El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-10

highness. the emir. VINO graduated from
one CT the best military academies IH
st. Petersburg. Why does ne Nos rrcsf
the cleaning up OF the CITY OF bohndL =.
the capital of the khanate ard next to
Samarkant the hottest CITY In EJrke-
stan2 The water holes are never
cleaned, although the peoPle US t n..ll
for both bathing and drinking " oFIis
and infection cause the dealn q my
rlads, and the greater part OF Inc POT
ula1on IS rotten Wttn ClSease5 chCIsId'
plague, fatal dySenteri-s and 'Penuln-
ks' are common. Sodpmy is the rule
among men and boys
Reform Would Mean War.
only a few years as> Whef. me ol4
emir still lived, criminals we're sui
thrown head down from the tower MI
Arab. which IS 800 feet high, others Were
disemboweled and then choRpe9 70 %
pie ces On the squSre IN front OF the
palace while the public looked on, en-
1Oying the awful siEht; many were
thr own into the s0eal Il stink hole
ana there left to die. This hole has
never been cleaned and this method OF
death stil seems the one most reared
by the natives.
''As the russian ambassador told US,
to bring about reforms too suddenly
would mean a. bloody war, and by edu-
eating the children OF the better 6afIs
In the Russian. schools which have been
established every where by the emlrs lt
is hoped that in time the natives may
learn TO live like human beings.
In the railroad towns established
with reasonable comforts but the trav-
eler who has to cross the deserts on
camels risfs his life unless the water
which he must always. carry with him,
as wei as the food, is properly ster-
ilized.
Evils OF Mixed Breeds.
The weird customs Of the many races
lnhab1ung West IurkGstan would iii
pages, and we III only say II anyone
desires to aCquaint himself with the
horrible consequences OF the untortu-
Monaghan, Malay and black blood,
trip to central Asia. where persisted
some of the best white races, viii be
Of interest indeed
Several cotton experts from Texas
have within the last few years been in
Andijan. and two American families,
with Whom we spent most happy
Christmas, are now living there and
are employed In the Iargest-cottOn seed
oil mill In the world If that Institution
ever pays dividends 1t Wilf be because
the stupid Russian managers have
learned the wisdom OF not interfering
with people that know their business
American Fur Industry.
"a month ago I returned from that
country, having been gone nearly eight
months. Most Of the time 1 spent in
BOkhara, as I was chiefly interested in
the karakOOl sheep industry. In the
last five years L have imported 81 head
OF these fur bearing sheep, and tests
made BY the department of agriculture,
various other breeders and ourselves,
nave proved c0ncluSlTely that when Cur
lustrOus lOngwOOls, such as Linc1lns,
COtsWOlds, LeIcesceTs. Dartmores, Wen
sleydales and black faced Highland. are
crossed with karakOOls. we can produce
magnificent fur, which is known on he
market under the trade name Of Persian,
Astrachan, baby lamb and Krimmer.
and for which Americans are spending
millions annually.
Success Achieved.
Unfortunately, neither Bokhara nor
Russia permits tue open expectation Of
these animals, and the United States
quarantine regulations make it impOs-
sible TO import them through reEular
channels into the United states. / have
succeeded in bringing a few head 20
this country, only by reason OF the as
sistance which ] have received from
Theodore Roosevelt, congressman
TaWney, his eXCeIlency, A S. Yermoloff.
Of st. Peters burg, and L. S ambassa-
dor Curtis Guild, at St Petersburg.
Ny intention is to establish firmly
the karakOOl fur sheep industry IN this
valley, near FL Paso. because all our
experiments show that this region most
nearly duplicates the native habitat Of
the sneep and produces the best furs."