The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-09
Progress in Egypt.

| Egypt has made immense cOnqnests
| of territory in central Africa. While
! the sultan of Turkey was lolling in indo-
! lent repose in his harem, surrounded
! by dancing girls and bayaderes, the
khedive of Egypt was scheming and
| planning for the accumulation of soil
He raised a large army he equipped
and armed it in the best possible man
ner; he differed it with able military
men from France, Austria, Italy and
| the United States. When all things
were ready he struck the provinces III
| the heart of Africa, and they surren-
dered. Darfur is now under Egyptian
| rule, and portion of the territory over
which floats the flag # the khedive.
And this economic ruler does not covet
soil merely to count so many acres
| That plan does not meet his apprOba-
| ton. He follows the soldier with the
merchant, the cannon by the steambO t,
the rifle and the sword by the railroad
and the locomotive. A railroad is now
under construction between Cairo and
Khartoum. 1t will be continued to
Darfur 1t may even be extended to
Gond0kOrO and the Lake Albert Nyanza.
1t undoubtedly will be, if the khedive
is allowed to carry out his ambitious
designs. The road will be located in
the valley of the Nile, and it's cost not
excessive. From Cairo to Khartoum
the whole expense is estimated at one
million four hi ndred thousand dollars
A branch line is also in contemplation
to run from Khartoum, along the valley
of Bahr ell Asrak, to the Abyssinlan
| frontier. As a trade movement this
| furnishes abundant evidence of the far
| sightedness of the present ruler of
| Egypt. When this road is completed,
| he can command and monOpollze the
whole trade of the long and fertile val
| ley of the Nile, and pour the profits into
| his treasury. Forty centuries will gaze
| with wonder upon the march of clvlllza-
| ton by the stony sphinx, and the shrlll
| scream of the locomotive will almost
reach the ears of the ancient PharOahs
| as they lie enshrouded in countless folds
| beneath the mighty and enduring pyra-
mids. But the present Is the motive
| power, and the past can only wonder in
! silence Besides the commercial and
| trade aspect of this movement, it has
another of startling import, concealed,
| it is true, but none the less susce ptlble
! to those who have watched the course
of the khedive for some years. If Abys-
| command the whole western coast of the
Red sea, as he now, in reality, does the
! SIsz canal. A few years ago an Egyp-
tian army started in the direction of
| Abyssinia 1t was halted before the
boundary was reached for fear OF diff
Guilty with England. Now no such an
! obstacle exists, and the khedive is free
| to carry out his design, if it still fingers
| in his memory and intent. Suppose
! the road constructed to Khartoum, and
also the Spar branch to the confines of
| Abyssinia Then the khedive can move
his troops with ease and rapidity, and
| overcome the Abyssinians before they
| are prepared to meet the invaders in a
| successful manner. This railroad in
! the valley Of the Nile s q mastery con-
ceived plan both from commercial and
military point of view, and, if completed,
the man in Cairo will be more powerful
in short time than the master at Con-
stantinople.
DRESS REFORM IN SAVANNAH Some
Savannah ladies are circulating the
following for signatures
"We, the ladies of Savannah, desir-
ing by our example to promote economy
and to discontinue extravaganza, and
| thereby Tighten in some measure the
burdens of our husbands aud fathers by
prudent retrenchment in our household
expenses, therefore pledge our word of
honor each to the other that we will
not, during a priod of one year from
the first day of July, 1875, purchase
any material for wearing apparel the
cost of which shall exceed twenty five
cents per yard. And shall further
promise to observe strict economy in
all the household appurtenances, and
cbeerfuliy add by those delicate sacri-
fees to the general stock of home COM
forts, too often dispensed with for the
frivolous outside adornnyent of the
body alone,