The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-17
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A Bit of Rare Pleasantly.

grave ana gay, ana the meeting was
an intellectual feast.
The humorous article below NAV be
interesting TO those who have Gu.
riosity to know the secrets of the
grange. The report goes on:
Prof. Kinney, Superintendent OF
schools in Loveland, then made Il few
remarks and called upon his old
friend, Bro. P "(Jotham Win
drow" is his name when he puts his
thoughts in writing). lie is nearly
three score years and ten, good
Patron, and enjoys fun, as will be
seen by reading what he calls some
of "his trash"
GRANGE SECRETS.
As the grangers have excited some
interest to know who they are, what
they are, and what they are going to
do about it; and especially as much
curiosity is manifested to know what
their secrets are, | have concluded
TO tell those here to-day who are not
grangers all about these secrets, feel
ing assured that they are so honora-
BILE that they won't go and tell any
body else.
That you may rely upon what |
tell you. | will say that, ms granger,
| know all about it; and being sworn
never to tell lie, | cannot violate
my obligation.
In the first place, when u person
applies TO become granger, a COM
mittec of five members is appointed
three brothers and two sisters, TO
wait upon him or her at his or her
residence. In framing the constitu-
ton it was decided that two sisters
were equal to three brothcrs.)
The committee present the follow
ing questions TO the candidate, and
the answers must be us stated TO Sc
cure favorable report:
l. Were you born on IA farm? Ans.
Yes; to the best of my recollection
2. Have you arrived at the years
of discretion! Ans. Yes.
3. Have you ever told lie or an
uDtruth in any manner? Ans. No.
4. Are you II Republican or Dem
ocrat Ans. No.
3. Are you natural selection
Ans. Yes.
8. Have you ever patronized a
railroad! Ans. No.
Z. Have you been vacCinated? Ans.
Yes.
s. Do you believe Bccchcr or Til
den is guilty? Ans. Yes.
.. When you were young did you
ever own little Ratchet? Ans. Yes.
The above interrogations are for
both sexes, except the last, for which
if the applicant be female, the fol-
lowing question is substituted:
"When You were young did you
have Il little lamb at school 2"
The committee report tuvorably,
and at the next meeting the candi-
date is initiated with the following
imposing ceremonies. lie is first
blind-tolded, and then conducted in
to the presence of the grange and
led twice round the room; the MEM
bers being seated in row next the
walls. The first time he is led round
each member sprinklcs small guam
tity of moist sand on his head; the
second time round each one deposits
on his head liberal sprinkling of
hay-seed.
lie is now conducted to a wheel
barrow and required to wheel each
member once round the hall, after
which he is led to a smooth, CREASED
pole in the center of the room and
extending TO the ceiling; this he is
required to climb to the top and re-
turn head foremost; then he is led
to an ante-room and the bandage re-
moved from his eyes. lie is then
given the signal and pass word and
required to use them to re-cnter the
hall. The signal consists of 10 kicks
against the door, one kick for each
of the original Is States. The senti-
mel presents his ear to an augcr hole
in the door and the candidate gives
him tie pass word, which is "Poland
China the pass word is changed
every two years, the previous one
was "lierkshirc.'-Ile then enters
and proceeds to the center of the
room, facing the presiding officer,
the vice president is seated at the OPP
pOsitc end, he halts, and with his
hands behind him, makes two bows
forward to the president, his fore
head touching the floor, he then
makes one bow backward to the vice
president, touching the back of his
head TO the floor.
He is then conducted to the altar,
on which is copy Of the Bible pre-
sented by the American Bible Socie-
ty, and translated out of the original
tongues by command of King James
J. Of England, and placing his right
hand upon it and his left on the top
Of his head, repeats the following
obligation: !, speaking his own