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and the Odor of Persian melons surpass-
es everything which grows in subtle sug-
gestion. Sometimes ten or Twelve varle-
ties of fruit are served, and the laules
partake delicately and leisurely. eXchang-
ing their views and talking of those
things in which women. no matter what
their creed or country. take delight,
After all the fruit has been tasted black
coffee is served in small cups, and with
this the fete ends. after continuing from
three to four hours. During my resi-
dence in Teheran l had the honor of at
tending many Of these fetes, and / c-.-
tended similar hospitality to the wives
of my husbands friends and associates,
and l can recall no social function or
my life which was so absorbingly inter
eSting and so enjoyable.
Persia is awakening rapidly and | re-
joice that my country is so highly honored
there. Everything American enjoys p" pu-
lar favor. American educational methods
are firmly rooted in the national plans
for future development. Already in
Teheran there are some twenty odd ma
tive schools for girls. These girls are
so bright and quick that they have
grasped their opportunity with wonderful
ease. They delight in their progress and
study English with pleasure. I had to
learn Persian when l went to Teheran.
for the ladies' rarely spoke anything but
their native tongue and Arabic Now,
however. it is quite usual to study Eng
lish and many already proficient in
the great western tongue.
There are some devoted American
women in the Persian capital who are
teaching the methods which have proven
successful in this country. OF course.
must name DIR. Susan Moody Of Chicago,
who is doing such excellent service.
There are many others who are repay
ing to the ancient land of song and poetry
some Of the debt which all lovers of
literature owe it. These women are
mssrons. how to apply to a practical
purpose that innate love of learning and
beauty and refinement which is their
heritage from the ages The practical
application Of the modern methods, iE-
dustrlally and economically considered, =
the national need. and there is treino
dous opportunity in Persia for America
teachers. physicians and for workers
along every avenue Of modern progress
Personally Nine Ali kuli, Khan, must
rank among the best equipped POSSESSES in
the diplomatic corps. She has a pleas
ing manner and a graceful way of eX-
pressing herself. while her enthusiasm in
depicting her husbands country is well
calculated to bring converts to the cause.
AS Florence Breed of Boston, Mime. Ali
Kuli, Khan, was well known in literary
circles of her home city She studied in
advanced studies in language. literature,
art and philosophy under Harvard mas
tiers, in the best schools of Europe and
the east. Her marriage to the well known
eastern scholar, Mira ALI kuli. Khan. oc-
Cured in Boston in the summer OF 1904.
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and was the result of a romance which
emanated from the young lecturer meet
ing this brilliant young woman in Boston.
Mira lectured to the Harvard faculty and
other universities for several winters on the
philosophy and art of his country. After
residing nearly a year in Boston he took
his wife and small son to Persia. where
they remained for some time. Later he
returned to this country and was con-
nected with the legation. He is now per-
manently in charge of its affairs.
This interesting young couple have
three beautiful children. The eldest
boy of five, is sturdy little fellow. Ra-
him Khan. who makes quite a brave fig
ure in his costume of a Persian field OFF,
Ger. The second is a little girl, who is
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herself to the perfection OF each dish
with an enthusiasm which seems worthy
of more enduring cause. These tan
quets are lengthy compared to the shorter
menu now in vogue among the western
nations, and many of the dishes are Of
the most complex nature. The mistress
Of the home directs everything with the
aid of her maids. There are, Of course,
French chefs in many homes, but the
man servants never come in contact with
the ladies of the family, but the orders
are transmitted through the maids.
''An the decorating is lone by the
mistress, or at least planned by her and
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land in Palestine. and they can come ana
60 as they please. This has not been the
case until now. Jewish immigration has
been prohibited. and such Jews as bought
real estate have had to purchase and hold
1t under other names. This was so not
only here, hut all over the country. But,
Notwithstanding. they acquired land.
and ! am told that some of the best
farming properties Of the plains OF Sha-
ron are in their hands, and that they
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haired rabbi acting as leader and the
rest coming in on the refrain. The SUBJ
= stance of one Of the chants was as fol-
lows:
80 lord; We nray Thee hav" mercy on Zion.
Gather tie children 90 Jerusalem together.
May the kingdom socn return 10 Zion!
Comfort those who mourn over Jerusalem.
And let the ranch OF Jesse spring up in Zion"
The Jews of other lands are liberal
in their gifts to the Jews of Palestine.
They have established schools and hos
pitfalls in and about Jerusalem. and
have agricultural colonies scattered
over the country. These colonies already
comprise 5000 members. and they own
something like a hundred thousand
acres Of land. Some are in Galilee,
some in Judea and very large one
is hot far from the seaport OF Jaffa.
The latter is known as the Rishon
lie Zion. 1t supports a village of 500
people. who cultivate $500 acres OF
rich vineyards and orchards. This coll
ony annually makes millions of gall
Ions of wine and it has a large export
OF Jaffa oranges. 1t was founded by
the Rothschilds and afterward man.
aged by the Hirsch colonization fund.
1t is now said to be run at a profit.
The other colonies are similar to IL,
and some Of them nearly as large. Each
has school, drug store. hospital
and a synagogue.
The Sir Moses Montefiore colonies
and schools here at Jerusalem are do
ing good work, and the French-Jewfsh
Society, which has a million members.
is now maintaining 40 schools includ.
ing manual training schools for girls
and boys. II the students do well they
are given a capital to start out with
and are established in little shops Of
their own In some of these schools
the children are SO poor that they are
furnished one meal a day. and one suit
OF clothes every year.
In addition to the above there are
many other sources from which money
comes here. There is one fund coll
lected from the synagogues of the
United States, which is regularly sent
from New York to the Holy Land. IL
is contributed to by Jews all over our
country. 1 understand that there is
some question as to whether this fund
is as well managed as it should be. and
1t is said that our consul has been
asked to investigate its distribution.
There are so many Jews here that the
greatest care should be taken that the
money sent should reach the right par
ties.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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executed under her personal supervision
The dishes are not only of the most appe-
tizing quality. but are VeritabIe works
of art in color and construction. Women
OF foreign birth frequently attend these
banquets. but the ladies In high Persian
society maintain their old traditions and
never meet men except those OF their
family. ! can say mat, com o1lad with
these banquets. the famed cuisine of
Paris and other European capitals does
not hold the highest place. 1t liz the diff
ference between the work of love and the
labor of the hireling. | have known Per-
sian ladies to spend an entire day prrpar-
ing one dish for a banquet. They begin
one part al p O'Clock and an hour LATER
something new must be added and so the
work goes on throughout the dav until
the conclusion is something which is he
yond the power of words to describe.
"All Persian ladies are proud of being
able to cook. and outside their devoted
care in training their children their home
duties make up their world and supply
them with the interest and relaxation
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Inc orthodox Jew will not carry a
nuchet' an umbrella or even d baby on
the oapoath day. l have just heard of
boy VINO was given a new suit of
ciothes saturday. his Sabbath. The gift
was made by one of the American col
ony outside the walls. and the people
there watched to see how the boy could
Keep his religion and still carry them
nome. lie pondered some time. and
hnally put the clothes on and wore Them
thus escaping the sin of carrying them
on Gods holy day.
Speaking of cooking, the Jews here are
so particular that all their meat should
be killed and dressed according to their
religion that they have a slaughter house
of their own. Indeed, they kill all the
cattle of Jerusalem serving the Gentiles
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Most of the Jews here will not eat the
hind quarters of any animal, and the
hind legs and loins are sold to the Cen
tiles. The Spanish Jews say those who
eat pork will be damned. but they get
around eating rump steak by pulling out
the white sinews or scraping Off the red
particles of the meat and making what
we know as Salisbury steaks from them.
The Jewish quarter Of Jerusalem is
confined to the southeastern section of
the city. 1t is near the great platform
on which Solomon's Temple stood and
inside the Dung gate. 1t is a dirty.
squalid, povertystricken section, and is
inhabited chiefly by beggars. A large
part of the Jews here are mendicants,
who live on the aims sent in by Jews
from outside. At fixed hours Of the day
bread is given away at certain places
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Many of the Jews never cut the hair
in front Of the ears for fear Of touching
the beard, and 1 see boys with the rest
of their head shaved and these two ear
locks left
These Jerusalem Jews have fine faces.
Many of them have high foreheads, strong
noses and mouths and beautiful eyes.
Some are fair and others have olive COM
plexions. Their hair is of all colors from
jet black to blonde and fiery red, and
there are many old men with boards Of
silver
Indeed, the most of the Jews of the
Holy City are old men and old women,
many of whom have come here to die
Jerusalem is to the Jews what Ben
ares is to the Hindoo. They hold a
superstition that this city is on the direct
road to heaven and that they must come
here in order to attain the latter place
I am told that many Of the Jews OF this
city believe that If they should die in
other lands they will be dragged under
the earth through the globe to the Mount
of Olives, where the resurrection is to
take place There is Jewish cemetery
the side Of that mountain which con-
tains thousands of tOmbs. and it is there
that the Jews are laid away. 1t is
said that soil from that spot is sent all
over the world in order that It may be
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HE Jews are rapid
" coming into
their own. This
Holy city now con
talnS more than
G0,09o of them, and
they form over
two-thirds of its
whole population.
BY the new con-
StitutiCn OF Turkey
they have acquired
the right 10 own
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WHERE They Come
w From and Their Curl
Gus Customs-American Citi-
zenship Cloak for Fraud
How They Keep the Sabbath
"A Visit to the Jewish
Quarter and It's Cave-like
Homes - Wailing for the
Loss of the Temple-The
New Colonies-Schools and
Hospitals.
copyright. 1910 bv Frank G.. Ca1nenter,
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own the most valuable business sites Of
Jerusalem The new constitution gives
tnem other advantages, and it is prob
able that they will rapidly increase ir
number and wealth.
The jews of Palestine are not IKE
those of America. They have a costume
OF their own, and come from so many
different localities that it is not ALWAYS
possible to tell who they are. Among
them are Persians, Spaniards. Russians,
Bohemians, Poles and Germans. There
are many Algerians and Moors, and I
rave seen seme from Abyssinia and
Egypt.
They speak forty different languages.
and there are many whom the others
cannot understand. In the main there
are three different classes. First is
the Ashhenazim. made up of Jews
from Russia, Poland, Austria and Ger
many. These people are much like the
lower class Jews of America, and their
common language is Yiddish. The
second class is the Sephardim They
are Spanish Jews, descendants of those
who came here centuries ago. These
Jews speak mixture of Spanish and
Jewish. The third class is the eastern
Jews. made up of Israelites from Syria
Persia, Arabia and Central Asia They
speak Arabic and look much like
MOSlems.
As TO the American Jews, they are
comparatively few, and it is seldom
that you meet one that has been born
in America. Those who claim to be
such are chiefly natives, who have
gone to the United States to get their
DECENTRALIZATION papers, and then re-
turned here to live. Many of the lat
ter are frauds, and our consul believes
that some of them have bought their
ma tura liZation papers. and have never
been out of the country. American citi-
Zenship is a valuable badge of protec-
ton in the lands Of the sultan; and
for this reason naturalization papers
have been sold by returned Jews who
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CHILDREN

have again left this country Said our
consul to me-
Our citizenship has been used to
carry on frauds. When l first came
here l found it serving as a cloak for
crime. One man who claimed to be
an American was acting as receiver
OF stolen cattle. and selling them
openly. He carried on a big business.
and although the officials were aware
OF his criminal practices they could
not arrest him. This was so because of
a difference between our government
and that of Turkey
THE treaties provide that the offenses
OF Americans against Turks may be
punished only by the American consul,
ana we contend that this gave us the
right of trial in such cases. The
such offenders must be tried in the
Turkish courts, and as neither govern
ment would give in 1t was impossible
to. convict and punish without bring
ing about international complications
AS soon as 1 came I decided to stop it.
and told the man I would arrest and
convict him by means of American wit
nesses. The result was that he did not
wait for trial, and skipped out of the
country"
As far as I can learn the American
Israelite does not stand high among
his fellows of Jerusalem. The most
of the Jews here pride themselves on
their piety. They think themselves
above the Jew who has suffered long
contamination by mixing with foreign
ers, and they especially despise the
American Meeting one on the street
they may slap him on the stomach and
sneeringly ask how much pork he ate
when he was in the United States In
this I refer TO the fanatics, who are
composed more especially Of the Span
iards and the members of the Ash
kenazim. These people have inner
circles of religious aristocrats, some Of
whom are supposed to have magic
powers of healing. Among them are
many men OF education and culture
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By Margaret B. Downing.

1 Is news of pleas
ursble interest that
the. Persian legation
is 10 figure once
more in the social
annals of the cap
ital Since the re-
call OF MOFteza
Khan, about \ year
and "A half ago that
&c hospitable
country has been
represented only in
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X n AN proud man, looks upon the
N woman laden down with gee
gaws" with pity, and characterlzes
1t as a weakness of the sex, which must
have something to amuse it. But let any
observant woman walk down any one OF
Washington's business or social thorough
fares and she can count hundreds, If she
cares to take the trouble, of men carry
ing canes. And if. following a natural de-
duction, she demands to know what a
cane is but a plaything, she is shriveled.
or should be, by the look of contempt and
disdain from the man, who looks upon a
cane, apparently, somewhat in the light
of a necessity. a sort of upholder of his
sex.
AS in the case of many things. canes
seem to partake Of the character OF their
owners. Thin canes, fat canes, smooth
canes, knotty canes and the myriad other
kinds simply much wood when in
the shop window but let them be carried
by a man and they Immediately assume
an imposing or ridiculous air. Men of
all ages and all classes can now be seen
'lrrying canes.
Tall men generally run to thin canes;
thus when tall, broad-shouidered man
comes down the street he usually carries
a slim. delicate cane. with the air of hav-
ing valuable package. The cane is held
gingerly and hourished around with an
air of patronage for the mere" surround
irigs. Then there is the man who delights
to carry cane of cudgel-like proportions
and as he swings athletically down the
street he looks like an approaching des-
perado bent upon killing the first person
who approaches him.
:: x
quite common member of the cane
brigade is the man who carries a cane
for goodness only knows what reason.
He seems unaware Of its presence and
when In a hurry shoots it hack and forth
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1t is on the edge of this Jewish quar-
ter, just below the Mosque OF Omar.
where Solomon's Temple once stood, that
the Jews come weekly to sorrow over
the loss Of Jerusalem and pray God to
give the land back to them The Gus
tom has been observed since the middle
ages and it is still celebrated every Fri
day afternoon and Saturday morning 1t
takes place in narrow alley surround
ed by miserable houses. One side of this
alley is walled with great blocks of lime
stone, which form a part of the temple
area. Against this wall about fifty men
and women were leaning when I visited
the place last week. They had their
heads bowed, and many of them shook
with emotion as they prayed. sobbed
and walled. The most of them were old,
and the long curly looks which fell down
in front of their ears were Of silver
Others were just in their prime. There
were also young men and young girls.
Not a few of the male mourners wore
wailng in a hat and gown Of Partisan
construction Most of the women, how
ever, We're dressed in Jewish costume
with shawls wrapped around their
heads.
Each of the mourners had book in
his hand and read the Lamentations of
jeremiah, swaying back and forth as
he did so. Now and then the whole
party broke out into chant, a gray
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garment of dull old-gold silk, called the
abba Mime. Ali Kuli. Khan, modestly
related how she came to he so honored
by the monarch of her adopted country.
With her title as Moraven-es-Su
S;le has received also the gold decoration
Of learning from the Persian government.
Another gift she has received is a loose.
flowing garment of cloth of gold with a
deep blue stripe eXquisiteiy wrought by
hand. This resembles an academic robe
more than the ordinary gown of the Per-
sian woman. and is most graceful and at
tTactive.
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men who know the Bible from beginning
to end. and who speak several languages
one can tell nothing of the Jerusalem
Jew by his dress, for a dirty, ragged
old man is often scholar.
And still the dress here is about the
same among all classes Of the Israel
ties. The boys and men wear coats
without belts. which reach from the
neck to the feet. They are full, and
are slightly open at the front, show
ing gowns under them. Many OF the
Spanish Jews wear black turbans or
velvet caps, with wide fringe Of fur
outside. Some wear broad brimmed
felt hats. which come far down over
the forehead, half hiding the ears. They
do not shave. and long beard Is a
sign of wisdom, dignity and piety. They
wear the hair long. and each has a
long curly lock on. each side Of his
face. in front Of the ears. These locks
often reach down to the breast. and
are allowed to grow, according to say
ing in the Scriptures, which states:
''Thou must not mar the corners OF
thy beard
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My devotion To my own country
women is not to he questioned. but j
must say for the women of Persia that
their love of home and their high concep-
zion of its sacred duties sUrpass anything
/ have seen or could conceive of III any
race Their social intercourse is, OF course.
entirely restricted among women and
those of their class in society. But they
attain a hospitality which equals all one
expects from eastern traditions. When
II banquet IS given by one of the nobility
or great men all the details are worked
out by the wife of the host. She deyoteS
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and the people come for it in crowds.
There are funds which are sup
piled at regular intervals to those who
need them, and much of the population is
supported this way. They might be
called educated paupers, for it is their
Grief business to live without WORKING.
Many Of these people are desperately
poor. l visited number Of the houses.
finding whole families living in a cave
like room no larger than hall bedroom
and lighted only by a door at the front.
In such dwellings the floors and walls are
OF stone. and about the only furniture
is the beds. which are for the grown-ups
of the family. The children sleep on the
floor. The kitchen is often on a porch
outside the house. and the water comes
from court in which is a we'll or els
tern. This well may be used by a half
doZer different families. and its sur
roundings are unsanitary to an extreme.
On the door posts OF each OF these
dwellings. whether it be of one room or
more, is tackled up a roll of white parch-
ment six inches long This contains the
name of Jehovah and the Ten Comma nd
ments. Every Jew here wears the COM
mandInents tied upon his arm under his
coat, and some have phylacteries about
their foreheads.
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vi e.
was bestowed in recognition of my eff
forts in spreading the knowledge of Per-
sia III America ! visited Teheran with
my small son about a year after my
marriage and lived almost year there
III was one of the most del ghtful periods
o. my life and one OF my chief pleasures
was to assist i'll the introduction OF
American educational methods into the
country. l had studied the question be-
fore going to Persia and encouraged
many who thought of taking up work
there. After returning / lectured before
friends in various drawing rooms in BOS-
ton. New York. Chicago and the far
west as we'll as in Washington. The
consider my humble efforts worthy of
such distinguished reward as the title
and the gold decoration.
y find that few Americans, even travel
ed and cultured ones, know Persia as it
deserves to be known and appreciated
ESPECIALLY the true facts about the w?m-
en- of Persia are involved in Il cloud of
half knowledge and based on conditions
which exist more generally III other ori-
entail countries. TO begin with, Persia is
broader and more liberal IN the national
ideals than any other MohanmeGan
country. The Persian gentleman OF re
fnemeut. has but one wife. He is more
than ordinarily loyal TO his home ties
even il We compare his Interpretation of
his cDnjugai duties with those of the
western nations. His home is the sacred
secluded part of his life and he is devo-
ton personiied to his wife and children,
y. hile the embellishments Of his home Is
lis real heart interest. This sort of hom-
age naturally creates among Persian
wives those charming qualities. domestic
inciinations and the talent for home
making.
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