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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

In a gentleman's visiting cards is it prop
er to precede the name with "Mr?"-Jones.
Yes
Please tell me when and where the SUI
preme Lodge X OF Z. meets.-A Reader.
The last week Of August. 1900. in Detroit,
Mich
Did Jeffries and Sharkey ever fight, and
A. so. what was the result?LCorsic.
They fought on May 6. 1885, Jeffries win
MIN In twenty rounds.
Which of Cooper's books constitute 1.-The
Leather Stocking Tales?"-Jessie.
The D~eerslayer." "'The Pathfinder"
The Last OF the Mohicans." 1.-The
Pioneers" and The Prairie"
who was mmander-in-chie OF tbe
navieS Of the United States at the beginning
OF the war with Spain. and who holds that
place now?-L- F. b.
William Mckinley.
Why 1t is that no hand at cribbage con-
Rains nineteen points?-C. w. II.
Because there is no possible combination,
according TO the rules of the game, that
<oots up that score.
What Is the population of the world and
how many OF these are Christians?oJ. r. c.
The population of the earth is estimated
IT i,55e9.0o0, coo. or these Isl, 100000 are put
own as Christians.
Can you give the composition of locomo-
tive headlight oil?-J- W. X.
IL you mean an oil so called in trade, we
cannot; but the oil usually burned In loco
motive headlights is kerosene of the quail
1ty IN general household use.
Wha Is sealing wax soluble in? I should
Ike TO ind how 1 may remove the seal from
= letter without injuring either the seal or
the letter--X.
Alcohol Will perhaps dissolve 1t, but would
necessarily injure the seal. You had better
rot make the attempt
On what date did former President Harri-
son deliver an address before the Com
mercial Club? 2. What is the age Of Gov
ernor Koosevelt?-T. r. j..
On April u. 1897. Copy OF speech In
pamphlet form can be obtained Of Com.
merciai Club. 2 He was born Oct. q. 1855.
10 the novelist E. Marlitt still living?-M
and l.
No Eugene John. who used the pseudo
nym r. Marlitt. died June 2. 1857. In her
earIy life she met with much success as a
singer. but lost her voice and turned &c
writing novels.
What accounts for the report that fol.
lows the discharge OF a shotgun?-Osgood
The sudden formation and expansion ot
Eases into which the powder is converted
b chemical action Because OF the ire,
uendous power OF cannon the fact is otter
overlooked that Just as the expansion Of
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

One-third of the population Of the world
speaks the Chinese language.
Only one person in every four of the in
habitants of London earns more than IS a
week.
There are hfty-four ports in the Island of
Cuba, but only fifteen are open to the
worlds
A Missouri man has gone into the business
of raising tame quail. The birds, he claims.
are more easily raised than chickens, and
far more profitable.
Russia, with a population Of l27, 10000,
States. with q population Of about 100000
there are 10000 physicians.
The old schoolhouse in East Haddam,
Conn.,. in which Nathan Hale taught the
year after his graduation at Yale, is to be
preserved by a patriotic society.
The strongest sentiment of the Turk is
his reverence for his mother. He always
stands in her presence until invited to sit
dowr-a compliment he pays to no one else.
Nc matter how hot it is on the deserts OF
| Arizona and Southern California-and some
times the thermometer goes up to ITO and
stroke.
The editors of a Lowell, Mass, paper have
been arrested and brought to trial in court
on a charge of publishing an Advertisement
OF a liquor dealer, the city being a mo Ii
cense" place.
Mistrials rarely occur in crimina cases
] in Germany. A vote Of six to six acquits
the prisoner. a vote of seven to five leaves
llC C1AciOA W liz al1 wv VA
eight to four means conviction.
The report of the Suez Canal Company,
dated May s, shows total receipts for the
fiscal year to the amount of 3d. 0o. 900, an
increase Of ESQ 90 over the previous year.
The number of vessels that passed through
was 1893.
An old deed unearthed at the Rock Island
| Offices in Topeka d~iscloses the fact that at
one time the Kansas river was known as the
Camp river. and the bluns at Kansas
City as the Foothills Of the Rocky Noun
tains Of Missouri"
Utah Is to have an art institute which Is
to receive for its support 1900 annually
from the State. Annual exhibitions OF work
done by residents Of Utah viii be held in the
| larger cities and towns, the expense to be
borne by the State.
There is nearly s13y ZOO. 900 In the United
States treaury, the proceeds OF sales OF cot
ton which fell into the federal hands during
the civil war. This money belongs to the
| owners Of the cotton or their heirs, II they
can prove their claims
The deepest hole in the earth Is at Schlad-
ebach. near Ketschau. Germany. II Is 5,s5o
feet in depth. and Is for geological research
only. The drilling was begun In 1850 and
stopped SIX years later because the engineers
were unable with their instruments to 60
deeper.
The actual area Of greater New York Is
stated by the Board OF Improvement TO be
as follows: Manhattan borough or Menhaf-
tan jslss40s 13st0 acSee; borough o. TN
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may be paid at any of those rates, and he
may lose considerable time. 4. OF the civil
service board of the district where you
wish TO serve.
Why is the year 1900 not a leap year,
j. p.
According to the Gregorian calendar every
fourth year is a leap year except such years
as complete centuries and whose numbers,
after suppressing the two ciphers, are not
Invisible by four. Thus the years 100 and
1900 were not leap years. and 1900 will not
be. The year 200, being Invisible by four.
will be a leap year. This calculation is
made TO provide for the fragment Of time
left after dividing the year into 500 days.
1t amounts to slightly less than twenty
four hours in four years. but by emitting
the addition OF a day on the fourth years
specified the calendar divisions are made
uniform.
How many times was Nancy E. Glenn
tried for the murder or the Youngs at Cold
Springs? Where was each trial held and
the result In each? Also give final result
and the causes leading thereto.oJ- b.
Nancy +. Clem's first trial began In De-
cember. 1865. the murder having been COM
mitted on Sept. 10 OF that year. The jury
disagreed. A second trial. beginning In
March, 1863. resulted In conviction and a
sentence Of life Imprisonment. The SUI
preme Court of the State reversed the case
owing TO an error In the judges instruc-
lions. A change OF venue from Marion to
Boone county was taken, and the. third
trial was held at Lebanon and a conviction
secured. This decision was reversed by the
Supreme Court and the case sent back for a
second new trial, but the Marion county
authorities declining to stand the expense
: Of further proceedings. . decree Of nolls
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Cradle Song.

Bees are resting sugary thighs.
Stars awake in the evening skies.
Timothy. Timothy. close your eyes.
King OF the cradle, sleep.
Sleep. my honey. o sleep. my star.
Dream where the rainbow ribbons are.
Ride with the Queen In the Fairies car.
King OF the cradle, sleep.
Father Is tossing upon the sea.
Timothy rocks at home with me.
Weary Of trumpet. cannon and knee.
King Of the cradle. sleep.
God. whose babes are many and far.
Keep him nom craft. and safe from war;
Give TO my rose from = Gclcen STAR
-Nornsn Gale
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Doesn't 1t annoy you to see yourself rid
iculed so frequently in the papers?" Not
a Bit" answered Farmer Corntossel. The
more they picter me as a guileless hayseed
that anybody kin gold-brick, the better 1
like it. 1t makes summer boarders more
onsuspicious."
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CIVIL WAR GENERALS.

CIVIL WAR GENERALS.
At the close of the civil war the regular
and volunteer rolls bore the names Of 361
generals. Adding TO this list the names of
those who resigned or were mustered out
during the war, there were probably 400
federal generals living at that time. But
now many of those who were great actors
in the conflict are dead. Grant. Sherman,
Sheridan, Rosecrans, Hooker. Buell., But
Ter, Banks, Dix, Hancock, Logan, Warren.
Humphreys, Candy. Hunter, Pope, Ord and
On the Southern side Robert E. Lee,
Joseph Z. Johnston, Beauregard. Kirby
Smith; Bragg; HOOD, E priy. E pWSeed; p; dI II
Hardee, Malone, Ransom, Cheaths m, Hoke,
Pickett, Wilcox. Field and Forrest and
m Jos % Sshs e na asd pf Fasshu aTag lee live and
North. Gen. N. 6. Butler. late of the Con:
volunteers. Bate. cockreii. Morgan and
Pettus are in the Senate and James A.
Walker is in the House of Representatives.
officers living are Lieutenant Generals
James Longstreet. Wade Hampton. Stephen
p. Lee. s.. B. Buckner, and Alexander P.
Stewart, Major Generals French, Gordon,
Heth. Lomax, Curtis, Lee, Maury. Polignac.
Rosser and Churchill. Brigadier Generals
h hTTnTl Rsnsow WRIGHT! sbsIlv apa Cosby Johnson
Among the federal soldiers still In active
service in the army are General Miles, Gen.
Merritt and General Brooke.
Many of the veteran generals served in
the United States regular army with lesser
rank until they were debarred by age.
Among the names CT the retired officers
which are carried on the army register are
many distinguished veterans. such as Scho-
field. Sickles. Howard, Wright, Parke, Get
ty. Stanley. Wilcox, Baird, McCook. Thorn
as j. wood. Fitz John Porter. Kruger. Carr.
| Long, Wheaton, FORSYTH, Hatch. Comstock,
Grierson, Carlin. Palmer. Badly Smith,
Averell, Dana. William D.. Whipple. and
others. The retired list contains 663 officers
of all grades. over six hundred Of whom
participated in the civil war.
AS the general officers have gradually
passed away, so have the lesser lights.
The army register Of 1898 discloses the fact
that there remained but 457 officers in the
regular army before the beginning Of hos
tilities with Spain. This is only about one
fifth OF the entire number. Ten years ago
two-thirds of the officers had seen service
in the civil war. 1t is estimated by compe-
tent authority that in five years time the
number of these veterans will fall below
one hundred. and it Is safe to say that at
the termination of the first decade of the
twentieth century not a single name of a
Union soldier will be carried on the regular
army roll,
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were killed i'm action or who died of wounds
received on the field of battle is seventy
three-one full general. three lieutenant
brigadier generals. On the federal side
there was a loss of ten major generals and
thirty-nine brigadier generals. Among the
federal generals killed were Reynolds, Nc
Pherson, Mansfield. Lyon, Sedgwick and
Stevens. Among the Confederate generals
killed were Albert Sidney Johnson, Jack
son. Stuart, Polk, Hill. Rodes, Fender, Gle
burne, Garnett. McCulloch, Zolliconer and
w z I0paS
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

some mathematician well versed in
actuarial formulate.
"The uninitiated are sure to get
tangled up with hard mathematical
problems when they undertake to
make calculations for a level rate.
at is our humble opinion that to
undertake such things is going be-
yond the province of fraternalism,
and we believe that We can demon
strate that fact to the satisfaction
of any earnest fraternal worker who
will carefully consider and study
the matter.-Keystone Workman.
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Dayton Nevada, Saturday. ApW IS. 1899.

The Keystone Workman of Penn,
has suspended publication. 1t was
published by Supreme Recorder, M.
w. Sackett, and was an able journal.
1t is to be succeeded by a paper
named the Pennsylvania Workman.
The former monthly under Mr..
Sackett's supervision was an ably
edited publication. We only hope
his successor will be able to do as
much good for the Order.
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A. D. u. w Chips.

Members in good standing Feb l,
1899, 358,644.
Net gain IN nbership in Jan,
1896, 1874
Amount of Beneficiary Fund paid
ont in Jan, 1899, $673,73772.
Total Beneficiary Fund disbursed
in 1897 to January /, 1898, as
shown by the annual reports, 81
761, ,934.41.
Grand total Beneficiary Fund
dishursed by the Order from organi-
cation to Jan. /, 1899, $9S, 200, POI
26.
New members admitted in Jan,
1899, 1896.
Members reinstated ia Jan, 3
594.
Members suspended in Jan, a.
773.
Members died in Jan, 346.
Members withdrawn, etc, from
the Order in Jan, sc.
Total Relief Fund received on
Calls No. Is and 19, including bal
ance on hand February |, 1899,
$376,90S.05. Disbursements to Feb.
1, 1899, $36S,O49.97. Balance on
hand Feb. /, 1899, $S.S5S.0S.
Total amount received on War
Relief Fund to January l, 1899
40,222.S7. Amount disbursed
$1S,017 so. Balance on hand, JAM
uary l, 1899, $122, ZOE. 81 Key
stone Workman.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

Grand Master Workman has is
sued circular calling the Grand
Lodge to meet in Carson on Tues
day, the 16th day of May, 1899, at
10 o'clock A. NJ. There are some
important questions to discuss at
this meeting of the Grand Lodge,
and it is hoped that every Lodge in
the Jurisdiction will send delegates
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

her healthy sisters enjoy themselves. She
may be naturally beautiful, naturally attrac-
tive, naturally interesting and animated
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the pallid cheek. 1t gives springiness and
trip to the carriage. 1t makes the eyes
sparkle with returning vivacity. 1t imparts
animation to the mien and gestures. The
fan that long lay listless and idle in the lap
of an invalid again speaks the eloquent
language of a healthy, happy woman.
Thousands of women have testified to the
marvellous merits of this wonderful medi
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For several years suffered with prolapsus
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Keep your head up and your bowels open
The Golden Medical Discovery will put
steel in your backbone, and DR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets will cure constipation.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

Frank O'Brien, a resident of Gold
Hill for many years, died in San
Francisco Monday of miners con-
sumption with which he has been
afflicted for several years. He leaves
three sisters and two brothers. He
was member of Gold Hill Lodge,
A. o. U. w., and native of Ireland,
aged So years.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

The old liners are preparing to
push their warfare with more vigor.
Their literature reminds all of the
following definition small boy gave
to the word scandal: "It was when
nobody amt done nothing, and
somebody goes and tells".
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
maneutly Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. z.
Cor sale by ali Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

The Guide reports the numerical
gain in membership in Minnesota
during the year 1898 as 2 ,533. This,
it says. is larger gain than any
previous year in the history of the
Order in that jurisdiction.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

At the California Grand Lodge
meeting in San Francisco last week
there was a contest between num-
her of Degree Teams A prize of
800 was offered for the best team
work, and the Sacramento team
carried off the prize.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

At the regular meeting in Reno
ofNevada Lodge No. 5, A. o. U. w.,
last Tuesday evening G. P. Cross
and e. w. Taylor were elected as
representatives to the Grand Lodge
which will meet in Carson, May Is,
1899.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

1t is believed that at the next
session of the Grand Lodge of
Washington Jurisdiction the Order
will adopt the Classified Plan.
Every Jurisdiction will fall in line
on this plan before many more ses-
sions are held.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

c. l., Murphy, John Brady and
Horace Hand, have been elected
delegates by Gold Hill Lodge No. 2
to the A. O. U. w. Grand Lodge,
which is to convene in Carson.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15
Fundamental Principles.

Fundamental Principles.
Under this heading the FracerWdl
Monitor elucidates in a clear and
forceful manner the principles in
volved in fraternal protection, and
gives warning as to the tendency to
add thereto adjuncts, providing for
annuities, etc We make the fol-
lowing extracts:
"The insurance plans and meth
ods of fraternalism are superior to
any other where pure protection for
dependents, in limited sums, is de-
sired. However, the most ardent
advocate of fraternalism will not
contend that its detail methods for
permanent operation are beyond
improvement. The staunchest
friends of fraternalism are best
served by knowing wherein its
methods may he improved
"The origin of fraternaism was
in the moving and actuating prin-
ciple of Love and Charity, which
recognized an existing need in that
something must be done to save
wives and children and other de-
pendent loved ones from want and
penury. The need WAS supplied by
something being done whereby
thousands of widows and orphans
have been saved from miserable and
wretched poverty. Something was
done without waiting for cold-blood
ed calculations of mathematician
to see how it might he done, and
serve selfish ends in the doing of it
mo plan was ever perfect from
its very beginning, and it would be
most remarkable should fraternal-
ism be "a perfect, scientific insurance
scheme, seeing that it had its origin
in the warm aud sympathetic pas
sions of the heart rather than in
the cold and calculating operations
Of the mind.
The heart is most excellent pro-
moter of good deeds, but to make
the latter effective in the accom-
plishment of most good, the head
must direct and plan. Close analy-
sis, of conditions and logical deduct
ion from observation and experience
must aid the motives, if the best
results from high aud noble intent
be attained.
In fire insurance the premium
charge is graded according to the
risk of fire from character Of build
ings, contents, etc. In marine in
surance the charge is graded ac-
cording to risk of destruction at sea
from prevalence of storms, existence
of wars, construction of vessels, etc.
In life insurance the charge should
he graded according to the risk Of
loss by death of the insured,
"Conmon sense teaches that the
older a man gets the greater the
risk of his dying, because death is
ultimately certain, and each sue
ceeding year brings one nearer that
certainty. It follows conclusively
that each passing year increases the
risk OF dying and, therefore, an an
nually increased charge for carrying
that risk must be made, if the
charge be equitable and fair to
young and old alike.
"When Orders begin to copy 'old-
line methods, and promise level
rates, and 'paid-up' certificates, or
half the face in cash at the 'end of
expectancy etc, it would be well
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

Charity, sympathy, gentleness
and good feeling are the sure fruits,
not only of a kindly heart but of an
educated brain, and when this
comes to be realized by the majority
of people long step will have been
taken towards the increase of hu-
man happiness. Fraternity and CO.
operation are doing great deal to
promote good feeling and kindness
of heart among men as well as to
help towards the wealth and happi-
ntss of the rising generation.
Among members of the 40. U. w.
good feeling and kindly hearts are
not rare, nor are We without many
good men whose cultured brain and
keen intelligence are used to in
crease the worlds happiness.
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The Odd Fellows Siftinqs tell

The Odd Fellows SJtimgs tells
of a memb her who drew benefits con-
tinuously for three years, after
which he regained health and then
permitted himself to be suspended
Tor non payment of dues. Verify,
with some "nothing is so soon for
gotten as gratitude"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

II. 0. u. w.
sMATTERS.k


should be received later
thanS this
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

1t can also tell the
story of health. A
woman who suffers
from weakness and
disease in a woman
ly way sits in sorrow
and detection while
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15

any known to
the tongue of
man. 1t can
invite or repel,
sigh or smile,
be IN lex or
naughty, tear
a passion to
tatters or hum
bly, seek for
UfyeneSS
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-04-15
Help at Hand.

If you have any complaint
whatever and desire the best
medical advice you can Tcs-
sibly obtain, write the doctor
freely. You will receive
prompt reply.
Address, DIR. ]. c. AVER,
Lowell, Mass.
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