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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20
knights Of PYthias.

Courtland Lodge No. 2?7 was Instituted
at Courtland Sacramento County, on the
18th inst. BY Grand Chancellor Calkins
large delegation Of knights from Rio
Vista. sacramento and other places as
sisted In comforting the work. The men,
bers OF the new lodge are largely farm
ers and orchardists of that prosperous
section. and It's roll contains some thirty
five names.
4 new lodge will be Instituted Novem-
u. Schanner. srand keeper OF records
and seal Of this domain. was In attend.
ance during the past week upon the
make series OF official visits to the
lodges Of the San Joaquin Valley. In De.
with the lodges Of Southern california.
Official reports from all parts of the
state Indicate that the order IL this year
enjoying ,s remarkable ,S degree ot prosper.
Instituted since the Grand Lodge met at
STOCKTON last May. and ten or twelve
very few exceptions the established lodges
are adyaneing steadily In membership;
some oi them having nearly doubled
within the past five months.
Brigadier General McGlashan reports
that the Uniform Rank is more active
and growing more rapidly than for sew
erai years past. New companies are be-
ing mustered I'm rapidly, and many of the
old companies are reuniforming them
selves.
Notwithstanding the recently discovered
misnanagement of tie Endowment Rank
funds by officers OF the board OF control
twho were promptly deposed as soon as
the evidence OF their misconduct came TO
light, that branch of the order has not
IL Is said. suffered any material detection.
Advtces received from all parts of the
country indicate that the interna iional
gathering of the knights to be held In
San Francisco next August will be at
tended by large delegations from every
State and Territory OF the Union. as well
as by many from Canada. Mexico the
Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere. Several
of the States will send from TO two
regiments each Of the Uniform Rank and
conservative estimates place the number
of members Of this rank who are coming
at from 300 TO i1009. In addition TO these
IL Is claimed that not less than 90 900 9TH
ers, including subordinate lodge members
and their friends, will take advantage of
the very low rates of railroad transporta-
uon that are to prevail and come. The
California lodges and companies are al
ready busily engaged In arranging their
plans for assisting the citizens of San
Francisco In making the stay of the
guests pleasant.
Tamaipass Lodge of San Rafael and FL
aelity Lodge Of Petaluma both Of which
have been rather quiet OF late. are expe-
riencing a revival of interest and are TAX
ing In "stranCerS
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Order Of Americas.

During the past week San francisco
Council Of the Order Of Americus initiated
two candidates In all the perfectness OF
the beautiful end patriotic ceremony Of
this order.
Berkeley Council conferred the degrees
on three strangers in a most satisfactory
manner.
Coast department, instituted q new coun-
ell at CORTLAND with twenty charter
members The new council Is composed
of many of the leading citizens OF the
place named. and they have promised to
make good showing in a short time
The Pacific Coast department has issued
members business directory" in
which there is given the occupation OF
every member Of the order on the Pacific
Coast.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20

Arch Godeau, assisted by Grand Secrc-
tary Graves, Supreme Herald Martinoni,
Grand Treasurer Horn and other men,
bers of the order instituted a new grove
in Pioneer Hall, which has adopted the
name Of Mckinley 1t starts out with
nearly fifty members on the charter list,
including number of prominent citizens.
After the ceremonies there was COLA
ton and short addresses by the officers
named, James i. Boland, DR.. c, A. Glover
and several others
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20

NEW FIRM OF uNDBRTAKERS.
eaMusl McFaddeu. Is years manager for
tho United Undertakers' Association; ~. J.
McBrearty. with the same company for lo|
years; p. r. Grenn. late with J. c. OConn0r
& Co., have opened new Funeral Parlors at
iii Mission street. between Seventh and
Eighth Telephone South -.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20
The Rebekahs.

mfs' f1oy Iruuharf. district deputy
president of California Assembly District
No 8. has issued circular letter to the
lodges of that district asking them to get
up a district entertainment for the benefit
OF the Orphans Home. The event will
take place In odd Fellows Hall on the
18th OF November. and one of the fea-
lures will be a minstrel show by the Co.
Iumbians: California. Templar, Oriental,
Amity. Mission, Loyal and Jubilee lodges
are interested In this matter. The same
deputy Is also encoura ging fraterniai Wis
ltations from one lodge to another The
first of this was from Mission 10 Oriental
Lodge last week. The visit was a pleas
ing surprise.
Loyal ,Rebekah Lodge. having found its
iodgeroom In the Odd Fellows building too
small. has secured Memorial Hall in the
same building and on the 7th inst had a
house-warming in the nature OF a pro-
gramme of entertainment without dane
ing.
Last Wednesday night Mrs. G. B. Myer-
derk. p. \. e., presided in Oriental Re-
bekah Lodge In the absence Ss the noble
grand. and she was ably assisted by ABB
of the routine business under good of the
order A. II. Hatcher of the jurisdiction OF
Iowa told OF recent travels on the conti-
nent and spoke in praise of the Rebekah
branch of Odd Fellowship and commended
the new floor work. Miss Josephine Wal
worth, Mrs. Isabel Ewing and assistants
were busy welcoming the visitors and
serving refreshments. This lodge will
confer the degree on two candidates at its
next meeting. Beautiful floor work will
be introduced by Drillmaster W. w. Peck
N. c., who takes great pride in ha wing
that part of the work of initiation done 10
perfection.
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American Companions.

On the 10th inst. Supreme Sub-chief
Companion Mrs. l.. Atwood paid an Of
fetal visit to Rose Circle In Santa Rosa,
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20

ARMONY CHAPTER Of the
Order Of the Eastern Star
on the evening of the 18th
inst. gave an entertainment
and dance in Golden Gate
Hall that was the most de-
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The Odd Fellows.

The entertainment which had been ar
ranged by Yerba Buena Lodge has, on ac-
count of death. been postponed until the
24th inst.
Charles E. Benedict has been selected
as grand treasurer of the Grand Encamp-
ment. vice Henry George. recently de-
ceased.
Grand Representative w. W. Watson,
P. g. NJ, has returned from the Sovereign
Grand Lodge.
Last Friday night the following named
officers of Apollo Lodge, Frank Van Ness
Cox, n. c.: Charles e. Perry Jr., p. G.. /;
w. II. Gibson. V. c.; II. u. Paeksher, w.,
and n. u. Sickel. c., assisted by the
appointed officers. Initiated two strangers
I'm manner that created a most favorable
impression OF the initiates and on the Wis
itors, who were many. After the work Of
the evening the entertainment committee
Of the lodge provided a short programme
and a banquet, which were events that
Will long be- remembered with pleasure by
all who attended.
ON the night OF the 2sth Inst. Bay City
Lodge. one OF the most enthusiastic
lodges OF the city, Will entertain the mem
bers Of Abou Ben Adhem. Apollo, cosmo-
politan and Excelsior lodges, which are In
district 55, In Memorial Hall. This lodge.
very active one. has In It's membership
many OF the prominent members of the
mercantile community. and II is noted for
It's many deeds OF unostentatious charity.
ii. Newbursh. a prominent young attor-
ney OF this city. will deliver an Interest,"
Ing and Instructive address.
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OAKLAND ROU sEs TO LET.

scott ACE rooms near San Pablo ave.
$50 rooms =--Ez1t condition: near train
s. =0-EleEaur modern upper rat: near
-EE1.
El1-Brzuf new. modern; fne netghborhood-
s15-7 r10ns, newly Vapered; 81 l7th St
So ro1rs. newly paperef. e2s 18th st.
S-i-f-1L-aEe g rooms 1895 FtiberI
So snap. furnished house, y rooms: nne
corner elegant billiard room and table: near
.-ra-Es-
S25-z-sto-y- Q rooms: near trains: fne Ioca-
non Telegraph
81 5l-5iz acr>s. house. rooms: near trains
Z s. ? stock for sale also.
GED V. AUSTIN & co.
los p-radNaY Oakland
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21

treasurer. Jesse Searles; secretary, ]. w.
Gilbert; assistant secretary. j. H. Mac
MILAN; chaplain. w. w. Walsworth; mu-
stefan, Ned c.. Haynes; chairman of the
executive committee, w. w. Cheeley; ex-
ecutive committee, Charles Copenharve,
B. E. st. Charles, A. H. Whitcher and
Frank Sullivan. These well-known news
paper men represent a variety of tenn
peraments and high order of ability.
They will share in the festivities of the
New Years banquet and enter into the
jollity of the occasion with the same
zest with which they tackle their daily
tasks.
"A program mas been arranged for the
banquet. and post prandial oratory will
flourish with luxuriance hitherto un-
known at occasions of this kind. Presi-
dent McMurray will deliver his inaugu-
raj address. and then the ball will open
for the intellectual portion of the feast
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21
formed in the circles Of the press gang.

formed In the circles Of the press gang.
Johnny Nc" who Is called John A. Nc
Murray when introduced to strangers, is
president Of the Press club. He Is known
far and near as the man who can work
railway company for a special train
whenever the press gang wants to take
a ride on the cars. He has gold loving
cup given him by the Montana Press as
ISOLATION once upon a time In Salt Lake.
Upon this occasion he was the cicerone of
the states press gang and buncoed the
Oregon Short Line out of special train
OF Pullmans and put through one Of the
most successful newspaper junketing
trips ever pulled of in the West. He has
child's mania for "choo-choo'' cars in
the form of special trains and the New
Years night banquet is largely product
of his gift for benevolent assimilation.
Other officers OF the press club are:
Second vice president. John Dierks;
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21

ployed to load the daily papers to the
brim with items Of current interest each
day have not much time for social pas
times. During their working hours they
work and work hard; when they are
asleep they frequently attend banauets
In their dreams but there is not much
resembling picnic even in that. On New
Years eve while they are assembled
around the festal board and merriment
is at its height the clang of a fire bell.
the shrill alarm of the police whistle or
the roar of an explosion may cut short the
nights delight. The call to duty is para
mount to every Otherr consideration with
the newspaper man and should news
happenings requiring extras" take place
as the old year dies there will be de-
serted banquet hail where the members
planned the feast and steamng viands
will cool uron the tables while the Butte
public is being served with a sensation
piping hot.
The 0ld-time Reporter.
Butte's news writers are adopts at the
business in which they earn their daily
bread. Within the circle Of the craft the
men who stand nearest the top of the
ladder have the work Of preparing news
reduced to a fine point. Long residence
In the city has made the average rep rter
walking encyclopedia of information
useful to him while he plies his trade.
The day of the reporter who charged in
and out Of busy crowds and struck gait
which caused his coat tails to wave and
snap In his wake never dawned in Butte.
The best men on the street are the ones
whose long and intimate acquaintance
with matters and things Of which news
is made makes the journalistic yoke
easy and its burdens light The best re-
porters are able to stroll easily into
political convention and while apparently
casual observers Of what is passing catch
every motion. nomination and sreech and
stroll back to the office with material
tor fun and accurate report Nine
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21

times in ten he has the principal speeches
In his pocket the day before, and 9
bosom friend upon whom he relies fol
news has told him in a general way
just what may be expected to occur
I 1t Is much the some in the church, coufta
room, police station, coroners Office, hos-
pital. morgue. hotel or other gathering
which Is a common source of news. The
old reporter knows his field, it's people
and pecullarities, and the new reportGt
loses no time in learning this very necey-
sary part of the business.
They Play No Favorites.
The reporters are democratic crowd.
There are no high degrees in the
ranks of the craft. When a youth
who prepares copy for a newspapers
gets the notion that his pen drips
superior quality Of wisdom he =
mercilessly guyed by his fellows.
Little In the way OF praise is passed
around and what refers to the pen pro-
auctions Of the newspaper man is gener.
ally said in the jagged accounts OF sar.
casm by his best friends The worst case
OF swell head that ever afflicted a writer
can be cured in week by the specialists
IN the business who work on newspapers
OF Butte. What is uttered in commenda-
ton OF writer is generally spoken be-
hind his back and the biting comments
upon his work are said to his face willis
his dearest friends stand by to extrace
malicious delight from the situation. b
this means all who put pen to paper to
write for the public Of Butte keep theft
journalistic trolley securely on the win
and walk humbly before men who are
holding jobs In the same Office or on rival
papers. This good natured raiilery il
gauntlet which all must run. It keens
the spirit of good fellowship alive ana
brings the members Of the craft to 4
common level.
The Clubs Odicers.
Friendships firm and enduring arr
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21
EW YEARS night the new Butte
Press club will celebrate it's an

nj Press club will celebrate it's an
nual blowout" In the spick and
span new rooms of the Rocky
Mountain club the members Of the
newspaper craft will gather to en-
10Y a banquet and mingle together
in a social way. The past year will be
reviewed and the proceedings given a
tinge of holiday gaiety by congratula-
lions upon the outlook in the news
paper field in which the clubs members
are active today. AS many as half a
hundred newspaper men will attend the
Jolly gathering. There will he few
quests Of homer also. An honorary men,
Der will be taken into the fold and pro-
gram of entertaining musical and liter
ary selections will be rendered by the
members. Taken altogether the evenings
festivities will be in recognition of the
fact that another year has gone on it's
prosperous way over the heads OF Butte's
newspaper men and the future is rosy
with promise. There will be no posted
and ledgered account taken Of the years
doings. In the midst of the gaiety of the
night trial balance will be struck: the
members will renew Pledges Of good fell
iowship in the usual happy-go-lucky way
q the craft and call it square.
It's a New Club.
The new press club is in flourishing
growth, springing from the ruins of an
ancient and honorable predecessor which
throve In Butte's early days and was
later allowed to fall into decay. For the
first time in decade Of the city's history
the news writer's have come together in
organised assembly. elected officers and
mapped out a line of procedure which in
sures a steady and permanent growth.
The coming banquet is the first festive
event in the history Of the new regime.
There wiN be others; the plan under
which the organisation is formed con-
templates a similar event once every
year. The busy young men who are en-
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21
NA1RrAAhEXEcUTlVeBoARD

John B. Read is assigned to respond to
the toast "Butte's Pioneer Press Club"
w. w. Walsworth will speak Of "Remi-
niscences of Jerry Rounder," j. Law.
renee Dobell has been assigned to play
selection on 1.-The Silver Bow Bugle,"
Charles Copenharve will speak upon
Our Friends in the Theatrical Profess
sion," j. w. Scott will read an original
poem, D. j. Walsh will be heard in his
pleasing story telling speciality. and other
members of the organization will lend
their aid In making the evening one of
lively interest. 1t will be the most nota-
BILE night in newspaper circles of Butte
since the bright and shining press club
of early days went glimmering into his
tory.
Thought There Would Be Fight.
Up in Clay county several years ago
a Christmas frolic ended in a tragedy.
Old Mrs. Philpott was a witness at
the trial.
Tell US all about the fight" said the
lawyer.
II never seed no fight" replied the old
lady.
"Well. then, tell us what you did see."
remarked the lawyer in a careless sort
of way, taking her at her word.
Mrs. Philpott moved her sunbonnet
back. lit her pipe and proceeded.
ICY Sewell he give Christmas dance,
an me and a whole lot of others was
thar. The boys an gals they got to
dancin', an as the boys went dancin'
round an round they got to slappin'
each other. an finally one BOY he slapped
another boy too hard-harder than he
lowed to-an' knocked HIM down. An
the boy what got knocked down he
jumped up an jerked OUT great big
knife, bout long as your arm, an
whacked the fellow that knocked him
down right across the middle from side
to side. An then the brother Of the
fellow what got cut he pulled British
bulldog bout the size of ham, an he
let go six AIS right squar at the fellow
who had the knife-an' Jest then BIN
Smiley-Bilrs cousin of Jake Hayes what
got shot-come runnin' outen ole man
Sewells room with douDle-barreled
shotgun an let off both barrels right
into the crowd; an ole man Sewell he
got excited an jerked Winchester
outen from under the bed an went to
pumpin lead into Their gang: an by
that time the house was full o. smoke
an flashin' an hollern'. an seed thar
was goin' to be fight. SO left the
house. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Friendships firm and enduring arr
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-23
Sometime.

Sometime, when all life's lessons have been
learned.
And sun and stars forevermore have set,
The things which cur weak judgments here
have spurned,
The things DER which we grieved with 1ashes
wet,
VIII flash before us out of life's dark night,
AS stars shine most in deeper tints of blue
And we shall see how all Gods plans are
right,
And how what seemed reproof was love most
true.
And we shall see how, while we frown and
sigh,
Gcd's plans go on as best for you and me;
How, when call, He needed not our cry,
Because His wisdom to the end could see.
And even as wise parents disallow
Too much of sweet to craving babyhood,
So God perhaps is keeping from now
Life's sweetest things, because it seemeth
good,
And if, sometimes, commingled with life's
wine,
We find the wormwood, and rebel and shrink,
Be sure a wiser hand than yours or mine
Pours out this portion for our lips to drink.
And if some friend we love is wing low,
Where human kisses cannot reach his face,
o, do not blame the loving Father so,
But wear your sorrow with obedient grace,
And you shall shortly know that length aned
breath
Is not the sweetest gift God sends His friend;
And that sometimes the sable pail of death
Concea1s the fairest boon His love can send.
If we could push ajar the gates of life,
And stand within and all Gods workings see
We could interpret all this doubt and strife,
And for each mystery could find a key.
But not to-day. Then be content poor heart!
Gods plans like lilies pure and white unfold
We must not tear the c1ose-shut leaves apart;
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold.
And if, through patient toll reach the
land
Where tired feet with sandals 1oosed may
rest,
When we shall clearly see and understand,
think that we will say, "God knew the best"
ldrs. Nay Riley Smith.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-23
Methods of Cutting Corn.

In all probability there will be more
corn cut this fall than ever has been
known. Many fields have not come
upto the expectations on account of
the protracted drouth and it will be
in order to cut up the corn for feed.
Even some fields that will make good
corn viii be cut up because the owner
wants the extra feed. There has been
a great deal of wanton waste going on
for years in the corn belt. More
farmers are learning each year that
they can save roughness and at the
same time get as much merchantable
corn as when only the seed is gather
ed. All sorts Of methods will be en-
ployed for cutting up corn, from the
old fashioned corn knife to the corn
binder. Improvised cutters will be
made and proughtinto use, hoes will be
used by some and we doubt not that
many will try wheat harvesters. We
have seen mowers employed for this
work but they did not do the best work
in heavy corn. The corn binder is the
best implement for saving the corn
crop, and there are many makes now
on the market.-Erchdnge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-23
DEAFNESS CANNOT CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional re medIes. Deafness is caused
by an infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets infamed you have q ru1nbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and this tube
restored 10 its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls atarrh cure. Send
for circulars, free.
FL CHENEY & Co., Toledo,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-23
First Greening Apple Tree. 2

The american Cultirator says that
the original greening apple tree is still
standing on the. farm of Solomon
Drown, at Mount Hy geia, in North
Foster, r. I. The tree was a very old
one when the farm was sold in 1901.
The seller informed the purchaser
that it was a pity the old tree was go
ing to decay, as it produced the best
fruit Of any tree in the orchard. The
purchaser determined to see how
long he could keep it alive, and it still
survives, after almost another century
has been added to its venerable years.
But it shows signs Of final decay, and
the parent Of all the famous Rhode
Island greetings, which has set its
CRAFTS on the orchards of almost all
the world, will soonbe but neighbour
hood memory.