The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-15

tion of thirteen to one, so that tht
 harem supply may not be depleted
 There are several interesting marke 1 places in Morocco city and an immenst covered bazar in which no end of GU
 rious articles are exposed for sale. The
 palace of the Sultan, outside the walls
 on the south, occupies, with Its depend
 cries. about two hundred acres Wher i the Sultan is absent 1t is closed and de- | serted. one of the most shabby and for ! lorn-looking royal residences on earth
 Nobody can say vixen he will sWoor
 down again, like an evil bird of prey
 with his wild cavalry clatterlng at his i heels, shotting their seven-foot guns ! reckIessly right and left, regardless of whom they may kill.
 Fl Mellah, the Hebrew quarter of the city-a walled enclosure two miles in circuit but more than half in ruins-is set close to the sacred precincts of the Sultan and his army, not by any means as mark of destinction to the sons and daughters of Israel, but so that the hated race may be dunder constant su- pervsion. It is crowded to suffocation, filthy to the last degree and the poor Jews of these parts suffer more indigni- ties, if possible, than their brethren in the other parts of Africa. Since time out of mind, this city has been famous for the extraordinary beauty, softness and pliability of the leather manufac- tured here, to which it has given its name. Morocco" One great leather establishment still exists, which gives employment to several hundred hands" not to mention those engaged in raisng the goats whose skins are used In whatever country you buy shoes of genuine Morocco" you can tell by their color exactly where they were made. Those manufactured in Fez an always red; Tafilelet turns out green ones only; and all the yellow ones come from the City of Morocco. To give the devil his due-no people in the world can render any skins so soft and white, or dye the leather in such brilliant and durable hues. It is said that in the tan- ming they use two species of plants, in- digenous to Africa and unknown to other nations, which render even the tough hides of lions and partners, soft as silk and white as snow.
 Though most of the beautiful Moroc- co carpets, which masquerade in Flu rope as Turkish rugs and are called by the Moors sherbiah katifah, are made in the province of Ducalla few are manufactured in this city, and are works of art, of the highest order in floor coverings. As befote mentioned the soil of this region is proverbial for fertility, unexhausted since remote an- tiquity, though constantly cultivated after most primitive methods, with no regard to relation of crops or other agri- cultural devices. The weeds are burned off just before the autumn rains begin. and afterwards the ground is scratched with wooden blow drawn by he'fer, bullock, mule or camel, often two or three of the ill-assorted animals hitch- ed together.
 Besides grain and vegetables, the re- zion is famous for its fine almonds and olives, dates, grapes, oranges, tobacco, sorghum and cotton. Nearer to the are vast pastures where cat tie range, and where the splendid Ara plan horses are bred, whose exportation Is forbidden by law Even the foot hills and higher slopes of the Atlas are utilized as runs for the superior breed of goats whose skins furnish the world Morocco leather.
 FANNIE B. WARD.