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r IDOLS OFTHE HINDOOS There Are .Hundreds of Millions cf Them In India. THE FAME OF JUGGERNAUT. This Idol Has Been Worshiped About Two Thousand Years, and His National Temple Is on the Sands cf Puri The Three Monster.-Cars. If I were asked u*-tlosriibe India the first "*<nnark that wouM -p:'ino from <;iips v* "uld he. "Ir is a land of [ .Is." It would he impossible to comI rute the uuuiher of idols that there must he at the present time in India. The Hindoos pretend to have I5.T5.0UO.000 gods, and those are represented by innuinera! s* idols, so that we are quite bewildered with the thought of taking the census of the idols <0 India. The population *f tlio wh ile Indian empire Is now nlKi.it k < u.ooot ;;nd possibly the country contain* ten ti nes as many Idols as peti.e. ' I... r?* i t i-idtfor l if f lilt DVUiiir^ ir* IUV - \x idol making : u.-i *>s. tli ugh in ai) parts <?r in'.a t'? t-ide tlourishes. Potters the day tkr-'ij; i may be seeu In the sacred city i. ?!?*i:.g images of clay for temp ?tr.ry ?\ S -uiptors also may be found producing representatives of the gods in stone or marble, j Carpenters, moreover, make great woodeu idols for the teuiples, and workers in metal goldsmiths, coppersmiths and brass workers- turn out more or less highly finished specimens in their resiKvlive uietais. When speaking of idols it should be borne in mind that the images turned out by the potter, sculptor, carver or manufacturer are not considered sa- 1 cred or tit to be worshiped until certain mystic words have been uttered i over theai by a priest. The ceremony I of "the giving of life." as it is called. | to the Image is a very solemn affair, and vhen it is done the idol is regarded as holy and must ever afterward be approached and treated with the utmost reverence. Out of the many millions of so called gods in India, all of whom are counted worthy of worship, three are regarded as specially sacred and form the Hin-1 doo triad or trinity. They are respectively Brahma. Vishnu and Siva. Of those it is stated the second person of the trinity only has been represented on this earth by human in-, carnations. Through one or all of these gods the Hindoos believe they may obtain salvation. Brahma represents the ! way of salvation by wisdom. Vishnu \ by faith and Siva by works. It is Immaterial which method is adopted, as they all lead to the same goal. Juggernaut is perhaps the most famous name among all the Hindoo idols, ^asmucb as his fame -has gone forth l^.v.0 every land. His temple is situated on the sandy shores of Orissa. washed by the wild waves of the bay of Bengal. The worship of Juggernaut dates back nearly 2.000 years, and Orissa has been the holy land of the Hindoos from that time till the present day. Sir William Ilunter. who was one of the greatest authorities on things East Indian, says In a wonderfully graphic 1 description of the temple of Jugger-' i naut: "On the Inhospitable sands of Purl, a place of swamps and inundations, the Hindoo religion and Hindoo superetitution have stood at bay for eighteen centuries against the world. Here Is the national temple whither the people flock to worship from every province of India. There Is the gate of heaven whither thousands of pilgrim*-come to die, lulled to this last sleep by the roar of the eternal ocean." Well. I saw on one occasion that marvelous sight the draggirg of Juggernaut's car and the cars of his brother and sister. The three Idols are inseparable, and ugly things they are, being nothing but huge log9 of .wood coarsely fashioned into human shape, but without arms or legs. Juggernaut's car stands forty-one feet high and has fourteen enormous wheels. The other two cars are Just a little smaller. The great cars have 1 to be dragged a certain distance half a mile or more from the temple and the god will not allow horses or elephants to undertake the work, but ! calls upon his faithful worshipers to | a It themselves. Immense ropes, or, j r rather, cables, are attacnea 10 tne care, and at the word of command from the priests thousands of men and even women and children rush forward and seize the ropes and range themselves In order and the next moment are straining and pulling at the cumbersome conveyances, which at length move with a heavy, creaking noise. Never shall I forget the sight. The road was filled with tens of thousands of lookers-on, all wild with excitement, and the fanatics who held the ropes were dragging the cars along with frenzied zeal. Every now and then there would be a stop that the men might rest, I supposed, but instead of resting they took to jumping in the air and to whirling themselves around L like dancing dervishes and shouting ff t il>e top of their breath: "Victor}-! Ltory to Juggernaut!" ice on n time infatuated worshipN would throw themselves under the wiibetfs of the ml^ht.v car that they might l?e crushed to death, counting it a privilege and a Joy thus to perish. Some might do it today if the paternal British government did not provide against such catastrophes by taking all * due precaution. John J. Pool. 15. D.. 1\ !rl. CI. S., in Lns Angeles Times. Yellow Fever. The first api'-aran o of yellow fever said to have been among the sol,/diers of Columbus in 1 K?.j. i * WON ON A BLUFF. T"he Way One Prosperous Merchant Cct His Start In Business. There is a prosperous merchant in 'ir"? today v. h<? owes his success te liis donation of a $r?.0?HJ organ to a church at a time when he didn't have money enough to buy a hand organ. This donation was a case of Unft" pure an-.l simple, hut the bluff worked and resulted in the subsequent wealth of the lu< ky 1 Inffer. John Smith was seeking capital to start in business lor himself, but as he had n > security worth speaking of lie could not borrow the money he needed. When lie Inn! tried every person lie could think of who would b?v likely to have the necessary cash and 'he im-'i nation to lend it and had been turned down. lu? conceived the idea of presenting his church with-an organ. Young Napoleon John Smith therefore ordered his organ and ailowed tlie future to look out for itself. The man ufacturers of the organ never tliouglit of questioning the financial standing of the philanthropist who was handing out $:..000 organs and agreed to have the instrument set up in the church on time. Of course J. Smith was not a bnd that was born to blush unseen, nor did lie hide his beneficence under a bushel. He managed to bring in at least the flute stops 110 matter what the subject of conversation. Not only did the young Napoleon advertise himself by means of the church organ, hut the pleased minister ami the equally pleased eongreg.itiou spread the news of his gift. During this time John did not allow any alfalfa to grow tinder his feet. On the pretence of consulting somo wealthy member of the congregation a be :t some minor details of the organ he woul I drop into an otlice and l?efi;v lie left casually would mention the subject of the company tnat ue was forming. M<ft of the men tli.it he thu* saw thought that it would l?e a good thing to he associated with a man who was making so much money that he was able to hand out $5,000 without missing it. so that ail were anxious to take stock in .1. Smith's company. Long before the time came for the first payment on the organ Smith had gathered enough money to start his business and was doing so well he had no difficulty in borrowing the amount needed to make the payment From that time he has made money so fast that now he could give away several $5,000 organs and pay for them as well. Chicago Tribuue. MEXICAN POLITENESS. In the State of Michoacan Chivalry Is Compulsory. "If any man opines that the days of chivalry and the true knight errant spirit have gone forever, let him start forthwith on a far southward journey, not halt his steps until he brings up *" 'cf UAIVIIU TT* hloh 1Q the iU LUC lV/?> li v/i .av/IVUU, aw capital of the Mexican state ol Michoacan." remarked a traveling man. "Having arrived in Morelia, he will at once see that the chivalrous spirit still survives. I was down there nol long ago. and the gallantry of the men and their extreme readiness to extend courtesies to the fair sex pleased and surprised me. When I noticed the alacrity with which the native males jumped up on the crowded street cai to offer their seats to the first senorita that entered. 1 thought to myself how much more gentlemanly are these Mexicans than rnquy of my own countrymen. They do not wait to see il some other man is going to get up. but each tries to beat the other in courteously proffering his seat to the lady. "I spoke about the matter to the proprietor of the hotel and immediately he began to laugh. '"You must understand, senor,' said the innkeeper, "that the governor ol our state issued a decree that if any man keep his seat in a street car. thereby compelling a woman to stand, he is liable to arrest and a fine The police have been Instructed to execute this order severely, and I think this has much to do with the prompt politeness of which you speak, since none ot our population wishes to become involved with the police and to be publicly branded as lacking in gentility.' " Baltimore American. She Had Red Burns. The philanthropic lady was visiting a Glasgow slum and bad just been ushered Into a house where the good wife was engaged washing. Her endeavor was to elevate the minds of the poor, and she asked, "nave you read Burns?" In answer the good wife bared hei brawny arm and displayed a large red mark, saying: "There's wan I got this morn wi' the steam o' the pot billn' ower. But, efter a', a burn's aye red!'' Must Have Had Experience. "Never mind, dear," he said reassuringly as she raised her sweet face from his shoulder and they both saw the white blur on his coat; "it will all brush off." "Oh, Charlie." she Lurst out, sobbing, hiding her face again upon his whitey shouldec, "how do you know?' Soinerville Journal. Both Ways. Woman Now that I have fed you, are you going without doing your work? Tramp Oi couldn't wuiTUk on an iinpty stomach, mum, an* Oi nivir worruk on er full one, so there yez be! -Smart Set. Making Headway. Nervous Traveler (to seat companion) llow fast should you say you were traveling? Companion (who has been flirting with the girl across the way)About a smile a minute. Life. Announcement! i : I Having removed my business into one of the *.ew brick stores near the railroad I beg to oiler a select line of Jewelry, Clocks, Watches Silver Ware and Gold and Silver Novelties. : : : -Mso w n and c lo ^e pair work d v- on short l noticeatcompeting prices. Look for the Watch Si.cn. i E. A. 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