The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-21
IN HIS Desire 70 5E PRoGREs-
sIVE. THE RULER OF MO-
rocco souANDERs MON
ES, TO THE HORROR
OF HIS FAITHFUL
SUBJECTS

Morocco during the PerulcariS hld.
mapping incident. writes as follows
in the independents:
"Mahomet was 25 years old when
he married Kadiiah, who was Is
years older. and who more than any
one else strengthened the han of
the prophet in his labors to combat
idolatry and establish a new and
rtrer creed among the people of his
race.
The blood of this prophet drags
llanguidly through the amiahle after
les of Mulos Abdul Aaiz. Emperor of
| Morocco. and it has been dragging,
langlidly for the past . wears,
Mal1omet disapppved of portraits
because to him they suggested idol
airy. To-day NO orthodox Moor per-
nlits himself TO be photographed, nc
orthodox Moorish house contains pic
lures of people.
Kaiser N1uley. however, ordered q
koaaIl-not one. but q dozen. He
created the post Of pbotogra-
pher and had his sacred Moslem per-
son Photographed. and If there could
be anything worse than that it was
to have this same photograph null
tiplied and sold at one cent apiece
throughout the cities of the Mediter-
ranean. to the scandal of every Mos
lem from the Hinalayas to the Pill
lars of Hercules. and h correspond
ing delight of Jews and Gentiles.
r. It was a Christian who put his
idea into the anlable head Of Kaiser
Muley. and I am told tina the said
Christian did so for the sake of
money.
There is a little strip of water at
Fez-enough of it to sail model.
yachts or possibly a dimunitive naph-
tina launch. In an evil moment
Kaiser Muley heard through the
mouth of a Christian adviser that the
great King Edward owned a steam
yacht, and that, indeed, all the great
rulers had them. The Sultan was
persuaded with ease-he would have
one for his little strip of water at
Fee.
But the Christian adviser had larg-
zer views. at least financially, for he
promptly negotiated, not for a launch.
but for q sea-going royal yacht,
which in the course of time reported
eff the coast of Morocco and demand
ed transport to Fee. a distance of
some 200 miles overland!
Kaiser Muley paid for this yacht
many times more than it was worth,
iron. for it had no value in his eyes
once that his whim had been graft
fed.
And then cam King Edwards
coronation to primer this son of the
desert. His Christian adviser said
to him: 'tThe British King has a cor
onation coach-all great rulers have
gaudy carriages and magnificent har-
ness; it strengthens h feeling Of
loyalty among the masses. The Sui
tan of Morocco cannot afford to make
less display than his brother monarchs
of Austria, Russia and England"
So the coach was ordered-the
most theatrical and costly thing of
it's kind that Bond street dealers could
invent for a weak-minded spendthrift
with a negro love of finery. The
Christian adviser shared in the profits
of his colossal, criminal nonsense.
The coach finally arrived. and with
it harness SO heavy with ornaments
tina few horses in the empire could
have supported its weight, eve had
they been broker to this form of ex-
ercise. But the Sultan had no horses
broken to harness, and lie wanted
to have his toy at once.
So he ordered out his army and har-
messed them into the traces. The
Christian adviser was made to sit
inside, another Christian stood upon
the board intended for the footman
behind, while Kaiser Muley mount
ed onto the box and waved his whip
over the brown backs of his Mahom-
etan warriors.
The Christian agent at Fee show
ed Kaiser Muley a highly colored
supplement In one of The London
papers portraying King Edward in
his coronation robes. with crown
resting on the table.
But" said Kaiser Muley, my re-
ligion does not permit me to wear a
crown
Nobody wants you to wear the
crown answered the plausible adj
wiser. s.But you might just buy one
and be photographed with it along
rsJo re Won i,1SfEtn show h9fIvnu are