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"3YVS takea a long time to trickle to
tho United States from central Asia.
I There are fow Inhabited placed of
I tho wholo earth bo far away, count
ing time as distance With the coast
of Asia reached, the traveler must
moot many strange perils, endure
many torturing modos of conveyance
and spend many weary weeks and
oven months bofore ho reaches tho
' wild omplro of tho oriental cowboys
who once conquered tho world, tho
land of Mongolia,
Many wild tales have boon filtering, slowly, but
Burely, from that far land In tho last three years.
Narratives of butcherlngs, of wars and aggrcs
Hlons, of llftlo-undorstood political turmoils and
'battllngs. Out of It nil has formed tho very real
itpecter of tho Russian boar, marching with heavy,.
Hiiro tread from the west, grumbling low on the
road to. Pokln and Lhasa.
When China lost this empire, much more than
twice as largo as tho southern states which seced
ed In 1861, and with a population of 4,000,000
yellow-skinned Tartars; little attontlon was at
tracted. Tho czar and his grizzled ofllcors accomplished
tholr first Btops by appealing to the Mongolian
flense of patriotism, Now ho Is bringing about
the complete subjugation of theso vast plains by
corrupting a man moro than a priest, a living
lluddha, one of tho throo embodiments of the
ancient teacher and god.
There aro throo living Incarnations of Buddha,
the Dalai Lama of Lhasa, who is the supremo
ruler of tho Buddhist world; tho Pnnchon Lama,
and the Khutukhta of Urga, tho Mongolian capi
tal and holy city.
When tho English soldiers of Colonel Young
husband invaded Lhasa, tho sacred capital of
Tibet, in 1904, tho Dalai Lama became a holy
tramp. Far and wldo, for many years, ho Iihb
wandered over tho face of Asia, followed by a
inotloy troupo of lesser holies, exceedingly costly
to tho communities which entertained hlnv In
deod, almost a curse to his hosts. To somo West
erners who saw him, he was only a brutal, sen
sual, stupid young man; to othors ho was myo-
terlous, sanctified, the em
bodiment of tho religion
and philosophy of ' the
East. Button. tho whole,'
his Influence diminished.
His strongeBt hold of the
priesthood .had depended
on tho fact that for nearly
two hundred years a
grand lama had not vis
ited Peking.
Whon ItusBla decided it
wbb tlmo to movo tholr
frontier a fow hundred
miles further east there
suddenly appeared a mys
terious deBiro for indo
pendonco on tho part of
tho inhabitants of Mongo
lia. Bohlnd tho scenes
the Russian .emissaries
pulled tho strlngB. There
was rovolt from China.
Tho chlefB of the wild
tribes domandod autono
mous government. They were to bo free, with
their own government and courts oven their
own army. Bitter delusion!
Russia forced the necessary acquiescence at
Pekln, Japan was brought to ncqulesco by an
agroemont on spheres of Intorest. Tho Indignant
protoBta of tho other powers w.ere somehow
smoothod ovef. Pokln was having much more
trouble "with tho southern provinces, tho richest
of tho omplro. Thoro was no possibility of send
ing tho necessary military expeditions to Urga,
Mongolia became "froo," still to a dogreo under
tho nominal suzerainty of China and now under
tho "protection" of Russia.
Tho Russians surged In. Tholr merchants fill
tho market places. Tholr consular agents aro
everywhere and theso agents aro very oaBlly of
fended. And with each offence there Is a fur
ther docreaso of Mongolian power.
On the Buddhist New Year's day tho K,hutukh
ta dared to plead Indisposition and stay awa"y
from paying his respects to tho Russian diplo
matic roprosentatlvo. As a result ho wbb forced
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obsequious fashion,
with as much kowtow
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the Dowager Empress
Tsl An.
The Russians are ub
Jng Yuan Shlh Kal to
discipline the Khutukh
ta. Yuen, "president"
of China, has known
how to use religion to
further hls own pur
poses, He has re-established
the state religion
of China over the pro
tests of tfie Christians
and tho European pow
ers. Now he writes to
the Khutukhta inform
ing him that In the
opinion of the Tibetan
clergy, his manner of
living Is. open to grave
objection on account of
profanity, and that un
less he mends his ways
ho Is likely to be re
pudiated by tho Bud
dhUt church.
Tho messaga goes
on to enumerate some
of the Irregularities
committed by the Khu
tukhta, making special
mention of his wife
and children as a
worldly possession in
compatible with monas
tic life.
But he might havo
gone further. A phono
graph and an automo
bile are among the
frivolities of the ruler
of Mongolia, and ho Is
-very fond of betting on
athletic contests.
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of the Buddhist church,
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fear and trembling, expecting at any
moment to see her go tumbling
through spaco and mussing up tho
sidewalk below. Miss Bcnuett Is too
much of n lady to bo tho perpetrator
of such a hdrrlble sceno, so her audi
once was disappointed. Tho etructuro
on the loft Is the tower of Now York's
loftiost skyscraper, tho Singer building.
Fight Stories' High Prices.
Paris already poeseses an organiza
tion bn tho linos ol tho Wives' union
It Is proposed to establish in London
In order to control the cost of living.
I Tho baker oxtracts 18 cents from thorn
for a four-pound loaf of household
bread, and as much as 20 cents in
somo districts, while bettor quality
bread Is never sold at less than six
centa a pound. Other necessities of
life aro equally dear In proportion. In
a manifesto issued when the League of
Parisian Consumers was formed to
light those high prices it is stated
that the dcarness of food is not due
solely to high tariffs and octroi duties.
Tho averago Parisian shopkeeper
Wants to retire from business at the
ago of forty or thereabouts, nnd bleeds
his customers atr much as possible. If
tradesmen could be persuaded to koop
In harness a little longer they would,
It Is thought, bo content with smaller
profits
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By DONALD ALLEN.
Constance 1), Bennett, falr-halrod
and good-looking, la a mero slip of
u girl not yot twenty years old. To
see her In a street costume oun would
.toevor bellove that so charming a girl
would undertake feats at which many
a so-called stout-hearted man would
qurIK It takea considerable nervo
to climb an 85-foot pole, 420 feet above
tho Btreot lovol, yot this Is tho particu
lar Btuut Miss Bonnett is seen accom
plishing in thB plcturo. Jt shows her
shinning Blowly up tho flagpolo atop
the Equitablo Trust building, In' Wall
street, Now York city. Thousand of
spectators In tho surrounding sky-
India's Qay White Way.
Many East ludlan theaters keep
their performances going until four or
flvo in the morning. Theso dramatic
orgies aro not, says tho Times of In
dia, however, duo to tho length of tho
plays, as In Chlnoso theators, but to
tho fact that the tramcars do not bo
gin running until 11 vo o'clock. As the
spectators gather from distant vil
lages and have strong objections to
paying gharry hlro, thoy expect to bo
entertained until tho traiua Urt,
the Khutukhta has no right to marry; yet no
sooner did he become independent (as he
thought) than he not only took to himself a wife,
but actually proclaimed her to be tho reincarna
tion of tho goddess Chagandara!
To be anybody in Mongolia you must be tho
relncaration of oomebody. This takes the place
of Norman blood.
For three years ho has been allowed to main
tain this standing scandal at his monastery nt
Urga, tho Russians encouraging him. But now
the Russians, using Yuan and the Dalai lama as
catspaws, aro about to put Jho Khutukhta to tho
question through the last-named worthy.
There will be little sympathy wasted on tho
Khutukhta himself. He is certainly a most un
worthy representative of the Buddhist church.
The Khutukhtas of Urga originated at tho be
ginning of the seventeenth century, when tho
Dalai Lama, after a long period of real, If not
nominal captivity, at tho capital of Mongolln, re
turned to Lhasa.
The question arose: How would the Mongols
contlnuo to live without a living
: Buddha in tholr midst? Tho Dalai
Lama then discovered that the son
Just born into tho house of Tushetu
Khan, tho most powerful of tho Mon
golian princes, a direct descendant of
tho great conqueror of Genghis Khan,
was hiinsolf a reincarnation of
Buddha.
Tho marvelous boy was taken to
Lhasa, there brought up and after
ward sent home as tho first Khutukh
ta (grand abbot) of Urga.
It whb from this great appointment
that tho present Khutukhta, the eighth
in tho order of succession, has de
scendedthough not In tho flesh. For
the Khutukhtas have no business to
marry nnd to establish a dynasty, but
nio selected each tlmo on tho death
of tho last holder of tho office from
among tho babies born at that very
moment.
None of tho previous seven Khu
tukhtas was allowed to live too long.
It Is n sign of decadence of tho old
Pekln authority that tho eighth Khu
tukhta, who was born In 1871, has suc
ceeded In asserting his right to live so
long- as this.
But his life has been a worthless
one. He has n great predilection for
strong liquors, ho Is very fond of
cards, he likes the yellow, glittering
motnl more than anything else In the
world, and, ho far from passing his
time in pious devotions, he rides In a
motor car, plays the piano, listens to
the phonograph, and has surrounded
himself with a little harom.
It Is those worldly qualities which
havo made him accessible to Russian
influences, but it would not aurnrlsa
the Mongolian world to learn that
they also have brought upon htm his
ruin.
For when it really proves true that
Russia has withdrawn from him nor
protection nothing will snvo him from
the Dalai Lama's excommunication
and then a now- baby promptly will
bo found to preside as Jebsun Damba
Khutukhta over tho Mongolian church.
"I'd give $100 to soe him."
"You aro n little gooso!"
"Ho must be handsome and gal
lant." "Ilo's a low-browed criminal."
"I hope they won't catch him."
"I'd llko to bo tho ono to shoot him
down!"
"If thoy arrest him, I'll help him to
escape!"
"Look hero, young lady, you don't
want to make an Idiot of yourself over
this thing! You can climb ropo lad
dors, play ghost and scaro tho cook
into fits, but you stop there. There
won't be anything In being nrrostcd.'"
"It's for father to talk to me."
"It's for me. and I am talking."
Thore was Mr. Dalzelle, widower;
thero wan his son, Bob, twenty years
old; thero was Aunt Phyllis at tho
head of tho house; thero was Kitty,
aged eighteen, and thoro was tho
cook,
Brother and sister wero having
breakfast together when tho above
conversation took placo. As a rule,
brothers pay Uttlo attention to their
sisters, but Bob had taken it upon
himself to begin to boss when ho was
seven years old.
Another country Raffles had broken
loose, and was plundering the county
residences for miles around, Ho had
not reached tho Dalzelle place yet,
but In tlmo he must,' and Bob bought
a revolver and carefully loaded It and
placed It under his pillow and then
slept bo soundly that Mr Raffles or
any other gentlemanly burglar could
have stolon the chimneys off the
house.
Tho cook moved her bed and bureau
against her door every night, and
slept with her mouth open and ready
to scream.
Aunt Phyllis had four extra bolts
put on her door, and nover neglected
her prayers.
Mr. Dalzelle hid the sugar tongs in
a vase and went to bed feeling that
it -waB rather mean to servo Raffles
such a trick.
It was Miss Kitty who made a hero
of the despoller, and tho newspapers
were a good deal to blame for that.
They said ho must be a gentleman
and a college graduate; they said ho
was handsome and debonair; thoy said
ie carofully avoided houses where
thero waB Illness, for, humanity's
sake. The girl was appealed to. It
was romantic. It wasn't butter at 45
cents a pound, and short weight at
that, but It was a young man of birth
and breeding driven to burglary to
get food for his starving mother, or
something of tho sort.
Miss Kitty sympathized with him
and admired him.
It Raffles would only Call during tho
daytime and relate his sad story she
would cheerfully givo him all tho
change In her savings bank and try
and get him a clerkship In a grocery
in tho nearest village. She sat for
hours on tho veranda, but ho didn't
appear. She" lay awako half tho
night, but ho had business elsewhere.
On the night preceding tho conver
sation at the breakfast table, Mr. Raf
fles had plundered a houso half a mile
away, and In a -most charming way
had begged an old maid's pardon for
having found her asleep with her hair
In curl papers. This was tho cap
Bheaf of romance.
If MIbb Kitty were to go down and
Bit on the brldgo would tho knightly
robber appear?
If she were to saunter Into tho
woods would her Robin Hood bo
there?
"I donjt care a snap what Bob
Bays!" she exclaimed at her other self
In her mirror. "If there la any way
I can help Mr. Raffles tb escape the
police and then reform and be good.
I'm going to dd it."
Half on hour later tho cook told
her that as many aB twenty officers
had .Raffles surrounded In an old barn
about a mllo away, and tho fellow was
suro to bo captured.
"He needs help and he shall have
It!" said tho girl to herself; and ten
minutes later Bho was speeding away
n her runabout.
Thoro wero halt a dozen men around
an old barn, but there was no Raf
fles there. If he had boon thero he
had vanUhed. When Miss Kitty was
told this her f,ace lighted up with
such relief that after shcr had passed
on one of tho officers asked:
"And who in the dovll is that?"
"The Dalzelle girl," was answered.
"Is aho related to Raffles?"
"Don't think so."
"But she seems mighty well pleased
that he has outwitted us again."
"Oh. that'B the girl of It."
MIbb Kitty aped on rejoicing. Raf
fles -was still freo. They might have
run him bo far that he wouldn't re
turn, and tho thought brought dlsap
polntment. Ono can't ruminate very
well In driving an auto or a runabout,
and after going three miles Bho turned
in to an old and abandoned house to
sit on tho broken steps and ponder
and wonder. Poor Raffles! Ho had
tried to burgle as gently as ho could,
and whori an Inmate of the houso
awoke and shouted to know what ho
was doing thero, he had gone right
away without stopping to arguo tho
matter. It was true that ho took
monoy and Jewels, but It was also trui
that It ho found tho baby about to fall
out of bed In Its sleep ho tenderly re
placed It In a safe position.
A Bound llko a snooze In tho old
houso.
Tho girl whirled and glancod over
her shoulder. Thero was yawning va
cancy whoro tho door had onco hung,
but there was nothing sho coutd aeo
In tho room.
Her fathor was an Insurance man
and omployod clorka. Why not give
Raffles a position thero untiljio could
bettor hlmsolf. Sho would apeak to
him that very ovonlng. Mr. Raffles
would havo to chango his name and
atop running out nlghtB, but thero
was no doubt that ho'd cheerfully
mako tho sacrifice.
A yawn from tho old houso!
"Mercy, what waa that!"
Tho girl aroso and started. to movo
off, but bethought her of tramps and
Bat down again. Sho had no fear of
tho wayfarers by daylight. Ono of
them had turned In thoro tho night be
fore, but ho might not oven wako up.
If brother Bob know that sho had
como out hoping to aid Raffles what a
row thore would bo! But how was ho
to know? And If ho did find out alio
would stand right up nnd Bass back
and lot him know that his days ot
bossing her wero over with forever.
A sneezo and a. cough!
Miss Kitty Jumped to her feet and
faced tho doorway.
The next moment she waa facing a
man of thirty who waa cursing under
his breath. Ho looked tough. Ho
looked wicked.
"Who tho blank aro you?" ho de
manded as he looked from hor to her
runabout and back. -
"I I am Miss Dalzelle," she stam
mered. "What aro you doing horo?"
"I came out to to "
"You camo out to play tho spy for
tho offlcera!"
"No, sir. I thought thought "
"What In blank do I caro what yoa
thought? Raffles Isn't caught yet, and
Isn't likely to bo. Much obliged for
the runabout?"
"Here! Here!" sho cried as he
started from tho vehicle.
"No tlmo to talkl"
"But you can't ako that!"
"But I have! Give my love to all
the bone-head officers who aro trying
to find my tracks In tho mud!"
Ho had gone! It was Raffles of tho
romance!
Mlsa Kitty Dalzelle Bat down and
wept Sho had Indulged In a charm
ing Illusion for days, and It had been
knocked skyhigh In about alxty aec
onds. It waa a hard blow, and tho
maid wbb still weeping when an auto
halted and some ono touched her arm
and gently aaked:
"Can I bo of any assistance to
you?"
It was a young man of pleasant face
and voice, and he had no chauffeur
with him.
"A a man has run away with my
runabout!" waa gasped.
"It was youra, oh? Ho passed mo
two miles back, and I am afraid ho
won't atop for 30 miles. Ho looked
to bo a hard case."
"That was Chevalier Raffles."
"You don't say!"
"Ho was hiding in this old house."
"I declare!"
"Do you know my brother, Bob?" -
"I'm afraid not, though I can tell
better aftor hearing your name. Mlno
Is Duke Wlnwood."
"And I am Kitty Dalzelle, and I
havo a brother, Bob. You won't tell
him. will you?"
"Never In this world! Now that
your machine Is gone, I am ready to
convey you homo In my auto."
"But what explanation can I give
regarding tho loss of tho runabout?"
waB the Innocent query.
"We'll talk It over as we go."
It was talked over. Raffles made
good his escape. The runabout waa
never recovered.
"Something mighty funny about all
this!" said Bob after Mr. Wlnwood's
seventh or eighth call. Sis lets go of
one hero and picks up another In less
than an hour, and is getting too chesty
for anything."
When the engagement la announced
Bob will got full explanations.
Copyrlgfht. 1914, by tho McClura Newspa
per Syndicate.)
Flying Postman.
The ministry of posts and tele
graphs of France recently made plana
to create an aerial postal service to
carry lato letters from Paris to tho
mall ateamors for tho West Indies and
South America, which leave Franco
only twice a month. Two hundred
pounda'or more of lottera for South
America arrive In Parla during tho
evening and night preceding tho de
parture of the steamer from Poulllac.
To reach that port in tlmo to go
aboard tho 'steamer tho mall must
leavo PariB by train at 6 p. m. A,
aucceasful trial ot tho proposed aux
iliary postal service waa made. Lleut
Ronln left Paris In tho morning with,
ten kilograms of letters, and arrived'
at Paulllac In good season. Tho gov
ernment plans to make other Blmilar
trials, probably between Parla and tho
Mediterranean porta. It tho "experi
ments succeed, a regular aerial postal,
service will probably bo established-
Youth'a Companion.
Musical Experts Fooled.
Some musical oxports came out
badly lu a tost which was tried on
them recently In a Parla studio. A
number of viollnB of all ages and
values, Including a Stradlvarlus that
had boen sold for $15,000, wero plnyod
on, In a darkened room, to an au
dience that Included many people of
sound musical Judgment. Tho Instru
ment which they thought the finest
turned out to be a Belgian violin mado
this year, tho socond placo went to a
French Instrument of 1911 and tho
Stradlvarlus came third.
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