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The Washington times., 1905-01-22
Worse Than &c Mormnns-

IN their family life they have the Nor
mons Of this country beaten a mile.
They are not only polygamists. but also
poiyRndrists, just as the circumstances
may require The marriage of several
brothers to one woman. or OF several
sisters to one man is regarded as the
ideal relation
Women enjoy perfect freedom and in
dependence. and frequently take an act
i've part n business affairs. Sometimes
they mango extensive enterprises en-
tireiy unGded They are afls the
storekeepeR and the marketmsss
The Washington times., 1905-01-22

TO be not -lore than 100000 or 6. 500 0o0
The most reliable evidence shows that
the population OF central Tibet does not
exceed LOCO COO The narrow river val
leys and the rocky mountains are unfit
for agriculture and could not support Il
horde OF people. Besides. the numerous
unmarried ascetics of both sexes, cpl
denies of smallpox, against which the
Tibetans are practically defenseless,
not only. retard an increase in the popu-
lation. but appear to gradually decrease
its. growth More than 10 per cent of
the population of Lassa and the neigh
boring Inonasteries died of smallpox in
1900. Further evidence of q scanty pop
ulStion appears from the fact that only
e. 600 monks gather at the Monlam of
Lassa, the great religious festival.
The Washington times., 1905-01-22
: Buddhl5t IanpIe IN cenfer Of HASA !

cooking. The houses have no chimneys,
and the smoke IS left to escape as best
it may, and would blind any bat a har-
dened Tibctan- The principal fuel IS
dried manure OF horned cattle and yaks
The clothing OF the Tibetans is more
CANDY than chaSte- OF special design
IL is made from native cloth of various
colors. The poor classes wear white
the cheapest color. the richer people
wear red, the soldiers dark blue, and
yellow is used by the high dignita-ies.
Women prefer the dark red cloth. In
proportion to their means. which, by
the way, are more limited than the fast
est express train between New York and
Chicago, the Tfbetans dress well Their
jewelry is of gold, silver, coral, dia-
alonds, rubies, pearls, and turquoises.
The Washington times., 1905-01-22

what heaven or hell, demon, god. hero,
mollusk, OK ape their spirit must enter,
according to their sins?
SO. when 1t was recently heard that
the thirteenth incarnation had fed, no
one was surprised. Yet the wonder
remains. A great prince. a god to
thousands of men, had been removed
from his palace and capital, no one
knows whittier or when. A ruler has
disappeared who travels with every
appanage Of state, inspiring awe in his
PROSTATE servants, whose movements,
one would think, were watched and
talked about more than any sovereign
on earth. Yet fear, or loyalty, or ig-
norance keeps every subject tongue
tied
The Washington times., 1905-01-22
Palace Of Ihe Cd King Of Tibet.

tanning the secular power as wei as the
spiritual Since the fifteenth century
therefore, all power, civil and spiritual
has been nominally in the hands of the
Dalai Lama. But China maintains a
Manchu resident in Lassa and an army.
In order to avoid strife in the selection
of a Dalai Lama, the electoral council
places three strips Of paper with the
names of the three boys in an urn, and
the Manchu resident takes one out with
a small staff. Immediately he Is recog-
nized as the new Dalai Lama His edu-
cation is intrusted to a college of
learned men. Until his twenty-second
year the government is in the hands of
a regent appointed by the Emperor Of
China. The present Dalai Lama is TWEEN
ty-seVen years old and is the fifth Grand
Lama since 1906
The Washington times., 1905-01-22
ACCOUNTING FOR IT.

The great library at Alexandra was
burning.
originated?H asked the reporters.
All L know about it. gloamlly an
swered the librarian. who was watching
the blaze from the other side or the
street. Is that one OF the attendants
carelessIg tossed q modern society novel
fnco a book case containing d lot OF dry
statistical stuff. y
But this didn't fit the theory of the
detectives that the fire was OF incen-
diary origin and they suppressed il
Chicago Tribune
The Washington times., 1905-01-22
Lassa Unveiled Is Hideous.

Lassa with It's acknowledgement veil
OF romance torn asunder proves a mar
vel OF Nth and crime. Just as distance
Is responsible for romance SO close
proximity dashes to pieces the idols
which human beings set up for them
selves at a distance The murder q.
romance by the common place is the
crime of all ages. Lassa seen through
light. the inverted opera glasses of i'm
agination had lost all the narrowing de-
tails which closer acquaintance brings
TO hight AS Mark Twain in mis- Yankee
at King Arthur's Court DESTROYED the
sidmor of centuries by showing the
crueities OF the age, so recent travellers
nave SHOWN up central Tibet in its true
colors.
II one approached within a league of
Lassa. saw the glittering domes of the
Potala and turned back without enter
ing Its precincts one might still imagine
1t an enchanted city. SHINING with tur-
quoise and gold. But once havfr.., en-
tered the illusion is gone. One might
think deVout Buddhists had excluded
strangers to preserve the myth of the
city's beauty and mystery, or that the
place was consciously neglected so as to
offer no allurement to heretics, just as
the repuisive women one meets II, the
streets OF the Holy City smear them
selves over with grease to make them
selves even more hideous than nature
had ordained
Lassa itself is squalid and filthy, IN
drained, unpayed. Not single house
looks clean o. cared for. The streets
after rain are nothing but pools OF stag
nant water frequented by pigs and dogs
IN search OF refuse. The store is told
In nut shell when # is said that the
inhabitants of central Tibet have exact
ly the same idea of cleanliness as have
the Chinese
The Washington times., 1905-01-22
The Potala, Palace of the Dalai Lama

The Potala is superbly detached.
standing about two-thirds OF mile west
OF the city proper, II IS not only palace
on mn, Dut the hill is also a palace. It's
MASSIVE walls, its terraces and bastfons
stretch upward from the plain to the
crest as II the great bluff rock were
merely foundation stone planted there
at the divinity's nod. The divinity
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
He Sat Still.

He was what is known rs dear
little fellow" that is to say, he Lad
heaven-blue eyes, sunny hair, and an
expression of complete innocence
which would fit him for q soap ad-
vertisement were he not the son OF
respectable parents.
They were all at the photographer S,
but sweet Cecil wouldn't remain still!
enough for his picture to be taken.
Perhaps" suggested the urbane
photographer, after the hundredth ef-
fort had failed, 'it is the presence of
his mother which makes the little
darling restless. If madam would
withdraw, perhaps l should be sue
cessful."
The doting mother took the hint, and
in moment or two the operation had
been successfully concluded.
However did you manage TO sit
still, Cecil?' asked his mother. And
what did the nice gentleman say TO
you to make you do it:'
1.-The man thaid, If you don't thit
thtill, you ugly little monkey, I'll thakc
the life out of you Tho 1 that very
thill, mamma."-New York News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
FIVE YEARS IN THE ICE.

Had Ole Siostron's tomb of ice on an
Arctic island in the Bering Sea re-
mained undisturbed hundred thou
sand years, at the end of that ponder
GUS stretch of time the face and form
of Ole would have looked as natural
and lifelike as at the moment of the
tisherman's death.
Five years ago this young Norwcg-
ian, Sjostron, disappeared from Bara-
noff Station. Nobody knew what be.
came of him. and finally people ceased
to wonder. A few weeks ago the body
was found completely imbedded in the
ice and so thoroughly preserved that
not even the slightest indication Of
change had set in.
The barkentiIe City of Papette has
arrived from Baranoff, and the news
of this remarkable discovery was
brought by her first mate, Knute
Peterson.
give years in the ice," said Peter
son, "has not made n bit of difference
in his appearance. When they found
him he looked as though asleep, but
sure enough lie was cold in death
even more so than the ordinary dead
man. They suppose that lie lay down
on the glacier while intoxicated and
fell asleep. and that after he had fro
zen to death the ice formed over him"
Strange as this story may seem, the
incident is not strange to those who
know the Arctic ice fields. Bodies of
the mammoth, the Elephas Primigenus
of an ancient epoch, have been found
similarly imbedded in the ice and so
well refrigerated that after lapse of
time. which is regarded as not less than
10000 years, possibly very modest
estimate. even the flesh of the animal
was all there.
The sailors information about the
finding of Sjostron's body is meagre,
but it is presumable that instead Of
being caught and imprisoned in the
glacial ice the fisherman died on the
soft soil of the tundra, and that his
body became covered up and frozen
with it.
Alexander Torson. formerly third
mate of the City of Papette, disap-
peared at Baranof' early this year, and
his old associates think that he, like
Siostron, met death on a glacier and
that his body is held unchanged and
unchanging in the ice, probably to as
tonish discoverers in some far later
century.-San Francisco Correspond
ence Chicago American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
A CREE BEAR HUNT,

The Wood Crees of the far North
have a great respect for their little
BROTHER" makwa, the bear, and the
braves array themselves for q bear
hunt in their finest dress of ceremony.
In The Silent Places" Mr.. Stewart
Edward White describes an attack on
bear by party Of Indians, as wit
messed by two wOodsmen.
Dick and Sam perceived a sudden
excitement in the leading canoes.
Haukemah stopped, then cautiously
backed until well behind the screen
of the point.
Its a BEAR" said Sam, quietly.
"They've gone TO get their war-paint
on"
In short time the Indian canoes r..
appeared. The Indians had intercept
ed their women, unpacked their bag
gage, and arrayed themselves in buck
skin, elaborately embroidered with
beads and silks in the flower pattern.
Ornaments of brass and silver, sacred
skins of the beaver broad dashes of
ocher and vermillion on the naked
skin, twisted streamers of colored
wool all added to the barbaric gor-
geousness.
Phantom-like, without apparently
the slightest directing motion, the
bows Of the canoe swung like wind
vanes to point toward Il little heap of
drift logs under the shadow of an
elder bush. The bear was wallowing
in the cool wet sand.
Now old Haukemah rose to his
height in the bow of his canoe, and
began to speak rapidly in low voice,
in the soft Cree tongue.
30 makwa, our little brother" he
said, 1--WE come to you not in anger,
nor in dlsrespect. We come to do you
kindness. Here are hunger and cold
enemies. In the Afterland is only
happiness. So IL we shoot you, q
makwa. our little brother, be not
angry with u.s."
With the shock OF n dozen little bul.
lets the bear went down. but was im
nediately afoot again. He was badly
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
Boston's Blank Votes.

The ballot law of Massachusetts has
eenrecommended for adoption III otner
States because it compels the voter 10
express q preference for each candi-
date, and thus in theory fayors split
ticket" voting. 1t has another curious
quality-the number OF blank ballots
it produces.
Parker for President had 10000 plu-
rality in Boston, but about Go0O ball
lots cast were not marked for this
office at all. Douglass plurality was
33,07S in the largest vote cast, but
even for Governor there We're 46l5
blanks. For Northumberland
there were 97J9 blanks, for Secretary
of State 1916, and so on in generally
increasing ratio until 23,256 blanks
out of a total vote of Gully 96,63l testl-
fed that "A per cent. of the voters
didn't care n pencil mark who was to
be Sheriff.-New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
FAILING WITH A PARACHUTE.

| FALLING WITH A PARACHUTE.
Many persons who have watched a
balloon ascent and the subsequent
drop of the aeronaut by the aid of a
parachute must have wondered what
the sensation is like. In Outing q man
who has had the experience many
times tells how ii feels to drop through
the air from a balloon. The account
is all the more interesting because it
deals with his first attempt.
The band struck up, lie says, and
the crowd applauded as | came up.
The parachute was stretched out from
the straining balloon. AS the man
with me snapped the hooks on the
ring, he showed me where the rope
hung, and told me how to pull it when
cutting loose. He was the excited one.
l was in semistupor.
LET her gov'
With cleaving of the air and a rush
of sound like the coming Of cyclone,
the balloon shot up. / grasped the
bar and scared. l tried to swing up
on the bar, but the rush of the ascent
Strengthened me out like a rod of iron.
l thought my arms would be pulled
out. A deathly sickness came over
me. Then the motion became more
easy, and l swung up on the bar. I
was accustomed to gazing down from
heights, and felt no fear as l stared at
the fading crowd. / could see them
waving their hats and could hear the
band playing. l was conscious of
pleasant, dreamy sensation and of
steady, easy rising.
Then the crowd appeared smaller
and seemed to be walking away from
me. had commenced to drift. Now
was the time to cut loose. l wished 1
might stay where was. Taking
chances with that limp bag of a para
chute did not look safe. But it had to
be done.
caught hold of the rope. braced my
self, and gave n short, hard pull.
Wish! My breath left me! For the
first time fear. deadly fear, entered my
heart. The jerk nearly unseated me,
but in moment was sailing pleas
antly through space.
Then | began to calculate as to the
manner in which to strike the ground.
Like many other problems, it settled
itself. ! struck in a corn-feld. was
dragged and badly scratched, lost con-
sciOusness, and came to myself in the
q
relieved to see me return 10 life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04

. wounded and thoroughly enraged. Be
fore the astonished Indians could back
water, he had dashed into the shall
lows, and planted his paws on the bow
of old Haukemah's canoe.
Haukemah stood valiantly to the de-
fense, but was promptly upset and
pounced. upon by the enraged animal
Dick Heron rose suddenly to his feet
and shot. The bear collapsed into the
muddied water.
Haukemah and his steersman rose,
dripping, The Indians gathered to ex.
anime in respectful admiration. Dick 8
bullet had passed from ear to ear.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
CHILD SAVED HER KIN.

Little Irene Desh, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Desh, of Lebanon,
Pa, saved her smaller brother and sis
ter from being burned to death. A
lamp exploded in the bedroom where
the three children We're sleeping, and
Irene was awakened by the flames
spreading to her bed. She first aroused
her brother and sister and dragged
them from the room. Then she gave
the alarm and the fire was quickly ex
ilpguisbed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04

The application Of electricity to
general agriculture has been sue
cessfully made in southern France
and has been followed in Germany on
an even greater scale, states the
Cleveland Leader. Power is provided
from central plant and motors for
threshing grain, grinding of -four.
pumping of water, etc, are rented TO
proprietors, who find that the work
can be more qdickly and cheaply
done than by the use Of horses. The
application Of electricity to growing
seeds has been found exceedingly ad-
vantageous, such use of the subtle
agent having been first made by the
experiment station at Amherst Mass
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04
Y i Y Y U Y U V 7
! PLUCK, ISomanoe
and cAd0enture.

\ WOLF STORY.

E~ OST persons like to hear
u D stories about wild animals,
4 g so | will tell you a true
n story about wolves.
1t occurred about three
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04

4 1sA y story about wolves.
Tcf 1t occurred about three
years ago in the northern part OF
Michigan, where there are great for
ests and wild animals, such as bears,
deer, wolves and foxes.
Many people are fond of the sport of
hunting these wild animals in the
great forests. The meat of the deer is
much desired for food. Many times
when beef ana mutton cannot be had
in the new country the poor man will
take his gun and 20 out and kill a
/ lily for several weeks.
Well, man who lived not far from
one of these great forests, some three
years ago, took his gun and went out
to see If he could shoot deer for
meat for his family. He knew the
woods well, as he had often been in
them before. Sometimes he took some
one with him, but this time he went
alone. With his gun to defend himself,
he was not afraid of any of the wild
animals.
He had not gone far into the woods
when he heard the barking of wolves
not far from him, and looking up he
saw pack of them coming towards
him. An experienced hunter knows
that one wolf alone is a coward; it will
run from a man. Two or three would
not attack a man unless they were
desperately hungry. But If large
number of them are together they be-
come very bold and very savage. They
will attack large animals, such as a
COW or horse, and tear it TO pieces
and devour it. A large pack of wolves
will not hesitate to attack a man. This
hunter well knew this, and when he
heard the bark of these wolves and
saw tlam coming fiercely towards him
he knew his life was in danger. He
knew that while lie was fighting those
that were in front of him others would
spring upon him from behind and tear
him TO pieces.
He backed up against big tree so
rs not to allow them to spring upon
him from behind, thinking possibly he
could kill them with his gun as fast
as they could come at him. He dis
charged both barrels of his gun, kill
ing two of the wolves. This doubt
less terrified them for few moments
and made them circle around him sew
eral feet away, barking and showing
their savage teeth. But soon they
dashed upon him again.
Having no more loads in his gun he
used it as club, and struck at them
with all his might, killing one and
frightening others, causing them to
jump aside to dodge his blows.
In moment they dashed upon him
again. He struck with the strength
of desperati ton, killing wolf every
time one came in reach. but they grew
kercer and fiercer the more he fought,
till finally while he struck down one
on his right dozen rushed upon him
from the other direction. and when
once they hau seized him the whole
pack rushed upon him and crushed
him to the earth and tore him to
pieces with their savage teeth and de-
voured his flesh.
That night, when he did not return
home, there were anxious hearts and
great distress of mind. The next day
searching party found his bones,
gnawed clean of flesh by the wolves;
they found his watch and gun near
by, also shreds of his clothing. Seven
dead wolves lying about him gave evil
dence of how desperately he had
fought for his life. He was a prey of
wild beasts.-Sabbath Reading.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04

viscount Turnous. who has just
eeen elected to the British Parlia-
ment, for the Horsham Division Of
Sussex, will take his seat as the
youngest member Of the House OF
Commons. He is heir of the fifth
Earl Winterton, and was born In 1883.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04

.<ACE, HIS adventure happened
q 11 Y some thirty years ago, when
Q l. @ had not been long married.
Y n My husband wasp part owner
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-04

Pipelines are to be laid by the
Standard Oil Company from Red Fork,
|. T.. to the oil fields near Florence
and Boulder. Colo. If the plan works
with success. extensions will be made
from Denver TO the Wyoming oil
fields.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-18
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
TOILET TIPS.

Pure almond oil win not hurt the
most delicate skin.
Salt water acts as tonic on the skin.
Gently spatted on the face, IL VIII help
make the cuticle firm.
When massaging TO plump the arms
and throat, use cocoa butter. II Ii bet
ter and cheaper than cold cream.
Rose water, eight ounces. and tine
ture Of benzoin, two drains. make one
Of the best skin tonics and whiteners.
Almond meal cleanses the face ana
leaves 1t in smooth condition. Mix
small quantity with rose water and
massage the whole face with this, AFT.
erward rinsing OF with tepid water.
Hair can be curled constantly on thu
iron without injury, providing the iron
is not too hot. II the hair Is well curl.
ed Immediately after shsmpooing III,
curl viii remain In longer, the ordinary
bead Of hair retsIrius It for week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-18
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

In pursuance of an order Of the
Board of Directors, passed Feb. IA,
1905, Their will be meeting of the
stockholders of the Traders National
Bank, of Clarksburg, W. Va, held
at its Office on Tuesday, the 2lst
day of March, 1905, at 10 o'clock
a. m, to consider and vote on the fol-.
lowing resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Traders Ma.
tional Bank, of Clarksburg, W. Va,
be placed in voluntary liquidation
under the provisions Of Sections
1920 and 1921 U. S. Revised
Statutes, to take effect April 10, 1905
S. H. WHITE, 8
Cashier.
The Traders National Bank is GO
ing into voluntary liquidation in or
der that its business may be merged
with that of the Peoples Banking g.
Trust Co., under the name of The
Union National Bank, of Clarks-
burg, W. Va. 10feb1md
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-18
Pneumonia More Fatal Than Con.

1t is not generally known that mors
people die from pneumonia than con.
sumption. This is because every Ons,
young or old is susceptible to its at
taeks after exposure. ]. W. Bryan, Of
Lowder. H., writes: Ny little boy was
very low with pneumonia. Unknown to
the doctor We gave him Roley's Honey
and Tar. The result was magical and
puzzled fac doctor, as it Immediately
stopped the racking cough and be
quickly recovered" Refuse substitutes.
Sold by Stone s Mercer, R. ]. criss
and Sturm & Wilson.
That Ticking in tn. Throat.
One minute after taking One Minute
Cough Cure taat tickling in the throat
is gone. 1t acts in the throat-not
the STOMACH. Harmless-gooi for caii-
dren. A. L. Spofordt postmaster At
Chester Mich, says: sour little grl
was unconscious from strangulatiou
during a sudden and terrible attack oil
Group. Three doses of One Minute
Cough Cure half an hour apart speedily
cured aer. l cannot praise One AIin'
ute Cough Cure too much for what Il
mas done in our family" It always
gives relief. Sold by Stone & Mercer
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-18
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
Give You, stomach a Resi-

Your food musi be properly digester
and assimilated to be of any value 20
you. If your stomach Is weak or dis
eased take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It
digests what you eat and gives the
stomach rest, enabling it to recuperate
take on new life and grow strong again.
Kodol cures sour stomach, gas, bloat-
ing, heart palpitation and all digestive
disorders. 81. A. Soper, OF Little Rock,
Ky, writes US: 1--WE feel That Koiol
Dyspepsia Cure deserves all the praise
that can be given, it as It saved tine HE
of our little girl wnen she was three
years old. She is now six and we have
kept it for her constantly but OF course
she only takes it now when any thing
disagrees with her" Sold by Stone q
Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-18
swrr- .-ELoDY FLOUR.
Fraud Exposed.

A few counterfeiters have lately been
making and trying to sell limitations OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump.
ton, Coughs and Colds, andotaer meii-
eines, thereby defrauding me public.
This is to warn you to beware Of such
people, who seek to profit, through
stealing the reputation or remedies
which nave been successfully curing
disease for over So years. a sure pro-
lection to you Is our name on the wrap.
per. Look for it, on all DR.. Kings or
Bueklen's remedies, as all others are
mere limitations. Il. E. BUCKLEN s.
CO., Chicago, ILL.,, and Windsor, Canada