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So my " III cure your SlnS lot IL price,
they also take care of idols to the num-
Der of half million or more
Benares is a city of sacred beasts as
well as sacred men, 1t swarms with
sacred cows and great white bulls with
humps on their backs. 1t has sacred apes
and great temple in which the monkeys
live with a goddess. / visited that temple
this morning and watched the priests sal
riflce a live goat to Durea, the goddess of
suffering and death. The temple is sur
rounded by a wall. In front of it is a
stone upon which Is a forked post with
two prongs. The goats neck was tied to
the fork and cut off by a half-naked Hin
doc with the blow Of cleaver AS the
AK struck the blood spurted, and the hor-
rid goddess. it seemed to me, burst into a
grin.
Durga is supposed to love blood.
She has a necklace of skulls under
her blood-dripping mouth. She is crowned
with snakes like the Medusa. and her
face was covered with gore She is fond
of sacrifices and thousands of human
beings have been killed on her affairs
The British have forbidden this now. but
it is only a little more than a generation
ago. during famine. that a boy was
found with his neck cut in a temple to
Durga not far from here, and within
twenty-five miles of Calcutta a human
head decked witt flowers was placed on
the altar of this goddess.
Among the queer features, Of the
temple are the monkeys which throng
it's courts and which live in the trees
which hang over it. The monkeys are
sacred to Vishnu, another great deity
They are kept and revered as repre-
sensations Of the monkey god Ram.
and are considered gods and goddesses
who must not be touched. They are
fed by the priests and pilgrims and
are SO tame that they Will come to
your feet. At the entrance to the
temple were peddlers selling popcorn
and 1 bought some for these beasts AS
1 carried it into the temple they Jump
ed at me and grabbed the corn from
the plate. AS it fell upon the floor
monkeys came down in droves from
the trees and chartered and grinned
while they chewed up the grain. 1 was
warned not to touch or strike them, as
they are vicious and sometimes bite
strangers. There were also many baby
monkeys, which trotted about singly and
with their parents. and a dozen half
starved dogs, which rushed in and fought
with the monkeys for the popcorn
From the monkey temple 1 went to
the Golden Temple. This is in the
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only one garment and this a cotton sheet
which clings to their bodies. AS they
leave they turn their backs to the men
and. removing the cloth, wash it and
themselves while they pray. As to
the old women. some of those here have
planned all their lives for this bath in
the Gauges. Upon the train which
brought me to Benares were six who
were at least three score and ten. AS we
stoI ped at the station these VIC men went
out together, each carrying a brass pot
in which she expected to bring some
Gauges water back home.
AS our boat goes onward we pass tenn
pie after temple. on the steps Of which
sit half-naked priests with boxes of red
paint before them marking the believers
with the signs of the gods. A little
farther on We come to break in the
buildings. There is sulley in the
heart of the city lined with what
look like bonfires or campfires Now
We are nearer and can see that the wood
Of each fire has been piled UP In square
and on the top of each lies a corpse Those
are the bodies of the dead who are being
burned on the banks of the GangeS that
their ashes may float out upon its waters
and their souls go straight to heaven
l have seen cremation in many lands,
but nothing like this. The bodies are
Burned right out in the open, and the
nearest relative of the dead lights the
fire. The wood is usually arranged by
the Hindoo rites, can start ones soul
best toward heaven. They work for a
price and at so much they furnish the
fire for the burning. We can see some
standing about.
Now We are just opposite the funeral
pyre. The wind has sprung up and is
tanning the flame. There is a cracking
and frying, the smoke becomes denser
and that fat Brahnin at the left has
burst out in blaze. 1t is a horrible
sight, and the more SO from the hurry
Of the relatives who stir up the fires
that they may burn out the quicker. See
there is one warming his hands In those
flames, and at the fire nearer the river
some boys have pulled up their gowns
and are toasting their thighs and calves
by their burning fathers and brothers
We land from our boats and stop a
while watching the scene. There are
ashes and fires everywhere. Here
woman lies on the pyre She is clad in
white cotton and her shaved head rests on
dirty blue pillow six inches in thick
ness. Her arms are folded. She is as
thin as a skeleton and is probably
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1t Doesn't Go.

= GORGE AIDE. at a dinner in Now
~ York. talked about American humor
in England.
IF We draw our American characters
like comic valentines" he said, 1.-THE Eng
ltsh think Us funny. The characters were
all comic valentines in Mrs. Wigs or
the Cabbage Patch. you know, and thac
play ran q year In London.
Our own native humor they don't quite
understand over there. So never try to
be funny In London, for it's like making
faces in church-hardly anybody smiles,
while host Of good people are annoyed
and shocked"
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The Idea.

A PROPOS OF the unexampied extrav-
- agance and luxury Of New York s
ti-milionaires. Mrs. August Belmont
said at dinner at Tuxedo:
Then there's young -.nickerbocker
Look at young Knckerbocker now. He
has nineteen regular servants at his
town house. and yet since King Edward s
death he had hired foud extra ones-col-
ored ones. you know-just to bring up
black-edgcd letters and to look afie-
visitors dressed in mourning.
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heart of Benares. 1t is one of the
most beautiful buildings of the city
and it has spires and domes plated
with gold. 1t is dedicated to SILVA
the husband of Durga, another ter
rible god. SILVA is supposed to sit en-
throned on one Of the Himalaya noun
tains and to be waited on by minor
gods and innumerable spirits.
He is the god of time and of death and
destruction. He is also the creator and
one OF his symbols is the bull. He is the
ruler Of evil spirits and ghouls. and at
nightfal he prowls where the dead
lie. He is the god of the fanatics who
go about naked covered with ashes and
who pose themselves standing for
months. days and years in one place
with their hands stretched up to heaven
The Golden Temple is about the hottest
place in Benares. 1 was stopped at the
door by the priest and told that none but
Hindoos could enter. 1 could see through
filled with people from all over India
They were Of all classes, some clad in
rich dresses and others in rags. They
were from city and country, from all
parts, from the Himalayas in Nepal and
from SOUTH Hindustan
connected with this temple is a court
yard containing a well the water of
which is so holy that he who drinks it
will go up to heaven. The water is
iadled out by priests to the pill
down into the we'll as their offerings.
These rot and make the contents filthy
and putrid. 1t smells like bad eggs, but
it is bought by the cupful and gulped
down with the lips slnacking When the
Mohammedans once tried to take Benares
1t is said that one Of the stone gods of
the Brahmins jumped into this we'll.
Not far from the Golden Temple is
the Cow Temple, filled with animals
holy to SILVA. This is more like a
stable than a church. Imagine a court
the size Of the ordinary barnyard with
a bandstand in the center Let the
court be walled around with great
stalls, in which hundred sacred bulls
stand They are white and dove-color-
ed and as clean-limbed as Jersey
They have great humps on their backs,
and their ears hang down like those
of rabbit. They are as fat as but
ter. and fatter by far than the lean pill
grims. who honey about them. giving
them food. Here and there through
the courtyard a bull or COW moves.
flowers and grass handed to
it by the pilgrims. I saw one go up
the steps to the altar in front Of the
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work and organization that has been
shown by King George in the few weeks
since his fathers death. No living mon
arch possesses them in anything like the
same degree unless perhaps 1t be King
Georges cousin, the kaiser.
Every one knew that there were few
men in the kingdom better posted on
matters relating TO home and colonial
affairs than the new king. but few ex
pected that he would grasp the compli
Gated problems of etiquette connected
with the entertainment and reception of
foreign royalties in the way that he has
one OF his most aotable characteristics
during his career as Prince OF Wales
was his hatred OF ceremony and his dis
taste for having anything 10 do with
foreigners. Naturally his ministers and
the members of his encourage looked for
ward with dismay to the elaborate state
ceremonies incident to the funeral of
King Edward, and feared that they
would have the job of their lives in keep
ing the new king up 10 the mark and
avoiding any cause of offense TO the
visiting monarchs.
But George V rose TO the occasion. and,
although the officials probably never
worked as hard in their lives as they did
during the funeral fortnight. they found
themselves relieved OF practically all the
responsibility. Their work was simply
10 carry out the kings orders. for George
took hold of everything himself. passed
oil the plans and directed most of the
ceremonies AT O'Clock every morning
lac was at his desk in Marlborough House
with telephone at his elbow, aud lie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
The $1,000 Stole.

A PROPOS Of a notorious smuggling
= case New York reporter said to
Collector Loeb:
Your law bears too harshly on pur-
chases made for personal use. If 1 buy
my wife. for example, a 5000 sable stole.
why should l be compelled to pay the
government 81 600 on it,
Mr.. Loeb smiled.
You pay he said, simply as a mat
ter OF duty.
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A MILLION Pilgrims and
1 y Thousands of Brahrnins
The Monkey Temple and
It's Terrible Goddess-Shiva
and the Sacred BullS-Scenes
Among the Bathers-Crema-
ton or Hot Road to Heaven
Queer Sights and Scenes in
the Mecca of Hindustan.
Copyright. 1910. by Frank c. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Star.
BENARES, 1910.
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Use of Cosmetics.

A PROPOS OF tho extravagant use Of
"a cosmetics IN New York. q witticism
Is credited TO Reginald Vanderbilt.
A lady said to Mr.. Vanderbilt at one
Of the comet suppers' at the Plaza:
There are the three Van Twfiler girls"
"Are they all three still unmarriedT"
Mr.. Vanderbilt asked.
YES" said tho lady. They're rich
and pretty. too. It's odd they don't go
off,
Isn't it," said Mr.. Vanderbilt. They
use enough powder
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HIS is the hottest
city on the face Of
the globe. All who
die within fifty
miles of BenareS,
whether they be
HindooS or Mo-
hammedans, Bud
dhiSts or Christians.
liars or thieves, go
straight to heaven.
Even to visit Ben
ares wipes away
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god and bite at a wreath of flowers
upon worshipers neck. The Hin
doc thought this a favor of the gods
and he brought Gauges water and
gave it to the bull.
/ saw one pretty girl hugging bull She
was a slender brown maiden whose form,
worthy to be a model for Venus, was clad
in a single strip of dark navy blue cotton.
her head, which hid all but the great
were bare and in the former she
ers. one yard in length She brought
this to the biggest and most beautiful
bull in the stables. and chanted a
prayer as she handed it to him. The
dove-colored beast ate the flowers and
as he did so she threw her arms
around his neck and gave him a hug.
1t made me think of Apis, the bull Of
Memphis, who was worshiped by the
Egyptians. and also the fair 10, whom
Juno turned into cow because of the
flirtations of Jupiter.
These sacred COWS and bulls are to be
seen everywhere They are bovine gem
tlemen and ladies of leisure staring into
the shops and crowding human beings
out of the way. Now and then they visit
a fruit stand or vegetable sellers and
take a bite of such food as they fancy
The peop'e do not strike them or
ill-treat them In any way. They will not
eat beef and to slaughter cattle would
not only lose them their caste in this
world but doom them to punishment for
all time to come.
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D[SPLAYS an Unexpected
DTalent for Hard Work
and Organization-Alone Re
sponsible for Arranging the
Pageant of King Edwards
Funeral-Deterrnined to Be
Master in His Own House,
He Has Put an End to the
Interference of His Aunt, the
Dowager Empress of Russia
Although Deferring to His
Mother Whenever Possible,
He Will Not Allow His Wife
to Be Set Aside by Her
English Mobiles Now Form
the Royal Encourage.
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Mary contented herself with seat in the
second carriage and was careful to sit
we'll back out Of sight.
In the matter of buckingham Palace,
too. the king has been very considerable
Although Marlborough House is incon-
venient for the dispatch of state business,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

LTHOCGH George
V has hardly had
time 10 settle HIM
self comfortably on
the throne, he has
already earned the
title of "England's
business king" No
ruler. i'll recent his
tory at any rate.
has displayed i'll so
short a time the
capacity for hard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

KING GEORGE v.
This photograph of the man who has
earned the title Of "England's Busines 81
King was taken only a few weeks be-
fore his accession.
he has continued in residence there and
has left Queen Alexandra in undistu bed
possession of the royal palace, where she
played hostess to the visiting royalties
role that really belonged to her daugh-
ter-in-laW. King George will not move
into Buckingham Palace until after Queen
Alexandra leaves England for her sum-
mer holiday in Denmark and the moving
day may be delayed for some time after
that by the necessity of alterations in
the nurseries. although the king will
probably use the house for the transac-
On one matter. however, King George
has been adamant, and that is with ref
erence to the interference of his mothers
sister. the dowager empress of Russia.
in his affairs. The dOwager empress al
though younger than Queen Alexandra,
exercises great influence over her, and it
is known that she and the late King
Edward We're anything but friends. In
fact, so marked was the late kings dis
like to his sister-in-law that he always
left England when she was expected to
visit it. King George has no more use
for his auntS managing ways than his
father had. and he is determined that
there shall be no such arrangement in
England as has existed in Russia since
the death of the late car. When he lay
dead, the dowager empress is said to
have taken her son, the present car, by
the hand and said to him:
Is X
You will always let me be first, won't
you?" and the car l. said to have prom
Used. At any rate, his mother always has
been first in Russia. and he and his wife
have been mere fgureheads.
The first clash between George and his
aunt came when the king wished to con-
suit his mother about some detail of the
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the river is walled with temples, rest
houses and beehives of humanity belong
ing to clubs. These buildings wall the
river for three miles, and they have steps
going down under the water far out into
the stream, which are filled with bathers
washing away their sins.
If you have any doubt that the Hindoos
believe their sins are washed away by
the Gauges. come with me to the river.
We shall take a launch and ride down
among the batherS and see whether their
actions prove their belief. The mornings
here are cold and raw. We put on our
Overcoats and shiver as we sit on the
deck. 1t is the duty of the Hindoo wor
shipper to take bath before breakfast.
The sun is just rising, but we find the
stream full. The steps are crowded with
worshipers clad in the thinnest of cot
ton. There are shriveled old men and
women, wrapped in a single breadth of
dirty white stuff, standing waist deep in
the water and holding up their long.
thin, bony arms, while with chattering
teeth they mutter prayers to their gods
Now and then they duck down into the
water, coming up gasping and looking
colder than ever. Such bathing for You
and me would mean death. 1t may mean
death to them, but death here is saliva
ton.
There are also plump girls and young
men. The nut-brown skins Of the maid
ems shine as the water trickles over them.
and their bright eyes flash at US as they
whisper their prayers. They raise their
arms toward heaven, showing gold and
silver bracelets, and some have gold rings
from their wrists to their elbows, and
thence to their shoulders. Some wear
gold nose rings, and others have ear
ornaments which hang to their shoulders
Not few hide their faces They may be
high-caste Hindoo maidens. Women, as
a rule, do not battle with the men. They
are huddled off in groups by themselves
They come down in parties, each CARRYING
a brass jar to take back some water TO
aid them in their worship at the temples
AS we go down the river we
see that the bathers keep on
their clothes as they enter the water al
though these clothes are often no more
than breach clout. The Hindcos think
It indecent to go naked into the Ganges,
and they were very indignant at some
Englishmen who bathed here not long
ago perfectly nude. They call the river
Mother Ganga and when they step down
into it speak of being embraced by the
goddess.
The woman bathers are usually clad in
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In their place the king has installed
as his immediate encourage list OF men
and women vino bear historic English
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. June IL 1910
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Outside the Golden Temple stood men
peddling flowers for the bulls, and also
necklaces, anklets and other jewe!ry for
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-10
For the Legislature.

To the White Voters of Cobb County :
Being one of the common people,
and believing | know their desires and
needs, and feeling that | am sufficient
ly acquainted and familiar with what
aver issues may arise in the campaign
to be. waRed in all state offices, | here
by announce to the voters of Cobb
county my candidacy for the lower
house of the General Assembly, sub
ject to such rules and regulations as
may be formulated by the County Ex-
ecntive Committee. If e &C t g d, /
pledge my best endeavor to faithfully
and honestly represent the whole peo-
pie and every interest Of our state and
county. / will appreciate your sup
port. Respectfully,
j. Z. YORK.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-10
A PUBLIC BENEFIT
Marietta People Greatly Inter.
eSted in the Generous Offer
of the W. A. Sans
Drug Store

The people have already demon,
strated that they would rather trust
q man who is naturally honest than
one who is honest only because he had
to be-
The W. A. Sans Drug Store have a
nrmly established reputation for SQUARE
dealing and sterling honesty. When
they told the people that Rexall Rene.
uies are the purest and most depend
soie medicines that it is possible for
modern science to produce, and that
they would tell the public what each
one OF these 800 or more remedies
cohtained, and that they sold Rexall
Remedies on their personal guarantee
that they would give entire satisfaction
or they would not cost the user single
cent, they we're believed.
Ever since this announcement the
W. A. Sans Drug Store has been large
~ patronized by people buying Rexall
Remedies, all of which proves that this
store has the confidence of the reople
ana that honesty is the best policy.
There is no "cure-all" among the
Rexall Remedies There are different
and separate medicines, each one de.
vlsed for certain human ailment or a
class OF ailments closely allied. For
instance Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are
recommended for the positive relief OF
stomach irritation, Indigestion, flatu.
lency and dyspepsia. They are rich in
blsmuth-SubnItrate, Pepsin and Car.
clinatiVes. They are prepared by
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This remedy sells for % cents, so cents,
ana Sl.OO per package. Every one
suffering from stomach disorder should
try Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, mas
much as they cost nothing if they do
not satisfy.
Remember, W. A, Sans Drug Store
10 the only store in Marietta where
these remedies may be obtained, and
every one in need of medicinine is
urged to investigate and take advan-
tage of the frank and generous manner
in which they are sold.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-10
In Memory of Mrs. Massey

The only acquaintance the writer of
these few lines had with Mrs. Massey
was IN conversation over telephone
wires When she first answered nv
inquiries for personal items and local
news the sweetness of her voice and
the modesty and shyness of her ma
ture attracted my admiration, and her
patience and kindly sympathy toward
a stranger laboring under difficulties
convinced me she was sincere and
klnd4hearted and lovable.
When | found her health was de.
Ginning | refrained from calling her
to the telephone, and when | went to
see her she had been released from
the suffering of earthly life and had
entered into the rest and peace that
should comfort, but saddens and
stiles all hearts still beating.
She was so profoundly restful on
her white satin pillow, with two
snowy lilies at her finger-tips, as if
they had fallen from a tired hand.
There were all kinds of flowers, from
tiny star jessamines to great big peonies
made into various designs, and one
great wreath of evergreens with the
crimson and white ribbons of the Con
federate Daughters.
The service in the dear old ivy-cov.
cred church was impressive in it's
solemnity from Bible and prayer
book, and the songs were tender and
sweet, but no tribute was paid by
either minister to the sister who was
for the last time in the place where
she had Worshipped for so many
years
That was according to the ritual Of
the church, and only to be expected.
A few of her longtime friends, in
answer to inquiries of her life. bore
testimony to her entire devotion to
her family first, then to church and
patriotism.
She had been a member of both
the Memorial Association and the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
and had always been constant and
loyal. And this is a beautiful trait to
remember-she was always a peace.
maker and a modest, earnest worker;
she was always good-humored and
avoided friction"
Then was Mrs Massey envelOped,
to my mind, in that lovely beatitude:
blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called the children OF
God" A. L. c.
June 8, 1910.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-10
Nice Umbrellas IS cents at
WARDS.
Meeting of Veterans.

There was regular meeting of Camp
No. 763, U. G. ", held Tuesday at 10
O'Clock. A good attendance, as usual.
There will be another meeting on the
first Tuesday in July and it is earn
estly requested that all the members
attend, as an election will be held
for officers. Remember memorial day.
which is first Thursday in August, at
the Methodist Church.