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New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
CHINESE BELIEFS.
Idolatry Eraggerated Superstition
Ram pant-4ncestor Worship.
BY William T Ellis.

Copyright 1907 b. Joseph BovIcsl
Willy Chinese have said in English speech ana
print that all in all Confucianism IS quite good
Christianity if not better. and they have more
than implied that II is an tmpertinence for Chris
tian nations 10 send missionaries to their country.
This matter is fundamentally important: any in-
vestigation of missions must deal with the native
religions Of the mission deld Moreover. l
studying mission work al first hand, and not from
the books written about # by propagandists, ! am
bound to form my conclusions Of Chinas religion
by observation Of the life o. the people. especially
with respect TO their religious practices
Broadly speaking and apart from the Christian
adherents. the Chinese are less religions than the
japanese and so than the Coreans. One
looks in vain for the multitude of idols and shrines
which are to be met on every side in japan The
idolatry OF the Chinese may almost be said have
been exaggerated. While every house has its
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

similar lines for the determination of perussi-
te explosives and the detection OF dangerous gases
These measures have been taken 70 check the ap-
palling number of deaths In the coal mines which
increased from 1885 in 1924 3OS7. with 4t0e In
tured IN 1868. and the ngures for 1906 promise
q Stil further Increase. The number Of widows and
orphans created by this appalling sacrifice OF lie
into the tens OF thousands
The first aid to the injured squad" was organ
ICED in 1870 by DR.. VI !, Shields. practising Fhyst
clan OF Scranton, Penn. and Captain w. A May
general manager OF the Pennsylvania and Hillside
Coal companies, and other mines In the region hav
ing Erie Railroad connections. While privately
financed in the beginning. the corps is under
the control of the mines its organization extending
throughout the 150G0 employees OF these companies
To their mental and physical ability handle
of this kind These members. especially hOnored
by being allowed the Red Cross button.
organized into societies having officers and
holding regular meetings
They are instructed by the nine surgeons In the
manner of producing artificial breathing. splntinS
a broken limb and the prompt dressing and cleans
ing of wounds relieve all possible danger ot
test the capability OF the relief well as 70
train them thoroughly in the handling or such
cases. competitive tirs held in tbs various
mines dummies representing the injured persons
being provided for the occasions In this way they
prepared for any emergency.
The system Is So TO distribute the instructed re-
lief men that when an accident occurs IN any parc
OF a mine a squad OF five be quickly assem-
hled within reach of the injured. with a thorough
know ledge Of what to do, There stretcher and
restoratives available. we'll pocket packet
Instruments suitable for first steps toward sur
gical treatment Instead Of ordinary coal car.
ulovaI of the injured from the mines The nhine
surgeons highly commend the work done oy thSSa
relief squads. and recommend .he adoption OF tha
system wherever men 60 below the earths SUI
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
WINDST0RMs UP THE STATE.

Damage to the extent of many thousands of
dollars has been done in cities and towns through
out New York State by recent series wind
storms that have swept over almost every region,
particularly the southern tier. Reports which have
reached the headquarters of the Empire State Gas
and Electric Association In this citys show that
many miles Of lighting circuits have been torn 10
the ground by savage squalls since the first OF the
month. In many localities such havoc has been
wrought by the frealish force of the wind that
emergency gangs OF Enemen have been pressed
into constant service. day and night. for many
days
just preparing themselves for the constant emer-
gency measures which the opening season of thUn-
desstornls and sudden darkness always makes neces
sary, their resources have been taxed TO the limit
by this unreasonable outburst OF violent wind
storms In many cases the sport Of fifteen min
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

the man who IS their star In some way he
met Allan Pinkerton and got a berth in the
Chicago bureau. BY the time the Molly Mcguire
outrages had reached their height he had been
well trained and was assigned one day to the
Pennsylvania coal fields.
McParlan made Cor PottsVile and in a week
was driving mine train He made good" with
the rough crowd that hung around the Sherl-
dan House. He could drink more bad whiskev
swear harder and fight better than any of his fell
lows and it was not long before he was picked
for membership by the .MolIios." In FEBRUARY
1914, he was formally Initiated into the Order
OF Ancient Hibernians, which was the cloak of
the terrorist groups, and soon became one OF th.
most feared members of the order He was
known as James McKenna, and so well did he,
play his part that the police. when active made
a particular mark of him. Once. indeed he was
nearly dubbed to death by one of his own
bureau.
All this time ne making secret reports 10
the mine owners. He was able to save MANY
who were marked for assassination bv timely
warnings. But the carnival of blood continued
until McParlan wrote to his superiors. I'm sick
OF X ALL"
lie decided TO end It, end arranged the arrest
of three prominent "Molies" who had shot
a mine superintendent. Simultaneously accurate
lists OF members OF the organization appeared
in the newspapers all the coal regions
The exposure from his hard work In the mines.
and especially the quantities of bad whiskev
which he had been forced to drink to keep up
his part, undermined McParlan's constitution
to such an extent that he years In recover
ing. It his health that eventually led 10
his transfer TO the Denver office OF the Pinker-
tons and put him In position TO bring to an
end this second great mining conspiracy.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
THE sUPERsTITI0Us CHINESE.

John Chinaman seems to care more for the little
gods than for the big gods Occasionally one is
met who regards the favor of heaven or worships
the important figures In the national pantheon
but ninety-nine Chinese out OF a hundred are
chiefly solicitous concerning the evil spirits of the
air
Confucianism. which is code Of ethics
than a religion. is the national creed and Bud
dhism is supposedly the dominant faith. but Tao
ism. which makes room for an innumerable variety
of spirits. holds the greatest sway. II any one OF
these three blended religions may be said 10 dom
mate The ordinary Chinese is not a Confucianist.
Buddhist. a Taost he is all three. In
Buddhist or Taoist temple he worshps in exactly
the same way-as indeed he does also before his
ancestral tablets-and u is difficult for un-
Initiated person 10 distinguish between the two
temples None Of them, matter Of fact. IS
rushed with business.
on New Years Day there is considerable patron
age OF the temples with the burning Of unmeas-
ured incense and bushels OF paper money and the
offering OF innumerable candles, which last the
thrifty priests quiczy eXtlngush and melt down.
20 be sold over again. There seems to he no moral
idea connected with Chinese worship and gam
bling games IN full blast IN the temple court.
The priests a dcspsed lot
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
HIS EARLY CAREER.

McParlan laid the foundation of his career as
a detective by entering into varied employments
though he did not know at the time what his
life work was TO be. He came 10 America n
sturdy young Irishman. two years after the
cIose OF the Civil War. and settled in Chicago
lie worked as a teamster and then drove a mail
wagon for time The numbering season found
Elm swinging an axe in the Michigan forests.
his first police job was with the Merchants
Police Agency. He got place on the regular
Iorce IN chicago, but did not like patrol work
he resigned after two months and opened
saloon.
His place was at No. $40 Canal street Chicago.
and he was making money when O. fire cleaned
MIN out Had II not been for the fire the
Fihkertons would probably never have known
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
7 lDLAN for Their Better Pro lection L
Urged by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| Slaughter the Chief CAUSE. [Tl7Il1

has much larger tusks than the Indian ele-
phant. A pair weighing 40 pounds were once
taken in Africa. one of which is now in the
British Museum. The average weight for
pair. however. is about one hundred pounds.
compared with about forty-five pounds for the
Indian elephant. The ivory from the female
elephant is preferred above all other ivory for
billiard balls
It is asserted that in the whole vast Kilman-
jaro district, where thousands of elephants q
few years ago lifted their bulky forms across
the vedt, there are to-day not more than 250
OF 900 left
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
POOLING THE SPIRITS.

But tho ge1maucer the fortune teller and the
writer Of charms does q thriving business. John
has all the inveteruta gamblers belief IN good
luck And he Is superstitioGs 70 the last degree.
Charles Alexander the famous evangestic
singer, fell with his horse few weeks ago
In the course of a visit 20 Southern china. He
lay unconscious. but none Of the coolies accom-
panyinE the party would help pick him up. They
thought they might dlsPlease some ot the spirits
who wanted Alexander's life As it was ne lay
helpless and unussisted until missionary and
naIivc Christian came along 10 pick him NJ. and
he was in seUt-conscious condition for several
days subsequently. Similarly. hinese will
watch another drown without stretching forth 4
hand 70 help him.
Every imposing residence in China has pasted on
its doors hideous images 70 scare off the evil
spirits. Streets DO not run straight in order 70
battle the spirits Inns and large residences have
stone screens In front OF the principal entrances 50
that evil spirits may not nnd their way in Charms
hang almost every doorway. Graves can be
located only after the dispositions OF the spirits OF
wind and water have been consuited-ard. in the
case of wealthy persons. Il requires deal Of time
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
HOW HE PROCURED ORCHARDS CONFESSION

to worm confession, although at the time he
had no idea of hearing Of such an appalling
series of crimes
at his second visit. the following day. Nc
Parlan led the conversation to the life after
death He asked Orchard II he believed in God
and got a half-hearted Affirmative Then. as
the prisoners confidence grew in the kindly
faced old man who sat in his cell and talked so
earnestly with him, Orchard told of going 70
Sunday school when child. and of once having
been Methodist prohationer
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
A CRAFTY SLEUTH.

He was close on the trail of Harry Orchard
when Ex-Governor Frank Steunenbcrg was
blown up with dynamite as he was about 10
enter his farmhouse on the outskirts of Cald-
well Idaho. If the hand of this cowardy r,ur-
6erer had been stayed a week longer he would
have been arrested on of the many murder
charges which McParlen had slowly but surely
worked out a desire to secure conclusive proof
against the n1en higher up alone prevented the
psizurs Of Orchard. and probably cost ex-Goy.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
WANTED PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT.

Old Sam had been seen for several days patiently
sitting on the bank of the Rappahannock River
near the DAM holding his shotgun in MS hand
Finally he attracted the attention OF a passeroS.
who asked: We'll. Uncle Sam. are you looking ioF
something do" A..
mo. sah,'' answered Sam: It's settin psOu 10
what is don'." -. s..
"Indcedr' answered the stranger. And whA&
may that be-" ,tz. a.
"shootin de muskrats dat uneerninia 90
DAM" answered Sam. -, 49,
stranger. excitedy. why don't you shoot!
''S'pose wants 10 lose my job, sahF answered.
Sam. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
FIRST AID IN HINES.
Employees Being Instructed in Some
Districts.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. June PIN and around the Lacka-
wanna Valley. one of the heaviest coal producing
regions OF Pennsylvania highly successful sys-
tenn has been instituted for carrying first aid 20
those injured in mine accidents. and IT will with
out doubt be adopted in most of the other great
coal fields throughout the country The plan
which is founded upon the maintenance In every
sangway OF a thoroughly instructed relief squad
is being furtheTed by the national government IN
the establishment OF experiment station along
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

Kitchen god there is lacking the god shelf that
IS found in most Japanese homes, and the public
idols are few, except in temples.
a word about this kitchen god He is paper
image. before whom placed candles and in
cense generally unliGhted. AS all family affairs,
even IN the greatest households. find their way to
the kitchen. the kitchen god is supposed TO hear
everything. Accordingly, on New Years Day, be-
fore sending him up to the realm of dvinities IN
smoke and fame. his lips are smeared with sweets.
Then, when he is inquired OF concerning the fam
llys behavior. he only humble IN -m-m.''
which is esteemed good report.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
THE CRAFTY ELEPHANT.

The elephant uses his trunk and his otactory
organ 10 learn OF approaching danger In East
ern Africa he frequens the hills in order to take
advantage Of the frequent changes in the dlrec-
lion Of the wind which occur as the sun changes
its latitude Throwing his trunk into the air
from time TO time he can detect the approach OF
man from considerable distance Then on he
and his fellows go at a speed that will tax the
swiftest runner. This he will maintain for
hours. making it difficult to keep up with him.
When he and his fellows decide il Is safe to stop
they take shelter beneath grove of trees, where
they stand in absolute silence for hours-that is,
silence so far as il is within their power TO cen
trol it Unfortunately there is one clew which
they cannot conceal: It is the noise of digestion
The great bulk requires large quantities Of food
for its maintenance and the operation of digest
ing the branches and foliage in his mammoth
laboratory can be heard for enough away ID
serve as a guide to the hunter
The evidences Of the destruction Of large num-
bers Of elephants may be found in the ivory
markets. In the Antwerp market alone it is
said that the tusks of 1850 Congo elephants
are received each year The African elephant
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

A fresh appeal has recently been made FOR the
preservation Of the big game of East Africa
Rapidly. as compared with the ages which have
been consumed in evolving them, the great ami
mails of the earth are disappearing everywhere
The whale is becoming scarcer year by year
The plains no longer tremble beneath the hoofs
of the herds OF the American bison. To find
white rhinoceros is considered worth months of
wandering over the parched veldts Of equatorial
Africa Before the railroad and the gun the
great game is retreating TO the fastnesses' and
there are left few spots on the globe where the
sportsman may find the giant dc .endants Of the
fauna Of other eras.
Almost the only place where one may go to
find big game in abundance is the equatorial
region Of Africa. There one may still find the
big African elephant, the rhinoceros, the hippo
. tanus and the crocodile. which have almost
dissppeared from their historic home, the ME-
the giraffe the silent footed lion. the leopard
the slow moving Gland. the zebra and various
members of the antelope family. 1t is evident
however that unless measures are taken 10 pro-
sect them they will disappear as their klhd al
ready have done in South Africa fry years
ago that part OF Africa teemeo VIII" 'ie ---
KIND of animals.
T-nfor4unately for the giraffe, his skin was es-
peciallv suitable for long hip lashes such as the
fIsoer needed in urging his trek oxen over the
lveld+ The African elephant has fine tusks 1hey
are much larger and more deslrapIe thah tiioSe
found on the Indian elephant. The elephant can
ia,een mace with the arrows Of the blacks, even
though they be poisoned but with the breech
,oading rife in the hands of the reckless sports
.,nan and of recent years also in those II the II
esnonsible ebon native, the elephant fans pehlllo
IN the struggle for existence The tiny puIet III
Ats effectiveness may be triumph OF the lhge-
k,,uitv of man when il bring TO his knees the
giant among animals. but sometimes one re-
,.re+s its capacity when realizes that the NE
of an animal which has required twenty-five
wears 10 mature has been cut off in the twinklln9
of an eye The white tailed gnu, the bontebok.
the blesbok. the true quagga, the mountain
ivabra the roam antelope. the Cape buffalo, the
lso-called white rhinoceros the black rhlnoceroS'
i.he hipnotanlus and the ostrich have all dlsap-
ireared from the Cape region. These animals are
also disappearing from their last stronghold. the
equatorial district.
II is said that only few years ago most OF
these animals showed no fear of man and wan
dered about in his vicinity with impunity, living
st neace with him To-day the elephant eNades
man and is with difficulty found. Travellers IN
those regions describe the tricks by which the
elephants have learned to avoid him in thelr rev
years of knowledge of the white man and ms
gun. Some of them are tricks which would do
credit to an even more sagacious animal ana re-
mind one Of the sagacity Of the American Indian
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

LG&aI I
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-15
The Devil and the CRATER.

Mr.. Clifton r. Woodbridge, of Chica-
go, city and government detective,
In his great study of crime of eighteen
years, making nearly twenty thousand
arrests. A man who will not wink at
crime for bribe, to allow criminal
to escape, and in his lectures in
churches and schools he stands among
the leaders of the nation, on the sub
ject of crimiology.
Clifton r. Woodbridge has written a
book, entitled "The Devil and the
CRATER" The story of his deeds
which will inform and impress the
reader.
Smith Whitman is handling the book
and is very much impressed with it. He
says in his travels of five years, sell
ing the "Pennsylvania Lawyer" he
has come in touch with many grafters
that wish to know some law. They
stand in shady hooks and work and
thrive in those shadows.
But the worst of all is the society
CRATER. These victims are counted by
the thousands among honest wolnen
who are struggling for an honest liv-
ing. They set their traps at the door
of our homes, as they walk the streets
of our towns with polished shoes that
hide the cloven foot, as they buy and
sell and trade in human honor.
Yours truly,
SMITH WHITMAN.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-15
DIR. E. O. BARDWELL AND WIFE
LEAVES EMPORIUM.

DIR. Bardwell and wife leave to-day
for Buffalo, where the DIR. will chang
out his shingle," at No. 1175 Main
street, near the High Street Hospital,
in order that both himself and wife can
have the best medical treatment when
needed. DIR. Bardwell being gradu-
ate of Buffalo Medical College, class of
1879, he has many friends there to en-
courage and assist him in his profess
sion. While their many Cameron
county friends dislike to have them
leave Emporium, all wish them we'll in
their new home. Professionally Dr.
Bardwell had no superiors and will be
sadly missed by his patrons, who have
had great confidence in his judgment
during his practice here of over
twenty-five years. During all these
years the family have enjoyed the con =.
fidence and respect of our citizens and
many happy hours have been passed
in their company by hosts of their
friends, We hope their future may be
healthful and happy.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-15
HON. JOHN O.. SHEATH.
MAKES FIRST SPEECH
OF THE CAMPAIGN.

you could elect every official from the
President down. Unfortunately, about
one half follow other political faiths
and consequently do not do as well, in
that line as they might"
Mr.. Sheath also spoke of the first
defenders and lauded Berks county's
part in the Civil war, and especially
Bernville's young men who went to
the front during that period
TO KEEP IN FRONT.
''With steady advance in education
and good roads, he continued, Penn
sylvania will keep on in the front
ranks of progressiveness in every line
that promotes good citizenship and
better government.
"And when | say better government
mean that the rascally business of
the clique that built and furnished
the State Capitol and profited illegally
by that work, of which you and | and
the people of Pennsylvania knew moth
ing, shall be punished-yes, punished
to the fullest extent of the law.
mot only for the wrong they did
the taxpayers of the commonwealth.
but additional punishment, if it is pos
sible, for holding us up to ridicule in
the eyes of our sister States and by
dragging the name of our good State
in the mud.
81 want to say to you people of
Berks county that the Governor and
Auditor General, myself and the great
majority of citizens of this Common
wealth not only respect and obey the
Eigth Commandment, but every one
of the Ten Commandments and fear
no comparison in that line with any
one connected with the political party
that intends to drag quotations from
the Holy Bible into political cam
paign.
HIS PLEDGE TO THE PEOPLE.
"As Pennsylvania 1 come to you
as candidate for the office of State
Treasurer. If you believe in me, if
you feel that / will be true to the trust
l ask you to repose in me, then | hope
you will vote for me. OF this you can
be absolutely sure, and that is, if
elected, will positively refuse to pay
any request or demand upon the State
Treasury where the expenditure is not
clearly defined by existing laws or
when feel great extravaganza ex-
lists
SIN the latter case the sooner the
press and the public are made aware
of this fact the better for our Com
monwealth. And when my term of
office expires every dollar that should
be in the State Treasury will be there"
AT the close of his speech there was
great applause. A reception followed
and Candidate Sheath was introduced
by Attorney Keiser to not only the
leading Republicans of Bernville but
to the many influential. Democrats of
Northern Berks, who were on hand to
hear Democratic Congressman Roth
ermel and Clerk of Quarter Sessions
Candidate Samuel Bordner speak.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-15
Energetic Press Representative.

-ssNa 6~ss> iCoo
Mr.. E. @. Steele, of Parsons, Kansas.
the wide-awake Press Representative
of the Van Amburg Shows knows how
to work up interest in their shows,
watches every good idea and catches
on. His very gentlemanly and cour-
teous treatment to the representatives
of the press, and all persons with whom
he came in contact, in our Judgment
places him in the front rank as a circus
press representative-the best we ever
met. In fact the head men of each de-
partment that we met are gentlemen.
The Van Amburg Shows will once
more be as popular as it was in the
civil war times.
The attendance at this place, last
Saturday was the largest known here
In years and the unanimous verdict of
our people was: "This is a good
show; the work of the Japs alone re-
pays the expense, while the elegant
horses is treat to look at. 1t is an
old-time show and we like it," If Van
Amburg comes back to Emporium
next year friend Steele will have to
add an extra halt acre to that new tent
In order to accommodate the children
and ladies alone.