The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-05
lily, and carry out these religious rites
in addition TO their own.

lily, and carry out these religious rites
in addition 10 their own.
The Mohammedan and Hindu men
do not want to meet women in heaven.
have never felt that way. If women
go to church and Sunday school, and
obey the rules of the church as we
men do, I say let them go to heaven.
To this extent, am an equal sufrag-
list.
You have no doubt often remarked
that queer things are done in the name
of Reform. The only time the people
of India ever made determined fight
for Reform was in 1857. and here are
the Reforms they demanded: l. The
repeal OF the law against numbering fe-
male infants; 2. The repeal of the law
prohibiting the burning of widows
alive; 3. The repeal of the law pro-
viding for general education, particu-
education Of women; 4. The repeal of
the law permitting widows to marry
again. The people of India fought
many fierce battles and engaged IN sew
erai brutal massacres, to enforce these
Reforms.
Long before I reached India, heard
of the love affair of a certain Mrs.
Bicnk, and I hear the same subject dis
cJlsE ed on the Persia Mrs Monk is
a number of hotels in India. A few
eks ago she married a young man,
anC people are taking. People are al
ways cackling aDout love affairs, but
when a rich old woman marries a poor
but good looking young man, nothing
CAN restrain their Inerriment. If Mrs.
Monk does not own the money she con-
trols, then let it be taken from her,
and delivered to its rightful owner; but
II the money in her control is hers, fair
lot I, -
as best suits her pleasure. If she sees
Mt to buy a young husband, 1t is her
risk, and her affair. For all people
know, the young man may have mar
ried Mrs. Monk for Herself Alone. Men,
particularly young men, are very sin
cere in their love affairs, as all the
world knows. The new Mr.. Monk may
be a new Leander.
The Persia is a mail ship. and
carries mail clerk and twenty assist
ants. These assistants are natives of
India, and / saw them at breakfast this
morning, on the lower deck. All were
dressed in uniform Fourteen OF them
evidently of the same caste. souatted
on their launches in a circle. A big
dish containing gravy was placed in the
center. The men broke or hunks of
bread from the loaves. passed about,
and, dipping the bread in tn gravy. be-
gan eating ravenously. Then dish of
rice was brought, and placed in the
centre Of the group. Pouring curry
over the rice, the men began eating
with their fingers. Remember that
fourteen men were eating out Of one
dish, with their fingers. The other six
men belonged to different castles, and
ate by themselves. The Chinese. Jap
anese and CingaIese eat in groups,
squatting about a common dish, but the
Chinese and Japanese use chop sticks,
instead of their fingers. in transferring
the food from the common dish to
their mouths.
do not recall whether I read this.
or whether 1t was told me by a passen-
ger on the Persia: In India. when
the viceroy visits points off the rail-
road, he travels in great state. On one
occasion, there were twenty thousan nd
persons in his travelling equipage:f be
sides troops. there were several thou