Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-08-25

NOHuSTlul ILLUSTRATION Oh WnaN I'LL
mense changes may be wrought, and
how the whole population may be
advantaged, by spreading the bene-
fits of irrigation.
There is one point of construction
in the Assuan dam which is little
known outside engineering circles,
and yet will be of general interest.
The dam, ~ miles across, is pierced
by $50 openings, furnished with regu-
lating gates. Many of these latter
are at a great depth, and have there
fore to withstand the pressure of mil
lions of tons of water Steel gives
the required strength of material, but
the next problem was how to move
the gates up and down. The window
sash system of ordinary sluice gates
was impossible, for the enormous
pressure would have damned the sur
faces in contact so as to make the
gates immovahle. To reduce the
friction caSt-iron rollers were intro
duced between the face of each gate
and the grooves in which it works,
and now through this simple device
the hand of a little child can raise or
lower these immense portcullises of
steel.
In the palace of agriculture Egypt
shows us her produce grown under
irrigation-rice, barley, wheat, maize.
millet, peas, beans, lupins, lentile.
vetches, sesame linseed, castor oil
seed, clover seed, lettuce seed, and
other seeds of vegetables. There is
also an extensive exhibit of Egyptian
cotton, which, because of the length
of the fiber, commands a special mar
ket throughout the world, 25 per cent
of the crop coming each year to
America. Sugar, from cane grown
under irrigation, is another important
product, but, in face of competition
from the cheaper beet sugar grown
en- the continent of Europe, is no
longer exported from Egypt, all the
output going into local consumption
Salt is third industry illustrated by
samples; this is made near Port Said
by evaporation from sea water, the
quality being particularly fine, and
the export trade considerable.
In the forestry building the re-
sources of the Soudan are illustrated
Ivory, gum Arabic, ostrich feathers,
and rubber are the chief articles of
trade, now rapidly reviving since the
| seal which Mahdism placed so long
upon the country of the upper Nile
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very extensive and interesting exhibit
of native weapons-spears, swords
and daggers; cow-hide buckles, sill
yer anklets, bead-work and other or
naments; musical instruments, primi-
tive field implements, clubs, pipes,
saddles for horse and camel, native
dressed leather, straw hats of mar
velous design. cotton fans shaped like
small flags; also the famous gibbas
or patchwork coats, worn by the
dervishes, and in which the fanatics
fought and died to the number of ten
thousand on the stricken field OF
Omdurman. In eloquent contrast is
a showcase containing specimens OF
bookkeeping and other handicrafts
from the Gordon memorial college
now established at Khartoum, close
to the scene of the decisive battle be-
tween the forces of barbarism and
civilization
Ancient Egypt lmfolds corner of
her historical scroll in the building
of anthropology. Here we see mum
| mics and mummy cases covered with
painted hieroglyphics, granite sar-
cophagus from the pyramids OF
| Sakkarah, its walls inscribed with
pictul ed stories from far-distant days,
/ casts of statues and of wall sculptur-
ings, together with representative
| specimens of Egyptian antiquities,
| head necklaces and scarabs Or signet
rings in the design of the sacred
! beetle, emblem of Immortality Tens
| of thousands of Americans visit
Egypt every winter to see her an
| Gent sights, but the millions this
year will obtain at least glimpse of
them at the st. Louis exposition