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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-05
LITTLE JIM
FOR TIE FISHERMAN Il FARMER

The man that stands beneath that tree
OF course we all know him.
Every urClli1l here knows well
E'OOr, simple, crazy Jim.
His staring eyes, and raCaut gaze,
Will chill the stoutcst heart;
His story III the strangers breast
Fer leaves tingliag smart.
Well long ago, some twenty years,
There was grand hey-day,
A big ado, some jubilee
Not many miles away.
And Jinmie's parent went, you see
On the excursion there,
Left him at home with his grandma
His childish Griefs to bear
"Now Jimmie, dear, be a good boy,
We will come back tonight"
The mother said, but still the child
Rebe1led with all his might.
"COue to this tree, she gently said,
Wave down the west bound train.
Then we'll get off, and you can conc
And greet US home again.
The mother kissed the weeping boy,
And smoothed his golden hair;
The father promised, lie would bring
Him pltvthings from the fair.
The trusting child, they left behind,
Beneath that same oak tree
Whcle he still waits, for their return
Each night SO patiently.
But through that mysterious power,
The Providence of God,
For some wise purpose, though not yet
By men quite understood
Bright hopes were crushed. Dispatches
came,
A fean full wreck that day.
The news fell like a thunder clap
On i cloudless day in May.
4 bridge gave way, think they said ;
1t seems now like dream
The engine with its living freight
Went hcadlOng in the stream.
And hundreds lost their lives that day,
1t was fearful sight.
The living searching for the dead,
Through CHASTITY wrecks that night
And Jinmie's parents perished, too,
Almost i'll sight of home.
But meath that tree. that long, sad night.
Jim watched for them to CONC.
From center to circumference
And many an agonizing wall
And stihed signs were heard.
And so the new made orphan boy,
By aching heart forgot
Through weary vlSils On himself.
Insanity soon brought.
Too late kind friends around him
thronged
And took his tiny haud,
For the poor boy, their speeches now,
Could never understand.
That boy has grown to be a man,
Yet he comes every night
To that same tree and waves his hat
When the engine heaves i'll SIX ht.
Then every face lie scans with care
And looks it DER and DER;
or he is watching still, you see.
For those who'll come no more.
And then he sadly walks away.
The picture Of despair,
Yes, every evening, rain Or shine
Poor Jim is always there
Beneath that tree, waiting you see,
For the excursion train.
He says he knows the'll come some day
To Little Jim again.
Yes, every one is kind to him;
> A harmless boy is Jim.
Fen the rude urchins always have
A pleasant word tor him.
His tale of woe has often touched
The stony hearts of men;
Who from the dangerous walks Of sin
Have turned to God again.
l sometimes think Oh that bright shore,
How happy Jim will be,
When meath the blooming tree of life,
His lost, loved ones he'll see.
Then all life's strange vicissitudes
BY all, be understood.
And in affliction's ghastly wrecks
Well see the hand of God.
NJ C.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-05

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. full OF life nerve and vigor, take Eo-To
Bac, the wonier- r-vorker that makes weak mcn
strong. All druggists, s0c or tI. Cure guaran-
ICED Booklet and sample free Address
'terling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-05
STRANGE PHEAOME NON.
A Gentle Shower of Rain De-
scends for Four Days in One
Spot.
WHILE THE SKIES ARE
VERY BRIGHT.

The Lot About the Size OF All
Ordinary II ouse Parlor in a
Macon Cemetery-Union
Soldiers were Once Bu-
RED on the Spot. but
Whose Remains
Had Been Re-
moved.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-05
the Cheapest, Purest and Best Family
Medicine ia the World!

For DYSPEPSIA. CONSTIPATION, Jaundiee,
T....us attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Collie Depres-
su # spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heartburn, etc.
u unriraed remedy is warranted TO contain
n s.n g-rcle oi MERCURY, any mineral substance
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-05
Quite the Usual l,Ihing.-@

Ther'l be cool winds from the north one OF these
days. with Klondike feeling about them just as wen
be ready There added for early buying TINS
season. almost everything advancing aud you had just
we'll have the benefit of early purchases o'ock - ,e
complete--prices at the lowest notch
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

AM NOW PREPAR to offer some of the
IN choicest grove property In tue State located
ON rich inc land in one of the incest towns in
Florida. composed Of Northern people. Good
churches hotels, railr 40. telegraph and tx.
, r+ss facilities Gr ives are now blooming and
vii! be bearing large crops in two or three years.
am prepa Ell alphabetically state thu there
are no better orange fruit lands to be found
in the State than | now can offer at IL oderate
cost Address G. =. PELTON, Lake Helen, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

NEA\ATEE NURSERIES, Orange Lemon and
Iva POmeo, grown ON new, high hammock.
ideal orange lad. Best rooted and thriftiest
trees Thirty-slx varieties. AMI continued effort
has been made to get them Thornless. Bud
wood best strain Tangerine 70 cents per LOO,
King 81 most varieties 81 cents. All true to
name A. j. PET lGREW, Manatee. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

M RNISHED COTTAGES to rent, groves
Il. cared for, lands bought and exchanged,
mopey loan or borrowed, taxes and insurance
maid ANY and all business call ied on by first
class realestate exchange making speciality of
handling property TO non.residents. Call on or
Correspond with G. B. PELTON, Lake Helen. Ct
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

HITRUS NURSERY TREES anu BUDWOOD
~ -Satsuma. Parson Brown Stark's Seedess,
Homosassa, Jaffa. Tangerines, King, Tarditf
Grape Fruit Villa Franco Lemon and other va
rieties such as Maiorca. St. Micheal Maltese
Blood, Centennial and Nonpariel Address A.
l.. DUNCAN, Mgr, Milwaukee Grove and Nur-
SERIES Dunedin Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

The expectation of phosphate
through the port of Punta Gorda has
been heavier this winter than
during the winter season of any year
in the history of the industry in Flor
ida.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

DOR LALE-A fifteen acre orange grove. trees
n of various sizes. Will bear $40 boxes nexi
year with fair care. Price So, 900. Price asked
before freez $4,000. A. dress for par ticulars {.
W. Blu TIER, St Petersburg, Fla. Ii
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31
Timber Pines in the Southern
United States.


"The pineries of the south furnish
now, or will in the near future, the
most important staples of our lumber
industry According as they are
treated, carefully or wastefully, they
will continue for longer or shorter
time to be wealth-producing re-
source of the SOUTH
The Timber Pines of the Southern
United States, by Charles Mohr,
Ph.D., together with GA Discussion of
the Structure of their Wood by Fill
bert Roth bulletin No. 13, Division
of Forestry, U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture), has been prepared and
published ''to aid in securing a true
conception of the extent, condition,
and value of this resource, with the
hope of inducing rational forestry
methods in their use and production"
The pines discussed in this publica-
ton comprise the four more import
ant species occurring in the South,
namely, longleaf pine, Cuban pine,
shortleaf pine, loblolly pine, and one
of less Importance, the spruce pine.
In an introduction, Mr.. Fernow dis
cusses and compares the relative COM
mercial value and properties of the
four pines. This is followed by five
separate papers, or monographs, by
DR.. Mohr, each species being dis
cussed in detail and fully illustrated
by wood engravings. The discussion
comprises a more or less detailed &C
count, accompanied by maps, of the
distribution of the species and charac-
ter of the forest areas within which
they occur and their relative CONNER
cial value, and covers the history of
their exploitation and present condi-
ton of the sources of supply. To clear
away the great confusion with regard
to vernacular names, which frequent
ly leads to misunderstanding in
commerce, synonymy of botanical
and vernacular names is given.
A brief botanical description and
statement of the products and their
uses is followed by more detailed
account of the life history and devel-
opment of the species, from the seed
ling to- the full grown tree, which is
to serve as a guide in establishing a
rational system of forest manage
ment.
To the monograph on the longleaf
pine an account of the naval-store in
dustry is appended.
Mr.. Roth discusses the structure of
the wood, it's differentiation into sap
and heartwood, annual rings, spring
and summer wood. and the minute
anatomy; also the average strength
of the wood of the various species,
the relation of strength to weight,
and strength throughout the tree, eff
feet of age, of moisture and locality,
and the effect bleeding has on the
quality of the wood.
The bulletin contains 100 pages, n
plates and Is figures, and an index of
subjects alphabetically arranged,
which makes the reference to any
subject easy.
An act of congress limiting the de-
partment publications of over 100
pages to an edition of 1000 copies,
4 b., 4 I, 10 1Nxv he
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

EOR SALE.-4,GOO Seeding Grape Fruit Trees,
Il from ID to w inches in diameter. Will sell
for from one to ten cents each. They are thrifty
and fine favored fruit. J. 9. TILSON. Ray
mOnd, Fla. Ii
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~ on sour stock. Lemon rough lemon and
sour stock. BudwOOd of leading varieties.
SHOOK BROS, Wiersdale, Fla
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dor SALF-Near Indian river. between two
IL railroads. Fourteen acres, part in grove
will bear this year. House three rooms good
garden spot. and pump, one mile from pOstOff1ce.
Box 6S, Titusvile, Fla.
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NPANISH PEANUTS for seed, 81 per bushel.
~ Beggar Weed seed, 30. so per bushel. IS cents
per peck. B. N. bRADI, Huntington, Fla liz
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JAMAICA SORREL. Fruits in five months.
- equals cranberries. Finest Jelly. Plants
mailed, 25c. per doz. w. S. PRES TON. Auburn
dale, Fla
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O Lemon, Triumph and Marsh Seedless Grape
Fruit at 81 so per thousand. Pineapple. IS. per
thousand. GEO. E. Snow, Eastlake, Fla. Ii
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WHITE KAFFIR CORN-Quart Is cents by
w mail. CassaVa seed. White and barred
Plymouth Fock eggs. s.. 90 for u, 81 so for a.
A. F. STYLES, Philips. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

DOR SALE.-Sumatra and Cuban Tobacco
Plants, 81 per Thousand. BEAR HEAD
FARMS, Pine CASTLE. Orange County, Fla. II
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

FOR SALE OR neutrality-suspicious. in Clay
Il county. For p. rticulars address B. E. VAN.
buren,, Theresa, Bradford county. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

SEND rs cents for 5-lb. package or $1.00 for 20
~ POUNDS pure Cassava Laundry Starch, to
ALBERT b. HURST Lake Helen, Fla l3
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

NEW JERSEY Sweet Potatoes for seed or feed.
~ NarsmOn and Jersey Cream. true seed.-E.
A. PECK, Orlando Fla. 40
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

WANTED. - An all-round Blacksmith: one
~ who can shoe. Apply to SCOTT HODd-
KINS, DeLanu, Fla. Ii
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CASSAVA SEED may be obtained in any
- quantity and at reasonable prices OF E. BE
YELL, Lake Helen, Fla. IA
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CHEAP COLUMN

| CHEAP COLUMN.
| RATES-Twenty words, name and address one
week, % cts; three weeks. 30 cts
EOR SALE-Cassava seed at rs per 100 feet
Il A. d. TAYLOR, Pittman Fla. 13
HORSE for Sale by MRS. SINNER at 8 E.
IA corner of Minnesota and Clara avenue tt
| COUR ORANGES and rough lemon seedlings for
y sale.-CLEARWA1E Err NURSERY. Keene,
| Fla IA
| WANTED AT ONCE-Quantities rough lemon
| w seeds. State price. J. w. CARSON, Frost
proof. Fla. ID
| DOR SALE-velvet Beans. $500 per bushel
Il shelled. 81 so per bill. in pod.-C. G.. LEI,
| Box 515, Orlando, Fla.
| CASsAvA SEED may be obtained in any
~ quantity and at reasonable prices OF f.. BE
| hELL. Lake Helen, Fla. IA
| WANTED. - An all-round Blacksmith: one
~ who can shoe. Apply to SCOTT HODG-
KINS, DeLanu,Fla. Ii
pAWPAW SEED FOR sALE-send five two
l. cent stamps to M, Post o nee Box 2l6, st.
| petersburg, Fla. Ii
NEW JERSEY Sweet Potatoes for seed or feed,
~ NarsmOn and Jersey Cream. true seed.-E.
A. PECK, Orlando. Fla. 43O
&END rs cents for 5-lb. package or $l.00 for 20
~ POUNDS pure Cassava Laundry Starch, to
ALBERT b. HURST, Lake Helen, Fla. ID
EOR SALE OR RENT-Improvedfarm in Clay
- county. For pu rticulars address B. e. VAN
buren,, Theresa, Bradford county. Fla.
FOR SALE.-Sumatra and Cuban Tobacco
Plants 81 per Thousand. BEAR HEAD
FARMS. Pine CastIe. Orange County, Fla. II
NPANISH PEANUTS for seed, 81 per bushel.
~ Beggar Weed seed, 50. so per bushel, IS cents
per peck B. n bRADI, Huntington, Fla. IL
JAMAICA SORREL. Fruits in five months.
- EQUALS cranberries. Finest Jelly. Plants
mailed, 25c. per doz. w. S. PRES TON. Auburn
dale, Fla
NURSERY TREES-0range and grape fruit
~ on sour stock. Lemon on rough lemon and
sour stock. Budwood of leading varieties.
SHOOK BROS, Wieredale, Fla.
DIOR SALF-Near Indian river. between two
~ railroads. Fourteen acres, part in grove
will bear this year House three rooms good
garden spot. and pump, one mile from postoff1ce.
Box 6S, Titusville Fla.
WHITE KAFFIR CORN-Quart Is cents by
w mail. Cassava seed. White and barred
Plymouth sock eggs, 81. 90 for u, 81 SO for a.
A. +. STYLES, Philips. Fla.
RUD WOOD. PEARSON Brown, Villa Franka
O Lemon, Triumph and Marsh Seedless Grape
Fruit, at 50 so per Thousand. Pineapple. IS. per
thousand. GEO E. Snow, Eastlake, Fla. IL
EOR SALE.-4,GOO Seeding Grape Fruit Trees,
Il from ID to IA inches in diameter. viii sell
for from one to ten cents each. They are thrifty
and fine favored fruit. J. Q. TILSON, Ray
mOnd, Fla. Ii
DOR LALE-A fifteen acre orange grove. trees
n of various sizes. Will bear $40 boxes Mex
year with fair care. Price $4,000. Price asked
before freeZ $4,000. A. dress for particulars Z.
W. Blu rLER, St. Petersburg, Fla. Ii
HITRUS NURSERY TREES anu BUDWOOD.
~ -Satsuma, Parson Brown, Stark g Seedless,
Homosassa, Jaffa. Tangerines, King, Tardiff.
Grape Fruit Villa Franco Lemon and other va
rieties such as Maiorca. St. Micheal. Maltese
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

DAWPAW SEED FOR SALE-Send five two
l. cent stamps to M, Post O nee Box 2l6.. St.
petersburg, Fla. Ii
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nor SALE-Velvet Beans. $500 per bushel
Il sheled, 81 so per bill. in pod.-C. g. LEI,
Box 515 Orlando, Fla. Q
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

HORSE for Sale by MRS. SINNER at 8 E.
III corner of Minnesota and Clara avenue tt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

COUR ORANGES and rough lemon seedlings for
~ sale.-CLEARWA1E Err NURSERY. Keene,
Fla IA
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

WANTED AT ONCE-Quantities rough lem on
w seeds. State price. J. w. CARSON. Frost
proof. Fla. ID
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EOR SALE-Cassava seed at rs per 100 feet.
Il A. TAYLOR, Pittman. Fla ID
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-13

tion. Fay Halves camp is especially
fortunate in bearing the name it
does. said DR.. Wright, as it ever
keeps afresh in the memory OF the
members two people who have ASSOC
ciated themselves entirely to the
interests of Woodcraft. Its name
will always be q happy omen
to Fay Hawes camp" In conclusion
DR.. Wright offered Rip Van Wrinkles
toast: "Here's to your good health,
your family's good health, and may
you all live long and prosper"
Mrs. Mary Fay Halves spoke in q
happy strain. She said the women
had al had pleasant time during
their stay here and would return
home and tell their husbands that
Rock Island should be the home of
Woodcraft.
Mrs. Fannie Vickery. Of Kansas.
was introduced next. She thought
that Kansas. the Sunhower state
was the brightest place on earth, but
since coming to Illinois she finds
that she has been lsborirg under q
Misrepresentation. She thanked from
the bottom of her heart the neigh
bors of Book Island for their hospi-
tality. 1--WE meet in these gather
ings," said Mrs. Vickery, mot as
employe and employer. but as neigh
bors, to see what best can be done to
elevate and assist one another"
Miss. Fielder. little daughter Of
Mrs. Winnie Fielder, the supreme
recorder. stood on q chair and gave
. recitation, which she did in artis-
tic style. The little girl was en-
Enthusiastically applauded. She re-
sponded and said she only hoped
that she would live long enough to
become . Royal Neighbor.
Maj. c. W. Halves was called for
He said he was not going to mar the
evenings program as it was purely
q ladies' affair. It was about the
wind up of the speech making. he
said, and he never heard OF man
being served as desert.
DR.. Morrill,, supreme physician,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-13
SUPREME COURT RULINGS.
Their Delight is Supreme, But
the End is to Come.
A Narrow Spirit a Great
Order Will Conquer.

The Clinton Age. speaking of the
receipt of the news Of the supreme
courts ruling on the long contested
Weodmen head Office injunction,
says:
".Ottawa.,, ILL.,, May IL, 1877. D.
Ramsay, Morrison, Ill. Bastian case
reversed and remanded and instruc.
tions to make injunction perpetual.
S. A. Snow. deputy supreme clerk
The above telegram reached F.
D. Ramsay. of Morrison, attorney for
the city Of Fulton in the fight against
removal of the head offices of the M.
w. A. to Rock Island, Tuesday morn.
ing. and was Immediately forwarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-13

was called upon. She argued that
she was no orator. But there were
many present, as every one who at
tend the morning session knew. for
II there were not orators there. DR..
Morrill, would like to know where
they are. She asked how many
latchkeys there were among the
guests; how many husbands were
home caring for the babes. and who
would get up in the morning and fry
the cakes. She said this reciprocity
business Is going to revolutionize
things in the affairs of the home. DR..
Morrill, said that there was one mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-13
Duty that is Engaging the
Royal Neighbors.
MRS. WATT IS Reelected.
Continued as Supreme Oracle
for Two Years.
The Reception Last Night
Other Proceedings.

The head camp Of Royal Neighbors
of America is occupied today with
the election Of officers, which under
the new rule of the order are to
serve for two years. Mrs. E. D.
Watt, of Omaha, was complimented
with . reelection this morning to the
office Of supreme oracle. receiving
100 votes, whereas but 100 were
necessary for choice. The other
candidates we're Mrs. Bruffey. OF
Kansas, Mrs. Grist, Of Illinois, and
Mrs. Baker, of Iowa. The reelection
for the longer period is q high honor
to Mrs Watt. and carries an express
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-13

In addition TO its tonic ard catharsic proper-
uts. Aosfettsrs Stomach Bitten exercises a
beneficial influence upon the kicnsys sul blsd-
der, when they are inactive. BY stnnlasing then
10 renewed exertior. thus rsspen;ng, - 1t wee
sfoiee Tor The escape os impurities whose reRu.
ias ehannei OF exIt y the organs Of urinssion.
Among these are certain abnorGal and infiam-
matoy elements. productive Of irrepaF.ble ID
jury 70 the syetem II not entirely expelled. n
Kidneys and bladder themselves ere also bspe.
afted by this stimulus, % their inactivity n
usually pr. lin mary % their disease and dis
ossanzation- They afo experience, in comnos
with other portions Of the system, the posen,
invig naive sRee:s Of ire Btttsfs which further
more correess dssosda red condriqas Of The stnw-
aeh. hoxe;s nd liver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-13
MRS. Z. d. WATT

sion Of confidence which the lady
doubtless appreciates. She possesses
splendid executive judgment and
capability. and has administered the
affairs Of the order in . conservative
yet progressive spirit. and the best
evidence OF her ability is shown in
the society's steady growth.
Mrs. Theresa Freisch, OF Kansas
City. was reelected vice supreme ora
Gle. Mrs. Winnie Fielder, of Peoria,
supreme recorder. and Mrs. Florence
Brown, OF Council Bluffs, supreme
receiver. Mrs. Myra Enright, Of
Kansas City, was elected supreme
chancellor in place Of Mrs. u. 1.
Thornton, of the same city. The re-
naming officers are being chosen
this afternoon.
Reception to visitors.
The visiting neighbors were given
a reception and banquet at Indus
trial hall last night by Fay Halves
and May flower camps. The supreme
officers and delegates were received
in the rooms Of the Sheridan club
by q committee from the two local
camps composed of Mesdames E.
Hellpenstell. c. c. Hodges, M.
Archer, Dan Mckinney. d. Smith,
John Ainsworth, p. j. Carey, Ed
Hill. John Smith and John Thomas.
Here selections were played by
Bleuer's orchestra until about 9
O'Clock. when the visitors were led
to the banquet hall, where justice
was done to a nice spread served by
Caterer Allars. Men were scarce,
few being given passage to the feast
prepared by the ladies. 1t was q
ladies' affair all around. They had
charge of everything. even to the
speech making. They did not have
. man on the program, but after
they had given the ladies an oppor-
tunity to have their say. were over
come by . magnanimous spirit and
gave little leeway to a couple Of
the sterner sex, who had been hon.
ored with the privilege of being
present. 1t Was . delightful affair,
the decorations being particularly
beautiful. Bleuer's orchestra dis
coursed music throughout the even
ing.
Mrs. P. ]. Cary. past oracle
OF Faw HAYES camp. acted as
toast m aster, and rendered to the SUI
preme officers and delegates . neigh
borly and royal welcome, and hoped
that their visit would be q pleasant
and profitable one. She introduced
Mrs. Emma Kann, Of May flower
camp. who made an address in which
she reviewed the Royal Neighbor
movement and its history in Rock
Island, where there are now over 500
members of the organization, which
has two camps. May flower and Fay
Halves. She asked since the city
has also over 1000 Woodmen Why
should it not be considered the home
of Woodcraft. In conclusion Mrs.
Kann welcomed the visitors and
hoped that they would return to
their homes with . friendly impress
sion of Rock Island.
Mrs. Watt, supreme oracle, fol-
lowed. She said che would not make
any extended remarks. - che had
been doing that all day. and was
pretty well exhausted. She said that
the visitors had surely been royalty
entertained in Rock Island, and tina.
If the people did not quit entertain
ing them they would have to hold
their next head camp meeting here.
Mrs. Watt said that their officers and
delegates would ever cherish and re-
member the msnnsr in which they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-13

have been received by Rock Island.
its Royal Neighbors and people gen.
orally.
DR.. Emily Wright. physician Of
Fay Hswes camp. was next intro
duced. She said she was not Q
speech maker; she would feel more
ut home in writing out . prescrip-
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