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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

G. r. Denny visited the Gypsy Camp at
Folly Woods on Sunday afternoon when
his horse took fright and running away
overturned the buggy breaking 1t so bad
~ that he allowed II to remain where il
landed and rode home on the horses
1,nnlr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away,

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No.To-
BAG, the wonderworlSer, that makes weak men
Strong All druggists, zoe or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
DEATHS.

DEATHS.
NORRETT-At Claymont, Del, on April
Is, 1898, Mary Jane, wife Of Jacob Nor
ret, in her list year.
Relatives and friends are invited to ate
tend the funeral from the residence of her
husband on Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. Services at the house. Intermcnt
at Wilmington and Brandywine Como.
terry.
HARRIGAN-In this city on April 16,
1888, Anna f., widow Of John Harrigan,
aged 81 years.
ReativeO and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at her late resi-.
dence, No. SO3 Walnut street, on Tuesday
afternoon at 9 o'clock, 10Th instant. In-
terment private.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

A brown mare attached to buggy
came ~ the premises Of WIN. Kyle, near
Ugoton, White Clay Greet; Hid, on sun
day morning, having been turned loose, i
is supposed by parties who had stolen her.
The owner can have her by paying costs If
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

The series of sales to take place ct the
Pyle Cycle School will :be opened In full
force tonight at light O'Clock by o sale
of the slverwaro from the stock of Law.
ton vi ch will be represented by Mr..
Pearson from his store, and will bs
Prcfaced at quarter to eight by " trick
bicycle rider, and interspsrsod at 0 o'clock
with patriotic song in sympathy with
tho cuban sutfelsrs. Sc. to tuno that
.very mon, woman Enl child can join in
tho chorus, copy Of which will DO fur
uished TO the aldionCe.
A brlef speech touching City Council By
an Ameture which may start that Hoe.
body going but we ipow not which way
NAV sli, into tho exorcires II time and cir
cum otancc will permit.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

Leslie Bayls has three of the handsom-
est fox terrier puppies in our city. He had
the picture OF tho mother and puppies
taken by lIucher and they are certainly
worth looking upon.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
MEARS-GAUSE.

Miss Marie II. Mears and William L
Cause will be married at the home OF the
brides parents, Mr. and Mira Daniel w.
Mears, No. s3l Van Buren, street, W.
nesday evening
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
Went to Chester.

The Francis WiIson-"lIalf King"
troupe after Speeding Sunday in our city
left this morning for Chester, where thUy
will give performance this (MOnday)
evening The troupe gave very credit
able entertainment ut the Opera House on
Saturday evening. 10 a fair sized and ell
tllusla5tlu audience.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

The Brandywine Club will give Its sixth
annual ball at the club house, DuPonts'
Banks, on Friday evening, April 90 Tho
TankOpanikum Orchestra will be in ut.
tendance and will discourse music
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

There will be an all day meeting held
ct the Crittsnton Mission No. blS JEFF
ferson street. tomorrow, beginning at
1890. Praise service at o'clock and song
service ut 100 Everybody invited.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

Both Phones sos Neat plasterinc by A.
G. johnson, Eighth and Shipley. Eligibly
located west end houses for sale cheap.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
Closing Quotations,
NIUdFHB VuOt"e'VFoI
Corrected by j. H. Moore & Co.

Educate Ycur Bowels with Cascarets'
Candy Cathartic, cure consultation forever
Toe DC nc, c. C. fail, druggists refund money
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

Old, Swcdes' Church will celebrate It's
2yO.h anniversary Oh May %. An interest,"
H9ra reY Burr, the Hon, T6omnajF Dayard,
Edward n Candy, John s. GroA9 and
Charles NJ, Curtis have been apps'ntcl d
COMMITTEES to solicit subscriptions for rem
ovating tho interior Of the church.
: James L. Lavender Is walking around
with the aid of cano caused BY falling III
Of his bicycle one day last week.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. Zoe, 81, All druggists
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
THINGS SOCIAL
AND PERSONAL
The Bright Side of Life as 1t Is Seen by
the Young and Old. Receptions,
Weddings, Etc.

Communications for this column should be
written on one side Of the paper only and i'd
dressed Our Card Basket" REPUBLICAN
Otice)
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

Educa,e -Four Bowels with Cascarots
candy -Caihgrtir, cure constipation forsyss
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

William IfurlorS was chosen as judge
by the portars u tn, r., W. & b. Railroad
ca SATURDAY.
Frequently discus ,!sns arise among ;ho
porters and until ys,.r ago they hairp
satisfactory mannar ia which 10 s>''lo
their disputes Eo however, tho p)TtaHs
sole, t ono Of their number annually 10 vt
as Judge and to nrbi rate nil oonteltlons.
At Saturday. elcation l.orn SpoDGer ard
William Murdoch weis candidates to sac
cced Jn.,o5 j. Morris. ictrph Gumly Wa
chosen secretary AID GEi:sf Eiditl n. Goa.
st&Glo
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18
Public Sales.

W. a, Hukill, auctloneer, engaged as
follows
April 70, real estate at Court House,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

Taylor and Fullerten'a EsEling O!at.
mont sur Frosted feet and chiloiaiaa Pre-
rar.a by VIC 1 ayi>, Ms king st'tS,s
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-18

no Cars Cpasti3aDon goreysr.
V4ss Cssfsr c:s, Gspay esse srttc Toe or ne
II q, 9. o. t,il, dFTeJists rerlGd 1sLsS,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
THE DUO DECEM.

The Duo Decem Society held its
last meeting at the farm house of
Mr., Ed Shivers, four and . half
miles from town. It was quite an
unnsusl place, but a. we we're out
there on q picnic and bad to attend
to some business, We just held the
meeting then and there. The pic
mic was gotten up By Mrs. Shivers
for "her children" and every MEM
her was permitted to invite one
person each, and quite q merry
crowd there was, however, it was
not complete without "dear Ethel.
win" We feel that NO one can
take her place and perform their
duties az cheerfully and willingly
as she did. We miss her as secreta-
ry, a. a loving. friend, and as one
always willing to help in everything
and always trying to make others
happy.
We elected Miss Mabel Scsrbo~
rough as a member in her place.
We hope that Mabel and the new
secretary will prove as true to tho
Society as the old secretary.
We must express our heartfelt
thanks to Mrs. Shivers for her
kindness to Us, for We ell certainly
spent an enjoyable day.
We also owe our thanks to Mr..
Eddie Shivers for his kindness in
furnishing Us conveyance. We
will never forget the picnic at
Wolf creek on March 26th, 1898.
ssSecretary."
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

All aboard for the Vaudeville
picnic Saturday.
Mr.. H. 81. Ramsey spent Satur-
: day and Sunday In the neighbour
hood Of Cbinquepin.
We regret that Messrs George
Mills and Robert Wheat have left
school. They were among the
best students here.
| Messrs. j. o. Turner and Islous
Willis spent Saturday and Sunday
at Carrier and Pearl River, their
respective homes. -"
Messrs. G. Polk, Willie Hulburt
and E. Polk Of Lumberton, were
the guests of Mrs. Leila Polk and
/ Miss Hattie Hulburt Sunday.
Monday. We all enjoyed a visit
from Prof. Anderson, who con-
Quoted chapel exercise, closing with
q much appreciated talk.
We gladly welcome Misses Mabel
Scott and Willie Moore In the
Training Class this week. As the
work progresses the terror of that
awful day so near, decreases, but
still our constant prayer is "haye
mercy on us, oh ye exsminersl
Friday morning, Karl Lindrose
| closed the series of orations or
current events by discussing al
length "Tbe Causes of Poverty
He handled the subject with tb'
mastery hand of a veteran orator
1t affords US much pleasure to be
the bearer of such good news al
the following: Rev. A. j. Miller
pastor of the First Baptist Church
Lin Yazoo' City, will preach oul
commencement sermon, and Hon
], x. Vardamau, editor OF the Green
wood Commonwealth and formerly
Speaker of the House of Represent
atives under Gov. Stone, will de-
/ liver the commencement address
this year. A STUDENT. i
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
REDUCTION IN RATES.

10 order to have The Herald read
in every home in it's territory the
Price of Subscription has been re-.
duced, as follows:
Daily, per annum IS 90
Daily, by mail, per month 30
Sunday. per snnum ] 90
Weekly, per annum 30
Weekly, six months rs
This will place the Daily Ed
ition within th6 reach OF every
one. II you are not already q SUBJ
scriber, subscribe now.
The only paper published in
East Mississippi receiving the full
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ed Press.
Make oil remittances to
Meridian Herald, Meridian Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31

q DeAr usglsss Year LAYER.
aver troubles quickly result in serious
Ii. pneastons. and the man who neglscts his
~ Ss nas little regard for health. A bottle
M rowne, Iron Bitters taken now and then
Sin feep the liver in perfect order. II the
IN ~ 9eysloped, Browns Iron BitteSs
viss,,sse sure y permanently. Strength and
| .wtu always follow IL uss.
49, Iron Bsttess h sold BY al dealsss.
vi on J. r. Oliphsnt and have
~ property insured against lose
nooAcfibs Tor the FRnn PRnss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
Harris Business
College,

POSITIONS GUARANTEED
TO GRADUATES OF HARRIS PRAC-
TICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE, SCHOOL
OF SHORTHAND AND TELEGRAPHY,
jackson, MISS.
D~We have bought the Wyatt
College here and at Meridian but
have sold out the Que at Aeri>
dian and are preparing to give stu'
dents the very best busin ess train.
ing to be had aDywhere. Scholars
ship $50. Catalogue sent on APP
plication. Address,
NJ. HARRIS, Preat.,
jackson. Miss.
Prof. Thames has securee spe-
cial rate Of q for the round trip to
Vaudeville, La, Saturday,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
The Picsyune has established at Jae1sse.
the Capital Of Mississippi. q
BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE

Under the Personal Management Of that
Experienced and Accomplished
Mississippi Journalist.
EDGAR 8. WILSON.
who will discuss freely and broadly az
questions Affecting the political. industrial
commercial and social life OF Mississippi.
The Picayune has = correspondent ~
every important point In Mississippi.
The Picayune enters Mississippi on the
day Of its publication every morning. be-
fore 8 o'clock, and traverses it9 territery
- numerous directions before nishtfall.
Mississippi 10 thus supplied with sreaE
metropolitan newspaper. containing reports
Of Interest from every part Of the worid.
AZ the same time, It gives to the people
OF Mississippi. besides the news OF their
own state, special timely comment o.
everything Of interest to them. 20 tnat. 70
ali intenta and purposes. the Pieayune nas
become q Mississippi Newspaper. witneus
abatiug any Of Its metropolitan character.
The Sunday Picayuns II popular because
It II peerless.
The Weekly Picayune Is necessary TO
every weil-conducted household, and con
tains more Nississippi nsws than any oshsr
newspaper.
Daily and Sunday Picsyuns. .&iz year
Sunday Picayune. ............"'SI yea-
weekly Picayune. ........'.....v.a'
NICHOLSON 4 CO.. Proprietor,
New Orleans. Il.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
EsTRAY NOTICE.

6trayed from my place ID Pop
larvllle about three months ago,
one dark bro wn jersey COW mark
ed swall0w fork in one ear and uns
der bit in the other and branded GU
hip with the letter (G) with a half
circle over the g, and one heifer
same color and mark but not brand
ed. It il about time for both to
bring calves. Any information
leading to their recovery will be
literally rewarded.
j. M. GANN.
Poplarville Feb. Is, 1898. tt
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31

QUEEN CITY BUSINESS COL.
LEGE, MERIDIAN, MISS.
SUCCESSOR TO L. A. WYATT.
No better school for Business,
Stenogrsphy and Telegraphy. Ea.
dorsed by the leading business
men, law firms and superintendent
Of education. Nothing impractical.
Its high grade courses meet the de.
mand of the times. The search.
light of practice Eliminates the
dark places of theory. Write for
particulars. Mention this paper.
Address j. J, FERGUSON, Pres.
Meridian, Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31

Diseases OF the BloeA and Nerves.
No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease il quickly and permanently cured
BY Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs 10 Browns Iron
Bitters, Known and used for nearly
quarter Of century, It stands to-day fore
most among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold BY all dealers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
K entuo1y Dew Wniskey.
"sTANDARD OF PURITY

STANDARD OF PURITY"
Distilled Old Fashioned Principle by the OLD KENTUCKYn
DISTILERY LOUISVILLE, KY.
pleased inform the public that appointed the
undersigned Distributors this vicinity all
times have the of getting KENTUCKY DEW In
Its original purity. BE-. Il. +e.<7
KENTUCKY DEW WHISKEY made from choice sected grain
Limestone Spring Water 1t is highly recommended by
beng Whsk for the club and sick
ROOM
Don't be deceived into buying Compounds Of called Wbskes
when they will sell absolutely article for the
Write them for prices trial will convince Of its merits
j. MILLER Sole Distributor, vicksbug Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31

New Goods! Spring Goods {!
Pretty Goods! ct J. N. Cams:
Mmes. Bsdon. and Batson visited
friends In LdmbsrtOh last week.
Frsrhg brad every Monday,
wednesday and Saturday at War;
rem Moody's.
ud.s1Avt c UBAN OIL cure.
I0VvSt1C Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheu.
ustsm and Sores. Price,. Is cents.
Messrs. J. NJ. Gam and John
Byrd attended court at Frsnklinton,
L., this week.
Mn. Annie McGeehee Of Plea
,uha. visited relatives here several
days last week.
ulA~AtApH MUDlAM TEA cures Dyspep-
MWlgI] IL, Constipation and Ind.
s,atien. Regulates Ne Liver. Price, Is cts.
Do your trading at the cheap
stose. of j. N. Gam.
Prof. W., B. Lsughlin, Of Hunts.
vile, Ala, u here trying to organ.
iss 3 writing school.
See those pretty hats at Mrs.
Battle Oliphans's.
Mares Daisy Marion, Jessie Her.
rim and Beula Talley, three Of Pop.
lsrytlle's most charming Misses,
spent Saturday here the guests of
Irs. Welch.-Headblock.
When you want y stylish hat, call
on Mrs. Bette Oliphant at the old
Reed Hotel.
plA>NfA1st MvBiAn TEA eures Dyapep-
] uWussSS = sic, Constipation and Indi-
ssssion. Regulates the Liver. Price, Is ets.
Ladies, attention J. NJ. Gam
has just received smother lot of
resdy-wade skirts. Gall on Miss
Byrd, the lady clerk, who will show
them to. you,
II you want to be in the process.
slon of business plant your adver.
tisement In the FREE PRESS.
MISS Call,e Thornhill has finish.
cd her school IN the. country and
returned home where che is gladly
welcomed By her many friends in
Poplarvills society.
Prof. Harry Devere has been
granted 2 three weeks leave Of alb
seDee from his duties az instructor
Of Poplarville Brass Band, during
which tine be will take q little
recupsrating tour over the country.
ATTENTION TRUCK GROW
srs-Mr. L. 81. Hudson will ad.
dress the Truck Growers of Pop
'arville, Saturday, April End. at
the court house, at $3.50 p. m. on
the subject Of packing and ship.
ping. LEWIS y. PRENTICE,
Secretary.
We direct the attention Of our
readers to- the advertisements oil
the Marlin Firearms Co., Of New
Haven. Conn.,, and the Old Ken.
lucky Distillerv, which is repre-
sented bY Mr.. O. J, Miller at yieks.
burg, which appear in our issue Of
soday. All orders entrusted ia
these popular firms will recsive
prompt attention.
Col. J. B. Deasou, . prominent
attorney Of Hattiesburg, was herd
WIS morning and paid Ne : pleasant
call.
We have been requested to an-
nounce that Rev. w. q. Huntley
Will deliver : series Of lectures 81
Logtown. Miss, next week, on
Europe a. I Saw IT. The people
o. that town may expect . rare
treat.
M. Wood McGeehee, who was
stricken with psralysis on the street
mere Tuesday, died ct 10 o'clock
Yesterday. He lived in,. Hancock
county near Picayune. where his
1smains have bsen sent for inter-
neatk He vas nxty-two years Of
re and leaves . vito and several
A. 4 4
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

The spring examinations will be
held as follows: for colored teachs
ere, April & 2 and Is & 16; for
white teachers, April s & 9 and %
s. %.
Under ordinary circumstances
white teachers shall not be allowed
to enter examinations on days as.
sigued for coiored teachers, and
vice versa.
81, K. ROUSE, Supt. Ed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-03-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.
J, n.AN.E. TINE TABLE.

Ths following schedule went in.
"a e6sct Sunday. Dec. 3, 1897:
Va. / south bound due 6:2l q. m.
n 8 south henRd due 11:55 .. m.
~. { nSfthbo1nd due 1857 a. m.
~. 8 uorthbsthd due 1882 p. m.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05
curtou, Custom In Holland.

When young Queen Wilhelmina
visited the other day the marvellous
vaults at Maestrichc, which are one OF
the sights of the place, she was re-
quested by the authorities to inscribe
her name upon a marble slab in the
wall, which bears the signatures of
many other sovereigns, Dutch and for
eigp. prominent among them being the
autograph of the first Napoleon. just
at the very moment when she was
about to comply with the request three
tiny gnomes sprang out from behind a
pillar and exclaimed In accordance with
the time-honored custom: "Who are
you that darcs add your name to that
of William the Silent and of the many
illustrious rulers OF the Netherlands"
Queen Wilhelmina, who had been pre-
pared for this little piece of pantomine,
replied: 81 am the daughter of this
King William III. waose signature you
see here, and his successor to the throne
of Holland, whcreupon the gnomes-
three small boys dressed up for the oc-
casion-bovped low. received some coin.
and retired
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05
An Ancient MortRAgA.

Speaking about mortgages" said q
well-known Minneapolis banker the
other day in the midst of a converse
tion on the eating-up powers OF inter-
est, 81 was shown a mortgage some
time ago down in New York by a
banker friend that had history. It
had been in existence just two hundred
years, having been given in the year
1895. 1t was on a piece of property
lying in the farming region outside of
New York. don't remember just
where. The amount was not large,
some six or eight hundred dollars, but
it had been kept precisely as it was
given in the old Dutch days. The in
terest had been ut 8 per cent. from the
very beginning, and it had always
been kept up. The document had been
in the same family, too, all these many
years, and for some reason or other it
had never been thought worth while
to pay it of. Oddly enough, the pres
ent mortgageor had the very same
name of the original grantor Of the
mortgage. Tue original document was
very odd as to form and makeup, but it
was sonnd and staple. and would hold
water in the courts to-day as we'll -
the most appreved document Of the
times
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05
GRAND OAK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Standing Over Bed Of Phosphate, It I
Likely to BE Cut Down.

Standing Over Bed Of Phosphate. It IL
Likely to BE Cut Down.
What, so far as we can Judge from
our observations, is the most massive,
symmetrical and imposing tree in
eastern North America, is live oak,
quercus .Virginiana, standing on one
side of the entrance to Drayton manor
house on Ashley river, near Charles
ton, S. C. The home of the Drayton
family, says Garden and Forest, q
handsome red brick Elizabethan man
sion, was built while South Carolina
was British colony, and it is said that
the site of the house was selected on
account Of this tree, although, as the
live oak grows very rapidly, it is not
impossible that it was planted with its
mate on the other side of the drive
when the house was first built. At the
present time the short trunk girths
twenty-three feet four inches at the
smallest place between the ground and
the branches, which spread one hnn-
dred and twenty-three feet in one di-
rection and one hundred and nineteen
feet in the other. This tree IS growing
over bed of phosphate, and the de-
mands Of trade will, therefore, probably
cause it's destruction before its time.
More than once we have visited this tree,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05

The KrY1fox1 a the cole fspteAsnta4ivs
of the Ggsat Upper Wood River. aaWtooeh
and Sno1y miniae regions, and, aocated
as tits In t1se very heart'of the most prom
isin9 mining country Oh the face of the
earth, and leaving nothing undone to pre-
sent its readers complete synopsis Of all
mining news and developments, as well rs
matters of local importance in and about
Ketchum, it is an invaluable guide for cap
ital and inform ant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe for it, read
1t, and let your friends read it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-03-05
A POOR OPINION OF US.
An Egyptian Thinks Americans Live In .
Filthy Manner.

An Egyptian Thinks Americans Live In .
Filthy Manner.
A communication received from Sheik
Dirdari, an Egyptian commissioner to
the recent United Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly, gives various views
formed of Pittsburgh and of the assem-
bly,, says the United Presbyterian. He
says Americans, and especially Pitts
burghers, live in a filthy manner. Our
hands and faces are quite dirty. he
says, but this is because the air is con-
taminated with a fine black dust.
The sheik found it difficult to keep
himself clean. Ee says: "The pave
ments are very filthy, owing to the
habit all the people, men and women,
have of expectorating. / think most of
the people must be of a class about
equal to the Berbers, used in Cairo and
Alexandria as doorkeepers and scrv-
ants. don't know, though. for many
of these people seem to be very rich"
OF the trolley cars, the sheik declares:
"It is very strange to see the people
riding about in. wagons that look like
the railroad cars of Egypt, but they
run without either steam or horses.
They run with buzzing sound, and
l think must be possessed of demons"
In the assembly sessions the sheik
says he saw commissioners at times
reverently bow their heads low. He
discovered a sort of vessel in front of
them on the floor, which they guarded
carefully with their feet. This was
strange to Dirdari, but he found that
1.-THE people regard these vessels with
the same reverence that the Italians
manifest toward the pictures of the
Virgin. I learned that this particular
idol, the like of which never saw in
my travels, is called 'cuspidor, but my
limited knowledge of English has made
it difficult to learn what peculiar ira
ditions are associated with him.
The sheik expressed thankfulness
that his people will never take into an
Egyptian church this ''cuspidor god"