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Year: 1879

Institution of worthy grand lodges
for Great Britain and Ireland, and
for Australia are noted in the re-
port.


A. S. Draper, G. w. G. 7. for
New York, says


The legislation of the session will
tell foI the good of the order. The
body was made up of strong men
and women, known throughout the
world for their devotion to the order
and its cause, who came together
with full appreciation of the diff
culties under which the supreme
body was laboring and with full de-
termination to root out and remedy
those difficulties. We think that
they accomplished it. All expenses
were cut down to the lowest possible
basis, even to such and extent in
some cases as to be unjust, we fear.


All purchases are to be made at
the lowest price possible in the mar
ket. Grand Lodges were distinctly
told that they must pay up all in.
debtedness, both for tax and sup
plies, if they would have their repre-
sentatives admitted to the r. w. O..
Lodge. 1t was ordered that the
auditors should meet long enough
before the next session to examine
all books and transaction and have
their reports in print by the time the
body convened. All this means re.
stored confidence in business, relief
from financial embarrassments, and
renewed vigor in the oganization.


A most agreeable feature of the
session was the entire absence of all
sectional feeling and controversy,
and manifest determination to
work together Increasingly for the
advancement OF the order ard the
overthrow of the drink traffic. BY
common consent the negro question
has gone, and gone forever, into the
history Of the past and the duty Of
the hour is: "a long pull, a strong
pull, and pull all together,"
against common enemy.
Year: 1879

The next session of the
r. w. Grand Lodge will be held in
the city of New York, and the well
come which we extend must be we'll
worthy of the first state in the Union
and the banner grand lodge of the
World.--"Good Tsmplar Gem"


How many times should a lodge
forgive member who violates the
obligation -? That depends entirely
upon the circumstances. We should
say, as often as he manifcsts true re-
psntance, and with sincerity of heart
wants to try again. The lodge is to
be the Judge as to whether the re
pentance is sincere or not. If it is,
If there is any good ground for hope
that he may make an honest endeav-
or so keep his obligation, forgive,

and try again, even though it be sew
en'y times the seventh time. If
there is no such ground for hope, il
past experience shows that he will
not try to be faithful, then expeI
him. The lodge must he charitable
to itssrail cnes, but it must he JUS
to itself. The atmosphere OF th'
lodge room must be kept pure, th'
honor of the institution must be KEEP
above rsproach. That cannot b'
done by harboring unrepentant sin
pers.
Year: 1879

Inc Illinois Agricultural Report furnishes
statements from three counties. giving an
account Of the gradual introduction OF the
Canada thistle into that State and OF the
mode by which small patches were destroyed.
One county commissioner found five patches,
and subjected them 10 the follow ing treat
ment After cutting the thistles down,
twenty-five wagon loads OF spent lime from
the gas house We're 7csttered over the ground
where they had grown, which appears to
have DESTROYED them In another county
the remedy has haen the application Of salt,
which in some cases proved successful, and
in others not entirely so. We mention these
remedies to point ont a cheaper and more
efficient one, well known to enteTprising
farmers IN the East 1t IS much easier to
plow an acre Of land thoroughly eight inches
deep four times, than to cover the whole
surface with gas lime thick enough to kill
the plants and to render the land siterward
fit for cultivation or to Bpply salt, either
singly or TO each plant, or thick enough to
cover and Kill the herbsge. We have never
found any difficulty III utterly destroying
Canada thistles N dense patches Of many
acres By turning them completely under IN
June. and threQ times efterward in the three
successive m0uths-providedt the work was so
so thoroughly done that none Of the plants
came above the surface This remedy sue
ceeds hest on heavy soils on such as are
light or grave!iy more frequent blowing may
be necessary to fulfil the aforementioned
requisition. 1t will be seen that this
thorough plowing is not lost, and puts the
ground in excellent condition for winter
wheat or rye. or other succeeding crops
Any halfway work, Of allowing the plants
to see the igAr, Will iail, and buugiers will
not destroy these intruders in a hundred
years toUqtry Gentleman.
Year: 1879

Life is moment stolen from eternity


He who blackens others does not whiten
himself.


They are never alone who are accom-
panied with noble thoughts.


Water runs away like money. When
tic river is low the banks cave.


Absence destroys small passions, and
increases great ones; as the wind ex-
tinSuishes tapers and kindlcs Tres.


Fallibility is the mother of us all. Idle
ness wastes fortune i'm half the time
that industry makes one.


We gain as much In avoiding the fail
ings of others as we do in Initiating that
In which they excel.


If mems morals were half as stiff as
their shirt collars. what would the world
do for sensation?


The metaphysics of salvation are not
of so much consequence, when one is en-
gagged in the practice of actually saving
men.


II is not all JOY which produces laugh
ter; the greatest enjoyments are serious.
The pleasures of love, ambition. or
avarice make nobody laugh.


Always give up the road to bulls and
mad men; and never tight with a coal
HEAVIER, or contend with n base c1ar a.ter.
for they will be sure to blacken YOU


Worldly riches are like nuts; many
clothes are torn in getting them. many a
tooth broke i'm cracking them. but never
q belly filled with eating them.-R Yea
ming.


! We seldom repent of speaking little:
very often of speaking too much; vul-
gar aud true maxim, which all the world
1 knows, but which all the world does not
Bruyere.


Many men use virtue as they would
tsun umbrella. They never put it over
their heads only when they are afraid of
being overcome by too much heat
| WATERFALL Times.


Good words do more than hard speech
es; as tho sunbeams without any noise
will make the traveller cast off his cloak.
which all the clustering winds could not
do, but only make him draw it closer to
him.
Year: 1879

OFYIcI OF THE SAINT JOSEPH AND WESTERN RlHROAp \


ConPASr ee BROADWAY, NEW YORK


December sth 1873.
To the NoekAelders Of the ST. Jespk and Festern r. r. Co.:
V0U hereby notified that there win be special


meeting of the Stockholders Of the Saint Joseph and
Western Railroad Company at the General Once Of the
nad Company. in Elvood Kansas. at the hour Of 10
O'Clock A NJ Of the third Wednesday Of January next
at which time and place there will be separately submit
ted In dae form to you for ratification rejection
proposition for the purchase Of the Railroad stock
either Of the Hastings and Grand Island Railroad
Company and for like purchase Of the Road and stock
or either. Of the Marysville and Blue Valley Railroad
Company and also for the like purchase of the Saint
seph Bridge Company for the consolidation of those
Companes or more Of them, With the Saint Joseph
and Western Railroad Company and for such issue of the
capital stock boads both Of the said Jos ph
and Western Railroad Company may he necessary
eject such purchases consolidation a. Won xha N
the said meeting. duly "a fy and coufrm.


By order Of the Board of birectors-


ALFRED MITCHELL, Secretary.
Year: 1879

To all the readers of the Chief old and new /,
th ose who have paid, and those who intend to
pay as as they are able, We wish Merry
Christmas. We trust that We may live and that
you may live to exchange many Merry Christ
mas greeting in the years to come, and that We
may all be in better circumstances, on each sue
ceeding Christmas, than we were on tho pre-
cedipp one
Year: 1879

DEMOCRATIC ECoNoMY.-The Wyan dotte Her.
aid asks us to explain how the Democratic econ
envy of Speaker Randall will prove expensive in


the end. In the first place, why is Randall en-
titled to itf If it is really economy, why not
give the credit to the body Of Congress, who do


the work, and not to the Speaker, who does
nothing but put the motonsi In fact, why not
the Democratic Caucus, that cut out and dctat-
ted all the worki Bat we again say, it will
prove, in the end, extravaganza instead of econ
omy. At the outset, it may appear that so much
money is saved but in order to make it so ap-
pear, every branch of the Government is Grip


not prosecuted, and public business generally is
retarded. The expense of repairing these losses
hereafter will he much greater than if they had
not been hampered ia order to make it appear
that Democratic Congress was economizing in
order to make some political capital. If you
starve your cattle through the winter, you may
make yourself belive you are economizing, but
when, in the Spring, rs a consequence of this
economy, your cattle become hide bound and
die, you can figure up that your so-called econ
omy was extravaganza. So it, for the sake of
economy, you expose, starve and freeze yOur
family, your outlay for doctors bill will over
balance the amount you saved. But it may be
your policy to let your family go to the devil,
just rs your Congress will allow the country to
go to the devil, if they can make some cheap
capital for the time being. We don't mean to
intimate that you, personally, starve your cat
tie or your family, but put it merely by way of
illustration. We hope you see the point.
Year: 1879

a The fellows who really do not want to zee
Grant nominated, but are nevertheless foremost
in yelling for him, because his "boom" is the
sensation of the day, are the very ones who
would be loudest in crying ''Crucify him ~ if the
muIfitude were against him.
Year: 1879

e When Republicans remember what
hard fight they made against the Congressional
Salary -grabbers, a few years ago. and remember
that President Grant signed the Grab, and avail
ed himself of its provisions, doubling his own
salary, and afterwards vetoed bill reducing his
salary, they will perceive one rough place that
it will be necessary for his "boom" to overcome.
Year: 1879

Our business is run in the old fashioned way. We
do not shuttle . customer about from salesman
to another to buy paper Of pins from one salesman,
yard of calico and spool Of thread from another,
thereby taking up hours in purchasing few goods
that can. by way of doing, be purchased in as
many minutes keep none but frstclass statesmen,
who are well posted in every line Of goods. The
salesman goes the entire stock with the eusto
Year: 1879

Like Jews In general, Baron Roths-
child was ready to part with money
freely in order to help the suffering,
and especially the suffering members OF
his own creed. At the time Of the
dreadful Irish famine he gave not only
money, but much time and thought, to
the remedy Of distress, and took an
active part in the distribution of the
large funds subscribed by tho sympe-
thizing mass Of horror-stricken Eng
lishmen. Hc remained really, and not
merely nominally, . jew, and was one
of the leading members Of the chief
London synagogue, and too socially i'm
portant TO seek to rise by calculated
conversion. Uneducated Jews appear
to manage with ease the task Of dis.
carding what 10 now impossible or inn
practical in their creed, and pass
through life happily enough, filed with
the pride Of an ancestral religion, and
solaced by the grandeur Of monosheism.
The pFeiudices against the Jews as 3
body which were once widely enter
tanned in England ere gradually fading
away, and viii, perhaps, some day
wholly disappear, although it must be
owned that they still exist, and are not
altogether without such justification ~
Is afforded by the appearance and char
actsr Of jews Of the lower class. It
cannot be doubted that this mitigation
Of prejudice Is in some degree due TO
che eminence, public services, and So
eial magnifcenee Of such families as the
Rothschilds. The last, and, perhapa,
~ he himself thought, the browning
glory of Baron Lionel's life was to win
the Derby, the temporary possession Of
the winner having been fortunately Sc
cured either by his son or himself. To
win the Derby is a great glory 70 any
one, and the Rothschilds could scarcely
have done anything better adapted to
insure their popularity than TO shox
they could succeed A. well in racing a.
in everything else. But the wOrship of
wealth, Of grandeur, and Of success has
not been the main agent in leading
Englishmen 20 look with more impair
tiAl eyes on the Jews. The ability and
acumen Of the Master Of Rolls attract
at least as much favorable attention as
the riches of the Rothschilds, and Eng
lishmen have really got to like Jews
better because they know them better.
There Is such a thing as Jewish char
acter TO be found more or less in all
Jews who have not had to struggle
against too great disadvantages Tol-
Grafton Of the most ample and unwa-
vering kind, free-handed charity, and
strong common-sense are the most
marked traits Of this character, and
most Jewish families exhibit the pecu-
liarity Of setting as much store on the
attainment Of high education and the
development of business faculties in the
women as in the men. The family oi
the Rothsckilds l. in these respects :
typical Jewish family, and the respect
paid TO Il on this score must in fairnes,
be added 70 the respect which, no doubt
Is paid to vast wealth when account i
taken Of the high position it enjoys
Saturday Revieao.
Year: 1879

by Protestant sovereign. But, whatever
may be Herr w1NDHoRsTs private aims, ho
indisputably holds his followers well in
hand, and has succeeded in convincing them
that momentous struggle for religion and
the liberty Of the Church finds in him the
most redoubtable defender Of the faith. And
certainly, us he has managed his side OF tho
contest, the so-called CultWkdmpf or con-
teution for State supervision in matters Of
worship has turned TO the decided adyan-
tage OF the Ultramontanes in Germany


The attitude OF W1NDHoRsT and his sup
porters toward the Socialist bill in the ie-
cent session Of the Rcichstag was note
worthy instance Of political supplcucss on
the part Of a leader and OF implicit obedience
on the part Of a large following. When we
consider how zealously the German Ultra
montanes have in times past sustained the
most reactionary Governments whenever
they were agreed on ecclesiastical matters,
we are scarcely prepared 10 sec them figure
I'm the role of the guardians of civil liberty
II is difficult 10 reconcile their traditional
opposition to the liberty OF the press and the
liberty Of teaching, with the iervor Of their
present protests against B1sMARCK's en-
croachmcnts. But if this sweeping change
of ground does not prove much for the dis
cernment and consistency Of the mass OF the
party, It at all events demonstrates the per-
fection OF their discipline


Yet, however well organized and tractable
the party of the Centre may have shown it.
self heretofore. there is one contingency
which would be fatal to its cohe-ion--one
solvent whose action all the skill and energy
of its leader would be powcrlcss to check.
The Catholic masses could never be won to
Justify Herr WINDHoRsT in repudiatmg an
agreement between the Government and an
iufallible Pope. Now sOmc arrangement Of
the kind seems TO be dimlv forcshadowcd
in the remarkable letter lately addressed
by LEO XIII. to the Archbishop OF Cologne,
and of which some extracts were teie-
graphed a few days ago. Il u friendly UNI
Outstanding shall indeed be compasscd. we
may be sure that intimations from the Vat
lean Of n tranquillizing and conciliatory
tenor would presently reach the German
bishops, and would by them be faithfully
transmitted to the minor clergy In that
event the watchword would speedily go
forth that the CWtWktwpf was over; and
the Ultlamontaue party. which now pre-
scuts such u solid and rcsolutc front, would
soon cease to exist as IL distinct political
factor III the German empire.
Year: 1879

Legislature, provides for radical change
in the purchase and supply OF school
books, ami its provisions affect Mounds
vile and all other independent school
districts. It's most prominent feature is
the provision that the retail price OF
school books shall not exceed the pres
ent wholesale price, and that the retail
price shall be published on the backs Of
said books, and also posted up in school
houses. These provisions will effect an
immense saving in the aggregate to the
people OF West Virginia in the matter
Of expense for school books-an expense
that has heretofore borne very hardly
on a great many poor people.
Year: 1879

hard money Of the world is silver: and
the villainous attempt to scale up the
value Of every bond in the civilized
world So per cent by restricting the
use of, or wholly demonetiziug, silver
money, deserves the immediate and
earnest attention Of the people.
Year: 1879

cha! ha D.! there is blood on the
moon," he cried, striking an attitude
in imitation of the tragedian he had
seen at the theatre the night before.
"What, no! ye black and midnight
hag," when his mother suddenly
walked into the bedroom and spoiled


the whole first act with a trunk strap.
Year: 1879

SAN FRANcIsCo, July l0.-A Bodie
dispatch saws: A terrible explosion OF
a powder magazine occurred to-day near
the old Standard Incline Works. The
works were blown to pieces and every
thing near them levelled to the ground.
The summit OF the works, a short dis
tance off, was shattered to pieces. Many
men were killed-number not known at
this writing about twenty wounded have
been found this lar. 1t is not known
how many, if any, have been injured in
the shaft and underground works. The
top of the shaft in the old incline is now
on fire, but can surely be put out. The
hills are black with people. The fire
department is doing good work. James
Hickey, foreman OF the mine, is slightly
hurt. At this time no estimate can be
made OF the number killed or wounded.
Year: 1879

WHEELING is troubled about her water
supply. We always thought that water
was only used in that city for making
beer and thinning whisky, and that it
didn't make much difference about the
quality either.-Fairrietr Courier.
Year: 1879

The Post-ottic- Department has or
dered new postage stamp to be used
on letters not prepaid. Heretofore, a
letter being posted and wanting a stamp
has been held in the Office at which it
was mailed. The postmaster then
writes to the individual address ed say
ing that such letter has been held in
tha! office for him, the postage not hav
ing been prepaid. The new stamp
which has just been ordered under the
new regulation is put on the letter not
prepaid and sent to the postmaster at
the Office OF its destination, who is
charged with the amount due, and to
collect the same from the person ad-
dressed on the delivery of the letter. A
new stamp has also been ordered to be
put on the letter after it passes into
the hands of the carrier, who then be-
comes responsible for the collection of
the postage. This new stamp is in
tended as a check upon tn. carrier, who
is thereby prevented from pocketing
his collections.
Year: 1879

TN Wednesday evening Mrs. Jackson
Corse, OF the vicinity of Dover, and
her son William sat up after the rest
of the family had retired, the former
sewing and the latter reading. Finally
William laid down the paper he was
reading and started to bed, and at the
same time his mother took the lamp
from the mantle-piece aud blew down
the chimney when it exploded, and in
moment she was on fire from head to
foot. The flames were extinguished as
soon as possible, hut not until she was
terribly burned. The lamp was large
glass one and contained at least enc
pint Of oil. DR.. Jump was summoned
and went to render what assistance
was needed. The family reside on the
Geo jones farm, seven miles west Of
Dover, near llazlettvIlle
Year: 1879

1t is said that the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad company will begin
paying their employees their January
wages on Monday in scrip of new
issue. 1t was supposed the last issue
of scrip by this company would close
the business, but such is not the case.
The new issue will be of the denomina-
tions of IS and so, payable in six
months. Whether or not the men will
be willing to accept the scrip in lieu of
money is question that cannot he
decided till it is paid out and finds its
way into the market.
Year: 1879

A BROTHER CoNFEssEs THE MURDER OF A
BRoTHER--IMpELLED BY HATRED-DETEC-
TIVE ESPIONAGE IN PRISON.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1


PORTLAND, Me-. Nov. %. 1879
On the 2Tth Of last September Joseph A. Law. an
unmarried man and farmer residing in West
Cumberland, was found murdered in his barn.
The body was discovered resting against the
side Of the barn, just back Of the
first STALL with his feet lying the sill Of the
door leading into the horse stable. deep cash was
on the right temple, over the eye. and the neck
had been almost entirely severed by powerful
blows bloody axe lying the body
showed what the instrument Of death had been.
Tho lantern, shivered to pieces IL by vigorous
kick from heavy boot. lay in fragments behind the
further stall beyond the body. An old fashioned
leather wallet. partly opened. the stable floor
near the body. The murder naturally created quite
a sensation in the neghborhood. and Marshal
Bridges at once set to work to discover the muir.
derer.


THE MURDERER ARRESTED.


Yesterday afternoon James N. Low, brother of the
murdered man. was arrested and he and his wife
were placed in cells each other. while Marshal
Bridges occupied one between them. The latter.
during the night heard Low charge his wife not to
Ss'raS hi that asoa none nd 0ai she knew that





quiet all would be well. This morning Bridges
went to Law. told him what he had heard. and that
his wife had confessed that he was not at home on
the night of the murder. The prisoner lost his
self-possession. and. after talking with his
wife. said that he would make u con-
icssion. He said that he hated his
brother because the latter had turned him of q
home and he determined to kill him. He had
made up his mind to do q certain mig ht, but
his wife prevented him from going out thinning he
was going to break into house at Saccarappa where
she had been ut work.


LYING IN WAIT.


Tho next night lie started ut eight o'clock and
walked out to his broth RS house, distance of ten
miles. lie opened the back door, but SAYS that he
did not go in, us he thought his brother was not at
home; so he found an and lay in wait.
When the brother and sister returned
no lay in the bushes near tho back
door. and after Joseph had taken the lantern aud
to the barn he hid behind the barn door. Just
as Joseph started to come out he dealt him deadly
blow on the temple. lie fell without
uttcrirg word. His lantern did not
break and to make of his work he struck an
other blow nearly severing his head from his body
The blood did noi spurt toward him, and he did not
get drop his clothes Then he walked into tho
city. following the Grand Trunk Railroad track and
reaching home at hafpast four O'Clock. He
said that he would have confessed some time ago,
but he feared that his wife would be implicated in
the crime II was only a question between the
State Prison and poorhouse; and he preferred the
prison. He arraigned this afternoon and
pleaded guilty. His wife was held as q witness.