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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-31


center Of the valley is opened wide,
the "Farash," or sacristan in charge
emerges, and is followed by two "Kos-
haks," or subordinates, each carrying
in his hand a lamp, which he hangs
just above the entry. This is the sig
nal that the ceremony of the night is
about to commence, and it seems to
rouse the camp, for within a few mo-
ments the whole of the Yezidis in the
valley are seated upon the ground in
front of the shrine in serried and Or
derby rows, leaving space in the CEN
ter, along which the procession Of the
priests has presently to pass.
Lights are seen twinkling within the
building, which the worshippers face,
and SUDDENLY the plaintive notes of the
flute and the tinkling Of cymbals fall
ing upon the ear indicate the approach
of the sacred procession, which has
been forming inside From the inter-
Tor Of the white domed edifce energies
first four "Karabash," or Yezidi broth
ers, dervishes OF the sect, attired in
deepest black from head to foot. They
carry lighted torches in their hands.
Then follow eight 'Kawals," must
clans, attired wholly in white, four
playing the flute, four the cymbals,
and tembourine. To these succeed a
halt-dozen young "Pirs"o priests. in
long, yellow robes and black caps.
bearing torches, and then four ''Shei-
khs," or chiefs, in white garments. car
rylng between them on their shoulders
a sort OF square framework of wood,
above which is perched the "Malik
tan or King bird; the peacock, which
is the sacred emblem of the devil vor-
shippers. The Yezidi tradition is that
Eve IN paradise was tempted, not by
satan IN the form of a serpent but in
the form of beautiful peacock.
Behlnd the kingbird come the
twelve elder priestsof the sect, in
tame colored gowns, and attending
these tWelce "Kawals" carrying fam
neaux. NO layn2Gn ever takes part in
the professions Of ceremonies of the
fezldls. AS the procession passes
along the rise, PROSTATE themselves
upon the ground, raise their rieht
hand toward the ''bird' emblem, then
press 1t to their foreheads, and resume
their seats on the ground. The
piiests Hlarch on up the glen. to the
notes of the flute, the rhythmic clash
ing OF the cymbals and the beating of
the tambourine, until a turn in the
valley brings them to a low. white
building not unlike in style and char
acter, the tomb in the middle of the
glen. There are at one end a number
OF what appear to be stables, where
ID are stalled seven white kline, which
are carefully tended and looked after
Hence the edifce is known as the
sanctuary of the White Cow" These
COWS are said, by their Yezidi, custo-
dams, to be sacred to "Shems''-that
is to say, the sun-clearly indicating
some connection with ancient sun
worship. The Sanctuary of the
White Cow" covers the concealed un-
foreground temple Of the devil worship
pers, and it is here that access is gain
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-31

the back Of the cavern, while the four
kara bash,' or dervishes Of the order,
stand each at one Of the four corners
of the altar, while the bearers Of the
king bird" station themselves behind
the "kak," or head Of the community.
There is. something Oh the ground in
front of the stone altar. over which a
rug or carpet has been thrown. Two
of the black CARRIED brothers leave
their posts at the corner, and at a
word from the chief gently raise the
covering, showing the bodies of two
men extended upon the rocky floor,
one cad In the recognized attire of an
initiated ''karabash," the other with
nothing but piece of white cloth over
his lo1ns. At first glance both seem
dead. But they are not; one is living.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-31
RAIN GAMBLING IN CALCUTTA.
The Exchange is Always Full in tho
Monsoon Weather,

The Exchange is Always Full in the
Monsoon Weather.
Come down to- where old Chooni
Lall himself sits cross-legged, CHEEKY,
genial and wrinkled, says Chambers
Journal. He is always glad to see
you. He never mentions bet. You
ask the price, unable in the clamor Of
tongues to hear and understand. He
murmurs six and half. Come, let
us bet and see how it is done. He
goes for 10 rupees. The broker holds
it up-more shouting, more laughing,
more fingers held up. He tells you he
has sold it at Z; the price is rising
Surprising that it rains between now
and 9 o'clock at night, we shall win
six rupees for every rupee of our stake
our own rupee making up seven, the
quoted price. Chooni Lall will take an
anna in every rupee for brokerage He
is already worth many lakhs, for for
tunes are won and lost here every day
in the monsoon.
The very sugarcane seller at the
door, who doles out sticks of sugar
cane for pice, is worth thousands Of
rupees. You can bet either way for
or against the rain, for to-day or to-.
morrow or against any fixed day, if
you can find a taker: You can take
your choice Of the two periods of hours
from a. m. till noon, or from a. ID.
till 8 p. m. Of course, to a man who
bets that rain will fall in the first per-
iod, far longer odds are offered. tt
rarely rains even in the monsoon, be- T
tween these hours, and have seen 400
to L offered. =. Es5
Rich men deposit large sums with
Chooni Lall-he is also banker-and i
lays odds on the rain falling within a
certain month. For the month in
which the monsoon usually breaks,
they lay 5 and to on the rain, and
it would undoubtedly be a very good
bet. Brokers themselves bet rarely
their brokerage rays them; but of
course there comes often a certainty
of winning by easy hedging. The
odds are not hard to foretell. Every
bet is sold in the open market and the
price recorded. The place is really a
sort Of rain exchange, and as In the
monsoon weather it is constantly full
there is never any difficulty in betting
either way, supposing you be willing
to take the current price.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-31
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BLIND,

Men to Whom the Loss of Vision
| Seemed to be Unimportant.
A unique career was recently
brought to a close in the suburbs of q
great American city. It was that Of a
man totally blind from early childhood
who, by force of an infeXible will, had
succeeded in becoming a scientific
anatomist.
Although deprived Of sight, he train
ed himself by muscular exercise to
be an athlete. The loss of one sense
only strengthened his determination
to preserve all his other faculties in
the freshness of perfection. His own
success in muscular exercise brought
a group Of young men around him, and
before he was Fl years old he was a
training master for athletic sports Of
every sort. He opened a gymnasium
with apparatus designed to carry into
practice theories Of his own respecting
the development of the human body.
He taught large classes, led in ex-
ercisCs of all kinds and performed the
most difficult feats with unerring ac-
curacy. His facility in using the ap-
paratus and moving about the gymna-
stun was amazing. Visitors could
hardly be convinced that the expert
and fearless teacher was absolutely
sightless.
His gymnasium was gradually con-
verified into school of health. BY ply
steal exercises conducted under his su-
pervision, he undertook to remedy de-
formities of the body, and to cure pa
TENTS afflicted with diseases of lungs,
digestion and disordered nerves. He
became in fact, if not in title physi-
clan Of recognized skill, and applied
many original theories to the treat
ment Of diseases, devoting the best
years Of his life to q minute study Of
the mechanism of the human body,
with view to remedying the physical
defects Of other men.
Whether it is the blind boat builder
designing the finest yachts or the blind
entomol0gist making scientific discov-
cries, or the blind statesman discuss
ing in parliament the intricacies Of f.
nance and conducting the laborious ex-
ecutive department, only the most
resolute natures can win such VIC
! tories as these.
Mr.. Fawcett, when he met with an
! accident in his youth by which he lost
his sight, was student with an ar
dent ambition for public life. A weak
er nature would have given up the
| first fight as hopeless, but with I'M
flinching courage he followed the ca
reer he had marked out for himself.
He continued his study of political
economy by the aid of other mems
eyes: trained his memory until he
could carry complex tables of stats
tics as easily as other men could read
the figures from the printed page, and
achieved great distinction as a uni
versity professor and political lead
err. So complete was his conquest Of
infrmity that Mr.. Gladstone was the
only man who could rival him in par
lament in the exposition of statistical
questions.
II we'll remember" wrote Mr.. Pres
colt, the historian, 1.-The blank despair
which I felt when my literary treas
ures arrived and I saw the mine Of
wealth lying around me which I was
forbidden to explore" He was vir-
tually blind, but with uncomfortable
patience he went on with his work
year after year.
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ness gradutlly deepens, the fire slowly
die out and, one by one, the many
tWinkling lights that erstWhile shone
amid the trees on the hillsides disap-
pear. The gloom thickens silence set
ties over the valley, and nothing is to
be seen but the stars in the sky over
the valley, and nothing is to be seen
but the stars and the sky overhead
and the glimmer Of single lamp that
marks the site of Sheikh Adi's tomb. h.
AS the position Of the consultations
overhead indicates the approach Of
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11
FROM HUNTS oarlrAL.
"nnaEsr oreen's Appropriate 40
uon--aiurdor CaE..--P.r.an,


"hnaEer Green's Appropriat. A.
non--aiurder CaEes-P.rson,I
oreenvine. Feb, Io.-rhere win he a
masked valentine party at The res,.
denee OF MIR. and Mrs. o. c. Roeye. ON
worth s'onewsll street Thursday night
70 which the young people are looking
VIII pleasant anhcipatlons.
tno n. Il. George Concert raun,,,.
Win their pupils will give A ersn3
iuslhG concert at the Baptist ehurcb
,,o,,nortow night There viii he 49,
Htuo girls with dolls 'e my
vi, pehealct or Whltewrlght. IL ON n
south Greenyiile. ot
me grand Jury adjourned yesteraa,
20 meet again The last week Of co,,r,
tneIs are several murder cn,tss e.,
TOT Wal In the district court nsSf 49,
tho Divide Musin company win 81.
entertainment at the Baptlat
' Tse on The nigh. Of the 18Th.
a., ~ ~ Z, ~, =. a. rooms In the yyheeI.
by Nsreh WA DC ready for occupancy
Frealdeut Il. II. II. Green OF the Ma
iahe, sent special train heavily drsn.'1
~ 1teenNlile 10 meet Suporintenda,,f
irwin or the Il. 4 O. II Il wbn ,,,,,ts
IN wire, was on his way 10 Tsrraii - ~
et,,n me funeral OF his SON Tho
d1,S nls gentleman came up from
,,on. sSn 10 accompany The bereaVed
sSu a Auditor J, u. Tart, Private
1Is0Wyy'aIy II. y, Moore. rrainmastey
Main. puN' Treasurer ]. b. Harris.
AMOR j.. 5. Grinnan. John i, trer,aii'
y, j. Al. Auckleroy. Jag Har,is'
:, ~, ~ Grinith, Jr-, Nash LaRoe. -
me Ladies Aid society. of tha Lc,,.,
tlespyterian church viii meet AZ IN
i is,s. OF the president. Mira n NJ
nisy, tomorrow night 10 eleot ofneers
"a ~ SI vset other Important business,
liz Duu hennedy, who was thrown rrom
navs "ahSn oy runaway team several
be sarie, rnt VINO was not thought TO
yine. 'ass of Green
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

Baltimore, Nd. Feb. iO.-Rev. DIR.
Rocker, secretary of the papal dcicga-
ton. in a sermon in the cathedral in
THE Rights OF Labor held that men
have the right TO combine together
ana to agree us to tho value OF their
services, They have the right TO exclude
from their organizations those who Will
not agree to their conditions, they have
the right to refuse TO work when
treated with injustice. but they have
no right to cause violence or disorder
The workman has n right to share the
wealth OF his employer earned through
his labor but he haa no right to de-
a1roy that wealth. The solution OF the
social question belongs to them, to
whom the government has entrusted
the welfare OF society The Wise, care
ful guardian cannot be found outside
the church.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

Dublin Feb. 10.--A terrific snow
storm prevailed in ireland Saturday
night and today. In Cork and else
where the running of trains has been
stopped. The storm is so violent at
Queenstown that all the telegraph lines
have suspended business. The tenn
perature is the lowest recorded for
forty years An unusually high tide
prevailed today.
Several small craft have foundered.
Traffic in the harbor and on the river
is entirely suspended. The Norwegian
bark Freya, from Rio de Janelro, has
arrived In u battered condition. She
reports that she spoke on Friday last
to the bark Carmel. from Savannah for
Liverpool, with her rudder-head
smashed and otherwise disabled. The
crew were in famished condition
and were almost completely exhausted.
The Freya supplied them with pro-
visions,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11
A DISASTROUS FIRE RECORD.
THE PARK HOTEL DESTROYED AT
LAMpAsAs.
Thirteen Houses Harmed at Garrison.
Tobacco Warehouse burncd-Jew-
ish Synagogue Gutted-Losses Al
together Are Very Heavy.

Garrison. Tex. Feb. 1o.-A FIRE. which
started at o'clock this morning, de-
stroyed thirteen business houses be-
fore 1t finally burned Itself out. The
town has no organized fire department.
The fire started in the store OF Kelly
s. Shepherd, in the center Of n block.
The entire row was burned. and the
flames crossed the street. licking up
another row Of houses.
Kelly & Shepherds loss on stock,
$500; S2500 insurance.
John Garrlson's saloon; no insurance.
Il, y. Hall. market; no insurance.
Garrson's drug store; no insurance.
E. NJ. Weathorly, hardware and fur
niture; Insurance, $500: saved most OF
the stock.
w. $. Bridewell, general merohsn-
disc; no insurance.
Other buildings vacant.
Loss on buildings owned by different
parties, $500; insurance not learned.
but very little.
The f1re was Of incendlary origin.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

Boston, Mass, Feb. l0.--No tidlngs
OF the French liner La Gaseogns We're
brought by the steamers arriving here
today. Several OF the ocean liners
pushed their way from Quarantine
during the day, among them being the
hoipano OF the SRnderson line, from
tuli' the sachem, from Liverpool. the
Boston, from Yarmouth, and others
Each vessel was boarded at Quarantine
ny an Associated PresH representative.
who questioned the officers for possible
news OF La Gascogne, but no trace
OF 'he missing steamer had been seen
All ofieers reported that they had
roNEh trips and unusually heavy
weather, and seemed to be or the opin-
lon mat La daseogne's delay is due 10
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

birmingham. Ala. Feb, iO.-Young
stoyall, who thirteen months ago as
sassinated his brother-in-law, Wiley
Jordan. near Jacksonville. Ala. died in
jail at that place last night a month
ago stovall confessed to the crime. say
Ing he had learned that Jordan had
been miatreatiny his wife, who was
Sloyalls sister. ana he approached
Jordnn's house by night. and poklng
his gun through window shot him
dead as he sat before his hearthstonc
surrounded by his family. Since his
confession stoyall has steadily refused
10 partaNe OF any food. He gradually
wasted away and became insane from.
hunger, nnally starving himself 30
death.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

1 had gone out on deck and then re-
turned 10 our state room where told
\ my wife how the weather was and
also put another blanket over the boy
who was Ia the upper berth, for II was
very cold. Suddenly l heard crash
and the ship trembled violently.
rushed outside to see what the trouble
was and as | did SO / met MIR. Schle-
gets sister, Emma, who was running
to the gangwny. None of the crew
could give me any information over
head. 1 ran back 10 my cabin and told
my wifo to dress herself and the boy
as quickly as possible. took the child
In my arms and we went forward to
the saloon where found a crowd of
passengers endeavoring TO get upon
deck. with my boy in my arms and
supporting my wife at tile same time
| started up the companion way. Just
then someone gave the order for every
body to go below and in the rush that
ensued / was carried down the steps
again.
II went upon the deck again regard
less OF the order and started to the
gangway opposite the boat on the port
side the one eventually got into.
There the boats were lowered. The
last one on the port side was the first
to be lowered and into 1t a number Of
passengers jumped, but were promptly
ordered out again. No one got into the
second boat which was next on the
port side TO this, and then the one d.
rectly opposite where we were standing
was lowered and into this ! threw my
valise. Taking my boy into my arms
turned and kissed my wife, who said
God may help us yet and then III
jumped into the boat, which had not
as yet been lowered. Just then the
order was given for all women and
children to go to the starboard side,
and my wife obeyed the order. Nues- |
sci, the officer OF the boat, caught my |
boy out Of my arms In obedience to |
the order that was Issued. and that |
was the last saw OF either OF them"
Mr.. Hoffman complains that he was |
compelled to assist In the management |
Of the ships boat and declares that /
there was plenty OF time TO have low
cred all the boats of the Elbe II proper
discipline had been maintained. Ills
nerves have been badly shattered by
his trying experience. II is his inten-
lion to remain In Hoboken for several
lays before he returns to his home in
Nebraska. Later in the afternoon he
said no had made a statement, presum-
lbly to his lawyers. but he refused to
ell the nature OF Il. Mr.. Hoffman ie-
used any assistance from the Forth
German Lloyd line.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

New York. Feb. 1O,-'rhe Red Star
steamship Rhynland arrived In port
today. She was covered with a layer
OF solid ice three feet in thickness in
many spots. The deck Is altogether
inaccessibie, aud tons OF water had
been shipped over her sides and formed
into Ice on her decks She had on
board nine cabin passengers and ii6
steerage passengers. Capt Mills said
that Il WAS the most tempestuous
voyage he had ever experienced. The
Rhynland left Antwerp on January Nc.
on February the captain was CONF
PEELED to heave ship for fourteen hours.
During this day only nlnety-nine miles
In twenty-four hours were logged on
the morning OF February violent
storms made II necessary to heave ship
again for twelve hours, During the
voyage but one vessel. tho Manitoba,
was sighted.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

wolfe City. Tex, Feb. g.-Fire broke
out in the dry goods house of a. i
Colgin, caused by the clerk pourlnS
coal oil out Of a five gallon can in thg
stove to start the fire. The can as
usual bursted and scattered burning oil
All over the house. Luckily the clerk
escaped unhurt by dropping the can
ana jumping out OF the door Just before
IL exploded The stock Is almost en-
tlrely ruined. but by the timely use Of
IRE eNtlngulshers the fire was put out
peiore tue stock and house was con-
sumed. Mr., Colgin was IN Fort worth
AZ the time OF the fire. The stock
was insured but can not learn how
much. ~"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. lO.-The three
story building owned and Occupied by
the Marshall q Bruce company. man
utGeiurers OF record books. printers
ana bookblnders, was totally DESTROYED
oy hre this afternoon. The building
extended from College street through 10
Market street. and was filled with val.
uApie printing and binding presses
ana stock Because OF the iniiammable
Stock with which the Store was filed
we oulldlng could not be saved, but
the hremen succeeded in conanine me
hfe TO mis- one building. Loss ON
STOCK, $4,000; loss on building, 10000:
all fully Insured. ''''''
While this fire was in progress one
broke out three blocks away, In sui
bachers Brothers restaurant. Loss.
$1,000. Ives
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

Houston, Tex. Feb. lO.-Tho case
against James X. Mitchell, under IN
diotment for three charged II murder
and two for assault to murder. VII
DO called In the criminal district
court tomorrow monlng. This TRACE
dy, which resulted In tho death OF
three persons. occurred on the night OF
February 18th, 1894, at the Grand
Central depot in this city. -Four cum
unuances have been granted In the
case against Mitchell, aud II It comes
to trial this week Il will be list ono
year after the triple murder Ou1mted.
II It goes to trial II VIII PROBABLY &C.
oupy three weeks. Several hundred
Witnesses are to be eXamiud
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

and that the government had deter
mined to Investigate the story and
would send steamer to the island
for that purpose.
The runor started here this morning
but the source cannot be traced and
II is not believed any credence could
be put in IT, Sable Island can only be
reached at the greatest possible risk
at this time OF the year II at all.
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A sriRrruar,sr Z


A smnn Auu,.,o
creenwaIl'. Ia., H., ,',''|
A spirltualist meetln, '''ll
ereenwalls operahouss 4, K
was attended by only 4 Il 4. n
Of people some OF these N, IT
tal'h, The meeting wa, az
MIR. Frank G. Aleer,o = 'eal'|
an address on 'splri,,,.s,sl
Human Character. t,g 'Isu a'sa \
hrailty," In Response 50 :, s'l N
tons, What do you ,s W ei':|
late conception?" "wSs 'as !. 2
OF the three learned az =
What is the differencs ,lM-|
geniuses aud CONNIE, '''N
What is charlty?" nroa,,,l IA |. 4
ately by his assistant ' ~ I,
A = explained biz, II
and philosophy OF hIs W.
discussed at some len 81 II
Ism" defending It a. I W.
When Mr.. Algerton hsa IL
address Mr.. Moore and es,i.,.l
a secance. A small frs ~ 4.
a black curtain was s,,,,s !.
been erected upon the s,ss.
this enclosure a table W. wv \.
upon this was put ths ~ AN
BOURNE and other paraph, ss
Moore and his ASSISTANT ~.
In front of the enclosure ~
consisted in the playIur /,
hands upon the guitar ~
etc, the ringing Of belIs x.
musical instruments thrrn !
ana other usual "manlfestss,.
seance ended with a numb, /
typewriter communIcah,,
posedly from spirit land, NJ
various people In The uys1.
signed with the names Il NJ
had ben dead for a Rre,i,.
length OF time.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

London, Feb. lO,--A dispatch TO the
Times from Cairo says that a mob
armed with sticks attacked and Sc
verely beat in the streets OF Alexandria,
three men belonging to the cruiser
Scout, of the British Mediterranean
squadron. The procurer general and
ms judicial adviser nave gone from
CAIRO TO investigate the matter, Nine
teen arrests have been mud,.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

phyxiatad by the smoke and persisted
in the burning building.
The nelghborhood in which they
lived do not believe that the entire
family could have been burned while
they slept and persisted IN the fire, ana
arc of tho opinion an atrocious murder
has been committed
Fred Wilson, q son-in-lnw OF Tucker,
who has had trouble with tho family
and had made threats against fuckers
life. was placed under arrest and
brought in by the marshal. and claims
he can prove an alibi.
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MT Harry Watelsky was u |
Sunday.
Mr. Pat Ntooro Twin, AR
49,. - N, -, 80
my 20 very ia WAN 0'a''
Mr.. f. A. Caps rsturrt|
having been east to prit,'s
line OF dry goods.
Rev A. J. French, iaalsss
OF the Trinity University, =
ms week
Messrs. II. bunnell ana
son visited in Hlllsboro III
Mr.. a. w. Weathered D.
Tor the past week. pu1 . ~
now