Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-22

of the pole, filed the can with water
and let the weight pull it up. An
other native on top dumped it. and
the performance was repeated until u
sufficient quantity had been OBJ
tanned. Tr ily labor is the cheapest
thing here. Corn seemed to be
growing in most of the fields al
though once in while would be
seen cabbage and sugar cane. Cot
ton also is produced, but it is not in
bloom at the present time. We were
informed that tobacco, coffee and tea
were not grown, as person could
not live Oh them, and so there had
been a heavy tax placed on the
planting. Tobacco for personal use
is grown by many of the farmers.
but none for sale The planting of
corn is encouraged, because there is
no danger of production of food
supplies in this country.
We saw many funerals in Cairo,
and they were different from those
seen elsewhere, for ahead came men,
presumably hired mourners, making
a noise which l presume they would
call chanting, but there was no music
in it. Next came the men mourners,
in some cases, others the corpse fol-
lowed, but last of all came the women.
They and the men were separate.
As most of the funerals were evil
IDENTIFY of poor people, no carriages
were used. The mourners were on
foot, but sometimes some of the
women would be riding on a cart
drawn by donkey. The casket, if
it might be so called, had q piece in
the front much higher than the rest,
and in couple of instances this was
decorated with flowers. Generally
the coffin was carried on the shoul-
ders of four men, but in one instance
it was balanced on the top of a mans
head and carried in that manner.
This was an infant, but even that
would be quite task considering
the distance to travel.
Many strange sights are to be
seen; for instance, camels coming
along with a load of cotton brush,
that almost hid them from view.
Then the lemonade seller who car
ries on bis back a large metal pot to
which is attached sundry glasses.
He directs attention to his wares by
striking together two brass dishes
he carries in his hands. Imagine q
good-sized goat s-skin with the hair
on and cut SO that most of the hide
around the feet and neck are at
tached, and when this has been
sewed up and filled with water you
have the typical water-carrier's out
fit. 1t certainly is an odd sight to
see man coming down the street
with one OF these goat-skin water
carriers on his back. In all of the
principal stores the clerks speak five
or six languages, SO it is very easy
to get anything you wish to pur-
chase.
We left Cairo on the morning of
November 5th, and before noon
reached the city of Suez, the western
terminal of the canal. Our ship was
lying out some little distance from
the shore, so we took tenders and
soon were on board. All were glad
to get back to the ship again, for the
cooking in the Cairo hotels was not
equal to that on board, and for this
reason the ship was q welcome sight.
The Cleveland is the largest and
longest vessel that ever went through
the Suez, and it was necessary to
keep the ship in the center of the
canal for she drew % feet and the
depth OF the canal is only 30. At one
place, bottom was touched but no
damage was done All other ships
were kept out Of the canal while ours
was going through. The toll was
about $25, 900, and would have been
much more if the passengers were
aboard.