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mained to a great extent IN the hands of the
concessionaires Indeed, 1t has been asserted
that of the 50O,0O0.0OO national debt piled
up during the reign of Khedive Ismail not more
than 40 per cent of that sum ever actually
reached the Egyptian Treasury, the remainder
having apparently remained in the possession
Of the promoterS-that is, the concesSonaiTeS.
Yet whenever the Egyptian Government showed
any dsinclination to pay for the military sup
plies the ground that they were of inferior
quality that their price was extortionate
Immediately the power to which the holder of
the concession belonged would bring pressure to
bear in his behalf upon the Khedive and min
listers, until driven to the wall by buster and
threats, they would comply with every demand
made upon them, no matter how preposterous
Indeed, ii is eXaggeration to state that dur
ing the reigns of Khedives Said and Ismail the
time of the cOnsuls general of the various for
eign powers was wholly taken up in champion
ing the of those OF their fellow country
men who had obtained concessions from the
Egyptian Government.
And it was, too, with the national debt.
When Ismail intimated that his overtaxed sub
jects were no longer able to pay the full amount
of the eXtOrtiOnate rate of interest demanded
thereon, and suggested a more equitable ad-
justment, the great powers acting in behalf of
those OF thelr SUBJECTS who were creditors of the
Egyptian Government. combined take the
entire administration Of the finances OF Egypt
out of the hands of the Khedive and of his min
listers, Vesting the direction thereof in COM
mission of delegates Of foreign bondholdeIs ap-
pointed by France, England, Russia Austria
Germany and Italy. Everything in Egypt from
that time forth was subordnated to the inter
ests of the bondholders. When khediVe Ismail
objected he was deposed and driven into exile
and when, three years later. Arab Pacha
ganized insurrection which had for its object
the elimination of the foreign bondhoIder and
of his delegates, the abolition of foreign finan-
cial and administrative control and the repudi-
alton of the foreign debt, Alexandria was bonn
barded, and Egypt seized by Great Britain.
which has retained possession thereof ever since.
1t must thoroughly be understood that all the
great powers represented the international
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it not been for the existence of the offensive
and defensive alliance existing between Portu-
gal and Great Britain and the reluctance of
France TO embroil itself with England, there is
doubt but what the threat would have been
put into execution.
No more striking Illustration can be given of
the dangers constituted by foreign concessions
TO national independence than Egypt, which at
the present moment is to all intents and pur-
poses an English colony much in the same way
that Herzegovina and Bosnia, although techni-
cally part and parcel of the Ottoman Empire,
in reality provinces of Austria. While ad-
mitting that the land of the Nile is more pros
porous under British rule than under its native
masters and that justice and sound admins
tration have taken the place of tyranny and
corruption yet the fact remains that the
Egyptians have lost their independence, and
that there many of them who religious
as we'll as patriotic grounds. would be pre-
pared to sacrifice all the benefits which they
have received at the hands of John Bull if only
New-York tribune., 1902-08-31

taken part in the bombardment of Alexandria
and in the military occupation of the land of
the Nile, and it was only because they all held
back at the last moment that England was left
fruits
In the same way it was the concession granted
by the Queen of Madagascar and by the Bey of
Tunis to Frenchmen which in course of time
furnished the French Government with pre-
text for an intervention, which, at first dpo-
matte and then armed, eliminated in each in
stance in the seizure of the country by the
French Republic and the conversion of both
Madagascar and TuniS into Gallo depen-
dencies 1t was by similar means that France
obtained possession of her great colonial en-
pire in the southeastern corner of Asia, and
there is no doubt that Siam would long ago
have shared the fate of the neighboring en-
pire of AMMAN and the kingdom of Cambodia
had it not been for the protection which it en-
joys al the hands of England and experience
acquired by its King during his visits to Europe
Most of Chna's troubles have arisen from the
grant of concessions of one kind and another to
foreigners, troubles that menace her integrity
empire. Russia for instance, would never
have been able to secure hold upon Manchuria
had it not been for the railroad, banking and
mining concessions which she had received from
the Chinese Government Indeed the United
States is far l know, the only great
power represented at Peking that has not made
concessions granted to its citizens the subject of
diplomatic action and of armed intervention.
Il would be all very we'll if these concessions
were invariably granted for the purpose Of
benefiting the country by the rulers of which
they are granted, if they had in view the de-
velOpment of the national resources, the indus
tries and the trade. But this is unfortunately,
not the case. Frequently they are obtained by
means of bribes. This is especially the case in
the Orient, where the moral atmosphere is
tainted 10 such degree that official corruption
is the rule and honesty the exception. In cases
where money has been paid for the concessions
the cash rarely reaches the treasury of the
country at the expense of which they are
granted The funds usually find their way into
the pockets Of the individuals through whom
by whom the concessions are given. But it is
the nation that has in the end pay the price,
and that price is usually foreign armed inter
vention, seizure of territory and the loss of
national independence-a fate from which the
Central and South American republics feel them
selves in a measure secure, thanks to the Mon
roe Doctrine of the United States.
EX-ATTA CHE.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-31

they could recover their independence and their
freedom from the domination of a foreign and
Christian power. This independence, for which,
in spite Of all that is said to the contrary, they
still yearn, was lost by means of concessions
granted to foreigners, and had the Khedives
maintained the policy now adopted by the En-
peror of Abyssinia English troops would not at
Cairo
concessions were to be had for the asking. They
would be given away over a cup Of coffee and
a cigarette at the close Of breakfast at the
Abdeen OF Raselteen palaces. Sometimes IL was
the concession for the furnishing Of army
supplies, sometimes for the construction OF
irrigation works and sometimes for the floating
Of q loan. the proceeds Of which usually rs-
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against the Russian authorities the latter might
rzpU6iate the entire foreign debt, plunging thou
sands upon thousands of French bondholders
into ruin, without the Paris government daring
20 raise q finger IN their behalf.
When. however. some time ago Portugal
driven ty desperate financial straits. was com
PEELED 10 temporarily decrease the payment
made by wy Of interest upon that portion of its
debt which Is held abroad, France at once be
gan 10 buster. and, although the amount Of
French capital invested in Portuguese funds
IS infnltesiIaI as compared with that loaned
10 the Russian Government, yet King Carlos
was actually threatened by France with a rupt-
ure Of diplomatic relations, and with the dis
patch CT the French feet to Lisbon, unless the
nights Of the French creditors Of Portugal were
safeguarded lp all their integrity. Indeed. had
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
Tavo Atlanta Women Tell
Of Singular Happenings

Two Atlanta women, who prefer that
their names be not mentioned, add testi-
mony to the psychic phenomena in
dreams.
one of these women tells of young rel
alive of hers-a bright. harum-scarum
girl wholly unimaginative, who came
from a western state to Georgia board
ing school.
one morning before breakfast she re-
lated to her roommates vivid dream of
the night before, in which she distinctly
saw her home In flames. Two days later
these girls were reading their letters in
an excited group and learned that the
PARKWAY home was completely destroyed
by fire on the night Of the girls dream.
my sister" added the narrator, was in
the group, and 1 have often heard her
speak of it."
Another Atlanta woman, prominent in
the social life of this city, tells a re-
markable personal experience. 1t hap
pened some years ago when her daugh-
ter, TO whom she was devotedly attached,
and who was absent at the time,
was undergoing an experience of great
mental anguish. One night at about 2
O'Clock the mother awoke with the dis
tinct impression that her daughter was
calling her So vivid was the impression
that she arose and went to the stairway
and called, Eyes, daughter, what is tt?'
and was surprised when there was no an
swer. She was not greatly surprised, but
wondered somewhat when. after, the
daughter told her that at 2 o'clock on
that very night she had longed with the
greatest longing for the mothers pres
ence, and had almost determined to go
to her.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27

writings to which could turn in my lels-
ure hours and refresh my memory.
MY husband has renewed his subscrip-
ton to The Journal and IL is my sincere
prayer you may be long spared to do your
noble work. at least for many years to
come.
MAY give you some suggestions as to
ginger cookies and potato custards?
I'm making the ginger cookies use no
milk.
Rub the shortening (either butter or
sweet lard will dol into the flour, then
add ginger to taste with molasses SUM-
cient TO work into smooth dough.
These cookies will keep sweet and fresh
indefinitely.
For the potato custards you can make
them in the usual way, except omit sweet
milk and use buttermilk and soda.
II think the custards are much better,
not so clammy. but they will be light ana
easily digested.
Il NAV be telling you some things that
the sisters know already, but having
found them out for myself felt willing
TO add my mite of domestic knowledge.
81 wish your readers would take i've
IN interest in your country home page
because II is set aside for country home
pleasure and profit.
..If they have good magazines when
any have read and would exchange II
would be a great help TO all. Best
wishes"
Many thanks TO this valued correspon-
dent for her suggestions. All good re-
cipes for information and profit 70 our
readers are most gratefully received.
She says truly that the country nome
column IS set apart for the peheht Oh
country home readers
s.Blest be the tie that binds" US to-
rether in the effort 10 help each other.
AS the New Year time rolls in we can
recall many delightful interviews in our
beloved home column work during the
twelve-month past and gone.
MAY the editress present each ana every
one Of the dear readers with her love anu
best wishes for another year Of blessing
and good cheer to themselves and all they
love in life!
Nothing has occurred to mar our mu-
tual confidence or affection in the year
1901.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
COSTLY PRESENTS
TO GIVE AMERICANS

BERLIN, Jan. 23.-Admiral Prince Hen
~ of Prussia selected at the court jewel
ers this morning about fifty presents for
Americans with whom he will come es-
pecially in contact during his visit to the
United States.
The presents included several gold and
silver boxes set with diamonds; they have
the emperor's monogram encircled with
diamonds enamelled on the lids; beautiful
silver cups with "Hohenzollern" enamel
led on them; gold and silver cigarette
cases, on which his majesty's autograph
is traced in small diamonds, and small
compasses encased in gold and silver
boxes, with "Hohenzollern" enameled on
them, besides larger and more valuable
gifts.
A number Of cuff links. brooches and
scarf pins with the initial H" in dia-
monds. are also included among the pres
ents. The latter are intended for less inn
pOrtant persons.
Official secrecy is maintained as to what
the emperor and Prince Henry will pre-
sent to the president, Rear Admiral Rob-
ley d. Evans and Miss Alice Roosevelt,
though it is well known that his majesty
will send Miss Roosevelt a jewelled brace
let, and Prince Henry will probably offer
the president fine hunting gun with in
Interchangeable shot and rife barrels, and
its accompanying equipment
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
BY
EMEL JAY

was slowing up at the depot and brother
John was standing on the rear platform
ready to alight. My father gripped the
reins and waited for him to come up.
what happened to you, son?' was his
greeting, never taking his eyes from his
boys face.
''How did you know?" was the aston
ished answer.
Just tell me about II, quick my Iather
said. 49,
cousin Jasper took a party Of us out
in his yacht. 1t is a light affair. There
were a dozen or more of us and we were
watching a big ship sailing into harbor,
when a flaw of wind struck our boat ana
over we went. There were so many small
craft in the harbor that all were saved
and unframed except for the wetting.
We were rather a sad looking lot when
we reached the shore. But how did you
know?"
Your mother saw It."
But the most gruesome manifestation OF
this power came through my mother
sister Mary, wife of William H. Darden'
of Isle Of Wight county. She was JUST
seventeen; had been married not quite
a year. and was on her death bed. she
had a friend, Lucy D, member OF
we'll known and prominent Norfolk fam
ilv. much older than herself, and mother
of a little girl of four or five years or age.
The family history is best withheld, but
this friend had seen much trouble, and
there was fear in the hearts or all her
friends that some day this high-strung,
iu1pulsive nature would rebel-and some
thing would happen. The probable rate
of the little girl had caused Aunt Mary
to toss sleeplessly on her pillow through
many a weary night.
on this particular evening-it was
about $50 o'clock-my mother, an older
CfN SVNer
the reading table in the hall outside of
Aunt Mary's room, embroidering and talk
ing in low tones. There was no light In
the sick room except that shed from the
reading lamp through the partially open
door In the midst of the conversation
a scream from the sickroom brought the
trio to their feet and to Aunt Mary's bed
side. My mother took her hand and with
what calm she could command spoke to
her.
Aunt Mary raised herself to sitting
posture. Lucy" she whispered, where
did she go?"
"she is not with us tonight" they told
her
but she is-she was" was the excited
reply. "She was standing just there
moment ago, trying to persuade me TO
take care of her little girl Oh. she begged
so hard, and 1 m afraid she thought me
cruel, but 1 couldn't promise-I am so
tired"
They tried to comfort her in every way
but she wept heart-brokeDly.
"And when she turned away" she
continued. IT saw how worn and sad she
looked; she was all in white with some
dark thing around her neck which looked
like a piece of rope; it dangled from the
front of her gown, and there was blood
on her gown-great splotches of it
Aunt Mary died that night and the next
morning a telegram came addressed to
her: Lucy died last night" 1t read.
Hung herself from the poster-bed.
Child left to you. Letter will explain"
That was all. Nobody understood or
sought to explain; but it was an actual
occurrence just as / have given 1t. II
happened in the early fifties when my
mother was a young girl.
MARY ALICE PHILLIPS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
Experiences With Mental TefeQraphy
And Wonderful PSyChiC Phenomena

dear to YOU" she said, sis about to sue
cumb TO a long and dangerous Illness, the
outcome Of which is very doubtful"
The gentleman, justly concluding that
this could mean none other than his moth.
er, fastened home with the result already
told.
Another experience of more recent date
was hardly less startling. The subject-or
victim, however we may chose to desig-
nate the recipient of the telepathic mes
sagc-had dream in which she received
a letter containing bad news of disturb
ing and very unexpected character. so
powerful was the effect of the intelligence
conveyed that she spent the remainder
of the night not only sleepless but posi-
lively i'll. When morning came she was
scarcely able to leave her bed, but man.
aged to do so, and an hour or two later
received from the hand of the postman
the identical letter of which she had
dreamed.
The most interesting query that presents
itself to, me in this connection Is: Why
are these telephatic communications al
ways in the nature of warnings of Illness
or danger rather than predictions of sue
cess or unexpected pleasures of any kind?
This is a question to which WORKS on
psychic phenomena have given no salts
factory explanation. Yet it is certainly
true that one rarely, If ever, hears OF
ones receiving a supernatural message
regarding anything of pleasant or desir-
able character.
Again is certain constituencies to
psychic impressions to be desired or 9TH
erwise? One possessing a psychic tenn
permanent may be useful occasionally to
his friends-unless he is laughed at-but
that 1t is a quality calculated frequent
ly to make its possessor uncomfortable is
certain.
However. IT is a fact beyond argu
ment that the subject of psychic research
opens up field of vast and immeasura-
BILE proportions, in which explorations as
yer, though interesting and important,
have not made the Roadway that might
be desired.
Many cOnjectures are being expressed
as to what new improvements will be
given to the world during the twentieth
century But the last so years have seen
man blessed with almost every comfort
and labor saving device thai he desired
or imagined ard may we not venture
to believe it possible that the chief prog
ress of this new century may not be in the
material world at all but in the world Of
spirit?
MARY BRENT WHITESIDE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
Miss Phillips Tells of
4 Wonderful Experience

NV mother and her sister in their girl
hood days possessed what psychologists
call a ''highly developed sub-conscious-
ness" to a rather alarming degree. My
mother has lost 1t. but 1 can remember
the time when its manifestations were ac
cepted and acted upon by US Withou.
question; we treated them as divine IN
SEPARATIONS.
One morning when l was in my sew
enth year she struck terror tC the hearts
of the whole family when she announced
at the breakfast table that she must nave
Immediate news of her oldest son who
had gone to Norfolk the afternoon before
to spend the night with cousin. She
claimed to have seen him foundering In
the water with hand reaching out for, but
not touching an overturned boat. The
vision had come to her in the early
hours of the evening and she had fought
II all night without being able TO convince
herself that IL was a foolish vision born
of her mothers fear for her boy My IA
Their attempted to treat her fears lightly
but his own belief in her peculiar power
of second sight revealed itself in his
strained smile and his face which went
white at the announcement; so unheeding
the calls of the sick and suffering whose
messengers waited at the gate ana IN the
office, he turned his horses head in the
direction of Windsor, the nearest railroad
station to our country home. In that rlde
of three miles he reasoned much and sur
fered more. There was no time TO visit
the telegraph office when he reached
Windsor, for the $40 train from Norfolk
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
Public Schools Without PupiIs-Name
Confederate Home After Our Own
Great Men.

Mrs. w. H FELTON,. Gainesville. Ga.
Dear Madam: 1 am a constant and APP
preciative reader OF your articles in the
Atlanta Journal, especially on school and
Confederate matters.
have no children to attend school, but
my husband and father are taxpayers and
1 feel the burden in that respect. There is
something terribly wrong with the school
system under present management. In
this county there are now two salaried
where the one teacher with a school of
three pupils draws a salary of SIS per
month. and the other teacher draws $40
per month on seven pupils. Are such
things right? 1 see in one issue Of The
Journal that some one writes and asks to
have the Georgia Soldiers home named
for William Mckinley! am opposed to
that. as are most southerners.
All honor TO Mr.. Mckinley, but is II APP
prOpriate TO have our Confederate home
for soldiers named for him.
Where are the names Of Jefferson Davis,
r. E. Lee. ]. E. B. Stuart. P. NJ. B. Young
and our gallant Gordon that we should go
north for a name?
Speak Of these things, Mrs. FELTON,, and
you will be listened TO and needed. Your
voice has weight. mine is unknown and
my pen too weak TO appear in print.
I merely wish TO tell you of how some
OF US think and feel, leaving II to you to
prepare il for print.
With best wishes for a merry Christmas
and a bright happy New Year. am sin
cerely, ESTELLE p.
Athens, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-27
Why Not Allow the Chinese and Japa-
nese 70 Come South7

The outlook is so gloomy for reliable
farm labor in Georgia that am continu-
ally asking this question: why not al
low the Chinese and Japanese to work
the land?"
7 have heard the various objections
which have been urged against Coolie
labor. and II we were not already arileted
with labor not so good or so cleanly or
81 reliable. these. objections might impress
me but as we are situated now, we neeo
not be painfully particular on some OF
these points burdened down already Win
labor that cannot be controlled or depen-
ded upon or Influenced by love or money
TO fulfill contract.
The great objection urged by the Pacific
coast residents was the cheapness of Coo
lie labor. and that competition reduced
the price of the white mans wages In con-
sequence. but any objection Of this KIND
obtains with negro labor also, so we neeo
not be squeamish against the Oriental
laborer. when we have been acquainted
with the African laborer for couple OF
centuries and endured the strain so wen.
Unless there is decided action taken by
congress in this matter the Chinese Will
again be excluded. and this country must
suffer and wait for help to cultivate the
soil. perhaps another third of century,
and this waiting means neavy loss. 1t is
becoming a serious matter with farmers
10 secure any sort of assistance in farm
labor and with heavy taxation which
amounts to almost confscation people VIII
either be obliged to abandon the cultiva-
ton and allow the fields to lie barren and
grow up I'm sedge and briar or import la
Dor. with Coolie labor every foot OF land
IN Georgia could be made productive and
profitable.
on the Pacific coast these Cinnamon
made California the garden spot OF the
continent before they were excluded by
the wild fanatics who aroused bitter pref
uoice against the yellow laborers because
their labor was cheap. With present
farming conditions in the south the scar
city OF labor is the terrible drawback OF
the country. and with this scarcity OF Ia
Dor there is unrelia Dility and utter dis
regard OF contracts.
For one, 1 am anxious TO see the yell
low man given a living chance here in
the south. The Cinnamon I see or know
about are well-behaved and law abiding
and their work is excellent when they
promise to do. Il. We must study this
question in view of our own necessities.