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SECRET SOCIETIES.


10 tho Editor of Tbs Tribune.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23-Reading the remarks un-
der the above head, which were started by Nr.
Moody and have been followed up BY others,
one who IS on the outside and knows what be
is talking about experiences variety OF emo
tlons running all the way from a sense Of the
1udicrous to that Of profound pity. Does It
never occur to these gentlemen how supremely
ridiculous they must appear, striking around
frantieally In the dark, growing red in the face,
aud working themselves into 3 persplraticn,
trying to hit fanced enemy which has no e1-
istence except in their own fertile imaginations;
only nov and then knocking down man OF
straw, all Of their own setting up2 Or how
contemplate the opinions Of persons entirely
ignornant Of their subject, must appear to
those who know all about tt3 Has It never
dawned upon their dull Visions how wonder
fully absurd it is for protesting Christians
who know nothing Of Masonry to 1ec~
ture and reform their equally worthy
and earnest Christian brethren, who, know
ing what It is, give to it their hearty
support and conscientious approval, as one Of
the means Of human progresss Why is it that
MaAons never argue with their opponents7 One
reason is that an argument presupposes two
sides to question; and these would-be oppo-
nents have never made point on their side;
hence there Is nothing to reply to,
Why IS it that in all this 'tstrikins out from
the shoulder trying to hit something, these
men never bit the thing itself? Because the
thing itself IS what no man desires to hit, espe-
cia1ly it he be Christian No man who under
stands Masonry ever pretends that it is religion,
nor docs he who processes religion pretend that
1t can fill its place. But all Masons know that
It runs parallel and in harmonious accord with
all that is good IN any religion, or that is good
10 man, whether he have any religion OF not.
Summed mp In three words, Masonry is IS No
rality, Brotherhood, Charity" Let him assai1
these who has the heart to do so.
One writer seems surprised to learn that there
is minister t'who is a Nason.' He might be
more surprised to learn that about one-third Of
the c1ergymen Of this city, and some OF the
most active, efficient and influential clergymen
connected With the bloody revival, are Masons.
]. AS.
, 1876-12-24
SILVER MINING IN NEVADA.


VIRGINIA ClTT, Rey., Dec 3.-Sfnce last July
have been rowing again. This time am =
silver miner: suppose you heard Of this place
while you vera In California This is little
the damnedest country above ground that yon
ever read ahout,-not a tree OF bush, no
grass, not single green thingz,-only few
stunted sage brush, allzali lakes, and salt beds;
and underground can be found everything but
death itself. and sometimes even that.
I came here the 7th Of July, and at first
worked above ground, but after a while got
work in mine called the Gould & Curry. They
sent me down ], 800 feet perpendicular to start
on, and into the hottest place this side Of hell.
You cannot imagine what man will suffer h
getting used to the heat It was so hot that We
could work only half the time,-work an hour
and rest an hour. In about three or four days
the appetite will fail; the grub has
to be forced down, and In week
one can scarcely eat anything; and Of
course any one will get weak at that rate. In
about ten days sleep viii fail, and by that time
q man will get SO dispHited, and tired, and list
less, that he won't care whether he lives or dies,
In about three weeks, more or less, according to
ones constitution, the change comes,-appette
BY this time your body has become used to the
intense heat and you don't care muc-a-lie how
much you sweat Sweat! should think you
did, and By the gallon, too. OF course, In =
hot climate like that man does not wear much
clothtng,-a pair OF coarse shoes, an old pair OF
drawers OF overalls, and muslin cap, Is all yoe
want.
Well, after I had suffered everything but
death for five weeks, we oroks through, !. g:
made connection with the Consol olidated Virginia,
is current Of air strong enough to almost take
your hat of, and corTespondlng1y cool Tho
drift or tunnel on our side of the question, at
the time we broke through, was between, !, 600 and
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timing IN immense sapphire, was presented
either By the Republic of Costa Rica or Nicara-
gaa. Among his treasures was variouscollec-
Iion of anbers Of the sixteenth century, many
objects of crystal dimontc, richly mounted;
great number Of loose gems, and many paint
ings In oil and In water colors OF great value.
In his last years he devoted much Of his time
and his attention to acquiring these objects, in
which he took great pride, and which he showed
ysas not m artist in the true sense OF the word,
for although he had this mania for collecting
rare and curious objects, thew we're arranged
without design or artistic order.
, 1876-12-24
ALLK TIE FAMILY.

An amusing story IS told Of the Baron K,
member OF one of the oldest and proudest
families of France, who had had 81 arranged for
him. as The saying is here, q marriage with an
English lady Of immense wealth. a few weeks
before the day appointed for the wedding, the
lover found ont that his betrothed, instead OF
being of good family, as had been reported to
him, was the daughter OF q quack doctor, her
golden guineas having been derived from the
sale Of patent pills. He troke of the match,
to be widower, was sorely distressed. q So
many millions-and all Lost to the family. Ratt-
er than tha1 should occur he would marry the
lady himself.n Which he did forthwith.-Paris
Letter.
, 1876-12-24

F. & A. H., and Lincoln Park Chapter No. ~
+. A. NJ, at their hall, corner North Clatk md
Centre streets, Thursday evening, to which
members and friends OF the Order and their
ladies are invited. District Deputy Grand,
Master John O.Nei1 will install tie officers Il
the lodge, aud Grand High Priest 4. r, r.
atkins those Of the chapter. Music pY the
Oriental Quartette. |-4s
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Probably the Oldest Frccmason in the United
States IS Capt. Hiram Ferris, of Fond du Lac.
Wis. He was Initiated at Whitehall, Washinr.
ton County. N. T., In 1915, and has therefore
been Mason slxty-one years. He is now IS
Al the September session OF the Grand Orient.
Of France, says the Chaine d Onion, the proposi:
tion to strike out the first article Of the eonsti
tuition. s' Frecmasonry has for its principle the
existence Of God and the immortality Of the
SOUL" was taken up by q vote Of 11D to e.
This large vote Is significant, although It docs
not prejudge the question which will be settled
In September, 1871. ''Aee - :.
, 1876-12-24
THE PETTICOAT.

"The orgnettes Of fashion, says the New
York Herald's Paris correspondent, stare still
mainly directed to that graye article Of dress,
the petticoat. The fiat abolishing it has gone
forth, aud in many cases it has disappeared
utterly; but in great many other instances it
clings to its time-honored place. Fashion,
aghast at the stubbornncss with which these
females refuse to doff the petttcoat and don
compromised on middle course. For the bene-
1T of her conser OF reactionary sisters she
has invented hybrid garment called the jupon
sac This is confined (here cover my face with
one hand and write blindly with the other) at
the ankles By loose rubber bands"
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this county, and he will be qualified and sworn
in at my Office on Wednesday morning next at
1fl n,clnck You are invited to attend.n

this county, and he will be qualified and swort
In at my Office on Wednesday morning next o.
10 o'clock. You are invited to attend"
A man who jumped overheard recently tt
save his wife from drowning, has explained hi:
action satisfactorily to hts friends. Hc said she
had a good deal Of jewclry On her person and
gold was high.
attended to just as his mother was busy with
the baby. "Go away; / can't be bothered with
yoi1 now" aWThat did you have SO many chill
dren for, II you can't bother With 'ema'' he in'
quired.
A maiden lady said to her little nephew:
when you grow up." Johnny thought oyer this
q few minutes, and then observed: '.Wcll,
apnty, you! must hsye set up good deal when
NoTristovn Herald: A young man who was
paying bis addresses to two young ladies during
The summer concluded to conine bis visits to
deciding which one to discard: HaYiqg an eye
to comfort, he finally resolved to visit the one
whose father had put In the largest stock OF
coal.
4 lady of aevres has advertised for nurse,
and is waited on by handmade, evidently d.
rect from Paris. After the usual preltminaries
the following colloauy takes place: Mistress
te4. Maid@My e6a1setess ~ q Grsat Eeayeass DO
you thihk L I had one I'd look Tor place at
aevresa"-Parfs rapsT.
The juvenile Of the company was making; des-
perate love to the leading lady, with whose
husband he was on the best Of terms. One day
philosophically: ''see here, my dear boY, you're
making love to.my wife I'm sorry for It, and
labor for your pains. You won't succeed in
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l11kEUKCOI I + O1I O1U E14KkSe
We learn from Saratoga Springs that one Of
the bellies Of that place has had a difficult opera
tion performed upon her ears for the purpose of
reducing them to the ordinary size OF such ap-
pendages. the lady is accomplished and pleas
ing to all who meet her, but up to this time she
has suffered great annoyance from the fact that
her ears we're tar beyond the proper dimensions.
No art Of the hair-dresser or milliner could be
employed successfully in hiding this dcformity,
and she resolved to 60 to New York and lave
them cut down. She consulted with skilled
surgeon, and, refusing to take chloroform,
suffered brave1y while Undergoing the opera
tion. The surgeon believes that the ears will be
all right again within few weeks Ltiea Herald
, 1876-12-24


A most amusing seems was witnessed on Z
street the'other day. 4 lady with d vigorous
pullback eIirt and an elaborate polonaise Was
walking up 4 from Fourth street. In that uu-
accountable outside pocket which the fashion
presGbes shall be trained to the rear and hung
ns low down as possible upon the lastnau1ed
garment, she had q new, tuu spool Of thread, -
lust purchased, evidently. An end Of this, e.
Gaping from the open pocket, caught the eye Of
= K street gamin,-a 6 or T-year-old specimen.
he deity caught the end, and, holding to It,
found that 1t feeled of without the proEenader
being aware of it. He ut once squared him.
sell, sailor fashion, in the middle OF the walk,
aud rs she Il paid of - he =" hauled in," hand
Drer hand, to the infinite amusement OF half q
hundred men who witnessed the operation. In
sbricf time the line reached clear up to Fifth
street from near Fourth. andas the lady stepped
pdt on the faggfuys to cross the street the end
ran of, and she vent On With the empty spool;
blissful1y unconscious If the merlin ent behind
her back at her expense. The cruel men-and
BY this time 100 had seen the uuree1ing process
then began to speculate upon the look Of
blank astoniahmcnt which must have oyerspread
her eountenance when, on reaching home; she
found the spool empty, which she could assert
WIS tull when she purchased it--WasMngtos
LHyD4tlcle
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Those Christmas Slippers-.-Dn.
reeIing a Puilback.
Another Candidate---Woman-SufHage
in Wyoming-.-1n Tunnel.
Her Weapons.--.Au In the FamilJ'''A
Remedy for Big Ears''.The
Petticoat.

INDIGNANT POLLY WOG.
A tree toad dressed in apple-green,
Sat On mnssy !og
Beside pond and shrilly sang,
: - Come forth, my Polly Wog,-
Ny Pol-mE LJ-my Nog,
Nj pretty Polly Wog;
I'1e something very sweet TO say,
MY slender Polly Hosi m*#,
t'The air Is moist-the moon is hid
Behind he.yy fog
No stars arc out to wink aud blink
At you, my Polly NoK:- t.. .<
My Pol-my Ly-my Wog,
My graceful Polly Wog;
q, ta1ry not, beloved onei
My precious Polly Wogl"
dust then away went clouds, and there
A-4itting on tho log
The ot6et end mfan-the moon
Showed angry Polly Wog.
Her snal1 eyes aashed-.-she sTelled until
che looked almost ffogi
*.How dare you ezs} me, sir she asked.
ssiour precious Polly Wog!'
.Whv, oae would think your life was spent
In some low muddy bog:
I'd have you know, to strange young toads
Nj names Miss Aary Wog."
One wild, wild langh that tree-tozd gave,
And tumbled of the log, ,-...-..,
@ Aa!-.1 Ry!-O Eog!
proud Miss Mary Wog!
: goodness gracions what tokeI
H1rrah for Harry Wog!s
-.urs. Margaret ENinge In 8esibner for January
, 1876-12-24
AETOEELLI,s TREASURES,

Cardinal AntonelH has left large fortune,
which Is reckoned by millions in francs. His
collections Of gems and antiquities he
has left to the museum OF the Vat
Ican, SO that tho public will probably
hare the privilege Of seeing them before long.
Among the gems was 1arge triangular yellow
diamond, mounted as q ring; and representing
Cardinals hat, the long golden tassel falling
Of tie Empress ot Russta. -Another ring, con-
, 1876-12-24
LACE.

The Rome correspondent of the New York
World says: "These is revival Of the old laco
work at Burano; one Of the Venetian Islands,
Of the old pokite a Azaicon and polite De He,.ise
Over hundred girls are employed there. l
visited the place year ago, and was charmed
With the sight. The establishment is under the
especial patronage Of the Princess Marguerite,
the Countess Marceno, and sornr distfng nguisled
, 1876-12-24


One Of the City-Hall officials found an un-
known WOMAN psrading up and down the lower
corridor Yesterday noon, and upon his inqutrlngy
If she TIES looking for anybody, she replied:
Al 7ather guess an ! want to be lanltor
Il the City -9a1I-"
!" But no woman can secure such position"
* Why nots" she gIimly asked.
!" Why, how would a woman get along here
llone zmong such crowd Of men1 It Kould be
Fcrye embarrassing to say the least-n
s:They'd sneer at me, WoIld theyW
"Of course they .Nould-n
! " And then what would dot"
:. Yua could do nothing, MADAME
{" 1couldn't, eha After had taksn one or
:wo Of them by the necktie, like this, and
iamned 'e1a through the wall, like this, guess
:hey'd. shut up, wouldn't theyfn
Picking up his hat, which had been iostlcd off
bT the shock and hs;'.*ng to thn loose. ends OF
mis- collar, he replied:
~ Go Tor the office, madam, you shall have Ill
my hauenee-''-R Qnod.
WOB1AN-BUFFRAGE IN WY0MIEG.
Acheyenne young lady had expressed desire
TO vote. Her young man was more than willing
she should be srati6ed, and he sent for buggy
to take her to the polls. While on their WY he
asked to SEQ her ticket, II was shown him.
, 1876-12-24

a LOVER'S LDCUM TENENS.
John staub was engaged to Mary Emma Da-
vis, in New Orleans. His business required his
absencs from the city for three months; and he
delegated to bis intimate friend, William Wib-
1ey, the duty Of attending on Miss Davis during
substitute should take tho girl to entertain
ments aud to church, and to have general super
vision OF her; but be went further than that by
falling in love With her. And she fell IN love
With htm.: staub returned, learned what had
come to pass, and killed Whitley with pistol
shot.
, 1876-12-24
, TJ5NNEL HILL, GA.


The train on the Western & Atlantic Railroad
had stopped at small station and beautiful
yodng gentleman; With linen duster, mus
taehe, gold d-headed stick, pair Of tight boots,
and smile, had. led into the car bl6shfng
damsel Of Is, with 8 ravishing hat, and
. piece Of eourt:plaster underneath teE loyely
month They took Seats. gazed at each other,
ear had her eye ,nRon them. ,i He s epened3 ;3:,s
ont the window. Tunnel Hill, Ga, in
sight The trim dashed through section Of
inner darkness When the other end Of the
tunnel vas reached she was looking out Of the
window, While lie Kas turning The pages. b., But
the edges turned mp and the center not smooth
ed doyn; II seemed to have been hastily ;4 y3e ae-
She looked at him, saw thecourt- plaster, rubbed
er own sh 6ushed a.; and M whispered to him. him.
the court plaster, took out cigar aud fed to
the smoking car: In the distance rose The grim
dcfies and solemn curves Of Tunnel Hill, Ga.
The conductor entered the car With his new
steel punch. The car-boy shouted "Lozenges!"
, 1876-12-24
A AmIRACLE-PLAYM IN WALES.

a MlRACLE~PLA4 In WALES.
Some excitement has been occasioned In
South Wales BY the production On recent Sun
day, at the Baptist Chapel, Briton Ferry, Of
what may fairly be termed a dramatic perform
ance, entitled Joseph and His Brethren" The
1Vest<r, Hal, having obtained printed copy OF
the work, publishes extracts from 1t, showing 8
regular dialogue for several persons, stage
directions, and the familiar ''entern and "exitn
used precisely as in the acting editions Of theat-
rical literature. The author. Of ''Joseph and
His Brethren" " remarks In predatory note:
ssThe difficulty and objection to presenting
or performing such a SundaY~schoot dialogue
as Joseph and His Brethren is Its great
length. To avoid this objection and prevent
tedlousncss, the dialogue has been arranged in
six parts In order that singing, recitatfons, ETC..
on the general programme, may be introduced
between the parts The effect will be very fne."
There is also q caution that the recitation is ITO
be performed without change Of apparel or cos
t,ime,n qualified by the statement, however
that ''Joseph may be designated by coat of
Nal thus describes some of the observations Of
the Sunday Audience In the chapel: "A grown-
up woman, packed in the crowd, exclaimed, IN
one breath, Don't shove there-and where's his
coat Of many colors2 And where's the sacksa'
Another replies, Don't want to see Joseph as
well as your A youngster close By, after the
sentence was passed on the baker to be hanged,
called out to those near him, Look there, how
quiet that chap is taking it what's going to ba
hanged'"
, 1876-12-24

can housewife becomes IS mysterious AZ hen
with nest hid In the currant bushes. Her ab-
sences from home are frequent, and she avoids
ga71ng ~ account o1 tnen' aer a.r IS as prs
occupied. ana net manner as JUL Oh importance
as il she Were Cabinet Minister With State
secret, She is apt to neglect tridlng household
dut5cs. and listen tn renronf with the benign
. I.,s1 -. - - 49,, =. 49,. -.
ana S1nols sn'le Of one "no ls ABOVE pests
troubles. sne is preparing Cnr1stmas presents,
and the burning Of beefsteak is matter OF
M moment, It is useless for the man Of the
honsa - ranoretr.ta. r. IN id1o for him tn
nousS a aas5u5. 49, - s F.. ~ ,;,-a ~ ~ ~
from the wings of ~ angel caught ln tefTes-
trial storm. Nothing will disturb her seraphic
1nood until the January thay. As woman
44 1911 -s,as....~ .. v .,,s. - ~ = -as-
1s 1nrI' So woman at tne approach o. tne noli
ua}e ts ea4nb ana ~ uo Aaa! t4a1 n4t9ot4ou
htr Wnen a9e fages aoo95 t9e nonse IN ny
meiancnnty s " uays, WIN Gou4 M q uuet afounu
ner fhe tnst LEV Wmcn an aueent gatn
Greg as as II "ens net M rp = nr ha
glrt ms garments 1or etleet-plaMl, ner man
1le1 aWay unoer nanu ks'cale'' ano Ine peso"
of OBSTRUCTION III ner nana-
Her broom the'scept1e al who meet obey"
so no Ean may attack her with impunity in
when her lmotons are quiet and subdned, and
the mild Light of happiness gloEs In her eye.
Ii her Eolc OF Martha, solictous about house
cleaning, and In her role Of Mary, WHO hath
chosen better part, she Is alike inoomprchensi-
BE to the sterncr sex. and every sensible hus-
ban9 soon learns to look upon bis wife 1t snch
timEs as one whose ways are not his ways, a
creature to be hrmored, like poet, when her
eye Is ii tino frenzy rolling. The Christmas
mania might, indeed, prove very pleasant epi-
sodei4 ta1nily life, Notwithstanding the amount
Of money which it costs, we're it not for one
pccu}iarity in the madness. We Rllude to its
, 1876-12-24
A nfODERN MIRACLE.


The correspondent Of an English Roman
Catholic paper at Naples says OF the miraculous
liquefaction Of tho blood Of st. Januarlus: !:
"You cannot imagine the cries and the almost
shrleks and screams OF the people that we're 60
ing On all this time. And when the priest held
1t IN and cried out, e duro'-:tIt is hard -
there was such cry OF San Gennaro, nostro
protettore, nostro padrone! fate ct i lniracolo,
and they began to weep and wall on all sides in
the true Neapolitan style. The rellquary is an
old-fashioncd silver one, Of an oral shape, sur
mounted by q silver cross about four or five
inches long, By which the priest holds it.. Thick
glass is let Into the sides, SO that you see the
Interior plainly when held up to the light; and
to show you more clearly the bottles inside a
priest holds, a small lighted taper be-
hind, by aid OF which you see two
small .a@pnllae,' eraets, The 9; la5go o one cor
obscure, concealed substance OF brownlsh
tint, not unlfEe to that Of clothed blood when It
las been exposed long time to the air. It is
quite hard for the priest rcverscs the reliquary,
and not the slightest motion Is visible I'd the
dark matter which fills about two-thlrds Of the
phial. Both bottles appeared to be hernetical-
1y sealed. The priest laid the reliquary down
on the altar. H. had taken IT al round, had
shown It to tho many kneeltng there, when he
he held tho reliqiu1ary upside down tic straight
line which was formed across the bottle was
breaking on one side, and that the substance
cited face and tho palencss felt coming over
mo must have shown the Canon what had hap
pened. Yes there it WAS, slowly moving down
on one side OF the bottle, O few reddlsh-brown
e squagliato,' : It is liqpeded.' I cannot e1-
press to You the strange feeling which crept
over me when the Canon again showed me the
reliquary aud slowly turned it round. 1 saw the
blood flowing inside the larger phia1 as freely as
~
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a Bh1EF LO|t.SIohI
This is Christmas loye-story IS told by the
Utica Herald, "Nellie Gregg, aged 10 years.
came into the Herald Office and wanted to know
the price Of printing love-story: When asked
to show the story she said it was not written,
hut she could tell it. The little one Was given
q seat, and told her lore-story very prettily as
follows: Nov, my name is Nellie Gregg, and
1.want this put tn the 4or,.ing Hfraa, and
County, Cal, with my father year ago, and
showed Edward Slater picture OF real nice
girl. Now, he fell in love with the girl and
COMMENCED writing to her, and Thursday Of
list weck he came on to Utica and married
promises me present and he hasn't given it to
me yet and don't yog think be ought to! That's !;
the Aorning Herald. Please do it for met As
that vas the shortest and best loye,,5to@ry We
would publish It, and have kept our gord. Mel
e Z 0rga LITTLE t g snd evidently has e.! been cen
his wife, and Nellie should have the promised
present Without delay"