The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-30
NAgcBs FROM TIE MIDWAY.
The Money They Take Away Will
Make Them Rich at Home.
Chicago Daily Tribune.

will be fcastlng and rejoicing in many
lands Of the Orient this winter. The
people of the Midway are going hoknc,
and they are taking with them M
amount which. added to what they
have already sent, is estimated TO ap-
proximate 100000 If any man
doubts it, let him go into the banks
and tourist agencies which deal In for
eign exchange and money. They have
been besieged the last few days by
Egvptians, Copts, Franks, Arabs, Turks,
Hindoos, Snhalese, Nubians, Japs, and
Syrians with wads, bundles, and bags
OF money to be changed into coin that
passes current in their far-way homes.
If any man wishes to see an exhibit
ton of Oriental grief and rage let him
be there when, out Of the money offered
the receiving clerk throws back lead
quarter or a counterfeit bill. The bland
people on the Midway, who managed
to sell visitors plasters worth four cents
for So, were game for people who want
ed to shove bad money. They got lead
Ell silver pieces, bad limitations OF
United States currency notes, and bills
issued by Confederate government or
State banks which died thirty years
ago. How much they got cannot be
estimated Capt. Porter, of the United
States service, who heard of it yester
day afternoon, began an instant inves-
tigation. At the banks where the
money was changed, it is thought the
sum total is mere drop compared
with the good money the Midway pee
pie are taking away.
It was curious sight to see them
come in. The first arrival Tuesday was
a donkey boy from Cairo street. From
some remote corner of his flowing
robes he produced tattered cloth, and
unrolling it dumpted 500 in silver on
tho counter
"Let me have French francs for it,"
he said, through the interpreter. A
camel driver followed who wanted 81 ;
600 changed Along in quick success
sion came an Arab who bought draft
for 81 500 on Beyrout, Turk, who had
$4,000 to transfer, Persian dancer
with fortune of 81 800 in American
silver, and Nubian soldier, who I'M
rolled 5000 in bills All day Tuesday
and yesterday they came with money
in every imaginable receptacle. The
elderly Egyptian who sold plasters
worth four cents for coins of 300 B. c..
for So each, planked down several hun
dred dollars in bills and asked for
French Napoleons. Devout Turks, who
had spared the time from their devo-
tons to sell something, had Jumps of
bills to turn into gold.
1t was a spectacle that inspired Maj.
Hutchinson to remark that the glory
OF the Orient had returned. What he
meant was this: In Egypt an income
of twenty francs month is deemed
sufficient to keep family and allow a
margin for saving. The unmarried
man with an annual income of 1874 is
considered a great catch.
What will that donkey boy from
Cairo street do with his 500 when he
arrives home?
"He will be marked man among
hie people. He may not buy a palace,
because he is as like as not to have
half dozen wives. The money he
takes home will keep them long, long
time. The praises of Chicago will be
sang in many lands this winter because
hundreds of families in this Orient will
be in plenty with what their fathers
have earned in trade and received in
backsheesh. We have been sending
people home for month. Forty des-
tined for Turkey, Egypt, and Arabia
leave in the LIE Bretague next Saturday.
Those who remained until the last take
home the most money. It has been
accumulated by them all summer.
We see it now for the first time"
The Orientals who are going home
are leaving little of their money be-
hind Some of the Syrians have