The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-29


farms his own land In this way he finds
relaxation from the worries that attend
his life at Abdeen palace, and, with sim
plicity which Is rare among oriental rulers
by taste and inclination he is known to
be prOuder Of being lord Of the manor Of
Koubboh than khedve Of Egypt.
The khediye is often accused OF indo-
lenco but no charge could possibly be
made which would go wider of the mark
When the work he does at Abdeen, which
is laborious in the extreme, is taken into
consideration the work no does at Koub.
bah becomes surprising
The thoroughness with which the khe-
dive does this work Of supervision and the
results he attains by putting his heart and
soul into IL are shown by the fact that the
farm is made to pay.
A great deal Of his work at the capital
Ia, of course, ceremonial, but much of 1t
must DO more trying and exhausting than
many forms Of manual labor Besides the
reports continually arriving from the
various departments, which have to be
head and their contents mastered, foreign
oonsuls have to be seen, and visitors from
sther countries, who come properly vouched
for by the representatives of their respec-
tiye governments, have to be given audi
snces, at which a few appropriate and
courteous words must be exchanged.
Then come men who view things from
totally different andpoint-deputation
from the mosques, from the bazaars, or
sheiks from some influential tribes of
Bedouins, who call to pay their respects
20 the young ruler OF the country. All
these men have TO be spoken to with tact
and with previously acquired knowledge
Of tho subjects which interest them
The khedive is a great lover of animals,
especially Of horses, and his stud farm is
by far the best in Egypt There are about
90 mares, the majority of them being
Arabs. The horses used for carriage pur-
poses arc Austrian and few are English
bred In one stall is the famous stallion
Silverstreak, which the late Colonel North
presented to his highness, and in another
IL an Arab of the purest breed, one of
pair sent 20 kOubbeh by the sultan At
the back Of the stables there is dairy
farm, modelled on English lines and hav-
ing all the necessary utensils
In the camel stables there are l76 ami
mails, and the khediye is always trying to
encourage his subjects to give attention
Go camel breeding, for he quite appreciates
the utility of these ungainly quadrupeds
and knows how materially they add to
and create the prosperity Of the fellahin
portion of the population. These cames
are used by the khediye on his excursions
into the desert. His guards are mounted
on them, and he keeps in his pay a camel
band, which accompanies him on such oc.
easions
The land around Koubbeh is kept in
high state Of cultivation and the magnifl-
cent crops cultivated thereon are the very
best samples Of the products OF various
kinds which can be raised in Egypt But
perhaps the khodiye's private work is seen
at its best when the village of Koubbeh Is
inspected. Ii If a perfect model of what
an Egyptian village should bs and as on
object lesson ihould be seen and studied
by every pasha aud sheik in the country
So you see the khediye 10 busy mon
arch IL not powerful ruler
8 r MACDONALD.