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fighting for it and tearing II 70 pieces.
1 never saw such a thirst for adveT-
Using matter
Our voyage from Cairo to Luxor was
punetured with so many new expert
ences that possibly it would be better
to take them in order. Egypt IS the
land Of leisurely travel If you look
at the map the distance from Cairo to
Luxor seems only q good hop, skip and
iumD. It is ass miles by rail- and the
lightning express does it in fifteen
hours. the same being considered a rec
ord performance. Our boat LETT caro-
one Friday afternoon and arrived III
Luxor the following Thursday morn
ing. We chugged slowly against tire
current all the way tying up every
night and getting away. before daypredk-
next morning Several times We
changed pilots The Nile pilot IS usual
.Iv a gTizzIpd old sheikh with the doubt
full combination of a department. store
Spring OvercOat and a red tez- lie
stands at the wheel passing the crew
while the ostensibie captain Or man
aeer. who is q budding European IN 4
neat uniform. has nothing much TO do
cxceDf circulate on the upper deck ana
pour tea for a little cluster of inteilec-
tuaI ciantesses from England Two sal
lors stand well forward on the lower
deck. one on each side. jaDbing at the
river. with poles in order TO get the
denth of the channel If the boat runs
into water less than six inches deep
they become alarmed and start to yclP-
Occasionally the gallant craft strikes
u bar and comes 10 q tired Dause}
vhcreupun all the passengers say
Might" and iuTch out of their camp
stools Then there is . little welcome
excitement and the natives, of the crew
run around in circles and call upon
Allah for temporary assistance With
much rrunting. both By the boat and
the men at the poles. the good .Hatasoo
backs ont of the mud and takes fresh
start, zi2-zassing through the shadows
until deem water is foUnd-that IS a
depth Of anywhere from three TO four
feet. The Nile is Just as fnicaI and uu-
reliable as q Missouri or Mississippi. the
tOrtUOus channel constantly shifting.
and the-piIUt needs. to be an expert with
d memory like an eDcyClOyaedia. For
-tuuateIy there are no snags. Wood is
about the most precious commodity in
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In order to be healthful, the dress we
wear must be suited to the season, the
weather and the business we have IN
hand. We are now IN the midst of
spring. with soft airs, sudden showers,
bright sunshine. and every other de-
IightfuI thing that belongs to the most
charming part of the year. But last
December, although We had what is
called an open winter. there were
piercing winds and suIlen skies, and
much Of the time the temperature was
somewhere in the neighborhOod of the
freezing point.
A friend Of mine had occasion to take
a train one December afternoon from
New York TO Albany. Midway on the
journey the train stopped and among
the passengers who stepped aboard was
q pretty girl with jacket over her arm,
no hat on her head, and protected from
the weather only by a thin shirt waist
with short sleeves. The shirt waist was
dainty and pretty and trimmed with
lace and embroidery, but, nevertheless.
on that day and in that atmosphere, the
girls dress was an invitation to grippe
or pneumonia
All last winter, any one who chose 10
look might see beautiful New York
girls walking on Fifth avenue. in the
afternoon. with furs around their neck
while their feet were shod with low
shoes and their short skirts left visible
the most elaborate ODen-work stock
ings. This was certainly not health
full style Of dress 7 trust not a single
school girl left her mothers home
CARRIED in so stupid a fashion.
Now that warm weather is here, the
problem has4ess difficulty and the ele-
ment OF protection from cold is elimi-
mated. You are rather better off with
out hats than with them in summer. un-
less the sun is blazing and you need TO
be screened from its direct rays.
IF YOU would like TO have thick. soft
and beautiful hair. YOU will run about
without a hat whenever you can. Morn
ings and evenings a jacket may be nee
esssry and a golf cape in the mountains
or ct The shore Is a very comfortable
addition to a girls wardrobe. When
sitting out of doors on a summer even
ing, st is always well to have a wrap
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houses of England are held by very
strange tenures. Some, such as those by
which the Dukes Of Marlborough and
Wellington hold their possessions. are
fairly familiar Both have TO render a
small flag or ensign yearly, which is de-
posted i'm Windsor castle. Others are
not so well known For instance the
owners of Nuneham. the home of the
HarcOurts. are obliged to maintain Ger
tain number Of deer in the park under
penalty of certain lands TeEerting to the
crown. And Bury house, in the New For
est is held by the tenure of presenting
to the sovereign. whenever he visits the
New Forest, d brace of milk-white grey
hounds.
Sometimes it Is the tenants on an es-
tate whose leases are granted on similar
tenure The tenants at Hampton Bish-
Oh. county of Hereford. for instance. are
obliged by their original leases 10 get
yearly six hoTselOads of rods or wattles
from Hay Wood to make hurdles for
Denning shep at the Hereford fair. when
ever they may be required to do so. For
each load a halfpenuy was to be paid
But il is a long time since the Hampton
Bishop tenants were requested TO fulfill
their contract. and probably few of them
are even aware of this popularity in
tl.eir leases
Similar oddities prevail in some cCClCsi-
asticaI leases. The vicar of COleshill, in
WaTwickshire, holds. or used to hold,
his glebe on the condition that if the
young men of his parish were able to-
catch a hare and bring it TO him before
10 o'clock on Easter Monday morning, he
was bound to give them a calfs head
and a hundred eggs for breakfast.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-20
CURIOUS LEASES.
Strange Tenures by Which Many
English Houses Are Held.

The leases of many West End London
houses are very interesting. says London
Tit-Bits. Amazing as il may seem, many
of the very finest shops in New Bond
street are let on lease at a rental of only
about $50 year Few are over SIS, and
some are as low as $50. However. the
tenant does not get off quite SO chea ply
as might appear. for every seven or four
teen yeaTs-as the case may be-he has
to pay what is called a fine to the own
ers, who are the corporation of the city
Of London
So long as the tenant continues to paw
the fine regularly his lease is renewable
forever But if he should for any rea-
son fail to renew the lease at the Speci-
fled time the corporation, as an act of
grace grants A renewal for eighty wears.
at the end of which time the property
reverts to the corporation. Most of these
curious leases date back to many years
ago when no one fOresaW the enormous
increase in value which was to take
place in what was then mere suburb
of London
Some of Londons old hotels are held
by curious leases. An ancient hosiery
in HolbOrD was recently rebuilt. and
during the building operations a duly ap-
pointed customer entered at a certain
time every day. and, visiting a little
wooden shantv in the midst of a wilder
ness of brick and mortar. made purchase
of an imperial pint OF beer This bust
ness done the man in charge closed the
shanty and il was not opened again until
the same time the following day The
owners of the new building were obliged
to erect the hut to carry on the business.
otherwise they would have lost their IL
cense-
Many of the fine ancestral country
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at the Presbyterian mission said ne.
Il speak only English aFd Arabic. -
We questioned him later and learned
that he took Nj Peasley 10 be a RuS-
sian. This one little experience. rather
discouraged our travelling companion.
He said it was foolish to waste import
ant dialogue on a lot Of ben GIFTED ig-
nOTmi who did not know their own Ian
guage.
As matter of fact. English carries
the tourist everywhere in Egypt. The
American mission school, supported by
the Presbyterians IS a proud focal in
stitution I'm each good sized town At
every landing along the river small boys
from the mission schools would come
down TO the boat TO ask for English
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the end most of them gained what is
great beauty for any girI-a fat back
and a graceful carriage of the head
but they did not usually have such
health as you are born to possess
They wore wTetchedly thin shoes with
soles like paper, pointed toes and point
ed heels. The roads in those days were
muddy and the girls were afraid to go
out when 1t rained- Their dresses We're
of muslin, close and clinging. with bal
waists that ended under the armpits.
and in the house and OuC most Of them
wore either -tUrbans or caps Of muslin
and lace trimmed with flowers. velvet
and ribbon.
Your fashions are less picturesque.
but are really finer and better adapted
TO your tramping out of doors in rain
and sun. and to your varied occupations
when i'm the house
A Eirl who would like to be splendid
y well must always wear shoes that are
neither too loose nor TOO tight A shoe
that Wobbles about and does not nicely
fit the foot. Is as little to be desired a.
one that d'sJoTts il by cramDing and
pinching and crushing the toes together
or otherwise deforming one Of the pref
test features of the body.
A chirOpOdIst told me one day that i'm
his opinion nearly all dealers in shoes
hired lUnatics for statesmen.
I said; Isn't that an extreme state
ment2"
Not at ALL" he said. IF Won could
only see the feet that [ do. the Young
girls who have bUniOns and corns and
hObble about in shoes never Intended
by Nature for their wearing. the older
women whose feet We're ruined before
they were 16. you would understand
what ] mean. Of course" he added
IF everybody had sense enough 10
ADOPT hysienic shoes, with broad soIes
and low heels, 7 should have to choose
another profession, for my vocatio
would be gone"
Never neglect 10 change your outdoor
shoes for indoor ones when YOU come
I'm, expecting to spend the evening at
home. The shoes last longer and the
feet feel better if this precaution is re-
garded.
I have not said anything about uu-
derclothing. because most girls wear
what is most aereea bic TO the skin. and
are influenced I'm their choice bv the
Judgment Of their mothers Whatever
you adoDt notice that II should fire.
Guentlv be changed and be careful TO
have it good OF its kind DAINTY un-
derclOthing is one of the characteristics
in dress Of refined and fastidious girls
Copyright. 1906. by Jo> aH B. Bowles.)
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fAanuc villains in white gowns and
huge turbans, who dangie tawdry mer-
oh JndIse in front of him and begged
him TO make them an offer. Mr.. Brew
ster was d good deal amazed and we
were more or less puzzled until we
came back TO the boat and Mr.. Peasley
confessed that the Arabic characters
boldly displayed on Mr.. Brewster's he'll
met did not stand FOR his lame and ad-
dress at all. but meant. as nearly as
could be translated, rich American
Easy Mark
Poor Mr. Brewster. At the present
writing he is Sill wearing that bold
label. wandering i'm and out Of shops
and around hotels. inviting the attacks
Of guides. donkey boys, servants and
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Healthful Dress For Spring.
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER.

and either a golf cape. a railway rug
or one Of those sensible cIoaks with
hoods and pockets made so neatly by
our Shaker friends, viii fill the need to
protection.
A school girls dress should be well
fitting and its weight hanging from the
shoulder should never be allowed to
become an impeachment. An elderly lady
whose girlhOOd was passed fifty years
ago, in a southern state. tells me that
she remembers when every girls moth
er did her best to squeeze her daugh-
terS waist into very small compass.
and that q girl sometimes wore tied
around that same slender waist eight
or nine very stifly starched petticoats
at the same time. It was small wonder
that the girls of those days too often
went into decline and early faded out
Of existence. Those who survived were
delicate and tainted away at any slight
shock, had very precarious appetites,
and would have been amazed at the
rude health of the girls Of our time.
e. .WhateYeT YOU do. girls, be sure that
you have ample room to breathe ANY
form of dress that contracts your
powers Of breathing is unhealthfuI and
far from beautiful For alI-round wear.
few fashions exceed in common sense
the loose costume insisted upon in the
gymnasium. with n little more length
in the skirt than is permissible when
one is playing basketball. running or
jumping. this dress is ideal for the
school room. For walking. and every
school girl should take long walk
every day as a matter of course. the
only healthful dress is one that easily
and thoroughly clears the ground
You girls who read this possess a
great advantage over girls who lived a
century age. I suppose it is hard for
you to realize that women who. were
they still on earth, would be more than
century old. were once girls Ike
yourselves. They had pretty hard times
under the regime then in vogue. for
they often had to spend hours lying fat
on their backs. strapped fast TO a board
in order that they might be perfectly
straight and. when they did not recline
TN this tortured fashion. they We're
equally compelled TO be uncomfortable
for they had to sit or walk with a stiff
board fastened to their shoulders. In
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only three times. AS I have already
explained, the traveller need not leave
the Nile steamer in order to see nearly
everything that is happening in Egypt
Leaving Cairo late on Friday afternoon
we made two stops on Saturday to dis
charge freight and take on natives
Many of the women came aboard close
" yelled and were at once secreted in
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peddlers. Tt seemed a rather loW-down
trick, but Mr.. Peasley said that prob
ably It would fatter Mr.. Brewster to
learn that any one from Connecticut
could attract SO much attention in a
foreign country.
Arabie-i Is stfrely a weird excuse for d
language. Ia its written form it looks
ike the bird track illustrations in one
of Thompson Seton ThOmpsOn's books.
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NEW

has been for several centuries the home
of an Obstreperous breed of cutthTOats
Repeated attempts have been made TO
exteTminate or scatter the tribe, but it
is still in existence, although somewhat
subdued. The government keeps a
guard of soldiers at the town and when
we landed we found ourselves surround
ed by the military, while the natives
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BY GEORGE ABE

books. These requests were such vel
come variation from the everlasting
howl for "baksheesn'' that the over
generous passengers soon gave away all
the reading matter on board and had
nothing left for themselves except
Baedekers and time tables b. l saw a
silver haired old lady from Philadelphia
give to a coal black and half naked
child Of s volume of Browning's
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poems in paper cover. The dusky in
FAINT CIasped the book to his bare bos-
ON and shouted his thanI-S as the boat
headed up stream. and ne old lady
was 50 gTatifed and happy that she
stood looking at him with tear dinlnled
eyes and never gave thought as to
what might happen to his intellect Al
one town. just as we We're casting on.
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"a canvas compartment. on the lower
deck. These precautions. seemed to be
needless. Two .adiectiYes viii best de-
scribe the pride OF the Enthusiastically
and dabby- Unless you wish TO lose all
enthusiasm for the Arabian Nights
keep away from EgEpL.
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Sunday--Arriving at Benz Hassan at
10 o'clock we went ashore and climbed
on midget donkeys and rode away 10
explore the rock tOmbs. Benz Hassan
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Egypt. and all the snags were fshed
out and utilized some 1000 years before
we happened along. Although our voy-
age lasted five full days we went ashore
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That Is the American Way.
lNeW York World.

fNcW 1UIh " OtluJ
Mr. Hartman is perfectly safe N pro-
pheSying that San Francisco VIII become
bigger than before and finer and more
beautiful
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(Copyright. 1906. by George Ade.)
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-08
Talk of the Town.

| Nels Austin took down with ty-
phoid fever last week.
When you come to town, stop
at the Chicago House. 80
John Redfern lives twenty miles
or more south and makes two trips
a week to Valentine with hay, for
which he always receives the high
est market price.
We received letter from one
to whom we sent a statement the
first of the year, saying he never
subscribed for the paper and
wasn't going to pay for it.
Theo. Tillson, a prosperous farm
er and stockraiser down the river,
hauled in a load of wheat last Fri
day and renewed his subscription
to THE DEMOCRAT while in town.
At the meeting of the stock-hold-
ers of the First National Bank the
following officers we're chosen:
g. H. Cornell, pres; j. I. May,
vice pres; M. V. Nicholson, CASH
Ter; L. M. Keene and B. K. c.
Cornell, directors.
A casket truck has been added
by Geo. H. Horribly to his under
taking equipment. This will be a
great convenience for funeral pro-
cessions, in the isles of churches
and also for going through the door
ways of dwellings.
S13s was pledged by the people
of Johnstown last Sunday for the
M. f. hospital at Omaha. The
pastor, Rev. A. T. Carpenter, was
assisted in taking the pledges by
Geo. H. Horribly. The people of
Johnstown did nobly for this great
work.
P. r. Wadsworth, the govern
ment inspector in charge here last
fall, came down from Rapid City
a week ago Saturday and sold the
camping outfits, that were used by
the inspectors while checking up
the Valentine U. S. land Office, at
auction and himself acted as auc-
tioneer, occupying a part of the
forenoon and the whole of the af-
ternoon. Over 5000 was realized
from this sale and the government
lost but little for the use of the
goods, which consisted of tents,
camp stoves, cooking utensils,
comforts, blankets and camping
outfit items. Mr.. Wadsworth re-
turned to Rapid City the following
morning. We forgot to tell this
last week until our paper was
crowded with other items and then
had to leave out a lot of things for
want of space.
A number of stockmen were in
town last Friday from the south
attending a trial wherein William
Ferdon had made complaint that
10. G. Treadway, manager, and
Edward Lewis, foreman, for the
Chi Psi Cattle company, had ap-
propriated one of the compliments
steers which had been shipped to
Sioux City with other clttle, and
was there held up by the Inspector
as having VIM. Ferdon's brand in
| addition to the Chi Psi. Mr..
Treadway demanded the money
and receipted for it, stating that
he would be responsible to any
other claimant. 1t developed in
the evidence that Mr.. Ferdon had
occupied the Cronin ranch pre-
vious to its being leased to the Chi
Psi Cattle company and was short
some Is head of cattle upon his
roundup there, and that later his
foreman had hunted for cattle over
that range and was at the Cronin
| ranch at the time Treadway's cat
tie were branded but did not dis
cover any at that time bearing Mr..
Ferdon's brand, nor could either
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-08

Mrs. John Thompson is recov-
ing from her recent spell of ty-
phoid fever.
Allan Gould came home from
Douglas, Wyo. before Christmas,
sick at the time, and has since
gone through siege of typhoid
fever, from which he has now
practically recovered, though yet
weak and has lost considerable
flesh but is able to get around
town the past week.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-08

OCO. DCCio anu NClitdu SOiC
were arrested Monday by Marshal
Hilsinger, upon complaint of City
Attorney Morrissey, and Tuesday
were $50 each and costs for rent
ing houses for the purpose of
prostitution.
Grant Boyer returned from
Norden last Sunday where he has
been putting up store building
Cor LANCER Bros. The building is
a frame structure 2sx50x12, built
of 2x6 studding, rafters and joists
overhead, double braced, with
shingle roof, 2x10 lower joists,
16 inches apart, with double floor,
stone foundation and basement
2Ox2S. The sides are sheeted and
sided with double paper between,
ceiIed with 4 inch flooring and
steel ceiling overhead; all built and
completed the past two months,
including counters and shelving.
Mr.. Boyer is a good workman and
have no hesitancy in saying that
LANCER Bros. have splendid store
building, strong, we'll built and
warm. Norden people are to be
congratulated upon having such a
creditable building and substantial
progressive business men.
Some people imagine that a
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denim us if we fail to catch some
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US. A reporter can't be every.
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or train wreck when it occurs. Go
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