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ing day the dam which closes the canal
at Cairo is cut, with much ceremony,
and this is the signal for letting the in
undation over the surface Of the coun-
try. 4 pillar Of earth before the dam
is called the bridge Of the Nile" and
Arab historians relate that this was
substituted. At the Moslcm conquest, for
a virgin whom Il was the custom an
nually 10 sacrifice 10 insure a plentiful
inundation. A large boat gayly decked
out, upon which the victim used 10 be
conveyed, was anchored near and a gun
was fred every fifteen minutes during
the night On this occasion rockets and
other fireworks are let of, but the best,
strangely enough, after daybreak. The
governor of Cairo attends the GER
emory Of cutting the dam with the
kadi and others. The cricr continues
his daily rounds with his former chant.
Thus into all the various canals moves
the water; when the inundaiion is com
plete the gates Of these canals are shut
down so as 10 prevent the return flow.
On a bright morning we so to the
pyramids, two-hours' ride westward
from Cairo, part of the way through
beautiful grove Of acacias. To everyone
these great monuments and the sphinx
are familiar. We look with awe upon
this towering mass of the pyramid Of
Cheops, covering thirteen acres and
rearing its solid form four hundred and
sixty feet i'm the air, the neighbor-
ing one nearly as large. a very feeble
Ksrn of ha III n
Of the work when we are told that II re-
quired the labor of one hundred thou
sand men for twenty years to erect the
pyramid Of Cheops. and ten years were
consumed i'm building the road along
which these mighty blocks were drawn.
Volumes have been written about these
immense structures, from exhaustive
works like that of Sir Howard Vyse 20
the most recent magazine article. Their
massiveness. perfection Of architectural
proportions. perfection of finish have
been from time immemorial the wonder
OF the world. Two Arabs help us To
climb these huge blocks, which are
singly nearly four and half feet thick.
After mortal terror lest the very arms
shall be jerked out of your body, you
stand at length upon the summit, which
Is platform about twenty-four feet
square, and look over eastward To the
minarets of Cairo, or westward to the
awful waste of the desert, or southwark
TO the great plain of Memphis and SAX
kara, where other pyramids are distinct
ly visible A visit TO the interior OF
Cheops, in the face of flying bats and close
air, must follow, when we stand at length
in the presence of the great granite
sarcophagus supposed to have contained
the mummy of the king Where the
mummy has disappeared no one knows.
Amos w. PATTES.
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AN ORDINANCE
To License and Regulate the
Keeping of Dogs
WITHIN THE CITY OF STANFORD.

BE il ordained by the City Council of Stanford :
Sec. l. That all persons owning OF controlling
dogs within the city Of Stanford shall annually on
the Ist dav Of une register with the city clerk
each dog owned or controlled by them and at the
same time pay to the clerk a tax Of so cents Tor
each dog so registered.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty OF each person to
procure and put each dog registered by them
as required by Sec. Of Tins ordnance collar
with the name Of the owner and registered number
of such dog plainly stamped thereon or upon a
metal tag attached thereto.
Sec Ill II any person shall become the owner
controller OF any dog within the city Of stanford
after the date q annual registry, as required by
Sc. ] Of this ordinance and Il such dog shall not
have been already registered. such person shall at
register pry the license and place the collar
on said dog required by Secuors and II Of this
ordnance
Sec ". An pers On failing 10 comply wild the
provisions of this ordinance shall, on conviction
be rned Three Dollars for each day of failure for
each dog owred or controlled by HIM and not reg
isterec a. h rem provided and the city marshal
or ATTY policeman shall Kill any dog found running
at large within the citN not registered al having
no collar on required and provided by this di-
name.
Sec. V All mo~ey received by the clerk under
the provisions OF this ordinance shall be paid into
the city treasury and 1t shall be the duty Of the
of the city OF -tanford 10 list and report
with his assessment Of property all persons own
ing or controlling dogs within the city and the
number of dogs so owned or controlled
Sec vi. This ordinance shall be in effect from
and after its passage.
ID. W vANDEvEER, Mayor.
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this oldest nation. The study Of the
monuments is producing a scientific
knowledge of the hieroglyphs The
tape line and the spade are every month
bringing some new fact 10 light
Scholars are revising their theories in
the light Of these facts. The Egyptian
exploration fund Is enabling such men
rs Naville 20 pursue their scientific ex-
cavations with the aid Of ample appli-
ances. From Champolliard and Lcpsius
90 Brugsch. Marietta, Maspcro and
Naville we have n series Of brilliant ef-
forts 10 unrayel the riddles Of this won
dcrful land. The find Of ISL. when the
kings Of the eighteenth and nineteenth
dynastics were discovered in the Theban
hills, electrified the civilized world. The
discovery Of the Tcl-el-Amarna tablets
Is Of even greater Importance. showing
that as early rs the fifteenth century H.
c. there was writing practiced and cor
rcspondence carried on between Jeru-
salem and Egypt in the Assyrian
tongue. old Egypt Is not dead. Or. IL
dead, she yet speakcth. The noblcst
study Of mankind II man, and man
seeks TO know what yondcr mummy
thought about duty and destiny, how
he lived at home. how he traded made
love. went 90 war. who were his artists
and poets and philosophers.
Then again. the land ~ the Nile Il a
charming resort for tourists. Every
winter brain-wcaricd merchants from
London, Berlin, Paris. New York and
Chicago may be found i'm steamer and
dahabiych soothed and delighted In the
tropical air of the Nile region. Clergy
men and teachers and students from all
climcs resort 10 Egypt, exploring tombs,
reading inscriptions. The click 81 the
camera may bc heard amid the noble coll
umns at karnah, for our friend. the
amateur photographer, must certainly
not fail To carry away interesting
souvenirs OF this wonderful Journey. A
visit Ia Cairo is of course the first thing
IN an Egyptian town. Alexandria pos
sesses great interest. There we land
and spend hours with profit but the
traveller usually hurries on 20 Cairo,
taking train by day in order that he
may see the pcculiarities of this re-
markable region Of the Nile delta, for
the remarkable sights are well worth
careful observation. The land j. inter
sected in all directions with little
canals, by which the soil is irrigated
with the Nile water The peasants,
Of all shades Of skin. may be seen at
work. Here passes long procession OF
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heavily-laden camels. The wide-horned
black buffaloes may be seen standing
up TO their necks in the water, with
now and then n native in natures
tawny costume astride his favorite buff
falo stccd out for a ride. Here and
there may be seen the wretched houses
of the fellaheen or peasants, usually
situated on slight elevation, sur
mounted with conical-shaped dove-cotes
and shaded by graceful palms or syca-
mores. As one approaches a town the
trees are more numerous and the houses
. have domes and the minarets of the
'Mohammedan mosque appear, glancing
white in the sunlight In three and a
half hours the express train lands you
in Cairo, which the Egyptians call
Mdsr. the old name for Egypt. Here is
city Of four hundred thousand inhab-
itants, Of which about twenty-five thou
sand are foreigners, principally Greeks
and Italians At the very apex of the
delta it is the key of the Nile country,
and one can readily see that as the seat
of the old sultans and chalifs il was the
center of Indo-European commerce. 1t
is still great market and the great ex-
change of Europe and Africa While
Oriental life is seen in greater purity in
damascus, and while Constantinople
may surpass it in single remarkable
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The Age Of Organization.

New Boarder-Well! well! This Is
the first place I've struck where they
have preserved strawberries and peach
jam instead of stewed prunes.
Old Boarder-An owing 10 organiza-
ton. my boy. Us boarders have a
mutual protective association. with
iron clad rules and heavy penalties.
"Oh, ho You kicked against prunes,
did you?"
Not much we didn't We passed a
law that whenever prunes came on the
table every member should eat a quart
or pay $40 fine. That settled il. The
landlady found prunes too expensive"
N. Y. Weekly
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buildings, yet for variety, contrast,
color and life; for the combination of
the oldest, the highest culture OF Islam
and the motley grouping Of all nations,
Cairo surpasses both.
No sooner arc you landed than the
cry Of the donkey boy is heard in the
land. These donkey drivers are sharp
fellows. They have picked up a few
words Of English, French, italian and
German. Quick in reading men they
can with almost unerring certainty size
up a traveller tell his nationality. sa-
Lutte him in his own language, offer
a donkey. whose name shall according
ly be Yankee Doodle" Napoleon"
prince bismarck" or "Umberto," as
the case may be.
Look first at this wonderful river,
then take n run through the city.
Afterwards go with me 10 the pyramids.
Egypt Is the gift of the river. As an
GENTLY, so now, the overflow is the
source OF life. Isis weeping for her
lost Osiris. her tears swelling tho
stream. was the explanation given by
the ancient Egyptians. The riddle Is
no longer unsolvcd, for the discovery
Of the sources OF the Nile explains all.
The river begins 20 rise about the time
of the summer solstice, June 81. The
water does not pour over the banks.
which are little higher than the
river, but IL conveyed into the land by
canals. The foundations vary Here,
for instance. is table Of sixty-siN in
los ~ x.-lf Oh, oil
high, thirty good, sixteen feeble and
nine insufficient This table was taken
from the official records Of the Nileo-
meter at Cairo. on the island Of Rhoda,
and comprehends the foundations from
l1S7-ls0O II the river does not attain
n greater height than eighteen or twenty
feet the rise is scanty II only two or
four feet more, II Is sufficient; IL IL attain
twcnty-four or more, not exceeding
twenty-seven, IL is good; II higher, IL
Is destructive. Sometimes IL has failed
altogether. as for seven years in the re-
gion Of the chaliph El-Mastausen,
where was n seven years famine, call
ing 10 mind the sevcn-years' famine In
the time OF Joseph. Low foundations
always cause death Excessive inunda-
tons. on the other hand. produce, or.
at least foster, plague and murrain.
The rise Of the Nile Is naturally the
occasion of annual customs some Of
which are doubtless relics Of antiquity.
The time OF the rise is fixed 10 the
night Of June II and is called THE
Drop" because, according 10 tradition, n
miraculous drop is supposed 90 fall and
cause the swelling of the river. At the
time Of the real rise, "A few days later, n
crier in each district Of the city goes his
round and chants the indication Of the
Nileometer on the island OF Rhoda.
When twenty or twenty-one feet he pro-
tsaims: WJ'd-fa- Ns,l." completion or
abundance Of the Nile. On the follow
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IL Wnuld Helm

She-Would that mortals were en-
dowed with power 10 thrust aside the
veil which shrouds the future and look
forward adown the corridors Of time
with the ease with which we gaze upon
the past in retrospection. How glori-
GUS
He-Yepl But, in the meantime, I'd
like It mighty well II we'd be endowed
with the power 10 scratch the spot on
our backs which always itches about a
sixteenth of an inch beyond our utter
most reach.-National Tribune
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Looked Confused.

Mother lin her daughters boudoir)-
like that young man exceedingly.
While he was in the parlor waiting for
you ! happened to go in and surprised
him reading the Bible. The silly boy
looked dreadfully confused, just as If
true piety was something to be ashamed
Of. | set his mind Mt rest on that point
and he seemed quite relieved.
The Young Man tat the club)--That
girl is thirty years old. saw il in their
family Bible.--N. Y Weekly.
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EGYPT OLD AND NEW.
Strange Sights and Scenes IN the
Land of tho Pharaohs.
The Famous old City OF Cairo-rnunda-
ton of the Nile--A Rambie Among
the Pyrsmids-The Oldest
Nation on Earth.
Especial Cairo fEgyptl Lctter.l

At our centennial in 1870 the Egyp-
tian exhibit attracted great attention.
An inscription in that department read:
From the oldest nation 10 the young
est nation" Well might the young re-
public with reverence and awe stand
before the peculiar exhibit Of the land
OF Cheops and Ptolemy whose noble
pyramids had their origin long before
Abraham went down into Egypt An
increasing interest Is felt in Egypt to-
day politically and for archaeological
reasons. The Suez canal is the high
way 10 India. England cannot afford
for one moment 20 take her eye off this
great waterway which brings her many
thousands Of miles nearer To her splendid
Indian empire. Then we are just be-
ginning to see light upon many difficult
questions concerning the history Of
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Theatrical Note.

A Fifth avenue lady at the opera said
20 her escort:
81 wish you would shut the door. I
shall take cold from this double
draught."
Double draughtl do not see where
a double draught could come FROM" OBJ
served the gentleman.
'Why, sir, don't see! It blows from
the door; and don't you see that fellow
on the stage blowing, too?"-Texas
Siftings.
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Educational New.

First New Yorker-To what college
do you propose sending your son to ac-
quire n classical education?
Second New Yorker - To Yale. of
course; haven you read how the Yale
baseball team whitewashed the Har-
ward twice in succession last season.
Texas Siftings.
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Horrors ON Horrors Head.

Algy tmuch agitatedl-G wacious!
Have you heard that the trouble be-
TWEEN Caneby and Checkerton has re-
suited i'm duel?
Jack-Mercy, no!
Algy-Yaas; you should have seen
them face each othaw, pale but in
twepid. Lots were dwawn; and Caneby,
poor old fellaw, must wear a turn
down collaw faw the next six months!
-IlarpeT's Bazaar
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The rIind who Won't See.

Great Experts Assistant-There must
be arsenic in this medicine you are an
alyzing. This looks like il.
Great Expert-lt does, rather.
Assistant-It must bc arsenic.
Great Expert-No, il can't be. am
analyzing the medicine for the manu-
facturers, not for the public. -Boston
News.
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$500 REWARD.

We will pay the above reward for any case Of
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, sick Headache, In
digestion. Constipation or Cosuveness we can not
cure with Vests egetable Liver Pills, when the
directions are strictly complied with. They are
ton. Sugar coated. Large boxes containing 90
pulls. z5c. Beware of counterfets and limitations.
Il he genuine manufactured only by The John c.
Wet Co., Chicago, ~ For sale Shy A. X. Pen
ny. o3-Iyr
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Not Trnnlllesnme.

Servant-This room will be rented
only TO an artist.
Room Hunter-And why not TO an
other man?
Servant-Bccause artists are less
troublesome-they never want their
room put in order. Once a Week
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one Thing sure.

Sympathetic Mother can't under
stand why you should have so much
trouble with your wife Perhaps she
only married you to please her parents.
Son-Not much. She amt that kind.
N Y. Weekly
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A Lapse of Memory.

Tom-She seemed infatuated with
you and yet she refused you?
Dick-Yes.
Toni wonder If your declaration
was ardent enough.
Dlck-Well. ! told her she was the
only woman had ever loved.
Tom-You forgot that you We're a
widower.
Dick-By Jove! that's a fact.-Judge.
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Dissatisfied Colonel expected, cap
tain. that the general would send me
men Of experience f1r this expedition
] wanted an officer u lead men who
have seen service-l dare say you never
led anything.
Captain led the german last sum
mer at Newport. Brooklyn Life.
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Brooklyn Life.
A Onrer NIcmnrN.

Mamma-Did you 60 see the doctor
about your cold?
Little Boy-les'm.
Mamma-And did you have the dentist
pull out that aching tooth?
Little Boy-N--o'm. | forgot about
that. News.
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1t Was Enough.

"only one word. Gladys" he pleaded.
zone little world"
The young woman looked at the
slender-shankcd youth on his knees he
fore her, and she opened her beautiful
lips and softly said.
"Rats!"-Chicago Tribune.
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IIraNN Bereavement.

BLACK is very becoming to you" re-
marked a Harlem gentleman 90 a newly
made widow
YES, il my dear deceased husband
had had any idea how well would look
in mourning ! really don't believe he
would have died" was the candid reply.
Texas Siftings.
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Friendly Advice.

Housekeeper-Bobby! Bobby! Where
in the world is that boy?
Tramp-Please, mum, that big watch
dog o yours just swallowed something
wot looked like boy. Maybe il wasn't,
but you'd better get rid o that dog any
how, mum. an get a nice. quiet eat
Good News
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\ Useful Mirror.

Little Nell What does the organist
at our church have looliin'-glass fixed
over his head on the organ for?
Little Dick-l guess that's so he can
tell the choir when the minister is
loolxin'. Good News
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"Old Goldbug is To marry the beauti-
full daughter Of Ilarduppe, believer"
"Yes; the wedding takes place to-
morrow. I've been invited"
"Does her father give her away?"
Give her away No. Hes selling
her."-N. Y Press.
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A Question of Time,

He-Are you ever going to marry any
one?
She-It's only question of time,
He-What do you mean?
She-Well, time is money, you know
Jury
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Miles, Nerve and Liverslpin

Act on a new principle regulating the liver,
stomach and bowels through the nerves. a new
discovery DR. Miles Pills speedily cure bilious
ness bad taste torpid liver, piles, constipation.
Onequalsd for men, women. children. Smallest
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a Thing Apart.

Miss Al find your friend quite en-
tertaining-when he forgets himself
Is he an American or an Englishman?
Miss B.-Neither. He's Bostonian
Brooklyn Life.
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j, C,sc of prnI svmnat,v

Melton-What have you done, old
man; broken your umbrella?
Beaver-Yes; and I'm so sorry. II
belonged to one of my dearest friends.
Judge
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Her High standard.

Mr. Popinjay-Ain't that actress got
elegant teeth?
Mrs. Popinjay-Ain't she? They're
Jest as good as false ones. --Boston News
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Your Better-IIalE

Although you may be short OF pelf
It's safe 70 bet upon IL,
Fen though you have no suit yourself
Your wife will have that bonnet.
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Iause and Effect.

He owed Bucl,sEin Pete three dollars
And afterward dcnirdiL
That's Why the Coroner's jury
Was called m 10 decide IL.
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Won Bloomer-I understand that you
have bought a cottage at the seashore
for this summer.
De Tootville-I bought two, side by
side.
Won Bloomer-What do you want two
for, with your small family?
De Tootville-One is for my wife's
trunlxs.-Cloak Review.
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nc Mrant Al Right.

Willie" said mamma, tell Mary
Ann not 10 forget - order sweetbread
for lunch"
VERY well, said Willie, and then he
went downstairs and told cook that his
mamma wanted plenty of cake at the
midday meal. llarper's Young People
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rook the wind out of nj. sails.

Wages tto young matron with the
perambulatorl Good morning. Mrs.
Fullbloom! Are you taking the son out
for an airing. or the heir out for sun
ing?
Mrs. FullLloom-Neither, Mr. Wages.
Baby is o Girl. Life.
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OccasionaI Lucid Intervals.

First Club Man-Is old Guzzler intelli-
gent?
Second Club MAXWELL, there are
times when he can tell ice cream from
hot Scotch: but not often.-Texas Sift-
inmS
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SIS the Insurance.
TOM ROBINSON,

Son of Wallace Denmark above; lst dam
by Millers Denmark. he by the race horse
Denmark; his dam Florizel; % dam bv
Montgomery's Oliver Sd dam bv Old
Drennon. Tom is fine shaped horse.
black with heavy name and tail, 15t hands
high is a natural saddler and will war
rant him saddle breeder.
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hard to suit.

The play last night wasn't realistic
enough for me"
What was the trouble?"
"You know that chap who was killed
in the third act?'
"Nes."
well. saw him on the street this
morning. Puck.
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The Only Plan.

~ had regular gorge last night at
Martins"
Not the fifty cent table d'hote
place."
YES"
"How did you manage it?"
"Ordered dinner for six. Puck
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s Gnnd Investment.

at has cost you a good deal TO put
your son through college,"
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40 you think it is likely to pay you?"
"Wcn, ! expect So. He has already
received one offer from professional
baseball club.'-N. Y. Press.
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Blinkers-Why is it your friend Wink
ers is always down at the heel? Does
he lose his money on horse races?
Dinkers-Ile never bets on a horse
race. He loses his money on the human
race.