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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14

smelling place it Is. No sooner do you
alight from the carriage than you are
beseiged by ragged unkempt men who
call themselves priests and seek TO
prove their holiness by displaying the
sacred thread worn by the Brahmans.
One ruffian takes possession OF you
only to encounter the clamor OF oth-
ers, but after little argument they
come to terms and the latest arrivals
go IN search of other prey.
Along a narrow alley thronged with
perspiring natives you reach the
shrine of the elephant-headed god,
Ganesh-a little cubbyhole Of stone
and plaster where the god reposes in
red relief. garlanded with marigolds.
Elbowing our way through the
crowd we penetrate to the court OK
the temple of Kali. where men, wom-
en- and children swarm like bees
screaming and thrusti3 their way to
the horrible shrine. Astones are
stained with pools of the d that lie
near a ross-piece of wood shaped like
a guillotine. 1t is here that the sheep
and goats are slain amid revolving
scenes. The heads are collected and
given to the poor, but the bodies and
skins belong to the pilgrims and the
priest. In the shadow of the shrine
a plain stone structures a barren
looking tree smeared with red paint
and from the bare branches hang
hundreds of little stones tied with hui
man hair, for women who are child
less worship this tree and the stones
and hair are pledges Of gifts If child
should be born to them.
The temple itself stands in the cen
| ter-small and mean to the eye. The
main entrance is closed except during
the early hours Of the morning, but
there Is a side door that opens into
what looks like bottomless pit-all
| dark and dreadful Through this door
| presses a mob of men. women and
children. eager to do pujah. or rev
erence. to the goddess Of destruction
Only Hindoos are permitted to ascend
the steps and enter the temple and
others have to be content to crane
their necks from the courtyard, while
their priestly guides strive to press
back the stream OF worshippers. In or
der to get a passing glimpse Of Kal
in her house Of darkness. One catches
glimmer of crimson and golt
through the noisome blackness Of thu
pit that seethes with humanity Thu
vas Kali dripping blood and putin,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14

CHAT amid Cinders and ashes The
other sat in the attitude Of Buddha-
For many years" whispered my
guide, in awstricken tones, this IA
kir has not uncrossed his legs" F'a-
kris or ascetics do this sort o.
penance. One will hold up an arm
till ii Withers and becomes use
less; another will stand on one leg
for years and third never rises from
the ground. The faithful supply all
their wants and acquire merit thereby.
One Of these men held his head so
proud and looked at us from under
level brows with the most beautiful
eyes in the world. When one looked
lower and saw the twisted and wiz
ened legs one turned away with =
shudder He took the rupee flung to
him with the most haughy air mag
Unable 1t was evident that he was
convinced Of his holiness and imagined
that torture had lifted him far above
the rest OF human kind.
To what depths the worship Of Kali
can descend will be understood when
II is recalled that she was the patron
goddess OF the Thugs. a Hindoo sect.
| who devoted their lives to highway
robbery They entered into friendly
conversation with strangers on the
high road and at a convenient mo-
ment, strangled them to death and
made off with their goods. 1t Is less
/ than 30 years since the last of their
number was hanged after relentless
war with the British authorities
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14
Japanese Have Converted the fie'o o.
Mukden Into a Beautiful
Cemetery.

A recent traveller through Man
churia gives us picture ana oe-
scription of the great cemetery "hich
the japanese have nearly completed
and which some time ago they cohse-
Grated to the Russian dead VINO lei'
in the battles about Mukden.
In their precipitate retreat the
armies of the car left thousands
upon thousands OF their fallen COM
rades unburied. After the signing OF
the treaty Of peace the soldiers OF
the Mikado collected every last oohe
and every bit OF ragged uniform ana
every broken weapon which the Rus
SLAMS had left upon the field ana
buried them with soldierly honors'
In the center OF this vast plat they
inclosed by a white marble fencing a
reserved space for those who had evil
IDENTIFY been officers.
Over the graves Of the common soi-
diers iron crosses. In the Greek form
were erected and over the graves oil
commanders crosses OF white marble
Then as a pivot to the convergine
lines they reared terrace. and or
the terrace built marble temple. al
at a cost of $4,000 yen. When the
work was ready for dedicatory rites
they invited Russian ecclesiast1c;
from Picking. Hardin and Vladivostok
together with such military command
ers as were near. to assemble Tor re
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14

on our notice-a gentle little creature
perfectly formed and so years Old. IL
Barnum had happened upon him us
would not be seeking precarious Nv
ing In the temple of Kali, for no dwarf
was ever more real and graceful mill
iature OF man. AS We pushed
through the throng our guide pointed
out the shrines of another Ganesh, a
Vishnu, with ten arms and legs, and
pale Buddha. whose serene compos-
ure looked strangely out or place in
the midst Of this warlike and sangui-
nary mob Of deities Each shrine has
It's own Brahman attendant who holds
out an itching palm to visitor and pill
grim alike.
Three fakirs sat on the steps OF the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14
Shepherd Dog.

Shepherd dog. shepherd 5 dog. and
sheep dog are interchangeable terms
for the same breed Of anima., The last
term being. perhaps. the most used
A Scotch collie Is one OF the two best
varieties Of sheep dogs. The southern.
or English, sheep dog. Is larger than
the Scotch collie, with rather shorter
hair. Ordinarily people who are no.
very particular about matters OF the
kennel call them both "ColIieS."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14
Has 1872 Living Descendants.

Henry Smallwood. aged 81. former
" employed as a chairmaker Of High
Wycombe, has 152 descendants living,
including ninety-three great-grandchil-
dren and seven great-great-grandchil-
dren. He has a brother aged 90. and
a sister aged 80. A son, a grandson.
a ereat-grandson and great-great
grandson are al. named Henry.-Lon'
don Daily Mail
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14
h4LL

out her gold
tongue.
1t was a re-
lief 10 turn
from this hid
g o IL 3 III II m
merry to the
C 0 urt y a r d
a gain W h e T e
children play
ed and oder
pilgrims squat
ed and ate and
w r Q A I L e d
t h e nj 5 e ! YES
with Y IL o W
g a r | a II d 5
Among them
was a dwarf
whom the peo-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14

Revolution, the pop
ularity of her little
shrine within easy reach of govern
uent house seems to increase year
by year Million Of followers jour
ney every year from all parts OF
Bengal to bow before the god. And
the strangest part of the whole
thing is that this worship is not
confined to the more ignorant OF
the Hindoos. but IS participated In
to an equal degree by those who
have had the advantage of Euro
pean residence and education. AL
though formerly there was a daily
sacrifice OF human life before Kali,
since the British occupation she has
had TO be satisfied with goats and
sheep. But even today the sight
of the daily staying Of 100 Of these
dumb creatures before the shrine
OF the insatia Bile goddess is one that
few foreigners can stand.
Kali is known to the revolution
lists OF India as the Mother, she has
four arms; her hands are covered
with blood; in one she holds aloft
a dripping sword and In the other
a freshly severed head; from her
neck hangs a string OF beads; her
feet are on the body Of her hus-
band. the god silva. The temple Of
Kali Is two miles from government
house. You pass at one bound from
Europe to Asia, for the road sud
denly assumes a tropical aspect
CoCOanut palms spring aloft out Of
water tanks and instead of splendid
buildings you see nothing but mud
hutS matched with grass The
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14

pie is a narrow lane
OF dark, box like
shops filled with re
ligious ware clay
models of the god
dess. garlands of
marigold, the sacred
flower, hideous col
Ored prints Of Kali
and charms to keep
away the evil eye.
The pilgrims who
come from every
part Of Bengal to
worship at this
shrine find their
creature comforts in
the food piled on
copper dishes -
sweet meats and
fried stuffs about
which the flies
swarm in hungry
hOrdes. An evil
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14
KALI andHerDdrk Temple

UGH as the Eng
| s h authorities
would like to abol-
ish the appalling In
dian worship OF
Kali. the Goddess OF
Revolution, the pop
,llarity of her little
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
COMMITTEE ON
RESOLUTIONS TO
SETTLE FIGHT
Advocates of Federal Control Of
Waterways Encounter OBJ
staeles to Plan
.acintnd Press nisnatch.

Associated Press DISPATCH.
Memphis, Tenn, Sept. s3--AdFo'
Gates Of complete federal control o.
the Mississippi river .levee system
and those who urge an appeal tc
Congress for an increased appropria-
ton and the continuance Of tbs
present control by the states and
national government, made bus
little progress toward common
ground today at the second day :
session OF the Interstate Levee As
sociatians meeting here in annual
convention
Debate on the floor of the conyen-
lion and before the resolutions com
mittea shows the diversity Of opin-
ion il wide, and OF necessity tn
matter win be fought out when the
committee on resolutions reports SO
morrow,
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will ad
dress the cenvention tomorrow
morning..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26

to levy taxes for the benefit OF the
Steel Trust and the Harvester Trust.
1t is not possible to destroy the gov
eminent until you withdraw your
support from it, You cannot keep
your cake and eat it. You cannot
furnish sinews of war to the enemy
and expect to destroy that enemy
You may talk honesty but so long as
you continue to steal. you are a
thief. You may talk truth but so
long as you continue. to prevaricate,
YOU are a liar. You may be opposed
to extravaganza, but if you spend
more than you make, you will con-
tinue to be extravagant. You may
cry out against evils, but so long
as you stand for the very thing that
produces the evil, the evil will con-
tinue,"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
WILSON KEEPS
LIVE ISSUES
: TO THE FRONT.
Concluded from Page One.)

to make this choice, are you going 10
vote for 4 government which will
regulate your masters or are YOU go
ing to be you9 own masters and ragu-
late the goyprnment and through the
government those men who have
tried to regulate you?
Everybody who has ever read the
newspapers knows the means by
which these. men built up their pow
err. and created these monopolies,
Any decently equipped lawyer can
suggest TO YOU statutes by which the
whole business can be stopped. and
after you have stopped the business
you won't have TO regulate it. 4
Denies Monopoly is Inevitable.
1.-The fundamental point of my
creed is that / absolutely deny that
monopoly is inevitable. absolutely
deny that we have lost the power to
set ourselves free. | absolutely deny
that the American people don't know
how to run their own enterpris.
without the suggestion of the gov
eminent. Just let some of the
youngsters | know. have chance
and they'll give these gentlemen
points. Lend them little money.
They can't get any now. See to il
that when they have got local mar
ket they cant be squeezed ont Of
that local market by some giant who
las the markets of the world, com
ing in and underselling them in that
local market Give them chance
to capture that market, and then
see them capture another one and
1nother one, until these men who
ire carrying an intolerable load Of
artificial securities find that they
have got TO get down to business to
loep their foothold at all
"All I ashland ii they are men
they cant deny the ehallenge-all
ask is to let us put them on their
nettle and see whether they know
dow to run their business or not
see whether they can stand up
against intelligent, economical, eff
Gent competition. Not the old
fashioned competition, where ii was
let the strongest survive, but where
the weak are protected competition
regulated, the processes safeguarded
and every man made as strong By
he arm OF the government as the
strongest man with whom he can
come into contact Because the arm
Of the government is not intended
or the strong 1t is intended for
the weak
The iron structure CT the law Is
meant to uphold those parts If the
Gonomic social structure that cant
| stand for themselves. And those
men who have established their SUI
)remacy could do without law They
ave their own police force, They
| nave their own detectives. They
have their own processes, as it We're
Of government. They don't have ~
be taken care OF. All they are pray.
| ng for is to be let alone And the
worst of it is that they are drawing
| together singly and are no match
for the government. But If they
ever get all together the government
would be no match for them"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
ARRESTS MADE AND
COURT IS HELD
ABOARD A TRAIL

Associated Press Dispatch
Joplin, Mo, Sept 25.-Arrestet
aboard train between Joplin an
Neosha. Mo, three men, today, wer
given trials, convicted and fine
with the train in motion by officia
0f Newton county.
7. G, Collier. sheriff arrested TIL
men when he detected them drink
ing liquor aboard the train. He &c
corted them TO a rear coach WheI
sat William Saxton, prosecuting al
tCrney, and ] w Wilson, a iustie
Of the peace. The coach was trans
formed into a court room and th'
prisoners presented to the justice
Each pleaded guilty and was tine'
SIS and "court" costs They paid til
assessments and were discharged.
The train was in motion the en-
tire time and few passengers wer
aware the court hearing was takin
place
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
NEW BOOKS AT CAIRO
PUBLIC LIBRARY READY
FOR CIRCULATION TODAY.

A new lot of books have been re-
ceived at the Cairo Public Library
and will be ready for circulation
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. They in
clude works on automobiles, biogra-
ply, plays, fiction, history, educa-
ton, civics anG social government
documents:
Automobiles.
"Audels Answers for Owners, OPP
orators. Repairmen," by &C. Har-
ris and associates. This book is
we'll indexed.
"Pratt's Special Automobile Treat
Use, 1912"
Biography.
Alexander Gregg, First Bishop Of
Texas by his son, Wilson Gregg.
Presented to the library by Rev.
Father De Rosset, in memory of his
old friend
"The Eleventh Hour in the life
Of Julia Ward Howe by Maud
Howe. This is a charming and in
spring bit of the life of this very
remarkable and widely known wo-
man who lived 90 years of useful
ness.
Plays.
Original Plays" by w. S, Gilbert
"Iolanthe," by w. s. Gilbert.
Fiction.
"The White Shield" by Myrtle
Reed.
"Ranson's Folly, Davis Ito replace
lost copy,
History.
Early Britain" Church.
Education.
"All the Children of All the
People VIM Hawley Smith.
Civics.
"The Challenge Of the City,
Josiah Strong.
Government Documents.
Report of U. s. Commissioner oil
Education, 1911, PIT. 2.
Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics
Industrial Accidents, 1911.
Laws of Illinois, LIST, I'd and 30
Special Sessions 1911-12.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
NO CLEWS DISCOVERED
AS TO WHO ENTERED
THE W0LTERS RESIDENCE,

No ciews have been discovered as
to who entered the residence of H.,
H. Wolters, 2503 Park avenue, one
day last week and carried away a
lot of jewelry including several dia-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
NEWS Of THE RIvEatS
River Forecast,

The Ohio, from The mouth q z
Wabash to Cairo. the Wabash, IL NJ
Carmel, and the Mississippi froi
below st. Louis to above Cairo. wR
continue to fan for several Gay
The Tennessee, from Florence - th
mouth, will continue to rise so sc'
eral days. w II. HOSSLER
Official Temporarily IN Char@e
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
EGYPT HUNTING CLUB, NOTICE

There win be a called meeting {
the Egypt Hunting Club at the Of
flee of Sheriff Fraser, at s O'Clock |
M, Thursday, Sept 26th, to arrans
for the opening OF orr club house
Members are all requested to be pres
ent. ]. p. PETERSON. President
A. ?. Ehs. Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
French Shows at River,

French's New Sensation gave a
performance at the river last night.
The show was Of the Humpty
Dumpty variety The weather being
bad, the show was not well pat
ronlzed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
Rig Dance in Mounds.

There will be dance at the Titu
Dancing Pavilion at Mounds ever
Thursday night Wards Orchestra
Everybody invited Good order. goo
lights, good floor, and good time !
assured. Admission, rs cents pc
couple.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26

monds belonging to members Of the
family The theft was done while
the family was in the back part OF
the house The robber is supposed to
have entered the house by the front
door rs it was left open The police
have been working on the ease.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
DAYS and Nights Euual

1t Is now equal day and equal
night, in point OF time all over the
world The sun rises this morning
at 5:4S and sets tonight at 5:4S.
This Is called the auLumnal equinox
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26

not only to tax but also to coller
taxes. The Confederation among the
American colonies was but rope o.
7and because it had no power to col
ect taxes as we'll as nd power to en-
cree it's laws. When the constitu
ion Of the United States was rati-
led by the several states, the Vita
spark in it which kept all the rest
If it alive and which has maintained
+ in greater or less vigor, was the
right TO tax and its power to collect
axes,
Scores Invisible Tax"
The life OF the invisible govern
rent Of which the Progressive com
plains is the invisible tax which It
has power to collect. This invisible
tax has been put upon the people
and collected off them with the di
'act consent and at the earnest solici
ration of Theodore Roosevelt anf
Albert J. Beyeridge. This invisible
TAX is not paid at the county treas
urer's office but is turned over tt
this invisible government across
every counter and is paid upon
every trust manufactured article
made in America. 1t averages 500
per year to every man, woman and
child, We are to have ten billion
dollar crop in America this year. Tr
twelve months this invisible GOV
eminent will have secured nine bill
lions of the ten.
These gentlemen who are now
assaulting the invisible government
are the gentlemen who gave it the
power to collect taxes and they dc
not now propose that this power of
invisible taxation shall cease. Upon
the contrary, they defend the very
men who in dark and devious wavs
have, by legislative enactment, Judi
clal construction and executive
favor, imposed the burdens of this
government upon our people.
Democrat Line Progressive.
You cannot destroy a govern
ment while you give it power to tax
and collect taxes. The Democrat II
a true Progressive. He proposes to
take away this power of invisible
taxation and when that has beer
done, the invisible government will
very naturally cease to exist. 1t Is
not worth while to rail against an
evil and at the same time furnish
that evil with the very sustenancc
that keeps it alive.
The invisible government ir
America has no greater allies than
the Steel Trust and the Harvester
Trust, This invisible government
hes levied and proposes to continue
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
FashIon's Dangers.

Fashion Is dangerous, not only nc'
cause It swallows up fortunes and viz
tues, but because 1t reveals your most
Intimate thoughts to all who can read.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
Weather Forecast.

For Cairo and vicinity: Thursday
fair and colder.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
GOV MARSHALL
RAPS ROOSEVELT
FOR IRON DEAL

Concluded on Page SKI
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26
Sunrise and Sunset.

Sunrise anu SunsCe'
Sun will rise today ,...+.. ''4'
Sun will set today ..,...... 90
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26

John $. Aisthoepe OF the First
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-26

Bank and Trust Co, James II. CALI
gan, Of the Alexander County Ma
ton Bank and Ellis Z. Cox of the
Cairo National bank are IN Peoria to
attend the State Bankers Association
in session today and tomorrow.
Advertisements in The Bulletin
bring results.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-06-07
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
June 7, 1912.

And yet again, it is common knowledge that
together they assist in corruptng politics, in de-
stroying honesty and efficiency in municipal govern
ment in paralyzng the and defeating the ends
of justice.
And so might go almost ad inhnitum,
showing the tremendous effectiveness OF these agents
working together in the blotting out of sunshine and
cheer in the spreading of misery and in the
bringing of heartache and heart-break, in the trans
formation Of the happy home into the drunkards
howell hell; and of the pure-hearted bright-eyed.
laughing boy into the gutter sot, the pauper the
criminal the lunatic the dependent, the derect, the
delinquent who become the wards of society.
Oh yes, they have made out their and they
have done easily together they assist in all that
blots the image of God out of all that defeats
Gods purpose in the redemption Of the race-ln all
that is vile and vicious, that kills and damns. To
gether they assist, and if their assisting together
brings them any comfort then it must be such COM
fort as comes the devil when he works the eternal
destruction of human SOUL and to such comfort
they altogether welcome
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-06-07
Are They Getting from Under?

The daily press reported about week ago that
a certain well-known brewery, whose ADVERTISE
ments are seen the bi1lboards of practically every
English syndicate. The same dispatch also stated
that another equally weknown brewery likely
to follow suit
1t has been reported to that many of the small
breweries of the state receiving financial assist
ance from the larger breweries of St. Louis, Mil
waukee and Chicago; that large number of these
small concerns in financial straits.
The Champion of Fair Play, official organ of the
local brewers association stated last week that be-
ginning June the price of beer will be boosted fifty
cents barrel This is the third boost that the brew
have given the price of their product within the
would lead one to believe that the brewers are not on
financial easy street.
Any of friends who have long been fighting
for the extension of dry territory and the protection
of their homes from saloon encroachment, who
discouraged, believing that they have not been max
ing rapid progress they would like should
member that though fight and lose,
winning paradoxical that may because every
contest means that the brewer must draw upon his
bank account, and that bank account is not mex
haustibe. The defensive fight that these fellows have
to make is exceedingly expensive one. They can
not last forever with the constant drain upon their
treasures. Selling out to the English syndicate
makes it appear that the big concerns are getting
from under