mouth of small canyon. AS
proceeded | saw that the trail, which
was quite fresh, circlcd around toward
the point where l had crossed the
stream, and when I arrived again at the
crossing l was somewhat startled to
see in the sand by the side of the
stream, close to one of my own foot
prints, made not ten minutes before, a
second track of the mountain king
This was becoming interesting. The
lion was upon my trail, and it sent a
cold SILVER over me to fancy a sudden
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A PERILOUS TASK.

to a distance of twenty feet. It has
often reminded me of ship at sea in a
storm, only the ship in this case is solid
enough and the waves come from
above. You would hardly believe it,
but in my younger days, during espe-
cially hard winters, have climbed to
the top of that pole when it was all
covered over with ice and the ropes
frozen to it. AS you may imagine, that
was not very pleasant task nor safe
one. Even on this pleasant summer
afternoon, with the sun shining all
around us and hardly a breath stirring,
you would scarcely enjoy climb to the
top. Try it, if you don't believe it will
make you dizzy. The last time as
cended that icy pole came near losing
my balance and falling off. 1t gave me
quite scare and | procured pair of
telegraph lineman's climbers for future
use; but, as it happened, that was the
last time the pole was frozen over, and
| never had a chance to again show my
agility. Generally raise and lower
the flag every day, and only once in my
recollection since the civil war has it
fioated for any length of time. That
was upon the occasion of the electoral
commission when the house was in SEES
sion for two weeks without an adjourn
ment. During the war when the flag
fioated continuously, went up to the
roof, hoistcd the emblem of liberty, and
then went for a months vacation up
the river. When came back the stripes
in the flag were all blown away, and
only the union remained floating. After
that took good care to be on hand to
watch the effect of the weather upon
my flag"
1t was formerly customary to have
the flag float at half mast over the
house from the time of the death of a
member to the date of his interment,
but now the senate alone observes that
rule and the house flag floats only while
the housed in actual session.
1t has only been a short time since
the custom was originated Of having
the United States flag over the capitol
every day in the year. Before the pres.
ent scrgeant-at-arns of the senate was
commissioned it had been customary to
float the flag over the two houses only
while in session. During the recess
which occurs every short session, from
the 4th of March to the first Monday in
December, there was no indication that
this great marble building is under the
dominion of the stars and stripes The
new sergeant-at-arms was struck with
the idea that the flag should float con-
tinually from some part of the building
and be seen by all men. Accordingly,
after conference with the archi-
tect of the capitol, who has coordinate
charge of such matters, it was decided
to make permanent institution of the
flag, and ever since it has f1oated from
the exact center Of the building, right
over the room occupied by the con-
gressional library, whether congress is
in session or not. From sunrise to sun
set the flag floats from the base of the
dome, over the west entrance of the
capitol SMITH D. Fry.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11

Garden Seeds, fresh and sure to
grow.
Fruits-Fresh Bananas, Oranges.
Lemons Dates, and Apples.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Potatoes Cab.
bage, Squashes etc.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11
HE WROTE FOR ALL,

The world is cruel carelessl cold!'
sighed; land cares for naught but gold!
Why should my troubled pages plead
A brothers woc-a brothers need"
NY song is drowned in mammon's roar"
Il flung my pen upon the floor,
The hand that fortune Stoops to bless
Must crush the buds of Tenderness"
\ My toddling wee one put tho pen
Into my trembling hand again,
And clamhering upon my knee.
Said archly: Papa, wife for me-"
l wrote-a homely, childish tale
or hope and love-no penSive wall
or others wrongS-hut what her smile
Had Weakened in my heart the while.
And when the ink had scarcely dried,
heard the song on every side;
1t tiled the land from sea to sea,
While thousands Cried-he wrote for me.
Charles Eugene Banks, in Banner of Gold.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11
A Distribution of Misery

A Distribution Of Misery.
She-You going to rarry? Why,
you'll never be able to stand home life
He Well, If I can't my wife can't,
either: SO that will be one consolation
Life
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knowledge Is Power

nHU"IeUSe ID EU"VFs
He knew much more than many men,
Although what he knew was small:
For he knew that he knew he knew
That he did not know at all
Detroit Free Press
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leaned over the gulch nearly opposite to
me and just above the retreating mare.
A moment he rested upon the trunk
and then launched himself with a grace
full spring, landing squarely upon the
back of the horse, fixing his claws in
her shoulders and resisting every at
tempt to shake him off. A loud shrek
of brute terror and agony was heard,
and the mare, feeling that terrible
wei sht upon her back, stood trembling
with fear. The lion lost no time.
Leaning over her shoulders he fastened
his fangs in her neck, where he hun.
fast sucking her life away.
For moment l had been stupefied
by the suddenncss of the attack,
but now pity for the young mare
and anger at the boldness and
cruelty of her fierce assailant filled
me. Without a thought of consequences
| reached for my revolver, took quick
aim and fired. This sudden Interrupt
ton of his bloody feast, and the pain of
my bullet, which, as l aftcrward
learned, struck him in one of the fore
paws, caused him to release his hold
and drop to the ground, and the terri.
fled mare sprang away like the wind up
the canyon path. had saved her life,
but as l came down from my perch to
get better view of the situation
realized that my chivalry had brought
me into danger. The lion crouched
where he had fallen, growing savagely
and licking his wounded paw. Sud
denly he saw me, and, recognizing the
cause of his discontinue, prepared to
attack me.
81 was now but few PAGES off, and
again leveled my revolver and fred.
The shot went wide of the mark. and
saw that was now at the mercy of the
very claws from which had freed the
mare. l braced myself to receive the
spring, and graspcd my revolver by the
barrel to use over the hons head
had weighed all my chances and de.
cidcd there was no escape, when sud
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Her Exact Words.

neutrality-suspicious. this? You prom
ised to saw some wood if gave you a
lunch.
Tramp II recall no such promise,
madam.
THE idea! told you I'd give you
lunch if you'd saw some wood, and you
agreed"
pardon me, madam. Your exact
words were: I'll give you a lunch if you
saw that wood over there by the gate
Exactly, That's just what said"
"Well, madam, saw that wood over
there by the gate, as came mn. Y.
Weekly.
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MitiHated Misery,

go into the room and bring that
cake off the table," said Murray Hill
father to his son.
Its too dark. I'm afraid to 60 into
the room"
go right into that room this instant
or I'll 60 in and bring out the strap"
"lf-you bring-out the-strap," he
replied, sobbing, bring the-cake along
-too," replied the youth.-Texas Sift-
ings.