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UNITED WORkMEN.
No Room For Deadheads In the Order.
 Notes From Various Jurisdictions.

No Room For Deadheads In the Order.
 Notes From Various Jurisdictions.
 There should be no doadhcads in the A. o. U. w. It is the duty of every member to do his full share toward strengthening and building up tho order. No brother has right to be dead weight upon his lodge and still secure equal benefits with those who interest themselves in the welfare of this fraternity, attend it's meetings and labor for it's adyaneement.-J. T. Smith, c. NJ. w., South Dakota.
 There arc 24,000 members in 453 lodges in Missouri
 The age limit being fixed at 45 years bars men over that age from admission. It can readily be seen that the A. o. U. w. is young mans order, as none other can gain membership therein.
 One of tho greatest missions of the order of United Norknen is to care for the wid- ows and orphans of its deceased members. Nowhere in tho United States or in Can ada arc there to be found records of any of tho families of United Workmen being compelled to seek a home at the poorhouse.
 The fraternity has already paid out oyer $80 O00, 900 for the relief of widows and orphans.
 The grand lodge of Pennsylvania fixed the per capita tax ut $2
 From this time forward we leok for in creased gains all along the line
 Pennsylvania has Il membership of II. GOO in 204 lodges.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS.
Rathbone Sisters Benefit to the Order
 Helmet Glints.

Rathbone Sisters H Benefit to the Order.
 Helmet Glints.
 The Rathbonc Sisters have taken most prominent part in the progress and deyel- opmnt of Pythianism in the Iowa domain. They have been the power behind the throne that has turned defeat into success, indifference and apathy into enthusiastic determination. We find the record evidence to be that wherever we have il lodge ot Rathbone Sisters there we find live, en- terprising lodge of the order of Knights of Pythias Knights Sword and Helmet
 The first Pythian home in the world was recently instituted in Ohio. It Is located at Springfield.
 The grand lodge of Illinois appropriated $.92 900 for the expenses of the next grand lodge.
 There are 5.77s Knights of Pythias in Nebraska in l55 lodges n
 The report of the grand officers of Nils souri show that there had been decrease i'll membership during the year and only one lodge had been instituted. Three lodges have surrendered their charters.
 The grand lodge of Nebraska has re- dueed the initiation fee from $20 to $15.
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WASHING FLANNEGS.
Mrs $. T. Rorer Describes How IL Can Be
 Done Perfectly.

Mrs. $. T. ROrer Describes How It Can Be
 Done Perfectly.
 ''Shave q quarter of pound of soap in to granite saucepan, add one quart of boiling water stir over the fire until dis solved, writes Mrs s. T. Rorer of Han ding the Family Wash, " in the November Ladies Home Journal Pour this into a tub half filled with water at tempera- ture of 100 degrees F. Mix we'll Have on the left side of the tub bucket of clear warm water, 10n degrees F., into which you may put E..f teaspoonful of household ammonia. Take each piece of flannel singly and immerse 1t in the suds. Soap should never be rubbed on fiannels, nor should fiannels ever be rubbed on D board Wash them by pressing and draw ing through the hands, rubbing tho soiled places quickly with the hands. Rinse at once in clear water and wiring by pressing one hand under the other or through a wringer Never twist i'll the wringing Shake well and hang to dry immediately; then proceed to wash tho second piece.
 "The hannels when nearly dry must be taken from the line and pressed with Q hot iron. Be careful that II is not, how ever, too hot, or it will destroy the color Flannels washed in this way will retain their soft texture and original size until completely worn out No deyiations from these directions, however. can be made For colored fannels make a suds as above To the warm water for rinsing add four tablespoonfuls of white wine vinegar or 8 tiny bit of acctic acid which has been thor oughly dissolved 1t is always well to wait for a bright day before washing fan nels They should be dried as quickly as nossihle :"
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FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
An otd Sun Dial.

An interesting story is told of an old sundial in Pennsylvania which is worth repeating In the first part of the last century all honest Irish emigrant named Porter settled near Philadelphia. Among his sons was one named Andrew, whom he tried to make into farmer and then, like his brothers, carpenter But An drew would have nothing to do with the blow or the plane He hid in corners. boring over some mathematical books that had come into his possession.
 One day he found the design of sum- dial ill one of them and resolved to make one. He walked eight miles to soapstone quarry, found a slab and car. ried it home on his back. Full of zeal, he went to his brothers shop and used their saws and ehisels i'll his work When they came home in the evening, the dial was finished, Andrew was tri- umphant but every tool i'll the shop was nearly or quite ruined. They drove him into tho street i'll fury of anger and contempt.
 His father, now convinced that he was an idle good for nothing, who would never fully earn his bread, bade him go and fit himself for schoolteach. ing that he called the lazy man 8 work.
 Andrew gave himself to hard study for tho summer and then went to the astronomer David Rittenhouse and asked him to lend him book on comic see- tions.
 How long have you studied mathe- matics?n demanded the great man.
 ''Three months '
 And what do you know of comic sec- tions?' Rittenhouse rejoined, with whitening contempt.
 But after asking the boy few ques- tions he not only lent him the book, but advised him not to waste his time i'll tho country, but to go to Philadelphia and open a mathematical school
 This poor farm boy was afterward General Andrew Porter, an officer in the war of the revolution and an au- thority on mathematical science i'll the young republic.
 There are plenty of farm boys now who dislike farm work 1t wouldn't be wise to infer that because of this indo- lent disposition they arc Andrew Porters in embryo, An easy basis for judgment is to note the use they make of their idle time. Do they give it to comic sec tions or to baseball?-Youth Compan- f3v1
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Knights and Ladies of Honor.

The new ritual will go into effect July 1 next. This ritual is nearly the same as the original ritual of the order.
 The supreme lodge is supported by per capita tax of 5 per annum, payable semi annually.
 An interesting document has been issued for distribution to the medical examiners of the order. It is compilation of sta tistics and will serve useful purpose.
 The order generally seems to be in ex- ceptionally good condition ut the present time. and activity is anticipated in the lodges during the winter.
 The present membership in Massachu setts is 2, 629-2, 206 relief and 42s social.
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THE NEW JAPAN.
The Real Motives of Its Statesmanship.
 Differs From Other Asiatic Nations.

The Real Motives of Its Statesmanship.
 Differs From Other Asiatic Nations.
 It is not a gracious thing to say, but many persons who discourse learnedly up- on things Japanese never get farther than the discovery that Japan is i'll Asia. Be cause Asiatic nations do not, as a rule, care for those things or attempt those things which Japan values and seeks to attain it appears to be taken for granted by such critics that Japan being all Asiatic ma tion, has no serious purpose in striving to adopt western civilization. Such reason ing has no weight, of course, with impar= tial students of human progress, but un- fortunately it does lead astray many who lack either the inclination or the oppor tunity to discover the truth
 The answer is obvious. Asatic peoples may differ as widely from each other as those of Europe or America Because with one Asatic nation religion is an insupcr- able bar to progress, because another is perfectly satisfied with its present condi- tion and refuses to adopt even the most obviously useful products of modern in yention, it docs not follow that all Asiatic nations are bigoted or lethargic. Granted sincerity of purpose and honesty of effort and thero is nothing inexplicable in .Ia- pans career during the past 30 years The question of race has no valid title to prior consideration in the case, certainly none as q decisive factor For q people who have shown aspiration for improvement and ability to attain higher standard the only legitimate test is one that estimates the earnestncss of effort and the measure of capacity. -Toru Hoshi i'll Harper's For November
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Knights of Honor.

Grand Reporter John Mulligan of New York has published his report of cash re- ceived and expended for the six months ending Sept 30. The receipts were $l3, 789. 42 and expenditures So, 270. 46. Of this sum over $3 600 was spent directly in strengthening the order.
 Grand Treasurer " H. Young of Penn sylvania reports the balance and receipts amounting to s9, 332 29 and warrants S4, TIT, leaving balance on hand of $4,- 6I484
 Ohio lodges are working to have the members pay the special assessments. Many have paid the entire number.
 Gate City lodge of Kansas City is one of the lodges that sent the eight special as sessments at once.
 Young men are coming to the front ranks of the order and taking the places oi those who have for years borne the heat and burden of the day
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4 Very Old Church.

One of the very few old churches still standing and practically unchanged is St Luke at Smithyille, isle of Wight coun- y, Na It was built in l632. as attested by the date on some of the bricks, under 5he superintendence of Joseph Bridger whose descendants still live in the county md worship in the church The records of the family. which are unbroken for a period of l5o years. establish the date of the building of the church. and are full oi interesting details of early colonial history It appears that :St Lukes was originally so well built and of such excellent ma terial that no repairs were made to it un- til 1737. l0J years after it's completion. At that time it was ordered that Peter Wood ward do the shingling Of the church with gcsod Gyp.-es shingles, of good substance and well nailed. ln 70O lclnds of tobacco. 800 Eoands being ne. ;evied. It was again reshingled in ls2i S4 years later. - William B B.gelow in November Scrib ner's.
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Bazaar
A Long Felt Want,

One day wee Willie and his dog Sprawled on the nursery floor He had q florists catalogue. And turned the pages O Ter, Till all Ut once he gave spring "Hurrahl' he cried with joy. "Mamma, here's just the very thing To give your little boy "For when we fellows go to school We lose our things, you know, And in that little vestibnle They do get mixed up so, "And as you oftsa say you can't Take care of 'em for me, Why don't you buy rubber plant And an umbrella treef
 Carolyn Wells in St. Nicholas.
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 A Clever Negro Boy.

]. R. Thompson, a negro boy, II years of age, living near Sayoyard. Ky, has already mastered the common school rudiments of his scholastic edu- cation and is away up in algebra, geom. etry, astronomy calculus and the higher branches. He is said to be lightning calculator and marvel in many re- spects.
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Natural History Toys.

There are two new toys for children who are fond of natural history. One is flying bird, the interior of which is supplied with machinery through which piece of twine is run By pulling the twine tho bird is made to flap it's wings and fly to the other end of the string
 The same sort of machinery is attached
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The Ropewalker.

Little Bob-Aw, I could walk the rope just as we'll as the man in the cir GUS if it wasn't for one thing.
 Little Willie What is that?
 Little Bob-Td fall of. .-Harper'i Bazaar.
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Ills Choice.

Mother-Johnny, I see your little brother has the smaller apple. Did you give him his choice, as I suggested?
 Johnny-Yes m told hila he could have his choice, the little one or none, and he took the little one. London Tit. Bits
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General Grand High Priest of Royal Arch
 Masons ons-Trestleboard Designs.

Companion R. C Lennon of Toledo, who was elected general grand high priest of Royal Arch Masons at the session of the general grand chapter held tt Baltimore, is native of Ohio and is 72 years old. Judge Lennon has been prominent in Masonry since his youth and is past grand master of the grand lodge of Ohio, past grand high priest of the grand chapter of Ohio past grand commander of Ohio Knights Templars and an honorary mem.
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to the interior of tin fish, which is made with scales closely representing the "real thing" When this string is pulled, the fish will go through the mo- tions of swimming. The string in this ? last toy is fastened at both ends tof regular fishing rod, and the youngs may imagine he is fishing by the brodE Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21
borhood in the old days. Sarah is a |

borhood in the old days. Sarah Is a
| fine-lookin' woman even now, and when
she was girl she was about the best
loolSin' of the hull lot. No; she wasn't
slender and willowy nor anything like
that, but she was tall and healthy and
red-oheeked and bright-eyed, and she
held her head up and looked as though
she was glad to be alive all the time.
AS 1 said before, Jim was a good talker
only when he was lookin' girl in the
face. Then he was about the bashfulest
critter you ever seen, and he used to
set and say nothing at all, meal times,
at old man Thompson's, where his chair
stood just across the table from
Sarah's. Thompson and his wife, they
used to joke Jim a good deal about
Sarah and so did the other hired men.
No; they didn't all feed at Thompson's
table, but they all knew how bashful
Jim was. There was hull lot of 'em
and some of 'em was married men and
lived in the tenant houses that are
scattered over the place, and them that
wasn't married--all but Jim-boarded
with the tenants. Jim lived with
Thompson because he was kind of
head man. Of course, Jim had to talk
with Sarah good deal, in the natural
course of things, for they was together
lot every day, but, so far as anybody
knows, he never said any more than he
was obliged to. But every day he
thought she was little nicer than he
did the day before. I s'pose if 1 was
writin' novel about it I'd say he was
in love with her, and my wife-she was
a girl then, and was engaged to marry
me-used to tell me that she thought
Sarah was in love with Jim. She said
no girl would speak so short about a
Teller as Sarah did about Jim, unless
she liked him well enough to marry
him. I used to think that was kind
of curious, and think so yet.
Well, Sarah and Jim had been work
in for old man Thompson about a
year before Jim ever said any thing par
ticular to her. How he finally come to
speak out was about this way:
There was a professor of vocal
music'-a Teller that parted his hair in
the middle and put beeswax on his
mustache-come to the Corners and
held singin' school all winter. He got
five dollars a night once a week, besides
half of what they should take in at the
door at a concert at the end of the
singia' school. Jim didn't go to singin'
school, mostly cause he was so BASH
full. Sarah didn't go neither, for some
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reason or other. But the morning before
the concert he up and asked Sarah if
she'd go to it with him. She told my
wife afterward that she was so frustrated
she hadn't hardly breath to tell him
she would. But she didn't let on she
was s'prised. She only said: ''Why, GER
tainly, Jim," and when candle-light
come on they started away from
Thompson's house afoot together. 1t
was about mile from there to the
meetin' house where the concert was
held, but Jim never said word all the
way down. Sarah tried to talk TO him,
but it want no use. When they got
to the steps there was quite lot of the
boys standin' outside the meetin' house
door and one of them said, out loud, SO
that Jim heard it:
''Say, boys, here comes Jim Wright
and Sarah Anderson"
Jim flushed all up; then he turned to
Sarah and said: Excuse me a min
ute;" then he took quarter out of his
pocket and he walked up to Hold Smith
and said:
Here, Hold; you take Miss Anderson
into the meetin' house; I've got some
thin else to tend to-"
Sarah was so dazed that she said
never a word and went into the church
with Hold. Thee Jim he started to go
away, as if he was afraid of his
shadow. But he hadn't gone ten steps
before he turned round and lambasted
that Teller till he squealed for mercy.
Then Jim he went home and clum up
in the haymow and lay there and
hated himself all night. How do 1
know what he done that night? Well,
he told Sarah about it q good while
afterward, and she told my wife. AS
for Sarah, well, she was madden than
anything, and twas about two months
before she'd speak to Jim agin. No;
there didn't any Of the boys give Jim
any sass about it. They didn't want
any lambastin' in theirn. It was
mighty uncomfortable around old man
Tl~ompson's for spell after that.
Thompson said he'd have fired Jim for
treatin' Sarah that way only Jim was
too good man to let go.
1t was along in June some time, just
about the beginnin' of haydn, that Jim
made his second break for Sarah. He'd
got it in his head. from the way she
looked at him once in awhile, that she
kind of liked him after all. Everybody
else knew shs. did, for once, when some
body made fun of Jim when she was
by, for bejs' so bashful, she turned
round and gave them piece of d, her
mind that they didn't forget right
away, tell you.
Well, as l said, it was in early haydn
that Jim took courage agin. He had
got the morpin' chores all tended to
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around the BAN and had gone to the
house with pail of milk for the Thomp-
sons own private use, and he met Sarah
in the kitchen, starting the breakfast.
1t was not far from sunrise.
Sarah" said Jim, "I'm no account.
and I know it, but if you'll just drop
that breakfast work for about half an
hour and get into my buggy"-Jim had
just bought bran'-new buggy and had
young horse of his own--"we'll drive
down to the elders and get married and
come right back and tell the folks we're
man and wife afterward."
If Sarah was s'prised when he asked
her to go to the concert, she was good
deal more so this time. She didn't say
much, though. She just looked at Jim
and she says:
"Are you in earnest, jim? ?"
"Of course, l am" said Jim; "but I'm
such coward that if you don't say
yes right now I'm afraid I'll never dare
ask you again."
But, JIM" said Sarah, "think of
bein' married without weddin' dress!"
what do 1 care about a weddin'
Dress" says Jim. "Come on, or I'll get
scared again."
BY this time Jim had got over his
bashfulness a little bit and he stood
there with a smile on his face that, as
Sarah told my wife afterward, made
her forget all about the weddin' dress.
"All right, JIM" she says, "hitch up
quick!"
1t wasn't two minutes before they
was a-sittin' together in the buggy and
Jim's three-year-old colt was a-takin'
them down to the elders, double quick
time. When they got there they found
the elder behind the parsonage in his
little garden, a-weedin' his onion bed
SOS to get up an appetite for breakfast.
The elder was as s'prised as Sarah had
been.
"Well, yes" he said to Jim, "to be
sure. just let me wash up little"
ooh, never mind that" says Jim,
without thinkin' he was talkin' to the
preacher. We've got to get back be-
fore breakfast. You can marry us right
out in the front yard"
So the elder walked out in front of
the house and told them to join hands,
under the big elm tree that stands by
the front door Of the parsonage. He
stopped just long enough to call his
wife and daughter as witnesses. Jim
thought that was unnecessary, but the
elder insisted upon it. The elders mar
rage ceremony took up less than q
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21
BABY BELLE.
IOWA

II you'll come into our cottage, will show
you something rare,
And doubt If eyes have ever seen a sight
more sweet and fair;
For, than all the dainty working hands OF
man have done or do,
Sure, the Masters work is fairest, as His
skill is greatest, too:
And of all the things of beauty which upon
the world have smiled,
None can touch the heart so deeply as tho
beauty of child.
So We love her Yes, we love her, more
than words can ever tell
Little weesome, winsome darling! Bright
eyed, blue-eyed Baby Belle!
Seated on the cottage floor, pulling off her
tiny shoes, ..
Little bare foot, white and dimpled-arms
and shoulders dimpled. too
Eyes as blue as summer blossoms, tender
skin as pure as pearl,
And the sunlight dropping golden or each
shining little curl.
Artists pencil, e'er so cunning, fairer
thing could never trace:
Every feature perfect beauty, every mo-
ton perfect grace.
Do you wonder that we love her more than
words can ever tell
Little winsome, weesome darling! Airy.
fairy, Baby Belle!
Kings may have their crowns and dia-
monds and their robes of purple hue,
Have their works of art and beauty-keep
their wealth. and welcome, too
Wen not envy all their splendors while we
have this single gem,
Far more precious to our bosoms than their
riches are to them.
We've no store Of worldly treasure, neith-
er lands nor gold, and yet
We are rich beyond all measure in our
priceless household pet,
And we love her-yes, we love her, more
than words can ever tell
Little winsome. weesome darling! Dainty.
darling Baby Belle!
It is written of our Saviour, when He
lived and walked on earth,
Mothers brought their treasures to Him
for blessing on their birth;
And when others would have chided: go,
and let the Master be-"
Gently He rebuked them, saying: Suffer
them to come to me-
Took the little ones and blessed them, in
His arms and on His knees,
Saying: who would enter Heaven must
become like one of these"
Do you wonder that we love her more than
words can ever tell?
Jesus left a blessing for her-weesome,
winsome Baby Belle!
Matte Dyer Britts, in Golden Days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21
DOINGS ABROAD.

The personal property left by the
late Archbishop Benson, of Canterbury,
is valued at $175,OOO.
Eighty-fve hundred dollars, tho
whole profit for last season of the house
of commons kitchen, has been invested
by the committee in claret.
Domenico Comparetti, the Italian
philologist, who has tried to do for the
folk lore of Italy what the brothers
Grimm did for that of Germany, has
just been elected foreign associate Of
the Paris Academy of Inscriptions in
place of the late Ernst Curtuis.
A young woman has received the I'M
usual honor of the freedom of a London
guild. She is a daughter of Lord Am
herst of Hackney, and having written
History of Gardening in England"
has just been thus honored by the Wor-
shipful Company of Gardeners.
In the st. Sepulchre church in London
there was found in an old chest recently
the bell which in Stuart times used to be
condemned felon On the night before
execution. The bell will be hung up in
a conspicuous place in the church.
Street cars are beginning to make way
against omnibuses in England. Petit
tions for 20 lines in Birmingham alone
are now before parliament, while Leeds,
Manchester, Sheffield, Bradford, Hall
fax and Huddersfeld all apply for pow
er to construct new tramways.
Gross vandalism has destroyed some
interesting Druidical remains on Dart
moor. The "stone avenue" at Bel Tor
corner, on Sherberton common, and
many ''hut circles" and "menhirs'' have
disappeared, the stones having been
broken up by contractors to fill up the
holes in the roads about.