Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-08
EDUCATION IN INDIA
BOYCOTT MOVE AND BENGALI
PoLITICIANS-MUTINY TALES.
Special Cablegram to The STIR.

Special Cablegram to The STIR.
CALCUTTA, April S.-Compulsory edu-
cation is being introduced in oriental fash
ion by the Begun of Bhopal. In the Mo-
hammedan state over which she rules the
schools which owe their existence to the
enlightened energy of herself, her mother
and her grandmother have not met with
the support she requires from the nobles
and high officials At the prize distribution
of the Alexandra Mobiles School her high
ness spoke her mind freely on the subject
She condemned the love of ease when is
enervating the upper classes and compel
ling her to go outside in order to find men
qualified to carry on the business of the
state. She pointed out that for the sake
of example she had kept her own son at
these schools instead of sending him 10 one
of the colleges outside the state. and that
scholarships were numerous. But these
inducements had failed.
"Al my warnings and inJunctlons nave
proved futile in this direction. and l have
given orders that a part of the income OF
the students and their parents Should De
cut off, il the former unreasonably absent
themselves from the school, and the money
thus obtained may be spent toward the
education and the scholarships OF the prom
Using students. If even after this the peo-
pie and especially the Jaglrdars' 40 lloi
pay sufficient attention to education shali
be compelled to adopt the same strict
measures that the Emperor OF Japan mas
done for the veal of the people
Contrary to expectations, the boycott res
olution passed by the congress has not sue
ceeded In giving any kind of impetus 10
the malicious movement which mas uoiie
so much to disCredit certain class OF beLi
gall politicians In ! spite OF the attempt
hing made by Babus Surendra Nath Ban
nerjee and Bepin Chandra Pal TO nlahuiac-
tlre martyrs out of some Do!colters wiz
got themselves into trouble at Cnahupui :,
cd
is a sample of Surendra Nath Baaner1ee 5
oratory: Awake. arise, brothers. lhe uouse
has been set on FIRE. Sleep no more. AWahe
You think that peace reisns IN inc me, la d',.
that the right to vote VIII remove an soCi
SORROWS ON, no, YOUR home r. ABOUT 10
be devastated. Unless you show hsht MOTH
ing will be done. Put aside your gentle
poIicy YOUR words of reforms. II Is nee
feearv tn have a settlement with the Fer
inehees There are very few barDarouS nd
tons like the Feringhees in the World; 1ou
have been beaten so much, stun why no you
go to oil their tails. Now at least the OPP
nrassion ON the Puniabee should open your
ewes Do one thing. leave the company vi
the Feringhees, don't go TO them. EAPul
sion of Feringhees, boycott is our Mahtia'
If we are opposed then the flre winch tlle
Ferfnebees have lighted will burn them
Awake, Awake,
In an article in the Cavalry Journal,
Sergt. Forbes-Mtchen of the va Sutlel-
1ard Highlanders gives some "reminiscences
Of the Indian mutiny, and 1ncldentaliS re
Iates an instance at Lucknow that caihe
under his own notice OF the 1oTce oi ny
sword-cut from a curved sw0lu Vi ii tra
steel: There were three brothers OF the
name of Ready in the 93d called Daeiu'
John and James. They were all powerful
tall men in the prime of life ana an thlee
had served through the Crimea. DaVid was
a sergeant and his two brothers were prl-
Yates When falling in for the assault on
the begum's palace John Ready 'ooh on
his Crimean medal and gave IL 10 MS
hi hat "A
presentiment that he would be Killed IN tne
attack. and that David had petter Keep MS
medal and send 1t home 10 theii hotIiei'
David tried TO reason him out OF ms iedis
hut to no purpose John Ready replied that
he had no fear and that his mother might
know that he had died doing his duty.
Well. the assault took place ana III the
inner courts a the palace there was one
division held by regiment or dlsmouhted
cavalry armed with swords as Keen as
razors and circular shields and the party
Of the GOD who got into that court were 1ar
outnumbered on this occasion. as IN Iact
we were everywhere else. On entering
James Ready was attacked by sowar
armed with sword and shield. lieady
feather bonnet was knocked OH ana tne
sowar got one cut at him right over his
had which severed his skull clean in
two. the sword cutting right through ms
neck and half way down through the
breast-bone.
.sJohn Ready sprang to the assistance of
his brother hut too late and although his
hayonet reached the side of his opponent
and was driven home with fatal thrust
In doing he came within the sWoop OF
that terrible sword welded by the powerful
arm of a tall man. and he also was cut
right through the left shoulder dlagohaliy
across the chest and his head and right
arm were clean severed from the body
The sowar delivered his stroke OF the
sword at the same moment that ne re-
Ceived the bayonet OF John --eady through
his heart and both men fell dead together
David Ready. the sergeant, seized the tul-
war that had killed both of his brothers
and used it with terrible effect, cutting on
the heads OF men as though they had oeen
mere heads of cabbage. When the hsht
was over l examined that sword
1T was of ordinary weight. well pal
anced curved about quarter circle as
sharp as the sharpest razor, and the blade
as rigid as cast iron. Now my experience
Is that none of our very best Eng1sl
suor1s couId have cut like this one.
sword of that quality would cut through
a mans skull or thighbone without the
least culver as easily as an ordinary Biz
mingham blade would cut through Will