The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-14

discomfort The group of college build
ings are not out of harmony with their
environment.
The government buildings, while
comfortable, are not imposing. They
ane in the midst of shaded grounds
and their graceful towers and arcade
balconies are in keeping with the sur
roundings.
The Shalimar gardens usually are
described in the tourist guide books
as hanging gardens. They lie beyond
half-ruined Moslem village. There
are three terraces, or grassy platforms
almost distressing in their mathemat-
ical regularity with squires and rec
tangles and with shallow lakes and
fountains. Their shady walks have
not been spoiled by overmuch land
scape gardening, as is the tendency in
India.
Tomb of Jehangir.
Jehangir's tomb is one of the chief
historic attractions of Lahore. The
mausoleum is on the bank Of the Raw
river, which is now crossed by line
bridge instead of the bridge of boats
of old There are four towers at the
corners of the tomb. The mOsaicS and
the marble lacquer work are the most
beautiful features of the mausOleum.
There is an inscription in the Urdu
vernacular, reciting that it is the buri-
, al place of "Jehangir, the cOnqueror of
the world"
Jehangir's conQuests were many and
thorough. and fill great space in the
history of the Mohammedan invasion
of India. But the world was larger
than Jehangir and his contemporaries
knew, and there was even more to In
dia itself than they realized. The
world of India, which he conquered.
did not remain vanquished, and much
of it fell away from his successors.
Nevertheless, the Mohammedan pre-
pOnderance continued and the domes
and minarets Of the mosques still
dwarf the temples Of the jams and
other Hindu sects.
Anarkali's tomb is also one of the
sights of Lahore. He was known as
"the Lion of Lahore" The dome build
ing in which Is held the yellow marble
coffin that contains Anarkali's re-
mains is now occupied as a govern
ment Office without detracting any
from the greatness of "the Lion Of
Lahore"
The English section of Lahore is a
fine and spacious Anglo-Indian town.
with an abundance of shade trees,
wooded arcades and palms. The real
Lahore, the actual city of discomfort,
is something very different. Many Of
the streets are as narrow as alleys,
with the balconies and roofs elbowing
one another. In these alleyways are
some unusually fine examples of clay
and wood carving, and Of lattice and
lacquer work. 1t is here that the ma
tive life purls and seethes, and resents
interference. Yet there are some con-
cessions from the native customs. A
Hindu BARKER" in European clothes
and with the helmet hat of the Eng
lishman, crying the attractions of
sideshow, was one of these which l
noted. Another was a group of Mo-
hammedans playing cards with Eng
lish cards. Nor was it whist that they
were playing, either. Yet next to them
was seated a naked fakir, or priest,
discoursing to a group of devout dis
ciples-a real picture of native life.
The Moslem preponderance, histori-
cally, in Lahore, and possibly numeri-
cally, raises question why it should
be the city of discomfort, since the
Mohammedans are mostly loyal and
are the mainstay of British rule in
India. But there is such a mixture of
native races and religions in Lahore
that no sect has any real prepOnder-
ance. Apparently, discomfort gravi-
tates there because of the medley.