.$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.
"so live that when the dread summons
comes thou shaltgo, not like thequarry
slave scourged to his dungeon but like
one who wraps the drapery of his
couch about him and lies down to
pleasant dreams." Death must needs
come; then let us shake hands with
him gracefully; he is a kindly old fellow
after all; he soothes as much as he
hurts and heals when other
cures fail. Ureet him with a smile
and he is kind; but if you turn from
him with a cry he is harsh. Treat him
when he comes, then, as a friend who
opens the prison gates aDd points to
the sunlight beyond and perhaps it
may be given to you to say as the poet
has said:
With faces the dearest in sight,
- With a kiss on the lips I love best,
To whisper a tender "goodniKbt"
And pass to my pillow of rest.
To kneel all my service complete.
All duties accomplished, and then
To finish my orisons sweet
With a truthful and Joyous amen.
And softly when slumber was sweet,
Vn warned by a shadow before,
On a halcyon billow of sleep
To float to the thitherward shore.
Without a farewell or a tear,
A sob or a flutter of breath,
Unharmed by the phantom of fear.
To glide through the darkness of death.
Just so would I choose to depart.
Just so let ttc summous be given,
A quiver, a pause of the heart.
A vision of angels, then heaven.
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