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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-06
A VALENTINE VAGARY.
The Tattered Tapestry's Truthful
Tradition
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rHAD5 been years
since any one ex-
cepting the aged
custodian b ad
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of the RUNE d
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we'll remember
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festivities; when
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-06

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS

with walls Of equal or greater thickness, were
RACED TO the ground. Where ignorance is bliss
it is not always folly to be wise Here is po-
stion where wisdom pays n large return on
tho capital invested. The building which es-
capped was protected through peculiar dispo-
stion of the wind currents in the tornado
vortex. which might be called. ordinarily, a
freak of the storm. There arc many instances
on record where sudden expansion, contrac-
tion, elevation, or change of direction of tho
tornado cloud has saved not only large and
well-built structures, but outbuidings and
small trees which couId be easily overturned in
n straight wind Of some force, or tho efforts of
n single man. In talking of the force of tor
nado one should bear in mind the peculiar rend-
ing effect Of wbiriug, uplifting current of
air Of great force There is vast difference
in effect between n wind of this character and
one blowing steadily from ono direction, oven
though of high velocity.
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
In Burmah you find idols Big the thousands
and tho Golden PaEoda Of RangOon is one Of the
most yYnnderful monuments In tie world This


monument has base bigger than that Of the
big Pyramid, and 10 is a mass Of brick aud
mortar mixed with gold, which rises in the
shape Of a series Of pyraniidai cones until il Is
higher than any building In America save the
monument It's spire IS taller than that Of st.
PauPg Cathedral Of London. aud It's outside is
plated with pure gold. II is solid, aud il shines
under the blazing sunlight like mighty tower
Of solid gold. The Buddhists are still working
~ il, aud every year or twD q new coat Of gold
goes GA It, Not long ago one OF the Buddhist
Is ings vowed he would give bis own weight in
gold 10 IL. lie WIS pretty heavy fellow, aud
IL took 40 pounds OF gold 10 pay Isis vow. H.
bought $4,000 worth of gold leaf and il all
went into this monument This monument
was originally very sUiali, but shell after shell
u mortar and gold has been added 10 il until IL
has cost miii0ua. White / WAS in Burmah
there vas a vast seafioldmg around is top and
the jewellers were working AT IT. base. On the
scaioiding near the Top Of the golden mountain
there was big golden umbrella being put ia
place. and this golden Umbrella was studded
with jewels. 10 was made IL years ago and IL
then cost 100000. About two years ago a
blizzard sweep over RaugO0n aud shook this to
the ground, and the jewels aud gold were
scattered 10 ali directions IL iR uOw being re.
placed, and | am told that the people are very
liberal in giving. There are several hundred
odd Bnddhas around this great golden tower
You find dozens Of little temples aud booths on
the platform aboIt it, aud j stood and watched
d couple al Burmese girls having THEN fortunes
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fessed TO believe in Buddhism, aud who were
enthusiastic over its doctrines. There are in
the world more than twice rs many Buddhists
as Protestant Christians, and they number
10000 600 more than the Roman Catholics.
Japan. China. Farther India, and liindostan
have their Buddhists by the millions, and you
will find them in the most out-of-thc- way
countries of the backwoods of Asia. They are
Of different sects, and there are n dozen differ
ent kinds in Japan alone. The religion en-
braces 0ne-f0uT,h of all the people OF the world
and in hioia, which is a city of the size Of Gin
cinnati, there are $500 Buddhist temples
There are 10000 Buddhist priests in Bangkok.
sid some OF their temples in Siam cover many
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
The nebraska Soldiers, nome.

The report Of the Visiting aud Examining
Board of the Soldiers and Sailors Home of
Nebraska 10 tho Board of Public Lands aud
Buildings of the State of Nebraska shows that
institution TO be in a prosperous condition.
Recommendations arc made for various i'm
proyefnents TO the house and grounds, and
suggestions are also made TO increase the
authority Of the Commandant regarding some
of the changes which arc thought desirable.
The report shows that IL deaths have occurred
at the Home during the past year. The Home
contained lis members April /, and 1856 old
soldiers were accommodated during tho year.
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
THE BUDDHISTS,
A Lock at the WOrshiperS Of the
Greatest Religion of the World.

Their Costly Idols and their Wonderful Temples
Description OF New Eight Milton Dollar STRICT
ure In JApan-SaW-lOgs Dragged by Ropes OF
Human Bair-LantcrRs M Big rs HoEsheads,
and Idols as High a Four-stOry Housc-Tho
Wonderful Temples Of Siam. aud the Mountain Of
Gold which has been Built Over Four OF Bud
dAh'E Hairs in Notwithstanding abont he
Iigiou In India Bahometansm In the Far
East. and Word About the Greatest Mosques ot
the WOrld-How the MahOmFtans are Prose-
lyIing. and Something About the Buddhist MIS-
sIonarics Who viii Shortly Come 10 the URitcd
States.
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Mob,r~.aa2 T2.y'gg


Jerusalem is more Of pilgrimage city now
than il has ever been, aud tlore were tens ol
thousands of Russians ia the Holy City when
! visited IL year ago Many Of these had
come from the borders Of siberia. and had
walked all the way to Odessa, where they took
the boat for the port Of Jaia. Many of them
were Copts from Abyssinia, blackfaced ne.
grOeg, who believe in a corrupt Christianity
and not few Mahometans, who had come "a
worshipat this mosque of Omar, which | have
described as existing on the sight of Solomon'f
Temple. Pilgrims are beginning to 20 from
the United States TO Jerusalem, and the Jews
from all over Europe are looking toward it M
place TO go and die.
FRANK G. CARPENTER,
The National tribune., 1890-05-01

acres. The Buddhist templesof Japan number
720J0. and visited temple in the western
part Of that country which was just about conf
pleted. and which bad cost s.. 600 600 10 build.
its workshops covered acres. and everything
about il was being made Y hand Logs four feet
long were being sawed into bOards and 500 men
were working az the building. There are few
buildings IN the United States which have
cost g. 100000. Tie new Library building IL
Washington is not 20 cost more than 5000
600, aud the State War and Navy Department
building, which Is the biggest granite building
in The world, cost only about $I2,O10000 II Is
as cheap 10 build IN Japan as il is in this
country, and this temple would be an Orna-
ment 20 any and. IL is an evidence Of the
vitality Of the Buddhist cligion. and you will
fnd new temples being built in many parts Of
Asia.
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happiness which comes from tho appreciation
of the true, the beautiful aud the good in all
its perfection. He told me that the higher
classes of Buddhsts did not believe in hell, and
that the blazing fire and freezing water were
synonyms for the regret that ono felt for
doing evil. lie said that he believed that the
lowest and wickedest of men went into the
souls Of beasts aud insects after they left this
world, and he gave me TO understand that his
religion was one of faith aud works In COM
pany with him | went through his temple 1t
magnificent structure which must have
cost millions of dollars. Brass lanterns as big
rs hogsheads hung from its ceilings. and its
walls were decorated with the finest of Japanese
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Of white marble, and IL compares with tho Tai
MahaI in its beauty. Tho biqCes, mosque in
the world is that of Sauto Sophia Mt CONSTANT.
nople. II was built as n Christian church in
tho fourth century, aud IL was for ages tho
finest Christian church in the world. IL took
a hundred architects to superintend its con-
struction and 10000 masons worked on IL at
the same time. It's altar was made Of precious
stones sunk in gold and silver, aud IL had doors
of ivory and ebony and cedar. There is enough
Mosaic in its roof 10 carpet an acre field and
its forest of columns would make a picnic
ground two acres in extent. It has dome big
ger and grander than that of our Capitol Its
walls are lined with precious marbles. It's cor
niccs are Of gilded brass. and IL takes $500
lamps 10 light 1t. i visited ID when 5000 Ma.
hometans were praying in II, and they bobbed
up aud down with the regularity of the move
ments Of great army, aud when they thumped
their heads on the floor the noise came mp TO
the galleries in which / was standing like the
boom Of cannon.
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Pariegaicd colors. One cable contained the
hair Of 1900 women, aud some Of the ropes
we're worn tLiE by use. was tempted 10 take
SWAY handful as a mcment0. but as gAoug Dc
Of tile sacrifice made by the maidens who gave
the hair. IL seemed sacreiigous and left the
ropes 81 they were. They viii BE- kept ia tie
temple after IL is completed, aud will have an
Eonored pace among Us works This gift h al
the more wonderful when IL is remembered
that the Buddhist religion gives but little "a
woman. She j. supposed 10 lie altogether bad
and hcr only hope Of salvation is ia being Dofi.
again into The body u man, aud through
him getting 10 Heaven.
The National tribune., 1890-05-01

This sort of Buddhism however, is not the
average Buddhism of the East found idol
airy everywhere In Japan, and l found the
priests juggling tho people. At every temple
there was one or moro fortune elers and these
haldheadcd Buddhists were prophesyng for a
consideration everywhere. In one of the
temples in China found lot of sacred hogs,
aud at Mike there is n sacred pony which you
may feed with holy beans at a cent a plate.
Every other country temple has its stone foxes
which are worshiped, aud at Beuares, among
the Brahmins, | fed tho sacred bulls with my
own hands and rode out to the monkey temple,
where about hundred monkeys are among
the holy surroundings. In some Of the Indian
temples you find crocolilcs. aud have already
told you of the wonderful brass mule which
lies in temple outside of Picking, aud which
will cure your aches aud pains if you rub the
sore spots of your body against him. The
doctor Buddhas all over Japan are numerous,
aud found nos a few whose stomachs when
rubbed against yours were supposed to have
the effect Of biCarbonate OF soda and TO cure
the collie.
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a religion, however, which can build an
$s.0J0,O00 temple Is by no means dead. and |
met z priest Of another sect IN K0ta who told
ne tiat the income Of his church was 500 900
a year. This was MT. Akamatzu, a short,
slender. b5ld-headed nan Of -. ! had 10 take
OF my shoes before entering his church, aud /
sat in ny stocking-le while talked lie smoke
as good English as ] did, and be told me that
be had been educated IN England His theory
Of the Buddhist religion was q beautiful one.
but twas FAR more advanced than that held by
the average Asiatic. lie discussed with me the
trabsmigrati0n Of souls and said that the good
man by well doing, was sure 10 be born with a
better soul during tic next RECONSIDERATION, aud
that by being good there he rose a step higher
and thus went on until he reached Airyana, OF
Heaven. lie told me that Airyana meant a
state Of eternal happiness In it all the bad la
mans nature is eliminated. and the good con.
inuos 20 grow. II il the state of the EXITING
iOn Of the evil passions Of mankind and Of the
The National tribune., 1890-05-01

told while made my notes of It's wonders. /
walked around it and found it about quarter
OF mile in circumference. Stone elephants
were ranged about IL, with their heads pointing
toward IL, and on the top of each of these were
laid flowers by tho worshipers. Here and
there l saw women and men kneeliug and
praying, and made inquiries rs to what was
the cause of placing this mountain of gold on
this particular spot. / was told that 1t all came
from four hairs of Buddha which had been
planted here, and one of the legends concerning
the Golden Pagoda is that there is in the in
terror a shaft running from tho top down to the
basement and filed with gold and silver and
precious stones The monument Is hundreds
of years old, and whether this is true or not no
one knows
Buddha came from India, but You do not find
great number Of his followers in that coun-
try oday. The idols Of India are not so
grand rs those of Japan, Siam Burmah, and
their temples. as rule, will not compare in size
and extent with those of these countries One
of the biggest mosques in the world found at
Delhi. It had court containing four acres
and its greatest work was one rcd hair from
Mahomcts mustache. A greasy priest showed
mo this for n quarter, but he kept it under
glass and would not let me touch it. There arc
thousands of temples nc Benares, and you find
Hindoo temples everywhere. Nearly every
man has little god of his own in his house,
and | witnessed not n few sacrifices. In ono
of the native States at Japore | visited the
Palace of Amber, riding upon an elephant to
IT, l arrived just at the time of the sacrifice
TO the bloody idol Kali, and saw Hndoo
priest chop Off goats head with one stroke
of a sword.
The National tribune., 1890-05-01

The monuments TO religion in tho far East
are wonderful. Di Butsu, which / visited.
near Yokohoma, is brass statue rs biz as
four-story house. Its base Is 100 feet in cir
conference, and its mouth is over three feet
wide. IL is . work Of wonderful art, aud had
the Greeks known IL they would have made it
one Of the seven wonders of the world. There
is 4 Buddha nearly as big At Nara, IN the west
eru part Of Japan aud | saw one ia Bangkok
which was 100 feet long, and which, lying on
its elbow with is head on its hand, WAS |
judge. about as high as a telegraph pole This
Buddha was washed with gold. but the gold
plate was peoling off, and was able 10 carry
away few slices by taking them when the
priest was not looking. They were of no value
except as relics. There is another idol equally
large in the interior Of siam, and there is a
third said 10 DO 200 feet high This monument
sits IN tailor fashion-and this, by the way. is
the fayoFitc attitude OF Buddha. Hecrosses his
legs aud puts his thumbs together as though he
were going 10 t-y irl them. There, with peace
ful look, he rests throughout the ages. These
Samese idols are very costly. They are plated
with gold, and hundreds If thousands OF dollars
go every year into the gold plating OF the Bur-
mesc and Samese id0ls In Siamcsc history
there is a description Of an idol which costs
$4,000 10 plate. ard there are number Of
temples in Bangkok which have cost over
Sl0g 900 each. The Emerald Idol is made Of gold
and silver aud precious stones melted togther
II Is only about foot high and IL Il kept on a
pedestal 50 high, near the roof of the temple,
that IL is impossible 10 get a good idea of IL.
Diamonds. pphireg and rubics were mixed in
with the melted gold, aud IL has a wonderful
emerald among is precious stones.
The National tribune., 1890-05-01

II wss at this temple that saw one Of the
most wonderful evidences Of the rover Of re-
ligion over It's followers. The temple was built
C.ltiTeiy q wood. and the immense rs.fters had
70 be hauled Up by ropes. The logs used for max
ing the boards were dragged by ropes for many
miles aud the ropes used for these purposes
measured thousands OF feet. They were OF all
EiD's, from ~ big az q clothesline 10 the thick
ness Of q feHce-p9st and ] saw some which
measured 3 foot in diameter. These ropes were
bTownisl black. and upon examining them /
found tEen made Of human hair. no woman
thinks more Of Der locks than the japanese
Wgmau. Yet 100000 women had cut OF their
hair aBd given IL to make these ropes as an
offering 20 Buddha. Some OF these ropes were
1900 feet long, and on one side Of the temple
they hUHR iH long strands from the roof t0 The
trsi floor. making q screen nearly 100 feet high
and ~ feet wide, and 50 thick that they shut
out tie right. ] fingered them as passed b..
The hair was Of different shades, from the
silky brown q the maiden 60 the slyeFy white
q The Old woman. Long strands were braided
IN with short ones and az the end Of the ropes
they hung down like the tail Of horse in
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
i Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, April, 1890.

he Japanese Bud
dhists propose 10 send
missionaries 10 Amer
lea, aud il is said that
a number of priests
will begin preaching
in this country. The
Buddhists have i'm the
past been one Of the
great proselyting re-
ligions of the world.
They already have 4
number Of followers in
the United States, and
II found several we'll
educated Americans
I'm Toxic who pro-
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
Address Wanted.

II Joseph Klein, Co. NJ, 18th ~ Y. H. A.,
once Of Jacksonville, N. Y, left widow or
minor children surviving. they will learn some
thing TO their advantage by corresponding inn
medately with GEoRdE-E. LEMON, Washing
ton, ID. G.. st
The National tribune., 1890-05-01

Speaking of Mahometans IL will be sur
prise to many to know that they are rapidly
increasing in numbers. They have their mis-
sonariea scattered all over Africa and they
are bringing many converts to the faith. They
arc as ardent in the observance Of their reli-
Rion As we are, aud they give fully rs much TO
the church. / am surprised 10 iud how strict
they arc in keeping their religion, aud In many
ways they eonld teach us lessons in churchgo-
ing aud praying. They build new mosques
right along, aud there are now 2l000O,0 900 Of
them In the world. About one seventh OF the
whole world believes in the Mahomctan Teli-
giou, aud found great many OF them among
tile Chinese, aud they keep nearly all the inns
IN northern China. They have n mosque or
two in Picking. and there are many OF them in
the western part of the Chinese Empire. Chi.
ncso Mahometans frequently make pilgrimages
tG Mecca, and these Asiaics are tho great pill
grims OF the world to-day. All over Japan you
will And pilgrims moving from ono shrine TO
another. Millions Of iindo0s are continually
travelling from one part of iiindostan TO an
other on pilgrimagcs, and one Of the most
wonderful photographs have ever seen repre-
sents 10000 Of these pilgrims bathing in the
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
CHINESE BUDDnA,

carving and brass work. ! watched with him
the service conducted by "A Buddhist priest WING
sat on the floor aud read from q manuscript q
sermon in sing-song tone. There were
few bareheaded men and women aud children
in gowns squattng on their heels listening TO
him. and the whole was very solemn aud quito
as impressive as church service in America.
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
A Serious halady.

Madame Ito domestic who is ailing)-Well,
Bridget, what does the doctor say about You?
BFidget-Sure, ma'ani, he says have little
fetch o. the consumption
The National tribune., 1890-05-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
Tt Is stated that the Duke of Orleans, who is
now imprisoned Mt Clairvaux for returning to
France in violation of the law banishing from
the country all pretenders to tho throne aud
their heirs, has refused n prefer of his liberty
by tho Government, owing to the conditions
imposed. 1t is expected that the Duke will be
married while undergoing his imprisonment.
Prince Napoleon has written n very indig-
nant letter to Presideht Carnot, of France, in
which he assails that official for visiting the
First Napoleon's birthplace while on trip to
Corsica.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Tho teu-year old son of Farmer Granger,
living near Sandy Hill, N. Y, shot and in
stantly killed his three.ycar- old brother April
"a, whlle the two were alone in the house,
An explosion of dynamite occurred in II. K.
Doan's drug store, Delovan, Wis. Tho building
was completely wrecked and tho proprietor and
an unknown man killed. The cause of the ex-
pl0siOn is a mystery. Arthur was burned
to death in her house at Belevlle, Nj, April23,
and her husband, VIM. Arthur, seriously. if not
fatally burned. The couple were go years of
age.--A fire broke out in tho largo building
occupied by tho Unicorn Silk Manufacturing
Company OF New York Mt Catasauqua, Pa. April
u. During the progress of tho fire an explO-
sion OF vitrlol and other acids occurred and be-
f0re the fircmen could escape several of their
least five were killed and n number seriously
injured, some Of whom will die.--A boiler
exploded near Flint, Mich April %. One
person was killed outright and two others
seriously hnrt.-Mrs Sic, aged so years.
was burned to death at Shelton, Conn.,, April
2d-Egbert Williamson, Coachman, was
burned to death at Beavile, N.Y., April o.
Andrew Foster and Will Jarnagin, two young
farmers who reside Mt Gum, Tex, fought
duel April u. Jarnagin was killed and Foster
is fatally woundcd.-John ID. Morris, while
travelling in Greer County. Tex. April "a,
Killed his two companions w. T.. Roberts and
John Mows. No cause is assigned for tho deed.
john Decay, workman employed Mt the
Central Colliory, Scranton. Pa, fell down
shaft, distance of 300 feet April %, and was in
stantly killed.-A boiler explosion occurred
at the Etna Mills, New Castle Pa, April %, by
which two men were killed and several in
jured.
GENERAL.
Tho Secretary Of State for Illinois has issued
license to the John Brown Liberty Museum
at Chicago to purchase and remove to Chicago
the building known rs John Browns Fort, at
corporators, III. II. Beck, J. A. Coleman and
Alfred Moorc.--Ihe 6sth anniversary of tho
birthday of Gen. Grant was celebrated at New
York City. April 26. The hall where the services
were held was profusely decorated with Ma
tlonal colors and was crowded with dstin-
Ruishcd men. including Gen. Sherman and other
famous warriors. The exercises were very inn
pressivo.
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FAMED FOR TWENTY YEA re.
For Integrity Gifts Drawings. and
Prompt Payment of Prizes.

Attested as follows.
we IN hereby esriify TIA, ne ,f,sr,i,s n. ~.
Tangs1aeHts for al tie HoHltlf and SEMI as,,4g
DTalc'Hgg Of The LOUisiang sIate L0tisry Or
penn and 10 person manage aud cotsrog ne Dran-
mas Themselves, aRd ftGt ne same ars soais.tsR
"th honestly fairness and IA q0O9 fsiss toparI ~
parties, ant re authorizes tho CoaBaay % uss t,iS
ceTtsscGts nth frc-similss Of Ossr siqIatgrss a.
tached, IN its Gd0eytissas7.is.1
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same character, aud tho interior and exterior Of
this mosque Is covered with IL. One Of the
most beautiful mosques in the world is that
which stands on the temple in Jerusalem. IL
IL also filled with Mosaics and 10 must have
cost many hundreds of thousands Of dollars TO
build. The Mahometans own il and they con-
slider IL the holest place outside Of Mecca.
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IMPORTANT.

Address VI. A. DAUPHTT~.
AesE Orleans, Ia ..
~ ordinary letter containing Money Order trlai
oy an Express Companies, New YORK ExcoauTa 80
or Postal Note. - >1--'
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There is mosque in Cairo made of alabas-
ter. You have seen tables and clocks made Of
Mexican onyx. Well, this aabastcr is of the
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AGENTS WANTED.

So FOR CLUB RATES, or any further fnN7rnats1-r Ia
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GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING
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Tuesday, Way r. $500.

CAPITAL PRIZE, $500. OOO
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