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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
ANCIENT ORDER WORKMEN


Unity Lodge No. q will celebrate the
twenty-frst anniversary of the institu-
ton of the lodge by a grand entertain
ment and ball to be given in B'ne Birth
Hall on the night of the 9TH of April
Valley Social Club will on the 18th of
April give an entertainment and dance in
Laurel Hall, Shiels building, in celebra-
ton of the institution of Valley Lodge
In about two weeks new lodge will be
instituted at Tesla with more than fifty
members.
On the 18th inst. a new lodge of the De-
gree of Honor was instituted at Santa
Ana by Mrs. Viola Norman, D. D. Mrs.
Frances Cooper is the chief of honor,
and Laura Lacy the recorder. The same
night a lodge was instituted at Gait by
Deputy Grand Chief of Honor Mrs. A.
A: Wood, assisted by Mrs. Alice Hinkley
of Stockton, who acted as grand usher.
Mrs l.. Cole is the chief of honor, and
Clarence r. Pitt the recorder. On the
14th Myrtle Lodge was instituted at East
Oakland by Mrs. NJ. j. Stewart, 2. S. G.
of H., assisted by Mrs. Eva Cogan and
the drill team of Ivy Lodge. Lillian A.
Caney is the chief of honor, and f. D.
Dolbier the recorder. The same night
Union Lodge was instituted at Haywards
by Grand Chief of Honor Mrs. E. r: May
on, assisted by Grand Receiver Miss NJ.
H Ohea Mrs. e. D. Strobridge is chief
of honor and Georgia A. Threfaull re-
corder.
Hall, Native Sons building, Ala Mason
street in this city, on the 9th of April.
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NATIVE DAUGHTERS

The members of Buenc Ventura Parlor
greatly enjoyed the visit of Grand Presi-
dent Mrs. Mills. After the serious part of
the official visit was over there was a.
banquet at the Hotel Rose, where Grand
Vice President ora Sifford acted as toast
mistress and welcomed the CUES of the
evening in a very pleasant speech There
were a number of responses to toasts.
Mrs. Tina L. Kane, S. P. G. P, responding
to 1.-THE First Parlor." Miss Margaret
Sheppard responded to my Impressions
of the Grand Parlor," and Miss McGonf-
gle, the president of Buena Ventura to a
toast to that parlor.
Ramona Parlor of Martinez gave a very
enjoyable party recently and under the
direction of Mesdames Dunkel Cerone
and Scott, the social committee, there was
inaugurated a novelty. Each person pres
ent was handed a slip of paper and re-
quested to write the very best thing she
had done while in her teens. This was
done and then vote was taken as 10
which was the best. The result was In
favor of Miss Sadie Davenport, who was
awarded handsome prize.
The new parlor instituted at Holljs+er
No. 105, has been named Copa de Orc (Cup
of Gold.
Buena Vista Parlor recently gave q very
interesting and entertaining party ~
members only. It was called a 6rnum
party" that is, all the members have
sworn to keep mum as to what the en-
tertainment was.
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INDEPENDENT FOREsTERs.

Last Thursday evening the board of
deputies paid a visit to Court Apollo in
it's hall in the Mission Opera House.
There were present a good number of
visitors from local courts, in addition to
a large representation of the sitting
court. There were a number of very in
structive addresses, and the attention of
the court was directed to the grand en-
tertainment that is to be given in Odd
Fellows Hall under the auspices of the
Independent Order of Foresters on the
Sth of April.
The deputies have arranged all the de-
tails for the grand entertainment to be
given on the Sth of next month under the
auspices of the order in Odd Fellows
Hall. The tickets are out and may be
obtained from any member of the order.
DR.. W. Acland H. Oronhyatekha of this
city. son of the supreme chief ranger of
the order, received a letter from his
father last week announcing that on the
18th of February he and his party left
Cairo for Jerusalem and that he expected
to reach the English Office in London by
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the end of March. He will return to his
home in Toronto, Canada, in April, and
in May he will come to this coast. The
trip which the supreme chief ranger is
taking for the benefit of his health has
been of great benefit to him.
Court Yerba Buena at its last held
meeting had an initiation and acted upon
amendments to the bylaws The court
is taking an active interest in the grand
public entertainment that is to be given
in Odd Fellows Hall on the night of the
9Th of npYt month.
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FRATERNAL NEWS.
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is also on an excellent footing and making
decidedly good progress The financial
report shows a good reserve fund in the
bank. At the first meeting in April Loyal
Mission Lodge will in body pay a visit
to California
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Tancred and Charter Oak lodges paid a
fraternal visit to Fortuna Lodge last
Tuesday, and Past Dictator Barnes de-
livered a stirring address on fraternal
work. L. w. Seeley dictator of the sit
ting lodge, also delivered an impressive
address.
Last Friday Ivy Lodge was visited by
number of the grand officers and many
members from other lodges A pleasant
and instructive evening was spent.
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES.
At the review of Golden West Tent
held last Tuesday night there was pres
ent good attendance of members of the
order to witness the initiation of eight
candidates by the team of San Francisco
Tent. Deputy Ermerins presented the
names of five more candidates who will
receive the degrees at the next review.
The promise made at the previous re-
view that this tent would strive to adj
vance in membership promises well. Dur
ing the evening there were addresses by
State Record Keeper Smith of Redding.
Frank B. Tichnor, deputy supreme com.
rogassy and Deputy Greenberg
San Francisco Tent did not hold a re-
view last Friday night, as it was conven-
ton night, and the team of that tent was
before the convention exemplifying the
ritualistic work.
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Mistress hnding visitor in kitchen)-
M" Mary " ((confusediy)-My brother. MN"
Mistress OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not
IL Mary (stammering apologeticallyl-W
we're. nm; but he's just had his beard
shaved off, and that makes him look diff
ferant N 'm.-RiVal.
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FRIENDS OF THE FOREsT

Last Monday night Lincoln Lodge.
Friends of the Forest, gave its first "at
nome in the new quarters in the Forest
ers building, and 1T was attended bv a
large number of members and friends
After short programme in the lodge
room there was an adjournment to the
til midnight
Mizpah Lodge had fine entertainment
and dance in Mission Opera Hall last
Thursday night. and as usual at the gath
erings of this lodge there was a large
number present to enjoy the programmes
that had been prepared by Mrs L. S
Bacon and Mrs. Schmehl. 1t was made
up of variety of well-selected numbers.
which were highly appreciated by the
auditors, Then followed an enjoyable
by the Fourth Cavalry band.
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NATIYE SONS.

Last Monday night Sequoia Parlor had
more limitations it's officers inducing into
the mysteries of the order nine candi-
dates, the work being done in an admir-
able manner. The parlor then elected
Silas A. White, L. c. Pistolesi and w. p.
Johnson as delegates to the Grand Par
lor. For the benefit of the newly initiated
members the high royal nincompoop and
sublime order of the nincompoops upon
one solitary Individual, as brave as Rich
ard Occur de Lion, in a manner that
taught him that there are striking points
in the order that the rise and fall of man
is we'll illustrated, and that mans life
hangs often by a single thread-lessons
that were brought to the mind of the
candidate in a most forcible and realistic
way. 1t was we'll said, after the close
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Madame Neergaard, pupil of st. German.
scientific palm reading. 1888 Twenty-frst ST.
near Valencia. Telephone White 1911.
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Real Arabian Nghse Saw Hand Turn Away the Spear
From The conopo 10 March

TO inaugurate Woodman's picnic, and a
committee was appointed to report on the
project. The camp at It's next meeting
will have a number Of candidates to inl-
tate. and will after the work introduce
the side degree of the order.
On Thursday, the 9th inst, Redwood
Camp had a well-attended meeting, and
under the head of good of the order there
We're a number Of interesting addresses
which had the effect of arouslng the en-
thusiasm of the membership. There were
a number of visitors present from other
local camps.
Western Addition Camp last Tuesday
night initiated three candidates. and after
adjournment conferred the degree of the
California Circle No 17S, Women of
Woodcraft, recently instituted, will give
an entertainment and dance in the ban
uuet hall of the Native Sons building on
the night of Friday, the oath inst. Re
freshments without cost will be served
to all who attend
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THE GRAND ARMY.

One of the pleasant features of the camp
fire under the auspices Of James A. Gar
field Post No "a last Thursday evening
was the presence of Professor A. L..
Taafe, principal of the Humboldt Evening
High School, with dozen OF his pupils.
During the evening the professor de-
livered a splendid address to the veterans,
one full of patriotic sentiments and ex-
toliing the services of the grand army
during the Civil War. There was singing
classes. accompanist Mr.. Turner. Gen
erai E. S. Solomon. the post commander,
infant General T. c. Masteller, Colonel J..
II. Simpson and others. delivered ad-
dresses. Mr. McMann of the Humboldt
school entertained with stirring recita-
tions. r. e. Meyers sang solos, Mr.. Simon
gave a French dialect recitation and
Peter Johanneson gave flute solos. There
were present visitors from Lincoln,
Thomas, Meade and other posts During
the evening collation. was served.
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arranged by Pacific Lodge. and it will b
assisted by California, Golden Gate, Mis-
sion and San Francisco lodges.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .

of that work that native son who had
not taken that degree had missed the ex-
periences that occur to man but once in a
lifetime. During the evening after the
close of the regular business the Native
Sons band, led by Professor Sousa Bar
ton. rendered a number of choice selec-
tons. The evening wound up with a ban
quet in the Post street hole-in-t he-wall"
teresting talks and music and song. The
drill corps of the parlor will hold its an
nual picnic in Mrabel Park on the 9Th
of A nriT
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AXE them, my boy. and do with
them as you please after 1 am
gone"
So spoke Robert Browning shortly
l. before he died as he gave into the
hands of his son an inlaid box con-
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Letters
IND
Poetry,
G G c G G 9 9 9 @ @ G G G C @ C

sun and moon! who can be we'll in such
wind? Yet for me, should not grumble.
ter with me, as there used to bel only
grow weaker than usual, and learn my
lesson of being mortal, in corner-and
There will be both q May and a June If
we live to see such things, and perhaps,
after all we may. and as to seeing you,
and that perhaps you penetrate my NOR
bidlty and guess how hen the moment
comes to see living human face to which
l am not accustomed | shrink and grow
pale in the spirit. Do you? You are
learned in human nature, and you know
the consequences of leading such a seclud-
ed life as MISUNDERSTANDING all my
fine philosophy about social duties and
the like-well-if you have such knowledge
do say that I will indeed see you when
the warm weather has revived me
agab little 50 and put the earth TO rights
sort possible. For if you think that
| shall not want to see, you you are
T sba be oF afraid Of Sou at faF Fathod Rq5
am not, in writing thus You are Para
celsius. and l am recluse, with nerves
that have been all broken on the rack,
and now hang loosely-quivering at step
and breath
And what you say of society draws me
on to many comparative thoughts of your
life and mine. You seem to have drunken
OF the cup of life full, with the sun shin
ing on 1t. l have lived only inwardly,
u Win SOrToW lot strong emotion. Be
fore this seclusion of my illness I was
secluded STILL and there are (ew of the
youngest women in the wor who have
not seen more, heard more know more
of society than l, who am scarcely to be
called young now. / grew up in the coun-
try-had no social opportunities: had my
ence in reveries. Ny sympathies dropped
toward the ground like an unframed hon
eysuckle-and but for one in my own
house-but of this cannot speak It was
a lonely life, growing green like the grass
around it. Books and dreams were what
lived in and domestic life only seemed
to buzz gently around, like the bees about
the grass. And so time passed and passed
and afterward when my illness came
and | seemed to stand at the edge of the
(as appeared at one time) Of ever passing
the threshold of one room again, why,
then l turned to thinking with some bit
terness (after the greatest sorrow of my
life had given me room and time to
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-27
HOUSTON. FRIDAY, JAN. -. 1890.
TEN PAGES TODAY
COMMISSIONERS oounr RECORDS.


The bill OF Representative Shelburne, to
require county commissioners courts to
publish tabular statement OF the courts
expenditures and OF the indebtedness con-
tracted by the court az each quarterly
term. together with an exhibit showing
the aggregate receipts and disbursements
OF each separate fund for the preceding
quarter, IS one we'll worthy OF the serious
consideration by the house.
without reference to the merits OF ttis
particular measure, its general purport
would seem TO be commenlable. Few citt-
gcns have the time or convenience to In
vestigatc the courts records In most OF
The counties hose interested live ut
considerable distance from the county seat.
And yet. ordinarily, the citizen and tag
payer has more direct and vital concern
In the transactions OF his commissioners
court than in those OF the legislature.
The proceedings of the Legislature arc
required to be published in detail. why
should not the same requirement obtain
az to The proceedings OF tho commissioners
courts, at least as to the portion relating
10 appropriations and county finances In
general
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were designated as auditor. but the title
is Of little concern. All the importance
attaches to the work assigned TO the Of
nciai and the authority and means pro-
vided for its execution. He should be
empowered, under the governors super
vision. to take nil necessary and proper
steps FOR the protection of the States
financial interests, and It would be the
part OF wisdom and economy to provide
him with clerical and, when needed. expert
aid, and, as the law now provides as to
the State revenue agent. he should be re-
quired to submit report to the governor
biennially.
The information derived from this report
would obviate the necessity for the un-
satisfactory and Understanding investi-
cations that have heretofore been con-
Quoted by committees Of the Legislature
and afford safe and reliable information
for the Intelligent guidance OF the body.
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ro,NTs ABOUT PEOPLE.

Senator Simon OF Oregon Is devoted to
the black tie and. except occasionally
with evening dress. rarely wears any other
color.
Hon John G. Carlisle Is to he invited
to deliver an address at the commence
Inent exercises of Washington and Lee
university In June next.
a. S. Simmons has given to the town
OF Kenosha. Wis, sl,000.000 for public
library building, which he win also stock
with $4,000 volumes.
William NJ Chase, the celebrated hrnerl-
can artist, says he wanted to be a painter
from boyhood. although he had to begin
life as a clerk in a shoe store.
In one OF the scrap books of Senator
Burrows OF Michigan Ia picture OF the
him with beard OF extraordinary length
for one OF that age.
Marcio Garcia, son OF General Calix-
to Garcia, has entered Union college. He
la the first Cuban to take advantage OF
the Cuban Educational society, which was
organized for the purpose of giving free
education to Cubans IN American colleges.
The late Prof. Jonathan B. Turner, the
Oldest member OF the faculty OF the ILL.,
nois state university, who died the other
day. had continued teaching. though W
years old. until no was taken III, He had
been with the university since 1888. when
he was graduated from Yale.
In the past few years New York has
had FIVE OF her residents appointed ambas-
eadors. They are; Stewart l.. Woodford.
who went to SPAIN Oscar Straus, who Is
minister to Turkey, Joseph II. Choato, who
is ambassador TO England; Andrew d.
White, who is at the court OF Berlin, and
Horace Porter. who Ia at Paris.
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ABOUT EMBALMED BEEr.

Still, there is nothing to show that the
acids used In preserving fresh meat are elmer
iualy cat great variety OF acids every. day.
ard are none the worse for II. The repuis.ye-
mess Is in the word ..rmbalmed In sucn
observation-disclosures City journal
There liz, however, something In the
evidence. and great deal ut that. to
show that the meat in which the acids
were used was unpalatable and unwhole-
some.
No complaint has been made as to the
acids When applied to their proper use
They are unanestionably valuable chem
icals. The point Is that they were i'm
properly and fraudulently used TO doctor
unwholesome meats furnished to the sol
diers who were barring their breasts to
the enemy in defense OF their country and
were compelled to eat what was placed
before them or else go hungry. People
who knowingly and from choice eat acids
are themselves responsible for this re-
sultant suffering. but 1t is quite a differ
ent thing when soldiers engaged in war
are forced to eat them unknowlngly in
meats that the nlos will not light upon.
y That the responsiveness. 30 far as 1t has
affected General Eagan the vultures who
contracted with the government to fur
nish such supplies and the officials who
were In collision with the contractors. Is
in the word "embalmed'. is conceded. But
the responsiveness to the private soldiers
who ate the meats was In the odorous,
rotten and unwhoicsome quality Of the
food
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did the Galveston News reproduce tbs
above with great relish? Simply because
u IL goldbug paper and desires 10 create
the impression that everything is lovely
says last years cotton crop In Texas WAS
nearly clear profit" to the farmers. How
does this assertion compare with the state.
ment OF Governor Snycrs on last Tuesday:
With us. agricuiture--although its output
IL enormously large. with the certainty
or becoming very much larger--has almost
ceased to be reinunerativo beyond the en-
tent OF our own consumption" Which
VIII you believe. dear reader ex-Conrreas-
man Silss Hare or Governor Sayers Again.
Silas Hare says: II have Just come back
from visit to my former homie In Texas
and l found the State in highly pros
porous condition" How does this assertion
compare with the following statement OF
Governor Sayers in his inaugural address
on last Tuesday. after depicting the con-
dition OF Teas: This condition Is ruin
Gus to our Stntc. and unless there be a
wide departure. we may expect the situa-
ton 70 grow worse, until poverty shall be-
come the most distinguishing character
istic OF our people, Which will you be-
lieve, dear reader, ex-Congressinan Silas
Hare OF. Governor Saycrs? You can not
believe both, because II Is self-evIdent
proposition that both can not be right
Then which Is wrong? The ex-Congress-
man, OF course! We will not say that he
wilfully stated falsely, for he may be mon
tally very weak and his constituents may
have soon found out their mistake insend-
Ing him to congress. Ask any intelligent
farmer OF Texas. II he made any money
on his cotton crop of last year. and he
will tell YOU that he did not; furthermore
will probably say that his last years crop
Of cotton cost hiIp more than he received
for II. Governor Sayers knows what farm
ing is, has been in close touch with the
farmers OF Texas all along and Is we'll
posted as TO conditions In the State.
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The Newest Napoleon.

Corners weekly.
France has the best army in the world
on paper lnsulted by England, afraid OF
Germany, uncertain of Russia, and. worse
than all, uncertain of herself, she lacks a
number of things. but most, perhaps. a
man. It is rumored that there is coup
d'etat In preparation and that presently the
man will appear. The latter is Napoleon
". We must not believe everything we see
in the papers, yet should the rumor be COR
rect he would not be unwelcome. In the
circumstances a word or two concerning
him may be OF interest. At present a
colonel OF the guards at st. Petersburg. he
has three characteristics. He is a greet
chap with the girls. That is promising. He
wears no decorations. That is the mark OF
a really distinguished soldier, He insists
on being addressed as imperial hiehness,
That is the prelude to sire Still Young.
good looking without being alarmingly so.
at his hour what the French call char
incur, he has succeeded in Charming the
tsar. In view of Frances spaniel crouch
at that door, this means good deal. his
name, too. is potent. Napoleon may rhyme
with Sedan, but rhymes better with Aus
terlitz. But why, II has been asked. should
the grandson OF Jerome Bonaparte be Ma
poleon V? For two reasons; first because
the prince imperial would have been Ma
poleon iV-wouid have been, that Is, pro-
vided other things were favorable-and see !
ond. because there is luck in odd num-
particularly in his family. n Is
worth nothing that the third EMPEROR in
spite Of the king Of Rome. intended to cali
himself Napoleon II. Hut after the couu
d 'etat when his name was biilposted. that
which the printer has intended for thvee
exclamation points after 1t was mistaken
for the numersl III. Being good aurury'
II was accepted 1t is in this way that
history is made.
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a rEcULIAn DECISION.

The supreme court OF Tennessee has de-
cided that the county court, which pre-
sumabiy corresponds to the county COM
missioners court in Texas. can not con-
tract with its own members for services.
Should this view be taken by the higher
courts OF this State 1t would seriously dis
arrange the affairs OF some OF the COM
missioners courts. The Texas statutes pro-
vide that the commissioners court of any
county may employ one road superintend-
ent for the county or one superintendent
in each commissioners precinct, the super
intendent to have general supervision over
all the public roads Of his county or pre-
cinct, as the case may be, and to super
intend the laying out, working and repairs
OF roads, building bridges, etc. Various
other duties are assigned, and 1t Is pro-
vided that the salary OF superintendent
is to be fixed by the court, within maxi
mum Limitation prescribed by law
In number OF counties the courts have
appointed their own members to these posi-
tions. According to the Tennessee decision
such appointments would be Illegal