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Grand Commandery was Knightly
form. The morning session was taker
up with reports of committee and the
Annual Address of the R. E. G. {.
The Committee on Foreign Correspond
| ence made able and fine report. The
reports of the Grand Recorder and
Treasurer showed the Templar Order
in the Jurisdiction on the increase, also
the financial condition to be good, all
present Grand Officers were reelected.
In the evening the Grand Surbordi-
nate Commandries attended Divine
Service at the Cherry Street Baptist
Church.
GRAND OFFICERS.
SYNOPSIS.
Sir Joseph Matthews, R. E. G. c.,
$40 South 18th, street, Philadelphia.
Sir w. H. Headley, E. G. c. G.,
Philadelphia.
Sir J. R. S. Johnson, E. G. Trea-
surer, Philadelphia.
Sir w. F. Powell, E. G. Recorder,
572 Clinton street, Camden, n. J.
Sir Isaac Holland, E. G. Herald, 1711
Wilcox street, Philadelphia.
Sir A. l. Billows, Chairman, Com
mittee of Foreign Correspondence,
Union Station, Pittsburg, Pa.
G. u. o. OF o. F.
The quarterly meeting of the S. c.
of M. convened in the city of Philadel-
phja, on the 18th, at the Headquarters
of the Order, COZ Spruce street and the
officers present were as follows Grand
Master, ]. F. Needham, c. B. Wilson,
of New Orleans, D. G.. M. Grand Trea-
surer Smith, of Norfolk, Va, c. H. |
Brooks, Grand Secretary; Grand Di-
rectors, John Harmon, of Alabama,
William Catlin, of Pennsylvania, Mr..
Holmes, of Norfolk, Va, D. A. Clark,
of Washington, D. c.. P. N. F. Carl
A. Meter. of Belire. British Hondu-
ras, attended the session having been
sent by his Lodge in order to have the
degree of P. G.. M. conferred upon him.
He received the August title of P. c..
M, and qualified to open a Council at
his home. The S. c. NJ in granting
this authority will cause the Order to
grow more rapidly in that far off Sec
ton of the Continent, a large number
Of diSpensations were granted. The |
matter of D. G.. L., No. I, was brought
up. The S. c. M. sustained the action
of the D. G. L. in the care of P N. F.
Wallace against the D. G.. L. for not
granting an appeal not for its legality,
but for want of documentary evidence.
The regular meeting of Amber
lodge, No. 1898 was held on the 10th.
A Committee of Coincidence was ap-
pointed on the death of Brother A.
3url, deceased. I
Meeting of Elliot Lodge 3644, of
Wayne, Pa, was held on the 10th. The
committee on entertainment made a ]
ull report for the reception given a
April 80. After expenses, &C., $63. .o7 .
ras turned over to the Lodge. Brother
}. ]. Clasco, Chairman of the Fair
Committee reported progress. The
-odge appointed Committee to hold
Strawberry Festival and another
on Annual Sermon.
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FORMATION OF HOUSEHOLD.
1898.

1O,1O.
May s, 1896, Household 20 met at Odd
Fellows Hall. NJ near 10th Street, n. w.
%. Gu P. G.. M, J. w. ZONES in the
Chair for the purpose of the Institution
OF Ne Nomi Household, No. 1923, G.. u.
0. OF O. F. Ne Nomi started off with
40 members on its role. The follow
ing Committee of Arrangements were
in charge; David Warner, w. H.
Johnson, A. ]. Coleman, I. F. Cole,
Pendleton Johnson. Queen of Sheba,
Household, No. 20 met in continued
session to assist in the dedication of
the Household 1893. The Chart was
presented to the NJ. N. G., by Sister
Nallor, +: M. n. G., of 2o. Laws were
presented by A. J. Coleman to the M.
N. U. Charges were delivered to the
new Household by Past M. N. c., I.
w. Jones. The following Households
were present Nos. 23, Sc, 569, 74o and
Is. After which a grand supper was
served in the big hall by committee,
Messrs. Harris and Mahoney and
others: Officers of new Household,
David Warner, P. NJ. N. G.;J.F. Cole,
M. N. g.; Julia Harris, R. N. g.; Ida
Hawkins, N. g.; Lander Lomax, Pre-
late; Ida Cole, Treasurer; Mary Whit
ney, N. r.; James H. Holmes, Shep-
ard; Rose Mahoney, Conductor
Grace Byrd, Usher. (This Household
came from Peter Odgen, No. I374.)
Kallf-Alee will meet the first Mondav
in June at the Mosque at $40 D. m.
General business and election of of.
hcers. (Brightwood, D. c.
Brother Charles H. Marshall, of Eu-
reka, No. S, F. A. A. M. and Social
No. 1919, G.. U. o. OF o. F.. is still
sick at 900 sd street, S. W.
Next week we will publish the pro-
ceedings of the Grand Lodge of Good
which met May 26, 1896.
St. Johns Chapter, No. 7, R.A. NJ.
will meetJune II, at s. 80 p. m. at hall
Mt. Calvary Commandery. No. Ak
T., will meet June Sth. Fraters take
notice.
d, |; Johnson, of 1910 sd street, S. W.
and Thomas Dorsey of I6s New Yort
avenue, n. W., both of R. B. Ellitt, No
2, X. OF P. are sick.
Western Star Lodge, of G.. S. and D.
OF D, OF Binghampton, N. Y. passed |
resolutions of coincidence on the death |
OF Sister Margaret Spence, a faithful
member, who was called from labor to |
Reward May I, 1896, A. D.
May 26, Samaritan Lodge will be
formed in PasSaic. Particulars later,
The entertainment given by MARSHALL
Neil Fountain, No. 738 and Providence
tountaln, No. 439, g. U. o. OF T. R.
Nay IS at Adelphi Hall, New York
City, was financial success.
For light read The BEE.
SPARKS SYNOPSIS.
The Most WorshipfuI Union Grand
lodge of F. A. A. NJ, of Georgia will
in its 10th Annual Communi-
alton in the city of Columbus. Wed. +,
esday, June 24th, at D. M, one of !
he regulations laid down is that the
lodges must give an accurate account r
the Widows and Orphans of the !
'odges:: Blank returns for the same
be tllled out,) which should be fol. I
owed. /
The Most Worshipful Grand I,odoe O
F. A. A. NJ, d. c. will meet the sd {
lednesday in June in the city of Wash j
gton, Dc. u
Widou-ci ooToJ-a NY
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The Annual Grand Conclave of the
Grand Commandery of Masonic,
knight Templars for the State of Penn
sylvania, was held in Philadelphia May
the 18th, at 10 a. m. R. E. G.. c. Mat
thews in the Grand East and the other
Grand Officers in their respective sta
tons. There being a constitutional
number of Communicates present. the
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NOT UNFRlENDLY 10 SILVER.

Mr.. Bryan is continually talking of
the unfriendliness of the American gov
eminent to silver. He even goes so far
as to assert that "no silver is being
coined now" Both assertions are as
wide of the truth as so many of the boy
takers declarations have been. As a
matter of fact, this government has not
been unfriendly to silver-rather the
opposite. In seven months Of the pres
ent year there were coined by the gov
eminent moro silver dollars ($S, 562, =
412l than were coined as, OBJ, 1881 in
the 81 years which elapsed between the
establishment of our monetary system
in 1892 and what the Bryanitos call
"the decentralization of silver in 1871
1t doesn't look as if the government
were unfriendly to silver when more
silver dollars are coined in these seven
months than in 81 years. Furthermore,
since the so called decentralization" of
1878, no less than 43O.79O, O41 silver
dollars have been coined. That doesn't
look unfriendly either.
AS in many other cases, Bryan has
simply been talking about matters ON
which he either lacks information OF is
deliberately seeking to deceive the peo-.
nile
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AMERICAN PANTOMIME.
Glover Clowns Are Hard to secure-SOm,
We1-KnOwn Performers.

Glover Clowns Are Hard to Secure-SOm,
Well-KnOwn Performers.
A comparison between English auf
American pantomime will result favor
ably in many particulars for the Amer
lean, because novelty is sadly lacking
in the former, says an exchange. ThC
English clown malIGs his appearance on
the stage with Here we are again
with certainty that only equals the
coming of death and rent day. Hump
ty-Dumpty, Columbine, the policeman
and all other funny people are as stere-
Otyped as three meals a day, and our
cousins across the water look upon them
with Open-eyed establishment year
after year, with a stoicism that borders
on the ridiculous. If the same tactics
were followed by purveyors of that class
of entertainment here, how long would
it last? With the American Unsuitable
thirst for novelty we should say but
very short time.
Pantomimists like the famous Girl
maldi and Ravel families do not flourish
now, and the pantomime must combine
great spectacular features and in
genious devices as well as comedy ele-
ments. Pantomime has never been sue
cessfully engrafted on American soil;
otherwise it would be an institution in
every large city in the land. But when
ever it was we'll done it always paid
well. Years ago the Ravels came to
New York and became the craze of the
town. Francois, the father of the FAM
ily, could set the house in roar by
across the stage. and poor
George Fox, who was the best panto-
mimist the United States ever pro-
iuced, was a good successor to Francois
News.
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COIN HARVEY WANTS GOLD.
He Calls ON Chicago Bank and Asks For
$4,000 "In Gold"

$4,000 Sin Gold"
BY advocating silver Mr.. Harvey has
reaped harvest in gold.
Yesterday morning W. II. Harvey, COM
monty known as Coin" Harvey, because
Of his authorship Of a series Of alleged eco
nomic papers under that name, came down
town He was accompanied by Miss Josie
Xix, his stenographer and confidential
clerk. The two went to the Metropolitan
National bank at La Sale and Monroe
streets They went to the window Of the
paying teller, and Mr.. Harvey handed in a
narrow, long slip of paper, partly written
partly printed. 1t was a check. twas Mr..
Harvey's check. 1t called for 50, 900
/" l want it in gold, said Mr.. Harvey.
And so, because he was a good fellow and
because he had more money and was nice
and didn't demand all in gold, and be-
cause it seemed best all around 60 do it,
Cashier Hitchcock made a mark on the
check, and the paying teller counted out
125 gold pieces
Each was little smaller than a silver
dollar, but "a good deal heavier. The whole
81, 500 made a glittering yellow column
somewhat over nine inches high.
The silver prophet swept that much of
the detested metal into the canvas bag
and walked out of the bank with his ste
nogTapher
He was destroying tho power of gold as
other men have attempted to destroy the
power Of rum. He had proved his antipa
thy to it by absorbing some of it-by tax
ing that much out Of circulation.
Then he took it over to Dearborn street |
and put it in a safety deposit vault.
The place from which he took it and
the place to which he removed it are pre-
cisely two blocks apart. But that short !
walk of "Coin" Harvey with his bag of |
gold meant more than 900 speeches.
The bank is good. Mr. Harvey had no |
fear of its suspension. But he preferred to /
have the money where lie could lay his /
hands on it at any time without asking I
leave of any cashier, paying teller or bank !
president. And he wanted it in gold. Har-
Tey claimed that he wanted the gold to
use as an object lesson in his speeches
Chicago Post
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a Hole IN lie MouNTAIN.
Wonders of a Cave Near Chattanooga
That Puzzle Biologists.

Wonders of Cave Near Chattanooga
That Puzzle Biologists.
The most peculiar cave l ever saw, -
said Chattanooga man to a Washing
ton Star writer, sis on Raceoon noun
tain, near Chattanooga. It has never
been explored, anG-nO one really knows
whether or not7therc is much of cave
The InfsRns have several legends con-
corning it, and it is remarkable that no
one has ever entered it. 1t was sup
posed by the Indians to be haunted, and
there are some gruesome tales told
about it. The only opening yet dis
covered is on top of the mountain. 1t
has been sounded with line of eOnsid-
cradle length without finding bottom
to the chamber through the roof OF
which the opening exists. There is
constant roaring sound, like the wind
sometimes makes. It does not seem
like water, and is undoubtedly caused
by air circulating in the immense hole
in the mountain. There are no vol
canic indications, and the cave is a puz,
zle to biologists"
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ST. MARKS.
Sentiments Inspired by au Old Church
Eneet Of Fugue Music.

Sentiments Inspired by ssn Old CnuFcn-
Eneet Of Fugue Music.
Any old and beautiful church give US
all that is most moving and noblest--
organism, beauty, absence Of all things
momentary and worthless, exclusion
of grossness, of brute utility and mean
compromise, equality of all men be-
fore God; moreover, time, eternity the
past and the great dead All noble
churches give us this; how much more,
therefore, says the Contemporary Re-
view, St. Marks, which is noblest and
most venerable!
1t has, like no other building, been
handed over by man to nature; time
molding and tinting into life this struc-
ture already so absolutely organic. so
fit to live. For its curves and vaultings,
its cupolas mutually supported, the
weight of each carried by all; the very
color of the marbles, brown, blond, liv-
ing colors and the irregular symmetry,
nower-lille, of their natural patterning,
are all seemingly organic and ready for
Time has added that, with the
lfOAA1n anu hiAAAAAAAE eAANA AAtAANAf Va N-AN
marbles, the billowing of the pavement,
the slanting of the columns and last.
but not least, the furnishing of the gold
and the graduating of the mosaic into
an uneven surface; the gold seeming
to have become alive and in way
vegetable. and to have faded and shrunk
like autumn leaves.
One Sunday morning they were sing
ing some fugue composition, by know
not whom. How well that music suit
ed St. Marks! The constant inter
change of vault and vault, cupola and
rupola, column and column. handing
on their energies to one another; the
springing up of new details gathered
at once into the great general balance
Of lines and forces; all this seemed to
find its natural voice in that fugue. to
express. in that continuous revolution
IF theme chasing. enveloping theme.
It's own grave emotion of life everlast-
ing: Being, becoming; becoming, be-
ng
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WILL BRYAN ANSWER 2
Problems That Laboring Mon Would Like
Him to Solve.

Problems That Laboring Mon Would Like
Him to Solve.
What new manufacturing industry will
be started as a result of thofevival of bust
ness confidence on the part Of capitalists
when the mints begin turning out 90 cont
dollars9
How will the free coinage of silver en-
large the market for the 800, 600, 900 bush
els of wheat which the farmers Of this
country produce annuallys
What is there In free coinage at 10 to
that will restore the SOL, 900, 600 which the
farmers have lost in the sheep industry
since 1892
What new railway will be built TO carry
the increased commerce when the silver
mine owners have their bullion coined in
to 10 to / dollars at Uncle Sans expense?
What new city will spring up TO give
new employment TO carpenters masons,
laborers and storekeepers and provide
new home market for the products of the
farm when the government Undertakes to
make SO cents worth of silver worth 100
cents in defiance of the laws Of commerce?
If the short dollar is to be pnnacea for
hard times, it must increase the demand
for labor How will it give employment to
idle machinists idle mOlders, idle weavers
and idle railway mem
How many idle laborers can build homes.
for their families when the silver mine
owner has his bullion converted into short
dollars and stamped with the American
eagle?
Laboring men have little patience with
glittering distractions. They want the
solid facts.-Chicago Times Herald
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How Wage Farmers Nav sufrer.

This unsupported assertion of Mr.. Bry-
an, without any attempt at proof, contra
dicted by all history, is the only basis he
urges for change of the money standard
There IS a further answer to this assump-
ton: If the free coinage Of silver will raise
1t TO S1.29 per ounce in gold, then the gold
standard is all right, because the silver
standard and the gold standard will be
one, and what then is all this talk about
the horrors Of the gold Standard"
II, on the other hand, the price of silver
is not raised to ST. 80 per ounce by free
coinage and the dollar under free coinage
simply passes as Mr.. Bryan says it would
pass, at its bullion value, and its bullion
value should remain as it is today, viz,
at or about 90 cents, then Mr. Bryan ad-
mits that he cheats every wage Garner, ev-
cry man who has any life insurance, every
savings bank depositor, every holder Of a
policy Of insurance or benefit in a benefit
association, every holder of a fire insur-
ance policy, and every one indeed of the
various forms of creditors who make up
the large majority Of the people of tho
United States:-From a Letter of Con-
Gr'Ss TRs Woods SS%sp VS. us9 81 F6tSy END.
The sound n, 9Th Mrs. Mary seem to be
ereiiv .5axter. of FELTON,, " are 500 CO.
ing to nklardeSty last Saturday le field. |
and thG Ale elo-
quencef zen of
thu q J
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A rather amusing story is told of Ad.
vocate Auret, one of the johannesburg
reform leaders. The advocate was on
bail and was walking along Commission
er street, near the Rand stock exchange,
with his wife, when he was Familiarity
addressed by peculiarly disreputable-
looking Kafr. The astonished advo-
cate inquired of the grinning native the
why and wherefore of the greeting,
and expressed his impression that they
had not met before. "Oh, yes, we have"
retorted the imperturbable black, 1--WE
was in Pretoria Jail together, baas, we
wasl" Mr.. Auret felt more amused
than flattered.
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MExoo's EXECUTIVE MANSION.

A Republican Ruler Who Dwells In a
Kingly Palace.
When the meal has finally closed, the
ladies retire to the salon de flmar to
enjoy a tiny cigarette or two, if so
given, while the gentlemen linger over
their cigarros. After dinner the vis-
itOrs will be escorted, if theyrequest it,
through the high walls of the Castle,
and the host and hostess will soon
prove the most interesting of guides,
as the way leads through salon after
salon and great suites of apartments
Chapultepec is equipped in a truly
palatial manner, but with a quiet ele-
gance. and'with none of the uncul-
tured ostentation too often in evidence
in the surroundings of foreign aristoc-
racy.
The walls of the rooms of state in
Chapultepec are hung in woven silk,
bearing the coat of arms of the repub-
lie of Mexico, heavily hand invoked
with the same material, and all the
other tapestries are of the finest
quality, the same costly rule applying
TO the general furnishings Of both resi-
dences of the president. At Chapuite-
pee many of the pieces of furniture in
use have come down from more than
three centuries ago, while each sue
ceeding administration during that
time has added some touch or other to
the palace home of the Mexican ruler.
There are priceless paintings from the
royal galleries of Spain and Europe;
furniture with its pearl mosaics and
gold and copper inlaying, costing fab
lous sums; rugs from the orient,
brought over in the early days of regal
splendor, and many tons of the finest
Of italian and native sculpture in stat
uary and massive urns of finely
grained marble and alabaster. Yet the
general arrangement of it all is most
skillful, and the furnishings exceed
ingly welL-distributed- Edward Gas
ton Page. in Ladies' Home COMPANION.
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uNEuRL YOUR BANNERS.

Not for many years has there, been so
liberal display of bunting and the
American flag as in this campaign, and
it is mostly by the Republicans. New
York city fairly blooms with flags and
banners bearing the names of Mckinley
and Hobart.
1t has been suggested that every Re
publican voter in the country shall fly
a flag over his house or place Of bust
ness until after tho election. Unfurl
your flags, every patriotic citizen, and
place upon them "Vote For Mckinley
and Hobart, Sound Money and Protec-
tion. s."
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-10-02
A melted silver dollar is worth

A melted silver dollar is worth only
90 cents. 1t is worth 50 cents because
it contains 90 cents worth of bullion,
which has the same value after it is
melted as it had before. 1t is not worth
any more than 90 cents, because the AZ
cents worth of confidence which it con-
tanned before it was melted has been
destroyed. Free coinage means the de-
struction of the public confidence in tho
American dollar 1t means 90 cent
dollar instead of the 100 cent dollar
we have now.
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the groapd and erect the buildinas de-
voted % worship. All churches will suffer
alike under free coinage.
What Is there among men to compare
with the church in its power to educate,
elevate niu clvilize mankind2 And yet, If
Bryan Is elected, its bcnehcent aims, its
unselfish plans and its impartial distribu-
ton of blessings viii be paralyzed, and
all its activities and interests will be So
deprecated that years will pass before they
will recover from the blow
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-10-02
PURE WATER ooRRoDEs IRoN
Use of Eimetin. Boilers Will Prevent Fur.
thor Action.

Use OF Eimetin. Boilers Will Prevent Fur.
thor Action.
The corrosive power of pure water on
new or unscaled boilers was well illus.
trated in the city of Glasgow, when a
new water supply was introduced from
Loeb katrine, one of the purest waters
in the world which are available Toi
city consumption. The former supply
had been poor and calcareous, and old
boilers were much coated with lime
scale. To the9dismay of the users, those
who had put in new boilers or new
tubes found them rapidly corroding
while the old scaled and coated boilers
remainedas before; those, too, who had
removed every RaEDible trace of incrus-
tation from the ald boilers by me
chanical Dir chemRe means, intending
thus to get, as they expected, the full
benefit of the pure water, were also
badly troubled by corrosion; and even
the old boilers as the scale was grad
ually removed by the unvarying soft
and pure water from the lake, were
more or less hen no means
were taken to,prevent it. 1t was found,
however, in this case, that introducing
Il little limelfrom time to enough
to give the boilers a slight calcareous
coating-usually prevented the corrosive
action of the water; then, again, in the |
course of time, the effect pAoduced was
that the lime, organic matter, and iron
oxide skin. united in forming protec-
tive oxidized surface which prevented /
further corrosion.
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GEMS FROM M'KINLEY.

Free Silver Means Free Trade-The True
American Policy-Extracts From His
Speeches-CapitaI and Labor.
Free silver means free trade. Suppose
you could pay the duties with 90 cent
dollar. You would reduce the protection
you now have almost one-half. Don't, my
fellow countrymen be deluded. No mat
ter how much money we have in this
country, there's only one way to get it,
and that's to give something for it.
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Are you insured? Free coinage would
cut down the value of your policy one
half by making the policy payable in 90
cent dollars instead of 100 cent dollars
as now. Have you any money in bank?
Free coinage would reduce the value of
it one-half for the same reason. Do you
draw pension? Free coinage would
diminish the value of it one-half again
for the same reason. Free coinage
would take away one-half the value of
all the money you received.