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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11
1ndanendent Order of odd Fellows.

Unity Lodge had public installation OF us OH
GERS last Tuesday, and it was grand exhibition
of the work by f. p. Dudley, d. u. G. M and his
assistants. During the evening there was an ad-
dress by William Z. Barnes, 2. g. NJ. and musl
cal and literary programme
The same evening the officers of Golden Gate
Lodge were publicly installed by Deputy L. c. Mer-
shon.
Deputy Mrs H. G. Peterson installed the otncers
of Oriental Rebekah Lodge on Wednesday ana
after the ceremony there was dance.
The same deputy installed the officers Of Loyal
Rebekah Lodge in the presence of the grand mas
ter the grand secretary and Mrs. NJ. E. Donoho
grand secretary of the Rebekahs Mrs. Tillie Hut
ton the retiring n. g., was presented handsome
regaia.
The Veterans will hold a meeting on the 25th
inst.
Fountain Lodge of Oakland viii install It's Off
GERS tonight.
The officers of Oriental Encampment were in
stalled last week by Deputy J. A. Foster. The
Patriarchs Militant were present in a BODY.
All the lodges of Sacramento met IN one nail
last Wednesday and the officers OF each were IN
stalled by Deputy McGray and his stan The
grand master and the grand secretary were pres
ent. ~
Grand Secretary Shaw has received from Japan
q very handsome piece of embroidery in gold and
Coors, which represents all the symbols OF Ood
Fellowship. 1t is a gniticent piece OF Work.
The following named were installed officers OF
Berkeley Lodge bv j. A. Boynton- ID. g. NJ: MARX
2. Gierripe, y. g.; g. a. Shuster. v q; Z. A
Gierrne. S; J. ChaPpie T.: John Striker, K. 5 \.
c.; G. r. Noack, /. ). N g.: J. Ryus, r. : V. g.;
r. Cameron, l.. 5. V. g.; A H Broad, conductor;
NJ. X. Kulken, w; J. 2. Sather, l. g.. +. A
Lund, o. q.
A general invitation has been extended to the
members of the order to attend the installation of
the 10 lowing named officers or Hobor Lodge, we 81
N e.; +. l. Talbot, V. g.; w. w. Neal, $; J. L.
Barnes P. $. and r. g. Graham, treasurer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11
Native paughters OF the Go1den Wast

Native Daughters of the Golden West
Golden State Paror has installed its officers for
the ensuing term, the work being per ormed py
Mrs. Anna Simpson of Buena Vista Parlor acting
as D. D. g. p. assisted by Mrs. Annie Mayer of
Alta Parlor q. D.; Mrs Lillian Garlic OF La Es-
trella as P. 6. p. ana Miss Emma Dellwig of ORC
Elmo Parlor G. NJ. The officers are: Miss Mil
lie Tieiien, P. p; Miss Louisa Hayessen. p; Miss
Lulu Fahrenkrug, Miss Bertha Bruce and Mrs
Nellie Lester, vice-presidents; Miss Johanna
Meyer, K. s.: Miss Lena Quicker, +. S.; Miss An
ME Mayberry, NJ; Miss Louise Meyer, /. s.. Miss
Mamie Mcguire. o. s.; Rosa Day, Lille Uhligh
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11
Degree of Honor.

The meeting of Ivy Lodge last Wednesday
evening was unusually interesting and was well
attend ed, there being visitors from Dawn of Hope,
Silver star, Silver Spray ana Minerva lodges
present During the evening there was initiated
one candidate, but the event was the installation
OF the officers: MIS- Maude Move p C. of H.:
Mrs NJ. L. Hodges. c. of H.: Mrs A Z. Parkin-
son, L. of H.; Mrs Sadie Carr, c. of c.; Mrs. Ida
NJ. Bradley, R.: Mrs A F. Ingersoll, F.: Mrs.
Clara A Mitchell receiver; Mrs. L zzie WiIkin-
son, T.; Mrs. NJ. S. KlopecE, I. w. J. Jorgenson,
.. w; DIR. :. G. Tucker, NJ. E.; and Mrs Louise
Holmes. organist, by District Deputy Mrs. Eva
Cogan, in that periectness of manner that has
characterized that lady's WORK. There pre-
sehta.iOn Of an emb,ematic brooch TO Mrs. Moore
p. Z. Of H.. aud one to rs. Mitchell, who earned
the title OF p of G. By having served three years
receiver. The lodge IS Ia -four shing con-
dtion, and on the 18th it will give an entertain
ment for the benefit of the drill team.
Minerva Lodge will meet tomorrow night in its
new quarters in Holtzs II ALL West End, Alameda
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11
Native sons of the Golden West.


The officers of Piedmont Parlor will be publicly
installed on the 10Th inst, and those of Hacyen
Parlor will be installed also in public the 18th.
These parIors, located in Alameda County, are
hard work preparing programmes, and each
expects TO d o bett er than the other
Tomorrow evening j. p. Knowland, D. D. g. p,
will insta the officers Of Athens Parlor,, and a
number of the grand officers have accepted
invitation to be present. a number OF cand dates
VIII receive from a team from Oak land Parlor the
beautiful Oriental degree.
Grand Ora,or Conley will officially visit Menlo
Parlor Wednesday, when there will be an in
stallation of officers, initiation of new members
and banquet, quite enough for one night E. :.
CluUe is president and K. w. Kugler secretary OF
this parlor.
E. A Light, D. D. G. P, will in stall the officers
OF Chico Parlor this week. after which victim
will receive the Coyote degree. ArgonauL and
Gridley parlors will visit Chico Parlor in body
that night.
Wednesday night California Parlor will install
its officers, ]. T.. ODonnell being the installing
officer. Several candidates will be initiated that
night
composed OF j. JamIson, Frank n Ryan and
y Bloom ser.es + resolutions eulogistic Of it's
late president Michael Seiesohn, and ordered the
same spread the minutes the par. or and a
copy sent TO the relatives OIL the deceased. The
charter was orIered draped in mourning for
thirty days.
K. Mer Of Stanford Psrlor d. D., installed the
foil owing named officers of Alcalde Parlur last
Wednesday in a very able manner: ]. B. Acton
p. P; William Fenstermach P; L. s. Graves
X. 4. browne, w Wilcox, Wit presidents: H
Morton, X. =; r. II. Heshon. +. s; A. Laederich
M; j. Porter, /. =; j.. korten, o. s.; a. Rah-
wyler T.; Dr.. ]. Gallwey and Dr. F. I. Bond sur
geons j. Slaude JE, the retiring president was
the recipient of handsome Gold badge. tolla-
lion and refreshments followed the ceremonies
This parlor will give its seventh anniversary bali
on February H.
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order Of the Ea.tern Star.

Oakland Chapter celebrated its first ami
versary in Masonic Temple, Oakland, last
Thursday. There was good number in at
tendance including visitors from Golden
Gate, Ivy, Mission, Golden Wave and Truckee
chapters, besides Grand Secretary Kate s.
Willats and other grand officers, also District
Deputy Grand Matron Mrs. Geiberson and
Worthy Patron Foster of the Chapter at Del
Norte Letters of regret at inability to be
present were read from Worthy Grand Patron
Tapscott and Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Ella
T. Hall. During the evening there was an ex-
qualification of the work, and later on a
pleasant hour was spent around the banquet
table.
Mission Chapter met last Saturday night and
received twenty applications.
There is some talk of organizing chapter
in the Western Addition under the auspices
of King SoIomon's Lodge.
ills expected that the proceedings OF the last
Grand Chapter will be ready for distribution
bv the end OF the current month.
Mrs Mary E. Donoho, grand secretary OF the
order of the Rebekahs. is a candidate for ad-
mission into Ivy Chapter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
Metered Heat

We are all familiar with water, gas
and electricity being measured for our
consumption by means of meters, but
the supplying Of heat through pipes
and meters is rather novel scheme to
most of US. In Harrisburg, Penn,
company distributes through some
three miles of asbestus. covered pipe,
varying in size from three inches TO
foot, heatfor warming purposes to many
residents and business houses, at
cost not exceeding that of ordinary
house heating, to say nothing of the
discomfort of making fires, attending
to furnaces, bringing in fuel and TAX
ing out ashes. This heat is steam
and is metered out to each consumer;
the charges being from three dollars to
three dollars and fifty cents per thou
sand cubic feet of space warmed. The
steam is distributed at only twenty
pounds pressure, and the heat can be
as readily regulated as the flow of gas.
The plant is onthe Holly system, and
represents twelve hundred horse
power. The service is available from
the first chilly autumn day until the
warm days of summer, and is not only
economical and satisfactory to the con-
suners, but said to be very profitable
to the supplying companies. There
is no doubt that our ordinary system
of domestic heating is not only gross
ly extravagant and uncomfortable, and
that in large cities such commercial
heating plants must prove highly re-
munerative to the investors.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
Florida,s Profitable Pineapple Crop.

From the reports of all those who
have shipped pineapples already this
season and have received returns for
them, we learn that the prices re-
ceived have been very good so far.
By this We mean they have brought
from seven to eight cents apiece for
poorer quality of common pines up to
ten, twelve and fifteen cents apiece
for good ones OF the common kind,
and in some cases even more than
that
This is doing very well, and if the
rest of the pines shipped this season
average anything like this in prices,
the growers will be perfectly satisfied,
for at such prices there is money in
raising them. OF course the fancy
pines that were shipped brought fancy
prices, in most cases selling all tie
way from twenty-five cents to 81, and
in some instances $3.50 apiece. This
year is the banner year as far rs the
crop is concerned, aud, from indica-
tions now, it bids fair to be the BAN
ner year for prices and profits also.
There is surely good money in raising
Ines, and our growers are finding it
out this year even if they never knew
it before.
The statistics of the present crop
cannot be obtained in full until the
close of the shipping season, but esti-
mates promise total of 100000 bar
rels, or 100000 standard tes.-
West Palm Beach Fla. Tropical Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
First White Child,

The first child of English parents
born in America was Virginia Dare,
the daughter of Apsnias Dare and
Eleanor White, members of one of the
bands of colonists sent out to the
newly-discovered country by Sir Wal
ter Raleigh.
MThis event took place on August IS,
1857, and, appropriately enough, one
of the counties on Roanoke Islands is
called Dare County. While Virginia
was the first English subject born in
the then distant land, number of col
onists had settled in America two years
previously; but they returned to Eng
land in 1886.
In order to commemorate this settle
ment, memorial has just been erected
on the site of old Fort Raleigh, on
Roanoke Island. This memorial bears
an inscription stating that: "On this
site, in August, 1885, the colonists
sent from England by Sir Walter
Raleigh built the fort called the New
Fort, in Virginia" :"
1t was peculiarly appropriate that
the first child born in America should
be christened in the name of the State
which owed it's own title to the desire
to pay courtly compliment to ths
Virgin Queen of England.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
A Cat That Goes Cycling.

Chicago boasts of feline cyclist.
He is Dixie Norton, of 4011 Drexel
Boulevard, and as his mistress, Mrs.
Leland Norton, spins down the boule-
ward he stands erect in o fauciful In
dian basket that hangs from the handle
bar, and watches the sights with all
the eagerness of happy child at q
carnival.
Chow did Dixie learn to ride?
Why" said Mrs. Norton, che was al
ways crazy to go out, and one evening
last summer I picked up his basket
and held him ut arms length while
rode around the block. After that he
used to perch on my shoulder, but as
his avoirdupois increased, i was
obliged to swing him from the handle
bar"
The query, "Dixie, darling, do yoa
want to 60 to ride?" is sufficient fo
send Dixie bounding with delighted
squeals headforemost into his basket,
where he wriggles and twists until
'.heads are up" when he sets mp Q
piteous howl. When taken from tho
wheel his vocalization is something
terrific, and he frantically clutches
and claws everything in reach. Mrs.
Norton believes he is equal to n hun
dred mile run, and some day goli
century bar may rest on the snow
white breast of Dixie Norton. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
Finger in n Catfish.

A mans finger in the stomach Of a
large catfish was what John Vincent,
colored fisherman, fonnd several
days ago while preparing his string Of
fish sor supper, says the Augusta tGa.
News. Johns appetite had been
wletted up to considerable extent at
the thoughts of crisp, brown fish on
his table for supper, and his mouth
fairly watered as he busily cleaned his
fish. The finding of this finger, how
ever, destroyed his appetite, and the
entire lot of fish were thrown away.
The finger, while lacerated, seemed
to be we'll preserved, with the nail and
all intact. The catfish in which the
finger was found was a large one and
was caught on the South Carolina side
several miles down the river. The
fish evidently got hold Of the body Of
some man who was drowned and nib
bled off one of his fingers. This makes
the SECOND. time the finger Of person
has been found in a fsh's stomach.
Several years ago, it will be reuem-
bcred, a child's finger was discovered
under similar circumstances.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
A Farmers Views.

The farmers real taxes are not those
which he pays into the town treasury,
but the most burdensome tax is the
unnecessary expense which he must
meet wherever he does his work at a
disadvantage. If he insists on cut
ting grass with a scythe where q now
ing machine could be used, lie is
taxing himself by as much as the in
creased labor, but it doesn't seem like
taxes because it isn't called by that
name.
If he goes twice to town instead of
once with given load, his tax is vc-y
materially increased, but in spite of
this, he too often objects to paying
out the dollar that might bring him
two in another way. In view of these
facts, it is refreshing to receive letter
from a farmer, who says that he be.
lieves in the extensive building Of
permanent highways for the reason
that such means of communication
would decrease the farmers taxes
rather than increase them.-L. A. w.
Bulletin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
The Western Saddle.

Be it known that he who has ridden
only on an English pig-skin will. find
that there are things he has no
knowledge OF when first he throws
leg over the stock saddle of the West;
and when he has seen bronco-buster
ride bucking mustang on its native
heath, he must admit that although
the cowboy may be neither neat nor
well-mennered, he could yet give
points Oh rough riding to those who
follow the foI-hounds,
AS the cowboys mode of riding is
distinctive, so is his horse-furniture,
and it is admirably adapted to his
particular needs. The stock saddle.
for instance, is MS different from the
English hunting or park saddle as a
park drag is from trotting-sulky; yet
each is perfectly suited to the pur-
poses for which it was designed. The
stock saddle is of Spanish-American
birth, aud must be heavily built
sometimes forty pounds in weight
in order to have therequisite strength,
for the high horn or pomme- is neces-
sary to the cowboy in oil the uses of
the lariat, or 'rope," as it is now al
most universally called, and thus it is
required to stand the most sudden
and severe strains. The rope is very
essential article of the cow-puncher's
equipment. 1t is ordinarily about
forty feet long, and can be thrown
with accuracy perhaps thirty feet by
the average puncher, although some
use it effectively at distance of ten
or fifteen feet further if its length is
proportionately greater. In catching
stock or in hauling anything, be it a
mire wagon, a begged steer, or wood
for the campfire, the rope is given q
double turn around the horn, and the
saddle must be strongindeed to endure
such work. Moreover, it must be
tightly girthed over the heavy saddle
blankets, and this calls for the
cumbersome cinch-rigging, which in
most parts of the West is double
Allan Hendricks, in Lippincott's.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
To Make Wolf XIII Wolf.

A Western genius has made dis,
covery which, if all that he claims for
it be true, will settle the coyote and
wolf question for all time. The dis
covery consists of q yellowish-brow
liquid. The mode of determination is
to trap wolf or coyote alive and in
iect three drops of the fluid beneath
the skin. "'nis operation is repeated
three times in twelve hours, at the
end OF which time the animal, with
green-eyed dilated pupils, frothing at
the mouth and raving mad, is rel ,ased
and turned loose. 1t lives from thirty
to forty hours, after being liberated,
but, like dog with hydrophobia, it
bites everything that it comes in con-
tact with, and as every other wolf thus
bitten becomes inoculated, the poison
spreads and death follows at a rapid
rate. 1t is cruel, perhaps, but effec.
tive.-Northwest Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The vatican at Rome is the largest
palace that has ever been erected. In
length it is 1900 feet, and in breadth
1000 feat. 1t contains 4,422 rooms.
The Brooklyn bridge gives employ
ment to permanent force of IT'S men
and women, of whom ninety-fve are
policemen and zig in the train de-
partment.
Spain has more sunshine than any
other country i Europe. The yearly
average in s ain is 5000 hours; that
of Italy $3.50, Germany 1,70O and
England 1,4G0.
The surviving members of the Vir-
ginia secession convention are to write
out their recollection Of it's sessions at
the request of the Virginia Historical
society.
The largest mass of pure rock salt
in the world lies under the province
of Galicia, Hungary. 1t is known to
be $50 miles long, twenty broad and
$50 feet in thickness.
The Austrian legislature has sane
toned the building of an acqueduct
which will cost $12, ,5O0,0 900, and will
supply the Coolgardie gold mines with
100000 gallons of water daily.
It is estimated that $40, 1000 worth OF
meat and $50, 900 worth of bread are
consumed daily in New York city,
while $21, 1000 is the average Of milk
and cream per day.
In Holland the birth of a baby is
announced by hanging pincushion
outside the door. If the baby is q
boy, red cushion is suspended; and.
if a girl, white cushion announces
the feet.
At Arnettsville, W. Va, few days
ago, Curtis Miller, young man, was
struck by lightning while walking
along the street. The bolt tore his
clothing from his body. even to his
undergarments, and removed his shoes.
Singular as it may seem he was only
stunned little and ran square tc
his home.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
Revolving Observation Tower.

A revolving observation tower has
been erected at Great Yarmouth, Eng
land, in honor of the Queens Jubilee.
The design comprises strong hexa-
gonal steel tower $50 feet high by four
teen feet in diameter, surrounded by
q circular structure or elevator. This
elevator is raised and lowered by four
strong cables, each of which is capable
of performing the work alone. On
this elevator is circular platform
fitted with rollers. While the eleva-
tor ascends and descends the tower the
platform revolves around it, thus af-
fording an uninterrupted and unsur-
passed view of the surrounding coun-
trru
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
Causes of Pauuerism.

Investigations made by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of Massachusetts
showed that of 1890 paupers exam
ined, 210s, or 65.26 per cent, were
addicted to the use of liquor; S66, or
26.81 per cent. were total abstainers,
while in regard to the other 256, or
1893 per cent, no information could
be secured. OF the total abstainers Al
per cent. were minors. Out Of 2701
cases 1874, or ALT per cent, attri-
buted their pauperism to their own
incorporate habits. In 1542. or 81. SO
per cent. out of 2379 cases one or both
parents were addicted to drink,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-25
NO USE FOR HAY.
A Horse Which Prefers Meat and Fish to
Other Diet.

The most extraordinary appetite
known in horse belongs to Billy,
handsome bay owned by A. Decour-
tieux & Son, the butchers of the Pacltlc
Fruit Market. Horses are frequently
known to show q liking for sugar, and
instances are related where they would
drink beer, but who ever sew horse
that was fond of meat and fish?
Billy's duties are to draw tho firms
delivery and his stand is in Merchant
street in front of the shop. Here he
is often on exhibition, eating with an
apparent relish steak, liver, tripe, and,
in short, almost any variety of meat
handed to him. Sometimes, after hav-
ing had his feed of oats and hay, he re-
fuses to MUNICH meat, but this seldom
occurs.
Billy's appetite developed several
months ago. No one knew of it until
one cay he was seen to reach into
butchers cart that was tied ahead OF
him and calmly begin eating a steak.
After that he was fed often with the
firms wares, and many bet has been
won and lost on his appetite.
The horse formerly varied his car
nal meals by purloining fish, but he
was cured in manner that was ludl-
crous to the spectators, but very pain
full for the equine phenomenon.
He reached into a fish wagon one
day when his olfactories detected the
odor of his favorite smell, but an active
and belligerent crab took offense at the
intrusion and promptly fastened to his
lower lip.
Billy shook his head frantically and
whinnied in pain, but the crustacean
held on until he was crushed by being
banged against the side of the wagon:
Since then the horse has kept clear OF
fish.
Billy is the favorite of the market,
aud strange teamster who had the
temerity to lay whip across his back
one morning to make room, was nearly
mobbed by indignant butchers aad
fshmongers. He is also the pet of his
owners family, and his sleek hide and
general evidence of good care show
that he does not lack for attention.
San Francisco Call.