, 1874-11-20
THE MASONIC BUGAD00.

Of Public Works.
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THE MASONIC BuGAB0o.
Tho Illinois Anti-secret socieks Aesoc'ation
has once moro mounted It's hobby OF Anti-hfa-
aonry aud put tho animal through Bome vary re-
mnrkablo paccs. They havc liftod tho veil and
put Maeonry before The public in h garh which IL
calculated to give simplo-mindad people, "ho
nover 20 to the Lodge and rldo goats, tho hor-
rora for tho rest Of thor natural lives aud cause
thom to regard member OF the Sovereign Con- |
sialory or full-dedRod Knight OF tho Apollo |
Comnaudory as butcher Of humanity, who |
taAos his coffee every morning from fsaah |
skull Of BONG apostate Mason, and dinea on tho |
fricasced children OF tho victim. II We arc to |
believe tho enomicB Of Masonry, the 1odEo-room
must bo q chamber Of horrors. In comparison |
with which Danto's Inferno la quito Insignificant.
Wo told that tho brethren go round ailriekiug
"Juba, jutilo, jubilum." az solomon did to
tho wo,kmen who were building tho Temp]o,
which. of courso, is quite absurd, becsuBe "Ju-
bila, tubilo, tubium," is Latin, and Solomon
nover spoko Latin, tho classics not bolng part
Of his many accomplishments. Clergymen aro
lod into tho lodgo-room with ropes about
thoir neclB, one Bloe Oh and the other shoo on,
uley diddlo dumpllng, my sou John), aud
stripped of portion Of their raiment,-a COZ
tune almost as unique az that worn upon como
occasions by tho Sous OF Malta. This is sufi-
ciontly distressing, and ought to be 4 SOLEMN
warning To the brethren how they daily with
tito deceitful goat. Lot them cling to
tho horns Of tho altar lost the hotna
Of this goat lead them to tho hal
ter. One OF tho members told a atory Of
friend OF his who Joined tho Knights Templar
and VAS compelled, after partaking Of the eacra~
mental vino. to drink the fifth libation from o
human skull without oven knowing tho charae-
ter of the gentleman who onca occupiedit while
tho other Knights gathered about him with
| drawn aworda, executing savage "ar dance
aud thrcatening to cut histhront across, sear out
bia tongue, and bury what there was left Of him
| in the sands Of the sea. II ho divu1gcd any Of
| tho secrets, After aome Irish melodies on the
| organ By Prof. Merrill, another member arose
! aud told bis little story, announcing to
those present the dire disasters which
oyortake such lucklesa Maaons as inform their
| wiyos, in moments Of inebrtation or abHent-
First, they cut his throat across. Then his
tongue is torn out. Then, Notwithstanding bis
complaints at their rough treatment, they lot
out his heart and bowels, 10 that lie has no
fu1ll1cr use for affection or food. Having ac-
compliel,ed this, they then burn him to ashos
singing "Jubiln jubilo, jubilun1," wo presume.
and dancing up aud down, kicking up dust
with tho asbes ot the late departed. Then they
gather tho ashes up In dust.pau and scatter
them to tho four winds Of heaven, arrangements
!,ayiug boon made Of courso, beforehand With
tho Signal Service to have The wind
blow akl four ways at once that day,
in order to distribute the late de-
ceased 81 impartialiy as possible. The hor'
rors of such treatment arc enhanced by the
fact that it will be next to impossible for the
deceased to find the whole Of hsmsctf when he
wants to rise at tho summons OF Gabrielle
trumpet. The worst, However, is yet to come
tor one OF the members kuew Of man viii
aaged the word OF tho Grand Master aud "a'
struck upon tho windpipo with snuare b.
JphIlo. Then Jubila hit him terrible blow OF
; tho breast with a compass; aud Jnbllam knooAe'
him clean out Of time and fixed him for the res
Of the ntght with q stuffed club The YER
!, next day tho victim went to chprc]
aud discovered that Jubllnm was hi
! | minister. We haven't much sympathy for til
: victim, however. who would coolly stand thi
, kind Of business and not get evon With Ju
blum at tho arst opportunity.
4 To oil Ruch twa1do as this there can, &
i courso. be no answer made. It answera ltacl
BY its own absnrdity. We have no more syn
! va,hy with Masonry than tho Anti. Secret soctot
= has but II d man wants to put on a white apro
and other silly toggery, march about with squat
and compass behind brass band, rido gos
t or fancy that he belongs to the orat
in which Solomon mud Hiram ONT
U AouraAcd, In tho name Of oil TIL
u is sensible let him do 80. and have as man
}" aecrets as ho pleaacs to Aoop from hia wife. Tc
% to one, where te has one secret she will havo
. dozen. Silly as Masons may be, the height
u allIiucsa il roached by theae Anti-seores socio
+ iudtviluals* who moot hero ovary fer months
" rollearso these NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stories, at
u 60 into spasns evely time they 300 squa
" and compass.
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10 Is woman who believes In a perBonal de-
Id Insane? That is a question which surroga
b. Hutchings. OF New York. IL oallod upon to deci