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New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

!. .sandalwood burned in their honor all the
way from the Lake Shore Drive TO Fifth
avenue and the Back Bay.
As one OF the outgrowths Of the CON
gress summer school Of Hindu phlOso-
ply was opened at Green Acre. Me, i'm
1906. Through the generosity OF New
England woman. Miss Sarah Farmer. who
gave her large fortune for the founding
Of that institution, more and more stu
dents have been enrolled every year. II
may have been mere coincidence, but
poor Miss Farmer. very soon after en-
dowing the school, had To be removed to
an insane asylum in Waverly Mass.
Since 1857 Vedanta retreat called
"Nedanta Ashrama" has been conducted
in West Cornwall, Conn. FOR those sin
cere students" its circular reads. who
wish to retire into the woods and prac-
tise the teachings Of the Yoga philos-
ophy.
I'm this quiet and retired spot one may
live simple life of absolute peace and
undisturbed harmony with nature. The
food is simple and plentiful with quanti-
ties of fresh vegetables. fruits Of all
kinds. pure milk butter and new laid
eggs from the Ashrama
Rates are reasonable: Room and board.
week; tent and board. IS a week "
An extra 50 bill entities YOU to acquire
all the wisdom Of India which is taught
under the shade of the trees Vedanta
lovers inform us that to perform the most
sordid. menial tasks for holy man Is
the highest privilege to which a mortal
may aspire. Disciples OF Swami Abheda-
nanda are. therefore. granted the privi-
lege Of raising vegetables, gathering and
| cooking them. of waiting upon the swami,
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

When Mrs. Ole Bull died, in January
1911. il was announced that the building
Of the temple would be completed in time
for the summer session. Her will, Ey
which she left 100000 to the Vedantists,
was set aside by the courts, on the ground
of mental incapacity.
Los Angeles has the largest Nedantist
temple in this country and has contrib
uted more converts to the Hindu religion
than any other community In the United
States Baba Bharati. the priest Of the
Krshna temple. Is authority for the
statement that his congregation" counts
five thousand members, Of whom four
thousand are women.
Places of Vedanta worship with swamls
in charge are also maintained in Boston,
Pittsburgh, Washington. ST. Louis, Den
yer and San Francisco. Some 3o'Vo peo-
pie mostly women. are following the
teachings OF the swamis and contributing
half a million dollars a year 10 their sup
port.
Cyncs may derive amusement from the
information that krlshna, to whom the
Los oAngeles temple Is dedicated, had no
less than 1900 wives during his stay on
cur planet and left 10000 sons to carry
on his message. No mention is made OF
his female progeny
one Of the forms OF worship dear TO the
Nedantists constitutes a delightful pas
time for rainy days in the country and
winter evenings. Sit on the floor and
breathe alternately through your right
and your left nostrils. repeating with
each intake of breath the syllable "Om."
Then your higher soul Will rise" slowly
but surely through n canal running the
length of your spine" You can help the
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
Hinduism, Buddhism and Sun Worship Have
Already Gained Many Converts, Chiefly
Among Women, in This Country, and Now
Mahometan Prophets Will Try to
Clean Their Share of the "Harvest."

time. we read in almost every report from
missionaries in India and Persia that the
number Of new converts has fallen off con-
siderably
The belief that woman is the doorway
to all sorrow, and is therefore unit for
salvation unless she becomes man
through some reincarnation zone OF the
fundamental principles OF Buddhism), is
being accepted or overlooked by more and
more women in this country.
Curiously enough, neither the head OF
the Buddhist movement nor her assistants
are Hindus. Katherine Tingley, high
priestess OF Buddhism. or "the Auto
crat." as she is designated in the book
The Mysteries of the Heart Doctrine"
has a magnificent home and a school for
the teaching OF Buddhism at Point Iona,
Cal The school Is known as the School
for the Revival OF the Lost Mysteries Of
Antiquity, or Raja Yoga School.
In 1888, at the head Of missionary
delegation, Katherine Tingley started on
q crusade around the world. The cru
saders visited England, Scotland, ireland
France. Belgium. Holland, Germany,
Switzerland, Austria. Italy, Greece,
Egypt, India, Ceylon, Australia, New Yea
land, Samoa and Hawaii.
Some ten years ago the American Bud
dhists were prosperous enough TO erect
the enormous Aryan Memorial Temple
Then the Point Iona amphitheatre was
fitted up for the production during the
summer months Of Greek plays and OF
mystic works by modern authors
4 Denver millionaire left his fortune
recently to the "autocrat' for the en-
largenent Of her work. She employs
emissaries TO gather up hundreds OF
orphaned and homeless children from diff
ferent parts OF the country and bring
them to her homes for instruction. The
Aryan branch has a press. which with
ever increasing facilities is utterly unable
to keep pace with the enormous demand
for theosophical literature. Both the
Aryan societies and the School OF An
tiouity have large Libraries OF rare and
valuable books.
Among those who sit at the feet OF
Katherine Tingley 10 learn the way OF
life" are artists, writer's. physicians. min
listers, lawyers. business men and crafts
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

men. besides scores Of women. A
school Of antiquity" temple is to be
erected for classes and religious rites.
She says in speaking Of the Christian re-
ligion: THE destruction Of Christianity is
so complete that the onlooker may be ex-
cused for perplexity in trying to distin-
guish between the thing itself and the
separate fragments" There are branch
schools OF theosophy In many of the
leading cities and towns Of the United
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

Before the year 1913 Is very old New
Workers may see real, genuine Oriental
mosque rise somewhere on the upper West
Side and hear muezzin calling American
women 10 worship Men have shown
themselves rather indifferent TO the call
Of Oriental prophets. but women. forget
ting what position Oriental religions have
given 10 woman, are focking in steadily
increasing numbers TO the shrines Of
heather gods and goddesses. At the same
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
DIPLOMACY AN AcRosArIc fEAr

Senator Root, apropos of the disso''
with Great Britain over the Panan'
Canal tolls, said the other day:
1T will take a diplomat, a real d'p''
mat. TO settle this question. real oir
lomat. you know. IL "A man VINO
stretch hands across the sea without pa'
ting his foot In It."
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11


~ of missionaries for the task OF con-
Il n verting the heather, after speno-
ling weary hours in supplying them with
arguments with which to answer votarles
of Eastern religions. the boards of for
Eeign missions may decide to send some
fof their evangelists TO California, Chi
icago. New England and 70 keep some
others in New York City.
Their services will soon be needed. not
10 convert 10 Christianity immigrants
tfrom heather lands, but to gather again
s,nto the fold thousands of native Amer
ficans who are straytng into the temples
Of pagan gods and goddesses. This IS one
iof the subjects most frequently discussed
at the present day. not only In religious
organs, but at every gathering Of mis-
sionary societies. For one Hindu or
/. Persian who Joins the Christian Church
four or five American women join some
group for the worship Of Hindu or
Persian gods.
CUNNING SNARE FOR iMBECIlES.
For IL is mostly women who flock TO
hear the Oriental leaders, or who, from
a more or less superficial knowledge OF
Oriental books, open temples and preside
over some pagan ritual. This is IN itself
good evidence that the religions intro
duced TO them or by them are anything
but Oriental, as woman has very little TO
do with worship in the East, unless she
be one Of the nautch girls trained for
service in the Hindu priests harems.
Our Eastern friends are very careful 10
Il oil, Nane 1d
they answer questions anent such sub
iects with a knowing smile or words of
iattery.
The priests picturesque robes. so diff
ferent from the unkempt attire they dis
play on their native heath the soft light
of candles, the fragrance Of incense, the
musical Hindu words. whose meaning re-
mains little mysterious the part women
are allowed TO play in those new forms
Of worship are so many clever means or
attracting the idle. the sentimental or
the rebellious. And almost every year
sees the dawn OF a new religion in this
land. More are coming.
Sun worship Hinduism and Buddhism
have already gained many converts IN the
United States. Next fall new prophets
representing Mahometanism will open
shop in New York City. The arrival OF
Moslem missionaries was to be expected.
for we had had in this city for several
years the greatest authority on Moslem
propaganda, Mohamed All, who under the
Hamidian regime occupied the position Of
travelling Pope Of the Moslems, visiting
Moslem settlements all over the world.
He is second only in importance TO the
all powerful sheik ul Islam, the actual
isuccessor Of the Prophet
MoSlEM INVASION OF AMERICA.
Mohamed All has kept so quiet that
very few people ever discovered his pres
,ence in this city. Utterly ignorant OF the
English language, he never strayed very
Ifar from his apartment. in Rector street.
or from the Syrian restaurant, in Wash
Ing gton street, where he ate his pilaff and
kebab. For all we know, though, he may
thave prepared the Moslem invasion which
IFS scheduled 70 take place next fall. and
whose advance agent was a picturesque
old baba from Persia.
In Chicago the Bahais, or Reformed Ma
< hometans, are already building their great
' mosque. or Mashvah el Azkar.
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CALEDONIA COUNTY
HARDW1CK.

Walter and Ruth Perry visited in
Plainfield the first of the week-Mr. and
Mrs. j. ID. Conant of Kenwood. n. Y,
who have been visiting in town for sew
eral days. have returned home.-Eugene
johnson of WINDSOR is visiting in town
The Barre italian Athletic club and
the Hardwick a. G.. will play
baseball at Prospect park Saturday. Au-
gust 3l.--Drs. Il. NJ Crane and S. Il.
Darling attended the health officers
school at Burlington this week-Somo
miscrcant broke into the Albertina stone
shed and spoiled several stones Satur-
day night.-The mittce in charge of
the Labor day celebration have secured
James Duncan, president Of the Granite
Cutters National association, for speak
er.-Thc Barre Athletic club Will play
baseball with the local team Monday
September ., at Prospect park.-At the
special village meeting Tuesday night II
was voted to build n new dam below the
present dam at the electric station
The democrats will hold rally at the
opera house Friday evening, August 30
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29
EAST HARDWICK.

Susie Currier visited in Morrisvillc Sun
day.-Mrs. Sarah Smith has taken rooms
of Mrs. Fiske in the hotel.-Mrs. David
Cole Is keeping house for Albert Currier
Mrs. Elvira Stevens Is il.-Miss Mabel
Ward of st. Johnsbury visited at Royce
Talbert's last week.--rhc cement abut-
ments of the bridge near Mr.. Hardy's
have been Completed Edna Hovey
spent few days in Hardwick last week
the guest of Mrs, Eliza Strickford.--Mr
and Mrs. Silas Marshall returned home
Sunday from Lyndon. where they were
called by the serious illness of their SON.
in-law, A. T.. Jameson. Mrs. +. V. Has
sam and granddauChters. Fleda and
Gladys, have returned from n visit in
Gaysville.--Thc Rebekahs presented a
play, Mile the Qualroon," in village
hall Wednesday evening.-Peter Nc
Cuon has finished work for Cornelius
Cole.-C. n. Stevens has opened grocery
store in the Pope block.--Lucy Talbert
has finished work for Mrs. b. G. Jen-
nings and Is at home
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leaves two brothers, Patrick of Vergennes
Mrs. y. Farrell of Lake Crescent, Minn.'
and Mary Sullivan of Rutland.-Raiph
burlington and wife and children spent
Sunday at f. J. Hanson s.-Martna
Brown of Denver, Col. Is visiting rela-
lives in town.-Mrs. W. q. Briggs has re-
turned to her home here, having spent q
week at Queen City Park.--Oliver Stead
man and Viola Taft were married at the
parsonage August "a.
A Poverty Social for the benefit or
the Christian Endcavor society Will be
held at the Baptist Church vestry, Fri
day evening, September T. Supper Will
be served and entertainment furnished.
prize will be awarded the one wearing
tho poorest cOstume.-The Grange VIII
meet this week Friday evening. Commits
sioner of Agriculture o. l.. Martin OF
Plainiield expects to be present THIS is
a public meeting and all are invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Lafayette are the
parents of a child born August 23.-Mrs.
Celia Sayes Is quite sick. DIR. Falhy OF
Huntington is attending her.-Miss Hall
of Connecticut Is the guest of Miss Esther
| Illison.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson
are the parents of a child Mrs. Thomp-
sons mother of East Arlington is with
hcr.--C;eorge Nichols has taken the con-
tract for conveying the school children
from the north districts to the village
Jason Clapper of Massachusetts is visit
| ing friends here.
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TOWNSVILLE.

c. Il. Andrews and family are in camp
at Nalletts Bay for "a Weok.-Mr and
Mrs. H. q. plckey Of Dorchester, Mass.
were guests nj r. II. Chessmore's owe:
Sunday In route Tor home after being ut
their camp at Lake lroquols for three
weeks.-Miss GLADYS Fuller, who has
spent the summer with her grandparents,
returned to her home in Wilhston We'd
nesday-Mlss Rtulah Edwards of Watel-
bury has been visiting Miss Florence Ohm.
stead The Rev John Paige of the Every
Day Church, Burlington, will conduct G
service at the hall sunday evening.-D,
l.. Fuller and family have returned &c
their home in East Lonsmeadow, Mass
Mrs. W. q. White and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Smith, are visiting in Hartford
and Lowell Mrs, John Atkins and MS
Heman Gillett return to their homes Fri
day.-Mr. and Mrs. G. r. TYLER of Jeriche
TYLER. Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs +. Il Gill
lett accompanied by Mrs, w r, Tilley arc
attending the Universalists' convention.
which Is being held in Woodstock.-Mr,
A. f. Crandall has been with her mother
Mrs Allen Sabns, a few DAYS before 40
ing to Pennsylvania, where Mr.. Gran ial
is cmployed.-M f, Il. Gllett has beer
chosen delegate to the Kings Daughters
state convention to be held ut Montpelier
September II, u. l3.-Lucius Flint hal.
moved his household goods to the rcsis
dence of c. W, Palmer, where they ex.
pect TO reside.
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lah Of st. Johnsbury are visiting Mrs.
Fletcher's parents. MIR and Mrs George
Roberts.-Mrs. George Lewis, who has
been Ill for tho past month with typhoid
fever, Is able to sit up a few minutes
each day.-Mrs. r. r. Stoddard return
ed Saturday from weeks visit with
her daughter, Mrs Ray Kline in Spring
held.-Miss Grace Jackman is visiting
Miss Lulu Woods in Mddlebury
The sewing meeting of the Ladies'
Improvement society and Kings
Daughters. which was to have been
held this week Thursday, has been
postponed till next week Thursday
owing to the absence from town of so
many memberB.--Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ
Russell, who have been spendinp q
few days ut North Hero, have return
ed.--Dr. w. II. Ranks. health officer
Is attending the health officers meet
ings In Burllngton.-Dr. and Mrs. w
Seward Webb are at Shelburne House
Mrs. Ralph Butler and two daupb-
tors of Waterbury, Conn, are at Mrs
Benjamin Harrington's.
There will be republican rally
Saturday night when well KNOW
speakers will be present and good
music will be provi led.
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GRANVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. y. Rice passed their
vacation at the White Mountains. They
returned home the last OF the week via
MCrrsville to visit their sister, Mrs. r.
+. Brggs.-Mrs. Ella Lamb returned to
her home in Summerville Monday.-Mrs.
Emma BASS returned TO Boston the last
of the week.--H II. Whitney and his sis
ter. Mrs. f. S. Lewis of Mortified and
Mrs f. S. 1ilton and Miss Gladys Rust
brook of Needham, Mass, We're the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Eagley day
and night last wcek.--Mr and Mrs. AL
bert Burke and three children We're WIS.,
itors of Mrs. Burke's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Freeman, last week.. g.
Briggs of Bolton visited A. y. Briggs
ana George Sargent from Friday dill
Monday.-Mrs. John Race and three chill
dron returned to their nome in Randolph
Monday,-Icnry Wilson OF New York
State has rented II. c. tiuhbards house
at the lower village and taken possess
,, sion.--A. NJ Rcxford Of Cotton. y. y. ac-
conpanicl by his son, Frank. of Wcst
Lebanon. n. H., called upon his old COM
radc and terminate. Or. j. X. llamblin.
They We're both members of Company
Il, 5oth New York Volunteer Eng. and
both served from July 1851 to August
1868. They had not met before but once
since the war chosed After his call here
they went to Brandon to see another
terminate, Oren A. DurgY.
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HINESBURG.

During a severe electric storm Mon.
day afternoon the barn in the rear OF the
store of II. NJ. Hull q Son was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground. The
loss will amount to $500, without insur.
ance. A COW owned by e. O. Mead wal
killed by lightning, which also tore off
portion Of the roof Of barn, the prop.
erty of DR.. l.. II. Myles.
a son, Richard Rollins, was born to DR.
and Mrs. George a. Clark at Elwood.
Neb August 10 Mrs. Clark will he re.
membered as Miss Anna Rollins, former.
~ Of this town.--Miss Lydia Weller
Iof Mortified has been visiting relatives
here the past week.-Mrs.. Washburn of
Woodstock is the guest of Mrs. w. +
Andrews. a. Berghoz and Miss Jane
mcintosh of Burlington visited at Judge
Aliens Saturday.-Mrs. =. II. McDonough
and the Misses Anderson, who were ser.
iously injured in a runaway August Is
are recovering. The young ladies' mother
Mrs. Gallagher Of Texas, arrived jus.
after the accident and is the guest OF
her mother, Mrs McDonough, Sr.
Congressman Frank I'lumey and FRANK
ID. Thompson will address a republican
rally Monday evening. September g.
George II. Burritt has returned from 2
three weeks' trip through the State for
the Dupont Powder company,
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STARKSBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kimbal of Glens Falls,
\. y, have been visiting at \. w and r.
S. Ferguson's the past few days, going
from here to f. II. Strong's In Hunting
ton Centor.--Mrs, Mary I'm Is very low
with slight chance of recovery Mrs.
Jennie Knox Of Hinesburg Is caring for
her.-F. s. Ferguson and wife, William
O'Nie and wife, f., X. Eddy and wife.
+. A. Thorne and wife, Edgar Smith and
Lottie Varney, George Clifford and Maud
Hanson We're on Mt. Mansfield the 20th
making the trip by automobile. Michael
Casey, an old and respected citizen, died
at his home August II. The funeral was
held at st. Amblose's Church IN Bristol
the 10th with burial In Holy Cross ceme-
terry. He was born In Ireland 81 years
ago and came to This country ut the age
Of H. lie married Alice Sadlier, and to
them were born five boys and three girls,
Mrs j. W. Hannan, Mrs. James O'Niol.
Thomas Casey, John Casey, James Casey.
Michael Casey, Patrick Casey and Mrs,
Edward Butler. All survive him except
Michael and Thomas, who died il few years
ago. Besides his widow and children he
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speaker. Then r. II. Palmer, the town
treasurer, took the chair. He invited the
large audience into the open, and the
seats were all carried out. Ellsworth
Lawrence of Malone, N. y. gave the
next address. He is lawyer whose home
was formerly in Monkton. Both speakers
dwelt on the early settlement by the town
pioneers who came from Connecticut and
elsewhere, some with OK seds, other carry
Ing their belongings on their backs guild
cd by blazed trees through the dense for
ests and across the mountains to estab-
llsh homes in the Wilderness 1t was UNI
certain whether they first located in Bar
numtown or on this beautiful ridge, and
thus the hardy yoemanry were produced,
who took the name Of the Green Noun
tain Boys" President John NJ. Thomas
of Middlebury College was the next speak
err. He held his audience spellbound. He
told of the weeds he saw on his way from
home as an illustration OF what was
needed to bring our State to n higher
state of cultivation. Book farming q
few years ago was sneered at he said,
but now IL becomes necessary to have
agriculture taught in our schools. He paid
a compliment to the State by saying 1t
had sent more men into public life than
| other States according to the number OF
inhabitants. Samuel Miles of this place
the oldest one present with one eNcep-
| tom was the last speaker. lie alluded
to the need Of more productive farming,
| not only to add to the value of the do
main, but because the churches cannot be
| supported in rural localities without an
| increase in the productiveness of the soil
| And also that If the drinking habits were
| done away with, the future prosperity of
| the town would be assured. The speak
| er said that the three churches establish
! ed in the 18th century were the Methodist
| Baptist and Friends.
| Charles Elliot of Ackworth, n. H., has
been visiting friends and relatives II
town.--Miss Sophia Shepard of Montreal
is visiting her parents. MIR. and Mrs
Samuel Shopard.--E. W. Meader is at
tending the health officers school in Bur
| lington. Mrs. Meader accompanied him
| The WillngWorkers will serve dinner or
the church lawn election day.
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
CONTINUED from pnge ~

C. L.. wyman.-Miss Ruth Campbell and
Mr.. Newton of Warren are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Booth and fam
lily.
Joseph Dumas of South Lincoln died
Tuesday morning here at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. George Blakely, from
sugar diabetes, aged T. years Besides a
wife. he leaves one son, Joseph. of Lud-
low, four daughters Mrs. George Blake
~, and Mrs. Charles Palmer of this
city, Mrs. James Minahan and Miss Car
RE Dumas, of South Lincoln, one
brother, Moses Dumas of Lincoln. The
funeral will be held Thursday morning
at st. Peters Church.-The body OF an
Nfant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
buprey was buried Monday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis j. Fielding of Malone. n. y,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fortier
Miss Beatrice Devoid returned Tues
day from a visit to the Misses Rogers
II Panton.-S y. Miner is able to be
out after two weeks illness.-The
body of Mrs. Richard Devoid, who died
suddenly Sunday at her home in North
Ferrisburg, was brought here Tuesday
and interment made in the Catholic
cemetery,
Mrs. Jenkins gave birthday party
Tuesday evening at her home on Water
street in honor OF her son, Frank Gaunya,
and daughter, Miss Frances GAunya, twin
brother and sister About 80 of their
young friends were present and the even
ing pleasantly passed in dancing and
partaking of refreshments Frank and
Frances each received a ring.-Mrs. Emily
(TaggarD Root died yesterday at the age
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LEICESTER.

Mr. and Mrs. Noble jennings have re-
turned from Spring Grove, whore they
spent Saturday and Sunday.-Miss Anna
Cooley of Bristol Is spending the week
with her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Darwin Johnson.--A party was given Mrs,
George Lennort on the afternoon of the
2lst by her lady friends TO congratulate
her on the anniversary of her birthday.
Refreshments We're Served.-Mrs. +. c.
Clark Is in poor health.-Master Evan C.
Lamorder Is spending week with
friends in Salisbury.-A barn belonging to
John Swinston, containing about 100 tons
of hay. was struck by lightning Monday
afternoon and burned to the ground.