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pie. He laughingly said'thr Protestant
~nntivcS who cannot read even their own
language. They fully appreciate the
shirts, and after the garments become
fitted to their ho.lics they return to their
viliagcs-and to Muhammedanism. Trw-
fix, the present khcdivc Of Egypt, is Il
son Of lsmael, who was disposed several
years ago. He was educated Mt Oxford,
in England. aud has had all the advan-
tagcS which his station could give him.
1t was the purpose of his father, who
was Il man Of more than ordinary %int.lli-
gencc, and himself a
MAN or EUROPEAN
to bring up his son as nearly as posi-
BILE rs the sons Of English noblemen are
brought up. That was why he sent him
to Oxford. Tewfik was there for 4
number Of years. associated with the
English boys, engaging in their manly
sports and as far az possible being made
INV ~ SiiS Ii'"iStl'" VI hlo'tSlh
civilization-the son of an English gent
leman. But Trwfk had the blood of Il
Turkish father and an Arab grandmother
i'll his veins, AMI this proved an effect
nal bar to any very great advancement
on his part. After having passed his
youth in England he WAS called suddenly
to Egypt in some affair Of state, and
the months after his return to his
native land he was again m Arab and 4
Turk, sitting on his legs. eating with his
fingers. forgetting all the refreshments
Of Eng!i>! society ana civilization, and
sinking again into the habits Of the semi
civilized. Naturally he is dull. lacks
animation and seeks only plcasurc.'
FL MAIpI y HIS ARMY.
"As Il! Mahli hold his powers by the
sword and is in al everlasting warfare,
how does he feed his sol,lierS?"
THAT is not SO hard Il thing to do in
EGYPT rs it would be here. Among the
%curiortS things Of that country is the
fact that there one eats no flesh food nor
animal food. The native will live upon
n cake Of black bread and n few ~lcntels
and m onion, and never care for animal
food. All that al Egyptian boarding
house keeper requires to set up business,
IS a few dates, a few oranges = peck Of
~lentels and onions and a half dozen
poncs Of black bread. This is all that
would be called for by the natives.
Soldiers who are SO easily fed do no:
require long train loads Of cummissary
storeS...
What will he the result of the war;"
There can he but one result. Gra,
Britain will sustain the power Of the
present khedivc, because lie is but n
jumping jack in her bands, and must
and always will do her bidding"
what will become Of FL Mahli %
He will in the end Succomb to that
power whose drum beat is heard round
the world.'
MiA-uak-: England have To .fgh'
necessarily FOL. the canai'?" 'f,F
ut seems; that it will he q long time
at least, before she will be left in undis,
putcd possession OF the canal"
LIFE MON TIE MoHAMEpASS.
There are many curious things abou
the Mohammcdans. Colonel Cone salt
this among other things:
"Thc word 'harem' is n Turkish word
and simply mea:S family. Every Mo
hammedan is entitled to four l"witimat.
wives and as many concub!neS rs he CT,
maintain. lsmarl pa$l!a had four wivc.
an'l six hundred conCuhines. SO that i
took twelve hundred horses and six hun
bred carriages for him to carry his littl,
family to ride. y great deal Of pnlitica
intrigue is carried on by the women i,
these harcms. No man is allowed t,
cross the threshold Of Il harem cxccp
the master and the cunuch. By rcaso,
Of this fact eunuchs often became, me,
Of great power and wealth."
. ~ u lcSptCluOlc Dc0
pie 2"
"AS much so as any. There arc onl,
about n hundred and fifty women O
bad character in Egypt. They are Gale.
G~azzawhu or dancing girls. They dane,
in the streets and in booths. The princi
pal dance is
TIE BEE DANCE
What is that ~
1T is a little pantomimc show usual,
givcnin the presence Of IL small company
AS the story goes, there was once
girl who went to Il tryS.ing- place to NEE
her lover. AS she waited for the gallant
II bee that was gathering honey from III,
flowers round about. came anrar and 90
tangled up her in clothing and logan t,
sting her. The girl forgot ~cvcrythin.
but the fiery little honey sathcrer, M,
began t" disrobc very hastily, and l,at
just accomplished TINT tnSk when t,,