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long experience though. curiously enough. II IS
only lately that the British people themselves
have had their eyes opened 10 the methods EN-
ployed by their countrymen in India. IN the
Straits Settlements and in other Asiauc and
African dependencies This IS due To the fact
that the authorities both at home and abroad
have been 20 a certain extent terrorHed by
what was known IN English government circles
as Exeter Hall" which used to be the head
quarters Of the extreme evangelical element
that element which breaches the eternal damna-
ton Of al those who do not belong TO the
Christian faith. and who are convinced that II IS
an imperative duty to proselytize the heather
Il not by persuasion. then by compuision.
can remember how some fifteen or twenty
years ago very ingenious. and to the Ma
hometans perfectly satisfactory. scheme was
presented To he English Cabinet Ministers Of
the day FOR exercising d species Of control anc
supervision Of the harems in India and Egypt
which are now 10 all intents and purposes be
yond the Jurisdiction Of the authorities and II
consequence thereof the scene Of many an un
punished crime It was submitted among Others
90 both Sir Charles Dilke and TO Mi Chamber
lain who were then in Office. An excellent
scheme" they exclaimed and thoroughly prac
ticable But what would Exeter Hall say
thereto II could never BE- carried IN the fac'
Of their opposition"
THINGS NOT WIDELY KNOWN IN ENGLAND
II is due t. this influence now apparently at
an end that the English authorities ina Indie
and In other Oriental dependencies Of Grea
Britain have observed a considerable amount o
discretion IN permitting the people al home u
become aWar- Of the extent 10 which they no
only tolerated out actually fostered and en
couraged those Diverse faiths which are re-
garded by Exeter Hall heather. and Vel
which have in their origin th- same object a.
Christianity namely the imposition " mora
restrictions 20 the evil passions Of mankind anC
the ameu1ration of the human race. F." save
those who have been IN the orient are aware of
the fact that English Christian soldiers TAX,
part In religious professions that have for theii
object thu el)rlhcation Of q MahOm~tan saint
that British redcOats ar often called upon q
DO sentry duty at the stable door Of the h0lJ
COWS OF the Brlhmins and that the most sever,
penalties are inflicted 10y the English authorite,
ID Oh. Oriental dependencies upon any white
man be he civilian Or soldier who fails &c
show proper regard for native beliefs and preju
dic-s or who Dffends The latter by. for instance
entering d MoS-m mosque without rrmoviul
his boots or 10y .orcing ms way into some
BUDDHIST shrine. Or by bringing some hish-cias.
Brahmiu into contact with d dog or any othe
animal which is regarded Us unclean
II was not however. until Lord Kitchener
son his victory at Omdurman and returned
Oh England enyironed with all the glory anC
popularity OF the conqueror of me Soudar
and the ayon2er OF Gordon that the Brit
L
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ties did not invade even when they had reason
TO believe that English women and children
captured and sold into bondage at the time u
tho Great Nutiny we're behind its walls In
Fgvpt English soldiers and officers present arms
10 the sacred camel with the holy carpet on
its back each year on its return from Mecca
while the Prince Of Wales and the dignitarieS
NJ his suite manifested ~ much v"neratlon ana
r.s,act when tn holy -ooth of Ru ilha at Handy
in Ceylon. vas shown them a. they would have
shown when visiting the holy places of ne
Christian faith az Jerusalem
LORD LAWRENCE's REPORT
Reading the other day work on missionary
enterprise in India | found the following phraS'
IN a report upon the question by Lord Lawrence
one Of the most eminent and famous Governor
Generals who have ever been intrust"d with me
administration Of the Indian Empire me mum
Der u actual converts 10 Christianity 10 INDIA.
h.. declares. does no, by any meara give al
adequate result ~ missionary abors. Ihere ar
thousands Of persons scattered over India VINO
through the Gi.semi1 alton ~ Christian truth
and principles. have lost all faith IN Hindooisn
and Ntahon,etanism. and vet who hesitate fol
one reason or another TO adopt Chris lanity.
That is ~ say they are led to abandon the
faith which had until mat time served thrn
as a moral restraint AMI a an incentive 1t
good which was IN face the basis OF their clVlH
cation. and being disnclircd to adopt chris
tanity with all IT'S obligations. ar" left TO a.
lnt.nts and purpose without any moral reStr'c
tons whatsoever
Among tho greatest obstacles 90 the propasa
ZION NJ christianity Boz Aslatc and African coun
tries is the question OF polyeamy. The latter hai
from time ImnomOria been custom Of tn
country throughout Asia and Africa. irr"spec
tive of reed For the Shinto Emperor of Japan
the C1nfucian ruler of China the Buddhist klns
Of Siam and the Moslem rulers OF Persia. Tur
key Afghanistan. Egypt and Morocco main
tam large harrms and a plurality OF wives
I'M the same way that their forefathers be
fore them kept seragliOs for hundreds upoi
hundreds OF years The miss Onaries may sue
coed in shaking the faith OF the people Of these
various Asiatic and African empires in theu
respective forms of faith. But this question
polygamy stands in tn way ~ their acceptance
" tho obligations Of Christianity
GENERAL GoEDoNs QUESTION
one " the last and most characteristic inter
views that Gien.rAl Gordon had before leaving
England 90 meet his death Al khartoum va
with the present Primatr OF the Church 'i Eng
land then Bishop OF london whose opinion NJ
was anxious to have a. singuiary proau
minded prelate on the question as 70 "hethe
polvgamy could be- tolerated by the Christian
church i'm Africa and IN Asia Incidentally ne
toirt.d out what the clever ana sagA'I"u'
Zulu chiefs had years befor" pointed ou' .n th'
same way TO Bishop Colenso. namely. ina
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Lg}p. " r,r catholic and the
to come Dun ........ had made nrepa-
Protestant "''' ....... b.,,,. ,,e-,tions
riiiohS ' ......-,, AFRICA which they
ID tns' ~. sauna. offasr wears ago
were '''. ........., I'm, Lord Kitch-
'H' ........a. .l.t .b. cannot for the
'n7' ...,,r, work I'M the Sou
p'ss7"' ....~,,..,..7 On have time to
ia-. '''' .......,. ,f his vast satrapy
N'''" ........ allowing missionaries
upon '''''
90 r--ei''i VI" .,... .,,,+..r received
N'' ''' ... British Government.
ne 10" ..... ,b,,uor IN. agency
b.. N' ''.' .......,..,.i,r, IN Egypt.
81 Lo'u ..,.t .,sils- ar Omdur-
ASsu'e1 ,,' .. ...,..- ,r,oortant cities or
~A" ,t. .... .n.-.. vu. be- no INTERFERE
1' .P' r.-.... r...n .,..- Nlahametan faith
sA'' ~ .....,... .e..r ...I boz strictly re-
1Du ......... ..,.r ...rt so far as to
'pr''e-' .. -.,lan mat these
p''"' maxine .o them in the
P7'7-' ,....~,. whom. b. Justly de-
oaHr '' w. ........ number of Mos
'cT'Oe' IL ''''- ..,., monarch IN the
EN- su'J7o'S ...' 80 ,f,b,natan
"orld ,'N'f ....... ,f Fnglaud.s
Aerru ''"' ...-.4 -b.rn that the
s0ol Tau" Cd. -....,. +~,r, me Queen
mone! "'.''" .......t toward -h. founda-
lo"n"a'-' "' .,uaoe which
ton am EMU ...... md worthy
is % ,ons.l-u' ."' -'. ,--..,,., o,3
memorial Ok General ,.-.,.,,,a,,,,,
been suoS. ''"'- W .,.h
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landlord. The communal tenure IL found
chiefly In the Wild and more noun
famous sections. the communist holders
being. for the most part. iineai descend
ants OF the original communal grantees
Of the land at time when the country
was just recovering from Snracen occu-
patton. In the course OF ages. most OF
these grantees have been bought out.
forced out or cheated out OF their lands
by neighbor!ng mobiles. Wherever re-
motencss. inacoessibility. or poverty OF
soil have offered no temptations to
powerful encroaohers. the commuters
endure to the present day though great
ly mutilated OF their ancient rights and
privileges. on the mountain frontier
between Leon and Portugal are COM
munists whose common possession has
dwindled to n single pasture. q chest
nut grove, or flock OF sheep.
Stranger yet. and unlike anything to
be found outside OF Portugal. IN what "
known AZ the emphyteutic tenure OF
land. IL had birth In the dawn OF
Portuguese history, In carly contests
between kings and barons. prelates and
hends Of monastlc orders; In the effort
Of successive monarchH to establish 9TH
cr than monklsh cuitivatora OF the soil.
and In stringent laws OF entail and
prlmogcniture. altogether too compli-
Gated to 10 into at the tail end OF
too long letter.
FANNIE u. WARD.
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well ~ their strong. white teeth. when
the corn crop has been bad, and IL
therefore scarce and dear, less OF II In
proportion TO the rye can be uecd In the
loaf. and Vice versa In the corn pro-
ducing province OF the Mimic, and In
the
LowLAND DISTRICTS
generally. the usual proportions are
eight parts Of corn to one OF rye. and
In the rye lands where less corn IN
grown. the proportions are reversed.
Since farming has moved very little
In Portugal In the last fourteen GEN.
turtles, II may safely be said that there
lp considerable room Tor Improvement.
For every hundred bushels OF corn now
produced, fifty more might Just as casl-
iy be raised, and everything else In
proportion. Corn has been grown on
the same lands. summer after summer.
for hundreds OF years. with no change
OF crops. Few Portuguese farmers own
an acre OF land. but families hold tho
same tracts. generation after senera-
tlon. under various different tcnures.
hard for the foreigner to comprehend.
For example. there In the aliodinl
tenure. which prevails In the Wide and
fertile plains Of southern Portugal. The
holder OF the fee simple Of the land
either tllls his own acres with the min
lmum OF capital. energy and knowledge
or let's IL on short a.d uncertain leases
20 tenants who farm II In his
stead. almost TO M little purpose
as he would have done. The
parceria rural tenure IL not unlike what
we call ION shares" and akin to tho
metnyer system Of France and Italy.
whereby the owner finds the land and
sometimes the seed, and receives for
rent o proportion Of the produce. In
Portugal. as elsewhere. II has grown
out OF the want Of capital In both land
lords and tenants. and IL probably the
best system where impecuniosity pre-
walls. II II fair on both sides. for while
the metaycr has the strongest Incentive
to good and honest work. he IL ensured
AGAINST ABSOLUTE RUIN
by druughts or Hoods. as the losses aa
well as the profits are divided with the
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fruits and vegetables, 20 liking pigs.
Kids and chickens dangling from the
wooden scddic -yokes; rye and corn are
brought down from mountain farms IN
panniers; trec-trunks. to be converted
into timber. arc attached TO a cross
beam laid over the backs OF two dom
keys. and 80 II goes, to the end OF the
chapter, all the work OF this lazy pco-
pie depending largely upon the tireiess
and patient beast OF Balaam. IF.
In the cumbersome native saddles.
with their huge wooden Jokes at the
front and back, even men do not sit
astride. They ride something as In the
Wild Irish jaunting cars, with both legs
dangling over the right side. ana In
moments OF peril clutch the front yoke
with their hands. Undertaking DON
key jaunt In these parks. you might as
well lay aside your dignity in the be-
ginning. for an attempt to assume
either graceful or stately attitude
II to render yourself unnecessarily
ludlcrous. II IN better. by far. to copy
the Portuguese style OF riding. doubled
up In the form OF n printers inttrroga-
ton mark reversed. maintaining pre-
carlous equilibrium by the under side
of the knee joints.
Thus up hill and down dale you plod,
past farms and orchards and Vine
yards. with the distant mountains al
ways In view. Through n constant sue
cession OF sleepy hamlets. lying close
together. each with Its central
mountain surrounded by lettering
donkcys, peasants and water
carriers. past frequent waysidc
shrlnes where Noasa Scnhora.
c'our Lady'). with outstrc,ched hands.
Invites To prayer. and occasional wood
en- crosses. each erected to mark muir
der. probably by brignnds. Every cross
IL surrounded by Its heap OF stoncs. de-
noting the petitions OF passing travel
cra for the repose Of the unshriyen soul.
and you add a pebble to the collection.
lest your own meet q similar fate Mt
the next turn Of the road. As the end
OF the day approaches, you elect to pass
the night In one OF the villages-no
matter which. you will wish you had
gone further In any event. a dercrip-
tion OF one rural inn answers for oil
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Special Correspondence.
pragn. Portugal, Nov. 3--The traveller
who comes TO this country for pleasure,
would better time his visit TO any sea-
son than autumn. lie VIII IND here
none OF the calm and stately beauty
that marks the dying year In the same
latitude on our side OF the Atlantlc-no
rmIllng landscapes slowly bronzins un-
der early touches Of frost, or glorious
In crimson, russell and gold. no en-
chanting days Of summer brightness
tempered with the breath OF coming
wintcr-of winter Htill warmed and mel
lowed with the sun Of waning summer.
Autumn IL particularly melancholy IN
northern Portugal. where every Held IN
a battle-ground. every tree. vine and
shrub, the denuded victim Of elemental
strife. Tho hot Lusltanian sun has
stimulated an extraordinary wealth OF
verdurc. and the FIRST continued down
pour Of cquinoctial rain. accompanied
by violent winds that break and des-
troy, slr.ws the earth with wrcckagc
of leaves and branches. sodden and de-
caylng. In the most cultivated districts
the desolatlon " sr.at,st-ot naN.u
vineyards, unhightly htupplc anu rot-
ting eorn-stalks. rue htmosphetc-
damn, Htcamy, nlue- ladcn-bathca one
In Precipitation while chilling TO the
marrow. And then the hOuse-iiies and
moaguitosi The plaques OF Egypt are
as butterflies ana niHhtlnsalcs IN CONF
parison. Always pcstiterouS IN fortu-
Hai they grow more
ACTIVE Ann ESvENoNED
as summer advances, and Throughout
september ana October render HE Wei
night unbenrable. Toward the middle
OF November, when the brief summer
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RAISE HORSES.

II was some time In 1855. I believe.
that wrote. says the Country Gentle-
man. advocating the breeding OF horses
for the European cavalry land artil-
iery) market. had juat returned from
a trip through Kentucky and Indiana.
and later went up into Minnesota and
tho Dakotas noticed everywhere a
general cessation OF breeding. owing to
the unrcmuncrntivc prices. Horses. II
was said. would no longer pay. oven
where corn could be grown BY tickling
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THE GREAT MAJORITY


routes.s and where wheels were not
practicable. we have Joined
THE GREAT MAJORITY
on the backs OF donkcys. We had
thought ourselves thoroughly &C.
quainted with those patient beasts OF
burden, from long experience In Mcxi-
co. South America and other wild re.
giOns where Balaam's long-cared beast
II king but until now we
never learned the a. b, e. OF the
usefulness OF those indispensa-
bic animals. In this whole poverty
stricken Kingdom there In not n
peasant 30 desperately impoverished ms
to be without his donkey. Every hu.
man being In the district seems to own
from one to h score. Even the multi
tudnouH beggars who accoEt you for
aims Mt every step on the highway. are
mounted much as Sancho Panza may
have been. In front OF every church.
IN every prnca or square. and huddled
In every crumbllng nrchway are dozens
OF shaggy little donkeya. each capari-
soncd with rope around It's neck In
lieu Of halter or bride. and huge
wooden saddle upon his back. and most
OF them are unhappily accompanied by
bare footed drivers. also mounted.
armed with iron-pointcd gonds long as
hoe handles. They are called into
requiHltion for the most trlfling crrands.
The padre viii not walk from one
square to the next. II his own. or an
rides to market. the mechanic to his
days labor. II the farm hand has &C.
caslon to no
FROM ONION FIELD
to potato patch, or the farmers wife
wishes bit OF gossip with her nearest
ncighbor, or the country pumpkin n
la a IN n
days journey with n kick, u whack and
n goad for the poor little beasts that
bear them. and never n thought that
the four-footed scryitors may OCCASION
ally need food and water. The herders
who care for the black bulls that are
bred for the pracas das torros In Lis
bon and Oporto. are always found with
more donkcys than bulls. The goat
hcrdcr In the lonely mountains has his
donkey for an inreparablc companion.
II the cattle In the valleys need change
OF pasture. or the sheep herdor's
ground IL shifted half mile ON the
hillside. preparations are made Ms for
u pilgrimage half around the world and
the ragged drovers ride In state to
their new station. All the highways
and byways are filled with donkey pro-
cesslons. Some are laden with water
casks. YEARLY ploddlng accustomed
beats, often drivcrlesH and unnccom-
panied, each wearing an expression OF
sturdy responsibility on his old gray
face. Bcvics OF them are completely
hidden under piles OF hay. or corn
stalks hcnped so high that the green
stacks seem to be waltzing along OF
their own accord. except for bells
Jangllng In a mufiied way under the
fodder. and of boys
PRoDDING vIcIoUsLY
with their goads. Peasant women
come riding TO market. with all man
ncr of country produce. from flowers.
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the rest II 10 The posada OF Don Quix-
ote's day. with no alterations. Origin
ally built TO Withstand a elegc. humid
rods OF years ago. when abbots. friars
and merchants Travelled with treasure.
liable to b. attacked at any minute oy
such grand robbers as Glraido, its walls
are many feet thick, Its windows tiny
grated apcrturcs. It's sleeping-rooms
no larger than the cells OF nustere
monks. and Its doors OF rlveted ana
bolted chestnut. with iron-latticed gates
behind them. Your apartment has al
ways the same mcagrc furnishings-a
bed OF
FOUR STOUT POSTS
set Into huge frame. laced acrose with
rawhidc thongs. on which In laid. a
shapeiess sack OF corn husks and sew
cral wooden blankets, hand-woven BY
the women Of the district. At the head
thereof hangs an iron cruciflx. and per-
maps little brase or pewter font Tor inc
holy water which you have surely
brought along In q bottle. TO ensure
safety on tho journey. The one chair
or stool. In OF a piece with the bedstead
"A hollow frame. laced across with raw
hide; upon the floor, In one corner, u
tin basin filled with water for washing.
and near u lies a hand-wovcn hhcn
towel. coarse but clean. You may
watch the cooking Of your breakfast
and supper. over n small blaze OF Tag
OTIS In the open courtyard. There IL
no public dining room. and q table. bare
OF cloth. win be spread In your room.
The center piece viii b. a brown earth
On plate. with thick slices of Portuguese
bacon, nan,,ed with boiled yaIns. big
ms your fst There II also q basin u
stew. savory and delicious. whose mys-
terious components would better not bc
Inquired into. nm enormous frasca para
vinho. or wine nRgon. containing gal
lon or two OF cheap Aletejo wine. and
mountain OF broa dread. yellow "a
saffron and hard as rock. This coarse
but nutritious bread. u mingled corn
and rye. which seem. Co have been con-
str1icted simultaneously with the sew
crnl-hundrcd- ycare-old casa. Is the sta
pie luxury OF the Portuguese peaaantry,
and to II they owe their hardness. al
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FLYING TRIP THROUGH
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Farm Life In Iberian Peninsula Among the Portu-
ouese Peasantry-Houses Three Hundred Years Old
and Broa (Breadl Apparently Built at the Same
PcrioS-
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CnAUNCEY N. DEPEw.

The famous orator who In among the
most interesting Of the new senators
who will take their seats In the upper
house.
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who Is the leader In the movement to
nominate Admiral Dewey for our next
President. The senator Is expected to
organize q Dewey presidential cam
paign.
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the bridegroom OF the Senate. who viii
figure prominently In the news from the
Capitol.
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by druughta or Hoods. rs the losses as
well as the profits are divided with the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12

In the South was organized in 1894 an
association called the Daughters OF the
Conrederacy whose purpose Is Indicated
sufficiently in its title, and at recent
meeting Of its Georgia branch n series OF
resolutions was introduced by Mrs NJ. A.
LIPsCoMB, the principal OF the Lucy Cobb
Institute calling upon the National Govern
mept to compensate the owners OF slaves
emancipated by LISCoLS's proclamation
during the Civil War, Jan. 1. 1868. The
slaves thus freed were those OF the States
in rebellion only 1908, 392 In number.
There remained s3l, $50 slaves not affected
by the proclamation, but subsequently
these were emnncpated by the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Constitution, ratified
in 1868.
Mrs. LIPsCoMB has now issued an address
to the United Daughters OF the Confederacy,
in session at Richmond, urging the women
OF the South to bring the matter to the at
tention OF Congress. and accordingly her
proposition excites discussion in those
States. though, OF course, neither there nor
at the North can it receive serious consid
Grafton, and in Congress 1t could never get
shadow OF favor from either party. The
suggestion that the National Government
should load itself with the enormous debt
which would be incurred In paying for the
slaves in the States which tried to destroy
It Is whimsical merely. They were enamel
patsd simply as q war measure strictly
within the power and prerogative OF the
Government, and by constitutional amend
ment the proceeding was ratified and
slavery was forbidden absolutely by the
fundamental law.
Moreover, even II compensation for the
slaves in the secession States was advocated
on purely sentimental grounds, It would
have in them nothing more to justify 1t than
there is for the compensation OF the South
for all its losses In the Civil War; and for
tho extension OF our already burdensome
pension system to the soldiers Of the Con-
federate armies. The whole cost OF both the
preservation OF the Nation and the long and
violent attempt to break 1t up would have
to be paid by the victorious National Gov
eminent II the principle OF her proposition
was accepted.
Mrs. LIPsCoMB, accordingly, receives no
support for her project from the Rich
mond Times. It speaks OF 1.-The injustice
done the South In freeing the slaves
and putting the ballot In their hands,
though the consequence has been a great
increase In the proportionate political
power Of the white population. now that
Southern States by legislation and con.
stitutional provisions have practically dis,
franchised the negroes but 1t does not
agree with her that "the Southern States
may fairly claim. under the rules OF war,
compensation for the slaves that war set
free" 1--WE staked and lost says the
Richmond paper.
That Is the reasonable view for South.
erner to take. Mrs. LIPscoMB's project, OF
course, Ia impossible under the Constitution
md prpDOst erOus