The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-16
CAIRO'S CLIMATE.
San Francisco Not in the
Same Class.
Shehadi Invites His Audience to Go
and Spend the Winter With
His Friends.

Shehadi A. Shehadi not only entertained his
audience last evening at the Mercantile
Library with characteristic Oriental courtesy,
but invited them each and all 10 spend the
winter with his friends In the valley Of the
Nile.
He must have meant II, for he could not but
have known that his enthusiastic description
OF he picturesque life of Cairo put all Of them
In ready hnmor TO accept.
Ii was the first of a series OF three lectures
by Mr.. Shehadi at the library and for its bene-
ut on Egypt, its people, their religious life, C.
Last nights talk was about Egypt and the
Egyptians, ancient and modern. Mr.. Shehad
is young Syrian, and appeared IN the rich
ana highly coored garb OF that people. He
has complete command of the English tongue
in all Its intricaeies. Is we'll posted in affairs
and made happy use of locallsms and PERSONAL
ties IN giving point 10 his lecture.
He could take very modern instance, such
as the Pullman strike, and throw II up in con-
trast against the hundred thousand Egyptians
IoiiiDg fer thirty years on the pyramid OF
Cbeops al cents a day, wi no thoughts OF
strike, away back In the misty shadows OF for
gotten ages, with the careless grace of an artist
In strong relief WORK. When he told how tile
armies OF her ancieDttenemies entered Egypt
with vanguard of cows and other animals
held sacred by the Mohammedans and thus
causing them TO retreat rather than 10 launch
missiles ag inst them he made 1t the occasion
OF reference TO China and Japan and how
When lie said that the Khedive's salary was
100000 year he reminded his audience that
that was ten times Uhai was paid 10 the Presi.
dent OF "all these United States"; and that il
was OF an evidence Of the greatness OF Egypt.
but of the justice of the United States-fOr in
Egypt the workman got from 10 20 cents a
day for his labor and in the United States they
would strike If they did not get 81.
OF modern Egypt he said the annual income
Is S50,000.000, nalf OF which Is paid away in
interest TO European mOuey-lenders. The PEG.
pie are q merry LOT and worry little about busi-
ness. They do not produce a rich class like
the GoulGs and VanderbilLs, but no one Staryes
and all are happy. One OF The chief vices OF
country Is the smoking OF sheesh, and
nothing is more amusing than to visit a cafe of
an evening when there Is party of these
smokers and witness their merry antics ana
hear their odd sayings. And nothing he said
was sadder than TO see tn Sc same people IN
the morning and witness their physical and
men al collapse aud wretchedness Six
sevenths of the Inhabitants are farmers hui
despite the fertility Of the soil their idepeSs
Will not permit til m o get rich. ired of war
as they are ana submissive physically and
mentally TO stronger nations they love their
country and Ii is rare that an Egyptian emf
grates
The lecturer closed with a graphic deserin-
tion OF life in Cairo, the shifting scenes and
colorS OF It's streets, It's perfect winter climate
and then said that his audience should 90 theirs
and enjoy II all aud he would Civ them letters
TO his friends, who would entertain them.