Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-19
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EGYPT.


thing everybo y adm is, but there is
no agreement ,,oout his motives or the
end be aims a. To one observer he
is an enlightened ruler, far in advance
of his people, eager to test toregn
ideas, and to make for Egypt a real
place among nations, and his motives
are as unsel6sh as his oriental govern
lngs and education permit 70 anotn-
er he is verify despot, DESTROYS of
strengthening his power, of making
dynasty like Napoleon Ill, OF getting
money for his personal ambition and
his personal pleasures of developn-
the resources OF the country only to,
grasp greater revenues that he may
squander them. These latter allow
him 40 good motive IN stopping the
slave trade or endeavoring to bring
Egypt into fruitful relations to the
rest of the world. Some ladies at
Wada Halfa this winter were COM
planning that the traders bad no good
ostrich feathers; that the Khedlves
had monopolized the trade fron OAR
four, and taken all the best quality
Suspicion has planted its thorny root
even In the female mind.
Old Mohammed ALI did make sus-
tanned effort to change Egypt. by
sending abroad youths to be educated,
especially to learn trades, by the intro.
duction of factories of various sorts,
by stimulating agriculture, by plant
ing trees, etc. But he could not over
cone the centuries old inertia Of his
people. The khedive to. day de,
alone his notions) is trying the same
experiment on a larger scale, aud with
more signs Of success. He has made
good harbor at Alexandria; he has
pushed the culture Of cotton and of
sugar; he has built railroads aud ca
nais. lie has vastly increased the
productive capacity OF the Delta by
his water ways. The system OF irriga-
ton adopted is we'll worth the study IF
any country similarly situated. Dur.
ing the months OF low water there are
4U9 ,OOU laeorers engaged on the canals
and bitches In the Delta He has
largely modernized Cairo, and vastly
improved Its sanitary condition He
has large y modernized Cairo, and vast
~ improved its sanitary condition.
He has the beginning of navy; he
created an army, and has made good
progress in educating officers for it.
The war department with its school
Tor engineers. is tralning-schools, its
primary education of raw soldiers who
have any capacity, its printing Office,
etc., is, thanks to Gen Stone, begin
ming to take on the consistency Of Or
ganzatlon. He has established schools
tor both boys and girls, where some
thing is taught besides the Koran.
And, as one of the greatest steps to-
ward the ameloration OF the state Of
women, he has forbidden marriages
under the age of sixteen, and the law
as respected, and the girls are sent to
school, so that there is new hope for
Egypt.
The GRAVE OF GEN. TAYLOR
Vice President Wilson, in company
with James A. ESin of the GA arter-
masters Department visited the grave
EFF General Zachary Taylor, about five
miles distant from Louisville, last
Tuesday. The old Taylor farm"
was subdivided some time ago and sold,
the family burying-ground, however,
being reserved. This is about one
acre in extent, and quarter OF mile
iron the old family mansion; ii is en-
solosed by substantial limestone wall.
In the southwestern corner Of the lot
is the family vault the massive stones
OF which are rapidly crumbllng and
falling away. Even the marble slab
On General Taylor's tomb is only kept
in place by fence rail which some
friendly hand has propped against it.
The grounds are overgrown with ivy
and weeds, SO tangled aad matted to-
gether that it is difficult TO walk
through them. Many Of the trees
seems blighted and lifeiess, and the
entire inclosure looks extremely desc
ate and ucinyltlDs Standing beside
General Eaylors grave With uncovered
head, the Vice Presidents first excIa-
nation was. "How strange and sad
that the burial place Of one who shed
Sc much lustle upon the military and
civic annals of his country should be
thus neglected and forgotten" His
face brighte ned mp, however, when he
learned that the Kentucky Legislature
at It's next session, would. probably de-
eide to erect monument over Gene
raj Taylor's remains.
HE GRAssHOPPER.-S JOSEPH
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