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New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
AMUSING THE SULTAN.
Hoe the Moorish Despot Plays
While His Empire Slips -A7cay.
BY John II. Avery

C'or Two Years Instructor Photography to His
Shcreohan Majesty
| was in attendance on his majesty six or
eight hours daily for two years, and had unique
opportunities Of studying the Moorish Sultan,
whose turbulent empire from time to time bids
fair to plunge the world into war.
The case OF Moulai Add el-AziZ reminds me OF
a boy too carefully brought up. then suddenly
finding liberty. and cutting loose with feverish
enthusiasm. Born in 1880 of a Circassian, the
fayorte slave Of old Moua Hassan. who was
then Emperor, young Add cl-Aziz reached early
manhood without ever having gone beyond the
palace walls. When his tyrannical father died
the son was accepted and things settled down 10
normal. All would have been well had the
Regent Ba Ahmed, remained alive few years
longer. But when Ba Ahmed died. too, and the
young Sultan began TO take an interest in
cameras and motor boats with all the zeal of
child let loose in q world. the people began
to murmur: -, have no Sutan!'
Picture Il Il, I.o.a shouldered young man,
well over six feer IN and burly in proportion.
His complexion dark olive with big black
eyes that twinkle with humor. And the Sultan
nearly always dresses in white silks with under
garments of and gold First of all he
fancied a ZOO and in less than year a Cocc-
tion Of wild beasts was installed in Fez that
would do credit to a civilized metropolis Ennis
Egypt and other countries to buy animals.
Ships were chartered for their transport, and
masons ironworkers and other artisans were
brought over from Europe to build the cages at
great expense
I am here reminded that the despot exacts
money from his people at will. And the process
is simple Tax gatherers are sent forth TO the
tribes with the mandate, Money your
heads!" Few things, by the way. have shocked
the white visitor to Fez Marraksh more than
the grsly reminders of unpaid levcs that grin
from nails above the pOnderous gates Of the city.
After the wild beasts the Sultan took fancy
to photography, and Sir Harry Maclean sent for
me at the time, bidding order some half and
full plate cameras mounted in gold and silver
Here was fad that gave offence in high quar-
ters Snapshots of the Sultan in native dress
and European uniforms were banded back and
forth among wondering country caids and were
generally used to fOment hatred and disloyalty
The orthodox Moslem diskes to be photo
e,raphed, since any rcprese ntatiOn of the human
form is forbidden by the religious law. Judge
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

then. how great the shock when the Moors
saw their Sultan--"The Shadow Of God''-him-
self kodaking here and there like an enthusi-
astic tripper.
Still. the Sultan was really Interested in sun
pictures" And while his gorgeous cameras
were being made in Paris and London he set
gangs of slaves AT work palatial studio and
dark room that cost $300oO It huge
domed structure. wainscoted with carved teak
and its appliances and fittings cost small fort
une
Great was his delight when he snapped his
first successful picture. For some weeks the
despot ran around hugging cameras like one pos
sessed and devisinE subjects Of all kinds. chiefly
the ludicrous For one thing, his majesty in
sisted on Caid Bel Harty. keeper OF the palace
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
SUMNER U1TER SHOUS.
Brilliant PGgedHts IN TcHicC and
on the Thames.
BY W e. FItzGer1ld-

There was time when sove-eisns and princes
delighted in regal professions by water Glow
ing accounts have come down 20 rs Of Cleo
patra's Nile progress behind fantasia Prpas
and carved trire-nes with slaves and music and
| incense And did not op--leEt queen Eess love
to journey in her state barge ot S-arltt and god
from Westminster To Hampton CoUrt2
Even to-day YOU viii find royal waterTnen and
elaborate boats Of state OF chs Thames near
Windsor. oddly enough, no sooner had mon
archs given up water professions chan their
subjects took To them OF course. no city on
earth can approach the Bride Of The AGriltic in
respect of picturesque water tableaUs- Every
one knows. from pictures il not from actual ey-
perience the silent highways Cf Venice. which
are absolutely paralyzed by strike among the
gondolers-
What could be more natural than great fairs
and festivals in a city where every event OF
life almost is conducted in boats from CHRIS
tening to a funeral? Whole volumes have been
written about the Venetian gondolier. whose de-
votion to his ancient city has passed into 4
proverb. Speaking OF his son. an old boatTnan
CT the Grand Canal remarked recently He mas
been all over the world-hoteI waiting in Lon
don; ice cream vending in San Francisco cot
| ton planting in Fiji; phOtographins IN buenos
Ayres. and 1 don't know what besides But ne
In his blood
There are in Venice to-day over 1.j0o licensed
gondoliers between the GiudeCca and the flaz-
zetta, most of them plying the Grand Canal,
| which divides the city into two almost equh
parts and also in the 151 smaller streets or
streams that branch of from it, Of course these
| canals" are not canals at al in our sense OK
| the term. but rather natural channels between
small islands
| On saints days innumerahle fantastic oarses
! and superbIy decorated gOndClaS are got out Iof
| a trip over to the Lido 10 enjoy a real SEQ
breeze The delight of the women is in bright
| blues and scarlet. with greens and yelio~s oi
| every shade Blondes well as brunettes VIII
| wear them. with coral and amber beads anu
hinge GOLD earrings that make you think OF the
| bells OF sheep and cattle
And the Venetian children in their ga'A
/ drcsses are as variegated as a flower garden
! and lust as charming. Even the men IN theii
| broad black hats lavender shirts and red WALSH
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KEYS trying 20 ride bicycle. but so great was
the Sultdn's hilarity over the performance that
he could not take the picture Bel Harty is a
tall diguffed man Of sixty years. and he Iurched
craziy this way and that and finally fell
sprawling in the mud.
The photographic fad died away in favor II
automobiles. of which the Sultan ordered three in
London. No roads exist in Morocco apart from
rocky paths often impossible even for mules and
carnels Still the cars amused the Sultan for
few weeks in the palace grounds and when they
ceased to attract" As the theatre managers
have il their place was taken by motor boats
and gondolaS Of fantastic shapes placed on the
private lakes in the huge gardens.
Suddenly the whims of Aid el-Aziz took an
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

statute books or that written in ths
heart of every mother by the pangs OF
childbirth? So sure as she lives, that
mother will obey the unwTitten law.
and the child she will have. 1t is only
ten years since there was taken from
our statute book the law that a man
could by will give his unborn child to
whom he pleased, without reference
to the paramount claim, by affection
and suffering of its mother.
A member of the bar in the one
state in the union where there are nc
divorce laws once told me that in his
state they had no serious trouble as
to domestic infelicities. "If a man
abuses my sister he knows whom he
has to deal with In this case the
unwritten law seemed to be preferred
to the statute law. which sewers the
marriage bond on adequate grounds
well proven. suggested to the gen
tleman that all women were not so
fortunate as to have brothers, but
the reply was that seldom was there
case in which there was no male
relative, and that he believed that
were such case to arise of gross
abuse, there was always to be found
in the community man who would
protect the woman and her rights.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Falrbrother, re.
siding in Skowhegan, Me-, have a
beautiful coon cat, Buster Brown" by
name, about two years of age, which
brought home, at an early hour yes.
terday morning, a spotted trout, eight
inches long, weighing a quarter of
pound. Buster" has been known to do
some successful fishing in Whitten
brook before, but has always eaten his
catch himself. In this instance he
seemed to take pride in his achieve
ments and leaped up on the sill of the
window, about f1"e feet from the
ground, where he waited until he sue
ceeded in attracting the attention of
the household. On entering the house
he laid the fish on the floor with the
air of a well-trained dog that has re-
trieved a bird for Its master. The
fish was still alive, and, when placed
in the water, swan about as though
entirely uninjured.
Buster" comes of a cat family
noted for it's gaming instincts. His
wv lieu III 11ollO"ClII 4hC', OlC0
brought home full-grown partridge.
Buster" should realize that it is
closed time on trout, but as reading is
not one of his accomplishments, per-
haps it would be unfair to hold him
responsible for violation of the game
law. He is doubtless the only cat in
Maine to add to his value as house
hold pet the ability to bring home fish
for his masters table.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

Ten days ago William Howischer,
residing southwe of this city, lost
one of his milch cows, and, feeling
positive that the animal had strayed
away, advertised his loss in the news
papers. The advertisement, however,
failed to bring the usual results.
Howischer had abandoned hope of
ever finding his COW again, when, on
passing near large straw stack on
the farm, his attention was attracted
by noise which seemed to come
from within the stack. Securing a
lantern he Travelled a long, dark pas
sageway in the stack made by the
stock, at the end of which he found
the missing COW, which had got fast
in the passage and could not extricate
herself. She was given her freedom
and does not seem to be much the
worse for her Observation-Disclosures
eta, o., special in Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Heroism Not Profitable.

When we consider some of the re-
wards of heroism it is rather surpris-
ing there should be so many candi-
dates for Carnegie medals. The ex-
perience Of Brooklyn young man
is not encouraging. At great personal
risk he caught the runaway horse of
a physician and stopped it after be-
ing dragged half block. 1t was in
a crowded thoroughfare where the car
riage might be smashed. The doctor
thanked him. The hero pointed to
his overcoat, which was torn to shreds
Also he mentioned that his hip and
legs were bruised. The doctor refused
to reimburse him for the loss of his
coat you ought to be grateful you
escaped DEATH he said, without ask
ing for money" At last he agreed
to look at the bruises without charge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
WHAT A RACE SINGS ABOUT.
Each Nationality Has It's Own Range
of Favorite Ballads.

1T may or may not be the case that
a races temperament can be judged
from its folk songs" said a traveller,
but it is interesting to note the diff.
ference of subject matter in the songs
of various peoples.
"The Irishman, for instance, seems
to sing for the most part about his
lady love. Hardly any of his songs
are not addressed to his Somebody
Mavourneen.'
"The Scot, on the other hand, sings
about his country and its history, as a
rule Scots Wha Hae,' 'Ye Banks and
Braes O. Bonnie Doom Loeb Lomond'
and so on might be taken as exam
pies.
'"The Englishmao, it is interesting
to note, sings about himself all the
time. His songs are about his own
glory, his ships. his men, his power.
He refers occasionally to old England.
but only as a place he made famous
by his own prowess. Unlike the Irish
and the Scotch, he sings little of his
aomen and his country's beauties"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
VERY LITT1E CHANGE MADE
BY Secretary 'lnompson, Who Selects
His Staff For Ensuing Year.

Columbus, O.-Secretary of State
elect Carmi A. Thompson announced
his staff Of subordinates, naming the
following:
Chief Clerk-Thomas D. Buckley,
Perry county.
Statistical Clerk. ]. Rowe, Cuya-
hoga county
Stationery Clerk-John P. Maynard,
Fayette county.
Recording Clerk-Ed c. Martin,
Champaign county.
Assistant Recording Clerk-Edward
Hummell, Hamilton county.
Proofreading Clerl-John G. Smock,
Montgomery county.
Corporation Clerk-Calvin w. Rey-
nolds, Lawrence county.
Assistant Corporation Clerk-Henry
w. Frillman, Franklin county.
Stenographer - Benton Morrow,
Franklin county.
Superintendent Bookroom-W. G.
Mccartney, Ashtabula county.
Corporation Fee Clerk-Henry G.
DULL w dOlllhSIOAA SONAhSs
Assistant Corporation Fee Clerk
Frank NJ. Lasley, Jackson county
Corporation Fee Stenographer -
Grace Jones, Lawrence county.
Mailing Clerk-Fred Galley, Summit
county.
All of these appointments are effect
i've January ID, with two exceptions.
Stationery Clerk John P. Maynard will
assume his duties upon January 1, his
predecessor, George Wood, having re-
signed. Statistical Clerk ]. ]. Rowe
will not take hold until some time in
February, when the present statisti-
clan will have completed the tabula-
ton of the election returns.
The list of appointees is almost the
same as the force now holding posi-
tions under Secretary Laylin. j. j..
Rowe, of Cuyahoga, succeeds Leslie
Smith, of Cuyahoga, but Mr.. Smith re-
signed some time ago, and John G.
Smock is transferred from mailing
clerk to proofreading clerk, place
that has been vacant since the resig-
nation of Howard Shaul, several
months since. The post Of shipping
clerk, held by w. F. Frank, of Medina,
is abolished, and Byron L. Booth, cor
poration stenographer, is succeeded
by Miss Grace Jones, of Ironton. Ed
ward G.. Martin, of Champaign, sue
ceeds Charles r. Brewer, Of Wood, as
recording clerk.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

Who that reads the recent trial of
Gillette for the murder of his victim
can forget the coolness with which he
claimed he said: Tell your father;
if you don't, l will" There comes a
mental picture of that father and
what swift vengeance ne would have
meted out to the destroyer of his
child. Was Gillette such a degeR-
crate that to him the Wnwritten law
had no meaning or was he merely
talking for effect?
The unwritten law which says 'Ven-
geance is mine," is no excuse for the
disgraceful broils of the degenerate
man and woman who find their only
pleasure in dissipation. The man who
despoils innocence himself-who gives
his name and his protection to wom-
an whose life has been like unto his
own, is not in any sense the defender
of what the home stands for. His
sense of moral obligation for himself
is too blunted to fit him, to judge
vi JLlC u CooIOAo vi nhOlhCls IlO
is himself an outlaw when judged by
the standards of common morality.
His propensity to shoot is the re-
suit of heated brain, or the lack of
brains.
No woman, no man, is safe with
such creature at large.
ut odd +O tho ,1r ~ ", ~
other section: Let there be no inu-
endos against the chastity of woman,
but only straightforward statements
with page and verse;" and the viola
lor of this law shall be placarded:
"This person took away the good
name of another without cause" and
walk the streets in shame.
In the heart of every man, there
dwells first, absolute faith in his moth
er. That is his birthright, and in pro.
portion to his faith in and affection
for his mother will be his faith in
and affection for his wife. On that
foundation is built his attitude to his
offspring. The true son, the true
husband, the real father, in all these
relations, owes to the home a clean
standard of living He should never
invite into that home a man who does
not himself respect virtue. The man
who is despoiler of virtue in one
instance is an unsafe guest and friend.
How much more so, when license is
hia rule of conduct.
protect my innocence or l fall into
the trap that is laid for me-"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

a single long hair, precisely laid be-
tween two leaves. Statsticians might
be interested to note that hair of
brunette character is more common
than blond or near blond. Gray is
seldom thus paraded.
Eyeglasses and spectacles are not
uncommon finds, which might indicate
that the reader, having waded so far,
had no mind for any further reading.
Scraps of paper, occasionally an un-
mailed letter. and proofs of photo
graphs are common captures; but
never banknote, and, strange to say,
never an unreceipted bill or comic
valentine.
On the other hand more than once
unpaid dinner checks have turned up,
which would denote such devotion on
the part of bluestoclings that they
cannot eat without print before them.
Side combs are said to make good
markers, and parlor matches have a
particular excellence for this purpose.
Coats. hats, waistcoats. shoes, suit
cases and false teeth mot necessarily
taken from returned books) have end
ed their days in this catchall. AS yet
there is no record of an abandoned
infant having taken this channel.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
oHIo's FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Almost s3,ooo,ooo in the General Rev
enue Fund.

Columbus, O.-The annual report of
State Treasurer McKinnon for the tis-
cal year ending November IS was
filed with Gov. Harris.
The statement shows the finances
of the state to be in excellent condi-
ton.
The balance in the general revenue
fund at the close of the year was ST.
S99, ,901.24; sinking fund, $425,554,17;
school fund, S236,291.37; university
fund. $1S4,2S626; total balance, $9,-
S46,O33.O4.
The net increase of the general rev.
enues amounted to $610,074.97.
There was on deposit an average OF
$2,817,35O in rs banks. These banks
paid but 21a per cent. interest.
The amount of the interest account
for the year by reason Of these depos-
it's was $53,56S.17. This was the
amount paid the state under the pro.
visions of the state depository act.
The gross receipts of the year
amounted to $13,O74, ,423SS; the expen-
ditures, $9,32S,390.S4.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
WANTED MORE OF THE EARTH.
canny Young Scot Turned Down q
Grand offer Of 5La Acres.

Just Al years ago, in the Scottish
village of Cupar Angus, word was
passed round that young Bob Reid, the
carriers son, was going out to Austria
liza to seek his fortune.
"Eh, lad" said one local worthy,
"but it's a MIGHTY puir outlook for ye.
Ye'd do far better to stick here in the
hopes O. gettin' your uncle's cottage
and bit o. land"
The uncle of the prospective emf
grant heard the news and sought Bob
out.
What's this hear about you gaein'
to Australy?"
Young Reid told him.
"Now, look here" said the uncle, a
retired blacksmith; stay on in Cupar
Angus an I'll gle ye a piece O land
for your ain Now, what do ye say"
I'm fond = land" said the boy,
"but 1 want n1ere than l can get in
this village. I'm going out to see a
bit O. this world"
Yen live to repent It," said the
uncle.
II hope not" replied Bob, but
many thanks all the same"
Thirty years later Robert Gillespie
Reid, a prominent Montreal railway
contractor, sat in his Office in the Ca
madam metropolis. A large map of
North America hung before him on
the wall. Having migrated to Canada,
says the Grand Magazine, he had as
a contractor built large portions of
the Canadian Pacific railway and was
still looking about for new fields Of
endeavor.
He picked up a letter from his desk.
1t was from the government of New
foundland, accepting his tender for
building a railway across the island.
BY the terms of the contract, now
about to be signed, Mr.. Reid would
build the road at $15,600 a mile. AS a
railway is useless unless engines and
carriages run over 1t the contractor
agreed to operate it "for a grant in
fee simple of 5000 acres of land for
each mile for period of ten years" ="
The government accepted this offer.
Mr.. Reid smiled, his thoughts at the
moment going back to his boyhood
and to his uncle Henry. BY single
stroke of the pen he became the mas
ter of 2,5O0,00O acres.
He was the greatest private land
owner in the world. But that was not
all. He became possessed of an addi-
tional estate. His Uncle Henry died
and bequeathed him the five and a
half acres in Cupar Angus!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
FORBIDDEN TO MARRY
While His Divorced Wife Lived, But
Took a Bride Just the Same.

Youngstown, GA peculiar sttua-
tion is brought about by the marriage
of Ralph F. McCaughtry, a prominent
young man of this city, and Miss A.
Vivian Armstrong, of Syracuse, N. Y,
at Erie, Pa. McCaughtry had a suit
pending, asking for divorce from
Edith P. McCaughtry.
Some time ago Mrs. Edith P. Nc
Caughtry obtained, in New York,
divorce from McCaughtry, the terms
Of which forbade his marrying while
she lived. He at once started proceed
ings in the local courts, alleging that
the grounds upon which she obtained
a divorce in New York did not free
him. 1t was with considerable sur
prise, therefore, that his marriage at
Erie was learned. His attorneys say
they knew nothing of the matter 9TH
er than that they had been told to
withdraw the petition.
81 have been advised by attorneys
in New York state that the second d.
vorce is not necessary" said McCaugh-
try when he arrived here with his
bride.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
KEEPS A DOG IN CONDITION.
Wire viii Give Him Exercise If Sc.
cured in Proper Way.

Dogs, especially settlers. pointers
and other hunting animals, as well as
,Herce and unruly ones, need to be
kept chained most of the time, the
hunting dogs to prevent them from
straying away. generally at night and
others from annoying or endangering
The safety Of people coming on the
premises. To keep dogs on chain
onstantly, preventing them from get
.ng much-needed exercise, is cruel
and prejudicial to their health, and it
also serves to make a cross dog so
much more unruly and dangerous as
frequently to necessitate having him
killed. There is practical and easily
constructed method of overcoming the
difficulty and still restraining the dog
Of his liberty.
A stout post is securely planted
alongside of the doghouse, having
about 1S inches of it above ground.
Another post is then securely planted
about 100 feet distant and stout tele-
graph wire stretched taut between the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

two posts and securely fastened. The
chain is attached to the wire with
sliding ring and the other end to the
collar on the dog. The dog soon gets
to understand the arrangement and
Will soon have a pathway worn along
the entire length of the wire on both
sides in his scampers.
To prevent fouling of the chain at
the far post attach a support, which
will enable the chain to slip over and
into place readily.
The location of the wire run can be
so arranged as to permit the dog to
guard both the front, side or back of
the dwelling, as well as the gate,
though much over 100 feet will make
it difficult to make and keep the wire
from sagging under the strain of a
good-sized dog
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

And the sin of 1t all is the misleading
of silly people who mock at the laws
that have cost so much toll and are
costing so much to maintain them
cranks seeking notoriety through the
newspapers.
And oh, the pity of It! Pity for liv-
ing and dead! But pity most for this
deadly disease spreading over the land
like a plague, which laughs at the
decalogue, the holy lessons and the
life and death of Jesus Christ, in
voking the hideous and defiant plea
of "the higher law"