The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16


made . reputation. though - unen-
v!able one. b. eunnIn' an treaehsTy
he accomplished the ruin ov Lyalna-
chns. one ov the leaders OF the army.
an he slew ssIeucas. the other lead
er. With htx own hand. After these
deeds be gained . large foliowin' an
by much wlre-workin' became king
ov Macedonia. but Just retributIon
overlook him al last an he VIVA slain
in battle an hiz dead body wuz treat
ed with fiendish indignities.
Durin' the reign on Phiiadelphus.
the Romans attracted some attention
by some disputes with the city ov
an the king ov Egypt
solicited the friendship os the Ro-
mans, an he probably promised 10
give more or less assistance The re-
suit wuz a close alliance between the
Two countries. Phtladelphus tried 10
aid the Greeks when the Macedon-
ians invaded that country. but the
force be sent wuz too small an but
little WIZ accomplished. About this
time Philadelphus discovered that hiz
country wuz gettin' In bad way an
he wuz facin' what liz now termed "a
financial panic" Bond issues an
other little tricks like that were then
unknown, an hit wuz not an easy
matter TO borrow money to tide a
country through a little storm. for
money wuz scarce an IL there had
been an abundance oy hit he prob
ably would hev found trouble in
gettin' hit, though he ruled country
that might now be pledged for a
guide many millions ov dollars. To
add to the other troubles ov Phila-
delphus, hiz brother, who ruled Lydia
an Syrene, two States which hev
since bin absorbed by other countries
concluded to attempt to get Egypt
out ov the hands ov Philadelphus-
He had the assistance ov hiz father
in-law, Antiochus Softer, king ov what
wuz then known az Upper" Syria.
While awl these preparations were
maxim there wuZ a revolt rite in
the heart ov hiz kingdom by 1000
Gauls who had agreed to settle il
Egypt an assist the king in any row
he mite get into. But he finally over
came anvil these difficulties an estab-
lished hiZ throne on a satisfactory
basis. A little later the brother ov
Philadelphus, Majas, proposed to give
hiz daughter to Philadelphus for
wife in order that the two thrones
mite be kept in one family for some
time to come at least. Philadelphus
then married hiz niece, which would
now be illegal in most countries.
Majas died a short time later an for
some time thereafter Egypt enjoyed
season of peace.
Philadelphus built many cities an
temples durin' hiZ reign. He awlSo
completed the canal from Suez to the
Nile, though this wuz not what il
now termed the Suez Canal, the old
one bein' a comparatively small af-
fair, nothin' but small sailships bein'
in use at that period. The modern
canal, constructed by the English
government in recent years, IL some
thin worth while. The king awlso
did much to develop system to wa
ter the arid lands ov Egypt an make
them productive. This liz now term
ed irrigation an portions ov nearly
every large country in the world now
have means to irrigate drouthy land.
In the United States portions oy Col
orado, Kansas, Wyoming, Nebraska,
New Mexico an California an other
States, formerly arid lands, unfit for
pasturage or any kind ov crops, hev
bin made very productive an such
lands often sell nowadays at from $25
to $3.50 per acre, and are rapidly
bein' settled up by stockmen, farm
ers and fruit growers. The builders
ov the great railroad lines in the
Western. States got many ov their
ideas ov irrigation from visits to
Egypt an inspectin' the great work
started by King Philadelphus in
Egypt more than two thousand years
ago an which hez bin developed an
improved in many ways. Formerly
arid lands in our great West, millions
ov acres, which, fifty years ago would
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one hundred square miles, now fur
nish rich livin' for millions ov peo-
pie an much will be added az time
goes on. So We air indebted to Phil
adelphus, the ancient king of Egypt
for this great blessin', for hit IL moth
in short ov blessin' We air awl-
so indebted to citizens ov Egypt, an
cient citizens, for the beautiful and
substantial granolithic pavements
now found on some ov the streets ov
nearly every city ov Importance in
the United States an in other coun-
tries az well. Last, but not least, we
air indebted to the age ov Philadel-
phus for the concrete or manufacture
ed building material now often used
in constructin' large and handsome
buildings, which IL more durable than
granite, brick or lumber, an which,
OWN to the cost an scarcity ov such
buildin' material, liz probably cheaper
/ in MANY sections will CD