The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-14
HADLEY SEES THE
SIGHTS OF CAIRO
Has His Watch Consong
Their Time Pieoes-Graveyards Fascination for
the Wanderer-Saw the Holy Carpet and Got Scare.

canes.
Fought the People Back
Plunging into the mass and strik-
ing right and left, men. women and
children alike, the officers fought
! their way to the enclosure and then
with repeated rushcs slowly forced
the mob back. II was really exciting,
1urbans and red fe2es went spinning
about, gowns were ripped and flimsy
dresses were torn from black and
brown forms, while here and there a
resounding smack across thinly-
clad back would bring an answering
yelp of pain, or perhaps q curse II the
victim happened 10 be uppish about
| it.
Got Out Of Sight
Being evidently the only white man
within cannon-shot of the place, and
not caring to start anything homl-
cidlal In self'defense. j duckcd into
the holy tent until the immediate at
mospbere had cleared bit and then
| quietly hied me TO a stone wall about
| three miles distant where could
watch the proceedings and have elbow
room. II may lack dignity. 10 the
| Stay-at-homes to climb a tree on
such occasions, but when | find my
self In mob OF 10000 black Moham-
medan fanatics and a troop of yelling.
black devils In uniform and It's a
warm day, and there isn't cobble
stone or a brick within mile. etc,
It's me for tall palm somewhere. be.
| lieve me, Tor holy tenD.
Tombs Of Cairo.
The various tombs In and about
Cairo attract considerable attention
and some OF them are quite interest
ing Harris in Three Men in a
Boat" could revel in graves head
stones and curious burial spots in this
vicinity for the rest of his natural
life and still not do them all. The
most important tombs. this side of the
pyramids. are those OF the Mamelukcs,
the Caliphs and the Khedival family.
Most of these are mosquc-tombs and
nearly all are in ruins.
The group OF socalled Caliph tombs
lie cast of the city in the midst of
sandy waste and around them is cluS
tered a native settlement In fact
in nearly all OF the big ruined struc,
lures, homeless Arabs and Egyptians
have taken up their abode and 10 In
sDect the interior OF a particularly
promising dome you may have TO walk
through front parlor,' picking your
way among the chickens, goats. don
keys and dirty children crying for
"baksheesh, baksheesh." Apparently
this is the first word learned by an
Egyptian infant and they lisp 1t from
their cradles,
MameIuke Tombs.
The Mameluke tombs lie south of
the Citadel and are also in ruins.
Very little is known OF them, as Egypt
ologists seem to persistenuy ignore
anything newer" than of the time
Of the Ptolmies 1t seems A pity that
they are not at least explored by
someone. 1t also seems strange that
these old structures; especially the
"Tombs of the CaliphS," are moi pre-
served in some way against complete
ruin as many OF them are Still the
most perfect examples OF Arabian
architecture IN eNISteace. One gentle.
man explained to me that, were these
tombs, or mosques. restored. the de,
vout Nohammedans OF the city would
desert the newer structures in town
and hike out TO these older places of
worship No doubt this IS partially
true. AT least 1T clears the city some
what OF the charged neglect.
Theaters in Cairo
There are some very good theatcrS
In Cairo and some equally bad ones;
also a number which YOU might call
fierce" | saw a remarkably fine
performance OF Verdi's grand opera
Aida" II Is an ancient Egyptian
story, OF course, and fitted in very
well with my sojourn here The
stage-settings. representing magnifi
cent temples and palaces, were the
grandest | have ever seen and the
singing was also very good. the com
pany being an Italian organization.
The ballet costumes and some Of
those worn by the chorus were often
sad mixture of Twentieth century,
b. c. and Twentieth century, A D.,
but altogether 1t was very good An
odd feature In the construction OF
the house Is the heavy screens GOV.
oring tho boxes on one side Of the
theater for the use OF Mohammedan
patrons who desire seclusion All
five balconies are SO screened that
while the occupants see out" with
ease It is quite impossible for one
TO see in"
"Beastly silly, isn't it, really" said
my English friend, who sat with me
on the "other side"
There Was Much squeaking.
took In a Turkish theater one
night in company with an Australian
writer and a well.known California
man. The program did not begin un-
III go. the intervening time being
occupied with black coffee, Turkish
water-pipes and listening to the mon.
otonous squealing OF two high sal
sried artists from Constantinople who
sat crosslegged on a divan, shrouded
In black TO their eyes. and accom-
panied by an orchestra OF tambourines
mandolins and funny harps,
Her Contortions Wore Fine
AT last the star of the evening ap-
peared, Aggula. the most celebrated
oriental dancer of the Turkish EN-.
pire Her costume consisted largely
of an abbreviated skirt reaching to
her ankles. aud a mass OF heavy gold
en- ornaments. Besides many precious
Jewels was told she was wearing
some $4,000 worth of solid gold work
ed into her hair and draped about
her body, also that she was so years
Of age, although her subsequent con
tortions bclied the assertion.
Her dance" which was really a
most remarkable performance, lasted
Tor FULLY an hour, with brief halts, for
a sip of wine, Or TO light a fresh Gig
'rette. and was varied now and then