The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25

croco,m," the restoration Of Inner harmony" IN
the face of which wealth, fame and power
sinE into nothnRnes-' 1t publishes the Oracle 81
E.sorTn.lsrs ~ rHr wrsr-Litle is learned Of
secret character, ana TIE exclamation That tho word
'wo.t" refers 70 the AmsricAs the division Of tho
wort "EsOter,sts' III the title evidently has some
iIFRNTtic RRorfifTs or Lr1oR-said to be ancient,
utystol aud of Oriental origin. The head of the
Exterior .ircle in America recently resided in M;
eternal spirit will each complete its own cycle Of
ne,es;ty.," 1t is sometimes referred to a. " Isis
oRDEn OF THr h,aL-A mystical Chicago society,
The practices aud prea,hnss OF which are open 70
secret order in that It's arhngs impaired by
means OF secret machinery" Its so.cancd re.
but members profess to know the cause Of It's eI-
istence or lts underlying principles.
Washington y, g; year not given. 1t describ,s the
fGnS @ The SoS tho m 1%iS
Ianyeh ara S,lcS.S tia, through confIsi9n ,S of
Oman Language revealed to man the secrets OF ma
tHrial IRE and that this language now Hnon thi,
from which 1t was dihused.,' 50 that men daily
prononnce the magic words. having no conception
vogue in nearly all large cities. although little
sad to have been called the oriental Hsymakers
wa.n upon the King Of Psr; That The
PENALTY for disobcdence at the sessions is to DO
executed at once" as the decorum of meetings
CRowsEp RrpUpL,c.-The tito Of protected fra.
have solved tho problem Of social concentration
and that tits possible to secure personal freedom.
p%b-SSd in A B0ton in 1870 saa Elaborated IN sa
lNrrrENprSI onpER OF ON MEs.-Credited to
at Burnet, Tex. Nothing has been obtained relating
TRtnk OF BEN HrR.-Foundsd on Gen. wallace's
n9n% 81 mat name and ha th as r. % ans
race and the seven pointed star. Its entire ritual Is
drawn from the novel.
Another society owing at least part Of It's in
SEPARATION to a book is the Concatenatel Order
OF Hoo Hoo. whose debt to Lewis Carroll is OBJ.
vious in the titles Of its ruling body made up OF
q SHARK. Senior Hog, Hoo Junior Hoo, Hoo
affairs go ~ mines: Tho initiation fes is $500.
il held on the ninth day Of the ninth month.
and the membership is limited to H,Hh, Hoo
Der business and despite It's ridiculous nom9n-
clature has various beneficial objects and n
meemhership Of more than 5000.
Three considerable secret organ iZations hav-
ing for their object the free coinage OF silver
are mentioned: the Frscmen's Protective
Silver Federation. the Patriots Of America and
in the move .ncnt that resulted in the nomina-
ti9n of William j BRYAN. ,,
1t would seem that the author Is stretching q
point when he alludes to tramp " fraternities."
which he divides into three groups enforced or
work aud heegsrs and petty thieves His de-.
tails Of their written symbols are meagre but
interesting:
The signs Of one tramp fraternity are sell
dom or never Ineligible to member Of an
other Tho more aristocratic OF these fraterni-
ties shows IN its signs the educational oppor-
tunities some Of its mem bers have enjoyed.
Thus, the Greek letter Rho at a street corner
or fork in the road indicates by its curve the
direction to go to secure food. clothing. &c: a
square. marked near or on a house, means
good for a square meal" an oval. or oval with
both its diameters. Religious" or very
religious people,, a, triangle pointing up
ward. safe people," pointing downward.
| they have been approached too often" the
letter y. 1T viii not pay to ask for anything !"
| send you to Jail" and a circle with an In the
| centre. AN officer lives here" Signs used by
the. second and third classiflcations of frater-
mites Of tramps are very crude. and some may
| be easily read ny the curious
OF sisterhoods there are mentioned the
Daughters of Rehekah Order of the Eastern
| star. Ladies' Of the Mnccabees. the Rathbone
| Sisters. Daughters OF Liberty. Daughters oi
America and others. One chapter of the book
| Is contributed by woman, Mrs. Annie Besant
| who writes on the Philosophical Society.