HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1885-3-5, Page 3UONSECRATIN"(* Aa JOSS,
Hoyv a Chinese Gott Obtains ME Om'
nipotenoe.
The occupant of the voltiole pushed
open the hack door, thrust forth a gore
geouslyenveloped foot and lenand in
a moment steed on the sidewaile in all.
the glory of a long scarlet robe, green
breeches, a gondola -shaped hatand a
pigtail of unusual length, lie was
tall. for a Chinaman, and rather slim,
the lona robe seeming to add a foot or
two to Ids stature, Two similarly ar-
rayed Celestials sprang from the doors
way of the building to meet hint, and
said something that sounded to Anglo
ears like "Soon ahoy," almost in unt-
son. This salutation was responded to
by "Bale if hay." and the three
marched up the steps into the building,
the last speaker leading the way.
"It's soine joss business," said the
policeman who was Balled on toexplain
what these maneuvers meant,
But the explanation was, nota very
mut oand the reporter's curiosity
getting the better of lam, he climbed
up the outer steps and followed the
scarlet -robed Mongolians up two or
three flights of dirty stairs through the
smoke and stench which permeated
the whole iaterier. The trio pausod
before a gorgeously decorated door-
way loading into a room. devoted to the
worship at Chinese deities --a large
4 room, iii which were several Chinamen,
�R sortie sainting and others sitting on
low benches. As the three newcom-
ers opened the 'door eoluo musietltns
seated zn a Corner of the room sent
forth a burst of melody almost as
sweet as that usually heard in a holler
factory. The noise continued until
the scarlet -robed Celoatials had made
the circuit of the room and paused be
fora a huge joss, whore they stood sol-
emnly for a moment and then pros-
trated themselves before it, ' all the
other Chinamen falling pn their knees
with their heads bent to the floor. Then
the music struck up again and the
heathen arose to their feet and began
chattering among themselves as on or-
dinary occasions. Tho reporter aeisud
this pause in the ceremonies to inquire
what was being done and it was ex-
olained by one Chinamen who spoke
Rnglish quite plainly that the idol had
tatty been set up in the room that
mururug and that it was now being
consecrated by the priests. The re-
porter than stood back at a respectful
distance and witnessed the enactment
of a strange scene, similar to that
which Worcs has recently been placing
on canvas --"Tho Eonsceration of a
Joss."
A. Chinese boy with a red nig-tail now
brought a long -logged cock; to the tall
priest, the nue who had lately 'arrived
and who seethed to be master of cere-
monies. The fowl was taken by the
priest, swung around in the air three
times by the leg before the paper and
tinsel god and handed back to the boy. A.
small china vessel containing salt was
then brought to the priest. Who, stand-
ing between his two starlet -robed ;tt-
tendaluts, sprinkled a handful of the
contents over the image and then
placed the dish on the pedestal be-
tween lea fet't. Rites of punk stick
and wax candles. arranged about the
idol, were next lighted by the two as-
sistants, and the boy brought a small
earthen basin of water, in which the
priest dipped his finger and then flirted
them in the direction of the joss. The
bowing promise was then repeated. the
unearthly music resounding through
the room so loudly that the reporter
was obliged to place his hands over his
ours to keep out the din.
Then came the most interesting; por-
tion of the ceremony. The boy with
the red pig -tail brought a small pot of
rertnillion and a inrush. One of these
was handed to the right -band assistant
and the other to the left. Both were
then presented, to the priest, who took
them, mumbling suttee Words, which
could hardly be heard on account of
the clanging' and squeaking of the
musical instruments. The priest dip-
ped the brushes in the paint and hold
'•ntb aloft. This was a sa_uat for more.
kneeling by those around and redoub-
led energy on the part of the musi-
cians. He then applied the brush to
the staring black eyes of the image,
leaving a little round red spot on each.
This perfected the divinity of the joss.
Before this he had been only paste-
board
and paper; now he was omnipo-
tent. His eyes could read the future
and he was capable of giving good for-
tune to his worshipers and bac ' luck to
those who disregarded him and be-
lieved not in his powers. The music
ceased, the ceremonies came to a close
and the heathen passed out of the joss
house, down the stairs, and into the
street.
The Story et.a Great Mane.
The owner of the Mala Noche (ban
night) mine was in its time the richest
man in Northern Mexico. The mine
at the surface paid ' little or nothing,
and after the owner had sunk his own
capital he continued working it with
borrowed money until his credit was
gone and things had 'arrived at such a
pass that the mine was in danger of
J being seized and himself thrown in
prison. He then resolved .to work it
one week longer, and if nothing was
struck to run away. The week passed
and nothing :Wilt .ptruok. On the :after-
noon Of the last day he ordered,. his
horses brought for flight at daybreak.
He passed the night, this "mala
nocho," between hope and despair,
when just before 'daylight a miner
game from the mine bringing a'•gallo"
((a piece of rich rook) and.the news/
that a bonanza had been struck. The
bonanza proved to be an immense one.
In memory of that night the mine was
caIIed Mala Noohe.-Bt, Louis Globe-
Dentocrat.
ter, eetgar Holdenpublishes statistics
which coincide in the main with the
investigations of the Gorman Board of
health that the danger of dying of con-
suniption after the age of twenty-one
practically increases as age advances.
Relatively more persons die of con-
sumption between the ages of sixty-five
and seventy-five than at any other
period after twenty-one.
IBvooklyn bee the largest tin -box
factory in the country. A feature is
the manufacture ofdecorated dowers.
This consists of tin plate on wilese
surface there is a picture or other
design. The work is done by a tin -
lithographing press similar to that em-
ployed upon paper. The decorated
ware costs but a trine more than the I
plain. and is in great demand.
Au army of nearly 6'000 officials at
this time watches over the order and
safety of the capital of the German
Euinite. This army is composed of
3,348 policemen of various branches and
grades. 601 night watchmen, 746 tire -
men, Sit lamp lighters, 647 function-
aries of the Street Cleaning Depart-
relent, besides 182 messengers and
orderlies attached to the special service
of the municipal authorities. and 224
tax collectors..
The latest telephone ;tispouses with
electricity altogether. Its diaphragm
is split willow or other wood eiosely
woven, dried and varnished. The dry
0 e;S.GZDLE
T;..T1l.r.1el'ti-l;i t*14-; rut) d b lt,l l:litill k• Ar2-
'1Y GULL SA .CU
a
b
Cx
t5
those wb Intend
urebas;a•(�to 4. so from
he manu.actut•oa`. Tlae
eater was ouya to Heli
a'g'ain Must 400esserity
ave a profit. We elaiw
o givetho aurchasere the
mint, which oannet1uil
o tweet the views of the
rangers. Our emirs/mos
rales, than those of Bite
maim feetnrext c Quseg'•end
wecalt eelieheaner
[�,rL WOULD
' T call speoialatttentio;
toour undertaking dept.r i
v , , aient,whieb is more coin I
pletethenever,aa we bere ,
• �z�.e,p�s!+vf' r .tddedseveralnewdesignsl
; of late The hest zonana,
caskets shun ds,and.every
i� --- It� �,A uneryl roquisitk at t1:e 1
Lr'' t toe. est telt aI Oar new
VsecEcerae is prone/le:4dby
ueteut mtge. to bF
second to norm do the
.+-..- nrO1111.1e4t t
Emblems of all the Different Societies.
llt(B RtAKSR AND
Funer.dis •urnished a.....
conducted at the vary low
est rater
MyStoek at IAudertakine
goodsnt Liege. complete
and we assorted, Hutt en)
person ; equirtng a til; titin;;
in this line will Audit re
theiredvacatge to give pas
a call Had ex,aniue ti's
themselves,
CABIN iJ T-MAKL,tt.
t
1.14V.S A a t tee. 'red a i
.artie stock Walnut and
ttusewred Caskets; also''
Bonus of every descr1p-•
r tion. A c.+utplotn at.,A•A: .
of Itches and Tr*unett:ge
atwty on hand.
Tien detest *kyles of ,
Chamber sea Parlor suits
All kinds of Furniture et
the lowest retes.
THE J13I.4T Iltl..tltSE IN Tura G )uliTY
Ing eantraets the fibers and produces Remember tee elaee--•Neariyeepoattelleum'eleitieece Store, Mein -street, Exeter.
a very high tension, In the center of
the diaaphraa_rm is a strong copper plate
to wheel this wire is attached. For
distauoas less than two miles the : new
telephone canveya sound butter and
more distinctly than the Bell, 'Tim
difficulty itt "switching" the wires,
helvdver, limit its use.
Thera is a perplexed watnan in Law-
renee, Itlass. Site had Uivo canaries,
and a few nights ago placed. theta all
in a new cage, 'trove the cat out
of doors, and on retiring saw the
birds quietly roosaine together on
one perch. On arising the next morn-
ing she discovered to her great grief
that the live birds had disappeared.
Tito door and windows were alt ux
emitted and found to be closest and
le -stoned, and there was not in or about
the cage so emelt as a single feather to
explain the mysterious disappearance
of the songsters.
The depth to which vegetation ex-
tends on the earth's surface has been
made the theme of a curious inquiry
by a disciple of Max Von 1 ueva:0to .
Bv taking speeinlcn�t of the strata of
tiff ereut depths, procured in the pro -
gross of au vetav:kin tar a well. and l
eulttveting i134113 under experimental
condition., the au+etvl'r ,procured vege-
table organ:zhns w many types teat
have never been obeet'vud ail the sur-
face; and. ctu:onaly enough, each
stratum appeared to be distinguished 6
by types of its own. which were totally
absent in deeper as well as in more
superfio:aa deposits. The inquiry epee
a nese field ter the zoological etuttent.
4B.4.'1771sT
Mze#er root Office Time Table.
MAILS 1 Amin* c•toot.
Eirkton,woodbam,Wiu belies tad Fiimvilte ,.. ... ... ... .,•'tllw•.to :i'uDail.
South,eastend west .ineludingLondon. ftanti heti. Tort Me Montreal. alanit•:
oha,UuftedStalcs,b:ntltshmaul foreifiuwufis, :.. , ... . 9.9ua.W.;9.0 a. rn
Routh. east west sic ., .., ,..
"Yes," said the doctor; "you must
prepare yourself for the worst. You
cannot live many more days. You bad
better make your will at once." "Macke
env Milia" gitept'ct the sick lawyer.
"Yes," replied ills doctor gently'. "it
would be well. 1 think." "No," the
legal loran said. shaking his head, "I
will raver Make a will. My family
needs what little property I have got."
NO POISON
iN THE PASTRY
IF
ARE TTSE.1a,
Ventlla,Lemon,Orange, etc.,tiavor Cokes,
Creams.Puddings, dtc..as delicately and nat.
nrnfly as the fruit front whteh they ['remade.
FOR STRENGTH AND TRUE FRUIT
FLAVOR THEY STAND ALONE.
TARPARzo BY THE
Price Baking Powder Co.,
Chicago, 111. St. Louis, Mo.
MAXIM OF
Zr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
- ANW -
f)r. Price's Lupulin Yeast Gems,
Best Dry Hop Yea,t.
FOR SBSH=S mY Ci•S OC?7.'iZtr..
WE MUSE BUT ONE'OVdLlTY.
LIGHT HEALTHY BREAD
/he best dry hop yeast in the world. Bread
raised by this yeast is light, whiteand whole-
some like our aai►dthother's delicious bread.
GROCERS SELL THEM.
REPAR D,6 4
Price Baking Powder Co.,
F1an'Fts of lir. price's Special Flavoring Extracts,
Cinema. 111. St. Louis. MO.
6.16 T.re. tee p.
North and wneh.ian7 n.eionc..aea..,. ,a:.. _c____ ,.- _ ,. __
North eatt.ke
Hay ,._ „ ,
&eru t"Ttaes,1a s,Tbttntda}u u,dSaturday'C
MONEY ORDERS
rem r,w.ale p.m
:.est►. ut,;e,t, p. ta.
itl+atu .id p0IP. in
[sealed and paid on and from tiny Mousyy OrtlerOlttce iii the Dominion o. Caaada,Gree t Isrttsia and ;
Ireleuti,feritish!nein, Newtouteitend. italy.Anrtrslia.te•w� Sou1b wales. Tatmaelas. New Rolsedl.
Fruace Hua .tlgerta,tl;e tlerttau Fant he, 5wedett,NnrRar Deaur,trk. tcPlaud.lirlgtuen, tine 1eti�.
.lat:ds, Sw tzerlaud. Attstria•liuntary, ,pnuritanla. ilnfted at5tes, Jsm*h a.t,*4'larb*d,.a,
POSTOFb'.t E SWWINGS11ANL
Isepoatts will be received at tufa office from t1 to *300. Depositors nleelutng the teethuaster-
General's spewlel nermisfii•u can depot/H *lace. I)pnoaitson 8ASinge Beek aCec*lnt r,MAIL•' ""-
Q, a iii, to 4 p• iia. fattiest at 4 pet Cent per attsitnn silt be allowed no ell th-pecitrt
Wilco hours t,tun 7.50 s. m.tn7 p, m.
Lcttersintendedfor registration must helmeted 15 miuntea Wore the closing of each Inal1.
N li-ltts partieulsryrequested thattito senders of matter will kindly M.l4 the nitmesnf tl a .,
Cnuntiesto tkeacld*esses.
Dta011Nh, Pestmat•ter.
CURES ALL,
AND 15 THE MOST PERFECT
FA iYIMICINS ?n the \V L
SOLO BY ALL DEALFRS.
IIICE, 25 AND 53 COTS' r:;i C1111.7..
Health & Happiness for all.
WILL CURE OR RELIEVE
Biliousness, r•.c:a'eo Dys-
pepsia, indigsstiw;., Dizziness,
Jauiulic! !•try. ri it::.ing
of a %.,rt,
An(' cror5 Ise + of , t tit :r.`• ''. t
late t:.. 1 . •. . >.:
late
r,.1:, ..,.t., It
Climax Cil•:.
REMOVAL ? REMOVAL I
THE GENERAL QUESTION
Agitating tiie Public mind at present is where
can tney get the best Bread, but this matter
can be settled to the entire 'satisfaction of the
people of Exeter and surrounding country, by
• calling on
.7013x? BELL,
the old established and reliable bakery, where
they will find just what they want.
A Superior quality of Bread always an Hand
Also a first-class stock of Buscurrs, Buns.
OASES & OONPEOTIONABV, which will be sold
cheap. While opponents have started busi-
ness, and sold out, andleft the place, Dir. Bell
has been found at his pust, during the •past
eight years, ready to attend to the wants of
the Public.
CROCERIE
Owing to increasing business, Mr.. Bell ha
found it necessary to remove to more cora
m ious premises,andhas
od added iargely to
e
g y
his stook of Groceries, and will keep on hand;
Sngars, Teas, Coffee, Syrup, and everything
usually fonnd in a first-class Grogery Store.
All kinds of Farm, Produce tak-
en in exchange for goods,
'How Lost, FM Restosed.
REnsideee THE STAND :-Sonthcott'a Block,
Fourdoots North Post Office
JOHN BELL;
Proor•o.or.
e have
SkDE.OULVERW::LLS tlIEshedBRA'ED ESA
I*}ietmeofNervousDebillitye3[ental land physiiccal
incapacity impediments to Alen lege. etc„ re-
snitiug trent eneessea.
Price, in sealed envelope, only G cents, or two
Posture stamps.
clearicelebrated tatea from thirty years' succeas-
ful.practice, that ataru' fi*geonae0ueao05 may be
radically cured without the dangerous nseef in
ternahnedicines or the use of the knife ; Point -
cm i atrode of titre at once Simple certain and et-
fectnn 1,by :Deana of tvhidh every sufferer,inomat.
for what5is condition may hammy cure himself
cb aaply,privetetr and radically.
S. T1ti lecture should be in the handsel every
youth and every mania the land.
Address
THE 0U'.LVI.RWELL MEDIUAL•Co
41 ANN Sr.,NEW TOILE
Poet Office flex 450
RE N SAL L
PORK PACKING HOUSE
Having eutnmenced busbies ' for tido
Fall and Winter Trade
We are prepared tope reliase anyquantity of
Pork ,subject to the following regulations
We will take off two pounds per hundred if
lirenid threepound 1f>tnt. Shan icier
t ek
twty-five
cents. If any of the 1 nog gate
are left ia , 25 n ntsextra will be deducted.
No pork will be bought at an priee
it warm.
We vent all Hoge, Cutting right through
breast! to 'let 1 and Hams opened out to tai
G 4t J. PETTY.
AYER'S
▪ rry Pectoral.
IT* otber rent,
nose ro t4.t'.
ors. 1t.e o..
pet A3t.`r:.
pesee.7,S n.: :, :
rie1.atts ^
tort'." 1'h 7 r ti.k
si.It.._:.
tt14t4. t. t.:,:c -,'S.
M
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` • � are ro :n5id res i r ±heir
a A. n•v \4t.iler-
or duce cross kat -
1 eg:salt :t of a fatal
k . 1 etrenat. hada
•0, a forty 'tars'
.^.SGB, 41111 4101141 be
delay.
A T •!,7e Ceagla Cared.
""••• • t t vererecold.whtchsffected
2. . eougblaqs�,.,d t; -.cd
;',lout sleep .r5O L..4
a .,d velGa sleep.
: .
s... • z ;.eyed my Mole, 11.,%.',"$1
• ' • . ,l'd rue the rest 1.e+ ,t. 14
k'f say /strength. 1 t:.
.1 the P,4CTORAI. a t•
i Fiat now 4::
Hied Fan
s. saved Ise.
i.Q1t.t4C FAt11011P1rtt:E.."
• %:•41 t., Ataty la, 104-
t --,:•, - A, 'lit totlter'a Tritlttte,
` ra!Gut rylast ulster ,:v:dile
• ".53 aS tallier inwint: f Ck,1pF
• ,auaid die fro di, E.rangrt-
.' f;oaely FuFf,ktted t'.e use
C i't:17011..at. a bit it!e d
k' Pt in the Leese ;this.
reek frni, o t es'es, au*
- t" is i i" l e'ilr *5*
L+ i lt.,l. lea*
5 • 't ..:.ger Si
i"t.. reeve.*
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t:et
. teal
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4 R•ia.nq di it i•y i'i•
• . .•' 4;; t Ti': r' ' 1't f' (aChitifa
1 :'1:: iA •' Di Io aaa..
.. t) oke 11 .. . Cu5,-
. t i \. -.114.34 "
t, :lr. t
•,•' ,• 1 `•e sf .t rays
.n.J r . .• have died
i. ,• t a .
No vase of an afi• 'aetioa of the'llkiroat
Iu.A:ts exists *leek cas.aot be fatly mitered
by the tut, c' heed's eal:ustr Prcxoaat,,,
sal t: ss '.:t arcs Car: tr;een Ilio disesteem
sot al.eady 1.,;•-.•:. ad the central aline rants,
riert'M*tD AT
Cr.J. C.Ayer&Ca., Lowell, Masi
Sold by all .Ilrug Ists.
.YS + ,
t..
a. .
Lina st wt% the ;eat far 41 -1
Vases, sad ha -a proved ;:.... t:. .
remedy known fee the.our;
Consumpttan, Oo:�'':•-
! Colds,Whaoptn
and all Lung. Di: aasce ,
ye -Sing .'r 41d. ti„t.t11'V
!. I':ico 35c. at.i. $S 30
FREEMAN'S
WORM POWDER..
Are pleasant to take. Contain their OTT
Purgative, rs a safe, sure, send em'etua!•
*Nrroyet of worms itt Children or Adult&
4-
B A 1.3 11111
'JRESCtIUCHS' COLDS.
-_ HOAR SENESS,ETC. e
$T.TRxa23
ROLLER : MILLS !
These mills are now completed with all
the:beet and very latest improved machin.
eryjfor the manufacture of;Flour on the
Roller Process
THE MILL ISNOWRUNNING NIGHT
AND DAY, and we ar prepared to do
Gristing & Chopping on Shortest Notice
Also Fleur and Feed for sale at
Cheap as the Cheapest.
ERNES & WILLIAMS,
Proprietors.
WANTED- N SON's
New SC Superior Canada Maps & Charts
Aa paying as any.agency in the world Pee
full particulars, free, address,B. O. TVNISO1r
Map Publlelier 388 Riehnaond•st.,London.Oaiw
Established 1871.
p
G.W. SI ALLCROSS ii& CO.,
NEW YORK;
Fills orders, sells on Cmmnihission,or seMpwd.
chase Apples, Potatoes and 'Poultey. Writes
us,