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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-11

sion regarding the name Of the organi-
ration. and the members who favored
the continuation Of the one adopted
made an Investigation OF the char
acter Of the animal whose name had
been chosen. In Buttons Natural
History, which was found in the H.
brary o. the Cooper Institute. much
information regarding the elk was OBJ
tanned. Here Il was said that the
animal would not fight except in de-
tense % the female when attacked
BY an enemy. OF for the helpless and
the wounded. and Il said he was timid
regarding wrOngdolng. but was brave
when aroused. These researches
served to sOlidify the defenders Of
the title. and q remained undisturbed
IN after years.
Vivian never lived to see the order
Of Elks grow TO the great society that
Il soon after became. for he died In
Leadville, Col, on March 20. lSso. His
remains were Inferred there. but later
were taken % Boston. and they now
rest in the Eiks' plot Of Mount Hope
Cemetery In that city. his grave be-
ing marked with a handsome mOnu-
ment erected by the order.
An effort was made during the early
years Of the order % oonfne its mem
bership 10 the theatrical profession.
but this met with instant opposition.
and for a time babe fair % preclpi
tate a bitter factional fight. The
spirit % brotheriy love. however. on
which the order was founded finally
prevailed and peace was declared.
There has been much speculation
regarding the n O'Clock toast OF the
Elks. but very little Is known regard
Ing Il. This feature originated In
1865. when Just as the New York
lodge was about 20 adjourn. George
Mcdonald. one OF the original mem
bers Of the order. suggested a Toast
90 Our Absent Brothers" From that
came the n O'Clock toast. and the
world over all Elks are supposed 90
give Just a moment OF that hour. This
little tribute 20 the departed Is one
90 the most beautiful things connect.
I'd with Elkdom. Two years after
the adoption Of the n O'Clock toast
the Lodge Of Sorrow vas created.
and each year since then each lodge
has paid loving tribute 20 those
brothers who have been called into
the Great Beyond. AZ these meetings
appropriate addresses are made end
ceremonies that benefit the occasion
are held. Al an OF these meetings
the names OF absent brothers are call
"a b. the secretary. Tor no man
claimed BY death Is ever forgotten By
bis lodge
There has been am impression
among some not fully familiar with
the order that al that time tribute
o. paid 30 those Who have departed
during the year This. however. Is
mistake. a. an names are called
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-11

Colds that hang on weaken the
constitution and develop into con
sumption. Foley's Honey and Tar
cures persistent coughs that refuse
10 yield 90 other treatment DO not
experiment with untried remedies as
delay may result In your cold set.
.tling on your lungs, J.. W. McC0llum
a Co.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-11
HISTORY OF SPLEN-
DID ORGANIZATION
oaEAT sENEvoLENT AND PRo.
TEeTIvE ORDER OF ELKs
A. Enalishmsn. Charles Alasrnon So
neg Vivian. said 70 Bs Orig
nssor % ere Greer

Ger % Elks was nrst organized iu
1857 and vas started By a few ioiiy
fellows Who wanted % enjoy Hfe fret
and attend % business aftervarf.
They had their initial meeting On Neu
YORK and called themselves the Jolly
Corks. This name must have been
selected because Of the fact that sew.
eral o. the oFiginators we're members
% that branch Of the theatrical pro
fessIon devoted % minstrclsy. But
soon after the Jolly Clerks had o..
eanized themselves into q society
they decided 90 broaden its scope and
have for an IDEAL a higher aim than
tust q good time. A universal broth
erhood was the prime object % the
reorgznized society. and the name
was changed 70 the one Il nov bears.
prom q little company Of good fellows
ne order has grown until q embraces
hodges n more than $50 Of the pFinci-
pal towns and cities of the United
States. Prom a small gathering Of
men Who we're holding out q help
ms hand % one another. the order
haa grown Until there is more than
t2oo.ooo in possession o. the Grand
Lodge that are held On reserve.
Some idea Of the magnitude Of TIE
order. and Of the class Of men who
are on les ron o. membership. may Be
gained from an incident connected
with the terrible earthquake az
ean Francisco. California. When the
hews vas nrst flashed over the c0un-
try. the Grand Lodge Of EIks ordered
a check Cor sl000o sent 20 the San
Francisco lodge This was followed
uD with locations from every lodge
IN the country. The Atlanta (GaJ
lodge was among the givers. Soon
after this. and while cries Of graft
we're shocking the country In eOnnee-
ton with the relief o. the sufferers.
every check vas returned by San
Francisco EIks. Not one cent was
taken By that lodge. and not a man
who was q member Of the Elks ae-
eepted q cent from any outside course.
The money that had been sent By the
Grand Lodge. and an % the subordi-
nate lodges. was returned. San Fran
cisco lodge took care OF It's members,
and though the city was almost TO
tally destroyed not an Elk IN that
territory had 10 can on the outside
world for help.
When Messina vas laid waste By
an earthquake. only few months
ago. me Grand Lodge OF Elks sent
$500 10 The sufferers. There vas
never any --tu-t~ e'rca 10 these
donations. and the world would not
have known about them had they not
eained circulation through the regu.
lar course Of busIness.
Brotherly love and Justice 20 hand
IN hand with charity: one cannot ex.
irt without the other-so those three
items are the cardinal points OF Elk
dom. There have been many stories
told Of how the order originated. boz
the man, perhaps. Who Is most re.
sponsIble Tor a. and who suggested
the brotherly love feature. was
Charles AIgernon sidney Vivian. an
Engllshman. Il may seen strange
that an Engllshman should have been
the founder OF q strictly American or
der. but Il ls true. nevertheless.
vivian Wa n vaudeville performer.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-11
VETERANS AGAIN NAMED
GEN. EVANS COMMANDER

Continued from Rage oneJ
Likewise vas made unanimous and the
convention. forgetting its disagree
ments OF an hour before. adjourned
10 the tune of Dixie" the dele
gates cheering. laughing. crying and
even hugging one another
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

handful after handful of silver and
notes, calling for all the fluids in the
world to drown the imputation.
Thus the work was accomplished.
With his own guns we drove him from
the field. And then we had him carted
to distant small hotel and put to bed
with his nuggets and baby sealskins
stuffed around him.
HE will never find Cypher's again."
said Kraft. ''He will propose to the
first white apron he sees in a dairy
restaurant tomorrow. And Milly-I
mean the natural adjustments saw
cdr
And back to Cypher's went we three,
and, finding customers scarce. we join
ed hands and did an Indian dance with
Milly in the center.
This. l say, happened three years
ago. And about that time a little luck
descended upon us three. and we were
enabled to buy costlier and less whole
some food than Cypher's. Our paths
separated. and | saw Kraft no more
and Judkins seldom.
But. as l said. | saw painting the
other day that was sold for $1,000.
The title was "BOadicea. and the fig
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

The commissioner of the general
land office at Washington has rem
dered a decision affirming the con-
illusions reached by the register and
receiver of the Boise. Idaho, land
office, that is of interest to home
steaders. A contest had been made
against the entry of a railroad con-
ductor, who followed his occupation
on the road after making entry. 1t
was shown that during entryman's
absence, made necessary to provide
a living for his family, his wife
continued to reside on the land,
and improvements were made. In
the decision of the commissioner
the following broad ruling is made:
''The wife's residence and home
on the land is sufficient of itself if
her husband is obliged to be away
for the purpose of earning money
for their subsistence and the i'm
provement of the home. In this
case the wife appears to have made
several brief visits to her husband
at Pocatello, but such visits should
not impair the validity of the en-
tryman's residence, nor interrupt
its continuity. There can be no
question of the fact that the home
on the land was maintained at all
times; and this is sufficient to sat-
lsfy the requirements of the law.
Your decision is affirmed and the
contest is dismissed."-S
Springs { Idaho) Chieftain.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

she poured out upon us with royal in
difference to price and quantity, as
from a cornucopia that knew, no ex-
haustion. Her voice rang like great
silver bell; her smile was many tooth
ed and frequent. She seemed like yell
low sunrise on mountain tops. l never
saw her but | thought Of the Yosem-
tie. And yet somehow | could never
think of her as existing outside Of
Cypher's. There nature had placed
her, and she had taken root and grown
nightly. She seemed happy and took
her few poor dollars on Saturday
nights with the flushed pleasure of a
child that receives an unexpected dOna-
'tion
It was Kraft who first voiced the
fear that each Of us must have held
latently. It came up apropos, of course,
of certain questions Of art at which
we were hammering One Of US COM
pared the harmony existing between
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
Hamlet Omitted.

"See herer' exclaimed the theatrical
manager. Have you the nerve to call
this play rural drama"'
''That is what l claim for it," re-
piled the author modestly, as all au-
thors reply.
And you pride yourself on being a
realist?" snorted the manager.
II do" replied the author. again mod
estly.
where's your evidence of realism
in this play?" demanded the manager.
"Well," explained the author, I've
introduced the old oaken bucket, with
the quartet of farm hands; the scena-
rio calls for real COWS and chickens; a
load of real hay, drawn by real oxen.
is introduced in the second act; the
heroine is discovered churning real
butter in the
''Piff1e. Piff]ev' cried the manager.
what l want to know is where's the
mortgage? Who ever heard of a farm
house without a mortgage that the
">yward son comes home and pays
off in the last act to Illustrate the evil
designs of the villain"
And the modest author was forced
to admit that there were few things
about realism that he had yet to learn.
philadelphia Ledger.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
Three Wall Streets.

"PeopIe have a notion that there is
only one Wall street in New York." re-
marked a keen observer Of city life
as he stood in front Of old Trinity.
"As matter Of fact. there are three.
"This Wall street we are looking at
now is the one commonly recognized
the financial center of the country.
with it's feverish activity. its frantic
energy, it's rushing throng of million
aires. near-millionaires. spectators and
aspiring, gilt edged employees.
eff you want to see Wall street No.
2, come down here at 6:3O. long after
this throng has disappeared. and you
will find it street given over to the
passage of overworked. exhausted, un-
derpaia men and youths. the minor
employees Of the financial center. poor
ly dressed. as rule. and without hope
or prospect of unearthing wealth. The
place to them is merely a treadmill.
not a gold mine.
wall street No. is visible on Sun
days and on Holidays. In place Of
financiers rubbing elbows are immi-
grants wandering wonderingly through
it's silent length. with here and there
children playing-yes. children play
ing in Wall street. the children of JAM
itors and caretakers of the great build
ings where fortunes are made and lost
in day. There are three Wall streets.
and each is interesting" New York
Globe
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

same, be within clearing and
where unmistakable evidence shows
that the land is being prepared for
the plow. Should there be any ir-
Irregularities detected the land claim
ant will not be the only one to
suffer, as it is held that the pur-
chaser is equally responsible and
is held to the government for the
value of the timber. It is the in
tention of the department to en-
force stricter compliance of the
homestead laws, the rules of which
prohibit "picking" timber from
every quarter to accommodate the
market. The settlers rights, how
eyer, have not changed. He is still
permitted to clear as much land as
he desires, but the clearing must be
followed by cultivation. Timber
removed from such land can be sold
without fear.-Northport Republi-
can.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

The process of elimination is get
ting in it's work in the senatorial
campaign in this state. though the
primaries will not be held for al
most whole year. Samuel H.
Piles has announced that he is
satisfied with one term in the upper
house of congress and declared
himself in favor of Judge Thomas
Burke as his successor. This puts
the former justice of the supreme
court in the race and his friends
are beginning to shape up his cam
paign. King county's other active
aspirant is John E. HUMPHREYS,
who refuses to be eliminated, there
by complicating the situation, so
far as the politicians are concerned.
Congressman Poindexter. who is
after Piles mantle, was in Seattle
recently, looking after his fences.
He met number of the workers at
a luncheon given in his honor and
told them of his plans. To all APP
pearances King county is going to
be the big battle-ground or the time
being.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

ure seemed to fill all out of doors. But
of all the pictures admirers who stood
before it | believe was the only one
who longed for Boadicea to stalk from
her frame. bringing me corned beef
hash with poached egg.
| hurried away to see Kraft. His
satanic eyes were the same, his hair
was worse tangled, but his clothes had
been made by a tailor.
Il didn't know" | said to him.
"We've bought cottage in the
Bronx with the money" said he. ANY
evening at ~
Then" said l. when you led US
against the Observation-Disclosures
diker-it wasn't altogether on account
of the unerring artistic adjustment of
nature?"
well. not altogether" said Kraft,
with grin.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
Dry Farming Products Awarded Five
Prizes

At the recent Dry Farming Con-
gress in Billings, Mont, the Great
Northern Railway conducted a
contest among dry farming COM
munities in Oregon, Washington
and Montana, and awarded five
beautiful silver cups to the success
full competitors. The trophies,
known as the J. J. Hill cup, were
shown in a large tent, together with
the display of the exhibitors who
sought the prizes.
A prize was offered each of the
three states. For the best display
of farm products from any one town
or community silver cup was put
up for the best exhibit of Turkey
Red wheat in any community of
the three states, and another cup
for the best exhibit of alfalfa seed
of any variety.
The first three cups were cap
tured by Broadview, Mont, Wilson
Creek, Wash, and Des Chutes,
Ore. Willis Scott, of Eureka, Mont,
won the cup for the best Turkey
Red wheat, and Lohr Brothers, of
Tampico, Mont. captured the cup
for the best exhibit of alfalfa seed.
Nearly so per cent of all the
prizes offered at the Dry Farming
Congress were won by exhibitors
along the line of the Great North
ern Railway in Washington. Ore
gon and Montana. No better evil
denee of the great fertility of the
soil of our state could be desired.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

The onward march of local OBJ
ton continues in Washington.
Where isolated towns fail to fall in
line they are conspicuous as excep-
tons to the general rule. A six
months campaign practically dried
up Whitman county. All of the
towns with the exception of four
voted to abolish the saloon. All
of the dry victories were by sub
stantial votes. Pullman, which
has been "closed" for a year, came
out strong for continued drought.
1t is the seat of the Washington
State College. A woman boot
logger, who appeared in Wenatchee,
which has been dry for several
months. was summarily squelched
recently.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
For a Lame BACK

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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09

A we'll managed farm is the best
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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
Since a warning has been SOM,

Since a warning has been sound
ed it would be we'll for those set
tiers who have not yet received a
patent to their land to be a little
cautious in removing or disposing
OF timber, as late evidence goes to
show that government agents mean
to conhscate all and any manufac-
ured material removed from or cut
on government land, unless the
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-09
AN ADJUSTMENT
OF NATURE.
Theory of an Artist and How 1t
Finally Worked Out.
Bv O. HENRY


copyright. 1906, by Mcclure. Phillips &
Col
In an art exhibition the other day I
saw painting that had been sold for
$1,000. The painter was young scrub
out of the west named Kraft, who had
favorite food and pet theory. His
pabulum was an unquenchable belief
in the unerring artistic adjustment of
nature. His theory was fixed around
corned beef hash with poached egg.
There was story behind the picture,
so I went home and let it drip out of
fountain pen. The idea of Kraft
But that is not the beginning of the
story.
Three years ago Kraft, Bill Judkins
Cyphers, on Eighth avenue I say
"took." When. we had money CIPHER
got it "off of us, as he expressed it.
We had not credit. We went in, called
for food and ate it. We paid or we
did not pay. We had confidence in
Cypher's sullenness and smoldering
ferocity. Deep down in his sunless
soul he was either a prince, a fool
Or an artist. He sat at worm eaten
desk, covered with files of walters
checks so old that l was sure the bot
tomest one was for clans that Hen
ry Hudson had eaten and paid for.
CIPHER had the power. in common
with Napoleon III. and the google
eyed perch, of throwing a film over
his eyes, rendering opaque the win
dows of his soul. Once when we left
him unpaid, with egregious excuses. I
looked back and saw him shaking with
inaudible laughter behind his film.
Now and then we paid up back scores.
But the chief thing at Cypher's was
Milly. Milly was a waitress. She was
a grand example Of Kraft's theory Of
the artistic adjustment of nature. She
belonged largely to waiting, as Minerva
did to the art Of scrapping or Venus
to the science of serious Irritation
Pedestaled and in bronze she might
have stood with the noblest of her,
heroic sisters as Liver and Bacon En-
livening the World" She belonged to
Cypher's. You expected to see her
colossal figure loom through that reek-
ing blue cloud of smoke from frying
fat just as you expect the Palisades to
appear through a drifting Hudson riv-
er fog. There amid the steam of veg
etables and the vapors of acres of
ham and" the crash of crockery, the
clatter of steel. the screaming of short
ORDERS" the cries of the hungering and
all the horrid tumult of feeding man,
surrounded by swarms of the buZZing
winged beasts bequeathed us by Pha
raoh. Milly steered her magnificent
way like some great liner cleaving
among the canoes Of bowling savages.
Our goddess of grub was built on
lines so majestic that they could be
followed only with awe. Her sleeves
we're always rolled above her elbows.
She could have taken us three mus
keteers in her two hands and dropped
us out of the window. She had seen
fewer years than any of us, but she
was of such superb Evehood and sim
plicity that she mothered us from the
beginning. Cypher's store of eatables