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The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24

secretary rascally rat. This rat Is
called a rascal because he has the
unfortunate habit of eating all the
rainbow gems which are said to be
Matched by the peafowls which his
brother rides.
A Glimpse Of Barbarism.
The scene Of one of the Pujas Is a
glimpse OF ancient barbarism. Around
the image are the PROSTATE suppli-
cants, the women praying for male
children and the men asking the ia.
vor of the destruction of their enc
mics. The offerings consist Of piles
Of fruit and vegetables, bundles Of
cloth, pyramids of soaked rice. hill
ocks of peas and cocoanuts, and hun
dreds of candles burning In broad
day. On the outer circle dogs sit on
their launches and cats lick their
mustaches at the sight of the tempt.
ing things piled In such profusion.
Clouds of incense smoke drift up.
ward and the ground is stained with
the blood of the goats whose heads
| have fallen under the sacrificial
sword. Above the bedlam Of voices
Is heard the metallic crash OF huge
bells and the thump of drums. The
goats are beheaded one after the
other by an immense butcher who IL
as black and fierce as the Duke OF
Thunderland. His name is Rama
kantnakamar. which reads the same
backward or forward. He uses q
fresh sword to dispatch each goat
The idol Is twenty feet In height
and Is carried to the river bank on
the backs of sixty bearers. The barge
which conveys II to the middle Of the
stream Is surrounded by fully two
thousand row boats. AS the motley
fiotilla drifts on the tire the uproai
continues. Shouts and songs an6
jests are banded back and forth
until the echoes ring with the discord
Finally the unwieldy image is toppled
into the water, and the long orgy Is
brought to an end.
Such idolatrous scenes as this
leave an unpleasant impression on
the mind of the spectator. The bleat'
ing goats struggling in the hands OF
their CORY eXecutioners, the uncanny
sounds of paganism and the shining
faces of the half-crazed fanatics
swarming around their gaudy idol
make one wonder II the real reason
for midas misery and degradation
is not the disobedlence OF the divine
command: Thou shalt have none
other gods but Me. Thou shalt not
make to thyself any craven image
for the Lord thy God as q
jealous God, and visit the sins of the
fathers upon the children, unto the
third and fourth generation Of then
that hate me"-Frederic j. Haskir
In Los Angeles Times.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Australian Forest Trees.

Jarrah wood Is the most magnif'
cent, as well as the most valuable
tree in the Australian forest. An av-
erage tree is about two hundred feet
high, four feet In diameter at two to
four feet from the ground, and about
a hundred and fifty feet to the first
branch. Trees of this size are usu'
ally sound in every respect, and turn
out timber free from the blemishes
of dry rot, gum veins and other de-
fects to which large trees are sub
ject. II is not unusual to find trees
three hundred feet high, measuring
hundred and fifty feet to the first
branch, and with circumference at
the base of twenty to thirty feet.
From one tree alone as much as a
hundred tons of timber have been cut.
The timber is hard, heavy, elastic and
tough. The grain is interlaced giving
It an extraordinary strength and maxi
ing 1t especially suitable for engineer
ing purposes.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24

the meeting house, where they for
time repulsed the enemy.
Provoked and mortified that so in
significant band could keep back
his superior numbers. Gen. Tryon or
dered a party of horsemen to charge
the Americans.
Putnam directed his men to
swamp, saying, Run, my lads. VIII
take care of myself" Waiting until
the British swords almost reached
him, he struck spurs into his horse,
and, to the amazement OF the pur'
suers. dashed down the seventy-fve
or 100 stone steps leading from the
meeting house. No one dared follow
him. Uninjured, though a ball mad
pierced his hat, Putnam rode to SIAM
ford.
The spurs have come down through
the descendants of Putnam. They are
of brass, very heavy, and old fash
Toned. They are now in the posses
sion Of Westfield (MassD man.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
President EaIIleres, Kind Heart.

Among the numerous stories told
of the new president of France is
this: At banquet he dropped a piece
of money from his pocket and a neigh
Dor said he thought 1t was a 2.franc
(4O-cenD piece. 'Let It be-" NJ. Fal
Heres replied. 1T will be n good find
for the walter" and he whispered to
that person to look for the money
Later NJ. Fallieres was seen to let 8
2-franc piece slide gently to the
floor. He thought he was not observ
ed, but when questioned explained
that he had discovered that 1t was
only a copper which he had dropped
on to the floor in the first place, anc
that he DID not want to disappoint the
waiter.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24

It seems hard to believe that in this
civilized day there should exist any
where such preposterous absurdities
as are practiced in India in the name
of religion. Although England has
ruled here for more than century,
and the missionary societies have
spent upward of a hundred million
gold dollars in trying to make con
verts to Christianity, the mass Of the
people still adhere to the ridiculous
practices of the ancients. We find
them worshiping snakes and monkeys
and held in awe by the false pre-
lenses of charlatans and sorcerers.
Although the message of the Nazar-
enc has gone afar, it has affected In.
dia so little that the dead are still
burned on the banks of the sacred
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
CURIOSITY THAT WAS MUTUAL.
But Perhaps Edward Everett Hale
Didn't Really Want to Know.

More than twenty-five years ago the
Rev. Edward Everett Hale had occa-
sion to visit. the town of bingham,
Mass, and, rising early the morning
after his arrival there, he started out
for a walk. There had arrived during
the night before circus company,
and all of the residents seemed anx-
ious to get first glimpse of any one
who had any connection with the
show.
While Mr. Hale was enjoying his
lonely walk he noticed a rather elder
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
India Supreme as
Land of IdoIotry

where an excursion on the water fol.
lows. After this the idol is dumped
overheard, thus passing theoretically
to paradise.
One of the popular deities is Durga,
the ten-armed goddess, carrying In
her numerous hands as many differ
ent weapons, viz. sword. dagger
lance, stiletto, saw, cleaver, knife
boomerang, tomahawk and screw
driver. Durga is really a number OF
images joined in one group, among
them being son who is war deity
and another who Is financial secre.
tary to the gods. The group includes
the birds and animals which the gods
ride. The goddess herself is seated
on lion. while the war god bestrides
a gorgeous peafowl, and the financial
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Career Projected.

80 they won't let you say any
thing In congress?" said Farmer Corn
tcssel.
NO" answered the youthful states
man.
well, you jes' stand pat. One o
these days, when they come around
and want you to talk. don't you say a
word. Then you'll get the reputation
Of bein' a sphinx. which is one OF the
most valuable things a man In poll
tics can have"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Bothered by the Lawyers.

Widow-If John had only made a
will there wouldn't be all this diff.
Guilty about the property.
Visitor-Do the lawyers bother you !?
Widow-Bother me? They almost
worry me to death. I declare | some
times almost wish that John hadn't
died.-Tit-Bits
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Crazy Acts of votaries.


The belief that generosity and ply
steal ordeal are the means Of winning
the favor of the gods is so gen.
eral that many worshipers give them
selves over to disgusting and ridicu-
lous acts of fanaticism. The forms
this religious frenzy takes are innu-
merable. Sometimes votary will
vow to sit still In chair for six
months, while another will measure
his length along the ground for miles
in token of his submission to some
particular idol. There are others
who have held one arm in the air
over their heads for years, until the
joints became stiff and the uncut
nails curved inward and grew through
their hands. Some will fasten their
! jaws together with wire and take no
food into the mouth except In liquid
form. Enthusiasts are often met who
have vowed to leave their hair I'M
touched for months. These present a
disgusting sight, as their tangled
shocks are one mass of filth and YER
min. Some vow to go naked In order
| to show their devotion, and there are
even instances where misguided
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
A Uniform Deficiency,

Yes. the general of the Venezuelan
army is going to meet the French com.
mander and arrange the details Of the
armistice."
We'll, what causes the delay?"
THE general had to borrow a pair
of shoes and calico shirt"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Wanted to Have II Handy.

De Lush--Now, look here, McSosh,
you don't want to go right back into
that saloon again. Surely you're not
thirsty so soon?
McSosh--No amt thirsty RI now,
OIL boy-but say, tha' saloons good
place to be in case I do get that way.
Aintiri'?
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Conveying an lmpre ssi on.

why do you persist in your refusal
TO talk on public questions?"
Because" answered Senator Sorg.
hum. lat the present time that is the
surest way to convey an impression
that you could say something impor.
tant IL you choose. Washington
Star.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
lncipient.

MY mustache is beginning to be
noticeable at lawst," said the callow
youth.
yes" replied Pepprey, ut reminds
me of the defeated pugilist saw at
that prize fight last night"
Jaw how was that?"
Down and out"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
A Helpful Wife.

Benham-A man told me to-day to
mind my own business.
Mrs. Benham-What reply did you
make?
Benham--I told him 1t wasn't neces.
sary-that you looked out for that.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Awful to Contemplate

Weary Walker-"W'ot yer lsokin'
so worried about, Ragsey?"
Ragson Tatters-"I just read piece
in de paper dis mornin' where sci.
entific gent said 'Doin' nothin' all de
time is de hardest kind O. wor. Gee!
Suppose dat's true!'
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Explanatory.

Did you read about the girl who
shot burglar?"
"The fellow the police said 'bled
like a horseT Yes"
Il have a theory about that"
Spring It,"
"She shot a nightmare. '-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
On the Ocean Blue.

when that storm was blowing yes.
terday," said the vivacious girl, 81
just threw up my hands in despair"
We'll" returned her escort grimly,
something got the matter with me,
too, but didn't-er-er-I didn't
throw up my hands"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
How IL Looked,

mo, dear, | must refrain from kiss
ing you until you return from the re-
ception."
But Why"
well, the last kiss gave you after
you put on your makeup looked like a
wet oasis in a desert of chalk"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Had To.

when we first got married my wife
and | quarreled for year about
whether we should buy an automobile
or a horse and buggy
How did you settle it,"
1--WE compromised on baby car
rage"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
IL Probably Was,

81 heard very loud noise In the
hall early this morning, Thomas, a
very loud. very suspicious noise.
What was It."
Il guess 1t was the day breaking,
my dear"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
SPURS WORN BY GEN. PUTNAM.
Relics Of Revolutionary Hero owned
by Massachusetts Man.

Among the choicest revolutionary
:elics in the country are the spurs
worn by Israel Putnam when. c<Srd'
ing to the story, he dashed down the
steps at Horse Neck, pursued by the
British
In the winter of 177S, as the nara
tive runs, Gen. Putnam was delegated
to visit Horse Neck, Conn, now call
ed Greenwich. The British general,
Tryon, had been ravaging towns and
villages along the sound, and at
length, 1900 strong, descended upon
Putnam, with his little force OF $50
men and two iron pieces.
Putnam drew up his men. with
their field pieces. on high ground near
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Another Family Row Started.

Young wife-I've taken very great
pains over these biscuits, dear, and
The benedict-And now, ! suppose
you want to see If they'll have the
SANE effect upon me-Stray Stories.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Both Entitled to the Name.

Customer-Have you any extract Of
beef?
Waiter-Yes, sir. Brown or white?
Customer-Brown or white?
Waiter-Yss. sir. Beef tea or mill? ?
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24

Observing the Puja.
The religious festivals called Pujas
are observed with sentiment which
approaches raving ardor, During the
line of these demonstrations the en-
tire population refrains from work
and gives itself over to unmitigated
carousals. The program consists OF
erecting an image of some particular
idol, TO which offerings OF every sort
are given and sacrifices Of goats are
made.
After the image has been properly
feted on land, the jewellers form a
procession on the bank Of the river.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
The Real Shock.

Don't you think the people in gen.
eral are very much shocked by these
revelations of big profits In graft?"
shocked? or course they are;
that they didn't get In on the ground
floor Baltimore American.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Good Job,

Good Job.
Tuner-"Your daughter told me to
call and fix her piano"
Pater-"Well, what ails it?"
Tuner-"Three strings busted"
Pater-"What1l you take to break
the rest of emf"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Should Be consistent.

IL really believe" said her jealous
fiance, "that you permit other men to
Kiss you"
Surely you don't object" replied
the pretty girl. "You always declared
you were opposed to monopolies.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Rebuke or announcement.

He kissed her on the forehead. The
proud beauty drew herself up to her
full height"
And them"
He couldn't reach any higher than
her lips, Of course. - Louisville Cour'
ier-Journal
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Dangerous Devotion.

"Bliggins' wife thinks he Is the
greatest man in the world"
Yes. That's very pretty and
proper, The only trouble Is that she
is getting BllPPins to think So too"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
The Fitness of Thinus,

Isn't 1t queer that cultivated man
like that should have such turn for
hand organs"
1T must be because he's a crank.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
As TO the Tramps.

YES" said Shippin. 'it's awfully
dull in the shipping business; nothing
at all to do. It's particularly hard
on the tramp steamers--"
Why" exclaimed Jolkly. Il should
think tramp steamers would be de.
lighted when there's nothing to do
Philadelphia Press.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
In Russia.

Your excellency, we have executed
every revolutionist in the province"
"Well?"
But the revolution still goes on
Then we must resort 10 more dras'
tic measures. "-Philadelphia Bulletin,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Ach, Louie!

Don't you adore German"
mo. Language too decollete."
TOO what?"
Those gutturals-too low in the
neck."-Cleveland Leader.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Decided.

mo" said Samson after he had
brought down the house by his last
shakedown, II will never give another
encore to this audience-that's fat"
He was right; II was so very fiat
that not even the janitcr's fragments
could be recognized in the general
debris.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Should Have Been a Year.

in my new play thirty days elapse
between the third and last acts"
you bot of easy.
Leader
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Not That Kind Of a Place.

"All my threats didn't bother him at
ALL" said the collector.
MOI" replied the merchant, said
we could go as far as we liked, eh?"
"Well-er-I think the place he
mentioned was farther than you'd
like"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
river or left in towers for the vultures

river or left in towers for the vultures
to devour.
The sacrificial goat is tethered In
the temple yard as in the days of the
patriarchs, and the people are held In
subsection by the fear that the priests
will pronounce curses upon them sim
liar to that which the Scriptures tell
us Noah visited upon his son Ham.
Superstition is so rife that when a
Hindu starts to work in the morning,
II his path is crossed by cat or a
snake or a jackal he considers 1t an
evil omen and is quite likely to post
pone the business until another day.
Laborers frequently return from the
field and put up their oxen for no
other reason than this.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
u Won't Happen Again.

Governor tat the consuls party)-1
remember your face perfectly, sir, but
your name for the moment has es-
capped my memory.
Stranger am delighted to meet
you again. your excelehcy. My name
is Ivan Petrovich Swercczskiski.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Amelioratins Circumstances.

First hobo-I sawed wood onct.
Second hobo-And you one Of the
profesh! o, Clarence, how could you?
First hobo got out of an old log
jail
Second hobo-Forgiye me, Clarence,
fer misjudgin' you.-Terre Haute Star,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Father Of Many Lives Alone.

After being married three times ana
bringing up twenty children, William
N. Crosby, aged SO, is living alone on
his homestead farm at Brooks, Me,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Quite Essential.

"Young Roxley is learning to be a
machinist."
"Ah, very commendable; wants to
have a trade so that II anything hap
pens to his fortune he can"
Nonsense! No. he simply wants
to be able to keep his automobile 60
ing"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24

BE You one Of the Circus People ~
ly woman Walking toward him, She
was yeey straight and thin, and wore
a checked Bingham sunbonnet, and as
she approached him, looking anxious
ly from his head to his feet and then
back to his head. she asked in a nerv-
Gus half.whisper Say, be you one
Of the circus people?"
Mr.. Hale, without hesitati,g sec
ond, answered: NO; be you?"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
Her Symptoms.

Mrs. Jawback-The doctor thinks
you have govt and nervous prostra.
ton.
Mr.. Jawback-Why, the doctor
hasn't seen me.
Mrs. Jawback-No, but he saw me.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-03-24
II Depends.

Don't you think this 2-cents'a'mile
legislation for railroads is rather
strong?"
"Oh, don't know. Automobiles
have one scent for all the miles they
travel, and that's stronger than any
law can make It."
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-06

The big head" ia a popular way oil
expressing common and very fire.,
quent ailment, II arises from various
sources, but the real foundation il a
lack Of sense A little money de.
vclops II IN some people a few good
clothes give IL TO Others; Q little Of.
flee, where a chance 10 given to eIeT-
cIse n little authority. is often the
cause Of IL, while others get 1t from
having little better Job than Associ-
Ates. The truth Is no sensible person
gets the big head " The one who be-
comes stock up and stiii.necked from
sources Of every kind IL weak in the
intellectual cAliber,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-06

l'a,n had fallen during every bat,
tie ~ the rcccn, war between Russia
snd japan, the saving OF life through
the weigh, ~ the air alone wnald have
been AS'l Russians aud ? RS6 lap.
rHsis due 10 the iAc' that = Rus,ian
bullet travel. l.7u2 Is feet per second
In Try weather aud l,sll feet IN damp
weather, white the bAfomrirc pre-.
sure afrcs the Japan~.e bullets lee.
They hr,ng sA,erptooi.d
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-06

An aggressive business policy on the
part Of our business men, reaching out
Tor everything within reach. encour'
aging all would-be comers, expendinp
money when two.iold return 10 rea.
'onably certain, II would seem 10 one
OF the ways TO Sest build up = ciIy
A town 10 what lie people make il
II may slowly grow by the little secre.
tons that accidentally fall within ~
influence, or II can be pushed into
vigorous and rapid growth by the AZ
gtr"ive activity OF its business elr,
msnt.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-06

~ the milllops Of lonR.horned cat
tie which roamed the vast prairies OF
Texas thirty seq" ago but one sur
viyes He Ia SPOTTED steer long since
past the span Of life supposed 20 be
allotted to his kind, aud his home i. in
the choicest pasture land on ranch in
Cameron county, in southeastern Tex
n. In his early days old LonRhorn
aud his kindred wandered at will over
the thousands Of acres often suffering
the pangs oi thirSt, for rains were
rare aud streams were rarer In that
section ~ the state; now when he
desires cooling drink he goes to one
u the many artesian wells Of which
there are mure than one hundred on
the well.ktpt farm ~ four thousand
acre..
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-06

Approaching the fact that the COM
ing State Fair, to he held at lamp,
November l4rh 10 Goth, will surpass IN
every way even that Of last year, Off
Gals Of the Fair Association are de-.
tyrmin-d 10 spare no expense in the
matt r. OF securing attractions which
will b. Of a higher order thsn any ever
before seen in the South The Fair
Assuc,stion will spend alone $1,000
for the purpose OF securing magnih.
cent hlppodrome, similar TO that
which WAS seen by hundreds OF thou.
sands in New York. The engagement
~ the b End secured for the two weeks
~ the Fair Wi cost The Asso 'ation
1900, aud $1,000 fiat wall h. eyen as
pur--s Tor horse races. Officials Of
thu southern Fair Circuit, composed
~ seven Southern States, are now n
Nrw York and Chicago securing add.
tiousl attractions, upon which thou
sands OF dollars will BE- spent.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-06

The Republican Congressional Cam.
paiHn Committee has been calling
upon the masses, whom 10 10 robbing
by robher ,arif In the interest Of a
few to contribute dollar apiece to-
ward the campaign expenses. so far
they have not received AZ much a. u
for each Republican candidate. Ev,.
IDENTIFY the people DO not consider that
Republican Congressman IL worth n
dollar