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few WOW The P?tala and Lhasa's Gateway, Tibet ,r V So* ?S' ^ 1 1 ' ' ;.1)lSt !:ir?*?iue -i* ?***> T: only !, :?f. ' 'M* *",vr . | :n,M Of ?' ' . lV ,.f the its nam?, , ,.,t f-;i ail hardly VN "( the irs : ..iirnirt'-tMit ? :M?untains. :<,*t htlild ... t. *r ; a I . ry 'a: ! c'fiers in the beau The present ? ... .11 by the Ni.-ttjnt I.i-h sanu-ffya i site as a former |"?,i j' r.'.-.i nates ev Ttv enormous Lv-.-v {? . rt !> monastery, fartiy f.-rtress, Is rlilt'e which stands [v;v- of valley. et>m r *; ,h:i ! 'Ji'iiiinatinjf the I*s Mr. I.it ?fttire Is :!. !>??!! in outline ..v,r<; iibove every iv v\*.v walls and ;:::r flights of |:r-s ! :vd with red VX an ! iltscend vm?nies .* its dull .. .v with carved . sh uvini,' behind :r hanirfngs. sur ??I ro?.fs and set ? "iToiindinffs of 1 : ? h >n.t\v-cappetl -> an'l the Kyl {'??iidit. running li. ::anne!s through .'???[?lar. p |iE* r ^ j - , i P?ta a Is Gloomy. t n? <' -in?? for the . -n. and with such ililli alt to under ;>resent form of ? ). as practiced In ! ;\e sunk to the :.m :t has reached. ? ?'f the I'otala is ,\nc ax it consists isa*s of dark passages i >ta:n number of hails itf Iftps. > .iTw halls are several n ?pnri:tl!y that in which ?: ? of Nae-wang-Lob ie dome of this hall Through several jH?f!??hih there is a great iiuentaiion and the Batee iiiece of work. On '> i?r!r -ipal tomb are >? smaller dimensions, I.tin ;w leis notable. <' fairly large dl **. nrf? lined with *>r : 'p|!in?. each shelf .'s u'ternmst extent ! . : !ha There must ' ?> . ' .e'als -gold, all 's.* anil many are of x rk ' anshlp. In an are hundreds of k> fi ? ?> ; ;-'i?slble to give :--e of a |,!nn of this '? findings, and It *?*ks, perhaps months, to <>{ the enormous "it'aS.- (,f holding thou r *?.. R - !; ?-T ?fs of the Potala mapped out be ?? ea*t, a mass of substantially built with temples; the ?t IidIv shrine in . < ?r M'hool of rued bridge (Yutok ?fs a-Tount of Its f th?- many chan ' I '? 1 /ht (the Kyl . !:??? the arsenal, monastery of v ?'?training 5,000 "!??? ! '?-l.iin? mon t.nu t : thp glld 1 ? ? h'is-kyong ; "? Sa-red road, '????out Buddhists i hope that :??<> he forgiven, ^l! of Works. v* ?... -v where in or laree tnon : j ind Cah-dan .ii.hni ;tn,j with I ?> ? : ?! monasteries ?'* "'!? far short of lay p-.|nilutlon of K - N 0ne's Thumb *w?. ? tr. >n? Iti,' ^ ri : tempt and de , Nv biting the ?' ?' 11 s a disgrace * "r? insult like this of honor* ? h.- manner of '!'? ? :rtMi;r -M|'r A;is s,,?pie. The ?? . n !' "iith Hud th? the "? f "!'?uth aud the 1(1 person to be of TSl,n "Uls insulted in his blood ft Lhasa only amounts to about 15,000, of whom 0,000 are women, who, strange to say, carry on practically the whole of the trade done. The re maining 6,000 males are about 3,000 Tibetans and 3,000 foreigners ? Chinese, Nepalese, Kashmeris, etc. The monks are very picturesque in their somber red robes, perhaps not quite so much In evidence in the town Itself, as there is more bustle and life and people are more occupied with trade than with the saving of their souls. The streets are full of laden animals, bringing in the everyday supplies, and caravans arriving from Mongolia and eastern Tibet. The people look well and cheerful and the town is not nearly so dirty as might be expected. Of the other buildings In Lhasa, the school of medicine, situated on a smaller hill on the same ridge as the Potala, stands out prominently. There Is very little of Interest connected with it. and the inmates or students hardly know even the names of common use ful herbs. One of the prettiest spots In all the valleys Is the Lu-Kang garden, where there Is a beautiful pool of water sur rounded by lofty trees and willows half concealing an Island In the center. The legend runs that the Island Is the abode of a snake, which must be pro pitiated or the waters of the under ground lake which lie beneath the Jo-khang will overflow and submerge Lhasa. The Tashl and Dalai Lamas never die. as their souls on departing the life are reincarnated In the body of some infant, who, by some miraculous sign such as the recognition of a rosary, an article of clothing belong ing to the deceased, or something of that sort, establishes his claim. Modified Devil Worship. This Is not Buddhism as one finds It In Burma or Slam. The truth Is that In Tibet Buddhism has been grafted onto the earlier devil worship of the people and a religion has been evolved better expressed as Lamaism, or modified devil worship, so that In addition to the Buddhas and Bodisats there have also come to be tutelary and guardian deities of a terrifying and malignant aspect, whose duty It is to defend the faith and the faithful people from external attack. These deities are depicted In grotesque and terrible forms In all the monasteries, generally in violently colored fresco paintings at the entrance. The credulous peasants, steeped In superstition. look up and pray to these monstrosities for their deliver ance from evil, from the lures and persecutions of the demons and sprites, by which every Tibetan re gards himself as surrounded. The common folk believe, too, In mischievous and malignant gods, some In the shape of gnomes, some hob goblins, others with such long slender necks and small mouths they can swallow nothing, and In their at tempts writhe to such an extent their struggles cause earthquakes. Another belief is that rainbows are formed by Innumerable sprites, or small folk, sliding down Into water, sprites who live only on smells and twang guitars as they slide; and that drinking the water will give fever. Others living on the tops of hills or passes send down avalanches and give travelers mountain sickness, and perhaps the most dreaded of all are the "shri, who attack children. All these beliefs are more or less the religions of the common people, combined with the hope of being per haps reincarnated Into a higher sphere and of ultimately being admitted Into Nirvana. English Easter Customs In a Yorkshire (England) parish, a great football match is played annual ly on Good Friday, each member of the winning team receiving a glass of hot milk, two hot cross buns, and a new half-crown. In the parishes of King's Capel and Sellack, Hereford shire, the old custom of distributing the "Pax Cake" is, or was. kept up on Palm Sunday. Plain cakes are given in church, the Idea being that those who have quarreled during the year should "break the Peace Cake" to gether, saying, "Peace and good will," thus ending their disputes be fore the Easter communion. good old-fashioned, free-for-all battle was the result, such as was fought on the streets of fair Verona between the households of Montague and Capulet ? Pathfinder Magazine. For Somber Music 1 The saxophone was designed at the start to play religious music. Its som ber tones were for serious things. In fact, Mendelssohn found it so mourn ful that he wouldn't allow It to be played in any of the orchestras ht conducted.? Exchange. OUR MAGAZINE SECTION Interesting Features for the Entire Family s OMETHING TO THINK ABOUT $y F. A. WALKER GREATNESS By DOUGLAS MALLOCH STRANGE HUMAN TRAITS TF A MAN strolling on the sidewalk A espies the shell of a nut, the chance may be that he will turn aside to step upon It that he may hear It crunch beneath his weight. A vague pleasure comes to him as the shell cracks and gives way to the pressure of his foot ; an odd conscious ness of power which for the moment tickles his pride and possibly causes him to explalm to himself as did little Jack Horner In the nursery rhymes, "Oh what a big man am I !" From the time of Herod, this type of man has had much to do with the unhapplness of the world. Its sobs and tears. Its divorces. Its Industrial strifes and wars. It Is this sort of man that likes to oppress, to wield his fists and ply the whips. He delights to humiliate men by compelling them to submit to his arro gance and presumptuous mastery. He has no sympathy for the men and women whose backs are bent un der burdens, who uncomplainingly are doing the world's work, building homes, rearing families, planting trees, tilling the soil, guiding the looms and forging steel. Being the embodiment of selfish ness. dictatorial In all his communica tions and dealings with his fellow kin, he has no hesitancy In crushing be neath his hard, cruel heel, everything and everybody that comes In his way. He does not stop to consider that he, too, In all probability may meet a 1DHOSAID ' "Force is all-con quering, but its vic tories are shortlived. " TT WAS the realization of the idea here expressed that Impelled Abra ham Lincoln to decide upon a plan of reconstruction which had for Its pur pose the conciliation of the southern states, following the Civil war. His I plan ? which, had It been followed, would have saved the nation those | terrible days which came after the war of secession ? was neglected, how ever, and purtlsan politicians substi tuted their own plan when the as sassin's bullet had laid the great Pres ident low. Lincoln realized that fore ? war ? had brought victory to the North, but he realized also that the victory would be shortlived If it were not followed up with a policy of generosity and fairness which would clinch the suc cess achieved on the battlefield. But his policy was not followed and the United States experienced dark days following the great strife. Abraham Lincoln, as every lad knows, was a poor boy and the son of poor, almost Illiterate parents. The story of how this lad. In the face of apparently Insurmountable difficulties, achieved success and secured a knowl edge of English which made It possi ble for him to write one of the great ******+++ 4><fr.>+++*++<0>+*+++++< J similar fate. That a9 he measures It, will In the day of final reckoning be measured unto him, even to the last mite. He Is too busy and finds too much satisfaction and profit In crunching the shells on the sidewalk and, Inci dentally, in crushing hearts and wreck ing lives. The little fellows must seek cover when he comes strutting down the street, else he may turn suddenly aside when he meets them to step upon them, simply to hear the delight ful crunch ! Like a hawk, he Is ever watching for prey, ever ready to tear and de stroy, that he may be better fed, be come more powerful and more gen erally feared. If a boy or girl should show signs of developing these strange human traits, see to It that he or she Is shown the error and led away from It with utmost haste. <? by McClure N^wip?o?r Syndicate.) only In attaining v ^ The soul of man la great. For he who, uncomplaining, Fights on, whatever fate. Shall win, although he loses, Shall live, although he dies ? Who, dying, rather chooses Defeat than compromise. No goal Is vain we try for, The goal If missed or won; No cause Is lost we die for, That cause Is but begun ? For, as we fall, some other Shall catch a glint of dawn. The falling flag some brother Shall seize and carry on I Defeat Is not surrender ? Surrender Is defeat ; The flag may keep Us splendor, Whatever fate It meet ; However torn and shattered Our banner trails the dust, The thing that really mattered Was how we kept the trust I (? by McClur* N?wipap?r Syndic*!*. ) * I SCHOOL PAQS | a ?'st hits of llteruture ever known to the world ? the Gettysburg address ? reads like u fairy story. Lincoln was born February 12, 1800, and died In Ford's theater, Washing ton, by the hand of an assassin ? John Wilkes Booth, the actor? April 14, 18(15. His parly life was spent on the farm and his wonderful physique, which enabled him to stand the strain of four years of war, was developed through the hard work of his early life. He was elected to the presidency In 1860 and again In 1864. Throughout his administration Lin your Last N ame 1 1 1 1 1 1 j IS IT SLATER? HPHE founder of the 'distinguished Slater family In this country was Samuel Slater, who was born at Holly house Farm, Derbyshire, England, In 1700. He was fifth son of William and Elizabeth Slater, members of the land ed gentry. His father was a timber merchant of wealth, but he died when Samuel was fourteen years old. So, at the aga jf fourteen he ap prenticed himself for six and a hall years to Jededlah Strutt, a cotton spinner In Derbyshire. Then followed six and a half years of arduous labor, but Samuel turned It all to good ac count, and by the time he had served his full time he was a master of every thing connected with spinning as It wax practiced In those days, and he was still but a few months over twenty. r c Among the OTABLES GENERAL PERSHING 1 ENERAL JOHN JOSEPH PERSH ING, military hero of both the United States and Europe, was born September 13, 18G0, in Linn county, l Missouri. He was rather poor, as a | boy, Jrith an Intense ambition to "do something." This led him to take the competitive examinations for West Point, from which he graduated when he was twenty-six. Few men have had careers where so much tragic misfortune has gone hand in hand with such brilliant success. When he was embarking for work In the Philippine and Moro campaigns, he received word of the death of his mother. He was no sooner started on his honeymoon than he had a cable to Joto Kurokl's army In Manchuria. And. as he was starting out after Villa, In mtTTTTTrrrTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT One day he saw In an English paper the offer of a reward of 100 pounds for a machine that would make cotton rollers in America. At that time It was against the 4aw for any expert machinist to leave England, probably .because England herself was in such desperate need of skilled men. But Samuel was bent upon coming to the new world with the Information that was needed to carry on cotto.l manu facture here. In order not to be ap prehended, however, he had to leave all his papers on which he had made notes and drawings of cotton machin ery In England. He left Derbyshire. England, and came to this country, de pending entirely on his memory for the Information needed. Eventually he became one of the foremost cotton manufacturers of Pennsylvania. The name Is an occupational one, and means a man engaged In slating. (? by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Mexico, lie heard of the tragic death of his wife and three of his four Itttle children In the fire at the Presidio, In California. General Pershing first served In various Indian campaigns then In the Santiago "ampalgn, then In the Philippines and against the Moros, (whose language,, Incidentally, he learned). He was sent In pursuit of We are on a perilous margin when we begin t'- look passively at our future selves, and see our own figures led with dull consent Into Insipid misdo ing and shabby achievement. ? George Eliot. MISCELLANEOUS DESSERTS /CORNSTARCH pudding, boiled rice ^ with custard or chocolate sauce, makes a good dessert and not much work to prepare. Another which makes a good emergency dessert Lb prepared by beating the yolks of two eggs until thick, add one-half rupfnl coin adhered to a policy of abolition, hut made it second to his determina tion to preserve the union. ? Wayne D. Mc Murray. (? by fteorre Matthew Adams.) O The young lady ACROSS THE WAY The young lady across the way says lynching never will be blotted out un til mob law is strictly enforced. (? by McCIure Newspaper Syndicate.) Villa, and when it became necessary to choose a leader of our expedition ary forces, he was the man sent. He has a face that seems stern in re pose. lfke the faces of most military leaders, but with a quick, warm smile thfat wipes out both the stern expres sion r.nd the hint of sadness around the eyes. He has a genius for taking desired military positions with little or no loss of men. (? by Oeorre Matthew Adams.) of maple sirup, or a brown-sugar sirup flavored with maple flavor will do; a pinch of salt and one cupful of milk. Dip slices of bread Into this mixture and brown In butter In a hot pan. Serve with or without a maple sauce. Frozen Apricots. Take one quart can of apricots, add ing enough water to the Juice to make one q/mrt. Take two cupfuls of Juice, add two cupfuls of sugar and boll five minutes. Cool, add the apricots and the Juice, put through a sieve, then freeze. "Kuoit 7vw?re tn ??>. 1926. Western Newioaoer Union. 1 ?V ' ? A Working Faith I By REV. JOHN C. PAGE Teacher of Bible Doctrine, Moodr Bible Institute. Chicago. r. TEXT ? My brethren, ha/e not th? faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of Glory, with respect of persons. Jas. 2:1. The relation between faith and works ha* heen the subject of religious discussion through out the centuries. Discussion and controversy are in evitable, and are to be deplored only when they lead to bitterness and strife. On the anvil of contro versy the great truths of thei Christian faith have been ham- I mered out. . Rev. John C. Page. ^ the matter of faith and works, care is necessary in order to give the proper distribution of emphasis. The New Testament does this In a remarkable and impres sive manner. Take for example Titus 3:5 and 8. In verse five it is stated with the utmost clearness and force that salvation is "not by works of righteousness which we have done. This the negative side. The positive side is seen in the remaining part of this verse where we read, "according to His mercy He saved us." Then the method appears In the words ? "by the washing of regeneration and by the renewing of the Holy Ghost.' In the eighth verse saved people are described | as "those which have believed In God. | To believe in God is to believe what God has said In His Word and espe clally the record that He has given | concerning his son. In I John 5:10 we read of "the record that God gave of His son." This record centers in two outstanding facts, namely, that Christ died for our sins, and that He was raised again in acknowledgment of our Justification. These two facts con stitute the very heart of the gospel which Is the power of God to save every qb? that belleveth. Evidently sal vation is by faith and It Is given t? "those which have believed In God. Following this clear and unmistakable teaching there comes the equally clear statement that, "they which have be- | lieved in God may be careful to main tain good works." 1 The whole of the second chapter of j James Is devoted to the matter of l ??a working faith," that is, a faith that | manifests Itself In works. Looked at ( In the light of this chapter, faith must be impartial, sympathetic and a^lve First, it must he Impartial. This i? the burden of the first thirteen verses of the chapter. The "faith whlcn work^th by love" cannot show any l partiality in public worship. It has , such a sense of the majesty of God that It can never acknowledge the . majesty of money. Faith cannot serve , God with moral purity and serve Mam mon at the same time by showing pref erence to the rich in public worship. Faith worketh by love and love ^ob serves what James refers to as "the roval law" which Is. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." If you do this, says the writer of this epistle, you will do well. If you love only your rich neighbor you commit sin. In order to be saved from this and other forma of sin as well, faith must be operative and active In the life. "This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." In the second place "a working faith" must be sympathetic, tender and considerate. "If a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food and one of you say unto them, depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled ; not withstanding ye give them not these things which are needful to the body ; what doth it profit?" Can that sort of faith save? Certainly not ! It Is not the faith which worketh by love but merely a profession and a pretense. It Is an empty or vain tiling, and to It is addressed the words of verse twenty, "wilt thou know, 0 vain man, that faith without works is dead," Just as dead as the human body Is after the spirit has departed from it. In the third pla?j* faith must be active, especially along the lines of obedience and separation to God. Abraham and Rahab are cited as Illus trations of tills principle. Abraham's faith was developed and perfected by his active obedience when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar. This was evidence and proof of a "faith that will not shrink," a faith that shines in the dark, a faith that asserts, "though He slay me yet will I trust Him." Abraham was Justified by faith when he believed the promise of God that his seed should be as the stare of heaven even when he had no child. Then the faith whlc^ justified him be fore God manifested Itself in such a way as to Justify him before men. The same principle apppars In the case of Itahalv She believed the word of God concerning the divine purpose to give Israel the land of Canaan and she co-operated with the messengers sent out by Joshua for the fulfillment of this purpose. She had the "working faith" which manifests itself in a^lvlty. Making People Happy "The more people you make happj, the brighter will shine the germ of happiness In your own crown of life." Overtalk Overtalk Is harder on the nervous system than overwork. ? Western Christian Advocate. The Garden A garden is a beautiful book, writ by the fingers of God ; every flower and every leaf is a letter. ? Dougla* Jerrold. The Most Powerful The most powerful thing In the world is an idea when Its hour hat come.? Western Christian Advocate. All Need Christ All men need Christ, we owe Christ to all men. ? J. R. Mott. BETTER ROADS WILL INCREASE PROFITS There was a time when the stock objection to public Improvements was that It would increase tuxes. Such an argument cannot be applied to th? building of a hard-surfaced road through a farming community for the simple reason that it is an investmenc which will yield returns more than lunre enough to offset the original cost. The very livelihood of the farm er and his family depends upon the road to market. If the road is bail the farmer suffers financially through the distance from his market. If he Jives on a hard road the opportunity Is there for him to make the most of it. The farm on an unpaved road does not yield the net profit which could be had if t tie road were paved. flood roads increase farm profits In many ways. Heavy ruins do not close the road to market, thus crops may be marketed when prices are riglrt ; the level surface permits hauling pro duce to market without bruising or damaging, thus permitting highest grading; less time is consumed In making the market trip; larger loads may be hauled; the wear, tear and maintenance vehicles and horses or truck Is greatly reduced; and if un auto truck is used the mileage per gallon of gasoline is much greater than on an unpaved road. Tests of considerable Interest to farmers have been made recently to determine the superiority of hard-sur faced roads over gravel and dirt road* In different terms. The average re sults of the investigation showed that automobile trucks hauled 31 ton-miles per gallon of gasoline on hard-sur faced roads, 21 ton-miles on gravel roads, and only 14 ton-miles on dirt roads. These figures show that it is twice as costly to haul over dirt roads as It Is over hard roads. In addition, hard roads are perma nent and upkeep expense Is very low. Records of maintenance costs in New York state show that 570 miles of hard road cost an average of $80 per mile to maintain, while 149 miles of pravel road cost an average of $622 per mile per year to maintain. On a hundred-mile stretch of hard road, this would mean $54,200 less mainte nance per year than on a similar stretch of gravel road. (Jetting hack to the marketing of farm produce, the paved road not only lowers the cost of bringing produce market, but It brings the market to the farm. With the coming of the paved road and all its accruing advantages, farms along these roads greatly in crease In value. Buyers of farms to day buy not only the farm land and conveniences of the farm buildings, but the accessibility to market, paved roads often being the price-deciding factor of the sale. Modern Traffic Demands Permanent Construction Itoad builders and highway officials are coming to understand more fully the many and varied requirements de manded by modern traffic. The good road must be able to withstand heavy motor truck traffic. It must be safe and smooth for automobile traffic. Its surface must be such that steel-shod horses will be able to gain' a more secure footing, It must be usable every day of the year. It must be rea sonable In first cost, and It must be easily maintained. That hard-surfaced roads fill these requirements Is evidenced by their ever-Increasing popularity. The mate rials used In making hard roads are so firmly bound together that no amount of pounding can loosen them. A wearing surface as tough as the rock which makes the coarse aggre gate can be secured. The even, gritty surface, and th? very slight crown required to secure perfect drainage offer an Ideal sur face for motor vehicles, as well as In suring a foothold for horses. With hard roads, traffic need not wait on the weather. Heat or cold, rain or sunshine have no effect upon them. They are always ready for use. In first cost, hard roads compare favorably with those constructed of other materials which are able to carry modern traffic, and their main tenance cost is far below that re quired by other types of road con struction. ? Must Continue Work There are 430,000 miles of highways in the United States at the present time that have been Improved to some degree out of a total mileage of 2.941, 294. It Is easy to perceive, then, that the road-building program must be continued throughout the next decade If the full possibilities offered by the motor bus and the motor truck are to be realized In all sectlbns of the country. About Good Roads Inquiry seems to be about equally divided as to hotel and camping fa cilities. and Indications are that the advance guard will begin Its westward Journey with the first warm days of spring. The rural roads of the United States were extended 49.r>..r)34 miles during the nine years intervening between the last two surveys conducted by the Department of Agriculture. The to tal for 1922 made public was placed at 2,941,294 miles. Texas is spending nearly $72,000,000, of which $32,000,000 comes through federal aid, for the construction, im provement. and maintenance of its roads. Upon completion of the pro gram the state will have 5,000 miles of Improved highways. There are 23.000 miles of concrete roads In the United States. Califor nia has 3.2S8 miles, the largest mile age of any state in the Union. Ten convicts who tried to escape from a Mississippi penitentiary In au tomobiles were sralled In the mud, and ^aptured. That's about the only use '.here Is for mud roads.
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