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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

nuTtne-r Worship-Burnlng
How N' ones SiDs-A Nation at
WV in the MouasterieS-
if"'rd Where Priests Only Have
\ EVERY Boy II MOnk-Budd-
Hot MINIS and the NichteineSs
n,,n-TTic Third Biggest Fcii Oh
W. Norid-A Human Measuring
Wv odd Features OF Il
~ .i,n Relieved by Millions.
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RANGOoN, 1910.
r,.. with me this Tor a
''".. ,r. ShWe Dagon Pagoda, the
l'o% . shrine Of the Buddhist religion.
'''. en-. ,oecca Of one-tenth of man
~ '.,l the nine million followers
r.iI. ,.~nnbct who live here In Bur
'' '..1siar1 il the most sacred spot
",,.r earth. The paSoda stands on q
3utt..,". rHf on the banks of the
IL. In this red-hot town OF Ran
rr4, sun here Is deadly al
1o'Lra.+ and We get up with the
"u Their cawing begins before
' .nd The light is JUST coming
t.. The palm trees as We sit down
-. .T. hotel bedrooms to IL tea,
and lam before starting out.
rl+-k turbaned Hindu with Z
..--tiE,, Indian pony carries US IN ms
.s-.,,y through the wide streets Of
-,..o.,,r We pass half-naked coolies
10, hr,r zl.y TO work; josie the street
u,.fsr-u works. consisting OF bare-legget
MI. uho. with buckets, are sprlnk'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

ent structure was already in place
leo years before Boston was founded.
Today the Buddhists consider it an
almost sure passport TO heaven to
erect q small pa CODA about the base
Of The great Shvc Dagon: and nov
there are hundreds OF little temples.
most eNquisitely carved and often
plated With gold running clear around
the great monument. These are 0 -
the average | should say, something
like thirty feet high. ending il spires
plated with GOLD. They are much like
chapels, and inside each o. them IS a
sitting statue of Eoddha often OF
more than life size. Sonc II these
statues are gold plated. others are of
silver, and not 2 few OF ala baster or
marble. They hns the base "f III
mighty pagoda.
The Third Biggest Bell OF the Worsd.
Round the edges Of The platform.
leaving q court several hundred feet
wide between, are other temples Or
exquisite carving, ONE OF which have
reclining Il hundred or more
feet IN length, and at the back 1T one
corner is the great Buddhist bell.
which IS said to be the third largest
Of its ind in the world. il weighs
forty-two tons. and it Would AXE
something like eighty horses 20 hau7
it II it could be put upon wheels and
dragged y the roads. 1T is so thIcf
that the yelloN-sowned priest who
acts as ny guide can just touch the
inside Of the rim with his ine.nrs
while the outside rests in the eToo tF,f
his eibov. He strikes il with u deer
horn and the sound booms cat On tie
air.
This bell was presented =" 8uddh4
by j native king about seventy Years
ago. When the English iaok the
country they decided 10 carry * off -
London as u trophy. They sot tht
bell down is far rs the irawadi river
but in attempting TO load Il IN q
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

WAY. Pretty Burmese girls WIN
Mugs of gold, silver CT glass rs ing
as nv thumb IA the lohes Of 'h4'i
ca,e e;f cross-legg@d on the htat",
erlI;1g offerings for EudHha. IA
and are of al sizes. from tapeIs ~
min as the finger Of a "~o-Ee2r-oi
tohx- to great cylinders Of wax as 'ail
- mo gi1ls who are selling dno a.
tnicE ~ their waists. | tuy 4 pui'.ii
81 ths tapers ard give them owe 20
a,n of the worshippeCs. 1le =
y'itn delight at n thought OF 'h1
.;ns ttat will he washed away as 't'S
h,,rr and thanks me pfoNnSei>'
A little beyond this Ee are stoppon
~ - nriest with q -
,rx eh,,g around his bare hech - "
Ne he has y little brass 'fian9,a
I:n3 f. his right index fnGef' =
= rikcs upon this as no psaSs, na
sn,,,j IKE Il bell. The pa33
.,ine into the slot, anu heiN
~f.cnira merit and prayers
3~,os reacn.:2G the top "1 ,ne fnnt
49, which is about one iiiou tnn
n we furn and lcok back ul,oh - -
a. crowd passing thFonsa. sa
Of bright %coloTs. me
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

HE number Of pounds. he jumped on
ono side OF the scales ana ph@c eo
cold on the other. 1t took Jde.
enou.h to make il cost hm S4o,"oo.
with the money more gold ieat We
f.,ght and tho upper par, 81 ~
angola received a fresh coat. So
fresh. but doubt whether even tnsi
fhe new part coold have been dfs-
tingiished FROM the old. 1ne Nnol@
Toigbty monument has hardly q 'a.-
piebed sDCt on *. Ii Is covered VIZ
ynlG prrer than that Of 81 2Hi'f'S"2
oc1d eagle, an1 it shines Ike = ""
r-eddin. ring. The lower part @ tlS
structure is much like a eehlEe II =
tefr.red around as it goes Gp"afa,
GROWING smaller and smaller uhti Il
ends in the Sp1re.
Eight Holy Hairs Of the
pubp monument stands over tts-
3ain relics Of Buddha, including elsht
bairs which The people pulled from
49, head, ana gave to the two Bur
r,aee brothers who planted them mere
That wa many years ago, ana SINCE
t,,en the followers OF BudGha nave
core here Ia worship. The flfSt pa
Oh was erected on the site aSs wears
refore christ was born, ana IHc pres
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
SHuI, DAG On riGODA.


vessel it fen into the stream and
their engineers could net tdi-o It
again. Upon this, 81 Eurn'an+ am"
up and asked if They roica5 nave
the bell If they could pat II "*Nh ~
j,s place. Tha English, with Z +neeT.
sranted their request. having 10 }oT&
that they could succeed. The 1;utTadH
went ct oncc to work. They Used n"
machinery. bat by means OF thoH-
sans OF men working together fh7E
lifted the great mass Up the BANK
and carried it back 70 where i no"
stands on Pagola Hill
Buds!histS at Prayers.
Eut let Us stroll Ground tn" t4-o14
platform and AVE a look ii tie De'-
pie at All the Wor&bifias j.
done in the open. There arc ceres
Of men. women and children tnsclil@
on the bare bricks. Their hands de
folded and they loci up at th@ spire
as they pray. They are not Iiolater-.
! They do moi worship the spiTc nor
the images. but come 10 this hoiS
place to renew their vows, - THINK
upon Buddha and repent OF their sins
Their worship is real. See thts NO
CONTINUED on Page sixteen
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

wear the most delicate pinks, yeIlows
ana greens The men have silk tur-
ooiS as gay as Il rainbow. and the
whoIe Is q Kaleidoscope which makes
the dark avenue a mass of bright
hues.
Buddha's Golden Mountain.
But come out on the platform and
loon UP at the pagoda. / despair Of de-
scrlblng IT. 1t is a Of gold
winch ends In a spire nearly 400 feet
fgh IN" stone platform where we
are ~taHdlH would make Il half dozen
blocks OF one of our cities, and The
monument alone has at the base a
circumference OF 2 quarter of q mile.
That golden umbrella which YOU see
Oh he spire looks small from this
point. 1T is big enough to cover a
go0d-sIzed house, and it is studded
with jewels. Listen to the golden bells
which hang around its rim tinkling in
the breeze. The sound is mingled
with the singing Of birds and the
cost more thar 5000 600 when it was
made, something like Il generation
ago.
\ rec Gift to Buidha.
This great structure and all its sur
r~oundlngs We're formed by enforced
Gifts from the Worshipers of Buddha.
The labor nipon it was voluntary. and
when the King sent out notice that it
Was to he built, money and Jewels
flowed in to him from all part OF
Burma. This is kept up by
the free-Will offerings of the people.
IT has been plated with gold leaf
again and again. until the brick and
stucco Of which it IS made contain
more Of the precious metal than the
best ore Of oar big Western mines.
one Of the last kings Of Burma
once made a VOW that he would give
his weight in gold to the monument
After he had taken a bath and scruhb-
ed himself down to the lowest posi-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
PEARLS BRING HALF MILLION
Good Harvest Reaped in 1910 Along
the Mississippi and Its Tributaries.

Good Harvest Reaped in 1910 Along
the Mississippi and Its Tributaries.
Winona, Mimi, Dec. S0.--The follow
ing resume of the pearl situation in
New York in reference to the past
year on the Mississippi river has been
received here:
Western dealers have been bring
ing to Maiden Lane some Of the finest
fresh water pearls ever seen here The
pearl season on the upper Mississippi
has closed because of the approach of
cold weather, and so the fishermen who
have been gathering pearls for months
are hurrying to New York for the
holiday trade.
"The value of the pearls found in
the Mississippi and its tributaries since
the fishing began last spring is esti-
mated at 100000 or more. Maiden
Lane dealers assert that American
pearls are sold as orientals in Paris
and London and that returning tour
lists are regularly paying duties on
Mississippi river pearls which they
buy abroad.
"The highest price paid this season
for single pearl was $4,000, which
a wholesale dealer gave for a round
one of pink tint weighing fifty grains.
It was found in the Illinois river. Al
cream white round pearl, forty-two
grains, from the same river, brought
$500"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
HEADS OF STATE
INSTITUTIONS
SECOND MEETING OF THE PREsI-
DENTS OF NORTH DAKOTA IN.
STITuTIoNs WILL Be HELD IN
FARGO NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR
CONFERENCE.

There will be another meeting OF
the heads Of the state educational
institutions, with the members of their
boards of trustees, held In Fargo next
Wednesday, Jan. 4. This conference
will be a continuation of the one held
at Valley City, Dec. z.
The purpose of the conference will
be to discuss more fully the question
of management of all the North Da-
kota institutions of higher learning by
a general board of control or regents.
The plan is to place all the state col
leges and schools under one big gov
erning body, which will administer to
the needs and wants of the different
schools.
The system would do away with the
present individual board Of trustees
for each school. Furthermore 1t is
thought that the plan, if inaugurated,
would stop great deal of the duplica-
ton work that is now being done in the
different institutions. At the Valley
City meeting committee was appoint
ed to look into the situation and this
committee is expected to report some
thing of its progress in the inyesti-
cations.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
FARGO man PRESIDED
r. n. Bush Attends Big Meeting of
Manufacturers of Steel Culverts
in Minneapolis.

r. II. Bush OF this city state agent
Of the Hennepin Bridge Co., of Mime
apolis, presided at a big meeting of
the manufacturers of corrugated steel
culverts in Minneapolis Wednesday
evening. The Minneapolis Journal says
of the meeting:
culverts in northernwestern states met
at dinner last night in the Hotel Dyck-
man, representing twenty eight COM
panies. 1t was the first annual event
for the Northwestern Corrugated Gull
vert association.
Representatives of eastern mills were
present including w HI. Eaton of the
United States Steel corporation, who
gave "reminiscences of early day asso-
citation with Andrew Carnegie when he
began his steel business in Pittsburg.
r. II. Bush Of the Hennepin Bridge
Co., presided.
Other speakers were r. j. Batty, vice
president of the Inland Steel Co., Chi
cago; G. F. Ahlbrandt, engineer Amer
lean Rolling Mills Co, Middleton, O.;
d. NJ. Buck chief chemist American
Sheet & Tinplate Co., Pittsburg; ]. M,
Remsen, Stark Killing Mills Co.. Cam
ton, o.; Chief Engineer G.. w. Cooley
and w. r. HOag of the state highway
commission; r. Fl. Bush, Fargo; N. ".
Lux, manager Berger Manufacturing
Co., Minneapolis.
Officers of the association are: Presi
dent, T, M. Thomson; vice president,
B. w. Harris; secretary treasurer. N.
V. Lux. The purpose of the association
is to standardize the gage and weight
of metals of the product of the manu-
featuring companieS to obtain ade-
quate transportation facilities. proper
freight rates, to educate the public to
the value and efficiency of the pro-
duct and to give publicity generally.
Five of the manufacturing companies
of Minnesota are in Minneapolis and
this city is headquarters for the asso-
citation, due to it's prominence I'm manu-
facture. The next meeting will prob
ably be one year hence and will be
held in Minneapolis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
BUD reeves
CABIN IS FOUND
ALL THAT REMAINS OF WOODEN
CHATEAU DISCOVERED - DIS
MANTLED PALACE NOW MERELY
PILE OF TIMBER UNDER HEAP
OF REFUSE.

Minneapolis Tribune: The missing
log cabin has been found and WORD
will be sent to its owner, BUD Reeve
Of Buxton, N. D., whose letter to
Chief Corriston few days ago started
the hunt. The cabin itself is no more,
but the logs and timber used in its
construction are still lying on the
ground at Third street and Seventh
avenue north, where the cabin was
originally left.
For several years it had been used
for playhouse by children in the
neighborhood until the roof fell in and
1t was then taken apart and the logs
piled in the lot. The lot has been used
for refuse and the logs have been COW
cred with refuse. Captain Sinclair of
the North Side station discovered the
logs under the pile of garbage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
CENSUS FIGURES
BLOW TO CITY
POPULATION AS GIVEN, FAR UN-
DER THE ACTUAL FAcTs-Fle-
uREs OBTAINED BY PosTMAs-
TER PLuMLEY SHOW THIS TO
BE THE CASE.

Knowing that as postmaster and
newspaper manager, Mr.. Plumley was
in touch with many matters concern
ing Fargo's population, representa-
tive Of The Forum asked for his opin-
ion on the census report. He said:
The official report on Fargo's popu-
lation is very disappointing. 1t is a
blow to the city, because it is far UNI
der the facts. The population Is given
as 1881 Manager Pettibone of the
city directory gives it as 1862. I be-
lleve 1t is about 16,500-over 1000 more
than the government census.
There are good reasons for this be-
lief-the thorough canvass Of the city
by the solicitors Of The Forum and the
reports of the city mail carriers are
two reliable sources giving this data.
In addition, it is known that there
are large number of residents who
were not included in the enumeration.
The Forum has the names of some of
these, but would like to obtain others,
and 1t is hoped that all who do not
know they were included in the census
last April send in their names accom-
panied by the facts.
1T may be too late to have the rec
ord remedied, but it viii do no harm
to make the attempt. The census is
certainly inaccurate as to Fargo's pop
ulation."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
CITY HOSPITAL
NEARS COMPLETION
CITY ENGINEER ANDERs THINKS
NEW CITY HOSPITAL WILL BE
READY FOR OCCUPANCY FEB.
f-FEW CHANGES MADE IN DE.
SIGN OF NEW STRUCTURE.

The new city detention hospita
nears completion. 1t is the opinion
of City Engineer Anders that the new
structure will be ready for occupancy
| by Feb. /. However, few delays
may be caused by the installation OF
few minor details, which are now
hoped will be in readiness by that
| time.
The new building, when completed
will be one Of the finest equipped and
most modern in arrangement and APP
pointments in the northwest, and one
of which the city of Fargo will be
proud. It's total cost will approx
mately amount to $4,000.
There are twenty-seven rooms in the
building. With the commodious base
ment, there are practically three floors.
Between what Is the first floor proper
and the second story there is absolute
~ no connection, making the two floors
entirely inaccessible to each other
from the interior.
In the basement there is large coal
bin, which will accommodate about
forty tons Of coal, an immense laun-
dry, with all the modern appliances,
and big bath for the employees. The
attaches of the hospital will have their
eating and living rooms on this floor
also. All the food will be prepared
there and sent up to the upper floors
by means Of dumb walters.
With the exception of few details
the design of the first and second
floors is Identical Each is divided
into four wards, with nurses rooms
adjoining, connecting with bath and
eumigating rooms. The resident ply
sician's office will be on the second
floor, with big windows overlooking the
city. The Office has three rooms, and
one especially designed for medicine
chests.
The ceilings Of the entire edifce are
Of corrugated concrete, and the floors
are of polished Terrazza, all of which
Is the plan of the city engineer, whose
endeavor was to make the place as
sanitary as possible. In smaller de-
tails, Mr.. Anders has added much to
the building that will improve the con-
ditions of the building for the patients.
Much credit for the success of the
structure is due the city engineer for
his persistent efforts in making the
hospital one of the finest in this Sec
ton Of the country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
UNAUTHORIZED
BY FEDERATION
LETTER TO THE EDITOR or THE
SAMPLE CASE TELLS or STU
ALTON REGARDING INTERcHAN
GEA5LR MILEAGE SOLICITORS
WORK.

The following letter appears in The
Sample Case and is well worth the
attention of any commercial traveller:
To the editor: This is to advise you
| that reliable information reaches this
otfice to the effect that parties the So
Ilcltlng money and subscriptions for q
purported commercial travellers pub
LEGATION for the purpose OF securing
universal interchangeable mileage
| ticket at 2 cents per mile.
This scheme of obtaining money
| and lucrative living, has been work.
ed for the past fifteen or twenty years
with more or less success.
| In my thirt-five years experience as
leader and advocate of interchange
able mileage and improved thanspor-
tation facilities for commercial travel
ers, have never known of an instance
where these self-appointed guardians
OF the travelling fraternity contributed
dollar of their ill-gotten gains to the
purpose for which 1t was obtained
nor nave | ever seen the necessity
of using money for any such purpose
II money should be needed, CONNER
cial travellers can obtain it through
their many organizations, in legit-
innate manner, and be honestly applied
without the assistance of self-appoint-
ed agents and nefarious fakirs.
The International Federation OF
Commercial Travellers organizations
comprising fifteen of the leading com
merciaA merls organizations in the
United States has given no authority
or sanction the collection of money for
any purpose, and if any organization
Of commercial men has given encour-
agement to the scheme calling for its
communication, it should be promptly
rescinded, to protect the good name of
the travelling fraternity and the en-
ployer.
Every effort should be made to
expose these imposters, and through |
your able publication you can do much
to accomplish desired results
ID. K. Clink..
Secretary and Treasurer and Chair |
man, Railroad Committee, Inter-
national Federation of Commercial |
Travellers Organizations, Chicago, |
Illinois.
Chop Souey, at Rathskencr. Mcorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
A MINISTER'S MEETING
Change of the Time for the Meeting
of the Pastors of the Two
Cities.

The Fargo Moorhead Ministerial
association will not meet next Mon
day morning at the usual time. on
account of Monday being New Years,
the meeting has been postponed until
Monday, Jan. 3.
At the time of this meeting a paper
will be read by Rev. ID. Mcintyre of
the Moorhead Presbyterian church,
and all of the members of the organi-
zation are urged to be present.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
CHURCH TO MAKE MOVE
Fargo Christians Will Move Their
Home Into the Dakota Conserva-
tory Auditorium.

1t has been announced that the
Christian church will move it's place
Of worship. The change will be made
from Aaker's hall to the auditorium of
the Dakota Conservatory of Music at
is Eighth street south.
The first services in the new quar-
ters will be held next Sunday morn
ing, and the members OF the congre-
cation are well pleased over their Sc
lection.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
ANOTHER REQUEST.

A local business man called al
Aaker's Business college yesterday
afternoon looking for d stenographer.
One Of the students was recommended.
Nearly every day, even during this
time Of the year. some A. b. g. stu
dent has d chance OF accepting q de-
sirable offer that will start him on
the road to success Winter term be-
gins JAN 8.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
SMALL MIDNIGHT BLAZE
Fire Department Called to Hobart
Wall Paper Store on North
Broadway This Morning.

The fire department was called to the
wall paper store and paint shop of j.
A. Hobart, corner of Broadway and
Fourth avenue, early this morning at
2 o'clock The blaze started in that
part OF the establishment apportioned
to the paint shop. the direct cause
being unknown. Little damage was
done and the fire soon extinguished.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
Appointed by CARROLL

Des Moines, Ia. Dec. 3O-D. G. Mott
of Marengo, editor of The Republican,
was appointed today by Governor Car
roll as a member of the state board OF
paroles to I'LL the vacancy caused by
the death of Pardon A. Smith at Scran-
ton last Sunday. Mr.. Mott is SO and
was a representative from Audubun
county in the thirteith and thirty first
general assembly
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
ELEGANT SUITE OF OFFICES

Heretofore occupied by Hon. w. A.
Scott, and always since the erection
Of the Morton building. Remember,
Broadway front, large, commodious
vault and exceptionally low rent to
desirable tenant or tenants. Page
Benedict Land Co, Morton Building.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
Stands Third.

James Door of this city stands third
from the head of the list among the
sixty eight general agents for his
company in the amount of new In
surance written during the month of
November. This is an excellent rec
ord for Mr.. Door and it also speaks
well for the financial prosperity of
this state. 1t takes money to accept
life insurance contracts and policies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
GIVE new YEARS DANCE
Modern Woodmen Degree Team Is
Planning Big Event for Next
Monday Evening.

Next Monday the Modern Woodmen
Of America degree team will give a
New Years ball at Stones old hall.
1t would be unnecessary to say that
the bali win be a success. Members
and friends KNOW that they will have
a ripping goodAtime
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
WITH CITIZENS BANK.

W. L. Hanson who took the Dakota
BUSINESS College course in banking
writes that he is now pleasantly To-
Gated as assistant in the above bank
at Ambrose. While there are other
schools claiming to teach banking,
every bank in Fargo and three-fourths
of those of the state employ d. B. c.
pupils.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
NEMzEK GOES EAST.
Popular A. G. Graduate Starts for His
New Position,

Leo. p. Nemzek and Mrs. Nemzek left
this afternoon for Philadelphia, where
Mr. Nemzek has accepted a position
as head chemist for a big paint con-
Germ. He has been connected with
the paint investigation department at
the A. C. for some years both before
and since his graduation and is a
recognized authority on paints.
During his college career Mr.. Mem
EEK was popular In both football and
baseball.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-30
Chop suey at RE Ratnskeller.
More Coal Found IN Canada.

husband, sask., Dec 3O.--Coal. said
by experts to be of better quality than
any yet found in the west. has been
struck by we'll drillers at Salvador, a
station nine miles west of here in the
territory being colonized by a land
company of st. Paul. 1t was found at
a depth of $50 feet, and the vein was
five feet wide.