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~ THE THIRD DISTRICT.

The official visit Of r. W. Kenworthy 10 Mlsuetoe
lodge No 6i7 last Wednesday evening March w.
was one OF the biggest nights Mstletoe mas ever
rod Tho 1odperoom was magnifcentiy decorated
with flowers palms and growing plants OF every
descrip,ion. The decorations in the East were par
,,cularlv beautiful There was very large attend
.,ce the room being filed TO it's capacity. The r.
" Fro was introduced by Wor. Bro. Charles A.
Walker. OF Mistletoe and received by the Master
W II Clowminzer. NJ d., with short address OF
welcome r. W Bro. Kenworthy made very IN
teres,ng address pertaining TO matters OF interest,"
20 the order. Other speakers were Wor. Bro
Charles A Shaw. OF Mistletoe: r. W: Rufus l.
Griggs r. W John II. Nisscher. Wor. Bro Weitss
MEYER OF Central and Wor Bro. Edsall' OF heu-
ron. "A .,.,uo,, r-har
The lodge was closed promptly at 10 o'clock when
The members and visitors adjourned 10 the crescent
Athletic Club, whore collation. was served ana an
entertainment provided. Among those present were
Nor PRO Halves OF Adytum; Haven and Wescoat
~ Affair. Higgins Of Aurora Giata; Menu ana van
size ~ Cambridge: Weitemeyer and Glhllan. OF
Central. Franklin and Cooper. OF Covenant; Muir,
,bv ~ CRYSTAL Wave: Edsall, of kedron: Allen, OF
feasxington: Niper of orion; Lutlen. Of star OF
rethIfhern. Triton, of Sandy Creek. ana walker
NacuJv shaw and Wreaks, Of Mistletoe
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ROYAL ARCH ITEMS.

The new Grand Royal Arch Captain. r. f; John
w Ferrer was duly installed Tuesday evening by
p G. H. =. Barnes. Deputy Palmer and other
Grand Chapter officers were present TO witness the
interesting ceremony.
Metropolltan Chapter held one OF its we-attended
convocations. The F. II. p. Kelly conferred the
past Masters Degree like veteran worker. r. E.
A. Muehsam presided during the NJ E. Degree
England Tobias. Fitch and Rosenberg William
Hevenor OF Empire, was among the visitors
Phoenix Chapt gave the Mark Degree last Mon
day in the presence OF fine gathering OF COM
done in No. 2 f. S Dana Hubbard presided and
the Rev William S. Cofey acted as chaplain The
Grand officers. headed by the Deputy r; z; John
W Palmer and F. s. II. 7. Stivers, paid Phoenix
a flying visit
Jerusalem Chapter had the Pas, and NJ. Z. de-
gees on the tresteboard The latter degree was
given with splendid effect and with fine musical
services rendered by the New-York Temple Quar-
tet. E. John r. Gardner presided and was as
sisted by K. f. William + Liyermore X r; a.
Muehsarn Crickerson, Kinds and c. Victor Twiss
Eleven candidates enjoyed the beauties OF me csie-
mony and were greeted Most Excellent Masters
Pentalpha Chapter No. H. located at HoDoken.
y. j.. conferred the Royal Arch degree iast hurs
sided assisted by James ID. Hudler. Frank flentIe.
William y. Parslow, George 5. Baker and many
others. There were many visitors from TINS city
and Brooklyn, who enjoyed the oounteous nospi,
taity OF the New-Jersey companions. and were loud
in their expression OF satisfaction at this visit 10
Pentalpha.
The Grand Chapter OF Rhode Island met in
annual convocaiion last Tuesday Providence. Gen
eral Grand High Priest McCahan. Of the General
Grand Chapter OF the United States the g. G.
Scribe. Arthur G. Pollard and p. G. H., r. H. P.
Carter. OF Maryland were present From THIS
State r. II. P's Barnes and Stivers and Deputy
Palmer attended BY resolution adopted at THIS
rs.entsr.d the fold Of the General Grand Chap.
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MASONIC DEPARTMENT
ccSDucTED BIT THE GRAND LIBRARIAN OF THE
GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF NETWORK.
BENEVOLENT LODGE NO. 2s.

". William Hardness. the genial Master Of No.
q felt pardonable pride last Wednesday as he
looked from the East upon the immense gathering
OF brethren which had come to see and he seen.
and more especially when the announcement was
made that the Grand Master himself would honor
the lodge with visit
NJ W John Stewart was introduced by r. W.
claudius F. Beatty, D. D. OF the Fourth and was
accompanied by r W. Edward NJ. L. Ehers.
Grand Secretary: R. W. Allan Williams. Of the
Seventh. r. WIS Thomson. Duncan Dederick.
Getty and many Of the present Grand officers. w.
Master Hardness received them all with neat
address. bidding them welcome within the portals
Of his lodge. The private grand honors were ac-
corded the Grand Master who in reply said in part:
Benevolent Lodge is in line with the good work,
sad ] deem il duty 10 come and encourage the
brethren in this and say a few words of COM
nendati0n 10 the Master for believe in doing this
face 10 face and not wait TO speak well of broth
cr after ne has gone 10 his long home. Let say
a kind word TO each other while We can grasp each
Others hand lei US say words OF commentator
when and where they are deserved-not insincere
fatte:y but honest rprrovs of good work.
This great organization OF ours has great influence
and power II is wealthy in material goods strong
In numbers but IL has also great responsibilities
not only 10 ourselves. but to the country ana 70
est Empire State (and have travelled thousands
craft n0urishnG, because 1t is nursed by honest
rncn-brefhren who appreciate the value OF Ma
The ancient fraternity. but they also keenly feel
me responsibility Of their position in the craft.
They know that the eyes Of the community in
which they live are upon them. hence they are very
careful-scrupu0usy so-in admitting new mem
bers Tor they know that the mistakes or msdeeds
al one may reflect upon the whole lodge, and in
This We q the great metropolis may well learn a
lesson from country brethren. to be careful in
makn- Masons. Let us learn all the lessons of
Masonry from the first step Of the Entered APP
prentice 70 the last contamination OF all Masonry.
the Master Mason, and improve as We journey
through life
The Grand Master was heartily applauded at The
close ~ his remarks The evening was one which
VII long live in the memory of the brethren Of
Benevolent and the Master mas just cause 70 be
proud o. ihe honor the Grand Master has shown
him and the brethren OF his lodge The first degree
VS. given after the distinguished brethren had
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IDELpHIC COUNCIL NO. !. R. AND s.

adelphic Council r. and s. Masters held their
ras,lar assembly on Saturday evening. March g. In
the memory Of the Oldest member Of the council no
larger or more distinguished gathering was ever as
"ar.hIsd among them being the Grand Treasurer OF
-. Grand Council OF the State Of New-York. Right
INDUSTRIOUS Peter Forester who was present on his
orncial visit In addition there were many repre-
sentative. Of foreign jurisdictions The degrees of
Roval and Select Master were conferred upon six
80 no.tulsnts, numbering among them many
,'rnninent craftsmen whose names are shining
lights in other branches OF Masonry -,
1ha degrees were conferred by the Thrice Illustri-
ons Master joan X. Gardner. whose exemplincaron
of the beauties and mysteries OF the Secret vault
W 49, given IN a manner fully In keeping with his
duration as a careful and able worker, The New
York Templar Quartet furnished the music incidsn,s
Comp. Mszzett. concluded the evening during
VIA Nv CONN John r Tressder in behalf of his
andidates. The hour was late when the ma!
adjournment took place Truly the occasion MARKED a,
inaetatiSabie Master. T. Ill. Comp. Gardner
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UNDER THE ROD.

u Is with sympathy and grief the announcemeh{
Is made that Right Illustrious Frederick kanter
has again suffered the loss OF a boy-the second
within week-stricken by that fearful scourge.
oipniheria. His friends and brethren suner Win
MIN and extend their sincere and heartfelt SYM
PATTY TO him and his good wife, who feels the loss
~ only mothers heart can feel ".
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American Legion OF Honor He Is a member OF
the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church and other
societies. in all OF which he takes an acNve inter-
est although his many business engagements draw
heavily upon his time He is engaged In the news VS.
Bennett Building Fulton and Nassau SITS.
He is and has been for the last I'VE years me
president of the North Side Republican CluD. the
leading club In the Twenty-third Ward OF this city
Brother Wilson is one Of those who wears wei,
is not able TO keep. 1t Is but natural that the
brethren look upon him as an upright man ana
one upon whom their confidence Is worthily De
slowed. and who will not betray a trust or abuse
confidence
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younger brothers should feel deep fPaternal inter,
est and regard In his welfare. and desire by all
means In their power to manifest the same
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NAVAL 60 second and fourth Wednesday,
HENRY T. fOf.MAN. NJ sAML GARRETT D. ".
JOHN SHARP. J. W N HETTRIcK, Irsas.
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NEPTUNE 3i7 second and fourth FrsdsyA
2. J. HALE ~ G. ". sIBERT. 9. W.
z r. BATES J. W. GEO. BLACKBURN. rroo8
JOHN r WALTZ. secretary. 20 W. tsth-st
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ROOME 7ss. second and fourth Saturdays.
W. F. LINSON 81 w *. MARTIN s. W.
WM. vISSMAN J. W F. T. sIMEs. Treas.
JAMES BELKNAP. Secretary. ii2 West i3th-Se
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Alason,e Direetor1,.

ISAAC HiRscH. j. w ii VOORHEES,. Treaa
EDWARD PERCIyAL. Secretary. 304 z. e6th-se
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as well as by many visitors W. William T. Day,
the historical lecture in mastery manner w j.
Cuthbert Of Crawford Conn., was among the nu
from his lodge. All the brethren enjoyed the work.
the good company and the good cheer OF Darcy.
The handsome rooms Of Commonwealth Lodge
were crowded last Tuesday evening 10 witness the
comforting OF the third degree by Worshipful Bro
Bamber and his efficient corps OF ofhcers: There
lime degree in the excellent manner which is Gus,
toary with this lodge The spIe9did costume sr OF
much TO the impressiveness Of the ceremony, put
the feature Of the evening was the delivery or the
historical lecture by Master "oisNip'ui o
Blmber.
That famous fraternal birthday organization
known as me 6 6f one ok of the most popular Of
se.enh 1Ft4sAw Oh Bro Charles F. Beesey our
ChaTey y a, 'e Evening March TO- There was the
U Us eiaboraie banquet served nerspersed with
the proper VICES sGas thar S he Wond have many
happy birthdays The musical IN co wnfn dhe be
evening mat passed pleasantly TO all who were
fortunate enough TO be present
vivian Collins conferred the nrst degree in excel
lenr FORM w. William H. Collins. Of Daniel Car
PE mnfinpton presented the apron. r. " James B.
1;iIne' r W. Robert L. Wright and W. Atk IIro a.
~ alhion Lodge, were among the visitors. hlrah
odae IS very active body, and is doing exceed
ingiy.wel In the near future mere ~ and
with many dgnitares Of the eFafs pm of which
also public reception 20 DE Devotion TO the good OF
Masonry. 1890 n, ,,s
I3annhI,c Lodge worked the second degree al lls
10 Communication. The examination OF the can
s'5a,es as 10 their proficiency proved them 70 pe
HqS, and painstaking students and worthy OF
advancement The excmpication or the work was
S,itiess and the lecture in the Middle ChaM n,2
Ia ne senior Deacon. Bro. George william ,, Min-
! W .c was listened by n large ana distln-
a,,,Dhed audience which bestowed weil-earned APP
clause upon MIN for his mastery lusrI sra ma N
ne legends and symbols thereof There wers "an so
c en- Deacons present from sister lodges, aiso
SEM pros Hoy Montague and Reid enc w Bros.
b. D. rher Hennig Coyle, Malloch. Philips. o'oeN-
well and Beckner. 49,.
A. a regular communication OF Manitou Loo re
~, a. ,os held on Monday evening; there oeing no
NO ,,non the tressel board the Master called me
"on on NJ the brethren present TO the iact f,a'
ste nsest living Past Grand Master M w srS
me I,o.es was the FIRST Master and organizer OF
escai ~ ard WAS now living at Lakewood, y. q;
far a Masonic life of over hity-hve years sii
arr brethren present expressed desire 10 VS..
Oh the coles and tender him that respect when
Brolhei NWasonic life and brilliant record IN lhe
his u emitted him TO- The Master stated snas
frattih.so ,,ld be arranged and announcement maue
q ua se neTf communication as 10 when osiesa
lion from the lodge would WISH bro'her 'o'e' "
Lakewood. . .,,a IN Brother Coles, In hts
ms ~ aay. was an earnest and active woIne
70 The ouarries and It is out natural '"A' '"'
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TIRED OF LIFE.
Body TO Be Found in the River,
Read the Note on the
Bank.

ct am tired of life. You will find
my body in the river"
Such was the startling inscription in
a note found yesterday near Minooka
in the pocket of a vest that had been
nailed to a tree along the banks of the
Lackawanna river The fateful mes
sage is dated April 26, 1897, and is
signed: John Brownson, Barbertown,
Old Forge"
The note was found by a number of
young men who were walking toward
Minooka. After the note had been read
the young men Immediately informed
Burgess Watkins, of Taylor borough,
of their find. Inquiry was made last
night and it was learned that a man
by the name Of John Brownson once
lived in Old Forge and his whereabouts
has been q mystery for some time.
Burgess Watkins will today more care
fully investigate the matter.
The peculiar part of the discovery Is
that only a vest was found. 1t appears
unlikely that a man with suicidal in
tent would take off his coat and vest
place the note in the vest, put the coat
on again and then jump in the river
No man has been seen in Taylor lately
running about with his coat off ano
only q vest on. This improbability will
be the more interesting if 1t later turns
out that John Brownson did really
throw himself into the Lackawanna
river.
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critics as the second evidence OF insan-
ity, but this argument is entirely over
come when are considered the reasons
mentioned.
The third reason why Hamlet is con-
sidered insane by many eminent Shak-
sperean scholars is the many gloomy,
despondent soliloquys into which
Hamlets mind so often descCnds, par
ticularly in his greatest soliloquy, when
he contemplates suicide. DIR. STAFF
ford claimed this as the marvellous
psychology of the poet. Hamlet was
too great man to entertain any
thought Of self-slaughter. He was
far above the ordinary mortal in NOR
ais as well as intellectually. Shak-
sreare did not make of Hamlet a pes
simist. Dickens and other authors
who faithfully depict the miseries of
mankind fail to open the gates of
heaven and let down the supernatural
light to offset all pessimistic views of
life. Notwithstanding all the ills that
! flesh Is heir to, according to Hamlet,
! Shakespeare makes the very same char
! acter exclaim, what a noble piece of
| work is man." Man Is greater than
| earthly life, and therefore there is an
| other life.
Hamlet is religion. We are all Ham
lets in a limited character. An eccle-
! siastical critic has said that there is
| not an immoral line in Shakespeare, and
| the more one reads the lines, "Give mC
that man that is not passions slave
and will wear him in my hearts core
ay, in my heart of hearts, as I Dc
| thee" the mere one is convinced o
this truth.
Everything that has been said II
advance of DR.. Staffords rich, reson
ant and powerful voice is true, ant
needs no further comment. Sufflc
it to say that he Possesses a voice tha
any tragedan might we'll feel prou,
Of, and that he lent the charm of tha
voice to the words of Shakespeare il
his play of Hamlet"
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PERSON AL.

James Boland, of Wilkes Barre, called
pn Scranton friends yesterday.
Secretary d. b. Atherton, of the board
Df trade, has returned from New YORK
rity.
Miss Minnie b. Wademan, of Dalton,
spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. a. b.
Yeager, of Bromley avenue
Superintendent Palmer, of the Erie ana
Wyoming Valley yards at Hawley, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Postmaster +. NJ. Nandling and August
Robinson went to Atlantic City yester-
day, where they will spend ten days.
b. Foster of Philadelphia, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Foster was formerly
engaged in the dry goods business in this
city.
John Il. Donahoe, of Stone avenue. has
gone to New York city to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the New York
College of Pharmacy.
Miss Margaret Reynolds, of Hampton
street, has returned from a visit to her
sister, Mrs. James b. Lewis, of Kingston.
Sunday evening Miss Reynolds, who pos
sesses rich contralto voice. sang at the
services in the First Presbyterian church
at Kingston.
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Goldric<. president Of the college, as
an old friend from whom he said he
had gathered jewels of thought. The
Introduction was very brief, Father
NacGoldrick remarking, Il will not
say much of Or. Statrurd's lecture or
of himself for fear of saying too much.
Better that | leave all comment to your
own consideration, so that your appre-
citation will be the greater.
Hamlet" was the reverend lecturers
subject. His method was not the
usual one adopted by platform speak
ers in delivering a lecture. Il poss assed
the interesting and instructive reci-
tatiVe feature, frequently and oppor-
tunely used to illustrate the lecturers
conception Of the character and the
authors powers of expression of the
various human virtues ana passions.
Two thoughts are suggested to the
mind of the listener after hearing the
| lecture. First, why should there he so
much useless research, debate and ar
gument about the Baconian theory?
and. second, is the nlay the better
method Of studying the character Of
Hamlet? The verdict of last nights
! audience was that they had derived
| tenfnld more benefit from the lecture
| than they would from a well equipped
! stage production Of the same.
THE LEAST UNDERSTOOD.
| DR.. Stafford said in part: Hamlet
| is the first story i'm our school days that
we read and the last we understand.
1t is told in all the languages of Eu-
! rope, and i'm none Of them does it lose
! interest. Its origin was the crude
story of crime reported by Danish
chroniclers, but Shakespeare's dramati-
| cation elevateS the crude story into a
| sublime sOul-tragedy.
There must be a rule or theory
adopted by every student who desires
to approach Hamlet. When Shake
| speare creates a character as a king,
he makes o perfect king; when he de-
scrbes a peasant, he also is perfect.
Hamlet as a specimen of mental dis
order is perfect, and hence the theory
of his madness, or insanity has gained
cradence. Hamlet, when a student at
Wittenburg, was given to soliloquy and
meditation, yet withal he was not of
such morbid nature as not to be able
90 rise again with all the vigor OF youth
and manhood after having done obse-
quious sorrow over his fathers ge-
mains. We're it not for his mothers act
in marrying her late husbands brother
| HamletS uncle"
The speaker then gave a very dram
attic recital of the ghost scene, aftel
which Hamlet is discovered with tablet
and pencil recording what he has wit
messed. This act, said Or. Stafford, is
by the critics used as an argument in.
dicative Of the Danes insanity, but
according to the lecturers theory it i.
evidence of his sanity, and his madnes!
is but feigned. Hamlet's mother hav
ing proved false to his lofty conception
Of mother and woman, he had no on,
to cOnlide in, no one TO seek advic,
from. He could not expect it from hi
faithful but foolish Polouius.
AN ARGUMENT OVERCOME.
Ophelia's sincerity became doubtful
. in Hamlets eyes on account of hi
mothers rash act. His suspicious o
Ophelia are advanced by theorists ant
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Moro AbOnt Tens.

A recent issue of the Montreal Ga
zette gives a long interview with II.
Komada, of Kofe, Japan, the founder
of the Japan Tea Traders Association.
Among other things, he says that the
Japanese tea merchants are much eX-
ercised over the enormous strides
which have been made by Ceylon and
India teas during the last year or So
1t is quite true" he said, that in Cey-
Ion and India teas are made by ma
chinery while in Japan they are made
by hand, but he explained that the ia
panese are a more cleanly people than
the Chinese, and the chances of dirt
entering into their teas were less than
in the Chinese, but" he added, 1.-The
Chinese are very dirty, and prepare
their teas as much with their feet as
with their hands" He found that
there were a great many inferior jana
nese teas coming into this country.
They were not shipped by the desire
of the Japanese themselves, but by for
eign firms, and are what is known as
third pickings, and the foreign houses
ordered them to get low-priced teas,
the handling of which injured the deal
ers, who bought the early pickings al
higher prices,
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LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
Given by Second Presbytian Church
for VariOus Missions.

The meeting in the Second Presby-
terian church last evening, held every
April, to hear annual reports of church
work, was full of interest and encour-
agement. Reports were read from the
various societies for home and foreign
missions work, Christian Endeavor,
city mission work and the three Sum
day schools of the church.
Old and young took part in the
meeting, and when all the reports were
rendered the session read the whole
amount as follows: SiXty-seven have
been added to the church on confession
of faith and 81 by letter; the present
roll membership of the church is SS1 (;
the Sunday schools report 7S9; for all
amounts included under home mis-
sions, $7,5GS; for foreign missions,
$1,S21; for other boards Of the church
and miscellaneous causes, $4,524, and
for congregational purposes, $9,9O5.
The whole amount raised by the
church during the year closing April
was $239O6.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

Attorney Joseph L. Brown was yester-
day appointed referee in the case Of Cof-
fey against DE Lacy.
In the contested election case of Martin
Hore against John =. Kelly for the Office
of alderman Of the Eighteenth ward, court
yesterday permitted the filing of an
amended declaration i'm the proceedings
for the quashng of Mr.. Hore's petition.
In arbument court yesterday the follow
ing cases were argued. Finn Lumber
company against the Spring Brook Lum-
ber company, rule to open Judgment; NJ,
Harris & Bro. against Henry Smith and
S. c. Koons, rule to open judgment; Car
bondale Lumber company against +. j,
Osgood, rule to bring ejectment.
An execution of Sl2l9.72 was yesterday
issued against A. w. Jursch, of Spruce
street, by the Sterling Cycle company
A levy was made but the store was not
closed, as Mr.. Jurisch's sisters. Lillian
Jurlsch and Mrs. Il. NJ. Cokeley served
notice on the sheriff that they and not
their brother owned the store.
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NEW ELECTRIC LAMP.
II Is to BE Manufactured by a Local
Stock COMPANY.

The Hubben Electric Lamp company
IS the latest new Scranton industry.
The electric lamps which the in
ventors Captain c. j. Hubbell and H.
c. Hubbell, exhibited in this city two
years ago will be manufactured here
by a stock company composed of DR..
l.. NJ. Gates, w. S. Boyd, jr., w. ID.
Boyers and the inventors. The COM
pany has a capital stock of $4,000.
The lamps are what are known as
primary battery electric lamps and are
designed for the use of miners, for
headlights on bicycles and the like.
They are inexpensive, burn for nine
hours and can be recharged for cent
and a half. They give a 70-candle pow
er light, which, when reflected makes
il possible to read with its rays seventy
feet away.
Many orders have already been re-
ceived. 1t is expected that the lamp
will be on the market in the course Of
a month,