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The Randolph Bulletin, Assuan said that only a few! see his nice things. Upon en years back these people would quiry I learned that he was a have cut of r the liead of a white i humbug and had practiced a man and buried him in the sand j fraud on ne and the other specta- . jit they knew he had money with tors! He had sent arouna to tne noirr nMi'nffll.AP A W.T( 'linn. Sin thft nror.pH-nrst rvf i ipwftlrv. furniture, dry goods , England these IMIBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. foreigners except one. Local prejudice cuts no figure in this court certainly not in favor of a native. And the native Egypt ians have found out that they imust toe the mane" in their savages emari : U. S. HAYES. Editor and l'ub Entered as second-class ir.ul Un- June 2nd, 1905, at the post oim-f boro, N. C, under the aei o of March 3rd 1S79. Congiv know i and other stores and hired tne conduct witn loreigners. There ! th : that they will I e handed if thev ! articles for three or four hours i was a hanging in lower Egypt j Misses kill any foreigner. and returned them after the par- j a few months ago that has had a i Pearle LixA since i ne Araus conquered : aae. : " oume j o. DOUBLE WEDDING Brothers Wed Sisters. On last Monday enening April 1st. at 7:30 o'clock a. number of friends and relatives gathered at Mr. 3. S. Cox's to witness r-x- Oi most wholesome effect Egypt theirs is the language of; On the next day the wife of j Jfc.ngl:sh soiaiers were out hunt the country, and thev are bv ! the old fraud went to his home . ing pad shot some pigeons near j far the most numerous element ! and she had a parade, led by a ! a village. The villagers became I j of the present day population, j band of music. There were enraged ana a tight ensued, m l. ! They are all Mohammedans and about a dozen camels in it, each j which a British officer was killed. ' will likely remain so for all time i wearing twenty bells and gayly The murderers were promptly I to come. Prejudice and fanat-! decorated. The bride was in a j tried and as promptly convicted. ;ieismare a part of their very ! carriage and could not be seen. Twelve were banished from two daughters Stanley ilen. It OUR FOREIGN LETTE By A. M. STACK. No. 14. (Copy rioted, 1PCW, by K. V. Ueas'.oy.) ; fiber. At the same time, the The inhabitants of ancient ' upper classes are much given to Egyptthe ones who were so imitating Europeans. Here lies wise and skillful -havano pure-1 the main hope for breaking them blooded descendants in the land ;, v today. Their descendants wore s in Clowns were employed to go along and amusf the spectators in various ways. Egypt and six hanged. An order was sent out for miles for the people to attend the hanging. On the day of execution the The relisrion of the Arabs per from Islaimsm. They now j mits a man to have four wives wora was passed arouna unom u Euroneans in dress and in this world - four at the same ! daily that if a repetition of th, . ; ....l.i .i scattered over the earth, many ; in some of their social customs, j time and promises him seventy- i murv;ei evei ccaiie, men they .,f M -,;! nwav intn : T!un- Jwvo nlrosrlv nd.torl tboiru-n vhvrins in the world to come. ' would hang them whole villages captivity by conquering armies. : bad Those who remained intermarri-j the every t T U j. jj. formiii brides in whii on mc A ;hl ililij :.e w ely Rev. oro per s. The a i tired hich was made in elegant style and gave to them a handsome appearance. The grooms were handsomely ' dressed in black. The parlor had been beautifully decorated for the occasion. Misses Etta Allen, Eliza Cox, Eessie Cox, Messrs. Bethuel Cox, John Mot fitt and Elmer Yow march! in ed with the Asiatic nomad.'-, Ethiopians. Assyrians, Persians, Greeks. Romans, Arabs and Turks. Consequently, the strain of pure Egyptian blood has about run out. A little more than six per cent, of the present popu- fronl of the brides and glooms ibits of the foreigners-! (anvone can readily see why it lata Time no. you can even j and served as waiter's. Alter n- r-.iv vpt fall in with snr-iAiis almost imnossible to change ! get a native to strike another -the ceremonies tue party retired iV.ii- !-ootl wavs. The wealth-: one of them to a christian), (with ms bare han, mucn less j to the dining ruo nes have discared the baggy j A iter an Arab sees his his wife's! kill with deadly weapon. But ' fo und li OOUliL: v r - . ,. -, , . ..;,,t1-,1.-i li1 r, ,"rl o r, rl li o 'r. '. riri v,l , i. . .1 ; j is, vrear shoes, socks, collars i face, it she does not come up to w;iiFi3a,;U.xor tne occ-.oio. ties. But thev stick to the I his expectations he may divorce a wonderful transformation in i the popular fe-. Ihey have broken; her without any excuse. The the a:Fairs of Egypt, she is by ! daughters of " rn the Koran s?n far a mi v rpmnrement IS to live witn m-a.us v.nwc w ix cue uw c-OX, Ox t$iy av iro it r, ohibits drinking, and hun-jher for at least one week, in jit- It does an American good missed i a thai 1 oil mi nvii U-n.'v.m f; ! ; proudly claim that )f them can be seen daily j order that she may not be opts, who ire are true in front of the cafes drinking, i graced by suspicion . i to learn that Americans have ; their man v fri I been a great factor in the ele-; are two whe-re they ?p ist spread i -i OA y tii e tccompl.-shed Li iViiS. O. O. rid wi i be h vhGi d by The g: ;oms Ramseur's v,; rhly descendants ol the Bhai'aolis. Their claim can not be v.-holly denied. A close observer readily detect in their cast of up features the resemblance to the ca pictures painted m the royal tombs and carved on the column i t and pylons of ruined temples. The shape of the nose, head, ar.d the receding forehead is st riking ly similar. Th? Copts are Christ ians. Orthodox, Catholics or Protestants. I have seen num bers of them at. the Sabbath ser vices of the American Mission at Cairo, also at the Luxor Mission school. Most of them and talking. ! But the coming of the pale j vatioa of the people and the bet-1 esteemed young men who are: '. varmn custom thev got from the ! face from the North, with histermont 01 uie toumry. r,veiy-; engaged m the lumber business. i ; E-.roneans. Thev trv to keen ! enlightened wavs, has had its where you go, m every section ; On Tuesday a dinner was pre- itli the procession: carry ride in carriages and have their shoes shined. A few of m imitate our people in wear ing siiectacles when there is in -thing the matter with the eyes. None of them work, if they can escape it. They lounge around the drink shops and on .j. i: . .. . .... effect upon Arab life and man-i01 U Q countiy, you not omytpau-ea ior the bndal party at ners. Things can not be seen I hear of but actually see the good M. T. Allen's, th father of rhe now'wliich could be seen when I ! work of the American school grooms, whieS also was a very i 1 1 7 A T ... . t was in Egypt six years ago. The j teacner and preacner. al juxor . b imtitul least. e ail enjoyed it seemea to me tnat more tnan the occasion very much, one-half of the boys could talk : Fpie d English. When questioned, the answer was always that they learned it at the American Mis sion school. Many of the boys ! Robfcins-Bji'.ss. also said that they were chris- The residence of Mr. and Mrs. tians-Coptic christians. They t h Hill, of Gladeshoro. Thurs- i (The Bulletin extends congrat-iuiaiions.) snake charmer has disappeared. The ''Howling Dervishes" can not be seen in the Mosque on Friday. The government has ! prohibited this religious service the streets all day and a good! as unseemly and disgusting, portion of the night. If they j However, for a little "back iiflvp Fa milies thev nav but little i shppsh" von can still see it "on - t - - f,i i i atrention to them. They seem the sly." By quiet arrange-1 are many 01 inese mission scnoois ; day evening, was the scene ot a to have money, but how do they j ment for the cash you can see I and they are doing splendid ; pretty wedding ceremony that wore among a people wno greauy j0;ned Miss Carrie Briles and need the instruction and example - Martin V. Bobbins in the bonds !"!. i mi T T . 1 : everywhere: people who have no ! In other words, he will perform j 01 cnn&uan people, ine umtea ; 0f holy wedlock. Only a few i roperty, work none and yet I his religious services f or you as J Presbyterians have pretty well ; friends were in attendance. The ' 'have a bio- time. F.arvnt has an 1 an exhibition for monev. The ! covered Egypt. But other de-:; room n which the ceremony was skillful in the use of their hands, enormous lot of idle people. The ! "dancing girl" has also been j nominations are doing good work I performed was decorated with; -that is the question. They the performance at the home of and nearly all of them live in the belong to that class seen nearly the Dervish in the night time. are m centra! upper r-gypt. cities a iarge towns. 1 noy makers. are jewelers, war en tailors, cabinet makers and very Many of them are in stores, offices, and in the public servi e. They make splendid accountants and bear the repu tation of beintr honest. And to banks, country is much more densely ' forbidden to perform on the pub- ipulated than Belgium or Great i lie streets in some cities. I saw rut liowers. Mrs. I many of 1 convei ted the Amri- Britain, and for every job-there j one of these street exhibitions are ten applicants and ten more; in upper Egypt. Her indelicate --.vho want no job. These latter j movements and contortions ot be h nest. as things go in Egypt, are the happy go-lucky gents ! body were vulgar in the extreme, j c is to be one man nicked out of ten thousand. Ver the Copts have bee to Protestantism by can missions. By far the largest part of Egypt's population are Arabs and Bedouins, two distinct peo ples held together by the ties of a common religion It h . 1 however, are subdivided h.i. many separate species, which. I will not stop to desr-ribe in de tail. Of the Bedouins, many have intermarried with the Arabs and other peoples of fgynt and have quit a roving life, live in houses and till the soil. The best dragomen 1 - ton ".-'. s from this class. But th gv;.. unmixed Bedouin is always a nomad and can be found only in the desert. He is at home Subscribe for the Bulletin. especially 111 men scnoois. 11 , white and red the American missions can not ; Hill played the wedding music, convert the fanatical Mohamme- j The briue is a popular young dans to the christian religion, -, the daughter of Mr. and they can at least teach them Mrs. Micagah Briles. Mr. Rob- chnstian civilization. And tnat j bins is highly respected by all whose means of support are past j Her occupation will soon be j 1S d reai sceP ioiwd.ru. j who knovv hun. i hey were the fmding out. And while there ! gone. She has long amused the PR1 SAID, EGYPT. j recipients 01 a number of pres- is n constant influx or foreio-ners. i Fo-vntians. Her nictures are in ! ! ents 1 here is no emigration. The j the tombs of the Pharaohs. The! Subscribe for the Bulletin Aiabs do not emigrate but 1 march of progress and civiliza-) Only One Dollar a year, they certainly multiply. They ! tion is working many changes, j , n:! e many curious and otten Another thing that is passing i ridiculous customs. They have away in the cities of Egypt is! rsrfd'y no social life. The men , the time-honored donkey. He, j 'I .vomen have separate apart- j too, must go down before then-cuts in the house. The woman j new methods of a fast age. In I must wear a veil and let no man : Cairo, Port Said and Alexandria j except her husband see her face. ! the tram and fine carriages have j 3 he is disgraced if she permits a! shoved Balaam aside. While! man to see her face, yet she will I the rural sections change but go barefooted or with slippers j little, the cities are fast becom-: and no stockings. Her face ling modernized. The changes; inst be covered even if it should i are due to a new element in the population. While the classes j mentioned (Copts, Bedouins an'.- j Arabs) are by far the greater', part of the present population, ! HI 0 1 I eoctriGKS-t 6i Compan One Price Cash 6 f s 4 he last garment on her. r.ir k of respect for a man to wear the hat or fez in the wuse but pull off the shoes. If Leads all dealers in quality, style and prices in Men's and Childrens' Shoes. I man visits a gentleman at his there are many Jews, Turks, ! wherever he can iind a spring home, the woman and girls must j Circassians, Berbers, Nubians, ? Sudanese, Syrians and Euro-j peans. The adventurous Ameri- j can is also down here. But the changes and progress in Egypt j are due to the immigration of! time, while the! the French, Germans, English; and pitches his tent. He is r picturesque figure, of r-- the comforts of civilization, an-;; revels in the untame life of the wilderness. The deserts of Egy pt teem with this kind of people. Down on the borders of Nubia I saw some of the rare st spe' of the Bedouin race, or of :-. .. other race for the matter of thai. Their home is over near Abys sinia, but in the winter they :-t out. If a woman visits iher, the men and boys must .tide out. If 'there be a sociable or wedding party, the men collect in one room to themselves and nave a joli hidies get off to themselves in ; th.er ho'jse or room and pass .:.e evening by themselves. The Screemer shoes for men has no equal, every pair wan-anted. The Old Virginia shoe for cheaper grade for women and children cannot be excelled in price and quality. Largest stock of in town. and Americans. j The greatest blessing that has 1 visited the country in recent j years was the coming of the En- j glish in the capacity of rulers, j The most of the inhabitants are ! Young people contract marriage j by proxy, and the man does not j see the face of the woman he j pitch their tents near the Nile will marry until after the cere-1 a hard lot and it will require i cities of southern Egypt. They rnony is performed. The dowry ages to elevate them. They are j are perfect savages and look money which the man must pay 1 just to get their eyes open. Com-i The celeorated John B. Stetson hat No. 1 quality, at $3.50, while others charge $4.50, other grades in proportion. A beautiful line of frightful. Among themselves ; is used in buying articles of they are constantly at war with ! furniture, dress, ornaments, sil each other, tribe against tribe, i verware, etc., and the kind and and their species is not on the quantity depend upon the wealth pulsory labor has been abolished and every man is protected in j his rights. England has- brought j law and order, and the English j ram- a increase. Their only houses are of the prospective bridegroom, j people are an example for the j natives. The natives appreciate i the beneficial changes. Other European powers may look on with jealous eyes and criticize the English policies in Egypt, tents of matting, and their These articles are sent to the household and kitchen furniture house of the bridegroom, parad is scant and primitive. The ; ed through the principal streets most conspicuous thing about i led by a band of music to attract their clothing is its starch-. . mention to them. Some of But they decorate their bouie Children's suits, men's coats, men's and bovs pants, ! Infact everything usually kept in a first- class general store, including a full line of Heavy and fancy groceries. All kinds of country produce; cross-ties & and chair stock taken in exchange for merchandise. They have recently erected a number of new stalls for the accommodation of the public. When you' come to town, come direct to Hendrick's stalls where you will find a good place for your horses these parades, in the case of a i but one thing is certain, so far with many and curious orna-; wealthy man, are very striking, j as I could learn by observation ments. Their hair is long and ! I witnessed one such in Cairo j and enquiry, and that is, the bushy, their faces, arms and , recently, and I have seen parades ! Egyptans are satisfied. The Khe bodies tattooed, with rings in of the circus inferior to it. dive is the nominal and the legal their ears and noses. Some also There were two bands of music ' ruler of the country, but Lord wear small wooden horns stuck ; and a long procession of men I Cromen is the real ruler. He in the upper lip. The flesh has marching like soldiers and carry-1 manages the Khedive all right.! - grown around the wood with no ing the household goods silver- j But he does it so cleverly that the j PLES H OI m IP 1 I 1 1? 1SI I H I Ni signs of soreness. The women ; ware, chinaware, furniture, car-i Khedive does not know it. But' 1 ivUC a 1J Kii iDa - a A f have a horrible beaut W hen one is dressed up, adorned with her grotesque ornaments, her comical appearance would make pets, rugs, mirrors, lamps, vases just the same every important and numerous other rare and costly articles. There were enough to fit up a large mansion a cow laugh. Yet she knows i in princely style. Evidently the how to reach the heart of the I man was a multi-millionaire. I savage dude. I was impressed with the idea of We went by donkeys from As- j letting the public see the pres suan to a camp of these people. ! ents. In our country only a few The authorities have stationed a , friends are invited to the home policeman at their camp, and he to see the presents, while the accompanies the visitors from general public must be content tent to tent. Whether it is to read about them in the news necessary or not, he goes along papers. But here was a clever and expects '"backsheesh" for j gentleman who was kind enough his company. Our landlord in i to let everybody, even the rabble policy of the government is de- j cided upon in London. j Above all other things Eng land has furnished protection to foreigners, and that nas induced foreign people and foreign capi tal to seek homes and and in vestments in this wonderful land. Justice and fairness to foreign- j ers are secured by means of a court called the Mixed Tribu nal. All matters between a native and a foreigner is heard in this court, which is composed of seven judges, all of whom are Company HIGH POINT, North Carolina 35-41 SOUTH MAIN STREET Everything in Furnishings for the Horns Furniture Comforts Carpets - Blankets Mattings clocks Curtains lamps Shades Stoves Rugs Heaters Couches Book CasEs Crockery Glassware r, xf wSSE AND Grate . Shades made to order D. N. WELBORN CHAS. S. WELE0RN A J "Sr. JLJ Our Stock of New Dress Goods, Silk and White Goods, which excel anything we. have ever shown in Ramseur We cordially invite you to call and examine our line be fore making your purchases of Spring and Summer Goods. We have the right goods at the right prices. Our stock of Clothing is fuller and more complete thnn ever before and we add the new styles as they come out. We keep abreast of the times and are in position to please the most fastidious. Most of our stock of Shoes and Oxfords . have been re ceived. A new lot of Ladies,' Misses' :;nd Children's Ox fords just received and we can fit the least to the great c.-.i. We want to show you our stock of Shirts, Collars, Cuff, Neckwear, Underwear, Hosiery, Corsets, Belts, Glove?, Umbrellas, Parasols, Curtains, Rugs, Matting, etc., ei ERY. Our Line of Millinery is the largest we have ever had and is in charge of MISS BERTHA BATTLE, of Mor ganton. an accomplished young lady and up-to-date Mil liner. She has had experience in the Millinery business and is just from Baltimore where she spent about six weeks preparing for the Spring Trade. Be sure to call and see her before purchasing your Spring Hat. CHAS. L. HOMON ATTORNEY - AT - LAW Asiiisoro, N. C. Will practice in the State and Fed eral courts. Special attention given to nHecnons and the settlement of es tates " Office: North side courthouse. ay ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ASHEBORO, - - N. C. All matters attended to with care and promptness. Special attention given to collections and settlement of estates. (1:21 :7) James T. Morehead. Oscar L. Sapp. M0REHEAD & SAPP ATTORNEYS AT LAW Greensboro, N. C. Will practice as heretofore in Randolph county. Principal office in Greensboro. Telephone in office and in communica tion with all parts of Randolph county. jNO. V. HUNTER, M. K ASHEBORO, N. C. Liifis Dav answered from A -i.HB.kO j DRUG compa: i . j Nijrht cslis from ClN'l KAL 1IO I I DR. D. K. LOCKHART, DENTIST, Asheboro, - - - N. C. OVER THE DANK " 2 V m to 5 p m PN Y. COX .TILLER ASIIKKOUO, X. C. V. 1 . Studmax s. Co dealer in HIGH GRADE ;rockrjks, Depot St. West side railroad IT1 t none oo. Our Silk Department was never in better shape. Ni:e yard wide Taffetas and Peau de soie from 50cts to $1.25 per yard. STEREOSCOPES. We are giving one Stereoscope free to every family that TRADES $5.00 CASH at one time and then sell them all the views they want ?.t S cents each. Think of it, only 3 cents each, when l .'I long ago the price was 25 cents each. A cordial welcome awaits you at this store, j Our Easter Display Ot j MILLINERY! ! March 28 and 29. ! I j On the above date we will place on exhibition a number of SPRING STYLES in TRIMMED ! and READY TO WEAR HTS, I a selection which will please you. ! Will be glad to have friends (and patrons call and inspect. I MRS. E. T. BLAIR, ; Asheboro, N. C. Little money BUT BIG MONEY. You v. ill save money by pay- ing cash for what you buy, and will avoid paying for goods you haven t bought to call on J. L. NORMAN ' and buy cheap, where you will not be bothered with book ac counts. A nice line of Grocer ies, Notions, Overalls, Suspen- ; ders. Pants, Sliirts, etc. ! JONES OLD STAND : north side Depot st. Asheboro. 1 For BARGAINS in Shoe&, Groceries, AND Genera! Merchandise GO TO W. VV. JONES, On Depot Street. RAMSEUR. N. C. E. WINSLOW Fresh I Meats OF ALL KINDS. 1 Fish in Season Ross building. Depot St. The undersigned begs to announce that he has opened a first-class Undertaking' Establishment j'.na is now ready to serve those in need of anything in his line. His stock is new and complete and his prices are reasonable. NEW HEARSE. GENTLE STOCK AND CAREFUL DRIVERS. A Fhare of your patronage is solicited. JOHN W. JOLLY, Opposite Lewis-YVinslow Hdw. Co Asheboro, N. C. TYPEWRITER NOTICE. Those wishing to purchase a reliable typewriter should call on W. 13. Webster, agent for the : debrated Oliver Typewriter. He I keeps them in stock, both new 'and rebuilt.