Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16
Browns Visit Spots Where
Moses Was Found in BUSHES
and Where Virgin Mary
Found Refuge.

rn The Edition nf The 1,rihnns.

no the Editor Of The Tribune.
Shepncarl's hotel Is one ~ the sights
Of cairo. and is . GOOD Introduction
10 Egypt II dates back 10 $3.50. as the
frst hotel in Cairo ana has maintaincd
Sts position as the leading hotel ever
since. The entra nee 400 is fitted mp
An oriental stNle. Th. walls are dec
orated With Moorish patterns and
~araperies OF Immense size are at he
openings To rooms, whiae beautiful Tul-
hial, rugs cover the doors and stair
ways.
The eject is VERY striking on enter
ting the hotel for the FIRST tme II Is
not quite correct TO say "the perfurled
light steals through the mist of ala
baster lamps. hut i, describes. in a
measure. tn. softened light which
seerns suitable 60 such surroundings,
And gives a picturesque effect to the
interior. The Arab attendants, attired
in White ttinics With red sashes and
fez, are fitting about, in their xilent
way, and aNo add to the scene of orr
entail life. There are several first class
hotels In caro-. and so far AZ manage
nent is concerned. MANY OF the other
hotels are preferred for a long stay
by visitors who spend he winter here.
Warm at Heiicpoiis.
~ FetIopoiS is a makNiN'sDt nnt"t.
AS large as the Grand Union at Tara
tcga. 1t is only a few miles from Cairo,
connected by electric line. Az Hello
rian. also a few miles distant. are seN
erai 1ne hotels. sone of which are as
large as Shepherds. Ther are sui
phur baths and the air is drier and
warmer than at Cairo by reason of the
nearf1ess OF the desert. as Heliopoiis
TX a sort OF oasis in the desert.
INhn af1.Ar-\y 10 IAy. ata III! thnc, Ia
tells supplied. for the season is only
shout three months AT best, and one
month would BE- nearer correct In fact.
h last OF January. when the season
Is supposed To he at its height. not
one-tenth OF tha rooms in some of the
hotels We're occupied. This is said TO
be a n season. however AZ rhe war
prevents the coming of many in official
life. who are accustomed 70 sperd the
winter in Cairo.
There are several regiments OF sol
Ofers quartered here. and the officers
Are an important eieman, in sscias iis-.
10 n a dancing parties Ore FREQ
Polo and racing meetings are Arranged.
which are attended bs n fashionable
people. and there ls Az much Hafatv as
AT summer Watering places. Witch IL
much resembles. II ts surprising fss
number OF carriages FOR hire that are
on the streets. Hundreds OF carriages
stand in the vicinity OF Tire hotels. and
thousands of carriages are moving
about soliciting ra~Ss.nverr noticed
III iicense numbers run about 500
The natives do no use carriages s.x.
much. &c that matn dependence IN ON
tourists. which Indicates che sn-rsn-ree
humber OF travelers parssng Through
cairo. 20 enable lisrkman 10 xaap vn
equipments for the whole year .ss rssa
sake OF a few r,nntasz' n. sroasxe IN fss@
winter.
Many Oimsrsns Races.
There are probably more naSsapss-
ties represented Ia tssiro than an, ssts-
or city In the world. There are man,
of the Titled class and Ii ~
Tor the hotels 10 afsx The title IN their
published lists. A plain American
Mister did not ave much standing
IN society doingx until a certain Mr..
, PferpOnt Morgan. to whosn Rayalss
bows, arrived. and since then ArreSs-
cans have heen shining In refyacsad
Hight.
Probably swo- thirds cf s,,e visitors
TO Cairo ARE tOurists. with a xufscax.
intent on seeing things. and who do
not care FOR social affstrr. They xtxv
rev DAYS In Catro md are on up the
Ncile or to the holy land" Fe~ ever
desire TO return to Egypt for sight Sc
laK purposes. AZ one trfp through these
nnds n interesting and satisfying. but
n enough.
SAatro liz a city containing about sea
80 inhahttRnts. How many mosques
IRE there here? - l Inquired 81 All o.r
NtNgoHtah. about 5000 he replfet
s~lmpcsalbie!" No. no, not imrnyw-
eibie. There are three or four n each
block A man who win buisd : tars.
que y sure OF psradtse." he safd. 3such
- q Muslern fAith, and on further
1nvesttgRtiOn I ascertained that n fhet
All vsHs not i from right IN hts ~stt-
yn4tc. Some OF them are small rooSnr
sde0tN TED IN hnuedues and 40 not fSIl-
MI our q OF a mosque II the arN-
efNl acceptance ( the term. Theee
IRE = rev hundred 81 the laree ome.
WIN sdctnc. and tntnAretA, where cali
80 prayer n ard And the fnsejetns
0<1asNes n Mosouss.
In e0lne OF these mosques stadsnts
are }cArnfnG the Koran. In the ,,ns.
ver1tty mosque $4,000 ntudentA nre ~.
rolted. In other mosques .hs,.,.
500 more. This doex NOT mean sv0t,,rs
pepptN. 1oieay. tx many az them M
a4lidaie - md scfre oM snsn. Thsy
~ EsNoy sescad q y s~fayfn9 motion
e the body. - they nit croSofe9Rpa m
III lRcOt. and the nosse wins deafetlnS.
y3nEre we're DOSne fMischievouA bOSs
u >vefeNphaytsG spfassla on their v,sns,.
u4d4Ae t0mkp2niossB. nnd m rs1rnsins,s
4csaesles extremely boy like, essstAe6. m
g. ststsest ~ q sGrOtIp or - 70 80. the
esGE1ses III S.zx~nnntnlnx the stndes,ts.
ytsee $ It. 0cHan Betd 4 reqdlfed aepu4
rs SSyNkfs 10 feAxe the KOx9S1 NJ hssSt'
1SS0 MI a900d sW6sfesns frtlfrt ryr.fta q
a1oHed him Sf Ne Md eveS feAasns6 Il
9SllS4 Ne nAsf4ts91y replied. sfAaPf NJ Il, !
Min 6feEsSt 6ellON. aSN6 j STGNa 49,.
-, Aelt ~ very strict IA the oNssy-