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cattle, mixed and churned with proper
tion of butter, milk, and best vegetable
oil. This is a profitable trade. since
1888. when Holland atone exported 10 tnls
country about 10000 tons Of this COM
pound. representing net value OF close
on To E2.9J0,0OO, this commerce mas
increased | naVe tasted some at Messrs.
Lowell 4 Christmas and deemed excellent,
as do. il appears, the best London confec-
TONERS ana cooks, who make large use Of
it.
II the French are first tor the quality of
their butter, ami first again with the
number OF eggs IN ship to this country
lgt, zoos 1920, ia in 1884, Germany
being a good second with q, zoos 2,226,-
2SI, Italy is above all fur the quality OF
the last article, hardly any tad eggs ever
being found IN her admirably packed
cases, and Belgium comes first TOR poultry
and rabbits, for W hich she drained the
Britain Of no less a sum than 43S4,S30 in
1884.
The importation of hams and sailed
pork ana bacon IRON tn States Is still
falling of. Those provisions have lost
considerably in public favor since w hit
taker was AS popular here as Garibaldi.
This meat does not seem any longer 10 be
selected from the best hogs and to be
cured and packed as il used To be. The
Briton is not blind g~urmand, and soon
goes 10 another shop il he discovers a
change in the house he Is dealing with.
American fresh beef, on the contrary, of
which the English have not eaten less
tAan 40, AS tons last year, is again max
ing capIIal running.
TleTe Is another delectable dish of
which the English viii never get tired.
Ii Is oysters. Well, the American trade
Is not bad as To the quantity. | have
just been told at Bi Ing gate that 39,0j6
barrels of American oysters have already
arrived in England thus season, and that
5000 more are expected this week; but
these oysters are not as good as they
ought 10 be. They eat soft, as a man of
the trade tells me, and too many OF them
are bad. They ou9h hit to be better packed,
and sent sooner alter they are caught. If
there Is thing that IS more easily re-
membered than a good deed, it is "A bad
OYSTER, and the friend who has fallen in
with the latter viii rest a little before he
asks for his next dozen.
The fact Is that the Englishman and es-
pecially tue LOndoner is ready to pay
well for his food; out he will have some
thing for his investment. Badly off in
scientific and refined cookery, he is de-
pendent, for gastrOnomic JOYS, upon the
immaculate quality of the food put on hi S
table, and will stand no nonsense
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Of them: the camels were dropping from

of them; the camels were dropping from
exhaustion; the force was dependent upon
surface pools for it's water supply, which
was already causing intense anxiety.
On Nov. ?, 1888, the army of Hicks
Pasha was attacked by the overwhelming
forces of FL Mahdi. A stubborn defense
was made. and the battle ragged with in
tense fury for three days, resulting finally
IN the complete humiliation of the army
of Hicks Pasha.
ONLY ONE MAN ESCAPED
to tell the story of the disaster. The news
of this reverse created panic in Egypt
and England, and the speedy fall OF the
Gladstone government seemed inevitable
unless the progress Of the rebellion could
he checked.
The news of FL Mahdis first victory
spread rapidly through the Mohammedan
world. His forces received constant &C
cessions from all quarters. Almost daily
some tribe joined in the revolt. The whole
SOudan was ablaze with enthusiasm. The
fall Of KhRrtoMm seemed imminent, and
the belief gained ground that the Mahdi
would at once attempt the invasion of
lower Egypt, the capture Of Cairo and of
the Suez canal.
The severe climate and barrenness of
soil of the Soudan render it impossible for
an army Of Europeans to maintain itself.
Within its limits the Egyptian sOldiery
are arrant towards, and usually throw
down their arms and seek safety in flight
upon the first fire OF the enemy. 1t was
with three thousand Of such soldiers that
Baker Pasha attempted the re-cOnquest
Of Berber and Khartoum.
The majority OF Baker Pasha's troops
had been themselves in revolt against the
Egyptian Government under Arab in
1882. Many of the soldiers were forced at
the point OF the bayOnet to join the ranks,
or were brought in chains 10 Suakin. The
black troops which Zobehr Pasha had re-
cruited were we'll known to be poor
fighters and were believed to be in sympa-
thy with the False Prophet. However,
Gen. Baker, with this force, joined by
about 800 more men dragged from differ
ent parts of Egypt, attempted to carry
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SUGAR SNOW.
The Origin of the Once Well Known
Washington Inhuenzs.

The Origin OF the Once Well known
Washington Infiuenzs.
The weather was wintTy yesterday,
says the st. Louis Republican, and there
was furry Of SNOW covering the ground,
which disappeared toward night. Such
light snOwfalls in March in the more
Northern Safes where the sugar maple
exists are called a "sugar snow" be-
cause a day of sunshine after a frosty
night sets the sap TO flowing and sugar
makers are busy in tapping the trees. An
oil New Highlander who was met at the
post Cfiice corners yesterday said that the
farmers where he was brought up well
coined SHOWS in March, because it was
the poor mans fertilizer" it being a
prevalent impression that it was in some
way due to saltpetre, brought down from
the atmosphere. 1t was also an old ay-
Ing among these weather prophets that,
should March come in like a lion, it will
go out like a lamb, and vice versa.
This old New Highlander adverted,
among other traditions, to what was
known as 1.-THE Washington influenza"
The origin of that distemper is thus Civ
en- in the chronicles of the time:
''In 1879 President Washington visited
the Eastern States. He Travelled in a
pOst-chaise with four horses and was ac-
cOmpanied by Maj. Jackson, his official
secretary. and by Tobias Lear, his pTi-
waite secretary, also by his famous man
Billy. a disagreement arose between
! Gov. John Hancock and the town COM
/ mittee of Boston as to which of them be-
I lOnged the honor Of receiving the Presi-
/ dent at the line Of the town. From this
/ cause there was Il long delay, during
which the President was exposed to u
/ raw northeast wind, by which exposure
( be caught a severe cold. Many other per-
/ sous were exposed and affected in like
manner, and it is stated that the affection
/ b,came so general as to be called the
+ Washington influenza. He came in on
/ horseback, dressed IN his old continental
/ uniform with his hat off. He did not bow
/ TO the spectators as he passed, but sat on
I his horse with a calm, dignified air, and
dismounted at the old State House, where
/ a long procession passed before him, whose
/ salutatiOns he occasionally returned.
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THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN.
A HISTORY OF THEsTRUGGLE IN
THE NILE VALLEY.

The Purpose of Eng sud in Invad. ana tho
Mahdfs Couutry-rhe Victories and
Keverscs. with Map Showing the
Principal POINTS of interest Gen.
Wolseley's Plan of the Campaign snd
How II Was Thwarted by the False
Prophet.
The vast central African dependency
where a tremendous conflict is now in
progress, known as the Soudan, extends
from Assouan to the equator, from Masso-
wah, on the Red Sea, TO the western limits
OF Darfur-1,65O miles north to south,
1000 from east to west. For administra-
tive purposes it has been divided longi-
tudinally into three provinces-that OF
East Soudan, which comprises the dis
tricts bordering on the Red Sea and on
the northwestern frontier of Abyssinia:
that of Central Soudan. which COM
prises the immediate valley of the Nile
below Khartrum, and above it the
territory lying between the White Nile
ana AbysSinia, together with the
mudirich of the equator; and thirdly,
that of West Soudan, which comprises
the valley of the GaZelle river, Darfur
and the arid plains of KOrdofan, where
the expedition under Hicks Pasha's COM
mand met its fate. The province Of
Harrar, which is situated to the south OF
Abysslnia, on the Gulf OF Alden, although
nominally belonging to the government
of the SOndan, is cut off from all direct
communication with the interior OF the
continent, and need not, therefore, be
taken into account.
More important than the administra-
tive or geographical division of the Sou
dan, in connection with the great ques-
tions in which the recent events give such
vivid actually, is its ethnographical di-
vision. North of the eleventh parallel
of north latitude the population consists
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A TOUCHING SCENE.
The Self Sacrifice of a Woman Which
Changed SeIfshness to Sympathy.

The Self Sacrifice of Woman Which
Changed seIfshness to sympathy.
"There was a pathetic scene on a train
on the Western Division q the Erie Sat
urdav," said conductor on that road to
a New York SuH reporter. "a woman
boarded the train at Clean. She carrie d
in her arms a baby but few weeks oil .
1t was very cross and peevish, and def d
all of its nurses efforts to keep it quiet.
Its cries were at times so loud and pierre
ing that the other passengers could not
hide their annoy ance, and after while
audible expressions of their feelings came
fTom all parts OF the car. The woman
was patient under the double trial of the
chlld's trOublesOment SIS and the evident
knowledge of the annoyance it was 10 her
fellow passengers. She talked sOOIhingly
IT, The child, placed It in all positions and
tried TO 50 arrange its wrappings 10, IN
measure, deaden the sound If its cries.
Finally some one in the car. whose impa-
thence had got the better OF bis sympathy,
shouted out:
"'If that child can't be kept quiet,
hope IL may be removed from the CIR at
the next statiOnl
This uufeeling remark seemed to meet
mans ewes filed with tears. and in at
tempting to speak her feelings uvercame.
her and she pressed the baby closer To her
and sobbed violently. She soon recovered
herself and redouhl-d her effort. TO keep
the child quiet. Fer short time she
succeeded somewhat. but pr seutly the
cries of the babs were as loud and pro-
lOnged as ever. AT last man arose and
said sharply:
A Ia I.
mother of an infant sDOud know how to
take at least half care of it,
The train had now stopped at Sala-
Nancy. AT the Remark OF the second
speaker the woman arose in her seat and
facing the car full OF passengers, said, in
"A voice trembling
~ am not this poor little things moth
er. | never saw il before yesterday, and
| believe il HASN'T "A living relative. Its
~ er was killed on the railroad a week
b 5l0re it vas born. It's mother. living in
distant place, hurried to the scene ot
her husbands death, The chili was born
among strangers, and day before yestcr-
day the mother died, leaving her little one
with no one TO care for Ii. lived in the.
b Use Were the mother died and VOlun-
teered to do what | could for the poor ill.,
tie thing and to go with the dead wOman's
remains to her native place. Her body is
on this train. l am sorry the child is So
troublesome, but isn't it entitled to some
little sympathy ?
The effect of the WOman's words may
be imagined. There were few dry eyes in
the car when she dropped, sobbing, into
her seat. All seltishness was lost in SYM
p pathetic thoughts of the desOlate little
wHndeTeT, and a score of hands that q
moment before were almost willing to
IA Sc in chastisement OF the babe were
now anxious 20 extend aid to it and its
self-sacrIiicing guardian. 1t was tOucD
of nature that makes the whole world
kim
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he hoped TO open up for Egypt,
he was equally alive to the duties
which his new position in Central Africa
imposed upon him. Not only did he arm
his British prOcOnsul at GOndOkOrs with
dictatorial powers, but couple of years
later he unified the whole of his Central
African possessions into one huge govern
ment, which he intrusted TO Col. Gordon,
with powers, if possible, more absolute
than had already been conferred upon him
as Governor of the equatorial provinces.
The approval of Europe and the consist
ent support of the British Government
materially furtbered policy by which 1t
was hoped effectualiy to remove at least
the most ubiquitous features of the Afri-
can slave trade.
Unfortunately for the Soudan the ener-
getIc impulse given by the eX-khedive's
ambition passed away with his tenure of
power, and Gordon Pasha's withdrawal
in 1880 finally left the field open for the
revival of all the hostile forces which had
been cOwed, but not destroyed, by his
vigorous administration. The regime of
strict economy which had been inaugu-
rated at Cairo deprived the Soudan of the
sinews of war. TO prevent the pOssibili-
ties of enterprises of which, seen at a dis
lance from the capital, the costlinesS was
the most striking feature, the powers OF
the local government were curtailed,
their resources reduced. their prestige
diminished.
The spirit Of the revolt grew in inverse
proportion. Batiled greed and religious
fanaticism rose in combined rebellion
against rule which not only attacked
the chief source Of their wealth, but drew
its Inspirations and sought its instru-
ments from the governments of infidel
Europe. At last, in 1881, a leader arose
to champion their interests and to secure
not only their political, but also their
spiritual salv ton.
AHMED MOHAAIAIED,
the Mahdi or director, appeared during
the holy month of Ramadan, and gathered
around him by the prestige of his elo-
quence and sanctlty all the discontinued
elements Of those vast regions, who
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THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS; SUNDAY MARCH Is 1885

claimed In him a hneal de- .or1,o. ortho
Prophet, prophet ,,,,"IS Sos.i ~ ~. ~
regenerate in .,am and to restoTs to the
5rue "nevers the spells OF which
-.istendom and its allies were seeking
I 10 deprive them. Defeated in his first en-
counters with the regular troops in the
province of SEMINAR, the MShdi retired in
the winter of 1SSl-2 to the Shillook coun-
try, where he gathered around him fresh
hordes CT fanatical followers. In the
spring Of 1892 he marched toward FL
Oheid, and surprised the army OF Youssef
Pasha, the Governor of FashOia, who was
ordered to march and intercept the rebels
In tue mountains of Gadir. There,
ON the night OF June l., 1882, the
Egyptian arms suffered disaster.
OF mich the battle in which the army of
Hicks Pasha WAS destroyed proved a rep
etition on an even more formidable scale.
HOusset Pasha and all his force, to the
number of 5000 men, with twelve guns,
were surrounded and cut to pieces, only
twenty-seven escaping to tell the dismal
tale. The news of his reverse only
reached Cairo after the overthrow of Ara
bps rebellion. Scarcely had the Khedive
re-euteTed his capital under the protec-
ton of the British bayonets, when be was
warned that still more formidable reyO-
luton threatened his authority in Central
anna AIdpls soldiers, defeated and
demoraliZed at Tel-el-Kebir, ignominious-
ly stripped of their uniforms and dis
missed to their native villages, had to be
called together again in hot haste, and an
army formed, as best it could, out of IA
dIsheartened and sullen rabble.
To break the Mahdfs power in the
Soudan it was therefore necessary to dis
lodge him from the capital of KOrdOfan,
and 1t was this task upon which Hicks
Pasha started in September, 1888, at the
close OF the rainy season, which renders
all operations in those regions absolutely
reintOrcements had, it is believed,
brought up to 10000 men, he proceeded up
the Nile as far as Ell Duem. On Oct. 10
they bad only reached a point As miles
distant from Duem, whence they had
started on Sept. 26. Toe enemy was re-
tlrIng, sMpeping the country hare in front
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T.. F. HASKELL, Formerly of Vernon,
Vt, now locating engineer on the b. G.
II. and \. Railroad, Dakota, stated in
1888 that his wife was utterly Frustrated
with female difficulties ard did not seem
to be amenable 20 physicians remedies.
She could not sleep, trembled like a leaf,
periodically lost her reason. They then
began the use of Warmers SAFE Cure.
Writing in July, 1884 from Dakota, Mr..
Haskell says: MY wife has never seen
the slightest inclination of return OF
the difficulties Warmers SAFE Cure re-
moved" Try it, o suffering woman
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out his definite plans Of campaign. He
left Cairo on Dec. II for Suakin, which he
proposed to make the basis OF his opera
tions. he was given supreme military
and civil command, with the power Of
life and death.
Gen. Baker was intrusted with the pro-
lection of the Red sea littoral. the relief of
Sinkat and the reopening of the line from
Suakin TO Berber. But he situation in
the SOudan was rendered more critical by
the revolt of the kassara tribes and the
Abyssinian demons tratiOn in connection
with that movement.
On Feb. this expedition was attacked
near Tokar, small town about fifty
miles from Suakin, and completely rOut-
ed. Osman Digna, the Mandi's lieuten-
/ ant, WIS in command of the rebels. The
! Turks and Europeans under Baker Pasha
fought bravely, but the Egyptians threw
! down their arms, and about :, 1000 Of them
were killed and wounded. The CON-
mander, with the small remnant of his
| force, escaped TO Trinkitat, pursued some
| distance by the rebels.
When the news of this defeat reac he'd
| London Gen. Gordon was summoned TO
the rescue of the Ministry, and dispatch
ed to the SOudan with full authority to
take such action as might to him seem
wise. 1t was believed that his prestige
and influence among the native tribes
! would enable him to make terms with
| them and preserve the garrisons at Khar-
tOum, Sinkat and other points from mas
sacre. Accompanied only by his aide, and
carrying a large sum OF money, Gen. Cor
don p. Oceeded on a camel from Suakin to
| KhartOum, where he arrived on Feb. II.
In the meantime Con Feb. 12) Sinkat had
fallen. The town had been under siege
for many weeks, and the sufferings Of the
inhabitants from famine were terrible. 1t
was finally betrayed into the hands OF the
rebels by the natives.
On Feb. 81 Tokar was surrendered to
the rebels. The garrison had hoped to
hold out until relief arrived, but were
betrayed by their Egyptian officers, and
only small portion escaped and made
their way to Suakin.
AS soon as Gen. Gordon reached Khar-
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PAPA CAN'T FIND ME"

No little steps do hear in the hall;
Is sweet silver laugh. that is all.
No dImpled arms round my neck hold me
tight;
ve but a glimpse % two ewes very bright.
W. little hands wee face try /, screen,
Baby Is h'dlng-that's PLAIN 10 Toe seen.
Where Is Iny precious I've missed so all
dsytT
spa can'I ind me.'' the pretty lips say.
Dear me- wonder where baby can be-"
Then 20 by, snd pretend not - see
Not ia she parloT and not on the stairs9
Then must 2 -ep unier the sofa and chairs.
he oHar little rogue i now laughing out
night.
Two little arms round ny neck clasp me tight,
Home viii indeed be sad, weary ami lone,
When papa can't End YOU. my darling. my
own -EEchtRge.
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MRS. CARRIE d. T. SWIFT. Rochester,
N. Y, for . years suffered from heredi-
tdrV rheumatism, many times being ut
terly helpless, especially in warm
weather. In July, 1888, she used few
bottles of Warmers SAFE Rheumatic
Cure, and in January, 1885, said her
restoration to health was as complete
as miraculous. Cure permanent.
Try it.
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most of them no.
MAIDS protesting the
creed of Islam;
south of the elev-
enth parallel the
country is peOpled
by negro tribes of
whom the greater
part are pagans, I'M
der whatever name
they may be classed
In official returns.
For centuries past
the former have
preyed upon the lat
ter. TIE warlike
e m gr an t s from
Arabia who settled
in these regions,
both before and at
ter the rise OF Islam,
carried over with
them to their new
abode on the banks
of the Upper Nile
the PREDATORY hab-
its OF their own Pc
ninsula. The teem-
ing negro popula-
ti"n of the equatOri-
al provinces was an
intxhaustible and
easy prey TO the
harder denizens of
the desert. Rang
ing at liberty over
the broad steppes
and deserts OF Kur-
uOtan aud SEMINAR,
Berber and DOngo-
la, hey swOoped
GOWN upon the in
offensive black man
and carried him off
in bondage, To be
bartered away in
the slave markets Of
CamO, Tunis, Da-
mascus and Con-
tautlBopIe. They
com III anded the
supply of the com
monty for which
the demand never
sldckened through
out the MOhamme-
ia "a world. How ev-
er fierce their own
feuds and intertri-
bal quarrels, there
was always one in
terest which they
combined 10 defend
the light OF the
Arab 10 eXplDiter
uIS negro neIgh Dor.
W hen Niche MT Ali,
seeking Occupation
tor his troops, and
MS ing TO eX end
TO the Soudan Inc
benefits OF clYiliz l.
non which he had
already conferred
upon tie lower wall
ley of the Nile, dis
patched an army to
invade the country, !
DIS son Ismail met
with a determined
resistance, TO v hich
he himself was one
OF the first to fall q
victim. But the en-
ergy and relentless
severity OF lbrahim
Pasha finally cOwed
the Arab tribes into
submission, and
Egyptian rule was
estIiI shed as far
south as KOrdofan
and SEMINAR.
To deal efiectual-
~ with the slave
trade it was neces-
sary for Egypt to
extend her rule to
those re giOn s
whence the traGers
drew their supplies,
ia order to place
under her prOtec-
lion the populatiO, s
who had been the
victims OF the trade.
Sr samuel Bakers =
xp edition in 1870 :
thus led to the con-
quest of the equa-
torial provinces, to
which in 1874 Col.
Gordon proceeded
as Governor Gen
eral. In the follow
ing year Darfur
was added by Zibert
Pasha to the Egyp-
tian possessions,
and the vast de-
tendency of the
Soudan within the
limits it retained
until the present re-
belliOn was brought
under the influence
of a higher civiliZa-
ton. If the Khe-
dive Ismail was
tlattered by the Wis
ion of the unbound
ed resources which
he hoped TO OPP