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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1907.
TITLED DAMES" BEGIN A VEGETARIAN CRUSADE a
By Agnei Weston.
LONDON According to all account
vcgetarlanlam la going- to get a
big boom in this country, early
in the comlnr autumn, and la
likely to become almoat If not
aa popular here aa It haa been
In the United State for aeveral year
past. For a lot . of the moat prominent
women in English aoclety hnve agreed
to whoop it up for thia particular cult
and whoop it up hard, ao oon aa they
return to London after the holiday sea
on, and If they keep their word the
rult of their campaign agalnit flesh
eating is likely to be rather striking.
Such celebrities aa George Bernard
Bhaw and Eustace Miles, the ex-tennls
champion and food empert, hove been
trying for years to convert the Eng
lish "middle class" to vegetarianism,
but unfortunately for tne success of
their efforts, neither of them happens
to belong to that "sma. set" which
sets the food fashions In this country
Just as it does others that are largely
followed. Short of the royal family,
however, It would be hurd to name uny
folk In the United Kingdom whose in
flilAnes In aurh mAttnru In more notent
than that Af tha 1nrjn nr m nr, anlul v '
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dames who have npw undertaken to
push the cult of the vegetables In this
country. They Include the Duchess of
rend, the DucheB or Marlborough,
Duchess of Sutherland, the C'oun
of Essex, the Countess of Carlisle.
the Countess of Kenmare ana Mrs. Ai
oulth. most of whom are recent con
verts to the creed of vegetarianism,
and all of whose names are synony
mous with social leadership In this
country.
Will Preach Anti-Meat Gospel.
They declare that they will preach
the anti-meat gospel In season and out
of season and what the result of their
combined example Is likely to bo may
be Judged from the prompt effect of
an experiment which was recently
tried by one of their number nnd of
which some details unJoubtedly were
cabled to America.
Tne author of this experiment was
the Duchess of Portland, who aston
ished London by giving a luncheon
party at a well known and decidedly
democratic anti-meat restaurant and In
vited to It some of the biggest swells,
male and female. In society. This
luncheon was a great success and, ever
since, the establishment whore It took
place has been crowded with folk who
previously scorned It and Its proprie
tor has been Inundated with requests
for "exactly the name menu m that
furnished to the Duchess of Portland."
Which facts tell their own eio-".
The Duchess of Portland's ruests, by
the way, Included the Duchess of Marl
borough, who for some time has been
inclined to the cult and has now defi
nitely decided to Join the smart band,
while others were Lord Revelstoke. the
rich bachejor peer, the Countess of Ken
mare, ArtTiur Balfour, the ex-prime
minister;
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The ducheps rfcclved 20 acceptances
from among those Invited but It hap
pened to rain that day and so six
people who had other engagements de
termined to attend the luncheon at thf
eleventh hour after all. The tables
and places had only been arranged for
the original score and on the arrival
of the unexpected guests there was a
temporary hltcii. However. Arthur
Balfour rushed forward and helped the
servants set another table. The for
mer prime minister proved to be quite
an expert nnd declared that he "thor
oufthly enjoyed a little domestic ex
ercise." Substitute for Coffee.
Instead of coffee, as was announced
In the puLilshed menu, there was
served In tiny cups a new llould, the
Invention of the proprietor of the res
taurant. This was served at ti c ex
press request of the duchess who Is
introducing this and other Inventions
The
In the food line to her friends.
menu as revised was as follows:
Hors d'Oeuvre
Mock itam 1n Aspic
Olives Farcls
.Soups
Tomato and lettuce
Petite Mnrmlte
Darne of Mock Salmon
Entree;;
Galantine with salad
Egg nnd cheese belgnets and areen peas
Protuse cutlets a la Jardiniere
Sweets
Devonshire Junket
ProteM Ice pudding
Pear Melba
Salad
Tomato and lettuos
I )esf,ert
"Proteld Food" en demi-tasse
It Is purely as a humanitarian that
the Duchess of Portland has adopted
vegetarianism. All her life devoted to
animals, she Is probably their best
friend In England She has a "Home
of Rest" for Invalided and old horses
and donkeys at Acton, a London Bub
urb. and once a year there Is a great
feast for the Inmates when this state
ly dame Journeys there herself to feed
her pensioners with carrots, sugar and
such delicacies.
Only One Really Consistent
It has been said of her that she Is
the only really consistent humanitarian
of her set the one woman who can
resist ospreys and paradise plumes for
her hats. She burns with fervor In
the cause of the protection of all ani
mals real genuine and absorbing fer
vor, and curiously to relate, she never
tires of her , fad.
Minna, the Marchioness of Anglesey,
a well known American, has for two
or three years also been an enthusias
tic vegetarian and teetotaller. Some
time ago she wus entertaining one of
her own countrywomen (who must be
nameless) to lunch and she provided
for her the ordinary fish and meat
menu with the usunl wines. In front
of the hoetess. howerrr, was a small
decanter full of a brown mixture which
her guest imagined must be an ex
tremely old and expensive sherry. At
the end of the meal, the guest re
ma rked :
"I expect those special dishes you
have been enjoying were all French.
I don't covet th'm. but I real!;' should
like to taste that wine of yours "
Whereupon the marchioness nassed
along to the lady the decanter of toaat
water!
The feast given by the Duchess of
Portland must have recalled an amusing
event to the Duchess of Marlborough
which took place shortly before she
left Blenheim, and long before she even
tried u no-meat diet herself. At one
of her large house parties there were
a number of vegetarians of different
persuasions for It must be remembered
"vegetarian" Is a word of wide scope nnd
defines those who religiously exist on
cereals alone or on fruits, also the nut I
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eaters. Each swears by the particular
lood of his ndoptlon and wild horses will
not drug him into touching nny other.
Home for Cranks.
It so happened that her grace of Marl
borough found herself compelled to ca
ter for half a dozen enthusiasts who
existed upon speclultlea In foods. Good
nature ar;d consideration have ever
characterized her as a hostess, but In
thede days servants have to be reckoned
with and even ducal chefs will turn.
The duchess' chef gave the housekeeper
notice saying that If his mistress was
going to keep up a home for. cranks,
catch him cook'.rg for them. Either he
or they must go and the duchess could
please herself. Considering thai a royal
prlr.ee, three or four e" it politician
and several leaders of i.. cty were of
the party, the chef s .lc. jsion was a se
rious consideration It flashed Into the
mind of the durhi-ss that only thing
to do In the circumstances was to stoop
to conquer. She sent for the chef and
f-tarteJ by Inviting him to try a new
liquor which had Just been Introduced
Ot the, JJrpe Then she asked him to
state his grievances, which he did In
voluble French.
"There is a great deal In all you say,"
admitted the duchess, "and I certainly
Khajl not allow youc dignity to be
wounded In having to cook what you
call 'messes' You mny pass that duty
on to one of your subordinates and do
so In future whenever we have vegeta
rians at Blenheim."
Flattery Wins Battle.
Considerably mollified and greatly
flattered the nrtlst betook himself from
the presence of his mistress promising
that while "the present party was being
entertained he would continue, for the
sake of her grace, to cook for the vege
tarians but never again, on his soul
never, never again."
As the Duchess of Marlboro explained
to her friends, she had "saved the situa
tion," a peculiarly critical on for th
moment, with her house full of Ui
most Important people In th land.
Lord and Lady Cnarls Beresford art ,
two of the most wildly enthusiastic of
vegetarians. He la anxious to Introduce
vegetarianism Into the navy and hope
to do so In time. His task 1 naturally
a difficult and delicate on. It being .'
always a trial to educate the masse on
the question of food, their belief in th
solid square meal being a matter of
faith. 1
When parliament meet after th r- '
cess It hss been decided to Introduce m
vegetarian menu at all meal o great
1 the number of follower of th oalt
among the British legation. Here, tooj
It I only among the more cultured ana
wealthy men that, the taste exist. Mr.
Asqulth, whose wife Inculcated him wlthi
the craze Is especially anxious tor tha '
Introduction of meatless dishes. An
other English votary of this faith I
E. F. Benson, novelist and author of
"Dodo," which, by the way, Mr. As
qulth Is supposed to have inspired.
American Woman Started Fad.
Perhaps, however, the most Inter!
lng thing In connection with the popu- v
larlty of vegetarianism among the "up '
per classes" here Is the effect that It la
mostly due to the example of an Ameri
can woman. This Is the Countess of
Essex, who Is ono of th most popular
members of English society and who
adopted a "no-meat" diet aeveral years . -
ago as a cure for indigestion. Bimul- .
taneously. she began to decline Invi
tations to dinners and luncheons on th
ground that rhe could eat no meat, but 1
of this excuse her friends would hare .
none. "Come along anyway," they said,
"nnlv send us beforehand th recipe ef
a few of your vegotarian dishes, ajjd OUT
chefs shall prepare them."
This, accordingly, the count did '
and It was natural enough that som of '
her aristocratic hostesses should try th -
"vegetarian messes" themselves. Thua
Lady Essex had a dozen or more lmlta-
tors before she knew It, and tbe oult
ot the vegetable ha grown grown
steadily since. But It has been left for
the latest of its titled supporter to
undertake a really serious crusade In It
behalf.
Stratagem.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
A man In Lebanon county wn an
noyed by his neighbors' hen coming
In 'his vard and he used a llttl strate
gem to prevent it. A few day after
ward he met a friend in the street, Who
wild to him:
"Are you still troubled by your neigh
bors' hens?"
"Not a bit of It; they are shut up
now." was his reply.
"How did you manage It?"
"Well, every night for a while I put
a lot of eggs in the garden under Iho
grapevine, and every morning when I
was sure my neighbors were looking I
went out and brought the eggs In."
Speaks for Itself Alone.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
As far as the prosperity of the weat
Is concerned. Wall street is a local la
sue, and thfe same may be said of tho
country in general.
P MADEIRA, RICH ISLAND POSSESSION OF PORTUGAL
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Goes Forh o Bafe for Christianity
axwell Blake, who has been staying
a short time In the clty, has made a
thorough study of social, commercial
nnd political conditions during the time
that he was stationed as consul at Ma
deira, and speaks with enthusiasm of
the ability and statesmanlike wisdom of
Juan Franco, now the dictator of Por
tugal, since the cortez fras dissolved by
the king.
"He is a man who has bitter enemies."
aays Mr. Blake, "for a large body of
malcontents, made up of all shades of
political opinion, hold that the action
of the king and the dictatorship of
Juan Franco are unconstitutional: his
decrees have, however, been upheld by
the supreme courts of Portugal, and ho
Is working the regeneration of Por
tugal. "An amusing Incident of his Investi
gations Into the official business which
came to light when I was there, was his
discovery of an item of expense of
Borne $5,000 a year for feeding Cats.
"He asked the reason for this item
and was told that It was necessary, for
otherwise the large amount of perish
able goods kept In the warehouse would
Buffer from the rats. It seemed to
Juan Franco that If the rats were so
numerous they might be utilized to feed
the cats Instead of drawing upon the
treasury for that purpose; nls decision
In the matter cut off the fat emolu
ments of many petty officials, but I
noticed that the cats are still alive;
they have not starved.
Over-Sea Possessions.
"Portugal has some wonderful over
sea possessions; one of these Is (he is
land of St. Thome off the coast of
Boutfh America which produce over one
th of the entire supply oi cocoa oi
e worm.
"Madeira 1 one or tne ricnesr or xne
Island possessions. Although on only a
mall island, some 38 miles long and
IS miles wide. It yields in revenues an-
of local administration. The principal
exports, as Is well known, are the wine
and embroideries. Of the latter over
$600,000 worth were exported last year
and the Industry 1 rapidly developing.
"The wine industry has suffered from
ararai causes. During the Napoleonic
Vlstan Views In and About City of Funchae, Capital of Madeira Panoramic
Native Hut Monte Railway and Sledge Car.
Views of City Proper
wars when the wlne-maklng of Europe
was neglected and that of Madeira was
unaffected, high prices prevailed. In
1S52 a blight visited the Islands and all
the crops were affected by a fungus;
then as the demand was far greater than
the supply, adulterators In France and
Italy took advantage of the situation to
folat their falsely labelled good upon
the market and some of the wine mak
er of the Islands also sent out adulter
ated products. This, ef course, resulted
In destroying the reputation of the
wine and at this time, the trade con
ditions keep the price low and It Is dif
ficult to obtatln genuine or old Madeira.
"Not long ago an Italian steamer was
wrecked upon the coast of the Island
and it was fourio to be tull of Italian
win labelled Madeira. .
"This Is only an Illustration of the ex
tent to which the fraud go. The gen
uine Madeira is a fine wine, and If 20
years old, or more. -Is of rich bouquet
and fine flavor. There are three prin
cipal brands, the Malmsley, Sercelai
and Bual of different characteristic.:
"It Is Interesting to watch the gath
ering of tho grapes and the maklnn of
the wine. The women and children
gather the grapes, and bring them In
shoulder baskets; they are then thrown
Into a larger or round wooden vnt and
then the men leap In upon them ami
trend them out. The processes are sim
ple and primitive, und It is curious to
see them leaping and trending out the
grapes, often to the strains of some
musical Instrument.
"The Juice is strained Into hogsheads,
and in then put Into goat skins and car
ried to the wine stores for treatment.
1 Lie (he wlno Is kept at an artificial
hat of about la') degrees fop three
months, and this takes the plii" of tin
Journey across th equator and hack
whieli was supposed to age and ripen
the wine.
German Are Active.
"The Oermans are active In Mil
and their Increasing trade bv steamer
is rapidly taking the commercial su
premacy from England. Tin- lo'iman
nation has a fine "sense of . lonm t -l.il
unity and we might learn from them
many useful lessons, for it Is disap
pointing to see how we fail to grasp tlie
meaning of the export business.
"We send abroad catalogues printed
In English. which are immediately
thrown away; Germans send a com
mercial traveler who speaks the lan
guage." Mr. Blake had also a word to say re
garding the niggardly way In which the
United Htates treats her ambassadors,
and cited Henry White house-hunting
for three months in Paris before he
could find suitable lodging. to the
amusement of all other nation and to
th discredit of his ftwn country.
Madeira has a genial climate and a
distinct kind of beauty; a wonderful at
mosDherlc affect, lmnresslve mountain
scenery, abundant and exquisite verdure
and a sea full of color and placid. The
native Portuguese, are naive, fond of
jewelry and pleasure loving.
(Issued by the Press Bureau of the
American Board of Christian Foreign
Missions )
Pl.'T this question to 100 personr
nnd the majority will be likely to
reply either "laundrymen or
"chop-sticks." T'ntll recently, In
the minds of many, Japan stood
for screens and decorated fans, while
Russia was associated with bearskin
caps and exiles. This paucity of Ideas
Is something like little J'aul Dombey's
perplexity over his studies. The poor
child was never quite sure whether "a
verb always agreed with an ancient
Briton, and If three times four was
Taurus a bull."
china calls up the thought of some
friend who Is traveling there and who
sends home picture postals of wonderful
pagodas and strange-looking wulercraf t.
But the Klowury Kingdom Is a magnifi
cent opportunity for conquest, not In
the arena of arms or commerce, but in
the higher realm of Christian character
and education. These twentieth century
knights are the young missionaries who
follow tho gleam" to the "far-flung
battle line" of the distant east, where
Just nt present there is a tremendous
seething of new forces. To name the
men and women who have gone to Chine.
alone, since this century dawned, would
bo to mention some of the most gifted
graduates of American universities.
Colleges Interested.
Naturally the colleges are Interested
in what their representatives propose to
do out there, and In some cases stand
back of them financially. Yale, for In
stance, has lately undertaken to estab
lish a Christian university at Changsha,
the capital of the province of Hunan.
But usually the missionary boards have
to be responsible for the raising of
funds. Churches and individuals are
beginning, however, to ask the privilege
of sharing In the task by adopting some
field or some person as their particular
protege. When this becomes general
china will cease to be synonymous with
chopsticks. Japan with fans and Kuss'a
with bearskins. If nothing else result
ed than a more accurate knowledge of
foreign lands it would be quito worth
while for a church to adopt a mission
ary. And the personal relation thus
established gives an Inspiration which
is Invaluable.
Among the knight errants who faro
forth this autumn to "uphold the
Christ" Is Watts O. Pye, who sails for
Shansl under the auspices of tho Ameri
can board, September 24. He Is a Min
nesota, boy and will be commissioned
for service at the church In Faribault,
September S. A California man has of
fered to pay his modest salary. It is
safe to say that people in these two
states, not to mention Ohio, where
Shansl spells heroism and martyrdom,
will read more about that locality thia
coming winter than they have read In
all their previous life.
i Mr. Pye's Ancestors.
Mr. Pye's ancestors were Dutch and
came from a long line of minister In
I New Tork. His grandfather was a plo
i neer settler of Minnesota. Watt was
born on a farm near Falrbault. studied
in schools there and was graduated from
Carleton college In 1903. Vacation werec
spent In manual labor, at one time with
the U. 8. government survey In tho
Bad Lands of North Dakota, and again
in construction work on the Rock 11-;
and railroad. When the health of an
Invalid sister compelled him to go to
Texas he gave a helping hand In Tillot-i,
son college, one of the A. M. A. schools
for negroes In Austin, by teaching flv
of their Bible classes. During his the
ological course at Oberlln he worked
among the two or three thousand for
eigners, none of whom spoke English,
employed In a large steel factory at
South Lorain. His effdrt in their be- ,
half developed later into a social set
tlement having a flourishing klndergar,
ten with two assistants. Thus early did
he show his love for humanity In prac
tical ways. At col lege he became
student volunteer and one of the found- ,
ers of Carleton mission. He was alao
active In Y. M. C. A. work. In theso
and other capacities he revealed admin
istrative qualities that will serve him
well In dealing with the Shansl people.
His college roommate, who certainly
had a chance to make a proper appraisal
of his virtues and fallings, said with
emphasis. "I never knew a better man."
On the same ship with Mr. Pye sail
two other young American board mis
sionaries, one bound for Japan and the)
other for north China. They belong lo
the noble army of twentieth century
knights, enrolled under the banner 05
the conquering Christ.
KEJIARKABLE WATCH.
Going On a Year Since It Was Set
and Not a Second Out of Way.
A man halted in front of a Jeweler's
store where there is a clock regulated
hourly from the Washington observa
tory, drew his watch half way out of
his fob pocket, glanced from It to the
store clock, replaced It and started on
with a stride almost chesty.
"Going all right?" asked his compan
ion.
"dn the second," said the man.
"You seem to take pride in your timepiece?"
"So I do "
"Costly watch?"
"Present to me."
"ijoo.l timer'.'"
" ell. I couldn't set her more accu
rately unless 1 used a microscope,"
"How long since It has been set?"
"it's going on a year now."
"You don't say! And hasn't been
regulated or reset?"
"Nope."
"I suppose you like to compare It
with a clock you know is showing true
time?"
"Yes. I haven't got over that habit."
"Suppose it needed regulating?"
"I don't know any one who would un
dertake the Job."
"Such intricate works?"
"Well, to have it done by a man whv
would undertake it would cost almost as
much as the original price."
"Well, well! But, fortunately, you
don't have to have) anything done to It
often I think you said It was going on
a rear aincejrchaA.a,
"Tea"
"Just for .curiosity, about " how long
has It been since U u setT" " - :
The owner of the -watch took another
sir rlanee at It and said:
. It is sow just 11:32 a. m. , At 10:411
r 1 .
I set it by the clock we Just passed.
Mv wife gave 98 cents for It day be
fore yesterday at a department stcre.
and yesterday I dropped it off from an
elevated railway station. I thought the)
fall might put it out of commission,
but it seems to be doing all right."
Kashgaria.
From Blackwood's Magazine.
There are few places In the world sei
difficult to get at as Kashgaria. Though
iTTtes In Chinese territory the Journey
from Pekin occupies no les than six
months. From India caravan take two
months having to cross meanwhile tha
three highest mountain ranges In the
world by way or several passes measur
ing 1 8,000 feet above ea lev-el.
Then from the tatiend of the Russian
railway system In Central Asia one may
reach Kashgar In three weeks by several
routes, all involving the transit of dif
ficult and storm awept passes.
Kashgaria is said to cover an are
of 850.000 square miles a statement
that has little interest until considered
In relation to the proposition which W
cultivated by man. It is startling to ,
realize that human endeavor ha been .
capable of rendering fertile little moro
than a hundredth part and that ninety
nine hundredth of It la Irredeemable
desert.
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The rresldent'a Historical Error,
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
It is a common enough mistake, eon
fusing the Pilgrims with th Puritan. -but
it was hardly to luvba
rected from President Roosevelt.
ThroughoSt'hls speech vlnc.tewn
he continually wr VJ2
as Puritans, and confused the two
toaetherTCathollca nd Protestant
ner hstedach other more haruif
orywltrio? active fj4lWMWiitM
h. men of the Mayflower and Endi
eStfifwen! sn I to Identify them S o. .
and T the seme Wore a gathering of t M
tomer wa. an historical viols don th
eould not have passed unnoticai n4 u .
commented ujpon.
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