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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-23

Copyright 1907 by Frank a. car
pcnterl
Khartum.
a real estate boom iu the heart of
Africa!
Farm lands rising sky high
Town lots selling at fabulous prices.
The streets reaching out into the
DESERT
Residences and business blocks So
ing up, and the people crazy at the In
crease I'm values!
That is what we have here at Khar-
tum.
1 have already told you OF the pros
perity Of the Nile valley. OF the mush-
room growth Of Alexandria and Cairo
and how farm lands ln the delta are
selling from $500 to 81. 600 per acre.
Similar boom conditions prevail in up-
per Egypt and farm lands are rising
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Mr. Robert o. Burke. Endra n ~
writes Before ! started b. use Toi..
Kidney Cure ! had TO get up from tvs
to twenty times a night ana I "a, !,
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was so impaired ] could scarcely a. !.
" my family across Che room "a
given up hope Of living when a 49,
recommended Foley's Kidney cure 81
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7 had taken the third bottle The d-e,
had gone. as well as ali other syrrri,-.
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preeert roveroor, paIa.r After that
th. nahdi frelsr.I tnnt Khlrtufn
should be ,ylpcI out He destroyed all
fb. houses ana n,.da fhe Inhabitants
come fo dis nos. rnrIt4f Omdurmon.
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,,..,t,, 80, ,,-,... tbe pcoplc
w.. by. a.. ..,.,f. .,F fulisi
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"'41. q, N'il' ili'l'' r-tt.t
Ni''I lu"', LOT FraI .' ''.' ~, t.,,,
rutN came. NhaItui ".7 i"''"Nh
90 hr.cE Pile uud dust heap. 'm"ut-
MAN had swallowed nu nor "N'E l,
whole population but N.dl on u AIc",
part ~ the sudan Ih' Enaiia l"i'.'
OBJ. tribes to come there 20 I'VE al
order that ho might have their men
ready for hie army u times OF war
ana the result was that Omdurman
mad more than ID half million inhabi-
t,nts while Khartum had nothing
uv,ban v., had the Va~ with the kh8u-
% .,5 -. grau,, conquered him " the
.,,,,..r,o, continual ave reduced tho
.,r..fer rarf ~ Ordurrau TO- ruins. and
mon Koran uIsuutne the building OF
,-r..,f ,ii, Nh. f4., al first was To force
fho raopie n NOV. from Omdurmon 90
f-b,rtp1. t1+ 3D. was finally decided
800 a. ,.niiIa bs Gan better to have
ratfv, .it,. thrro and to make this place
~. yo,Irnrnenf and foreign cen.cr
,litb n Notwithstanding and commercial
,,v.+, a. U,lfava on the northern bank
~ tra Nine Nue
.,.be Ishnrtu,n rf TODAY was laid out
amer sor1oyyhaf the same plan as your
g4rifal af XVashiuptor. at least. the
hon sons that determined the plans were
tbe Same washington city was plated
M abouf the limo of the French rcvolu-
lion, ana its architeel was l. i-llaH'.
ao that it could Doe easily defended IN
cas-. OF o. rebellion end at the same time
be beautiful Tor that reason the streets
tyoro made TO cut one another AT right
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the snnds aud rocks Of Nubia. and 90
was not until ] was within n few miles
OF Hslfaya. which lies opposite hero
ON the other bank OF the Nile, that /
saw signs of vegetation Tho train
then entered "a region OF thorn bushes lO
on 10 feet high. beyond which patches
OF grass bleuched by the sun were to
hc seen, and closer other evidences OF
cultivation The Arabs were digging
cut tho thorn bushes on the edge o.
the desert and stacking them up IN
piles for fuel. There were a few anil
mails grazing on the scanty grass. ana
the country made me think OF the Big
Bow Bend OF Washington state, which
Is now being turned into farms. There
is desert all about Khartum, and every
where back from the Nile the lands are
nothing but rock and sand.
out of these bleak and arid surround
iugs rises "a city OF green All along the
river FOR a distance of more than two
miles. runs wide avenue shaded by
trees and backed by buildings and pri-
waite houses in beautiful gardens. This
avenue Is q succession OF parks from
one end Of 10 TO the other. 10 begins
with the Botanical and Geological Gar
dens. where AN the trees OF the tropics
and semi-troplcs luxuriantly grow, and
where one may see the soap tree. the
monkey bread tree and other curious
examples OF the Sudanese fora. There
are several lions and tigers en- the gar
den, and there is also a mighty giraffe
which ! photographed this afternoon as
he was taking "a bite out Of branch at
the height Of two-story house.
Next Co the Geological Garden Is the
Grand Hotel a long galow-shaped
structure and beyond are the two-story
homes ~ many officials, all beautifully
shaded by date palms The first public
building on this avenue is the post and
telegraph office. Beyond IL are the
offices Of the war department. with
public gardens behind them. and fur
Their stlll is the great white palace in
which the governor general OF the Sou
dan lives and has HTS offices. This IS
directly ou the river, with a beautiful
garden behind it. Farther along the
avenue is the Sudan club and the hos
pifal and away at the south the large
buildings OF the Gordon Memorial coll
lege. with the British barracks az the
end of the street. This avenue runs
right along the Blue Nile. with beauti-
ful views 40 sight all the way. on the
edge of the river are numerous saki-
yehs or huge water wheels. moved
around by bullocks with humps on
their backs. They raise the water from
the river into the bitches and canals,
which carry IL over the city and make
vegetation possible. Tie sahlyehs start
at e o'clock every morning. Their
wheels are never creased and as they
move they Screech and groan and sigh.
There Is ono IN front OF the Grand
hotel, which serves as my alarm
clock, for sleep IS murdered at tho
moment 1t begins
BUSINESS KHARTUM.
The business parts Of Khartun are
] ll the streets back from tho river and
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KHARTUM.

The CHICAGO nd RusAn Oasis CyDeroyedby
The Mahdi Lord and How DOn-Ih New
Mo,gus-Ouee WaeWomen Who Work for One
Cent An Amerea Brclmaksr
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LABOR AND WAGES.

The wages these. women receive are
pitifuIy low. Ten or 10 cents a day is
big money for woman. and a man can
be hired for 20 cents or less. For these
wages the women unload the stone
boats on the Nile. wading out into tho
river and coming back up the banks
with two or three great rocks piled high
on the head. They carry sand in bss-
kcts, and spread IL over the stones on
the roadways. and they sit down on the
sides Of the roads and break stones for
macadamizing They carry the mortar
up the scaffolding 70 the masons, and
quite an army OF them is employed IN
bringing water IN b-gallon coal oil cans
no from the Nile. Some OF the streets
are thus sprinkled. and many OF the
gardens OF Khartum are kept moist IN
this way. Here, at the Grand hotel,
we have a half dozen women who carry
water all day long to irrigate the gar
den Some Of the girls are tail. had
a photograph Of myself standing beside
one taken today, and she overtopped
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-23
RUsINEss KHARTrM.

The business parts Of Khartum are
Cd the streets back from the river and
running parallel with IT, There is one
great square devoted to the markets
This covers ten or more acres. and
the Abbas square. in which the mosque
stands a little farther west. Is fully
twice as large. The business section
has two banks and many stores man
aged chiefly by Greeks. The Italians
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THE NEW CAPITAL OF THE SUDAN AMI ,-.
REMARKABLE GROWTH 10

also have large establishments. one
on the biggest Of an Is the house Of
Angola Capato. q man who might be
called tho Marshall Field u the sudan
for he has large business here. with
branches an over the country and des-
eu shops far up the Nile. Tho stores
have covered porches IN front OF them
or they face arcades which keep on tho
sun.
The new mosque OF Khartum. is one
OF the most beautiful buildings Ia Afri-
CO. II IL great two story structure
Of white stone, with minarets rising
high above 10. The galleries OF tho
minarets have a lacework OF stone rum
ming around them and the towers are
covered with Arabic carvings Tho
mosque II named after the young khe-
dive. and he has I am told. furnished
much of the money for its erection.
Khartum hds also "a new Coptic
church Of largo size. az well as
Church Of England and the schools and
chapels OF the United prcsbytcrion Mis-
sion OF our country. So you see 10 has
abundant religious facilities notwith-
standing Its position on this far-away
part " the globe.
WHERE THE WOMEN DO THE
WORK.
I have been interested IN watching
tho women AT work IN the building OF
khartum. New houses and business
blocks are now going up almost every
Wherc, and every macon and mechanic
has his women helpers The lahorers
como from all parts Of the Sudan. and
the women Of a half dozen tribes may
be working on the same building
] wish / could show you some Of these
women as I see them laboring on the
buildings and on the banks of the Nile.
They are msty black girls. straight and
plump. and so lightly dressed that one
ran see all the outlines OF their forms
cotton wrapped loosely around their
! shoulders and another wound about
the waist so that It falls 10 tho feet.
| The upper garment Is on half the time.
The girl is then bare 90 the waist. and
her plump bust shows out I'm the bright
sun. az she raises her arms high %
! steady the Load on her head. Her skin
/ shines Ike polished ebony and look as
| close as you please you can see no
/ sign OF q hair on any part of her eX-
/ Cept ON the head. These African ma
/ tives. both men and women, pull all
! the hair on their bodies out going over
/ them once "a month FOR this purpose
! This custom f. common IN many parts
I OF the world. IL Is so with some OF tho
| Indians Of the Amazon. so with the
/ Jewesscs Of Tunis. who are shaved
/ from head to foot just before marriage
/ and SO with the Moros Of our Philippine
/ Islands who carry along with them
/ little tweezers 20 pull out any stray
/ hair that appears.
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AN OASIS CITY.

] have now been in Khartum over
week and find it most Interesting. The
city Is a great oasis iu the midst OF
the desert. away OF here 90 the heart
Of Africa, I'm coming 90 IL 1 crossed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-16
Compulsory Vaccination.

/ Editor The Washington Herald;
/ I must ask space again in your columns
/ 20 call attention to this "crime of crimes
which is about to be officially inflicted
upon Washington. the Capital Of a great
nation.
/ While this city is yet suffering from the
effects of the destruction Of its public
wells. the sources Of Gods pure water.
an act Of official vandalism that out
strips the crimes Of the Dark Ages. We
are told that the sO-called health office
has given instructions to have the 1000
school children yaccinated as a condition
/ OF entering upon their next school year.
Think Of this infamous procedure. Forty
thousand young people whose life blood
/ Is measurably pure, are TO have poison,
YES. poison of the most virulent kind, con-
tanning the seeds OF every imaginable dis
ease, thrust into their blood and made
victims Of untold suffering and possible
DEATH
The inhUman wretch Of whom 7 spoke
in last Mondays Herald who poisoned
/ his brothers family by putting arsenic
/ into their bread, was sent 10 the peniten-
I uary for ninety-nine years. His crime
was unscientihc and unofficial. IL affected
I only half a dozen persons Now, In the city
/ OF Washington a crime is 20 be officially
committed on q grand scale. Forty thou
sand boys and girls, the darlngs of In
Vulnerable households are 10 be poisoned
nj the command Of a so-called health
board,
! Within the past week I was informed
/ that last September a bright girl from
/ near TakOma presented herself at the
WoodburG School Of this city for admis-
sion. she was told that she could not De
/ admitted until she had been vaCcinated.
She protested She was sent home to be
subjected TO the cruel ordeal As she left
/ she said. Il am sure that If ] am vac
CiGatcd I shall never come back"
, The heartless. bloody mandate was
obcyed. The victim was sacrificed. With
IN less than a week the innocent girl
was in hey grave, the victim Of murder
About the same time the edict went
forth that the inmates Of the Soldiers
Home. some go veterans. who had escaped
the disease and mishaps OF a hundred
/ h1ttleuelds must all be vacc.nated. After
500 Of them had been contaminated with
the vile poison. the order was revoked
and the slaughtering process was abated.
Half dozen Of these veterans, who had
escaped shot and shell on the battlefield
were dead within fOrty-eight hours.
How long, oh, how long, my fellow
countymen, shall this baTbarous condi-
ton Of human suffering and death be
toieTated- stop 10 think, and answer can
didly. j. PRAISE RICHARD.
President d. c. Protective Association.
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Denton, Tex. Sept IA monument to
John d. Rockefeller is being raised two
miles south Of this town where two much
Travelled roads cross. OF course it is IN
usual to put up a monument TO man
before ne has been gathered to his fore
fathers. But r. O. Lee, who greatly ad-
mires John D. Rockefeller. and who is
building the monument with the sweat OF
his brow and the toll of his hands, says
President Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie
have set precedents which any American
citizen should be proud TO follow.
Il know that monuments should be post
norton" said Mr. Lee. "a man Of great
Intelligence, to-day. Il know you cannot
write epitaphs IN the present time. But
Andy Carnegie and Teddy Roosevelt have
set the example, only Andy is working
up, building Libraries, and Teddy is work
ing down, digging pits.
Greatest Man on Earth.
Il consider John D. Rockefeller the
greatest man in the world" FIR. Lee con
tinued with emphasis. Il am trying 10
induce him TO come here and live. where
l-t NDH NC AAIlLIA anu lifi u
want him 70 run on the Democratic ticket
for President next time, he would be
elected You see the pedestal is nearly
completed, ID symboliZes Mr. Rockefeller S
natural strength, breadth, and depth.
have ordered the statue itself from a
bTonze-casting firm ia New York City
No. I will not tell you which firm, be-
cause, like Mr. Rockefeller. I shun pub
LEFTY. l am spending $1,000 on the statue
and pedestal I expect Mr. Rockefeller
and his kin 20 be here for the unwilling
which may be next November. and. If not
then, in the early spring. lie has assured
me that nothing expect business can keep
him away So / am very hopeful ne will
be here, for ne testified the other day, YOU
will remember. that he has not been at
tending TO business for some years Any
how, whether or not he is here, the mouu-
ment VIII be unveiled"
Plans Inscriptions in Bronze.
Despite the difficulty in wording epitaphs
In past or present, Mr. Lee, who does as
he pieases, Acknowledges he has been
studying what the inscription should be-
In letters OF bronze there may be on one
face OF a pedestal.
HE never cared for money for money s
sake"
On another face with a neat border
Millions burn oil, he burned money for
the sake OF charity and learning.
Lee. his monument builder. does not
look unlike John j. Rockefeller. Lee is
supposed 10 be wealthy. but refuses 10
state the amount OF his fortune. SAYING
like John D.. he cannot compute his hold
'ugs lie admits De- owns coal mines in
Alabama worth S7aGo. and has made snug
sums iu speculation. He owns a hotel
here. He Is tan and slim. with q slight
stoop 10 his shoulders His head IS large
and his face smooth shaver. His gray
eyes look especially shrewd, and his fell
low-toWnsmen say no one ever worsted
him Ia a business deal Lee dresses shah
billy. He SAYS he Is too busy 20 bother
about clothes. He weighs every word he
utters. He is forty years old, and has
been an enigma 20 the town ever since
he came here. eight years ago. He is
credited with many kind deeds, but other
wise is close with his money
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-16

we confess our sins. He is faithful and
just TO forgive us our sins, and 20 cleanse
us from all uurighteOusress;' Though
your sins be rs scarlet, they shall De as
white as snow; though they be red az
crimson, they shall be WOOL For
God so loved the world that Re gave His
only begotten son. that whatsoever be-
lieveth on Him should not perish but have
eternal life"
An evidence which We all note, and
which shows. undeniably. that we shall
live again. is that when the farmer plants
his seed I'm the spring. the seed must die
before it brings forth life; and so must
we. before We take on life immortal, die
and be resurrected from the dead, and go
to face the God Of our salvation through
Jesus Christ
In conclusion, for myself ! should say
that If my hope Of eternal life should be
taken from me. truly ! should rather pass
from this life Of vcxations, &c, unto the
sleep which c. f. Holmes. no doubt
calls the dreamless sleep of the dead,
but Il know whom ] have believed, and
am persuaded that He is able to keep
that which I've committed to Him.
against that day"
CLAUDE o. THOMAS.
Balston Va, Sept O. 1897
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-16
Answers Hands Down. -

Editor The Washington Herald.
You inquire editorially why it IS that
Theodore Roosevelt looks askance upon
any political aspirations which may be
cherished by Charles +. Hughes.
Every New Yorker. familiar with the
personal characteristics Of the TWO men,
Is able 20 give the answer hands down. "
II is simply this. because Hughes, in
conducting the insurance investigation IN
New York, proved conclusively that 1t
was not Alton y. Parker, bat Theodore
Roosevelt who was the qualified and ex-
ofIlcio president OF the Auunias Club The
Washington Herald might as well ask
who was meant by Representative Nc
Call at MarshdeId the other day, when
he said: You are liable some day to
have q President supremacy lacking i'm
the qualities OF a statesman. one who is
egotistic. impulsive. OF immature judg-
ment a mere gluttOn OF the limelight
ready 20 barter away prosperity and
even his COuntTy's freedom Tor momentary
applause. EDMUND B. BRIGGS.
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Booker WashingtOn,s speeeh.

OcOACA " daIi4slS LOu SpSSCu.
EDITOR Tho Washington Herald:
! desire 10 express my hearty gradfca-
ton az seeing the hrst-class report in your
columns Of the speech delivered by Dr.
Booker T. Washington at Convention
Hail. 1t was the first time l ever heard
this distinguished speaker, who seems 10
me TO have reached that wonderful height
in oratory combining wisdom Of thought
and principle with eloquence in delivery
Without the least trace Of sensational
ism, without descending 10 any thin clap
trap, he based his utterances upon two
imperishable foundation stones, as IL
seemed 10 me. He took the noble. manly
stand Of showing no shame. Of making no
apology. OF Offering no defense Of his
brethren, but naturally delivering himself
as one upright, straightforward man TO
other human beings. Significantly 20 me
he used the words negro" and black"
ten times as often as he did "cOlored."
Again, be sought to convey a very sol
emn lesson 10 his people, that the world
very soon gets tired of a sick race, Of a
race that Is advertising itself as weak and
declining and downtTodden. instead OF
putting forth It's strength and showing its
success. This latter he pointed out in
burning words. had 10 rest upon economic
and industrial efficiency, a truism that IL
seems pitiful he had To take time TO ex-
pound. A glance at history a rapid sur
Ney Of the leading nations of the world
to-day ought 10 convince any one that he
is right. An earnest. inspiring speech it
was. and If ever a race had a clarion
voice 10 sound high and clear the true
note Of progress, il is the negro race Of
to-day in BTooker T. Washington I may
say that I am a white man, the son Of
former slave owner Respectfully.
COLYER MERIWETHER
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Brokerage and Other Things.

Editor Tho Washington Herald,
The President has already added luster
TO his name and distinguished fame 10
the line Of Presidents of the United
States; no more by his coura geous and
brilliant initiative and administration OF
state and political affairs Of government
than by the inspiration of his preaching
Of the gospel Of a higher moral standard
for political, social. and domestic conduct
For, until this latter state IS brought
about, conduct affecting public and pri-
vate affairs viii not improve. IS Mr.
Herbert Spencer says: AS for remedy.
It manifestly follows ;hat there IS none
save a purified public opinion" Who,
without an unbiased mind political or
moral has not observed the mental and
moral awakening in political. business.
and social life among the people through
the whole land that has taken place.
Progress in civilization often requires the
impulse and inspiration Of a reformer-a
moral crusader.
The people of nearly every State and
municipality in this Union have shown
an awakening, demanding various re-
forms through municipal and legislative
actions 10 more nearly conform 10 a
higher moral standard. Not only viii the
awakened public conscience reprobate and
attack the sins Of huge trusts and cor
pOrati0ps. of national and State magni-
tude-it will also reprobate and punish
as criminals many others equally guilty
of Though less nOtOrioUs) evil deeds, who
have preyed upon the people. but who
have heretofore escaped Justice. With
the proper development Of a public opin-
ion criminal statutes will be adopted to
reach such cases. for In the aggregate
the robberies Of this class of predacious
villains viii be enormous. undoubtedly in
their evil results greatly in excess of
those Of trusts and corporations.
In the opinion Of the undersigned the
development Of trusts and corporations is
an absolute social and economic necessity.
and a most benehcent one.
Apropos Of the foregoing Though of
comparative innocence) is the recent local
prosecution or crusade against a class of
evil doors, Of "bucket-shop brokers.
They seem TO have been under the ban
Of reprobation 10 the extent of having
incurred a penal statute, which, TO some
degree, contributed 70 such reprobation.
The main object OF the foregoing obser-
Vdtohs, now reached, Is 10 show the de-
VelOpment OF social sentiment
Respecting sinister actions, conduct
first approved-then not approved. and
now reprobated as inimical to society and
human rights; then as criminallv wicked
subsequently placed under the liability of
penal statute. That such a sentiment
OF society exists respecting another class
OF brokers' whose business opportunities
for evil are infinitely greater being often
intimately encySted upon or within an al