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Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, De-
partment of the District of Columbia. at
It's meeting Tuesday evening thad a
large attendance of its members Among
the business transacted was the cleo
tlon or delegates to the national and
department encampments. Those chosen
to attend the national convention at
Scranton. Pa, during the latter part of
August. are Commander c. j. p. Weber.
Past Commander D. j. Leahy and M 7
Donnelly: their alternates are John 7,
Smith. First Sergt. Thomas joyce.
L. s. NJ c., and Past Commander c. w.
McCaffrey. Tie following DELEGATES
were elected to represent the interests
of the camp at the department encamp-
mont, to be held at Pythian Temple
Saturday. June 10: Quartermaster o.
Ledoux, Officer Of the Guard +. A. Par
rish, c. A. H. Bailey. Thomas HOLE
and L. D. Snyder. A. Graef was elected
to the Office of the officer of the day
filling the place made vacant by the
death of Noel A Martin. A COMMITTEES
on uniform. which had been working for
some time to have as many members
as possible in uniform during the com
Ing encampment of the Grand ARMY of
the Republic. reported TO the camp its
findings. which were adopted L. d.
Snyder, chairman of the committee ap-
corps. reported progress. and expressed
the hope that he would have his musi-
cal unit IN line to escort the members
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
steps were taken to provide a testi-
monial for Past Commander c. w. NC
Caffrey for his faithfulness to the
camp.
Adjutant H. L. Leslie and Quarter
master. B. L. Tubman of Richafd r
their semi-annual statements, to be
submitted to the camp the latter part
of this month. From the advance re-
port of the adjutant the camp is pro-
present having 4e4 active tieeraenpi members at
making it probably the largest camp
in the United States. The report also
shows that the meetings have been
Well attended, the average attendance
being seventy at each meeting. The
quartermaster's report shows that the
camp is in better financial condition
at present than at>any time since it
was organized.
Plans have almost been perfected
for the organization of the drum and
fife corps to be composed of sons of
Spanish war veterans. At the last
meeting Of the Harden Camp a COM
mittee was appointed to cooperate
ready much interest has been taken
and applications are being received
for membership.
H. c. Coulter, chairman of the board
of trustees, has purchased two guild
ons and the camp is now fully equipped
for the ritualistic work and parades.
H. C. Gwynne of the decorating com
mittee met with a painful accident at
Arlington Monday while cranking his
automobile. He was treated at the
hospital at Fort Myer.
For several years it has been the
custom Of Richard J. Harden Camp
to pay a tribute Of respect to the
memory Of Lieut., Richard II Harden
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fmPR0Ve1 ORDER
u%RED MEN

Logan Tribe, No. 8, met at Redmens
Hall. Wisconsin avenue and n street
northwest Thursday night. The death
of Past Sachem Arthur Mcclure al
Chicago, Ill, was announced. The de-
gree team initiated the following can
didates: Robert White, NJ. E. Hall and
A. E.. Jackson. Past Sachem Yeabower
of Red Wing Tribe, No. 20. and several
other visitors were present The tribe
will give an excursion to Chesapeake
Beach July 2.
\Seneca Tribe. No. II, met at Bank
east, on Friday night The principal
business discussed was the organiZa-
ton of the Redmen's club Several
SICK members were reported imprOv-
ing The business session was very
brief. The following spoke under the
good of the order: Great Junior saga
more j. Heidenheimer, members from
Sioux and Idaho Tribes and Past Great
Sachem Fuller and Mr.. Stobel of Logan
Tribe.
Idaho Tribe. No. 10, met Tuesday
night at Northeast Temple. Two can
didates were initiated and two appli-
cations placed on file. The degree
team. under Past Great Sachem
Thompson. put on the work. Re-
members and others
Osceola Tribe. No. 19, met wednes-
day night at Masonic Temple, Tenley-
town. Chief of Records o. NJ Borrows
was reported as improving. After the
meeting the hall was given over to the
members to organize "hayloft" Near
ly all the members enrolled In the FUN
and good fellowship degree" Several
addresses were made.
Mineola Tribe, No. Il, met at Masonic
Temple, -Anacostia. Friday night, with
large number Of members present.
Several sick members were reported
improving.
A business meeting of the Redmen's
Club was held at the hall of Mr.. Pur-
SELL who is a member of Seneca Tribe.
Saturday night. The bylaws commit
tee, of which A. B. Webb is chairman,
made its report. The object of the club
is to bring the Redmen of the District
and of the different states in closer
touch. The charter list is open to all
members of the order. The Great
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The stockholders of the Knights of
Pythias Hall Association will hold
their annual meeting tomorrow night
in the armory of the temple to hear
the reports of the directors, elect a
board of directors for the ensuing
year and transact other business. The
present board is composed of w. A.
Kimmel, president; H. P. Wiley. vice
president; H. S. Gasson, secretary: T.
A. Bynum. treasurer: Louis Hartig,
Albert Kahlert, John NJ. Kline. John B.
Dickman and J. F. Skidmore An ad-
journed meeting of the board of di-
rectors was held Wednesday night.
The annual memorial exercises of the
order. to honor the memory of mem
year will, be held in the auditorium
of the Pythian Temple Tuesday night,
June Is. and will include musical num-
bers by the Musurgia Quartet. COM
soprano: Mrs. William A. Reed. con-
tralto; Richard P. Backing, tenor, and
Edwin Callow, bass. The ritualistic
services of the order will be performed
by Grand Chancellor Kimmel and as
sociate Grand Lodge officers, a spe-
cial convention of Calanthe Lodge be-
ing called for that purpose. The Rev.
Dr.. Charles c. Mclean, pastor of Doug
las Memorial Church. will deliver the
memorial address. and the Rev. p; X
NJ. p. Church. will pronounce the bene-
diction. The reading Of the official
call and the call of the roll of de-
ceased members will be by H. j. Cas-
Electrical effects incidental to the
calling of the names will be arranged
and operated by Past Chancellor John
Us. Prescott.
A council of Grand Lodge officers has
been called by Grand Chancellor kim.
mel for Tuesday night at the Grand
Lodge headquarters.
Ascalon Temple. No 21, Dramatic Or
der Knights of Khorassan., has post
poned its proposed ceremonial. sche-
duled for June 2, until a later date. fhe
session Of the Imperial Palace will
meet at Asbury Park, N. J., July 12-i7,
local temple, and Albert Kahlert. of the
official line, will attend the national
gathering. Mrs. Pines will accompany
Mr.. Pines.
Grand Chancellor Kimmel states that
excellent progress is being made to-
ward the organization of a new Pyth-
Ian lodge in Mount Pleasant. The
preliminary meeting. held at the Ma
sonic Hall, 14th and Kenyon streets
northwest, Friday night. is reported
to have been very successful
At meeting of the Grand Lodge COM
mittee on Pythian education, Wednes-
day night arrangements were made to
prepare and publish literature relating
to the order at an early date. The
committee is composed of Samuel II.
Pearson, chairman; H. NJ vandervort
and f. w. Heiss
Union Lodge, No. %, has been con-
sidering the question of consolidating
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introduction in this country in 1872.
Albany ranks second with three times
to its credit. Other cities in New York
state which have entertained the
Shrine include Niagara Falls, Buffalo,
Saratoga Springs and Rochester
The Shrine has met but once outside
the boundaries Of the United States. in
1888 at Toronto. Canada Cleveland,
vention away from New York state. OBJ
tanning it in 1856. Since then Cincin-
natl in the same state has also been
favored.
Chicago. ILL.,. has entertained it twice.
In 1883 and in 1906, and Los Angeles
and Dallas have likewise had it twice.
Cities where it has as yet visited but
once include Indianapolis, 1887; Omaha.
isS2' Denver. 1894: Nantasket Beach.
Mass. 1895: Detroit. 1897; Washington.
y. G., 1900; San Francisco. 1902; At
lantlc city, n. j., 1904; st. Paul, 1908:
Louisville. KY, 1909; New Orleans. 1910
and Atlanta, Ga, 1914.
j. Putnam Stevens of Portland. Me.
present imperial deputy potentate will
propabiy succeed to the dignity of i'm
N Y. i'o'"es'er'
The Triangle Club of Master Masons
OF the Department of Agriculture has
arranged special program for Satur-
day evening as a fitting cIimaY fo its
series of meetings. c. F. Purdy. inner
senator. Frank c. Green, ventriloouist-
and blackface minstrel entertainment
will be features. No meetings Of the
Glub VIII be held in July and August.
Ihose held during the past year are
said to- have been exceptionally in
structive as well as entertaining.
Commander Louis H Meyers, in his
last circular, makes known the fact
that Past Commander John A. Mover
of Columbia Commandery, No 3
knights Templar, has been laid up for
fortnight from fall. but is expected
soon to be able to be out. William L..
Coniey. who sustained an operation at
Walter Reed Hospital. is reported i'm
proving. and Sir Knight Shomo. a So
journer from the Texas Jurisdiction il
i'll at 1907 9Th street southwest. and
would be glad to see his friends. Com
mander Meyers also states that the
contract to install q new pipe organ
in the commandery asylum will prob
ably be made during the middle OF the
summer. Edgar A. Nelson, as chair
man of the committee in charge. en-
the commandery at the Columbia
Theater Thursday evening.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA,
will honor its senior members" at its
communicate tion "Wednesday evening.
June lS. Which means that special
honor is to be paid those who have
been connected with the lodge twenty
f1pe years or more.
All the lodge circulars contain para
graphs with reference to the Masonic
base ball game to be held at Anne rica n
League Park Saturday afternoon, july
3. for the benefit of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
La Fayette Royal Arch Chapter, No.
). announces the royal arch degree,
with refreshments" at It's convoca :
tion June Is.
East Gate Lodge, No. "a. will have
the F. A. degree at its communication
the evening of June '16. and National
Lodge. No. IL, the NJ. NJ. degree the
evening of June Is.
Commander Helmer Rabild Of De Molay
Mounted Comma ndery. No. 4. Knights
Templar. has announced the orders Of
the temple and Malta for the conclaye
Tuesday evening, beginning at 1890 pm
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KN|qE4fSdi4S N|q1EF4FfSi4S

LOGES.
Monday-Amaranth. No. g. esquire rank;
Century. No. 80. page rank.
Tuesday-Webster. No. Z. and Excelsior.
No. "A. esquire rank: Capital, No. "a,
and Myrtle, No. p.
Wednesday-Mount Vernon. No. 5: Her
mione No. II: Union, No. %. and
Columbia. No 20, page rank
Thursday No. p.
Friday-Syracusians. No. 10, and Rath-
bone Superior No. %.
UNIFORM RANK
Wednesday Washington Company, No. 1.
regular assembly.
Thursday-Coldwell Company No z
regular assembly.
MISCELLANEOUS
Monday-Annual meeting of stockholders
Of Knights of Pythias Hall Associa-
tion. election board of directors.
Tuesday-Meeting of the grand council
Grand Lodge headquarters.
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RQYSaH5cANuIA

Oriental Council has made arrange
ments for a progressive euchre party
Tuesday evening. Orator v. d. Dooley
is chairman of the committee in charge.
A preliminary report is expected from
A. B. Keefer, chairman of the commit
tee on the celebration of Royal Ar
canum day, June %.
Francis Scott Key Council Wednes-
day evening, in the hall at Wisconsin
avenue and NJ street, gave a musical
entertainment in honor of the wives,
relatives and friends of its members.
The program was followed by refresh
ments and dancing. The committee in
charge was composed of Regent John
l. Cox and Orator James L. Dugan. as
sisted by Mrs. John l. Cox. Mrs. Reuben
C. Rowzee, Mrs. ]. NJ. Rankin. Mrs.
James L. Ruth. Mrs. Matthew Walsh,
Mrs. James L. Dugan, Mrs. William ].
Curtain, Mrs. James e. Chamberlainsi 4
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Chief Of Records ]. p. Altman. lotG
Pennsylvania avenue southeast will
furnish Information desired in refers
ence to the club.
Sioux Tribe. No. is, Thursday night,
at Painters Hall, approved for adol,-
ton Mr.. Knight. whose petition was re-
ceived. and received and referred for
appropriate action the petition OF Mr..
sweeney. Reports were received from
several standing committees. and
Sachem J. Levy welcomed Mr.. Snow
upon his return to the tribe. Sioux
Tribe will give an excursion to Chesa-
peake Beach July 6
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Friendship Temple, No. 9. received
number Of applications for member
ship Wednesday night, and also had a
Dutch supper. The election of officers
was postponed from the last meeting
until next Wednesday night. The most
excellent chief, Mrs. Addie Freeman,
has urged a large attendance at the
next meeting.
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ODfELlQ6

LODGES.
-, ,Monday-lTniOp. No. II. business and
lecture on Holy Land. open meeting.
Beacon. No. Is. rehearsal Of degree.
and I.nngdnn. No. 26. business.
Tuesday -Amity. No. q. degree. WASH
ingt"n. No. 6. and Golden Rule, No.
81 business.
Wednesday Eastern. No. Z: Harmony
No. 9. and Federal city, No. 20. de-
gree.
THt'RSDAi-Col Columbia No. TO- and
Covenant. No. 13. business. Excel
sior. No. II, degree.
Friday Metropolis, No. 16, degree
Central. no. !, and Phoenix. No. IS,
business.
ENCAMPMENTS
Tuesday Fred ID. Stuart, degree.
WetlneSday-Columbian, No. l. degree.
PATRIARCIIS MILITANT.
Saturday-Canton Washington, No. !.
drill and social.
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who has charge of the work. All Wis
itors will be welcomed. A committee
Of the prize degree team will meet at
1880 pm. to discuss important matters.
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Communications for these col
umns must he received Mt The
sunday Stnr Office not Inter than
noon on Thursday of each week.
Those which relate to events that
occur afterwnrd, or to new nm
uouucements of importance, Will
be received up to noon ON Sntur-
day, but not later.
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MASONIC

Lodges.
N.,rlsN Potomac. NJ. =. SS'ial; RfnJ- H.
Trrnrh NJ. II. s"ral: Anac"str. No
II social aud lectur": rcutalrha, No.
-; VI NJ: Mount Pleasant, No. ~.
lecture: Tako'ua. N". -. ladies night
TIe>,rty hca"ia. No. Is, T.. A.; Tah"ma
VI" .s, social.
"Wednesday School uf Instruction: ST
Johns Mite ion.
Thur>,iay-Thr New Jerusalem No. =,
Z. A.: Naval Ne. !. special. NJ. NJ.
HpYN. ARCH CHAPTERS.
Tuesday Mount IIor"h, No, =, Mark
Wednesday Mount Pleasant. No. IL. L.
NJ and NJ Z. VI.
ThursGay-W Washington. No. =, business
FRIDAY Mount Pleasant. No. IL. special
X. 4.
KNIGHTS TE.MrLAH cuAIMANuEHlES.
Mcn,iay orient, No. =. regular order.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Tuesday Evangelist Chapter. Rose tr"lA'
business.
MIS-. ELLANEoUS.
Monday Alnla> Temple. Mystic Shrlhe'
ceremonial. Nationtl Rifles Arm"Fy.
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CHAPTERS.

CHAPTERS
Mondsy--Ruth. No. 1. illustrated, Lecture
Tuesday E1ectn, No. 2; Bethlebem, No.
7: Friendship, No. II; Fidelity, No.
10. |
Wednesday Naomi, No. 3. social: Brook
land, No. II. Alexandria night
| Thurs.lay-Wm. +. Hunt, No. 10.
Friday-Takjma, No 12: Cathedral. No.
Il, Endowment night: St Johns,
No. 1s. floral degree
Worthy Matron Mrs. Carrie Y. Pol
ard of Ruth Chapter, No. /, has Sc
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RER@fIKyABGES RERfKyABRG;El;S

Monday-Rnth Lodge, No. 2. degree
Naomi Ledge. No l. business.
Friday Martha Washington. No. ). ousi-
ness,
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Union Lodge, No. %, has been con-
sidering the question of consolidating
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N4Ian,SSSiSIERS

Wednesday-Friendship Temple. No. 9.
Friday-Rathbone Temple, No. s.
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The second quarterly convention for
1915 Of the Matrons and Patrons AS
soeiation of 1912 was held Monday
NJ Major. 1o11 7th street on southeast east
The hosts Of the evening were Worthy
Matrons and Worthy Patrons Ella
Woodward and William E. Johnson of
Martha Chapter. No Miriam NJ. Cor
S; Sadie NJ. Major and Charles e.
Sayles of Bethlehem. No. Z. and Emily
6. Rosemond and Harry K. Pimner of
Mizpah. No. 8. At the businesa meet
ing It was reported that the sum of
$s4 had accumulated as the result of
voluntary contributions for the nur-
pose of furnishing a room in the name
Of the association at the Masonic and
Eastern Star home. Games and other
amusements followed. and supper was
tily decorated and lighted by Japanese
lanterns. The next quarterly conyen-
tion OF the association will bo held In
August.
Friendship Chapter. No. II. meeting in
Masonic Hail. Tenleytown. is scheduled
to hold short business session Tuesday
evening. followed by an open meeting.
William R. Singleton Masonic Lodge will
be its guests. A good program has been
arranged.
Ing conferred the degrses upon several
candidates. AS it was the seventeenth
anniversary of the chapter a special
program was presented, including a
reading by Otto Werner; solo. Edith
stone Of Electa Chapter, and violin So
10. Ida UIlman. Congratulations were
extended by Worthy Grand Patron Ar
thur Poynton. and Past Grand Worthy
Matron Lamond also made some pleas
ing remarks. A social hour followed
In the banquet hall There was a large
attendance of visitors and members.
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Castleman Petit Boss was married at
the home Of Rev Hugh T. Stevenson
pastor Of Bethany Baptist Church and
grand chaplain Of the Grand Lodge.
Thursday evening to Miss Mabel Almora
Martin. The couple will he home to
their friends al 80 q street northeast
after June 90 Young Boss is past
master Of Pentalpha Lodge. No. %, and
he has heretofore been an active spirit
in kallipolis Grotto of the Yelled Proph-
cts. Thirty-five prophets saw the knot
properly tied.
Colurlbia Commandery, No. 2. K. T.,
had I order OF the temple and malta
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Thomas Jefferson Council No. II,
met Thursday night with a large at
tendance. Mr.. Gottleib of Constella-
tlon Council was present and made
brief remarks. The annual excursion
was discussed, as also the uniform
rank.
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East Gate Lodge, No. "a. will have
the f., A. degree at its communication
the evening of June '16. and National
Lodge, No. IL, the NJ. NJ. degree the
evening of June Is.
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the initiatory degree Wednesday night
Next Wednesday night at O'Clock the
first degree will be conferred in full
form by the prize degree team, under
the direction of ERst Grand L. B. Russ.
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Commander Helmer Rabild Of De Molay
Mounted Comma ndery. No 4. Knights
Templar, has announced the orders of
the temple and Malta for the conclave
Tuesday evening, beginning at 7:3o pm.
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At meeting of the Grand Lodge COM
mittee on Pythian education, Wednes-
day night. arrangements were made to
prepare and publish literature relating
to the order at an early date. The
committee is composed of Samuel H.
Pearson, chairman; H. NJ. Vandervort
and E. w. Heiss.
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Mount Pleasant Royal Arch Chapter,
No. -. will have the past and most
excellent master degrees Wednesday
evening and the royal arch at a special
Friday evening. when refreshments will
be served.
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~CARDSHARPS BUSY
THEY ARE TRAVELLING ON
TRAINS TO CATCH RETURN
ING HARVEST HANDS.

Cardsharps, who at this season of
the year confine their activities,
largely, to the smoking cars and
smoking compartments of passenger
trains, are carrying on more or less
successful operations on lines radiat-
ing from Madison, il is reported by
commercial travellers who call here.
A well dressed stranger, who en-
gagged a couple of tourists in a game
of pitch for nominal stakes, on a
train between Sioux Falls and this
city yesterday, and who suggested
that the game be changed to poker
and higher sums be wagered, was
suspected of using marked cards, and
requested TO quit the game. The man
was thought to be one of an organic
ed gang of Chicago card swindlers
who have made their activities felt i'm
both the Dakotas and Minnesota.
While it is understood that their
prime motive is to fleece rosperous
returning harvest hands, railway men
declare that the gamesters are by no
means averse to taking on" the
more sophisticated travellers, especial
ly when the supply of unwary farm
hands is low.
The local police say that they have
heard of no large sums being lifted
by the gamblers in close proximity to
Madison.
In most cases it is next to impos-
sible for the men in charge Of trains
to protect men who will play with
strangers from the willy sharks. Or
dinarily il is impossible for the cor
ductor or brakeman to detect the
crooked work of the INSCRIPTIONS
professional or to distinguish at a
glance whether players are engaged
in an innocent pastime or are playing
for substantial stakes. il is pointed
out.
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A COMMUNICATION.

Dell Rapids, S. D., Oct. 80, 1915
To the Editor: Our attention having
been called to your item in the Lead
er of October %, relative to the re-
cent case in county court of your
county against Mr.. Alex Stewart, we
desire to call attention TO certain
statements therein which are mis-
leading and will bear correction.
You state that the information
against Mr.. Stewart was filed by his
neighbors and that about thirty wit
nesses were examined in the case.
This would most naturally give the
impression that at least several of his
neighbors, If not all of the thirty
witnesses, had joined in the filing of
said information, while the fact is
that such information was signed and
filed by but one person, namely, VIII
Dyce, without any ground therefor,
as clearly shown by the evidence of
all Mr.. Stewards neighbors. and as
held by the commissioners who heard
the evidence and dismissed the case.
You further state that Mr.. Stewart
is a bachelor of the age of As years.
The facts are that Mr.. Stewar is 3S
years of age and is unmarried; but
he is not a bachelor in the commonly
accepted sense of that term. as he is
living and keeping house with his
mother, and manages her farm and
business generally, as well as his
own.
You further make mention in said
article to the effect that while there
are peculiarities in Mr.. Stewards
manner he is not a subject for the
hospital for the insane.
In this connection kindly permit us
to say, that no human being but has
peculiarities-some of and some
of another kind. Each of us have
our individual distinctiyeness OF
characteristics, which to others may,
and often do. appear odd, while those
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so viewing our peculiarities may, and
frequently do. possess traits or pecu-
liarities which TO us appear exceed
ingly odd or peculiar.
Hence, who is TO judge of or de-
termine as peculiar, the traits Or con-
duet of another?
A charge of the kind filed against
Mr.. Stewart is, of course. most Sc
rious since. if sustained, would de-
prive n of enjoyment of personal
freedom and of his property. say
nothing of the enjoyment of the So
ciety of friends and neighbors. Nat
urally therefore, the preferment of
and arrest under such a charge would
be a stunning blow to any one; espe-
cially when without just cause or
foundation, and hence the making of
such a charge based upon ill-will, or
TO satisfy ones desire to annoy,
should be frowned upon by all good
citizens.
The facts relative to the case in the
county court appeared at the hearing
thereof to be, that the filing of the
information was the result of petty
spite, backed by a desire to annoy
Mr.. Stewart. who is a prosperous