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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-24

Sovereign Grand Lodge Opened with
; laroa Attendance, ~

Sovereign Grand Lodge Opened with
7 y Large Attendance. tf,
Baltimore. Sept ~. = The annual
convention OF the Sovereign Grand
/ Lodge of Ode Fellows opened here, and
delegates are present from all parts Of
the country, c
The opening exercises were In Ford's
Opera House. Grand Master Edward
Rossman. Of the Grand Lodge Of Mary
land, delivered an address Of welcome,
which was responded to by Governor
John Walter Smith on the part OF
Maryland and Mayor Robert NJ. Me-
Lane for Baltimore.
Grand Sire John u. Goodwin, OF
Georgia, then made an address, after
which the Sovereign Grand Lodge pro
ceeded to Odd Fellows Temple and be
gan its secret deliberations
The annual report of Grand Sire and
Commander r-in-Chief John H. Goodwin,
which was read, shows the order to be
In n fourishing condition. The condi-
tion Of the order at the close Vt 1902 IA
shown by returns ~ follows:
Subordinate lodge membership De
cemher 81, lo69 900; cncampment
membership, l5i,950; RebeNah Lodge
membership (brothcrs, i5l,195; sisters,
25S,S5O, and Australasia, 1910, 4il,g55;
vatriarchs Militant membership, IT,
75l.
Revenue. relief and Invested funds
are indicated "a follows: Subordinate
lodges, Slo.2i4,o6S, cncampments, Sh2,-
662; Robelah lodges, S626,7i3 total
revenue Sll,553,9o5 - an increase of
S77l, ,343 over the preceding year
Relief by lodges. $3,559, 1914, relief b,
encampmcnts. s265Gl7; rclief by re
bckah lodges, S67 sos total rellcf 81
S93.22o Total relicf from 1890 TO 1902,
Inclusive. S90,AGS,6g532
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-24
GAME WARDEN SHOOTS Al
Foreigner Gets Bullet In Sack ID
ina Arrest Near Pittston, B,l

Foreigner Gets BuI'et IN Sack I'd
inq Arrest Near Pittston, eI
Willlcsbarre, Pa, Sept, 2l-E1
Campbell. OF West Pittston, one d,
game wardens Of Luzerno cOu1ty1
a man near Campbell's leiss 1
miles from Pittston. His name 81
man Dalos, aged IS years. Cszl3
went to Pittston and gave hins4|
to the authorities.
Several foreis ic.s OF late hiHI
violating the game laws. esped1f|
Sunday. Campbell, with Other "a
found five men prowlius aIJ-..
woods with guns. He notified
to leave, which they refused Z
An attempt was made to p-;
under arrest, when the latter
his gun to shoot. As he did IN
grabbed the weapon. It was ISL
in the scutlle, the contents
Campbell's clothing in shrs3s
men fell to the ground. Dal0s 4
larger man, made an attempt
charge the gun, on doins which
bell pulled his revolver AMI II
ond struggle Dalos was she. y
striking him in the back TIKI
oper, after being shot, grappa
with me officer and shovel LII
he was overpowered by the on1
GERS, who came to CampDeli
The injured mans condition 50
and may prove fatal. Canp.s-
bail for a further hearing la
morning. The other four luHi
foreigners. are under arrest
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~ harvey Ccdars station dlscov,..
the body of Captain Clarh un tho h.,]
Mt Ship Bottom and reported ibs n
Mt the Maritime EIchanrc u
Shortly after report camo from p,|
negpt of the finding Of the hoon y
and other rigging " the Yacht a, n
point Still later tho body or a,,,l
man IN the party wns fnnni n Rnl
station. The identity of This III
not sure. but n IL supposed 'o m n
Of Frank Ducasse. who Is srov
"Sinbnd."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-24
JERSEY SCHOOL LAW lLlrc
Court Of Errors and Appeals R,,s.
important Decision

Trenton, N. y. Sept q The N
Of errors and appeals has ronis,
decision holding the general s,hHl
of the state 10 be unconstitutio7a n
law Is generally known as the NsI
law. and was passed about two y.
ago. II was planned to ho 2 srs
revision Of the school laws Of ;hs q
The decision holds that It b
missiblc TO place cities in one clsg
all other municipalities in and
class, but that in other rosne,s
law is special. No opinion was
and II Is not expected that one VI
filed inside of several days.
This decision In effect sets ast
general school law Of the star
rompels n recourse to the Law,
were IN existence before this "a,
law was introduced,
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ordinary spider does not deserve its bad reputa-
t0n. From time immen,orial il has been called
crafty and murderous, Turing the poor fiS to its
death and then greedily devouring 1t but really
It only Furnishes trespassers.
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Bulgaria has suffered many evils at the hands
Of Turks and would be justified IN going to war;
But st is'doubtful il she could long contend, uu-
aided, against Turkey, Russia and Austria hav-
ing agreed''n to interfere.
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BANK STATEMENT,

Report of the Condition of the Prs National
Bank ~ Niddlchurrb 81 Middlehurgh o. the
>'H'a u' PENNSYLVANIA ar the close o. business
~cy 4 lga.
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While the common honse spider i harmless
and renders positive service to mankind by
killing flies and other insects, it Is generally re-
u al i'....;, ., ION If not with fright The
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1t curious fact that flies will not press
througa a net even though the meshes bc amplv
large, unless they can Sc" bright light MS from
another window, back it 1t maintained
that, in the case Of a room with hut one window
flies would not enter If ;hc window were covered
hN net with one inch mcshcs
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pton Pa,her's Our Garden of Elen is charm.
ing idle Of vrlgood. The other story tellers are
Kenoett Harris Of Chicago S,ra Lindsy Cole
man of North Carolina and Louise j. Strong
OF Missouri, Chas. Ferguson discusses The Ex-
pansiou of the Republic. Ae
EvERywHERE-A POPULAR MONTHLY.
Will Carletons Magazine Every where, for
September, has its usual up.to-da,e appearance,
that has made il so popular among all classes.
"The Wolverine Schoolms'm', charming por.
trayal of Young girl as country school-teacher,
is begun. Margaret +, Sangster contributes
some delightful poems, and Dexter Smith coo-
tinues his "Sonuet of Months, in the beautiful
little poem, "September. " The number is well
AMI altogether presents very ottrat-
i've appearance, Fifty cents a wear: Every
Where Puh, Co, Brooklyn, ~ y.
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DIJSENlOI&

q Alfred ScLDcL, W. {. PQmeroy,
". " WittenmyeG A. Neegcr,
}. n. Thompson, N. NiilAer,
JAZZ q, Thompson
Accounts u Ipdiyidnals, Firms anq
Corporations solicited,
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the victim life. It is almost time for
the explosion, and the two men are about
to. flee, when Leslie's daughter, uncon-
scious Of her danger, appears. Intent on
saving his daughters life, Leslie siezes the
bomb and hurls it thru the window, but
before it reaches the ground it explodes
and the cottage is=siiattered.- When the
smoke and dust clear away Leslie's body
is found among the debris, while Ethel
and Frank escape without a scratch.
The cast is especially large and the
members of the company are especially
fitted for the parts which they are to
take. Carl Smith Searle is cast as Frank
Mason; Ben Johnson will be seen as Hen
ry Hartman, alias Charles Leslie; the part
of Richard Armstrong, Masons friend,
will be taken by Herbert Brenon; Bud
Mitchell, a bad man, will be shown in
his villainy by Stuart Beede; Bert Dor
ris will be seen as Jose Martinez, vim
dictive Mexican; Pete Raymond is cast
as Malachy Murphy, Lesles left bower;
Bert Mccain will be seen as Edward Ma
son, Boston banker, and also as Abnen
Ramsey, lawyer; the part of the conf
Dental messenger will be taken by A. L.
Lee; Albert Doris will be seen as Tom
Jordan, one of the diamond gang; Miss
Beatrice Lieb is cast as Vera Manches-
ter; Dorothy Mason, Franks sister, will
be played by Maize Cecil; Maude Gilbert
will portray Ethel Leslie, Charles Les
lies daughter; Miss Laurette Allen 10
cast Miss Minerva Mason, q, spinster;
E. Hipphcen and A. L.. Lee will be seen
as vigilantes; Carl T. Raymond will be
seen as Hank Bullock.
Matinees will be given as usual on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sat
urday. Following the Fatal Card this
Ferris Stock company will be seen in the
following plays: Heart and Sword"
CDR. BilP' and "A Bachelors Honey-
MOON q
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should be an outside breast pocket and
there may be ather large side pockets OF
not. as desired The latter set well up
under the waist seam and are covered
by flaps which may be finished with but
tons or not, as preferred.
Some Of the leading tailors are cutting
their morning coats less straight in front
and more like the old style getaways
than has ,~beens the fashion of the, past
year or two, so there is undoubtedly a
tendency in this direction that will af-
feet the cut of English walking coats, but
| as yet they are made with skirts far
| around to the front and with either
rounded or rather angular corners at the
bottom.
Trousers are of the same material as
the coat and the cut precisely like those
of the sack suit, and the waistcoatis also
of same material except that of course
white or fancy vest may be worn for a
| change The gle-breasted style is
| this season most in vogue, and that shown
| by the drawing in this issue gives a good
! idea of one Of the fashionable shapes. 1t
| is made of white mercerized linen, hav-s
| ing somewhat of a silky appearance, but
| as the number of smart waistcoat ma
| terials is practically unlimited, this one
need not by any means be taken as a.
| criterion Of good style. There are figured
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-20

among the Indians, old Mich shig be-
ing notable example. BY right Of hered-
ity he claims the craftsmanship of the Chip
pewa tribe. Altho "A years old. he is as
straight as an arrow. stands over six feet
in his moccasins and has a strong face
and lordly bearing that would attract at
tention anywhere. Old Wadena, after
whom the town of Wadena is named
shares with him on these occasions the
attention Of the crowd, but being squatty
in figure and not overhandsome, suffers
by contrast. There are several other
chiefs on the reservation each band hav-
ing it's own head, and there are a few
who say they are chiefs simply because
such a title was given them by some
trader who may possibly have married
Indian fashion" into the family.
AS soon as the Indians have taken UP
their allotment on the reservation, their
titles, if they have any, disappear. as they
are then only plain American citizens
whom the government classes as such,
giving them the right to own their homes
and to pass the title on to their descen-
dants. They interest the politicians. too,
because they can exercise the right Of
suffrage. a
There are altogether on the White Earth
reservation about 5000 individuals who
are classed as Indians, but only about
half that number are full blooded Indians.
Altho the government divests the chiefs
of their titles, it still grants them a COM
plimentary recognition and on all state roc-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-20

"Of course, we couldn't strike declared
w. H. Lee, cashier of the Hennepin
County Savings bank. .'But If it was
purely a matter of working hours we'd
have as much reason as anybody for maxi
ing demand. I get to work myself at
9 every morning. I'm lucky when I can
leave at 5:45. I'm allowed about Is min
utes for lunch. How can man be
healthy when he has to keep pie inside
his desk?''
e. H. Moulton. treasurer of the Farm
ers and Mechanics Saving bank, is con-
fdent that a strict eight-hour schedule
would curtail the working days of prac-
tically all the executive bank officers.
Eight hours day." he exclaimed. I'D
be glad If + could reduce my time to-
that I'm here from 9 a. m. until D..
m. every day. But if we can combine
and get one hour off for luncheon I'll be-
come a charter member of the union.
because as things are now never eat
any luncheon at all!'
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casions they are the spokesman of their
tribes and are usually selected as arbi-
traitors in any tribal disturbance that does
not require the intervention of the agent
There are about eight bands living on
the reservation, as follows: The Missis-
sippis, Ojibways, the Mile Laos, who have
moved Chere are still 900 at Mile Laos
who are yet to move), the Leech Lake re-
movals, the Fond du Lac removals, the
Winnibigashfsh and Cass removals, the
White Oak Point removals and the Penn
bina Ojibways.
The recent celebra ton brought out rep
resentatives of all these tribes also rep
resentatives of the Red Lake band whose
home is near the lake of that name, on
their own reservation. Major Simon
Michelet, who, is now in charge Of the
White Earth reservation, the most i'm
portant and most fertile reservation, is
teaching, his people economy, thriftiness
and perseverance and insisting upon tenn
perance. Under his guidance they are
becoming farmers, and many Of them now
own fine herds of ca tile. These annual
celebrations. which he views. with favor.
promote good feeling among his wards
and offer one Of the few occasions when
the Indian can laugh and forget. When
the older genera ton is gone the celebra-
lions will lose much of their picturesque
ness, but will always be held in popular
favor among the Ojibways, even after all
Of them have settled down to- hard work.
= Edward A. Bromley.
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. ? : ( s
Chamberlain of the Security Bank Of MIN
nesota, "of course not. Why, I get tc
work at $50 or 8 O'CLOCK every morning
and four or five nights out of the week
perhaps, I have to stick to my desk until
6 o'clock or later. I'm lucky if get a
half hour off for luncheon. Yes, we ought
to insist on a full hour believe we could
get it. ..
Late work is not unusual in our bank
Any day at 5 p. M you would find hall
the force at their books and in the fall
when business is rushing we sometimes
have to come down nights. tho we don't
do that by preference. Yet, people gener-
ally believe thatNwe quit work at p. M
They see it on those curtains.
But imagine that if we tried to bet
ter things we could get help from most
of our jobbers and big retail merchants
Almost every ore of them. | venture to
say, works gopd deal longer than eight
hours a day ,sI4 81 sig-..ss::
e. w Decker vice president of the
Northwestern National bank, would be
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The Lyceum is the only theater now
open and Dick Ferris, the manager, in
tends to produce plays that will draw,
that is. plays which will interest the peo-
pie of all classes. AS a. beginner the Fer
rfs Stock company will open tomorrow
night in George McFarlane's great play
of the west, "The Fatal Card" The play
is bound to awaken interest The story
Is in five acts, the scene Of the first being
laid In a mining camp at the foot of the
Rockies. Henry Hartman has been con-
V1cted of cheating at cards and is about
to be hanged. Frank Mason, however,
intervenes and saves his life. The men
separate after tearing in two the card
which has caused all the trouble; each
keeping half for future Identification
Years elapse. Hartman is found in Bos-
ton, rich and known as Charles Leslie
His thieving proclivities still cling to
him. Frank Mason, too, is in Boston and
at the same place. Neither recognizes
the other. The stock broker against
whom Leslie and his gang are scheming
is Franks father. The old man is killed
in his office by Bud Mitchell a member
Of the swindlers' gang. Frank Mason is
among the first to suspect Leslie He
conceals himself in the room where the
confederates meet and learns all, but I'M
fortunately is discovered and now only
second muruer VIII save: the SW1ndlerS'
lives. They draw lots to see who shall
be the executioner and the work falls to
Leslie. He is chemist and decides on a
most diabolical means of ending his VIC
TINS life. Frank Mason is carried to the
laboratory and an Internal machine, set
to explode at a certain time, is placed be-
side him. Just as he is about to leave
Mason to his fate, Leslie discovers his
identity. Grateful, villain tho he u.s. for
the service once rendered to him he pro-
poses now to repay the debt and save
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box cloth or canvas. duck are affected by
many wetl-dressed men and with walking
coat suit they are certainly rather smart
in looks. Those illustrated In this issue
are of the latter material and are shown,
with boots Of enameled leather of this
seasons correct shape. The very sharp
toe still gives no.. indication Of coming
back into fashion,, but the point is, con-
;siderably sharper than for a number Of
years and there is a less exaggerated curve
to the, sole than was the style of two or
three seasons ago Tan shoes are little
worn in town but are the style par excel
lence for outing and country purposes.
In hosiery there Is no change whatso-
ever unless it be in the more complete
passing Of all bright colors and loud de-
signs. Grays Of every conceivable shade
remain most in evidence at all the better
class shops and simple clock, line and
small spot designs are the preferred
markings!
| Those shown by the illustration are Of
silk Isle with fancy clocks of black and
black heels and toes:
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eve seldom get more than half an hour
to run out after luncheon. When we stay
any longer. it must be to entertain some
fellow that talks business from the time
we read the menu to the minute we leave
the table.
And as if it wasn't enough that we're
forced to work and worry all the time our
stockholders insist that we should have a
lot of curtains pulled down at 3 O'Clock
announcing t1attthe bank is closed until
10 O'Clock the following morning! Now,
what does the public think! That we
don't work at all, of course! That we
stroll in about 10 a. m. and jump into our
autos on the stroke of 8! It's bad enough
to work and wark hard. without being ac-
cused of luxurious Incidence. WE'LL we
won't stand it. that's ALL
A Chorus of Approval.
These declarations were echoed by var
ious presidents, cashiers and other execu-
tive officers of the local banks.
"Satisfed?" exclaimed PRESIDENT F. A.
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SWELL SENATORIAL
SUIT FOR SUMMER MEN
The English Walking Coat Suit Very Much in Favor Being Both
, Dressy and Correct for Business Wear-Fancy Vests
spats and Hosiery ~

which have been nicknamed flangoras,
for short, are occasionally used for the
summer walking coat suit, but they are
not SO good as the regular ma terials, and,
while one may see homespuns now and
again, they are by no means to be adj
vised.
Cuts differ slightly, as they do in nearly
every type of mans apparel, but that
shown by the accompanying illustration
may be taken as marking one of the most
ia fashionable models. The shoulders are
built to give as broad an effect as possf-
BILE, tho without any of concave appear
ance so much talked about lately Ia
thing that Is really impossible without
the use Of padding, which is to be avoided
Whenever not, positively necessary, es-
pecially In summer clothing9 and tho the
waist line is suggested by a waist seam
and some spring to the side seams. the
hang is quite loose and easy without the
decided narrowing at the waist of the
black morning coat, garment much more
| formal in style. The extreme cuts ARE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-20

National bank said: I'm here every day
from $50 a. m. till $50 p: M, and never
get more than thirty minutes at noon I
suggest that we should Vote to blacklist
any member that reads q. business tele-
gram after p. m, or RECEIVES. a friend
who drops in socabity, VIII little prop
osition.' But I'm not. So Sure that we can
thinks that the other fellow has the easy
berth. .
One of the most vigorous advocates of
organization would probably be President
s. A. Harris of the National Bank of
Commerce. "a union.'' said he, lis the
proper thing to start up. Here am
working eight hours all the time and more
than that during the fall rush. There are
other men among our officers who work
still longer. I'd like to vote also against
anxiety and nervous strain, yet that re-
form would meet considerable opposition"
Among officers of savings banks every
thing is ripe for a demonstration.
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satisfied if the union secured three-quar-
tiers of an hour at noon He didn't eat
much, anyway. But he was always held
down to his desk till 5 p M, and often
as late at s. One thing that consumed a
great deal of time was the habit banks
have of accepting deposits of other pco-
pies money. That's what keeps us wor-
rying day and night. If we had only our
own funds to look after we shouldn't
wake up SO often and do sums in the
dark
well, put in eight hours regularly 2
said n. Q. Werner, president of the Swed-
ish- American National bank, land often
eight and half hours. We should stay
out, think, until the stockholders grant
US, not only one hour for luncheon, but
a guarantees that we won't have to talk
business with some country customer all
the time that we are eating
Social Calls on propositions"
F. NJ. Prince, vice president of the First
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T.
he and his fellows were to hold an indig-
nation meeting. they might startle the
community with grievances. A charter
might then be secured, perhaps, for The
International Bank Presidents union
Demands might be announced as follows:
First-An eight -hour day.
Second-One hour for luncheon.
Third-Time and half after 5 D, m
Fourth-Double time after s p M, and on holt
days and Sundays
Fifth-The abolition of bank curtains
Things have got to change" said one
bank officer yesterday. I'VE never know
when our work is finished Maybe we can
leave the bank at 5 o'clock and possibly
not till g.. When we go home we have to
take our worries with us. We must often
answer kilograms and important messages
at night. We're called upon after hours,
even on Sundays and holidays, by Gus
toners and other men that want to say a
few words for us to think over AS if
we couldn't scare UP such thoughts with
out assistance