The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-18

and the only vegetation now on the
Mountains - scrub pax. with here ana
there a forest ot cork Every bit OF
wood available Is used for fuel. and
even the roots Of the olive trees and
the trimmings OF the grape vines are
sold. \ large part OF the wood -
turned into charcoal. and this forms
the chief fuel Of both Algeria IN
Tuntsia.
How Tunisla Il Governed.
Now that We have coIonie or our
own. IL - interesting to know how Inc
French handle their dependency in this
part OF North Africa Tuuisia was
conquered by than only a little more
than twenty-five years ago and thc>
have been the real rulers OF il ever
since. Al the same time the Arabs
have been deluded by the idea that
they have their own rulers. lnasmucn
as ali the orders affecting the natives
go out through the bey ard his Arao
officials. The hey. however. IS onN
the monkey on the stick. and II Is the
French resident genera! who pulls the
string which axe him act Indeed
he has very little opportunity 10 act
at all. except in special instances ana
as 10 natives. His army. including botR
officers and men. has been reduced 70
a regiment OF six and ms iu-
come. which Was formerly millions. -
now cut down TO three hundred thou
sand dollars a year. lie still occu-
pied the fine old palace OF the Bardo
here on the edge OF the city. ana ne
has In addition several smaller palaces
outside. At present he Is llNlng IN one
at Sidf Bou Said on the site OF Old
Carthage: ii is about twelve miles
from Tunis. and he drives into the city
in a laCquered coach. with soldiers ans.
outriders In uniform. ! have seen MN
several times during my stay
Native Courts for Natives.
The French are governing Tunlsia
much as the Dutch govern Java They
issue all OF their orders through the
hey and his sheiks. The country IS
divided up into thirteen districts. each
Of which has a cOntrOleur civlie. Ihls
mar has a numbe Of French assist
ants, but he has also a native governor
and subordinates to help him and all
the orders as regards the natives go
out through them. If the Frenchman
Or other foreigners get into trouble
they are judged only by the French:
and II "A foreigner has trouble With a
native he comes before the same pow
ers. AS to disputes between the ma
tives themselves, they are handled in
the Arab courts and after the Koranic
law. The hey holds a court every Sat
urday morning, and he can condemn
a native criminal to be hung if he
pleases. He often does so; and as the
executions are public any foreigner can
go OF to see.
These methods OF procedure arc
satisfactory to both natives and
French. II fact, they suit every one
excepting the Tunisian Jews. There
have been Jews here ever since the
Princess Dido came from Tyre to Car
thage and the Jews stand on the same
ground as the Arabs. They dress IN
Arab costumes, and, as to the men,
n could not tell the difference.
OF late years under modern condi-
tons some of the Jews have been
growing prosperous, and many Of
them are now learning French and
pin French ways. They have begun
to dress in European clothes; and are
anxious to rank as Europeans and be
tried by European judges. At the same
time the natives despise them and an
Arab Sheik considers the word of one
Mussulman worth more than that Of a
score of Hebrews. For this ease the
Jews are claiming that they do not get
justic and are demanding a change.
justice and demanding a change.