The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
NEW ARISTUCRATIC ORDER.

From Il Letter in the Sun.
As IA result of reading of the orSaniza-
ton I'm Philadelphia recently OF a new
and admirably aristocratic class entitled
THE Noble Order of the Barons of the
Runnymede." society to which the de-
scendants of the nOblemen who fought for
the concession OF the Magma Charta are
to be admitted, am moved to beg the
favor of a few lines wherein to sketch
the salient features of still another So
Ciety, each and every member of which is
to obe entitled Barren of Common Sense.
Although this organization expects to
locate chapters in every state of the
Union, II is conceded by. competent judges
of the tendencies of the human mind that
Il majority of its members will be initiated
from New England and the Atlantic
states and especially from the great
cities along our seaboard
O.
We shall welcome any one who may be
able To prove his capacity for wearing
the honorable title OF our order, lie he or
she Baron of RWnnymcde. Queen. Lady,
uf Knight of the Holland Danes, Son or
Daughter of the Colonial ~ Revolution
ary Wars etc. and we shall be happy to
receive al IplicationS for membership, not
only from the members of these and a
dozen kindred circles. but also from the
many hundreds of aspirants for class
distinction, who to their great diSap-
pointment and because of Il certain IA
miliarity with our statutes as relating
to perjury, have as yet been unable TO
diSproVe their fitness to be known as
simple citizens of the republic of the
United States of America. In short, we
shall extend the hand of fellowship to
all who place family tradition above ev-
cry other earthly consideration, inClud-
ing those who have "a family 10 worship
I,n tl,pnt tttrln ff,1I nf lpi
own have nothing better than their in
dividual merits to fall back upon.
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Each chapter shall have a board of Of
ficers, to be composed as follows: An EN-
peror, three kings and -four queens, an
arch chancellor, and arch treasurer, and
farmer general of the dues and Initia-
tion fees. At the supreme head of the
national organization there shall be a
cZar. and to this exalted parsonage shall
| be intruSted the power to create at large
| 400 princes and princesscs, 500 dukes and
| duchesses and so many marquises and
| other minor MOBILES as he shall deem nee
/ essary and adequate for the support of
/ his august dignity. There shall be two
| intellectual qualifications for member
| ship: every candidate must make oath OF
affirm that his or her knowledge of and
| interest i'm current affairs of state is nil
and every candidate must SoemnlN
pledge himself or herself to refrain, now
| and forever more, from taking the slight.
| est notice of the history of the worlc
subsequent To the surrender of Lord Corn.
| wallis at Yorktown Members who are
! discovered to possess a clear idea of tho
| importance to humanity of recent indus
| trial changes. or members who venture
| to exercise themselves with social ant
| economic questions which have ariser
since the formation of our government
/ shall he considered to have resigned anC
| accordingly shall be struck off the roll,
and their titles declared forfeited.