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lt;p OUR RECENT . FIRE INCONVENIENCED UB. Wa HOPE SHAT If DID Nor INoOHVENIENCE OUR NUMEROUS cy qieave 5 cousins i - AOTNESS THAT HAS AY TIMES CAUSED soux OF OURCUSTOMERS T0 WONDER. WE CAN D0 THE SAME FOR YOU. WILL YOU LET US? : ERD SORCERERS. DE IN EXISTENCE AMONG THIBETAN eos is Stated P os Applied Are Often Deadly. Simla, Dec. 30 Thibet, the snoun- P tain-cradled Jand of mystery, oie gid and new worlds are there setn rainst the picturesque background of an immemorial past, extending so a as. 639 AD. when Buddhism was first introdneed from India. There are wizards and necromanc- ers enough jn the country to run the industries of a thriving modern town and it is difficult for a W sterner.to understand how the patives ean tn- questioningly accept.their hanky- panky as indubitable proofs of super- Occidental can practices of a people like the Thibet ans; unless his mind is entirely de nuded of its. inaterial prepossessions. Buddhist emibraces practically the whole social structure of the people, for the half-million Ponbes, who eon- serve the earlier religion of the land, fare the victims of similar supersti- practices. igive bangliets to all the gods and all the devils. WIZARD A POOBAH- The wizard in Thibet is 2 sort ot, universal provider of every kind of assistance. Tt is,the wizard who comes to. the sick man's bedside. If he dies, a commemorative ceremony is held a year after his i Yn no other country in the world w is the priestly influence so pats mount. Wizards abound. Exoteists and religious impostors live on the fat of the land: -For-al- the people. of Thibet and Far Eastern Asia, of whom the world knows little, the universe is full of immaterial powers and intelligences, demoniac and dan- gerous.. Every incident is believed to have some supernatural signi- ffeance. All the epochs of life are or- dered by the wizards or the down-at- ened to it.. It is more than probable that the departure is hastened by. the dancing soreerer, of magpie, as he is called, and his horrible yells sup- posed fo be calls for ai cerer also does a thriving trade as a fortune teller, while divination is a remunerative side line. - When peb- bles are arranged in a certain way, they are supposed to convey an or- acular message, ana tie, teapection of the shoulder blade of sheep, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SELL, WE WANT TO SELL IT. IF YOU WANT TO INVEST WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE. held close to the fire, is also part of the fake ceremonial. There is no end to it. A house Has to be built, a village squabble peeds quelling, the crops are backward and scanty, the region needs. rain, thet is a mar riage,-a funeral ora birth for ali fof these affairs a wizard is called in for adviee, and for the exercise of his mysterious powers over all.forees that work against the well-being of mankind.. Most of: the wizard priests are men Of degenerate haiiits and of repulsive demeanor. Some engage themscves for, the merest pittance, a few bowls -lof tice, 2 few cobs of maize, and a lgeneral debauch, when the feasts celebrating any of their professional duties are carried out. LAMAISM PRACTICAL. +, Lamaism is the particular form of Baddhism-of which these supersti- tious practices form an integral part, and the strang titual of the Ponbo sect-is much the same. But the Pon- celibacy. and the hen the greater their reputation s ma* gicians. When engaged in theirapystic rites, the sorcerers belonging to the Ponbo sect wear a tall pointed Mack hat, surmounted by a peacock s ther, a death's bead and a pair crosded thunderbolts, and beat drum formed. of two human te There is one spell still practiced among them, which, until recent years, has bee occasionally used by rustics in out-olthe-way parts of Europe.- This is the sticking gf pins into the effigy of a man over whom it is desired to east a spell. The methods employed to cure dis- leases are exttemely weird. , One pre- seription ie to dress up a clay figure in the sick man s:clothes. His name is written upon the figure, which is thrown away. They believe that the spiritof death mistakes the little statue for the patient himself, and, deceived into. thinking him to be dead, troubles im no more. When a Thibetan is accused of kav- ing a demon, it is one of the worst misfortunes that could befall him. He may appeal to the official admin- istrator of justice, who himself often turns away itt fear from the reputed victim. He is ostracized in the harshest way gnd is everyhwere an outeast; ar fhere is nd hope for him unless he is able to consult an bonorable of the exorcist fra- oniey: Peeler thie afar are erally reckoned exorbitant. Even if the demon-posseaved individual can sctape together the fee, anything may fs appen to him. REMEDY WORSE THAN;DEMON. The exoreist may drive a nail into monks, the more solitary ghey aro his temple, or stick 2 needle through his arm, or preseribe repeated pota- tions of abominable mixize spirit for a given number of days. But what- ever may be the nature of the rem- edy, the effects leave the man gen- erally so much of a physical wreck that he is led to believe that the demon: has left him, not without giv- ing him rather a bad shakeup in the departure. When convalescent, he is again allowed to become a decent member of the eommunity. The Forbidden Land ig enclosed between Kuen Lun and Himalaya mountains, and covers an area eight times'the size of Great Britain. Its remote and alihost inacevssible Joca- tion counts for/much in the presptva- tion of racial peculiarities, making Thibet still the ethnological museum of the world. There are in all 3,- 000,000 Thibetans, subjects of India and Chaina respectively. They are supple and graceful and possess gen- tleness not devoid of hypocrisy. The chief features of the country are the 3000 monasteries, perched like fort - Tesses upon the mountain rocks symbols of,a priestly tyranny which is likely to prevail for many a jong day.. PRILLIPINES T0 BE INDEPEADENI After Eight Years of a Pro- visional Government is Wilson s Proposal. Staunton, Va., Dec. 27. President- elect Wilson favors a provisional gov- Senment for the Phillipines for eight Years and independence thereafter, rding to representative W. A. Jones, of Virginia, chairman of the House Insular Affairs Committee, who discussed the Phillipine situation with him on the train-today. We. really don t expect th sure'to pass this congre Jones, byp, it will fn the of the Singl andidouble outfits of all descriptions for sal or hire. Horse or Automobile De 5 livery at all times. HAY FOR SALE. Prairie Hay by the load. Timothy by the bale or ton. No. PHONE. 703. a LANCASTER WINS... fer St. Catharines, Ont., Dec. 3 Judge Carman in giving judgjffent on the appeal of E A. Lancast f, M. hi P;, against the? assessment i Dominion sessional. indemnity for municipal taxation this morning de- clered that Mr. Lancaster's income fs assessable, but that after deduet- FOR SALE RESTAURANT AND LIVERY STAB- LE IN SEVEN PERSONS, Both places are well stocked and equipped and doing good business. Owner has otHer interests, Terns: Halfcash; balanee arranged. For particulars see - . CARLSON. * 134-13t Seven Persons ing proper ents: amount of tie member's cost of ing in Ottawa, that there is not, fitient remaining to assess. Sao authority that. Brita to appear in musical comi her own management. FOR JSAL BLACKSMITH SHOP InN SEVES PERSONS. Tools, forge and complete equi for carrying on business. Must sold to close up estate. Full information as to price, ete. upon application to GUS BOWMAN, 184-19t Seven The. Harvard 100 odd articles at your own price. During the sale we will winter stock at less Men's one-buckle Over Taila AMIs mn rom the Imperial Bink Block to 397 ratonto Next Door to B, D. Bennett Co, . emptions amounting to 1,600, Will be deltvered v Hat A a. : D. CAMPBEL the Council Ch re close of the hat date. UBRECT OF LI Bf the Soil ; Pr ods of Gonser ES RAE, Pre * properties. See t ay SUE We'have 6000 acres adjoi We iilso have'a halt sect fe have only: four lots
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