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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1891)
THE AMERICAN FIGHT WITH A PISH. Hard HftttlN to I und Dltf Oamy Fleh, "Tiildi It In!" all my rompanlon, excitedly, and bending to tlm work I brought the lino In, lighting for every Inch that came; when the Mexican Hlmutcdn, warning. Whlxst ami tho roil leaped ngnln into tlm nlr. Noth Im( could wltlwtnml tho runh a head or directly for tho bottom mid away. Tho anchor had been hauled up by tho Mexican at. tho llrst, atrikn, ami now, wit h lino In hand, wo wero o(T,tho boat churning t hrouwh tho water, burling tho Hpray over u, ami bear ing wave of gloaming foarn ahead. "Tako inl" eric Joo, who Mnfids ly tho coil, and again, dlowly fighting againmfc tho dull IiIowh, tho lino come In, Ten feet gained, and whlz.-eeo! n many moro aio lnt, Jn It come onco more, hand over hand, tho holder of I lie lino hemling thin way and that, trying to prcmirvo A balance and that IoiihIoii which would prevent a midden hreak. Now tho IImIi dart to ono Nidi, tearing tho water into foam, leaving a Hlieet of Nil very bub ble, and swinging t ho boat around a on a pivot. Now It In at tho nurfaco alleetlng vlwlou followed by a hihIi that carricH tho very gunwale under walei. TIiIh, followed by a midden slacking of tho line, Hond denpair to the heart! ho U gone, tho lino Hunt. No, whi7,1 and away again, down, All tho trick of thowturily black ban thin giant of tho tribe Indulge in, ex cept tho mid air leap which gladden tho heart of tho angler. Quick turn, downward riiMhe, powerful blow, mighty run thingamy creature make, light ing inch by Inch, leaving an lm prcwNloii upon tho mind of tho fUhcr inin that I not Noon forgotten, With A largo rone, and by taking turn, tho liwli could have been mast ered, but such method wero not eon Nidcred Nportmaiilik hero, It iuut bo taken freehanded, a light at arm' length, and being niicIi, tho moment lly by; It i half an hour, and wo havo not yet mocii tho outline ol our game, Gradually the ruwhcNgrow lex, tho blow aro lighter, and what I taken i all gain,Hcribner, A FIOHT WITH A RATTLER. DttaparatA fitruu l of a Nsrro With thn VenomoUM f(ptll. Thomas Jerikln, a hard working negro, who I fond of hunt ing, and who own a Bmall farm near Opelika, Ala,, recently had a terrible adventure with a largo rattlesnake, which ho succeed ml In killing only after it had bitten him twice, Jenkin wan at work removing the debris of an old out-bulldlng, when tin snake Nounded It rat i In almot under hi feet. JIa Npraug back jut in time to cHcape tho dart of tho reptile, and struck at It with tho mmill hand ax ho carried, but wa no unfort unatfl a to mi It ent irely, when tho winks with incredible rapidity coiled ilsell about hi leg. Jle endeavored to throw itolT, when it buried It fang In tho flenby part of t ho limb. Heforo it could wit hdraw t hem ho Nefedit back of tho head and choked it, a ho thought, todeath, for ltfold relaxed, and he wa nhl to (ling it from him, but upon reaching tho ground. tlm reptile revived and turned again to tho attack. Jenkin ngain endeavor ed to kill it by a Ntroko of hi axo, lait only Hucceedeil tu evering I ho ex trome tin of tho tail, and thn next in stant tho writhing creature had Ntruck him on thn ankle, when h brought tho blado down upon It, cut ting it entirely in two, Calliimhi wife to nnlt him, Jen- kin managed to reach a phyicln living near him, wIioho tinmoillate at' tention to hi two wound probablv waved hi )if. Tho limb I tiincl; swollen and of a livid blue, fait no danger I anticipated, Tho wound wero in both iiiHtance deprived ol thoir full deadline by Jenkins' heaw troiiHcr and (docking, which nbmub id much of thopoiMMi and Ihu pre. vented it (intra net Into tlm body, Tho Kiiako was tin fddonnof ununiial in and nirrtai tho extraordinary number of thirtyeven rattle, Thnmi reptile aro uniiNiiaily iiuincr on In this vicinity tlil year, the ono killed by Jenkin being tho I 'tilth killod In ono wwk. (Hobo-Democrat. COLOniNO OF FI8HE8. Explanation of thn Cauda of Color ing of Flnlie, Varlou explanations hnvo beenmig- gented for tho fact that moMt (bit HhIi havo tho dorsal onipporMiirfnco color od, ami tho ventral or lower Nurfaco white, It ha been said that tho whito ventral surface protect tho t'mh, for tho Niirrouiiding water with 1 lie light Nhining through it ha about tho wanio tint, and no an enemy Hoot ing below and looking up, could not; diHtingu'iHli him. Recent intercut ing experiment, to discover tho inlhiencn of Nimligliton tho color of Hat linaro noted in thn Kevuo Heientlllquo, Having placed a few young IIMi in a gla vonhdI, tho experimenter covered tho Hide and top of I ho veel. placed It on a Niipport, and beneath it no ar ranged a mirror that the sunlight wa rellected Into tho water, and illumin ated tho ventral face of the IImIi wliilo the doral face wore In dark no, Tin) natural condition wero thus reversed. Tho water wa frefpieiilly changed, and tho InIi wero well feu, At tho Name timo similar IIhIi were placed in a gla vcnmoI, ami exposed to tho light in tho UNiial. Tho result wa that out of thirl y flh exposed to I lie sunlight from below, onlp tiireo remained liko those in ,tho ordinary gins vessel, and t hn oi lier developed greater or le quantities of pigment cull on tint ventral face. Thl indicate that light ha an Important inline two on tho color of animal, but it evidently I not tho only Influence to bo considered, Nines somo armnaii who habitat ldark havo color. jinn .1 mm iimr--- -' MA'LE AND FEMALE COURAGE. rim riniU It W 'Hint rniiylil., dm ItiMinlor ( htlmeil t int Vlelnry. Ono morning tho wlfn of a rnlllt dealer In Jlnrrlwin, N. J wa ittlti(f tit tho window In thn rear of her hotmn ho niiw a largo hawk woop down to ward a hen that had led hnr brood of chicken a hundred yard away from tlm poultry ineliinuro, Niy tho New York Hun. Tho hen had wn tlm ap proach of the enemy, and, cackling' loudly, ho called her chicken to. gethnr, find valiantly Ntnndlng" over them ho repelled tho flrnt nttack. Tho riolo lio Jtiado brought a hltf rootnr to her n.llanw, tmd ho, bio, fiuMid tho hawk wlih (trmt clamor. I5ut when thn florttn bird woopod tigaln it wa tho vigilant hen that met hi in. Tho rooNtor had prancort away behind hnr, 'J hnn, however, n tho haflled hawk tigaln retreated, ho rimluid forward with thn light of bntlbi Jn hi eyn, kti'tckod tho hen iivay from her chick en, ruthloNNly trampled on tho brood arid Nounded hi clarion nolo of trl- timph and dnllaueo. ' Twicn moro tho hawk renewed thonnNlaught, anueaen tltiin tho hen rtrovo him off and thn rooUir tihilmed tho victory and trod down tho chicken, Wlion tho hawk at Iat flew away with f mpty beak and talon tho hen hod only two llttlo lilrd Ui earn fur. Out of a family of nlnn tho gallant roontnr had trnrnplnd Noven to death, WxnvliiK In AikIii( 4lrierr In ar.eiefit (ireeco tho weaving not enly of tlu finer kind of cloth, hut of Milk wa largely in the hand of tlifl Jw, Jtenjnmln of Tudela, wrttlufl in 11 til, tell u t hut the city of Thnhe contained about if, 000 Jnwlhh Irihabl tont, Nome of whom wero "tho inot eminent niariufiicluror of llk and purple cloth In all (ireooo." TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF JESUITS mo GranJ Island Independent says the Obltation Printed Alongside tlie Jes uit's OatH Below, Is Used by tlie A, P, A. It Is Not Tou Can Dccldo What Class Yon Wonld Rather Have Govern This Country. JESUIT' 8 OATH. I. . now in the nronnnoo of Al mighty God, tho hlonod virgin Mary, tho bloMod Mlolmel tho arohnngel, the blflMfld St. John tho KnptlHt, the holy apontloi bt. l'uter ana ttt. nun ana ino taints and naorod hont of henvon. and to vnn mv irhnNtlv futlier. I do doolare from my hoart, without niontal ror- vnllon that tho popo I (JnriHl'i vicar perioral and I tho true and only hoad nf thi unlvemal church throughout the earth, and by virtue of tho keyi of bind ing nnd looNlng given to nia noiinim by Jein UhtlKt no nam powor to uo noMA hflretloal kiniri. nrlnco. Ntato, commonwealth, govrainorif, all be ing illegal without hi uncrod confirma tion, and they mnymifely bo dtttroyod. J. 111)1 Vl(i f7f vr mhw v mj 'vmi I will defend thl doctrine and hi hoi- lnos' right and cimtomn ngalmtt all UNiirpor of tho heretical or rroioxinni authority, epochilly ngaliiit the now tirittAndiid hiithorltv and church In Kngland and all adherent, in regard that tlioy bo uurped ami heretical, op- t iolng tho laorud motlior church of lotne, 1 do renounce and dlnown any alleg Junco an due to any heretical king, prlnoe or state, named rrotentftnt, or obedlance to eny of thoir inferior rnng iMtratflu or ofllcern. I do further declare the doctrine of tho church of England, of the Calvan lU, lluguonot and other Prototaiit, tn lift itHrnnuhln. and thOMfl tO bo damned who will notfnriiko tho amo, I do further deolara that I will help, alt and tdvle all or any of hi holl rut' agont, In any place wherever I hall ho and to do my titmoat to cxtir- pate tho horetuml rroumtani nocirme, and to dontroy all their pretended ruiwur. recral or oilier wine, I do fur ther promixe and deelaro, that notwlth- atatidlng I am dli)onod with to & mi mo any religion horothml for the pro pagation of tho mother ohuroh'a Inter eHttokuepmicrotand private all her agent oounoi a they en.rut me, and not to divulgo, dlrootly or Indirect y, by word, writing or olrounnitanoe whaUoever, but to execute all which ahnll bo proponed, given In charge or discovered unto mo, by you my ghotly father. All which I, , do nwear by the bloNNttd trinity, and bleod aacrarnent which I am about to rneelvo, to per form, on my part to keep Invloahlyi and do call on all tho heavenly and glorlou hot of heaven to wltne my real Intention to keen my oath, In testimony whereof, I take thl rnont holf ami bloNNcd Naeraniont of the euciiitrlt, and wltne tho tamo further with my hand and aoal, la the face of thl holy convent. Now, what do you think of thntf I that not a nice thing for an Arnerlcan(f) citizen to wear around In thl oountryF 8wean to support the holy church (the pope) without ft mental ronervetlon, no difference In what country ho may bo, Swear to help dolroy all horetlo (I'rot etant) government. Swear thef. he will not obey TrotoHtant oflloorn or magistrate. Swoor that all govern inonU are Illegal nnloM collrmod by the church, Swear to aid In breaking down Prototantlrn. Swear to bo lolely and wholly a Il'manlho obed ient mirvant, to willing tool of the man In Rome, OR AMERICANS. A, P. A. OBLIGATION. , ; Grand Ilnnd Indopondonti Thl following i tho obligation taken by poraon Joining the A. 1'. A. ai hIiowo by the working book a explained by cipher explanation of blank tpaooi found In nab! booki WOtlKlNO BOOK OBMO A1MW. Deputy You will repeat after m the following obligation, giving youi name in full. (IVtion afHrmlng will rale the right hand.) I, , in tho preHoncn of Almlghtj God, and tlioo wltnno, do aoletnnly promiNO, dechiro and awoar, that I will MUpport and defend tho conMtltutlon oi tho United State, and the tate when I renldei I will keep inviolate the no crct of thl organlziinj I will obey ltd cormtltutlon and law; I wlllune my bent endeavor to promote civil and re ligion liberty I will not knowingly vote for, recommend for, nor appoint nor alt In electing, or appointing I Roman Oatholto nor any person sym pathising with Roman Catholicism, tfl any political position whatever, and In all my public and political action will bo governed by the principles of this order) I will oppose all attempts to u the public, fuml for any sectarian pur pone whatever and will ever malntalo the great principle of one general un sectarian free school organization; 1 will never reveal any of the signs, grins, word, password or other mys teries of thl order, or the names ol any of Its members, or It numorloal strength, to the uninitiated; 1 will hold those principles above my party affilia tion; I will always give a brother ol this order preference in all matters of business and also in tny act of eleotlvi franchise, all thing being equal. 1 wlii make prompt report to the chief recording secretary of every initiation made by me. 1 will advocate the prin ciples of thl order, I will use my bel endeavors to initiate all true men, and in this way help spread the order; all this 1 voluntarily promise, declare and swear (or afllrm) without hesitation oi mental reservation, or any self evasion of mind In me, whatever, so help ml God." (Recently incorporated a thl American League,)" How many of you who have takea the A. P. A. obligation would reoognlxi the above a that used by tin orderf What outsider, after reading the Jesu it's oath in the preceding column, be lieves oven that obligation wrong? Is It not tho height of impudenco for ras cals, for traitors, to try to cell a hall In tho American movement? Thai oath shows what the Jesultj are hen for, It shows they wear the II very of heaven to serve the devil In. Whllo they fwn npon short-sighted Protes tant they have their minions working to destroy the government which furn ished them A haven when driven from nearly every nation upon the earth, For our part we would not hesitate to choose between the two oaths. W are purely and simply an American, who believes It the duty of every man who comes to live In this country and swears allegiance to the United States, to so swear allegiance as not to bavt a mental reservation in favor of the pope. We believe In the above obliga tion, and care little who knows It