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Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-10-29
NO. 80.
4 Mormon 1,..tit..tion.

w udb OaluS tnuSU UC tdAcu III bii0
endowment-house?"
"Well, there is first the oath of the
Aaronic or lesser priesthood. The can
didates must swear to obey implicit,
the laws of the Mormon church and
all it enjoins in preference to those of
the United States. The penalty for
breaking this oath is to have your
throat cut from ear to ear and the ton
que torn out by its roots. After tax
ing this oath the candidate is made to
draw bis hand across the throat as a
| reminder of what may be expected IN
| case of its violation. There is a grip
| which is made known to those who
take the oath. 1t consists in placing
the thumb on the index-fnger and
,lasping the hand around.
"The second oath is the second de
gree of the Aarenic or lesser priest
hood. This is the oath of chastity.
The woman is to have but one husband,
but the man can take as many wives
as he wants, and the more wives he
takes the better Mormon he is, and the
greater will be his reward hereafter.
"The grip of the oath Of chastity
consists in placing the thumb between
the knuckles of the index and second
fingers and clasping the hand around.
The penalty for breaking this oath is
to have the body sawn asunder and
then thrown into the sea. The candi
date is required, after taking the CATH
to draw the hand sharply across the
middle of the body.
! Then there is the first grip Of the Mel
chisedec, or higher order of the priest
hood, of which the order hold thai
Christ was a member. Those who en-
ter this order are made to swear e
avenge the deaths of Joseph Smith
the martyr, and his brother Hiram, Oh
the American nation and to teach
their children and their children
children to do the same.
'The grip consists in placing th,
thumb on the knuckle Of the indie,
finger, the latter being placed straigh
along the palm Of the hand, while tn,
lower part is clasped by the other fin
gers. The penalty for breaking thi
oath is not very slight one-it is dis
embowelment.
'There is one more order, the high
est order of Melchisedec. Whoeye
enters that order must swear absolut
obedience to the Mormon priesthood
In giving the grip Of this order tn
hands of the two persons clasp. eacl
other with the end of the index fnge
resting on the wrist and the little finger
closely locked together. The place OF
the wrist where the index finger rest
is supposed to correspond with tn
place the nails pierced when Chris
was crucifed, but as the nails tore ou
at first and the Savior had to be agail
fastened to the cross you place you
second finger beside the index fnge
on the wrist. This is called the sur
sign of the nail.
''These are the oaths that all who O
through the endowment house mus
take. To lie for the church is consid
} cred, in the Mormon religion, not to b
sin; on the contrary, something to b
highly commended."-N. Y. Mornin
Journal.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-10-29

Henry Willard sailed for New York
on North German Lloyd steamship
on Thursday last. He returns to re.
main permanently in The United States.
He comes back to New York as the
representative of a German syndicate
Of great strength.
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Everything Fair in War.

Jonas H, of Washington, Ind,
toward the close of the late war, was
oody-servant to quartermaster, and
after the close, and when the quarter
master had been mustered out as j Jonas
tells the story. he requested Smith, as
last service before parting, to take
large box on a dray to the freight
depot and ship it, asking Smith at the
same time eff he could read and write" "
Jonas answered that he could not,
started of with the box, and on tho
way to the station removed the ship
ping-tag which bore the name of the
quartermaster and that of the place the
box was to be shipped, and substituted
his own nane and address, and by that
means obtained box of new army
blankets the quartermaster intended to
capture or steal from Uncle Sam.
Jonas, who is fairly educated, said in
extenation of this commercial transac-
ton:
"Mr, Quartermaster captured the
blankets from the government, and l
captured them from him. Everything
Is falr in war. '--Dctroit Free Press.
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In che twenty-one years elapsed
since the.elose OF the war, the debt of
the United States lover and above
assets available for it's reduction) has
been reduced from S2,75e, 431, 81 to
$1,37S, ,l76, $50. The aetual reduc-
tion is even greater than these figures
show towing to certain changes made
in the methods OF bookkeeping), and
amounts to 1892. .slo,116, or rabout
seventy two and i. half million dollars
per annum. The weight of debt per
capita and the interest charge per
capita have been very greatly reduced
in these twenty years. In 1865 the
debt was S7s.25 per capita, last year
it is only S24.14. In 1865 the inter-
est charge was S4.29 pc. annum per
capita, last year it was only s3 cents.
There were not few in 1865, how
ever, who thought that this country
would never recover from the strain
OF it's civil war. To-day the remaining
debt is easly carried, and as to the
union Of the States, it is certainly
stronger than it was at any time for
twenty. one years preceding the rebel
lion.
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IS ls i
Thanksgiving day, according to an
cient usage, is usually the last Thurs
day in November. but in Massachu.
sets the papers are advocating an
earlier date, say the last Thursday of
October or the first Of November. We
are getting to take il as matter OF
course that our old-fashioned festival
must be in the short days and bad
weather OF early winter, but there is
no reason why it should not be held
in the bright. sunny, autumn days,
when people can be out OF doors with
comfort. It is not expected that a
change will be made this year, but q
change may be made thereafter.
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"A new experiment in industrial 6,

- u y
a new experiment in industrial CO.
operation or, to speak more precise
", in proit-sharing, is reported from
Connecticut. The manufactures adopt.
Ing it gives his men q stated percent
age Of the profits, over and aboye the
wages at competitive establishments.
The manufacturer himself is to have
sole direction OF the business, and
each man has full liberty to withdraw
on 80 days notice, taking with him
the share of the profits he is entitled
to up to that time. The men can
join any labor organization they see
fit; but being partners of the firm,
they cannot be ordered out on strikes.
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Persons inclined to superstition may
find some reason for the terrible ca
7lamities that have befallen the world
thus far during the current year in
the circumstance that it began on a
Friday, will end on a Friday and con-
tains fifty-three Fridays. Four
months in the'year have five Fridays.
Five changes Of the moon occur on q
Friday, and both the longest and
shortest days in the twelve months
are on Fridays. This might, indeed.
be termed Friday year.
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Henry George, the writer on social
problems, was asked by the working
men OF New York to be their candidate
for Mayor. He told them that he
would not listen to the proposition
unless they would bring him petition
signed by thirty thousand citizens
pledged to vote for him. The work
ingmep have gone TO work to get the
names. They say they can easily get
10000. Mr.. George is very popular
because OF his belief that all property
should be held in common. Everyone
is pleased with his books; but he is
not entirely consistent, for while
preaching that property should be
held in common, he copyrights his
books, and makes all he can out of
their sale.
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The preliminary arrangements for
the celebration Of the two hundred
and fiftieth anniversary OF the found
ing Of Harvard College, at Cambridge,
Mass. have been completed. It will
take place on the 9th, 7th and 9th
days Of November next. James Rus
sell Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes
will have prominence in the affair.
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The Standard publishers figures compiled
from the accounts of the Irish National
league, showing the amount OF subscrip-
tions from the six months, beginning last
March. to be $337, $50, while the grants
to evicted tenants during the same time
amounted to only $12, 12o.
AT recent reception given by Judge Hill
ton at Saratoga, Mrs. Moore, Pennsyl-
v,nia woman, is said to have worn Jewels
worth $lGS, 900.
The Magyars having demanded that the
body OF Liszt be inferred in his native land,
the German papers point out that the
great pianist so far eNpatriated himself as
entirely to forget the Hungarian language.
Andrew Fontaine- Wills SON Montague, a
London dandy With an income OF f37, 600
year, has an odd affectation. He never
wears a collar.
A revolution was attempted by a num-
Der OF troops quartered at Madrid The
uprising was ill planned, and amounted to
little more than Il mutiny.
There were received at the treasury de-
partment for redemption $780, 900 OF un.
called 3 per cent. bonds, making the total
amount OF such bonds surrendered to date
about 81 900, 900.
Samuel Hodgkins returned to Washington
from Minnesota and relieved Jay Stone us
acting chief clerk OF the war department
The issue OF standard silver dollars for
the week end ed Sept. Is, was 81, la, 9C5.
A strike OF seven hundred men occurred
in the wooen mills of Seville, Schofield,
Son & Co., at Manayunk, Pa. They de-
manded an advance OF 15 per cent. which
was refused.
A, ,Chesborough & Sons saw mill Mt the
mouth OF the Tequamon river in the Upper
Peninsula, Mich, was burned. Loss, $50.
900; insurance, $4,000.
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The new lake steamship susquehan

The new lake steamship Susquehan-
ma, which was recently launched at
Buffalo, has the distinction, says the
Chicago Tribune, OF being the first
steamship on the lakes. All Of her
predecessors have been steamers or
steam barges. She is also the largest
vessel on the great lakes in point Of
carrying capacity.
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An Appeal for Suffering Charleston.

Mayor Courtney OF Charleston, S. c., has
issued the following proclamation:
To the public: The city OF Charleston
council at it's last regular meeting took the
following action: Whereas, A terrible
calamity has befalien Charleston, vast and
widespread in the loss it intlicts, far great
er in extent than was at first realized; and
whereas, it is evident that the liberal and
spontaneous assistance which has come
to us from all parts OF this country and
from England, and which is deeply appre-
ciated and gra sefully acknowledged by our
people, will be wholly insufficient to meet
our unexpected exigencies, be it
Resolved, That the mayor be requested
to prepare and issue anaddress to the pub
lie setting forth our condition and invok-
ing additional aid for this stricken city,
In making known to the general public
this declaration OF the municipal govern
ment it seems to me unnecessary that l
should add any words Of my own. The un-
fortunate facts are before the country by
statements OF disinterested visitors from
different parts of the land after personal
observation and are known here and deep.
ly felt. ask the press OF the United States
to give this proclamation the benefit OF it's
far reaching circulation.
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Apisciple of Plato.

IL ID WCli w soy WiNll OA0 JILL
clients that 1--WE may shoot at the stars
and eough we know that our arrows
cannot reach them, yet they go higher
than if we aimed lower" What differ
cnce does that makeP 1t makes no
difference how high they go they come
down without having aa ed
anything. The aim that is IN S.gh
to kill deer is better than \ bead
drawn on Venus. 1t may not be so
grand in thought but it is more useful
in result.
Old man Billson's son Dan is a close
student. Billson, naturally and con-
sequently cxcusably proud of his son,
allowed the young man to remain in his
room, deeply covered with the grand
rubbish of ancient wisdom. During
the busy season, when every hoe in the
cotton patch was worth its weight in
silver. Billsons neghbors would ask:
''Why don't you make Dan help you
with your cotton'"
He can't spare the time from his
studies"
Studying is all well enough but do
YOU think that it would hurt him much
to drop his books for a day or two and
takeup hoe9 The grass is gaining
on you"
The old man sighed. He was making
great sacrifice but his son would. in
after years, bless him for it. One day
the old man reverentially entered the
sons room.
.'Sit down, father"
The old man sat down and, pointing
to an open volume that lay on the
young mans desk, asked:
What book is tha.?'
"Plato's philosopy."
Studying it, reckon?"
Eyes; haven't studied anything else
for some time"
Full of interestin' readin', L
reckon"
LAS grand thought as was ever ex-
pressed"
Amt law, is itp''
"Oh, no.'
"Medicine. Ireckon?'
''No. it's philosophy"
"1es, but what is philosopher
"Oh--er-well, it's er-it's the-ths
soul of great man, shaped into
words"
"Ah, hah. What does this here fell
ler Plato propose to rarn you9"
ITO be great, to look high"
Eyes, but does he tell you what to
look at?"
"Oh, er-yes, he-that is, he tells Won
to purify your soul"
"Ah, hah, but what does he tell you
to do with the body?"
The body! Why, he scorns the
body"
"Ah, ha Don't appear to have
much use for it, eh?'
Ale is higher than all things physi-
CAL"
Don't say nothin' about fox tail and
wire grass, reckon?'
vi course not.
''Sortcr silent on cotton, too. reck-
on"
why, father, what can you mean?'
"Wall. I'll tell you. Amt got moth
in agin Ponto-"
Plato" the student suggested.
'Yes, l amt got nothin' agin him,
you understand, and reckon he may
be putty clever fellcr, but l tell YOU
what's fact. He amt worth his salt
when the cotton's in the grass; SO Dan,
jos grab that hoe hangin' in the tree out
thar an scorn the grass an rarn the
cotton to look up"
Great goodnessr' the affrightcd
young man exclaimed, II can't stand it
out there"
"Oh, but you mustn't pay no atten-
ton to the body. The sun won't hurt
your soul. Come on."
II really"
Wall. your grub stops. Been feedin
old Whut's-name long enough.
Comin'?"
II would, but"
"All right, grub stops, an you'n
have to pay rent for this ROOM
The young man sighed, arose and
followed his father. Two hours later q
painting and perspiring Platonist.
welding heavy hoe, was seen striking
at the tox-tail grass. .-ArkanSaD Trace
Ter.
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Thy demand for iron has become 50
great that furnaces are unable to meet
it and the price has grown according
ly. This alone indicates the general
drift, for the price Of iron has long
been regarded as business barome
4 fer ia ~. -
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Astudy Of 10000 physicians pre-.
scriptions has recently been made by
the editor Of the Chemist and Drug
eist. Spirits Of chloroform,. .elycerine
and syrup Of orange peel are the most
frequently prescribed; then came bro.
mide Of potash. wine of ipecac, sui
phate OF quinine, bicarbonate of soda,
liquor ammonie, acetatis, bicarbon-
ate Of potash and sweet spirits OF
nitre.
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It Is suggested that petroleum. froz-
en- into the shape Of bricks can be util-
j lied as fuel for steam vessels, and car
ried in much smaller space than would
be required for coal as now used for
the same purpose.
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tion; served in the Union
army as private in the
Elcin lil.) battery from
1868 to 1865; studied
law, was admitted to the
barin ] $40, and has since
rrac'iced: was electeu
district attorney for Lin
coin county in 1874; was
mayor of the CITY of Can
Ton in 1ss2-S3: was II
member of the territorial
constitutional conven-
Gion held at Sioux Falls
in September, 1883. and
was elected to the Forty
ninth congress as q Re-
publican, receiving H.
"a votes for John N. Viii
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Limited Instructions.

~ 0CO 111S VI UCIIOIlS.
New Butler IF you are Mrs. Smith
the misses is out, but if you are Mrs.
Brown please to walk in
Lady-"Bnt am neither; my name
is Jones'"
New Butler-"Wcll, if you'll just
stay where you are I'll ask the misses"
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He Must Have Hated Michigan.
Visitor-''Miss Dcvereaux is quite
musical"
Host-"Yes. very much sos
Visitor-"Does she sing in English?"
Host-"She does. and I'm - sorry
she doesn't sing in Kalamazoo, or some
other far-away place!'' !''-American
Musician.
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CONDENSED NEWS.
Ono Of the Presidents Companiops.

Col. A. H. Belo, OF the Galveston News,
has returned from his fishing and hunting
excursion with the president. To re.
porter he said: 1T was delightful picnic
all the time President Cleveland is a
yeritable Nimrod, and never missed q shot
He is the personification ofnerye and never
suffered from buck agne. The state.
ment that the president is an eN-
pert fisherman is not an exageration
His success was wonderful. I will not
call it luck, for it was not. He goes fishing
and hunting with the same degree OF earn
estness and concentrated energy that
characterizes his everyday actionat Wash
ington. He enjoys it, too, and throws OF
care altogether. Mrs. Cleveland, too, has
a knack for trolling for pickerel that is
simply artistic. She is not afraid OF the
sflnny tribe and pulls them in with the ex-
perience OF a veteran. The bracing mount
nin air was inyigorating beth to the pres-
dent and his wife. The former is not
stouter, but he is tanned and feels as fine
as high stopper. The latter has been
much benefited by her stay at Saranac
lake. Think the president will be renomi-
mated in 1883.
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$40 votes against 5. 124 votes for John NJ VIII
son. Democrat, and 81 scattering
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-15
WEDNESDAY, April IL p. N.

WEDNESDAY, April IL - NJ
Tho dulncss OF to-days stock speculation Is told by
the amount OF the transactions the sales at the Stock
Exchange amounted 2233l6 shares. against 36s3i7
yesterday. The market opened with n firm tone at
figures little higher than last evenings closing prices
and from sheer absence OF stocks for sale made
further practical improvements. but apathy the
prominent feature of the dealings Several times during
the carly hours small raids made on values from
the recoveres which wero quickly succeeded by
renewed duncss Later In the afternoon moro
determined effort made with Lake Shore st. Paul
North stocks the special objects. but the final
suit however. was little more than burning OF the
raiders own powder. No ese's stocks were brought
to mark" and the "short" interest has received further
additions. st. Paul shows a final decline o! a and
Northwestern decline OF 81 per cent who Lake Shore
closed the same last evening. Western Union and
Pacific Mail closed Is and q per pectively lower
than yesterday. but the market generally shows some
nua gains Several OF the low-priced and usually In
active stocks recently have made large advances
but they usually have been gradual as not
to attract attention. To-day Minneapolis and St. Louis
preferred with advance Of Oh per cent Richmond and
Danvilc with gain of per cent. and Rome, Waertown
and Ogdepsburg With an advaIce of per
spcuous that class OF stocks The general situation
affecting stock values seems be making continued
improvement; but the troubles % between The North
western railways delay in settling the
tinenta still obstacles to the development of
confident and healthy speculation; but whether the
Quotation OF prices is per cent up per cent down.
the dealings are almost entirely In phantom stocks ;
real stocks do not oat of strong boxes The mar
ket closed generally strong with evershness In spots
Government bonds steady but the bids for the b
were OF 4 percent on anticipation OF another call before
the end OF the month Annexed are the closing quota
lions:
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1--WE STOCK MARKET.

NEw.YoRK Wednesday April l4.-BEEN ES;-Hecelpts
Of 2,5I7 Leadl2I cars ~ Jersey Siy cs
al 6Oth st. at GOths and cars AT eena" Aen
new yards for four days 7Oo+ head against 0oIS
mead for spondlng me last week ATTN AIS AT
hawken were Export the Grecian Monarch anu te
trading nearly all dOne at Jersey tlty WIN heay ov
In yards and all for the home markets WIN
tho carloads reserved Tor export tdue
Was as brisk Monday anu prices ower etp sss
showing decline Of loo ami Common anu Medium otecis
srng nj the close fully l5c lower than on Nohhay
-eysI cara OF Clucnn Stlilers
rhine Cornfed steers at - 20" % ~;
Choice at 0so 80 and one car load OF ne,
1nI NJ few and Inferior i'ulocks sou GOWN "
- nry and Mixed lots ranged from 80 70 to - 10
re sod al - 10 and Buns AT ~ 10 dei - ior 'o
mon 10 Extra ,, - ,., ,.,, ,r,, ,b,. mort
Touorrow the Grecian Monarch viii be laden Win
St0 1--we Cattle by ST. Goldsmith, the Auiatc VIII ~
onarers OF Beef aud the trinidad, Tor bermuda WIN ~
live Cattle Live sheepi Al quarters OF Beer anu o'i
cases o Sswton Giett IA Pennsylvann stable te'
III n al 81 10 do, .37l ID at IS do i?6l 10 az
a. do 276 b. So s3 10 do, l2S2 d. at 70 70 70 90
fs IL AT IS 50 23 do li76 10, at 80 % - 10 40 10 d,
- g. iG do 3ls N. at 50 60 y do Lib 10 al - oo
10 li7 n al 50 90 do loi7 u a, 30 eS A. 90 10
40 95 J;o'' H. H. at ii 26 10 ohio steers, LIS 70
al ID AO state l,34O 10 atsj 90 do 10 AZ 20 W
10 90 10 at ~ rs; Indiana do. 1870 10 at % lO 10
! Tia M AT SO rs; 10 Indiana cows l,l3s D. at VI 40
A. A. 10: state Oxen 1850 D. at 50 7o Bulls
1888 ~ at s. 76 do 2loo 10, AT vi o"o i0'V "
~ Ws,reI 20 Bunaio steers ll8l ID, at IS go 20 do
ip1 M az 40; 20 do 002 N. at $5 "a do 02 d. NJ 81 W
stag 1850 u. Ut 81 so; Al still Buils li96 n. ats