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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05
Advance Relief .

At the last session of the Supreme
Lodge, held in Milwaukee in 1897, an
amendment was made to the Relief
Law, providing that the sum OF one
dollar per member shall be called by
the Relief Board every year. The
reason for this Legislation was to
provide funds to be used in extend
ing relief to Jurisdictions prior to
its annual meeting, thereby enabling
such Jurisdictions as have an exccs-
sive death rate to pay their claims
promptly, and not be compelled to
have them outstanding from three
to six months, awaiting the meeting
of the Relief Board.
The responsibility of extending
this relief in the manner above indi-
Gated is placed in the hands of the
Supreme Relief Board, which, at it's
late meeting in Chicago, made rules
for granting advanced relief
No Grand Lodge shall receive any
loan or advnce relief unless it APP
pears to the satisfaction of the Su-
preme Master Workman, Supreme
Recorder and Chairman of the FL
nance Committee that the current
death losses of the fiscal year show
claims unpaid in excess of the sum
required to be raised by a pro rata
of their maximum rate at the date
OF application for loan.
a Grand Lodge receiving loan or
advanced relief, must render month
ly statements showing their income
and liability during tendency of the
loan, and if said Lodge has at any
time a surplus of $1,000 or more, it
shall be Immediately be repaid on
the loan.
Money so loaned shall be repaid
with interest at the rate of 3 per
cent. within the fiscal year, unless
it shall appear that the Jurisdiction
applying for the loan is entitled to
the full amount thereof as relief for
the year in which the loan is made.
In case any Grand Lodge shall re-
ceive a loan or loans in excess of re-
lief to which they are entitled for
the year, then interest shall be paid
on such excess only.
Before any loan is made the offic-
ers of the Grand Lodge applying
therefor shall execute loan certiti-
cate such as may be prescribed by
the Supreme Relief Board.
One dollar per capita will raise
$33o453, and as SO cents per capita,
or S28I745.99 will pay all claims
deferred an others, there will remain
in the fund S57,7o7.oI which can be
used for advanced relief iii the above
prescribed manner.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05
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Cheap Orders.

The success which has attended
the older fraternal Orders has, given
rise to fertility in the development
of new ones which is almost marvel
Gus. The experience of the older
Orders has been, that beginning their
existence with a veTy low rate OF
mortality because of the admission
of members only in the lower ages
their cost has gradually increased
as their membership has grown old
er, until it has now become sufficient
to enable others to start new Orders
at less rates than they are now
charging. Those who are engaged
in this business manifest wonder
full inability to learn from the expe-
rience of those who have gone be-
fore, hence when they put their new
institutions before the public, it is
with rates lower than those named
by the older Orders, and as they ex-
perience at first, only the low NOR
tality experienced, by the older Or
ders, when they first began, they
give the public, in most solemn
manner, the assurance that they are
charging all that it is worth and all
that it will ever cost them. Several
papers came to our table this month
as the official organs of such socie-
ties, one in particular, giving its
cost at not exceeding 81 per annum
for $4,000 protection for men aged
from 4S to 81, and endeavoring to I'M
press the public that this is all that
it is worth. The statement seems to
be too ridiculous for consideration
in view of the fact that the natural
cost for $1,000 protection at these
ages ranges from SI2.5o to SIS. so.
To the uniformed public, however,
it is very catchy, but those who are
gulled thereby will necessarily find
that their protection will cost them
more, from year to year, as the MEM
bership gets further from medical
examination and into the higher
ages, until they will have to pay
rates established by nature. Orders
of such character do much harm to
the cause of fraternal protection,
and it is a qualification to know that
the National Fraternal Congress has
taken steps to expose their folly
Thp OUPTS4PT.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05
Rene mber Your Obligation.

An exchange remarks that good
many people pray one way and live
another, and that they admit that
lite insurance is good thing, but do
not buy any. The oboervation is
susceptible of another construction,
which is equally true, which is that
they admit the value of fraternity,
but do not practice it any. Kvery
Order is infested with those who
have taken solemn obligation be-
fore their Brethren and called upon
their God to witness their pledge,
that they will abide by the laws and
principles of the Order, and practice
it's teachings. They do this after
having been informed that the laws
and principles of the Order require
that they should deal justly with
their fellowmen, protect the good
name of their Brethren against SIAN
der and calumny, and regard with
charity the faults, shortcomings and
errors of others, as they wish to
have their own treated in the same
manner; and yet, after learning to
what they are pledged, and taking
the solemn pledge, the miss no oppor-
tunity to suspect their Brethren OF
evil, and to assert their suspicion
with the assurance of established
fact 1t is perhaps needless to argue
the case with such Brethren. When
they have failed to learn the lessons
OF the Order by its teachings, the
best means of instructing them is tc
enforce its discipline, and thus make
them understand that their obliga
ton means something.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05
Relief Granted.

At the annual meeting OF the Su-
preme Relief Board recently held in
Chicago, the Jurisdictions named
presented claims for and were al
lowed the following sums as relief
for 1897:
New York, S49I67.63.
Illinois, $I2,222.oS.
Nevada, Sro,Is7.2o.
Tennessee, SI6o22.37.
California, $36,o26.S3.
Kentucky, S32,336.72.
Ohio, $52,435.27.
Georgia, Alabama, etc, SII,76I.7o.
British Columbia, S9,767.77.
West Virginia, S2,o3S.42.
Missouri, $I,44a.I7.
Louisiana and Arkansas, 1851 %
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05

- The Classified AssessmentPlan
has produced marvellous results IN
Texas. They have now been trying
it for year. That Jurisdiction has
been receiving assistance from the
Relief Fund for years, but with the
first year of the'hew plan it is found
that all death losses will be paid
with ten assessments. Under the
old plan fifty per cent. of all new
members taken in nbecame suspended
before they had remained year,
Under the new plan the suspensions
are only ten per cent. and the aver
age of those remainihg is Bat thirty
years.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05

V Here is problem for the Lodge
kicker: Every man, of course, de-
sires to know his true value, and
here is method of finding it math-
ematically. Put down the figures
representing the year in which you
were born; to these add 3, and then
add your age at your last birthday;
multiply this sum by 1000, and from
the total thus obtained deduct 6S6,423;
then substitute for the figures thus
obtained the corresponding letters
OF the alphabet; that is, substitute
A for l, Il for q, and so on. The let
ters thus obtained will divide them
selves into three words, which will
express to the Lodge kicker just
what he is. Try it.
|, nv- There have been several chang
es in the Recorders of Lodges in this
,Ju1isdistion, made by the recent
elections in December. NJ. ID. Muir
ply takes the place of j. b. Kgan, in
Hope Lodge No. II; j. S. Sadlier
takes the place of X. K. Happier, in
Warren lodge No. I8; Mr.. Sisson
takes the place of G.. A. Macpherson,
in Upchurch Lodge No. "a, and there
are changes in other Lodges, not yet
fully reported. "
I v Ex-Grand9 Master Workman,
z. NJ. Reynolds, and wife, left Car
son on the tIst, bound for the ,Klon-
dyke via Seattle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05

The increase of the average age in
some Jurisdictions of our Order has
been matter of surprise to many,
and one difficult to account for. The
simple, following illustrations made
by Brother Barnes in the California
A. o. z. w. Bulletin, makes the
matter very clear, and shows forci-
bly, the necessity of continuous re-
cruiting of young men to the ranks: !:
Take ten members at the beginning
of the year; three OF them are each
IS years of age; there is one each of
the ages so, IS, IS and 80 years; and
two of rs years OF age each. The
aggregate years of these ten men
are AIS, or al average age of 4IH
years each; safe average which
will preclude death rate OF over
per cent.
The year goes by, an additional
year is added to each, which makes
the aggregate years AIS; but the
younger men now 30 years of age
each, determine to withdraw. They
take only years from the 425, leav-
ing the other eight with 373 years
between them, and giving an aver
age age for the class of 4oS years,
an increase of 81 years of average
in a single twelve months and raised
the death rate nearly 80 per cent.
A second year goes by, adding its
ten years, making an aggregate of
3s3 years, and again the two young
est members, now 80 and 81 years of
age, thinking it "costs too much"
cheaper somewhere else" or some
other reason, drop out. They take
away only 90 years from the aggre-
gate, leaving the remaining six with
3I4 years between them, and aver
age of 52k years each; an increase
for the year of nearly six years av-
erage and the death rate close to the
per cent. mark
In these two years, by the with
drawal of these four members, the
average age of the class has gone
from Al years and e months to 81
years and four months, or nearly
II years each, and the prospective
death rate almost doubled.
If two years show such figures
as these, what will ten years show?
And how will any one wonder why
the thinking men of the Order, after
earnest and faithful investigation,
came to the conclusion that the av-
erage age could only be balanced,
and the death rate brought to prop
er maximum, by the admission of
members below the standard aver
age age; and the earnest effort must
be made and Inducements presented
to secure the desirable material.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05

~ Nevada Jurisdiction has met
with another loss in the death of
Brother H. f. Clouette, of Ormsby
Lodge No. 4, who died in Boulder
Greek, Call, on january 29th, last.
Brother Clouette was 90 years Of
age and had been a member of the
Order since July 18th, 1882,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic loo or 25c.
II C. c. C. fail TO cure, druggists refund money
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05

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should received
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05

No-To-B Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc, 81. All druggists
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet pr omptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and observation-disclosures, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 80
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute. a4r
CALIFORNIA FzC syrup CO
san hRAsossco. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. n. NEW Y0Rk, kE
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-02-05
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One of the mysteries of art is
John La Farge's title design for
Henry James's new novel in Golfers
Weekly. At first sight itappears to
be merely two heads with dark
background and fantastic setting;
but the observer suddenly imagines
himself discerning the suggestion of
face, a figure, bird or an animal
in the shading, drapery or other ac-
cessory; then another appears, and
still another, until the general ef-
feet is strangely imaginative and
weird. La Fargo delights in such
work, but seldom or never has he
done so much of it in SO little space.
Mr., Ward l.. Smith, of Freder-
ickstown, Mo, was troubled with
chronic diarrhcea for over thirty
years. He had become fully salts
fed that it was only a question of a
short time until he would have to
give up. He had been treated by
some of the best physicians in Eu-
rope and America but got no per-
manent relief. One day he picked
up a newspaper and chanced to read
an advertisement of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. He got bottle of it, the first
dose helped him and its continued
use cured him. For sale by T. j.
A. Flaws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Union Pacific Announces a
Number of Changes.
j. o. BrinkerhOff of the Kan
sas Division Reduced.
TWO OTHER CHANGES.
Santa Fe Agent at Pratt Asked
to Resign.
Tried to Run a Fruit Commits
sion on the Side.
TWO OTHER CHANGES.

Omaha, Oct .2s.-Circulars have just been
issued announcing a number of changes
in the Union Pacific, to take effect on No
vember l. On the Kansas division and on
the Colorado division the general superin-
tendents are to be cut down to superin-
tendents. This reduces J. o. Brinkerhoh
of the Kansas division and w. A. Duel of
the Colorado division.
Larry Mallory. for ten years superin-
tendent of the Wyoming division, will be
succeeded by E. c. Harris, formerly d.
stationed at Chadron, Neb. Harry E.
Flavin, assistant superintendent OF the
Nebrask division at Omaha, Is to be
transferred to Denver. His place will be
taken by F. r. Griffin. A. T. Palmer
will become assistant superintendent of
the first and second districts of the Kan
sas division and D. Q. Bevard will become
assistant superintendent of the Third and
fourth districts of the Kansas division and
of the Union Pacific Lincoln and Colorado
branch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
RAILROAD NOTES.

Business at the M, K. & T. shops in
Parsons is so rushing that a night force
has been put to work and every depart
ment at the shops is being run to its full
Superintendent O'Herin of motive power
and equipment on the katy has gone
east to look after the new engines being
Engines 746, 712 H. and 7o6 have left
Las Vegas for Albuquerque, where they
will be turned over to the use Of the
Santa Fe Pacific.
Ten small engines from the Rio Grande
division are being pressed into service be-
tween Las Vegas and Ration. They will
HARRY Gabriel. who enlisted as a volun-
teer in the signal corps service Of the
United States army, has resumed his old
position in the Memphis office at Fort
Engineer c. W. Evans of the NJ, X &
T. at Parsons has taken a lay-om and,
with his family left yesterday for st.
Louis.
The Missouri Pacific lately discharged
an otherwise satisfactory employe because
two garnishmentS were run against him.
The Missouri Pacific takes the position that
its employees receive wages sufficient to
pay their debts, and a second garnishment
always results in discharge.
Oklahoma City from Sapulpa yesterday,
giving a new and direct route to St. Louis
and Kansas City. Regular train service
will begin November /.
Agent J. P. Kirkpatrick and family of
Perth were here this morning on their
way to Danville, where they will reside in
the future, Mr.. Kirkpatrick having &C
cepted the position of agent at that place,
succeeding Bert Schreier, who will be
transferred to Perth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
FROM NEWTON.

Owing to the increased business, a new
crew has been formed and put in the
chain gang. 1t will be Conductor Cash.
Brakemen Young and Burke. They will
have car 27S.
A L. Alexander. boilermaker helper, re-
ported for duty today after an absence OF
two months. This is the first time in
seven months that the entire boiler force
have been in the shop.
Engineer Dan Amos has returned from
Hutchinson, where he has for several trips
in place of Engineer William Carr on one
of the local runs.
BY the pooling of the enginemen the
Oklahoma division running out of Newton
with those on the Cottonwood division it
will necessarily move several families to
EmpOria from here.
Sixty-one cars of stock were loaded at
Hutchinson today for shipment. The
stock business on the Santa Fe at present
is something grand. Fourteen stock trains
passed over the west end of the middle
division yesterday
A bulletin, is up concerning watch GER
tificates, and if those who must have them
are not supplied by the 18th of the month a
written excuse will be required.
Engineer Charles Jones brought in the
fast mail this morning instead of James
ROllO. who is taking a short vacation.
Will HodgsOn started in on his second
"a hours this morning. He fired a switch
engine last night
terday was too much for him and he
showed up in the hospital this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
SANTA FE INTERESTED.
Industrial Commissioner Davis De-
sires Information of Wichita

Wichita, Oot 2s.-Mr. Dean Gordon. sec
rotary of the Commercial club of Wichita,
received yesterday a communication from
Mr.. James A. Davis, Industrial commits
sioner of the Santa Fe Railway company
at Chicago, which is at once significant in
itself and suggestive Of prospective bene-
Gordon asking him to inform him of any
and all available buildings in Wichita suit
able for manufacturing purposes. He de-
sires to know of all buildings which were
erected in this city for manufacturing pur-
poses which can now be acquired, and
their present condition, present owners,
and all other information regarding
them.
Mr.. Davis. is the commercial and indus
trial authority of the Santa Fes western
business, To him come all communica-
lions relative to the progress and devel-
opment of that part Of the western coun-
try contiguous to the Santa Fe's lines.
wherever there seems to be a probability
of industrial building up, just there the
functions of Mr.. Davis department come
in. He asks Mr.. Gordon to send him at
once a detailed description of all build
ings in this city which may be available
for mandatory interests, the dimensions
of the buildings, their present owners, floor
space, location, and in fact all infOrma ton
directly bearing upon the present condi-
ton of such now vacant buildings. He Is
especially DESTROYS of being placed in COM
municatfon with all holders of such va
MT hllf1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
RAILROAD TO HELP.
Rock Island Offers to Furnish Sod
for Wichita,s Park.

Wichita, Oct. 2s-Superintendent Can
non. who has the care and SUPERVISION Of
of the Mississippi river, and Chief En-
gineer Day Of the same road were in the
city yesterday.
Councilman Herbig took them down to
the city building where they met Mayor
Ross and City Engineer jackson. The
two railroad men had been out to look at
the new city park, and they were simply
carried away with 1t. They told the mayor
and city engineer that if they desired to
have the river banks along the boulevards
set to grass they would warrant that the
Rock Island would bring the Bermuda sod
from Texas free to do it.
Bermuda grass is said to be the only
grass that will form thick sod on sandy
soil. It requires several years to get
good sod, but these railroad men propose
to cut that short by bringing the sod al
ready set in the grass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28

several years. He is one of the best
rustiers for business that the santa santa me ne
ebie 70 get potatoes etc, from the whole
sale houses. at reasonable prices ices MI, Mr;
right He also bought grain, getting
more than an ordinary share OF the trade;
and as result the grain merchants and
Trbolesale houses made a kick to the COM
pany and represented that as ME Mears
was in other business, that the ROAD snould
furnish them with agent who would
not be in competition with them The
road has an ironclad rule forbldd1ng en-
ployes to engage in other business, but as
they did not like to lose their agent here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
FROM EMPoRIA.

Seventeen engines were lined up for the
ash pit this morning at o'clock
Operator Pearsau has been transferred
to Elmdale. G. E. Morgan of Atchison
is taking his place here
Surface work win soon be begun on the
Santa Fe eastward from here. About 80
men will be employed al the work.
Trainnaster D. D. Bailey is up on the
Strong City branch today on business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28

Conductor Crowder has returned to
work after thirty days lay-off.
Conductor F. A. Griffin has returned to
work and his run.
reaches to the east side of the depot
The passenger tracks in front of the
depot are being repaired.
Conductor Hannum has returned to
work after a week Iay-off
Engineer Carl Clark has reported for
duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28

We Get the Trade of the Work People Because We Never
Work the People.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28

Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad.
made the announcement today that he
will sever his connection with the Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas and assume the
general traffic managership of the Great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
DRY GOODS DEPT.
QUICK SALE PRICES
RANDOM-SELECTED
For Our FREDERICKSBURG Friends.

A good quality Unbleached Cotton
Flannel, Tomorrow per I'd. 3 1ac
"omar Cashme re,'' a new printed fab
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price 719c, Tomorrow per yd. &c
One case Lonsdale bleached Muslin
"HOPE BRAND"
Tomorrow per I'd. sc
1870 Indigoes and fast blacks,
and known as Mackinaw blues and
Black Hide twilled,
Tomorrow per I'd. 716c
Our regular 1Oc quality unbleached
Cotton Flannel will be
Tomorrow per I'd. 71Sc
Standard Prints, Indigo blue and oil
reds, Tomorrow per I'd. 8 1zc
56-inch wide bleached Table Damask,
Tomorrow per I'd. lee
Fast color Turkey red Table Damask,
Tomorrow per I'd. 1890
Blankets, Bed Comforts, Buggy Robes
and Horse Blankets all at cut prices
tomorrow.
Iufants' long sleeve, Jersey ribbed
fleece lined Vests, each. &c
Children's Jersey ribbed, fleece lined,
Union Suits, drop seat, sizes 8, 4, 5
and 9, per suit. ........... 25c
Ladies' gray wool, Jersey ribbed, nom
shrinking, Union Suits, - regular
$3.50 garment, per Suit. 49,. csc
Ladies' fast black seamless fleece lined
cotton Hose, regular 15c quality :
per pair. Toe
Boys thread, extra heavy, double
knees, seamless, fast black, cotton
HOSE, same weight as "Leather
Stockings" sizes $40, per pair 15c
Ladies' black, brocaded, WOOL dress
Skirts, full sweep, lined throughout,
velveteen facing, each. $1.19
Ladies' black Feather Boas, full length
Tomorrow each zoe
Good quality Floor Oil Cloth, "A, ga
and 81 wide,
Tomorrow per square:yd. 19c
Opaque felt Window Shades, mounted
on spring rollers, hemmed ready for
use. Each. 1oc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28

they did nothing until complaints became
too strong to not be noticed; then they in
formed Mr.. Mears that he must either re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
Fenimore Cooper's Daughter Dead.

New York, Oct. 2S.-Mrs Richard
Cooper, the last surviving daughter of
James Fennimore Cooper, the novelist,
is dead at her home In COoperstown. n.
Y, aged 70 years.