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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1891)
THE: AMERICAN e uri IN CHINA. Marfattf T MMf rat tin tick Awtuftr tt . How hard lit become when ft land It over-popnUUd, aay a bitter front China. Tnr urn mor than million out In and about Amoy alone. They at no crowded together that whm you mo Uiin you forif.it they ar human and imagine them ante or bw on a larger aoalo than usual. 1 hey navo to live and thrtjr dd it In a way that would eatonlah a citizen of tho groat republic. Labor 1 ft drug In tho market. An ox pert Joiner, carpenter, or inotalsmlth receive ad cent dy, 11.40 for a week, or o.5 for ft month. A laborer In glad to get 16 cent a day or :UQ a month. An old woman or smart boy receive $1 ft month. Hut to live upon these rate domanda Inflnlto economy, and thle prevail everywhere In China. At low ltd th baach la crowded with men, women, and children. They gather aoa mosa ana convert It Into gelatine, .wocd, and change It Into a nutrltloua food, sea worma and una urchin, and by Mow cooking trari muto the Into m.vstcrlou atewa and chowder. Tho driftwood thrown up by the aoa It dried and utilized for ful. Kven the t!y anlinak. which build Uttl holl houaoe In the mud or under rook and bowldera are pried out ono by ou and aervod up on the dinner table. Two hundred aenrcely fill n imall oup and require four hour' hard work to gather, but they are in the market every day and oll for 8 or 4 cent ft pound.' The children are trained to pick up dead leave, tiok, and t,raw and put them aside to dry until uaablo a firewood. On child keep ft family aupplled by working eight hour a (lay. Necoaalty toaclio them how to pre pare for food what we consider worth ies wood. Tbtop of turnlpN, car rot weet potatoes, and onion, the id of w at r melon, squashoe, un flower, and fruit, the entrall of ani mals, th fin and bone of fume are all utilised, and It m tint be oonfoaaed mad Into very aavory dlshe. What can not' b digested by thn human tornach 1 reserved for the pig, chicken, and duok with whloh every cool la family If provided. Thu near Jy all the vegetable growtha have eaculant tip when they begin to grow. The cooll housewife boll there until they are toft and digestible, cut oft the extreme portion for the human member of her household, and put aside the remainder for her varlou animal. 1 have eon grand, clover, thistle, cabbage talk, caetn, century plant, and ven palmtop treated In thl way, ' and witnessed the delight shown by the people to whom they were served a the chief dlahaa of their dally pro ventder. The rich mandarine go to the oppoalte extreme and dine on bird' neot at fHO A dozen; on hand fed gold fish, fattened frog, tigers' liver, preserved duck' fggs, truffle, bamboo, ytr, cork' comb, and other luxurle. Frequently a mandar in dinner will rout from f.'O to $oO ft plat. When it I remembered that little or no wine I used at then re peat the extravagance of th culalne I eattlly appreciated, -.Chicago l ime, LKARNINQ By ROTE. me Thl WHah UMrm Lev Th 1hf f Kit l n(lrlB1. Speaking of child ren'i elaale. annotated in an article on 'Thl Op preton of Note," la the A Man tin, A gnu Reppller layn It 1 healthy and natural for ft child to bo forcibly attraetad by what lie doe not wholly comprehend; the munlc of word ap nnala vitrv eweetlv to ohlldUh ar. and their moaninjr come latar come often after the llmt keen, unooniictou olauro 1 punt, I one knew ft tiny Knv who to delighted in Mvron' de- M-rtption of the dying gladiator (hat h mad mo reaa it ut mm over, ana over, and over again. II did not know ,nd I never told him what ft gladi ator m. Uf did not knov that U waf a utait and not a real man dexci tlml lie had not th falnlt notion of what wm meant br th Itanube, or the 'aeUn mother," or "a Human boll, day." lllnlorloully and geographically, the boy' mind wm a happy blank. 'Mir re wm nothing Intelligent or nga clou In hi enjoyment -only a IiIIm fulttlrrlng of th hoarUtrlnif by rea doii of Mtrong word and swinging vem .ml hliown tanirlo of ffrouiuir thouirhta. Hut what child who read uowpor pretty remonntrnnca to hi pnnll and i the upanlel neat reply, want to be told In a oooenilon of diurnal note that "allure" mean "tempt," that remedy" moiin uro," that "killing time" moan "wanting tlmo," that deHtlned' menu "meant for," and helient" moan "oointnniidP" Cow- ner 1 one of th altimleMt writer, and Dim Itttte hnv and trirU who cannot be trtnled unarmed In hi compiuiy had . .i . . i n. i .li t. Dier connne tneir reauingio "oo- Innon Cruaoo" In word of ono ayllable, or to th veraolou page of "Mother Uoone." But perhapa the day 1 not far dlHtant when oven "Mother OOomo" will nlTorrt food for InNtruutlon and a freith lndiiMtry for author, and when the haplnN children of the dawning eonturv will be confronted with ft do,. en highly abbreviated and unintelligi ble not rerornag thorn to no me Ice landic aaga or remote Indian eplo for the bloody hlatory of "The Thre Blind Mice." fth Wanted to He a IHrd. A certain young gentleman 1 court ing ft young lady. II called on her a few evening ago. till levmod to to under the weather, and there wa ft peculiar drugstore amell in the room, What all you, my flarlingr o cooed. "I wUh I wa a bird," algbed the young lady. "Ho you could ny Into my armir" queried John, uggetlvely. "No; I want to bo a mru, o I could net get the toolbaoho any more," re plied the lady, awlnglng on ber Jaw and groaning audibly. Texa Sifting. Ilurlad hf Iletl. A realdont of Nyaek, N. Y., con- tribute thl bit of natural hintory to ft ooutompontry; "I wa crowing ft Held when my attention wa attracted by a anako rolling over and over. Th anake waa about three foot long and appeared to be propelled by om power I couldn't ee. 1 knew It wa dead from the way it moved, and on looking oloaer aaw that two big bee tle were aupplylng the motive power.' They woro behind the anake, and by burrowing under It at ithr end noted a roller to aend thn nnka ahead. I anw them move It over ten feet, I apeiit riiont of the day in watching. They propelled it twenty feet further and then atopped. One of them went away end aoon came back with at leant one hundred morn beetle. Thl little army aet to work and iictually dug a hoi In the ground nbout Ave inehe In diameter and half a foot deep, It took them half a day to do thl. and Juat about dark they appeared to be annulled with their taak and the whole army aet about dumpiog hl anakoxhip Into the hole, which they did by colling up lt body ao that it fitted Into tho pnco nicely. Then they covered U up and disappeared in the thicket." Mil n Wood I'ltrert Teat have been made to dotormin th variation In th length of tlm that i required to produce decay in different kind of wood when hurled under the aiirfae of th ground. Th birch and napen were both found to decay In three year, th willow and the buckeye In four yeara, tho maple and the red beech in five yeara, elm and aah In aeven, while the larch, juniper and arbor vltno were uninjured at the expiration of eight year. Th met rrrUla lK ot alatlem l a pr. yetUlil cllCfTfullH, ( K.viry uihu itTrifliiitou wlwn b la frd TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF JESUITS OR AMERICANS. m OranJ Island Independent says ttie Obligation Printed Alongside tbo Jes uit! Oatb Below, is Dscd .j tHe A. P. A. It Is Not Ton Can Decide fHat Class Ton Would Ratlier Hare GoTcrn TUls Coantrj. JE3UIT Q OATH. I, , now In th proaeno of Al mighty Ood, the billed virgin Mary, the bleiKed Mlohaol the archangel, thr bleaaed St. John th Baptlat, th holy apostle St Peter and St. Paul and the taint and aaored hoat of heaven, and to you my ghostly father, I do deolar from my heart, without mental reser vation that the pope I Chrlit' vloar genoral and la the truo and only head of th universal oburoh throughout th earth, and by virtue of the key of bind ing ind looalng given to hi hollnes by Joaua Cbriat he hath power to de poae heretical kinga, prlnoea, atatea, commonwealth, government, all be ing Illegal without bl aacred confirma tion, aud they may afcly be destroyed. Therefore, to th utmost of my power, I will defend thl dootrln and hi hol inca1 right and cuatomt ngalnat all uaurpera of the heretical or l'rotontant authority, eapooially agalnat the now pretended authority and churoh in England and all adherent, in regard that they be naurpod and heretical, op- Eoaing the tacred mother ohurch of onie. 1 do renounoe and disown anv alleg lanoa a due to any heretical king, prlnoe or state, named Protestant, or obedlance to any of their inferior mag istrate or officers. I do further declare th dootrln of th ohurch of England, ot th Calvan fats, Huguenots and other Protectant-, to b damnable, and thoaa to be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further deolar that I will help, assist and advise all or any of his holi ness' agents, in any place wherever I hall be and to do my utmost to extir pate the heretical Protestant doctrine, and to destroy all their pretended power, regal or otherwise. I do fur ther promise and declare, that notwlth atandlng I am dispensed with to as sume any religion heretical forth pro pagation of tb.1 mother churoh' Inter est to keep secret and private all hor agent counsel a they entrust me, and not to divulge, directly or Indirect ly, by word, writing or circumstance whatsoever, but to eiecut all which hall be proposed, given in charge or diioovered unto me, by you my ghostly father. AH which I, , do wear by the blessed trinity, and blessed sacrament whloh I am about to receive, to per form, on my part to keep Invloably; and do call on all tho heavenly and glorious host of heaven to witness my real Intention to keen my oalb. In testimony whereof, I take thl most bolv and blessed sacrament of the euohiirlst, and witness tho same further with my band and seal, In th face of thl holy convent. Now, what do you think of that? Is that not a nice thing for an Amerlcan(P) eitlxen to wear around In this oountryf Swears to support th holy churoh (the pope) without a mental reservation, no difference In what country be may be. Swears to help destroy all beretlo (Prot estant) governments. Swears that be will not obey Protestant officer or magistrate. Swear that all govern ment ar Illegal union colirmed by th oburoh. Swear to aid la breaking down Protestnntlsm. Swears to be Solely and wholly a Roman the obed ient servant, to willing tool of the man In Bom A. P. A. OBLIGATION. Grand Island Independent! Th following la th obligation taken by persons joining th A. P. A. a howo by the working book a explained by oipher explanation of blank space! found In aald booki WORKINO BOOK OBLIOillOM. Deputy -You will repeat after m the following obligation, giving yout nam in full. (Persons affirming will raise th right band.) I, , in the presence of Almighty Ood, and these witnesses, do solemnly promise, declare and swear, that I will support and defend the constitution ol the United States, and the atate when I reside; I will keep Inviolate the ae oreta of this organization; 1 will obey it constitution and laws; I will use my best endeavors to promote civil and re ligiou liberty; I will not knowingly vote for, recommend for, nor appoint, nor assist In electing, or appointing I Roman Cuthollo nor any person sym pathising with Roman Catholicism, tfl any political position whatever, and In all my public and polltloal action will be governed by the principles of thu order; I will oppose all attempt to us the public funds for any sectarian pur pone whatever and will ever malntaia the great principle of one general un aectarlan free school organization; I will never reveal any of th signs, grips, words, passwords or other mys teries of this order, or the name ol any of it members, or It numerical strength, to the uninitiated; I will hold these principles above mj party affilia tion; I will alway give a brother ol tbls order preference In all matter of business and also in my act of eleotlv franohlse, all things being equal. J will make prompt reports to the chief rooording secretary of every initiation made by me. I will advocate th prin ciples of tbls order. I will use my best endeavors to initiate all true men, and in thl way help spread the order; all this I voluntarily promise, declare and wear (or affirm) without hesitation oi mental reservation, or any self evasloa of mind In me, whatever, so help m Ood." (Recently Incorporated a thl Amerloan League.)" How many of you who hav takea th A, P. A. obligation would raoognlsi th above as that used by th orderf What outsider, after reading th Jesu it's oath in the preceding oolumn, be lieve even that obligation wrong Is It not the height of Impudence for rat call, for traitor, to try to nail a hall In th American movement f Thai oath show what the Jesuit ar bar for. It how they wear th livery of heaven to erv th devil In. WhlU they fawn upon short-sighted Protes tant they hav their minion working to destroy the government which furs. Ishod them a haven when driven from nearly every nation upon th earth. For our part we would not hesitate to choose between the two oath. W ar purely and (Imply an American, who believe It th duty of every man who comes to llv In this country and wear allegiance to the United States, to to swear allegiance a not to hav a mental reservation in favor of th pope. W(e believ in th above obllga tu. aa ar littl who It,