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, it . f H JA- J. VOL. XXVII. HALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY O, 1909. No. 25 CAUCASIAN ' " ; EDITORIAL BRIEFS "Near Beer" will bare to take a back seat since New Bern bag come forward with "monkey mm." Senator Flint la grappling with the Corporation tax measure. He will doubtless make the fire fly. Since the Elsie Selgel murder, the New York police have changed the song to: "All Chinks Look Alike to Me." 3ome one should offer a reward for the capture and return of that penitentiary surplus that disappeared just after the last campaign. How can the Democratic politi cians ask the people to support their platform next time after repudiating the last platform upon which they were elected? We have heard the question asked "what is a Democrat?" which seems to be a very momentous question, but we would also like to know why Is a Democrat? Senator Tillman dined at the White House the other day. Is it possible that he was seated in the chair Booker T. occupied on a cer tain famous occasion? It is said that "squirrel brand" whiskey will make them climb trees and we suppose that "monkey rum" will make them do stunts on the top of a telegraph pole. A Democratic exchange says that their Congressmen who have deserted the platform should be retired to private life. We hear no objection from our side of the house. A Democratic exchange says that it does not make so much difference who actually wrote the platform of the last Democratic convention. In fact, It doesn't seem to make any difference at all. The Greensboro Record wonders whereabouts the Democratic platform will be when the next National Con vention meets. We surmise that it will be in the dark, just where it has been ever since it 'was made. Congressman "Brother Claude" Kitchln says of Senator Simmons: "He opposed my brother for the nomination for Governor," and also: "His political days are numbered." Is there any connection between the two expressions? It is said that a man can't help wiggling his big toe when he tells a fib. Now, we wonder if Josephus' sock needed . darning after he got through making the announcement that he didn't want Senator Sim mon's seat? . While Governor Kitchln is grant ing those numerous pardons, why can't he Issue one to each of the two Senators and six Congressmen who are accused of voting against the Democratic platform? Is It the of fense is too heinous, or does Trial Judge Josephus refuse a recommen dation? It is to be regretted that Dr. C. A, Schenck has decided to leave Bllt more and locate abroad.. Dr. Schenek has conducted a forestry school at Mt. Pisgah for fifteen years and his instruction has been of great value to the State In these times when the subject of forestry is attracting at tenion. His leaving is a real loss The Greenville Reflector in speak ing of the Democratic Congressmen who have deserted their platform, concludes that either the Congress men are wrong or the platform was wrong. Well, both are wrong. The platform was wrong to begin with, but after it was adopted the Demo cratic Representatives have done wrong in not standing by it. In speaking of the condition of the National Democracy, the New York Sun (Dem.) pictures it as a "derelict ship laboring in the trough of the sea, with her spars gone, her hold afloat and her flag in strips." And it fur ther adds that "the Solid South is breaking up and Democratic prin clples are become a jest and a by word." And what is true of the par ty in the nation is now coming to pass in North Carolina. The. party Is so split up In this State that it is Impossible to tell who constitutes the real Democratic party If there is inch a thing , as a real Democratic SUGAR TRUST DIRECTORS INDICTED. Federal Grand Jury's BUI Contains Fourteen Count Which Accuses Company of conspiracy In Re straint of Trade and Other Un lawful Acts. The Federal grand Jury in New York has returned a bill of Indict ment against the officials of the Su gar Trust. The following account ap peared in Friday's New York World: "John E. Parsons, millionaire church member and philanthropist; five other directors of the American Sugar Refining Company, all more or less prominent and wealthy; Gus- tav E. Kissel, banker and society man; Thomas B. Harned, of Phila delphia, and the powerful and ob noxious Sugar Trust itself were in dicted yesterday by the Federal Grand Jury, charged with baring violated the Sherman Anti-Trust law. "Conspiracy is the definite charge against the defendants. 'Conspiracy in . restraint of trade' is what the Sherman law calls the offense, which is a misdemeanor under the Federal statute. The maximum punishment Is a fine of $5,000 and one year In prison. This sentence may be Im posed for each of the fourteen counts In the indictment handed up yester day. The extreme sentence imposed on each defendant would therefore mean a total in fines of $630,000 and fourteen years In jail for each of the following: "John E. Parsons, Sugar Trust di rector and counsel. "Washington B. Thomas, president of the Sugar Trust. "Arthur Donner, vice-president and treasurer of the Sugar Trust. "Charles H. Senff, Sugar Trust di rector. "George H. Frazier, Sugar Trust director. "Gustav E. Kissel, banker. Sugar Trust agent. "Thomas B. Harned, Philadelphia, lawyer. "The ninth indictment was against the Trust, as a corporation, and the punishment is a $5,000 fine." Drank Carbolic Acid f or Wbiskry and Dies. Durham. N. C, July 5. Er-Pollce- man L. D. O'Kelly. a brother of Dr. M. O'Kelly, of this place died sud denly yesterday morning as the re sult ot drinking carbolic acid for whiskey. ' Mr. O'Kelly had suffered during the night, and awokescomplainiug. He thought he had . a bottle partly filled with whiskey and took it from his mantle. In a moment after swal- owlng it he was in ' agony, and re mained so until forty minutes later. Dr. O'Kelly was with him till the end. Nothing could be done for him. Mr. O'Kelly had served two years on the police force, during which time he won for his good nature the soubriquet, "Happy Hooligan." He had not been on the force in two years, and since that time he had been known as a carpenter. He was fifty-three years of age and leaves a family of wife and seven Chlldrea. Boiler Explosion Kills Twov Winston-Salem, N. C, July 61. Mr. A. A. Potts was killed aanl his son mortally wounded by tha ex-i plosion of the boiler of a threshing; machine on the G. A. Allison Dlace. one-half mile from Advance yestear-S 'UU1 n'ou j-BBa-i day morning. Mr Potts was kilted fl almost Instantly and the son was I fAOi-r,iiiv ootj k.i,n-i i Potts was about 45 years old nnd I his son is about 21 1 get too low, in the boiler and whenflcan9 equally as competent ior tne fresh water was added the thing ex-a i)laces- to eay the least. But it is ploded with a noise that was: heard I miles away. The top of Mr. Pott's head was literally blown off! Mr. Potts is survived by a wido and several children. He was an in. dustrious farmer high esteem. and was held in I Blind Tigers Caught. North Wllkesboro. N. C. Julv 6. Quite a sensation has occurred in town yesterday and to-day. For a few weeks there has been an nn- usual amount of liauor sold here a detective was gotten to wor'K up - the cases. As a result, theiti has been about twenty arrests maie in- ciuuiug some prominent c itizens. There Is noticeable excitenv jnt and tension and the cases will ,e heard before Major Jenkins to-morrow at the opera-house. The mayor is defermlai 3d to kill me Diina tiger business, nd is well supported. vtl a v Dacca BaeS ness. Wintnn w -v . , . winston-balem, N. C . Julv 4. Stamn sr1p t t, ' "r offlce herp . w 7 iVc a nonnda result win De tnat tne patronage ma- POUndS Of tobaCCO Wt shiDOed fromLhlno nrratfnna will be displaced here in the last ffea TO p, T .... a June 30th. UneDa- s; m got S2.437. - 575.16 from thje-mann facturers here. an increase er tlb previous year of S300.0(Mk. and! Rhnwino- on in. - -- o crease of about fise million pounds in shipments; -Itt is estimated that! the enormous- sumi of $16.250.000 was the income fe "local manufactur ..-a. iuC. luoiact to industry alone, Xon4aaa .mittal. - Durham. HerakLl We. are not pin spared to say just i . - - uow promorcio ' is working in this jt-ioixiUMHTi is woramg in tnis supposed: that eaq vbody Is getting WASHINGTON NEWS Tariff Bill Approaching Com pletion Conner Appoint ment An Object Lesson. EUOflNE RULE LIUST EHD The Appointment of the Democratic Judge Rouse the Bank and File of Republican Party Hopes of Further Democratic Appointments Doomed to Failure A Valuable Lesson. (Special to The Caucasian.) Washington. D. C, July 16, 1909. The intense heat during the past week may or may not have had some thing to do with hastening the work of the extra session of Congress; but, at any rate, much progress has been made. The schedules of the proposed Senate tariff bill are practically com plete. The tax of 2 per cent on the net earnings of corporations, exempting all with dividends under five thou sand dollars, has been passed, which measure is in the nature of an in come tax as to corporations alone. In addition, a resolution submitting a constitutional amendment to the Legislatures of the States, providing for an income tax as to all incomes, has also been adopted. The, extra tax placed upon, tobac co for the purpose of raising reve nue during the Spanish War has been repealed, or rather adjusted, so that all of the double tax does not fall on the consumer. It will be re membered that the tobacco manu facturers were permitted during the war to lessen the size of their pack ages of tobacco and sell them at the same price on account of an in creased tax on tobacco. When the Spanish War taxes were repealed it seems that the size of the packages was overlooked; hence the American tobacco manufacturers have been collecting the full price for a short bag or plug of tobacco tax ever since that war and putting the whole sum in their own pockets. Ammonia has been placed on the free list, which will make, a, great savingin" the cost "of fertilizers for the farmers. Cottan bagging has. also been , put on the 'free list", and the "duty on cot ton ties cut in halt, which will mean a big item to the cotton industry. The outlook now is that the bill may become a law by the first of August or soon thereafter. Democrats Mnch in Evidence. It is noticeable that ; more Demo cratic politicians'frdci;.If(rth' Caro lina and the South generally are to be seen in Washington around the hotels and the Capitol than is usual when a Republican administration Is giving out patronage. This has caused some little com ment to the effect that the hopes of many Democratic politicians have been raised to the point where they really believe they can land a con siderable part of the offices under this administration. The appointment of Connor (a Democrat) for Judge In the Eastern --- - - " District of North Carolina, of course, has done much to give color to these hoDes. because It baa made Demo - cratIc politicians believe that they stod a chance of getting Jobs even 1 when there were plenty of RepubII- relieved that these Democratic omce- seekers are doomed to disappoint ment, for it is not thought that the ... . . .. resident will be misled again to tne extent that he was in appointing a Democrat for Judge in North Caro- Una. A Valuable Lesson. On the other hand, the proml- nt Republicans who have come here from North Carolina as well as from other Southern States are in- cllned t0 Delleve tnat actlon or iresiaent ian in appointing a uemo- ... . . . r Judge -in e eastern uis- iricu wm uaie .iuui. wuuumc leet in tne long run upon tne party organizations m me boutn. The point made Is that this radical a tAn a An narf t n a a rrnrtnrtn at r n a honest rankt an fil Republl- can party in the State and in the wnoIe Soutn ana T causea . .. i av M AWkiAnnvmn o-rtv vnor I they are nnaing it m tne iact mail Wknnv 9 flA.AAllAil lOOrlaftfl bTA u,auj . w. D -- I wAanAnclhlA thA AT1 ft 1 f 1 "sTl AT ; ' , mings wmcu nas more ur wnt it.. nf.iit.i(iiin tmWt in fkA T :r: soutn ln? fe ana inai ine ;: w ' i uj we yeuyic, auu .... men ui Ur1T n a h ranter will be nut at tb had of these organizations who kt w f i.aiiiBar the I j. A. i . vnn i iiany to victor, uui wcu wuu uuu Ustir desire to do so. 1 f, m n tnB of - ship will be a gain and not a loss ttifl investment for the RennhinTi nrtv in th Sonth. ' o - - '. How Many would Be Ieft? I If the Democrats were to under- i take to read out all who cannot sub- taKe w read out ail wno cannot it would they have left? Durham Her CAPTURED nJOOTPr REIT OUTFIT. STew Kind of HooMtSaime Outfit Cap tared by f&tvtni OOeefw Near New Ber Deputy Oatneroa Has Narrow Escape. New Bern, N. C , July J.- One of the most extensive moonshine out Its was raided and destroyed here today that hat yet been known 1a this section. The circumstances are not without exciting details. Deputy Collector . J. E. Cameron and J. C. Meeklns, with a po&ie of men. cap tured a still in operation near Brldgeton about two miles from here and also captured the owner of the place, Arthur Ipock. The still had a fifty-gallon capacity. Ten f er menters were also destroyed. Two hundred gallons of beer were con fiscated and destroyed, The usual paraphernalia was destroyed by the officers. Ipock broke away from the officers and came back at Deputy Collector Cameron with a double barrelled shot gun but he was chased into the bushes and disarmed.. In the melee two or three shots were exchanged. Deputy Cameron Was unharmed, and it is not known whether Ipock was wounded or not,, Cameron had a very narrow escape;' The beverage this still makes is sat whiskey, but "monkey rum." which has just as exhileratlng effect as the stronger and more carefully prepared liquors. A posse is scouring the country: for Ipock and probably he will be cap tured within a few 'hours as ha is surrounded. AN UNUSUAL DIYORCK SUIT. Divorced Couple Who Had Since Married Others Now Want to Re. Marry. A special from Durham to Thurs-jer day's Raleigh Times, gives therfol- lowing account of a unique divorce suit that has been Instituted in the courts of that city: v- ' "City Attorney R. O. Everett to- day actually began one of the most unique divorce and re-marriage suits that any court has ever had to settle. - "Probably seven or eight years ago E. A. Carrington, of this county. a well-connected fellow, married Miss Mary Young. They lived to- gether several years, but.be hepajne a. . rather Improvident and careless husband. f.ast year they were; dl- yorced duly on the grounds of non- hsupport. -Marco ovinia year,? car- rtgan married Katie Jernigan', the wife of Perdue Jernigan, whd bad become the same sort of husband' as Carrington had been. It seems that there was no action for divorce brought In this case, and the JernI- 8how that boll weevil damage is In gan woman did not wait the required creasing. As the crop in that State seven years in which to make the rebuttal supposition that her hus- band was dead. "Recently the first Mrs. Carrlng-1 ton has shown signs of returning af-J fection, the child was the connecting link, and she has completely won the husband of the Jernigan woman. He has gone crazy for the second time over her and wants to re-marry her. Today he began a suit against tne second Mrs. Carrington in the civil Nortn Carolina Rural Carriers As eourts for annulment of the marital gociation convened In this city in Its contract ana maicts ner ior Digamy, Tie relatives ot the good, divorced and all day tne streets were alive Mrs. Carrington do not want her towth tne men wno distribute Uncle I .1.. .11 l v - - mw "c made up her mind to do it. 1 second Mrs. carrington is irom Sampson County and her first hus- pana, tnougn aeaa, yet nves. : Monument to Captain Bums. Burnsville, N. C, July 5. To-day was a great day in the history of Burnsviue ana iaucj vxiuuij. aj I lmmanAiini1 was nrocont -HiVMlbt r " Zi ""'' 'rT " rT ,.77 717 " the monument to the late Capt. Ot- way uurns ana me cereiuomw iu- dent tnereto. Tne ceremonies were I conducted by the Grand Lodge of Mftfi0na ot North Carolina. The ora- tor of the occasion was Chief Justice Walter ciark. who , paid high and i just tributes to Captain Burns, the statesman, soldier -and sailor. The exercises were .of a most in - - . lerestlng character and were inter- - gneraed with ,Datriotlc songs by a cnoir of fifty VO!ces An immense basket dinner took lace ,n ther grounds . . Dfonze moonted on a granite, base. It ig a to the town by w. . I F. Burns, of New York, a grandson - . -- . or captain uurns A number of prominent New Yorkers were present. I - I uaptam turns was a memoer-oi 1 M . 4. : . the Legislature in 1833 and together ... 1 n- Banei' xancey were m- strumental in having Yancey County formed For their acdvlty the coun- I a ..t, wttf . - uwn Tor tjantain xiurns. P tion was sprung In police circles to- Another Good Democrat Gone Wrong I .x. xt r Tub 9 a .hnrt. - - vuariunc, v., nj Lee of sixty-one hundred dollars fniiAwtnsr an exnosnra did not deter the city clerk of the town d.v hih. South Carolina, from , . . ImaVine- & clean breast of the wholelficer and tne coroner disclosing uiai L-i, nH a nit tine the ofice without! four others, three white and one col- I "" - delay, according to a special receiv - l.i i rnr inr AatAtk. ea uer vw. - . uu - p - - M, T"f . 2 . V.Z ' I it rt , a ir hto Mwn rn mnniuura ueiuci uaa v.v COnOUCROPSKORT Wffl Not Exceed Twelre MiUSca Hales According to GoTcrxsnent Report COTTOri JUX3S $3 A Mil And the Price May Go Even Higher. General Trade Improves and a Heavy Yield Will Be Keeded to Meet the Increased Demand Heavy Rains and the Boll Weevil Will Cause a Short Crop in Texas. Excitement oa Cotton Exchange. New Tork. July 2 Cotton review. That cotton should have continued to advance is not at all surprising. The developments of the week have been almost uniformly bullish, and to cap the climax the bureau report today proved to be sensational. Its figures were followed by a violent rise of about $3.00 a bale. The condition of 74.6 as stated by the government is 6 per cent below the condition at this time last year and 6.2 per cent under the average at this time for the past ten years. The advocates of still higher prices contend that this report makes it as clear as any thing possibly can that all Ideas of a crop In excess of 12,000,000 "bales must be -abandoned, and they take the ground that Unless ideal condi tions prevail during July and August the outcome Is likely to be under rather than over those figures. How ever that may be, today's report ap parently puts the quietus upon all es timates in the neighborhood of 12,- 500,000 bales to say nothing of hlgh- guesses Meantime Improvement in general trade Is reported from various sections of the country while in the textile Industry itself there Is no dearth of Indications that trade i8 likely to keep on expanding throughout the season and that a heavy yield of cotton will be needed The contention of the bulls is that the yield is certain to fall below the consumption and acting on this be I nef they have bought heavily and persistently. There has been steady demands for print cloths and it is ex pected that he price of cloths will be I advanced after the holidays. Spot markets at the South have advanced. j The stoek of raw cotton here has de- creased materially, and It is reported that freight room has been engaged for some 40,000 bales for shipment out of the local supply. Further I rains have fallen In the Eastern belt I and the reports from Texas go to iB admittedly two weeks late it is ex- J pected that the damage from weevil I will be more extensive than was the case last season, ears have been routed and bulls, flushed with recent I successes are predicting much higher I prices ultimately. I- Rural Carriers' Meeting. charlotte. N. C. July 5. The i lxtH annuai session this morning l . . ... I Sam's mall to the country ioik. me delegates represent every corner of i tne state and are here in lance num- ln. After an address of welcome to the city, Mr. T. V. Howell respond led for the Association. Members of the various committees were next ap pointed so that they will have ample time In which to prepare their re- I norta The topics discussed to-day was I ... .... . . n . e iouowmg: "Mutual uenent in- trance." py Messrs. k. u. wore. i g RoT8ter and others Tne afternoon was devoted to a memorlal service at the court-house. I , . .i ahaaj -J?" LS? "I-.r"": 7CL "u TVwntrht labelne Hven over to so- cfal plea8ure8 and to a discussion of what the rural carriers of South Car l .v. , , iiiiiin Hjm.v as biiiai a 1 ur: n in of NorUl CarolIna. the Question being . , modeled after the famous Inquiry. What did the Governor of North Carolina say to the Governor of South Carolina on a certain historic WIcker of Carolina, member 'National Executive Commlt- tM f hi- state, while Messrs. L. D. Hamlin. T. A. Mar and other Tar Und welehtv resnonse to this ouestion at I o - ar M Nortn Carolinians, itodie of Infant. Dug Up in Isolated Spot Near Wilmington. K I Wilmineton. N. C. July 2. i . . Something In the nature of a sensa d when . It was reported that I fiihernaB dleslne bait- across the rtrer from the city on an Isolated I island known as Point Peter, had un I earthed the body of an infant burled of only a few Inches under the earth. I sunsequent invesugauon jr m ... . t . ilf.A 1 . . . . ... i ... . V 1 orea, naa Deea juewae puneu u w I amA . localitT. A colored under- 1 7 ' v- Jl I v , -i. charged with criminal knowledge o: fants has been identified. EARLY GOES TO XKW YORK. Alleged Irper to Allowed to Leave Washington. Washington. July J John R. Early, the alleged leper, who has been quarantined In a camp near this city since last August, aad who since has attracted widespread later est by the sharp controversies into which specialists have been drawn, over the nature of his ailment, left Washington at 10:45 o'clock, locked in a baggage car attached to the regular Pennsylvania Railroad train. Early will enter the Skin and Cancer Hospital at New York for treatment under Dr. L. Duncan Bulkeley. Forty New Ifeatit. Winston-Salem, N. C July t. Dr. R. H. Jones, retiring secretary of the Examining Board of the North Carolina Dental Association, this af ternoon announced the successful ap plicants for license, who stood the examination at Asbeville June 23rd. They are as follows: C. L. Hutchison, Norfolk. Va. H. L. Keith. Currie. T R. Ballard, Hayne. J. R. Gamblll. North Wllkesboro. E. F. Watson. Clinton. J. W. Thompson. Andrews. O. P. Whitfield. La Grange. J. S. Wells, Cedar Grove. B. C. Smathers, Canton. J. K. Hunt. Jonesboro. Oscar L. Moore, Rufus. H. N. Simpson, 8tonesvllle. J. S. Hoffman, Henry. John W. Robinson, Axton, Va. W. A. Ray, San ford. H. A. Moss, Marshall. Wm. Parker, Albemarle. W. B. Johnson, Smlthfleld. C. O. Barker. Nichols. C. H. Davis, Blanton, Va. S. M. Long. St. Mary, Ba. C. L. Robbins, Lenoir. C. U. Vorts, Mooresville. A. D. Abernethy, Hickory. J. F. Coltrane, Franklinton. John F. Anderson, Statesvllle. E. N. Lawrence, Raleigh. W. N. Hall, Aberdeen. J. R. Jordan, Barnesville, Ga. John M. Gardner, Macon. M. E. Hoffman, Henry. Wm. Fleming, Marion. J. V. Davis, East Bends. E. H. Hopkins, Brown Summit. Colored. C A A. Dunston, Raleigh. S. Hunter, Durham. E. R. Dudley, New Bern. A. M. Rivera. Durham. Thos. Watklns,. Washington, D. C. Six Burned to Death, Danville, Va., July 6. As a re- suit of a mysterious fire which to- tally destroyed the home of S, E. Hamlett, at South Boston, early this morning, five of their children and H. A. Strange, aged 74, were burned to death, and another hlld, aged 4 years, seriously Injured. ' Mr. and water, and with but little or no food Mrs. Hamlett eseaped without in- durln' the time. But fer the faith Jury, fui camel the people ov parts ov Mr. Hamlett resided in a two-story I frame building on the west side of I the city. The fire was discovered atTOU ar nuely ter be reminded that about 3 o'clock this morning byifn the days when Moses wus tryln' neighbors. At this hour the occu- ter secure the release ov the Israel pants of the house had not been from bondage, they hevin' bin aroused, and the building was almost put jDt0 a condition ov slavery by completely enveloped In flames, the pharaoh. King ov Egypt, "a plague fire raging worst on the south sidel0T flies" overspread the land. The of the structure. iDlaeue continued until tbe Egyptian The residence was threatening toraier agreed to release the Israelites. fall in at almost any minute, when Mr. Hamlett and his wife were aroused. They were on the north side of the house and their 4-year- old child was in the same room, They crawled out of the window on the front porch and dropped thelcarry horse-hair brushes ter fan the child to the ground. Both of thelflles erway fer they air at bother- child's arms were broken by the fall. The baby was also slightly burned and Its face lacerated. All of the occupants of the build - ing were sleeping on the second story and those who met death were on the south side of the house. When the fire was discovered it mpOBBloie to save any oi me cui- dren or Mr. Strange, all of whom Itj is thought had been burned to death by this time. Mr. Strange TWaT Halifax Confederate veteran or naiiraxi county and was In South Boston to attend the Fourth of July celebra tion. Brother Kills Sister. ttlf?eth ntv. V. C. Julv 2. TtraA f mavinsr hds and waahluc dishes. Seth Newby. 34 years old. hnt Bnd killed hi alater this after - noon because she left him a week ago to marry and keep house for an- thr vhT flrt demanded that his sis - . ir hta mo! in her new home, ur hnahanrf. Clem Barnes, oblect - t xra.h. wnt tn the Barnes homes, forced his sister Into a room. locked the door, pulled down the! shades, blew her brains out and then fired a shot into his own head. The woman had expected this fate to be hers and requested yesterday that she be burled in her wedding gown. cxa tn th whitewash Committee. v -ii Ana now iney rn.ro . . . - Tn..n KM rormpuon Asyium oi wrau wnui, . vu4 - . .i rt . A the enure management j .ompojed of Democrats; if they get up too much of a sensation they might send " , .7;- tmr ii -- .mnilranean. Hit furnishes water ter. OVer lv iUi Lift UUU-mu tb. mitewaii CommltlM to paint ill thl Ep. .o a. pBbUc coaldna see the corruption so piain. wauin News-DisDatch. - BILKINS JN EGYPT Describes the Ancient Land of the Pharaohs from Whom Israel Fled. - I1AJAH " AND THE KHEDIVE A Wofcderfol iMd Fall ot Wood fal Tbiac -THe Itlvre Atk a a World ItuiMrr Th IUm -Horn" The Slum of Itutmah KUU YlftJblwlAird (Ytxnrr ilurm Kgypt. aad Um KhUr 11m a Good TtnxKtng Min Vs a Hmttlrr How TWy Irrrrte tiw Dead tn Egypt KvertaMlng Taint. Mlll?rftfrihirft" KxpUlnrd. (Correspondence of the Caucasian Enterprise.) Cairo. Egypt. July 1. lS. Afttr my long trip into ltuia, 1 deter mined ter return by water an take in that part ov the world known as the "Holy Land." Egypt ought to be Included tn that land, and hit wus in the long ago, fer Egypt holds an' important place in Biblical history, an' hit adjoins the cluster or small countries in which most ov the greatest events transpired. or. rather, hit did. before the Sut-s Canal wus dug, fer that now separates Egypt from the "Holy Land" on one aide. On the other side Egypt la bounded by Africa an' African des erts. Fortunately fer Egypt, much ov that portion of Africa It practi cally uninhabited. Egypt It. or would be a desert but fer the great work done by the river Nile. This vast river, so famous in history, actually makes life worth living in Egypt. Where water can be carried upon land from this river hit lz wonderfully productive and rents fer as much as 30 per acre by the year, a good purchase price fer American land. But land that cannot be lrlgated will not rent fer 30 cents per acre nor any other sum. bein' worthless. But. In addition to the river, a regular Irrigation sys tem hex. bin put into operation in recent years where the lay of the land is right fer pumping water from wells, water being obtainable in many places by diggin'.to the depth ov the liver level. In some cases the pnmptn is done by hand, and In .W I .. e-,he place ov l0. horse in Egypt now as hit did In tbe olden days. This ugly animal, a part ov every circus parade In most 0T tne world. Is supplied by nature Wuh great water tanks, an' be can carry or pull good loads fer several jayg without a fresh supply ov Egypt would be in hard luck. you air not in Egypt long before rjut some of the same flies, or their descendants, must be here yit, fer I never seed flies so bad. At first Bob kicked and reared like he wus In a yaller jacket nest, but he is gettln' xaed ter them. Most ov the people (gome ter people as they air ter I gtock i wish King Pharooh had I never got Inter that mess with tffe 1 Israelites. He orter bev bin lin j peached at the time, fer the Israel' I j, vuz awi rite. I r,.Uii hr lh Khedive, a traUier young an gude lookin man. . . . ... njure OT meetln" him . talkI. uh hlm He iz as smart as a briar; In fact, most ov the EgypUans air healthy an' brainy. I v.. in,, tv,, r.rMi hnt lack- nrnamihat Hlrft thA Greeks, but lack n Grwk energy an. uient. The Khedive Is the supposed oosa m EarTDt. though he her a legislative eouncll and a lower house called the assembly." But back or hit awi I Stands LOra tromer, iue consul ! seneral ov England. Some twenty- odd years ergo Egpyt got mixed up 1 in a row with England. Ax usual in such cases, England soon naa troop enough In Egypt to lick the folks to a standstill. Her navy wux awlao on 1 hand and bombarded Aiexanana. oue or the largest towns, an tne c.gyp- l tians soon gave up, that bein the I onlv thins to do. So Egypt is "Eng- I llsh" now. one of the largest "sights" In I Eirrpt, though I failed ter see hit, is tne jfational Debt. Hit ix sed ter J amount to erbout five hundred mll- I Hon ov dollars, or about ? 100 per I f er every acre ov land In culti vation. But under the business man-' I aa-Ainent or England the debt s I gradually bein paid off. , - ,M.. i rnt i, the, I 1 Ue IMIXW U US V" - ..i,,,, mention! In river -tc, - j .i t, - - . m- X Vn' Ter for ok Mditr- i . . mmrt Am w imw - - Ulrica, w. .r Mowlx. u - - - 1 tconunued on rage s.j 'I- . t - 1 .:) VA t - i ' - 1 I .1 ' i i i party. woo does, not was tit. laid (Democratic) hended. J
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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