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BIZ WILLIAMS JENNINGS DayA,s.

0~opvroht, 1901, b. Joseph ., Botdss-Copvrt6Al
In 0rsat Brsain-Ap RfoAfs Reassssd.
The first article on Egypt might have
been begun with an account Of our stay In
quarantine, but as this ~preoeution. against
the spread OF Aslatio diseases 10 OF modern
origin, l thought 1t best to speak Of It In this
article. q.
The P. & O. steamer Persia, which brought
us from Bombay TO Egypt, was suspected
of having four cases Of plague on board
One man having died and been buried at sea
Just before We reached suss, and three
more being III, the international health board
insisted on taking charge Of the ten passen-
gers bound for Egypt We were taken on
board a barge and towed a couple Of miles
up the Suez Canal TO the quarantine station.
which we reached about midnight.
Besides the four In our family, there
were three Americans from Ohio. two
English merchants from Egypt and an
English lady engaged in missionary work
In Palestine. We were comfortably housed
in one story brick buildings and were in
formed that we would have to remain
there five days unless further investigation
removed the suspicion of the plague, While
the members OF the company proved to be
very congenial. we we're all anxious to have
the stay shortened as much as possible on
account Of It's interference with our plans.
At the end OF two days we were notified
that a bubonio germ had been discovered
and that we must stay the full time. The
quarantine station is situated on the bank
of the canal and is surrounded on three
sides by az barren a desert rs oan DO found.
The buildings are enclosed by a double
fence, and the only exit Ia to tho wharf
through a lane, We were permitted to &c to
the wharf and, under the escort Of q guard,
were allowed to gather shells on the bank
Of the canal. Thus occupied, when not
reading or writing, the days passed much
more plea sanity than we had expected,
and we were almost sorry when the time
came for US to separate. One day our
quarters we're visited by a ~sirooco, and
from the dust and sand that filed the air
until the sun was darkened We were able to
gain some idea of desert life.
IMPRESSIONS OF THE CANAL.
The canal itself Is a littlo disappointing.
It ia simply q huge ditch, and with an ex-
panse OF sand on cit her bank seems
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THEY NEEDED THE NOON.
A Custom OF Old Time Doctors in q New
England Town Explained.


Up in a New England town there is q medi-
cal society which is Of sixty years standing
and has tho custom OF meeting on tho Thur.
day before the full Of the moon. Recently
some Of the younger members tried Ia
change the time Of meeting TO the third
Wednesday Of every month.
Three Of the oldest members rose up and
protested. They gave the reason for the
peculiar arrangement.
when this association was formed =
raid one Of them, there vera not electric
lights end good roads the WY there are
now The society took In the whole county
and 1t was often a difficult matter for the
doctors who lived In the country to drive
home after nightfall.
80 we called the moon to our aid and net
the date for the Thursday before the full Of
the moon. 1t Is bright moonlight at q sea.
sonable hour then and the doctors could zee
their way home.
Il know there is no necessity for such an
arrangement now, but this will seem like a
new society, II we do not meet tho Thursday
before the full Of the moon.'
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FOR PUBLIC RECREATION.
New York Spends AZ Cents . Year for Each
Inhabitant, Boston 81,

ASoSStA Oh
The city Of New York sxpends 46 cents
a year for each inhabitant for what Is known
technically al public recreation. This term
includes music In parks, public baths, play.
grounds, flowers and recreation piers.
The contribution Of New York for tnis
purpose amounts to moro than 81, SOC, 900
a year and is rapidly approaching - 900, 600.
1t Is on a scale Of liberality equal to that
most Of American cities but comes very far
behind Boston, which expends 81 q head for
the same purpose.
Philadelphia spends As cents, the same 90
New York; Chicago 55 cents, Baltimore 90,
st. Louis 2b, Cleveland 80, Buffalo Is, Detroit
IS and New Orleans IS, a small as well 40
an ominous number.
Among the second class cities Of the coun-
try, Washingto n Is the only one which
equals New York In the amount appro-
priated for public recreation, but with the
resources Of the Federal Government to
draw on the expenditure Of a cents d
head for this purpose Is not excessive.
Providence. one OF the most progressive
cities In New England, expends only 10
cents, and Denver, usually included In the
cities Of the third class, IS cents.
The total amount expended for purposes
OF public recreation In the cities Of the
United States Is SO, 900, 900 and the general
policy Of large cities Is to increase this item
Of expenditure by payments which up to a
few years ago would rave been deemed
probably Of doubtful legality. The Increase
in the appropriations for public recreation
is by no means general and does not include
either the cost Of acquisition or the main
tenAnce OF public parks, the chief municipal
recreation plaoAa-
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PLIES water but 1t renews the land by de-
pests Of alluvial coil.
FERTILITY OF THE NILE VALLEY.

pests OF alluvlal FOL.
FERTILITY OF THE NILE VALLEY.
Some one has described the Nile valley
as appearing, II seen from above. like a
strip OF green carpet on a floor Of gold, SC
yellow are tho sands that hem it in. No one
who has not visited or arid country and
noted the influence of.wnter upon the thirsty
f, soil can imagine how distinctly the line ia
drawn between the>v erdant field and the
I barren desert that adjoins II. Where the
waters OF the Nile can be brought upon the
land q farm will rent for $50 per acre, while
q few feet away the land cannot be given
away. Lord Cromer In q recent report
gives the income and expenditure Of a num-
Der Of the ~fellaheen. or farmers. The
statements show that 800 worth Of cotton
Is sometimes produced from q single acre
or about $50 worth Of corn. The average
income, taking all crops together, often
runs as high as $50 per acre.
An increasing quantity OF land is being
brought under the canals, but irrigation
from wells is still the main reliance Of a
large proportion Of the people, Water can
be found at the level Of the water in the
river. and the landscape is dotted over with
old fashioned well sweeps and with water
wheels, where blindfolded camels or oxen
tread their patient round. The land pro-
duces 80 abundantly and there is suoh q
variety Of garden and farm products that
one recalls that passage in the Bible In which
the children OF Israel are described as long
ing for 'the feshpots Of Egypt Coming
from India to Egypt we could not but NOTICE
the difference in the appearance Of the
people. In the former country they looked
90 emaciated and hungry; in the latter they
are strong and robust n seemingly well
fed. In the markets. too, the food Is heaped
up in big baskets, while In India it is ex-
posed for sale in tiny piles that speak only
600 plainly Of the poverty Of tho people.
For ages upon ages the fellah has drawn
from the ~hexhaustfble storehouse Of the
Nile. Cheopsi Kephren and their SUCCESSORS
built pyramids; and the felah fed the
builders: Thutmosis and sethos and their
descendants constructed tomhs and temples,
and the fellah supported the lnborers; the
Hameses added gigantic statues to the stu
pendous works Of their ancestors, and the
fellah still Furnished food; The Persialrs
oveYran the country, and still The hand Of
the sellah supplied the neoeasaries Of Life;
then came Alexander the Great, and the
Ptolemies, Cesar, Antony and Cleopatra,
end the fellah ploughed On; after tho Roman
came tbs Arab, and after the Arab came the
Turk, followed by Napoleon and later by
the Bhton, but through oil this change Of
tenor Of his way and a . middleman
handed over the bounties Of the Nile Valley
b the rulers and their armles-and he y
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narrower than it L.. The sides are moi
walled al a rule, and tire deph-thirty
feet-does not reveal itself. Several
dredges are constantly at work removing
the sand which drifts in with the wind OF
Is washed in by the tide. The canal Is said
to follow the route laid out moro than 5000
years ago by Raneses II. About $500
ships pass through the canal each year,
an, average Of nearly ter a day. Some
what more than that passed during our
stay, some Of the ships being loaded with
Russian soldiers from Japan and others
crowded with pilgrims returning from
Mecca.
On the afternoon of the fifth day the
head physician came out and released us
and at the same time conveyed to us the
cheering but somewhat belated informa-
ton that the three men taken from the
ship did not have the plague. We had, how
ever, been 80 oourteously treated that we
did not complain Of the board bills or quar-
antine fees, even though the detention
proved unnecessary. The spread OF the
plague through Europe would be such a
calamity that we realize IT, Is better to err
on the side of overca ution. At any rate,
We have added to our experience and are
carrying the yellow flag the quarantine
signsn home as q trophy.
CAIRO, A EUROPEAN CITY.
A few hours ride brought us to Cairo,
the metropolis and capital Of Egypt. 1t 10
not an ancient city, as they count time In
Egypt, having been founded about 1000
years ago, but 1t has in the business Dor.
ton the appearance OF a European city
- ~.otatn. otro.,Iat,o, - -
q million. OF its inhabitants $4,000 are
European, the Greeks leading with about
10000, and the Italians, French, English,
Austrians and Germans following In the
order named. The British would out
number the French II the garrison were
included, but the city reminds one much
more Of France than Of England. Many
Of the'buildings recall the sreets Of Paris,
and the sidewalks adjaoens to restaurants
and saloons are filed with tables and chairs
a. / Continental Europe.
Cairo 10 o city OF mosques and minarets,
ss one quickly discovers when he t.kee
o birds eye view Of the city from the citadel,
which stands upon m eminence In the
suburbs. While tho main streets are sug-
gastive Of Europej the native quarters and
baEaars are d~istinctly Oriental, many Of the
streets being too narrow for q carriage.
The shops ere for the most part little open
boothss and each line Of business has its
particular section. On one street silver and
gold smiths m~onopolize the space, another
street. 10 gay with red shoes, in another the
red fer, the universal hat, is conspicuous,
and still another n given over to vegetables.
Some Of the larger stores handle Persian
rugs, silks, brass ware. inlaid work and
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on desert journeys. He kneels to receive
his load, though sometimes with pathetic
groans, and Ia as dooile as the horse. He
has sometimes been styled "the ship Of the
desert and seems to have beer fashioned
for this peculiar region. His large, padded
feet do not add to his beauty, but they
enable him to cross sandy plains into which
a horses hoof would sink.
The Bible says that the plague Of flies
brought upon Egypt when Moses was en-
doavoriIg to secure the release Of the
Israelites was removed when Pharaoh
| promised to let the people 60. but one is in
clined to think that they afterward re-
turned when Pharaoh again hardened his
beaSe, for nowhere nave we found flies like
those Of Egypt. They bite with unusual
vigor and are very persistent in their at
tentions. At first we thought 1t strange
that people should carry horsehair brushes
as a protection against the flies, but we we're
soon driven to follow their example. These
flies seem to be especially attracted to the
eyes of children. As these flies, like those
in other countries, carry disease, 1t Is not
strange that sore eyes should be especially
prevalent here. Blindness eeems to DO
moro common than elsewhere, and q very
considerable percentage Of the people
have lost one eye. So widespread IL this
afllction that Sir Ernest C"ssel has estab-
lished a fund Of Gao 900, the interest on
which is to be devoted to the treatment OF
diseases of the eye. Already the fruits oil
this beneflcenoe are being enjoyed by tho
poor. The Mohammedan women In Egypt
wear veils-a custom which is but clio WY
giving way to Western ideas: II the eyes OF
the children were protected with half as
rauoh care as the faces Of the women, great
benefits would result
GOVERNMENT DEr1Es DEFINITION.
The government Of Egypt defes defni-
ton. Nominally. The Khedive Ia the su-
rreTe authority, aided by a native legisla-
Tive council and assembly (their business Is
to advise, however, rather than to legisla-
late), but back of the Khedive 10 Lord
Cromer, the agent and Consul General of
England, whose power Is underlined and
almost unlimited. England's authority in
Egypt rests upon the articles of c~apitula-
ton signed after the bombardment of
Ale xandria In 1882. In these articles It was
announced that England's occupancy would
be Of brief duration, but In 1904 she secured
from France, Germany, Austria Hungary
and Italy consent to postpone lae fixing Of
q date for her withdrawal, she at the same
time announcing that it was not her In
tention to interfere with the political situa-
ton In Egypt.
England's reasons for remaining In
Egypt are very olearly stated by Lord
Miner In his book entitled England in
Egypt.' He saga, On the n hand our
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MOS0UITOLESs CITIES.
they Are Few and Far Between on This
Side Of the Ocean.

bIu6 OF uIb Uc6uH.
Over in Europe there arc many happy
towns whore the note Of the mosquito is
never heard and the Inhabitants don't care
a snap about the pennyroyal market. But
in America tho cities which can claim to be
mos~quitoless would not run Up to q dozen.
Healh-Cn culture says that Denver 10 one Of
them, and, strange to say, Grand Rapids,
Mich, only a short way from the gnat
Gehennas OF Lake Superior, Is another.
The explanation IL that tiie city Ia built
on hillooks of drift sand 80 deep and 30 finely
pulverized that they absorb moisture like
tissue paper. Stagnant water does not get
a ghost OF a chance TO accumulate, and mos-
quitoes have carried their cargo oil miorobes
TO moro oonRenial markets.
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will kill the first man who files on It,
The man who had swum the Cottonwood
picked up his Winchester, and the stranger
rode away; but each knew that the other
was q sooner, and both would be living in
the Same town.
The mar who refused to be blufYed never
made entry on his claim When he read
a copy Of the required oath. he saw perjury
staring him In the face, and he abandoned
the land, but not until be had received
q cash sum from contestants who feared
that he might have a valid claim, and did
not know that he was a sooner.
He turned his attention to town lots.
In VII oh the question Of s~oonerisn did
not enter unless the towns!te board asked
specifically II the applicant was a sooner,
which was seldom. There were probably
1900 sooners on tho townsite Of Guthrie
by tho time the first train came In from
the north on Monday.
There was no restriction on the number
Of lots q man could stake. He was en-
titled to all he oou d bluff other persons
into leaving alone. The man who SWAN
the Cottonwood, and whose name for
present purposes will DO Jones, staked
twenty-five or thirty lots and gave evil
denoe Of occupancy by leaving his Win
chester on one, his blanket on another.
his axe on the next, DC. One was marked
with q small American flag.
These town lot soopers had difaoultv
In finding boards with which to stake their
lots. No lumber yards had been sstab-
lished and there a. no lumber In the
country. Pieoes split from the top Of
egg case sold at go each. A mar offered
Jones $25 for a cheap shovel.
The coming Of the first train attracted
attention from those already on the
townsite. a. train after train unloaded
and thousands Of persons ran with ali tbeIr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-26

m6srs AIN and air. m
Y The rose bug Is q rayenous leaf
eater and the foliage should be spray
ca With a paris green solution Ca tea
spoonful to eight gallons of water)
AFTER the sun is done shining on the
bushes for the day. Spray with clear
water In the, morning to prevent the
sun from burning where the poison is.
For the rose-hopper dust the foliage
With pyrethrnm powder, and for the
rose slug Ia little worm that eats both
lear and bnds) use whale oil scan
suds. after picking Off all that can Be
found
.o Aphis, tlice) may be checked by
spraying with clear water or any of
the usual remedies. There are many
good insecticides. including Bordeaux
mixture. kerosene emulsion, tobacco
tea, tea made by sleeping quassia
chips. white hellebore In water. and
many others, but always begin the
night early enough that test OF ma,
terials may be made, When planting
and training roses keep In mind the
fact that half the battle Is in being
able TO make insecticides reach the
under side OF the foliage. -Farmers
Voice.
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a Side Location Better Than Con.
sPieuous one-Preparation Of the
Sol-Battle Against Insects.

NO garden is complete without
roses: fortunately there are varieties
suited to all climates and conditions
out success with roses, as with men
means putting the right one in the
right place.
Dq not put one Of the large,growing
types where there is barely room for a
small one; do not put a tall.growing
sort where a low-growing would look
better, and do not put a climber
against u wall where the sun will beat
on II fof hours at time.
Roses are more easily cared for
when grown in rows or beds than as
single specimens scattered here and
there over the place. and make a much
1ner showing when in bloom. Roses
are beautiful for comparatively shor,
qme and do not make an attractive
showing except during the blooming
season For this reason a side loca
tion Is better than one more conspicu.
3us.
spade the soil very deeply and mix
well fofted manure with It. using about
one-fhifd manure. If the soil is very
heavy and sticky, mix liberal amount
OF sand with it. and II the available
spot for the bed happens to be. where
water stands during the winter dig the
SOIL out TO depth of two feet or more
ana put Down a six-inch layer of
stones, broken crockery or bones 10
serve as drainage material.
Mulch the rose buds early with old
manure. chlp-dirt or lawn clippings.
Cut out dead branches and dead or |
diseased tips to where the wood is
healthy. Ever.blooming sorts bloom |
on the new wood. while almost every |
other variety produces It's blossoms on
The short lateral shoots that start OUT
rom the side OF the old branches.
Sometimes roses are spoiled by mi,
lew, though this rarely happens ex
'ept when growing In damp and shad.
"a places. Sprinkle sulphur over the
caves when wet with dew and IL this
Ices not check the disease move tho
plants to a location where they get
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-26
HOW TO GROW DALLAS.
Plant Tubers About Four Inches
Deep, Do Not Disturb Eyes-Hot
and Dry Weather Harmful.

There are few flowers more pleasing
than the dahlia II is particularly for
cut flower purposes, as IL continues to
produce beautiful flowers longer than
most other plants.
The tubers OF a hundred different
varieties, each with a charm OF its
own, may be purchased. or the plants
may be grown frem seed. but the
easiest method is TO plant the tuber.
like roots. The tubers are separated
into several pieces each, leaving one
eye for each piece. and planted in a
yard or field like potatoes, except that
the time Of planting must be delayed
until all danger of frost is past
Care must be taken not to disturb
any of the eyes. The tubers should be
planted about four inches deep and
given a good watering Immediately
after planting. They grow best in very
rich. heavy soil and should be plant
ed about two or three feet apart. They
should be in position which insures I
plenty Of light and air, but where the |
plants will not be exposed to much d. |
rect sunlight, They Will not endure |
lone season OF very hot. dry weather.
The plants should be tied to stakes
about four feet in height. All but the |
strongest shoots should be removed
as they appear, only the strongest be
Ing left standing. and the tying
should begin when the plant is a foot
high, being continued as 1t grows.
In the fall, after the frost has killed
the tops of the plants and there is dan.
ger of the ground freezing. the roots
Or tubers may be taken and stored In
1 dry, cool frost-proof room or Gel.
ar. II is a good plan to examine the
ubers occasionally during the win.
er and remove any decayed specimens.
The dahlias which may be grown
~ the amateur are numbered by the
hundred and every year new varieties
id to the list in beauty. form and
olor. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-26

Btated. approximately. The bill pro
Iyides that W the manufacturer sets ont
the weight or measure on the label the
contents must conform to the descrip
ton. II he says n can holds a quart Il
mnst hold a quart Therefore he will
say nothing. Labels will not give the
information they ought to and the Gus
tome%-wiA not know how much he Is
buying. The law should require the
approximate quantity Of contents TO be
stated,
'eAnpassable law will he better than
no law. It's enactment will be equiva.
lent TO taking that first step. which Is
the most difficult A law free from
radical defects will be of such mani.
fest 'vaMelto consumers that they will
insist upon Legislation which shall be
free from defects of any kind They
viii get IL ultimately, in spite of the
open or secret opposition of the inter
asts whose Illicit profits will he de.
creased by t.-Chicago Tribune.