The Western Odd Fellow from Osborne, Kansas • 4

fls Westera Oil Fellow- OSBORNE, KANSAS. AUG. 15, 87. Hcribo for the paper. Some states' have, and support too in good manner, as many as two or three Odd Fellow papers.

Now the question is, will the Odd Fellows of Kansas have a paper or not. If you do not support one you cannot expect to have it, and when any Odd Fellow has the excuse to offer of hard times, so much so that he can not pay 8 cents per month for 40 columns of reading matter, we simply don't believe it, nor do they when they say so. When one of our lodges calls upon a sister lodgo it rosults in good to both visitor and visited. We are tho better impressed with tho social and humane qualities of our brotherhood. The fraternal element in our natures is the better developed, and that enlarges our hearts, makes us more tolerant, and smoothes down many of tho asperities of life.

Tho better we know our fellow men, tho stronger will bo our regard for them. Wo cannot think alike, but it is best that we do not. Our brethren look at the various questions that divido them at tho ballot box and sepa-rato them at the church door through light obtained from their mental and moral standpoint, which causes them to differ one from the other. Let us then, as good Odd Fellows should, agree to disagree, and avoid strife, discord, party and secretarian quarrols, which are not proper among a brotherhood like ours. Keep up the love of visitation.

Don't fuil to read the Memorial Day Proclamation under bead of Correspondence. There are fifty-nine lodges in Connecticut, with, a membership of San Francisco Call. Several of the Cuban lodges have recently been placed under tho jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Florida. -Call. All subordinates are requested to observe tho 20th day of October in memory of tho death of Thomas WildeyV A grand lodge is to bo asked for by the ten lodges of New Mexico at the coming session of tho sovereign grand lodge, Tho present membership of the order in Pennsylvania is 81,480.

During the past fourteen years over $5,000,000 has been expended for relief. Call. Rev. J. A.

Bright, Grand Chaplain of Kansas, will preach in the Presbyterian church in this city, Sept. 18. Bro. Bright is well-known here by the church-going people, and especially by tho members of the ordor. Ho will always receive a warm welcome at the hands of the Odd Fellows of this place.

Welcome Lodge of Philadelphia has paid to a brother who was blown up on a locomotive and lost his eyesight, 1,100 week's benefits at an average of $1.41 per week, amounting to over $4,800. And yet there are men who say that Odd Fellowship 13 a godless institution, and should bo obliterated from the face of the earth, The oldost PaRt Grand, John Lyons, aged 100 years, who now resides in Atlantic City, is a charter member of Gent ral Marion Lodge No. Philadelphia, which was organized March 10, 1828, fifty -nine years ago. lie is in good standing and is probably the oldest in point of age and continuous membership in the Order. equally good for woman." no advocates legislation which would require the same form of initiation for men as for women and is in favor of a ritual that will give the widest possible scope for dramatic effect and soonio display.

Grand Secretary R. 11. Briggs, of Dakota, thinks that the Robekah Do gree branch should have representation in tho Grand Lodge, or be enabled in some other manner, to have a voice ia legislation. Grand Secretary Davis, of Maine, thinks that no additional legislation for tho Bebekah Degree branch of tho order is necessary. State Grand Bodies for this branch would bo of no benefit.

Tho work of conferring the degree should be in strict accord with the ritual, as furnished by tho Sovereign Grand Lodgo. Grand Secretary Sloan, of Missouri, says that, until recently, tho Rebekah Degree branch has been, for years almost dormant in hia jurisdiction. The introduction of Annual State Conventions over a year since, has been, the means of infusing new life and energy into the institution, and substantial results are following. Brother Sloan is of the opinion that the charges in the ritual should be materially condensed; is opposed to any form of Beautified Work so called unless tho same be duly authorized by the Sovereign Grand Lodge, and form a part of the ritual. Grand Secretary E.

A. Bilhngslea, of West Virginia, favors legislation providing for state Grand Bodies, wherein the Rebekah Degree Lodges shall have power to legislate for themselves. Grand Secretary Lewis Parker, of New Jersey, has long been of the opinion that the Rebekah Degree should be eliminated from American Odd Fellowship. Grand Secretary White, of Kentucky, writes despondingly of the Rebekah Degree Lodges in his jurisdiction. He reports twenty-one lodges in the state, of which only four show signs of prosperity.

He does not think a state Grand Lodge for that branch would improve its condition, but is of the opinion that a dramatic form of work would be desirable. "TIM." "Yes, I'm guilty," tho prisoner said, As he wiped Lin eyes end bowed bis Lead, "Guilty of all the crimes you name; But this yere lad in not to blame. 'Twos I alone, who raised the row, And. judge, if you please. I'll tell you bow, You Bee, this boy is palo and slim Wo call him saint his name is Tim; lie's like a preacher in his ways; He never drinks or swears or plays, But kinder weeps aud fiighs all day; 'Twould break your heart to bear him pray; Why, sir, many and many a night, When grub was scarce and I was tight, No food, no fire, no light to see, When homo was bell if hell there be, I've seen that boy in darkness kneel, And pray such words as cut like steel; Which somehow lit and warmed tho room And sorter chased away the gloom.

Smile if you must, but facts are facts, And deeds are deeds and acts are acts; And though I'm black as sin can be, His prayers have done a heap for me, And make mo think that God, perhaps, Sent him on earth to save us chaps. This man what squealed and pulled us in, lie keeps a place called Fiddler's Green, Where fakes and snides and lawless scamps Connive and plot with thieves and tramps. Well, Tim and mo, we didn't know Just what to do or where to go, And bo we stayed with him last night And this is how we had the fight They wanted Tim to take a drink. But he refused as you may think; And told them how the flowing bowl Contained tho fire that killod the soul. Drink! they cried, 'this foaming beer; 'Twill make you strong and give you cheer.

Let preachers prate and groan of sin, But give to us the flowing gin. Then Tim knelt down beside bis chair, And offered up his little prayer 'Help me, dear the child began, As down bis cheeks the big tears ran, 'To keep the pledge I gave to you, And make mo strong and good and true. I've done my best to do what's right, But Lord, I'm sad and weak to-nignt, Father, mother, oh, plead for me; Toll Christ I long with you to be 'Get up, you brat, don't pray 'round The landlord yelled with rage and fear, Then like a brute he hit the lad, Which made my blood run b'iling mad. I guess I must have hurt his bead, For I struck hard for the man that's dead. No, he Laint no folks nor friends but me; Ilis dad was killed in sixty-three, Shot at the front when bursting shell And cannon sang their songs of hell, And muskets hissed with fiery breath As brave men fell to, their tune of death.

I promised his father before he died, As the life blood rushed from his wounded side, I promised him, sir, and it gave him joy. That I'd protect his darling boy. I simply did what bis father would, And helped the weak as all, men should. Yes, I knocked him down and blacked his eye, And used him rough, I'll not deny But think of it, Judge, a chap like him Striking tho likes of littlo Tim, If I did wrong, send me below, But spare the son of comrade Joe. You forgive him? and me? Oh, no! A fact God bless you Come, Tim, let's go." By J.

M. Munyon, in Illustrated World. Our New Hall. The stone work on Odd Fellows Building is almost completed, and the carpenters will finish the work in a very short time. Bro.

Rijgg, the contractor, thinks the building will be ready for occupancy by the 15th of October. Then, brothers, wo invite you to visit with ns and see what a little enterprise can do. We expect to greatly increase our number of members in the next year, for we will have tho finest hall in northwestern Kansas, and the members should see that every chair is filled on each meeting night, wnich will greatly add to the up-building of No. 185. Rebekah Sentiments.

California Odd-Fellowship, like its luxuriant vegetation, takes deep root and produces grand results. Whatever they undertako is thoroughly done. They regard neither time nor expense in accomplishing whatever they are appointed to do, and are sot made of the kind of material that will grab at a cent on a steel trap, consequently their work is broad and comprehensive. A special committee was appointed at a session of their Grand Lodge to ascertain as near as possible the f-ituation of tho Robekah Degree throughout the several Grand Jurisdictions, in order that they might act intelligently on the subject at the next session. Tho committee addressed 700 circulars to Grand Bodies and individuals throught the states and Canada, and at the next session submitted a re' port exhaustive of the whole matter.

We give soma of the officers' responses in ordor that our readers may bo posted on this subject in many stales, -or rather get tho setiments pro and con of those who partially represent them. They are an interesting study of man, coming as they do from more than twenty different jurisdictions, and the conflicting opinions would in some cases seem to bo the result of dyspepsia or prejudice. RevolvingJ these views as if in a kaleidoscope they show equally as amusing sights, though not as harmonious. We are indebted to our venerable brother Werden Reynolds, chairman committee on correspondence, for these varied views Grand Master Landes, of Illinois, is of the opinion that Rebekah Degree Lodges alone should confer the Rebekah Degree. Is opposed to the establishment of Grand Lodges and desires no change in the present ritual.

Grand Master Hancock, of Arizona, does not favor Grand Lodges for the Degree of Rebekah, but favors repre-sentatin from Rebekah Degree Lodges to the state Grand Lodge, confining such representation to members who have attained the Scarlet Degree. He has no change in ritual to suggest, and fully endorses the California Beautified Work in conferring the Degree. Grand Master James B. Nicholson, of Pennsylvania, does not think that the Rebekah Degree branch of the order, in his jurisdiction, can be legislated into success. "The cause of failure lies outside of the laws." He is strongly opposed to Grand Lodges for the government of this branch of the order.

Grand Master C. P. Crandall, of the District of Columbia, is of the opinion that the success of the Rebekah branch will benefit the entire order. Things the ritual could with propriety be condensed, and favors a dramatic work in the conferring of the Degree. Grand Master Stannard, of Connecticut, thinks the Rebekah Degree branch of the order has bad enough legislation already, and is decidedly opposed to Grand Lodges for the government of Rebekah Degree Lodges.

Thinks that tho past Noble Grand's charge should be materially condensed, and favors a dramatic work in conferring tho Degree. Grand Master Bournan, of Vermont, has noticed a good influence on the Subordinate Lodge where a flourishing Rebekah Degree Lodge is established. Thinks the Rebekah Degree branch of the order should be encouraged and fostered. He is of the opinion that the State Grand Bodies for this branch would incur expense without adequate benefit to the organization. Representation in the Grand Lodges, as now established, would meet all present requirements.

Grand Master W. C. Tweedal, of Oregon, is of the opinion that Rebekah Degree Lodges should be governed by their own State Grand Lodge. Thinks the present ritual is all that could be desired, and that the present form of work is good. Grand Master C.

S. Field, of Ohio, has been a close observer of the working of Rebekah Degree Lodges, and kept close observance of their progress. Ho finds in this branch a great to Odd Fellowship in tho Subordinate branch, and is of tho opinion that the Rebekah Degree branch should be carefully and generously dealt with. He is in favor of State Grand Lodges for their government, clothing them with power for all local legislation. He thinks a system of dues and benefits, modeled on the Subordinate lodge plan, would be beneficial on the basis that "what is good for man would be PERSONAL.

$250 is the amount raised at this dlace for the Millbrook sufferers. C. W. Cramp'oh, ofthe Farmer, made a trip to Junction City, Salurday. Bro.

McBride formerly ofthe Cawker Journal, dropped in on us while in town last week. Bro. Hoffman, of Cawker Lodge, made us a short call while in the city last Friday. C. W.

Hawkins, of Cawker, was in the city Friday, and made us a short but pleasant call. Tiro. S. W. Hays, of this city, thinks he will go to Denver during the session of the S.

G. L. Bro. A. A.

Greene has retired from the drug business, and is spending a week or so in the western part of the state. If the Militant branch of the Order will lvpors that part of the O. F. news to this p.iper. we will gladly give it to our many readers, Bro.

O. F. Smith was kept busy Sunday officiating as probate judge. He had two weddings to attend, notwithstanding the extreme warm weather. Sila3 Area, of Westmorland, is one of our regular agents, aud he is empowered to receive subscriptions to this paper, job printing and advertising and also receive pay for all contracted, and receipt for same.

The Grand Master wants to. know what D. D. G. M.

it was sent a report that their lodge had seventv-two members and attended the anniversary at Beloit last April. The writer claimed they were meeting in a leased hall. Bro. A. Saxey has been compelled to leave this part of tho country, and go west, on account of his health, which has been failing for some time past.

Bro. Saxey is a true Odd Fellow and a good worker, and will be greatly missed by Osborne Lodge. The Brotherhood. THE PRINCIPLES AND GROWTH OF A NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION. Boston, Aug.

12, A new secret organization of labor known as "The Brotherhood," and in many respects similar to the Knights of Labor, has been formed and has already grown to considerable proportions. The brotherhood has been in existence now over a year. It was formed in May, 1886, and has gradually extended until it has established local councils in many of the cities and towns of this and other New England states. Its organization is kept a profound secret and when spoken of is never alluded to by its name. As a consequence, it is impossible to say who are its officers, where its headquarters are, whether it has extended into the South or West.

Last night it was ascertained that a local council of the Brotherhood was organized on Monday evening in one of the western town3 of Massachusetts, presumedly Pittsfield, with several heretofore prominent members of the Knights of Labor as charter members. The principles of this new secret organization are set forth iu a printed circular. This circular begins with the announcement that the organization does not believe in strikes, but the ballot and co-operative institutions a3 weapons of warfare, Then follows the novel and striking demand for the abolition of all law3 that tend to create an aristocracy of office-holders, and demand for the passage of laws compelling corporations to adopt such measures as will protect the lives and health of their employes, It would also provide for the enactment of laws compelling employers and employes to arbitrate all differences, and to enforce the decision of the arbitrators. The last plank in the platform provides that the government shall obtain possession, by purchase under right of eminent domain, of all telegraphs, telephones and railroads, and hereafter the government shall issue no charter or license to any corporation for the construction and operation of any means of transporting intelligence, passengers or freight. Cheek.

About the boldest man we know of lives in Jewell City. Ilis name we will not give in this nnmbor, but he is a subscriber to this paper, and it happens that tho writer of thi ia tho one and same party who took his subscription, no has had the paper a year and four months; paid nothing in advanco and now claims he owes us nothing. Ho is the second man in tho stato who has had the cheek to say this, and if the bill is not paid by our next issue, you will have tho pleasure of seeing his name appear in bold faced type. No doubt he will cause those around him to think he is in the right, but we know who is right in this and so does he, and further lie knows he has never paid one cent to us, but we have sent him one or two bills of tho amount due. We want justice, aud will have it.

So Be It. We have repeatedly said we aught to receive more at the hands of the order in Kansas, and this is what a good brother of Water ville says: "I think the 14,000 Odd Fellows of Kansas ought to support one home paper." Yes, we think so too, brother, when it only costs them 8 cents per month to do so. Can any one say truthfully that there is even one column that is not worth more than 8 ents por month? We think not; now, Brothers, don't go to pleading hard times. if it is hard times with you it is bo with ns, and if you have the interest of the order at heart and wish to see it build tip in Kansas, help that which is helping the order, but if you do not care for the order, if you have passed the chairs and care nothing for more than the honors you have had let ns say that the paper will bo of no interest to you, as you could not care for what it contains but if you want to see the better and higher aims of the order spread over all tho land, sub- Look Out For Them. The Brooklyn (N.

News requests: contemporaries will please give the following as much publication as possible, and individual lodge members are asked to bo on the alert, and procure for these mem, or either of them, if good fortune should throw them into their hand, an abiding place for the next year, where frauds and sharpers are kept from plying their nefarious games two brothers, both having beeu members of Eagle lodge No. 308, of Brooklyn, New York-names, Charles A. Vail and George Vail. Letters have been received by Eagle lodge from both eastern and western lodges and they are supposed to be at this time, or they were when last heard from, in the western part of New York 6tate. They are plausible talkers, and would try to deceive the very elect.

Remember the name, Vail, and the lodge, Eagle. One of them has in bis possession a card supposed to bo altered in dates, and used by either of them, as they deem safest for themselves. Who will be the wan, or what lodge will be the one to rid us of these worso than thieves?" The plans are all completed for organizing a lodge at Downs. We still want two or tkree good agents to work for this paper. There is plenty of territory yet that has not been worked.

Tho Odd Fellows of this city are preparing to join the National excursion of the order through Colorado in September. Leavenworth Standard. The three young ladies who charged on this office and compelled us to partake of a delicious water melon, can consider themselves thanked in our profuse style, and also invited to come again when they have some more melon or in fact, anything else good to eat. If you want anything in the job printing line, send to this office. We make it an object to all business men if favored with their orders.

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