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Times WEDNESDAYS, Feb. 10. Get
the First Chapter.
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Too Late.

JOSEPH WIDENER. the millionaire
horseman of Philadelphia, was lunch
Ing with a party of Americans at the
Ritz In Paris.
Some young ladies of the professional
beauty type entered Their clinging,
gauzy gowns were made of the fashion
able mousseline de sole. Their huge hats,
covered with waving plumes. descended.
as all fashionable hats should dc, nearly
to their rretty noses. Their white necks
were circled by strings of pearls.
The appearance of these young ladi S
caused the conversation at Mr.. Widener' $
table to turn to the amusements of
Paris.
The amusements CT Paris said Mr..
Widener, ARE, in the main, clean and
wholesome. The theater. the opera
those are the real amusements CT this
gay and beautiful city. Only the unin-
formed-only men like Deacon Yankton-
regard Paris as modern Babylon.
''Yankton. you know. got a wrong idea
of Paris from the tall yarns CT some
college boys at his hotel, and sad re-
gretfully, az he left for home:
'''Gee, ! wish I'd come here before
I got converted
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A Poor Portrait.

z HOPkINSON SMITH was congrat-
ulated in the smokeroom of the
Deutschland on the thoroughly convinc-
ing evidence he had given In a recent
"art fraud trial
There would be no necessity said
Mr.. Smith. for such unpleasant relations
among artists If we could all agree In our
criticisms as the critics Of a certain Chi
nese artist agreed. and IL we expressed
our opinions politely as those critics.
"A Chinaman CT very high rank had
his portrait painted, and when II was
finished the painter requested him to in
quire of the passersby what they thought
of it. The other agreed and asked the
first conner:
DO you think this portrait like
. The hat is extremely like replied the
critic.
The subject of the portrait asked a
similar question Of a second strang,..
who answered that the clothes seemed
to be exactly reproduced. He was about
to interrogate a third when the painter
stopped him and said, impatiently:
The resemblance of the hat and
clothes is of no Importance. Ask this
gentleman what he thinks OF the face.
lon being asked this question the
stranger hesitated very long time, but
at last he replied:
a. The beard and hair are first rate!
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ago They ravased IT from one end to the
other, enslaved the Hindoos and built
here some Of the most gorgeous palaces
and mightiest Notifications the world has
ever seen. They organized a great
government. and for generations they
ruled supreme AS to the wonders OF
their remains, I shall write farther on.
This letter is about their descendants
The Mohammedans OF India now number
one-ffth of the whole population. We
are accustomed to look upon India as
land of the Hindoos. 1t is so; but II has
one Mohammedan for every three Hin
docs and In muscle and in independence
of spirit lie is the stronger He forms
a big element in the unrest of today.
and If civil war should occur. or the
British leave India, he will ravage the
land from one end to the other.
Have you ever thought of the extent
OF Mohammedan India? The followers
of the prophet are scattered all over this
country, and in some of the provinces
they are In the majority. There are
62.oO0Wo all told. This is more than the
entire population of the German empire.
II In almost twice as many as the Mo-
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ERAAK 6 L4RMzYZZR A1D AGH PRIEST
Ar eAZHAIGS,ZD

God and His prophets, Of which the chief
is Mohammed. They have faith in pre-.
destination of good and Ill and think the
day OF Judgment will come. They be-
The angels are legion and they are headed
by Gabriel. Every man has an ange
upon each side Of him at all times. Each
of these has note book and he writes
down the good and the Ill that the man
does at the time he does II. The re-
cording angel Of the good stands on HE
right and of evil on his left. and when
the Mohammedan srits he always spita
to the left.
As to the witches of genii they ars
much like those described in the Arabian
Nights. They are made of fire and can
assume all sorts Of shapes. All the Mo-
hammedans believe In them and that
they live In the mountains which sur
round the world
The Indian Mohammedans give credit
to most of the prophets OF the Bible.
Mohammed said there were $4,000 proph-
cts and over 300 apostles: among the
latter were Adam, Noah, Abraham.
Moses. Jesus and Mohammed. They rank
Jesus among the greatest of the proph-
cts and reverence Adam, Noah and
Abraham as we'll. They believe in Jesus,
but their prophet Jesus is different from
our Savior. According TO them He was
sent to reveal the gospel to man and He
foretold that Mohammed would come
They do not believe that He was cruel
fed but that another man was put in His
place and He was miraculously taken to
heaven. At the last day He will como
again and break the cross and make
many reforms. He will reign as a king
for time and then die and be buried
near the tomb of Mohammed.
I wish / could describe the Moham-
medan hell. The Buddhists have hens
OF ice and bells of fire, and there are
certain bells believed in by the Chinese
In which the deNl saws the unscdly {"
pieces. The hell of the Mohammedans
is of fires kept hot by burning men. The
fatter the sinner the more fire he makes
for his fellows. The clothes OF the
damned are burning pitch. and their tor
ments are varied by the continued sting
ing of scorpions, serpents and other rep
tiles.
On the other hand the Mohammedan
heaven is a garden of delight. where the
saved rest upon touches. with ever-beau-
tiful maidens to wait upon them. Every
believer upon his arrival in paradise 10
given seventy-two black-eyed wives. who
will be ever beautiful and ever young.
The moment he reaches there his body
goes back to the prime Of manhood, and
his soul regains its full capacity for en-
joyment OF all kinds
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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1RS PATRICK FRANCIS GILL; WIFE OF REPRESENTATIVE FRO

can ever look that trim way Show
places and homes are different and
Washington struck me as an exquisite.
clean, artistically planned show city.
If there were manufactures, great bust
ness houses. industrial plants of man.
moth Size such as the nightly cities of
the middle west boast, the pretty streets
would get mussed up a little. Every
day seems like Sunday is the invariable
comment Of visitors to Washington We
had several to make visit this spring.
and after enjoying the beauty and the
leisure their observation was that il any
thing ever went on except the smooth
running machinery of the government
no one knew it,
But to watch these wheels go round
is an experience worth while. T. delight
in attending sessions at the House and
Senate. and the JOY of getting to know
big man by name and by sight is eX-
hilarating. For the newcomer Wash
ington is q big world to conquer when it
comes to placing people by name, state
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leader in society. spelled in large letters.
. general queen Of Vanity Fair. But
now social success is specialized like all
other branches of human endeavor. and
when q woman becomes popular it is al
ways plainly stated that she belongs In
the contingent Of the upper or lower
house of legislature; that she is OF the
army or navy set, of the cabinet. the
diplomatic corps or in the big world of
residentersA During the past season OF
the pronounced changes from traditional
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and official dignity. ! enjoyed the White
House functions beyond everything. az
every detail is SO simple and homeliko,
and the absence of pomp and elaborate
ceremony cannot but impress the stran-
ger. The President and Mrs. Taft are
gracious about sending Invitations to
your casual guests and this is a blessing
which cannot be overestimated. The
music at these official functions il su-
perb. and the joy of hearing some Of
those worldfamous orchestras must be
given a high rank in enumerating the
delights Of my first Washington winter.
Representative and Mrs. Gill and their
children remained in Washington until
about the first of July. They returned to
their home in St. Louis. but as Mrs. Gill
must place Alicia in school about the
end of September, she will come to the
capital some weeks before her husband
She anticipates spending part OF the
summer In Kansas City as the guest OF
her brother and married sister, Mrs.
NiCkoll.
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The REARZ N0l5QgzE

the pulpit which is cut out of single
block of solid marble and as a special
favor showed me the greatest treasure
possessed by the church. This is kept
which are guarded by two gray-bearded
followers of the prophet. At the d.
rection Of the high priest these doors
were opened. My curiosity rose as key
after key was used. and when at last
was shown a caSket covered with glass
expected a great diamond or some col
lection Of rubies and pearls. / looked in
and saw nothing until his holiness point
ed to a single rough. red. wiry hair In
the center. The hair was about two
the casket that 1t stood straight up.
was told that it was a real hair from
the mustache of Mohammed and that 1t
made the mosque especially holy.
1t reminded me of a mosque which
visited at Kairouan in Tunisia. This
was built by the barber of Mohammed
who buried under its foundation three
hairs from the beard of the prophet.
The barber stole these hairs one day
while shaving Mohammed and carried
them about with him for the rest Of
his life. One he kept unuer his tongue,
another over his heart and the third
glued to his right arm. Upon his death
tucy were p1duLSO ana the mosque DO1It
above them. The Golden Pagoda OF
Rangoon. the most famous Buddhist
monument Of the world, Is erected over
seven or eight hairs Of Buddha, and
down in Ceylon there Is a wonderful
temple which contains Buddhas favor
lite tooth.
Another beautiful mosque here is
known as the Mott Mustid, or Pearl
Mosque. 1t was built about two hun
dred and fifty years ago by Arungzeb.
one of the Mohammedan emperors, and
1t is the sister to the Pearl Mosque at
Agra, built by Shah Jehan. Both Of
these structures are of Write marble
exquisttely carved and inlaid. That at
Agra is perhaps the most beautiful
religious building of the whole world.
Bayard Taylor said that it seemed to
him so pure and stainless and so abso-
lutely perfect in revealing the spirit of
worship that he felt humbled to think
that the Christian religion had never
inspired its architects to surpass it,
This temple to God and MOhammed il
of the pufest white marble. with three
great silvery domes rising above 1t.
The court Ia of marble squares and in
side are prayer spaces like those Of the
Jamma Musjid. There is a great mar
Bile tank in the center Of the court.
and upon the walls are inscriptions
inlaid in black: which compare the
building to a pearl and describe Its
builder az the king IF kings and the
shadow Of God.
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procedure was the segregation OF the
women from the lower house coterie and
their evident intention to make their own
sphere of influence apart from that domi-
mated by the higher offic.aldom. The Con-
or essjonal Club afforded excellent
channel for this new stream to flow, and
the entertainments given there made
new epoch in local amenities Not only
did the real leaders of the Congressional
Club determine to bring to their aid all
the philosophy implied In the cOnserva-
ton Of forces, but they also set to work
to discover the hidden talent in the club
for the purposes of entertainment and
general improvement.
In Mrs. Patrick Francis Gill OF st.
Louis the entertainment committee found
an invaluable assistant. Mrs. Gill began
to cultivate her voice during her school
days at the Visitation Convent In st.
Louis, and she has continued her studies
under the best masters that the Missouri
metropolis afforded. For several years
after her marriage she was principal So
prano in the quartet of the Church OF
ST. Aloysus In st. Louis.
Naturally, | am more interested in
music than in anything else except my
domestic ties" said Mrs. Gin. and l
have always realized that Of all gifts to
moderate degree of talent is most COM
pensating for yourself and confers a
greater degree of pleasure on others.
Then to cultivate something not only
gives an object. in life, but 1t at once
gives you place in a delightful world.
/ came to Washington q stranger. but
as soon as II became known that I loved
music and sang the whole community
of musicians became my friends and
have had an ideally happy season. l
must Join the large number of people
who advocate a mission for women. This
Is not a popular topic among economists
and students OF social problems but
nevertheless I believe every woman ac-
complishes her home duties better when
she has a sort OF exterior distrac-
ton. Music seems safe one. II. Of
course, the love OF II does not interfere
with other obligations. That is the pro-
viso which accompanies everything and
applies TO the anlusements OF men
equally as well as women.
During the past winter in Washington
there seemed a fad among women in
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TripoIi. Algeria and Egypt cannot read
and write, The Bedouins are all il
literate, the Persians are almost as
bad, and here in India So per cent Of
the MohammedanS cannot read. That
is, there are only four persons in every
hundred among them who can read and
write. and that under the English gov
eminent in a semi-civilfzed country.
The Mohammedans have been discussing
their situation since the Russian
war. They feel that 1t is their own fault
that they have not greater share in the
government The desire for education Is
spreading. Cheap TRANSACTIONS Of the sa-
cred books are being circulated, and asso-
Citations for the Improvement and eleva-
ton Of the Mohammedans /are being
formed. The more progressive are now
sending their boys to government schools.
and many are patronizing the Mohamme-
dan College at Aligarh This institution
is situated about seventy-eight miles from
here in one of the old cities of India. 1t
was started thirty-five years ago as a
small school. but it is now an up-to-date,
modern college giving degree of bache-
Tor of arts. 1t has staff of English uni
versity graduates as teachers. but its
trustees are Mohammedans and many OF
the professors are Of that religion. In
addition to the ordinary studies. 1t pays
especial attention to Sanscrit. Arabic and
Persian. and the students are carefully
instructed in the Mohammedan religion.
The Koran is read in the chapel and
toward Mecca as they so through devo-
tons.
The Aligarh students are devoted to
modern athletics. They have a cricket
team which is one of the best in India
and they strain and tug at foot ball and
run upon the track. The college is indie
pendent of the, government. and it is
largely supported by the contributions of
Mohammedans.
In addition to this school there are
minor institutions in some of the Moham-
medan cities, and the missionaries are en-
rolling more and more Mohammedans In
their schools from year to year. This is
especially SO with the Y. NJ. c. A. which
has boarding clubs and hotels in which
Mohammedans and hindoos eat together.
This means much in a caste country like
India. The missionaries tell me 1t is more
difficult to convert the Mohammedans
than the Hindoos. The Mohammedans
are the stronger race. They are better
fed and better bred. They do not believe
in child marriage and they encourage the
remarriage of widows. The most Of them
live in cities and eat meat. The majority
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and Syria, and about one-fourth of all
the MOhammedans of the world.
Two or three years ago. there was
missionary conference at Cairo. which
estimated the number of followers Of the
prophet. 1t put it at 232.0O0.GW. A lead
ing German authority makes the Mo-
hammedans 259,COO.OOO; and l have seen
statistics which claim that they number
all told as much as 3O0.OOOU0. Putting
it at 24O,tO0OCO to be on the safe side, the
Indian Mohammedans are one-fourth of
the whole. They stand ahead of those
of the Turkish empire, who are 3J,OOO,OOJ,
and after them come those OF China, Per-
STA and various parts of the African con-
tinent. Europe has only about $4,000
Mohammedans. Russia in Asia has A.
OD,eUo. and we have at least one-third
of a million among the Moros Of the
trilirpine iSlanuS.
l found Mohammedans all over the
Dutch Last Indies. They are in Borneo
Sumatra and the Celebes. There are more
than twenty-five millions of them in Java
alone, and one finds their mosques scat
tered throughout the settlements along
the Straits of Malacca and about the Gulf
of Siam. The kingdom of Siam Is sup
posed to be Buddhist, but 1t has a million
Burma. and l have seen them praying
with their faces toward Mecca, In differ
ent parts Of the Chinese empire. Indeed,
/ was surprised to find so many OF this
religion in Picking. China all told has
from twenty to forty million followers of
the prophet. 1t has one province which
contains S.OOO.OO1, another which has
6.OOe.OO and another 4.UD,OO0. Altogether
one-fifth Of the whole population OF Asia
is Mohammedan, and they form the rul-
ing element in Afghanistan, Beluchistan,
Persia. Arabia, Palestine. Syria, Asia
Minor and Chinese Turkestan.
AS to Africa, that Is MOhammedan
continent In that it has more Mohamme-
dams than members of any other religion
Three or four years ago went around
the whole of Africa and l was seldom out
Of sight of a Mohammedan prayer rug.
Morocco has magnificent mosques, and in
Algeria and TuniS there are fanatics who
frequently endanger the lives of Chris
tians. There are mosques all along the
Niger. and especially in the country about
Timbuktu. Every oasis of the Sahara
has them. and Barbary has some of the
most intolerant of these believers. Egypt
Is almost altogether Mohammedan, and,
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of the H0hdoos live in the country. sub
sist upon vegetables and have barely
enough to keep soul and body together:
The Mohammedans hate the Hindoos and
would start a religious war against them
at any time if the British should leave.
l have often been asked by Christians
at home whether the Moi1ammedans were
hypocrites or really believed In their re-
doubt Of their belief They have as strong
a faith as we have and are much less
backward in showing 1t. When we pray
We sneak back of the barn, behind the
woodpile or at least knacl in our closets
II there are others In the same room. We
may cray in bed. The Mohamme.ian.
when the hour Of prayer comes. bobs
down upon his knees in the open ana
ever he may be: You may often see him
reading his Bible-the Koran-while IL
his shop. and YOU will find him praying
everywhere. If he is at all devout he
there in public. He always washes he
fore he prays. and he takes of his shoes
before he steps upon the holy floor OF his
church. He makes the stranger do ikc-
wise or REQUIRES him to uut ON slippers
over his shoes. that the sacred pave
ments may not be defled. This Is what
1 had to do when I went with high
priest through the Jamnla Musjid TODAY.
although his holiness told me I might
keep my hat on.
And this brings me to Indias greatest
mosque. 1t is called the Janma MusJid
and 1t Is situated here on the banks OF
the Jumna Oh plateau Of rock between
Delhi fort and the city It is something
like 500 years old. having been built by
Shah Jehan. the same man who erected
the Tai Mahal at Agra, considered thu
most beautiful building Of the whole
world. The Jamma Musjid is of red san'l-
stone inlaid with white marble. 1t has
three great domes and mighty minare:s
from the tops OF which the Imans call
the hours of prayer five times day. 1t
is the biggest mosque in the world. sur
passing anything in Cairo or Constant
nople and larger than the famed Moham-
medan churches of KeirOuan The Jam
ma Musjid has = paved court o. more.
than four acres in front Of 1t. and this is
walled by cloisters which fun around It's
three sides.
The floor of the MOSQUE is divided imt)
kneeling places OF white marble border
ed with black. Each IS large enough to
accommodate one man upon his knees
with sufficient space in front for him to
bow his head to the stone. All point to-
ward Mecca, and as ! walked through
the building saw many praying In she
alcoves worshioers were reading their
Korans, and off at one side a crowd Of
women shrouded in white wells was sit.
ting. AS we walked through the high
priest pointed out the beauties of the
mosque translating the texts Of the Koran
inlaid here and there He took me to
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in fact. north Of twenty degrees. 80 per
cent of the people say their prayers fac
ing Mecca. There are 100000 Moham,
others south Of the Zambesi. In both
northern and central Africa the Moham-
medans are alive. Their religion is
spreading from the Upper Nile toward
the Kongo watershed. 1t is growing in
German East Africa westward from Fan
zibar There is a great unrest In Egypt
and L found them talking Of holy war
against the Christians in Morocco. Alge-
ria and Tunisia.
There is a big awakening Of the
Mohammedans in India. In the reform
schemes now proposed they are asking
for their full share in the council OF
the viceroy. A delegation recently de-
manded five seats in that council from
as many provinces. to be elected ex-
clusively by Mohammedan voters. and
additional Mohammedans elected by
property owners, as well as one to be
nominated by the viceroy of Beluchis-
tan. 1t has, already been decided to
give them a big representation, and
from now on they will ask for more
and more Of the Offices. So far the
Hindoos have been getting more than
their share. and the Mohammedans feel
it. They think they have been pounded
by both the British and people of other
religions without reason. In a recent
speech one Of them compared their
PcSitiOi - t'Ae>~ -
schoolboys fable Said the man to
the boy: why are you throwing stones
at it, It's only a toad?" Yes was the
reply of the boy, and I'll larn 1t to be
toad"
The orator claimed that the other
sects were trying to "larn"~ the
Mohammedan to be toad. He claimed
that this has been their action for
years, and concluded by saying that
the Mohammedan toad, like that Of
Shakespeare. might yet have precious
jewel in it's head" and it should be
properly treated.
The Hindoos Of India have practically
monopolized the schools They are
greedy for education. and especially so
as step to government Office. They
are quick to learn. and they comprise
the greater part OF the Ave million
students in the government schools.
The Mohammedans are naturally IL
literate 1t is a principal of their re-
ligion that there is nothing good out ut
side the Koran, and in the past the
only incentive for them TO learn mas
been that they might read their Bibles.
According to the best estimates, about
80 per cent of the Mohammedans OF