The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-04-05
THE ORDER OF BUFFALoEs.
origin of the Famous Order-HerOdOtus,
Father of History, Devoted Three
Volumes to the Society.

Volumes to the Society.
The man who is not Buffalo IN this
day and age is, flguratively speaking, a
dead one. The order has reached such
immense proportions that some data
in regard TO its origin might be Of in
terest to the present generation, says a
contemporary writer. Herodotus, "the
father of history" devoted three vol
umes of his books explaining the work
ings of this noble order. The work
ings" have continued to be the salient
feature Of its members.
The career of the organization has
been marked with many changes of
fortune, but its influence has always
been potent in the greatest events in
history and the leaders of the present,
as we'll as former times, have belonged
to this society. Among prominent
statesmen and philosophers who have
worn this orders badge let it be suft1ci-
ent to mention Socrates, Plate, Aristotle,
Caesar, Cicero, Washington, Jefferson,
Webster, Clay, Edmund Burke, Poca-
hontas, Teddy Roosevelt, Croker and
Marcus Aurelius Hanna. Arnold com
nitted treason because Mad Anthony"
Wayne blackballed him, and Burr fell
from honor from jealousy of Jefferson,
then "Most Eminent Nux."
The organization varies somewhat in
different localities, but its 'spirit" is
always the same. It's meetings are held
at irregular hours and its business is
-problematical It seems that histOr-
ians vary somewhat in regard to the
exaet date when the organization was
founded. Some say the order dates
back before the time Of Socrates and
affirm that he was an assiduous "work-
er" among the non members of the
herd, while the latter day historians
give the following version of the Buff
faloes:
The order was organized by eleven
travelling statesmen on the eleventh
hour of the eleventh day of the
eleventh month in the year of I'LL,
and the initiation is II cents.
The distress signal of the order is:
Thumb of left hand to forehead. The
answer: Thumb of left hand to nose.
The signal for the order OF BuffaIoes
is: Place the left hand on the left side
and ask: "Are you a Buffalo?" The
answer is: "You bet" And then the
quotation varies: "Where have you
travelled" "Over the western plains
good and plenty" rs there any other
means by which you can assure me you
are good Buffalo in good standing?"
Answer by the grip and shake. Always
shake with the left hand. Authorities
on the "doings" of the order, say it is
wise TO use the left NIT in all shrines
of Bacchus on "test" occasions. Fail
ure to do this cost Teddy Roosevelt 81
for sweet cider when he joined the
order
When meeting another Buffalo, or
saying goodby, failure to use the left
hand submits the unthoughtfuH mem
Der to fine of lemonade to the crowd
In laying down money in payment al
ways have tails up; failing to do this,
another Buffalo can claim the money
aud buy whatever be likes. One of
the strongest rules of the order forbids
the officer conducting the initiation
ceremony from giving back any change
to the candidate, no matter what
amount is rendered.
The person who can read the Buffalo
button, which is a composite animal
formed from eleven others, is one of
the boys. He must be able to begin
at the left hind foot and end at that
point.