THE MONROE JOURNA
VOLUME XIV. NO. 7
MONROE, N.O, TUESDAY MARCH 26. 1907.
One Dollar a Ye&r
Verdict for Dr. Pierce
aOAISST TUB
Ladies' Home Journal.
iz iwun nnuw iug
Shovel And The Hoe. i
Searilag tratk attar Ik. It h aa old
anaum that a Ii .ill tnxrt ervra
l-iru hil truth la syltina; Ita hut
on, and do doubt hundivda of thousand
of food pxopl rrid tli unwarranted and
ulickm an' k iia lr. K. V. I'irrr.
and hi r'STnrite l'n--rllion"liiWi-h-d
In Iba May lhi niinibt-r of the I.il irV
llm Journal. itb It rr-at blark i f
piay hraJitiK. ho rwvtr u tb. hum
b. growling retraction, with lu lno.ni-apu-iioun
Iw-ading. publUhnl two month
laUT. It waa bolilly chared in tblail
t imii and 1 1 Mom arliclr thai lr. I'M-n-r 's
favorite lrrM-riilion. for th. rura of
nii'i aeakiH-HMH and ailments, con
tained alcohol andotln-r harmful ingrrdi
enta. llr. Puree promptly brought suit
aiMinst th. publti-hi-rs of th. Ladli'
lionie Journal, for fU).au.00 damage.
Dr. IVn-e alliicwi that Mr. Kok. I ha
editor, maliciously puUL-hrd th. article
containing inch falsa and defamatory
matter wit th Intent of Injuring hit,
biutiH'X'lurtherraore. that no alcohol, or
Jurious, or habit-forming, drug
rt jrer. contained la bit "Ka-
fiptlon; that said medicine
ff6m native medicinal rootaand
rno harmful Ingredirnts what-
rid that Mr. Itnk't malicious statw
ou fyr were wholly and absoluu-ly false.
1,rm1. H hy
b.i.l Mjiiii-JaiuTvs uf KJki.jt l'r.
r M'yil. irj.m miM. nl cn.in.slv .
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ft ;.) Ih.it It did it,ol.iin
iiaAUlt jllif lla.raillUTT
"IiVw fSt'N. Vri ilvi iiioven i in die lrl.,1 T
the arllon In the eutifvnie Cttirt. Hut Ilia
1u.tm-,tf lr. IVi-fwa-ntlr Injun-d hj
t.itt utll,-allon of Die llU-l,tu4 article with
It.etvai ihspiky htlinr. while liumlrvtWof
thousaml tio ivl the wtclo01y dvfiniatoiy
article nerer saw the humble cr"eltng re
traction. wt In small II l ami nmlf as lmoii
aiiicuous as tsisslhle. The mailer vns, bow
e'iT tirouirht Uftre a Jury In the hunrcma
tirt of New Vork Stale M.h iltnilr
fmlentl a Tenbct In the Iss'tor'. far.
1 hu bH traibei-rs rmie to grtcf aud IbtUT
baM alaudt-r wurv ivfuusi
Mowater Iptdev Crab.
"I Lave collected aperluiena of era ha
In all parts of (lie world," said a nat
uralist, "but I (hall never forget the
pleasure I exHrli'iioed la securing
luoiistrou iecltiien of the Japanese
pliliT rrttli, the Inrgeat ever found.
The roiiililned letigth of the feeding
nrnm uf this monster n more tluiu
twelve feet, while the liody portion
w u nlioiit twenty litrliea acroej. lieu
alive. It weighed about neventy the
potiuila. (lite of the oil.lcst thltiRa
alMtttt theae cri'iituren la their nblllty
to assume g disguise. TliU font they
are ulile to arforiu owing to the llexi
Mllty of their plucliera nml to the
hooked hnlra and aplnea wltli which
their tiutiieroua arnil are attidded. lty
tieatia of their plucliera they tour off
atiinll frngnienla of aKng and aea
weetla. After Brst putting these to
their month, which contain gtutlnotia
null va, they pliice them on the aur
face of tliclr llinlta and Inxllei by
atlckitiR tli'in fust with rtilililng
inoveuieiit lty till method the or nb
atireeoda In eompleb-ly chancing Ita
appenritnis? and renilerlng lUelf India
tiugtilxhulile from the niaterlala com
moil to the bottom of the aea. While
crawling nlntig It aeenia aa though a
portion of the ocean IhmI wn a in mo
tion, ao close la the resemblance."
Fret of fttoae.
Fliinc forests are found In various
partH of the world. In umiiy case
they nre hardened ly aotne peculiarity
of the ntiiumphere and are found aliiud
lug Just H they were when clulhed
with pnvn foliage thoiiHittuU of years
lio. The Utile Colorado river, In Arl
ronn, has long been famous ns a local
ity for nb b tliiils. At one plm-e more
than l.'sKi cords of atilld atone, tree
trunks, sections, lliulia and logs, were
found by the government aurveyora.
Most of them were Hlllcltled, many
aeveu to teu feet In diameter and from
twenty to eighty feet In height. Oeol
WilstH any that the olritted trees of
the Little Colorado were once covered
with tlinrl over 1.IKKI feet III depth.
Home of the trees have boon changed
to Jassr and have assumed various
hues; others resemble opal, and when
broken open the core la often found
lined with cry still of the most beau
tiful tlnta.
II Win the Palaw.
Many atoriea have been told of mean
men, audi aa he who used a wart for
a collar button and he whose birthday
gift to hia son consisted In washing the
wlndowi ao that the lad might watch
the enra go by. Thla man. however,
avema to have won the palm. There
was an extremely menu man In New
Hampshire who was the proprietor of
a hotel. lty bis direction rulea were
posted In the hostelry forbidding al
most every conceivable privilege to
tluwe not guests of the place. There
was absolutely no chance for the cas
ual loafer to get newspapers, penslnk,
atatlonery, etc. There were not even
free seals In the olllce. One day be
chanced to observe a chronic loafer
guiliig at the old clock that hung on
the wall. The next day a algn was
placed over the clock. It read, 'This
clock la for the use of the guests of Uie
hotel ouly."-8uccesa Magazine.
The wind of March have no terror
to the user of DeWitt'a Carbolized
Witch Hazel Salve. It quickly beala
chapped and cracked akin. Good, too,
for boila and buru and undoubtedly
the beat relief for pile. Sold here by
S. J. Welsh and C. N. Simpson, Jr.
1 The Weeder and the Harrow
I Are What You Need Hoeing; J
..on on lu kiiltir tap.-1
t iv Folly A Boy ami a X
Mule Are Worth a Dozen Hoe f
Hands Try flr. BroonT Plan.
r J Hr.. ai In l'r.rs ive r.rmet a
Next in importance to increasing
the yield xr acre in reducing the
cost of the cotton crop, is lessening
the cost of cultivation, and this is
matter of unusual im(orlance just
now to most formers, owing to the
scarcity and high price of labor.
And we do not hesitate to say that
the cost uf preparation, planting and
cultivation can he reduced one-third,
or even one-half by the intelligent
use of unproved farm implements.
More Horse Power, Fewer Men-
Instead of one man driving one
mule in the preparation of the land
for planting, he should drive two, or
even four. We drive but two now,
but are looking forward to the time
when we expect to drive four. We
are waiting for our mule colts to get
a little older. Again, four is almost
absolutely necessary n heavy soils.
especially where the disc harrow is
brought into use. Mules are cheaper
than men, and most farmers could
use more work stock than they now
possess, and use them profitably,
though we do not advise buying
themat prevailingpnces; they should
be raised on the farm where needed
The matter of the cost of the mule's
keep is not to be considered; he will
feed himself if we drive him at the
right time.
Haven't you realized the need of
more horso-power just after har
vest, say when peas needed to be
sown and all crops needing work?
Anil many. a tune you failed to get
in the peas and thereby lost a large
amount of valuable hay, not to men
tion th value they would have been
to the soil. And one man riding a
disc harrow, driving four-in-hand,
could have put in five acres in a day!
1 his is one of the ways toward
which we are working tj reduce the
cost of production. It provides for
and insures thorough preparation of
the sou, and there is more ease and
pleasure in the doing for both man
and beast.
No Need to Hoe Cotton to Keep
Down Grass.
What about hand-chopping how-
are we to get along without hoc
hands? now can expenses be re
duced here? We say emphatically
that in no place can there be a great
er saving of labor than in this mat
ter of hand-chopping of the cotton
crop, in lact, the hana-noeing can
m entirely eliminated.
How?
By using the harrow and weeder
at the right time.
We know that most farmers are
skeptical as to this method. We were
ourselves; so much so that we re
fused an oiler of a manufacturer of
one of the leading wecders on the
market to ship us a weeder on con
dition that wo use it from the time
of planting unlil the first of June,
and pay for it it satisfactory.
This was four or live years ago.
In the meantime we have noted the
experience of others, and after talk
ing with an Alabama farmer and get
ting his experience we determined
to give it a trial.
Weeder Whips "General Qreen"
Completely.
We were discussing the merits of
various farm implements, and we
asked what was the greatest labor
saving tool he had on the farm.
"The weeder," he replied, with em
phasis. He said that it had enabled
him to dispense with hand-hoeing
entirely, except some hand thinning,
and this was reduced more than half.
As to grass, he said he had had none
since beginning to use the w eeder.
Our experience corroborates his,
and we unhesitatingly recommend
its use in the cotton field as a great
labor -saver and grass destroyer.
There are some soils, however, that
are not suitable to its use. On very
strong land, and on fresh stumpy
land, it would not work satisfactori
ly. On stiff clay soil, in tho event of
a packing rain, a steel frame slant
tooth harrow should be run in front
of the weeder, going straight across
the rows, and then follow with the
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Nursing baby?
It's a heavy strain on mother.
Her system is called upon to supply
nourishment for two.
Some form of nourishment that will
be easily taken up by mother's system
is needed.
Scolfj Emulsion contains the
greatest possible amount of nourish
ment in easily digested form.
Mother and baby are wonderfully
helped by its use.
ALL DRUCCUrSi SO. AND 11.00
weeder going diagonally across. This
will stir every particle of the top soil
to a depth of half an inch, extermi
nating all grass and weeds while in
the sprout Should anothei rain fall
right sway, go over again as soon as
the ground is dry enough to get on.
Kill the Grass Early.
I The point is to kill the grass in
' the sprout or before it gets rooted.
, Keep this up until first of June, or
until its further use is inexpedient
It is the May grass, or the grass that
would come with the cotton, that
' cives th farmer trouble We suc-
i-.ti.il.iH in lrMnin IliA nni Hillrfl
Us! year, and we would have lost our
crop but for the harrow and weeder.
We had to do some hand-thinning,
but it was quickly done.
How to Prepare for Weeder.
The land should be well prepared
to a depth of six to eight inches, the
rows laid off and bed made with tour
furrows with small plow, leaving a
bolt in middle. Should a rain fail,
run slant tooth harrow straight
across rows; if it does not rain, we
would run lengthwise the rows. In
either case the bed made by the four
furrows will be visible, det on top
of this furrow with guano distnbu
tor, having on small plow, and put
fertilizer not over two or three
inches deep. We recommend this
because as it is usually put in, at the
bottom of a deep furrow and a heavy
bed thrown on it, it takes the cotton
roots too long to reach it, Tho fer
tilizer should be covered with a
forked harrow or small tooth culti
vator, aud should be put in a week
or ten days before planting.
hen ready to plant, let forked
harrow or weeder precede planter;
this will leave the land comparative
ly level and gives a good seed-bed
to the young plants and is in condi
tion for the woedor to do its best
work.
Mr. Broom Has Cut His Labor Bill
One-half-
If it rains do not wait for cotton
to get up to start weeder, but drive
right on; it will help the cotton to
get up and kill the first crop of grass.
Header, if you are a farmer, and
your land is suitable to the use of a
weeder, get one for the children s
sake, if nothing else. It will save
them many a hard day's work. A
boy and a mule will destroy as much
grass in a day as a dozen hoe hands.
ith the use of the weeder, harrow,
and expandingcultivators, and other
labor-saving tools, we are running
our farm with half the force we for
merly required.
Union Co., N. C.
Ta rallhfal Little (lalde.
Ofttiiues I have seen a tall ship glide
by agaluat the tide aa If drawn by
ome Invlalble towllue with a hundred
strong arms pulling It. Her anils hung
unfilled; her atrenmers were drooping;
ahe had uelther aide wheel nor ateru
wheel. Still alie moved on atntely In
serene triumph, aa If with her own
life. Rut I knew that on the oilier aide
of the ahlp, bidden beneath the great
bulk that swam ao majestically, there
was a little tolling ateuin tug with a
heart of lire and amis of Iron that was
hugging It close and dragging It brave
ly on, and I knew that If the little
steam tug untwined her arms aud left
the tall ahlp It would wallow and roll
about and drift hither and thither and
go off with refluent tide, no man knows
whither. Aud ao I have known more
than one genius, high decked, full
freighted, wide sailed, gay pennnued.
that but for the hare tolling arms aud
brave, warm-beating heart of the faith
ful little wlfo that nestled close to hi in
so that no wind or wave could part
them would soon have gone down
stream and hceu heard of no more.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Letters From Abroad
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iW. It. . m. aUca.
THE MODERN EGYPTIANS.
, Some of Their Customs and the '
Good Work of English and Ameri
cans in the Land of the Pharaohs. ,
knows how to reach the heart of ahe had a parade, led by a baud of
the savage dude. music. 1 here were aUut a uoieu
i . We went by doukeys from As- rauifls iu it, each earing twenty
snan to a camp of theae tseople. bells aud gayly uecoraU'd. The
The authorities have stationed a bride was iu a carriage aud could
policeman at their camp, aud he ' not tie seen. Clowns were employed
accompanies the visitors from tent to go along aud amuse the setta
to teut. Whether it is tieceewary , torn in various ways,
or not, he goes along and exiects The rvligiou of the Arula r
"backsheeMu'' for his coin pa uy. units a man to have four wives iu
Our landlord in Assuau said that this world four at the same lime
"-ly a few years bark these jieople and promises him seveuty-two
would nave rut oil the head oi a virgins iu the world to come.
A Fatal Sleep.
Hugh Miller, the Bcottlah geologist
and writer, was one of the most Illus
trious of sleepwalkers. Miller, who
had been addicted to eomnamhulisui In
bis youth, found his restlessness return
while he was engaged upon bla "Tes
timony of the ltixks." lie used to
wake In the morning feeling, aa he
aid, aa If he had been abroad In the
night wind, dragged by some Invisible
power and ridden by witches. On the
night of bla death he slept nlone. In
the morning they found him stretched
dead on the floor with a tin I let through
hla breast. He had written a note to
his wife: "My brain burns. I must
have walked, and a fearful dream rises
upon me. I cannot bear the horrible
thought My brain hums aa the rec
ollection grow." No Intense bad been
the poor fellow' anguish that to miike
certain his end he had torn back ahlrt
and vest and placed the nuiiile of the
pistol to bla naked flesh. 8t James'
Gazette.
To remove a cough you must get at
the cold which causes the cough.
There fa oothing ao good for this aa
Kennedy s Laiative Couch Syrun.
The liquid cold relief that ia most
quickly effective, that stills and quiets
the cough and drivea out the cold.
Sold by S.J. Welsh aud C.N. Simpson.
A negro convict in attempting to
escape from the State farm near the
coast, plunged into deep water and
was drowned. He was shot at but
he kept on and was swimming across,
when he sank midway and his body
never reappeared. Tho place was
surrounded to prevent a possible
trick, but it seems that he was
drowned sure enough.
How to Remain Young.
To continue young in health and
strength, do as Mrs. N. P. Itowan,
McDonougb, Ga., did. She mys:
"Three bottles of Electric Bitters
cured me of chronic liver and stom
ach trouble, complicated with such
unhealthy condition of the blood
that my skin turned red aa flannel.
I am now practically twenty years
yonnger than before I took Electric
Bitter. I can now do all my work
ith ease and assist in my hus
band's store." Guaranteed at Eng
lish Drag Co.'. Price 60c.
iijrriMe,t, l4, bj S. t. Bsley.
The inhabitants of ancient Egypt
the owl who were so wise and
skillful have no pure-blooded de
scendants iu the laud today. Their
descendants were scattered over the
earth, mauy of whom were carried
away into captivity by conquering
armies Those who remained inter
married with the Asiatic uomads,
Ethiopians, Assyrians, Persians,
Greeks, Konians, Arabs aud Turks.
Consequently, the strain of pure
Egyptian blood has about run out.
A little more than six per cent, of
the present population are known
as Copts, who proudly claim that
they are true descendants of the
Pharaohs. Their claim can not be
wholly denied. A close observer
can readily detect in their cast of
feuct u res the resemblance to the
pictures painted in the royal tombs
aud carved on the columns and
pylons of ruined temples. The
shairR of the nose, head, and the
receding forehead is strikingly sim
ilar. The Copts are christians,
Orthodox, Catholics or Protestants.
I have seen numbers of them at the
Sabbath services of the American
Missiou at Cairo, also at the Luxor
Mission school. Most of them are
iu central and nper Egypt, aud
nearly all of them live iu the cities
aud lingo towns. They are jewel
ers, watch makers, tailors, cabinet
makers and very skillful in the use
of their hands. Many of them are
iu bunks, stores, ollices, aud iu the
public service. They make splen
did accountants and bear the repu
tation of being honest. Aud to be
honest, as things go in Egypt, is to
be one man picked out of teu thou
sand. Very many of the Copts
have leen converted to Protestant
ism by the American missions.
A Beauty Who Would Make a
Cow Laugh.
By far the largest part of Egypt's
population are Arabs and Bedouius,
two distinct peoples held together
by the ties of a common religion.
Both classes, however, are sub
divided into many separate species,
which I will not stop to describe iu
detail. Of the Bedouins, many
have intermarried with the Aral
and other peoples of Egypt, and
have quit a roving life, live in
houses and till the soil. The best
dragomen for tourists copie from
this class. But the genuine, un
mixed Bedouin is always a nomad
and can be found only in the des
ert. He is at home wherever he
can find a spring and pitches his
tent. He is a picturesque figure,
cares not for the comforts of civili
zation, and revels in the tintame
life of the wilderness. The deserts
of Egypt teem with this kind of
people. Iown on the borders of
Nubia I saw some of the rarest spe
cies of the Bedouin race, or of any
other race for the matter of that
Their home is over near Abyssinia,
but in the wiuter they pitch their
tents near the Nile cities of south
ern Egypt. They are perfect sav
ages and look frightful. Among
themselves they are constantly at
war with each other, tribe against
tribe, and their species is not on
the increase. Their ouly houses
are tents of matting, and their
household and kitchen furniture is
scant and primitive. The most
conspicuous thing about theircloth
ing is its scarcity. But they deco
rate their bodies with many and
curious ornaments. Their hair is
long and bushy, their faces, arms
and bodies tattooed, with rings iu
their ears and noses. Some also
wear small wooden horns stuck in
the upper lip. The flesh has grown
around the wood with no signs of
soreness. The women have a hor
rible beauty. When one is dressed
up, adorned with her grotesque
ornaments, her comical appearance
would make a cow laugh. Yet she
m Money n!
H JnThe 2J
lacreajaljbgf Ta farmer
MekUFtrAMV " 2f
count grow
brrer la propartloa to U. fertility
of hi farm. To upply to your Una
th laieiita that aav bea take
from II by planting and aarrMtiof
aaaaoa after saaaon, me bountifully
Vlnlnta-Carollna Fertilliacs
(with special formula for rry
inp), They lyattbrootof uoo
eiH and UtouMJxi of pnwperoua
farm. I'M the fertiliser for all
your eroin, no matter what they
mayba. They will gently "loonw
your yield per acre." and mak your
money-bug fuller. Ak your dealer
for Urns, and If be ran 't tupvV you,
writ u Struck loa't par your
rod motwy, aor (It your Bote, for
any Infartor ubutut,
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white man aud buried him iu the
sand if they knew be had money
with him. Since the protectorate
of Eugland these savages know that
they will lie banged if they kill
any foreigner.
Learning Bad Habits First. Maybe
Good Ones Later,
dince the Arabs conquered Egypt
I v'r i the language of the coun
try, and they are by fur the inotd
D'.uierous element of the present
dry population. They are all Mo
hauimedaiis and will likely remain
so for al) time to come. Prejudice
aud fanaticism are a part of their
very liber. At the same time, the
upiier classes are much giveu to
imitating Euroeaus. Here lies the
main hope for breaking them away
from Islamism. They now imitate
Kuropcans iu dress aud in some of
their social customs. They have
already adopted the bad habits of
the foreigners; they may yet tail in
with some of their good ways. The
wealthier ones have discarded the
baggy punts, wear shoes, socks,
collars ami ties. But they stick to
the red fens. They have broken
away irom the Koran so lar as it
prohibits drinking, and hundreds
of them can be seen daily in frout
of the cafes drinking, smoking,
gaming and talking. This custom
they got from the Europeans. They
try to keep up with the processiou:
carry canes, ride iu carriages aud
have their shoes sinned. A few of
them imitate our people in wearing
s)ectacles when there is uothing
the matter with their eyes. oue
of them work if they cau escape it.
They lounge around the drink
shops aud on the streets all day
and a good portion of the night
If they have families they pay but
little attention to them. They seem
to have money, but how do they
get it that is the question. They
belong to that class seen nearly
everywhere: people who have no
proerty, work none and yet have
big time. Egypt has an enor
mous lot of idle people. The couu-
try is much more densely populat
cd than Belgium or Great Britain,
and for every job there are ten ap
plicants and ten more w ho want
uojob. These latter are the happy-
go lucky gents whose means of sup
port are past finding out. Aud
while there is a constant influx of
foreigners, there is no emigration.
The Arabs do not emigrate but
they certainly multiply. They have
many curious aud often ridiculous
customs. They have really no social
ife. The men and women have
separate apartments in the house.
The womau must wear a veil and
let no man except her husband see
her face. She is disgraced if she
permits a man to see her face, yet
she will go barefoot or with slip
pers aud no stockings. Her face
must be covered eveu if it should
take the last garment oil her. The
mark of respect for a man is to
wear the hat or fez in the house
but pull oil' the shoes. If a man
visits a gentleman at his home, the
woman and girls must get out. If
a woman visits another, the men
and boys must hide out. If there
be a sociable or wedding party, the
men collect in one room to them
selves and have a jolly time, w hile
the ladies get off to themselves in
another house or room aud pass the
evening lty themselves. loung
people contract marriage by proxy,
and the man does not see the face
of the woman he will marry until
after the ceremouy is performed.
The dowry money which the man
must pay is used in buying articles
of furniture, dress, ornaments, sil
verware, etc., and the kind and
quantity depend npou the wealth
of the prosjiective bridegroom.
These articles are sent to the house
of the bridegroom, paraded through
the principal streets, led by a band
of music to attract attentiou to
them. Borne of these parades, in
the case of a wealthy man, are very
striking. I witnessed one such in
Cairo recently, aud I have seen
parades of the circus inferior to it
Marriage Parades that Beat the
Circus.
There were two bands of mnsic
aud a long procession of men
marching like soldiers and carry
ing the household goods silver
ware, chiuaware, furniture, car
pets, rugs, mirrors, lamps, vases
aud numerous other rare and costly
articles. There were enough to fit
np a large mansion in princely
style. Evidently the man was a
niulti millionaire. I was impressed
with the idea of letting the public
see the presents. In our country
only a few friends are invited to
the home to see the presents, while
the general public must be content
to read about them in the news
papers. But here was a clever gen
tleman who was kind enough to let
everybody, even the rabble, see his
nice things. Upon enquiry I
learned that he was a humbug and
had practiced a fraud on me and
the other spectators! He bad sent
around to the jewelry, furniture,
dry goods and other stores and
hired the articles for three or fonr
hours snd returned them after the
parade.
On the next day the wife of the
old fraud went to bis home and
(Anyone can readily see why it is
almost imMMwible to change one of
them to a christian). After an
Arab sees bis wife's face, if she
dote not come up to his eiwta
lions he may divorce her without
any excuse. The only requirement
is to live with her for at least one
week, iu order that she may not be
disgraced by suspicious.
But the coming of the pale face
from the North, with his enlightened
ways, has had its effect Uon Arab
life and manners. Things can not
be seen now w hich could be seen
wheu I was in Egypt six years ago.
The snake charmer has disappear
ed. The ''Howling liervishea'' cau
not be seen in the Mosque on Fri
day. The government has pro
hibited this religious service as un
seemly and disgusting However,
for a little "backsheesh" you cau
still see it "on the sly." By quiet
arrangement for the cash you can
see the performance at the home of
the Dervish iu the night time. In
other words, he will erforui his
religious services for you as an ex
hibition for money. The "dancing
girl" has also been forbidden to
perform on the public streets iu
some cities. I saw one of these
street exhibitions in upper Egypt.
Heriudelicate movements and con
tortions of Isuly were vulgar in the
extreme. Her occupation will soon
lie gone. Hhe has long amused the
Egyptians. Her pictures are in the
tombs of the Pharaohs. The march
of progress and civilization is work
ing many changes. Another thing
that is passing away in the cities
of Egypt is the time honored don
key. He, too, must go down be
fore the uew methods of a fast age.
In Cairo, Port Haiti and Alexandria
the tram and fine carriages have
shoved Balaam aside. While the
rural sections change but little, the
cities are fast becoming modern
ized. The changes are due to a
new eleuieut iu the population.
While the classes ment ioned ( Copts,
Bedouius and Arabs) are by far the
greater part of the preaeut popula
tion, there are many Jews, I urks,
Circassians, Berbers, Nubians, Su
danese, Syrians aud Eurojieans.
The adventurous American is also
down here. But the changes and
progress in Egypt are duo to the
immigration of the French, Ger
mans, English and Americans.
The Great Good that England Is
Doing.
The greatest blessing that has
visited the country in recent years
was the coming of the English in
the capacity of rulers. The most of
the inhabitants are a hard lot aud
it will require ages to elevate them.
They are just beginning to get their
eyes open. Compulsory labor has
been abolished ami every man is
protected in his rights. England
has brought law and order, aud the
English people are an example for
the natives. The natives appreci
ate the beneficial changes. Other
European powers may look on with
jealous eyes and criticize the Eng
lish policies iu Egypt, but one
thing is certain, so far as I could
learn by observation and enquiry,
and that is, the Egyptians are sat
isfied. The Khedive is the nominal
and legal ruler of the couutry, but
Lord Cromer is the real ruler. He
manages the Kneuive all right.
But he does it so cleverly that the
Khedive does not know it. But
just the same every important
policy of the govemmeut is decided
upon in London.
Above all other things England
has furnished protection to foreign
ers, and that has induced foreign
eople aud foreign capital to seek
homes and investments in this won
derful land. Justice and fairness
to foreigners 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 foreigners
except one. Local prejudice cuts
no figure In this court certainly
not in favor of a native. And the
native Egyptians have found out
that they must "toe the mark" in
their conduct with foreigners.
There was a hanging in lower
Egypt a few months ago that has
had a most wholesome effect Borne
English soldiers were out hunting
and shot some pigeons near a vil
lage. The villagers became enraged
and a fight ensued, iu which a Brit
ish officer was killed. The mur
derers were promptly tried and as
promptly convicted. Twelve were
banished from Egypt and six
hanged. An order was sent out for
miles for the people to attend the
hanging. On the day of execution
the word was passed around unoffi
cially that if a repetition of the
murder ever occurred, then they
would hang them whole villages at
a time. Now you can't even get a
native to strike another with his
bare hand, much less kill with
deadly weapon. But, while Eng
land has accomplished a wonderful
transformation in the affairs of
Egypt, she is by no means entitled
to all the credit. It does an Ameri
can good to learn that Americans
hsve been a great factor in the ele
vation of the people and the better
ment of the country. Everywhere
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Makes the finest, light-
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hot-breads, cake and
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and wholesome
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you go, in every section of the
country, you not only hear of but
actually see the good work of the
American school teacher aud
preacher. At Luxor it seemed to
me that more than one-half of the
boys could talk English. When
questioned, the answer was always
that they learned it at the Ameri
can Mission school. Mauy of the
boys also said that they were chris
tians Coptic christians. They are
many of these mission schools aud
they are doiug spleudid work
among a people who greatly need
the instruction aud example of
christian people. The United
Presbyterians have pretty well
covered Egypt But other de
nominations are doiug good
work, especially in their schools.
If the American missions can not
couvert the fanatical Mohamme
dans to the christian religion, they
can at least teach them christian
civilization. Aud that is a great
step forward.
Port 8a id, Egvpt.
Cause of Stomach Troubles,
When a man baa trouble with his
stomach you may know that be ia eat
ing more than he should ol lome arti
cle of food or drink not suited to his
age or occupation, or that hia bowels
are habitually constipated. Take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets to regulate the towels and im
prove the digestion aud see if the
trouble does not disappear. Ask for a
free sample. Sold by English Drug Co.
A mule belonging to W. A. Tay
lor, Long Creek, Mecklenburg co.,
went mad and was killed last week.
It was bitten by a mad dog several
days ago. The mule was bitten on
the nose, the skin being ouly
slightly grazed.
Do Not Crowd the Season.
The first warm days of spring bring
with them a desire to get out and en
joy the exhiliratiog air aud sunshiDe.
Children that have been housed up all
winter are brought out and you won
der where they all came Irom. The
heavy winter clothing ia thrown aside
and many shed their flannels. Then
a cold wave conies and people say that
grip ia epidemic. Colda at this season
are even more dangeroua than in mid
winter, aa there ia much more danger
of pneumonia. Take Cbamberlaio'a
Cougb Remedy, however, and you'll
have nothing to tear. It alwayi cures
and we have never known a celd to
result in pneumonia when it was used.
It is pleasant and safe to take. Chil
dren like it. For sale by English Drug
Company,
Saved Her Son's Life.
The happiest mother in the little
town of Ava, Mo., is Mrs. S. Kup
ps8. 8he writes: "One year ago
my son was down with such seri
ous lung trouble that our physician
was unable to help him; when, by
our druggist's advice I began giv
iug biui Dr. King's New Discov
ery, aud I soon noticed improve
ment I kept this treatment up for
a few weeks when he was perfectly
well. He has worked steadily since
at carpenter work. Dr. King's
New Discovery saved his life."
Guaranteed best cough and cold
cure by English Drug Co. 60c.
and 11. Trial bottle free.
The shortage of Hugh Leonard,
runaway ticket agent at Salisbury,
is exactly (fl,350. The railroad
detectives are unable to pick np a
trace of the man.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
ia both agreeable and affective. Cham
berlain'i Cough Remedy haa no supe
rior for cougba, colda and croup, and
the fact that it is pleasant to take and
containi nothing in any way injurious
haa made it a favorite with mothers.
Mr. W.S.I'elliam, a merchant of Kirk
ville, la., says: "For more than twen
ty years Chamberlain'! Cough Remedy
haa been my leading remedy for alt
throat troubles. It is especially suc
cessful in cases of croup. Children
like it and my customers who have
used it will not take any other," For
sale by English Drug Company.
Twenty-seven students were sent
away from Shaw University in
Raleigh last week. They all be
longed to the medical class, and
they will not be allowed to return
nule-ss they apologize for their bad
conduct aud promise to be good.
Shaw is the biggest colored school
in the state.
"In 1897 I bad a atomach disease.
Some physicians aaid dyspepsia, aome
consumption. One aaid 1 would net
live until spring. For four years I ex
isted on boiled milk, soda biscuits and
doctors' prescriptions. I could not di
gest anything I ate; then I picked up
one of your almanacs and it happened
to be my life saver. I bought a fifty
cent bottle of Kodol and the benefit I
received from that bottle all the gold
in Georgia could not buy. In two
months I went back to my work aa a
machinist, and in three months I was
well and hearty. May you live long
and prosper." C. N. Cornell, Roding,
Ga., 1606, The above ia only a sam
ple of the great good that is daily done
everywhere by Kodol For Dyspepsia.
It ia sold here by S. J. Welsh and C.
N. Simpson, Jr.
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