.$20 of wool 'Hi cents says Marion g Mr. and Mrs. S. B. from Goldendale that W HUB DWm (Ul lUMVLmirai Klickitat Valley. : - " r C. T. Alden, of Olympia, is visiting - his brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Z'.. Chaas. Alden, in this city. '"-. ' Z - Thero is a jam of ice near Seufert's - cannery above The Dalles that is said to be piled up 50 feet high."1" $75 a month and expenses to travel and appoint agents. . Call at corner of Second and Liberty streets today. " One lone hobo appeared .In the re- corder's court this morning, and is ; .. now employed sawing wood to the amount of $5 for the city. The work of the state board of equalization is retarded owing to the - fact that the tax rolls, from seven . . counties have not yet been sent in. . "'. Monday, Wednesday and Friday af- ternoons for lady beginners at the . -Skating Rink. An instructor will be in charge, and no spectators, allowed. 1 1 " Tom Glavey came in from" Kingsley last evening, and reported the snow all gone in that section. A heavy , chinook prevailed in that country on Thursday and Friday. Astoria papers report an . immense quantity of ice running in the Colum ilbia at that place. It was so. thick at ' times as to prevent small boats reach ing the ships lying in the harbor. At the stock yards today are 24 very fine porkers brought in from Kingsley by J. W. Cox. They were sold ', to -f Chrisman Bros, i -Ward Bros., of Nan - -- sane, also brought in a fine lot of hogs. Capt. Waud brought the Regulator through the locks today, and has taken . the boat to the relief of the Dalles : City. ' The company expect. to getr the stranded boat afloat by next Tuesday if weather conditions are favorable'. J '" The steamer Maria ; ; .reached: the ' . wrecked Dalles City today and took off her freight and the pigs that" have been imprisoned on the vessel since it - went down, i Work will be commenced at once to repair, the boat's, damages, and put it In shape to float. ' The ice janf on the river opposite The Dalles still remains solid and par ties pass over safely on foot. Just above the city there Is a long stretch of open water on the Washington side; but below the Ice is solid, as far down . as Crate's point. ' y Today Frank Heater, who has been serving a term in the county Jail for . assaulting L. Brooks, was .released having paid the remainder of the fines imposed upon him. - Heater has formed a resolution to mend his ways, and proposes to avoid getting into trouble In the futures -f 3 , ' "The jury in the Seufert case returned to' Portland on the afternoon train'. The jurors had a great time wading around in the snow on the property in controversy, but owing to the ground being out of sight, covered with snow, could not form a very accurate idea of its value. . The common council of Condon has ' agreed to donate $10 a month to pay - an instructor for a brass band in that city. " A brass band is no doubt an actual necessity in the town of Condon, , and in fact in every town, but it is ' rather an uncommon thing to donate the funds of a' municipality to support music. The jury in the case of the United States vs. Seufert Bros, came up on last night's train from Portland, and was taken out in a special car this morning to look over the land that the government seeks to condemn.. The jury was accompanied by U. S. District Attorney D. R. Murphy and Deputy Marshal George Humphrey. ; The Columbia at this place was a . grand sight this morning. - It was covered over with ice that is from a . foot to ten feet in thickness, and the rise of the water had bulged the ice up : - in the center of the river some three or four feet, making it have the ap V pearance of a mountain in the middle, sloping off gradually to either side. Ira Baird of La Grande, was attacked by two hobos last Tuesday night, while on his way home. He knocked one of them down, and was himself knocked down, but got up and backed into a corner," and kept them at bay until they were frightened away. : During the encounter, one of the hobos grabbed a snow shovel and struck Mr. . Baird across the chest. The blow caused much soreness, but no serious injury Dalles Court, Noi 12, Foresters of America, elected officers last night for the ensuing term: Otto Birgfeld, chief ranger; Ben Wilson, sub chief ranger . (re-elected); John Beardsley, treasurer; W..F. Grunow, financial secretary; Otis Savage, . recording secretary Albert Nelson, senior woodwari Charles Johnson, junior woodward; L. O. Horn, senior beedle; Louie Myers, junior beedle; F. W. L. Skibbee, Vern Koontz, Fred Furter, trustees; Dr. O. C. Hollister; physician. , From Mondays' Daily. C R. Bone, of Hood River, is in the city. George Crossfield goes to Baker City on tonight's train. George Brown, of the stock yards, has been sick the past few days. E. O, "McCoy, went to Grants last night to Iook after the wheat business. Two car loads of hogs were shipped from the stock yards to Trontdale last night. - Mrs. E. B. Clark, of Cascade Locks, is visiting in the city, the guest of Mrs. M. Parkins. - Rev. A. D. Skaggs left last night for Rufus, where he begins a series of re1 ligious meetings tonight. Mrs. T. E. Horton, of Grand Junc tion, Colorado, is visiting her parents? Mr. and Mrs. M. Parkins, in the city. J. A. Knox, of Hood River, came up on today's train. Mr." Knox reports the snow disapearing rapidly from Hood River valley. ; ; - - The wheat crop of the upper country continues to move to the seaboard, go-: ine- down the O. R. & N. line past this - place at the rate of about day. , , 100 cars a ', The patch of open water opposite . grld- of A. H. Gaylord K. & N. Co., at Grants Mr. Gaylord is return San Franciscv, and is ex fee ted homo tonight. H. D Jory, who published a populist paper in The Dalles during the cam paign of 1894, was elected represents live to the Washington legislature from Yakima county at the recent elec tion. L. L. Hill is down from his quartz mine in Grant county, located in the Blue mountains 30 miles east of Can- I yon City. Mr. Hill has some rich specimens of ore, and believes he has struck a bananza. ' - .The Chinook has struck in the high country. almost all over the county, taking the snow off in all exposed places, but has not reached the low lands and valleys. This is once when the dwellers on the mountain tops are most fortunate. A committee of the Commercial club has taken in band the proposition to aid in purchasing a diamond drill to be used in prospecting for coal near The Dalles, and since the club never fails in anything ft undertakes, it may be set down as a . fact, that the drill will be bought. The work of raising the Dalles City is progressing as well as could be ex pected under the circumstances. A heavy wind is blowing which retards work, though the company got four large scows to the boat yesterday, and despite the unfavorable weather will be able to rescue the disabled vessel. Last Monday night the weather mod erated for a short timo, and rain fell, only to freeze as soon as it hit the ground, and on Tuesday morning the whole 1 country was 'covered with a sheet of ice a quarter of an inch thick It all disappeared again when the chinook hit here on Wednesday. Antelope Herald. Last Saturday night when train No. 59 was coming over the hill this side of Blalock the trainmen were treated to a beautiful sight. A large ana very bright meteor was seen falling from the heavens, and when apparently about a mile from the earth, seemed to stand suspended for a moment then pass on in Its northerly flight. " The meteor was visible for about five minutes, and bad the appearance of an immense ball of fire flying through space. : From Tuesday's Daily. J. W. Condon went to Portland on the afternoon train.' I Mrs. E. K. Dufur and daughter are visiting in The Dalles. Marriage license was issued to Geo. H. Yeacker and .Miss Bertha J. Finch today. -v i Judge Mays is confined to his room with a seyere attack of inflammatory rheumatism." ' Messrs. McRae and McQuay, two prominent sheep raisers of" Antelope, are in the city. , . . . r4 W. J. Furnish was re-elected mayor of Pendleton at the election held in that city yesterday. Guaranteed salary of $50 a month Tor canvassers. Call at No. 21, corner of Second and Liberty streets. The snow has all disappeared from ' the country south of Deschutes in the direction of Prinevllle and Mitchell. If the party who stole the quarter of beef from Doe Akln's residence will quietly return the same no questions will be asked. . r Ail afternoon fog has been rising from the river, at times being so dense as to make it impossible to distinguish objects a block away. . The ferry boat was . freed from the cable today and allowed to swing around next to the bank out of danger from the floating ice.: Messrs. Wilard and Vanderpool and H. T. Johnston, of Dufur, are in the city. They report the snow all gone from the vicinity of Dufur. At the city election held in Salem yesterday, Dr. J. A. Richardson was elected mayor. Dr. Richardson was formerly a practicing physician in The Dalles. J Farmers should bear in mind that W. A. Johnston is sole agent in The Dalles for McSherry drills and seed' era, which are recognized by all to be the best The receipt of a package of garden seeds' this morning bearing Senator Mitchell's "frank",reminded ns of the fact that the senator had reached Washington. : - '- The Dalles City was floated today, and workmen are busily engaged put ting a bulkhead in the hole in her hull. It is expected the boat will be ready to start So Portland tomorrow. . The notices recently sent out from the sheriff's office to delinquent tax payers are . yielding -good results, Since the first of the month over $800 delinquent taxes have been paid in, Complaint was entered today against James Zirka, an incorrigible youth, and a petition filed - asking that he be committed to the reform school. The matter was heard by Judge Bradshaw at 3 o'clock this afternoon John C. Hortz and bride, arrived on last night's train .from Portland, and were cordially received by a- number of their friends. Mr. Hertz has been kept busy all day, shaking hands .and receiving congratulations.. Hon. S. A. Clark, of Salem, one Cf the pioneer newspaper men, of l the Pa cific ' Northwest,' is in .-the 'City today. Mr.- Clark is engaged writing an arti cle for the N. Y. Times,, descriptive of the Columbia river and Cascade locks, and is here making personal observa tions of the country. The Pendleton papers, the East Oregonian and the Tribune, are mak ing official life unpleasant for Post master Johnston, They .both have registered "kicks" - against the post master for being slow about deliver ing mail. Attention of shippers is called to the new refrigerator line operated by the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. be tween Portland, Huntington,--Spokane and intermediate points, leaving Port land on -train. No-. 22 Wednesdays and Saturdays. r 1 r $ C Saturday there were two burglaries in Baker City. A cash register in Hill yard's salqon.iwas broken open and 4 in cash stolen. The office at the planing mill of McMurrens & Shockley wad broken into and a lot' of . wearing apparel was taken. ; : ' ... J ..... sLast night at the M. E. church, Bishop Cranston delivered an able lecture; on ' the subject ''Professor Satan" .before - an : appreciative audi ence. Bishop Cranston has a pleasing address, uses polished language, and succeeds well In Interesting his hear. era. His lecture last - night .wa a ' -L 'W' . rly effort, one that was well re ceived by those who heard li and will no doubt, have a lasting impression on all who were present. Soothing and not irritating,strengtb- ening and not weakening-, small but effective such aro the Qualities of De Witt's Little' Early Risers, the famous little pill, buipe & Kinereiy Drug Jo. If the thaw" continues another 24 hours the ice between here and Crates point will be gone. The open water along the bank on this side of the river reaches out a hundred feet from shore, and extends from the dock to below the mouth of Mill creek. To cure all old sores, to heal an indo lent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles.you need simply apply De Witt s Witch Hazle Salve according to direction. Its magic like action will surprise you. S3Qipe8 & Kineraly .Drug Co.- Mr. and Mrs. C. Wr Myer, of Mit chell, arrived last evening- en route to Portland to visit their daughters. Mr. Myer reports the roads between here and Mitchell in fearful condition He was four and one-half days coming from that place to The Dalles. Scaly eruptions on the head.chapped hands and lips. cuts, bruises, scalds and burns are quickly cured by De Witt's Witch Hazle Salve. It is at present the article mot used for piles anditalwavs cures them. Snipes & Kinersly Drug Co. Col. B. F. Alley is preparing for the inevitable. In bis paper, the Baker City Republican, he says: "No lady clerks in the legislature is boldly ad vocated by some papers. JNot many years hence there will be no male clerks as the ladies will control both branches of our state government.' The length of life may be increasad by lessening its dangers, ihe major ity of people die from luncr troubles. These may be averted by promptly us ing One Minute Cough Cure. Snipes & Kinersly Drug (Jo. Friendship lodge, No. 9 K. of P. elected officers last night for the en suiug term, selecting the following C. C, L. S. Davis; V. C, H. H. Riddell; Prel., -W. W. Smith; M. of W., L. V. Lane; M. at A., J. P. Shephard; K. of R. and S., D. W. Vause; M. of E., W. E, Walthers; M. of F., F. S. Gunning; T. G., J. A. Douthit; O. G., J, F. Moore. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets moves the bowels gently, relieves the cough, cures the feverish condition and the headacne, makiner it toe best and quickest remedy for coughs, colds and la grippe; cures in one day. ' "No Cure no pay." .Price 2sa cents, r or sale by Blakeley & Houghton, druggists. The case of the United States vs. Seufert Bros, to condemn right-of-way across their property for the Celilo boat railway occupied the attention of Judge Bellinger's court all day yester day. T. A. Hudson, of this city, was called, as a witness to establish the value of the property, and testified that it was worth $350,000, and the building of the boat railway across it would damage the property fully 9150,000. The Entertainment. One of the best entertainments that the people of The Dalles have atten ded for some time was that given at the Christian church last night, under the auspices of the Sunday school. The main auditorium and the vestry room of the church were wholly incap able of accommodating the immense gathering assembled, and not a fow swere obliged to turn away, for lack "of standing room. The program had been carefully prepared, and all the participants gave a most excellent ren dition of the various numbers, to the delight of the appreciative audience. There was not a break during the en tire program. The choir opened with beautiful anthem, followed by a prayer by the pastor. - Mrs. and Miss Skaggs then furnished a pleasing vocal duet. The tableau "The Ten Virgins" was the unique feature of the evening, as well as the "Good Night Drill" at the close of the program. Miss Bessie Rowland and Archie Barnett capti vated the audience by the able manner in which they sang "The Sailor's Rev erie," Mrs. A. L). bkaggs gave a reading entitled "Philander Bill's Mistake," being a very laughable, as well as instructive selection. Other equally pleasant numbers were given. Not the least among which was a dia logue entitled "City . vs. Country,." eliciting several -rounds of applause, and in which Misses. Lane, Norman and Skaggs, and' Messrs. Ernst, Bar nett and Stewart" were the "stars." At the close, a collection was taken, amounting to about $8.00, which is' to be appropriated for new hymn-books for the Sunday school. - For Over Fifty Hears. An Old and Well-Tbied Rem edy. Mrs. Wiusiow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by millions 01 mothers for their children while teething-, with perfect success It soothes the child, softens the erums. allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste. - Sold by drug gists in every -part of the world, Twentv-five cents a bottle. Its value is uncalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. - - Jfor Sale. xnow is the time to buv land, since w have an open river. 360 acres of deeded land 41 miles from The Dalles, plenty of wood and running water, about 50 acres in cultivation. 2 barns and other outbuildings, one mile from school. A good chance for a man who wants to run a dairy. Will sell in parts or the whole farm for $2200. Apply to this omce or at my home. Nov-7-tf ',rfc. . J. A. Fleck. . "For Charity Suffereth Long.' Mrs. Laura C Pnoenlx. nilaukee, WU. "Hatron mf m Benevolent Borne and knowing the good Dr. Miles' Nervine has done me, my wish to help others, over comes my dislike for the publicity, this letter may give me. In Nor. and Dec 1893, The inmates Had the "iMGrijrve." and I was one of the first. Besoming duty too soon, with the care of bo many sick, 1 did not regain my health, and in a month I became mo debilitated and nervous from sleeplessness and the drafts made on my vitality, that it was a question if I could go- on. A dear friend advised me to try tr. jracw SestoraUve Servine. I took i bottles and am happy to say, lam In better health than ever. I still continue lie occasional use, am a nerve food, as my work is very trying Ar letter ad dressed to Milwaukee, Wis, will reach me." June 6, IBM.. .Mrs. Laura c. Phoenix. Dr. MiUs" Nervine Is sold on a rxxillve . Sarmntee that the first bottle will benefit I drnsHristsaell It at XL ft- bntt lm fnrSK. or it will be sent, prepaid, on' receipt of price bytaaDfcMilns Medical Oo, Elkhart, lad. Dr.Milesy Nervine - . Dc4-nrYa Health THE ELK'S MEMORIAL. Fitting Tribute Paid to the Departed Dead of This Noble Order. The first Sunday in December is set apart as memorial day by the Order of Elks, as a day upon which tribute shall be paid to those who have passed into the beyond, and .the day was appro priately observed by Cascade Lodge, No. 303, at their hall in this city, Sun day afternoon. - A number of guests had been invited to the ceremonies, and the hall was well filled when the lodge enteretlr-the members marching in double file, fol lowed by the officers. The lodge was organized by Exalted Ruler John Michell, in accordance with the ritual istic service. After Divine blessing had been invoked by Rev. W. C. Curtis, chaplain, the opening ode was sung by the lodge, and that beautiful poem "Thanatopsis" was recited by the ex alted ruler. Following the rendition of a hymn by a double quartette. Judge Bradshaw was . introduced as first eulogist and said: Exalted Rulert Brother Elks, Ladies and Gentleman: In pursuance of, and in accordance with an established custom and law of our beloved order we have met here to day in memorial session in honor of. and in remembrance of, our departed brothers. We do not meet as a lodge of sorrow, to grieve about our departed brothers, or to weep that they have been taken from us, but rather to recall their vir tues and to ever keep green in our memories their acts and conduct while they were with us, to remember their efforts and labors for our noble order, to recall the kind deeds done by them in the spirit of our order, to recall the pleasant hours spent with them in the lodge room; that we may learn a lesson from their lives that will better pre pare us for the life hereafter; that we all may be reminded that the summons will some day come to us, to join our brothers gone before in that place where there will be no parting, no good bye's, but where we may all dwell together forever in the presence of the great Exalted Ruler, through whose kindness for his children here below, he has prepared a place forthem, where sorrow is never known and hapin.ess and peace reign supreme. As wc today commemorate the vir tues of our departed brothers and re member the incidents in their lives and our relations with them; we are reminded of the teachings of our order '-' Do unto others as we would haye others do unto us." In this motto of our order we are taught thrt we should ever be mindful of our conduct toward our brothers, that we may not by act or word do that which, when death comes and re moves' from among us, one of our num ber, will cause us pain or regret, but let us so Uarn the lesson taught by our motto that our eyery word and act to ward our brothers may be such, that when they are silent in death, and with beautiful services we burry them, there will be no unpleasant recollec tions, but let our recollections of our departed brothers be one of pleasure and concibusneis that we have learned the lesson well, and that ' our , lives have been a true exemplification of its teachings. That we : may faithfully exemplify the teachings of our order, we. should ever practice Charity, Justice,Brother- ly Love and Fidelity. . A Charity, should be given by us with out ostentation or publicity, it should be- exercised for charity's . sake ulone and in this spirit we should succor the fallen, assist the needy, comfort the afflicted and burry our dead; charity should be so given by us that the recip ient thereof should not be humiliated, or feel that he is a burden upon his brothers, but should be so extended that it may be a pleasure both to the giver and receiver; we should so prac tice charity that we may truthfully sayt ."Uharlty sweet Charity, at thy throne we bow, and do thy bidding for thyself,' and thy sweet self alone." 'Thus may we exemplify one of the grand principles of our order to the up-building of the order and the bet terment ot its members. ' Justice stands out as a beacon light to guide thefootsteps of every true Elk. As he goes in and out among his brothers he is taught to be just to himself, just to his family, and just to his brothers. Justice, is the fundamental law cf our order, and in exemplifying this principle we have gone far in. prepar ing ourselves for initiation into the grand lodge above. He that hath true Charity it his heart, and whose foot-steps are guided by the star of justice, enjoys to its full est extent the principle of brotherly- love. By-brotherly love we are taught that we are all members of one grand organization which has for its object the betterment of its members, it teaches us to regard -one another as brothers, abd to havo a brotherly; in terest in one anothers lives, 'and to do all in our power to advance the wel fare and hapiness of our brothers. In the walks of life when a brother is overtaken -by misfortune or threat ened by an impending danger, we are taught that our place is by his side, to relieve if possible his misfortune, or to warn him of impending danger, and' extend to him the hand of friendship by such ties of brotherly love are we bound together, relieving and being relieved of many of the heavy burdens of life. In this busy world of ours where all are engaged in the active pursuits of life, and the acquisition of property, or .the attainment of position is upper most in our minds. We often forget that duty we owe to one another, and words are spoken, or act's are" done' that are- unkind, 'un charitable, and ' we wdoldlgivethe world if it were purs to give, to have unsaid or undone,- but that cannot be; therefore we are ' taught to ever ' be mindful of our conduct toward one an other, guarded in our words . and ac tions so that when our brothers pasB away one by one, there may not be any unpleasant recollections, that - we may be able to look back upon the life of our depaited trother with pleasure and profit to ourselves. We are taught to exemplify this principle of our order that our lives may be a. living example of true brotherly love, that the world may see and know.that it is good to be an Elk. ' Our proficiency in the order and the good that we may realize therefrom is measured by "the" fidelity with which we have kept our obligations and per formed the duties enjoined upon us by our order., j ". i ' I x .' . Therefore, fidelity is one of the fun damental principles of our order, at the very threshold of the order the candi- drte for 'initiation has his, lesson of fidelity forcibly impressed upon his mind. To the strict observance of this principle by the members, is due largely the great good that is being done throughout tho land by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Thus banded together by these moral ties stronger than any material ones, we have enlisted under the same ban ner, and are fighting the same grand ba-.tle for the uplifting and the better ment of all mankind; yet, we could hope to accomplish but little if we de pended aloue on our individual efforts, but we look for assistance and guidance in this noblo work of ours to the Grand Exalted Ruler of the Universe, in the existence and the power, the grandeur, and the glory of a just, wise and ever lasting supreme being, and they be lieved and wo believe in the immortal ity of the soul, that our existence here on earth, is but a passing opportucity given us that we may prepare our selves for the enjoyment of the life to come; then let us so employ ine oriel time allowed us hero on earth that when the summous comes to us as it has come to our dcparte-1 brothers, that we may lay down tho labors of this life in the full knowledge and con fidence of a life well spent, and a work well done; entitling us to a seat in the grand- lodge above. This is tho religion . of the Elks and no- this afternoon a.l over this glorious land of ours the members of this order are. gathered together in memorial session, paying tribute and honor to our departed-brothers. During the year last past God in his mercy has beoa very kind aud good to the members of Cascade Lodge No. 303, none have died; and we today in recognition of this great blessing thank Thee, Thou who has't the des tinies of all men in thy hands; we have been permitted by thy tgrace to continue our good works uninterupted by the messenger of death; not so with many of our sister lodges, death has visited them and taken away some who were with them a year ago and assisted in their last memorial services: but today they answer not; and will answer in this life no more forever. To our sister lodges we tender our sympathy for those who are gone,- and as sym pathy comes to us from all Elks, so our love and svmpathy goes out to all other Elks. - During . the existence of Cascade Lodge No, 303, we have had but one brother to die, brother Geo. II. duck ings, died Aug. 7th, 1895, at Pendleton, Or., aged 22 years. Brother Clackings was one of the first members of this lodge, his number being ten. Ho was the first secretary of the lodge, a young man just at the threshold of life, with all its work -yet before him.' During the short time he was a mem ber of the lodge, and it was our pleas ure to be with him and to watch his daily walks and conduct, we learned to love him; and when death with a ruth less hand snatched him from us with out a moments warning, weall felt in the death of Brother Clackings we had lost a brother, and the lodge a faithful member.. In the dark hour of our grief and sorrow over the death of our departed brother, there came like a sunbeam, the consolation that again we shall meet our brother on that other shore, and clasp his hand in brotherly love to part no more; Therefore, all can see that we do not mourn for the brother gone before as one bereft of hope, but hail him ever as our brother, who has gained the im- LuliLi- lbat will preserve his laurels forever fadeless. "If thou dost bid thy friend farewell, Though but for one night that fare well be, Press thou his palm with thine; How canst thou tell how far from thee Fate or caprice may lead his feet? Men haye been known to lightly turn The corner of a street, And days have grown from months to months To weary years ere they have Looked in loving eyes again. Parting at best is underlaid with teras, With tears and pain. Therefore, lest sudden death should come between Or time, or distance, Clasp with pressure true the hand Of him who goeth forth unseen fate goeth, too. Yea. find thou always time to say Some earnest words betaon the idle talk, Lest with thee henceforth day by day Regret should walk." w At the close of Judge BrpWiaw's ad dress, the quartette rendered "Nearer My God to Thee," when "Mr. F, Wilson was introduced as the second eulogist. Following is the eulogy pronounced by Mr. F. W. Wilson at the Elk's me morial services held last Sunday after noon. jSorrow seeks expression for its grief. In every age and land the evidences of mourning follow the severance of loving ties; the association . of hearts bound together in the holiest of love is never broken sava that the torn strings of affection dangle heedlessly- mute tokens of the grief that is. Death is ever the same and the clrect it pro duces upon the children of men varies not! though time keeps up its ceaseless msrphand the centuries melt into the ngeyi1- -Time 'sortens tho. .motlior'o- guish and eases the father's grief but tho first blow strikes as hard now as it did in the tdays when. Rachael "mourned and loudly larrented-weep- ing for her children and refusing to be comforted because they were not. Man with all his pride, with all the haughtiness which years of progress in intellectual and material things have giveu him is stripped of his gran deur and stands hushed and broken in the presence of death; the fires of gen ius grow sullen then; the victor on a hundred fields bows a conquered bead! king and pauper alike grow pale and the boasting heart reveals its little ness when viewed with the cold eye of death.- The one inexorable thing which the world offers,1 the ceaseless theme for poets and philosophers the grand summation for you and me is. death and we have gathered today, brothers in a fraternal union, to lay our tributes at the feet of this grim god and to deck in flowers of loving rememberance the names of those who have gone before and solved the mys tery of the great hereafter. This is no new thing for men to do. Times change and fashions with them but to mourn for the dead is a lasting custom.' Laws are made which change the political conditions of peoples; thrones are Jmilt and totter and fall; monarchies arise and: sink again in ruin but when death comes all arti ficialities are flung aside and we-stand as did our fathers of old, with hearts bursting with the same emotions, with minds filled with the " same Inquiries the same hopes and the same misgiv ings and the question that was then unsolved is unanswered now 'How fare they, they of the pallid f aces. Ueyoad our power to beckon their return. How is it with thftm in the shadow places. How can we learn 13v any earnest seeking of our own fn what realms they hover; in what high day Or in what sombre shadows of the night they Are forever hidden from onr siKht" It is inherreut in the nature of man that he is loath to yield his loved ones to the embrace of death and when once they are gone ho seeks in reverent ways to do honor to their memory. The untatored savage, who when death has claimed a frieud or dear one, beats an idle drum and pierces the air with cries and discordant intonations is but being guided by tho same emotions as is royal blood when with the ostenta tion of place and power it proclaims its grief to the world. And so when we ar here today, met in a lodge of sor row we are but following the inclina tions which move men now as they have ever moved tbem since first the Almighty made the twin creations and into one breathed the breath of life und gave to the other the wand of death. To-my mind th'ire is nothing more beautiful than this tribute which the Elks pay their dead. . Is is the utter ance of the deepest emotions and be tokens sentiments worthy the creatures who were made in God's own image. I am not here to eulogize the Benev olent and Protective Order of Elks; this is not the time nor the place nevertheless it is not unfitting to coll the attention of thoso, for somo there are, who look with disfavor upon fra ternal organizations, to' the scene that is being enacted here and to ask in all sincerity whether or not the senti ments which form the foundation of our order are not such as work to gether for good ia the progress of the world towards the realization of the brotherhood of man. Across the threshold of our lodge tho shadowy spectre has not come since last we met in memorial services. Our tablet bears no added name and from cur hall no cherished fice has gone to .. return no more. For such dispensation our hearts go out in thankfulness to the ExalCed Ruler of the Universe and we learn the more to sympathize with tho lodges of our or der over whose portals is placod the wreath of mourning. But the feelings of an Elk are not bound by the limits of the lodge room His sympathy, bis consolation go out in unstinted measure wherever there is need. "There is a wideness in 'his mercy like the wideness of the sea" and wherever there rises the moan of the sorrowing one there close at hand can bo found the comforting ministra tions of an Elk. The touching ritual istic service which we have just con ciuaeo nas Drought to my mind as never before the difference between being remembered and forgot, Through the darkened valley that leads to Death's dominions each must walk alone; no comforting friend can lend a steadying hand; the journey is lonely at best but how much more sol itary is it when none are left on this j Bide to drop a tear because the world wearied traveller has gone. Solon, the wisest lawgiver of Ancient Greece, once said that be could count no man happy till he had known the nanner of his death and the saying is, in some respects, . I think, a wcrlby one, Which shall you call the happy life, Benedict Arnold whose earlier years were full of the honor such as comes to few men but who died forsaken and alone in a London garret or Lincoln, who struggled with poverty through years of preparation but whose life went out amid the tears of millions To die is one thing but to die acd leave none behind io speak a word of regret; to have no .mourner eavo the night wind wailing its dirge: no tears to moisten the sod above save the tears which Heaven sheds for ail, adds greater meloncholy to the scene. This lonely terror with which death surrounds itself is taken away from every Elk. No matter where may . be your resting place, O fallen brother, your memory is cherished and kept ever green in the remembrance of your comrades. Whether the dread summons comes in distant lands and your eyes are closed by unknown fin gers, your name and deeds are kept aiive on the altar of our lodge as the vestal fires that burn continually. Should you lie on some shell torn battle-field, with the moaning of the pines your only requiem and the stars of heaven alone look upon your resting place with pity, the Elks, whom you have chosen to be your brothers will give to your memory the reverence that is due'. If the ocean billows roll with ceaseless rythm and hide you from the sight of man, still your name is written upon our tablet of love and memory in letters that shall, live as long . as Justice, Cha'ity, Fidelity and Brotherly love form the corner stones of our order, and you will be mourned here'eyen as the "surges kneel upon the 6hore and tell their sorrows o er and o'er" and the wheeling seagull in piteous tones proclaims the solitude of your grave, You have gone, O departed comrades gone to a distant land. ' You have walked the last long journey towards the setting sun and though we miss you and dwell upon your names in lingering -wiatfulneas no answer comes from out tne great beyond and there is silence. You have marched quicker journey and are waiting at its end till your comrades shall o'ertake you till' they, too, shall sail from out the sunlight, in the purple mists of evening, "to tne lsianasoi tne ruessea, to the kingdom' of Ponemah, to the land of the Hereafter." Are vou waiting for us there? Are the faces which beamed on us from earth to greet us in another climer Ah! There is the question of the ages, the riddle of the sohinx, the con- nundrum of humanity.- It is there that we pass from the realms of knowledge to belief, and tho trusting heart and the faltering one find each their justi fication. We are unwilling to believe that you have gone from us forever; that the kindly words and loving deeds with which you eased our journeys here find no reward, but fade and are gone like winds that blew a thousand years ago, but rather would our faith rise triumphant and hold the comfort intr assurance that you have but gone before, and that the guiding spirit, which has made the world and blessed it with the glories of the constellatiohs, the marvels of the planets and the wonders "of the earth, will still pw tect and care for the spirit when the mouldering boly turns to clay; And so wo mourn when you are dead, not not for you, O Elks, that are gone, more than for us who stay deprived of your genial companionship, ana we pin our faith on the goodness of Him who heedeth how the sparrow falls, surely he will care for the children, of his own. The dead, how faro they? is a fruit less theme for speculation. Whether we accept the Pagan belief that the grave is the ultimate goal, or comfort ourselves with the teachings of Chris tianity, all processes of belief aro but founded on faith, and faith divides itself into a myriad of forms which offer many solutions to the problem of immortality. But for each of us the answer is unknown till tho curtain falls on the play of life, and the lights are out and the actors gone; then in the silent hall will be made known, if ever it is to be, the wonderful mj stery of human life; till then let rs cherish faith in the organizer of the world and faith one in another. Sombre as is the theme allotted for the day, its lessons are not written in tho same darkened colors. Life, not death, is the first thought of the world; growth, not decay, is nature's delight; upward and onward aro the watchwords for man. From the lives of thoso whose memory we are honor ing many can bo the lessons learned. The priceless gems of honor, of truth, patience and benevolent, i f faith, hope, acd the greatest of all, of charity, we can garner frooi their treasures, and we can learn to so order our livee, that when in the JoJgo of sorrows, the roll is called an among the Harass un answered ours appear, it may bo said when we are gone, "he has fought tho light well and leaves behind the great est of all inheritances, an untarnished name." The Brotherhood of Elks aims to foster every good and noblo ser tircent. Deeds, not creeds, are the desired ob jects of its existence. Humanities needs press upon the heart of every close observer and compt 1 him to give attention. The world lias passed through the age of stone, tie a of iron, the age of bronzt; tl is is now the age of man, and as man is bi t the reflection of God, it is too the age of the fatherhood of God, and the brother hood of man. The query w ich the murderer Cain, with his hands freshly tinted with his brother's blood, put, when ho said "Am I my brother's keeper?" has been answered and the answer is "you are." The whole his tory of the world's progress has proven that the reversq of this would be false; humanity is so knit together that we are each a part, one of another and our actions are so influenced by the deeds of those around us that a re sponsibility greater than we know rests upon us. Such selfishness as an other answer to Cain's question should be. would wreck a dozen wr.rlds and plunge them into chaos without end, for man when the restraining'influence of love and duty are gone sinks lower than the brutes! "Man's inhumanity to man has made countless thousands mourn" but man's magnanimity and charity to man has made the sunbeams enter countless hearts and caused stricken lips to murmer blessed. Man is the chief actor in the drama of this age; he is the world's' chief concern. Such a feeling as this was it that caused an audience numbering thous ands in a- London hall to rise and cheer to the echo, when a noted snmker in passionate tones declared "1 tun a man and nothing affecting man is indifferent to mo." The dead are gone but theliving are here. Let us cherish them jrbile we may for the shadows fall and the lights go out and the hand, which we would long to grasp is cold and white in death before we realize what has happened. Then it is we think of their virtues and kindly traits keenly and wish we had regarded them more while they were with us This is the lesson which we can learn from these memorial services, the lesson we often larn but fain forget, but it is the lesson which the world needs and which we as Elks can aid in impressing and making more dear. Let it be our aim. Death has its teaching for us. It can teach us how to die and how to live, as tho poet Bryant, so truthfully sums up in tho lines so feelingly read. 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