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Kairwan.

Kairwan, the holy city of the MOslems
possession of the French, is decayed town
in the State of Tunis, eighty miles south
of the city of that name. 1t is situated in
a treeless, marshy plain, and is surrounded
by brick wall with four towers. 1t has
some twelve thousand inhabitants and fifty
mosques, of which the most noted is the
Okbah, regarded as one of the most sacred
of Islam. 1t has been against the law for
any Christian or Jew to enter the walls Of
the city, so that comparatively little is
known about it, although in recent years
several European travellers have been ad-
mitted, one of whom, Mr.. Edward Rea of
England, wrote book on the Moors,
which contains more information about the
city than can readily be found elsewhere.
1t contains a holy well, the water of which
is believed by the faithful to be connected
with the famous we'll at Mecca, and it also
has the tomb of Sidi-el-waib, Mahomets
pet barber Its trade is chiefly in furs,
sandals and yellow morocco boots, and Its
bazars are richer than those of Tunis. The
city was founded by General Okbah-ben-
nafe, companion of the Prophet, about
A. D. go, and from 800 to $40 was the
capital of their Independent African do
minions At one time it had population
of 10000, and it was through its sacred
gates that the Caliphs marched for the con-
quest of Spain. Its history covers the
glory and decay of the Moorish power, and
every Moslem dynasty has left its memento
in Kairwan in the shape of new mosque
or synagogue.
It has been feared that the capture of
the holy city by the French would stir up
the fanatical MOslems to a religious war.
In fact, however, the tribes had rallied and
were making a fanatical campaign against
the French before Tunis was captured. The
Frenchmen saw no other way but to accept
the issue, conquer the sacred city, and then
by conciliatory measures combined with the
requisite amount of force, bring the tribes
into peaceful condition, and at the same
time appease the critical public at home.
It is on this account doubtless that after
the capitulation of the city, Tunisian
officer was put in command, the French
army was encamped outside and strict
orders were issued forbidding anyone to
leave camp to visit the city. Nothing
could be more distasteful than such orders
to soldiers in hope of loot, but their wisdom
and humanity are evident. The city is
said to be very rich for its size, it being the
practice of many rich devotees of Tunis and
neighboring towns to make paradise secure
by retiring to Kairwan to die within the
shadow of the sacred shrine of Okbah.
1t ought to appease Moslem wrath, if
the fanatical Arab is open to reason, to find
that the French infdels have respected the
sacredness of his city, and that as yet Kair
wan, so far as unholy feet are concerned,
still remains the virgin city it has been for
1,2OO years If, however, the hostility Of
the savage tribes continues, it is probable
that the French generals will forget their
scruples and all Islam will be shocked by
the entrance of the "Christian dogs into
the holy place Hartford Co,want.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

upon belief. 1t is not subject to be made
the football of pros and cons. The grand
simplicity of the life he led, the pastoral
beauty of his wandering and teachings along
the highways and through the byways of
Galilee, the splendid courage with which he
taught the truth which was to be the light
of the world, in the face of the death which
was sure to come, the marvellous quality of
his words which gave them universally
which will reach to the end of time, the
sweet manliness, the exquisite justice, the
broad generosity which marked his every
step-all these may belong to earth and to
man, but they have never been repeated in
any life which has been lived since, nor
were they known in any life which had been
lived before him. He preserved the har-
mony to the last, against temporal and
church power, and at the end he was the
joint sacrifice of both. Only in his utter
ances in the last hours is there found any
thing for the quibblers to pick over, and
these are his words in the garden. And
what is there in them? When the stern,
starless darkness hung over the olives of
Gethsemane and the disciples who could
'not watch one hour" were asleep, when
the winds shuddered cheerlessly through
the shrinking leaves, when the Spirit of
Dread stood like sentinel between the
time that had gone and the morrow that
was to be an end, yet beginning, when the
God-life that had been poem of grace and
love and light was wandering down the
Valley of the Shadow to the deeper black
ness of tragedy, is it strange that the
great sad-eyed Soul of Humanity who was
both man and God, should have suffered
like the one and endured like the other.
1t is the accepted theory of free thought
that it was the fear of DEATH born of the
human in him, which thrilled through the
pathos of that wild cry FEATHER, if it be
possible, let this cup pass from met Yet
is it not more probable that it was the pro-
found sorrow and pity that his people were
about to commit great and causeless crime
that forced the words? Does not the prayer
which came from his whitened lips when,
with unutterable love, we looked from his
dimmed and dying eyes upon his murder
ers, and Mediator in the death which was
life cried out = Father, forgive them, for
they know not what they do !" supported
a newer theory. Perhaps not They say
that he was only man. All, well We
are men also Has the word two meanings?
%. H. Rothocker, IN Denrer Tribune.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10
Reflections in Westminster Abbey

In the whole range of English literature,
there is no finer piece of philosophy than
the following lines of Joseph Addison, upon
Westminster Abbey, the mausoleum OF
Englands great men. They ought to be
memorized by young and old, and the spirit
inculcated by them practiced by all
"When [ look upon the tOmbs OF the
great, every emotion of envy dies in me
when [ read the epitaphs of the beautiful,
every inordinate desire goes out; when L
meet with the grief of parents upon tomb
stone, my heart melts with compassion; ;
when see the tomb of the parents them
selves, | consider the vanity of grieving for
those whom we must quickly follow. When
I see kings lying by those who deposed
them, when consider the rival wits placed
side by side, or the holy men that divided
the world with their contests and disputes,
I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on
the little competitions, factions and debates
of mankind When l read the several
dates of the tombs, of some that died yes
terday and some six hundred years ago, l
consider that great day when we shall all OF
us be contemporaries and make our appear
ance together"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices
and duties, but of little things, in which
smiles and Kindness and small obligations,
given habitually, are what win and pre-
serve the heart and secure comfort. Sir
Humphrey Ddcy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10
A Barbarous Relic.

A singular interesting relic of the bar
barous usage of olden times in England is
preserved in the vestry of the ancient church
of St. Mary, Walton-upon-Thames, Surrey.
This is ''Scold's Bride, most repulsive-
looking instrument of torture, said to have
been ungallantly presented to the parish two
hundred and forty years ago by "a gentleman
who lost an estate. through the ill-timed
wagging of an irate woman's tongue. The
bride is of basin-like shape, and compos-
ed of thin iron ribbons, arranged crosswise
so as to pass from under the chin to the
back of the head, where it locks in the band,
restraining the jaw. When the band is ex-
tended to con6ne the mouth, it is provided
with small lozenge-ike projection, which,
when the bride was used, lay upon the cul-
prit's tongue, and effectually restrained her
from speaking Above this part triangu-
lar slit in the iron was left to receive the
nose of the unfortunate culprit.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

A CAMEL's KIcK.-The camefs kick
is study. As it stands demurely chew
ing the cud, and gazing abstractedly at
some far-away object, up goes hind leg,
drawn close in to the body, with the foot
pointing out; short pause, and out it flies
with an action like the piston and connect
ing rod of steam engine, showing judgg-
ment of distance and direction that would
lead you to suppose the leg gifted with
perceptions of its own, Independent OF the
animals proper senses. have seen
heavy man fired several pards into dense
crowd by the kick of camel, and picked
up insensible Kedne.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

To CURE WARTS Somebody, writing
to an exchange, says "Some two months
since | noticed in a country paper simple
remedy to-remeve- warts AS | had no
less than twenty large seed warts on my
hands, and several smaller Ones applied
this remedy as published, taking common
Irish potato, cutting it in two, and apply
ing the juice over each wart from two to
three times day. Mine have all disap-
peared;7 s
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

-Four barrels of water of the Great Salt
Lake will leave, after evaporation, nearly
barrel of salt.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

Pennsylvania is said to supply nearly
one-half the eggs that New York eats.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

Z @shet dat do Sam. AWhy, ii amt
cold, marm. ~GOlly, you shet dat do,
you nigger brat, oh course il ain't. cold; it's
me dat's cold. Tink I care wedder de dos
cold or not ?"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10

Mr. Ingersell says that Christ was great
man, a manly man, lover of freedom, but
no more That he was enthusiastic but
not inspired. That he was universal but
not divine The position admits Of little
argument 1t is above the cackle Of the
present, and the turmoil of petty reason
ings. The divinity of Christ must rest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
TIE PRESIDENT.

Wednesday was a brighter day as
regards news from Washington.
There was a more cheerful tone about
the dispatches, which again inspired
people with the somewhat confident
hope that the President would re-
cover. Without doubt bis condition
shows marked improvement. His
stomach begins to show signs of re-
cupara:ion. There was slight, il
any, vomiting on Wednesday, and
the patient vas able to retain the lit
tie nourishment that was given. The
Improvement is shown by tie more
cheerful countenances in and about
the White House, where, on Tues
day, pretty nearly everybody felt that
the President Was dying. People
need not accept the favorable turn in
the case as conclusive evidence thai
the patient will get we'll. He is ye
in highly critical condition, witt
comparatively few chances fsvoriDt
his recovery. Those few, however
are being tied to with a 1egree OF con
fdence that does credit to the faith 0
the American people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
BEGUN OF TILDEN.

The republican newspaper organs
nave begun their annual attack upon
Samuel J. Tilden. 4 scheme traced
10 him by some of the New York
papers Vas telegrsphed across the
continent day or two ago, together
with the comments OF those journals
thereon. This may De regarded az
the opening charge of the onslaught
20 De made upon the shrewd old
statesman OF Gramercy Park. The
big papers will follow it up with all
sorts of heavy artillery, and the lesser
organs Of the party will yelp at Mr.
Tilden's heels from now until the No
yember election. It is not improbable
that altogether the attack will coz
sinue three years, or until the presi'
Dental election of 1884. The diecov-
cry is early made that Tilden's hand
Is appearing in New York politics.
He is represented as having arranged
10 pacify the discordsnt elements OF
She democracy in that state. and lead
them to victory. His line OF action
is to get control OF the state commit
Zee, TO spportion the Offices among the
factions SO as to hold them together,
10 have himself nominated and elected
governor next year, and in 1884 to
force the national democratic con.
ysntion to make him the NOMINEES
for president. The democrats who
Wish to see the party successful viii
nope that this alleged plan has really
been arranged By Tilden, for If it has
We are more than likely to witness
its fulfllment. The democrats vii
never get done swearing at them
selves for going back on Tilden and
Hendricks last year. They vii
always bellows that shat act of base
ness Lost to them the presidency
and they ought to be glad for ar
opportunity for righting the wrong
or at least for doing something that
will bring them a reasonable pros
pect of success. II any man in tht
nation can manage the democracy
30 as 20 lead it to victory, that mar
Ia Tilden, old. shaken and paralyzeG
as he may be. The republican,
better understand this fact than the
democrats do; hence it is that the
former are so vigorous. earnest and
yindictive in their assaults upon the
cid man. With united democracy
in New York there will be no diff.
Guilty in electing Tilden governor
and three years fIem this fall he
Gan be elected president.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
CRIME AND EDUCATION.

1t having been stated tbs. 90 per
cent. Of the convicts coo6ned IN the
prisons of Philadelphia were high
school gradustes, a former superin-
tendent of the schools OF that city
presents some statistics that are In
teresting in connection with the whole
question OF the relation of crime to
education. He ssys that OF 467 con
viots received into the Eastern Peni-
tentiary in 1879. SO Dad attended
public schools, q han been educated
in private schools, z had studied in
high schools. and 5 bad attended col
leges; 80 bad never attended schools
of any KIM, and none of the high
school students bad been graduated.
In 1880 the number OF admissions to
the penitentisry was 1853, of whom
only Is had attended high schools.
and 8 OF these for only one year. In
Pennsylvania, in 1879, 2.307 persons
we're convicted and sentenced to The
jsils end wotkhouses, and Of the
whole nun her only IS had attsined
any high degree OF education. Sew
epal of these had not been graduated
from any high school or college. OF
the 571 couvicts admitted to the
Western Penitentiary in 1879 ard
1880. only 3 had superior education.
More than one-sixth of the con-
victs sdmitted to the two Penn
sylvanis penitentiaries in 1879
and 1880 were wholly illit-
crate. The ex-school superin-
tendent referred to says that from his
Investigations. which have been quite
thorough, be concludes that ons- sixth
OF all the crime ia this country is
com united by persons wholly litter
a:e, and one third by persons prac,
tically illiterate. He has found the
of criminals among the
illiterate is about ten times greater
than among those who have been in
'tructed in the elements Of common
school education or beyond. OF the
persons committed to prison in the
British Isles in 1872, 40, 345 could not
lead or write, 72,12S could read and
write imperfsctly, 1892 could read
md write with some proficiency. and
'n!y 263 had received high educa-
ion.
While education removes a ten
ency to commit crime, criminal for
be most part coming from the Hitter
tie classea, it by no,mesns prevents a
nan from the commission of crime.
'here are. many educated rogues, and
re all know how much more danger
US TO society they are than the ignor-
ut criminal. One educated rascal
an and usually does accomplish more
arm than ten illiterate ones would do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18

TIE MAYOR of Philadelphia having
appointed four negroes to the police
Brce. a white policeman has resigned.
lie Wss one of the most faithful
officers on tbs force, having been sb-
sent from duty only ten days during
term of eight years and eight
months. Two of the negroes we're
assigned to his precinct, and be bad
sOo much self respect to be reduced
to their level, hencs ne promptly
quit. People who sre not insane on
the negro question viii appiaud him
for his act.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
HOTEL ARRIVALS
August II. 1881.
CONTINENTAL HOTEL.

August IL. 1881.
CONTIBEETAL HOTEL.
HIM Mecer, st Louis; r E Sprague-
Butte; T N Curtis and family, Ogden,
Miss A Label, D L Foley, San Fran,
cisco; Z z Cutler, Lshi; E Nicholson;
Provo; A P Holeomb, Silver Greek,
n Y; G Cullins, Alta; Miss l. Chambers,
Mrs Wilcox, Kansas City; J e Wood,
q S Survey; Mrs Van 4 Carter, Miss
B q Carter, w A Garter, ir, Evanston.
WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs G Il Howell, w Bradley and
family, Ceutreville, Iowa; j l. Armer,
San Francisco; j Smith, Piute County;
7 Douris, Garfield Landing; S 81 Good
ban, Omaha; E HLawrence, Douglas;
P Tay, Fort Hall; j Burke. Naferton;
P Lsrence, Lehi; II Ii Ogden, Ogden;
A Holt. West Jordan; r Srsub, Utah;
81 3 Wisner, II S Huson, Psrley's Can
yon; W Cooper and wife, g Turnbull,
Mrs P B Turnbull. Bingham; n N
Clemland, Provo; G F Thompson, Park
City; j Beck, Nephi; B Hook, Boston;
P w Weaver, Milivllle; @ D Godfrey,
Salmon City; j Morgan, Cottonwood.
CLIFF HOUSE
P Healey, Ogden: P Shannon, Raw
Inns; T Murphy, Frisco; @ Csnten, ]
Kennedy and family, Fl H Daley, d
Cunnington, j Cornelliss, A Leith, Park
City.
WALKER aOUs8
CIR Devolt, E P Welch. Chicago; G
J Boskouitz, q Steiner, San Francisco;
K A Stenhouse, Capetown, La; ] Hagsn
and wife, Brooklin; G Pepka, Philadel-
phia; G Mossr, St Louis; w g Bolman,
Leavenworth, Kas; Fl A Riley. II E
Heorick, Ogden; q N Greenbsrg, San
Francisco.
VALLEY HOUSE.
] Vanderneer, A Friedeberg. Butte,
Mont; j Geiser, San Francisco; j Cszier,
Nephi; Alexander, Bingham; Sam
Dewey, Cameron; j Allstone, Galesberg;
T Briscomb, Boston; Stephen HALEY,
Challis; 81 Easton and family, England;
T Silyerdene. Tallahassee; f Ambrose,
New York; III Huston, Dayton, Ohio; j
Cole, Nephi; D F Sherman, Newcastle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
KAYsYILLK, Davis Co.,
August 9th. 1881.

GAA509h NfAi 1OOAs
John ". L0aOeH:
Dear .Sir.-This will certify that I
witnessed for one whole day, on the 4th
inst, the operation of the Agitstor
Thresher of the Case manufacture, sold
by John w. Lowell to Bishop Barton
and others at Ksysville. AS I have built
Separstors and run them in this country,
I ought to be competent to judge of
their merits. The Case Agitator threshes
fast and is very easy on the horses. 1t
cleans grain we'll and absolutely
WASTES NO GRAIN. saw it work
fer hours in wet Barley and wet and
weedy Oats, and it did its work t0eLE, and
threshed nearly 100 bushels an hour. The
only trouble saw with it was, that one
man with a patent taller, could not
measure the grasn as fast as the AgitG-
tor thresheG 1t, as all who were present
will testify. 1 recommend the Case
Agitator as the best threshGr have ever
seen. GEORGE CLAwsoN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18

NEW ENGLAND can hardly claim
shat Its morals are better than those
1t the mother country. New
Hampshire. with population oil
go, 900, in 1878, granted 24l d.
Vorces. Massachusetts,. the self
auded, proudest and purest common
wealth, with a population of 1900
900, had more than 600 divorces in
1878. In the same year, England,
with a population of $4,000, 900, had
only 800 legal separations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
No Good Preaching.

No man can do a good job of
work, preach a good sermon, try a
law suit well, doctor a patient, or
write a good article when he feels
miserable and dull, with sluggish
brain and unsteady nerves, and none
should make the attempt in such a
condition when it can be so easily
and cheaply removed by a little Hop
Bitters. See other column. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
TIE CONTENTS OF the HERALD thiI

TIE CONTENTS OF the HERALD this
aorning are as follows:
Esr PAGE-Lstest News Of the PresI
dent-White House Bulletins.
ID PAeE-General Telegrapbic News.
ID PAGE - Guitteau's Attack on the
Guard.
AH Observation-Disclosures Arrivals.
9Th PAaE-Bakunin, the Nihilist.
6rH PAGE - The California TichbOrne'i
Steward.
IFH PAGE-Telegraphic News.
2TH PAGE-Local Items.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
COOLING DRINK S.!
AT
The OCCIDENTAL.

All Visitors to the city should call at
the Occidental and try, Auer & Murphy's
Celebrated Nectar Lemonsdes. Nectar
Punches and other Delicious Summer
Beverages. Their facilities are un-
surpassed and the Occidental still retains
the prestage which has made it famous.
They make a speciality Of k eping on
hand Bottled Wines and Liquors at very
reasonable prices, and are sole agents for
the university Cigars, the best in the
Land" AUER s. MURPHY,
Propr's.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18

THE HERALD again, this morning,
devo.es much Of its news space TO the
publication OF its Washington, New
York and Chicago dispatches in refer
ence to the President. Our reports
are unusually fall, and they are speci-
al.y interesting at this time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
SALT LAKE DAILY HERALD
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. IS, 1881
RHE DAILY HERALD is published

RHE DAILY HERALD is published
every morning, Mondays excepted, at
East Temple Street, near First South,
9alt Lake City, by the HERALD PRINT
NG AND PUBLISHING COMPANY. Sub
scEiption price 5000 per annum, post
sge included; parts Of year st the
same rate. To weekly subscribers,
collection made by carriers, 25c. week.
&xdE SEMI HERALD is
published every Wednesday and Sstur-
day morning, st $3.50 8 year; six
months, $L75; postage included.
sHE WEEKLY HERALD is published
every Thursday msrning, at 81 Q year
six months, S1.25, postage included.
2sstage outside the q. s. and Canada
axtrS,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18

In REGARD to the rnmors that Fors-
Dor, Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland, was
sbout to retire, it is said be will GER
Ainly hold the Office as long as the
coercion bill ia IN force.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
KAYzvILLE, Davis Co.,
August 9th, 1881.
,Joh,t R. LOueu:

August Sbni 1901.
John W. LoDeU:
Dear SfT.-In reply to your inquiry
we viii state that we are running the
Agitator Thresher, sold By you to Bishop
Barton and others. It is doing most ex-
cellent work, very easy to feed. capacity
very large, have tried it in very weedy
and damp grain, both wheat and oats,
and never saw machine with easier
draft on the horses, or run so smoothly
and do as good work. Many have been
to see it run and have expressed the same
opinion. No chance for any grain to be
carried of with the straw; the Elevator
works like a chsrm-never saw any to
equal it. We are satisfied 1t excels any
machine we ever saw, and we feel ex-
ceedingly we'll pleased with it.
Respectfully,
LEVI w. PAINE,
LEVI WEBSTER.