Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-25

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Ute was pupu'i dance "lih l0r
prrat empress doVaecr pulUrr tho
,,.irs Ina, bis 1.,tb .lovst.i him fn
thc rank of a. god. and The p,,ri. arc
snow taxed millions Co pay ht funeral
bills ne pas-ed away Inst Not. mbol
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ciliou to DIS "Hl resting N'''' ii'
roposca in o. yarN at tho western tomha.
and DAD. fo,ps,io,ir, which cost moro
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,,.ts ip p.tir WHOM tb. or,pcrnf.s
coffin v.,s making 90 ,,s ,snafri,to.l
of r,.1,r..e. ,isyt. ,b,uf Boz lr,hrs tbirk.
and d b,d t.go rn,o,iro. of r,thIln.
mo Fret ,,1. of rhirol.I,s slu. ltid
ON ,rr,sr 1k-ts, thf. y4r Vau arruf,t.
,n tb, tt1... ,f v,f.. bun4iars vtrn
stretrbed o,.o,. u and artor bic .,sis
tvs ,orrs. WAS pu iu. inc whole VHs
berp,rtitaii,. scaled n ,,as ttap hesu-
tifiu, ta,.ov,red 81, tbaf aifarothrr BE-
ms cost ,b,,e,,ds off dollars
Tho rrc,t doNarot had u similar oor-
fin 'rbo old iadv b. scaled up in 10 in
pckln ana H viii d. .tilI several nsodthF
1ofofo gho ia taken tn hon nnal rrsfinr
rlacc .,t a., ,sst,r, top,hs sbe ,viu biz
about 400 miles av.1v ON ono sidn off the
Chinese capltal. and hts majesty h now
so miles i'm the oppoeifa direction THE
w. dld not eei al'nS pe'',Il IN .l,e.
n is wen they NE far apart
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Tho spot4 for ihoso burial piacrs had
10 b.. chosen tv rcou1anr,rs Ae soon
as th, two diod the hoard OF rites. ono
Of tho departments OF tho government
sent out Tho witch doctors to select
lucky locatihnr Thcv were told 10 pick
ont eitos Where the cvfl spirits could
not attack the dead and where no
star ON high. NOR dragon below. could
disturb their rcnosb r'hose were found
between the two currents which. ace
cOrdine o. Tho Old Chinese belief. are
supposed o. ruin hcrc ana thcro through
The earth. These currents arc along the
tracks of tho dragon ana tho tiger ana
a lucky grave should have the dragon
ON rs riaht and tho TIGER on its LEFT u
takes a scientist to ton lust that spot.
and hence gravc-nnding ion China IS "a
wen paid profession. Tho qcomancers
pretend 10 calculate tho stars. and they
20 forth with books and diagrams They
also carry forked sticks and try 10 hunt
the epots much as our people hunt
places 20 dig wells The search begins
with prayer. and it Is sometimes hours
and days before an ausuiciuus location
IS found
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But let me tell Won about tho inn
,,e,t.i e,,,or,is r-Aat Of tbo ernnrees
dovvauer mas NOT vol o.curred nj viii
he beyond dissertation trand ana win
probablv cost ten times ~ much as has
that Of the late enperor Her lament
ca majesty reveled I'M uo,nn and she
decreed that evervthine concerninp her
interncnf should h. of tho most law
ish Dissertation Her unat,eeienrn ysI1
cost high into the millions. and her
burial march. which viii last some
thfnp Tho a ,yaet or moro win ba the
most rnrpeouq ever ,,.itneagad An r,bina
THE last funeral processior az Tho e,a.
peror reouired ave devs The cofan
vas carried on the shoulders az men
80 , distsnco "a r,,i1es fror, polt,, ara
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ocooronsntsd a. pest bousos ,,,sre s,oet.
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~ lhg un,h MaS. happtheu 70 oc
there at that TINS; anu was one OF the
rev fortunate iofelshels VINO Witnessed
the procession Oh the gay OF that
funeral tne nhe OF march was cleared
by the soldiers IL was guarded by po-
leemen armed win black clubs as
thick as a broomstick ana almost as
long, am also by native soldiers who
carried Mauser rihes to which shining
bayonots were affixed In addition
there were Manchu warriors OF the old
style who had scimitars In their hands
ana palace officials with long spears
At every cross street blue curtains were
put up 20 prevent ordinary mortals
from seeing the procession, and the
foreigners were warned that they must
not come out Of their houses
Notwithstanding this / decided TO go
what I could ] rode IN a jinrlksha tu
the gate OF the imperial city and then
walked up the broad avenue which
leads to the pink forbidden city whefc
the Cmperor's body was lying I WINS
stopped at the gate out of which the