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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25
A DEVIL

At about The same time the police of
this country were made aware that the
worship of the devil was a positive fact.
An Italian named Giovanni LuaVanta
was murdered at Providence. r. l., and in
attempting to discover the identity of the
murderer il was learned that he too was
Il devil W~Orshiper.
In his trunk was found a copy of q
prayer book in which were many prayers
all addressed to the Prince of Darkness,
with full directions for the making of he
great triangle and other rites of the black
ritual. The identity of the persons who
had murdered Luavanta was never dis
covered. but the coroner satisfied himself
hat his life had been taken by persons
who had been afraid of the black art, the
power 70 use which he had openly
bOaStcd.
Another instance of modern devil wor-
shin was found in New York last sum-
mer when Policeman Henry c. Hawley
murdered his mother and his two little
girls and attempted to kill his wife be-
fore he made way with himself. He, too,
was a Worshiper of the power of evil, and
, in his pocket he always carried a little
red image of the devil with horns, cloven
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my way. And When my last hour comes,
thou wilt find me calm and without ter
ror; ready to be transferred to thy eternal
fire. Amen" "a
The S~atanists claim that in addition to
the assurance of eternal salvation
through wickedness their devotion to the
Prince of Evil repays them by the super-
natural power it imparts. They insist that
they are able to exercise a power over
others that is most gratifying to them-
selves and that when several members Of
the black society are banded together to
work for the attainment of one object
their power for evil is almost limitless. !
Matter-of-fact people in this prosaic
age are more than apt to dismiss this
boastful assertion as scarcely worthy of
credence, but while it is possible that this
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25

foot and tail and to this emblem of his
faith he bowed with all the sincerity of
a heather before his idol. He talked to
it as if it We're human n to it he
looked for guidance in the affairs of life.
These are but three of the many illus
trations that might be cited to prove that
the police have had ample evidence to
enable them to decide that the worship
of the devil is not a fiction, but that, in
stead, the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
exists today. and is exerting a frightful
influence Over it's members.
WORSHIP EVIL.
To those who are acquainted with the
precepts of the society it is not surpris-
ing that the police We're among the first
to discover the existence of this body of
the disciples of the Archdemon Lucifer. is
the fundamental belief of those who ac-
cept this creed that absolute wickedness
is just as capable to effect salvation as
absolute goodness. They hold that it is
only the weak who will perish; that the
one necessity for salvation is strength of
will, and they proceed to attempt to at
tain eternal happiness by means of evil.
To this end they worship the power Of
evil, Lucifer, and his messenger, Asta-
roth, and they commit every crime that
they dare in their endeavor to become the
very incarnation of vice and wickedness.
This belief that happiness in the world
to come may be obtained in two ways is
not new. 1t has been taught by philoso-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25

HI CREED.
The creed of the sect is scarcely less
blasphemous. 1t is as follows:
ITO thee, Lucifer, l consccrate myself
with respect, owe and faith. Thou art the
God of Good, and l promise to hate the
God of Evil. Thou art the Spirit of
Truth, and l shall hate f~alsehood, hypoc-
ricy and superstition. Thou art the eter-
nal light, and l forswear darkness; and in
thy service I shall spend my last drop of
blood. I give myself to thee, body and
soul o Lucifer, do with me as thou
seest fit, to glorify thy name. Accept my
humble prayer, and shed thy light upon
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25

The belief in a personifed spirit Of evil
Is as old as the belief in n p~ersonitied
spirit of good. 1t was a long time before
the primitive man was able to frame q
distinct conception of a good God, but as
soon as this mental step had been taken q
conception of a powerful spirit of evil ma
turally suggested itself 10 his mind. All
mythOlogies and all religions, a'Scient or
modern, contain this evil powl' in one
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25

for several times during the past few
years the fact of the existence of such a
society of devotees of the Black Prince
has been brought home to them in a most
emphatic manner.
The first instance of this character oc-
CURED in 1894 when the body of a man
was found in a mean garnet In London.
The corpse lay in the center of a curious
circle that had been chalked upon the
floor. In this circle several candles had
been burning, and it was surrounded by
strange hieroglyphic figures. Although a
thorough autopsy was made, the phys1-
clans were unable to discover any evil
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25
IN THE

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Papa, what
made you come to the door last night and
cry Break away, there?' 1t made Mr..
Peters feel real hurt
We'll, you tell Peters that if he comes
to my house to practice strangle holds he
must expect to heal the language Of the
wrestling ring"
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asnostic was wrong. Again it was shown
tina those who firmly believed in the eX-
istence of the devil were in the majority.
NOT A MYTH.
General as this belief is, however, there
are comparatively few people who know
that there are men and women in this
world today who not only believe in the
devil, but who worship him. Reports of
the existence of such a sect of devil WOr-
shippers V appeared from time to
time, but they have not been credited by
those who have not had reason to be per-
sonally aware of the fact that the stories
had not originated in the brain of imag-
NATIVE newspaper men.
The police, for instance, have long been
satisfied that devil worship is not a myth,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25
NEEDED ONLY A FILE.

Philadelphia Record: Turnkey-Now,
me worthy friend, yer locked up where
yer can't escape. Why, a hull regiment
of sojers couldn't release yer.
Jovial Jim, the Burglar-Nop, pard; but
q single file would. See!
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25
TIE GREAT

may not b. true it is still a fact that
there are men and women, not only in
Paris, but in this country, who are band
ed together for no other reason than for
purposes of evil and the woship of the
devil.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25
The Devil Worshippers
Of the United States.
PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP LUCIFER AND CoNsECRATE THEMSELVES TO
THE GOD OF DARKNESS.

dence of violence or any sign of organic
disease. In other words, they were unable
to discover any reason why the man
should have died. and the verdict was
that he had come TO his death from the
visitation of God"
That is ali the public was ever told
about the death of Philip Randolph. but
the Investigations of the police disclosed
sufficient evidence to prove that he had
long been one of the leading spirits in the
sect of devil w~orshippers. and that he had
died while in the midst of one of his un-
holy rites.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
The Crescent.

The origin Of the Turkish crescent il
lost in antiquity. As the emblem OF
progress and increase it figures IN the
warship of Astarte, the chief goddess
of the Phoenician Pantheon, who, un.
der various names, was adored by every
Semitic race. 1t is not. therefore, sIs-
prising that the crescent should be the
chosen emblem OF = conquering and
spreading people. The hordes OF Cen
Chix Kahn carried it on their banners
from the great wall Of China to the
Indus and the Volga in the thirteenth
century, yet these were Mongols AMI
enemies of the very people with whom
the crescent is generally associated.
The Ottoman Turks, who first got lands
in Asia as reward for assisting the
Seljuks against the Mongols, seem from
their first arrival in these regions to
have displayed the well-known symbol.
1t appeared on the banners of the Janis
saries of the Sultan Orkhan, in the
fourteenth century, and subsequently
the Crusaders fixed it in the eyes OF
Christiandom as the counter emblem %
the cross. 1t is sometimes held that the
Turks borrowed the crescent from the
Byzantine Greeks, but this is evidently
not the case. On the contrary. the
Greeks had probably at an early period
adopted it with other religious symbols
and ideas from the east.-Detr0it Fres
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14

A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Bobby Bingo-"How long did it take
you to learn how to swim?" WilIy-.I
learned in Il !ickings. Puck.
A Theory.-"Parker is good listen
er." '.That may account for the fact
that he and his wife seem to be such
happy couple. Chicago Times-Hel.
aid.
THAT young Perk..rs who comes to
see you owes $40 to the laundry and 81:
to the barber shop .Well. papa. ne
deserves credit for trying to look like a
gentleman. Record.
II see that man named Przibowor-
sky is accused in Berlin of being spy"
''Oh. well. he can console himself by the
thought that he never did bear a good
name. e.''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ma" said the young fly. is it true
that some folks are SO gentle that they
wouldn't harm fiy?" II wouldn't trust
the Best of them, my dear. Don't buzz
around any Of them too long..Puck.
Limitation" said Uncle Eben, .may
be de sincerest fiattery. But de gem
man at de bank has had folks put in
Jail foh takin' dah pens in hand an
tryin' ter pay dat kim o. compliments. :
Washington Star. i#
AFTER ALL" said Mrs. Greatheart,
..there are nothers-in-law and moth
ers-in-law." Certainly" replied Mr..
Greatheart. i've no complaint to
make against yours; it's only mine
grumble about. Household Words.
First Yachtsman-''Tha Miss Topsail
makes me tired with her talks aboSt
yachts" Second Ditto-.Why? First
Yachtsman-"I told her had put q
new pinnacle On my yacht. and she
asked me if scraped all the old ones
OF the Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
TRICKS OF BURGLARS


A weli-known detective of several
years experience has this to say OF
burglars: "If one were to become a
professional burglar his work would
require study and practice, just as sue
cess in legitimate business demands
education and experience. The burglar
who does several Jobs and eludes the
officers ri the law is keen observer,
q man of forethought, and one whose
executive ability is unques;ioned.
Houses are not entered because they
have brownstone fronts. nor are stores
broken into by the professional thief
without an Investigation
"Nhen the skiilful burglar is to do
a job he studies the habits of the res
ident or proprietor. In case in Troy
a few years ago jewelry store was
robbed. Apparently there was not
clew. Detectives were placed on the
case and named the thieves by the
method employed in getting into the
store, and subsequently the thieves
waSe convicted. Certain burglars al
ways enter a cellar and come up
LnIOuXu StdtTS, nOo' OI lIAP NOVA D.
Others have skeleton keys.
Others go above and come down
stairs. Some break in rear and others
front doors. In the robbery above re-
ferred to the two thieves had been in
Troy three successive Saturday nights.
They had fastened a Alk thread on all
entrances in such a way that if any one
entered or left tn. store the thread
would be broken. Thus the burglars
earned that the proprietor and clerks
|. lid not visit the store after closing Sat
rday night until Sunday. The fourth
saturday night they cracked the safe.
Except for their methodical way OF
entering (by the cellar) no suspicion
would have attached itself to them.
even burglars have some style,
People living in modest homes, unless
they have large sums Of money OF
jewelry. need not fear a visit from ths
professional. He is always posted OF
the plunder for which he seeks. As .
rule. burglars are towards. and 1t il
only in emergencies that revolsers ars
used. Troy Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
k,..,.r An the Ciris.

The ancient and unique customs con.
nected with Hoch Tide were lately oh.
served at Hungerford. The morn was
ushered in by blasts blown from John
Of Gaunt's horn. The Hoch Tide jury
were sworn in by the town clerk, after
which the constable (who is also cor
onerl, portreeve. bailiff and tuttimen
were elected. Two tuttimen are elected
each year, and their duties are quite
unique, rs on Hochney day they have to
visit each house in the borough and
collect coin Of the realm from the
males and have the privilege OF taking
! kiss from each female. These tutti-
men carry long poles. adorned with
choice flowers, tied with blue streamers
and surmounted with oranges. The
tuttimen are followed by the school
children, who all have . holiday on
Hochney day. Each lady who receives
a kiss is entitled to an orange. In this
way, and in throwing to the children,
about 1000 oranges are distributed
during the dag philadelphia Inquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
W. g. KENTZEI, Editor,
WHEN sAm.L SINGS

Hyeah dat singin' in de mecder1
Nhaih de folks is mekin' hay?
Work is pretty niddlin' heavy
Fu' man to be SO gay.
You kin tell dey's somep'n' special
Fom de canter o. de song,
Some'p'n sa0ly pleasin' Sam'l.
Wen he singln' all day Long,.
Hyeahd him wa'biin' way dis mo'nin'
Fo' twas light enough to see.
Seem lax music in de evenin'
Alius good. enough fu' me.
But dat man commenced to hollah
Fo' he'd even washed his face:
Would you b'lieve, de scan'lous rascal
Woke de birds erroun' de place?
Sam'l took a trip a-Sad'day:
Dressed hisse'f in all he had.
Tux a cane an went a-strollin',
kooadn' mighty pleased an glad.
Some folks don know what de Mattah
Rut l do. you bet yo' life:
Sam'l smilin' an a-singin'
Case he been to see his wife
She live on de fu' Plantation.
Twenty miles ervay er. SO:
But heh man is mighty happy
Wen he git de chanst to go.
Walkin' allus ain de nices'-
Mo'Ein' fms him on de way
But he allus comes back smilin',
LAX his pleasure was his pay.
DEN he do heap o. talkin',
Do he mostly kim o. still.
But de wo'ds. dey gifts to runnin'
LAX de watah fu' a mill
whats de use o. havin' trouble.
What's de use O. havin' strife?
OATS de way dis Saml breaches
Wen he been to see his wife.
An I reckon git jealous,
Fu' laf an joke an sco'n.
An say: .Oh, go on, Saml.
Des go on. an blow yo' hon."
But know DIS comm Eadday.
Dey'll be brighter days in life;
An I'll be ez glad ex Saml
Wen gotosee my vile.
Paul Laurence Dunbar. in Philadelphia
Evening Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
1--we stsclx Farming.

That the true interest Of the farm
ers OF the southwest lies in growing
and feeding live stock II proven by the
history OF agriculture in all ages and
every land. and never more plainly
than by the known facts OF the Pres-
ent day. No really business-like farm
er OF to-day win undertake to mair-
tain farm by growing crops and sell
ing them ON the market, for not ouiy
would his profits be insignificant hut
the soil must ultimately fail, bang
rupting both farm and farmer. We are
not considering owners OF large river
bottom plantations who let to tenants
and by . system Of mixed trafic aud
crop-growing secure five to ten per
cent. annually on the valne Of the. land
and equipments BY growing only CT
ton and mule feed. These are not farm
crs in the sense We attribute to the
term; they are landlords, or planters.
This fundamentalagricnlturai fact has
been neglected by the older southern
states, and now they can grow no re-
munerative crops withouttaxing them
0GlyG6 IGU RGI GSAt. - eAS$ AsA~< -
the crops for commercial fertilizers
A similar cause will produce similar
results wherever practiced. Apoorfarm
insures a poor farmer, and the reverse
of the proposition il also true. the two
are practically inseparaElc; though we
have known q very POOR farm to bs
rade quite rich by falling into the
bands Of nm enterprising stock far'E-
er. A sick man may be restored to
perfect health, but the doctor and the
druggist are to pay. and the loss ct
time II to be regained. It would have
been far better never 10 have beei
sick. A poor field may be fertilizri
and made to yield profitable crops.
but the process IS expensive. Itwouid
have been far better for the farmer Il
he had kept stock, fed them and with
the resulting manure increased ihe
fertility OF his fields We are 20 Inn
pressed with the fact that farmers
should raise live stock, and feed, and
market the same. that We intend to
keep the subject before our readers,
and will discuss the various features
OF farm stock raising from time %
time, editorially and through coxre-
spondence.-Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
THE CIGARETTE, BEETLR
n n q Tiny Inssct That Infests anA
Rains. Tobacco Made Up fer
the Market.

...Oh, no." said the tobacconist to a
customer, who had lust handed back
a package Of cigarettes across the coun-
ter, '.those cigarettes are perfectly
fresh. I received them from the fac
tory less than a fortnight ago, but !
am not surprised to hear you say they
are old stock"
Each one of the cigarettes was per-
forated from one end to the other with
small holes and the paper had yellow
appearance
saThose holes" continued the mers
chant, 'sare the work Of the most trou-
blesome insect known to the trade.
The entomologists at the agricultural
department have long scientific name
for him, but to us he il known a. the
cigarette beetle He infes.s all sort
OF tobacco, but appears to be especially
fond of cigarettes. Thousands OF Gig
arettes ore ruined by the little pest.
and he gets in his work on all kinds Of
dried tobacco.
"Nor is his peculiar appetite ap.
peased by tobacco alone, for ne feeds
with equal relish on rhubarb. cayenne
pepper, ergot, tumeric, and all sort
Of stuff like that. The beetle damages
cigars and cigarettes principally by
boring them out and making round
holes in the wrappers so they will not
draw. Leaf tobacco is rendered useless
for wrapping purposes by being pune
tured with holes made by both I'M
larvae and the beetles. Filters ana
ine-cut tobacco suffer from the reduc
ton of their substance by the actua
amount consumed by the larvae.
"There is one case ON record wher'
the beetle was accidentally introduces
into store in shipment Of plug tooac
co. In q very short time-about thre'
weeks. I Ithink-the insect increased ant
almost took possession of the place. !
entered the cigar cases snd completed.
ruined a high-priced stock OF goods
We are beginning to know how to dea
with the pest now. and don't suffer from
it rs much as formerly, but still In
truly sorry to see them appear IN N.
stock again. This is The frat packag
of cigarettes I've noticed the beetle
in this season, and I've got 10 60 righ
to work to put them out Of business
1 Washington Star
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14
iDAzEp ENGLAND WITH MD
re Orlwlnsl Proxenitor Of Labeeaa
Advcrtising Still Living IN
A se+ New Ysrk state.

Some of the nabobs of the present.
day advertising world who think they
are ..the only pebbles on tre sDeacn
ought to take trip down to Poegn-
keepsie and listen to the advertising
narratives an old man there may reiate
TO them. And tho old man can MD
stantiate his narratives with facss ano
proofs, and is not a mere yarn Spinner
like many of his degenerate successors.
His name is De Linton Wing, and years
ago ne won for himself the utie o.
..progenitor Of liberal Advertising by
his extensive advertising of a famous
brand of flour of which he was the pro-
prietor-the Julian mills -four.
1t is said that at one time he was
worth $5o.Oo0, 900, but lost his fortune
partly BY speculation in buying news
papers. -. s
One of Mr.. Wings greatest a1vert:s'
ing feats was the Insertion in
the London Times, much to the sur
prise of the slow-going Britons. OF
full-page advertisement of his famous
brand of -four. 1t was claimed AZ asssaks
that Mr.. Wing. who alone had the secret
and the patent for the manufacture OF
the Julian mills -four. introduced in the
ingredients a moistening OF alcohol ano
hops that gave pungency upon which
many family was mildly eNhilarateo
every morning at breakfast, and ne had
as a part Of his business accounts let
ter from Lord Palmerston, prime minis
ter of England. in which the latter ex'
presses the thanks of Queen Nictoris
and her ministry for bags OF his Hour
because, MS the minister said, OF Its
elevating effects at each meal.
In the advertisement in the London
Times Mr.. Wing had such striking lines
as these: "Julian Mills see the Queen;
sPalmerston gets his Julian cakes early
and saves England's honor by reason cl
the daring spirit they infuse into him..
In the middle of the page was wood
eut-a most terrible innovation for the
London Times-of Mr.. Wing seated be
tween the queen and Lord Palmerston
who are both begging him to come tt
England and live at Windsor, To thi:
Mr.. Wing responds: II am an American
sovereign, greater than the British
crown"
One Of Mr., Wings greatest enter
prises was during the great celebration
Of 1858, over the Atlantic cable. Albany
turned out in great procession, at thu
head of which was. the great wagon o
d. L. Wing. made entirely of flour bar
rels. Sixteen -four barrels served al
wheels and thousands of barrel stave:
formed an awning over the body of thu
wagon, on which 50 young ladies il
bakers dress were conducting mimic
bakery Of the Julian cakes. Thousands
OF Albanians were gratuitously served
with bread that day from the Julial
mills -four, and at the home Of nearly
every poor family in the ward in which
Mr.. Wing lived were left that night ;
barrel of flour and photograph o
Wing and Queen Victoria. = Alban,
Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14

The Delxia. mare II Ceming Inte
Prominence, ana II vala-
able Animal.

No breed OF raDoats - exlstencs 70
day has attracted 20 mucn at,ens.on
Gr become 50 popular IN g snol.
tine as tne Deig'sn nats'
sg" they were scarcely KNOWN ~ Amer
leu, but to-day rabbit socisties arc
springing mp al over me cos'n.rv' anu
ale doing great WORK IN 9iscang TINS
animal before the people as 70 Aic OF
revenue. The Belgian mare Is = nasiss
of Germany. belgian, France ana
Switzerland, and u no. 70 ~ comIs'l.u
with tur wild rabbits ''r 20 tns ms
chevious rabbits Of Auss.atts.
Their color ls OF r'ch sanav 0roMns
except under the BODY whlcn - wh'te.
The tur Is OF three shades the oot.om
Fart slate color' ana me .o' HsA
chs solate, which gives u :. ~asy aP
Ecarance called uckln&- IN Hcsh :"
the He.gfan hare - sweet anu JUICY
aud when cooked makes snsn dor
king, being utterly desof' OF tnas
strsiEx flavor peculiar 70 or Wild rat
t.;:. A great many hotels. ressanraa's
ar. cnting houses have already placed
II rpcn their bill OF farc. IA ~ to1r
t. eight months old they hna rrs'iy
sale in our large cities Al from SOcents
t. 81 each for eating purpose .
They breed when from seven 10
eight months old, having from * 70
eight litters year and three 70 - =.
. litter, > animals - the product OF
one doc In u months. Iney VIII weien
when nix to u months olo ABOUT eaens
pounds each. MAKING sosaA q 800
pounds OF the most deiic'ous meat 1ot
the table and al tne pfoceeas oh one
ittlc animal. Ine young ~ lne sec
OF seven or eiGnt mon'ns VIII Deem
to breed and II properly managed wln
produce at least ONE nenoreu M1ole
the end Of tne year. Aney kl0" Wy
fast, In iact tney se :. laIse 49,"
four months OK. ~ oul co'"nnUn ~ .s."-
rabDess are ~ s'~ oI 1919 .a -
cxtremeiy nA,us' ~ 49," =. :.