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formation we have of it is of the most
servations of Mr.. Bowen are therefore of
great interest to those who are following
the world game now being played in the
East between the political forces of Great
Britain and Russia.
Policy Of, England and Russia.
ut has been the policy says Mr.. Bow
en-, "of England and Russia to maintain
as far as possible small buffer states be-
tween their colonies and territories. These
states serve as cushions to relieve the
friction which might be engendered from
the association of the two peoples in jux-
Imposition to each other.
"a glance at the map of Asia will re-
veal a long line of these so-called native
states, running from China westward to
Arabia, and including Bhotan, Sikkim. Ne
pual, Cashmere, Afghanistan and Belooch-
istan, from which side of this narrow strip
Of native kingdoms the great forces Of
Russia and England have regarded one
another with jealous eyes for nearly
century. This condition of things has been
entirely satisfactory to both countries,
with the exception of what each considers
to be sharp practices on the part of the
other in obtaining an ascendency of SEN
timent among the native inhabitants.
Accusations and determinations have
increased steadily. 1t is apparent that the
Anglo-Saxon distrusts the intentions of
the Muscovite in the East, sentiment
which found to be strongly reciprocated
by the Russ. This condition has brought
about the peculiar anomaly of Tibets
isolation to the world, but it Is rapidly
passing, and since the day when China
attracted the covetous eyes of the world
powers the attention of the political forces
of Europe have been directed toward
Tibet.
Government by Priesthood.
Tibet is governed and controlled In all
departments by its extensive and power
full priesthood. The country is filed with
lamaseries. The head of the great or
ganization is the Dalai Lama, whose seat
OF government is at the sacred city of
Lassa. He is supposed to be of divine
origin, and is in all cases, a young boy
His succession is determined by what
might be called the college of cardinals
of the lamasery Of the entire country and
it is safe to assume that his DEGREES are
largely formulated by this controlling or
ganization."
The Tibetans are Buddhists. As the
result OF Mr.. Bowen's visits to several
lamaseries, he is of the opinion that the
beautiful precepts of Buddha have been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

WHILE the eyes OF. the world are
w turned on Tibet by reason Of its
present political prominence in the
great game between England, Russia
and China, Palmer L. Bowen, commits
sioner to Asia for the st. Louis ex-
position, has returned from the from
tier of the hermit nation with inter
esting information of that unknown
corner of the earth.
During an extensive tour of the from
tiers of India he made special study
of the Tibetan situation and investi-
gated the causes which have placed
the land of the lamas on the interna-
tional chessboard.
A glance at any map of Tibet will
give about as much idea of the geo
graphical features of the country as
a glance at a blank sheet of paper
Beyond the great range of the Hima-
layas, which extends from northern
china westward to Arabia, lies the
great unknown.
The Great Unknown.
Many attempts have been made to
penetrate this region, but there is only
one authentic account of admission
having been gained. 1t is the one coun-
try in the world today about which
the various national geographical So
cieties ARE without data. All readers
of travel accounts will remember the
story of the one man who entered this
country, Mr.. Walter Savage Landor,
and the tale of hardship and torture
he endured in the two months passed
among the lamas.
1t reads like a tale from the arabian
Nights 1t created probably greater in
terest and comment among the his
torica1, geographical, and scientific CEN
tiers of the world than any book that
has been published within the century
Mr.. Lander was a British newspaper
man of great physical endurance and
equipped in the best possible. manner
for a journey of this kind
He succeeded in crossing the great snow
passes lying between India and Tibet
Entering the mystic land a strong, robust
man in the prime Of life and health, he
left within two months shattered in mind
and body after having suffered the most
devilish and inhuman tortures that could
suggest themselves to the mind of the
Oriental, past master in the art of in
ficting physical paiIf
Tibet has thus remained for hundreds
Of years a hermit nation. What little in
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MONKEY AZORES A GIRL
AND MAKES BAD FINISH
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perhaps he was not always accurate.
The first day the pretty blind girl had
called him from her seat On the turf
under the lebbek tree he had come TO
her at once, and had seen that 1t was
her eyes which troubled her, but that
was not all, nor was it the worst of the
trouble.
1.-The gray monkey turned to the gar
den beneath him. There stretched the
hedge of hibiscus, glory OF scarlet
flames. Beyond, there glimmered faint
ly in the sun the creamy white OF the
oleander On the seat below the lebbek
tree snored fat native woman, old and
mast thirty five. But nowhere could ba
seen the pretty blind girl. And this
was now the second day that she had
not been in the garden-the second day
that she had never called to him.
HE may be acquitted of low motives,
It is true that she fed him, but their
friendship dated from the day when
she came in, and she had nothing to
give then. She subjugated the hospital
in few hours. 1t may have been be-
cause she was pretty, or because her
cooling laugh was so musical, or be-
cause all her ways were charming, or
because it was so sad that she had lost
her sight and was likely to lose her
life as well. She became a general pet,
and the monkey was her special pet.
and she did not come to him empty
handed.
1.-THE monkey, blinked gravely. He
could not think what had happened to
her. The reader has guessed, of course.
Inside the hospital all was over. 1t was
the last chance, and it had failed. The
doctor went on to other cases where his
skill might be of better service. The
hard featured English woman who did
the work of three and hated senti-
mentality, was compelled to be angry
with herself.
IF she was going to-well, to be
stupid-every time little native girl
died, Of what use was she likely to be?
LAS the evening came rapidly on. the
monkey made up his mind on two
points. Obviously his friend was quite
well again. The doctor had given her
back her sight, and she had gone home.
1.-THE second conclusion was that the
swivel of his chain could be negotiated
It was dusk when he negotiated it and
slipped through the tamarisk hedge
and over the wall to look for the blind
girl Among the mud huts quick eyes
saw him. He heard the scream of ex-
cited voices, and felt the shower or
stones
He fell from the roof to the ground.
and-well, that ends his history. Now
we suppose that he and his playfellow
will meet again. The two or three re-
ligions that he daily contemplated ara
agreed upon that point.
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tons to proceed to LaSSa to treat direct
ly with the Dalai Lama regarding the
commercial relations of India and Tibet
and the establishment of perfect I'M
Outstanding regarding the frontier. This
mission met with opposition from the
Compelled to Return.
''This opposition developed into posi-
tive menace, and Col Younghusband with
his small party was compelled to retire A
large expedition was Immediately organ
lied under the command of Col. Macdon-
aid. It was composed of several companies
Of sappers and miners of the native In
dian forces. This is the expedition which
in the face of vigorous obstacles in the
direction of Lassa. 1t was expected that
by this time they would have reached the
sacred city. Within a few weeks we may
be informed somewhat Of the mysteries
of the Hermit nation.
at is now a question in the minds of the
students of the Eastern situation as to
how much credit the Chinese empire is en-.
titled to in the present opposition. Chi
nese influence is dominant in that coun-
try. Their representatives are scattered all
over Tibet. AT the time of the discussion
of the British Tibetan expedition the
good offices; of China were solicited to OBJ
tain, as far as possible, a welcome to the
British emissaries. With the well-known
complaisance of the Orientals, this as
sistance was readily promised.
The opposition encountered by Col.
Younghusband seems to indicate that the
promise slipped the minds of the au-
thorities at Pekin, and really, from
Chinese point of view, they were almost
justified. The integrity of the Chinese
empire is menaced on the north by Rus
STA and from. the sea by Great Britain
hat ~ a.
sirous of extending their influence in the
East. Her greatest frontier lies to the
northwest and west, beyond which IS
Tibet, and they have naturally desired
to keep the door closed in that direction.
The present expedition will be followed
by another. Traders from India will pen
citrate the interior The native prejudices
against the foreigner will be. gradually
worn away and the Russian will take adj
vantage of this condition to descend from
the north for no other reason than to
counterfeit the British influences from the
South.
Traits of the Tibetan.
s"Fhe Tibetan as an individual COM
pares most fayorably with other native
peoples in that part of the world. He is
physically capable of great endurance,
and the loads which they carry on their
backs are enormous. The Tibetan wom-
en- work with the men, and, in fact, do
most of the heavy packing. They have
been known to carry on steep mountain
trails a load of 200. to 600 pounds. The
Tfbetan's religious obligations rests rath-
er lightly on his shoulders.
HE leaves the care of his soul largely
in the hands of the lamas to whom he
pays goedly revenue for this service. If
he has had particularly lucky day he
will repair to the nearest lamasery and
purchase as many prayer flags as he can
afford These ne attaches TO the end of
long poles, which are stuck into the
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IS HE little gray monkey sat up on
the bough Of the lebbek, han
ding meditatively the slender chain
that limited his freedom" says Barry
Pain, in Black and White His wise,
blinking eyes looked out toward the
desert, and saw the sand clouds dim in
the distance. Soon, soon undoubtedly,
the khamseen would be here and the
last of the tourists would go. The
khamseen, a hot, dust laden wind,
blows, so the Copts say, from their
Easter until their Pentecost; it keeps
its appointment with fair accuracy. as
a rule.
But, after ALL tourists did not con-
Germ the monkey very much. One or
two of them came now and again on
a visit to Hakeem Basha, and he had
heard them in heated argument with
superfiuous guides in the road beyond
the compound. But he was the hospi-
tai monkey; not one of those that earn
their bread and their masters in front
of hotel verandas at a loss of personal
dignity, but the monkey of small, but
scientific-and also religious-establish
ment True, the little hospital had not
the extent or the equipment of the great
hospital of Kasr-el- Ami, but it was
doing good work; it considered the soul
as we'll as the body of the patient; the
residential monkey at such a place has
a position
And he deserved it; he never bit
and he never scratched; he accepted the
proffered nut with solemn civility. If
he was somewhat of a philosopher that
may have been due to the fact that
two or three conflicting religions, all
in excellent working order, were going
on under his very nose. And to the
philosophy may be ascribed his habits
of reserve. He did not come when he
was called unless it was to the soft,
cooling voice of the little blind girl.
IF any other would pet him or play
with him, he retired gently up the tree,
turned his back and thought deeply.
He was well aware, too, that if you
keep in the shade and move rapidly
the snapshot photograph Of you will
hardly repay development. He certain
ly had the air of knowing much. He
would look over a group of natives as
though he diagnosed which of the COM
mon plaques Of Egypt brought them
there. This one was eyes, and that one
also was eyes. This was tubercular,
and that would be treated with dose
of tilyfno1 that would startle Euro
pean practitioner.
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races inhabiting these highlands.
The beauty of the Circassian girls
is of course, world famous. They are
in great demand in all the harems OF
Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Central Asia,
and other part of the Mohammedlan
world Many merchants visit the Cir
cassian villages at certain seasons OF
the year to pick out the prettiest girls
and induce them to travel to Stamboul,
Teheran, and other cities where they
can make good marriages, perhaps to
a prince or a pasha Sometimes the
merchant buys the girl from her pa
rents as a speculation; more frequently
he deducts a commission from the
sum paid him by the bridegroom and
sends them the balance of the pur-
chase money. He keeps faith because
he has to revisit the Caucasus again
in the course of his business. The girl
is usually eager to go with him. She
rejoices at the chance of leaving the
narrow life of the village and going
out into the great world, where she
knows she will be Tapped in luxury and
possibly may become queens as
many Circassian girl has done. "a"
In no part of the world are there
more ruined churches and monasterieS
than in the Caucasus. Many of them
were once magnificent buildings dat
ing back to the most glorious days OF
the byzantine eIllplFe' OOiuc VI lACoo
fine II old ruins, destroyed almost to
their foundations, now support the
wretched novels of the peasants. The
Christian races in the Caucasus are
fond of building their villages around
such ruins; they believe 1t brings them
good luck. 1t Is hardly possible to
travel ten miles in many parts Of the
Caucasus without coming across some
famous church Of ancient days, now
fallen into ruins.
But there are plenty Of more or
less modern churches in the Christian
districts of the Caucasus, and nowhere
are monasteries more plentiful. You
see them On every rugged mountain
side, in every fertile valley. The most
famous is the monastery of Atom, at
Souchoum Kale, on the Black sea. 1t
is the largest monastic establishment
in the world, and was built at cost
of over a million dollars. twenty-five
hundred monks find refuge from the
world within it's cloisters.
Copyright, 1904, by E. B. Warner)
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BY HAROLD pANeERFIELD.

T IS only short journey from the
civilized cities Of South Eastern
Russia into the ragged wilds of the
Caucasus, that mountainous boundary
land between the Orient and the Oc-
cident, where the manners and GUS
toms of medieval times still prevail,
and mans daily life is still chock full
of thrilling adventure and stirring ro-
nance. Now that parts of the eau
caSus are linked by railroad with Eu-
nopean Russia, it is possible to pass in
q few hours from twentieth century
civilization to an environment that
might have been compounded out Of
the days Of Robin Hood and the
Thousand and One Nights"
Though they are nowadays policed
by the Cossacks, the brave and hardy
mountain tribes of the Caucasus are
still the freest Of all Russias subjects.
After more than a century Of war with
Them, Russia has found 1t best to drive
Them into a loose rein and wink at a
good deal of their -brigandage and in
ternecine warfare.
3 There are many old men now living
among the tribes in Daghestan who
look part in the wonderful fight MAIN
tanned against the cars hordes by
Prince Schamyl from 1884 to 1859.
They speak with pride Of the frequent
victories they won over Russian
forces which outnumbered them by
len TO one. Naturally, they do not
nwell with equal insistence upon their
aefeats. Listening to these stories
told round the camp fire, the young
men become possessed Of a spirit of
unrest; and that is why tribal fights,
small instructions against the Rus
slams, and isolated acts Of brigandage
are so common all through the region.
a Russia handles this awkward situa-
ton cleverly. The sons of the tribal
chieftans are frequently lured away
from their mountain villages by the
offer of commissions Inc the Russian
army and large grants of money. They
are taken young, and trained in civil
lied ways at the military academy.
They take to their profession as a
duck takes to water, and advance with
remarkable speed. Thus 1t comes
about that some of the highest officers
in the Russian army today started in
life as barefoeted little barbarians in
the mountain villages of the Caucasus.
This is, particularly true Of the Os-
setes, whom the Russians call "the
gentlemen of the mountains" because
of their fine qualities. They are the
best and braVeSt Of all the Caucasian
tribesmen. An Ossete on his noun
tain heath is a fine looking creature.
He usually stands over six feet, and
has a stalwart, martial bearing. He
looks every inch the comic opera
brigand, with his picturesque Eastern
costume of at least half dozen colors
and his sash full Of silver-mounted
pistols and daggerS. He would rather
fight than eat. AT the least affront to
his honor or dignity, he is ready to
engage in deadly combat. If you look
at him he may take it as an insult; and
if you don't look at him he may be
equally enraged at the neglect.
But though he is so difficult to get
along with, he has his good points.
He is a chivalrous foe and stanch
friend with a plentiful stock of the
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TIE NAN or THE CAUCASUS


window and handed her permit to the
turnkey. Soon a shaggy, Withholding
face peered through the wires Che
woman took the baby's hand and tep-
derby inserted it Between the iron net
ting to greet it's rebel sire. The harsh
features wonderful s-~a4ad
while he seized the tiny fingers some
thing happened, for suddenly he let
go and covered his face with both his
hands" - - v4;y4 @..,s .yat, :
Caucasus, who form a race apart. The
Russians call them Mountain Jews"
They herd together in small COM
munities-often in separate villages
and have nothing TO do with the rest
of the people. They never enter the
towns or the cities, but are content to
lead the simple, pastoral life Of Abra-
ham. They keep the Mosaic law to
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the letter. and all their customs are
simple and Biblical. This is not
strange, inasmuch as they are believed
to be a remnant of the Jews of the
Captivity who were banished to these
mountain Businesses by a Babyionan
monarch 1900 years ago, precisely as
Russian Nonconformists are banlshed
to frontier territories today by the
car.
The pride of the Caucasus is the
beauty of it's women. There are more
beautiful wopen to be found in these
rugged mountains than anywhere else
in the world. In other countries there
are women as lovely, but nowhere else
is loneliness so common. Among the
Clrcassians a homely girl is hardly
ever seen, and this is true in less
degree Of the Ossets, the tribes OF
Daghestan, and many OF the other
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Poser for Mary.

Mary, Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
As long as her neighbers keep chickens,
doubt
If Mary win ever know.
Cincinnati TimesStar.
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Good Luck.

Not perhaps our good Judgment
but our good luck that we placed
our orders for prints and musIins be.
fore the advance.
Standard prints are worth today
in the markets 5lg to G.c per yard.
We have the best brands that arp
made in the country and they are
worth the price above mentioned.
We sell them at Be per yard. We
have a complete line OF brown and
bleached sheetings and offer during
this sale all the standard brands at
the old prices.
Full SO inch wide brown muslin l..
L. at DC per yard. Wehave 90 pieces
OF shirtings, plads, striped and plain
that are worth in the markets 12yc
per yard. Special during this sale at
10c per yard.
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Attention.!

We call your attention to our
ladies, misses and childrens hosiery.
All the best made hose that are pro-
duced In the country, all clean and
gilt edge AMERICAN MAKES guar
anteed not to fade. We stand by
every pair OF hose we sell you and
guarantee them as represented. We
offer at special prices the best 10, 10,
20, 25c hose in the world and guar
antee that no one can duplicate them
at our prices We bought them d.
rect in case lots. all we ask is call
and see us and we will convince you
that we mean just what we say.
Your money back il the goods don't
please you.
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Special

Efforts are made in our embroidery
and lace department. We are show
ing the greatest line IN this depart
ment that we have ever shown be-
fore. We are candid that we have
overloaded ourselves in this depart
ment and the only way out is 'or us
to give one-half Of our profits to the
consumer. We show handsome
line Of lace, insertions at sc per
yard. A very handsome assortment
OF embroidery and insertions on
which we have hammered the prices
down. No doubt when you hear the
prices you will be pleased and help
us to reduce the stock.
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Special.

Straw mating, the greatest variety
in plain and fancy, all this seasan's
goods, straight reduction of 20
per cent. They are all marked IN
plain figures therefore f.ure .'e
price yourself.
Heavy two ply all wool ingr..M
carpets special at GOc per yard.
90 pair lace curtains, full length
and widths at 7jc per pair.
90 lace curtains, full length n.l
widths at $1.oo per pair.
New and handsome pattern l,a
curtains, full sizes in ecru and white.
special at $50 per pair.
odd lace curtains, no more thin
two pair OF kind, regular 81 10
$780, andi $500 goods. uniform
price $3.50 per pair.
Don't miss this department
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TEN JAPANESE
VESSELS SUNK.
0rientaIs Attempt to Complete
Blocking Of Port Arthur
Entrance F0iIed.

st. Petersburg, May "A sensa
tional rumor was spread this even
ing that eight japanese fire ships
And two torpedo boats had beer
Isunk by the Russians at Port Arthur
:Fhile the former was trying to bottle
up the harbor.
ii The fireships were discovered by
the sesrchlights of the batteries and
uardships creeping toward Port
krthur from the east shortly after
Midnight.
The torpedo boats and torpedo
boat destroyers were ordered out
8at none Of the larger warships were
mt.
sAdmiral Alexieff went aboard the
hst defense vessel Otvashni. The
hardship and forts opened fierce
on the torpedo boats which last
8until s o'clock this morning, when
~ last one went down.
The official kilograms have earrived,
II have not yet been issued to the
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Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stav
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out Of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because OF lack
of food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyfeeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems to find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sa upie.
Scott q Bovine, Chemists, <oo Pearl S., New York
SOC. and SI.oo; all Druggists. -
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coming; we are loaded and must
move them; our reputation is es.
tablished on table linens; we buy
none but the best; bought them di.
rect; saved the middle mans profit
We will put the knife into them and
will reduce them during this sale %
to 33 per cent on original prices.
Do not miss this opportunity.
This sale will not last forever.
Come quick for the choicest patterns.
Help us reduce the stock and there.
by make profit for yourself.