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he was anxious to see his wife and children happy around him . For many years , indeed , up to his death , he held the secretaryship of the Llandudno Guardian Society , with great credit to himself . He was also a lieutenant in the 3 rd Volunteer Battalion R . W . Fusiliers , besides being the organist and choirmaster at St . George ' s Church . Asa Freemason Bro . Henderson was distinguished by great zeal and ability . He was a P . M . of St . Tudno Lodge , No . 755 , Llandudno , and some years ago was appointed by Lord Harlech , Prov . G . Master of North Wales , to

the office of Prov . G . Organist , and afterwards to that of Prov . G . Registrar . He was a P . M . of St . David ' s Mark Lodge , No . 3 8 , and at the time of his death was filling for the second time the office of W . M . He served most faithfully the important office of Prov . G . Secretary for over 13 years in the Prov . Grand Mark Lodge of North Wales , which he felt unable to continue in December last , and was then appointed by Bro . Colonel Hunter , of Plas Coch , the Prov . G . Master , to the office of Prov . S . G . W ., while at the same time the province presented him

with a handsome illuminated address , with other tokens of regard and affection . At the time of his death he was also serving the office of M . W . S . ofthe Stanhope Rose Croix Chapter at Chester . There were wreaths sent from many friends and societies , among them being some very special ones from brethren , and we may mention a very large one from the Prov . G . Master , Bro . Colonel Hunter , and his

Deputy , Bro . Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Warren , of Market Drayton , and other officers and brethren of the Mark province , the flowers being scarlet , blue , and white ; and also a lovely cross of roses , & c , from the Rose Croix chapter . Our deceased brother leaves a widow and two children , together with a widowed mother , to mourn his loss , and to them , as well as to his many friends , we tender our most respectful sympathy .

BRO . F . R . GBARY , P . M ., P . Z ., & c . Quite recently the Masonic Craft in general , and the Masonic Province of Bristol in particular , have sustained a severe loss in the passing away of Bro . F . Geary , which sad event took place on Friday in last week . Bro . Geary died of heart disease , and the sad event came as a great shock to his relatives , his friends , and his Masonic brethren . The funeral was held on Tuesday last , at Greenbank Cemetery . The deceased brother was well known , being a P . M . of

his lodge— the Royal Clarence , No . 68—and P . Z . of the Clarence Chapter , and was a member of , and held office in , Provincial Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Chapter . He was P . M . and Treasurer of the Canynge Mark Lodge ( T . L ) , and for many years had taken a deep and working interest in the lodge of instruction in the Province of Bristol . Bro . Geary was held in high esteem amongst his brethren , many of whom attended the service at the church as a tribute to his memory . The procession , which consisted of an open car and two carriages , left

the deceased ' s residence at 11 o'clock for St . Saviour ' s Church , Rcdland , where it was met by the Rev . Canon Prideaux , who conducted the lirst part of the service the Rev . W . Colthurst taking the concluding portion at the graveside . As the handsome coffin , which was covered with floral tokens of affectionate remembrance , was being carried into the building , Bro . R . G . Parminter , who , by kind permission , took the place of the church organist , Mr . Vaughan Tittle , rendered

as a voluntary " I know that my Redeemer liveth , and , on leaving , the Dead March in " Saul . " The chief mourners were Mrs . Geary , widow ( who has the heartfelt sympathy of the Craft in her sad loss ) , Mr . Davies , brother-in-law , Miss A . Davies , sister-in-law , Mrs . Steel , step-daughter , Mr . H , Russell , nephew . There were also present at the church and graveside thc following friends and brethren : Bro . J . D . Jarrett , jun ., W . M . 68 ; C . J . E . Grubb , P . M . 68 ; E . G . Mahon , P . Z ., P . M . 68 j A . Barrett , P . M . 326 ; David Rose , P . M . Royal Sussex Lodge ; M . V .

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Brazier , P . M . 1296 ; W . K . Thomas , P . M . 68 , P . Z ., and W . M . of the Canynge T . L Lodge of Mark Masters , of which deceased was Treasurer ; W . F . Coates , S . W . 103 ; W . Galpin , P . M . 68 ; T . Bamfield , P . M . 326 ; R . G . Parminter , P . M . 1388 , P . P . G . O . ; Pierreoont Harris , G . A . D . C . Eng . ; T . H . Jennings , P . M . 68 ; M . W . Dunscombe , P . M . ; Michael Clark P . M . 1750 ; W . R . Maby , 68 , P . G . S . ; A . Piller , P . M . 1750 ; C . L . Thomas , P . M . 1755 ; C . P . Billing , P . M . 17 SS ; A . H . Wiles , 68 ; W . C . Jarrett , 68 ; G . J . Machon , I . P . M . 68 ; T . Harris , 68 ; and

others . The wreaths , which were many and beautiful , included tributes from the Royal Clarence Lodge , ths Royal Clarence Chapter , and the Canynge Mark Lodge . After the mortal remains of our departed brother had been laid to rest , the brethren assembled in little batches to take a farewell look at the coffin , and they each took the opportunity of dropping into the grave a sprig of acacia , the symbolism of which had so frequently been explained by our deceased brother ,

There was a mournful beauty in the calm impressivenes of the scene , only broken by the grief of our sister who was nearest and dearest to him who was so recently and so unexpectedly taken away . The body was placed in an elm shell , with a polished elm outer coffin , fitted with brass furniture and breast ( surmounted by the compasses and square ) , and bearing the inscription : "Francis Richard Geary . Died [ une 15 th , 1900 . Aged 70 vears .

Wills And Bequests.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS .

EARL OF RADNOR . The estate has been valued at £ 120 , 821 13 s . nd . gross , including personalty of the net value of £ 5501 13 s . nd ., of William , fifth Earl of Radnor , who died on the 3 rd instant , aged nearly 59 years . After making bequests to his wife and others , the testator bequeathed to his son , Jacob Lord Folkestone , now sixth Earl of Radnor , his gun , rifles , rods , and hunting and coaching horns , with the

request that his younger son may have some of them . He bequeathed to his younger son , the Hon . Stuart Pleydell Bouverie , his shares in the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company , in the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company , in the Folkestone Water Works , the Folkestone Bathing Establishment , the Folkestone Lift Company , and in the Western Gazette , and his Founders' shares

in the Exploration Company . The testator bequeathed also to his said son twothirds of his racing and farming stock , two-thirds of the balance due to him by his bankers on private and estate account , and he appointed to his said son £ 10 , 000 from the trust fund of his marriage settlement , and £ 5000 which he had power to appoint under his father ' s will . Lord Radnor left the residue of his estate to his elder son , Jacob , the present Earl of Radnor .

The estate of the late Bro . Sir Gabriel Goldney , Bart ., has been valued at £ , 155 , 357 17 s . 4 d ., including net personalty amounting to £ 40 , 901 17 s . 4 d . The will of Bro . Henry William Green , of Glengall , Wanstead , for more than 42 years the secretary of the Infant Orphan Asylum , was proved on the 7 th inst ., by Miss Amelia Margaret Green and Mr . Arthur Harding Green , of Dudley Glen , Leytonstone , the executors , the value of the estate amounting to £ 28 79 6 s . id .

The Handle Of The Hatchet.

THE HANDLE OF THE HATCHET .

jVTEAR mc on thc tabic as I write , on top of a pile of old books , lies a hatchet that looks to bc even oldci * titan the books . I notice how smooth and worn the handle is , especially at tho p lace whore it has boon so often gripped by people in hammering and chopping . Thc edge is dull now , and the back is flattened and bruised , showiu" * what a lot of effective work it

has done in its time—all because it is made of good stuff , both blade and handle . Nobody ever makes tho mistake of ever trying to use a hatchet except in one way—taking it by the handle .

AVhat of that , then r you ask me , and why all this jabber about a rusty old hatchet on thc top of a pile of rusty old books . I'll tell you in the twinkling of a marlinspike . The text is , "The Importance of taking hold of Tilings by tho Right End /' and tho sermon thereon shall be plain and short , as all the best

sermons arc . Now Mrs . Mary Giggens is a lady who lives" at West Tilbury , near tho mill , in Essex and she is well and favourabl y known in the district . Among the many who knew her is Mi * . Hart , the postmaster at West Tilbury , and hc corroborates every word she says about what happened .

Her own story , put in few words , is this : —For a long time , many years in fact , she hail been under the harrow with bad health . Her trouble was the familiar ( and abominable ) complaint , indigestion . Every time she ventured to eat moro

than the merest morsel she sull ' crcd with pain at the chest and stomach , if you don't know what a perfect purgatory of a lifo this is it is because you have never mado the arjuaintanee of tlnit disorder .

'' However , " says Mrs . ( Ji ggcns in her cheerful way of speaking . " I got on fairly well up to ( he autumn of 1801 , when another complaint took hold of me . 1 mean rheumatism , which , if anything , was worse than indigestion . It started in my right arm and shoulder and gave me such pain as I had no idea of

before . People with rheumatism sometimes call themselves marly rs , and i don ' t think Ihe word is a bit loo strong , for the way this complaint can torment one is something awful . i \ Iy joints got lo he hot and swollen all round , and hurt me so I hardly had and rest with them day or ni ght . "By and by , what wilh the indigestion and tho rheumatism , I got so weak 1 could neither walk nor do a hand ' s turn for my-

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self . I couldn't even brush my own hair , nor lift anything . The power seemed all gone out of my right arm . " I was liko this for about three years ; and long , worrying years they were . If you should ask me to describe what I went through I should tell yon it was quite impossible . Every

mouthful of food I took gave mo pain at the chest and between the shoulders ; aud because of this I ate as little as I could ; and so got weaker and more miserable continually . I consulted doctors and took medicines , and rubbed on ointments and liniments , etc ., but they eased me only a moment as you may say , but then I would be bad as ever .

In 1 ' ebruary it was ( of 1895 ) I first read about Mother Seigel ' s Syrup as a great and wonderful cure for indigestion , and I mado up my mind to try it for that , thinking I might bear the rheumatism better if I could get rid of the indigestion . So I went to the International Tea Stores , at Gravesend and bought a bottle of the Syvi'p .

"In a few days I was a deal better . There was less pain at the stomach , chest and shoulders , and besides I folt stronger . Ou this I kept taking tho Syrup and in a little while , to my great

surprise and delight , all the rheumatic pains that had troubled we so long disappeared and I was a new creature . Presently I was strong as ever In my life , and since then I have had no return of cither tho rheumatism or tho indigestion .

" What I want particularly to mention , and call attention to , is that when I began taking Mother Seigel ' s Syrup for the indigestion I had no idea of its doing mo any good for tho rheumatism . Yet I feel deeply thankful all thc same ; ani

perhaps you will kindly explain tho reason why tho medicine cured both complaints , aa others besides me might like to know . You may print my letter if you wish for tho good of other sufferers . "—Mary Giggens , West Tilbury , February 2 , 1899 .

As to tho explanation that we will give blithely enough u Ave have done many a time before . Indigestion ( because of th " poisons it fills the blood with ) is the cause of rheumatism . Hence when Mother Seigel ' s Syrup had cured the lady ' s stornacu trouble the rheumatism had to go away with it . Do you see

Kill a bad cause and you kill a bad effect . Why , la ! me , it was like taking that old hatchet by tbe handle instead of by the blade . , But hatchets aro easier to understand than diseases , areu « they .