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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

| last warm light. fading gradually into
darkness over the kingly ruins Of Kar.
max, leaves US under the glory OF =
star-gemmed Egyptian sky. and en-
thralls our senses with an overwhelm.
ing awe Of that marvellous civilization
Of bygone age. whose very ruins are
still. after forty centuries OF time, the
crandest In the world
Land Of Mlahty Things.
Egypt Is \ land of mighty things
We are amazed upon every hand by
the. evidences Of the glory OF the dead
nation. The cyclopean masonry Of
karnak awes us into silence and the
vast metropolis Of Memphis. the stu.
pendous immensely Of the pyramids,
the peerless grace of Philae. and the
wonders Of the Valley OF the Tombs,
all vie with one another in our
memories As the supreme sensations
OF our journey through the Land Of
the Pharaohs.
Thebes was the peerless city Of
hundred gates" described by Homer.
and was At city to be the capital of
that gray land where history was born.
The Theban Temple Of Ammon, now
known as Karnak, was the great ma.
tional sanctuary and the seat OF priest.
ly learning. and within its ponderous
walls Moses was educated as the sen
OF PharaOh's daughter. Under Rari.
eses II. Identified by biblical students
as the Pharaoh of the Oppression,
Thebes was mistress OF the world and
carried her victorious banners into
Asia and Europe. The stories Of these
foreign victories are most wildly por.
trayed In stone.carved pictures upon
the temple walls.
Most gigantic OF all the works Of
these ancient builders are the pyra.
mids. about forty in number and
stretching along the edge Of the desert
for twenty-five miles. beginning At
Gizeh. These are also the most an.
cient existing monuments Of Egyptian
antiquity: the Step Pyramids Of Unas.
near the site Of ancient Memphis. dat.
Ing back sig thousand years. The
largest pyramid is that Of Cheops. At
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05
: Ruins Of Old Egypt
G-ss~e~sA,~.ar
Especial Correspondence

"Backsheesh! Howadji! Miskeen.
Backsheesh, Bismillah.r This Is the
first inevitable shout to greet the
travellers astonished ear as he steps
down the gang plank upon the quays
Of Alexandria or Port Said and enters
the maritime portals OF the ancient
Land Of the Pharaohs.
II is well for the glamor Of first
Impressions that to the ordinary
'Howadji' this popular Oriental greet.
ing carries no definite meaning and
that he will fortunately behold many Of
the wonders OF this once mighty EN-.
pire. and come in contact with many
beautiful phases of the modern land
OF Egypt before he learns enough of
the Arabic language to understand
that this universal salutation OF the
modern Egyptian is one unceasing de.
mand for money" "Oh. traveller, I'm
very poor! In the name Of Coda
gift"
II you make a purchase OF pros
porous merchant in the grand bazaars
Of Cairo, and pay him four times the
actual value OF the article purchased
tas you undoubtedly Wild he will still
holi out his hand and murmur plead.
ingly. "Backsheesh! Howadji!" 1t is
the inevitable finale to every business
transaction in the East, and is very
apt TO be ones most vivid remem-
brance Of sojourn in the Khedive's
doflinions.
A more eloquent parallel could
scarcely be drawn between the great
Egypt Of the Pharaohs and the degen.
crate nation. ruled to-day by His
Highness Abbas Pasha, than the spec.
tacle presented At every temple gate;
the hordes OF begging fellahin and the
insignificant native huts of unbakec
Nile mud. huddled together In the very
shadow Of ruined wonders Of architec-
ture SO stupendous that the world has
never ceased to be amazed at their
contemplation!
The world has never seen and per.
haps may never see again. such awe
some marvels Of the builders art
such stupendous sepulchers for q ma.
tons kings-as those whose ruined
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

Gixeh. a veritsble mountain OF he~ n
stone. $50 feet high and covering four.
teen acres Of ground.
Trinity Of the Desert.
To gain n CON prehensib!e idea OF
the imms rsisy Of these giant sepul,
cheers We hire party Of Bedouius with
eamels and journey out into the sol!.
tude OF the Great Desert: but. though
VIC travel for hours. until on every
hand the yellow sands Of. the Sahara
stretch away into seeming inAnity. and
the green paliAr. the Nile Valley and
the minarets Of distant Cairo have all
long since faded from our sight. the
great trinity 81 the desert. cheops.
kcphfcn and Menkara. stlli raise
their hoary heads above the lin,iilcss
expanse OF desert sands. seemingly
quite undim!nished In their great d..
mansions.
by the Bedouin graveyard. At the
edge Of the desert. grows an ancient
Nc tree with widespreaIing boughr.
We stretch ourselves YEARLY beneath
Its welcome shade. while the camels
kncel about us. aad. sending ons Of
tho Bcdouins 10 the nearby Arab VII.
iase for food. vs ara soon cnjoyias
the rather questionable delights Of .
meal In . desert camp. Fiat wheaton
cakes Of unicavsasd bread. "kababs"
Of mutton. oranges and dates In abund.
ancc. and the curious Egyptian sweet.
meat called 'hellowya." washed down
with long draughts Of Nile water from
our bottle boys sarthsn 'kuilsh." con.
stitutc our mesh. We are surrouadsd
By = circle Of Interested and hungry.
looking Bcdeulas. Who asht the coust.
less myriads II dies and aeas. and &C.
css'onally. lest ws forget. panctsats
our meal with . bland request It
"0Ackshtesh. Hows1Hi"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

ancient Land OF khem.
Picture Of lovsiinsss.
What thoughtful Howadji from the
Western World could stand among the
mighty columns Of Luxor. under the
glory Of an Egyptian moon. and fall
to be moved by the feeling Of awe
and amazed wonder which sweeps
with overwhelming force upon him:
The supreme effect Of that majestic
temple. with It's towering columns
and glorious courts bathed In the
silvery moonlight or wrapped IL the
purple shadows. Il a picture Of sur
passing loSel!ncss. destined TO linxcr
always among our fondcst rccoilec.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

II II not true. ~ sco6rrs say. that
the only di6srsncs ~bstwsea winter
aad summer In New Ensland IL ths,
we spend our summen asAtag and
shovelinx snow. and that In wlnsss
there's no Ashing.-Bostou Globe.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

Mr.. Peary Will take with him on his
polar expedition some very delicate In.
s'rumcnts, which will let him know
whether he has discovered the exact
spo, or no. This is = necessary pre-
caution.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

Interesting Indeed 4. the project OF
the company that is planning TO spend
100000 In dredging the Tibcr. to
make II nsvigablc IN far us Rome.
There's no knowing what the drcdr.
ers may dig up.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

The $500 English immigrants who
entered the por, Of Boston last year
would have made a very notable add.
ton TO the colony OF Massachusetts
bay II they had come over $50 years
ago.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

Three hundred thousand people Wis
lied Coney Island las, Sunday. The
devil continues to regard vacations as
unuecessary
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

A fashion writer tells that the
short walking skirt IL becoming short.
er and the long drcssy skirt longer. e
Presently the short skirt will grow
longer and the long skirt shorter un.
I'll one becomes tho other.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05
THE JOURNAL
MONTE VISTA. COLORADO.

We wonder II the PEOPLE up on Mars
had as much trouble digging their
canals.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

Japan is going to borrow $3.50. 0O0.-
900. Evidently the laps don't expect
Russia to be able to pay the indem-
nifty right away.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

bile will be succeeded by the air ship
And still the horse has not gone.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

kang Yu Wei. head of the Chinese
Reform Association. is in New York.
This sounds even more serious tnan
the boycott.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

worth in its own name $4,000, 0O0-oi
less than you would take for yours.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

It's odd, but quite true. that q ham
mock Is far more comfortable with
Two persons in IL than with one.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

An eastern man has succeeded in
breeding scent!ess variety Of skunks
Let him now try his hand at deodor-
ling the autos.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

A tempest in a teapot is \ small at
fair when compared with q revolution
in bowl of soup.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

There is no such word as graft In
the japanese language. They just use
the word theft
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

A Chicago man advertises for "a
lady stenographer." requesting that
She state her age" lie must think
there are ladies in that town who are
very much In need OF Jobs.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

Edison says radium will be az cheap
as coal some day. Yet this may only
mean that coal will be as expensive
as radium some day.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

The man who bought a $1,000 auto.
mobile In New York with bad check
deserved to have 1t break down with
him before he turned the corner Of
the street.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

In the baseball league standing at
the end OF the season. as in the apple
barrel the best and the ripest fruit Is
Conspicuous at the top.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

when II comes to picturesque styles
in revolution the South American re-
publics are reluctantly compelled to
admit that Russia has them all ou:.
classed.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

We do not know certainly. but we
suspect that the Baltimore man who
said in his win: THE world has not
loved me-" never really loved the
world.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

The price Of chloroform has been
reduced 40 per cent. II is evident
that DIR. Osler has not succeeded In
causing the demand to exceed the sup
ply.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-05

King Edward has had another birth
day without doing anything for VIII
liam Waldorf Aston. Yet they say
Edward is a kind.hearted king.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
HISTORY DOWN TO DATE.

Poor Richard was writing his Almanac
why, no." he explained. to inquirers,
lit is not at all a difficult matter. in
fact it's very simple to predict the
weather. | merely say, about this time
borrow an umbrella"
Herein, We see the greatness Of the
man. and the true cause for the survival
of such humane advice. 1t has gotten
US out of many Il hole.
Joshua had just made the moon stand
still, in the valley of Aialon.
"Ain't that nice of him. gigled the
daughter, to her best young man. Dear
me. just think. you won't have to say
goodbye for a whole day"
Thus are great things diminished. The
winning of the battle was, in this light.
reduced to mere trifle.
Penelope had "a get" busy air about
her.
She was unravelling the shroud
But" they asked, "why all this fuss
If you want to put your lovers off. just
tell them to wait till you get the Dress
maker to send your new gown home"
Seeing the superiority of modern ideas,
she dcssted from her labors.
Zcuxis was hoasting that the birds
reckcd at his painted fruit.
That's nothing" returned Vandyke.
81 painted a girls fiance so that when
she kissed it in the dark the lips tickled
her"
Herein We sec where he really got his
reputation for boards.
Hamilton was preparing for the duel.
NO" he remarked, ~ don't think
shall survive; it would only be natural
for q Burr to stick"
Firing his pistol in the air nc justified
his line of reasoning.-New York World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27

is pretty sure not to be approached ex-
cept when stern necessity dictates. They
need to learn that even though country
be gridironcd with steam and electric
railways, il the ways leading to stations
are in bad condition. travellers will avoid
stopping, If possible. preferring those
communities where fine drives can be
enjoyed. They need to learn that the
farmer himself can not afford to haul
his products over poor road when by
the expenditure of thought and energy
he can secure the Improvement Of his
roads SO that double the load can be
carried.
The New York Legislature must appre-
ciatc all this, for 1t has considered the
outlay of the vast sum Of 0O0 for
improved highways, and If the counties
do ,ner part every community in the
Empire state will be able to profit by
this expenditure of money. 1t is TO be
feared that the experience of the Elm
pire State will be similar to that of
Pennsylvania. and that a campaign Of
education will have to be conducted in
every county. as in Vermont, before the
local authorities will be ready to do their
part toward the Improvement Of the pub
lie highways.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A society man is neither ornamental
nor useful.
It's better to believe all you say than
half YOU hear.
Some men would rather so to Jail than
hustle for a living.
Fortunately for mankind. the weather
never objects to being talked about.
1t is reported that oil trains no longer
run on Standard time in Kansas.
Did ii ever occur to you that nearly
oil tireproof buildings are heavily insured?
Many man who praises the free
lunch downtown growls about the din
ne. at home.
A womans idea of good luck is to find
a pair of socks in the pile that doesn't
need darning.
A girl is never satisfied until the right
man comes along and says the right
thing at the right time.
There is something wrong with the
woman who declares that there isn't
spark of jealousy in her makeup.
II "A girl is entertaining a young man
with a moustachc in the parlor, she s
afraid the folks viii! misunderstood if
she SneezcS.
When a woman wants to call her nus
band down before company she doesn' t
say word. but Just looks at him in a
peculiar way.--Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
THE OLDEST SENATOR'S.
(!'rOm the Hartford T'lmes.J

Woefllly wrong is the esteemed Brook
Ign Eagle in saying that Senators Hale
and Frye of Maine nave been in the
Senate longer than the late y. II. I'latt
served IN that body. Plat entered the
the Senate March 4, 1879. Hale began
his senatorial career on March 4, 1881,
and on the following day Frye became
IL member of that body. At the time Of
flatts death only two senior members of
the Senate had been longer in continuous
harness than he. William B. Allison OF
had just rounded out his first term when
Platt, triflc under 80 years old. was
inductod into the upper branch of the
federal legislature. The venerable John
l.. Morgan Of Alabama, who acquired
the title of senator or March 4. 1877. is
the only other person who was a menu
Der at both the beginning and the end
of Platts senatorial service.
Only TWO present members Of the Sem
ate were born prior to the dead Connect
cut statesnan--Pettus of Alabama who
was born July i. 1921 and Morgan, also
of Alabama. whose birth certificate bears
the date of June ~. 1924. Senator Bate
of Tennessee. who died last month us the
result of exposure on Inauguration day.
WAS born October :, 1896 or about nine
months before Platt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
LOCAL OPTION IN RESIDENTIAL
nISTR1CTS.

According to advices from Albany
II is believed that Governor Higgins
will sign the bill which has passed both
branches of the Legislature, provid-
ing for local option in residential dis
tricts in cities, and if this proves to
be the case the liquor interests will
prepare to make tremendous fight.
1t is an unquostiOned fact that if the
question comes to the matter of
popular election, scores of saloons in
residential districts will be wiped out
ure will be to permit presidential Sec
lions" having a population of 900 or
over to bar out the liquor traffic not
only on Sundays but also on every day
of the week.
The liquor interests did not suppose
until recently that there was any pros
pect Of the passage Of the measure, and
Us enactment is to be credited to the
members of the churches, who several
months ago circulated petitions to the
Legislature requesting the passage OF
such a measure. The movement grew
brought to bear upon the lawmakers
so that even the strong lobby maintain
ed by the liquor interests was unable
to sidetrack the bill Thu effect of the
measure in license towns will be to To-
caliZe the liquor traffic. and the
chances are that when once this has
been accomplished the people will not
vote to return to former conditions,
since even those who favor saloons as
a rule do not desire the same to be To-
Gated next door to their homes
1t is to be noted that the arguments
and prohibition in any town do
not have any force in this connection
since the main question il not whether
liquor shall be sold or not but simply
where it shall be sold in city Those
cities in Vermont which have license
can appreciate the advantages of keep
ing the sale of liquor in the business
part and as far away from residences
as possible, and it is not impossible
that If the present system of dealing
with the license question is continued
in Vermont, residential local option
may be called for.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
True TO HER PROMISE.

"Iosiaf" said Mrs, Chugwater. what
do Won do at those lodge meetings you
attend twice a month";
you don't expect me tn tell YOU that,
do YOU? our proceedings are secret"
"A man ouehtn't to have any secrets
from his wife. What is the password"
rive taken a solemn obligation never
to communicate that to any outsider"
I'm not AN outsider. A man and his
wifi. are one. You have right to COM
municatc il To me-
Mr.. Chugwatcr reflected.
"Woll," he said III ! repeat the pass.
word to you once will you promise nevey
to ask me to say il again?"
Yes"
"And YOU will never tell anybody else'''
Never"
Whereupon he rapidly uttered the fol.
lowing astonishing word:
'Magelliellnellkazcn alottaruvistualizab.
nkamanak kali loolcroo."
Mrs. Chugwater kept he~ promise. Shs
never repeated that password to Il living
Oul.--Chicago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
THE EARTH's ENERGY.

One frequently hears the wonder ex-
pressed that the supply of coal does not
give out, and it is usually accompanied
hy query as to what substitute will be
found to take the place of mat fuel. a
writer in the current number of llar-
pers Weekly has something interesting
to say concerning recent observations of
Professor Shalcr with reference TO the
probable duration of the earth's supply
Of available energy. Those unfol tunate
individuals who arc inclined to worry
will not be reassured to learn that &C.
cording to this authority the solar cner-
eies stored up in the earth in the form
of coal and petroleum cannot last beyond
three or four hundred years: and after
these are exhausted there will remain
the deposits of peat and the carbonace-
Gus shales, hut even these are far from
unlimited. The energy supplied By
water in motion also has it's limitations,
gary for man tn depend on power de-
rived from the winds, from sea waves
and from direct reflection of the solar
rays.
There is one consolation, however, ana
this is that we are likely to secure in
one way and another all the mechanical
power we need until human beings have
multiplied beyond the earth's ability to
feed Them A number of hundred years
are likely - elapse before this density
CT population is reached, so that no man
or woman or child now alive will need Ia
worry over the prospects of being de-
rrivcd of fuel or the worlds loss OF
power or the inability of the earth tc
sustain life.
We can look ahead hundreds or thou.
sands of years and wonder what eul
descendants will do when these dire
prophecies nre come to pass. but 1t is
Not impossible that people several thou
sand years ago were INDUCING in spec
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
CORRUPTION IN RUTLAND.

Judging from the testimony which Is
lcirg ELECTED in the case of cx-Alier-
man Edward Pomeroy against Alder
man. elect Guy 0. Kelton. which is now
being tried in Rutland, and the comment
of the local evening paper, the Marble
City can boast of a peculiarly rotten
condition Of affairs particularly in ward
eleven In speaking of the developments
in connection with the trial the Rutland
News says:
1t would seem, from the disclosures
made in the quo warranto proceedings
instituted by ex-Aldcrman Edward POM
eroy against Alderman-clcct Guy y. kcl-
ton in ward II. as If Mr.. Pomeroy and his
adherents would heartily wish that such
proceedings had not been opened. If half
of the testimony given by the witnesses
summoned in these proceedings is true.
there is disclosed a rOttcnncss Of politics
in that ward beyond the suspicious of any
citizen who has supposed that he knew
something Of them. The use Of liquor.
the debauchery of suffrage that is testi-
fed to. puts to shame the methods of the
sheep-driving political bosses of New
Yorks flthicst precincts. The stencil
from ward II is almost unloearable. But
the quicker it all comes out and tho cause
of it known to all men, and the city
purged. the better.
II would appear from the testimony in
the case that some extraordinary offers
were made by different persons to Sc
cure support for Mr. Pomeroy. Ono licu-
tenant made promise of an appoint
merit to the police force in case Mr..
Pon,eroy was supported, while one man
testified to handling tha liQuOr, adding
that he PUT water in TIE same so that
the men should not become Intoxicated.
r.. H. Shcrtslevos testified that ne was
given rooney to get his fathe. out of
town because the latter had told that
he voted for Pomeroy whereas he had
been asked to say that he voted for KEEL
ton The case has not been completed.
but sufficient evidence has already been
atiduo ed to show that there is somethin.,
rotten in Rutland.