Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-04
MODERN CAIRO.
hcIof Tongues, Trades, Races
ne and coins

1-..r.lcd that hundreds Of them
..d II,c altogether after our cvIil-
I..t.a The hotels, and pariicu
... cafes. arc simply countless.
arc tuYus4nd.pi these cafes, some
#'-#..g arc elegant indeed sualiy
mrr. long porllco in front
..., scores Of handicapped
~. =, which French, Germans, Turks
..... swiss. A,abs. Italians, Greeks
g and various other Western
......v bc seen slipping their black
H.. .mokinu and chatting The IA
- ri.ifzrd ways OF dong things
81. ....lia Iy appcfizing after our long
.o the Orient Even the notes OF
I'LL. Ian haud-OrgW are quite welcome.
en-. red ta,-rlcd fcz is the headgear
49,. .- rHr Arabs and by "a majority OF
g.r,ucms also. One cannot help
Inning fhc GRACEFUL way which the
-...a ..a thc Itlliaus have. in particu-
.aptm themselves to the people
al .autr. where they may be soJourne
.u.n traveller, find it a matter Of
.n.... ip invest in the fcz since they
,.. ... b..gaius 90 SO much better adj
..f, .. nnru tury have il on.
n. guIs - one or TWO Of the broader
.,.o street. that cabs and barouches can
No ..d the cNgcucy mus implied has
. ..,n -r.c 10 the dOnkcvs and donkey
II. of Cairo. These donkcys are diminu-
We creatures, and have soft saddles
,aB ,hrir backs covered with morocco,
.h mdy trappings, 0rnamentcd in
..sr cases with strings or cOwriC shells.
\ NoV half "a dozen donkcys 90 by, laden
I rih fresh cut grass TO such an extent
hl YOU can scarcely discern the motive
a9ecr The procession is wound up by
MOVING mass of clover, fully four times
large a, any of the preceding. One is
told there is "a camel under it, but has no
ocular demonstration Of the fact, unless
i 4 bc thu. that strange comforting Drotub-
rance Do front is the nose Of the camel.
Alas. poor long suffering Egyptian
lmo.s
Here comes "a company Of gaily dressed
lngomcn a nultitudinous ami ubiquit-
H. fraternity in the East--thc signal for
stampede from the window, for the
lngomcn will not permit any mundane
obstacle TO hinder them from soliciting
sour patronage, provided they once catch
y glimpse Of YOU. It is a Levantinc pro
,cra That fire, plague and dragomcn are
ha three nui5anCcs of the East. The
Imgomcn are provided with the writ
tn kamctcrs" Of course. There seems
% De strange sentiment abroad to the
fleet that a dragoman is a privileged
amc,er. certain exactions of this pro
essioa are only limited by the ignorance
a- weakness of those who may become
brjr prey
Here arc some peddlers Of bogus pyra-
md relics and articles of Egyptian man
aacWrc suitable for souvenir purposes.
Here ono, more enterprising than the
est. h5, "A BASKET full of alligotors about
loo. long, and offers these children of
le Nile for "only one franc. sar. +"
Acms, the street mountebauk is Swal-
owing k@jvcs and conjuring with snakes.
The carriages of the upper crust of all
auonahtics are preceded by running
@rrants, one or two, according TO the
wealth. of the family These runners are
Usually Nubians, with a long, white rod
IN their hands, and long black hair
switches floating from their caps. Their
lowing white sleeves are caught together
behind by means of switch, adding n
aarm TO the graceful costumes. They
proceed on foot so as to warn off all OBJ
3fuctlonS inaSmuch as the streets are
narrow. crooked and crowded.
One Of the first things that stranger
notices upon arriving ut Cairo is the null
aphcity of dogs.
Iney NIL every vacant space, and live
upon whatever carrioR or refuse may
ONE IN their way. Every day a certain
number are run over and killed or
manned. Once a year there is regular
.,9log day, and a great many of the
a''nl' half starved ours are put out of
Aelr misery, When company of Brit
"a Ted-lacketS marches down the street,
uOa me canine population may with
FoPHety look out for broken bones. At
-" times the yelping of the dogs will
'l'o>I tell You where the soldiers are
-',.',0g' Ever so many dogs limp
'J@u1 on three and even two legs.
Egypt Is the reservoir for all the mon
y IN the world The coins of nearly
N N! european country are in daily cir
, - and even the rupee of India
n"rmah Is not uncommon. The
accountant in America might come
49, with nothing to do for three
I'm, -pI'1S but to study the complicated
y. ,.'ase system, and l will warrant
, H., even then, these cunning money
y, a1,s'ES would cheat him right to his
~. So IL Is work of years to learn the
, NJ values. If England established
'V,,ec'oIate here, one of the first things
rs,, sgaQ,uld-and doubtless would-do.
.1c 49, 7. De to straighten out these mex
4 lie berin ur;.h -