PUBLISHED BY THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO,
VOLUME XII.
SUBSCRIPTION, SI.60 PER ANNUM.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKaTjOnE 2al892~
CLYDE KING AND D. H.‘ CRONIN, MANAGERS %
NUMBER 50.
T! NEffSJN. BRIEF
Readable Paragraphs of Local In
terest by the “Man Abont Town.’’
SECRETS WHISPERED TO US
General Items of Interest Published While
Hews Is Still News.
Jim Mullen was up from Page Tues
day. _
Harry Mathews was over from Butte
Monday.
O’Neill will play ball in Spencer the
Fourth. _
R. R. Dickson had business in Atkin
son last Saturday.
T. V. Golden is in Chicago attending
the convention.
R. J. Dwyer made a business trip to
Omaha Monday.
P. D. Mullen went down to Omaha
Friday returning Monday.
Mullen Bros, have added a fine new
carriage to their list of stylish rigs.
Castor, Machine oil for sale,
48-2m O’Neiio, Grocery Co .
Fourth of July sale of ladies’ fine
Oxford Ties at L. J. Dwyer’s. 48-2
P. C. Corrigan started for Chicago
Monday morning to take in the conven
tion . _
The Holt county Bank has been dec
orated with a new oak floor of lovely
pattern. _*
The responsibility of running the gov
ernment is making McHugh stoop
shouldered. _j_
A deep cut in the prices of ladies’ Ox
ford Ties until July 4, at Dwyer’s Boot
and Shoe Store. 49-2
A. L. Warrick on Monday purchased a
fine| Webster piano of Young & Co.,
music dealers of this city.
Tribune: The smiling countenance of
Postmaster Jim Riggs, of O’Neill, was
observed in Fremont this morning.
Wm. Laviollette is decorating the in
terior of his saloon and when completed
wi|l have the neatest place in town.
‘■The wicked fleeth when no man pur
sueth.” Wonder why so many of the
boys left town last Sunday morning.
The Frostier' is in receipt of com
plimentaries to, the meeting of the Al
bion Driving Association, July 15 and
16. _
Rev. J. W. Bates will hold Episcopal
sprvicos at Masonic ball next Monday
evening, June 27, all are invited to at
tend.
We understand Charlie McHugh will
have editorial control of the Sun during
Senator Golden’s visit to the conven
tion.
David Wixson, one of the oldest set*
tiers of our sister town of Atkinson,was
in the city Tuesday and made this office
a pleasant call.
John Mann, sr.. and son Joe were
among the number who went to Chicago
Sunday morning. They will be absent
about a week.
E. H. Thompson had the misfortue to
break his left leg Tuesday while wrest
ling with some calves. Dr. Connolly
reduced the fracture.
Romaine Saunders, one of the valua
ble assistants in this office, has been
quite ill the past week, but we are
pleased to state is now improving.
P. A. Pearson, of Turner, called
pleasantly at this office yesterday. Mr.
Pearson says that prospects for a large
crop of all kinds of grain were.never
brighter.
The business houses in this city have
decided to remain closed on the Fourth.
This is a wis3 move as it will give the
clerks a chance to go some place and
celebrate. _
The soldiers and others have ar
ranged for a picnic and Fourth of July
celebration in Comrade Lambert’s grove.
Uev. Lowrie anu others are invited to
address them.
Mrs. J. E. Smith returned from York
Tuesday evening, where she had been
visiting her parents for a few weeks.
The was accompanied by Miss Daisy
Heislar, who will visit with her for a
few weeks._
The funeral of Thomas Donohoc,
whose death was chronicled in these
columns last week, took place last Sat
urday. and the remains were followed
to their final resting place by a large
concourse of friends and relatives.
There was a ball given at the rink last
Thursday evening by a few of the
young mfen of the city. The Italian
orchestra, which had been in town for
several days, furnished the music. As a
social party it was a splendid success.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walt Keeler on
last Sundav morning, a boy of usual
weight. Mother and child doing nicely
and it is thought Walt will be able to
settle down to business in a few days.
R. Parker and nephew W. E.,recently
from New York, have engaged in the
produce exchange -business at Pfund’s
old stand on Fourth street, where they
will pay the highest market price in cash
for country produce of all kinds.
Through the kindness of the Graphic
we are in receipt of an account of the
sudden death of Mrs. W. B, Fisher,
which occurred yesterday at Atkinson.
The item arrived too late for publication
this week but will appear in our next.
We are in receipt of p circular an
nouncing the annual convention of the
National Educational Association to be
held at Saratoga Springs, New York,
July 13, to 15. In the list of the organ
izing committee for Nebraska we notice
the name of our popular county super
intendent. H. W. Dudley.
Rushville Standard: S. W. Williams
is now at O’Neill taking the Kceley
treatment. This was just the right
thing for him to d >, and the*e are others
yet that should do the same. When we
hear that any one has gone to take the
treatment we feel like throwing up our
hat and hallooing, hurrah!
Rushville Standard: E. H. Cress, son
of Mrs. J. E. West, has decided to be
come a permanent citizen of Rushville,
and has sent for his wife, who is now
residing at O’Neill. Mr. Cress is agent
for the N. Y. Life Insurance Company,
and will work the territory of North
west Nebraska, and the whole of Wy
oming. _
The Ladies of the Presbyterian Society
will give a social at. the Hotel Evans
on Friday evening, June 24. This social
will be nut of the ordinary line of church
socials, as an experience meeting will be
held, from 9:30 till 10 o'clock. An ad
mittance of ten cents will be charged at
the door, lunch fifteen cents. The pub
lic arc cordially invited to attend.
Butte Gazette: Mr. Hurdy filed upon
the northeast quarter of the supposed
school section, adjoining Butte, and in
formed us a short time ago that he ex
pected to commence active farming
thereon soon. In our minds eye we can
see Farmer Hi signaling to the off ox to
“slack ahead” a little, and consulting
his chronometer on the corners to see if
he is “on time.”
Henry M. Kiltz and wife of South
Fork, were called to part with their
twins, two fine little girls of a year old,
on last Saturday. They were uncom
monly attractive children and were the
joy of the home. A large company as
sembled at tbe dhurch in Chambers to
show their sympathy and sorrow. Rev.
N. S. Lowrle, their pastor, conducted
the funeral services. “Like as a father
pities his children so the Lord pities
those that fear him.”
Assistant organizer J. A. Campbell,
of the Modern Woodmen of America
was in the city last week, and on Tues
day evening organized a camp in this
city, with twenty-six charter members.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year; Venerable Consul,
R. J. Hayes; Worthy Advisor, F. E.
Heinerikson; Excellent Banker, Bernard
McGrcevv; Clerk, W. H. Pierce; Escort,
D. H. Cronin; Watchman, J. E. Planck;
Sentry, R. J. Dwyer; Physician. C. N.
Hopkins; Trustees, F. E. Heinerikson,
A. J. Meals and Fred Pfunder.
Fremont Tribune: Col. Doc. Math
ews spent the night in Fremont and
went to Omaha this morning. The
colonel is the editor of the O’Neill
Frontier, probably the best country
weekly in the state, and certainly the
most pious. He used to be a banker
but he found the work of shovelling
gold coin and handling huge bales of
greenbacks too trying on his.health, so
he embarked in the newspaper business
and O’Neill lost a poor banker and
gained a good editor. Mr. Mathews
celebrated his sixty-third birth-day in
May, and docs not look older than
thirty.
Butte Gazette: H. W. Mathews came into
The Gazette office yesterday, unbuttoned Ills
collar, rolled up Ills pants, grabbed a stick
and struck out to break thu record that
Doe. made .over at O’Neill, a short time
ago. Timekeepers were appointed and at the
end of three hours It was discovered that
Harry had punished leaded brevier to the
amount of 1103 cms. Taken into considera
tion that it has been ninteen long years
since he has sot any type the performance
was truly remarkable.
Shades of Koster, what a feat to crow
over! Harry must have made a herculean
effort to defeat Doc’s record as he only
set 367 cms an hour as against Doc's
1333 ems per hour. There isn’t a man
along the line,outside of Tns Frontier
office, who can set more type than Doc.
We mean this and are in possession of s
little coin of the realm which we will
hazard to Emphasize our remarks.
i
We are informed of the publication of
a novelty in the book line which is cer
tain of an enormous sale. This book is
“Glimsc8 of tlie World. A Portfolio of
Photographs" prepared under the super
vision of the groat traveler and lecturer
—John L. Stoddard. It contains pho
tographic views of scenes and places in
all parts of the world. Every view is
fully described. As an educator it is in
valuable. It contains 550 pages, and
nearly 375 views, and is sold by sub
scription at popular prices. The It. 8.
Peale Co., Chicago, are the publishers
aud they desire an agent in this locality.
They will gladly mail descriptive circu
lars, sample views and terms to all, bn
application. _
Sun: Perhaps the Sun will have more to
say about McEvony’s settlement than may
be agreeable to either Tub Fkontikr or Me
Evouy before such settlement Is effected.
Well, Charles, when the time comes
for you to have your say wade right in
with an utter disregard for our feelings.
When it comes to saying things disa
greeable we will not be found loitering
in the rear of the procession. We have
no interest in particular in this settle
ment with McEvony, only that we dis
like very much to see the Sun man
dump vials of his unrighteous wrath
upon the worthy sheriff's cranium,at the
same time attempting to delude the
unwary into the belief that he is only
looking out for the interests of the dear
people. We could explain in a very few
words, if we were so disposed, the cause
of the Sun’s antipathy to McEvony, and
i it would reflect no credit on the Sun,
either.___
Last Saturday night Mayor Biglin. by
virtue of the power in him vested, sent
legions of stars and brass buttons down
on the nest of the soiled doves like hun
gry wolves on the fold; broke in upon
their ungodly gaiety and noisome bacha
nalian revelry and bore them swiftly
away in a hurry wagon and plunged
them among the dreary solitudes and
sobering influences of the city bastile
where they did time until Monday morn
ing when the madam of the harem was
fined $31 and the girls $10 each. This
is a move in the right direction and we
congratulate Mayor Biglin on the stand
he has taken and trust that he will see
to it that the good work goes merrily on
until these moral lepers are wiped from
this locality. But we understand that
it is his intention to impose upon the
inmates of this house a monthly fine, a
license as it were. This paper, this page
at least, is forever and unqualifiedly op
posed to any thing of the kind. If it is
wrong for these houses to run at all it is
wrong for them to run under any cir
cumstances and there is no law legal
izing this practice of monthly fines.
They are liable to fines for each and
every offence and for that matter could
and should be pulled every day uhtil the
atmosphere in this locality becomes too
sultry for their constitutions.
Examine the fine line of Oxford Ties
at R, J. Dwyer’s. Cut prices until July 4.
A Long Tailed Bat.
Sun: As The Frontier seems to be pretty
well informed in regard to tlio price the Sun
gets for publishing legal notices, it may in
terest parties having that class of work to
do that the Sun will agree to publish such
notices for the amount named by The Fron
tier, 15 cents per square.
We have at different times in union
circles heard black and ugly rumors
concerning the Sun’s mans standing in
the printer's union. What they were is
neither here nor there as it would illy be
come us as a union man to spread re
ports of which we have not proof posi
tive, but the above proposition clearly
shows that the rodent propensities are
uppermost in his heart and that he has
little or no regard for the oath he took
as a union printer and the principles
which he must have solemnly said he
would uphold and defend even unto
death. We feel nothing but contempt
for a blooming rat and if such princi
ples can win we are willing to step aside
and let this advocate of farmer’s al
liance doctrines—better wages for Amer
ican workingmen—march to the fore
ground at 15 cents per squarg. Hats!
The Say We Celebrate.
Scottville will celebrate the glorious
Fourth this year in W. McWhorter’s
grove. Music, speaking, sports and
amusements. Beautiful grounds. A
good marital band has been secured.
Basket dinnei. Exercises at grounds
commence at 10 a. m. sharp.
An entertaining program has been
prepared and all|who spend the Fourth at
this place are assured of a good time.
lion. Ben White of Omaha, is to be
orator of the day.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our sincere thanks
to k'nd friends for their assistance in
our recent bereavement in the sickness
and death of oar husband and father.
Mrs. Tnos. Donouok and Family.
.Reynolds' Bros, ladies’ fine shoes for
sale by R. J. Dwyer. 49-2
Odd-Fdlowihip.
The following review of the order of
Odd-fellowship was read by Attorney
Uttley at the 73d anniversary of the
order, April 86, and Tiib Frontier
publishes it by request of membors of
the order:
Fellow Citizens, Friends on our
Lovely Order, Brothers and Sis
ters—We have met together to-night
to celebrate the seventy-third anniver
sary of the institution of Odd-fellow*
ship in America. I say in America be
cause many of the principles which we
! hold dear had existed in European
countries for a century or more before
they were transplanted into this country.
While we do not lay claim to remote
antiquity, history records the fact that
societies called Odd-fellows existed in
the early part of the eighteenth centuary
and in 1788 the great poet, James Mont
gomery, composed the first song Bung
by Odd-fellows, over known to have
been printed, and in that song is to be
found tho motto of our order as it ap
pears to-day: as it will continue to
appear, we have no doubt, so long as
time shall last. The song is composed
of three verses which I shall givoyou:
When friendship, love and truth abound,
An.ong n band of brothers,
I The eup of Joy goes (rally round,
1 Eaoh shares the bl'ss or others.
Sweet roses uraoo the thorny way
Along tho vale of sorrow,
Thrjtlowers that shed their leaves to-day
H11 till bloom again to-morrow.
Itow grand In age. how fair in youth,
Are holy “Friendship, Love and Truth."
On hnluyon wings our moments pass, .
Life's cruel cares beguiling.
Old time lays down his scythe any glass,
In gay good humor smiling.
With erinlno beard and forelock gray
Ills reverend front adorning,
Ho looks like winter turned to May.
Night softened Into morning.
Mow grand In age, liow fair in youth:
Aru holy “Friendship, Love and Truth.”
From these delightful fountains How
Ambrosial rills of pleosur .
Can men desire, can heaven bestow,
A more resplonduut treasuro.
Adorned with gems so richly bright
We’d form a constellation.
Whore every star with modest light
Shall gild Ills proper station.
Ilow grand In ago, liow fair In youth,
Are holy ‘•Friendship, Lovo and Truth."
But I have stated we have met here to
celebrate the seventy-third anniversary
of the order in America, and no doubt it
will prove of interest to many members
of the order, as well as to thoso who are
not, for me to give a short sketch of its
history. Thomas Wildy, the father of
American Odd-fellowship, was born in
London; England, January 15,1783; was
initiated into the order of Odd-fellow
ship at 21 years of age and landed in
America nt Baltimore, September, 2,
1817, and in 1818 meeting a fellow
country man and brother Odd-fellow,
they agreed to try and establish a lodge
in Baltimore. Their first call for a
meeting was on March 2, 1819, and
though continued for one month, drew
only two persons. They renewed the
call for April 13, at which time Messrs.
John Duncan, John Cheatman and
Richard Hushworth met with them,
when they arranged the preliminaries,
and on April 26, 1816, they organized
Washington Lodge No. 1, which still
exists; hence we speak of Thomas
Wildy as the father of American Odd
fellowship, and the city of Baltimore as
its home. Since that time its growth in
numbers has been rapid: far exceeding
all former associations, until it now
numbers under its jurisdiction 9,136
subordinate lodges; 2,198 subordinate
encampments; 2,214 Uebekah lodges,
initiated during the year 1890, in the
subordinate lodges‘68,295 members; En
campments 12,392 members, haying a
total membership in the subordinate
lodges of 672,148; Encampments 116,064;
Rebekah lodges 132,898, of which there
are sisters 69,711. A vast army of
brothers and sisters united in carrying
ou the good work.
Although this, the seventy-third annl
uersary of American Odd-fellowship,
supported by this vast army, there is
little doubt that there are many persons
among its members who, were they
asked the question, “what is Odd-fellow
shipb” would be entirely unable to
answer said question to their satisfaction
much less the satisfaction of the in
quirer. With your kind indulgence,
what little I may say will be said with
a view to a better, also a more general
understanding of what Odd-fellowship
consists, its aims and objects, and the
means, and measures employed to
obtain them. Fraternity is the first
great principle of Odd-fellowship.
Every member in good and regular
standing in this grand host is a brother
or a sister, and the institution taken as
a whole, is a great brotherhood. It is a
universal fraternity in the family of man.
Odd-fellowship is a society where its
members have a common interest, and,
are bound together by strong and en
dearing ties. The relationship of brother
and sister in the same family is a near
one, Dor less is it true in the order of
Odd-fellows. The ties that bind us to
gether are strong, and the endearments
of our great brotherhood are sacred.
If the fraternal feelings have not been
interfered with or the ties of brother
hood broken, the relations Odd-fellows
sustain is a near one, and brotherly
affection is sure to be manifest. If an
Odd-fellow is overtake by disease or
misfortune, so that he suffers in person,
property or reputation, the hand ol
brothers and sisters are stretched out to
his relief all through the fraternity
family. Disease is often arrested in it*
course by sympathy, nursing and
other acts of kindness; financial crashes
are sometimes repaired; and the foul and
cruel stain of slander, are removed from
the escutcheon of charactei. The fra
ternity of Odd-fellows look upon the
entire earth as a great field of labor, and
the whole family of man become hei
beneficiaries, for the nations of the
earth are all one great nation, the famil
ies of the earth are all one groat family
the individuals are but units of one
great race; and indeed the language ol
the earth isone great universal language
divided up into varions dialects. What
we are needing among mankind is to be
brought together in our feeliugs, and
led to realize each others wants, and
labor to relieye them. Fraternity alone
cun accomplish this great end; and our
order Is one of the most Important fra
ternities in bringing about this result.
The Johnstown horror of May May ill,
18811, for which the order contributed
the sum of #015,040.61) to the immediate
relief of S307 brothers and 113 widows,
orphans in 4 lodges number not given;
funeral expenses of 25 brothers and 20
brothers’ wives, is but a feeble showing
of how much can be done and how
easily by an association. The total
relief paid out by the order from 1880 to
December 21, 1800, was $34,272, 008.42.
Belief paid out for the year ending
December 21, 1800; Subordinate lodges
$2,020,426.12; by Kncnmpmeuts $260,
420,37; by liobeknh lodges $27,881.44;
making a totnl far the year ending De
cember 81, 1800, of $2,017,b88.18. In
addition to these large sums expended,
and the amount accumulated for future
use, we would remind you that
Whitts (loan we partly may compute,
Hut know not what's prevented.
Under our wise and human syBtem of
relief bufore utter want, what wo pre
vent is far greater than what wo cure.
While the above is but a homely illus
tration of some of the results of Odd
fellowship, this is but a small portion of
what is designed by the order, or what
we might accomplish if wo would follow
more closely the teachings of the ordor
expressed in the following lines:
| If wo would liut cheek the speaker
When he spells Ills uelghher's fame;
If wo would nut help the erring,
hire we utter words of blame;
If we would, how many might wo
Turn from paths of sin ancT shame?
Ah, the wrongs that might he righted.
If wu could but scu tlie way;
Ah. thu pains that might he lightened
Kvory hour and every day,
I If wu could hut hear thu pleadings
Uf thu hearts that go ast ray.
In each heart however lowly,
There arc scuds of mighty good;
Still, we shrink from souls appealing
With u timid “If wo could."
Hut a Dod who judgoth all things
Knows the truth Is, "If wo could."
It Isn't the things you do. brothur.
It's thu things you luavu undone.
Wliluh gives you a hit. of a houduchu
At thu setting of the sun.
The tender word forgottun.
The letter you did not wrlto,
Thu flowers you might have sent, brothor,
Are your haunting ghosts to-night.
The stone you might havu lifted
Out of a brother's way.
The lilt cf heurtHomu counsel—
You wore hurried too muon toda y.
These little nets of kindness
8o easily uut of mind. -
Those chances to he angels,
Which even mortals tied.
They come In night tiiul silence.
Kuchchlll repropohful, wrath.
When hupo Is faint and Hugging,
And a blight has dropped on faith.
For life is all too short, brother,
And sorrow Is all too great,
To suffer our siow companion
That tarries uutll toe late.
And Its not In t he things you do, brother,
Its the things you leave undone.
Which gives you the bitter boart-aohe
At the setting of the sun.
ODD-FELLOWSHIP AS AN KDUCATOH.
Every member of the order is impres
sively and early taught, that, if he has
entered our ranks from any personal or
Hellish motive, merely to gain any pe
cuniary benefit, or gratify curiosity, be
has greatly mistaken the character and
objects of the institution. Even if be
has entered it beenuse of its benevolent
acts towards those in suffering and
want, be has not looked high enough,
nor taken a sufficiently expansive view
of its purpose and aims. For is is not
merely a beneficial society, having for
its single (or even greater and most ex
alted) purpose the relief of its members
and their families in the struggles inci
dent to human life. These, it is true,
are among its objects; but they are a
means by which it seeks to accomplish
certain ends, rather than the ends which
it seeks to accomplish. To visit the sick,
relieve the distressed bury the dead, and
educate the orphan, is commended by
our laws, and is the motto engraved up
on the seal of our soverign lodge. But,
although these the frequent and almost
daily ministration of Odd-fellowssbip
they constitute but the merest particle
ot the true merits of our order, and are
but the rounds of that ladder by which
it would have it votaries riso to yet
higher planes of virtue and excellence.
Its great aims are, to Improve and
elevate the character of man, to teucii
bitn broader and higher conceptions of
bis capabilities for good, to enlighten
bis mind, to enlarge the circle of his af
fection, in brief to lead man to the cul
tivation of his true fraternal relations,
designed by the Great Author of bis
being.
ueing Daseu on our simple Humanity,
Odd-fellowship receives every member
as a human being, and aims to develop
all that is manly and human in bis na
ture. Fassing:bv the pecuilar relations
which we may bear to family,to church,
and to state, and his individual opinions
in philosophy, theology, and politics it
receives and regards him wholly as a
member of the great human race. It
first receives him into the smaller, inner
family, the lodge, as a brother who is
there to be instructed, educated and
trained in the knowledge, duties and
viriues.percularily required by the great
er family, the order; and as a prepara
tion for, and introduction to, those simi
lar but more extended duties and obliga
tions which he owes to the great family
of man. Considering him in the light
of pupil and ward, it makes certain re
quisitions, and lays certain obligations
on him, and imparts to him peculiar in
structions, and exercises him in specific
duties, that it may thus assist in accom
plishing the great purpose and aim of
its mission to, and in, and by him.
For instance it requires a certain de
velopment of his manhood, physical, in
tellectual, social and moral,that he may
be a suitable,capable and willing subject
of its instructions and labors. * He must
have attained and not exceeded a pro
per age. If too young be would lack
vigor, endurance and experience. If
too old,he would be wanting in docility,
energy and ability to profit and so be
come useful. lie must, likewise, be in,
general good health, and have such use
of his mental and body faculties as w.ill
justly entitle him to reciprocity of aid
and support, and qualify him for a fair
share of labor in the field of benevo
lence. He must be in such employment
or wordly circumstances as will probab
ly enable bim to provide a living for ■
himself and family, and enablo bim to
contribute bis proper share to the funds
of the order. lie must possess a good
moral and social character, and bear
such a reputation in community as will
probnbly make bim a desirablo com*
pnnion in labor. And he must bavo
sultlciunt faith in God to realize that be
is the moral Governor of tho Universe
and the Father of human kind, tbnt
through such faith he may fill the re
sponsibility of his obligations, and have
tho necessary zeal to labor and to en
dure in our great and good cause.
Such are our principal requisitions,
and tho reasons on which they rest. In
accordance with these requisitions are
the obligations which Odd-fellowship
require each member to assumo. As he
asks to be trusted and confide in, he
must prove himself to bo trust-worthy,
as he is to receive aid whon needed, ho
is obliged to give them in return. And
in like truly fraternal and honorable
reciprocity, ho Is oblidgod to perform
all his duties ns a brother, in all offices
of mutual aid and relief, in all our mu
tual instructions by precept and exam
ple, and in all our mutual exercises of
watch care and discipline, whether in
our assemblies or in our intercourse
with the world at large. And these
obligations he is expected to discargo,
without neglecting any othor duty
which he may own to himself, his fam
ily, his country or his God. Tho trying
but equally important and more fre
quently needed duties of ministorir.g to
the sick and needy, hnve this far been
faithfully fulfilled by our brotherhood
guneraly; indeed I may say universally,
The dreuded cholera, small-pox, ship
fever and other mallgant diseases,whose
terrors have turned hearts to stone, and
paralyzed oven domestic affections,have
been met with calm resolve by numer- ■
ous .Odd-fellows in vnrlous section!-, and
stranger brethren deserted by con
ductors of public conveyances, have
been housed and tended with cure, res
cued from iuhumanity and disease, and
restored to their family and friends,
whom, had it not been for our noble
institution, must have miserably
perished by tho wayside, and been
buried in unnoticed graves.
Thus, may it ever bo—and more faith- -
fully, moie abundantly, as the order
grows in numbers and increases in
means, and extends abroad in the world.
“No alters smoke, no oltoring blood.
No guileless lives expire;
To help a brother In his need
Is all our rites require.
"Our ottering Is a willing mind
To comfort the distress’d;
In others’ good our own to Hud
In others'hlusslngs hless.
“Go to pillow of dlsoaso, - ’ r
Whoro night gives no repose,
And on the cheek whore sickness profs
Hid health to plant a rose. ,»
■ "Go where the friendless stranger lies ’ ?■?!?
To perish In his doom;
Snatch from the grave Ills closing’eyes
And bring his blessing home.
“Thus what our hoavenly Father guve,
Shall we as freely give?
Thus copy Him who ilvud to save,
And die that we might live."
We also ask consideration of the fur
ther fact that our benefits tw the
fraternity, are also beneficial to the com
munity at large. The meandering
brook not only waters the bank on each
side, which is in immediate contact.
The margin is connected with the wide
field beyond and the drops taken up by
tho bank are passed by absorbtlon and
re-absorbtion, from particle to particle,
till a wide spread green shows that the
beneficicnt supply has extended far from
the gurgling brook. And the evening
dews and the morning mists, rising
from the bed of tho brook, float far
away, over the meadows and fields on
each side imparting refreshing verdure
frnm nn hlvh
So with our benefactions. Members
saved from want are not only kept from
being burdens on the public, but are
theteby enabled to give aid and support
to kindred and neighbor, far and wide
and from them. Not only so, but add
ed thus, may acquire substance, and be
come contributors in taxes and revenue
to the public funds, to the correspond
ing relief of other tax-payers. It is the
same with educational benefits. What
ever improvement our order can effect
in the mental ability, the social disposi
tion the moral character of a member;
just so far has our secret instructions <-?
and training added to the character, ana
social and moral worth of the family,
the church, and the commtfhity,. to
which he belongs as well as-as. ? ;
This general mutual, dependence of
each on all, and all on each, this inter
lacing of sympathies that wind aroudd
all hearts, and moral interest that weave
into one web our entire humanity, needs
more consideration by the world outside
'of our older. Odd-fellowship, when it
has united its fellow-workers, and
when it has brought into its folds more
of the human and benevolent, still out
side of its ranks, may yet add to its *
triumphs that it has fully unfolded this
scene of human dependence and inter
dependence. and brought the' world to
see. to feel and to do duties which the
fatherhood of God, and the brotherhood
of man, requires of every' mind and
heart and hand. Then will it be fully
realized that the entire race is as the
individual, when "whether one member
suffers, all the members suffer with it’’
then,—then indeed will have arrived at
that period when the chain of human
bondage shall be broken, and the tears
and woes of this world be submerged by
the healing tide that shall flow from
the fountain of benevolence and peace.
Then one law shall bind all nations,
and that will be tho law of universal
brotherhood.
While it mav never succeed in fully
accomplishing but a very minute part of
these principles, yet all must concede
that the object is laudable and should
receive the encouagement and support
of all who desire to benefit socelty. and
to elevate humanity.
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Fourth of July goods, consisting of all
of the latest kind on the market. Call
and see our fine line of fireworks, flags, '~
etc., pefore purchasing.
48w3 Thompson &'Son.
