Or ee . Oth * Hodgson leads him to the conclusion « was not until its headquarters sete ee oe A GREAT FEMALE IMPOSTER. Origin and Parpove of of a Theos- THE ASTONISHING _c CAREER OF MME, VATS. (New York Sun) What is known as the theesephical | ee religion was invented in 1875 by Mme. | Blavatsky, a Russian woman, who was apparently in the secret service of Rus- ¢ Theosophical Society was founded cee in that year by her an her dupe and tool, Col, Sean hin it o moved to India that it snenctad: other | than humorous attention. In speedily succeeded in making a deal of a stir, for it seems to have et tained in some way money enough to start a.very active propaganda, especial- ly by means of numerous publications, ntil now theosophy has beto: fashionable fad in Bostcn itself. maism, Bu ddhism ,Spiritualism, and ne- eromancy,, but it al rests on the claim of i klowledge and illumination. Accordingly, i in 1884, inv estigation of such matters, appointed a commission to find out exactly what foundation there was for these claims. The conclusion of the Society, after a |) very snug prvestaetina, were that the theoso ical eh pong to "occult- m" 5 iho pi and humbug. Both Col. Olcott and Mme. Blava- tsky happened to bein England at the time, accompanied by Mohini Chatterjt their Brahmin disciple, who has since astonished Boston wirh his wisdo n,and Has been heard at our Nineteenth Cen- | The Commission obtained also sént one of its members to India to carry en the investigation there at the headquarters of the Theosophi- cal Society. It seems that the society claims to be under the special protection of a mysterious brotherhood in Thibet spok en of as Adepts and as Mahatmas, cap- able of performing wonders beyond the reach of ordinary men, and who work miracles for its benefit, The Mahatmas more particularly interested in the so- cicty are described under the names Koot Hommi and Morga, and they are said by Mme, Blavatsky, and supposed by her followers, to appear in pe | your wife will do the same ; as undoubtedly the mostprobable as Femme Se eect the greatest and most successful. of im- ers of all times, and she has well earned her pay a8 a Russian spy and, secret agent. Even ics Lerreseped her | able career at an should have been able to achieye suc- cess so great and widespread in this age of skepticism is astonishing. Borne Down a bys Mortgage The Lewiston Jaarwet makes the fol- lowing statement of some of the miser- able debt and pay it off men, after a long struggle, will sink un- der it and sell out or suffer foreclosure. 4 Maine farmer asked of the visitors in a Bees store about making a loan of 300. seems that the man had worked hard all his days, had bought and paid for a $1,200 farm, had taken | a wife, ----_ a house, and now, en- vious o} of his | wanted to build a $300 barn. Todo Its superiorexcellence proves in millions of homes for more than a rier ofa center? Used by aT United States TaOveCTien the beads of Great Universities as, and m 'ealthful. Baking Powder tnat does not contain Aminonis, Lime or Alum. Sold only In Cans. PRICE BAKING POWDER Co. KEW YORK. 2% CHICAGO, eT. LOUIS. u love your wife?" "Yes sir." "Well," said the merchant, "this is what _ shouid do. me and | earn the $300 first, then build the barn. { you borrow now, you will think each night as you lie om your t you are in debt. You will fret and worry ; sickness | and accidents may come, or a crop be your portion ; there will be aj for its Use, EAS! TO USE™ Tie ESI LARGEST STOCK IN TUWN UF CLOCKS, SPECTACLES, BOUKS, F PICCALOS. TOYS, JEW FANCY GoopDs, patch MOUT. onaans, OOUsICAL. 'ALBUMS, ARE, Peonve EVERYTHING SOLD AT REDUCED PRICES. OL SIGN OF THE BIG HORSESHOE, WALLACE STREET. JTOHnIW GABEL- +0.8.GEE's POPULAR ONE PRICE STORE G. 8S. CLIMIE & SONS, all kinds of -- DAIRY: CHEKSE VA Ww. CUR: NKS i ar HEY Gane. DBI WEIGH &© LE®. MILK CANS, BUILERS ; CURD ERI ETC. Write for Prices. er + 'ompilete outts atlow Sgures. { STOVES AND TINWARE OF vane KINDS --at VERY LOW FIGURES. LAMP GOODS, Etc., very Cheap. A fine line of--- EAVE-TROUCHING, JCEBING, TUNPING "and GAS FITTINGS In all their Branches. G.S. "CLIMIE & SONS, Wallace Street. imatea given and work guaranteed. HESS BRos, WHOLESALE FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS Linton THE LARGEST STOGK IN CANADA. ly the spot todo your dealing. Constantly on hand-- A FULL STOCK OF STAPLE- DRY GOODS in all the different departments, and selling at prices that command a ready sale. o A s08_10t_At ONLY ONE DOLLAR. > Groceries always -- and reliable. pecial lines in our 0e.Tea with Trizes "roduc always taken and highest price paid Jv. 8. $300 skeleton ir your house, and, ten to one you don't fret and grow peevis and havearow with your wife. Don't go into the mortgage business ! Don't | go into debt! Live within your income, | be industrious, and. when you do build | your barn and own it,you'll be as prowd | i of it as an Englishman is of his castle." For a moment the young farmer hesi- | tated. On each side were spectators, a all was silent. ally the head lowered, and a tear rolled down the cheek. The man took pride in his occupation, and wanted that hi | form" where their bodies are not, io Communicate intelligently with ee { they visit. also asserts that the | Chelas, or disciples of hee wonderful | your advice ahd go home at I came radually taught on art, | down, and she'll be glad to see me.' ; and | "There," said the Bangor man, "that that-one Indian theosophist, part fellow came to a good, wise conclusion. Damodar Mavalauker, has also become | | I have seen lots of misery on pon barn. Atlast he said: "Thank you, sir. To tell the truth, my wife was cry-| 24 pres thousands of cages. ing when I left home, because was" sion hag Ar echmae Mate 'Bpina , going to mortgage the place. I'll take : pata nah Map hed pani of. caused indiscretion of Bix! a other SOLD BY J, A. HACKING, _ having € conclusiveness, the -with the most extraordinary diligence, quite an adept in its practice. Besides | of this mortgage | business. He the apparitions, the alleged miracles | consist in transporting ponderable ob jects like letters even through solid mat ter, andin the "precipitation," as it is | called, of handwriting and drawings | and other marks on previously blank | paper, | It is not necessary for us to go over again the evidence which induced the committee to come to the unanimous concluSion that Mme. -- Blavatsky "has been engaged in a_ lon combination with other .persons to produce by ordinary means a api nfarvels for the he movement." her husband, was a confederate of the woman. But there is another and ai very interesting side to the inquiry. been disposed of = bel Te what has inggced Mme. kel to | live $o many -- days in sucha fantastic work of imposture." Mr, Hod son, the member of the committee who | went to India, therefore devoted him self to finding out the history of the! woman. He discovered that she is the daughter of Col. Hahn, of the Russian of Gen. Blavatsky, o was Governor | ot Envan in Armenia during the Crim ean war and for many years. Her story that she was for seven years in Thibet | be discredits for good reasons, but he traces her to Egypt, where, in 1872, | she made an unsuccessful effort to start | .. SL iritualistic society,and went through H experiences which her letters ta Mme. | Coulomb show that she (eared to have | known, . Atterwards she sp-nt eight | months in India, whence she came to | this country, and here, in 1875. g the Theosophical Society with the aid | vf Col. Olcott. it in Jn her letters to Mine. Coulomb she speaks of hiny as a fool t ke seems tu have had some sort of knowledge of z cizing his words: --""While we have no politcal designs, you will need no hint to understand that our sympathies are with those who are deprived of the right of governing their own lands for themselves. I reed say no more. Mune. Blavatsky also wrote to the same person and with the same suggestive- ness. Other manuscripts of hers indi- hatgiie was bitterly op to the Bri air domination in India, of which she k: 'curse to Jand it Susan iteelf a? In one o! them she sa' t "the approaching act of the -- drama," which "is to be 'the the decisive one," and that "to a idle now when every one has to be busily preparing, isthe highest of crimes, A treason to their country and their Czar." er evidence obtained by Mr. that there is not "much doubt that her real object has been the furtherance of Russian interests" in India and else- where. This object she has pursued and after the most remarkable methods through thirteen or fourteen years, and her invention of theosophy, of Koot Hoomi, the "astral forms," the oe ous letters, and all, has simply bee part ofthe scheme of this cweiestal woman for furthering the efids of Rus- sia. Col. Olcott appears from the evid- ence to have been rather a fool than a as merely her dupe, or, as she him to Mme. Coulomb the chief of her "domestic imbeciles" and ' muffs," and her psychologized baby." Damodar may also havé started out as a dupe, but he ended as her fellow con- spirator under the 2 o tic feeling," which Mr. Hodgson ob- Serves, "has much Annie to do with the underworkings of the theosophica] So- evidence as among the silest of the "tmuffs," but he also may share the feeling ef Damodar. every | liver or kidoeys. FRESH MEAT AT. ALL SEASONS, --atT-- gives one, often gives ea conan' j and contentment with it ® total area of the Dominion of Canada is estimated at 3,610,257 square apap vel only 145,745 square -- leas THE "RED GROSS," (WITH OVEN) CHAMPION OF ALL PARLOR STOVES. (ieare sciiing all kinds of Stoves, Pipea, F bows. Dam- fs, Lamps, Brushes, Brooms, Lantern«. Ce . Tin rik Pans. Dippers, rea Kettles, Tea Pots, Botlers. Diab - Pans, Pans, Knives and Forks, Spoons, Tea Sire inds of oe peace Ware, New kind of Stove Boards. 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