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iEALEXANDRIACIGARETTECO.'S NEW BRAND . DRAGOUMIS. PREPARED OF THE PUREST TURKISH TOBACCOS . The highest classes of tobacco , however , are converted into the well-known " Dragoumis , " for which the Alexandria Cigarette Company have gained a deservedly high reputation , and we have no hesitation in saying , after a practical test so far as our taste and judgment permit , that they are superior to any we have yet tried , either imported or otherwise . — Whitehall Review . Their latest brand , " Dragoumis , " made of a skilful blend of fine Egyptian tobaccos , is full of flavour , yet delicately fragrant enough to please the most fastidious palate . We shall be surprised if "Dragoumis" do not prove the cigarette of the season . —Pump Court .

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W.A.VANSANTEN&CO., 4 , Fenchurcli Avenue , London , CIGARANDCIGARETTEIMPORTERS. Sole Agents for—THE MEXICAN PUFFS CIGARETTES , Manufactured by UOSENTHAII BEOS ., New York .

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ROYAL MASONICBENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . FIFTH APPLICATION . To THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . The favour of your Vote and Interest is earnestly solicited on behalf of Mrs . MARY WHITE , Aged 66 years , 115 , Toronto-road , Buckland , Portsmouth , Widow of the late Bro . GBORGE WHITE , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Isle of Wight , of the Esplanade Hotel , Venlnor . He was initiated in No . 1 75 , Ryde , 10 th December , 1 S 43 , and paid ' 0 December , 1864 . Through the death of her Husband by accident in 1 S 67 , Mrs . White was left totally unprovided for , and is now , through infirmity , unable to earn a livelihood . The case is ' strongly recommended by U" > . G . S . STOIIUS , P . M . East Medina Lodge , No . I } ,, Ryde , * P . P . G . S . Hants and Isle of Wight . t » K TOI ' J ONKS , P . M . Yarborougli Lodge , No . jjr , Ventnor 11 G . MOLESVVOKTII , P . M . Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester , * P P . G . D . Sussex . t > i H . E . BREACH , P . M . Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester . ' 1 J . H . HAVVES , P . M . and Secretary Lodge of Union , No . 38 , Chichester . >¦ A . HEARN , Howard Lodge of Brotherly Love , No . 56 , Arundel . _ ffoxieswill be thankfully received by those marked * .

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CITUATION WANTED . —A P . M . ^ f desires EMPLOYMENT ; is a Good Accountant , /_ , > ? . < J Correspondent . Unexceptional references vany locality ) . _ Address , J . W ., 91 , Church-street , Black-

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J \ CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ZnnL •¥ v . P -Z P-M . W . S . iS ° , Professor of Latin and i ^ wSP ' n l he College > " South Kensington ; Examiner for p •. exley Heath College ) has some time disengaged NatnrL | c- or v , sitin ff Tuition . Lectures on History and medii , m Tt - . Forefeners taught English through the Not « ng . ° - „ , f ^ ch --AddreSs ) F . S ., 62 ? Lancaster-road ,

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W .

Instituted 178 S

CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES .

THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL

of this Institution will take place On Wednesday , the 22 nd of May next , under the Presidency of

The Rt . Hon . LORD HENNIKER

R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Suffolk

Brethren willing to serve the office of Steward will greatly oblige by forwarding their names as early as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . Offices—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , London , W . C .

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p RAND MASTER'S LODGE OF ^ INSTRUCTION FOR MARK MASTER MASONS .

FIFTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL

5 th APRIL , 1889

L ODGE WILL BE OPENED AT 5 . 30 IN THE

MASONIC HALL , No . XXL , HOLBORN RESTAURANT

WHEN THE Lecture on the Tracing Board AND THE Lecture of the Degree WILL BE GIVEN .

THE DINNER will take place at the H OLBORN RESTAURANT , at 7 punctually , and will be presided over by the Right Hon . the EARL OF E USTON , Grand Senior Warden . TICKETS , 6 S . each , may be obtained from the Committee , the Stewards , or the Secretary , BRO . C . F . MATIER , P . G . W ., 8 A , RED LION SQUARE , W . C .

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W.WALLER, TheatricalCostumierandWigMaker. Fancy Costumes supplied for Balls , Fetes , and Carnivals . Portable Theatres & Scenery Fitted in Town or Country . Costumes for every published Play may be had on Hire . Also Dress Suits for Banquets , Balls , & c . Estimates and Catalogue of Goods forwarded on application . U & 86 , Tabernacle Street , Finsbury Square , London .

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FUNERAL REFORM . Simple , Keverent , and Inexpensive Funerals . Explanatory Pamphlet grat LONDON NECROPOLIS CO ., 2 , LANCASTER PLACE . STHAND , W . C . PATENT EARTH TO EARTH PERISHABLE COFFINS .

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M.B.ROSENBERG, HIGH-CLASS TAILOR AND OUTFITTER , Ladies' Jacket and Ulster Maker , 16 , LIVERPOOL STREET , LONDON , E . C .

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YOUNG Man , ai , seeks SITUATION ( four years' experience ) in wholesale furriers . H . S . M ., 5 , Cowley-road , Leytonstone . "Old Masonian . "

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FRAZER'S Purity the Blood , Improve the Complexion , Insure ————— Good Health , Make Work a Pleasure , and Life S ULPHU R Enjoyable . Sold by Chemists at 1 / 1-i-, or post free ij Stamps from FRAZF . R & Co ., 39 , Ludgate Hill , TABLETS London . Agents Wanted . Liberal Terms . Whole-¦ sale : The Grocers' Association , Ltd ., London , S . E ,

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

BOOKS . & c „ RECEIVED . "La Acacia , " "South African Freemason , " " FreemaTOns ' Repository , " "New York Dispatch , " "Canadian Craftsman , " " Victorian Freemason , " and " The Keystone *"

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SATURDAY , MARCH 30 , 188 9 . . « .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

BINDING OF THE 17 S 4 CONSTITUTIONS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I see enquiries in the Freemason regarding the ainding of the 17 S 4 Constitutions . I have two copies—one is bound in blue roan and has \ bordering on both covers , formed by calipers and compasses . On the front cover there is an ornament composed of an open book , which has on it Hebrew characters

irradiated—the book is surrounded by Masonic tools . The reverse cover has a circular scroll containing a double triangle and globe . The back is covered with scroll work , in which are two crossed compasses containing the letter G ; there are also sars of corn , a quill pen , and a stylus depicted . The other copy is plainly but handsomely bound in tree : alf , with a simple tooled edging , but it has Masonic ievices on the back . —Yours faithfully ,

Rawul Pindee , H . WHYMPER . 2 nd February . 1

AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE TO BUILD A LODGE AT KISSINGEN , BAVARIA . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Many of your readers are undoubtedly aware , that although Masonry flourishes in Germany , for Catholic countries , such as Bavaria , where liberalism is not quite in

its zenith , our brethren have to cope with great difficulties and not unfrequently with bigotry still rampant in that enlightened country . Kissingen , a watering place—not a resort of pleasure—such as Baden-Baden and Homburgh , but where genuine seekers of health—the restoration thereof—resort to annually , is but a small and not over prosperous town . The inhabitants whereof have to gather

their harvest for the year during the three summer months . Masonic life in Germany is somewhat different from that Df England or America . Inasmuch as social life—I might almost say—family life , is closely associated with the Masonic duties of the Fraternity . In large and medium towns , where Masons exist , lodges are not held in public buildings , but they have invariably one or more

( according to their requirements ) buildings entirely devoted to the Cralt . Those lodges answer at the same time the purpose of a club , where members congregate nightly—sometimes—always , however , twice a week—not necessarily for work , but recreation and social intercourse . At certain times , three or four times a month , the brethren bring the ladies of their families , when musical

entertainments are enjoyed . An impetus is thus given through the medium of the " Sisters , " as the wives , daughters , and sisters of Masons are called ( and these , let me say , evince a good deal of pride in the advancemsnt thus accorded to them . ) The feeling thus engendered is not only of a happy , but most beneficial result . Kissingen has Masons , and a lodge in a part of a

building most unsuitable for the purpose . During the winter the brethren meet regularly . During the bathing season , however they are too much occupied in their different avocations , their main support being the visitors—that they are unable to offer any hospitality to their guests J besides , they possess no suitable place to entertain them , had they any such desire .

A few gentlemen—members of the Craft—who annually resort to the place , have formed a Committee , with the object of creating a summer lodge of recreation , chiefly for the visitors ( brethren ) who are compelled to resort to the baths for their health . Twice a week ( once , ladies belonging to the families ot brethren are received ) a meeting is held in the dining

room of a hotel . On "ladies' night" excellent musicinstrumental and vocal—is indulged in , and the pleasant * est evening I have spent at that hill-surrounded and somewhat fossilized town , has been at the " Frei Maurer Club . " The Committee of Management consists of brethren recruited from various parts of Germany , gentlemen of

refinement and urbanity . At the head is Dr . G . Laudien , who acts pro tern , as W . M . An effort has recently been made to subscribe an amount sufficient to enable them to build a regular lodge . A certain amount is now in the hands of the Committee , but barely sufficient to warrant them in commencing to build . Germany is not a rich country ; Bavaria is priest-ridden .

The authorities , from the highest down , are inimicalnay , hostile—to our Order . The immense difficulties these gentlemen have to cope with are simply stupendous . ' During one of my visits to the Masonic Club , the remarkable fact of over £ 50 , 000 having been raised at the Festival for the Girls' School , last June , was broached and commented upon . It filled with delight and pride

every heart ; it passed their comprehension . Their slender purse is at at all times open to those in distress ; not only those appertaining to the Order , but regardless of sect or creed . I was present on an occasion when it was announced that a poor labourer had recently been stricken , and instantly the purse-strings expanded , and a not inconsiderable sum was at once voted for the poor

widow . Misfortune or want never appeal to them in vain ; they are always ready to assuage both . Now , cannot something be done to assist our brethren ? Fifty or a hundred pounds would greatly assist them in their project . Let it be remembered that this will be a lodge open

to all , irrespective of nationality . Will you , dear brother Editor , appeal to some of our English brethren to contribute their mite—if only a pittance —to so deserving a work . The fruit it will bear , and the gladness and sunshine it will create , will recoil upon the donors .