Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-18
AROUND THE WORLD.
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20 for fighting. Elephants on the streets
were about as common as horses on the
streets of America. On any of the prin-
cipal streets you may see half dozen or
more elephants with howdahs on their
backs. filled with natives. Besides these
are long strings of camels, moving pic
lures of patience. like the burden bearing
women in every part OF the world where
the Nazarene is not known. Wherever his
gospel Is not known woman Is either q
painted toy OF passion or a beast OF bur.
den.
The rajah ave US a permit to visit his
hummer palace at Ambar. and. also loaned
US one of his majestic elephants. with a
Mahout astride Of his neck. on which to
travel. Every feature OF this novel mode
of travel was memorable. especially h
getting down of the elephant for US to-
mount. and then his getting up. II was
something like a in earthquake
or a ship rolling on a turbulent ocean.
which makes some people quite seasick,
who are inexperienced In travel. We were
much surprised to find how rapidly an
elephant can walk. At one point We dis.
mounte and walked. but found that we
had to trot or run to keep up.
In this region were not only elephants,
but tigers. leopards and monkeys. a
friend once arranged for US a tiger hunt
on elephants. but the day before we were
to go. a hunter Of the party was killed in
trying to shoot q tiger from the back OF
an elephant. which so saddened the come
munity that we gave up our hunt. 1t ID
SAID that when a tiger once gets a taste
OF human flesh he will be satisfied with
no other food. The natives set ingenious
traps for them. and often thus capture
them alive. receiving a bounty for each
one caught. The trap is made by digging
q hole in the ground about IS feet deep,
in the path OF the tiger. which having
once made a way in the jungle will gem
orally a the same path. The trap OF
hole In the ground IS covered With
branches and leaves. Having once fallen
into such a pit. he Is kept there without
food until nearly starved and so weakened
that he can be secured without difficulty,
and placed in a Gag When restored by
food and water to his normal strength, his
rage and ferocity know no bounds We
saw seven man-eating tigers which had
been secured in this way. one of which
had eaten 10 men. AS we pasesd In front
of their cages. they. with unearthly
screams or roars and wide pen jaws
would spring against the oar as II they
would tear us to pieces In a twinkle. We
tried to assume a very calm and self-pos-
seSScd demeanOr. but we confess to hav.
ing had tremendous solicitude for the
strength of the bars. We nave never seen
or imagined anything more terrifying
than the tones Of their voices and the ex.
preston of their faces. To both and all Of
which distance lent much enchantment.
Our first visit to India was q short time
after the visit of Edward VII. when he
was rim OF Wales. The rajah of Jey-
pore made him a present of a large
amount OF money. which Edward was wise
enough and diplomatic enough to present
to the city for a splendid marble me-
mortal. which not only endeared him to
this native prince. but to all his people,
On the walls OF this building are aphors
isms taken from Indian WISDOM %
which the following are specimens: 'HU
has all health who has a mind contented.' -
ITO one whose foot is covered with .
shoe. the earth appears carpeted with
leather. There Is no religion higher than
truth" High-minded men delight in doing
good without a thought of their own in-
%terest." do naught to others which, II
done to thee would cause thee pain: this
is the sum Of duty" Fine sentiments to
come from a heather source.
We saw much that was interesting In
every part OF India. and especially in the
great northwest and Punjab region, but
nothing more Interesting or important
than the splendid work OF the American
|. Methodist missionaries.
|. In Cawnpore we found most excellent
> teachers doing excellent work. In the
city OF Lucknow we found q son OF Doctor
|, Pickett. Of Kentucky. doing a great work
as pastor OF the large English speaking
church. which is certainly quite remark.
,, able for one so young. The small school
begun here 80 long ago by Doctor Bad
! ley and his noble wife Is now a great col
: lege with tremendous possibilities for the
= future. The isabella Thoburn school here
for women Is Q great to 2
great woman. a sister Of Bishop Thoburn,
!. very much like Miss Laura Haygood. q
= sister of Bishop Haygood. This school IN
. the quality Of students reached, is prob.
: ably doing the finest work of any girls
8 college In India. The president of thi,
college now Is q daughter of Bishop Rob,
e inson. Another one of hts daughters is 9
. teacher. with his other children prepar.
q ing for missionary work. This Is q whole
some trend for the children OF bishops.
q Rev. o. NJ. Buck. a splendidly educated
young man.. whose father was q mission
q airy. ts doing a splendid work in the Bar
ellly Theological school. In opening tn,
chapel services he very adroitly drew on
OF US an extemporised lecture which he in
terpreted. The great surprise to us wa,
that the students listened to such a leo
n ture with such intense appreciation. I,
the afternoon. as we were driving acros
the campus these students were standing
N q body under q great banyan tree Il
he express their hanks for the address a
the morning. This was done with sue
Il manifest sincerity that we sat In the car
= riage delivered them another lecture
r With b great banyan tree a. an Over
to archtng auditorium. This great school Ia
q. three departments. one where the thee
logueS themselves are rained. another I
al which their wives are trained for the,
life work. and q third for the training &
their children. There 10 Z hospital an
orph0na3e here In which two young won
re en- arc doing great work ~ surgeons.
always. Edith Jones' and she unde
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