NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
OPEN SHRINE TO
. . DEAD EMPEROR
Strange Ceremony in Japan, In
cluding Vaudeville, Marks
Two Days of Worship.
BUILDING COST $10,000,000
Impressive Manifestations of Loyalty
Featured the Solemn Shinto Cere
monies Voices Silent Dur
ing Worship.
Tokyo. After six yenrs' labor nntl
an expenditure estimated nt $10,000,
OOO, tlio nntlonnt shrlno to tho Into
Emperor Mutsuhlto wus opened re
cently with Bolcmn Shinto ceremonies,
and nmld Impressive manifestations
of loyulty. For three days the popu
lace of Tokyo cclchrutcd the occasion.
Every street was decorated with hunt
ing, and from the humblest door lan
terns wero displayed at night.
The municipality gave n llower show
and open-air performances and the
utrlca! performances In Hlblya park,
hut for the most part the festivities
were co-operatively organized by tho
citizens In different wards. At hun
dreds of central points stages had
been erected, where vaudeville shows
were given and there wero llrcworks
both nlpiit and day.
.Thousands From Country.
Over 250,000 porsoirs from the coun
try districts visited the city during
the festival.
The, shrine Is n typical Shinto build
lug of plain wood, and of the simplest
possible construction. The opening
ceremony was attended by over 1!,000
persons and ofllclals, and lasted about
three hours Tho central feature wns
tho delivery to Prince Ichljo, warder
of tho shrine, of the name tablets of
the late emperor, and their lnstnlln,
tlon In the Inner sanctuary.
Prlneo Kujo, u relutlve- of tho em
peror, delivered a commemorative ora
tion to which Prince Ichljo replied.
Tho shrine was thereafter opened to
the public and at least 500,000 people
worshiped before It during the re
mainder of the day.
Tho scene where theso multitudes
of people were paying their respects
to the momory of tho dead emperor
was Impressive. Tho main entrance
to the shrine Is by means of a, new
nnd very broad road about two miles
In length. Along this road nil the day
and evening two great strings of peo
ple poured, ono going to tho shrine,
the other returning.
' The whole of this roadway was
hrllllnntly'llghtcd and decorated with
flags and ornamental lanterns. Rut
onco the torlt at the entrance to tho
shrlno had b&m passed a groat change
ennio over tho sceno. Tho modern
world was left behind, the gold nnd
red ornamentation ceased nnd tho rest
of the way was miulo under tho shade
of gigantic pnc trees, which might
have been part of the virgin forests
nf old Jnpnn. .
Pilgrims were ndmlTtcd In groups of
about 1100. Their Jotlrney ended In a
Building Collapses in New York
The collapse of this building on a Broadway corner In New York, resulted
In severnl deaths and the Injury of many persons. It was being reconstructed.
HAS LIVELY EVENING
Alleged Thief Leaps 40 Feet and
Lands on Auto.
Then He Tries to Take 30.Foot Plunge
to Railroad Tracks, but Police
man Gets Him.
1r
Ht- Now York. This Is how Alex Ur
bnuuff, twenty-six, un unemployed tull-
ior, uccuscd of having robbed a woman
ot her pocketbook containing $10,
spent nn evening,
First returned tho purso containing
tho money at the Brltlgo Plaza ele
vated station In Long Island city,
whero ho Is accused of purloining It,
when his alleged victim confronted
htm.
Ran when his accuser, Mrs. Mnry
.Howell of 1122 Crescent street
ncreamed for tho police.
Leaped from tho end of the station
platform t'o tho tracks,
small paved courtyard Inclosed with a
low will. The Bhrlne, a low, severely
plnln building, wns opposite the gate
way, nnd by the dim light of two largo
paper lanterns nhout n dozen whltc
robed priests wero seen moving slow
ly back and forth within tho doorway.
They were sweeping up the coins that
rained continually on the steps of the
shrine.
Voices Are Silent.
Not n sound could bo heard except
the light hand-clapping of the wor
shipers calling on tho enshrined spirit
of the emperor. No humnn voice was
heard. There wns not oven nn audible
prayer; In complete silence tho multi
tude paid their respects to tho spirit
of Mcljl and passed on.
On tho two following days tho
shrlno was again visited by hundreds
of thousands, nnd tho proceedings
were enlightened by wrestling nnd oth
er public entertainments nenr the
shrlrie. The crown prln on behalf
of tho emperor, worshiped nt tho
shrine on the second day.
It Is Intended to associate the young
men of Japan especially with the
Meljl shrine. A huge stadium will ho
built In the grounds of the shrine,
and It Is expected that tho principal
athletic events of Japan will jo con-1
tested there In the future.
FAITH
Admiral Knapp, Investigating
Conditions, Tells Shocking
Tales of Practices.
KILL HUMANS, DRINK BLOOD
Native Is Strongly Superstitious,
Fears Evil Eye and Stands In
Great Awe of Voodoo Priests
and Priestesses.
Washington, D. C That 05 per cont
of tho natives of Haiti bcllove In tho
Afrlcun Junglo fnlth of voodoolsra
which requires the sacrlilco of human
beings and tho drinking of human
blood Is declared by Ilcnr Admiral II.
8, Knnpp In his report to the secre
tary of tho navy on Investigation of
Haitian conditions.
Admiral Knapp cites a shocking
enso of the trial of n voodoo priest,
who is reported to hnvo killed 1! chil
dren, whose blood was drunk nnd flesh
eaten by persons present nt the rites.
"Voodoolsm Is prevalent," says the
admiral's report, "and the, further ono
goes from tho const Into the Interior
tho moro openly Is voodoolsm prac
ticed. Voodoolsm Is essentially snako
worship, nnd In Its extreme rites it
requires the sncriflco of human beings
Mudo record speed for four blocks
when pursued by a special policeman
and n crowd of men.
At a point over tho Diagonal street
viaduct ho almost ran Into an up
proachlng train.
To save himself ho leaped 40 feet
for the street.
He landed on top of n swift pass
ing nutomobllo nud was bounced off
to tho roadway.
He saw Mounted Patrolman ICnv
anaugh coming toward him. ran to
tho railing of tho viaduct and was
about to leap to tho tracks of tho
Long Island railroad, a distance of 40
feet, when ho was Intercepted.
Taken to Hunter's Point police sta
tion he was llnger-prltitcd.
Suffering from shock and other In
Juries, he wnS removed to S,t. John's
hospital.
Here ho was found to have sus
tained a had Injury tn his left leg and
shoulder and possibly Internal Injuries.
VOODOOI
Squirrel Found in
Stomach of Trout
Columbia, La. Can fish climb
n tree or do squirrels tnko n
bath occasionally? This Is tho
question being asked by O. T.
McSwcon. While he and Ills
daughter, Mrs. Annie Wear,
were fishing In Horseshoe Inke
they caught five unusually largo
trout, two of which appeared to
be somowhat overfed. On open
ing them, n squirrel was found
In one, nnd n two-pound gar flsli
In tho other.
How that trout got that squir
rel Is tho puzzling proposition.
"The Yellow Ostrich Feather."
Boonevlllc, Ky. Nnncy nnd Cyn
thia link, aged fourteen and fifteen,
respectively, who cook nnd wash nnd
sew for six little motherless brothers
nnd sisters, have made a quilt which
they have christened "The Yellow Os
trich Feather." Neighbors thought so
much of It that It was sent to Louis
ville to be sold for the benefit of wom
en of the mountains.
A Boom Soon Punctured.
Washington Courthouse, O. 'Hill
city nnd farmers In tho neighborhood
of Point creek had the "thrill of oil"
when It was reported all over the sur
face of the creek. It was learned lat
er that It was part of 8,000 gallons
which hnd escaped from a wrecked
railroad car.
SM IS
OF HAITI
and tho drinking of their blood and tho
eating of their flesh.
Orgies at Sacrifices.
"Tho human sacrifice Is called tho
'hornless goat;' minor sncrillces of
goats aro made. These religious cele
brations, If the word 'religious' can
be applied to such affairs, end In dis
graceful orgies of debauchery. It Is
very difficult, of course, to detcrmlno
just how extensively the beliefs aro
held, but some Haitians themselves
hnvo nsserted that probably 05 per
cent of tho total population believes
In voodoolsm to a greater or less ex
tent. "Of course, the contrary Is strongly
held by npologlsts for the Haitian
character. It seems certain, however,
that whether it be the effect of voo
doolsm or not, the average Haitian Is
strongly superstitious superstitious
with tho superstitions of the Jungle.
He Is nfrald of the ovll eye, or, ns It
Is called here, the 'ouanga,' and stands
In great nwo of the voodoo priests nnd
priestesses. It is also believed tho
educated classes are not free from
much of this superstition, even where"
they deny belief In or the existence of
voodoolsm.
Voodoo Followers Feared.
"Ilnltlnn ofitclnls high In place will
not take action against persons ac
cused of voodoolsm, whether because
of their own belief In It or because of
fenr born of their own knowledge of
the extent to which voodoolsm is prev
nlent among tho population or of In
curring enmities. A voodoo priest bus
been lately tried and sentenced, nnd
the proceedings of the mllltnry com
mission are now In Washington await
ing nctlon.
"This man Is said to have killed, at
one time or another, lit children,
whose blood was drunk and whoso
flesh was eaten by persons present at
the rites. Tho practice of similar voo
doo rites Is confidently believed by
those most familiar with the situation
In Halt! to bo not unusual In the re
mote places, although it Is very dlfll
cult to obtain any positive evidence In
corroboration."
"Floating Crematory" for Japs.
Tokyo. Tokyo will soon liavo a
"floating cremntory," tho first of Its
kind In Jnpnn.
TVo specially constructed vessels of
150 tops each, with facilities for cre
mating JtO bodies nt a time, will bo
used. Tho vessels will bo anchored
nt a wharf at Shlbura, and, after
funeral sorvlces nave been hold on
board, they will ,lenve for a point
nhout seven miles off tho bay for tho
cremation.
BONES OF PILGRIMS MOVED
Taken From Canopy Over Plymouth
Rock, Which Is Being Reset
to Shore Level.
Plymouth, Mass. Tho hones of
some of tho Pilgrim fathers wero ex
posed for a time when tho box In
which they have been kept was taken
from the canopy over Plymouth rock,
where It had rested since 1880.
Tho records do not Idenflfy tho
bodies, hut the two relatively well
preserved skulls and other bones
found In the casket arc reputed to be
those of members of tho colony who
died during tho ordeal of tho first win
ter. Tho canopy Is to bo removed nnd
the rock reset under conditions that
will bring It again to shoro level.
Heart In tho Right Place.
Anderson, Intl. Firemen hoisted o
40-foot ladder to rescue n pigeon sus
pended over n high ledgo of St. Mary's
church. The pigeon was cutangled In
twine.
jASAEY" GRAHAM. BONNER.
I conwont n vciihm MWAni union
AFRICAN ELEPHANT.
"One of tho reasons thnt we've kept
away from people," said tho African
elephant, "Is because so many men In
the pnst have shot various members of
our family. To be sure, we have gone
after them. We've destroyed trees
when wo wanted some of tho young
saplings.
"But we can bo friendly; yes, there
are some who are very friendly, nnd
when we hnvo been tamed, as somo
of our cousins have In tho zoos nnd
circuses, we've been as faithful as
could be.
"We knew we wero safe nnd our
keepers-were loved by us. Yes, many
of our cousins have been tame.
"But where It Is wild, as it Is whero
we are, we do not know always wheth
er to trust men or not.
"Every day It Is so pleasant to toss
grass on one's back and to tako u nap
in the cool of tho day.
"It Is really the heat of the day,
but as we nro taking u nap we call
It the cool of the day."
"I'm not so sure about that," said
another African Elephant. "It's dur
ing tho heat of the day that wo take
our rest. And though It might be cool
for us If we tested and didn't move
and kept cool, we nil get together and
are so near each other that, we don't
keep so very cool.
"It's a nlco rest, though."
"Yes," said tho African Elephant
who had spoken first, "I suppose you
are right. It is not so cooling either
when two of the young und frisky ele
phants start playing games about us.
"Th$y don't like to take that noon
time nnp. They prefer to stay awako
and play.
"And when we fan ourselves with
our great ears It Is really making our
selves hotter, though we fool ourselves
that It's not.
"For we get so hot working hard to
make ourselves cool."
All tho other elephants lnughed and
said they partly agreed. "But," they
all added, "we couldn't bear to think
of not trying to make ourselves cool
even If It did make us hotter I"
"Our little friends, the egrets, are
very good to us. And we are friendly
Indeed with them," snld the first Af
rican Elephant.
"And why wouldn't we bo friendly
with them?" nsked the second Afri
can Elephant.
"They surely do us n great deal of
good," the first African Elcphant'snid.
"But wt, too, are nice to them, nnd
It pleases them to think that we allow
them to sit .on our grent backs and
that we will never hurt them.
"They say that when we come
around the swamps all the bird mes
sengers nre busy telling the egrets
that we've come.
"Then all the egrets come and call
on us."
"yes," said the second African Ele
phant, "they do. An'd they have such
a pleasant way of sitting where they
Sit on Our Backs.
can. We have no chairs to offer them,
nntl they wouldn't llko chnlrs nnyway,
so they sit on our backs and nre quite
contented.
"And there they eat all the little
bugs and Insects which would bite us
and behnve very rudely wero It not
for tho egrets.
"And when the egrets are not on
our hacks we cool ourselves with wa
ter which we gather In, our trunks
from the swamp and-then throw over
our bncks.
"But the little egrets do good work
for us, and wo nre kind to them, for
they llko the meals they have; they
caro Immensely for tho bugs which
come upon us.
"I'd say It was fair all around. Yes,
quite, qulto fair."
"I'd vny It wns fair all around, too,"
the first Afrlcun Elephant said. "In
fact I do say that It Is fair. I say
so, and I thoroughly believe what I
my."
"The same with mo," said tho sec
ond African Elephant.
Guess.
Bend these riddles to your friends
and see how mnny can answer them;
1, Whnt Is it that has a thousand
eyes und yet cannot see?
2. Whnt relation Is your mothers'
brother's brother-in-law to you?
3. Why should we avoid the letter
"t" when cutting wood?
4, Why should we safeguard the let
ter "t" while weeping?
Answers 1. A sifter. 2. Your fa
ther, ii. Because It turns axes Into
taxes. 4. Because to Ioso.lt would
make us shod our ears Instead of our
team.
BOX GOAT
PLACE
UXTtTHEN in doubt choose n box
VV coat" might bo taken as a safe
guide to the purchase of n suit in tho
late winter. For there Is hardly n sea
son within the memory of fashion re
porters which hns not offered the box
coat among its showings of cont suits,
therefore the story of the season's
Bults mny very well begin and end
with this particular and always chle
style. But the box coat Is for the
woman whose carriage Is correct, for
tho upstnndlng figure and especially
for slenderness.
In the suit pictured, which might be
of duvetyn, velours .or other suitings
in n solid color, tho flaring box cont
model buttons straight up the front
In the most npproved of fashions. It
has pockets and collar of Australian
opossum fur, very becoming and cozy
looking, nnd plnln cont sleeves fin
Niceties of
THE woman who gives thought to
her coiffure, her hat and her
dress accessories is ubout sure of suc
cess in the matter of her toilette,
whether It Is made for tho everyday oc
cupations of life or for high occasions.
More than half tho battle Is won for
street dress when tho coiffure und hat
nro all that they should be, and It Is
tho niceties of tho costumo that give
it n flavor which cannot be overlooked.
Old father Christmas brought In a
huge pack of purely personal gifts for
.dainty women this year, which Is
worth while reviewing In order to be
come acquainted with the mode In ac
cessories. Leaving out Jewels of nil
kinds there nro left gloves, hose, fans,
belts, neckwear, handkerchiefs; hand
hags, veils, umbrellas, scarfs and many
other things that glvo tho costume
character.
Among fans, those of curled or un
curled ostrich with dark shell sticks,
hold the lead as the favorites of fash
Ion. From two tp seven plumes, In a
variety of colors, are used for making
ono of these rich belongings nnd they
may bo had In Jade, orchid, sapphire,
turquolso, orange, flesh color, hluck
and red or ordered In any other colors.
Another lovely accessory of ostrich
feathers, to be worn with evening
frocks, appears In bracelets for hare
arms, mude of ribbon nnd flues. They
DESERVES
OF HONOR
ished nt the wrist with two cloth
covered buttons nnd button holes.
Except for narrow bruld In rows, by
which the skirt acknowledges an ac
quaintance with coming spring styles,
there Is nothing to say of It that Is
not told by the picture.
In company with this dependnbly
stylish suit, there Is an equally efll
clent coat, as practical and ns smart.
It Is long and double-brenstcd, has full
sleeves and deep, turned-bnek cuffs
with fur border. The belt with sash
ends of cloth Is given chnracter by
handsome silk tassels which match up
Jn smart style the deep cape with
three bands of fur for ornament. This
cape Is the prido and glory pf a coat
which It elevates Into the class of tho
best models nnd worn with It Is a
smart satin hnt with ornaments at
the front made of ostrich flues.
the Toilet
nre mnUo to be worn on the arm Jus!
above the elbow.
Next to handkerchiefs, gloves nnd
neckwenr rank In Importance, simply
because they are so universal. Neck
wear Is a story by Itself, but one ol
the new Items In It appears In the
round collar and vestee pictured ubove
This Is made of lino net, Venice Ince
Insertion and Vol edging as showr
by tho photograph and is a simple
matter for tho homo needle worker
to handle. It Is to htmtnlo by hand.
In gloves, washable varieties for
street wear find ever-lncrenslng fnvor,
white doeskin fastening with pearl but
tons standing nt the peak of dainti
ness. They nre rivalled by gray clotli
gloves of n suedo-llke texture, woven
with lining In a contrasting tint nntl
fastened with strap nnd slide. Gnunt
let nnd slip-on styles tiro In grent do
mand. A very handsome pair of
French glnco kid Is shown In the pic
ture with Van Dyck points and bnck
stitching In black. White gloves aro
often finished with tan or helgo In
stead of black and divide honors with
gray gloves In popularity.
comiOMT it vmiiH mvyuu unioh
