The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-11

Washington. teD. t.-1Ue SOfc
0icrs' bonus would cost. the federal
government approximately two bfi-
lion, five hundred million dollars
on basis OF estimates prepared for
the house ways and means commit
tee by fiscal officers OF army, navy
and marine.
Katscna: \ Rome os the Tropics
'A Rome OF the tropics, peopled
by the Israelites Of Africa. center
of farming region which sup
ports a population as dense as that
ol England and exports sarolus
Of foodstuiIs-such is K;ttsena, in
northern Nigeria. which recently
! h:s been frequently mentioned be-
cause irs cmir visited London and
also because of surveys OF Lake
Chad. northcrneaster3l limit OF the
Ilau$a states saysa bulletin from
The Washington, D. ca lleadquar-
terS OF the National Geographic So
ciety.
~ civilization may be incon-
sruous in contrast 70 another, and
yet not be 50 primitive as the
stlangcness Of its cutors would in.
dicatc," the bulletin continues. The
Enir Of katscna is reported 10 have
gazed in anaaZcment II; an airplane.
to have wondered at the parsimony
Of & rich nation WHICH did not pro-
vide servants 10 wave large fans
! over the rulers head so he might
not be annoyed by flies, and TO have
so heartily approved one northern
luxury that he purchased a brass
! bed TO be sent 70 katsena for the
future royal comfort.
Have Guilds and Crusades
Yet il he found time to read
any European history while in Lon
don the e,nir must have been in
terested in European guild sys-
TEN which persists in the indus
trial organization OF his own pro-
vince to this day, and in the Cru
sadcs which have their annual
counterpart IN the Mohammedan
exodus from his capital. to Mecca,
| a Journey o: five or six years. dur
ing which tie pilgrims combine re-
! hgious objective with Advantageous
trade activities all along the way.
AS Il state Katscna has been
swallowed up in the province OF
kapo in northern Nigeria, due east
OF Lake Chad ani about half way
between thar marsh bound inland
sea and the Niger. As a city it
has &hrircl!ed within its mighty
walls. as high as a three story
building, and thirteen miles in Cir
cUit.
Tho city of Kano has outdis-
tanced Katsena and become the
Chicago OF this fertile region Of
grain, cotton. giant vegetables and
iu:cious f,..iits, and aiso OF midi
gcneusly developed industries that
range from cloth .naking 10 manu-
facturc OF glass But katsena still
is the cultural center Of the HauS;l
peoples. whose tongue is the most
mr!liiiuouS OF north Africa and so
ricil il, its vocabulary that you may
find words for eight periods of the
day from sunrise 10 sunset Hausa
is The trade language Of the area
between the Benue, the Niger and
the Sahara. and il is one OF the
lew African tongues which. has de-
vcloped Il native literature.
lsauSa Ruled by FnIa Chiefs
The nauSa genius for trade
ana farming. and ,heir comparative
literary superiority. over their ne
Critic rc!ellhors. does. not extend
10 government. so that they are
rnl'd today by the Fulas. d people
wiJhoU! . country who generally
have dominated bat not displaced
the population they conquer. The
Faia chiefs. in turn, pay allegiance
10 Great Britain. Both the leisure
" Quality OF katscna licc, and the
v;,!Ge placed on various possessions
are suggested in 4 greeting wherein
oHe must first ask about the health
OF thr stranger. thcn about his
wNss. his GorScS, his cattle, and 'all
'hat : yours .Nft.r each reply
the intcrr"s;stor rcitcrates, Allah
fe praised Tor ;hat before putting
The m,Ni question.
lat baseball iS TO America
and The ban fight is 10 Spain rhe
Wrestling match is TO the Aausa
lri''rS. Perhaps this Sundown spec
tarlc miSht better be compared 20
=; horse snow. For the wrestlers
must compete for attention With the
hlZarr" ;:ad barhalic color spiashcs
represented by turbans and ber--
H8's''s and eoiffurcs OF what W,
would "#ll rated hair, against =
background OF statesque cancls
and palm :rees. The over tone,
OF the entire p;ctare is the bronze
brown of hundreds of half nude
Spectatirs.