The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts • 59

Frank G. Carpenter Has an Interview with His highness in the Abdine Palace How the Mahometan Ruler Lives and Works---His Vast Estates, Which Yield Fortunes-z--He Discusses FarmingA Look at His Palaces--Something About His Family. IARTISTWHO Is Achievemmts of NEGROES GOVERN A SOUTHERN TOVVN. dwoommilomOomumommon gs THE nostroN suNDAy GLOBEsEpTENIBEp 18 1910 0 -4, THE TfiE KHEDIVE 0 EGYPT I 1 A RTISTIIHO IS NEGROES GOVER A SOUTHERN TOWN. 0 -6----- DEAF AND outviB ammema 8001101010100 111 411.

Frank G. carpenter Has an Interview InC with His Highness in th Abd. How the Mahometan Ruler Lives and WorksHis Vast Estates, Which Achievem3nts of M))re an i Yield Fort unesHe Discusses Fa i rrningA Look at His PalacesSomething About His Family. i I Not a Single White Man Lives in Mound Bayou, Which Was Founded by Former Slaves of Jefferson Davis' Brother--Mayor and Aldermen, Police, Banker, Butcher and Baker Are All Full-Blooded Blacks The Place Is and Has Recently Added a $100,000 Cotton-Seed Oil Mill To Its Jndustries, All of Which Have Been Created By Ne- groesA Study Throwing Light On the Race Problem. The Place Is Pros- Not a Single White Man Lives Bayou, Which Was Founded by Former Slaves of Jefferson Davis' Brother Mayor and Aldermen, Police, Banker, Butcher and Baker Are All Full-Blooded Blacks Has Recently Added a $100,000 Cotton-Seed Oil Mill To Its Jndustries, All of Which Have Been Created By Ne- gro esA Study Throwing Light On the Race Problem.

His Japanese life Sketches7His Charming Spanish Wile. tno 1 1 It: nia idiidllUbC Luc ONCLUIle3111S Charming Spanish Wile. I HAVE had an ,:04.,,,, audience with his vt, royal highness, the 1 khedive of Egypt IN 4 ler The meeCtinAgiaw.as ''''t i arranged by the diplomatic agent of ''k the United States t8stt to and It took some time to bring it about. The kheolve is the Mahometan ruler of these a-oske Egyptians, and the many tribes of the Soudan bow down to him as their chief. Although the country is really ruled by tile Erglish the khedive holds the place of king in the minds of the people.

He lives in great etate and appredates the dignity of his position. It was only through letters of introduction which I have from Washington that I was able to enter his presence. My appointment came from the grand master of ceremonies of the Abdine palace. The letter was written in French, and it informed me that his royal highne3s would receive me Tuesday afternoon. When I arrived at thepalace I found a regiment of soldiers drilling in front of it and a company of fierce looking Arabs on guard at the door.

These men presented arms as I entered. I first came into a hall where other dark. faced guards in full- Uniforms stood, and passed between these to the foot of the grand staircase, one of the cabinet ministers met me. Nv It him I walked up to the second floor of the palace, and was taken Into a treat parlor, where I waited until the exact moment for ray intemiew came. .7.

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He lives in great etate and ap-; an, ----------7---. Cnaaaan- i was only through letters of introduction appointment came from the grand mas- a a a ter of ceremonies of the Abdine palace. ,,:,7 The letter svas written in French, and it Informe highne me that his royal ts a would receive me Tuesday afternoon. ".1 s''' en ace found I arrived at tOe.pal I a a a t'''. a soldiers drilli a-- lair- a regiment of drilling In front of it and a company of fierce looking 1 A.

I 4, a a a a -a 1 i 1 1. 1.. i i 1 I a a a 4 a. a a', 1 Arabs on guard at the These men presented arms as -I I 1 ...4:::,,.., first came into a hall where other dark- tj.a-4:t 'a' i 1111 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I faced guards rds in fullf, Uniforms stood, end passed between these to the foot 1 of the grand stairtaae, here one a 1 4 IS: t'ie cabinet ministers met me. Nv it- 1 .1" him I walked up to the second floor '1 of the palace, and was taken 14o a R.

5 4, treat here I waited until the a .,...4 a 4 aa a a exact moment for my interxiew came. ozzgryeat200.0 O.Z.17'7.4Z ia a a 3 1 i a a a i'l I taiaaanaaaa 4: 1 i I with eolectrie lights and carpeted with rugs mostly' from Europe. The furniture is Europeah. The khedive's bedroom ha a marble bathroom with epecial arrangements for shower and douche, but there is no Turkish bath, as In the homes of most oriental rulers. His study looks like a workroom.

It has a big library table in Abe center. and him highness has a telephone always. at bend. The ballroom of this palace is large. and it is especially gay every winter on the occasion of the khedive's annual ball to which 1500 guests are invited.

Connected with this room high up is a lattice-work. through which the veiled ladles of the royal harem can peep down and watch the dancers while they listen to the strains of the band. Another official palace is that of Ramel-Teen, at Alexandria. This lies right on the( harbor, with a beautiful outlook over the Mediterranean sea. His favorite residence.

near Alexandria IS at Montaza, which Is within a mile of Aboukir bay, made famous by Nelson's victory over the French fleet there about a century ago. This latter estate was from the desert only a few years since. It has now forests of quick-growing trees and parks which have been stocked with game from Europe. The khedive has a camel corps on the farm, and he starts out from there with Bedouin riders to make long excursions into the desert The place lies right on the sea and the khedive's yacht is often seen- there at anchor. His royal higintess has a turbine yacht which is said to be one of the finest on the Mediterranean.

It was originally a two-funneled paddle steamer of about 11 knots, built 40 or more years ago. This was sent back to Glasgow and rearranged throughout. The ship has now Parson turbines and three screws. It can make 17 knots an hour, anti has averaged 17 knots for a long distance. The yacht Is beautifully furnished in European style, and Its appointments are those of a millionaire.

A Rich Ruler. As to the wealth of the khedive, he has, I doubt not, millions and to spare. He Is a money maker. as well as a money saver, and the English allows him out of the revenues et the country $500,000 a year. Hehassingle estates which will, I venture, approximate a million dollars each in actual value, and stocks and bonds in many of the best institutions of Egypt.

He owns apartment houses in Cairo. cotton plantations in the delta and much land which would sell at auction for from $500 to $1000 per acre. His highness has good business judgment. and eferything he touches seems to turn into money. His subjects often criticise the simplicity of his livitl, and say it would be better for the country if he as his old grandfather Ismail did, tens of thousands of dollars a month on entertainments of one kind or Other.

The Khedive's Family. The khedrve was married years ag'3 and has five children. all lby that wife. According to the Koran he has-the right to four wives and any number of concubines; and a story is current that he has increased his harem within the past few months. It is not polite to ask a Mahometan as to the ladies of his family, and practically nothing with electric lights and carpeted with rugs mostly' from Europe- The furni- ture is Europeah.

The khedive's bedroom haS a marble batbroom attached, with epecial ar- 1 angements for shower and douche, but there is no Turkish bath, a In the homes of most oriental rulers. His stvdy looks like a workroom. It has a big library table in the center. and hie highness has a telephone always. at bhnd.

The ballroom of this palace is large. and it is especially gay everY winter On the occasion of the khedive's annual ball. to which 1500 guests are in- vited Connected with this room high up is a lattice-work. through which the veiled ladies of the royal harem can nd watch the dancers while peep own a t'xey nsten to the strains of the band. el-Teen, at Alexandrta.

This lies right Another official palace is that of Rae- over the Mediterranean sea. His fa- on the harbor, NO it a beautiful outlook vorite residence. Alexandria Is at about a century ago Tbis latter victory over. the French fleet there Aboukir bay made famous by Nelson's Itiontaza, which Is within a mile ea in; yreeacILIsaismi necde. from a villretsoe desert trees and parks ocked with game from Europe.

The khedive has a camel corps on the farm, and he starts out from ethxecruerstivointisi BinetdooutihneriddeesresrttomTaillee khedive's yacht is often seen there at anchor. Ills royal Yacht which is said to be one of the finest on the. Mediterranean. It was place lies right on the sea and the highness has a turbine originally a two-funneled paddle steam- Years ago This was sent back to Glas- er of about 11 knot', built 40 or more gow and rearranged throughout The ship has now Parson turbines and three screws. It can make 17 knots an hour, and has averaged 17 knots for a long distance.

The yacht is beautifully fur- hose of a millionaire. ntYle. and it 6 ar)- ts re A Reich Ruler. T'A 7- As to the wealth of the khedive he has I doubt not, millions and to spare. Inoney sa ter and the English gOvern- allows him out of the revenues et the country $500,000 a year.

He He Is a money maker as ell as a hassingle estates which will, I venture, approxi- mate a million dollars each in actu value, and stocks and bonds owns apartment houses in Cairo cot- nds in many of the best institutions of Egypt. He ton plantations in the delta and much el 01,1,1 var111.11. vt.e.Itt ..11 ..44... $1000 e. from $500 per acr His highness has good business judg- merit.

and eferything he touches seemS to turn into money. Hts subjects often criticise the simplicity of his livita and say It would be better for the country if he as his old grand- father Ismail did, tens of thousands of dollars a month on entertainments of one kind or Other. h' Te Khedive Family. The khed years ego fve was married and has five children. all IbY that wife.

According. to -the Koran he has-the right to four wives and any number of concubines; and a story is current that he has increased his harem within the past few months. It is not polite to ask a Mahometan as to the ladies of his family. and practically nothing 7.1EN a deaf-mute reaches the top 'I his chosen calling is Worthy, of double honor. IL Humphrey Moore, A an American ertist resident in Paris, is both deaf and dumb, but in spite of these phy64cal defects, Ms achievements rank among the first of the great painters of tedaY.

Nature seems to have compensated him for the drawbacks mentioned. Though the sound of his voice can never be heard and the sweetest of music cannot charm a deaf ear, yet, When from the cares of brush and 1 easel, he whiles away the hours by sign language and by written convere J1 sation. i Humphrey Moore and his charming Spanish wife coaverse together as free; ly with their hands as others do with their tongues. He is even eloquent in the expressions of his emotions Once I saw him express contempt for a man who had been guilty ot a rudeness. Never before had I realized, an well that there is language of the of.

the hand, of the face, of the of the whole -being, as well as that of the teugue. Boin in New York Some CO years ago, Moore studied under Gerome at the famous Ecole des Beaux Arts, where so many other Americans learned the lessons which led to fame. And when in later years Moore had won.s much distinction as his master, Gerome-expressed his approval by the words: "Ail I have to say is that I am proud that you have been my pupil." Moore has lived so long in Paris that Frenchmen eieim him as their own, just as Englishmen claim Sargent. He has been exhibiting in the salon for 87 years. Frankly idealistic, Moore is an ail-round painter who adorns every subject he toucher.

Most artists run.in one particular groove. Renner painted a red-haNed, sickly girl in his youth and deaf-mute reaches the defects, top Nf his chosen calling he is morthy, of double honor. Itliumnbrey an American ar- Ms achievements rank among the first of the great painters of tedaY. nature seems to have tist resident Paris dumb, but ini sPp i teis 0 fl these deaf tatenadt 1:5. Though the sound of his voice can ever be heard and the sweetest of When free' from the cares of brush and music caanot charm a deaf ear, yet, aig'n language and by written conver-; Humphrey Moore and his charming Spanish wife converse together as free; ly with their hands as others do with their tongues.

He is even eloquent in sation. a. the expressions of his emotions-Once I saw who had been Of the teugue guilty of a rudentss. him express contempt for a man Never before had 1 realized. so well that there is a language of the eye, 41 ot the hand -I) II that Of the Whole being, as we as a I the face, of the brava Boin in New York Some CO years ago, di Gerone at the I Beaux where so Moore stu under famous -co es sone ma nohtilicehr lAeametorictaanmsel.eaArnnedd wthheentern- later years Moore had 'w onaas much distinction as his master, Gerome ex- ou have been I have to say Is that lived tressed his approval by the words: All I am proud that nehmen my pupil." Moore has ved so long in Paris that Fre claim him as their own, just as Eng- lishmen claim Sargent.

He has been exhibiting in the salon for 87 years. round painter who adorns every sub- Frankly idealistic, Moore is an ail- ject he touchea Most artists run.in one vs. itmf .04 ryn rtitollin o-rvsnw a sickly girl in his youth and ----v- 0-- red-hal THE KHEDIVE I M. Krituive. OF EGYPT.

1.1F LUYPT. of religious toleration. He went to mosque regularly, and urged the pushing of the Mohametan religion. Abbasis also regular in his mosque attendance outside that and bis religious toleration. Ile went to mos- ly tie regular.

and urged the pushing of lie Mohametan religion. Abbasis also regular In his mosque ittendance outside that and his pilgrim- banker, paid the railroads the last cent on its lien of 23 years and the town and community are now the real possession of negroes. It has been said thatmostnegroes who have succeeded owe their impulse to white blood that courses through their veins. There are not a dozen people In this whole colony that could, under any circumstances, be taken for white. On the contrary most of them are as pureblooded Africans as those in the jungles.

It has been argued that the black Is disorderly and could not behave without the white man's restraint There banker, paid the railroads the last cent on its lien of 22 years ago, and the town and community are now the real possession of negroes. has been said thatmostnegroes who have succeeded owe their impulse ttl white blood that courses through their veins. There are not a dozen people In this whole colony that could, under any circumstances. be taken for white. On the contrary most of them are as pure- blooded Africans as those in the jua- gles.

It has been argued that the black Is disorderly and could not behave with- th out white man's restraint. There tural department is teaching the people the value of good seed and of intensive cultivation. I asked him what would be the effect of the raising of the dam at Assouan. IIe answered that it would double the quantity of water that Is now being held back: and that it will add trillions of acres to cultivated Egypt. He says that the government has other schemes under way which will materially increase the farming possibilities of his country.

has been but one homicide in Mound Bayou in its whole 23 years, and this was committed by a fugitive from jusitice in another town. It has been charged that the negro, left to himself. would flit back into barbarism in the twinkling of the eye. These men and women have all gone forward. building schools churches and business enterprises.

Here the negro votes, pays taxes, works without being forced. is honest without pressure. is mgral without the assistance of the police, is ternperate by choice to the extent of voting out liquor every time outsiders have tried to force it on him. In a word, this town is an indisputable instance of negro self-government, unassisted and undirected. I tural department is teaching the people the value of good seed and of intensive cultivation 1 1 37'-', I asked him what would be the effect I of the raising of the dam at Assouan.

ge He answered that it would double the '4'-s quantity of water that Is now being held back: and that it will add trillions at 1 of acrhe es to cultivated has Egypt. He says under th government other schemes 7- way which will materially in- crease the farming possib ilities of his F. has been but one homicide in Mound i country. Bayou in its whole '23 years, and this .1 was committed by a fugitive from jull- f. 1 tice in another town.

It has been charged that the negro, left to himself. would flit back into barbarism in the twinkling of the eye. These men and WOMen have all gone forward. building schools, churches and business enter- i prises. Here the negro votes, pays fs taxes, works without being forced.

is iig FT, honest without pressure. is moral with- out the assistance of the police, is tername -NJ. perate by choice to the extent of voting Ata- out liquor every time outsiders have tried to force it on him. In a word. this town is an indisputable instance of negro) self-government, unassisted and 7 undirected.

r--- IN the lower Mississippi basin, in the rich valley of the Yazoo river. where the farmer laughs at the I idea, of fertilizer, is Mound Bayou, a Ilittle town that reverses the whole of American city life. A black Mayor with his black aldermen sit in the council Chamber making laws, a black marshal carries the billy, a black postmaster passes out the mail. a black banker cashes the traveler's check, a black ticket agent sells him a ticket, and the white man's waiting room is on the rear and the colored man's waiting room is on the front. It is much like Dean Swift's transportation from Lilliput to BrobdingJnag, for whereas In the average American town the negro is measured by the width of the thumbnail down there he requires yards and furlongs to get his dimension, being founder, promoter, law-maker, employer and employeeall that.

goes to make a town. A. white face in Mound Bayou is a rarity. Occasionally a newspaperman, a traveler or a drummer gets off the train, attends to his business, is treated with the utmost courtesy, given a place to sleep at one of the hotels or in one of the best 'private homes, is allowed to eat at a table by himself or even to have a whole dining room to himself, and is sent on his I way feeling happy and surprised. A little more commonly seen are the white neighbors from adjoining towns, nho often drive through in their automobiles and even frequently come over to witness a ball game between two colored teams.

Besides their fondness for the 'game there is nothing that so plcases a southern white as to see tlack athletes perform, and, strange to saV, there is no town no popular with the neighboring white -frillages as this little negro town of Mound Bayou. Miss. Covering in all 30,000 acres of land owned by negroes, Mound Bayou is situated on the -Yazoo Mississippi valley railroad halfway between Vicksburg and Memphis, Tenn. It is that peculiar damp black soil of the river. bottoms, the deposits of ages likely, that need no artificial help to grow in abundance whatever is planted there.

Without rotation of props, without help of' any sort, It can give off two big clops a year and still keep pace with soil in sister states of Alabama and Georgia. More than this, it igrows products that generally wither and scorch under the southern soil. One finds there celery and rhubarb luxuriating as in the cool soil of the Bay state. Clover fields stretch away for miles and miles, and cabbages are planted and matured all the year round. Forming a sort ofcapital and market center of these 30,000 fat acres, the little town of Mpund Bayou stands there as the first example of negro town building in America.

In the town itself live about 1000 of the 5000- inhabitants who own and till this soila wisely arranged proportion. There are a private school, a public school, an industrial school and a Carnegie librart as means of education; six churches, Methodists and Baptists dividing honors. In business and industries the town has three shoe shops, two blacksmith shops, two millinery and dressmaking establishments, some 10 or 12 grocery and general supply stores, two watc and clock repair shops, two drug stores, one large hotel. several restaurants, a soda bottling works, two barber shops, one undertaking firm, a photograph gallery, a weekly news- loan a na owdn me iInvestment 1 dl se foui nr a cotton i len 1 aul Bp, ag per, rs aa nt bank, an oil mill. Not only are these owned by negroes, but in building and planning they the lower Mississippi basin, in the rich valley of the Yazoo river where the farmer laughs at the idea of fertilizer, is Mound Bayou, a I little town that reverses the whole of Ameri, can city life, A black mayor with his black aldermen -sit in the council Chamber making laws, a black banker cashes the traveler black marshal carries the billy, a black postmaster passes out the chec ticket, and the white mans waiting a black ticket agent sells him a a room is on the rear and the cotored man's waiting room is on the front.

ag It Is much like Dean Swift's trans- nortation from Lilliput to Brobding- rn, for whereas In the average Amer- ican town the negro is measured by the width of the thumbnail down there he requires yards and furlongs to get his dimensionla being founder promoter, law-maker, employer and employes-all that goes to make mployes town a 'A. white face in Mound Bayou Is a a traveler or a drtimmer gets off the rarity. Occasionally a newspaperman, train, attends to his business' i treated with the utmost couriesy, given a place tol Sleep at one of the hotels or in one of the best 'private homes, is allowed to eat at a table himself or even to have a whole din ing room to himself and is sent on his' way feeling happy and surprised. A little more commonly seen are the adjoining towns, bite neighbors frodjoini uho often drive through in their auto mobiles and even frequently come over to witness a ball game etween two col- cred teams. 1 their fondness for the 'g ame there is nothing that so Pleaaes a Southern white as to see hick athletes perform, and, strange to say, there is no town so popular with the neighboring white Villages as this little negro town of 'Mound Bayou.

Vise. Covering in all 30, 000', acres of land owned by negroes, Mound Bayou is situated on Yazoo sip eit th Mississippi pi railroad valley between a ifwa Vicks- burg and Memphis, Tenn. It is that peculiar clamp black soil of the river bottoms, the deposits of ages likely, that need no artificial hell) to grow in 1 The Throne Room. As I looked about this room I recognized it as the audience chamber in which the father of this khedive, Tew- flit Pasha, had received me when be th was ruler of country now more than 21 years ago. At that time I had a most remarkable interview with hirn and as I looked about me the man snd his words came to my mind.

The room is the same as it was. then. al of the furniture being European not, withstanding Egypt la a land 'of the i orient. The sofas and chairs are of rf carved woodwork painted white and plated with gold. They are upholstered In white brocaded satin, decorated and the carpet of Etropean make is woven in one piece.

At one end of the room is a great bro- ceded soft, as wide as a Turkish divan. Itwas upon that sofa that his highness Tewfik sat as he chatted with me about himself and his country. He seoke English well, and talked freely aboutehe then condition of Egypt and its ftratte. He was not averse to speaking of religion and his Mahometan subjects, and he spoke a little concerning himself. Tewflk vs Abbas.

Since then great changes have taken place in Egypt. The present khedive's father was always afraid of assassinaton and when he suddenly died it was supposed that he was carried oft by poison. I asked him how he liked the life of a khedive. He replied: "I don't like it. am told that many people envy me and think that my lot must be a pleasant one.

They do not understand the troubles that Surround me. I have seen many a time when I should have been glad to have laid down all the honors I have for rest and peace. My 10 years of reign have been equal to 40 years of worry, and if life were a matter of pleasure I would be a fool to remain on the throne. I believe, however, that God put man into the world for a purpose other than pleasure. It is duty that is man's chief end.

I am trying to do what I can for my country and people and I am happiest when I am working the hardest!" These words were uttered after the English had taken hold of the Egyptian situation. As you will remember, they came in at the end of Araba Pasha's rebellion, and after they had Out down the revolution of the Mandi. Tewfik was ground between the upper and nether millstones of the rebels and the English, and his bed was never one of roses. It is different with the present khed; lye. He has practically nothing to do Li with the actual government and the 1 English relieve him from most of the troubles of the ordinary Mier.

The Throne Room. 1: As I looked about this room I recog- it as the audience chamber in which the father of this khedive, Tew- fik Pasha, had received rue when he INYRTRAIT OE TU SON OF VERNER Z. REM OF COLORADO SPRINGS, FAINTED Bit MOORE. The Khedive in 1910. As I was thinking of these things a stately official in dark clothes and red fez cap entered and told me his highness was ready to see me.

He then led me out of the room and across the ball into another parlor, which was equally large. As we entered a straight, stout young man, with fair face and blonde mustache, came forward and offered me his hand. It was the young khedive, whom I had met when I was in Egypt four years ago. He greeted me with a welcome back to Egypt. saying that he considered it a compliment to his country that the Americans who came invarably.

returned. His highness led the way to a sofa near the window, and motioned me to a chair at his side. When he sdt down himself he put one foot under him and sat upon that. I remembered that his- father had sat the same way. The khedive maintained this position durng the half hour of our au-thence.

As weotalked I had an excellent opportunity to study the man. HIS highness Is about five feet eight tall, and he weighs perhaps 170 pounds. He is as straight as an arrow, and the red fescap which no invariably wears makes him look taller. Many Americans think allot the people of this part-of the world have tiara complexions. That of the khedive is fair, and his bronze cheeks are rosy.

kre wore today a black frock suit, a fashionatle necktie, and, with the exception Of his fez, his costume would not have been out of place in any American club. our conversation was carried on in English, which his highness speaks with a slignt German accent, probably from the German professors who taught him that language. He was, you know, educated in Vienna. and it is said that he speaks French, German, English, Turkish and Arabic with great fluency, while. he is conversant with several other languages.

rhe Khedive in 1910. as thinking of these things a As I tately official in dark clothes and red es cap entered and told me his high- ess was ready to see me. He then the me out of the room and across all Into another parlor, which was qually large As we entered a straight tout young man, with a fair face and Londe mustache, came forward and of- ered me his hand. It was the young hedive. whom I had met when I was I Egypt four years ago.

He greeted le with a welcome back to Egypt. say- that he considered it a compliment CP his country that the Americans who invarably returned. His highness the way to a sofa near the window, nd motioned me to a chair at his side- Then he sdt down himself he put one )ot under him and sat upon that. I re- iembered that his father had sat the The Khedive's Big Farms. During his conversation his highness Spoke at length as to some of his farms, suggesting that I might find It Interesting to visit, them.

He has redeemed over 2000 acres not far from Cairo. The land was poor and swampy and some of it was desert. His high- i ness drained and irrigated it and it new brings in an enormous revenue. He has anott'er big farm near Alex- I andria and at other at Koubbeh. The; latter estate is a model plantation of i SOO acres.

It is equipped with the most scientific machinery and Implemental and its buildings comprise a model vil1 lage, with which is connected a Bellow club, a mosque and an up-to-date fire station. The khedive has breeding establishments there. and he imports I the finest beattle and poultry. He is noted as a horse lover, and has recently inaugurated a company to improve the blood of the Egyptian horse. His POsition is such that he can get the i finest of the Arabian sires and the best i pure-blooded stallions from Nijid, Arabia, are sent to him by the Bedouin sheiks.

He is also interested in camel and mule breeding. and he has some. of the swiftest of dromedaries. Some of his camels can travel 75 miles a day, and are worth as much as the finest horse. His highness exhibits at many of the agricultural shows, and is often among the prize winners there.

Th Kh. edive Bid Farms During his conversation his highness spoke at length as to Some of his farms. Suggesting that I might find it interesting to visit, them. Ile has re- deemed over 2000 acres not far from Cairo. The land.

was poor and swampy and some of it was desert. His high- nests drained and Irrigated it and it naw brings in an enormous revenue. He has anott'er big farm near Alex- andria and at other at Koubbeh. The i latter estate is a model plantation of i SOO acres. It is equipped with the most scientific machinery and A represent negro skill and industry.

of these the bank, the saw mills, the cotton gins and the oil mill deserve attention, for these are the real bone and sinew of the Own. The bank at Mound Bayou has correspondence with the Chase National bank of New York, and with big banking. houses of Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans. It is more than six years old and three years ago its deposits subject to check were $29,545.33. It is the money pulse of the town.

or rather of the whole settlement, business men and farmers all around, going there for the settlement of all money matters. The founder of this bank. the real financier of the town, is as pure blooded an African as could be found this side of Zuzuland. The saw mills and cotton gins are directly linked with the soil, and are the expression of what the negro 16 eoing as a farmer, lumberman and builder In that community. That within 23 years these people have housed the 5000 inhabitants thereabout, building stores and churches and other houses in proportion, and that they ship on an average of 5000 bales of cotton a year, shows what the 'Inegro can do as a builder and promoter of industries.

All this required and had negro skilled blacksmiths, plumbers firemen, engineers, agents, designers, bookkeepers, cashiers and the like. But the greatest triumph here was the cottonseed oil mill. This mill, which is now ready for use, represents 5100,000 of negro capital. Negroes designed it, built every inch of It. putting in the engines and the like.

Negroes are engaged to manage every department of It, and it will' be from negro cottonseed that the oil will be made. This is considered the most ambitious enterprise ever Independently launched 'in business by negroes. Indeed the whole town exhibits the black man as a pioneer. Twenty-three years ago Isaiah T. Montgomery, slave of Jeff Davis' brother, Joe Davis, landed there with a little band of followers who wanted to do something for The territory was t)len a wilderness of blown down forests (and underbrush, -the usual picture of damp rich soil lYinkr idle.

The squatter settlers headed by Montgomery had a contract from the Louis-Texas New Orleans railroad to clear the soil and build a town. The task was hard at first. No food was to be had, no land was cleared for cultivation. But timber, and especially in the form of cross-ties for railroads, was much needed. Thus with their axes they cleared the forest and earned a livelihood.

A year after these came the first permanent settlers, who built and began to clear the ground for stores and other buildings. In June of 1910 Charles Banks, the Of these the bank, the saw mills, the try represent -Indus cettoni gins and the oil mill deserve attention, for these are the real bone and sinew of Mound Own. The bank at ound Bayou has cor- respondence wtth the Chase National bank of New York. and with big banktng houses of Memphis, Vicks- burg and New Orleans. It is more than six years old and three years ago its deposits subject to check were $29,545.33 It is the money pulse of the town.

or rather of the whole settlement, busi- ness men' and farmers all around, going there for the settlement of a money matters. The founder of his bank. th real financier of the town is as pure blooded an African as could be found this side of Zuzuland. The saw mills with cotton. gins are directly linked with the soil and are lk the expression of what the negro 16 eoing as a farmer, lumberman and builder In that community.

That within 23 years these people have housed the 6000 inhabitants thereabout, building stores and churches and other houses in proportion, and that they ship on an average of 5000 bales of cotton a year, ShOWs what the 'inegro can do as a builder and promoter of Industries. All this required and had negro skilled ''k --1 -0 si i' 1) 'N 4: i 4 L.4.':' 431 41.: i 1' i fIrrt- 441114 k''' kept on painting her until his death. Bougerau painted a manicured and pedicared beauty, and not even Miss Gardner, the strong American painter whom he married, could give him a new subject. Chelminsky paints Napoleon and nothing more. Alexander Harrison will.

'keep on painting seascapes as long as he lives, and more power to his elbow. Ridgway Knight has painted a girl in a garden for the past 40 years, and may he paint her for 40 years more. Ad so on. But Moore goes to Japan, the Soudan, Mo-, An interstate Joke. Former Gov "Toni" Jones, now Judge in Alabama, has a joke on a Philadelphia capitalist whose name he never has told.

While governor he used frequently to rise early and smoke a cigar on the capitol steps before breakfast. There the northerner and his wife, stopping only a few hours in Montgomery, found him. Gov Jones has not always been the tidiest man about his personal eppearonce. The stranger looked at him and then said: "My good man, can you show 11:1 about the capitol?" The governor courteously took the pair over the old building, giving them the history of the many objects of interest it contains. The capitalist was so ably entertained that when he and his wife left he pressed a sliver dollar In the governor's hand.

"Tom" Jones thanked him and ancepted it It was about that time that the Alabama chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy were struggling to raise a fund for a soldiers' monument A few weeks later the Philadelphian returned home and received a letter from Gov Jones. The letter Intimated that a gift to the monument fund would be most acceptable and that if the visitor of a short time before wished to add anything to the dollar he had given, the governor a short time before the governor would never "tell" on him. A liberal check came by return mail and Gov Jones has never Times. THE) HOLT CARPET WHICH THE KHEDIVE SENT TO His Daily Life. During our talk I asked the khedive as to his daily life.

He replied that be had all he could do from daylight to dark, but that he believed in hard work and thrived upon it. In addition to his official duties, which are many, be has the management of his own estates and various enterprises. He said that many of his days from 9 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock at tight were taken up at the palace. From othef sources I learned that the khedive is almost as strenuous as Theodore Roosevelt. He rises at 5 O'clock In the morninfi, and, after dressing and attending prayers at a mosque, he takes a long drive in a carriage or motor car through one of his farms.

Sometimes he goes on parade and attends a review i y. iti: A Is known of what goes on. In the royal harem. The khedive's children consist of four girls and boy, the latter being the beir to the throne. In addition to these he has a brother, the Prince MahOrnet twp Uncles and an aunt, all of whont gin prominent features ot this city of Cairo.

Pt TV11t.4C 4114.a"t tl (Copyright. 1910, by Frank G. Carpenter.) A Talk About Farming. Before going to the palace I had been warned that his highness would not discuss politics, and I therefore turned the conversation to The khedive is one of the largest farmers of the Nile valley. He has stock ranches, cotton plantations and grain fields galore.

He is a successful developer of real estate propositions. He takes up cheap lands and, by mesas of irrigation and drainage, makes them double and treble in value. He says that graining is quite as important for Mohammedan Rulers. Both Tewfik and Abbas have upheld the principles of Mahometanism. During my talk with Tewilk cigarettes were brought in and I was offered a smoke- Observing that his highness did I TRAINED GANDER CAN DO EVERYTHING BUT TALK.

H.flt7MPHRET M0011E, Deaf-Mute 'f 1,,,1" 4 A 77- 40 1 3 4' ,7 s' 4- 7- rV 2 4, ,.:4 .2 and the purning black eyes. No wonder he loves to paint Andalusian beauties, for Mrs Moore is a dark. daughter Of this far-famed province. And she is nOt only his philosopher and friend, but Na companiov and comrade, proud of her gifted husband, and translating into classical French or into softly-spoken English his sign-language. Mrs Moore is a grand dame of Spain and the painter, has been zealous to win fame, not only for his own sake, but in order that at least the reflected glory bf her hu)5band might fall upon the fascinating Spanish woman.

Those who have not known of his Andalusian birth have wondered at the strange signatureIsabel del Moore. The particle del combined with the American patronymic Moore has puzzled them. From Spain to Morocco is an easy transition. Qther American painters have essayed pictures with success. Such, for instance, is Frederick Arthur Bridgman, who has painted many pictures of the dusky beauties of Morocco.

The sad, note of Moore's Moroccan pictures is unique. There is one which recalls "The Broken Pitcher" of the Louvre museum of Greuze. It Is -La Cruche Cassee," or -The Broken Pitcher of Morocco." An adorable Moorish girl clothed in the richest cotAume stands sadly reflecting by the side of a playing fountain. The melancholy note of the vanity of human wishes is dominant Mr Moore always studies his- subjects on the spot and takes nothing at second hand. 7 'P ...:.::::,....1:..7.

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-i. i ii, ROOM ON THE YACHT. KHEDIVE'S FIND SPELLING DIFFICULT. Notable Instances of "Word Blindness" Among Persons Who Are Otherwise W9I1 Educated. It is scarcely open to questions that all education should be individual', but unfortunately this requirement cannot be met In our crowded schools.

The state is compelled to require a definite amount of knowledge from all engaged inNthe same course. The difficulties to which this may give rise ate illustrated by the following stories of pupils who, dtspite earnest endeavor, could never learn to write. correctly or to road fluently or to pass the examination provided for the lowest classes, although some of them are able to accomplish Important scientific work. A perfectly healthy 15-year-old girl, one of the best pupils of the nightest class of a German school. could not spell correctly either German or foreign words, either from dictation or from memory.

She could write single characters perfectly, 1 she could also tead a single series of musical noteS and play the violin by note, but she could not read piano music. The difficulty was that she was unable to impress the picture of the word on her memory. By the employment of a great number of aids to memory she succeeded In making much she continued to make the most Incredible errors writing, which sharply contrasted with the general excellence of her work at 801601 She could not read fluently because the image of the word was not present to her memory. The girl's grandmother, a highly educated woman, her great uncle and a son of the latter exhibited the samo defects. Each of the men wrote a number of scientific works, but the spelling bad to be corrected by others.

In this case, therefore. this same defect. which the English call -word appeared in four members of one family. As we' know that the brain contains a specials, center for the memory of words, we must conclude that the entire absence of this elementary faculty in persons otherwise of good mental equipment must be caused by a defect in this small part of the brain. As such persons cannot sittisfy the requirements in the lowest classes, they are in danger of never reaching the higher ones.

In London one ease of word blindness was found among each 2040 school children. With proper appreciation of the conditions it should be possible to carry on the education of such a child if otherwise intelligent. This. however. cannot be done by the school; it must be accomplished by the parents or by benevolent American.

rocco, Spain, everywhere tor his Bubjects, and does them all well. He Is a Portrait painter also; above all, a portrait painter of beautiful women and children. Moore is one of our most sincere and most successful Orientalists. He was a pioneer in Japan, and helped to open up to the wondering eyes of the old world the sanctuary of Japanese art. before Pierre Lott published his entrancing romances of the desert, and while "The Light of Asia" was still in the womb of time, this deaf and dumb American artist andscholar pursuing his studies in old Japan before it had taken on western civilization.

He has 60 Japanese panels, and his collection of Japanese life sketches are surpassingly beautiful. He has brought from the land of the mikado pictures of red-flowered gardens, of quaint almon-eyed little men carrying big parasols, of cherry-blossomed landscapes, of gardens of living waters, of tattooed men and women, of interior views of decorative art. He has given us the Japanese sky, trees, and life. Although he is not a specialist, if he leans a little more on one side than another it is in the direction of the Flowery Kingdom. Next to Japan, the country from which Moore has drawn most of his inspiration is proud old Spain.

Moorish Spain has been his special delight. Dead glories never rise. said liannis Taylor. American minister to Spain when viewing the Alhambra, yet the glories of greatest palace are immortalized on canvas by the brush of the deaf-mute artist from New York. Though Moores tongue be silent, here least the eloquence of his brush is Demosthenic.

Some of his views derive additional value from the fact that the parts of the Alhambra which they show have been destroyed by fire and can never live again save la these precious pictures To the Spanish province of beautiful women and horses, the Kentucky, of Spain, Humphrey Moore goes to paint his Carmen and his Dolores. Ravishing portraits Indeed are they with chi, dari. saautillas F. g. BROWN AND HIB TRAINED GANDER, "JOE." FN AND HIS THAINk.1.) L1ANLJ4 I Mr Brown 211 knee.

The bird winds his long neck around Mr Brown's neck looks his master In the face and, in Ids way, talks. If Mr Brown lays on the couch and coils Joe, the latter trots into the house. stations himself comfortably near. and anybody who approaches Mr Brown even to the family members. is sayagely.

driven oft. Joe is as valuable as a watchdog. When Mr Drown is at home Joe follows nearly everywhere. if Mr Brown does a little carpentering. Joe delights in bothering by trickily taking out hammers and other tools and placing them out of reach.

Whenever Me Brown calls Joe by name Joe answers. Ills reply always sounds like "What." An amusing incident occurred recently In the middle of the night. Mr BCOWn hearing a noise and thinking Joe wale out of his yard. shouted from his rocnul "Joel" The reply came plainly and' promptly. "What- Joe was safe in Wag customary shelter.

Mr Browns knee. The bird winds his long neck around Mr Brown's neck. Frank E. Brown a railroad man of Norton, has an African gander that possesses unusual bird intelligence. This gander, Joe by' name, stands about four feet tall.

weighs about 14 pounds and Is 3 years old. To begin with there came near being no Joe at all. The egg had to be warmed In the and Mrs Brown had to pick the shell off before Joe first Naw the light of day. By tenderest care Joe lived. Mr Brown began training Joe early.

Ho built a small four-wheel carriage which Joe draws about There is a harness. and Joe turns either way to the guiding of the rein. Every. night the gander awaits the home-coming of its master, and when he sees him runs to meet him with all the joy of a pet dog. As in the pose for this picture.

Mr Drown simply kneels on one knee and Joe hGps onto the other. Another trick Joe performs after Seating himself on railroad man of can gander that of troops. He is usually back for breakfast at 7:30, or rather for his cup of coffee, for he takes little else. After this he looks oVer' his official papers until noon, when he has lunch, or breakfast, as it is called. After breakfast he chats with his visitors and gives receptions of one kind or another, and then reads or works awey until sunset, when he again goes to his farms.

At 7 or 8 o'clock he is back In the palace for dinner, and his evenings are spent with his family. The khedive is a sportsman. He riddle well and shoots straight, and, like our own strenuous ex-President, can wear out almost any man of his suite. Palaces of the Khedive. The khedive has a half dozen palaces.

The Abdine palace. where I was receiVed, is hischief official residence. It is a straggling pink and white building with a grand staircase, enormous rooms and gorgeous furniture. It is lighted Egypt as irrigation, and that there are vast territories here which proper drainage might bring into use. This is so of some lakes near Alexandria.

There is just as much danger from an oversupply as from an undersupply of the Nile waters. The floods contain a certain amount tit salts of one kind or another, which are injurious to the crops if tbe water lies too long upon the land. and this has to be removed. During my talk with his highness I asked him as to his farming and whether he really gave it his personal attention. He replied that he did so, and that he was in telephonic connection with each of his estates and received daily reports from all of them.

We talked of the fertilization or the Nile valley. The khedive said that the land was exceedingly rich, but that it could he improved by adding phosphates and other artificial manures. He told me that farming was improving throughout Egypt, and that the agricul tot take a cigarette I refused, and a moment later I asked the khedive If he not smoke. He replied that he neith smoked nor drank, and that he did uot drink because it was against the laws of life as laid down in the Koran. I understand that the present khedive never touches 'tobacco or Intoxicating licluors.

and that he Is almost as good a Ilussulman as was his father. He has 1' recently gained great favor with his subjects, not only In Egypt but In the Badan by making a pilgrimage to Mectav. and the fact that he has increased the size of his harem will probably be another point in his favor. As to Tewilk Pasha. he told me that ha could recite the Kotan backward from beginning to end.

He knew the f- Whole book by heart. and could menet at any place and recite back and forth. Ile said that he thougnt every man should be faithful to the beliefs of Ls fathers, and that he was in favor Age of a Fish. The age of a ilsh Can be determined with accuracy by inspection of the otolIths or bony concretions which are found in the auditory apparatus. These otoliths increase in size during the entire life of the fish, each year adding two layers, a light-colored layer formed in summer and a dark layer formed in autumn and winter.

The alternate layers are sharply contrasted and very distint, so that there is no difficulty In counting them. The number of pairs of layers is equal to the number of years the fah has lived. By this method Wallace has made an interesting study of thr distribution of fishes of the plaice species over various sea bottoins, according to age. In tins the rapidity of growth of fishes and the effect of fisheries on the population of the sea can be American. 1.