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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-14
AN ATTEMPT Ar MURDER.
Poison Spread on Food at the Home o
q GARNER Near Breua.

q Farmer Near Breaa.
Breda, Nov. 12.-One of the most
dlabollcal outrages ever committed in
TINS vicinity was practiced upon Joe
Naberhaus. Mr.. N~aberhaus resides
about four miles northeast of town,
and while he and his wife were at
tending services at the CathSiic
church some one entered their home
and scattered strychnine promiscu-
ously over the bread and butter and
put some in the coffee, which had
been left on the table. When they
returned from church they unsus-
pectingly partook of some lunch. Mrs.
Naberhaus tasted the coffee, and no
ticing that it was bitter, promptly
spit it out. The baby then demanded
her attention and she did not get an
opportunity to eat anything else. Mr..
Naberhaus, however, ate some of the
bread and butter and about fifteen
minutes later was taken violently
sick. His wife gave him a glass of
milk and then ran across the road
to q neighbours house for assistance.
He was Immediately placed in a ear
riage and driven to town. DIR. Jones
administered IN emetic and in a short
time succeeded in relieving him.
This is but one of a series of dep
relations that have been practiced
upon him. About a year ago an at
tempt was made to poison his horses,
but the poison was discovered in the
feed box before the horses had eaten
any of it. At another time while
he and his wife were attending a
dance in the neighborhood some II
entered his barn and cut up the top
of a new buggy. About a week ago
he was husking corn and left the
water jug in a corner of the fed.
When he returned later to get a drink
he found some poison on the mouth
of the jug. No clue has ever been
found of the perpetrator, but the peo-
pie have become so incensed over
this last attempt that il the coward
ly rascal is discovered it will go hard
with him. 1t was a deliberate at
tempt to poison the whole family,
and it is to be hoped that the guilty
party will be discovered.
THANksGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Des Moines, Nov. 1.-The following
Thanksgiving proclamation has been
issued by the governor:
another harvest season is closing,
and the year has been crowned with
Gods blessing. Neither famine, nor
pestilence, nor other material or ply
steal misfortune has visited us. Graf
itude becomes a wise and God-fear-
ing people. Therefore, in harmony
with custom, and in accordance with
the proclamation of the president of
the United States, Thursday, Novem-
Der %, is hereby designated as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer. Let
each church and every home be an
altar of praise to Him who hath
promised that while the heart re-
maineth, seed time and harvest, and
cold and heat, and summer and win
ter, and day and night shall not
cease, (Signed) Leslie NJ. Shaw.
(Attested) syV. B. Martin. y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-14
Murder Trial at Sioux city.

Sioux City, Nov. 12.-Ben Mcknight,
accused of beating his wife to death,
has been placed on trial on the
charge of murder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-14

Reduced Maiorities IN Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Nov. THE latest re-
turns from Pennsylvania indicate
that Frank G. Harris, rep, has been
elected state treasurer over Elisha "A.
sCoray, Jr., the fusion candidate, by
between $4,000 and $4,000 plurality.
In 1899 Barnett, rep, for state treas
urer, had a plurality of 11o,5ss over
Greasy, dem.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-14

How trivial everything in life seems
when we stand face to face with
death.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-14

Sir John Ramsden is the richest of
all English baronets. His income is
estimated to foot up to $4,000 a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

Elder Louis A. Kelsch who has been chosen to ac-
company Apostle Heber Grant his mission to Japan
may be said to be almost constantly in the missionary
field. With him such work Is labor Of love In the
truest Of the word, and to use one Of his own
phrases, he always has the harness on"
Elder Kesch was born November 2S, 1856 in Vnnen-
gen. Bavaria and came America in 1865 stopping first
at Omaha While route TO California he visited Salt
Lake. He a Catholic at that time but nyesti-
eating Mormonlsm Joined the Church in October, 1875.
on October Z 1891 he was ordained Elder and set
apart for mission to the Southern States and
turned home october 1888 He again set apart
for mission this time TO the Northwestern States.
March 2, 1883, and ordained as a Seventy.
He labored there for year and was sent to
Turkey but Rob ert Lincoln at that time head Of the
American legation in London, refused him his pass
ports saying "No Mormon ever received a passport
from me-" whereupon Elder Kesch assigned 10
labor in England. London and Bristol comprised his
field Of operations for fourteen months after which he
went to Germany for fifteen months He returned home
in July 1891 and July 81 1896 again sent to the
Northwestern States mission and since October OF that
year has presd ed the mission He reports that
great many pers ons have Joined the Church at the
erences held twice each year but that he had not done
the baptzing preferring that the other Elders should
do that Elder Walter c, Lyman, of Oak Creek, Mil
lard Stake succeeded him president of the North
western States mission Elder Kelsch is highly eated
over the prospee Is OF his japanese mission
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

Apostle Heber j. Grant, who has been chosen for the
responsible task of leading the party which Will visit
Japan to take the preliminary steps for the introduce
ton of the Gospel that land Is now in his 10Th year,
having been born in this city November %, 1856 His
father was Jededah NJ Grant once counselor TO Pres
dent Young and the first mayor OF Salt Lake city lie
died only nine days after his sons birth. Apostle
Grant was ordained on october l6 1882, when In the
twenty-sixth year OF his age.
Though but young as yet he has filled many
responsible positions In the community Al the age OF
twenty -four he called to preside over the Tooee
years, He has never yet filled a mission away from
home except short among the Indians OF Mexico
and Arizona though he has Travelled thousands OF miles
visiting the Saints In his capacHs as an Apostle.
His business career has been as active as that OF
many men twice his age He began life as an 0ilce
boy In an insurance office, where he gained an ac-
quantance with and a liking for the business with
which his name has been long associated, that OF
Insurance; the agency of Heber J. Grant Co.. was
founded by him in 1883 He organized the Home Fire
Insurance company Of Utah I'm 1886 and has ever since
been its president At the present time he is president
Of the State Bank OF Utah the Coop Wagon Machine
CO.. the Salt Lake Dramatic association and director
in Il. c. NJ l., the Utah Sugar company lions saw
ngs Bank and Trust Co.. and lions Benefit building
society He expects retain his connection with these
various the greater part Of them during ms
absence the general feeling Of his business associates
being that they wish his name to be retained among
the officers OF the for which he has abored so
assduously and to have him resume his active con-
nection with them his return, Apostle Grant VIII
leave his mission not only with the blessings OF his
brethren but with the warmest feelings OF his business
associates and with the best wishes Of the whole peo-
pie for his and his safe return
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

Golden Pagopa, which Is said TO rest
over several of the actual hairs which
came from Buddhas head.It Is noun
tain of gold, or rather, Of brick and
stone, plastered over with gold leaf. IL
Is built upon mighty platform, and us
base Is about a quarter OF a mile IN
circumference, and these terraces OF
gold go upward in bell-like stories to
a height greater than that Of any
church spire or any structure in this
country, excepting the Washington
monument. II has a base OF fourteen
acres, and on its top there Is great
golden umbrella. 10 the ribs of which
Jewels are hung. The whole of this vast
structure Is plated with gold as fine as
any ever put into an American tooth II
IL hundreds Of years old, and 1t has
been plated again and again, and there
are, undoubtedly millions OF metal
mixed with the brick and plaster OF
which IL is made one king OF Bur
nah vowed that he would give his
weight In gold to this monument II
Buddha would grant him something
that he wanted. Buddha accepted the
proposition. At least, his wish became
true. and when he hoped on the i'm
perial scales It is said that he regis
tered 40 pounds. The vow cost him
lust about S45. OC0 In gold leaf Well,
this great monument Is now being re-
eilded. and a small fortune is being
put into its restoration. visited tenn
plee in China which contained thous-
ands of little gold Rudihas, aud there
is one at Marking which | saw last
sprjng in which there were 10000 gods
under one roof. Some Of them were
very small gods. but the priests told
me that they actually numbered 10000
and All were plated with gold leaf.
During my stay IN siam some years
ago | visited one temple devoted TO
Ruddba a mart OF which was carpeted
with woven silver. and ! found very
lively monastery IN Corea In which
there were hundreds of monks. Through
out the whole eastern world the finest
of the temples aud the latest OF the
nriests are those OF the Buddhist re-
lialon. and though the faith may be
sipepine IL Is by no means dead.
do not know whether II Is due TO their
religion or not. but the Buddhists OF the
east are, In most respects, KIND anu
gentle one toward another. The Japan
csc oeople are the soul OF refinement.
ana Won see many old faces which you
would not object to having among
your ancestral portraits. A great deal
has been written about the young girls
Of Japan. The old women are 20 me
quite as charming. and have seen old
couples whose gray hair and wrinkles
shone with the beauty OF the kindly
souls within them.
JAPANs NEW BUDDHIST TEMPLE.
Perhaps the finest and costliest
church that Is being erected In the
world today is the Higash Hongwanji
temple, when Is now being built in
Kioto II has been long time under
construction, but It II rapidly APP
preaching completion, and when II IL
finished IL will have cost. all told some.
thing like ss,ooo,coo. Think OF that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

ticism has secured a strong footing In
Japan, Buddhism also Wlaids Il lar
reaching influence. on this subject and
on Japanese affairs in general Frank
G. Carpenter the noted newspaper cor
respondent wrote series of extremely
interesting letters to the News a few
years ago. Excerpts from some Of these
writings the result Of personal obser-
vations on the part OF Mr. Carpenter,
are much more than ordinarily inter-
esting at this time and Will give some
idea of conditions that Elder Grant and
colleagues will have to meet In that
far of land. said Mr.. Carpenter:
II will be a surprise 10 many to know
that there is a strong Buddhist revival
going on in the japanese empire. The
church has been stirred up by the in
vasion OF the missionaries, and With
In recent years Buddhist papers have
been organized, and the japanese press
is full OF articles about religious mat
ters. A movement was started some
time ago for the establishment OF a
Buddhist theological course In the I'm
perial University at Tokyo, and some
of the priests would like TO make It the
state religion. They even talk Of send
ing missionaries TO the United States,
and also the Asiatic countries. includ-
ing China and Corea and India. Last
spring a famous Buddhist OF CeylOn
visited Japan and described the back
ward condition OF the faith in India
whereupon some Of the richest of the
Buddhlsts took famous Image OF
Buddha. which was celebrated through
out japan, and shipped It on TO India
In order that II might be put in the
Temple OF Buddha Gaya, on the site
where the founder OF the religion had
his great fight with the evil ones and
conquered This statue was 70e years
old. and IL was a work OF fine art one
Of the Buddhist archbishops OF Japan
went with II. and when he got there
the high priest OF the temple refused to
let the image be put In. He had sew
eral thousand men about him, and he
was ready to enforce his refusal with
bloodshed This matter has created
great excitement among the Buddhists
Of Japan, and some OF them insist that
the HindOo priest must be dismissed,
and they want the government 10 take
up the matter. The Buddhists Intended
the sending OF the statue 10 be the be-
ginning OF q revival OF Buddhism In
India, and they will not probably let the
matter rest as II is.
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
BUDDHlSTS.
IL will be surprising TO many to know
the vast number Of Buddhsts there are
In the world. II is, you know, the chief
religion OF slam. Burmah, Japan, Corea,
and II has millions Of followers In Chi
ma and India. There are In japan ~ 900
Buddhist temples and In the city OF
Kioto. which is about as big as Wash
ington. there are $500 temples which
are devoted to this religion. Some OF the
most gorgeous temples OF the world are
the wonderful structures In which
Buddha Is worshiped at Bangkok in
Siam. and saw at Rsngoon in Burmah
the famous structure known a. the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

meter about the waist. II is so tall that
II you stood on its shoulders, you could
barely reach to the top Of its ears, and
the length Of the face IL eight and one
half feet Each of its eyes is a yard
wide, and its thumbs are two feet In
circumference, or almost twice the cir
conference OF a telegraph pole. !
judge. The god sits with his legs
crossed, like a Turk and its lap covers
as much space as good sized parlor
This god sits on massive pedestal, at
the back of which is a door, and there
is a little temple inside OF II. IL Is a
wonderfully beautiful statue, and It Is
only one Of thousands that may be
found throughout the empire.
TWO GIANTS IN BRONZE.
Japan has, in fact. the biggest Budd-
has of the world There is one In a
park at Nara, not far from the old capt
tai, kioto, which is the largest.
Travelled twenty-five miles in going
from kioto to Nara. ana | spent day
in this center OF japanese Buddhism.
The statue is In temple, which is as
tall as any New York Hat, and you have
TO take your shoes of before you can
and there are dozens Of gold gods all
about 1t. Some OF these gods are eight
cen feet high. but they look like pig
mics beside the great image which sits,
with its legs crossed and his right hand
uplifted, among them There is a little
fence around It, and Il was impossible
for me to make my own measurements,
but the priests told me that Il was fifty
there feet In height, and that 1t is made
Of bronze plates, which are so cast that
they look like one solid mass. This
Buddha is more than a thousand years
old. or, at least. the material of which
II is composed has been worshiped at
Nara for that time, II was originally
made OF gold and copper, about $50 A.
D.. but the temple containing II has
been burned again aud again. and IL
has each time been remelted and re
made.
The other great Buddha Is that at
Kamakura, which has been written
about by nearly every traveller who has
gone to Japan. II Is another immense
image. II Is not so tall by six feet as
that OF Nara, and all travellers 50 far
have spoken OF It's wonderful beauty
and the peaceful content shown In It's
features. | went out 10 see II and looked
for the peace. but | couldn't find Il. I
sat and gazed and studied. but its face
was sad rather than Joyous. and II
looked like that OF a man whose life
has been marked with sorrow rather
than pleasure. and with doubt rather
than faith. / venture the sculptor who
made IL did not believe In the religion
which he was trying TO personify, or
wondered at the time II, after all, he
was not mistaken,
BUDDHIST CHURCHES WITH BIG
INCOMES.
Some Of these Buddhist temples have
enormous incomes. There is one right
near the new temple ] have described
which takes In about i2oo. 900 q year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

Elder Horace S. Ensign, who also goes to Japan to
assist in the opening Of mission In that country was
born and raised in Salt Lake City and Is 20 years OF
age While his missionary experiences are not so ex-
tensve as those of Elder Kelsch he has nevertheless
spent considerable time in the missionary field and Is
entirely fami ar with that kind Of work.
Elder Ensign is particularly well known in musical
and Sunday school circles His musical tastes ana
abilities are doubtless inherited well as acquired as
he Is nephew Of Mrs. Layina Careless, at one time
the leading soprano Of Utah. and grandson Of George
Triplt the tenor whose voice Is stIll heard
among the Tabernacle choir singers at the ripe age OF
eighty five years Elder Fnsigns own voice is fine
baritone and was first heard in public in the Taber-
nacle when he was but ten years OF age In musical
parlance he made distinct hit and soon became one
Of Professor stephens best pupils and for years has
been constantly before the public as gifted singer
on January 1st 1897 he went to Colorado en- mission
and was soon made the first counselor OF Apostle John
W. Taylor who at that time presided over
the Colorado mission. Elder Ensign remained in
the field for thlry-three months During that
period he was assisted in his labors for about
two years by his wife. on his return home he
entered the employ Of Apostle Heber j. Grant, as his
private secretary but finally gave up that position 10
accept the general secretaryship Of the Deseret sun
day School Union an Office he still holds, well as
that Of assistant director Of the Tabernacle choir
which organlzat ton 1t will be remembered he conducted
during Prof, Stephens trip to Europe last year.
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bright, earnest and interesting char
acter who absorbed information as
sponge does water. His people and
their Advancement seemed to be his
particular pride and ambition. He told
Inc that they numbered about thirty
five millions at that time and in max
ing comparisons stated that the chi
nese numbered three hundred and ftty
millions; ana yet he felt that his peo-
pie were the equals If not the superi0rs
Of the latter. The developments of the
last two years have proved his con-
illusions to be true
II remember quite Well President
Cannon went on, that he told me that
his country was without railroads AZ
that time and that domestic animals
were not even used for transportation
purposes. Every weight and burden, he
said. was borne by human labor, The
country, ] am told, has 5000 miles Of
railroad today. That tells something
OF japanese progress think"
Count Ito, as we whirled through the
mountains and across the plains eX-
hlbted a lively interest in the Nor
mon people, the origin Of their faith
and the struggles through which they
had passed. He asked me for detailed
statement OF their history. ! gave II 20
him and he listened most attentively,
during the two days and half that we
were w-travelers and expressed
desire to learn more OF them, After we
separated wrote home TO my brother,
President George Q, Cannon, who was
then the editor of the Deseret News,
10 forward him full list Of books con-
tanning the principles of 'Mormonism.'
81 heard nothing further OF Count Ito
until. | think. in 1873 when | met him
again. this time IN Salt Lake City. |
recognized him at once and his recog-
milton OF me was just as prompt. With
him were a number Of japanese gentle
men and one of our own officials from
Washington. The latter marveled ut
the familiarity that Ito showed con-
corning our faith and people, adding
that his knowledge seemed much more
extensive in this particular than that of
most Americans. Ito had now been pro-
NOTED 10 the position Of head OF the
board Of public works, very important
Office in Japan. I met him a third time
In Ogden. later. He was then home
ward bound from Washington, having
been entrusted with important dis
patches 90 the emperor. Some years
afterwards, japanese publisher'
whose firm employs FIVE thousand men,
called on me and said that Count Ito
had been made prime minister Of Japan.
AS such he conducted the affairs OF
government during the war with China
and also outlined and concluded the
negotiations Of peace with that coun-
try. He Is today a marquis as wei as
prime minister and withal wonderful
man. He gave me the most urgent kind
OF an invitation TO visit him In his own
home should ever have occasion 10 go
TO Janan am sure he would give me
a cordial welcome and would be as glad
TO see me as ! would be 20 see him
RELIGION IN JAPAN.
While, as Apostle Grant says, agnos-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

Eight million dollars for church, l
don't believe we have one In the Unit
ed States that has cost as much, and
| know we have none that have been
built in such curious way. A large
part OF Il has been the work of charl-
~. The carpenters the carvers and
other artists have come from all parts
OF the country, and have worked a GER
tain number OF weeks for the temple
for nothing. II has been about fifteen
years In building, and when | first saw
il six years ago there were forty acres
Of sheds about II In which hundreds
OF carpenters were cutting up great
logs, which had been imported from the
Island OF Formosa, into boards ana
hundreds of carvers were turning other
logs into real. works Of fine art. Every
thing was done by hand, and immense
beams. such as would be load for
a team OF Norman horses, were being
carried up on the top of the structure
by women and men. A road about
fifteen feet wide had been built upon
q scaffolding, making an inclined plane
running clear TO the roof of the struc-
ture. and a hundred or so men would
catch hold Of one of these logs and car
~ II up on their backs There was
then. and there ls still, an immense
scaffolding about the temple made OF
thousands OF poles tied together with
ropes. and these poles were OF all sizes,
from that OF a fishing rod up TO tele-
graph pole They looked very Insecure
10 me. but I was told that they were
perfectly safe. and all OF the scaffolding
used BY the japanese Is made In this
way. Think Of building a structure
costing millions Of dollars without der
ricks or machinery OF any kind, and
Won can know what these japanese are
doing there. Their temple will last for
ages, and there are temples In Japan
which are many centuries old.
ROPES OF HUMAN HAIR.
When I visited this temple six years
auo the logs were being dragged about
from one place TO another with great
cables OF brownsh black in which, here
and there. YOU could see threads Of
white. The ropes looked very curious
To me. and | asked what they We're
was told that they were made OF the
hair OF women who had cut OF their
locks and given them for this purpose
as an Offering to Buddha, | was shown
a vast amount OF such rope, and 10000
women cut on their hair to make the
ropes for the building OF this temple.
This hair was OF all kinds. Here the
fine. silky locks OF the maiden were
braided into the silyery strands Of the
old woman, and a section OF the rope
showed ends Of iron gray snow white
and jet black Some OF the cables were
as big around as your leg, ana there
were other ropes no thicker man
clothesline, These ropes have now been
all collected together They are wrap
ped up In great coils on the portico
which runs round the temple ana they
win be kept AS one OF It's treasures MOI
long ago a section Of the rope was sent
10 the National Museum at Washing.
ton. and II may now be seen IN one OF
the cases OF that institution
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

I found other new temples building
in different parts Of japan, and l saw
magnificent statues Of Buddha being
made here and there, AZ Kobe saw
one which had Just been oompleted'and
which could not have cost much less
than 100000. II is just outside OF the
temple Of Nofukuj and II Is an I'M
mense bronze image as tall as a lour-
story house, and elghty-6ve feet In dia-