Heppner gazette., September 17, 1908, Image 8

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IDOLS OF THE HINDOOS
Thcro Arc Hundreds of Millions
of Them In India.
THE FAME OF JUGGERNAUT.
This Idol Has Been Worshiped About i
Two Thousand Years, and His Na
tions! Temple Is on the Sands of
' Puri The Three Monster Cars.
If I were askoil to describe India the
first remark that would spring from
jny lips would be, '"It is n land of
Idols." It would be Impossible to com
pute the number of idols that there
must be nt the present time in Iudia.
The Hindoos pretend to have 333.000.
000 gods, and these are represented by
Innumerable idols, so that we are quite
liewilderod with the thought of taking
Ihe census of the idols of India. The
population of the whole Indian empire
is now about 300.000,000. and possibly
the country contains ten times as many
idols as people.
Benares is the great center of the j
idol making business, though iu all
parts of India the trade flourished
Totters the clay through may be seen
in the sacred city molding images of
clay for temporary use. Sculptors also
may be found producing representa
tives of the gods In stone or marble.
Carpenters, moreover, make great
wooden idols for the temples, and
workers in metal goldsmiths, copper
smiths and brass workers turn out
more or less highly finished specimens
iu their respective metals.
AVheu speaking of idols it should be
Lome in mind that the images turned
out by the potter, sculptor, carver or
manufacturer are not considered sa
cred or fit to be worshiped until cer
tain mystic words have been uttered
over them by a priest. The ceremony
of "the giving of life," as it is called,
to the image is a very solemn affair,
and when it is done the idol is regard
ed as holy and must ever afterward be
approached and treated with the ut
most 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
doo triad or trinity. They are re
spectively Brahma. Vishnu and Siva.
Of those It is stated the second per
son of the trinity only has been rep
resented on this earth by human in
carnations. Through one or all of these
gods the Hindoos believe they may ob
tain salvation. Brahma represents the
way of salvation by wisdom, Vishnu
by faith and Siva by works. It is
immaterial which method is adopted,
cs they all lead to the same goal.
Jnggernaut is perhaps the most fa
mous name among all the Hindoo idols,
inasmuch a3 his fame has gone forth
into every land. His temple is situat
ed on the sandy shore's of Orissa, wash
ed 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 Hunter, who was one of
the greatest authorities on things East
Indian, says in a wonderfully graphic
description of the temple of Jugger
naut: "On the inhospitable sands of
Turi, a place of swamps and inunda
tions, the Hindoo religion and nindoo
superstitution 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 pil
grims 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 dragging of Jug
gernaut's car and the cars of his
brother and sister. The three idols
are Inseparable, and ugly things they
are, being nothing but huge logs 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
to be dragged a certain distance half
a mile or more from the temple and
the god will not allow horses or ele
phants to undertake the work, but
calls upon his faithful worshipers to
lo it themselves. Immense ropes, or,
rather, cables, are attached to the cars,
and at the word of command from the
priests thousands of men and even
women and children rush forward and.
eize the ropes and range themselves
in order and the nest moment are
st mining and pulling at the cumber
some conveyances, which at length
move with a heavy, creaking noise.
Never shall I forget the sight The
road was filled with tens of thousands
f lookers-on, all wild with excitement,
utid the fanatics who held the ropes
vere dragging the cars along with
frenzied zeal. Every now and then
th; re wor.lrl be a stop that the men
might rest. I rupposed. but Instead of
resting they took to jumping in the
lir and to whirling themselves around
like dancing dervishes and shouting
at the top of their breath: "Victory:
Victory to Juggernaut!"
Once on a time Infatuated worship
ers would throw themselves under the
wheels of the mighty car that they
might be crushpd to death, counting !t
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. B.
F. It. G. in Los Angeles Timet.
Yellow Fever.
The first appearance of yellow feTer
In said to hare been among the sol
diers of Columbus la 14991 -
A TALE OF PORTO RICO
Curious Story of the Haunted
Sentry Box.
LIGHT ON THE OLD LEGEND.
One of the Many Mysterious Disap
pearances From Fort San Cristobal
Accounted For by the Revelation of
tho Lost One Himself.
Writing In the Journal of the Mili
tary Service Institution, Captain Ar
thur P. S. Hyde of the coast artillery
tells this curious story of "the haunt
ed sentry box" of Fort Sau Cristobal,
the ancient Spanish built fortress
which guards the entrance to San
Juan, Torto Rico:
"A number of picturesque sentry
boxes built of masonry and appearing
like minarets are placed at points of
vantage In and around the fort One
of these on the sea front, and reached
only through a long and dark tunnel
from the Interior of the fort, Is pop
ularly known as La Garita del Diablo,
or the devil's sentry box, usually, al
though incorrectly, translated the
haunted sentry box. This name was
given to It by the Spanish soldiers for
the reason that a number of sentries
stationed there disappeared in a most
mysterious manner and were never
again heard from.
"An American officer was once on
duty that took him into the remote In
terior of the island, and while spend
ing one night in a small settlement he
engaged in conversation with a num
ber of the inhabitants of the place.
One old man. on learning that the of
ficer was stationed at Fort San Cris
tobal, became especially Interested and
In the course of the conversation told
the following story:
" 'I used to be a soldier In the Span
ish army and was stationed at Fort
San Cristobal. A number of soldiers
while on sentry duty had mysteriously
disappeared from the sentry box down
by the sea. and we had all become
convinced that It was haunted by tho
devil, who, we thought, used to come
and steal the soldiers away.
" 'One stormy night it fell to my
lot to go on duty in the devil's sentry
box, as we called It, at midnight, and
It was with some doubts and misgiv
ings that I went with the corporal of
the guard and relieved the former sen
try. When they left me I listened to
the sound of their footfalls reverberat
ing from the walls and ceiling of the
dark and narrow passage, ever grow
ing fainter and fainter as they reced
ed, until finally the noise of the storm
and the sea completely drowned it,
and I was left alone with the mad ele
ments. " 'It was a mad night and one well
calculated to add to the feeling of awe
that the devil's sentry box always In
stilled into the man on duty there at
night
" 'Presently my attention was at
tracted by some lights in a small tav
ern on the shore below the fort, where
many of us were wont to go when off
duty for a glass of rum. Then I be
gan to think that I might be able to
climb down over the rocks to the
shore, get a glass of rum at the tav
ern and return to my post
" 'The more I thought of it the more
determined I was to go, so finally,
leaving my rifle and belt In the sentry
box, I climbed over the wall and down
on to the rocks and so made my way
with great labor and difficulty and no
little danger to the little house, where
the occupants were making merry
with dancing and drinking. I soon
fell to and enjoyed myself with them.
" 'When one is dancing with a fair
senorita he sometimes forgets the pas
sage of time, as I "did on that fatal
night, and not until long after 1 o'clock
did I begin to think of returning tn
my post Then, realizing that the cor
poral had made his Inspection and had
found me gone from my post and
with my rifle and belt left behind. 1
saw only a court martial and the gar-
rote staring me in the face, for in
those days for a sentinel in the Span
ish army to quit his post meant sure
death, even in peace.
" 'To go back was out of the ques
tion. There was only one thing left
for me to do, and that was to desert
My heart sank within me. If I should
be captured, the same fate would be
meted out to me; but, I reasoned, if I
were to go back the fate would be a
certainty, whereas' if I deserted at
least I had a chance of keeping out
of sight of the authorities. I deserted
and before morning was out
of the j
city and on the way to the moun
tains. "I have lived In this little hamlet
for years and have never bvn back to
the cubital since that day, nor have I
ever told my story to a single soul un
til tonight, but now that the Spaniards
are gonr; I no longer fear for my life.'
"Thus we have the story of the dev
il's sentry box from one of the very
men who so mysteriously disappeared
from It, and' it would seem to be prob
able that the other disappearances I
could be accounted for in a similar
manner were the truth known. Quien
6a be:"
Captain Hyde mentions an Interest
ing fact that, although for centuries
Porto Itico was considered the legiti
mate prey of freebooters and was at
tacked at various times by regularly
organized expeditions of the English
and the Dutch during times of war,
with more or less success. Fort El
Morro has never been captured by an
enemy, and Its only surrender was to
the Americans, together with the Bur
render of the whole island.
Grarlty ts,only the baric of -wisdom,
but it preserves It Confuclua. t
SHE WAS INSULTED.
Tho Sting In the Letter That Came
For Her Husband.
"Harry, love," said Mrs. Knew to her
husband when he entered his home a
few evenings ago, "I've been dread
fully Insulted."
"Insulted"?" repented Mr. Knew In
dignantly. "By whoiuV"
"By your mother."
"My mother, Flora? Nonsense, dear.
She's the kindest woman iu the world.
And how could she Insult you? She
isn't here; she's miles away."
"But, Harry, she did insult me," per
sisted Flora, "and it was done In a
letter."
"Show It to mo."
"I'll tell you about It A letter came
for you this morning addressed In
your mother's handwriting, uud so, of
course, I opened it."
"Of course," said Mr. Knew dryly.
"It was written to you all the way
through, -you understand?"
"Yes, I uudcrtsaud that, but where
does the insult to you come ia?"
"In the postscript. When I read
along to that it said, 'Dear Flora
Don't fail to give this letter to Harry;
I want him to have it.' Now, tell me,
wasn't that an insult?" Tearson's
Weekly.
The Unprodicjal Son.
The president of a club of New York
waiters said the other day of a par
simonious young man:
"He. resembles a chap they tell about
in Bucks county.
"This chap lived alone with his
father. On the old man's death he
would inherit the farm.
"Well, finally the old man took sick.
His end drew near. The son sat up
with him a night or two, expecting
him to pass away, but he lingered on.
"On the fifth or sixth night the son,
instead of sitting up, put a lamp,
turned low, very, very low, on a table
by the bed and went off to his own
room with the caution:
'"When you fool that it is all over
with you, father, don't forget to blow
out the lamp.' " Washington Star.
A Rare Souvenir.
A curious souvenir is preserved In
the Bank of, England In the shape of a
note for 1,000 with which Admiral
Lord Cochrane paid his fine when he
was falsely accused of spreading with
an interested object a rumor that Bo
naparte was dead in 1814 so as to
cause a rise in the price of stocks.
The sum mentioned was raised in sub
scriptions of a penny by his Westmin
ster constituents. The note is indorsed
with the name of the intrepid but ill
used salt and ha3 Inscribed on It a
sentence In which he expresses the
hope that one day he will prove his
innocence and triumph over hi3 ac
cusers. That consummation was not
effected until eighteen years later.
when he was reinstated by William IV,
London Telegraph.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior
U. S. Laud Office at La Grande, Oregon,
September S. 1908.
Notice iB hereby given that William D. Jel-
lison, of 6 8 Laurel street. Portland, Oregon,
who, or. August 2(j, 1S08, made Timber and
Stone eworn statement, No. 0120O, for NW"4
NE'j section 9, and W", 8EH SWH NEJ4. sec
tion 4,T. 4 S., R. 9 E. W. M. has filed notice of
intention to make final Timber and Stone proof,
to establish claim to the land above described,
before the KegUter and Receiver, U S. Laud
Office, at LaGrande, Oregon, on the'i'th day of
November, 1!08.
Claimant names as witnesses:
C. 8. VanDuyn, D. C. Brichoux and Thos.
Driskell, all of LaGrande, Oregon, and Harriet
D. Jelilson, of I'oitland, Oregon.
Spt l"Nov 19 F .0. BRA M WELL, Register.
Notice For Publication
Department of the Interior,
;U. 8. Laud Office at LnG'ande, Oregon.
September 8, 1908'
Notice is hereby given that Harriet D. Jellia-
on, of V2H Laurel street, Portland, Oregon, who
on AuguKt -'8, 1908, made Timber and Stone
sworn statement No. 01 ail, for N A SV.4, (jW4
and Lots 3 and 4 sec. 4, and Lot 1, stc. 5, Town
ship 4 8, R 29 E. W. M.has filed mtice of in
tention to make final Timber and Stone proof,
to establish claim to the land abve described,
before tht Register and Receiver, I. 8. Land
Office, at LaGrande, Oregon, ou the 'jr.th day of
November, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
C. S. VanDnyn, of I,aGrande, Oregon, D. C
Bricfoux, of La Grande, Oregor, and George
W.Lilly and William D. Jelllson, both of Port,
land, Oregon.
8pt. 17 Nj19 F. C. ERAMWFLL, Register.
NOTICE FOIl rUISLlCATION'
Ttf.pnrtmeiit ' f the Interior
S. Land Oilice at I Hfjrard.e Oregon
U.
September 8. l'-KM-Notice
is hereby given that Jiu:iih M. IIag r
of Heppner. Oregon, v. ho. on Sept. 3d, 1!F,
nia'le Tlmbtr Apllieat: n No. M:: f..r.S M"-H
S; NY'4, section SI, T. 4 R.2 E. W. M. has
filed notice of intention to make Filial Timber
' Proof, to establish rlalm to the hind above
! described, before J. I'. Williams, F. S. Com
! missioner, at his office in H p;.iu-r, Oregon, on
j the -'4th day of November, !':.
Claimant names as wit titles:
I Horace Vi r.krm. Hhi rnn:i .hi i. .v, ( !fiude Her
Irenand WJIInrJ H. Hindi, a'l rf Heppner,
Oregon. '.
Spt 17-Nov 193 F. C. liKAMV. LI I l.i ki-ter.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Di artment of the Interior,
V. 8. Land Office at The Dalles. Oregon.
Jiuy H), 1!
Notice is hereby given that Elifha J. Catlett,
Condon, Oregon, who, on July 2 IM. made
imber and Ptone Application. No. 013, for M'.i
W4. S'i PE. Section 5. Township 6, South
Range V. East Willamette Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final pr'xif, to es
tablish claim to the land above described, before
Rpgitter and Receiver of the U. 8. Iand ODc.
at The Dalles. Oregon, on the Kth day of
October, 1908.
Claimant names ts witnesses:
Albert Bteera of Dardmin. Oregon. Emery
Jones of Lost Valley, Oregon. )PerT Catlett of
Condon. Oregon, and ; Frank M. Pliter of Con-
don 0rtg0n.
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NOTIt'j: FOR IM lll.M'ATIO.
Department of the Interior.
U. 8. Land Office at La Grande. Oregon,
Aug. 24, 11H18.
Notice is hereby given that Lizzie I. Cox, of
Heppner. Oregon, who on August. 12. 10oS made
Timber utid Stone eworn statement, No. 01)11, for
SWJi, Section 2, Township 4, South Range 28,
East Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Final Timber proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above deicribed, before
J. P. Williams, U. S. Commissioner, at Hoppner
Oregon, on the 10th day of November, l'JOS.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edgar Piilmer. of Lexington, Oregon, Joseph
Rector, Frank ISiowu and George Moore all of
Heppner, Orison.
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Resideuce in Morrow building over
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon,
July 1008.
Notice la hereby given that John A. Patterson,
of Heppner, Oregon, who, oi July 17, Itten. made
Timber Application No. CS'.i, for W'J B
Section 8, NW HEH section 7, townahip 4 8,
range 28 E W. M ,ha filed notice of intention
to make final timber proof, to ettabliMh claim
to the land abave described, before J. P. Wil
liams, V. 8. Commissioner, at his office in
Heppner Oregon, ou the 12th day of October.
1908.
Claimant names as witneases:
Berjamin R. Patterson, ueorpe Amen, John
N. Jones and Lafo Penland, all of Heppner,
Oregon.
Jly SO-Octl F. C. BRAMWEUi. Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Olfice at La Grande, Oregon.
July 27, muff.
Notice is hereby r;iven that Pianklin I.
Cox, of Heppner, O.egoii, who, on July 2J.
I'.ioh. mnde Timber Application No. (i:i7, fop
SW!i section 2 Towiuhip 4 8. range 28 E. W.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make
final timber proof, to establish claim to the lan.l
above described, before J. P. Williams, U. 8
Commissioner, at his office, at Heppner Ore
gon, on the 12th day of October, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edwaid Palmer, of Lexington, Oregon, Jo
seph W. Rector, Elmer Slocum and George
Moore, all of Heppner, Oregon.
Jly 00 Octl F. C. BBAMWELL, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. 8. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon,.
July 13, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Itose Hnckabay, of
Heppner, Oregon, who, on July "th, lK)s, made
Timber Application; No, 0-l.r8, for E4 NE5i
8ection21, Township, 8, Kange28, E. W. M.,
has filed notice of intention to make final Tim
ber and Stone proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, beforo J. P. Williams, U.
8. Commissioner, nt his office fn Heppner, Oro-
gon on the 2th day of September, HKJ8.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Newton S. W hetstone, Gny Royer, Willard II
Herrin and Frank Whetstone all of Hi'ppncr.
Oregon.
July M-8ept 17 F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United HtatesLand Ofliice
The Dalles. Oregon, August 2C.th. lit,)S
Notice in hereby given (hat State of Oregon
has filed in this ollleo itanpplirntion. Hnrial No
07:(:i to subct undo the provisions of the Act of
Congress of August 1-1, IMS. and the Act
supplementary thereto 1 ho 8W1 NW't of
Kiwtion27, Township I, South Range 2T, Eaet
Willamette Meridian.
Aiyand all persons claiming adversely the
hinds describad. or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidavits of protest in thia
office, on or before the Pith day of November
vm.
8ipt3-Oct8 C W. MOOKE, Register.
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