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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25
a MAN OF NERVE


vi Ne France. who Has Mf.snf.ss
HIS Ch.sees for Cie@esey.
OxAHA- Neb. Jan. aa-A thriilinx
scene occurred Thursday night st the
county Jail y q. Earnest. the assist
ant jailer. heard two prisoners quarrel.
ing, who occupy one cage One Of the
prisoners was De France, who was re-
Gently sentenced 10 prison for life for
robbing the United States mail Of one
cent. and Christensen. sent up for bur
glary. Earnest went M into the cage to
separate them and bring DE France
into another cage As he opened the
door to do 80 De France seized him BY
the throat and Christensen wrenched
from his hands the key to the cell aud
pulled the lever which unlocked all
the cages. permitting all the nineteen
prisoners to escape from their cells
into the corridors Earnest was thrown
upon his back and kicked In the
stomach and head while they were
searching him TO find the keys ( o the
door leading outside the Jail Luck
ily the key fell upon the floor as
Earnest fell. and he vas lying on il
while they searched him Finding
they could o get out so easily. the
men became ratified and ran hither and
thither attempting to escape. This
permitted Earnest TO arise and, with
his revolver in his hand to escaped into
the corridor, drove the men back into
their cells and locked them in their
cages Earnest's nerve and presence
of mind are wonderful
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan ea-Sevcn
desperate eonvietS escaped from the
P-zt, mines THURSDAY night hy blow
ing open an iron grating wiihdynzmife.
Guard John Pstton was blown up and
serSsesly hart Apc-~ Of cne~rs Led
By D<Paty sheriff Prank Dexter CAMS
mp with four Of the escaped ~eonwiets
scar Gorthite- Dexter called on tbs
eonviets % surrender. when = battle
followed. the eoavirts having seeureS
gun& Dexter was INSTANTLY allied,
ore e the eorvbcts being fatally hurt
The osh~rs e~eaped- bat osseeS vita
dogs are in pursuit The e"nvicss are
led By jim Morrison. the noted Bibb
cozasy desp-rsdo Further eloodshed
. expected
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

ST. LoUIs. Jan lS-Thomas Fitz'
gerald. q well-to-do farmer. residing
near Bond station, was held up about
s-45 Tuesday evening BY three negro
highwsynen and shot
The bullet, q <s-caliber. penetrated
the upper lobe Of the right lung and
cane oat between the right shoulder
blade and spinal column The wounded
man is now in the city hospital Fitz'
gerald is 81 and has y wife and ten
children
The robbers searched Fitzgerald bal
got nothing. From c. s Link. they
took three dollarx
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25
zen rhrs.xh Tressls.

FARvrEv, y. J. Jan 1s-A con
s~truetion train on the Northern Rail-
road Of New Jersey went through .
temporary trestle near this place, fall
ing on twenty or thirty Italians who
were at work under the trestle- Two
Of the men were crushed % death, and
nearly every oae of the others mor or
less iniured-some of them. il IS feared.
fatally. The injured men have been
taken 70 the Hoboken hospitals As
the Italians were known only by num-
beers none Of their names have yet bean
sscertzined-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25
ENDED HIS CARES.
suseias of Jadx~ rhasnpsss Of. the MAS
saehas~tts Superior Csart-

>asct9s OF Sadxr Nhoanpeno ofs the 1As
s.ehss~tts sap>rtsr Cesrt-
BosroS, Jan sa-A dispatch from
Gloucester states that Judge Charlie.
r. Thompson. of the superior court.
shot himself in the temple while sit
ting in his library at losI5 a. m
The members Of the family, the
dispatch says, decline to talk of the
matter. but the report of the suicide 10
verified by a neighbor who was called
in at the time. Judge Thompson WA
born in hraintree, Mass, July 20. 1877.
In 1874 he was chosen congressman
from the Gloucester district defeating
Cen Benjamin r. Butler.
In 1876 he was chosen chairman of
the committee to investigate the Flori-
da election case and brought In .
minority report thereon He was twice
q candidate for governor upon the
democratic ticket He was appointed
judge of the superior court by Gov.
Robinson, and was one of the ablest
~lurists on the bench
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

" = t8ts4 steamer Amaru8m ana
Wsrs R~espcsdssg To signals % Dsssrsss.
VI LIVES lost.
NEv YoRK. Jan. is-The Dutch
steamer Amsterdam, Capt Stenger
from Rotterdam January 4 just ar
rived. lost her chief officer. J. Meyer.
aud Eve men by the capsixing Of her
port iife-boat, while proceeding TO the
assistance OF the crew OF the american
fishing schooner Maggie T. Well,
which was in a sinking condition
X HEROIC BOATS CREW.
The of the heroic men who
thus risked their lives and lost them
are:
Chief Officer J. Meyer. aged IS Years
Second Boatswain E Requart
Carpenter A. J. Rudiu-
Steerage Steward A. Boss
Qusrtermaster y. q. Eichorn-
Seaman A. Van wecht
Seaman A. Vanderbilt was also on
the boat. but. being master Of the art
Of swimming. was saved
The CAPTAINS TORY.
The captains story 10 as follows:
January 4. lat s5-si. long. 5s:1s, a:
about II a m. during q strong north
ives. breeze and moderate high sea.
perceived a fishing schooner south OF
us showing the American flag, union
down. at half mast We made for the
schooner. and saw that the sea was
washing constantly over her. and
that only by hard pumping was
the ship kept sfoat- The crew
of fourteen signaled US, by gestures.
that the vessel was in q sink
ing condition and hat they were
anxious 20 leave her. showing at the
same time. by throwing overheard
pieces of their boats, that they had
been wrecked. I called my crew on
deck and told them the position in
which the schooner was. Immediately
the first officer and six of our crew Of
fercd themselves to man a boat and 70
go totheir rescue.
ON THE BRAND OF xERcr.
At about IL o'clock noon boat No 4
left our steamer. and everything went
all right until in the vicinity of the
wreck, when a sudden -squall cap
sized the boat, with the fatal result,
that three of the crew disappeared inn
mediately and the remaining four sue
ceeded in taking hold Of the capsixed
boat went at once to their assist.
snee, and succeeded in getting the cap
sized boat alongside, but 10 appeared
that the remaining four men e thor
oughIy
EXHAUSTED By TBS COLD
and. in consequence. not able 10 take
hold Of the I~ife-saving apparatus. which
was given to them. aud were drowned,
with the exception of one sailor. who.
by his extraordinary presence Of mind
and calm behavior. got hold Of n rop-
and vas tasen on board Anoshei
crew presented themselves 20 man :
second bat, but. owing to ~increasins
wind and sea. I objected and concluded
10 wait for 4 better and n calm sea- -
We KEPT IN THE VICINITY
OF the wreck until 8 o'clock. when. IN
. heavy snow sguzll. ~. Lost sight q
her. and although we searched TIVE
hours were rot able tn end any traes
of the wreck and proceeded Tn.
wreck appeared 10 h~ the Americas
schooner Maggie = Well I eoald moi
read the fall name
THE MASsIE T. WILLS
The Inflated schooner reported b,
the <tezmer Amsterdam i un1oabsetil,
the Maggie T. Wells. Of the Gieuerstel
fishing Acct she n eighty-ese ton
registered. and was euflt IN 1870 a
Essex. Mass. and - owned as Glouecs
ter. Mass
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

J. W. GrRvrS. who has held the Office
4 Hawaiian consul in San Diego, Cal,
for some years past. has received notice
from h provisional government of his
appointment TO the head of the postal
savinessbank Of Hawaii Girvin ex-
pected to leave on the Goth for Homo
lulu-
The Merchants bank Of Ellis, KaS,
has closed its door and gone into vol
untary liquidation The assets arc am
pie TO cover the liabilities Of So. 600.
State Rank Commissioner Breideuthal
is in control.
THE secretary of the interior ha. ap-
pointed william l. Chitty. Of Illinois.
\ member of the board of pension APP
peals, vice William T. RUPERT. re-
signed The salary IS ts.ooo per an
num-
A CONTRIBUTION train on the North
ern Railroad Of New Jersey vert
through a temporary trestle near Fair
view. N j., on the nth. falling on
twenty Or thirty Italians who were at
! work under the trestie- Two of the
men were crushed to death, aud nearly
every one of the others was more or
less injured-some Of them, 10 is feared.
fatally.
FRK, on the 18th. destroyed the
! plant Of the American Cereal Co, at
Minneapolis, Mimi, involving q loss of
shout $50, 900, and throwing over loo
persons out OF employment
| ExrEnoR WILLIAM has invited the
duke OF York to visit Berlin to attend
the annual banquet of the Knights of
the Black Eagle
A ROYAL decree. dated the 18th.
/! countersiTned by all the ministers has
been issued. proclaining a state of
siege ut Carrara and Massa di Carrsra,
i Italy.
In has been learned that the Ed
Noorell, alias Frank Noorell, who as
sisted Chris Evans the California out
law. in his escape from the Fresno
tCsLl Jail. is Frank Morris, q Fort
. Scott tKaSl young man His father Is
. weil-to-do farmer. xnd We formerly
in the mail service
A. r. WHITLEY, one of the leading
real estate dealers Of Cheyenne. wyo.
wss convicted IN Tie charge Of a.
tempting 10 suborn jurors in an i'm
portant civil case He was sentenced
to thirty days in the COUNTY jail. on the
18th. and to pay \ ine Of tisa The
case created great sensation there. as
Whitley had heretofore borne an ex-
eell<nt reputation
NKvros r. FAssxrr. father Of J.
Sloat Fassett- died at his home in e.
mira n Y. on the nth. aged Il years
BxxJAxiS EAsx-sAw. one of the most
proainent politicians in West Virginia,
and for ten years . member of the Wet
mel county court was arrested In
wheeling, on the nth. while attempt.
ing to negotiate forged county order<
He va, caught bv oeEcer~ Who v-r-
lying in wait and ~heu arrested a..
tempted To s~zIiowa 81. order he
heIi - his hand.
AC1rcAso mar has invented a shieId
Tor x>eripHted arms The -inx,n,io,
consist. Of an siumspum dis. with RIM
b.v.i<d ana center raised and perforat,
ed. sud /. 90 e-oustrucsed sh.s Il can Be-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

TIE grand stand OF the Mississip nj
Fair 81 jackson was burned las. week
BY IN inesndiary. 1t was covered by
small insurance
A MEETING Of the fruit growers was
held At Meridian last week at which
there was . full attendance. DR.. II. Z
Mckay and Mr.. J. b. Y~ellowiy both
gave the meeting eloquent talks On
fruit growing. Il was resolved that
there be . permanent organization
formed. known as the Madison Horti-
cultural Society
A VERY serious accident happened o
Mr.. Talley, OF Red Banks. While
driving with Miss Eva Boone, Of Holly
Springs. 70 an entertainment near Red
Banks, his horse became frightened aud
threw them out Of the cart. Mr.. T1lley
had both thighs broken.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25
CONSTITUTIONAL
rh~ .h<rts Win 10 His Bsss 80 Rr~v~ss
the Ftght a. J~sxksssvtiie.

JAcK~SvTLLE, Fla, Jan ao--Sherif
Broward has returned from Tallahas-
SEE He vent 10 get full and detailed
Instructions a. his duty. He says Gov.
Mitchell is highly indignant over the
defiant attitude % the Duval club. and
SAYS that the 6ght will be stopped at
all hazards IL possible TO do So The
sheriff says the fight will not come on
here ia this county IL he can prevent
il, and he thinks he can Arumor that
the city chief Of police had worn 900
special deputies TO arrest the militia IL
they interfered in the contest, as the
city has given . license for it. has
caused some commotion, but while not
denying il. city officials laughed at it
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan ia.-CoL C. Z.
Croker. Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. referring TO the alleged withhold
ing by c. P. Huntington Of securities
belonging to the Stanford estate, says;
The blocks of securities referred to
resalted from transactions with the
Chesapeake. ohio& Southwestern road
They are in the New York Office, and
are held jointly. They were mentioned
In the inventory of the Sanford estate
merely because certain legal forms had
To be followed. There will be no legal
suit An accounting can be had when
eve- desird"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

Iackssa. Jan 1.-The repoxt Il th.
joint connmiftee Of the two Hoe<es to
Investigate the schools and colleges sap
ported in whole and in part BY the State
was submitted TO the Legislature yesfer-
day The e~mmittee kEds the Institutions
well manageA. and the charges that nepas-
ism had been praetic~d IN some % them
- without foundation. The following y
what the committee <ays concerning the
University Of Mississippi;
AT this institution there are in attend
auee rs students. the list 81 whom =
herewith fled. marked exhihit A We
n that there Is nothing 10 arsa-@ a sus-
picion that the spirit or p~racriee II nerSt-
ism prevails in this institution We BE-
lieve that il j. well managed. that a very
high standard Of edueati0n Is maintained
and 4 most exc.lIent wSrk Is being acs-sua-
phshed- IL Is an institution which ranks
with the best in the Land. and ese whieh
should b. f~e~fersd and vatzonizs1 hs th@
State and its citizens. We moss heartily
eommead Il 70 the favorable coGsaierz-
ton Of your konsrabbe holy sai ressus-
mead a liberal ap~propwiatssn therefor,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

Ultimate friends OF Prime Minister
Crispi believe that owing. to the situa-
tioa in ftaay daily becoming wor.e, he
win demand of the chamber of depu-
tisathst plenipotentisry power b con-
ferzsd upoA him for . year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

The Illinois state building al the
Worlds fair ground has been sold for
si,&sa NJ C sloan & Co. of Chicago.
were the purchasers There were
twelve bids in all A bond Of ss.ooo
was required TO insure the removal Of
the building from the grounds by Au-
gust J. next
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

H. H. LEONARD. manager. Of the
wrecked Santa Clara bank At San
Jose. Cal, has been arrested, at the in
stance Of the grand jury, charged with
embezxiing ss,oco. Leonard and the
cashier, Hay wood. now dead, managed
to divert to themselves $500, COO of the
banks funds
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

La LASrxKyE publishes . letter from
Bangkok WHEN states that the Siamese
r evzeuztinS the left bank Of the
Mekong river. In accordance with the
agreement entered into with France.
The villages on that aide Of the river
have been puiaged and burned by the
siamese troops engaged in clearing the
country for French possession
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

onALL-rox has become terribly d.
stxsctive In Cebu. in the Philippines
In one month no iesa than go deaths
cos.rred. being ovsrao per cent There
has bsen nearly 900 dsaths aimee the
epidemic started.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

HAAsssaion Of the tariff bill under
Ne dve-minute rule will continue in
hooss until and including the ssth
instant night sessions being held also
1t which speeches may be made BY gem
0smen desiring to 20 on record
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

CHoLxRA has appeared IT Anvelaia
near Charieroi. Belgium On the 18th
there were twelve deaths from the dis
easc- Many Of the inhabitants have
been attacked The authoritiea are
constructing . laxaretto, where the
sick <ill be treated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

THKRK was unveiled 1T the chapel Of
the United States naval academy at
Annapolis, Nd, or the 2ist . memorial
window in memory of officers and men
who lost their lives at Apia, Samoa. .
few years ago, when two American
naval vessels were wrecked and several
officers. including Capt Sehoonnaker
and Pxymaster Arms Of the vapdaIia
we're drowned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

OK account Of . strike in the polish
mg room of the Diamond plate-giass
factory ut Kokomo. Ind. all the em-
plcyes Of that establishments and the
one At Elwood. belonging to the same
company, went out on the 18th. There
are 1, 400 men involved
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

fnnxz rzousAxD saasors. r-svresen%
- sver soo.o employers and en-
lReey@ met In Cooper Union. New
xerk city. 90 the nth. 70 protest
oGainst the Wilson tariff bill.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

HEKR ErEySK. formerly vice-director
of the Danube Steamship Co, commit
ted suicide in Berlin on the 18th. The
snti-Semrtes violently charged him
with irregularities in 1ee2, but the
company acquitted him Two weeks
ago. however, he was dismissed by the
company.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

DISPATCHES from the Congo state
say . strong force of Arabs recently
attacked the Belgians under Capt Pom
60. ON the Congo Ponthier was killed.
and many Of his men were killed or
wounded The latest news reerived u
the coast showed that the Belrian
force wzs in = precarious position
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

FIFTEEN separate offers sgsrsgating
$40. 600, 90 10 take bonds, shoald Seere-
tsry Cariislie Issue them. bad been
received st the treasury department
up to the 18th One offer to take .
block Of go. 900. 900 was received from .
New York firm Another offer to take
SITS was received froma mechanic
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

Tram No > on the Kansas City. St
Joseph q Council Bluffs railroad Was
held up and robbed. at I2-3o o'clock on
the morning Of the 18TH BY nvenasted
men IT Roy's Branch. just above 81
Joseph. No. the scene Of the attempted
robbery Of September . last The
contents Of the safe = the express ear
were transferred TO saek and carried
o.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

SFDoxrE VALIANT. daughter Of the
anarchist Auguste Valiant. under
sentence OF death for throwing . bomb
into the French chamber Of deputies.
has written . letter TO Nine. Caruot,
wife of the president, appealing to her
to use her influence with her husband
to cur . pardon for her father.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

The heirs Of Col Nicholas Lotz.
of Reading. Pa, who furnished sup
plies to wash;ngton's army At Valley
Forge, claim that their ancestor was
never paid in fall for the supplies fur
nished. and will shortly present .
claim to congress for a, 900, 600.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

AxoSrxous And inAAunatory pla-
cards have recently been possed in tbs
Town of vilin, China, which state that
China has everything she nseds and
that the missionaries are teaching no
new doctrines TO the people Ths nia-
sionaries are therefore rot wanted and
An appeal II made calling upon pAtrioss
to collect o . dssisnatsd day 70 XIII
and deAtroy.'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

Ii Beaver Falls. Pa. on the 18th.
while standing neal . ere. . Pols,
wearing ceilnIoid colla<s c~ae near
losing his life The collar caught Hrr
and wss soon converted into : ring OF
Gzme round his neck. the nesh Of
which was burned to . crisp
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25
FROM H~oNoNLuIu.

\ LAtsst News ny the Steamer 8encw~
"a Sew Bspahtie TO be Estsbzkshsa In
Place OF tho Frovisissal Gsver.8~ss
thcaid the scheme for An.~sstt~a
FINALLY FsEf-A Csnssttutisa Alresdy
Preparations AnniverS.ry Ceissr.-
ton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-25

TIE big English locomotive Tsa0
nan. now 1t tie West Nilwsukse.
wis. } shops at the Chicago Nnwsu-
kee 4 St Paul railway. isa pronounced
failure There will b nOfuxther trial
Of the engine, because II has bsss
shown by te<ts already nads thss
when an extra hauling b required hsE
boiler can not furui.h enough ssssa 70
operate the Tour cylinders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-03
KANsAs PARAqRAPHs.

Burden is in the meshes Of "The
Woven Web" given by home talent.
What Is the use for Ottawa to have a
river when the markets have to sell Iowa
catfish?
Ottawa has a man who is able to speak
of his loss by a burglary as only six
Lawbreaking like kissing goes BY ia
vor in Abilene, for that is the city mar
shaPs name.
Deputy Sheriff Post Of Smith county
il that the people thought it
would do to tie to.
Mrs Susan Bright Of Cheyenne county
is 1O4 years old and was able to attend
Republican rally the other day.
There y a man at Winfield who
teaches all khe modern languages with
the exception of Bill Hackney English.
A new edition of the late Mrs Z. P.
Allerton's poems under the title of
wv alls Of Corn" il about to be Issued at
Hiawatha.
but they associate with other people
though there were nothing unusual
about themselves.
The Wamego Flambeau club is get
ting ready for ingalls, day. Thew will
find that Mr.. Ingalls, furnishes a great
deal of the fireworks himself
The man whose father told him every
Gay WASn Ne WAS Doy uOt W WHITE To-
ward himself, cut big cash in his knee
the other day at Cottonwood Falls.
In the Dickinson county high school
Monday instead of Saturday is kept as a
holiday. but the boys and girls can get
their lessons on Sunday and have fun all
day Monday just the same.
A baseball game between the married
men and single men was played at Den
ison recently which the unmarried men
won, showing that singles are sometimes
better than doubles 70 win a game.
Lincoln Republican: Up the Saline
river a few miles beyond the county line
a big artesian well has been put down.
1t is but 1872 feet to the water. 1t flows
out at the rate Of 10000 gallons a day
and is sufficient to fully irrigate 80 acres
of land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-03

POLITICAL NOTES.

Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman Gait is at
Cottonwood Falls today.
1t is said that General ). Fl. Rice Of
Fort Scott who helped to defeat Ingalls,
is now against the POpulists-
The Populist state central committee
is distributing limited mum Der of copies
of the June ''Arena" as a Campaign docu-
ment.
c. E. GauIt did not make any request
of Chairman Cy Leland TO allow him to
come up on the train with Mckinley, as
was reported.
Chairman Breidenthal has arranged
dates for meetings to be addressed by
Governor Lewelling every day until the
close of the campaign.
A new map Of the state of Kansas sur
rounded by pictures of all the PopuIist
candidates for state Offices has been pub
lished for tho Populist state central com
mittee.
1t Ia expected that the Populists in the
Twenty third Judicial district will. to-
morrow, endorse W. E.. Saum. the Dem
ocratic nominee for district Judge. Ste
phen J. Osborn. the present Judge, is the
Republican candidate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-03
UNITED WORkMEN.
Good Risks Should BE Kept In the order.
Chips FROM the Workshop.

Good Risks Should BE Kept In the Order.
Chips From the Workshop.
1t is well known that bad risks and the
old men never become suspended in ben
eflciary orders. 1t is only the young and
healthy men who allow their mem bership
to lapse The moral of this is that no
lodge should allow a desirable member to
become suspended without interviewing
him and endcavoring to hold him if pos
sible-
During August nearly 800 applications
were received at the grand lodge Office, in
creasing the mem bership In tie New Eng
land jurisdiction to about 40, 100-
Augusta lodge of Maine was the banner
lodge last term, having initiated 1O8 MEM
bers.
Get IN few thousand members and the
assessments will drop
What a miserable aim has he who lives
for himself a1onel
A great many memb ers Of the supreme
lodge are still in favor Of two degree rit-
nal