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i f nil human li Mul Jiidtimiitt.
II l lmi nil I .tut cnlisty In )ii fattttii
kll.l lIlVIW lit 111" HtlltlKII .H'Ul' lf l.f It.)
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Wholll llll s' tl t'iCtllllllllinlt'aletl,
14 I'tle-I n falltt'l mitl In loiters, even
uf prlii'i-.
IV The civil law In derived from man, Inn
In' iveleshistlcal uf I'll ll.ill derived
directly rutin liiHl, by which lln hhiiT run.
Ill i'iMiiiim'I Inn Willi his rtlftt'H, iiiitkn fun
nllnnloiK fur lltn nlmlit i-ltiUi Imt ui LI. In
mnlti'H li lliuil. t'nliivr hint! 1 1"' mlviillnii
uf tulm nml 1 1"' I'IkIiI h in rn itn n t iif I lie
rlitin lu iinil If iiii i'wiii y Jinliin mul iIImmimi
'if nil I In' li'iiiimriil iihihU of itlK'lirlxlliin.
Id. A ln'i'i'lli', Imlilliitf ur li'iit'liliiK filiHi
JiH'trlnn coiii'i't'iilntl llm mriiiiii'iilii, U im
Hllllllltlllll'Mll'll Hll.l lll'liritlll'll, Hllll lllllllll'll
)tlf U) till) MH'llllir I'OIII't.
17. Hii'iilnr ii'lni'iii iiiiwIIIIiik to wir U
di'fctul lltu I'liuri'li iikiiIiikI. Iii'ri'llc itm I'X
roiiuiiuiili'itii'il, mid tlu'jr iiru lulu iiihIit nn
iiilnnllrt.
JK Tim iuhmIh f litr't li am to Im ooh
flm'iili'il fiml iiiilH'il lii lln' -li ii i rli.
19. AilviH'iiln or iiiiliiili'ii, fiivorlnit Iiitii
lli'n, ur tlit'lr ilcfiinili'm, or iilmulliiK fur tlicm
In law Hiilitt, or wrlllnti (Iimmuih'iiIm for llirin,
am 1 it f ii 1 1 ii mm mul mi'iiili'(l frimi iiltlcn.
Tim mvuliir power, wlii'llirr Mriiia
nrnt or icniiHiriiiy, iii'n IiiiimiiI Id nwi'iir Hint
tlii'y will I'xii'iiiiliiitii', iicoortlliiii lo tlit'lr
powiT, ull hiintli' I'luiili'iniii'il tiy I Im cliuii'li
mill tn'inporul lord nut imi'KiiiK Ii Im limit of
licrt'llcn, In I'X-i'iiniiiiuiili'iilcil.
21. Tliiiw oluiti'il Willi tlm t'i'oM for lliu
txu'ruitnatloii of ln-it'i hn, rcjulrn in tlm
prlvlli'itu k in in ! lo tlm criimuli'i for tlm
lit'lp of llm holy I u ml.
22. Tin y urn hIiwiIvihI from nil oMIkuiIoiih
Win) lira In tinywlHU linuinl lo Iii'IvIIc:m,
23. WhoiiviT dlim l liallly aualiiMt tin un
Ih'IIkvIiik, iiii'rllK tlm kliiiiilom of lii'ii vmi.
34. VVu do not I'uli'i'iu tlioNii liiiinli'lili'K, to
whom it limy Imvu iaiH'iiinl In llmlrcual for
tlmlr mollinr church nuulimt tlm OK-coiii-liiiiiili
iili'il, to kill hoiiiii of Ilium,
l Tlmt Ciilliolli' I'rlniM'H ii r luiiiiiil. tiotli
if i'IvH iii.il I'liiiiin lnw, not to nu'iilvo or
xihiriilc ImtcI l-M, mul miirli inorn uro not to
iirmlt liilr rlM'n, or oilier cimri.'lNii of tlmlr
ri'llitlon, or miIIiit, Ihi'lr fiiUn (, Imt urn
(lout Milnmiily IhmiikI pvur) whnri), to ri'iml
111(1 0H'l them,
SO. The fullnwlim liiiiiinrii iniiilnlimontii
uro lo Im enforced on liortitlcm lot- In fumy,
nil llm coiiMVint'lit (llwUiilllliMitlolni for nil
Civil urn, :inl -Ii.li'Hliililllty, im well iti'llvit
tm piMklvn (Hint, In, thy citn ih'IHht muko
. JWJH inn Inherit what l left lo (hem by
tiUiernl, Unl -Iibk of i,itermil power over
children. 4th-I,OM of dowry, nml other
privilege Kninlcil to women. AiIi-CoiiIIm'u
tlon of nil iiinnIm, (llh Tlml vuknuU nml
uluvcii and other urn fn ii from ull, even
worn olillKutlotii dun to their lord or an
other. ?th-('iiillul corporal punlNlimenl,
CHpeclully deulh, und nerpeluitl lmprlwin
liient.
27. Tlm i-iinon law forbid nil tderntlon;
2N, That melroKilltnnii and IiIImiii urn lo
vx-commiinh'ult) him who khiiiIii liberty of
otinelence,
ti. Ho oath In to bu kept towuriU lieretlo
lirliii'i', lunU or oilier.
MO. Heretic; ara to hu deprived of alt civil
mid pui.tmul rliihi.
Hi, Thu Hipn can ulmolva from all oath.
K, rery bUhop I ordlnury JiiiIkh In a
fttum ofhereny, 'J im reason becaiiMi thu
lilnholM can v ffl.'lo. ana nuiihl liiexliipalu
lieretlo, and In let iimhi them llm dun pun
IxhiiiMit, nml in thl ara bound on pain of
dcpiMllloii, II r: den, urn llm lniiilaltor e
H'clully depir. d by th ntolli! ncii.
Kvery bluhop In Jilm dliN'eiti) U Ihouulit lo be,
and la ru It y U, it naliirul ImiiiUllor, litter
ally born ntui Ion, no a to huvit thu nma
Miwer with ihnitt already iniuitloimd In a
7aue of hereny.
iU. In oveiy promiwuiry oath, allhoiiKh
nbnolutely lulu ii, iheri) ar certain nondl"
Hon ( iU-Illy urn emtiiod, iimonKut which nri
Utlf I rain '.'id -To hiivd llm rlnht and
uihorliy of ii i erlori 3rd-When llm oath
iipuow lb" hoi or of the apimtolli; rod to bo
Illicit.
JH. Thai the n iinell of Trent, (the liwt mid
(rent Hiilborlty if Home), decree and com
luiiiiiU that llm acred canon and ull nen
rul eounclU, u! o the other aiwlolli! eiiact
luenlH Imoh'iI in favor of ecci.liitlcal
ptrNonf eccli's akllcul llberly, and uxalnut
It violator, ull of which by thl piewnl
decmo t renew, mid iiiiiat b exactly ob
nerved by all,
CAMOINAL'S OATH.
"I,-
i ardlnal of tlm Holy Koman
rlturcli, do prom Ms mid WPar that, from thl
tlm to the end of my life, I will lifl faithful
Mild oliedlent unto Kt, I'eler, lli holy npo
lollc Koman chti.t'h, mid our mot holy lord,
the pope of llnni", mid hi KiicceNwir. canon
Irmly and liiwful yelecteil: that I will Ktve
no advice, conwi t or dimlnlancc ixuliml thu
pontlAcal inajeoiy and pcrnon; that I will
iMiver know In. !y and advisedly, lo their In
jury or dMr.ice. muku puiillu thu ruuncll
uiitnihti-d lo mo by llmuuielve, or by ine
eii(jentor li'tti'Mi alto t lint 1 will itlvo them
liny uw.lt.luni e lu retululiiK, defending and
riv overlnK lh ltoiuan papacy und the it-Knllf.
tititU't, with nil my mliditmid endenvor, o
rarathorlhtund prlvlleKe of my order
will Allow It, und will defend them ttKulnl
nil their honor and Ntute, and I will direct
tuid defend, with duo form and honor, thu
li'KUti N and iiuiil'Iim of tlm npiMtolla M'e, In
the I'TrlUirli'n, churcke, monuNterle and
otlwr iM'rielice I'ommllted to my keeping)
uid I will cordiully co-opcratu with them
nod treat them vilth honor In their romliiK,
ftbldlim und rcluinliiK, and that t will re.lt
unto blood nil 'iun whatsoever who nhall
Hlti'inpt unythlnn UKultiHt Uiem, That 1 will,
by rvery way und by every mean Dlrlva to
lirexcrve, auKiuent and udvunca the rlKhM
'louiir, prtvllcKiw, tlm authority of llm Holy
'vim an bUhop. our lord the imp and hi be-
, inenlUin "d uucceiworKi and that, at
' Mutevt-r time anything ahull lw decided to
i,helr prejudice, which I out of my power to
binder, a uoon a 1 hull know that any
KVcpi or tiieiotureii have been taken In 11)0
mutter, I will make It known to the name,
our lord or hi uix:Hor, or Home other per
son by who luoun It may be brought to
thulr knowledge. That 1 will keep und curry
out und cauae otlxT to ep and carry out
c rule of the boly father, Ui decree,
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It.'lf i..' 1-1 I. .tn.', nn-l l.t 1.1 iti, , ,..f
, ttti.ttl. ittly ii. mm, I will it.ltltir nt to,'
ri.fiM til ii.il tl.t t.) ilitntJ llml Hti V iuv tte
life tit it.t'tt.tH t. i,r Hiitl tli. li h i.,mii i.iitf 1
t'lfi'd, t. lirttt.U III ttt'V t I liil ltt,t Itn tii.
nKiny Inlniit t.tli lt d l.i iheni, limit r St.
,, tl'll' Vlrtl. tl t Tin1 tltlllt'H I Wl.li
Vltlrll llliy ulinll llltltlnl lnl by Itlih.Mll...
till IMlllOM hiJt'l", uf ll tl, t, MID lint k I,. m -
luifly reveal lo an.v. l.i lln lr j ii liitli, e.
Will help I hem le defend ith.l kt'eiltit l.'..i,,itn
pHpucy and the myall l of i I'eiei nuiihl
all men. b naitt of the iii.i,ii,' (h.,
(tiling and c.uiiliiii, I will d tinhly lit ut mid
help In hi liecellli'. The fliilil. IiuIhiih,
irUii'tie itinl nniliiitliy of Hie lluly lumuiu
rlitirch id our lotil. the niie, and hi a fine
auld iift't"uMir,, I will endeavor lo itt in ,
defend, liit ii'iiM. and it'll aiit'K, I will tint, be
In uny I'liimw l, u.'tli.n or Icealy. In which
shall be pint led uidilieit our mild I. ml und
lloiiian church, anything to the hurl or ptt
,1ml li-t of their pcrmUM, rlhts, honor, Mate
or Htwer, nml, If 1 nhiill know any audi
thing to be Irealeil or agltateil by any wlmt-
ttiievi r. I will hinder It to my utiiioxt, itiul nt
wmiii an I can, I will aluulfy It lo our mild
litrtl. Ihe ortlluaiicit and mamliite of the
pope, I will olmerve with all my might, mul
cniiMi to be olmcrvfd by other,"
llerelh'M, achlnmatlcM and rebel to our
Willi lord or hi HUl'i'eiimir, 1 will to my til-
luiwl perm'i'tite ami oppow,"
"HcrctlcoH, M'hlMUialli'o et rehelle eldem
!oiuliio iiostro vel Niicceoi lhtoi predict In pro
pimmi pet'Niiunr et oppuguulio,"
1 will come, lo a council when I am called,
I Will vllt tlm thrcuhold of tlm iiiMmtlea
every three year and give an account of our
lord of all my ptotlorul olllcn and of the
thing iM'longliig to my (llocextt to Hut IU-
Ipllueof my clergy and people, I will lu
like manner humbly receive and diligently
execute llm iipoHtollc commauil. If 1 uiti
detained by it lawful liiiHdlmetit,, I will per
form llm nrorcMiilil by a member of my
'uupter or n prii'Hi or my (llni ese, fully In-
Hliucleil In all thing above melitloiieil The
Iiiihhi'hmIiiiih be onulnu to mv tnliln. I will
liitllherwdl nor other wImii iillemiitt wlthoin,
onaii lltitf the Koiiian i ton 1 1 ir. Hu lu.ln i..
Uod ami lliene holy goMpt l of lloil,"
(Mtfiialiiri'l,
Hi-1 1 1, lo Hm liiiinlhli .Manager.
PRIIST'S OATH.
"I,.
, now In tlm pieeiico of
Almighty Hod, Hie bli'HNed Virgin Mary, the
lilcBxeil Michael Hm Archangel, tin) bleawid
Hl,.lohu Hm IlupllHt, the Holy Apimlleit Hi.
eterunil Ht. I'iiiiI and Hm Halnl und the
Hucred llimtof Ileuven, und to you, my lord,
I do declare, from my heart, without luentul
reervatlon that the pope 1 clirUf vicar
gene in I und I the true nml ouv head of Hm
uulverNiiI church throughout the earth, und
that., by virtue i if Hm key of binding mid
Inditing given to hi hollne by Jchu ( lit Ut
tin ha power to depofto heretical king,
prince, -tale, rommouweulih and govern
inentii, nil bcli, Illegal without 111 ucred
conllrmuHou, und that they tuny Kiifcly be
diiNtroyed, Therefore, to tlm itlmol of my
power, 1 will defend 1 1t It doctrine and hi
liolllce' right mul cunIiiih uguliiMt ull
iiMltper of tlm rrotestaut. utilhoilty what
soever, epeclully ngaliiHt Hm now pretended
nulhorlly mid church lu kngland und ull
adherent, In reuard that liny be iisurpal
mid heretical, opponlng tint Nacred mother,
the church of Home,
"I do denounce and dlwiwn any ullegluncp
u (hm to any rrotetatit king) prliicn or
tateor obedlencn to uny of their Inferior
officer. I do further declare Hm doctrine of
llm church of Kngland, of Hie CulvlnlM,
Huguenot und other rrotiMutit. to he
damnahle and thone to be damned who will
Hot fornuka Hm ami.
"I do further declare that I will help, uwtbtt
and inlvlMt ull or uny of hi holllnc' ugcutN
In any place wherever I ahull be, and to do
my utmoNt In extirpate tlm i'iotelaut doc
trine mid to delroy ull their pretended
power, regal or other le, I do fun her prom
ln and declare thul, notwltlitandliig 1 tuny
be permitted by dlienntlon to uumn uny
heretical religion I I'rote.t ant dennin I nut lontt)
for the propagation of llm mother church'
InlereHl, to keepecret Und prlvule ull her
ne ni' coutmel a they fit! riiwt me, und not
In divulge, directly or Indirectly, by wonl,
writing or i'Irciiiiitutice whatiiM'ver, but to
eii'cutn nil which khatl bit proponed, given
In charge or (Uncovered unlo me by you, my
mol reverend lord and bihop,
Ail of which I, ,dowear by Ihe
Mewed Trinity and lilewil hucrameut
which I urn about to receive, to m i fttt in mr
my part to keep Inviolably, and do call on
ull tlm Heavenly und lllorlou Ibml of
Heaven to wilne my real Intent Ion It) keep
thl my oath.
In lettliiiimy whereof, I laknthimontholy
und bh'Mcd Hacramentof Hm I'.iii'harlMt, und
Wilne Hm mime furl her with my iofie
crated band, In the ptewncn of my holy
blnliopuud all Hm prlettl who udt blm In
ley urdinuHon to tlm prleatliood,"
cxrneMi oath op the jesuits.
I, , now In the prencnceaf
Almighty Otxl, Hm blewed Virgin Mary, tlm
lileHt'd Michael ths urchiingi'l, the beed
Ht John the llapllt, the holy iiHitle ht.
1'i'ter and Ht. I'uul and llm muni ami altered
tiol of heaven, and to you my t In wily fat iter,
the superior general of llmociety of .Itwu.
founded by Hulnt Ignatii, I.nyola In the
pontlflcatlon of 1'aul the Third, and con
tinued to the prcHcnt, do, by the womb of tlm
virgin, the matrix of Uod, and the rod of
Ji'hii ChrlHt, ditcluro and swear that M
hollne, the poKt, l('hrlt vlcc-gc rent,
and I the true and only head of thu Catho
lic or urn ve mal church throughout the
earth; and that by virtue of the key of
binding and lotmlng Riven to hi holme
by my Huvlor, Jeu('hrlt, ho hath (tower to
depone heretical king, prince, Htute, com
iitonwealth, und government, ull being
Illegal without his sacred conttrmatlon, und
they may lie safely destroyed. Therefore, to
the utmost of my power, 1 will defend thl
doctrine and Ms hollne' right mid cutttom
against Bit usurpers of the heretical or
Protestant authority whatsoever, especially
Ihe Lutheran church of Germany, Holland
Denmark, gweden and Norwuy, und the now
pretended authorities und churches of Eng
land and Hoot land, and brunches of the
same now established In Ireland, und on the
continent of America und elsewhere, and ull
adherents In regard that they be usuriicd
and hertlcal, opposing the sacred mother
church of Rome.
I do now renounce and disown any ulleg
lance as due to any heretical king, prince or
state, named Protestant or Liberals or
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Ii t tn n ell., r .,. . l itil.t.
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.l ll, l.ini' l rt.,iiiii or
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I do f unto pii.tt In nml d.vUns IKI w.i.
W ilHftl stt.brif I tt.t. il.it it ft. tt w tlh l.i fttittie
snf tt'lifitow Itett ti tl for lit .t..,t n,.n
of lltn he, Hu f t l.nt, li let. It til tet ji
t iil ami pittite nil ht-r aiitnl' I'miiti II
fmttt lime In liti.e, i lit. f t t.iiu.l ,,e, and
n.. t dilute", il.re.ily (r luttin llf , by
Wiird. Wfitutg or I'licnttml tn.i wlmlever,
but to eve. itli. all I it . I sit ill lt hti il,
given In i lime, or ilis.Sivi'rt'd unlit me by
y.ni my ghostly fuller or any of this sacred
Con vent,
I thl further promlne ami declare lhl I will
Imvo im opinion or will of my own or any
Incut ill hi Mat Inn whatsoever, vrn a a
oorpsit or c.nl.ttt'r istiiiiIh no radnvert. Itul
will iitihesllnllitgly itls'y path ami rvery
cotttmnnil I It it t I liiny receive from mv super
iors In the inllltla nf the HtHt ami of Jesus
I'hrNI
That I will go lo any part of the world
Whithersoever I may Im sent, to Ihe froren
region of the mirth, Hie burning sand of the
desert of Africa, or llm pinnies of India, lo
the centers uf civilization of Kurope, or to
llm wlhl haunt uf the barbarous savages of
America, without murmuring or repining.
und will be submissive n nil thing whatso
ever, communicated to me.
I do furthermore promise and declare that
will, when opportunity present, make and
wage relentless war, secretly or openly,
agalnstall heretic, Protest ant and Liberal
a I am directed to do, to extirpate them
from tlm furcof Hm whole earth, mid that I
will spare neither nge,e or condition, and
Hint I will hung, burn, wiinIc, boll, day,
Ntrntigln and bury alive these Infamous
heretics; rip up the stomach and womb of
their women and crush their Infant' head
against tlm wall In order to ami Ih I lain their
execrable nice, That, when the amn cannot
be done openly. I will secretly use the pois
onous cup, the strangulating cord, the steel
of Ihe polniird, or tlm leaden bullet, regard
less of thu honor, rank, dignity or authority
of I ho person or person, whatever may bn
their condition In life, either public, or priv
ate, a I ut uny time may bn directed so lo
do by any agent of tlm pope or superior
of Hm brotherhood of the holy father, of the
ms'letynf .limit.
In conllruiatliiu of which I hereby dedicate
my life, my soul und all coporeal powers, and
with thl dagger which I now receive, I will
subscribe my mime, written lu my blood, In
testlmoiiy thereof; and should I prove false
or weaken In my determination, may my
brethren mid fellow soldier of the mllllla of
Hm pope en !olf my hands and my feet, mid my
throat from ear to ear, my belly opened und
sulphur burned therein, with all Hm punish
ment (hat can be Indicted upon tun on earth
und my soul be tortured by demons In un
eternal hell forever.
All of which I , do swear by
the blessed trinity, and blessed sacrament
which I nut now to receive, to perform, und
on my part to keep Inviolably i und do rail
nil Hm heavenly and glorious host (if heaven
to wllue these my real Intention to keep
this, my oath,
In testimony hereof, I take this most holy
and blessed sacrament of tlm euchurlst,
and willies Hm same further, will) my name
written with Hm point of this dagger, dipped
In my own bluod, und seal in the face of
thl holy convent
flti rtwlv'! Mm witfor from tlio
Hitiioi'Ior itttil wrlto hi niiitii! with tlm
point of hlH (lityyor, illppml In hi own
blood, taken from over tlio lionet.
MISSILES FROM THE HEAVENS.
lllllliiii nt Them Kstl, hut Comparatively
fuw lieat h the JCurth.
"It Is a iiimtuko to supimse tlmt rncto-
tirlUig burst in tlio fropir imwi of tlio
word," wild n scientist to it writer, "Dut
it often happen tltut they uro broken to
pieces on striking the atmosphere of the
earth, This may aoem surprtsjiiK, but
Jet in call your Attention to an analogy,
Btrlk the surfiice of wntcr with your
fist, and, though a fluid, the resistance it
opposes to the blow seems almost a
strong as if It were solid, Now, the me
teorite is moving utn tremendous rate of
speed, If small, it is set on fire in an In
stant by the friction of the air, and Hfter
glowing for a moment brightly is con
sumed. "On any nlht in summer you will
soo 'shootinK stars' now and then. They
are meteorites, which on coming Inti
con tact with the earth's atmosphere are
et afire, This is not surprising, inas
much as they approach the planet on
which we live at a speed which often at
tains 41 mile n second, Ily (ausiriK the
destruction of metoorlto the atmosphere
serves as a protection for tsiople on tlio
globe, who would otherwise lie iIted
by such missiles to a dangerous extent
It is cm tl iiiii ted that not 1ism than 10,000,
000 of tliem, big cnotiK'h to bo visible to
the naked eye, striko tlio earth every 21
boars,
"lly contact with this planet the me
teorites are raised toatemperatnrewhich
readme from 8,000,000 to 4,(HK),(KX) de
grees high enough to consume thu hard
est known substance almost instantly.
Thus only those of large size reach the
eHrth before being entirely burned tip.
The greatest number of such bodies can
be seen Just liefore daybreak, because by
that time we are on thu front side of the
globe as it moves through apace. The
elevation at which most of them are vis
ible ha betn found to Im between 45 and
(JO miles, very few ladng seen at a greater
height than 100 miles.
"It is believed by most astronomers
that some very large meteor have en
tered our atmosphere and have passed
out into space again, their great mo
mentum being aufllcieut to take them
away from the earth's attraction. Whut
these flying bodies are is a question that
ban been much disputed, but it ia con
aidered most likely that they are the
debris of broken up coineti. In one re
cent instance the correctness of this the
ory has found striking proof, That was
the caee oL the comet of liiola. It was
discovered in 1826 and was again ob
served in 1883, 1843 and 1892. In 18L5 it
bad eplit into two parts, and in 1872 it
failed to appear when and where H
should have done. Evidently it had been
1 ''. ' e 4 It. tl V ... It
U,l ll.t4tl. I a (,1s lovUs-th'
sr.- wt i ti l if 1 titit. f ii,f
.l t- .. t I t- 1.. Ii.i w if.;ul
t M n it' t j - it tt..t nt. t ti
till) to l n lt rtirt. h n t..
H -ti'!t te wtllh . Hit. ttth i (.
I itttl. i. i lti. log Ul aw li.-. 1, a
tt, ,,4t, t., H fs.ft ti b. Wtl t i III
at.itit;!. fi ti.i lit tun in lb Ifih A.i
S'l'i.nt' l tb.i-t t a simitar tlui Uv ti
Sieiiilsi ihiis trtny 84 )et Tl
atlrSlll '( (be AllKll Itlt t.sH IS !l
Itisl.-I l.i I, fi -in ,Vtvto lo Iti um ivsi
liolt (to. k Hit t slth, lli..ikli lisit l
tttg Hh ll, Vflm ilv i f j.iMi ini mil..
ir, t luimts Hi it f.-t wt-vwal dais.
"I lie fall t.f loeltt'liti-s 1.1 1 hu eat Hi
Btiliti'1nut KtiMlttpaitlisI by a gr !ili
Ur of ligltl, wt asioitslly Hlitiiiitisting
an ar f inany tlu'iiati. atHinrv tuiU
Win li Slit It ai ft rlil viiih al liiiibt, stel
With ItHld di'ltilialloli, si tftvul ill sttliie
ilisUitit as It) shake hmise and fllglil
nu men and siilnmls, the i pit tb tits are
canned by the breaking tip of the Die
tor. uidiiinrily ytmw ill lind thai such
tllt'tetitie Isslle art Coil I oil nu thiioul-
aide with a blm k siibstauce, w hich In
the effii t merely uf fusion of tlm but
tlt'ial liiMlt llal by great heal, A phs eof
Uleln's I'limet was at lually pickitl up In
Mexico in at Ihe time of the showei
of ils remains. Naturally ft isconsid
ered interi'sting.
"fuch great interest is taken in niele.
onltsi that all uf those collet'totl have
b'U carefully catalogued. They are
mostly ciimiiHoii of iron, with usually a
percentage of nickel and cobalt and
ometimes co'per and tin. It is custom
ary to saw them into slices, which is a
laborious proci'KH, for rale or for ex
change among mummm. Hometime
the slices are prettily polished, or the cut
aurfaecs are etched with acid so as to ex
pose the crystalline structure. This
structure is in no two such bodies exact
ly the same, nml the dilTcrouccH Hre
thought well worth studying. Attempts
have been made to counterft.it meteor
ites because they are so valuable, but
without success." Washington Star.
Fort it tii-a From Hag.
It in astonishing what immense sums
ragpickers receive in the course of the
day. The combiugsof women's hair sell
at 80 cents a pound. This means $1)00 to
the knight of the hook, "Merinos," as
they are called, are another source of
profit. These are the scraps of tailors
and dressmakers and firing about $110,000
a year,
Thu old bones are another source of
profit and bring about f 100,000 a year,
The papers, corks and crusts of bread all
go to 1 liferent industries and bring a not
less fabulous sum,
A for the election bulletins, which to
the number of 1 ,1120,000 uru pasted upon
the walls of I'arls, they are much sought,
especially immediately after an election,
for the making of buttons. l'uris Letter
Wonderful Nintikrlt.it Clual.
Borne wonderful "smokeless coal" is
reported from the Ouachita river dis
trict in Arkansas. The vein is 42 inches
wide. The coal burns without smoke or
poke, and one ton will go as far as 10 of
the ordinary variety. Twenty pur cent
of it is oil, which makes a paint you can't
burn at all, -New York Recorder.
A woman says that a man can be a
senior wrangler and aciiiiro fame as au
authority on the most abstruse subjects,
but tie cannot answer the questions of a
8-year-old chitd without revealing his
ignorance,
GRAND LODGE
LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION
or tiik
Ilnitod States of America.
FHANCI ('. CAMI'llKbf. M, W, (i. M
MlrineiipoIlN, Minn.
THOH, MII.I.IUAN, Hraml Secretary,
Kverel.t, Mil,
M.b, Z'M'K.
41 Hheely lliock, Omaha. Nell,,
()riranl,er for dspartiueutof Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri and Colorado,
OKA yoM rillNVH'LES.
(iii l.eliulf of the I.ovnl Orumoi I,ode of
the United State of America, und with a
vli.uy of correellim the false imuresslon that
enemies are endeavoring to convey to the
mliKlsof men who are unuctiualnteci won
Orange principle, nre thee few latement
made:
pie boy al Orange Institution I n brother
hood and sisterhood, bound by three ties
Justice, Truth and Itlghteousne,
It has no hidden aim.
It I Fraternal and lluricvoeiil,--uslsl,lng
mid protecting member while living and
their widow und orphan when they are re
moved by death,
H iinholds the right of private Judgment
the untrammelled freedom of opinion! be
lieve the public school are an eent,uil
safeguard of the state, arid should be kept
free from ecclesiastical or sectarian control
and that person disloyal lo the government
who hold a mental allegiance lo the pope
of Home-should be rigorously excluded from
teaching therein.
Jt believes primary allegiance I dun to
the government which protects the live,
liberties and properties of It citizen, and
that eccli'slustleul authority should not'
under any circumstance, ltd permitted to
meddle In the nffulrsof state, and that coer
cion of ncltlzt'ti In the exercise of hi or her
right of franchise, under the guise of relig
ion or spiritual authority should be pin
Ished a a crime ngaltisl the stale.
That It I the duty of every citizen to de
fend the lawfully constituted authority and
Institution of our country against corrupt
and Inimical Influences, a well as against
armed assailant, to tlm end that our glori
ous freedom be protected and transmitted
unimpaired to posterity.
It encourages hablta of frugullty and In-
WE
awmau, ami
rAWoac sociur
wv. maki: a M'Iviai.ty
LODGE SUPPLIES
And we Invited servlnrle uf lislfe li furnish a ivpy of what Ihey
Waul am) t w ill make an r',tlmut. uf the rsM, nml we mv confident
that we run satisfy for nuality of work n well for pt ieo, full up
Toloithono Oil
If should U In need of any kind of ('ouitnerelnl Printing. Wo can
furnish you ant thing you wish in lino Linen. Flat and Tyitewrlter
r.U'KK. WeiVhil
BOOKS, BRIEFS, PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS,
ENVELOPES, DODGERS, STATEMENTS,
LETTER HEADS, BUSINESS CARDS, LEGAL BLANKS,
ami we'll do your work at ivasonablo prollt, and in manner that will bo
satisfactory to tho customer Our olllco Is at
412, 413 and 414 SHEELY BLOCK.
OMAHA. NEB.
m
TAiJ
Aau
dust ry among It tnembers, and Is proud to
boas), thai, Orangemen seldom become a
public charge or accept pauper bread.
It believes In the restriction of Immigra
tion and Hie extension of time for. the natur
alization of citizen, and that Hm public
lands shall be held for actual American citi
zen who become settler.
The boyul Orange Institution of the
Trilled Htute of America has certain
reiiilreinents for membership:
That a man shall bean actual American
citizen, having compiled wit h the lawsof the
United Hlnle with regard to naturalization,
und without a mental reservation.
That the applicant shall be a I'roloslurit,
and also that hi parents and wife shall be
Protestant,
That he shall be thrifty and successful In
hi business! honorable mid truthful In hi
deallnu with hi fellowmali, mid shall be
known it a Inw-ubldlng citizen.
That Im will endeavor to give hi children
or any children under hi charge at least, a
good common school education, being care
ful toavold ail popish doctrines, and
That he shall lie In sound health at thu
time of makliiguppllcutlon.
It makes no difference where a man wa
born, so long a Im i t tlm foregoing
requirement.
These are the iuall(li'atlon required of
every applicant to the order, and we do not
think Hint, any patriotic American order cun
offer a belter array of principle and teach
ing.
AMI'.KICAN I.OVAL OKA NO K I.OMOK,
No. 31. meet every T 'lay evening
ut, sum o'clock, U- L. y,ool(, Hecy.
Jr. Order United Ameican Mechanics.
Inatltutod May 17, 1853-Ellglblllty
For Momnsranip.
. . .... . 1.. .... I...I...H
Any Willie mine person ooru ot me t tin.-.t
Htute of Norih America, It territories, or
unuertim proieei.iiin in ut huh, win, ruhu
nave aiiaiiieo tue it, .iti'-rn ..-i.,,
Is of good moral character, a believer In the
existence of n Hillireme llelng a Ihe Creator
ami I'reserver of the universe, In favor of
free education, opposed to any union of
church UfKl stale, shall bn eligible to mi'iii-
t I ..... .........,!.,.. .. ,l,u ll.U, (
nersnijt iiiuier in" ii.i.mnin" i im. ..." ...
Ihe stale and subordinate council to which
the application Is made; provided, that, no
person shall be received to beneliclul mem
bershln who Is over fifty years of ngn,
A .,1. .ill ....I 1.,. iieftnlt letl lo llitu
I l.-.M, Will..., ,1" ' ,, ........ j
order who doe not. possess a go'id moral
u,!.,. tu I,. .. ..u u.1, v ll.i.l. f.l.i.ll ll t,.l
etiiiriii'i.'i . n t n, i i n .. j " .... .;i"-;
from earning a llvllhood, nor slmll bu be
limler sixteen years of age,
Hublectsof a sectarian or partisan char
ncter shall not be Introduced Into uny meet,.
Ing of Oil council, nor shall any member
make use of the mime of thl order ut, u
political meeting,
Tit M DIM RUTH AMR!
Hirst To maintain and promote Hm inter
ests of 'American, anil shlld them from Hm
depressing effects of foreign competition,
Hcfonil-To assist American in obtaining
employment.
'rhlrd-To encourage American In busi
ness, , M
I'ourlli-To establish a sick mid funeral
fund, , ,, , ,
Hlfth-To maintain the public school sys
tem of the I'nllerl Hlitles of America, and to
prevent sectarian Interference therewith,
and uphold tlm rending of the Holy lllble
therein,
statu eonnieif, or krwiaska:
H. C.-W, A, (IOWA HO. Lincoln.
M, V.C.-WM. I'. KNAI'I',
H. H. II. L, HAV.
H. T.C II, ALI.F'.N. . , ,
Conductor- W. K. COI'FLA Nil.
(ilia pl I. H, McAI'LKV.
t.eiitlnei-WM.TI'KNI'K. , , ,.
Iielegalelo National Conveiithin-WM. H.
KNAI'I'. H. L. Da V. W. A. MKHH CK, I'. H.
jVlcCA I' LKY and W. K. COl'KLAM),
Warden-It. A. HAVLD-H.
The next regular tueetlng will be held on
Ihe third Tuesday in .lanuary. H4, at I'lutts
moiilhs, Nebraska,
WAHIIINOTON COUNCIL No. 1. meets
V pyery I'rliluy evening In Ooodrlch hull,
21th mid Haul streets. Visiting Itrolhers al
ways welcome, J. . ' AOK, ret! y,
LINCOLN COUNCIL No. 2. meet In Lin
coin, Nebraska.
rtOLCMItlA COUNCIL No. i). meet every
Tuesday evening In Patterson bbH'k.lith
and I'arnaiii Hlreels.
K. L. Maiihtow, It. Hec y,
WINONA COL'NCIL No. 4. meet every
" Monday evening In K. 1'. Hall. I'lixton
W. M. I'AIMIKK. Hec'y.
I AUI'IFLD COUNCIL No, . meet every
11 Tuesday nltiht In Woulh Omaha. .
Wu, 1,1AM HAiiii, Hec'y.
TlLrPP ( 1TV fOUNCIL No 7 meet every
- Wednesday evt;nlng In 0, A. It. Hall,
Couucll Bluff. Ia.
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ithmmunu ri;iNTi:i
A. P. A.
A UK LINCOLN COUNCIL NO. in. AMF.Uf
can Protective Association meets every sec
ond and fourth Wednesday of each month In
I. O. O, K, hull. I'liiUsmoiiMi, Neb. Visiting
member are welcome. V. P. Hrown, Hec.
Patriotic Oder Sons of America.
WAHHINUTON CAMP No. I, I'. O. H, of A..
' meet each Thitrsdny evening at Ked
Men's Hull, fifteenth and Douglas His,
WAHHINUTON CAMP No. 13, I', O. ", of
" A.. Council llltilfs. Meetinir in their
hall over 4111 llroudway, every Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock,
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