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sweat» til not. ' - a“. â€"‘, ....A , in __ An English Army Ofiiai's Thrifling Ad- venture in South Amos.- Bonnd to a free In ayam-Eater's “auntâ€"- A Savage Inn-2a,, blnbollcal .‘llctlmil of l Puulslfl‘ent' in me St. Louis Globe-Demo- , m was during the closing days "‘ Fair that I first met Capt. s. We became fast friends, -. m to be an exceedingly intere man with a history in fact. retired English army officer, , years, but remarkably well fund in his prime must have pos- . -._ eat streng-th,agility and endurance. ~ l, d a brilliant military record and had . under his country’s flag in all parts he globe. In his younger days he served o my years in South Africa, and being ardently fond of the chase his many experi- ences in this field of adventure formed an inexhaustible fund of thrilling anecdotes. At first, however, I found him indisposed to talk much concerning them, and only by the most persistent pumping could I induce him to freely unloosen his tongue. They were all of absorbing interest, but there was one in particular which I recall as being thrilling in the extreme. It happened up in the Bamangwato coun- try some twenty-five or thirty years ago, I should fancy, although the Captain only in- dicated in a general way the time of its oc- currence. Together with three other white men and a number of native attendants, he had gone up to that country on a hunting expedition, game of all kinds abounding there. For a week or ten days they reveled in the veriest prodigality of big game shoot- ing, without anything happening to mar the pleasure of their sport. One day Capt. Forbes became separated from the others in the pursuit of a small band of the beau- tiful sable antelope. They are exceedingly wary and difficult of approach, and the Captain had a long and wearisome stalk be- fore he succeeded in getting a shot. He bagged his game, however, as was usually the case with him,and a few moments after he stood bending over his outstretched quarry. lb was a beautiful animal, and as it was the first he had ever killed he was greatly interested in studying its striking peculiarities. He was thus engaged when attracted by a slight sound at his rear; he turned his head in that direct-ion, and was startled be- yond measure to discover a dozen or more nativesjust in the act of closing in upon him. He had no time for ashot, and it would have availed him little against the odds which beset him, but with the ready instinct of the soldier he clubbed his rifle, and the next in- stantit fell with crushing force upon the head of a burly savage who seemed to be thle leader of the others. He dropped like a o . heaEysteel barrelfound the heads of assault- ingsavages, with the same result as in the case of the first victim. c IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. The odds were two great, however, in u- ..liand-to-hand conflict, and in afew moments 3 'the captain lay prostrate upon the ground ‘securely bound. It had evidently been the I purpose of the natives to capture him alive if possible, for no attempt was made at any time to use weapons against him. \Vithout waiting to attempt to resuscitate the victims of the Captain’s powerful blows,the savages placed their captive in alitter and started away through the forest at a sharp trot. It was not yet noon, and all the balance of the day and well into the night . they held on their way, stopping only occasionally to make a change in the litter-carriers. They camped. at night at an old, deserted krall, and before daylight the next morning were again on their way. All day long they traveled at the same fast pace as the day before,_and just at the approach of night they entered the krall where the King dwelt. As they entered the place and it became known that they had with them the medicine man of the noted white men the people gave vent to the most extrava- gant expressions of joy. and shouted about the litter, taunting the Captain about his bad medicine, and inti- mating quite plainly that anything but a pleasant fate awaited him in the near fu- ture. He was taken to the hut adjoining the King's, and a moment after the King, accompanied by his doctor,entered. Their joy at having the White man in their power was unbounded. They shouted with laugh- ter,they poked him with their greasy,dirty fingers, heaped the most opprobrious epi- thets upon him. Well into the night they continued their petty persecutions, as though unable to denyithemselvos the pleas- ure which their crafty cunning had brought them. The captive was well supplied with food, but he suffered considerable from the com- pression of the thongs which bound him. From the first moment of his capture he had ,Mlittlerdoubt as to the fate which awaited him, and with the fortitude of a true soldier he had calmly resigned himself to the in- evitable. The next morning he was taken out into the open space before the King’s but. He was led before the King, who immediate- ly began abusing him in the most violent manner for having dared to remain and hunt in his country after he had been ordered to go away at once. He said his defiance of the King’s commands, was certain to work the greatest evil to the latter’s people,which could only be averted by offering him as a sacrifice to the evil spirits, and that it was with this purpose in view that ho had sent his warriors out to capture him. The King and the doctor then consulted as to the‘ method of execution. A TERRIBLE SENTENCE. For some little time they talked together, 9 when suddenly the doctor’s face lighted up under an evidently new suggestion. In a moment he laid it before the King, who, judging from his manner, fell heartin in with it. . Then the doctor, addressing the Captain with a smile of fiendish cruelty and hatred upon his ugly face, said : “ Our usual.way of dealing with such people as you is to chop off their heads ; but, inasmuch as you are a great hunter, and have traveled many miles to hunt, we have decided to make an exception in your case. In the forest of the Monowo, but a‘few miles distant, there roams a very fierce lion, who hungers only for the flesh of man. He has devoured very many of our people, and, although many ....._.._/~ ~ ' A v- A-â€" â€"-_.__ Once, twice, three times more the ; They danced ' efforts have been made to kill him, they have failed in every instance. The judg- ment of the King is that toward night you be taken into that forest, and there left securely bound. Being such a brave hunter, you will probably not fear the lion, as our people do. And should he pay you a visit, why, forsooth, you can use your great nedicine to drive him away. ” This last was said in a very taunting, derisive manner, and was received with ,shouts of laughter and approval by the Z crowd. } Truly a most horrible fate was this, and iworthy the fiendish cunning of the witch i doctor. Prepared as he had been for death, the Captain felt his heart sicken with horror , at the contemplation of this frightful fate. l but he would not afford the savage the satis- l faction of witnessing any display of fear on lhis part, and he listened to his doom with ; akplalmness that Was absolutely imperturb- l D. 6. Late in the afternoon he was again placed in the litter, and after a. journey of two or three miles the party stopped in the midst of a dense forest. ' The Captain was taken from the litter, carried to a small tree near by, and securely fastened to it. Then, after a farewell salute of taunts and mocking laughter, the party disappeared in the sur- rounding forest and he was left alone. Just before they left him, however, one of the men, either in bravado, or with a mom serious intent, hurled an assegai at him. Its keen blade was imbedded deeply in the tree jugt' above his head. and there it re- mained firmly fixed. Soon daylight gradually began to fade away, and in'a short time the forest was wrapped in the somber gloom of night. Strange sounds here and there came from out the’ darkness, and several times the Captain saw dark bodies gliding steal thily by. Once a prying jackal approached him, and,,snifiling along his legs‘and feet for a moment, raised his head and emitted a bowl so weird and dolorous that to the Captain’s feverish imagination it seemed the heralding of death’s avant-courier. A short time after this a large animal approached him, and halting a-few feet distant stood watching him intently for a few moments. Owing to the darkness he was unable to distinguish just what it was, but the intensely offensive odor which soon came to his nostrils clearly proclaimed it to be a hyena. A colony of monkeys in a tree above chatted away at times in a lively manner as though excited- ly discussing the strange situation down below; while three or four times a great night bird swept by in close proximity, as though endeavoring to make out themystery surrounding this strange, immovable in- truder. And thus minute succeeded minute, but to the man endeavoring to summon to his aid 8. fortitude that should enable him to face death without fear each one seemed like an hourâ€"yea, a day. THE EXECUTIONER. Suddenly there came into his ear the distant sound of a low, muflled roar. There was no need to tell his trained ear what it ' meant; he had heard it many, many times before, but never had it brought to his heart such a feeling of sinking, sickening horror as now. In a short time it was re- peated, and this time it was unmistakably nearer than before. Then there followed a long period of silence, so long, in fact, that :the Captain really began to think that a ' kind fate had directed the lion’s steps in another direction. ’ I In the meantime the moon had arisen, ! but owing to the density of the foliage its rays lighted up the surrounding forest only {very meagerly. The tree to which the Cap- ltain was fastened was in the center of a 3 small open space, one side of which i was quite brightly lighted by the moon’s : rays. Suddenly the Captain noticed ' an agitation among the bushes on this side, and in another moment there glided stealth- i fly into view the crouching figure of a great lion. He had evidently had the scent of g his intended victim for some time past, and as he entered the open space and suddenly confronted him he crouched like a out about to spring upon its prey. His great eyes glowed and blazed with the fever of anticipation ; his huge jaws, from which saliva thickly depended, slowly worked to and fro as though in imagination closing upon the human morsel now Within his reach; his tail, that eloquent feature of a cat’s anatomy slowly swayed from side to side, and, altogether, he presented the spectacle of a huge famlshed catjust about to spring upon a particularly choice bit of ray. P Slowly he began to draw closer to his helpless victim, but after-advancing a few feet he stopped, and, as though fearing a trick of some kind, he arose to his feet and slowly and carefully walked around the man. Three or four times he did this, as though anxious to assure himself that he i was not being led into a trap, for the con- ‘ tinued immovable posture and silence of the , man had made him very suspicious. Then i seeming to have satisfied himself that the i way was clear, be advanced toward the l man again. This time he approached to 2 within a very few feet of him; but whether 3 it was the subtle influence of the undaunted ' spirit that shone out through the determined white face that confronted him I know not, but the great beast stopped, and uttering a low growl, half of anger and half of fear, slowly backed away from his victim. Sev- xcral times was this repeated, the lion on leach succeeding occzsion approaching his victim a' little nearer. At last, seeming to realize the utter i helplessness of the man, he boldly approach-j l ed him, the great head was thrust out to: ! ward one of the man’s thighs, and the huge fmouth I began opening for the fatal hold. : But for some strange reason the man-eater 9 suddenly changed his mind, and raising on ' his hind legs he placed his huge fore paws ion the man’s breast and started to seize him by the shoulder. MIRAC ULOUSLY SA V ED. ' Oh, how sickening anlr- overpowering I were the fumes of that hot, fetid breath ! ,Inspired by the terror and despair of the the assumption of conflict with England 1‘, , mi ’.. ear of the lion, it startled him greatly and he sprang back. One of its huge feet had, however, become fastened in the throng which bound the Captain, and in the mighty effort which he put forth to free himself he broke it. It released the Captain’s arms, and with the quick instinct of self-preservation be seized the assegai imbedded in the tree just above his head. The lion immediately returned to the attack, and with an angry roar raised on his hind legs for another try at the man’s shoulder. His arms were stiff and lame from their long pinioning,but the strength of despair nerved them, and, as the lion’s great chest rose up from the ground, the man met it with a savage thrust of the assegai. He‘ was always a very powerful man, but such strength did the terrible stress of the moment give him that he drove the keen steel over a foot into the great brute’s breast. \Vith a terrible cry the man-eater raised himself convulsively to his full height and then pitched forward upon the Captain, falling dead at his feet. moment, the Captain gave utterance to a most piercing cry. Delivered right in the The reaction from the awful strain under whiehhe had so long labored was so great that it was several moments before the Captain could summon sufficient strength to pull the assegai from the dead lion, and sever the remaining throngs which bound him. It was soon done, however, and with what emotions ofjoy and gratitude it was that he found himself free again. His situation even then was very perilous, but he forgot everything in the overwhelming joy of his escape, and in the realization that he was again free. After two days of wearisome flight through the forest'lie fortunately found his friends again, who had started for the King’s krall, being satisfied as to the cause of his disappearance, and determined to rescue him or perish in the attempt. Halt- ing a few days, they, through the efforts of Mapanga, a native servant they had with themenrolled a considerable force of natives, after which they marched on to the King’s krall. The wily old chief and his doctor tried to ambush them, but failed deplor- ably, and in the conflict which followed both were killed, with many of their fol- lowers. Both fell to the Captain’s uncrring aim, and he remarked with a grim smile as he concluded his story, “It was the most satisfactory double shot that I ever made in all my life.” IMPERIAL DEFENCE. Britain Must Maintain Ber Supremacy on the Seas- â€"â€" What Mr. Balfour Has to Say of the Sli- ualion. I A London special says :-â€"Mr. Arthur J. Balfour, leader of the Unionists, in the House of Commons, spoke at length this evening before a meeting in Manchester on the subject of Imperial defence. This sub- ject, he said, was at present of paramount interest. Any nation or combination of nations which was able to wrest fromGreat Britain her supremacy of the seas could bring her to her knees without landing a single soldier on English soil. He did not believe any Government was justified in ex- pecting along era of peace. The French and Russian Governments were pushing forward with all speed the work in their dock- yards. Certain movements made of late years in Asia were only 'too obviously directed against England. While there were indications that France and Russia were earnestly bent upon peace, their main arrangements evidently were prompted by sooner or later, singly or combined. He believed that the English people were amicably disposed towards France, but he must admit, with the deepest regret, the conviction that the French were hostile to England. Finally, Mr. Balfour appealed to the electors to influence their representa- tives in Parliament by all possible means to assist in quickly and efficiently strengthen- ing the country’s defences. He could pledge the Opposition, he said, to co-cperatc cordially with the Government in its every effort to increase England’s naval and mili- tary power. A GIFI‘ED ARMLESS ARTIST. â€"_ Wonderful Accomplishment or a Young Swiss “Vomun Born Without Arms. At a recent art exhibition in London there were shown a number of portraits by Mlle. Aimee Rapin which attracted consid- erable notice from connoisseurs on account of their general excellence both in drawing and coloring. Artists and critics united in voting the exhibitor a woman of rare artis- tic ability, never dreaming that Miss Rapin had been born without hands and arms. It was not the intention to let the public know this fact, but the secret could not be kept for any length of time. To say that everybody was dumbfounded by this an- nouncement is to express it mildly. Miss Rapin became the heroine of the (lay and the praise bestOWed on her work was re- doubled. She wished to be judged by the merits of her work alone and scored a suc- cess ; this accomplished, it was an addition- al glory to her when it became known how wonderfully she had overcome the greatest obstacle in her way to fame. Miss Aimee Rapin was born in Payerne a small town in watzerland. She exhibited a strong inclination for the study of art in her childhood. When but twelve years of age she lost her parents, but through the assistance of an art patron she was given a very thorough art education. She studied, at Lausanne and Geneva and took many prizes in the academy of fine arts in the latter city. She was passionately fond of the study of the old masters, Holbein being a favorite. She left Geneva in_ 1893, an artist of extraordinary:ability,. and came to London, Where she',d'evoted a-great deal of 'her time 'to the treasuresin'the National Gallery. She soon was recognized among the patrons of art, and commissions from very distinguished people came quicker than they‘éould be executed. Among the latest of her. works is a splendid portrait of the Princess May, the wife ofthe Duke of York, and also of the sisters of Lord Har- rington. The aristocracy of England has taken her into their graces, so her fortune is made. Personally, Miss Rapin is a most charming woman, extremely well educated and refined, and a somewhat sar- castically brilliant conversationalist. ' PART OI‘ HIS BRAIN GONE. A San Francisco Mun Able to Think. but Not to Control Ills ‘Vords. Since Christmas morning Emil Klause has lain on a cot in the Hospital at San Francisco, having been'taken there suffer- ing from a fractured skull. His case is a puzzle to the doctors. When Klause was taken to the hospital it was found that there was a fracture of the skull. The bone had been depressed over the motor area of the left side. It was evident that some of the brain tissue had exuded. Still Klause was rational. Dr. McLean made an examina- tion and decided upon an immediate opera- tion. This bone had been crushed, appar- ently with a hammer, and it was necessary to chisel away the jagged edges, leaving an irregular opening as great in circumference as a silver dollar. In the process of surgery more of the brain tissue involved with THE SPLINTERED SKULL had to be taken away. Just the amountlost altogether is unknown. There is a theory among laymen that specific injury to the brain is fatal. Klause demonstrates the contrary. The damaged portion of the brain being in the motor area, and on the left side, has caused partial paralysis of the right half of the body. The nerves originat- ing in one side of the brain preside over the muscular action of the opposite half of the body. Klause is debarred by this par- alysis from writing, but even if he had the use of his hand physicians say that he could not avail himself of it. Klause can- not think as other people think. 1t must not be supposed that his mind is blank. He is a victim ofvthe malady known as aphasia. His power over language is gone. He can utter words, but they are not the words he desires to speak. He has an idea, but it comes from his lips molded into phrases foreign to its intent. Even when for amo- ment Klause seems to be once more in con- trol of himself and permitted to frame sen- tences his articulation is at fault. He enunciates clearly, but from a word of two syllables he is apt to drop one, or if the word is longer it loses two syllables. , Even the Surgeon does not know_what step Will next be taken. Klause talked to a reporter only when questions were asked. When he was questioned as to how he felt he said, “all right,” but did not speak dis- tinctly. Pressed to repeat his answer he said plaintively : “ Twenty cents is all.” And then added quickly, “ Off wrong.” Dr. Maguire showed Klause a knife and asked him what it was. ' He named the ar- ticle correctly. Then he was shown a watch, and promptly said it was a knife. A fgown passed across his face, and the part c . ms FOREHEAD VISIBLE was wrinkled with reflection. He seemed to know that he had made a mistake, but could not rectify it. Several times the test was employed. But once was be able to, name the object,but called the knife a watch and the watch a knife. The doctor said that Klause doubtless knew what he want- ed to say, but was unable to say it. ' The name of the patient was written on a slip of paper and held up before him. “What is that ‘2” he was asked. “ Emil Klause,” was the prompt re- spouse. _ Then the word “ San Francisco” was written lower down on the same slip and submitted. Again he responded “ Emil Klause." “Do you know who struck you? The face of the patient kindled once more. This time the intensity of his feelings seemed to break the fetters that bound his mind in its suffering casket. “ I would know him. The minute I heard him I would know him,” he exclaim- ed vehemently. " He isâ€"â€"” The voice ceased. For a fleeting instant Klause had enjoyed freedom of speech and then he was again bound. He could have spoken, but he could not have framed the idea that inspired him. He might have re- ferred to his assailant as a street car or used any other incongruous thing. Apparently he realized his helplessness, and rather than lose himself in a maze of meaningless and disjointed phrases chose silence. Thus, with a great hole in his skull, Emil Klause lies day by day battling with death and having but a portion of the brain that nature gave him. ~"â€"â€"¢-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- WANrs run 0. r. R. New England’s Interests Concerned In Its Untraimucllml \Vorking Under the heading, “Encroachments Upon New England,” the Boston Herald says :-â€"â€"“The attempt to procure national legislation which shall prevent or impede the use of the Canadian Pacific railway by New England merchants and other business men, it is said, is about to be renewed through the agency of the National Board of Trade. This movement had the sanction of President Harrison in the last year of his administration, but was opposed by Secretary of the Treasury Foster, who de- clared that the Government revenue had never suffered by the carrying of American goods over the road in question. The Can- adian Pacific road has been of great benefit to New England. Goods have been sent over it with obvious advantage from its being the natural and most direct route for their passage to and from this section. It furnishes a competing route to the lower railroads like the New York Central. the Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore & Ohio roads. These corporations are the origina- tors of the present movement which is i" use their routes for transportation. It would not only restrict our means of freight- age, but it would subject New England to obviousinconvenience in being" compelled. to use a more circuitous, route. I I V dian Pacific is the natural line for the delivery here of the large freights like teas, which come from Asia to Vancouver, as well as the Wheat production of the Winni- peg region. It would be a. distinct hardship to New England to be deprived of.it. This section‘does not ask nor expect lower rates, but it ;Ob]§(_:l7§ to being deprived of its natural faCilities. New England business me_n _Of all trades and of all parties are a unit In protesting against this Wrong which is said to be prejectedj’ .â€"-â€".â€"â€" The dining-room of the Compania, the new Cunard steamer, is one hundred by sixty-four feet, and seats 430 persons. The Ca’nafi - WELT. KNOWN PEOPLE- Where They are and What They or I Doing: Sir. William Dawson has been delivering lectures on geology to crowded audiences in Boston. The Herald of that city says the distinguish Montrealer is one of the foremost scientists of the day. ‘ It is predicted that Rev. Dr. Mackay,the famous Chinese missionary, will be the next ' moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, which meets in Halifax in June. ' A report that a son of Rev. W. H.Cooper, of Calgary,is about to be married is denied, and apparently on reasonable grounds. The denial says the rev. gentleman has no chil- dren resident in Canada. To strengthen thin statement, it is added that the rev. gentle. man has no son at all, and, as a final broad- side, it is announced that the rev. gentle- man is not married, but is a recognized and confirmed bachelor, the beloved of all who know him, and perhaps the most popular parish priest in the Diocese of Calgary. Rev. Mr. Salton, of Stratford, preached in the Methodist church on Sunday to the Freemasons. He took the ground that St. Paul was in all probability a. member of a secret society, for the reason that the Apostle frequently uses selections from society rituals to illustrate his arguments in favour of the true religion, in like man- ner as he had adopted and rebaptised the Greek word “church” and “liturgy” to make himself more clearly understood by the people whom he was addressing. Lord Elgin, Viceroy of India, in a letter to a Hamilton gentleman says :â€"“I have never failed to call myself ,a Canadian by birth, and it is exceedingly gratifying to me to find at this moment, when I have been called upon to assume a heavy re- sponsibility, that my appointment calls forth kind memories of my father, whose exampleI shall strive to follow.” Lord Elgin was born at Monklands, on the out- skirts of Montreal, in 1849, just about the time that his father was in receipt of the famous rotten eggs. The former Earl, it is interesting to note, died just twenty years ago in India, where the present Earl reigns. ' Her Majesty’s title in Canada is a matter of dispute. The other day the Minister of Militia said “ the Queen of Great Britain was as much Queen of Canada,” whereupon an Ottawa authority declares, in the Jour- nal cf-that city, that the hon. gentleman is inaccurate. The Queen of Great Britain and Ireland is not formally the “ Queen of Canada,” she is at most only Queen “in” Canada, or more accurately, the "Sover- eign Lady of Canada.” This designation, indeed, in English or in Latin Domina Canadae should be impressed on the current coins of the Dominion, so that the public generally may be aware of the correct title of her Most Gracious Majesty. ~ A writer -in one of the English boys" magazines says :â€"-“ Macdcnald Oxley is a young Canadian whose tales on the other side have been immensely popular. The editor .of the British Weekly remarked the other day to a friend of mine in the trade that Oxley was the coming man for boys’ stories. 1 agree with him. He will run Henty and Ballantyne hard, if not beat them in the long run." Mr. Oxley was once a clerk in the Department of Marine at Ottawa. A curious story is told of him. He was, when a boy, a schoolfellow of Sir Charles H. Tupper, who became head of the bureau. The clerk and the Minister were always friendly, but one day Mr. Oxley, in the presence of a miscellaneous crowd, bail- ed his chief with s. “ Hello, Charlie.” This was irregular, at least in public, and the Minister did not fail to say so. Shortly afterwards Oxley stepped out and devoted himself toliterature. - ' A GREAT EARTHQ UAKE. Thousands Killed in 'l‘liibctâ€"Rcmarkable Result of the Terrible Disaster. Private advices received by the SS. “Empress of Japan,” givefullparticulars of the earthquake disaster on the Misterios territory north of the Himalayas, where Shoolhak,the Buddhist god incarnate,reigns supreme over the hearts of the Thibetaus. Owing to the extreme remoteness of the country, information of the tremendous disaster had only just reached the coast when the “Empress of Japan” sailed for (Jan: ada. ' The Viceroy of Szechuau, Lou Ping, Chang, who represents the_civil authority of China in the distressed territory, has made-a public appeal for succor, and-in his memorial says that the grand monasteries of Huelyuan and Kemis, the home of Bud- dhism,are in ruins, and seven small lama- series, are buried in the wreck of the for« mer. Eight hundred and fifty houses belonging to native Thibetan soldiers, and occupied by them and their families met the same fate. Seventy-four Lama priests and 130 V Chinese and Thibetans made up the roll of those whose bodies had been found and identified. There were also many scores of unidentified bodies, while the missing are legion. The total of fatalities will prob- ably reach into thousands. Upward of 400 were mortally wounded, but were still alive when the memorial left the Viceroy ; and the distress caused throughout Thi- bet by the shock is beyond exaggera- tion. ' ' Famine threatens the land, and the cry 1 for bread is to all creeds and to all people. tended to compel New England people t'Jl The greatest misfortune of all, however, is to the minds of all devout Buddhists, that which has befallen their sacred head, the hply Shoolhak. He is among the missing ffmm L’hassa,where the monastery of Kemis ,and the circumstance,although zealous- ly guarded by the faithful for fear that knowledge of it might rend asunder the en- ?tire fabric of the ancient faith, is rapidly spreading through all the Eastern lands where Buddhism is the religion of the masses. . The outcome is beyond calculation. The shrine is a heap of ruins, and the Holy One missing from the earth. The Lama monas- teries of Huelyuan and Kemis are situated in the heart of the civilized portion of Thibet, and for ages the latter has been the seat of Buddhism proper. The monastery of Kemis was built, it is believed,about 1,000 years before Christ. 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