The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20
LAFAYETTE AND YORKTOWN.

ing count Of their many prayers was
in use among tine Hindoos before the
era of Buddha, or at least b. e..
500.
The use of the rosary seems espe
cially suited to an Eastern cline and
to the repose Of an Oriental mind. The
Buddhists are fond of using very
smooth beads Of glass, polished jade
or coral. and it has been thought that
the smooth. cool beads gliding through
their fingers as they murmur the holy
name for thousands of times help them
to arrive at that state of holy abstrac
ton from earthly things which Is 80
much priced among the followers OF
Buddha.
The favorite Japanese roSarieS ar
made Of polished wood, crystal. onyx
and chased silver. and the japanese
Buddhists repeat in endless devotion
''Numa Amida Butzu" tSave us. Bus,
dhal. while their Chinese brothers
have the blessed name 20 Mi-tO-fu''
forever on their lips. A rosary of very
great size was recently brought from
a temple in kiOto. Japan. The largest
bead is about six inches in diameter.
and the rosary entire is about
twenty-four feet long. The huge beads
are Of dark brown polished wood
They are hollow and have each . fig
ure of god inside the little shrine.
which can be seen through a lattice OF
brass work.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
$40" said the French artillery officer
quoted by the Cleveland Leader, Il
have never done a thing that any mar
should be ashamed Of"
You have never told Ie:" the ad-
vOcate demanded.
Never"
You have never robbed chicken
Coop
Never. as I am a gentleman ana a
scholar
You have never violated the sane
tity Of an oathy'
NO. 1 have never thought of doing
such a thing"
You have never gone into your
friends house and abused his hOspi
tality:''
"Of course not"
You swear that you are guilsless Of
all these things, do you!"
Il swear it,
You have never cheated your land
lady:''
Never
Now, on your honor as 4 solLier
tell me. are you not guilty Of all the
crimes that have InentionedY'
The officer went pale, and replied:
'Ah. monsieur. why have you ap-
pealed to my soldierly honor? Why do
you compel ME to confess that have
lied. robbed hen coops. abused my
friends confidence. perJured myself,
and left my board bill unpaid? As
soldier Of France 1 could do these
things and still remain unsullied: bu;
upon my honor as a soldier I may not
deny them. Hand me the six-shooter."
In these days Of crazy fadS almost
any price will be paid for the gratifi-
cation of sense A novelty Is pre-
sented by middle-aged man OF wealth
who lives in handsome house near
the lower end of Central Park. His
father was a Shareholder. and old
times are recalled by daily return to
ante-bellum conditions. Negro ser
wants are employed with the under
standing that when there are no visit
ors in the house they shall cal! the
owner Master" or Mars John" 1t
is just like slave days to be there.
Here, Sam, you - black scoundrel.
black my boots" "Yas. Mars John"
George you rascal saddle my horse"
"Yas, marster." Henry, you'll get
thousand lashes if you don't hurry
up there" Vas. sab. Mars John. l is
hu'in fas' s I kim In the presence
of guests the servants say Mr. Bar
GUS Yes. SIR" and NO. sir" while
he addresses them with dignity and
respect.-New York Press.
An anecdOte of Bishop Thomas W.
Dudley reveals in his own words the
secrets Of his success:
When it was first known in the city
in which he was settled that he was
to go TO Kentucky some of his friends
were disposed to be critical.
You are not going to Kentucky, are
you:" asked one.
Yes, indeed"
do you know what kind of a state
that is? l saw in a paper that one
man killed another in a Kentucky
town for treading on a dog"
The bishop said nothing and the
man continued impatiently:
What are you going to do in a place
like that?"
I'm not going to tread on the dogs"
was the calm reply.-Sioux City Jour
nal
I notice that there's a good deal
Of ague in this part Of the country
said the tourist, who stopped at the
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