Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-03

following him; the man was try
ing to lead me astray and he
certainly tried it, and asking for
"BackSleeSh." | believe from the
start TO the finish, he was doing
nothing, although he was running
after the donkey, but forming ex-
cuSeS for "BackSleeSh" This /
put a stop to by turning on
him with my stick. When we
reached the boat (Steamer) and
about ready to start | found that
one of my friends was missing.
| got COOkS-man to send back one
of the boatmen to find him. He
found him a quarter of a mile
away coming towards the boat.
My friend had been led aStray
by his donkey man for the pur-
pose of extracting "BacksleeSh"
from him, the donkey man was
joined by others and before he
got away from him it cost him
five shillings. We reached Cairo
about 7 p. m. l was so sore and
| tired from the donkey ride, that
| did not leave the square hotel
that evening.
Thursday, Mar. 3rd. We spent
the day in Cairo or rather the
early part of it in visiting parts
of the BazaarS especially the jew
elery and curiO shops; we found
them situated in a long narrow
street, about ten feet wide, every
ten feet of that street on both
sides was a store and work shop,
all things In gold, silver, brass
and copper were made there and
offered for sale. The workman
ship as far as | could tell was
very fine. l thought that the
value of all the goods | saw on
that street were worth millions
of dollars. The latter part of the
day We took the trolley car in
various directions to see the diff
ferent parts Of the city. One new
er tires of seeing the molly
crowds of human beings. | spent
my last evening in Cairo walking
around the square that our hotel
is situated on, looking, at the
hundreds of people in rags and
silks eating, drinking gambling
in front Of drinking places, and
| suppose they were as much in
tereSted in my movements as |
was in theirs. | was walking
slowly passing in and out thru
the tables, chairs and crowds.
Friday morning was spent in
going to Cooks office to get a
rate on my European trip and
around the hotel settling our ac-
counts there were three of us
after dinner we took a train for
Alexander, for over three hours
our train was passing through a
garden like country all irrigated
from the river Mini, all the fields
We're rich in crops of grain, and
flOcks and herds of cattle, goats
and sheep everywhere feeding on
rich pasture. 1t was a scene
never to be forgotten. The deep
dark green Of the crops, the old
water wheels going by the aid Of
an OK. mule or camel, the people
in garbS of blue or black work.
ing in the fields, blowing will
oxen, or a mule or a camel, 9th
erS hOemg with a short handled
hoe. or riding over some rOaC
made on the dikes on donkey
or mule, strings of camelS will
empty or full pennerieS of man
ure for the fields. This manure
consists of the sediment left by
the Nile water in Its flood.
Every train We met was filleC
with natives. The trains an
made up or first, second and 3rt
class cars; the large majority O
the natives travel Ord class. w,
travelled End, class, this class O
car is good and clean. | nigh
say here that We were very care
full Of where We sat and what W,
ate and drank. | for myself dit
not drink one mOuthful of wat
} er from the time / left the boa