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New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

order to get accustomed to the dark. From e
lofty opening in the roof the daylight Greens in
rant and pale. From between a double rezy of
columns hangs perfect forest of temple han
ners sacrihcial ribbons, and other -6raperjes on
the sides are the drums and other Instruments
ana against the walls red and gold book
shelves, carved and vanished bearing the gi-
Eantic volumes of Kandjut and other holy books
Against the far wall, facing the entrance is the
place Iof tne portrait of the gods and on long
narrow tables set out in front of them are the
sacrinclal offerings prepared in brass dishes
purnished until they shine like the reddest gold
between them burn oil lamps, vainly endeavor-
ing TO conquer the gloom. and from the burning
STICKS OF incense pale blue spirals of smoke
mount toward the roof and vanish in thin
CLOUD OF Vapor. In the hall there prevails a
mystic Notwithstanding is so full OF an
oVerpowerlng mystery, all is so still, so quiet,
that one hardly dares to whisper, 1 could sit
there on a divan by the hour and just dream
away the time How often while there did 1 not
think Of Uspenskl Sabor in Moscow?-and in
reality Lamaism is the Catholicism of Buddhism.
From time TO time the monks creep around,
barefoot, bareheaded. and wearing their red
Roman togas: they I'LL the sacrificial dishes with
water and tsamba, they snuff the smoking wicks
OF the butter lamps and put the incense sticks
straight, and have thousand and one things to
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

rival to go into his business. In ten minutes
Mr.. Rockefeller explained TO him that he was
obliged to market his iron ore from his lands TO
get an income from the investment, that he was
willing TO pay the builder good profit for the
best boats that could be built, that he was also
willing to give order then and there for
600 worth Of ships, but that II he did not
to take this order he would have to go TO
the next best man. which would deprive the ore
Of the profit to be gained from building
the boats, but that the work would surely be
done by He had logic and common
sense on his side, and the ten minutes talk was
sufficient. The details worked out at the
office: the accepted the order ar price
profitable to him, and the result was a good bar
gain for both. You may be sure that the salts
faction to Mr.. Rockefeller was the personal
touch with the mantle making of the trade
Even in his most active times he not in
terested in detaiIs.-F. n. Doubleday, in The
Worlds Work
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
ROBERT Fulton AS A LAD.

There are several anecdotes which relate to
f-St steps Of progress toward his later skill In
177S when he was eight years old. his mother.
having previously taught him TO read and write
sent him 10 4 school kept by Caleb Johnson.
q Quaker gentleman Of pronounced Tory prin-
ciples-sO pronounced. in fact. that he narrowly
escaped with his life during the Revolution But
Robert Fulton did not care for books. and he
began at a very early age 70 search for prob
lens never mastered and bound in print. This
Eresty distressed the Quaker teacher. who
spared not the rod and Il Is said that IN admin
iste-ing such discipline the hand Of Robert
Fulton he one day testify exclaimed: There.
that viii make you DO something" To which
Robert, with folded arms, replied: '-Sir, I came
n have something beaten into my brains, and
not into my knuckles [" Without doubt he was q
trial 10 his teach
He entered school one day very late, and when
the master inquired the reason Robert, with
frank interest, replied that he had been at
Nicholas MiIler's shop pounding out lead for d
pencil 1T Is the very best ever had. sir he
affirmed as he displayed his product The mas
ter. after examination Of the pencil pro-
nounced II excellent When Roberts mother.
who had been distressed 5y his lack Of applica-
lion 10 his studies. expressed TO his teacher her
pleasure st signs Of Improvement the latter con-
hoed 70 her that Robert had said TO him: My
head 1E so full Of original notions that there is
no vacant chamber 10 stow away the contents OF
dusty books
These incidents 10 the contrary, II is never
theless true that Robert Fulton did absorb a
gooo knowledge Of the rudiments of education.
Alice Crary Sutc, 'he, in The Century.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

The notion loosely floating about the churches
If that the Bible came down from heaven,
ceanly printed, nicely bound in morocco, and
tIt-eogeo, with z book-marker against that
text which has been erron6ously made to de-
Clare that every Scripture is inspired OF God
THIS heaven-sent volume is incapable OF error
u the rninutest detail; every sentence, every
word and letter and punctuation mark, is in
talloly guaranteed by the Holy Ghost! No
oooy, 10 the knowledge OF the present writer,
mas ever said that he holds quite that theory
of Inspiration: but II the popular idea Of the
Biole were analyze6 Il would warrant the in
ference And this tnfaLIbilfty is, in practice,
Claimed for the Bible printed in the English
tongue and read IN churchesi Yet all the
world knows or should know, that the Revised
version which we now possess is based on the
Aulnor1zeo Version, which Is al improved eol-
uon OF the Bishops Bible, which was bad
copy OF Cranner's Bible, which based on
Coverdales translafions Of Dutch and Latin
oanslations and Rogerss version OF TtndalTs
bole, And II we expect 10 find rigtdly accu-
rate messages from the very mind Of God. con-
teyed IN version Of a version which is trans
aton OF e translation. we are demanding the
most miraculous of all conceivable miracles.
Popular misinformation about the Bible seems
% begin with the purchase Of a copy in book
he1zts before the DAY OF the printing press con-
eul1te one OF the romances OF history. Inc
'ssst ssTaest Hebrew copy Of the Old Testament OF
eholsputed date only goes back 10 the tenth
century A .. For E. period. therefore, OF not
iess than twelve hundred years, and perhaps
" TWO thousand, copy had been succeeding
copy generation following generation in the
rorlo of books even as in the human race
twenty centuries Of editions" had gone the
way OF all papyri, even as twenty centuries
W human beings had gone the way OF all hesh,
Nc this parchment heir OF all those ages
a TIE foremost files oS-books. Had no copy
~ made one mistake in the course OF twice
saolsand yeafE7 As compensation for the late
cate ot our Hebrew authorities can be set, IL Is
Tue the scrupuIous fidelity with which the He
prew srnanuens.s did his work. his reverence
1or the letter Of the document which he was
s.eAgeo. and the consequent comparative purity
nc reliability Of the text--Dr. Charles F. Aked,
n Appiefor's
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

the erection OF Baptist Church condition thss
they should "oaptizs 'em in hot water Ons Gay.
stopping at the edge OF crowd IN state street.
where an ittnsrsnt preacher holding forth. 70
that II was a meeting OF Second Adventists rfs
asked what are they Being told that rn9y
looked for the second coming OK Christ. ne in-
CURED with Interest," Expect him to-dayZ
OF the UniversaIist denomination. which holds
that all men will eventually be saved. II was once
said that it was looked upon with disfsvor by
self-respecting Christians. who hoped for oerrsr
things" OF Mr.. OBArns the story Is told tnss
when on his deathbed. or when he thought hs was
dying and the doctor had pronounced his resr
warm and said that no one had died vita
warm feet the old gentleman inquired IN whisper
whether the doctor had forgotten the case OF Jonn
Rogers
A man who went home late one night and pre-
sented some threadbare reason was asked oy lis
wife. rs that the best excuse you can put up Tor
not coming home until O'Clock IN the r1orrinsF
and replied. 'Yes. dear II you are not satisfied
with that shall have TO tell you the truth
There was once sign in Boston. CAL and
TuttIe" which appeared IN front OF a tailor shop
John Phozntx the humorist when in the city. went
IN the shop and said he had frequently seen tns
invitation didn't just know what II meant. our
could not stand out any longer, and now wnas-'
1t might be- he had acted on H. had called anu
would like futile a little.
Mr. Rowsu wrote that he was once a witness
in case. and on taking his seat after giving nis
testimony. the defendant asked him in low tons
If he had ever read the story OF Anauias, and aD-
2eared disgusted when the response was that hss
never had followed by a query as &c who pub
Eshed IL, and If 1t good r
In regard to the production OF his book. he Was
led by the favor with which it was received. TO
recall a memory OF two young people whom ne
knew in boyhood. who. displaying the beauty and
perfection OF their first baby showed great deal
OF appreciation Of every compliment bestowed upon
the result OF their efforts admitting without hest
tatiou that having had previous experience
they had not expected to do so well and were On
that account all the more gratihed with the re-
suit"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
OWL VERSUS CHIPMUNK.

witnessed an interesting skrunish that took
place one summer day in an old orchard on
Massachusetts farm between barred owl ana
a chipmunk. The little striped fellow fr1sked
down the trunk of old cherry tree and van
shed into a hole in the heart Of the tree. Lying
Immediately in front of the tree and just below
the hole was an old grown stump. From
an adjacent tree the owl caught sight OF MIN on
the instant of his going in, and swooped like an
arrow straight ct tae opening, alghting on the
stump and peering ktupidly in. Fortunately Tor
the little animal, the hole was too small to admit
his enemy which, however, with the view or De
sieging settled himself conplacently 10 await
temperance The chipuunk, not being able TO
see the owl from within, soon came stealing eau
tiously TO the door and poked out MS mead Be
holding his adversary, he vanished with hgnt-
ming speed. Another wait then again out came
the little brown head with the shining eyes
This time the owl made a dive, but was not SO
quick as the chipmunk which was again safely
hidden After waiting g few moments the owl
flew up to the first branch or the tree ABOVE
and shortly afterward out came the chlpmunk'
CAV and saucy. "Chee, chez, chee!" he squeakeo
ANYBODY here?' Apparently no one was there,
so he confidently sat upright on the stump and
looked about him. Finding the coast clear ne
irted I'D the trunk OF the tree. stopping as II ne
had been shot when he suddenly espied the Owl
sitting aIoft. In the twinkling or an eye ne
t,1rnad tail and fed downward, barely making
his hiding place when his enemy reached the
door Twice more he attempted to escape,
trern bling in his small doorway, looking. listen
ing and vanishing at the first sound or wings
as the owl swooped at him again and again
Then the owl gave up pursuit and Mapped away.
leaving behind him q little prisoner, which dared
not try TO get away for fully hour longer,
and then in fear and trembling crept out,
i11rnped TO the ground. and in two OF three
quick springs was safe among the chinks OF
an old atone wall-hiding places that deied any
bird Of prey that ever flew. TO say nothing OF
half blinded old owL-Jennte Brooks. in Lppan-
colts
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
In the epfernber Mn6oz;,ec
A Story OF Mansfield's Early Days-Fishtns the Coun
terfeiters-Robert Fulton as q Lad

--x,F-N MANSFIELD PAINTED OF HUNGER
..,-ssel5 was taken TO The Savage Club whore
N @nsseve~ness was Rtfested by the leading enter
DE DIS of London When Corney Grain was
sa.c ss1 SEX in the spring of 1877, Mansfield was
81 sa~en Reed Entertainments He was to re-
&C. IS q week This was splendid salary for
ce. . y-a5,ns man. salaries went then, or as
~ - s+zT6 now on the London stage. To Mans
w: ,: - was a positive windfall
f. member OF this distinguished little coterie
.s-te-tainers Mansfield felt that his fortune
e made His whole interest. attention and
vs. sss now centred on April %, the night of his
s. He was assigned the small role Of the
esssfs In the comedietta Charity Begins at
,s-e which opened the evening. After that
--as 1o 20 change 10 evening dress and hold the
=. y. rs clone for half hour after the manner
es-sssl;shed by Corney Grain Every shilling he
- sc-ape together went for a wardrobe, linen
Sa.-x cravat. a boutonniere and other ire
-,echable sppurtenances-
r-ts friends crowded St Georges Hall for his
s-s+ appearance II was observed as he uttered
;+s1v nervous When. later in the evening he
=, Snu-r al the piano and struck preliminary
S.-5 he tainted dead away.
~ Reed relieved him OF his position at once
= s;scharging him he said. You are the most
.--ons - nan have ever seen It was not all
s-vousness however. Mansfield had not eaten
g. +h-ee DAYS He had tainted from hunger
II was many year before he again worked I'D
. .Ha r77unihcence OF Is a week but this
,.ss.ir incident was later made an asset as
..-rslo1ed by him in attractive little comedy
- ris own wrfting.-Paul wilstach. in Scrib-
-srs
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
SAINT 2 /. s.

sultry and brazea was the August day
When Sister Stanislaus came down 10 see
The little hoy with the tuberculous knee.
Ano as she thought TO find him. so he lay:
Still staring, through the dizzy waves OF heat,
At the tall tenement across the street.
But die he see that dreary picture? Nay.
IN his minds eye a suniit harbor showed
Where q tall pirate ship at anchor rode.
Yes, he was full ten thousand miles away
(The Sister. when she turned his pillow over.
Kissed Treasure Island" on its well worn
coverl
Sarah y. Cleghorn. in The Atlantic.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

after he had introduced himself, "and I'd Ike
TO have ycu insert this ad. for me: Fifty dol
lars reward for the return of q pointer dog an
s1xerine TO the name of Rex Disappeared from
the yard of the Mansion House on Monday
night
'5Why we were just going to press. sir, the
editor said but weIl be only too glad to hold
the edition for your ad."
Mr. Harrington returned to the hotel AFTER
q few minutes he decided. however, that II
might be well to add mo questions asked TO
his advertisement. and returned TO THE Daily
News office.
The place was deserted, save for the skinny
little freckle-faced devil. who sat perched on
high stool, gazing wistfully out Of the window.
Where is everybody Harrington asked
Gavin to hunt tn dawg," replied the boy
without removing his gaze from the distant
felds-Everybody's Magazine
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
BALLooN1NG Is SAFE. BUT NOT CHEAP.

The only peril in a balloon ascension, IN such
good weather as careful aeronauts choose Tor
VOYAGE. is in alighting, and in we'll ordered e4-
peditfon where all the passengers keep cool and
cling TO the car, there is no danger at all Even
if the wind is blowing hard, the strong elasuc
woven willow basket takes up the danger part of
the shock One of these baskets ought TO yield
up it's passengers unhurt from landing IN
wind blowing fifty miles an hour
BaTooning. under moderately favorable cir
cunastances is a safe and simple sport. 1t is
not comparatively speaking. q cheap amuse-
Tnent An ascent including the cost Of gas, ex-
nense of a pilot and transportation Of passengers
and balloon home, costs in this country from 500
to s75 a passenger 1t is less in France from
paris YOU can make an ascension for about 4
hundred francs The fare home is a very vari-
able expense-nothing is more uncertain than
the spot where you will land. OF course, II Is
easv 10 descend whenever you like; you may
limit your fight to a couple of hours.-Albert
White worse, in Success.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
JoURNALIsTIc ENTERPRIsE.

Booth Harrington says that in state have
the newspapers more Journalistic enterprise
than in his native Indiana While stopping at
a little Hoosier hotel in the course of a hunt
ing trip Mr. Harrington lost of his dogs
Have you a newspaper in town?' he asked Of
the landlord.
Right across the way, there. back Of the
shoernaker's' the landlord told him. " The
Daily News'-best little paper of it's size IN the
state"
The editor, the printer and the printers devil
were all busy doing justice to Mr.. Harrington
with an incur midst paragraph when the
novelist arrived
I've just lost q dog Harrington explained
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
GEORGE P. ROWELL
AS STORY TELLER
ANECDOTES OF WELL
KNOWN MEN.
Humorous Remarks of lincoln,
Beecher, Judge Noah DoUis, Pc
roleum y. Nasby" and Others.

One of the most widely known men connected
with newspaper advertising IN the last half CEN
tury IN this city George P. Rowell. who died
a few days ago at Poland Springs. Me-. where he
was passing the summer. He always had a budget
Of good stories to tell. and he related many Of
them in his autobiography. entitled Forty Years
an Advertising Agent" One of them pertains TO
the Fifth Avenue Hotsl. recently demolished He
wrote
TT was at the Fifth AveDus that the Western
man was said to have had the experience heard
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
FIGHTING THE CoUNTERFEITERs.


Under Chief wilkes administration the en-
,;-s ra,ntrv has been divided into districts. 70
,.hicb certain operatives are regularly assigned
,s--ito-v In case OF emergency they are as
s,etss bv special men detailed from headuuar-
-s-s st Washington or by members Of the secret
Asis fo-ce who are constantly travelling over
~ raunt-v Chief Wiikie is always TO be
s.vnd st headquarters except or the infreuuent
.~rgsic7s when he deems case of sufficient i'm
-oy-suce 10 take personal charge of the field
work
,1ns 1f the most valuable features at head
CHARTERS is the private 'Rogues' Gallery" a
-shinst which contains the ph 1tograp oh OF prac-
,t,sTl, every man who has ever won a place in
he history Of Cognterfeiting- This cabinet is
-,se5 in connection with fling system. or fden-
+ifcsfion bureau. which enables the Secret Ser
,-ice 10 place its hands at any time upon the
history and achievements Of two or three gen.
s-z+ions Of coin makers. With material fur
raela6 hv several hundred arrests every year
,hese files contain records Of romance and ad-
venture that II elaborated would surpass any
thing ever written in fiction
There are stories Of the Johnson family. the
Moses gang William Z Brockway and others
Who are remembered as having produced paper
notes which for skill and excellence of work
msnship rivaIled those turned out by the gov
eru-nent's own engraVers
II is = maxim Of the Secret Service that the
ulate is more dangerous than the man, and an
operative viii never rest until he has laid his
hands on the plates from which counterfeit
issue has been printed. BY the same token. the
e7grsver is the most important man in gang
,.r counterfeiters-they usually work in groups
av rpon his skill depends the success or failure
q their work-George Lewis IN Van Norden's.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
NATTONAL GUARD NEWS.

Members OF the national guard are intensely m
terested in the charges made against Police m
spector Russell and other members or tne 1otcs
for rushing into the ranks OF Company I 2tn
Regiment during the parade in honor or tne
OLYMPIC athletes on August . and breaking up
the formation Of the company because II Woua
not get on the tracks in Park Row IL IS also
alleged that several men OF the company Ner7
badly assaulted by the police The charges HaVs
been formulated by Lieutenant H L Assa1hoIe-@
who was in command Of the company at the
time and Major Nelson 3. Burr who was IN conf
uaand OF the battalion OF the 18th OF which COM
pany was part. will take charge OF the case,
Oncers Of the guard are practically a unit N de-
cIaring that the conduct of the police was mex
cusabIe and that they clearly violated the law
Colonel Joseph A Csoulden. member Of Congress
from the Borough OF The Bronx. will review the
4z+ Ea+taIion OF Field Artillery IN its camp at
Van CortIandt Park this afternoon AT O'Clock
Following the, review. Major David WiIsons COM
raanding the battalion, will put 1t through some
interesting evglutions. including battle exercises
The battalion is made up OF the lsr, ID and % oat
teries, and will remain in camp until tomorrow
evening. Each battery has with II nrty salurlns
cartridges. which viii be fred during the battle
exercises. The camp has been named camp zoe IA
honor OF Major General Charles r 1toe' cOinlllaAo
ing the national guard
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin B. McAlDfn who
was recently appointed inspector on the star oe
Major General Roe, mas passed tlis 1AaN--i--As
board
The members Of Company D. I'd Regiment have
decided TO open the drill season next month oy
holding beefsteak dinner
Post Quarternaster Sergeant ? E Clare, Of the
14th Regiment has been appointed battalion quar-
termaster and coumissary. with the rank OF Sec
ond lieutenant, on the staff Of Colonel Foote-
Colonel Austin Of the sth Artillery Regiment has
nominated Second Lieutenant J. s. Nugent OF tbs
18th Company 10 be captain Of the seth Company
The state rife team. Of which Colonel n B
Thurston is captain. has presented TO him scarf
pin ornamented with sapphire surrounded by
diamonds This piece Of jeweIry was presented TO
the colonel as a token OF esteem He has also re-
cefved from Captain William J. Underwood. ef
the 7th Regiment. a handsome gold watch fob
There is some talk in the national guard Of hav-
ing a bill introduced in the Legislature which will
prevent its compulsory attendance in civic parades
similar TO those in honor victorious athletes and
that in honor OF the opening OF the subway IN
Brooklyn, a few months ago Many officers declare
II is about time that the question concerning the
right of the Governor. the commander OF the guard
or a brigade commander TO order parade OF Dr.
ganzations merely 10 satisfy the vhim OF certain
persons be settled at once and for all
Good progress has been made in excavating on
the site Of the new arulory for the Cd Battery. I'D
in The Bronx. and the work is almost conpleted
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
TrBERrAN MoNAsTERrEs.

These ulonasteries and their life are very much
Ike all over Tibet, and for that matter ali over
ne rest Of the world OF the Launaists-and yet
now unlike one another are these different tenn
ptes! never tired Of them, SIS always found
soneth.ng new. LAgang has undoubtedly the
-Aest tsfnple hall One steps IN out Of the daz-
~-nx sunlight and has only TO rest q moment in
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

do in the service Of the gods. Silently they draw
near TO US. and using a peacocks feather,
sprinkle with holy water out of q silver vessel
those of my men from ,Ladak who are with me.
This is only slight hint of all the wonderful
things we saw in Tibetan temples. few rough
notes from memory for cannot manage to turn
over my journal; nor can l speak of the Won
derfuI cloister town of Tashi-gemDe with all its
temples and halls filed with gold and silver
gods and its hall of knights with its old arma-
ments breastplates, masks. halberds, and battle
axes hanging in tasteful array on the columns
Neither have / time TO describe magnificent
mass we attended for the repose of the soul CT d
head lama Of the first magnitude. rlmpocne'
eighty years of age, who duly died In a sitting
posture with burning lights in his hand.-Dr.
Sven Hedin in Harper's.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
that cheese good7

Jones--Is that cheese good?
Shopkeeper-Goodi Why it's unapproschanIe--
Philadelphia Inquirer.