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ourselves have inaugurated. We have
created an educated class, and this
is made up of natives who are thinking
for themselves and who believe that they
should have a greater share in the gov
eminent. In the past our administration
was practically autocratic We must rule
the country today, but we shall have to
adopt conciliatory methods. We shall
have to use more diplomacy and give the
natives a greater share in the admins
tration. This change is the natural out
growth of movements which We ourselves
have started. and l think it is a change
for the better
Does this change exist among the
common people, and does 1t cover all
parts of India?'
The awakening of India. if you call it
by that name, is going on in nearly every
part of the peninsula, although 1t Is
rIore pronounced in Bengal than other
where's. There are several sections of
the country in which the movement is
quite active. The unrest began previous
to the .Japan-Russia war and has grown
rapidly since then. The natives, who are
Asiatics, then saw an Asiatic nation vic
torious over a European one. They be-
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at he end o and 5
of

some miles from the fortress Of
Schusseberg. where the monks live in
the open air all the year round, although
the winters are terribly severe. An idea
of the privations they undergo can be
gathered from the accompanying photo
graph, which shows one of their huts
made Of pine wood and branches. the
monks wear nothing warmer than the
habit shown in the photograph and never
eat meat. During Lent, Advent and sew
eral weeks before Trinity Sunday they
do not even eat eggs. cheese or butter,
nor drink milk. Their staple food con-
sists of a kind of paste made of flour
and water-and very weak tea. The
woman sitting beside this austere monk
comes from a nunnery close by, where
the inmates live most of the year round
in similar huts, though when the winter
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A Future Food Faker.

HR. HARVEY W. WILEY, the govern
- ment's brilliant food expert, was
talking about a notorious case of food
adulteration.
1.-The morals of these peopler' he said.
ut is incredible. But / know little boy
who will grow up and join them some
day.
IT was walking one morning in mead
ow, when l saw this little boy gathering
mushrooms
Have you had good luck?' I asked
Fair he answered, showing me his
basket
But l gave cry of alarm
Why, my lad / said. those are
toadstools you've got. They're poison,
deadly poison
HE tipped me a reassuring wink
oh, they amt for eatin', sir, he said !;
they're for SALE"
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gets very severe. they retire to cells In
wooden building.
Once a week a steamer visits them from
ST. Petersburg. bringing visitors who
wish to go into retreat for some time
They live in house, apart from the
monks, where, for very small sum, they
get food and lodging. Those who wish
to have spiritual advice can do So those
who do not want il are left alone. 1t is
characteristic of this place that. though
near spots visited by tourists, they
scarcely ever go there. But it is well
worth visit, and the monks are most
kind to foreigners. one of them speaks
French and even little English. In sum-
ner few days can be spent delightfully."-
on the banks of Lake Lagoda, among
the hermit monks.
lCopyr -ht in the United States and Great Britain
by Curtis Brown. All rights strictly reserved)
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The viceregal mansion is magnificent
1t looks not unlike the White House, save
that it is more beautiful and of twice
the size 1t stands like the White House
at the end of a great park, with gov
eminent buildings at the side and back.
Below our White House flows the Po-
tomac, and the White Lot and Wash
ington Monument grounds are the be
ginning of park which extends right
through the city to the Capitol. a dis
lance of more than mile. The govern
ment house at Calcutta has grounds at
the end of the MADAM. a park a mile
wide and two miles in length. which runs
along the Hooghly. The two executive
mansions are just about the same dis
lance from their respective rivers and
each is surrounded by acres of beautiful
gardens.
The entrances to the home Of the vice
roy are more imposing than those Of our
Presidents house. You pass through
gates upheld by massive pillars connected
by arches upon which huge white lions
are crouchirg. Below, OH each side the
gates. are dark-bearded East Indian SOL
diers in uniforms of bright red, with
blue turbans as big as half bushel bas-
kets They carry muskets and swords and
present arms as you ride through. At the
end of the drive are more dusky Sikhs In
red, and at the house entrance you are
met by the servants of the viceroy. clad
In the brightest of red, with blue turbans.
They wear ivory-handled dirks in their
belt; and look stately and fierce. On each
side the front door are more soldiers, with
flags in their hands Like those at the
gates. they are giants, each six and a
half feet in height, and their turbans
make them seem taller. They stand like
statues and look neither to the right nor
left.
Entering the front door. which opens
ont a wide portico upheld by Greek
columns. / came into the audience
throne room. This is an immense hall
running along the front of the building.
with another great room extending out
from it at the center The ceilings Of both
are. / judge, one hundred feet high and
are supported by columns of marble with
capitals of gold. They are frescoed by
artists. The floor shines like a mirror.
1t is of dark marble in the throne room
and of white marble. vened. i'll the dining
room adjoining.
The throne room is as imposing as the
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there by the thousand. only to ind that
the monks We're so drunk that they
could not hold service or say mass.
SO they went home again, and the head
of one of the communeS sent notice of
what had happened to the synod.
Archlmand rite Flavian. who is trying
to get people to interest themselves in
the work of reform says the religion is
of purely physical nature and has
nothing to do with conduct. 1t con-
sists in staying in church SO many
and making the sign of the cross at
prescribed intervals.
Il X
One great difference in the religious
lives of the Slav and the Anglo-Saxon
strikes foreigners. In England or
America when parish priest cler-
gyman takes to drink or leads an i'm
moral life his church is empty and his
Practitioners forsake him. In Russia
they still flock to his church and insist
upon his reading the lessons and cele-
brating mass. They will put his head
under a pump To sober him and put on
his veStments.
With other things the reformers wish
to make the priests take more time over
hearing confession and see that their
f1ocks come more often. Now as many
as eight people Will be heard and shriven
within ten or fifteen minutes. But, in
spite Of these abuses. there is ample
proof OF the existence Of many good
monks and nuns
One story of an old monk, Father Ser
aphin. is pathetic in the extreme. For
more than forty years he has lived in
the monastery of the Holy Trinity, in
Moscow. year or two back a young
girl who attended the church attracted
his attention. He fell in love with her
and determined to marry her The other
brethren in the monastery tried to dis
hJtrn 1ncp old
begin new life, but he would not listen
He begged to be allowed to leave the
place and take his money with him. So
he got his freedom and. going to the
girls parents, asked for her hand. When
they heard he had some money they as
sented The day fixed for the wedding
arrived, but when the eX-monk went to
the church the bride was not there. She
had gone away with younger lover
and taken the poor old man S money with
her. So he walked sadly back to the
monastery and asked to be taken in.
"And where is your money" asked the
archimandrite The old man confessed
he had none and the archimandrite,
guessing what had become of it, took
him back and gave him the same po-
sition among the brethren which he had
before.
Many Russians have a great love of
the true monastic life. There was a
rich and beautiful woman who married a
man of the world. But, though they
were very fond Of each other at first, the
wife soon wished she had gone into
convent. She tasted assiduously and even
when they gave large dinner parties. at
which their guests were served with the
most costly wines and foods. she, clad in
a simple back dress, would eat nothing
but piece of salted herring and po-
tato Her husband grew very angry at
this. but she would not stop and before
long he said that if she must live like
saint he would leave her.
She left home after this, taking the two
children with her. and took a bare room,
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HERMIT MONK AND NUN.

is that they are divided into two class
es. strict" and lax"
In the strict houses" said priest
at st. lsaac's, in st. Petersburg 1.-THE
monks lead moderately bad lives
Those who lead VIGOROUSLY bad ones
live IN the monasteries which are
known as not strict In most of them
they eat meat, which is quite against
the rules of the church"
In the early autumn there was a
great festival at a monastery in the
government OF kazan. Peasants focked
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But, your excellency, what would be
the result if you should leave India? Sup
pose the British rule should be taken
away?'
Il don't think there is any possibility,
or at least any probability, of the Brit
ish rule being taken away from India.
We are bound to hold our place here as
a matter Of national duty, not only to
ourselves, but to the East Indians and
to the rest of the world. II we should
leave the result would be chaos, and
some other power would have to rush in
to Quell the internecine war that would
ensue and stop the carnage.
Zone cannot imagine the conditions
which would obtain upon our departure,
his excellency continued There would
be wars of religion, wars of caste and
wars arising out Of longtime personal
grievances. The Nepalese would rush
down upon the BengaleSe and massacre
them; the Mohammedans and Hindus
would go for one anothers' threats, and
the native rajahs of certain localities
would wage war upon each other The
result would be anarchy. The majority
of the better classes OF India know this
would be the case, and it is in their fear
of such a situation that lies one of our
elements of strength. They realize that.
on the grounds Of humanity if for moth
ing else, the great powers of the world
would nave 10 rush In TO keep OrUer, anu
that this would result in India having
a change of masters. and also that the
change might not be for the better
Does your excellency think that the
new policy YOU have instituted. giving
the natives a larger representation in the
government. VIII be of permanent good? %
Most certainly yes. The principle OF
selection which has been adopted for the
new assemblies. both national and pro-
vincial, means that from now on we shall
have about the best of the natives in the
councils. The native representatives will be
men of reputation and influence among
their own people. and also of men whose
property interests will make them nat
urally conservative. These men want peace
and good government and they will be
backward in advocating anything that
would bring about revolution. We have
many Indians Of ability. We have some
who are conservative and many patriots
who are anxious to do all they can for
the permanent good of the country and
people. | think they are growing better
from year to year. and that in time they
can be made to take much larger part
in public affairs than they do now.
believe in giving them much to do
with the government as is possible. con-
sistent with the good of all the people.
believe that the natives now appre
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East Room at the White House, and it
impresses me more than any l have seen
In the palaces of Europe At one side
of 1t is a raised dais upon which the Earl
and Countess of Mimic stand at the time
of their receptions. and where the vice
roy receives the rajahs of the great native
states. This dais is covered with
cloth of gold and the viceroy's throne
is chair gorgeously finished in silver
and gold standing upon It. 1t was in this
room that I met his excellency, and to-
gether we walked through the great hall
TO the dining room. at the opposite end
or the building. where we had luncheon.
Later in the day. in company with one
of the viceroy's staff. 1 took look at
other parts Of the palace. The building
was erected just after the White House
1t was copied after Kedlestone Hall in
Derbyshire, and 1t is impressive in con-
trast with the gingerbread work Of our
modern architecture. Above the throne
hall is ballroom with walls of brocade
and tapestry, and floors of teak wood so
brightly polished you can see yourself in
them.
The whole building Is magniffcently fur
nished 1t is managed by an official who
has $50 servants to help him. There are
stables connected with 1t in which are
forty or fifty horses and carriages Of
state of various kinds. Everything IS
done to make the administration as
impressive as possible to the natives.
who judge all things by show. Indeed, I
doubt whether there is anywhere in the
civilized world more formal receptions
than those Of the Viceroy of India. The
native costumes are of the most gorgeous
description. the English officials appear
In their uniforms and the soldiers in full
dress. There are rajahs. native princes
and officers of the diplomatic corps In
court dress, and also the European ladies
of the court in fashionable gowns. 1t is
the same at Smla, in the Himalaya
mountains. where his excelency holds his
court in the summer.
OF all the pompous assembase about
him the viceroy himself is the least os
tentatious. He impresseS one as
plain. practical business man, and.
dressed for the part. he might be taken
for college professor. Wall street
broker. or a quiet, everyday club man.
He is fine looking and his face shows
high culture. He is free from airs and
puts every one at his ease. He is about
five feet eight inches in height and does
not weigh over 10 pounds. Although
siXty-One years of age. he looks to be
about fifty, and is at the top of his
prime. He is a great worker and thrives
in this climate of India.
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had not the slightest inclination toward
religion. and soon became so bored that
he began 10 leave the monastery in civil
clothes. spending the nights in a low
restaurant. whence ne would return early
in the morning. The abbot found it out
and put him into a smaller cell, by way
OF punishment. lie ended his account by
saving that. as he need only be in church
during four hours day and the food
was good, he meant TO stay where he
was.
The general opinion of these places
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THrWcERoYsS urn1ERPALAcEAT S1rHA

EARL Mimic and His
IL 3oo,ooo,ooo Subjects
How He Lives and Rules
The Government House and
Its Splendors The Japan
Russian War and the Awak-
ening - Suppose the British
Should Leave The Native
Officials and the Anarchists
The Swadeshi Movement
and the Protective Tariff.
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sion, where I presented my letters of
Introduction and wrote my name in the
visitors book.
The social machinery of the vice
regal court of India is more compli-
Gated than that of the White House.
The viceroy. comparatively speaking is
a greater man than our President He
has more power than King Edward
VII by whom he is appointed. and
the peoples he rules are as many in
number as the population of Europe.
and of as varied nationalities He
lives in as much state as any Eu-
ropean monarch. maintaining a large
establishment and going about in pomp.
When he rides out it is in a magnifi-
cent landau. with gorgeous coachman
and footmen in front and behind and
with gigantic native soldiers as out
riders and guards. The soldiers have
magnificent horses. and carry long spears,
which flash like silver in the tropical sum-
When one goes to the White House he
may call at the offices and send in his
card and possibly see the President with
in a few moments. All who wish TO pay
r1ust first announce themselves Dy writ
Ing their names in the visitors book.
This is much like a hotel register. 1t
has places for your name your profession
and the date of your arrival and time OF
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w, y pm TO- iJip-
CCIi has been writ
ten in Russia of
late about mOnas-
tic life and the
abuses said to have
crept into some Of
I n e mOnasteries
and converts of the
Greek Church. and
the matter has at
tracted so much at
tentiOn that the
holy synod has
urgent need of in
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I'VE undoubtedly have anarchistic or
ganizations. but l think we have wiped
out most of them and practically sup
pressed the others. One can never tell
as to such bodies. They are made up OF
secret societies and they may lie dor
mant for time and then suddenly spring
into action. There has - N an extensive
organization of this kind an India 1t has
had its branches in France Canada and.
L think, in the United States. We have
traced them to Paris, London, and also
10 Vancouver and Seattle. They have been
active in throwing bombs here and in
other parts of India, and you may re-
member the shooting of Col Willie of the
Indian office in London. From such mon
no one can tell when he Is safe"
The conversation here turned to the in
dustral conditions of Hindustan and
their future. The viceroy spoke in high
est terms of the ability of his subjects.
saying that the labor was intelligent and
quick to learn the handling of machinery.
He thought India would be benefited by a
protective tariff, and that If 1t could have
the proper protection it might soon be
manufacturing not only for the markets
of China and the far east, but for the
world.
His exceliency referred to the Swqdeshi
movement the watch cry OF which is
India for the Indians and which ad-
vocates the boycotting of all goods not
made by native labor. The viceroy said
he was surprised that the Swadeshi agi-
tators had not made the protective tariff
their watch cry instead Of the boycott and
that protection would have seemed nat
iral demand. / asked him whether such
a tariff could oe instituted. He replied
he thought Great Britain would not al
low ii on account of the objections of
Manchester and Birmingham. which sell
SO largely to the Indian market.
His eXcellency tells me that machinery
is gradually coming into use, although a
great many of the manufactures are now
produced by hand labor. He says that
the weaving and spinning mills are stead
lily growing in number. and that iron and
steel mills are question of but a few
years. Technical schools have recently
been established IN many parts of the
country The government is doing what
it can to teach farming. and on the whole
India is advancing agriculturally. COM
mercially and industrially more rapidly
than ever before.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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'ALCUTTA, 1910.
my stay
here 1 have had
an audience with
his eXcellency, the
Niceroy of India, at
the government
house. The meet
ing was arranged
through the aid
de-camp in wait
ing, in response
to my call at the
government man
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leaving Calcutta. 1t is kept in a booth
nea. one of the gates of the executive
mansion and is accessible to all. The
list of names so subscribed is taken in to
his excellency from day to day, and, at
his direction, the aid-de-camp sends out
notes of appointment to such persons as
the viceroy is willing to see. From the
list is also made up the invitations for
the dinners. balls. receptions and other
events given by the court. There is no
society anywhere more splendid than that
of Calcutta during the season. and the
government house is alive with festivi-
ties from one end of the winter to the
other.
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Copyright 1910. by Frank G. Carpenter
Special Corresnondence of The Star
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Earl Mimic has had a long public ca
reer. He took part in the Afghan cam
paign out here as young lieutenant now
over thirty years ago. He was in the
Egyptian war. which arose out of Arabi
Pasha's rebellion, and was alta ched to
the Turkish army in the Russo-Turkish
war of 1871 He aided in suppressing
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been discussing the urgent Heeu vi M
shutting trenchant reforms. After much
hesitation it has been decided To Send a
circular appeal TO the monastlc houses
dotted all over the empire. begging the
monks not TO indulge in drinking vodka
Russia's curse. One church dignitary
from Moscow, who was present at the
session and voted against the motion. re-
marked to the assembly:
Il don't know how YOU can be so simple
as 10 believe that sending round circulars
will alter things in the least, or influence
monks to leave off drinking for one single
moment What We need are sweeping re-
forms. The holy synod punish what
we are pleased TO call the heretical sects
which are springing up and gaining fol-
lowers all over the country, but they Will
continue TO flourish unless we take strin-
gent measures. | have been a monk and
spent twenty years in monastery, so 1
know what I am talking about
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ciate that are trying TO do the best
we can for them. and l consequently look
for an increase in the friendly spirit to-
ward and our rule The number OF
offices in the hands of the natives in
creases from year to year, and altogether
very few British subjects are employed
by the government. All OF the small
places are held by the natives. and also
many important ones which carry fairly
good salaries -
But your eXcellency must appreciate
that there is a large number OF these peo-
pie who are bound to drive out the Brit
fsh. How about the anarchists
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TM GovERNr1ENTHoUoEATC CAL GOTTA

gan to inquire that if this were possible
for the Japanese why should it not be
possible for them. They asked their fell
lows why India should remain under the
rule of the British and discussed that
question here and there all over the
country. l think that war was to a con-
siderable extent. the cause of the great
unrest of today"