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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The guides we employ are nearly al
ways incompetent. except that they can
pilot US about The old wolf we had at
Delhi was the best one, with the pos
sible exception of one we had g + Toxic
/ ana not able to understand half tha
guides saw ard they have very little
knowledge OF history. [ have never
heard one guide speak well Of another.
and they are nearly all dishonest; that
is. they viii rob you in a small way
probably they would rob you in a large
way. did they not fear detection. I be .
come very tired Of having them about
me It win he q great joy to reach Eng
land where car make my way about
without assistance. Some Americans
say they cannot understand the Eng
fish. but I manage. to get along with
them, with the assistance Of a few signs.
While modern Cairo is beautiful. AMI
the old portion very interesting. shall
always remember the town particularly
because of the crowds nf tourists have
seen. IN India, I rode in a railroad
train all Of one day. and only four tour
lists took their meals in the dining car
attached to the train. Everywhere in
India remarked the absence Of tour
lists. and the great preparations that
had been made to entertain them; bus
Sc you visit EsaIpf SI1sng "tiss season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Although the publishers Of E. Phil
lips Oppenheina's new novel. "A Maker
of History printed q first edition II
the book as large as the combined edi-
tons Of any one Of his previous novels,
heavy. recorders from book sellers .neces-
STATED a second printing almost imne-
diately In "a Maker Of History" this
favorite English novelist has scored MS
greatest success and many Of the critics
agree that it is his best story thus far.
Those 90 whom the pronunciation of
Miss Liljencrantz's name presents con-
sfdera bic difficulty may be interested to
know that the authors own instruc-
tons are to pronounce It as though
spelled "Lelyencrantz." The name is
Of Swedish origin. and was first given
IN 1853 to one John Vesterman, son Of
pastor OF the city Of Gehe. who was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

In the old part Of Cairo. where I
have spent most OF my time, may be
seen the ruins Of an aqueduct which
formerly supplied the citadel with
water from the Nile. 1t is as interest
ing as the aQueduct in Rome; it was
built by the Romans, and miles of It
seem to be in as good condition as It
ever was. There are many old Roman
fortihcations here; they must be very
interesting, but we could not understand
a word the guide said about them. He
wants me to recommend him to my
friends, which I will not do. His name
is Ed Hamul: I suppose his first
name in English is Ed nearly all the
incompetent men I know are named
Ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The camels and donkesss here are
usually fed while they are at work; as
the animals walk along with a load,
the drivers give them tufts of clover to
eat. The camels and donkeys are
worked so hard that they haven't
time to eat in peace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Today we visited a. Nokammedan IN
iversity, which attracts students from
all over the world. It is an immense
structure Of one story the teachers
occupy chairs on. the one floor. and in
one immense room. and the students
sit on the floor. about them. Some Of
the teachers are noted men who ex-
act considerable sums Cor teaching,
while others teach only the rudiments,
and do not charge much. The students
study aloud. and there IS a perfect babel
Of voices in the strange place Visitors
are allowed. but they are not welcome,
and are scowled at viciously. The No
hannedans would chase every white
face out of Egypt, If they dared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

they seem to have adopted the custom
from the brown women of better social
posItfou ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

I did not visit the upper Nile valley;
had I been so disposed it would have
been impossible, as accommodation in
the boats are engaged weeks ahead
The usual trip up the Nile requires from
four to six weeks. The tourists travel
IN steamboats,, and 1--we IN LUXURY. At
every important place along the river,
the boats tie up. and the passengers 60
ashore with guides The boats do not
run at night, and the trips are very
lazy, restfuI ard enjoyable, if you have
plenty Of time. and like that sort of
thing. Small steamboats, are hired for
the trip by private parties, and many
travellers 90 up the river in houseboats,
pulled by tugs. It Is all very elegant.
and very expensive; Egypt IS more ex-
pensive than any other part Of the
world. The river trip ray be made by
rail. although the popular way is to so
by boat But the traveller who is in a
hurry can get q pretty good idea Of
Egypt in Cairo and its immediate Vi
entity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

One sees queer sights in the dining
room Of 8 big tourist hetef At dinner
this evening. at tbs Ghezireh Palace.
girl came into the dining room dress
ed as a child OF thRees wft4f very short
dresses, and bare legs. She was fat,
and certainly Is years cid.
After the Musical programme this
evening, a ma gIeiau pave q perform
ance SO that dinner was not over until
nearly II .. IA.
+ One OF the guests looks exactly like
the typical English butler: the English
butler Of the stage, for have seen no
other z. ". II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

After leaving the Citadel today. we
drove through the Oldest part of Cairo;
the native part of the town, where the
shops are devoted to rative trade, and
not to tourist trade While the
Egyptians remind me in very many
ways Of the people of India, they are
fatter, more prosperous, better looking
and more intelligent There is not one
half the begging here that a traveller
encounters in the Indian towns. The
Egyptians are meat eaters, and while it
is claimed that the meat eaters are not
SO healthy as those people who live on
a vegetable diet exclusively, no one viii
care to deny that they are more intel
lgent. The bare legs of the people Of
India look like dried beef, they are so
poor and shrfveled. but IN Cairo, meet
many natives who are fat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

need, the Dial company of Chicago have
begun publication OFFS monthly periodi-
cal entitled What's in the Magazines
This little publication provides BIRDS
eye view of the magazines Of the month.
enabling one to find out in five minutes
just what they contain and what the
principal articles are about. It is
periodical that brings all the other peri
odicals into a nutshell; and as such
must prove Indispensable to every busy
reader.
Ed Howe's letters of foreign travel
add to the already abundant proof
that Kansas has any number of bright
men who see things and know how
to tell about them.
Houghton, Mihlin & CO. report the fol-
lowing new printings; Third edition of
whittier Land - by Samuel T. Pick
ard; second edition OF James G. Blaine
by Edward -stanwbod;- and third edi-'
ton of Psychology Of Beauty by Miss
Ethel D. Puffer.
Encouragedz By tie exoeptional sue
cess which atteBded the publication in
the original of Xavier de Masters
Voyage AutOur de Ma Chambre" in
the series Of Riverside Press editions,
Houghton, AIiff1in & Co. will now bring
out Bernardin de .Saint-Pierre's Paul
ct Virginie, the most famous of
French romances, in the French text
AL the O1A5 4IIHhs SQ1lloIs 4 4ib new
edition is set in type of Didot style,
imported from Paris, and is embellish-
ed with reproductions of the engrav-
ings in the first French edition. These
illustrations are not fascsimiles, but
have been engraved on wood by NJ.
Japan paper proofs. The binding is of
decorated French. paper boards with
paper label. The edition is limited to
ESQ numbered copies. $50 for sale.
William Allen White, who IS known
to every one in Kansas as well as
wherever magazines and books are
read, will have a new book of sketches
of Kansas life out this spring. It will
be published by McClure-Phillips IN.
der the title In Our Town" and is full
Of the fine humor and subtle apprecia-
ton Of the characteristics of midwest
tern life that have distinguished Mr..
Whites previous books, SO the publish
ers promise.
The first volume Of the series of
novelties being published under the
editorship Of W. D. Howells and H N.
Alden, editor of Harper's Magazine.
was issued by the Harpers on Thurs
Wives, and the volume bears. as is
subtly indicated upon an interesting
phase of married life. Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps. Abby Mcguire Roach, Mark
L VAIL EJl16Ey z Gtl4tSi NTSOA &c 111DDdLAr
and Grace Ellery Claiming each pre-
sent this theme according to their
diverse interpretations of life, thus at
fording a refreshing novelty Of effect.
The stories are not, however, the ordi-
nary short stories; each Is a novelette,,
and its admission to the series Is
guarantee of its vital truth, absorbing
interest, and artistic achievement It
is the aim Of the editors to make this
series represent thoroughly the live,
[ NJ
ern point Of view from all its varying
standDoints.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The Mohammedanr religion, for some
reason, takes a great hold on its adhes-
ents; Mohanmedan.- convert to any
other religion is very -raFe-almost IN
known. Every day We see hundreds CT
Mohammedans kneeling ia the streets,
saying their prayers; we have no re
Iigious class whose enthusiasm can at
all be compared with that of the No
hammedan. When a Mohammedan
gives up his religion he Is a traitor to
his country, and he becomes a social
outcast as well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Every man is a bundle of prejudices.
am, although I try not to be; you are,
and every man fooHshly permits his
prejudiees to controI him to his disad-
vantage have always had a tremen-
dous prejudice against the Moham-
medans, although krowlng they were
wonderful people, in spite Of their
fanaticism, intolerance and brutality.
The old Saracens, from whom the Mo
hammedans spring, were cnce in ad-
vance of the English ir many respects
they lighted their cities with coal oil
lamps at a time when Lcndon's streets
were net lighted at all at night, and
many OF cur best art ideas are of
SaTacenic origin; some critics claim
that the Tai Mahal, at Agra, generally
accepted today as the worlds finest
building, is Of Saracenic architecture.
and that the Italians, employed in its
construction simply carried out plans
furnished them by their employers.
1t IS a curious fact in history that
the crusadss were responsible for the
greatness Of the Saracens, and of the
MOUNTAINEERING. their successors. The
civilized nations Of the earth combined
could not rescue the Holy Sepulchre at
Jerusalem from the infideI Saraceus,
and this gave the SaraCens the first hint
of their power, which they used after
wards with such telling effect that they
came near capturing the civilized world.
It was during this long period Of SUI
premacy that the Mohammedans built
the tornbs, palaces and mosques which
have been admired by tourists since
the decline Of the Mohammedan power ;
it was not until after the Crimean war
when the Crescent went down before
the allied nations, as Napoleon went
down at Waterloo, that 1t became pos
sible for Christians to visit Jerusalem:
a treaty accomplished that which the
bloody crusades failed to accomplish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
Saturday. February 9


I desire to make a sweeping apology
for these travel notes. I do not intend
tn en- as learned; simply as a brief rec
ord of the impressions of a man hurry
ing around the world The little his
tory I quote is probably Inaccurate, as
I have not looked into a guide book
since starting. The one joy I find in
the trip is in looking at the panorama
as It unfolds itself.
was much interested this morning
in seeing the procession Of country
people coming into Cairo. This is
some sort of a feast day, and the coun-
try people were coming in to worship,
or dance, do not know which. On
our trip this morning, we saw hum
dreds Of country people coming in.
Usually they came on camels. On
either side of the ungainly, ugly ami
mails was swung q big box; on top Of
the load. women and children. Every
camel was led by q man. and on every
camel there was something to sell in
town: Chickens. eggs, wood, green
ciover-country produce Of some kind
A few Of the country people rode on
donkeys, or in donkey carts. but in
seven cases out Of ten. they rode on
camels; the camel here is the farmers
wagon And IL I saw one camel from
the country this morning. I saw
thousand.
During the morning drive, the guide
took us to many queer places, but his
English was so poor that he could not
explain what they were. I do not
know much, and I demand that every
guide be a school teacher, with a. per-
feet knowledge of English.
Most Of the women here are No
hammedaus. and veil their faces; MARI
ried women wear black wells, but un-
married women wear white wells. The
Nonammedan old maids amuse me;
a woman forty or fifty wearing white
veil, always causes me to laugh. A
good many Of the coal black negro wo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

My most interesting experience in
Cairo, was today's ride through the
streets: not the streets where are To-
Gated the bazaars patronized BY
tourists. but the native streets. sat
urday seems to be the big day in Cairo,
as 1t is in Atchison. and cannot give
you an idea Of how densefy. packed
the narrow streets were. The driver
and the coachman were constantly
yelling to pedestrians, and it seemed
we would never get through in some
places. The guide wanted to take US
to see more mosques, but we rebelled,
and insisted on driving through the
Oldest native streets that could be
found. 1t seems to be a custom among
Mohamn edans to visit the graves Of
their dead once a year. Tomorrow is
the day, and among other places, we
visited an old cemetery. Here every
family burying lot is walled, and driv-
ing through a cemetery is like driving
through the narrow crooked streets Of
town. Above the wallis surrounding
the family burying ground are built
LoOnlSi Tor the living members of the
family spend the night Of February
In the cemetery; in the rooms spoken
or Then the following day they per
form five religious ceremonies Poor
people who cannot afford houses in
the cemetery, spend the night of Feb
rudry ! In tents, hundreds of which
were being erected today. The ceme-
terry today was q populous town, and
merry go-rounds, magicians, beggars
etc, We're doing business in every va
cant space Fruit sellers, food sellers
and vendors Of nearly erything
Imaginable, were crying their wares
I l9onl1eys and camels stood about, hay
ing brought IN loads of supplies and
passengers; altogether it reminded me
OF Corn Carnival !, inas Mt. Vernon
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The bridge across the main channel
of the Nile at Cairo is sone Of the bust
est places i have ever seen; there is a
constant stream of pedestrians, vehicles
and saddle and pack animals, pouring
over it constantly. Beside a camel car
rying a load of country produce and
country people, viii be found an auto
mobile, and the town seemed to have
almost as many automobi1es as cameIs;
beside a little donkey carrying 8 native
from the desert, may be seen a hand
some carriage drawn by. fine horses:
nowhere is there seen "a more curious
mingling of the old and new. And every
time I cross the bridge look at the
thousands OF sail boats lining the river
on both sidess queer boats with i'm
nnensely tall masts, and a. single sail
that are seen nowhere else. The palace
in which the Khedive lives is in plain
sight from the bridge, but scarcely
glanced at it in crossing the bridge, the
river and the procession. interest me so
profoundly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Another of Laird & Lees unique
publications is THE Standard Webster
Pocket Dictionary" 1t is illustrated
80, 900 words.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Ed Howe's letters of foreign travel
add to the already abundant proof
that Kansas has any number Of bright
men who see things and know how
to tell about them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Some of these days W. E. Conneuey
of Topeka is going to write a history
of QuantrelTs Cor Quantril) opera
tons in Kansas that will make all pre-
vious efforts seem like effort wasted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

Houghton, 8Iif1in & CO. report the fol
lowing new printings; Third edition of
whittier Land" by Samuel T. Pick
ard; second edition Of James G. Blaine
by Edward e Stanwbod: and third edi-
ton of Psychology of Beauty" by Miss
Ethel D. Puffer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

A twelfth printing Of THE Wood
carver of 'I4yr1pusa' a fourth printing
of "The Re5uvenation Of Aunt Mary,
the new Pasadena edition OF "Ro-
mona" by Helen Hunt Jackson. are
announced, by Little Brown & Co, as
well as several ediiens Of two OF their
rnidwinter novels, "a Maker OF His
torv.' by E. Phillips Oppenheim. and
''On the Field Of Glory" by Henryk
Sienkiewicz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

you viii never cease wondering that the
world has so many idle people able 70
CAD about. In a mornings drive, we
meet literally hundreds of carriages con-
tanning tourists On the seat beside
every driver is q guide, squawking parrot
history At the next great exposition.
the concession known as THE Streets
Of Cairo should have tourist feature.
Cairo IS more French than Eng
r1sh. although the English control it,
having won 1t by what statesmen call
diplomacy. Most of the signs are IN
French. and the chairs and tables in
front of the cafes remind you Of
Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The Macmillan company announce
for issue this spring a new novel BY Mr..
John Luther Long, the author OF
Madame Butterfly and ''5eimWeh.' %
It's title Is ''The Way Of the Gods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

The fine mosque within the walls of
the citadel was built by Mehemet Ali,
the George Washington of Egypt.
You may recall that the sultan of
Turkey formerly maintained a lot of
favorites here, known as the Name
lukes, and that Mehemet All. rebeued-
and cut off their heads. Then he took
after the sultan. and might have cap
tured Constantinople had not the other
powers interfered. Mehemet Ais
tomb is in the mosque and the present
khedive goes there to pray.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-12-19
-estt. oS AZ i. infant.

Rosa Frances, infant. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Lee, of Tampa,
Fla, died December IA, 1906, age
months.
The interment took place in St.
Stephens cemetery, Lexington, S.
c., on December Is, 1906. The fu-
neral services were conducted by Rev.
J. G. Graichen at the home of Col.
NJ. D. and Mrs. Harman, the grand
parents of the deceased child, in the
presence of sorrowing relatives and
friends.
The grief stricken parents have the
profound sympathy OF the community
in the loss of their dear little Rosa
Frances. The blessed hope of the
Christian cheers and comforts their
bleeding hearts that their sweet little
babe rests safely and joyfully on the
bosom of Jesus, the Good Shepherd,
who, while on earth, took little chill
dren into his arms and blessed them,
saying of them: For Of such is the
Kingdom of Heaven" J. G. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-12-19
News of Gilbert.

The wagon scale is in and Mr..
Sease is unloading Christmas goods
right along. Come to the rush-every
day except Sunday.
A part of Main street has been re-
paired and clayed. Why not all be
so treated, also the unsightly side
walks for the holidays?
Mr.. Henry Derrick and little daugh-
ter, of Roanoak, Va, and Mr.. Thorn
as Amiek and family, of the Ella Sec
ton, visitited relatives and friends
here recently.
There will be a Christmas exercise
in the Lutheran church Dec. 26, and
preaching the fifth Sunday.
Some from here attended preach
ing at Summit last Sunday.
We would like to see Santa at the
Bazaar, with Uncle Josh filing the
sack for him to make his annual visit
to the little folks. His headquarters
have been there so long that we
would not know where to find him
should he move. Say, don't ruin him
off before we see him and don't let
him carry off all the pretties! Will
Santa have to quite you and the deer
when that trolly is built? Some think
he Will go faster by electricity than
he does now. But you must interfere
and hold your hold.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-12-19
Champion Red Fox Caught.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Mr.. Editor, the writer knows tina
you are especially fond of catching
and eating of the fnny tribe, and be
lieves you can read with pleasure the
catching of the champion red fox O.
Fairfield county.
On the morning of the 10Th inst,
sounded my horn, and my dear ole
dogs responded, harmonizing beauti'
fully, giving all the notes in full, with
many auxiliary quarters and halves,
Indicating to me, "Master, we are
ever anxious for a chase. Get your
horse, sir, and let's CO." Just at the
dawn of day his honor, Benjaman,
assisted by lady 'Chic," gave the
alarm, and very soon had congregat-
ed the entire pack, and from a keen
squall or two made by his beauty
eface, Wash Kennerly, the ball was
opened and seemingly tune was be-
ing played upon ga harp of a thousand
strings" The Jump was very near
Wanaceville, in Fairfield county, and
the old Virginia reel, 50 to speak, was
in order, and down Little river they
went, crossing over on the public
bridge into Richland county, and
after few square dances returned to
Fairfield, and there it was that your
humble servant partook of the good
music rendered for an hour, and when
the round dances took place, it SEEM
ed that my hair must be growing back
on my head, as my hat raised.
Thus we had it to the sound of Is
hounds until about IL NJ, when he
sung out and gave up the ghost. Jim
Eleazer, a clever old niger, being
one of the party, was overjoyed at
the catch, and said: 'tBoss, us de
best fox hunters, and has de bestdogs
in dis county. When is we gwine
agin?".
Kennerly, well known by his good
looks, showed his cunning on several
cut-offs and assisted in catching.
Brag, Tucker, Ben, Chick, Music,
Willis, Kate, Dina and Parker deserve
high merit.
The first straight run must have
embraced something like an eleven
mile stretch, and taking all the circu-
tious routes, he must have run so
miles at least. He was a beautiful
old red, very fat, and showed at least
two inches of white on the end of his
brush. His teeth indicates an old fox.
To prove the capture in reality, I en-
close one of his feet, which shows the
kind and the size he was.
From the ugly cash which Ben re-
ceived at Mr.. Reynard's capture,
makes us think Ben caught. Much
praise to Ben. John G. Swygert.
Peak, S. c., Dec. II.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-12-19
=. =. Drehes Declines Appoist.
inent Of Magistrate.

It is with regret that we have
to announce that Mr.. F. E. Dreher
declines to accept the appointment of
Magistrate at this place. The place
was offered him time and time again
with the hope that he would finally
accept, but owing to the large in
crease in business of the law firm of
Efrd & Dreher, of which he is the
junior member, it is impossible for
him to attend to the duties of the Of
fee.
That he would have made an ideal
official, is not doubted. He is recog-
nized by all who know him as one of
the finest Office lawyers in the State
just such a man as the office requires
and it is the regret of all that his
business is so great that he could not
accept the place.