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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
Slain by Poison.

Not the poison hat the covert assassin ad
ministers in the drink, the food, or som
other suise, but the poison of malaria short
ems the lives of myriads. There is a safe and
certain antldote, llostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, which not only ~fortities the system
against malaria, but roots out its seeds whcf
they have terminated, Dyspepsia, consti
patton, rheumatic, liver and kidney trouble
are conquered by the Bitters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

AT a German picnic in Emporia,
Kan, the chief refreshment was beer,
Ss2 gallons Of which we're consumed.
The partakers Of this exhilarnting bev.
erage were extremely jolly until they
learned that the treasurer had skipped
with the entire receipts Of the picnic
SITS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
Largest In the World

The Star tobacco factory at st. Louis is
the largest in the world. The buildings are
IN Two rows: 2iO feet on Park and 240O feet
on Folsom avenue, with a total width of 81
feet. You will discover the reason for This
marvellous growth if you give Star plug
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Are you a stakeholder in any of these
klondike schemes
~ guess you might call me a stockholder,'
said the man who had bought while the fever
had hold Of him, but I'm beginning to think
that stuck holder would be the better
phrase. Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
a Careful nOrrowcr

I sent me over to borrow your lawn
mower An he says wouldn't YOU prefer 10
sharpen il YOURSELF" ''' "
"MChy should prefer to sharpen it,"
oause pa says he is so awkward about
s'lcn things an he might turn the edge
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Uncle Mose-Whad yo' dom wifi white
shoes on, 70 trihin' black rascal?
Young Mose-l wuz jes' tiah'd NV brack
snoes. | might, ez well gone barefooted fer
all de way dey showed up.-Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
Inference,

The Groom-The minister seems to
think he knows more about you than
Do.
The Bride-How's thatf
II gave him a ten. and he handed back
Ave az it."-Town Topics.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
The Cares of Office.

Weary Watkins-They kin all run fer of,
fee that wants it. but none OF it fer me.
I've been there. The responsibility broke
down me nerves.
hold?
Il wuz dog catcher" Jour.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
Menstrual Snnnressinn-

ms occurs in early womanhood, espec.
Tally when the constitution is not strong.
II may result from sudden exposure to cold,
immersion Of the hands and feet in cold
water, sitting on the cold ground or damp
grass, sedentary habits, contnipg occnpa.
tons, continued standing on the feet, irreE.
Ilar hours and forcing the development Of
the mind at school. Rest is essential and
moderate exercise in the open air most bene.
ncial. The bowels should be moved at least
once day by small doses Of DR.. II. A. Sim.
mons Liver Medicine, and the restorative
enecis OF DE-. simmons sqpaw Vine Vino
should be secured by taking regnlarly a
oose three times q day for several weeks,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
@HW HaAG
General lassitude.

We are provided with five organs for keep.
IN the blood pure; they are the skin, tie
bowels. The blood becomes impure for
one or both Of two reasons: IVA
First, something impure has been put
,htoit; o the five excretory organs
nave not been sufficiently active,
owing to ito complicated formation, the
piood is liable to many morbid changes,
In perfect working order, SO that Impurities
are retained, the blood becomes d~isordercd
nnd even diseased. When corrupted. It's
impuritiesa are absorbed by the tissues, caus.
,ne eruptions, fevers, lassitude and langour,
for restoring the above organs to a health.
~ condition there is no medicine so effec.
tive as DR.. N. A, Simmons Iiyor Medi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Entire velvet gowns will be fash.
ionable for day wear this winter
trimmed with braid, Jet or narrow
oands OF fur. Stripes will be much IVORY
Ter evening gowns.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Passenger-This is a very slow road.
Brakeman-Ncry.
DO You suppose it PAYS
Yes; pays as 1t goes. -tp-to-Date.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

tened for himself for a few nights, but
heard nothing and attributed the noise.
TO a womau's fears. But Dona Maria
Theresa arose one night, because she
heard the noise. and shut the window
As she approached tie window. hung
with vines, one of the house cal.
jumped from the sill 10 the thick vine,
and rust.ed away among them. and tn.
lady was treasured and s.=Bt-sleut all
the longer and more heavily because Of
s.eep'ess nights.
When she awoae In the morning. .h.
looked al Don Pieo-but was il Don Picc
beside her, tina; purple, swollen face
with awful eyes? The lsly's reason
fed in that awful look. and her scream.
aroused the household. Investigation
seemed at first TO offer no clew. but sf
.ength, at the back O! the top Of large
frame containing an oil painting oil
his lady IN her youth, was found o pow.
eri1l snake whose bright ewes watched
the window and al whose efforts were
toward reaching il, which be never did.
dying as NONRESIDENT Is though in 3
trance.
Don jose was liberated.
The Cd, harmless looking men talked
and smoked next evening and for mani,
evenings behind their little house. ant
sometimes boiled their sardines over
coal fire and looked across al the grea,
house Of Don Pico and talked-as VIII,
did not?
Excitement was gradually repressct
after the source Of the mys,eriou.
deaths was indisputable. The snak,
had cooled about them all, but Don Pjcc
had strength 10 struggle and had beer
bitten instead Of only s,rangled. Som.
asked why 9 snake should discern onl,
members Of the Pico family. but non,
could guess the reason.
And far away in the divine beauty nj
o Peruvian cordiIiera, two old men loo.
aloft toward the man-shunninp condo,
two old, brown men. grown harmless,
and with no uncanny companions
herd with Indian women and brown
babies and drink from rude golden
bowls, and 90 down to the sea no more.
San Francisco Argonaut
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

we have not been without Piso's Cure for
Consumptl9n for 20 years.-Lizzie Ferrel.
camp st., Harrisburg, Pa, Nav 4. '0l ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
An Irish Verdict.

"My lord" said the foreman of an
Irish jury. when giving in his verdict.
tive find the man who stole the mare
not guilty."-Tit-Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Cure your cough with Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minnie.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

When some men have nothing else to do.
tney argue religion W Demo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Men are like rins-no good when they lose
their heads.-Chicaeo News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
THE SHUTTING
OF 4 WINDOW.
! BY +, z. KSlElS :


usp-aye- a iae 2 "i >-attl
11a g7uoeree HcA VINE does not ma
tcTe W-S1,- ,1so-ztc@ = &gg .5a' an
without taess walt1 ara indeed ~S2e,
y and prudence. courage os>oIe> o@'
PIsH@e.N '@@; @@9>1s 7eHe2G>, n@.
soon became offensive, aud 10 27l". IL
an indecent quarter q rs native ioWi
lie had TIE misfortune 10 Ar'ie d Young
gT~Taee % tastes 2 "saNaesss> III
uaT Z MS own OAK 81 lE1ae"t.~- N2
h~eet.oh>' iAe "esa-S+ !.A'a 'So-'
e5eo' oAt 20 lic2- 7a"eoNe Was S-i'
cent TO cause MS a>A-ali 'sme'a.
10 penal settlement io' - years
Ba. obtained no more red wine ont
the more tie weighed the a1e1se OF
the knife attack, lis p7o'oca'ion audit:
punishment the clearer i seemed that
he was suffering cut Of ell proportion
for his trausEression. The sense OF
foul wrong, done because IT could be
done, burned in upon him - d o brand
iron were led against a.,a, ever glow
ING ana rt'er lifted, Ter months after
he had dscerncd the immense range OF
this injustice lie lived lH q rage lmge4.'
menja. TO speerh-le became irlriicl-
ate.
Slowly his good sense came TO The
rescue and As became calm that he
might live, grow strong Of uoa. and
powerful. through accumulation and
meet Don P.c7 - master. There were
men a different ~uaaona..ties in The
settlement. and r. found that be 40
sorbed words as q sponge a1sarbs wa
ter, ard he learned Portuguese, more
than one pg'o.s Of BIS onn land and the
d.alec, q O Peruvian Indian sent from
his own province q year before. whom
lie had saved from ;mmiueu atrocity al.
the bands Of a vicious isl.o" convict.
This Indian had a virtue little known
/ TO ciyiLizatiou-be was capable Of graf
itude-and the two formed mutual at
tachmeat that the friendships CT civ
i.iza,iou may scarcely parable. and
which was cQuaIed but b, their com
mon hatred Of all rulers, their own In
particular. This Indian Bal knew 10 be
4 snake cbarmar of Extraordinary az.
ronn,fshwar+s His r.t- ,,ax mn Trims.
IeraDIe 10 me younger man, nor did
I The latter soon discover It's s,ngulari,y.
but 10 time he found that Juan's power
over certain rentiles might be EXPRESSED
es bypnotic. IT, seemed 10 fn,-ass his
own masterfulness upon the serpents
and to exert his mower upor them NJ q
distance. or 10 send them IN narfo-m
Gonna dc8r;.a ,tssi,r ~. 81
re,rrr yrf,bi, ,.rar .- t. -.
habit of human subjects
Once Raj .av .Jrar Win his ns. q,
recreation. No vor5 was sr,ts- br.
,Iuap Looked -r'y ii, ri .ra -.
81, tho ton n. The wsri p.rI,ri-e1~ -
saw n lizard ,rare With II. tosI ,..r.
and the enr .f,rfrg rfrg ,b-or,5 r..
roIni,an. ,broa. -
ilInnad a,.r -, -. -
,be,or of,io ,raII 80 H. p.r -
hr III. o.,L. Iii -
hi, NJ Tho ,.., - III -
and lcarld and The i.,,ls TO- ,.,.
oyar Tb.n ~. - s.rai
and Imam manned his fr,ars and wSir.
I'm Inns orane e, o. DIS accomplishment
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Lots OF men find cut two OF three thing,
about the Bible and then they pu. In the.I
time arguing, Washington Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

oholly-l don't think the Photographer
oaught me eXpwession, do you?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Nothing is more pathetic than for n real
homely giri to get the idea that she is good
looklng.-Washington Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

A girl who thinks She is pretty, soon shows
that she thinks so.-WasLingtOu Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
To Cure n Cold in One I'M,
Az 10 His phntnnrnal

axe Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money ii it fails % cure. 95r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

The miner cannot hope 70 succeed unless
he gets down to business, -ChicaEo News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

james Whitcomb Riley's new com.
plete edition OF his poems has a spe-
dial introduction prepared by himself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06
Hoods Pills cure sick Ec1d7c5e- 95c-
T~ENNESSEE'S BEAUTY
SPEAKS FOR her SEX,
R~DR GReA1

~ Doyle's Station, Tenn,
M*TAsA writes: DIR. II. A. Sim.
Ev-SA mons Liver Nc diciren needs
w. no commendation. 1t speaks
HNs ~ for Itself. 1t cures Liver
- z Disorders and breaks NJ
A B%iliousness and Bilious
49, Collie. think I; is far bc..
AVN ter than "Thedtord's Black
R&s.yt 7Draupht.n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

Sworn to and subscribed before me. a Jus.
tice Of the Peace, in and for said county in
said State. ABNER NORMAN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-06

"This is to certify that | do hereby swear
that the foregoing statement is absolutely
true. WILLIAM SIMPSON"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
THE CITY.
LOCAL BREVlTIEk.

There will be no service at Grace
Episcopal church this evening.
Rev. Adnenes was a morniEg passen-
ger for Canton and A. PatHs~f0r Dell
Rapids.
We cap the climax on caps. All
shapes, all prices. 25c to $3.50, Chas
Kaufman e. Broe.
j. H. Williamson and family and Mrs
E. N. JOY and daughter HazA returned
on the evening train.
Matt O'Connell of Orland proved ur
ON his homestead, the nwl of sec. 80
1858 at the clerk of courts office TO-
day.
Oar underwear is "hot stuff" &c,
your winter supply from Chas. Kauf
man & Bros., and save money.
Cyrus Chapter. r. A. M. held it's cleo
ton OF Officers last evening and chos,
Frank McCallister, H. p; Geo. Irish, X.
Albert Martin, scribe, J. M. Preston
secretary.
A twenty pound badger was shot in j
A. Johnsoh's store cellar this morning.
affording the clerks Of the establishmen
20 end of fun and exc:temAnt until it,
pelt was safely gathered in.
Don't this weather make you think o
an o~vercoat? Chas. Kaufman Bros. sci
the kind that fit and wear, Their prices
are always the lowest.
This will be set down as one of tn,
snow storms of the season, wind an,
snow holding high carnival. Telegraph
wires are down in all directioDsani CON-
munications with thu outside worl'
are all cut off this AFTERNOON. The trains
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The national board Of trade is in ses.
sion at Washington.
Fire in the bushes portion of Duryea,
Pa.a,S.did $4,000 damage.
A Madrid dispatch says the minister
OF marine, Admiral Bermejo, is paying
urgent attention to the improvement Of
the Spanish navy. 1t is announced that
General Azcarraga, the late premier,
and former minister Of war, is to retire
definitely from politics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
J. j.

however, are expected to arrive and de-
part on time.
Chas, Kaufman & Bros. have just re-
ceived another case of those popular
black Irish :rieze ulsters. Get n
quick. They are going fast.
Call at Frank Smiths and get a box
OF "Corn Huskers Salve" for % cent sand
you will receive an elegant chllds rolled
gold plated necklace free, this is q grand
offer and a grand salve-and We sell it.
The agricultural department at
Washington under date of the 18th gives
out what we presume it thinks very val
liable information. 1t says: 1.-THE
special wheat investigation, intituted by
the department OF agriculture, indicates
a crop of 53O,0O0.OUO bushels. These
figures are subject to slight modification
in the final report" Well, what of it?
Where is the wheat now, and where is
the price? The bears have got hold of
both.
The Modern Woodmen of America had
a large and enthusiastic attendance at
it's meeting last evening and elected
officers for the ensuing yea as follows:
Henry Neill, consul; X. b. McClenon, ad-
wiser; G. II. Roberts,c clerk; Julius George,
escort; DR.. w. E. Daniels, physician;
Halvor Stevenson, Waterman; Pat
Tierney, sentry; j. A. Glendenning,
manager. The. Camp will have a public
installation of officers the second Tues
day of January, followed by a social
entertainment.
Following is the program of the Ant
Saloon Medal contest, to be held at the
opera honse, Friday evening, December
II, under the auspices OF the Y. w. G. L
q. Price of admission, 10 cents
"Music, Juvenile Band; Invocation
music, juvenile Band; "Wbat can b.
done," Clifford Phelps; 1.-The saloo,
keepers story" Msbelle Ashton; ~
thrilling appeal" Gunda jacobson; Solo
Miss Christianson; True freedom,
Emma Austin; ~"Stumbling blocks to b.
removed" Gertrude Wing; "a Rrea
work." Mamie Seward; Piano solo, Alice
Walter; "A relentless destroyer,
Augusta Allen; mo liberty to d
wrong," O. c. Myron; Duet, Misse
BERTHE and Edith Fawkes; Song, Collett
Fitzgerald; Presentation Of medal, Mrs
Girton; Benediction.
For rent, six room house, stable an,
two acres Of land. CHAs. b. KENNEDY.
J. A. Perkins, Of Antiquary, O., was TO
thirty years needlesly tortured b
physicians for the cure of eczema. H
was quickly cured by using Dewitt
Witch Hazel Snlve the famous healin
salve for piles and skin diseases.
), FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
twenty-five Years for Assault.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Dec. 15.-P. E.
Murphy, a graduate Of the Madison
university, was sentenced to 20 years
in the states prison, having beeen cor
victed of assaulting a young daughter
Of +. Klebs OF Chester county.
DC Not Like Dreyfus stories.
PAOIs, Dec. l5.-The government, it
is announced, contemplates the sup
preston Of the newspapers which are
al 'ged to be Systematically inventing
DreYfnS stories.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
Contract Wheat in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The total Quan.
tity Of contract wheat in regular Chi.
cago elevators at close Of business Sat.
urday last was $3.50, 600 bushels. The
receipts Of the last two days will add
about 1850, 900 bushels to that and it is
generally supposed 2,0Oo,O 900 bushels
more have been accumulated in private
elevators to be thrown at the heads of
the bull clique at the proper moment.
1t is evident that it will take an i'm.
mense sum to pay for the contract
wheat that will be rendered on short
sales during the remainder of the
month. That being paid for, however,
there must necessarily be a painful
scarcity in the country until another
crop is raised.
One Minute Coug ! Cure cures quickly
That's what you want!
FRANK SMITH
Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa, says
only child is werth millions to me; yet ]
would have lost her by Group had l not
invested twenty-five cents in a bottle oil
One Minute Cough Cure It cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
HAD NO INTEREST.
Decision Of the Court of Appeals In IN
Iowa Land Case.

tIeCISIUu Oh CUe OOuTC Ut <Kppe6JS N IN
Iowa Land Case.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l5.-In the United
States circuit court Of appeals the suit
of the United States against the Des
Moines valley railroad company, James
O. West and Sylvester NJ. Fairchild has
been decided against the government,
the lower court of the northern district
of Iowa being sustained. The court of
appeals held that the United States had
no interest in the matter and had
merely lent its name to Fairchild in the
latter'S third attempt to prove a home
stead title to land patented by the state
Of Iowa to the Des Moines river valley
railroad company and sold by the COM
pany to West.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret
,andy catharcic. cure guaranteed, 1Oc. o5c
DR.. Fenner's Dyspepsia Cure

"Dr. F~enner's Dyspepsia Cure"
as the name implies, is simply for Dys-
pepsia or Indigestion. 1t should be SUI
perior to the general Of preparations
and prescriptions because prepared by a
physician of many years study and ex-
%perience, whose writings on medical
questions are accepted AS authorities.
it not satisfied after using one bottle,
yonr money will be refunded by Frank
Smith Of Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15
.HE DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1897.
Local Time Table.

Local Time Table.
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul Railway, which
took effect, Sund ~, December 5, 1887:
TRAINS GOING EAST.
Passenger, 10. 4, departs II 100 q. m.
Freight, No. IS, departe $50 9. m.
Freight, No. n, departs $50 p. m.
TRAINS come vRsT,
Way freight, No. 81, departs 4:l5 .. m.
TRAINS PROM THK EAST.
Passenger, No. /, arrives 4 10 p. n,
Freight, No. IS, arrives 2 AS p. m.
Freight No. %, arrives $3.50 a. m.
TRAINS FROA THB WEST.
Freight, No. 98, arrives 10 40 a. m.
Ali the above trains carry passengers; but
freights only when passed gers are provided with
tickets.
Passenger trains going east make connection
It gan for all points south.
MADISON 4 RRIerOL LINZ.
Nos. 2)1 and 2Os run Mondaye, Wednesdays and
Fridays, only, LEAVING Myd,go Madison &C on : north at4:io p.
Nos. aB and @i lun Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, only, leaving Madison, north, at
II a. M; arriving at Madison at 1850 q. m.
Ed. HOLMES. Local Agent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15

: :
"A LETTER FROM J
SANTA clause
1FRANK SMITH, ;
s DEAR SIR: 2
1 wish to inform you )
1that 1 shall be in Madison very soon. :
, Kindly let all the little boys and girls s
sknow that I am on my way. I did in :
1tend to receive all my old friends in the I
, court house square-but as it is too cold I
zout in South Dakota I wrote my friends )
athe little Brownies-for a nice warm I
2house-and the lear little chaps sent me s
Hword-on a ray of sunshine-that you
Hhave built a large and roomy store ex-R
Expressly for my use--and / know that itS
Nwiu be nice and warm-well lighted and )
little Brownies also inform :
zme that you have any quantity of nice {
Hthings-au that I shall need in the way of
Epresents-By the way, MIR. Smith, give my 7
kregards to myfriend Mr.. Frank Halsteadk
kwho has charge Of your jewelry depart
ament--I haven't seen him since he was
"a wee little boy-Say! Ask him where
Hthat red sled is I left him for Christmas
2way back in the '6Os--I bet you he had
4 more fun with that old bob than he has
yever had since tinkering w~atches-Per-
Chaps it's lost but the memory of the rides
zhe had down those hills back in Wis.
Nconsin will last forever.
81 SANTA CLAUS.
q IS. Now don't fail to send word to
Sthe people that I will be waiting-and
Nthat they will be welcomed at v0ur
Rstore. S. @.
0"hr no VI "" Twenty-Five Years for Assault. Whenb bilious ce ea Cases
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15

J. A. Perkins, Of Antiquary, O., was for
thirty years needlesly tortured by
physicians for the cure Of eczema. He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Snlve the famous healing
salve for piles and skin diseases.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15

For rent, six room house, stable and
two acres Of land. CHAs. b. KENNEDY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-15

One Minute Coug ! Cure cures quickly
That's what you want!
FRANK SMITH
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-19
IDlaDd 6radQ.
BY F. W. DoHRMANN, PresideDt Merch0Dts Association

structure known as the Golden Pagoda,
which is said to rest over several Of
the actual hairs which came from
Ruddha's head. 1t is a mountain Of
gold. or rather of brick and stone
pIastered over with gold leaf.
1t is built upon a mighty platform,
and it's base is about quarter of
mile in circumference, and these ter
races of gold go upward in bell-like
stories to a height greater than that or
any church Spire or any structure In
this country. 1t has base OF fourteen
acres, and on it's top there IS great
golden umbrella, to the rlps OF which
jewels are hung.
The whole of this vast structure Is
plated with gold 1t is hundreds Of
years old, and it has been plated again
and again, and there are, undoubtedly,
millions of pounds worth of metal
mixed with the brick and plaster Of
which it is made.
One King of Burmah vowed that he
would give its weight in gold to this
monument if Buddha would grant
him something that he wanted.
Buddha accepted the proposition. AT
least his wish became true, and when
he hoped on the imperial scales it is
said that he registered ITO pounds The
vow cost him just about $4,000 in gold
leaf.
There are temples in China which
contain thousands of little gold Budd-
has, and there is one at Marking in
which there are 10000 gods under one
roof Some of them are very small
gods, but the priests assert that they
actually number 10000 and all are
plated with gold leaf. Siam has tenn
pie devoted to Buddha, a part of which
is carpeted with woven silver, and
very lively monastery in Corea finds
shelter for hundreds of monks.
Throughout the whole Eastern world
the finest of the temples and the fat
test of the priests are those of the
Buddhist religion, and though the
faith may be sleeping it is by no means
dead. 1t is impossible to say If it is
due to their religion or not, but the
Buddhists of the East are, in most re-
spects. kind and gentle one toward an
other.