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AN EGYPTIAN DINNER.
Feast Spread BEFORE a Hungry Ex-
piorer by n Sheik.

From the New York Press
An English explorer. who recently was
hunting specimens in Sharkijeh the north
easternmost section of Egypt describes
entertainingly meal he enjoyed as the
guest of the Sheik Mahomet ALBUM, one OF
the highest moguls of the town of Falus.
He writes
Il had just arrived from Cairo, and took
quarters for the night in "A little empty
shack near the town. At dusk l sent my
servant on a hunt for some food for supper.
He had hardly disappeared when two men
/ carrying lamps stepped up TO the door, and,
after knocking made their saIaams. The
Sheik, as they said. sent his regards, and
begged that / would favor him by eating
with him that evening. l accepted without
hesitation.
My strange host met me at the door of
his house, kissed me on both cheeks and
gave me a hearty welcome. He led me to
a coZy corner, ana seated me in most
comfortable arm chair. The furniture and
decorations were in the latest French style,
and the Sheik was evidently pleased at my
establishment because of his advanced civil
iZatiOn. Coffee and cigarettes We're served,
and we sat there talking for half an hour
l was as hungry as bear, and my stomach
grew more and more insistent as-he time
wore on and no supper came. l noticed that
my host. and his servants, too, were a bit
Another lot Of coffee and cigarettes was
brought in, and again a half hour passed in
conversation. / could stand it no longer,
and. throwing all Formally aside said:
oh, Sheik, l care for no more coffee, but
1 am hungry, and beg that we may eat
That, 1 perceived at once, was what no
had been waiting for. He jumped up with
aiacrity and led me to the dining hall, while
the servants ran to bring in the supper.
The poor Sheik. l had not the faintest idea
that he was just as hungry as l. nor did
j know then that Arabian etiquette pre-
vented him from Offering me supper until
i requested il.
THE supper was tremendous in it's eN-
tent, consisting of twenty separate courses
in the following order: l. fat soup, with
citrons; . salad B. roast turkey, stuffed
with chestnuts and rice; 4, spinach in oil;
g. green beans; @, boiled beef; e. fried spare
ribs; :, calfs feet; ., malfaf chopped meat
in grapevine leaves; 10, mutton; H. pota-
toes fried In oil; Il, pudding made of meal
honey and oil; ID, all kinds of sauces: IA,
stuffed potatoes; 15 boiled mutton; liz, more
potatoes; IL, mish-mish and apricots; Is a
large fish; 10. sweetbreads; 30 riz bill laban
a kind of milk rice with which all Arabian
meals are brought to q close. The table
was loaded with heaps of radishes bread,
olives. pickles, cheese and similar side
dishes. Servants stood back of us holding
the lanterns which supplied our light.
1T was my first experience at dinner Of
that kind. so / tried little, at least. of
every dish, but the resulting Indigestion
haunts me to this very day"
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NO sNUB WAS INTENDED.
Secretary Alger Explains Incident In
Recent Trip to Porto Rico.

The Associated Press correspondent at
San Juan. Porto Rico. says concerning tho
recent visit of Secretary Alger TO the is
land: 1t was commented upon by many
that the members of the insular commits
sion now here appeared at no one Of the
functions given in honor Of the Secretary
Of WGr. and. aprcpos OF this the story is
now leaking out that all is not harmonic
Gus between the Secretary and the COM
mission
When Secretary Alger was shown the
above correspondence last night he said:
There Is absolutely no truth in the re-
port that any friction exists between my
self and the insular commission. Every
thing Is entirely harmonious That ! did
not meet these gentlemen while 1 WAS I'm
Porto Rico is true, but II was owing to
circumstances easily explained. While I
was being entertained at luncheon they
called, but their cards through some mad
vertence We're mot presented 10 me. and
was not aware II their courtesy uu;il after
ward. As ! left the building I met one Of
the members Of the commission just a |
was stepping into my carriage 10 make an
Informal address To the crowd that had as
sombled. When 7 had concluded I looked
around for this gentleman. with the iutcn-
ton Of speaking with him. hut he had dis
appeared. As l was driven Immediately to
the ship no other opportunity presented IT.
self You may deny explicitly that there
is any discord whatever between the COM
mission and myself
4 report that Gen. Henry had been re-
called from Porto Rico because Of lack
Of harmony between himself and the COM
mission was also called 10 the Secretarys
attention.
You may also deny that" he said. Gen.
Henry's recall is a. his own request. and il
due eut rely to the present condition Of
his he It'll. He said to me that he was as
sureI he would not be able TO stand the
Sammer in that climate. l suggested that
he write to the President TO that effect and
ask to be relieved. This he did, and his
return has no other reason"
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UNION DEPOT FOR RICHMOND.
Rumor Concerning c. and O. General
Passenger Offices Here.

Passenger Offices Here.
Special Dispatch 10 The Evening star.
RICHMOND. Va, April 20.-The big rail-
road improvement to be made here by the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Seaboard Air
Line railroads may have some effect upon
the headquarters of the Chesapeake and
Ohio passenger department, now IN Wash
ington. 1t is rumored here that the general
passenger office will be removed 40 Rich
mond. and have its headquarters in the big
railroad station to be erected here
This report could not be verified today,
but ii is a fact that the station viaduct and
other large improvements will be made,
and between 81 ,J0o,Oo0 and $2.0a.0o0 viii be
spent in the enterprise.
President Ingalls, of the Chesa peake and
Ohio and Big Four railroads was here last
night, and stated that the improvements
would be made. and the station would be
one of the best in the country. having eight
tracks entering the viaduct. President In
gals thinks the Southern railway Will come
into the new station, and that eventually
the Norfolk and Western, Atlantic Coast
Line, and Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac will join in with the other roads
and come into the station.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

&c., schedule in effect March l., 1899.
Leave washington from station of New
For Chicago and Northwest, vestibuled Limited
For Cincin1at st. Louis and indianapolis, Ex-
press 1ss.s II - .o m Vestbuled Lmted. $40 pm.
For Pittsbarg and Cleveland. Express daily. IL :o5
@ For a GdlS Sdo Pr o, GltsbSrg only 5S pm
For Winchester and way stations, 1900 q m
$40 and $3.50 pm
For For Lnray. $40 pm. daily.
S7 $40. x7:30, xs:Oo, $50, 1880, x10:oo am,
x5o5 z5o 15sc Hs 1920 $685. S$S IS 3 90 z sS
1lOoo. i 80, Ill 80 pm. and x2:o0 night sun
100 M;d5, 13:vo, 1875, 4:35, x5:05, x5:io, 6:s0.
H1 To9 A A9;0o llso 51l5o M H2:oo night
For Frederick. week days 900 and ii rs am,
For Hasersown u"1 III Us am and 80 30 P pm
59f B9yd and way points, week days, 900 an.
~ 90 ':0o : IN. Sundays 900 a.m i:15,
$40 sSF Sat11srsbnrg and POINTS week days
SUNDAYS 900 M. 1:15. 4:ss, 7:o5 1918 pm.
nor washington Junction and way loints. 900
For Upper Marlboro. $50 m. 1870 and .4:s5
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
An .u.,-a ,,,. PHILADELPHIA.
ri For Philadelphia, New York. Boston and the
Fast Fast week days 7:o5, 500, 1000 am 1905,
tied, Exclusive Pullman Train, Dining Carr. Is :o5
Dlnng Carr, SEQ GOO night, Sleeping Car open
at 1000 'eLoeh? Sundays 700 900 am 1905
noon u:l5 Dining Carr. $500 (5:o5 Dining Carr,
500, eco night, Sleeping Car, open 1000 clock.
Parlor Cars or all day trains.
-, For Atlantic City, 1000 am, 1905 and
i:Io pm, week days 1865 Sundays.
For Cape May. 1905 noon
Except Sunday. xExpress trains.
baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co. orders left at
ticket tick. offices 6l9 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
New YORK ayenue and 18th street, and at depot.
f. D. UNDERWOOD, .. B. MARTIN
General Manager. Mgr Pass. Traffic.
s. b. HEGE, Genl Agt Pass. Dept,
Washington, ID. G.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.


STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND STREETS.
1850 An WEEK DAYS. PITTsBURG EXPRESS.
,,Parlor and Dining Cars Harrisburg to Pitts
1885, AN; PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED,-Pullman
Cars to chicsso c aeH Indan
apolis ST. Louis. Cleveland and Toledo. Buffet
1880 A, N FAST L ne Buffet par1or
Car to Harrisburg Buffet Parlor Car Harris
$3.50 IN cHicAG6 AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS
Gssleeping Car WASHINGTON to st. Louis, and
apolis. st. Louis. Nashville (yia CincnnatD and
ing Car to Pittsburg and Chicago. Dining Car
1920 pm. SOUTHWESTERN EyPREss.-Puli.
man Sleeping Cars Washington to Pittsburg and
natl: Dining Car. Connects for Louisville via
1910 P;M. PACIFIC ExPREss.-pullman Sleep
1850 SnF t@ Rochester and
1879 An, for E Elm and Remove daily, except
Sunday For Williamsport daily. $3.50 P M.
7:2o PM for Williamsport, Rochester, Erie. Buff
m TG Iee Nas4 sr @ hag
1910 P NJ. for Erie. Canandsigua, Rochester Buff,
n fal9 nd Nnsara Falls daily pullman Sleeping
FOR PHILADELPHIA: NEW YORK AND THE
400 PM "coSGREs kASH, LIMITED" daily
more Regal da At 7:oS Dining Carr, 5:ao
Dining &C Car r, from Wilmington, AN, l2:4s
3:i5. APO Dining Car from Baltmore). 90
1000 and 1880 P. NJ On Sunday, 700 Dining
Carr 7:20, $40, 900. IL 100 DINING Car from
Wilmington NJ. 1915. 3:1s. $50 n'"'rq
Pm. For Philadelphia only, Express 12:1i
p M. week days POI and 40 PM daily
For Boston without change. 1850 A NJ week days
and 4:20 PM daily
For Baltimore go, 700. 1920, 7:5O, s:15, 900
1000, 1850, 1900 AN, 12:15. IL As, 1919.
2:o1 $40 $50 $500, Limited, APO, 3G
S5 80 4:l2 500 :zp, ia:go, !o;4o. !:i5 IN,
9:o5 1890, 100 An. 12:15 1:15. POI. 3:15
3:3c 600, Limited, 20 $40 els $50
1:2o, 1000. l0:4u and II 80 PM
For Pope's Greek Line. 1850 M and SO PM
For Annapolis. TOO 900 AM. 1918 and s:4c
h IN a n%5ly s:4e eHf.sf Sunday Sundays 900
Express for Florida and points on Atlantic Coas
Line, 4:30 AM, 3:46 I'M. daily; Richmond
oily, II: AS AN week days; Atlanta Special
via Richnond and Seahoard Air Line SOC
Pm. daily. ACCOMMODATION for Quantco. TAI
M daily and i:25 PM. week days.
SEASHORE CONNECTIONS
For Atlantic City via Delaware River Bridge all
rail route, 12:45 Pm week days Through Pull
man Buffet Parlor Carr, ais q 90 "Congres
si0nal Limited') p. Nj. daily. Via Market Stree
Wharf, loco and loo AN, 12:45 p NJ. weel
days, 1880 Pm. daily.
For Cape May. II 90 An week days, II 80 PM
daily
Ticket offices. corner Fifteenth and G streets
ana at the station. Sixth and streets, where
orders can he left for the checking of baggage to
destination from hotels and residences.
Telephone call '1i4l'' for Pennsylvania Railroad
Cab Service.
]. b. HUTCHINSON = r. WOOD.
General Manager. General Passenger Agent
ap10
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RAILROADS.
CHESAPEAKE AND OTIIOSRAILwAY,
TROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO~RAILwAT,
THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY OF
AMERICA; ALL TRAINS vEsTIBULED.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED
ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS STA.
TON SIXTH AND b STREETS.
Schedule in effect Dec. 8, 1898.
go Pm. DATLY-Cincinnati and ST. Louis Spe-
cial-Soid train for Cincinnati, Pullman Sleepers to
Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville. indianapolis and
st. Louis, without change. Connects at Covington,
Va, for Virginia Hot Springs Parlor Cars Cincin-
natl to Chicago
IL 10 Pm DAILY-F. F. V. Limited-Solid train
for Cincinnati Pullman Seepers to c. ncnnati, Lex
pancy at 900 n.m Pullman Sleeping Car to vir-
ginia Hot Springs connection for Hot Springs Va,
daily without change, daily except Sunday. Sleep
ers Cincinnati to Chicago and st. Louis
2:20 PM. DAILY-For GordonsYiIle, Charlottcs-
1flle StauntOn and for Richmond daily, except Sum-
day.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Offices, 513 and 1921 Pennsylvania avenue. aud Mt
the station: Telephone cali 144l for Pennsylvania
Railroad cab service. H. W. FULLER
fe22 BOD General Passenger Agent
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FIolIand=Amlerica Line.

NEW Y0Ek-R0TTERDAM-AM AMSTERDAM,
via Boulognesur-M er. distant from Paris and Lon
don only three and half hours. New twin-screw
steamers ''STATENDAM'' and ROTTERDAM"
First Cabin, from 5000 upwards. Second Cabin,
So! 90. All other steamers carry only class OF
cabin passengers; Saloon rates, $500 up. Cenl.
Pass. Agency 50 Broadway a. Y, or to E. +.
Droop Sons Dps Pa.ave.. G. W Moss. 921 Pa. ave.
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Red Star Line.

NEW Rk-ANTWERP-PARIS
Every Wednesday at II noon
'kensington. Apr. 26 Friesland.. :. May 10
NOordiand. May Southwark. May II
'These steamers carry only second aud third-cIass
passengers ut low rates.
INTERNATIONAL SAVIG ALTON COMPANY
Piers l4&15, Mr.. 0fiice,6 Bowling Green New York
Philadelphia Office, 3O5-307 Walnut st.
WASHINGTON OFFICE, 1906 r ST. NV. or
Geo. ". Aoss. agent 921 Penna- ave. SEPT
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Canada needs only $4,000 square miles
to be as large as the whole continent of
Europe. 1t is nearly thirty times as large
as Great Britain and ireland and is 100000
square miles larger than the United States
The Mexicans have a queer way Of bury
ing the dead. The corpse is tightly wrapped
in mating and placed in a coffin hired for
about shilling. One or two natives. as
the case may be. place the coffin on their
beads and go at a trot to the grave. where
the body is inferred and the coffin is then
returned
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MORE SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
National Carbon Company Raj
Wages of 400 EmpIoyes

The National Carbon Company has raised
the wages OF about 400 men employed in its
West Madison avenue plant in Cleveland,
Ohio. The advance ranges from to Is
per cent. Prior 10 the announcement of
the increase a strike was threatened.
Some of the men are satisfied with the
new scale and some are not. It is esti-
mated that about fifty men dissatisfied with
the new rate left the company's employ
upon the posting of the same.
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American Line,
FAST ENrRESS SERVICE.

Z
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Sailing Wednesdays 10 An.
St. Louis 80. May St Louis May May u
Paris. May 10 Paris. $50. May 81
PHILADELPHIA - QUEENSTOWN LIVERPOOL
SERyICE-Sail.ng Saturdays
'Rhynland. Apr. %, I am 'RhyBland May "a IL am
'Waesld Apr. 20 u :30pm .Waesland June g. pm
sBeigenid Mny 13 L. n NJ sB eigenl'd June II pm
sPennl'd May 20, :30am "Pennl'd June "a 10 am
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FRENCH LINE.

Compagnie Generate Transatlantique
DIRECT LINE To HAyRE - PARIS GRANGE.
Sailing every Saturday at 10 An.
From Pier AZ. North river, foot of Morton street
La Touraine. -. april % La Champagne. May Is
La Gascogne. April 20 La Bretagne. May 20
La Normandie. May ella Touraine May 81
First-class passage to Havre, SOS and upward.
Genl Ag'cy for Us and Cans Bowling Green, n Y
G. W. MOSS, 921 Pennsylvania ave.
BELL & CO., l496 G st. mh1S-tf
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WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MOUNT
VERNON RAILROAD.
From station, 1914 street and Pennsylvania ave

WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MOUNT
VERNON RAILROAD.
From station. 1914 street and Pennsylvania ave.
n, In effect November 1, 1898.
For Alexandria, week days-630, 7:04, x7:35
500, s:35 $50, 9:25, 1900, 100. ;45 am,
xiz3o' 10; LA 1:a5, E2;o4. 2:4o 1925 x3:59,
$50, 500. 300. 1000 II 30 and II 30 pm.
20 sm sun 900 9:45, 1890. 1I:15 am,
5;!s; 600 o:4S $780, s'i5, 900. 1000. 1920 and
For Mount Vernon. week danys-e:ao, 500. 1000,
~" am. i2:oo. TIA, 2:04, 2:40, 1853, 1908 and
and $500 pm. ' ~
For Arlington and Aqueducr bridge tweek days.
S:oo, so9, 1000 II 200 am, 1905, 1920, 1:14,
2:o4. 2:4o. 1925, 4l5, 500. 6:04. 7:o6 and 500
pm.
sundays-7:i5, 900 s:45 1890, 11:15 am.
1900 neon l2:45 80. 2:15. $780, 3:45. 4:3o 5:15
6:00 Gas. 1880 and Sis pm
Parcels carried OF all trains Baggage checked
4Express runs to Payne station only
G. E. ABBOTT + COIyIN
Preaidenf fno4, Superintendent.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Anchor Line.

Sail from New York every Saturday for
GLASGOW, VIA LONDONDERRY
Saloon Passage, $50 and upward
Second Cabin, $50 and S35; Steerage Passage
S23 80 to S25. 80.
For Book Of 1ou-s and Information apply to
HENDERSON BROTHERS,
General Agents, Bowling Green, New York
Or L. +. D&ouP x SONS, g25 Penna. ave-
Or q. W. MOSS, 92I Pa. ave NV Washington.
apl7-3u l5
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The French Gentleman-"But you don't
understand French?"
The Infant-"Oh, yes, / does When pa
and ma speak French at tea, then knows
I'm going to have a powder!'-Tit- Bits
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DIR. Czarra. Specialist.

Treats all chronic and special maladies Of men
ana women rays, electro-static galVanic Fura-
die electricity and all modern appliances in use.
consultation free Oflice hours from 10 30 to $780,
politan block. ap63ms-7
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD,
FROM BALTIMORE TO BREMEN

NUHIH NENMAN LIU1D,
FROM BALTIMORE To BREMEN
DIRECT.
The attention of tourists is invited to steam
ers Dresden, ''Munchen, ''Millehad'' and H
II. Meier, which have splendid accommoda tions
and lake passengers al $40 ami upward. War tax
extra Tourists who in hurry should TAX
Fast Express Steamers from New York but
those desiring quiet voyage viii do well to sail
Baltimore.
THESE STEAMERS DO NOT CARRY CATTLE.
Bremen is railway center Time 10 Berlin 4
hours; Frankfort, hours; Dresden . hours; SUIT
gart, Is hours,
For particulars apply to
A. SCHUMACHER & CO., General Agents
South Gay street.
In Washington to ED. f. DROOP d SONS
apl5-2w g21 IenDa syenua
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MEDICAL.

Dr. LeathneamaaH.
Expert specialist in the cure of all special dis
eases OF men and women. Consultation free.
OaliE to Il. to 8: Tues, Thurs. and Sat-
evenings, fe 8. COZ NV Closed on Sunday.
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If you want work read the want columns
OF The Star.
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EDUCATIONAL.

EDUUAIIUNAI.
IN WASHINGTON.
MISS BALCH'S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE
AND BUSINESS COLLEGE.
1911 iIth ST NV.
Iapils prepared for Examinations. Census.
Ep3-tf,f
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
1850 Wyoming NV.
bosrding and day school French snd English).
hirdergSrtel. Parlor boarders taken.
MISS FRANCES MARTIN, Principal
de2-th. s6tu-t
FRENCH COURSES: ALL GRADES NOW FORM
ing good pronunciation: easy, quick system of
Practical conversation. Spring and summer term
NILE v. PRUDHOMME, 307 ID NV tear hnes)
Ja5-4m ~''
PREPARE FOR PARIS EXPOSITION m SIXTY
lessons terms almost free: French class now
i.IEes- Nine DE LUxEMBoURG-TANNE
<aAi itH 81 NV 5a4-4m'.4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-11
An Exc Easily Blinded.

Here is a funny little story from far
away Ceylon. A tea planter who had
a glass eye was DESTROYS of going away
with a friend. but he knew that as soon
as the natives who were at work on
the plantation heard that he had gone
they would not do a stroke OF work.
How was he to get off? That was the
question. After much thought an idea
struck him. Going up to the men, he
addressed them thus:
although l myself will be absent,
yet l shall leave one Of my eyes to see
that you do your work.
And much to the surprise and be-
wilderment of the natives he took out
the glass eye and placed it on the
stump OF q tree and left. For some
time the men worked like beavers,
now and then casting fultive chances
at the eye to see if it was still watch
ing, but at last one Of them, Selling his
tin. in which he carried his food, ap-
preached the tree and gently placed it
over the eye. AS soon as they were
not being watched they all lay down
and slept peacefully until sunset.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-11
lie Made q Sale,

A big down town department store
has a young man employed as rug
salesman who at times evinces genius
in the highest degree.
Into the store there recently came a
South Side society woman we'll known
for nervousness and a tendency to
founder about in her topics of CONVEX
sation She desired a rug of a certain
size. The young man got down two or
three to show her. In the middle Of
his explanation as to quality and price
she turned away and began to examine
goods on a neighb0ring counter. Then
she went back to the young man and
wanted to look at some more rugs. He
started to spread one out, when she
wandered away again. When she re-
turned the third time, he had d stool
placed in an angle of the counter and
suggested that perhaps she would be
seated while he got the rug.
When she had taken her seat, he
spread the rug SO that it effectually
blocked the angle and prevented her
escape. He held up the edge of the
rug farthest from her so she couldn't
walk over it, and so kept her penned
up while he explained how fine a rug
it was She made two or three at
tempts to get down, but with no sue
cess, and finally bought the rug TO OBJ
tain her release.-Chicago News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-11
An Awful Ordeal.

Once in a year, and at one place in
the world, there is a crush that sur
passes anything else Of it's kind in the
world. 1t is the great fair Of Bawa
Farid, which is annually held in the
town of PAX Pattan, in British India.
It is held in honor Of the famous ST.
Farid-ud-Din, surnamed Shakar CAM,
or sugar store, from the fact that his
body had become SO pure by continual
fasting that whatever was put into his
mouth, even earth and stones, was in
stantly changed into sugar
The principal ceremony consists of
passing through an opening made in a
wall adjoining the shrine, measuring
feet by 21a feet, and called ''The
Gates Of Paradise"
Whoever between noon and night is
able to pass through this opening is as
sured of paradise, and when there are
$4,000 striving to pass through at the
same time the crush is something ter
rife. Women faint bones are broken,
and the heat is sitting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-11
q Marvel of the East

Among other feats in the east the
learning by heart Of the Koran is very
widespread. Not only men, but WON
en- and children, can be found who can
repeat the holy book from beginning to
end without a mistake. Taking it in
round numbers, the Koran contains,
together with the additions, which are
included in the recitatiO some 10000
words. This is about the length of an
average up to date novel, but, unlike
the novel, there are no connecting links
the whole book being a confused and
much mutilated iumble-to enable the
reciter to remember. To make the
least error would be a deadly sin, yet
even children can go through it.
But this is not ALL For an Arabic
child to recite the Koran is wonderful
enough, no doubt, but he understands
what he is saying-it is not to him an
unknown language-but for a child CT
another nation to recite it from begin
ming to end, without understanding the
words he is saying, is a much more
wonderful feat of memory. and very
few Of those outside Arabia who can
recite the Koran know more than q
few Of the simplest words, if they know
those.