Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-18
OF heard of the vale of Cash

It's temples. ana KrOIIO0S duO AOOIlS0hAAS
as clear
AS the love lighted eyes mat hahg over
their wave"
We did not quite reach the vale or CASH
mere. but saw the mountain tops about 1t
In the distance, and had quite an expe-
rience in selecting a Cashmere shawl for
an American friend. The vast range IN
prices of such shawls is absolutely be-
wildering to a mere mar with no expert
ence In such commodities. Think OF nno-
ing people in a mere shanty or shed weav-
ing Cashmere plush carpets worth SO a
yard! Think Of having great piles of
shawls thrown down before you, each
shawl worth all the way from 500 to $1,000!
Then hin OF your friend in America ex-
pecting you to bring one Of the very best
for less than 800! |
From TutAorin. the extreme southern
point OF India. we journeyed more than
1000 miles northward to a point in SOUTH
ern Thibet. north OF Darjeeiing. From
this point we travelled nearly 1900 miles
westward to the City Of Lahore. which is
the famous and historic northwestern
gateway into India. 1t was a fiourishing
city 32S years before the Christian era. at
the time of the invasion OF Alexander the
Great. Hindoo tradition makes It's origin
divine, and declares that Lob. the son of
Rama. was its founder. AS many as four
Lahores have risen successfully on the
same foundation. 1t is quite different |
from the other cities of India. and In some
respects more interesting than any Of
them. Its population Is such a conglomer-
ate from the interior or heart OF Asia hat
Il can hardly be called an Indian city. |
Here are Afghans. Persians. Sikhs. Cash
merians. Circassians and many other !
varieties OF humanity staring you in the
face. to whom we are az great a curiosity |
as they are to US.
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ing windows, Enthusiastically carved bal
comics, museum, mosques, curious ruins
or old palaces and temples, i~nterspersed
here and there with mud-hovels, presents
q strange mixture and variety Of archi-
lecture. This is in striking contrast to
modern Lahore. where the English dwell,
with It's street cars, villas, churches, ko-
tells. colleges. Young Mems Christian asso-
citation building, gardens. orchards and
drives. Some of the most famous monu-
ments of the old city are the tombs of
Baber. the founder of the Mogul dynasty,
and Jehangir. whose wife. Nour-Mahal,
the Light of the Harem.' was immortal
ICED by the Irish bard, Thomas Moore.
The monument of Runjet Singh, the Lion
of Lahore. is under a dome of convex mir
rors, supported by eight double marble
columns At each angle are eight addi-
tional marble columns. supporting a mar
BILE canopy. Under this canopy is a large
covered urn. surrounded by II smaller
ones which contain the ashes Of the great
Sikh chieftain, his four wives and seven
~concubines who were burned with him.. 1t
was at Lahore that Lalla Rookh was
rendered so magnificent a reception on her
way to Cashmere. A magnificent caravan
accompanied the bride from Delhi through
Lahore to the Vale of Cashmere, the
rajahs and omras who formed this re-
tinue. scattering munificent gifts to the
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and boys waved over their heads boquets
! Of gold and silver flowers.
The British empire, which now engirdles
the globe. has a great many varieties OF
soldiers and citizens, but none more pic.
turesque and debonair In appearance than
the Sfkhs of Punjab. They we're originally
a mixed community Of Rajputs, Jats. and
ligious brotherhood about the end Of the
fifteenth century by q famous prophe
named Nanuk Guru. A singular mixtur
Of Mohammedanism and Hindoolsm which
has been greatly prosecuted by both sects
Their famous golden temple. the mos
sacred place to them in the world, is a
Umritsar. q walled city Of about 200. 900
composed principally Of sikhs. Moham
medans and Cashmirs. The temple Is ii
q vast tank Of water and Is covered will
q thin layer OF gold. About half q thous
and priests are attached to this temple
8Om0 Oh WuOuI are COIlSI6uIly 6uK8K0O III
the various Offices OF their peculiar wor
ship. The Sikhs are tall. and as cree
as telegraph poles. They make abou
the finest policemen in the world, an
may be found serving, in this capacity Il
many Of the cities Of china and Of Malay
sia.s They are not quite 30 enduring q
soldiers as the 0ourkas or H~ighlxnders o
India. The latter make about the fines
soldiers in the world. Should Russia eve
attempt to send q land force into India
the attempt will doubtless be through tn
old gateway of Lahore. n the Six
a Gourkas will shed Russian bloc
about as freely as the Japanese did q
Mukden and Port Arthur! It is to b
hoped that such an attempt on the par
Of Russia will never be made. II 1t shout
be made the bloodshed will be awful.
Jeypore. about coo miles from Lahort
II one Of the most unique cities In a
India. and is reputed to be the finest ns
tive city in the country. The streets al
exceptionally wide and clean. lined wit
long rows OF pink and white houses in a
styles OF strange architecture. h ms
harajah has several palaces. six n eigf
stories high. one Of which IL called til
Wind Palace, and several are pink
color. His stables were to US more IL
|, teresting than his palaces. In these st,
bles were so saddle horses 100 ca
riage horses. Each horse q q separal
groom n Is fed on and grail
Their hair was about as glossy - Il
finest satin. We nave seen the imperi
. horses Of England. Austria and Russi
but they hardly measured up to Il
D horses Of this Indian prince. whose gener
appearance and environment was mo
: svbtelty ooss II