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systems of play. Mitchell. Clay and Howell.
 Eighth to fourteenth fnclusive-Seyen pro- gressive pair matches-four under the Mitchell. two under the Howell and one under the Saf- ford system.
 Fifteenth-A pair match for the winning pair in the progressive matches.
 SiNteenth1Progressiv straight whist
 Walter H. Barney. eX-president of the Amert- can Whist League, will have the entire charge of this congress from A to z, and this is sufficient guarantee that the interest of every will be fully looked after Mir Barney is a gentleman of rare executive ability. and will have everything at his fingers ends and will make the eighth congress great sue cess
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in. the musical love story which within the past month reached stage coronation after all these years of closest adoration may now transfer their allegiance to M E. Francis "Duenna of Genius" And what they lose in loyalty they'll gain in sentimental enjoyment
 When the average woman-writer pens love story time arrives when from her literary store of this worlds goods she is called upon to endow her hero and
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THE JUNIORS.

Under the auspices of Redlands Coun- cil a new council of the Daughters of Liberty was recently instituted at Red lands. It has been named Dewey and has a charter membership of twenty-two Miss J. M Sissions is the councillor and Miss L. M. Gillen is the recording sec retary.
 Dell B. Bowley of this State. one of the officers of the National Council, was married last week at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Williamson to Miss Mary
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Whist Players on to Boston.

The eighth congress of the American Whist League will be held at the Hotel Vendome, Boston. July Il to Is inclusive. This meeting will undoubtedly be the largest congregation of whist players ever held in the United States. The plan of play auopted for this meet con- templates sixteen general contests.
 First-The Hamilton Club trophy.
 Second-The Minneapolis trophy.
 Third-The American Whist League trophy.
 Fourth-The Brooklyn trophy.
 Fifth, sixth and seventh-Three progressive matchea for teams ot four under three different
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The spaniard in History.

James Fernald has written a little book which in less than a hundred and fifty pages covers two thousand years of history "The Spanard in History Is a brief, summarized impeachment of our enemies and a recital of their traits. which the author declares are unchanged since pre-Roman times.
 "The Spaniards have progressed he
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Milwaukee, Downs Chicago at Whist.
Whistlets

The Czar of Russia is master of 'Tera- lache.' or Russian whist. This style of whist is the same as the American game, with this exception-there are no trumps.
 The new preliminary code of laws governing duplicate whist will appear in June Whist
 Z K. Myers one of the founders of the Irisr Duplicate Whist Club. sails on the Moana June l5 for few weeks stay at his old home in Honolulu. MT. Myers many warm friends in San Francisco will wish him bon voyage" and safe return
 Professor c. H. Howard and J. H. Lewis won the prizes in the pair match recently held In the Tyist Duplicate Whist CIuhs
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consolation to know that 1t Is always 'ollowed by an effort, however feeble. at reparation.
 rath The sons sons admiration TOT ti ms IS geas gpeaas which sound a bit theatrical when trans lated into cold English. But he makes evident the unusual beauty of the dead mans character and of his life. "In his outbursts of tenderness" he says. moth ing seemed to him too difficult. He de- eyes every wrong might be righted, every vice was remediable. For every fault he sought an excuse. In his simple life. open to the day. may be found the most convincing arguments in favor of human lihertYo
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membership, will, in the next report, make a good showing.
 Yosemite Lodge has taken steps to make a marked increase in its member ship.
 The officers of Center Lodge who ini- tiate without the use of a book will soon be called upon to initiate six candidates.
 Arrangements for the celebration of the silver anniversary are almost complete and tickets will soon be issued.
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

At a meeting of Keystone Lodge of the K. of H. 1t was resolved to extend an in- vitation to all soldiers of the order to at tend the meetings of the lodge in Frater- nal Hall, Alcazar building. They will be accorded a hearty welcome, and an en- tertainment will be got up for their benefit.
 Yerba Buena Lodge elected officers last Monday Joseph Baker will preside next term. Alter election the membership had patriotic social and there were many songs and addresses
 l.. w. Tursman will be dictator of Lib- erty Lodge next term, and he promises to make that term one of the most success ful ones that the lodge has ever had.
 Dr. James Frost has been elected dic- tator Of Polar Lodge for the next term. Anchor Lodge elected new officers last Monday. This last-named lodge is still initiating members
 Tancred Lodge will keep in good stand ing its members who have enlisted.
 Yosemite Lodge initiated two candidates last Wednesday, Deputy B. E. George being the initiating officer, assisted by M. |. Grove, D. at l.. Emil Magner. the covered to admit of his removal to Bart lett Springs.
 At a large meeting of Saxon Lodge last Tuesday the membership was addressed by F. l.. Archibald. G. D., and H. A. Callender, D. D.
 The committee of arrangements has concluded its preparations for the cele- bration of the silver jubilee of the Knights Of Honor, which falls on the 30th inst. The celebration will be held in the Odd Eel lows Hall, where there will be, presented numbers of unusual excellence.
 members of Fortuna Lodge were ad- Resinstt fsssssa 0g snd q P A L earaG5a arehI5a B.
 Yerba Buena Lodge which. since the previous report. has been added tQ It's
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DEGREE OF HONOR.

Silver Spray Lodge on last Tuesday, af- ter receiving four applications for the beneficiary feature of the order, ten- dered good-by reception to the superior chief of honor. Mrs. Stewart, and to the grand recorder, Mrs. Poland, who will leave to-day for Asbury Park to attend the session of the Superior Lodge
 u. Lest Thursday night there was an ex-
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Gould. He will soon start for the East with his bride. and while there will att tend a session of the National Council, which is to open at Louisville, Ky, on the Fist inst. At that session there will be-. brought up a number of important mat ters. One will be the future care of the or phanS' home, another a change in the ritual, and third the saloon question as applied to the membership.
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COMMENTATORS oF THE FnREsr

Loyal Circle of the Companions of the Forest, A. O. F., has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Mrs. Annie Senne, c. C.; Mrs. May Bostrom, S. C.: r. w. Gentle. T.. Mrs. Florence N. Nor. row, F: S:i Mrs. A. E. Corwin, R. S.; Mrs. M. Morrison, R. G.; Mrs M c. Tackley. L. G.; Mrs. Annie Crowal. l. G.: Mrs Mary Large, o. G.; Mrs Hooking, organist
 Golden Circle has reelected all its of- man was elected to fill that position
 The following official visits have been announced: June 21 to Golden Circle; Circle, South San Francisco; and June 2S, to Washington Circle.
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The Duenna of a Genius.
 ''The Duenna of Genius Is the legiti- mate successor to "The First Violin v All the maidens of all ages who reveled
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4 Royal Whist Treat.

Major-Genera A. W. Drayson of Southsea England, for fifteen years professor of astron- omy at Woolwich, Is about to give the whist world new work on the game Many of our whist readers know that have from time to time said great many good things about this great master, writer and expert whist player, and those who have read his great work, .'Un- trodden Ground in Astronomy, published by Reagan, Paul & Co.,. London. will bear me out in saying he is one of the greatest scientific writers living We know from what we have received that the generals whist book will be intensely interesting and anxiousy looked for by his many warm friends this sids of the new world.
 This work Is now in the hands of the pub fishers. It will contain nineteen chapters. as
 Chapter 1-why study whist? Chapter D. Modern developments Chapter s-Should young tellectual whist? Chapter 5-Studytng double dummy Chapter 6-Unteachable whisters. quette Chapter 9-Etquette continued. Chan ter 10-Examples of mental feebleness. Chapter Chapter 1S-The partner. Chapter 1+Signais' Chapter 15-Whist as means of cultivatins reason. Chapter 16-on giving information Chapter I7-Strangers partners Chanter 1S Memory and reason and the discard Chapter 1s-Opinions as to obtaining success at whist and record of twenty years play.
 Milwaukee Downs Chicago at Whist.
 The Milwaukee Whist Club sent its crack team to Chicago few days ago to back un a challenge sent in for the American Whist League trophy, and returned home with Chi cagos scalp dangling from its belt.
 The team that won this victory was headea by that prince of good fellows Cassius Nr Paine editor of Whist" He took along with him H. B. Kander, E. G. Comstock and q iHi- Ei Wilson O' N4'
 Their Chicago opponents were J. H. Wood. H M: Parry w R. Wilson and W E. Trainer The game consisted of forty-eight deals and was played at the Auditorium Hotel. At the end or the hrst eight deals Chicago was one trick in the lead; at the twenty-fourth they were four tricks in the van; then Cass Paine's team on the next eight deals gained five tricks, which lead they maintained to the 1n- sh. winning by one trick
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FRATERNAL NEWS

hibitton in Oakland of the drill work of the drill team Of Ivy Lodge. There. was large attendance and the work of the exceedingly well performed.
 The expense assessment of 50 cents will be levied on each beneficiary member on the 1st of July.
 THE NATIVE SONS.
 Last Wednesday night Sequoia Chapter rendered a reception to Fremont Parlor of the Native Daughters In the large hall of the Native Sons building. During the re- ception. at which there was a large at tendance. the members of the Native Sons, band of sequoia Parlor rendered a number of choice selections which were highly appreciated. Then followed ball with well chosen programme of dances The committee that had charge of the ter, J: s. Ward, pr, F. H. Cranz and s. manager.
 R. H. Morse Henry Lunstedt. B. E. Hanlon, B. Gauthier Jr and J. B. Stovall have been appointed a committee to make arrangements to have the officers of Cali rornia Parlor exemplify the ritualistic work before the sitting board and the of- ncers Of the various parlors of San Fran cisco in the large hall of the Native Sons building on the evening of the 18th of July.
 w. D. Hobro Jr. has been elected mar shal of California Parlor, vice J. C. Ber- gez, resigned. The officers of this parlor will be installed on Wednesday, the 9th of July.
 sequoia Parlor has elected the follow ing officers: J. s. Ward, P; G. Sensta- ken, w L. Goodwin and H. Scheper. '. Ps. J. B. Tyson, M; R. D. Barton, R. g.; z. P; Flo Torres; ss F. , S.; T; T Richardson, tees; and E. F. Donnelly, surgeon. H. c. Hasselbach became past president
 Brooklyn Parlor has arranged for a grand picnic in San Lorenzo Grove on the 4th OI JulV
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THE NATIVE DAUGHTERS.

Orc Fino Parlor has elected the follow ing named officers for the ensuing term: Miss Nellie T. Mulcay, P. F.; Mrs. Mar guerite Kapp, P; Miss Annie Mischler, Mrs. Clara Gassman and Miss Tillie Stahl. V. Ps.; Miss Elizabeth Henrik, M; Miss M. J. Smith, R. $. (twelfth term) Miss Jennie M Stark, F. S.; Mrs. May G. Church, T.; Miss Mamie Hinck, Miss Eve lyn Anderson and Mrs. Annie Neville, trustees; Dr. B. La Fontaine, examining physician. The business meeting was followed by a short programme of en- tertainment. and then refreshments were served
 Golden Gate Parlor has elected the fol- c. Day, F.; Misses A. Ackman, G. Shade and A. Theil V. Ps. Miss J. Meyer, R. s. : Miss R. Day. F. S.; Miss M. Quicker, T. : Miss T. Ducker M; Misses M Tietjen. J. St. Denis and F. von Staden, trustees Mrs. Dr. E. s. Merritt, physician; Miss L. Wedel, organist.
 Alelis Parlor No 102 was instituted at Salinas by Mrs. Belle w. Conrad, grand president. on the evening of the 2d inst with sixty-flve members. She was as- Dora Zumudowsh and members of Pa jaro Parlor of Watsonville. The parlor was organized by Mrs. Cora McCandless The following named are the officers Mrs. Louisa Hare, past president; Mrs. Ariana Sterling, president; Mrs. Cora Mabel Harvey, vice-presidents; Miss Ivy Eaton, secretary; Miss Edith Baker, financial secretary; Mrs. Fannie Eaton, treasurer; Mrs. Florence Abbott. mar shal; Mrs. Adelede Harris, inside sentinel; Miss Beatrice Porter, outside sentinel Miss Grace Shearer, Miss Rose Mathews and Mrs. Dr. Freeman, trustees Miss L. Johnson, organist.
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ORDER EASTERN STAR.

Last Tuesday night the grand patron paid visit to Silver Gate Chapter at Benicia.
 On Monday the grand patron paid visit to Esther Chapter.
 The grand patron will visit Columbus Chapter on the 18th inst and on the 18th will visit the chapter at Angels, and dur ing the week will institute chapter at Murphys, Calaveras County.
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THE AMERICAN GUILD

Last Wednesday night the vice-gov- ernor presided in the absence of M. l.. Asher, the governor of San Francisco Chapter, confined to his home by illness. Six eandlda6se for initiation wegs elected
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YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE.


 Institute No. 46 was recently instituted by Grand President Miss Grote, assisted by Miss Lizzie Terry as grand marshall Grand Secretary Miss Josie T. Molloy. and Grand Director Miss Nellie Winter To-day new institute to be known as No. 47 will be organized in Merced
 The next session of the Grand Council will be held in the headquarters at Tenth and Market streets on the 27th of July There Is to be meeting of representa- lives from all the councils for the purpose of making arrangements for the conven- tion.
 Miss Sophie A. Grote is recovering from severe attack of illness, which has con fined her to her home for some time, but she Is still so weak that visitors are not permitted to call on her.
 The order has recently met severe loss in the death of Louise G. Boyle of Institute No. 3. She was one of the most amiable members of the organization, who was ever ready and willing to give her time and ability, as we'll as means. to advance the cause in which the member ship Is engaged. In the language of one of her friends, "She was one of those sweet girls whose friendship was worth living for.''
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G. w Collins, G. s. S., and c. F. Burg man, G. c. of R., visited Mayacamas Tribe at St. Helena last week In company with a tribe from this city and adopted fifteen palefaces for that tribe.
 A new council of the Degree of Poca- hontas is to be instituted at Oak Park. Sacramento County, on the 18th inst, and new tribe Is to be instituted at Folsom on the 10th.
 ords will visit Fort Jones. Siskiyou Coun- ty. to deliver a public lecture in regard
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THE NATIONAL UNION.

California Council will at its next meeting be officially visited by the San Francisco Cabinet. On that occasion there will be two limitations, and then there will be presented fine programme of entertainment. This will take place on the evening of the 21st inst, and a committee was appointed to visit the sol diers at Camp Merritt and invite all members of the National Union in the volunteer service to attend the meeting
 During the evening the council was en- tertained with selections by the quar- tet; also songs by J. Semeria and others.
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several other numbers The next visit of Progressive Council will be to Empire Council, on Monday, the 20th inst. It was decided that in future all meetings held under the auspices of Progressive Coun- Gil shall be open to the public.
 Social Council gave one of its enjoyable entertainments last Thursday. and there were many present to greet the committee that had prepared a good programme. It included an address on ''Fraternal Pro- lection" by w. B. Dunlap, fancy dance recitation by Miss D. Blume and other numbers, after which there was dance.
 YOUNG MEMS INSTITUTE.
 The headquarters of the Young Mems Institute have been removed from the Parrott building to the Pioneer building, on Fourth street The organization has secured the greater portion of the sec ond floor of that building and has fitted up fine lodgeroom, which will serve all the needs of the councils that have been meeting downtown. Adjoining that there will be commodious billiard room, and in front, facing on Fourth street, IS the library and reading room. To the right of this is the office of Grand Secretary Stanley
 A new list of official visits will be issued this week.
 Columbia Council No 55 was the first to meet in the new hall.
 The several councils whose members will meet in the new quarters have ar ranged to have each furnish some part of the hall
 On the 2Oth inst there will be district meeting in the hall of No. in Oakland of councils 6. s, 24 and 31
 Rev. Father Slattery and Grand Secre- tary Stanley paid a visit on the 9th inst to Council No. 6 in Oakland, and after the official visit was over the visitors were treated to a banquet. The same off, cials will visit the council at Benicia on the 16th inst.
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DEGREE OF PocAHoNTAs.

Pocahontas Council. Degree of Poca- hontas. I. O. R. M., held It's regular elec- ton of officers last Thursday evening. The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: Prophecies, Mrs. K. Searey; Pocahontas, Miss A. McMahon; Weno- Thomas Searey; chief of records, Miss J.
 Walworth; collector of wampum, Mrs. J. Weisel; keeper of wampum, Mrs. R. Wal worth guard of the tepee, James Hagan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-16

In order to make good citizens. The
Christian part OF the education must
be given at Christian UNCONVENTIONAL
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-16

FHM"NHN NaLM"NHH.NL
In order to make good citizens. The
Christian part OF the education must
be given at Christian UNCONVENTIONAL
schools.
The tendency of the present In many
OF our atnte universities and other high
er Institutions OF learning Is toward
skepslclsm. This 10 an alarming fact
and hence church schools are a neces-
silly. There the students not only are
educated IN the text books but the sur
roundingS all tend to lead young men
and young women toward the Christian
life. N
True education seeke TO develop the
whole life. It Is the. training outside OF
the book. coming from the living teacher,
that tends TO the development OF charac-
ter, In short that Will make Christian
men and women. The greatest need OF
this world Is men and women. Tbla 10
the greatest need OF this country to-day,
This need is far above that OF tariff, or
gold or silver standard, OF which we
hear so much. Give US Christian men
and women, and all these minor matters
will take care of themselves.
At night Epworth League anniversary
service. prepared by Edwin A. Schell,
general secretary, was given, and the
following officers were duly Installed:
President, George z. W~aterhouse. first
vice president, Annie Honecker; second
vice president, Mary Rulong; third vice
president, George n. Powers; fourth
vice president, Eva Bayllss; secretary.
William G. Cunningham: treasurer.
Harry C%aldabaugh.
A large audience was present and the
exercises were very interesting.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-16
LOCAL B%REvITIEs.
Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
tho City.

Matters or Minor Wotnch In ana ABOUT
tho City.
There will be o kaleidoscope exhibition
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Friday evening.
A "red. white and blue" meeting OF
the local union OF the Christian En-
deavor societies will be held May 26. at
the English Lutheran church.
MI. VII Kerr, Of Mt. de Chantal, has
Just completed an oil painting OF the
Inflated Maine" on the dining room
wall of his home. from O copy Of the
original painting owned by Brlgadier-
General H. A. Wheeler, OF the Illinois
National Guard.
Master Herman L. Zwlcker gave a
reception to a number of his young
friends at his fathers residence on
Nineteenth street. East End. 1t was the
occasion OF his seventh birthday md
was an enjoyable event. The young host
received many handsome presents.
There were several fine trades dis
plays In Saturdays parade. among
them being that Of House s Herr
MANN. It was a very large flag
stretched on IN immense metal frame.
and held in position by gaily decorated
guy-ropes in the hands OF employees Of
the firm.
The funeral Of the late Charles R.
Miller. Of No. 1877 Main street, on Tues
day morning. will be largely attended
by orders with which he was connected.
The knights OF St George and Knights
Of st. John, among others, will turn
out. The former organization has been
called to meet at its quarters at 8 q. m.
Tuesday. The A. o. U. W. will also
AXE part
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-16
ABOUT PEOPLE

Strangers In tho City aud Wheeling PEG.
pie Abload.
a;B. o. Newton, OF Sistersville. is in the
city, visiting friends.
Col. c. L. Skinner, Of Fairmont, was
IN the city yesterday.
]. W. Newman, OF New .Martinsville,
is a guest OF the Howell.
G. B. Woodcock, OF New Ma~rtinsville,
last night registered at the Stamm.
: G. Palmer, and ]. B. walkinshaw, OF
Wellsburg, were at the Windsor yester-
day.
Colonel Morris Horkheimer has re-
turned from a trip to Washington and
Philadelphia.
Colonel Mertz, OF Ravenna, Ohio. is
the guest OF his son-in-law. Major
Charles W. Franzheim.
John C. Pfeiffer and John B. Curtis,
were Grafton citizens calling on &C.
quaintances here yesterday.
jay Cooper, Earl Frost, Walter Rus
sell and George DeFossett were Wells
burg visitors In the city Saturday.
G. B. Slemaker, f. Swaziland, F. A.
Snider. and T. W. 'Belden, formed a Sis
tersville party at the Mcclure yesterday.
Hon. Thomas G. Smith aud Frank C.
Martin, of ParkersburG, and Judge
Bennett, Of Weston, yesterday register
ed at the Mcclure.
William White, formerly OF Wheeling,
now In business Oh Diamond square, In
Pittsburgh, was in the city yesterday,
the guest of his father.
Colonel Robert McEldowney, the edi-
tor OF the Wetzel Democrat, who Yields
one of the most trenchant pens on the
state press, vas an interested observer
Of the dolngs Of Wheeling on Dewey
Day."
The funeral to-day at GAINESVILLE, o.,
Of Mr.. Marcus Weller, a citizen of that
city who dropped dead Saturday morn
Ing In s.. NJ. Rice & Co.'s store, will be
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Baer, Ben, Baer,
Bernard Horkheimer and Mrs. Han
auer.
Among the visitors to Wheeling yes
terday, were Judge Joseph A. Sicily,
Louis Nagel, John Jacket and J.. Reisen-
bach, all prominent citizens Of McKees-
port, Pa. They were the guests OF
Commodore" George Gaus, who took
great pride In showing them the Swan
torpedo boat fleet which he commands,
and which is expected 10 move at any
moment.