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Show ". , J 20-aw- THE 7' OT HAITI VOODOO. plicitly obeyed. After all have taken advice the Which king and queen announce, that Practiced, in Awful Rites the god will be placed to ! accept Children others Eat Their through them any offering which may be presented. , Thereupon two negroes were each worshipper advances and dea year ago for posits his gift in such a way that from voodoo no other can see the nature of the surprise was ex donation. The collection is used "that such a survival of to the defray personal expenses as voodooism still of the king and queen and for the NBtinen. promotion of voodoo interests Haiti and In parts of Cuba, in throughout Haiti. howeislands, Indian "West other When all questions have been of the voodoo is ver, the spell as it dominates satisfactorily disposed of the box potent today, just the snake is again certain negro tribes containing he minds of placed upon the altar, the entire of West Africa; on the coast band forms a circle, and, with and long To a lesser extent hands joined, pledge, with the from human sacrifices, eince divorced most horrible oaths imaginable, to voodoo superstitions prevail maintain the strictest secrecy reof Louisiana among the negroes of the gulf garding' anything connected with and other sections their worship. This pact is freCOfiSt quently sealed by each member Voodoo, or vaudoux, worship rooted in drinking the blood of a white has long been deeply or cock. associated goat Haiti. It is intimately The initiation1 of any person with the polities of the republic, or other who desires to become a member and 'those presidents is now in order. A large circle is government who heads of, the to defy drawn upon the grounds, bits of have had the courage and direct their horn, strands of hair' and other public opposition trifles are placed in the candinfluence- - against this cult have idates hands and he is led to the met with but little success. center of the ring. Then, to the Those who practice voodoo are accompaniment of a chant lustily greatly feared by the Haitians roared out by the king and the who are not votaries of the snake faithful' are disting- beating of the sacred drums he The god. commences a violent sort of dance uished by their curious method, Should he by chance happen to of knotting their'hair and by the go outside the circle it is regardprofusion of ornaments which ed as a very bad omen, and the they affect. king and queen turn their backs An analogy may be traced to avert the evil consequences of the easily between the rites of act. the who worship African natives When the dancer has imbibed Hanh-gb- i and the ceremonies of the Haitians who belong to the liquor in sufficient quantities to steady himself he continues to voodoo sects. A priest in Haiti is known as dance until he arrives at a state of convulsion, whereupon the papa or master or king. There is hut one priestess, whom the priest king taps him (not very gently) has elevated to that rank. She is upon the head with a club, swears or him at the altay and formally detailed mamma or mistress clares him a member of the sect. queen. The power of the king After the ceremony is over the ind queen is absolute ; their rule voodoo dance begins. The king titends during lifetime. The thunderous rumbling of approaches the box containing snake and shakes it. the drum calls the people to- the sacred his body makes gether. This sound is most im- Immediately kind of grotesconceivable pressive and can be heard for every, que motion.; it would seem that, a long distances. of bis When the initiated arrive upon dislocation of some portion moThis the sacred spot each ' fastens a anatomy would ensue. tion is communicated to . the pair of sandals to the feet and communidecks the body with a number of queen and she, in turn, so on unred handkerchiefs, red being the cates it to another, and and swaying til all are writhing favorite color of the voodoo. a pecuof sort weird in dance, a Upon the altar are seated the is which of characteristic king and queen (or papaloi and liar lifted feet are hardly mamanloi, as the Haitians' call that the the from ground. them) arrayed in resplendent One by one the dancers, foamcostume, of which red is the predominant color, and beside them ing at the mouth and writhing is placed a box.with slats in front horribly, fall to the ground and to a dark through which may be seen the are quickly dragged shed or shelter of some kind near object of their worship a by. Here the most disgusting serpent. The worshiper approaches the orgies take place, which cease onaltar, docs obeisance and makes ly from sheer weariness of the These meetings are his protestations of eternal faithf- participants: ulness and submission. Taking held at irregular intervals, more the hands of the king and queen or less frequent, and are accomhe repeats his oaths. panied by very little secrecy. When all have acknowledged The victims of the cannibal themselves as true servants of the voodoo are, for the most part, god the king and queen descant native children, particularly fesometo their, followers upon the joys males. ; Indeed, a papaloi kidof the religion and what happi- times employs a Haitian to ness is in store for those who sacrifices. nap the children for his faithfully obey the deitys man- Such a brute is known as a loup is dates. Then the king expresses garou. The human sacrifice himself willing to give advice to termed the goat without horns, those who need it. - ' in contrast to the white goat slain have Each approaches, according to by the other sect. Instances his or her seniority in the sect been cited where wayfarers have and asks the desired favor. As been decoyed to lonely spots and ach question is asked the king murdered, the bodies then being appears wrapped in profound consumed by the cannibals much thought for several moments.Sud-denl- y as one would eat any other kind the spirit of the god seizes of meat. him, he places the box containing . Numerous have been the cases the serpent upon the ground and where mothers have sacrificed commands the queen to get upon and eaten their own children. Indoubtless Jt. This she no sooner does than deed, this practice has she begans to tremble violently affected the increase of populaand froth at the mouth and then tion in naiti to some degree utter the words which the god Chicago Chronicle. -- H sees fit to inspire. AH kinds of advice is request-d- , SUMMER EXCURSIONS of course, and all sorts is Yia Colorado Midland Railway. Many crimes are very likely hatched or encouraged City of Mexico, Mayl to 8, June through the queens instructions. 7 to 14 and 17 to July 11- - Round er commands are always im- $69.15. Long Limits. ,K0E3 i Itfhen i, MILLINERY TRI-WEEKL- MATTERS. Topsy Turvy Decorations Feath er Duster Plumes, Unless the social lie rolls off his tongue many a man who thinks he knows about millinery, but who doesnt, may get himself disliked this spring when lovely woman asks if her hat is on right. The chances are that) he will tell her that it is wrong side to for there is a departure in millinery, which would suggest this mistake, to all save the most observing. In other years the long sweeping plume of a hat was fastened to the left side Now it has changed about and falls from the brim at the right. Several imported hats have so plumes long that they rest wearers gracefully upon the shoulder. To the uninitiated and casual observer many of the fancy feathers used suggests the useful feather duster in their types, and indeed many of them are drawn from the same humble sources, though dyed and made up in a trip-pling- ly " f f d. trip Dont! ! LIGHTNINGS FREAKS. one of the poles cooked to a delicate brown, another freak of the the heavy thunder electrical fluid. Cache . During Valley storm and rain the other day, News. the lightning hit a pole away out in the swamps near Franklin and SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNITED. burnt out a tronsformer here in disThe twenty-fiv- e Preston Earl Daniels at once school went to the scene of the trouble, tricts of Boxelder county have and seeing thee ondition of the been consolidated and will be wires at that time of night conducted by one board of trushitched Preston onto another line tees. so thta the people of this city ' When out of work nothing, else should not be left in total darksized is so important as want advertisness. He also found a good tom cat np in the cross beams of ing t 1 Dont let your children suffer with that cough when you can cure it with Ballards Horehound Syrup, a sure- -' cure for Coughs, Bronchitis, Influenza, Croup and Pulmonary Diseases. Bny a bottle and try it. B. B. Laughter, Byhalia, Miss., writes; I have two children who had cronp. I tried many different remedies, but I must say your norehound Syrup ia the best Croup and Cough medicine I ever used. Sold by Riter Bros. Drug Co. b - SPANDE FURNITURE CALL FOR BIDS. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the erection of a school building upon the "Woodruff school grounds will be received at the office of the Board of Education, Logan, Utah not later than 7 p. m. June 25, 1907. The plans and specifications for such building are open to inspection to all bidders at the office of C. T. Barrett, Logan, Utah and at the office of the Board of Education, Logan City, Utah. All bids received will be publicly opened at the' office of the Board of Education, Logan, Utah June 25, 1907, at 9 p. m. A certified check of. five (5) per 'cent of the amount hid must accompany each bid submitted. The Board of Education of Logan City, Utah, reserves the right to reject any and all bids. WESLEY JACQUES, t. Clerk. Dated Logan, June 15, 1907. ; Gown 5620, 5185. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the members of The Corporation of the Members of the Church of of Latter-da- y Jesus Christ Saints, residing in the Logan Sixth Ecclesiastical Ward, of the in Cache Valley Stake of Zion, of and State Cache of the County Utah, at the Meeting nouse, of said Ward, on Wednesday, the 26th day of June, 1907, at 8 p. m.f for the purpose of authorizing the Board of Directors of said Corporation to transfer the legal title to all the real property belonging to said Corporation, to Anthon L. Skanchy, aa Bishop of the Logan Sixth Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, in the County of Cache, and State of Utah. Dated June 10th 1907. ANTHON L. SKANCHY, President of said Corporation. way that atone for their plebeian origin. All sorts of hanging trimmings are seen on hats.Long streamers of ribbon, tulle and lace or short bows that fall over the coiffure and drooping, floral trimmings supported by tulle underneath feathers that reach quite to the shoulders are used on many of the more pretentious hats for state occasions. Buckles of long, narrow shape are used effectively with ribbon trimmings, and on some of the newest Japanese shapes where crown: and brim are merged, as in cooly hat, of velvet ribbon ending in CLAUS C. JENSEN, Secretary. long streamers at the back are 1 dotted at intervals with bunches Notice to Contractors. of small flowers, a revival of the are early Victorian modes that Notice is hereby given - that prominent. The frock illustrated is in a sealed proposals will be received gray French linen embroidered in at the office of John Nuffer, Presself color. 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