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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
DEATH RESULTS
FROM ARSENIC
Identity of Man Who Died at
Sailors Home is
Uncertain.

! The coroner's jury investigating the
cause of the death of an unknown man
at the Sailors Home on January q
reached verdict of death from arsenic
poisoning yesterday afternoon.
/ Only two witnesses were called and
nothing that would throw light on the
mans identity was ascertained. Dr. E.
Z. Shorey, the Government chemist
testified that he had examined the BODY
at the Soldiers Home last Sunday and
from the contents of the stomach had
found traces of arsenic A portion of
the contents of the small intestine con-
tanned about one-tenth of a grain of
arsenic.
Some of the blood had remained in a
llquld state for three days--a condition
! that is characteristic of poisoning by
the drug. DR.. Shorey had made care
full examination of the pills similar to
those found in the sample package. but
could not find any traces of poison
IN them. At the postmortem examina-
ton blood flowed freely from every cut
IN the body, and from the position that
the body was found in it is evident tl,a
the man died in great pain.
Concluding his testimony, DR.. Shorey
said that the man had evidently a very
weak heart, and in his opinion the de-
ceased came to his death by arsenic
poisoning
l. Bray, superintendent of the Sail
ors Home. said that a man came to
the Home on Saturday afternoon and
asked for room. This was assigned
to him and when asked to register he
gave his name as Samuel" Early
Monday morning a man came to him
and said that there was man dead
in No. 4 bed, next to the one assigned
to him. Bray went at once to the room
ana found the man who gave his name
as Samuel already dead BRAY was
unable to give any further information.
After a few moments deliberation
the jury reached the following verdict:
mat man named Samuel, whose
true name is unknown to the jury ow-
ing to the fact that the manaeerro,-4
IF the Sailors Home failed to register
he name of the deceased person. came
% his death at Honolulu, Island of
oahu, on the goth day of January, A. n
l9ol' from arsenic poison, accelerated
by the degenerated condition of his |
leart''
The following men composed the
ury: Martin Newman, W. L. Eaton, |
?. r. Mossman, Henry Cook. C. Talin |
md E. H. Pairre
From later evidence it appears that |
lie deceased is D. Thaanum, whose |
brother is resident of Hilo ard an |
'wner of the Hawaii Herald at that
'lace. Thaanum is supposed to have
Irrived in this city recently on the Mi |
vera from Canada, where he has been
listing relatives.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
To Suppress Soldiers.

An order has been received by the
commanding officers of the transports
conveying United States troops from
Assistant Adjutant General Babcock
calling attention to the fact that MANY
acts of trespass have been reported to
the department regarding the actions OF
soldiers here en- route for the Philip
pines. They also direct that steps be
taken to prevent the committing of
such outrages as the looting of gar
dens and disorderly and indecent CON
duct. The order also instructs that the
patrols in the city of Honolulu be di-
rected as to their duties tewar.7s the
local authorities
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
THIS WOMAN
| NEEDS HELP
Widow of Suicide Is In
Dire Distress.
A HELPLESS PARALYT|C
Mrs. Albert Hermanson, aft Sub
ject for Discriminating
Charity.

There's sun in the world and clouds
dark clouds;
Ihere's JOY and there's trouble ana
pain,
But often it seems that the balance is
wrong
That the weigher has measured in
vain;
For one treads through life, a sunlit
path,
Where the shadows seem never to fall,
While another's way is with thorns Ger
StreWn,
And has never light at all.
Things that must be. must needs fall
out
And It's useless to try and change
The varying measures of good and i'll.
Which vary our lifes short range:
Only some time when our world seems
bright
Nor trouble nor trial in view
Let us drive the clouds from a brothers
life
That he may have sunshine too.
II. NJ. AYRES.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25

injuries to Engineer Trulock of the
freight train.
1t was marvellous that no one was
Killed. The two trains came together
head-on, and the work train was de-
rallied and thrown over on it's side.
Engineer Bantos of the derailed train
Jumped for his life and escaped unhurt
Engineer Trulock also jumped. but
came to the ground heavily and dis
located hip. He was removed to the
hospital for treatment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
ESTABLISHED IN 1853.
BISHOP & CO.
-Bankers-
TRANSACT A GENERAL, RANK1Nc
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.

en Ihefcial and Travellers Letters of
Credit issued, available in all The
principal Cities of the World.
INTEREST allowed after Julv 1sas
Oh nxed deposits: days notice. 2 nor
cent Qhis form will not bear interest,"
unless 1t remains undisturbed for one
month";; 8 months, per cent. 8
months, S1a per cent; IL months, 4 per
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
INTEREST ALLOWED.

Branch of Yokohama Specie Bank.
New Republic Building, Honolulu. H.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
THE
BAMk OF HAwAn

LIMITED.
incorporated under the Laws of the
Territory of Hawaii.
PAID UP CAPITAL 5000, Oot
RESERVE $4,000
UNDIVIDED PROFITS I2i.Ooo
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Charles M. Cooke .......... President
T. Z. Jones ....-......... Vice President
y n. Cooke Cashier
Z. Z. Atherton $500. Assistant Cashier
Henry Waterhouse, Tom May, F. w.
Macfarlane, E. D. Tenney, ]. A. Nc
Candless.
Solicits the Accounts of Firms. Cor
porations, Trusts, individuals, and will
promptly and carefully attend to all
business connected with banking en-
trusted to it. Sell and Purchase For
eign Exchange. Issue Letters of Credit.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Ordinary and Term Deposits received
and Interest allowed in accordance
with rules and conditions printed in
passbooks. copies of which may be had
on application.
Judd Building, Fort Street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
CASTLE & COOKE CO., Id,
HONOLULU.
Commission Merchants
SUGAR FACTORS,

AGENTS FOR
The EVA Plantation Company.
me Waialua Agricultural CO., Ltd.
The Kohala Sugar Company.
The Waimea Sugar Mill COMPANY
The Kolea Agricultural Company.
Che Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis. Mo.
The Standard Oil Company.
The George II. Blake Steam Pumps.
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of Boston.
sTzaae Aetna Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford, Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Company OF
London. ~
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
Claus Spreckels VIM. G. Irwin
elBas SNeehe|s ( GO blEeI,
HONOLULU. H. T.
SAN FRANCISCO AGENTS THE
NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF
SAN FRANCISCO.

DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada Ma.
tional 4oank Of San Francisco.
LONDON-The Union Bank OF London
Ltd.
NEW YoRK-American Exchange Ma.
tional Bank.
Observation-Disclosures National Bank
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
neutrality-suspicious. Bank
sHONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA
Hongkong and Shanghai BANKING
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank OF New Zealand
VICTORIA AND vANCOUyER-Ran
= OF British North America.
Ifd1slel q Gei9fdl 0Illlll iEICl1ll3 Dl3ae.
Deposits received, Loans made on An.
proved Security, Commercial and
travellers Credits Issued, Bills of Rx-
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY
ACCOUNTED FOR.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
Collision at Ealawa

There was a collision between .
freight and work train at HaIawa
Wednesday, resulting in considerable
damage to the locomotives and painful
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
G. BREWER &CO.ID
Queen Street. Honolulu, H. I.
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
hawaiian Agricultural Company. Ono.
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
company, Wailuku Sugar Company.
american Sugar Company, Makee Su.
gar Company, Ookala Sugar PIanta-
ton Company, Haleakala Ranch
company, kapapala Ranch, Molokai
Planters Line. San Francisco Packets
ton Packets.
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters
agents Tor Philadelphia Board of IN
Standard Oil Company.
LIST OF OFFICERS:
9 M. Cooke. President: George H.
!,r;ohertson, Manager; e. F. Bishon
iTeasurer and Secretary; Col. w p
= hl,eh auditor; P. c. Jones, H. Water.
mouse. G. r. Carter, Directors.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
WOMANS EXCHANGED CALENDAR
FOR 1901

FOH 1901.
Twenty-four HAWAIIAN VIEWS
for so cents
ALOHA FROM HAWAII CALEN-
OAR, for s1.00.
HAWAII FAIR, by P. H. Dodge. and
other articles suitable for Christmas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-09-22

All Day Long Monday in the Staple De-
partment We Will Sell
70 yards Of Mattress ticking for ... 81 90
30 yards OF Good Cotton flannel for " l 90
30 yards of Domestic for - / 90
30 yards of Outing Flannel for 90
20 yards of Apron Check Gingham for - 90
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04

ssiS s!5s So s!5 si2'. s So
July -. z.s5 80 5.S21s 80
September e. SO 50 80 'S2l=
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery,
iSIa6lS9sc per 10; extra dairy, 16c;
packing stock. lie. Esss-F'resh stock,
lie per doz Poultry-Chickens,
springs and hens. SdSl2c; ducks. SO
size: turkeys. 5Gn7tac; geese, S5.00d6.5O
per doz. Apples-Common to choice,
sI.5Od4.25 per Dbl. Potatoes-Burbanks
4SG56c; peerless. 49d57c; Hebron, 400
4Sc; mixed. $l@S6c: rose $9a4le'
Chicago Live stock,
Chicago, June 3.
HoSs.-Estimated receipts for the day
ID. 900 Sales ranged at S4.50d 500 for
pigs. $5.55d 5.S712 for light, $5.6Od >. .2's
for rough packing, S5.65@5.SO for mixed;
and $500 5.95 for heavy packing and
shipping lots. with the bulk of the sales
at S5.S2Ie 1850.
Estimated receipts for the
day -, 600 Quotations ranged at 500
6I6l0 choice to extra steers. $5.4Od5.I0
good to choice do, Si.95G5.4O fair TO
good do S4356490 common to medium
do. S425d475 butchers steers. $5.lOD
$50 fed western steers. So. l0@5.15 stock
ers and feeders, $2.O0d4.65 cows. $1,000
SIS heifers. S2.65d4.5O bulls and oxen,
Sc. T56D4.75 stalks. S4.50d5.2O Texas steers,
and S4.5GG6.50 veal calves.
Sheep and Lambs.-Estimated receipts
for the day l9OO0.-Quotations ranged
at So. 756D4 90 Westerns SS.lod4.6o ma
tives. 81. 5Od5.65 western lambs and
S4.50d 5.65 native lambs.
East Ruffnlo Live Stock
East Buffalo y. y. June 3.
Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Com
mission merchants, East Buffalo, y. Y,
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts 40
acrs: best steers. s5.7OG5.9O: light fat
butchers. S51O65. 50; half fat, $4,000
4 so; COWS. S22564.40: heifers. $4,000
800: stockers and feeders. 10 to 20
cents lower: tops, S425G$4.50; others,
IS. OOm415. Hogs-Receipts 120 cars:
Workers.. So 9Od5. 90: few $500; pigs. $685.
$3.50 mixed. S6.Oa best heavy, $500;
rough. S5.40d5 $50. Sheep and lambs
Receipts 100 cars; top handy lambs.
$5.I5GD5.2O; others. $3.25d5-10; mixed
mixed sheep tops. S3.S0q4.10; culls to
fair, s&25@S75; wethers, S4.15@4.25.
st. Louis GRAIN
st. Louis. June 3.
wheat-Market higher: No. red
cash elevator. 1414c; track, 75GT5i2c;
July 72i4c: September. 707sc; No. >,
hard. 7S% d14l2c. Corn-Market lower;
No. cash. 421Lc; track, 421Sc; July, 4SC;
September. 4S1Sc. Oats-Market steady;
No. cash, 29c; track, 29d291Hc; July,
2S1sc; September. 26sc: No. white SIC.
Rye-Mar<et steady at soc.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee. Wis, June 3
Wheat-Market higher; No. l. north
ern re: No. >. northern. TAX 1751Hc;
July, FAX d762sc. Rye-Marl1et dull.
No. l. 54l46p541Sc. Barley - Market
quiet; No. ., sec; sample, 40654c. Oats
Market easy; No. 2. white. 2s1s4SOc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
soIatIo Rheumatism Cured.

l.. Wagner, wholesale druggist,
Richmond, Va, says: 81 had fear
full attack of sciatic rheumatism, was
laid up almost two months; was for
tunate enough to get Mystic Cure for
rheumatism. This cured me after
doctors prescriptions had failed to
have any effect. L have also heard of
fine results from others who have
used it." Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gustave
.Schlegel SS Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
saven Rad.

viii wonders ever cease?" inquire
the friends OF Mrs. l.. Pease, of Law
renee, Kas. They knew she had been
unable to leave her bed in seven years
on account of kidney and liver. trou-
BILE. nervous prostration and general
debility; but three bottles of Electric
Bitters enabled me to walk" she
writes, land in three months 1 felt
like new person." Women suffering
from headache. backache, nervous
ness. sleeplessness. melancholy, faint.
ing and dizzy spells will find it a
priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfac-
lion is guaranteed. Only so cents.
Hartz & U.lemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
st. Louis Grain.
MII"aukse 'raln'

Milwaukee. Wis. June 3
wheat-Market higher; No. 1, north
ern. re: No. >. northern. TAX 61751Sc;
July FAX d762sc. Rye-Ma rRet dull.
No. l. 54IL 6p541Sc. Barley - Market
quiet: No. >. sec; sample, 40654c. Oats
Market easy; No. 2. white. 29h 93Oe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

Rock Island, June 3.-The Council
met in regular semi-monthly session at
p. m, all the aldermen present and
Mayor Knox presiding. The minutes of
the last regular meeting were read and
approved.
Alderman Anderson, from the Finance
Committee, subm tied an ordinance which
was ordered considered and passed Ly
unanimous vote, allowing bills out of The
various municipal funds as follows:
STREET ACCOUNT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
NOT BURIED AT SEA. -,
The Humane French BOatman and
the Dead EnRIishman. .

the Dead EnKIishman.
A long expected French lugger was
seen making for the roadstead, and the
Lowestoft free traders were on the
alert, anXiously seeking an opportu-
nifty for communicating with her crew.
While they waited for lapse of vigil
lance on the part of the eXcisemen. a
boat was lowered from the lugger and
rowed toward the shore. A curious
crowd of beach men and excisemen
assembled to meet her, and as she
came in on the crest of roller it was
observed that she contained n coffin.
The French boatmen had a mournful
tale to tell. ON board the lugger had
been an Englishman suffering from an
illness which soon proved fatal. In his
last moments of consciousness he had
begged the captain not 10 bury him at
sea. but e. Keep his body until 4 rest
ing place could be found for ii under
the green turf Of n churchyard in his
native land. sympathy with his sad
fate and the knowledge that the lugger
was not far from the English coast
had induced the captain to consent.
and now he had sent the body ashore
for burial In spite of his broken Eng
lIsh. the Frenchmen's spokesman told
his tale well.
Both excisemen and beach men
especially the latter-loudly expressed
their admiration of the captains con-
duct. y parsOn was summoned, and
in little while a mournful procession
made its way from the beach to the
churchyard. Even the chief officer of
the eXcisemen was present and is said
to have Ahed tears.
That night the local resurrection
lists" were busy, and Mt dawn the
churchyard contained Il desecrated
grave. \ little way inland, however.
I'm the midst of the marshes. a snug
glers' store received the addition of a
coffin filled with silks and Lace
Highways and Byways in East An
glia," w. \. Dutt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain aud Produces

Following were quotations on II
Board Of Trade to-day;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
DIR.
]. Alvin Horne
The Most Successful,
The Most Progressive,
The Most SkillfuI,
The Most Experienced.

Chronic Diseases HIS Specially.
omach, bo bladder diseases.
Diseases Peculiar Women.
them will
fake and in this chronic nvad
whites
inham liberation, painful and irregular
Diseases of Men.
resulting disease treated
delicate points
pub
Iished excep by cured
VARICOCELE method
and
Hour Il, to and Sundays. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Local markets.

Corn-45D47c.
Oats-S0c
Straw-S6
Coats Der ton.
Potatoes-4Oc-
23c.
Eggs-Iic-
Hens SC per pound.
Spring ChicKeus-S350 per dozen.
CattieSBuGchers pay for corn fed steers
3s1c341tc; cows and heifers, ShcG4c; calves
kcfi5c.
Sheep-4xcn5c.
spring -Lsrres-ss 5e0lI head.
Rogs-So 2S0lo.SO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-02
SLEEP OF WILD ANIMALS.
HEAVY, PEACEFUL SL UMBER OF
 LYONS, TIGERS AND BEARS.
The Prairie wolf's Nap.

There is nothing odd or peculiar
 about the sleep of the lions and tigers
 In captivity they show the same indif- | ference to danger that they manifest | in the jungle and by day or night will | slumber through an unusual tumult, ! unmindful or unconscious of the noise. i Their sleep is commonly heavy and : peaceful.
 Beare are also heavy sleepers, but | less disposed than lions and tigers to | slumber in the daytime. Grizzly bears usually curl up under the rocks, but sometimes they crawl up to the very top Of the rocks and, with front paws spread around the iron cage bars, go to sleep In what seems an uncomfortable position; but bears never release their musical grasp of any object when asleep.
 The black bears will curl up among the branches of tree when they have the opportunity, and go to sleep in this peculiar position. The Polar bears show pecuiarity in the selection of their sleeping places. They choose one particular corner of the cage for the purpose, and invariably seek this cut for the nights rest.
 The high strung, nervous animals are the most interesting to watch at night. They usually belong to the hunted tribes, whose lives are in constant dan ger in the forest, and they possess such a highly developed nervous system that they really sleep with one eye open. The slightest noise will instant ly awaken them.
 The prairie wolves merely seem to close their eyes for an instant, and then
 open them again to see if all is quiet. Many vain attempts have been made to photograph these animals by fiashight and without exception the camera has revealed the fact that one eye at least was partly open.
 The day sleepers in the menagerie are for some reason the heaviest slumber- CTS of all and when they close their eyes in early morning they seem almost as stupid as if drugged. This is in marked contrast to the light night sleepers, who, on the approach of dan ger, are instantly awake and on the alert.-Penny Pictorial Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-02
SEX DISTRIBUTION IN AMERICA
Why Men Outnumber Women-Effect
 of Migration

| Why Men Outnumber Women-Effect
 of Migration.
 Whatever difference Dame Nature
 may have intended between the spheres | of influence of men and women, she
 evidently intended that, numerically at least, the two sexes should stand on | nearly the same footing. The world over, except where recognizable, and l what might be called artificial, causes l interfere the male and female elements of the population are about equal. At first sight, perhaps, this may not seem at all remarkable. But it is to be re- membered that In many families large ones, too-the great majority of the children are of one sex or the other. And one should not be surprised if the aggregate effect of this lopsidedness were to produce a considerable excess of men or women in nation. The fact that such is not the case, then, shows that there is some potent and mysteri- ous law of compensation at work upon the race as q whole. And this law op- crates upon many of the animals as well as men. On the farm it is found convenient to preserve a great pre- dominance of one sex over the other in cattle and chickens. The bull calf is predestined from his birth to conver- sion into veal and similar stern fate consigns the superfluous cockerel to the gridiron or chicken pie at a tender age. But, so far as the natural increase Is concerned among cattle and poultry, an approximately even balance is pre- served
 Curiosity, not to say astonishment, Is excited therefore by d recent announce ment of the census bureau. The enum- eration of 1900 shows that there are more men and boys than women and girls in this country, and that the diff ference exceeds 1,S00, coo in population of 76, 303, ,3S7. The excess appears more distintcly, perhaps, when it is said that there are 512 males and only ASS females in every 1000 people in the United States. What is more, this sort of thing nas been going on, with some little flctuation in the percentage, for over half a century. As long ago as 1850 there was a distinct numerical superior ity of the male over the female element, By 1860 the preponderance was even more conspicuous, but in 1870 less than for several decades. The returns for 1880 show a slight gain once more, though the disparity of 1860 was not quite reached and those for 1890 still further increase. The situation has changed in the last ten years. Indeed, the census bureau figures out a failing off in tte growth ot the male population as compared with the female. To be sure, the excess was ; only 1,560,O97 in 1890, and has since been by 254,727; but the bureau
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-02
ADVERTISING AS AN EDUCATOR

ADVERTISING AS AN EDUCATOR. | Advertising is mode of education by which the knowledge of consumable | goods is increased. It sets forth the peculiar excellence of novelties, keeps | in minds the merits of staple articles, | and thus increases the general demand for commodities This method of mak- ing the public acquainted with goods has been resorted to because the mod ern system of distribution requires that goods be sold in large quantities Production increases, competition be- come more fierce, and purchasers must be found. Business men recognize that
 advertising can increase sales by in-
 creasing the peoples familiarity with
 goods This better knowledge not only
 helps to educate the individual but
 tranis him in other ways. His powers
 of discrimina tion are exercised and de-
 veloped by the necessity of making a
 choice between the articles Even the
 abuses of advertising aid him, for he
 learns by his mistakes.
 teen Advertisement sometimes creates
 a demand, sometimes directs it. What greater stimulus can there be for an in- ventor than the fact that method is in vogue by which useful article can be immediately placed before the public
 with the probability of large and i'm mediate returns? Advertising fixes new staples. Tea was one of the ear Hest articles advertised in England. Recently the blending" of teas has become customary and the value of the different blends made known.-Em- fly Fogg- Meade In the Journal of Polit- ical Economy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-02
SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM

Star of Hope lodge No. 12 will have an old maids auction on Monday even ing, November Il, in their hall in Odd Fellows building on Crown street A short business meeting will be held at 7:30, after which the doors will be open ed to the public The lodge has just held it's first anniversary and is in quite a prosperous condition, receiving applications for membership at nearly every meeting. There are now five can didates waiting for initiation and sev- ersl application upon which to take &C., tion.