Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 23, Number 4, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 July 1892 — Page 1

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TOWN TALK

THE COUNCIL LEGISLATES SOME IN THE INTEREST OF THE SALOON,

Then Appoint* a Committee to do Something for the Sidewalk Bicycle Kider— Something About Street Paving, Opening

Street*, Sewer Indictment*, etc.

Tbe council held a special meeting on Thursday, repealed the old saloon licence ordinance and adopted one in its stead -which allows the saloonkeeper to pay his license semi-annually. Mr. Weldele, the "big casino" of the body, acted as major-domo for the occasion, and was ably assisted by the very ^little casino" who misrepresents the Fifth ward. The new ordinance was adopted toy a strict party vote, the Democrats all voting for it and the Beputjiicans all going on record in opposition to a change. Had any of the men who favored the change and voted for it gone before their constituents on any such platform last spring they would have been beaten clear out of sight. The change was not mad© in the interests of the city nor any considerable portion of its people, but for the benefit of a very few, and looking toward tbe ultimate repeal of the •whole ordinance. Should every saloonkeeper in town renew his license be will only pay half down and tho city will be out of pocket some$17,000f(?r six months, money which is needed now and could be used to advantage at this particular time. NOT is this all that will be heard of this ordinance between now and next spring. The change made this week is expected to cause troublo and dlssatistion which will be used as a lever to try and repeal the whole ordinance. There are men in the council who want to repeal it and they are only wailing for a favorable opportunity to make tho attempt. Tho campaign saloon will demand tbe repeal as a party necessity, and if there Is an opening to do so tbe wishes of the campaign saloon will be complied with, while tho men who have always beon ready to pay in advanco must grin and bear it.

It seems that the bicycle on the streots and sidewalks Is also to receive some attention on the part of the council. There Is now an ordinanco in force regulating wjttjn to5f%

have been a number of meetiugs held by wheelmen on the subject and attempts have been made to interest those in authority in the matter. If the council is going to makq any change at all it should make tbe ordinance apply to all the sidewalks in^town. But there is no necessity for action. The supreme court of the state has decided that tho bicycle is a vehicle, and that vehicles have no, right on the sidewalks. With this decision no one who is acquainted with the situation will llnd fault, and as thero Is loss than a score of peoplo in town who own bicycles when tho assessor is around it doesn't make much difference to them. At any rate fl#"*on should be deferred until the street paving has been completed, because tlusn thore will bo an abundance of roadway much bettor »«r wheel exorcise than any sidewalk in town.

Tho erase for street paving is growing, and those who favor it are steadily increasing in numbers. Those who have seen the new Main street are In love with It, and as tho Barrett law makes it possible to pave every thoroughfare In town without making the property owner put up all the cash at once, the project has many friends. The latest move in thb direction which has taken tangible shape »s that to pave Seventh street from Hulman to the Vamlalia railroad with asphalt. According to the specifications the roadway will have to fee excavated and graded to the depth of six inches below tbe finished surface of the street soft places trnist be dug and well rammed with gravel, after which four inches oj hydraulk?cementconcrete will be laid, and upon this will be laid tbe pavement proper, two Inches in thickness of the beet Trinidad asphalt. It is urged in favor of this pavement that It Is cheaper than brick, just as durable, and much better for residence street* because vehicles driving over it will make no noise. At present the indications are that much paving will be done here in the near future. The residents of Thirteenth street are considering the matter, and so are the south *""o«rth street people. In the matter of dust alone a paved street would pay for itself in one season according to any housewife in town.

The present council seems inclined to deal liberally in the matter of city improvements, and where they are properly carried out there will be no complaint. In addition to sewer* and street paving a number of streets are to be opened and others extended. In the south end of town the street*, or rather places where they should be, have never received any attention. People have been allowed to build on ground which should be ueed as thoroughfares. Streets have been ordered opened, which ootttd have been opened at small coet to the city, but the proceeding* have been vacated to atop a small expense for damages which will now coat thousands. There teat

a street running north and sputh below Main whieh should not be opened to the city limits, but several are not. There are also a number streets east and west in that part of town which are oaly partially opened, and which should have been opened long ago. Thiswork might have been done long ago mnch cheaper than it can be done now, and it can be done at less expense now than it can be done next year or several years hence. These streets are all needed by the cfty add should be opened. "They must be opened at some time, andihere is no time like the present. Tbe good work should be allowed to proceed .with as little delay as possible. a -f"u'

Since the indictment of the alleged sewer conspirators, and since each has come forward and furnished bond with very cheerful willingness the cases do not seem to receive very much attention, nor is it pr6bsbie that they will ever become a mltter of all absorbing interest. No one believes that any prosecution will result in a conviction, and there are not a few who incline to tbe belief that it will be some time before a trial is reached. Only one member of each firm is included in the indictment, and it's dollars to doughnuts that when tbe case comes to trial it will be found that the indicted person is innocent and that the other fellow is the wicked partner, if there has been any wickedness afloat. Some years ago this city had a great reputation for wrecking shows, and when the lay wars were through with them there wasn't much left which was worth mentioning. The sewer contractors are in a fair way to share the fate of the shows, and when they get through won't have mnch of their profit left. Hereafter it is quite likely that foreign competition on city work in Tei're Haute will bo limited, and that home contractorslwlll have things pretty much their own way.

The county board of review has been in session all week, but thus far has accomplished little. County Assessor Erney has many names on his list, and during the remaining twelve days of the session expects to have an interesting time. 'The corporations, some fifty in limber, have made their returns as thoy made them last year before being Raised by the state board of equalisation. Tbo county

to raiM Mi «i them io ene oaai»»««»oafi

made by the state last "year, which will

be done, and then they can appeal if they are so Inclined. The banks of the city have deposits aggregating more than 92,500,000, but the tax returns show that there was not to exceed $25,000 in them on the first of April? Then there are the large fish who seem to be too large for any tax line to land. Take, for instance, a single case in which a taxpayer returned about $25,000 for taxes, when thore are incomplete records at hand to show that in two counties alone his mortgages aggregated more than $3*30,000. Then there is the honest grangers who have been holding their wheat for a dollar a bushel ever since last year, but at the same time swore thoy bad none when the assessor was around iterviewing them. Another important i»««m is thftt of Improvements, many of which property owners failed to remind him. The work of the board of review is by no means an easy task, and if tho members follow tho strict letter of the law in discharging their duties they make no friends and many bitter enomies.

The city board of health is doing Its best to put Ibe town iu good sanitary condition. At tbe present time there is very little sickness here, and it is the intention of the board to guard against it as strictly as possible. Cholera has reached Europe, and there is a possibility that it may arrive In this country later In the season, and in any event it is pretty certain to come next year. Cleanliness is tbe best safeguard in all scourges of that kind, and the advice of the health officers should be strictly followed. The question of a public slaughter house, in which every butcher must kill his animals, will be agitated again and the council will be urged to establish it. The city stands mnch in

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of an institution of that kind and should have it. There are slaughter houses around this town which are a disgrace, and no one would eat meat coming from them if their condition was known. The Augean stables of old would make a show of respectability by comparison. They are models of filth, and as disease breeders stand without rival. These are the people who roost stennously oppose a public slaughter house, and these are the people above all others who most need It, and for whose special benefit It should be established.

Bill it no more la Terrs Haute

this season. The Indiana branch of the I.-I, league has retired. The players were called home sod paid ofl this week mod the club has disbanded. The boys were given a benefit game at tbe park on Wednesday afternoon whieh netted them about a hundred dollaia. The ag grvgation was the best this year which TVrre Haute has ever had, and it Is to be regretted that it could not have j^a^ed the season to a successful end.

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t:. 'TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 16,1892.

^IWlTAL STATISTICS.

SOME INTERESTING FIGURES CC^ICERNING OUR OWN COUNTY**"'

Report of the County Health Officer for Months of April, May and Jane, Showing Births, Deaths and Marriages Grouped in Ages, Nationality, etc.

The report of Dr. A. W. Spain, secre tary of tbe county board of health, for tbe quarter ending June 30, 1892, wis completed this week and forwarded* to,, the state beard. It shows 191 births fj* this county during the months of April, May and Jane. Of these 69 were the first children borne by the mother, 86 were tbesecond, 28 third, 15 fourth, 12 fifth, 11 sixth, 6 seventh, 5 eighth, 7 tenth,4 eleventh, and S were not report?* ed. Of the parents 1 father and 21 mothers were under 20 years of age 77 fathers and 91 mothers were from 20 to 30 years old 66 fathers and 61 mothers were from 30 to 40 years old 29 fathers and 6 mothers were from 40 to 50 years old 5 fathers were from 50 to 60 years old, and flf lS fathers and 12 mothers there was no report. Of tbe total number of births 103 were males and 88 females 102 of thd males were white and 1 colored, and £7, white and 1 colored females. Of the parents 152 fathers and 166 mothers were American, 18 fathers and 10 mothers foreign* and 21 fathers and 15 mothers were not reported. There were still births, both white and one male and ode female. Only two cases of twins, both white and all females were reported, the mothers beingof American birth. There were 6 illegitimate births, 3 male and 1 female 4 of the mothers were American, 1 foreign, anothei^was not reported, and all were white,

There were 110 marriages reported1 during the quarter, of whloh 104 were white and 6 colored. In 105 cases the groom was American born and in 10? was the bride also. Five grooms and

brides were foreigners. There werg grooms and 32 brides who were under years G9 grooms and 65 brides from 20J 'pi to 30 29 grooms and 10 brides from 30 Jennies 40 7 grooms and 1 bdde from 40 to 50 ifcid "Ksi

grooms and 1 bride from 50 to60faud there was one bride from 60 to 70. The numbers of cases of contagious

tfoipU* measles and 4 eerebro spEafiT positively the loveliest thing on the

fever. The death roll numbered 165, or 26less than the number of births, and resulted from tbe following diseases Pulmonary consumption, 18 meningitis, 12 cerebro spinal fever, 21 pneumonia, 14 diphtheria, 9 paralysis, 3 marasmus, 1 whooping cough, 7 anaemia (pernicious) 1 typhoid fever, 1 nephritis, 3 accidents, 8 syphilis (congenital), 1 tonsllitis. 1 apoplexy, 4 neurasthenia, 5 bronchitis, 2 congenital malformation, 1 Imperfect circulation, 3 elampsla, 1 puerperal fever, 2 heart disease, 9 la grippe, 5 septicemia, 2 maniaapotu,l cancer of stomach 2 membranous croup, 4 enteric tuberculosis, 2 gastro enteritis, 12 obstruction of bowels, 1 rheumatism, 1 premature birth, 1 elephantisis, 1 dropsy, 2 metritis, 1 crebral abscess, 1 cerebral hemorrhage, 1. In April there were 64 deaths, in May 70 and in June 31, of whom 150 were white, equally divided among the sexes, 7 were colored males, and 2 colored females. Of the males who died 70 were American, 9 foreigners and 6 were unknown of tbe females 68 were American, 5 were foreigners and 0 were unknown. Fifty-one males and 43 females were single 20 males and 21 females were married 10 males were widowers and 13 females were widows, and In the cases of 4 males and 3 females there was no report. In regard to the ages of the deceased 13 males and 17 females were under 1 year 17 males and 8 females were between 1 and 5 years S males and 5 females were from 5 to 10 3 males and 3 females were from 10 to 15 3 males and 4 females were from 15 to 20 11 males and 7 females were from 20 to 80 9 males and 10 females were from 30 to 40 6 males and 4 females were from 40 to 50 2 males and 15 females were from 50 to 60 9 males and 4 females were from 60 to 70 2 males and 6 females were from 70 to 80 2 males and 2 femsles were from 80 to 90 2 females from 90 to 100, and the ages of 1 male and 3 females were not reported.

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TheTerre Haute Edge Tool company is the name of anew corporation which was organised last Monday with a capital stock of §10,000, and the election of the following directors: A. Hens, P. J. Kaufman, W. W. Cliver, J. Q, Button and W. J. Miles. The officers are: President, A. Herz Yloe president, J. QButton secretary and business mana get, W. W. Cliver treasurer, P. 3. Kaufman superintendent, W. J. Mi less Tbe company's works will bo located 00 Highland Place. When in full operation the company will manufacture razors, knives Mid all kinds of fine edged tools. At the beginning the manufactory will be confined to tbe making of hatchets, fine hammers, Ice tongs and similar articles made of steel. It is expected the plant will be In operation in sixty days. The main building will be 40 by 90, built of corrugated iron with a brick building 20 by 40 for engine boiler and machinery.

[WOMAN'S WAYS.

THE WOMAN WHOSE PRESENCE IS ALWAYS VERY UNDESIRABLE. Is* The

Inappropriateness of Many Female N a men—What It Means to Say Good-by The Girl who Enjoys her Home—Something About a Woman's Hand.

If *we could only describe all th§%hile tho nice type of women- how happy we Would be, or rather let us wish that there jrere no other kind to portray and then imagine the blissful state of affairs. But, sad to relate, there is one especial sort of women that must be written about, talked about and noticed continually, for her name is legion and her presence makes itself known in every gathering of any size. She is the woman who knows it all. No topic is too abstruse for her to tackle and^uo other opinion is worth a picayune in comparison with hers. Politics or pan cakes, it matters not, her views must be right and admit Of no contradiction. She has always been allowed to go on with no opposition until she lapositively unbearable. With the greatest urbanity she will .flatly gainsay a statement made by anyone else and argue so persistently that even knowing themselves to be right they ddre not oppose her flat-footed sentiments that she sets down with the unchanging unction of the Medes and Persians. She has no regard for the feelings of anybody. She will assert her viepjplf the heavens fall* and even when she cornered—driven to bay and proVed4o be absolutely in the wrong— shestillhas some spirit left and clings to the last to her views of things, right or- wrong, for she said it, therefore all elge must|soraehow be askew when by aom£"£iikii8-poku8 she is made out to be on the wrong track. She harangues in pMvateand in public argues Bimply for oI*h|aring the incessant babble

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lfr4.!!*nce of the first water.

'Subleasing tfr&'t the Kittles, yii|es have vanished and rihSi^iustere Jane and regal Ign/ln their stead. They opderfully prim and sedate teethe tiny creatures of s~s

earth whether Katherine or Kitty, but when the sweet period of babyhood has passed isn't it perfectly ridiculous to call tbe austere young maiden of literary tendencies anything so frivolous as Kitty. How many Lillies prove to be dark, swarthy, masculine-looking women. Blanche is a decided brunette, Mignon nearly six feot tall and averse to pet names. Portia is a rosy, laughing sprite, who does not look her name a bit, and royal Victoria is tacked on to a meek girl who will never look anything but Vickey. Rebecca becomes Becky, simply because no one could possibly associate*so dignified a name with the frivolous creature who owns it. Pertlpps if we were to choose our own names we would do no better, for certainly the nom de plumes of certain writers are wonderfully funny and Incongruous. 'Snow-drop" proves to be a middle-aged woman, wearing glasses and short hair. "Ajax" is assumed by a frightful looking youth, who must be in constant terror over his own lurid sentiments, and "Cleopatra" has a face and figure that would have hastened her namesake's death without the aid of the asp. We area batch of contradictions, we women of America, and in our names, as well as in hundreds of other things, we only carry out the strongest characteristics of our race.

Does it ever occur to you when you are ushering out a tiresome guest, aiid with glad heart bid him good-bye, that you are really commending him to God according to the meaning of the term as it was originally used, or if yon say adieu with a sigh of relief as tbe last glimpse of a stylish bell skirt flits around the corner do you realize that you say "to God" as fervently as though it were uttered in English? Ton have probably wished your unwelcome visitor among the angels many a time during that long hour, when your work was at a standstill though your mind was not, and the precious minutes when you should be putting those finishing touches to the children's aprons were speeding by while the inane, ceaseless chatter of the visiting bore made yon long to throw conventionality to the winds and politely show her the door. And when at last yon are enabled to exhibit the portal of your mansion, how joyously rang out the good-byl, how quickly shut was the door for fear of her return, and how rapidly the feet flew apstaiis, and the hands resumed the sewing that bad been so impatiently thrown asideu There was no thought of tbe sacred importance attached to the words so lately uttered.

Perhaps you did not. know they meant more than a simple parting, but do we any of us really in our hearts mean farewell when we otter the words, or adieu when w® horridly mumble the hackneyed expression? We fear not. In fact the hospitality that extended past the portals and along the road of tbe

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wayfarer has loug since passed into disuse with many other sweet old-time customs that would benefit the world if they were revived. 9

Is there anything more delightful than the capicity to enjoy whatever of pleasure comes in our way, not waiting for tbe especially grand occasion before we can enthuse aud enter thoroughly into the spirit of the events or minor importance. This sort of a disposition enables its owner to extract far more enjoyment from life than that which can only become exhilarated over tbe rare happenings. To the former It does not need a steam yacht to render him or her in love with the ocean. A stroll on the beach with the hoarse roar of the surf, the saltladen spray aud the ever-changing opalescent tints of the breaking waves fills the soul with delight which the more material nature cannot appreciate. The girl who enjoys a quiet evening at home and finds in it many points as attractive, though utterly different to the charms of a theater party or reception, is the one who^jwill'tfotbe oast down after marriage Simen she finds that there are many more of the stay-at-tiome times than the expensive outings. The nature that has to have its enjoyments on a grand scale in order to appreciate them will lose much of earth's beauty. There is as much in a wild bird's song as in an entire orchestra. The beauty of field and tree and leaf are spread open before us to revel in and enjoy. The interchange of congenial conversation is as elevating and inspiring as the best play eYei written, and even in solitude is there not always left to us the solace of great thoughts of master minds to be found in books? The world is full of happluess if we do not turn our backs on the trifles and make ourselves miserable longing for the events 0f great imporlance to come along.

Si a-i 'i There isnothlng'so gredt an indication of maturity as the way a woman uses her hands. She has outgrown the period when hands and feet seemed only to have been bestowed to continually remind her that she was in possession of something she positively did not know what to do with, and as a result sbe took to sitting upon her pedal extremities and awkwardly bifrying the other ob-

sprightly conversation.

Tho woman of twenty-five had gained tho repose that the girl of sixteen lacked, andj nowhere Is it shown more plainly than In the action of the hands, for though In motion they have lost the nervous and hesitating manner that showed the

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dressed In her |rery best for some festive gathering in the neighborhood, the mirror would persistently return a reflection that was very suggestive of bands and feet ratfier than of a pretty white gown and a smiling, youthful face above it. In later years before full womanhood was reached the feet were brought under control, but the hands still needed a handkerchief to hold, a fan to wave or a parasol to carry. They were not at ease when empty, but when at last the bud blossomed into the lovely rose then at last came rest for the hands The pretty members could hang listlessly graceful at her side or emphasizo with easy gestures

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novice, which in later years is swallowed up in the assurance of a woman of the world. At a masquerade not loug ago a plump and pretty woman assumed the costume of the peasant girl. Her little feet, trim ankles and lithe, girlish figure gave everyone the impres f-ion that the fair masker was indeed a girl iu her first youth, until a gentleman, who was watching her attentively, noticed the movement of the pretty childish hands. "She is not a girl," he

"but a woman of twenty-four or live at Unst," and thus it proved, for when tbe masks were removed the peasant girl proved to be a gay young matron nearer thirty than twenty*.

Last Monday evening Charles Owens, an old*offender, stole a cow from P. C. Kintx, of south Thirteenth street, which he sold to John Zeiglar for $16. The theft was discovered before tbe animal was killed and Kintz received his own again. The matter was placed in the hands of the police, who remembered Owens' penchant for thieving, and with Owens' photo soon had tho marauder identifier and behind the bars. When arrested he still bad 911 of tbe money in his possession. Before taking Kints's cow be tried to obtain several others, but failed. He has served two terms for similar offenses, and it seems impossible to keep him out of tbe penitentiary. When arrested he always assumes the role of a entity man, which he plays with skill bet without success.

OnThursday evening Edwards Lodge No. 32ft, Daughters of Rebekah, installed the following officers for tbe ensuing six months N. Ida liiesmger V. Lola Taylor recording secretary, Jessie Davis financial secretary, Mr*. Taber C., Nellie Copeisnd W. May Barsy K. S. IST. G., Mrs. S. L. Fan nor L. S. N. Mrs. Furstenburper R. & V. 0»'f Emma Copeland S. V. O., Mrs. Hnnt chaplain, Mrs. Markle T., Mrs. St. Clair

G., Mm Baray O. G., Vx*. Tarrance.

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Twenty-third Year

SATURDAY TO SATURDAY

SOME OFTHE LOCAL HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND.THE CITY.

Items of Interest to Readers of The Mall who Thirsts for Information Concerning Passing Event* at Home, Local in their

Nature and Intel esting in Character.

This is the season whan the small boy insists in bathing in the river and giving the coroner a chance.

The Republicans of Indiana will openthe campaign on tho first.Saturday in September, with speaking at every oounty seat in the state.

Several fine shade trees on south Fifth street are dying from the effect of escaping gas. Within a year tho city has lost some of its finest trees, its principal ornament, in this way, and it is time steps were taken to stop it.

The new street railroad curve for Thirteenth and Main streets arrived and was put in position this week. It is somewhat more complicated than the at one time famous fifteen puzzle, but as the motormen understand it nothing more is necessary.

Fair time isapproaehihg, and the Vigo people are preparing to beat anything in that line which has ever been tried here before.' A number of new attractions have been secured, and Treasurer Scbaal says he wants to see 20,000 people on the grounds on the big day.

On Monday morning Messrs. Henry Meyer, Hugo Duenweg and A. Herz, in behalf of the Terre Haute Bowling club, waited upon Editor J. E. Wolf, ofthe Journal, and presented him with a very handsome umbrella. It was given as a slight token of the esteem in which he is held by the members of the club.

On Wednesday evening while Louis Pound was driving with a couple of young ladies on north Seventh street, between the railroads, his horse became frightened and threw him from the buggy, breaking his collar bone and shaking him up generally. One of the' ladies caught the ^eins and held the horse,.preventing further damage

a trip this season is tne excepi those who go are the rule. Tills is cor-

tainly an encouraging sign of the tlmqs, and Is a sure evidence of the prosperity of the coiintry.

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While makin« the* excavation for a catch basin at Main and Canal streots this week the workmen removed some timber which was found about five feet below the surface. It was a portion of the abutment of a bridge which at one time crossed the canal there, and must have been under ground for forty years or more. It was perfectly sound when taken out.

New wheat has been coming in rapidly this week and brings seventy conts per bushel. The quality is not quite so good as last year, averaging fifty-nine pounds only, but the yield is satisfactory. On tho prairie it ranges from twenty to twenty-five bushels to the acre, and on the clay is much heavier. In the,southern part of the state the crop is said to be the best ever known. *,

Word was received in the city this week that Billy Nelson, the well known ball player, had lost a foot on the third of July. He was one of an excursion party at Tallapossa, Fla, and in some way caught bis foot under a car wheel, crushing it so that amputation was necessary. Ho has been in business at Birmingham, Ala., for a number of years. v»

The announcement of John L. Walsh f*r county treasurer, subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention, appears in another column. He has been raised in Terre Haute and spent his life among its people, where he is known as an honest and. industrious young man, having the entire confidence of his friends and acquaintances. He has been depoty county treasurer for Gus Conzman since tbe latter assumed control of the office three years ago. He is a good penman and accountant, a capable business man, obliging and courteous to all with whom becomes in contact, and if his psrty fayOhi him with tbe nomination it can rest assured that it is putting forward an exceptionally strong man.

The Knights of the Macabers of America held a meeting in tbe court hoose on Tuesday evening, at which it was determined to institute the new lodge on the night of the 26th instantA committee on hall was appointed, and It is expected to have everything in readiness on the date named. The object of tbe order Is to unite fraternally all white male persons of sound bodily health and good moral character, who are socially acceptable, between 18 and 70 years of sge, and to provide for endowment, funeral, accident, disability and old sge benefits to those between tbe ages of 13 and 85 years, and to educate its members socially, morally and intellectually. Tho order has grown from a* membership of 70ft in 1881 to: 90,040 in 1891.