Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-02-01


freely and (when the liquor was
given to herr drank at the table.
She also spent much of her time
with men and seemingly mixed but
little with other women. Several
passengers drank whisky and soda
water at their meals and man
could be seen walking to the table
with a quart bottle in his hand or
else he would write an order and
have the steward bring him liquor
from the ships supply. A good
tract on moderate drinking was
handed big wording who had
been much about the earth, having
once gone entirely around it. Soon
he returned the tract in vexed
mood saying he didn't think he
needed it; didn't know why | gave
it to him; and when he wanted to
be dictated to, etc.
The sea was very quiet and there
was no NAL de mer. The ships
surgeon was man interested in
astronomy, and it was interesting
to have him point out certain. con-
stellations. Of one star it was re-
marked that if it were blotted out,
the light would continue to reach
us for three years so great is its
distance!
On Lords day, the 18th, Pres
byterian missionary conducted the
service in the first class music
room, with small attendance,
while he discoursed on Elisha the
Tishbite. That evening, the klnd-
natured Episcopal minister in col
ored robes held the evening ser
vice on the second cabin deck.
On the afternoon of the l4th'
we passed Alden and entered the
Red Sea. Wednesday night.
arose and, finding the stars inter
esting. awoke Mrs. James ana at
midnight we saw the Southern
Cross. the False Cross" and bril-
liant Jupiter travelling along be-
hind the moon. At this time, we
passed Perrin and steered on up the
historic water crossed so long ago
by the Hebrews in their Exodus.
We passed a string of small 1slands
named Twelve Apostles ana also
Jebel Tier. On Saturday we were
in position to view Mt. Sinai from
a distance, but foggy weather pre-
broke bread in our cabin after at
tending Bible class on SATURDAY.
Having passed through the Gulf OF
Suez, we entered the famous SueZ
Canal, dug by De Lesseps and salo
to be 90 miles long. He saVeo
some eXcav a ting by running
through the Bitter Lakes. | take
it that it was near these that the
Israelites crossed with Divine as
sistance while Pharaoh pursued
them in days of yore The canal IS
like a great river, about two shlpS
wide. so that one vessel must tie up
while another vessel passes. -
great head light is hung on the
PROV of boats going in the hlSht
1T takes IA hours, more or less 70
pass) and a pilot takes the snip III
charge. moving slowly to preVeht
washing down the banks, which are
sometimes held by walls. Occas-
ionally there is a bit of coarse grass
along the water and everywhere
there are posts for tying up. Grea'
dredges are at work pumping the
sand from the bottom and pourlnS
it out i'll low places back OF the
canal. On the west side. aever-
greens have been planted in dlffef-
ent places to stay the desert sands.
Tsmalia and Kantara ale passed.
the latter being the starting POM
of the Sinai Military Railway punt
toward Jerusalem during the war.
Here vast military supplies are sun
stored. When l passed the nerd
ian of the Jordan River ana the
Dead Sea on our way up 10 foI'
Said. | had been once around the
world. having been east that tar IN
1904. Landing at the terminus OF
the canal and passing through the
custom house, where we LETT MT. ly
p. Writer and the trunk. our next
objective was the railway station
by wav of some of the shopping
section of this sinful place of many
nationalities. Many stores were
open and some persons were gong
about the streets masqueradlng.
On the Way to the Pyramids
The Sunday night train brought
us to Cairo and we found good ac-
commodations at the New khedlvlal
hotel. even if the price was higher
than the porter in Port Said had
told US. Inc Cultl ODJCCt VI
est before US was the pyramids. 1t
is related that the colored man re-
auested the minister 10 repeat the
words "for the benefit of de wom-
an: that Use been married belo'
but it was not merely for the pen
eft of the woman" that we went 10
view these great monuments Oh
antiquity, for / had a strong desire
TO see them again. IhrouShouI
the east it is common for the por-
ters to seize your baggage at the
train and carry it for you, receiving
either the very moderate Zee al
lowed by the published tarlH or
whatever the traveller sees fit TO I'M
part beyound that. When you ap-
proach a place of interest, some
fellow Immediately appoints NM
self YOUR guide and begins to en-
tighten you. Nowhere, perhaps,
are guides more insistent and pes
tfferous" than in Cairo. AS we
were looking about for tram
(street carr to the pyraminds, one
of these fellows was disagreeably
attentive. He would show us where
to get the car, and the Waltlng
nrTTIun lin I0uTe