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ttOYJLTj MASONIC . BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION roil AGED FREEMASONS A >! D WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , G . 11 O Y D O N - — : o : — Patron and President : His ROYAI . HIGHNESS THE PKIXCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M THEMMYEBSARtFESTIVAL OK THIS ISSTITITION" WILL TAKE rLACE OX TUESDAY , 21 ST FEBRUARY 1882 , AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , ui'ox WHICH occ . vsioxo Lieut . - Colonel J . A . LLOYD - PHILIPPS , R . W . PROW G . M . FOR SOUTH WALES ( Western Division ) , lias liecu pleased to signify bis intention of presiding . Rrethren nro earnestly invited to accept the Otlice of Steward upon this occasion , nncl they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Masonic Rank , as sooii ns convenient , to tho Secretary , who will gladly givo any information veipiivcd . JAMES TERRY , Prov . tt . S . AV . Norths and Hunts , Secretary . 1 Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C

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EsT . vr . Lisiiy . 1 ) 1802 . SODA "WATER AND SELTZER MANUFACTORY . pAur&Tmows, WILSON STREET and ENDELL STREET , LONG ACRE , W . C . ,,, „ ,.. C SUPPLY—Always regular , ¦ vr . ] QUAMTY—Best possible . MARKS . ( . PJUCES—Lowest consistent with FIRST CLASS ARTICLES .

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G.WISE&SONS, JJwbsmw,jflcrrisfemrtr||WroIi*te, 17 MILE END ROAD , LONDON , E . AND 302 CALEDONIAN ROAD , N . GOLD , SILVER AND RIVER FISH , The Largest Stock in London . BRITISH AND FOREIGN FERNS , FERN CASES , AQUARIUMS . Peat Mould , Sb . in . cle , "Vii * c : in Cork . FLORAL DECORATIONS for FANCY FAIRS , FETES , & c

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ESTABLISHED 135 9 , JOSEPH STOCK :&CO. '(LCLlakr&(Sleeker6ifoc.r$#glitters, 14 G 0 B 0 URG STREET , SKINNER STREET , CLERK EN WELL , E . C . fpecialite —Masonic Jewels , Furniture and Regalia Renovated , and made Equal to New . FAST MASTERS' JEWELS MADE TO AffY DESIGN .

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BORD'SPIANOS. /~ 1 HAS . STILES & CO ., the well-known Importers of these cele-\ J bratf .-l Pianos , have Removed to 42 Soutliainptoii-row , Holborn , London , W . C . AVhcrc may be seen a large and varied assortment of Instruments , of New and Artistic Design , at Low Prices , with Twenty-Five per Cent . Co-operative Disct . for Cash , OK O . f T I r K T ! I I ! K V , Y K A R S ' SYS T K AT , From 15 s per Month . S t ! X 1 ) F 0 I ! , i L L U S T It A T E D LIS T . SuC'iiid-IIand Pitmns on tlio Three Years' System , from 10 s fid per Month . Full Value allowed , lor O ' . d Instruments of any kind in Exchange .

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"A"M'¥RTCA"NORGANS? CHEAPEST AND BEST , UY the STKHLTXti OM- 'JAX CO ., DERBY , CONN " ., U . S . A ., at i ) 1 ( ov Price * . \ vi » h 'i ' wcrifv-Five per cent . Co-operative Discount for Cash ; or on the TIllti ' . K YKAit . S' HY . STKM , from Ids ( ill per Month . S E N D F 0 It r L L U S T R A T E D LIS T T 0 CH & S . STILES and CO ., M SOUTHAMPTON ROW , HOLBORN , LONDON , W . C . These Organs arc eminently suited for use in MASONIC LODGES .

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MASONICHALL,CROYDON, HARE WOOD HOUSE , 105 HIGH STREET . rilEIIS Hall has every requirement for Masonic purposos . It I contains n larjje Organ , blown by hydraulic power , and has an excellent cellar for Lodges to keep their own wines . Tho following Lodges , & c . hold their meetings hero :-Frederick Lodge , No . 152 ; Addis-combe Lodge , No . 1556 ; Mozart Lodge , No . 1920 ; Croydon Mark No . lilS ; Frederick Chapter , No . 152 . For terms , & c , address- JOHN RHODES P . M .. r . r . G . O . Surrey , and P . P . O . M . O . Middlesex anil Surrey

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T.&T.GATES, GOLD BEATERS , AND FOREIGN GOLD LEAF IMPORTERS . English . Gold 45 s and 47 s 6 d per lOOO , Foreign G-old 41 s and 43 s do . Bronze Powder 3 s 6 d and 5 s per lb . 44 HATTON WALL , LONDON , E . C . Merchants and Shippers supplied .

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Crown 8 vo , price 2 s 6 d , cloth lettered . MfonnWi)offtomrfitoliraflmmmt. By Bro . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., & c . " May be read with advantage by tho whole Craft . "—Sunday Times . " Grand Lodge should at once set to work to secure the desired uniformity . " —Sheffield Post . " The subject is ably argued by tho author . "—Western Daily Mercury . " Useful and valuable in the highest degree . "—Exeter Gazette . " Will have a material effect on the future of Masonic Ritual . " —South Western Star . " The author adduces many variations in the language used by different Preceptors , "—Cox ' s Monthly Legal Circular . " Ought to be in the hands of every Mason . "—Northampton Guardian . " To Freemasons generally it will be found useful and valuable , and wo commend it to their notice accor lingly . " —Surrey County Obsercer . " Bro . Stevens' motion for a Committee on tho subject of Uniformity of Ritual was carried by a large majority . " —Freemason ' s Chronicle report of Grand Lodgo meeting , 3 rd December ltf / 9 . Sent , by post , en receipt of stamps , by the Author , Bro . JAMES STEVENS , 112 High-street , Clapham , S . W . ; or by Bro . W . W . MOKOAN , 23 Great Queen Street , London , W . C .

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Eleventh Edition , post free , One Shilling . DR . WATTS on ASTHMA . A Treatise on the only Successful Method of Curing this Disease . By ROBERT G . WAITS , M . D ., F . R . S . L . F . C . S ., & c „ 5 Bulstrode-streefc , Cavendish-square , London . London : C . MITCHELL AND Co ., Red Lion-court , Fleet-street .

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BRO . K . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and Quadrille Parties . For terms apply to " It . Hirst , The Three Crowns , 237 Mile End Road , E . "

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RHEUMATISM. '"I HE only real remedy for this complaint is tho Northern Cure JL ( patent ) . In bottles Is Hd each , to be had of all Chemists . Proprietors and Manufacturers , Edwards and Alexander , 29 Illaekett-street , Newcastle-on-Tyne .

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Old Christmas Customs, Superstitions, &C.

OLD CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS , SUPERSTITIONS , & c .

FATHER CHRISTMAS , with bis portly figure , bis snow-white locks , and his ruddy countenance , is onco again in onr midst , and the feasting and revelry which accompany him may be said to havebegnn this day . Bnt though the spirit of kindliness and hospitality ; which is so appropriate to this eventful scasonis as strong as ever it was , and all clas ; es of tho community givo themselves np to a

close observance of its enstoms , thero aro those who think such customs arc far more prosaic thau they were formerly . The many qnaint observances of our forefathers havo died out , except perhaps in some of the remoter country towns and districts , while those that have succeeded them , albeit ; more in accordance with tho genius of our time , are very far from being ns impressive or as calculated to bring

together the different classes of the community . flto revelry of former days may have been more boisterous , but it would seem to have been more picturesque . There were no gorgeous pantomimes and Christmas curds , albums , animals , and the like wore necessarily unknown , but high and low mingled together in one common festivity , so that , as we havo-hinted , class distinctions trny be said t-o have almost wholly

disappeared for tho nonce . It is not , however , our wish to draw comparisons between old and present customs , to tho disadvantage of either , so much a 3 to give our readers some idea of what tho said old customs were like , so that they may judge for themselves whether tho Christmas of this nineteenth century is more or less attractive than it

was in earlier days . Christmas , now as formerly , extends over tho period from 24 th December to 6 th January , which is called Twelfth , or Old Christmas , Day , but there is moro of sameness now in tho celebration of the Vinson , with the exception , perhaps , of Christmas Day proper , New Ycar ' s Day , and Twelfth Day , aud oven in tho case of theao tho fea-