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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17

baggy pantaloons, and presenting very much the appearance Of one of our fash ionably gowned women of the present mode.
 Some of the exquisite feather work for which the country is noted is done here So perfectly are the colors chosen in the plumage Of the birds ana fowls woven in the patterns that even an ornithologist could find no fault In the days of the Aztec emperors royal robes were made of feathers, the hangings in throne rooms and the ma g. niicent fans used in royal process1ons- Some of these robes can still be seen in the museums.
 Tn times of peace Queretaro ac- commodates hundreds of tourists Wno come to visit its beautiful churches, quaint, old-world-leoking streets and houses, and the scenes which figured so prominently in the closing days of the life of the Emperor Maximilian. The carrying on of trade in some of the fine old churches which have been fitted up as shops seems desecration, and one feels like driving the money changers from the temple.
 One marvels at the number of dogs and children in the streets. The latter constitute themselves voluntary guides, and with their sing-song cry form an escort following the stranger to the very portals of the historic places. giv- ing ludicrous and garbled accounts of their history and begging between l breaths.
 The battle cry of the children of Mexico is not death to the gringos, but may enter the country from t'-n north south east or west, this is the first cry that greets the ear; for the Mexican beggar, like the European duke, does not spurn the gold of the despised nation. Though he may spit upon it
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On account of the game preservation laws. the caribou. which are really what
 is commonly known as reindeer are m
 creasing in immense quantities, so Satla
 Claus will have no fear of his prancers dying out
 NIT. wickersham tells story of an Es- kimo which fitiy illustrates the childlike simplicity of the Alskan native At a store at which this particular in- dian. got his government rations there | lived a white agent who was fond of a | joke. and read great many Of the sun | day funny papers. One day he hung up
 on the wall of the store humorous car toon which depicted your Uncle sam as
 a large party shabbily dressed and minus
 shoes.
 One day an old Indian came in to get l a pound of bacon and spied the picture | on the wall. For time he studied it ' intently.
 Huh. Uncle Sam got no shoes. poor.
 an expression of pity in his deep voice The agent in fun replied that the pie l ture represented a state of fact, that poor Uncle Sam was too poor to get any shoes Shaking his head sadly. the In- l dian tramped out into the snow. In two days he was back again and laid a small | bundle on the gents desk. | Me sorry Uncle Sam got no shoes.' he grunted Me and wife sit up two nights 1 to make these-send them to Uncle Sam. l The agent opened the package and there I lay two beautiful moccasins of the soft est deerskin. wrought in bright colors, l fit for an Indian bride.
 l The agent promised to send them at
 once, but gave them to man who prized
 them for the story, while to the Eskimo
 he donated goods many times the value oi
 the shoes
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A cLo1sTER or LA fIGnTILIAlI
 

marble slabs which the natives have a superstitious dread of kneeling upon, be- lieving that the ghost of the fair Austrian Is ever lowering near. So they avoid these three weird. spectral-looking white spots in the dimly lighted place and tell their beads just beyond.
 On reaching the place of execution Max milian stopped and requested Gen. Mira mon to take the place of honor, saying. Permit me to give you the place of honor for a brave soldier" Then. turning to his execHtioners. he asked that he be shot through the heart. that his face might not bear the wound to remind his mother of his tragic death when she gazed upon it for the last time. and that his consort Carlotta-if she were alive might remember him as she last saw him
 Not far away is the cloister of La Cruz which was his headquarters and in which the formal surrender took place on the 18th of May. The austere cells occupied by him and his officers and the slXteenth- century-Ioolxing kitchen, are hHed Witn interest for the tourist and the student
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he tucks it away snugly in his straw belt and holds out his hand for more.
 These children look like little old men and women; the boys in their long trousers, and the girls in their long dresses, and always with burden of some sort on their backs. This Is the age of five or six they become the nurse for smaller member of the family, which is swung in a rebosa- wide scarflike shawlto their backs. with this load.
 They do not play hop-scotch. cross stick, hide-and-Seek and other violent games American children indulge in. but play games that require little exer- tion; or sit and gamble with picture bulls men and birds Everybody gambles here. from the crippled beg
 gar, who stakes his crutch, to the senor, who revels in the races and bull fights.
 On the Cerro de las Campanas, a bar ren hill on the outskirts of the city, is the historic little chapel that marks the spot where the execution of Maxirnilian and his two faithful generals, Aiiramon and Meiia took place in the early morn ing of June 1a 1881
 Two years after the execution with the permission of President Diaz and the ap- proval of the house of Hapsburg, a few faithful followers and admirers of the emperor erected to his memory. and that of his brave companions in death this tiny expiatory chapel; and after this dip lomatic relations were once more resumed between Austria and Mexico. This little sanctuary occupies the site of the stone wall before which MaNimilian n and the two generals were commanded to stand for their execution. It is built of
 white stone, simple in architecture with ! the outlines softened by the growth of
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with it he received a glowing prospectus from a western corporation.
 This corporation told how it would soon be paying dividends of 20 per cent and how early subscribers could become millionaires at the small cost of $10 a share.
 Well, the man bought some stock. Soon thereafter he received notice that stockholders had been assessed to sink a shaft And after that he received aH- other notice of assessment and another and still another.
 At last, one fine day, the man who had invested was moping at his desk when he received this announcement:
 Another assessment is required to purchase certain equipment The mine is almC finished.'
 t.The man seized his pen and sent his answer back by telegraph, collect Then I've got the mine beat, he tele graphed. T. m entirely finished"
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FTRF. WALKING AN OLD RITE OF SAINTO SECT.

and walk on-t If they are pure in splrft- they are immune and can traverse the bed with perfect safety; and this rite Is the test of perfect purity
 While the procession was in progress the traveling companion of the writer. an American girl. slipped away un- noticed and appeared in the arena Gathering her clothes closely about her, she walked on the bed of coals fearlessiy and absolutely without burning When the audience realized it was foreigner making the test they gave her tre- mendous ovation. on inquiry If spe found il hot she replied that she did not finger long enough 10 test the degree or heat.
 The Japanese theory is that the spirit of water descends from the moon and drives the spirit of ire from the coals . and the lesson taught by the rite IS that evil may he driven from the heart or man and only good survive The only expla rla tion of their being able to walk without burning to the normal mind IS that tbe salt cools the surface of the bed. After the ceremony is over every priest prods 1t with long poles. stirring up the five coals from the bottom and disnissing inc spirits of fire if any fingered through the ceremony
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of fortiications, for the walls of these old buildings seem well nigh impreEnaoie- and the cooking range in this kitchen looks like a fortihcation, and the baking oven like a new fashioned bricked-in safe.
 In this old cloister of the Capuchins the body of Maximilian was inferred, but was later taken to Austria Qp the Aus trian ship Novara. on which in his youth he had made a tour of the globe, for he was called the sailor prince"
 ~1ueretaro might justly be called the Brooklyn of Mexico, numerous are it's churches. The changing of bells is deafening: and though their ringing Is regulated by law to specified times, the interpretation is generous and there is a continuous jangle of discordant sounds from morning till night. When this is accompanied-as 1t frequently is-by the barking of street dogs, the crying oi children and the praying of donkeys, pan demonium is complete
 The beautiful church of Santa Rosa where the Emperor Maximilian and his
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busy city of about 1000 inhabitants, and is the commercial center of south central Mexico.
 AS the crow flies it is about 125 miles due northwest from the federal capital and by rail 167 miles, But these days the crow is not much in evidence in the belligerent country to the southwest of us; but the buzzard, with an intuition rare even in his kind, is circling around, waiting for his prey. for since the time of Cortez Queretaro has been the scene of revolutions innumerable.
 Coming down from the north by way of Zacatecas, the train winds around the mountain side, passing directly over some of the famous silver mines for which that region Is noted. Since their discov- cry 300 years ago it is estimated that they have total output of billion dol lars. As the train winds in and out one gets beautiful panoramic views of the cultivated valley below, with Queretaro in the distance
 It is manufacturing place and here are located huge cotton factories, which produce the major part of the unbleached cotton used in this country. It is about a mile from the city, and from the out side presents the aspect of a medieval fortification, with the high loopholed stone wall surrounding it and a small company of soldiers always on guard whether in times of peace or war.
 In this way the proprietors have main tained their position since about 1S4O, and. in spite of frequent revolutions which have swept the country. have been able to carry on the manufacture of this most necessary product, which Is used to make the white pajamalike garments which clothe one-half of the male population of Mexico and the one-piece low-neck garment worn by the Indian women of the southern country.
 The Mexican peon seldom varies his costume except on fete days, when he is partial to putting on shirt a la Ameri- can. But. instead of wearing it as in- tended, he allows the skirt to remain out as a sort of tunic falling over his wide,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17
The Too Calm Public.

SENATOR LA TOILETTE was talking O about corruption.
 ''The public is to blame Tor tnis cor ruption.'' he said. The public accepts the corruption in politics and finance too calmly. The public. in fact. reminds me in this connection of the old lady.
 .'An old lady sat knitting in her arm chair when a young girl burst in on her.
 ..'Oh. grandma she said. father has just fallen off the roof
 I know. my child. the old lady an- svered. placidly. I saw him pass tho win dow"
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The Reason.
Tracking down a

Tracking down a gang of fleeing train robbers in an a U t O m obile, and t h e n c e, single handed. capturing them at the point of the pistol. saw ors more of the dime novel of boy hood than of the routine work of a civil officer. Yet at his desk in his cozy quarters in
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ALAUNpNY boT
 h SUERETARO

suite heard mass, was ruthlessly desc crated by the French soldiers during their invasion, but is still very wonderful ana
 interesting. aside from it's historic sig
 nihcance. Charles Dudley Warner In his
 description of it says: Tt is one or the
 finest chepels in the world, rich m Wooo
 carving and overlaid with gold leaf. al-
 most gold plate. In some places the
 gold is covered with transparent tortoise
 she'll The French in 1866 tore down tne
 great altar and burned IL 70 sI',. nS The steps of the churches here' as ir other parts of Mexico, are used as teHl norary hospitals and aimshouses- Early | In the morning the sick, the crlpp4eo
 -,overtv-stricken beEgars of the
 neighborhood are brought ana pu.
 ,ha stems of the. nearest church that
 - ga+her aims for the days ra- ttons and excite the sympathy or the sightseer- | SIo.hes are a neglible quantity. so no | ,ronebt is given to them. further than | 10 fulfill the law; for there IS q Ia .o. the statute books reciing thaL .ned
 must wear decent pantaloons-iinsI,ess ,'s. .u 2 | of the unbieached cotton makesh..s ]. tbev ordinarily wear in the city hiiiits; | The customs here. as in all parts OL
 the country; are very unle re toid with a ! aaf- ! shrug of the shoulders that IL IS lA | costum bre"-and that settles IL | Sometimes in the narrow Ieets 's.to p. ! Oueretaro is seen advancing what LOOKS ! like a miniature white squadron, oI, U Io l be more accurate. the spanish I arIIl-I. M I. {, under full sail. But at nearer view lt
 is seen to be only procession or men and bows bringing home the week Wash- | At first it is embarrassing 70 see | ones laundry gayly floating to the breeze in the public streets, shown the beauty or defect of every garment, but it's the custom The hat pieces ar folded in the bottom of the basket, but the dainty lingerie is pinned aroun 2 the outside edge and when innateo makes a most grotesque sight
 l To Americans this city has a special ] significance. as the Mexican congress f sitting here in 1S4S, on the 30th of May | of that year. ratified the peace treaty betv cen the United States and Mexico which had been concluded at Guada- Ioupe Hidaigo on the previous 2d O; February. President Polk. on the fol lowing July 4, finally proclaimed peace and the Americans evacuated Mexico ir three months.
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To the Point.
R pr esentative

R e pr esentative Otis Wingo Of
 Arkansas, of po- etic mien and chis-
 eled profile some what Byronesque.
 is a man of fluent, rounded S D e ec h, whether address ing assembled Con- gress or chatting in the privacy of his office. But, with the written word, he is as terse as Carlyle: brief as 2
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Entirely Through.

Apropos of spec ulatiYe schemes,
 Senator Norris of Nebraska tells a
 story of the far west which has a pathetic little tinge to it. There was a man in the east who had some money which he wanted to invest, " he says, and at the fatal moment when he was trying to decide what to dc
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enlarged by himself: the shortest of any representative or senator-perhaps the shortest ever printed. Where others in the public eye have seized this as an opportunity to tell the story of their lives, MT. Wingo has been content with the following:
 "OTIS WINGO, democrat. of De Queen elected to the Sixty-third Congress" " That's all; MT. Wingo says it's enough.
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Lo, Poor Uncle Sam!

Delegate James AT i ok Q r s ham of Alaska represents one of the most in teresting parts of our country, a state yet in the making.
 On the wall of his |. office is a huge mounted head of a caribou which he killed, and just op- posite is that of a beautiful. W h i t e oat resemblin g those of the Alps.
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lfchen, which has taken on the wonderful pastel shades which it assumes in this climate, covering the stone and adobe buildings like a rich tapestry.
 Before the altar, marking the position occupied by the three prisoners, are three
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HE historic city of Queretaro, which is the objective point of the rebel army under Villa, with
 Mexico City in
 view, Is situated
 at the junction of the National and
 Mexican Central railways, the two great systems of Mexico. It is a
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17

in the early morning and was tanned continually with iong-handled fans ana whipped with thin boards qhuii 1-ta 1 NaS ss-ea mony begins at dusk and is prolonged affair. The temple priests dressed In white march around and around Iannihs the ash always to the center. and casting
 handfuls of salt. which they take m pass
 ing from large bowl placed eonVe-
 niently near.
 Al each end of the pyre canvas mat is
 spread covered thickly with salt. on wnich the priests rub their bare feet Tney breathe incantations with a peculiar wlishing sound SO foreign to our ears, and stop at frequent intervals to gestcu- , late. twist their fingers and spread theiT spirits to depart. It was weird scene and one which claimed our closest at ! tention. ,.a l in a long loose robe with flowing sleeves and fastened at the waist with l a girdle He walked devoutly to the end of the pyre and. lowing his head low
 over his uncIssped hands. dedicated the | pyre to the god and prayed him to de- l scend on the bed. A prolonged pause en- sued: then a priest struck a spark from | flint on steel. and it was supposed the invitation was accepted
 The chief priest walked with calm dig
 nifty across the bed. followed by the oth-
 CT priests. apparently oblivious of the tre- mendous heat which seemed unoearaple | to the spectators thirty feet away The crowd pressed forward and participated.
 old and young. children heinz carried
 or led by their parents and the very aged carried on the shoulders of young men It was certainly most impressive ceremony. as they all seemed possessed
 with a certain religious fervsr that made | them unconscious of burns.
 As they walked so calmly. occasion
 ally one would pick up his foot and hop
 along; then he would seem to remember | it was an acknowledgement of tmpur1ty l and he would place his foot firmly down
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17

Queretaro, Historic Mexican City, Lies in the Path Villa Must Take to the Mexican Capital = Is Conner cial Cenetr of Southern Mexico-A Hotbed of Revolutions-Most of the Unbleached Cotton Used in Mexico Is Manufactured in Que retaro-Quaint Points of Interest About the City.
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telegram; and as direct.
 Witness his biography in the Congress sional Directory. written. embellished and
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On two sides of the temple court platform was raised overlooking the court and seats reserved for the embassies ana visitors to witness this most ancient and interesting ceremony. In the court, which is s'holy ground" the pyre was built on strictly prescribed lines and of purest material. First a layer of straw which was covered with sand from the seashore carefully screened to insure purity then logs or sticks of pine, and this was covered with charcoal about twenty inches deep
 The bed was about seven feet wide and eighteen feet long. This was lighted
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17

AT TIwATARI." or the miracle of
 fire walking" is one of the
 oldest religious rites of the Shinto sect. which they claim is indigo nous to Japan. Buddhism was imported from India via China and Korea The nation Is not divided into two distinct sections however, as the teachings are so thoroughly interfused that the num- Der belonging exclusively to either is comparatively small Every Japanese child at birth is placed by its parents under the protection of a Shinto deity The Shinto religion is a compound of ahcestor-worship and nature-worship, and does not give any ethical teachings beyond "obeying the decree of the em- peror" and following the natural inn pulse of right"
 .Shinto" is a Chinese word meaning the way of the gods" There are gods and goddesses innumerable: Goddess of the sun. and god of the moon, god of the wind, fire and food. of the ocean. mountains, rivers, trees and temples The rite of hre walking is believed 10 antedate the human family, the gods having observed it in their progress t9- ward perfect purity" which is the iui- fillment of life. It is observed twice an nuaIly. and was witnessed by the writer on recent visit to Japan at the 1ehpie of Ontak, Kudan.
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HE historic city of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-27
bARONS WILL STAGE EXHIBITION MATCH Team Probably Will Go to Milwaukee Latter Part
 of Week

A picked team from the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company will play the Barons tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Redwood field The lineup for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany team is as follows: Santmyer, cen ter field; J. Traywick, left field High right field; Reese second base: Rammage third base; Jenkins. first base; Brown shortstop; OBrien, catcher; McDuf- fife, pitcher; Bud Traywick, pitcher The Baron lineup will be the same as usual
 Secretary Boy Tyson of the Barons will leave Monday or Tuesday for Milwaukee to complete the arrangements for the pro- posed series between the Brewers and the Barons. The proposition from the Louis vile Colonels for a series regardless oi whether that team won the American as sociation pennant has been turned down.
 The Barons will play Milwaukee a seven-game series on the Brewers home diamond. None of the games win be played in Birmingham, nor will they be played under the rulings of the national commission covering a championship series. The games will be merely exhibi- tion affairs.
 If the Baronial club had played the Louisville aggregation the series would have been for the minor league cham pionship, staged under the ruling of the national commission. Two of the games would have been played in Louisville and two in Birmingham.
 The American association season closes this week and the Barons probably will leave for Milwaukee the latter part of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-27
FOOTBALL RESULTS
ing successful, in addition to a dozen be-
 wildering delayed and triple passes.

ing successful. in addition to a dozen be- Wiidering delayed and triple passes At Syracuse. N. Y.: Syracuse s7. Ho-
 bart O.
 At Middletown, Conn: Wesleyan 0, Rhode Island college 0. At Providence, R. l.: Brown 24, Nor
 wich 0. At Washington, D. C.: Fordham O. Georgetown O.
 At Easton, Pa: Lafayette Al, Dela-
 ware o.
 At Hamilton, N. Y: Colgate 4o Ohio Wesleyan university O. At Cleveland: Western Reserves es, Hi- ram college o. At Bloomington, Ind: Indiana 13, De- law 6.
 At Amherst, Mass: Bowdoin :, Am herst 0.
 At Hanover, N. H.: Dartmouth 29. Mas sachusetts Agricultural 8. At Bewford, Mass: Tufts S4 New
 Hampshire state O. At Washington, Pa. Washington and
 Jefferson 26. Mount Union 22 At South Bethlehem, Pa.: Lehigh F,
 Franklin and Marshall o. At Worcester, Mass: Colby IT, Holy Cross 0. At New Haven. Conn: Yale 20, Uni versity of Main o. At Akron, O.: Case 0, Akron [. At Cincinnati: Georgetown, Ky, 0, Uni vorsity of Cincinnati s. At Baton Rough, La: Louisiana State 54, Lafayette college 0. At Springfield, Mass: Springfield 3s, Worcester C. At Williamstown. Mass; Williams S7, Renssalaer 0.
 At Ithaca, N r.: Pittsburg g. Cornell 3. At Athens. Ga.: Georgia S1, Dahlonega c. At Macon, Ga. Mercer A, Gordon o. At Knoxville. Tenn. University of Ten nessee S9, Carson and Newman O. At Gambler, O.: Kenyon G., Heidle- berg 0. Nashville, September 26.-vanderbilt reserves 19, Cumberland university O. At Cambridge, Mass: Harvard A.
 Bates O. At Philadelphia: Pennsylvania 14 Gettysburg Q. At Princeton Princeton 1o Rutgers 0. At Auburn: Auburn 30. Marion O. At Lexington: University of Kentucky 87, Wilmington college (Ohio) O. At Oxford, O.: Miami 40, Otterbein O. At Clinton, N. r.: Hamilton z. St.
 Stephens 8.