St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-08
EGYPT.

| De serious one. L IlaU country was
recently put under the control of the
French bond-holders. These people
cared nothing for Egypt OF it's pros
perity, and as they represented a wholly
irresponsible and exceedingly rapaclous
class of money-lenders, they proceeded
to make all the money they could out
of the unhappy inhabitants OF the lard
of the Nile. The taxes were diverted
to the payment of the interest on the
bonds, and what was left was divided
among the relatives and dependents
of the leading capitalists who repre-
sent the bonded interest of Great Brl-
tain and France. Every appointment
which involved salary was given to
young French and English under
strappers, and their compensation in
creased in every case Unfortunately:
to make bare living as clerks in
| their own country were saddled upon
the unfortunate Egyptians and given
princely incomes. There is no govern
ment SO mean, so rapacious, as that OF
the money-lenders, and this class had
full swing in the land Of the Pharao4s:
OF course the wrath of the people of
Egypt, especially of the leading clas-
SEES, was unbounded, and was mani |
tested in every way, but as the bond
holders had the governments OF Great |
Britain and France behind them, no
heed was paid to the righteous indig |
nation Of the cruelty plundered Egyp-
tians. 1t is difficult to foresee how
bound up with the pulling Eastern
question. Asia Minor, Syria, and the
land of the Pharaohs are destined TO be
the scene of many mighty conflicts be-
tween Russia on one side and England
and France on the other. Mighty COM
mercial interests are at stake. 1t is vital
to the Western powers that the Suez
canal, Egypt, and the route to India
should be in their hands; but the meas
ureless greed of the bankers will help
the enemies of England and France by
making the people of Egypt their active
enemies:-[From Demorests Monthly
for April.
NoNsENCE AND FOLLY Some time
ago, demand was made up on the
Board of State Engineers, by the peo-
pie in the vicinity Of RaceIand in this
Parish, for lumber with which they
could repair their Levees that were
liable to break at any moment.
The answer came that the Levee law
did not authorize them to expend money
in maintaining levees OF preventing
crevasses, that their duty was to close
crevasses and make new levees. The
Engineers were correct. That is the
law. But was ever more nOnsensical
law promulgated in civilized commu-
nifty? Is it not the height of folly to
pass law by which thousands OF dol
lars Of the people are expended in doing
that which hundred may have pre-
vented?
Far better would it be to use the levee
funds to prevent crevasses, and if one
did occurr, let it alone till the water
folly and nonsensical practicability has
never been surpassed by a Legislative
body, and God grant that it may be the
asst one of the kind that the people of
Louisiana will have inflicted upon
[Thibodeaux Sentinel.
ROSE CULTURE.-The best time to
)lant cuttings is when the new wood
las become just hardened enough to
snap off easily. Often the stem, with a
,ew leaves upon it, of rose that has
ust fallen will make good cutting
Plant them in a sandy soil, and it in
lied so much the better, as bottom =
leat is great advantage; or plant in a
UdiiOW pOt, WIFI fresh HORSE manure =
It the bottom of it; then layer of
rood compost, and at the top an inch
# sand. Wet the whole with hot
yater, and when the sand has cooled
'ut the cuttings close to the outer edge
t the pot and press the wet sand close
round them. There must always be
n eye or bud at or near the base Of the
utting. Keep the sand moist all the
line. If you have a bell-glass to put
yer the pot it will keep the sand moist
nd make the cutting sprout quickly.
When the leaves have well developed
OF the plants in small pots, with rich,
andy soil. In hot weather shade your
Dses with boughs, or mulch the ground
18th coarse manure. Always water
lem we'll every night.
RICE TRoUGHs I'm reports from
'oubles on the river levees, newspa-
ers and letter writer's come down es-
ecially heavy on the damages and Gre
asses resulting from the giving way I
Rice troughs or dalles.
One would imagine that if there Ware 4