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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

I TO twitch with cOnvuIsive movements
sweat streams from every Port, and
they spit cIOts of blood. Finally one OF
them falls unconscious and his oppo-
nent snatches the spell-bOund object
amid great confusion. A sickness OF
several days is. supposed to result to
each of the contestants in a trial OF
this nature, but in reality it is a
shameless farce, admirably acted for
the sake Of increasing the respect of
the populace for men claiming to have
mystic powers.
The priests have been so successful
in intoxicating the idea that donations
to the gods are necessary as atonement
for all sins. as well as deliverance
from all ills, that there is not a single
Hindu who does not make a VOW to
perform something more or less oner-
GUS condition that he is relieved of i'll
ness or delivered from some predica-
ment in which he may find himself
He may give to the temple a piece of
cloth, gold or silver ornaments, pre-
ciOus stones, or other valuable gifts.
In cases where a persons eye or ear is
affected it is the usual custom to Offer
the idol a small image of the diseased
part fashioned in gold or silver.
Crazy Acts of Votaries.
The belief that generosity and physi-
cal OrdeaIs are the means of winning
the favor of the gods is so general, that
many WorSAipperS give themselves
over to disgusting and ridiculous acts
OF fanaticism. The forms this relig-
iOus frenzy takes are innumera BILE
Sometimes a notary will VOW to SIT
still in a 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 become stiff and
the uncut nails curved inward and
gone through the 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 untouched for months These
present a disgusting sight, as their
tangled shocks are one mass of filth
and vermin. Some VOW TO go naked
in order to show their devotion, and
there are even instances where a mis-
guided fanatic has cut off half his
tongue and offered 1t to an idoI-aII
in the name Of religion.
One of the most dangerous practices
is snake worship. The holes in the
mounds where the reptiles are likely
to be found are visited from time to
time in order to leave milk. eggs, ban
anas, and other food which a snake
would likely fancy. If a reptile enters
a home it Is not killed, but is protected
and fe2, though its presence is a con
slant menace 10 the lives of the whole
family Even If it should kill one or
more members Of the household, sacT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

viii withdraw protection from them
and decamp in search of a more appre-
c1ative and generous constituency.
The poor dupes are unable to under
stand that some cunning rogue is con-
ceRled inside the stone figure and that
I it is his voice they hear
Another device of the priests to in
crease the revenue of the temple is to
bind the hands ard feet of an idol with
chains. When the people arrive and
ind the deity in this condition II is
announced that cruel creditors have
brought about this humiliation be-
cause the god is unable to pay money
which It had borrowed in a time of
great need. Touched with COMPASSION
for the embarrassment Of the idol. the
people from far and near pour in con-
| tributiOns. As soon as the stipulated
sum is forthcoming the shackles fall
from the idol amid great rejoicing
from the worshippers, who congratu-
late themselves upon having extricated
the image from its dilemma. In some
temples silver chains are used to bind
the gods.
How to Cure an Idol.
Still another effective ruse is to have
the idol stricken with sickness. The
worshippers will find the priests chat
ing the temples and head of the god
WIN strange drugs and decOctlOnS.
feeling its pulse from time to time, and
all the while wearing mien Of gravest
apprehension. In response to the in
quiries OF the people the priests an
nOunce that the idol has lost heart at
the absence of generosity on the part
Of its devotees and lacks the courage
to resist the illness which has beset it.
A great scurry ensues and presents
and offerings soon begin to arrive
from every direction. after which the
idol shows signs of conva1escence and
is eventually restored to health.
One method of stimulating a sense
of awe and obedience in the populace is
to send forth a charlaten who falls into
commissions and teTriffes the OnloOkers
by his fearful cOntOrtions and grim
aces. These spasms are intermittent
and between spells the fakir will tell
the crowd that he is possessed of a
devil as a punishment for not regard
ing the advice of a priest After ex-
horting the multitude TO profit by the
terrible example which ne affords
them and never to disobey the priests,
ne falls into another fit, and the sim
pletons who surround him shake their
heads gravely and VOW never to ques-
ton the words Of their spiritual advis-
ers again. It goes without saying that
the suffer1ngs of the fakir are imagin-
airy and that the whole performance is
merely clever piece of buncombe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28
Absurd Religious Practices in India y.. B u.4-

sists Of treing to lift from the ground
some apell-bound object, such as
straw or a match. The antagonists ar
range themselves opposite each other
at an equal distance from the object
they wish to approach and pretend 10
have the power to hold each other back
by uttering mystic chants and sprink-
ling themselves with holy ashes.
An invisible but irresistible force
seems to drive first one back and then
the other. They Try again and again
to advance toward the object, but
as often fall back in failure. AS
result of their labor their bodies begin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

Calculate seems hard to believe
that IN this civilized day there should
exist anywhere such preposterOus alb
surdities as are Dracticed in India in
The name Of religion. Although Eng
land has ruled here for more than a
century, and the Protestant missionary
societies have spent upwards Of hun
dred million gold dollars in trying to
make converts to Christianity, the
mass of the people still adhere to the
ridiculous practices of the ancients.
We And them wOrshipping snakes and
monkeys and held in awe by the false
pretenses of charlatans and sorcerers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28


Although tire message of the Nazarene
/. has gone afar, It has affected India so
! little that the dead are stiH burned on
[ ths banks of the sacred river or left
in towers for the vultures to devOur.
The sacri1Cial goat is tethered in the
temple yard as IN the days Of the pa
triarchs. and the people are held IN
subsection by the fear that the priests
win pronounce curses upon them sim
Star to that which the Scriptures tell
JUS Noah visited upon his son Ham.
Superstition IS so rife that when
Hindu starts to work in The morning,
IL his path IS crossed by a cat or
snake or q iaeEal ne considers it an
evil omen and is quite likely to post
,pone the business until another day.
iLaborers frequently return from the
field and put M their oxen for 10 other
reason than this.
Flstion Writers out5one.
The four marvellous books which the
Brahmins wrote were inscribed on
pages OF gold, and the most versatile
fiction writer Of modern times could
not produce more fanciful nor elabor-
ate tales than these works contain. In
them 1t is stated that near the center
of the continent Of India there is
mountain of gold $4,000 miles high, on
the thousand SUBMITS of which the
At the foot of this mountain grows a
tree which is 5000 feet high and 5000
feet IN circumference. The Juice of the
fruit of this tree, which falls of its
own accord when ripe, forms a large
river which flows toward the west, and
which possesses the power of convert
ing everything it touches into gold It
Is written here that God embOdieS the
form OF \ white pig.
One OF the old stories in these time
honored volumes tells OF a man who
was possessed with evil spirits When
this unfortunate was finally delivered
OF his torment a flock Of crows few out
of his person. In testimony Of the I'M
doubted power Of sOFcery il is related
that at a certain feast a wizard by
uttering some mystic words, turned all
the dishes into frogs. BY pronouncing
the words backward the frogs became
dishes again, and the banquet went
rnerrfIy on. A favorite recipe for visit
ing disaster upon an enemy is to gath
or a quantity OF mud from sixty-four
different filthy places, knead it to-
eether with hair, nail pairings and bits
of leather, then mould it into a small
azure Across the breast of this am
age is written the name Of the hated
oersoY. After this certain words and
smells are repeated. When this is done
the nlanet is supposed TO take pos
socsion Of the unfortunate person
. uainst whom the lamentations are di-
reofed. and he is exposed TO thou
sand ms.
Old Religious Shell Game.
There is no trick to which Brahmin
PRIESTS will not resort in order TO ex-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

cite the fervor Of the worshippers, and
thus enrich themselves by the offerings
Of the ignorant. Although the oracle
Is out of date in most countries where
pagan priests impose upon the people.
it is still worked in India with great
success. Sometimes the idol itself adj
dresses the swe-struck crowd of peo-
pie, who listen with their hearts in
their mouth as the image of stone finds
voice and threatens them with dread
full punishments If their flow of offer
ings is not increased. Often the idol
will issue a proclamation that if the
people do not increase It's bounty it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28
Dr.. McLaughlin's Electric Belt.

DR.. Mclaughlin: Ferron, Utah.
Dear Doctor: 1t is. with pleasure
that / write you few lines to re-
call to your memory the fact thac
1 bought &, belt of you some five
years ago had been troubled for
fifteen years previous to that time
with weak lungs, and I think
used 81 900 worth of medicines with
little or no good results, but your
belt cured me. My object in writ
ing now is to procure similar treat
ment for a friend, and you are at
liberty to print this letter, as
want others to know that your
treatment will do for them what it
did for me- Very truly yours,
T0IIN I DIODES
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28
Wizards Test Their skill.

Another proceeding which always
arouses great interest and serves to
awe all who witness it. is a public test
Of skill between two men of professed
occult power. The test generally con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28
DR.. G.. ~. HIGGINS.
Thirty Years in Salt Lake.
II AND Is ST. ELMO HOTEL.

ana
in Of and
the
ened and No nauseo drugs
rinary Organs
loss Of
ign tt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

The Sacred City Of Renares.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
TO VISIT JurE MILL.
Oregon Legislators Plan Excursion {,
WaIla WalIa, Oct. 80.

Oregon Legislators Plan Excursion to
WaIla WalIa, Oct. 80.
To inspect the jute mill at the state
penitenitary, members Of the Oregon
legislature will arrive in Walla Walla
on a special excursion from Pendle-
ton either october 80, or 81. Steps
will probably be taken by the Walla
Walla commercial club to entertain
the excursionists. during their stay in
the city.
An informal meeting of members of
the Oregon legislature will be held at
Pendleton, October 30, to discuss pend
ing legislation that will come before
the legislature at the next session.
One important matter being agitated
is the installation of jute mill at the
Oregon prison and the legislators, at
the invitation Of Governor Mead, will
come to Walla Walla to inspect the
jute mill at the Washington peniten-
tiary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22

Mr.. Klein has taken as his theme
the political and money interests of
the country pitting them against hon.
esty and social problem. That single
man can amass a fortune of a thous-
and millions during his lifetime is
argued in Mr.. Klein's play to be i'm
possible and honestly done. John Bur-
kett Ryder, the central character of
the play believes that no one has a
right or liberty to-. interfere in any
way with his colossal schemes and be-
cause a judge of the supreme court
renders decisions unfavorable to his
interests, Ryder removes him from the
bench. Tampering with the honesty
of supreme court judge brings forth
complication of circumstances which
as Mr.. Klein has woven them holds
the interests of the audience at fever
pitch until the last curtain falls.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
FOR "BUsY WORK."
Glasses of Instruction for the Teachers
Are Being Organized.

Glasses Of instruction for the Teachers
Are Being Organized.
BUSY work" instruction classes for
teachers may be conducted on Friday
evenings as well as Saturday evenings
after this week. These classes are now
conducted in the county court house
every Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Jo-
sephine Preston, county superintend-
ent of schools. They afford every
teacher an opportunity to receive free
Of charge the latest ideas in paper
creations, toothpick constructions and
water color work and all those other
simple things which delight the ju-
venile mind and are known to the
teaching fraternity as busy work.
Several teachers were at work Sat-
urday afternoon with pastepot and
paint brush learning the new schemes
which they will later impart to "the
young idea"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22

PARsIFAL At KEYLoR GRAND.

A theatrical announcement that de-
mands more than ordinary attention
is that Of Wagner's magnificent spec
tacle Of "Parsifal." This justly cele-
brated play has attained a degree Of
unquestioned success that has seldom,
If ever, been the fortune of any other
production. This success has not been
accomplished by any unusual or extra
ordinary methods, such as occasionally
brings some stage celebrity or produc-
ton into temporary prominence. It's
success and enthusiastic reception by
the better class Of theater goers every
where it has been presented, has been
achieved by the dramas intrinsic
merit and inherent beauty. This fact,
combined with the mastery manner in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22

five to eight minute wait between each
act, which is required to set the stu
pendous scenic display. This time will
be devoted to Wagner overtures, and
the performance will conclude at IL
o'clock. As at Baieuth, the imperative
rule of the spectators being in their
seats when the curtain raises on the
first act will be in force, as on ac-
count of the total darkness of the au-
ditorium none can be seated during the
action of the play. A ten minute warn
ing before the curtain rises will be
given in the lobby entrance by trump
eters who will blow the notes of the
Last Supper motif.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
INCORPORATED POLITICS

Hearst's fame as a corporationist is
growing. 1t was only shortly after
Hearst accused Hughes of being a cor
poratlon lawyer that Hughes turned
and proved that Hearst's newspapers
are owned by ring of corporations in
dorsing a holding corporation i'm
pervious to assault either from tax
gatherers or judgment seekers.
Now it is shown that the Independ-
ence league itself is a corporation. We
have heard of corporation politics. but
this is the first time the country has
known of politics being incorporated.
And this too by the man whose sole
stock in trade is to rail at corporations.
The way it happened to be discovered
that the league was a corporation was
that a number of the members of the
league, dissatisfied with the deal
Hearst had made with Murphy over
the judgeships, threatened to put an
opposition ticket in the field by petit
ton. These worthy gentlemen went
to see Mr.. Hearst and learned then for
the first time that they belonged not
to a political association, but to a cor.
poration organized under the laws Of
New York, that they could not put a
ticket in the field or do anything else
without vote of the board of directors
and that the board of directors was
composed of Hearst and Hearst en-
pioyees. They did not put up a new
ticket
Here Is perhaps the boldest and most
orazen attempt to monopolize free
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22

rons thoroughly first class entou..
ment.
The Leonders are at the head =.
the list in classic poses and c,evo
robatic work.
Joe Kelsey is whole show roro
into one man. His monolopne
alone is worth five times the nr,oo
Of admission asked.
Lyndon & Wrenn have a new o,
up to date sketch of the highest Or
der.
Pete Dunsworth will sing "when
the Evening Breeze is Blowing Hor,o
Sweet Home" illustrated by a beant,
full set of slides.
Nobody Works but Father" is +bo
moving picture offering for the wool,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
1.-THE LION AND THE MOUSE"

What will prove genuine drama
tic treat will be the presentation here
on next Thursday, Oct. Is, by Henry
B. Harris of the phenomenally sue
cessful play, 1.-THE Lion and the Mouse
which is now in its twelfth month OF
an uninterrupted run at the Lyceum
theater, New York, and which has
made new records in theatrical annals
by being the only play to run through
an entire summer season in New York
city without a single break.
1.-The Lion and the Mouse" is from
the pen of Charles Klein, the author OF
1.-The Music Master" and is unani-
mously voted by both press and pub
lie, the most absorbingly interesting
play of the period.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22

which it has been staged regarding
scenery, costuming and cast, has been
the cause Of it's splendid success.
Nothing that would in any manner add
to it's value has been left undone by
its management. A clever, specially
selected cast Of principals and an
equally clever corps Of auxiliaries, are
used in the production, which will be
seen at the Keylor Grand Wednesday,
Oct "a. .....
This production of "Parsifal'' is
marked by the employment of many of
the Baireuth customs. The commence
ing time, however, has been modified.
It has formerly been the rule to begin
the evening performance at $3.50, giving
an intermission CT two hours for din
ner. This intermission is now elimi-
mated, and the performance will begin
at 7:45 sharp. There will be but a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22

The Evening Bunc" refers to can
didates as belonging to The States
man. This newspaper has no candi-
dates. 1t is favorably disposed to the
election of the majority of the repub-
ncan ticket. 1t is emphatically op-
posed to the election of those ring
candidates named by the Evening
Bunc' and the KEGS band. So too is
the majority of the voters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
DENVER AFTER THE RAILROADS
Merchants File Complaint With In.
terstate Commences Commission
Charging Discrimination.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. o.
Claiming the rates from Chicago, s..
Louis and Kansas City to Colorado
and intermediate points are unreason-
able, the merchants traffic association
of Denver today filed complaint with
the interstate commerce commission
Colorado Midland, Santa Fe, Burling-
ton. Rock Island, Northwestern, Col
the Union Pacific.
It is charged the rate to Colorado
or other points farther west.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22

speech and free action in politics that
ever was brought of in this country.
1t is bossism backed by law; corrup-
ton incorporated. The Independence
league is a dependence league. Instead
Of freeing the people from the machin-
atoms of an unauthorized boss it binds
them hand and foot to the chariot Of a
boss who is crowned with the sover-
eighty Of the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
THE pLA1Nr OF THE TRAITOR,

Beaten, fired, Inundated and dis
graced, A. Frank KEGS, ex-warden OF
the walla walla penitentiary. causes
his official apologist on the Evening
Bunc" to say in the Seattle Post-In-
telligencer, John L. Wilson's paper:
HE said that while he owed his ap-
pointment originally to the Croker
Ankeny faction, he had felt that ne
owed his first allegiance to Governor
Mead and that this allegiance was
what had cost him his position.
Just realize the confession made In
that paragraph, written by the Even
ing Bunc"! Comprehend the admis-
sion contained in that: while he
owed mis- appointment originally TO
the Ankeny organization" he felt II
necessary to stand by the man who
could and would discharge him If he
did not obey orders. 1t is a true, yet
remarkable, exposition of the shifty
ways Of those jobhunting, graspine
politicians who surround the Even
ing Bunc" and are trying to persuade
the people to elect Otto Rupp and
Walter Cadman.
Going farther, KEGS is quoted as
saying to the Evening Bunc", as the
P.-I correspondent:
II have no regret except that of be-
ing unjustly dealt with by the man
whom I had endeavored to be loyal
to- he said, land for him to allow my
loyalty to be made a trading stock for
him to use in adjusting his differences
with the political faction which has
been doing all in its power to tear him
down. strikes me as the most con-
temptible act a public official could be
guilty Of.
Il know who to thank for my re-
moval and I attribute it all to B. D.
Crocker, and there is this satisfaction
Mead will get his when the proper
time comes, if the politics of the state
continue in the control of Mr.. Croker,
who will go to any length to accom-
plish his purposes.
Il do not know which I hate or de-
spise the most, Croker or Mead, one
for his infamous domineering of every
man who attempts to thwart his plans
or the other for mis- total lack of polit-
ical sense or regard for his pledges.
"The matter has come to a crisis
without a moments warning to me
and when I have indicated my name
before the people Of the state in such
a manner as I find, after consultation
with my friends, is most advisable, I
shall most likely retire from active
participation in politics, but shall not
cease to pay off with compound inter-
est the obligation I feel is now due
to the jelly fish who is, temporarily,
holding down the governors chair and
the political Mephisto who is directing
the politics Of the state''
With the same facility which
characterized their betrayal and de-
sertion Of the Ankeny interests, KEGS
and the Evening Bunc"-apd as
suredly their candidates on the county
ticket-now denounce Governor Mead,
as we'll as the Ankeny organization.
What must be the feelings of those
Ankeny leaders who were buffaloed in
the last republican convention by
these political turncoats and profess
sional office holders, who shift allie
glance merely to hold their Jobs?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
COURT AAM|H|lATEs THE TRUST
Ohio Judge Revokes Bridge Company
Charters and Names Receiver to
Wind Up the Business.

BELLEFOUNTAIN O., Oct. o.
The circuit court today ousted all the
remaining companies in the bridge
trust, revoked their charters and ap-
pointed a receiver to wind up the
business of the concerns found guilty
of violating the antitrust law.
Other companies which surrendered
two weeks ago, were allowed the priv
ilege Of naming their own receivers.