TH K ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION— MAY 2. 1»S1 The Sultan, Rabah Zobeir, Africa's Greatest Champion rM ilirard fram P a ir S each was worth ten o( Ihr enrmy as hL- wi!! Invading hta stronghold In wl[| ^ at #|j tunes. the Sahara^ with his picked horse- , iJrSf army with Its conse- men. less than a thousand in num­ quern trouble o( feeding A small ber, he sternly offered him the al­ (oree of picked men. he knew by ex- ternative of an alliance or a war to perlener, was far better. the death. Senusst chose the (ormer Kebab K ovl» Ike Wadai Frwple and a marriage was made between Attacking the Wadai. he swept his daughter. Hadjla. and Fad-el- Allah. Rabah * son and heir. T o test . through their vastly larger army Ukt Srnussl's faith and to alienate him ' thunderbolt. Hu nest mark eras irdm the French. Rabah ordered Sultan Oourang of the Baghlrml Senussi to massacre a French expe- 0n the pretext that Oourang had one hundred lashes rach. Includili« *>1» favorite son. Pad-el Allah, «(ter which lie ordered them to attack the The Bornueae, not expret- enemy tng an attack so soon, were utter­ ly routed, and the fortes of Rabah swept into Kuka, the capital. Klara, captured, was given the alternattvc of mutilation or death He bravely ^ ()|<> u t(# f hu ^ waj editorially, saying: ’ It U necessary to irmembet that wr arr «o lii« to meet Rabah and not Habah. us. He Is In his own empire and is defend­ i nor was thr Ireachery of th« K n «IUh and Egyptian coinniaiulrti in captili • lug his master, and In killing hta mas­ te r « son He knew only too well of lhe fate that awaited him should lie ing himself.'* Another expedition, commanded by fall Into the hands of any of hta Colonel Oenlil and composed largely numerous enemies, black or white. Kebab Lived Aim H r of flenegaleae sharpshooters. Invaded Rabah lived and dressed simply. Rabah'» territory. Rabah M U M Pujarrle. In the story of hU life, de­ himself on a hill, rut a way the trees scribes him as "very tall, raw-boned struck off on the spot. and brush to allow live play of hu and dry. endowed with herruleau Rabah's victories, together with hu and . „ „ m j Uve French ______________________ power over the Senuaat. created ___ a ¡ W1„ n m, t October. I*»9 Ra- force and possessing all the charac- imon led by Commander Craraprl welcomed the French, Rabah laid , „ r Ul rngland. France. Belgium and Trum'Lleie^stHm^r Mtho^Th UrUlw traits of the great African This he did. turning over the cap- ,J hus c* p iu l Mahvhaffa, cap , i i u u( i w whom had seneealese unformed modi , i 1 ** i u ly v , a„ o n o f ii n i u u i rrr„o r m w ry y ad- iu * . c . R ana#aU ca ___ « ____ _s • v * s . « remarkable Intelligence, fo »«red aftei ftve five months months siege, siege, and and ( ’ Hahah.a rlliu4re France ' „ 8r»«*«al*** performed prodl- ' I 1 great - r, „ Political l>0,m ca| ability. Indomitable n. d arui. and ammunition to <«red It u aftei K lb|h.) rm plre F iance.1 n . ..... took jo 000 slaves Reorganising ,°*,Un* ***“ * * empire. Franc*. g(es of valor. Colonel Oentll retreat- * Rabah. loos S lo w Moves. Keorgauamg wUh tMr trouWM wllh Sa.noiy I n ! , . ^ . I will, and a e courage that stood all . . »»b a h a snecUl I ^ U * r,,n < h U* rll0CT »h e re he As to the other ruler this was . a Oourang s kingdom, he replaced him born ruler of men. he . throne as Ills vassal I Africa, saw In Habah a »!*<•»> )o ln e d l l U force, with that of tw o ;, ,“ • • • • A ho. on uu U .n g -r mi.iu r-. hmv M t sway awu over his aoldien and great black man. the famous Mahdi. who. - me ...c inronr m - m ------------ I danger, while o.e the k-.miivh KnglUh were busy 1 ! iW d lU o n i, violet alld I held ir with his able lieutenant. Ounan After this, hr attacked the war with Uie forces of Osinan Iiigna in ' Qjyumtne hla people Ills qualities as an or« Digna, captured Khartoum, set the I,ke Sakara. defeated them, and * n - j lhe 8ud, n France sent an espedl- ganlaer were especially revealed after Rabah I mwll? Killed Ul ablaze, and threatened to «“ * « • >"<*“ ‘» » d then captured tion under Commander Bretonnel | hu conquest of th# Baghlrinl , . . , Rabah now went into German ter­ Rabah ran best be compered to one »weep Christianity and the European Kretch and Dar Banda against him. but meeting Bretonnel ! ritory. leaving (tie major portion t f out of Northeast Africa. Five year» Hi» next prey, he audaciously de­ at Tugbao in 1899, Rabah defeated belóle. the Mahdi. wishing probably elded, should be Boiuu. with Its army I hlz army In Bornu The French < o t t l in u r « ! a n P a g e 7 him killed Bit-ton net. and eaptutrd to be supreme In the Sudan, had . „ (va, thought It a favorable moment to at sent fur Rabah on the pretext ol ° all liU arms and ammunition Turn- .......... ...... I TH E LA R G EST S E L L IN G . . . » ,, __ lack him. and getting permission from negotiating an alliance witii him. but! f l i c Bornuese. at this period 189.1». mg south, , he defeated a German rx- , . the chief, entered live territory in it ts said, realty to pul him to death were, as a writer describes them fat prdttion In similar style, both vie- Rabah started for the M ahdi» ter and taciturn Owners tvf a rich and tones Inc reaamg his prestige Uemrn- whlrli Rabah was. ritory. but learning of the m int s f err tie- land, they loved ease, follow douaiy. | Roth forces met at Kuaaurl.; I intention turned bark. On , . _ .» , ... . the other hand, the alleged plot It * Io" « O '1“ * 1 o( p r ^ r ,h ,,r m“ ' - , »•»<« Infant ( bUdrvn Branded «rtvere Rahah had fortified hlmarlf an said, was really a scheme of the l* ry Qualllles had atrophied Nearly Unable to reach him directly, the a hill The French pitched thousand* h:u:lt->h to keep the two black lead- all the great ronimaiid> in their army p r r t i c h incited the 11.»«hirun to re of slirlU Into his fort Nabsh fought er» from uniting. % wore in the hands of former captivea. KftVc them arms Habah until his ammunition gave out. then IN THE WORLD FOR With the influence of the Senuasi » o s t of Iheir warriors were of learning of It. marehrd a g a in « htv Ilv r ta(U r A behind him Rabah decided to begin l^e slave class. Politics and p u b lic va\sal _____ _________________ Oourang killed 3.000 of hu carnage ensued The French MEETS EVERY 11 |C th * building of hu> empire by attack- aflairs interested them little Must m«.n. captured hu wives, and look ing the Wadai kingdom HLs strength wealth came front trade ail his portable property I If L lM f, V I I kitted M n i i GOVERNMENT was only a thousand horsemen, but their two largest cities, Kuka and Rabah. now with a territory as large badly wounded, withdrew Into the superbly drilled well-disciplined, in- Dtkoa. having large markets and a hieh “ * 11 Wealern l uropr. set huiurlf to bu-he A d evrter from hla army . ' S T A N 0 AR 0 great number of shops to ur»*J to hardships, and uncout.ttnl- live task of Its consolidation A* waa fighting with liv e Frencii. rrcogiiixlng natf'd by dissipation of any kind. ranu* hundreds of thousands of the said, he would leave the sultans who . . . . . I in habitants of tlie adjoining regions pleased him on jth elr thrones, and ,***kah. allot him through the head. of Africa. tiie thief > he trusted, in power All killed him. and rutting off hU head Owned Collertian of Watctiei children. however, he took it to Cominande <• • G E N U I N E A a to the Sultan. Haahem with his cau-ed to be marked on the cheek “This man?“ says Oentll. "whose four splendid palaces, lie was quiet with the sign of Rabali^ two paral- P U RE ASPIRIN and easy going preferring the com- lei lines with a vertical one, lik.' the bUxidy head stu lying at my fret i 12 TAgLCTS 10, was very brave and from the manner j pany of his books, his favorite wives , letter H. turned on its side M TABLETS 25c 100 TABLETS *0c »of whom he had 40m. and Im prime Rornu. he re-organl*ed. In the place in which lw? had defended himself, minister. Hus hobby was watches, of tlie old feudal system he estab* deserved to have had his life spared of which he had a remarkable col- ) li&hrd a military dictatorship. He When Oentll Anally entered Bor­ A». S IS S O I < AN I . I T lection, moat of them gifts from rich strengthened the army, re-built the merchants and visitors to his king- 1 towns, improved I ’ ve commerce, and nu, he was full of a»liiiirat ton fo| the dom I generally increased th# wealth of governin'**# tha’ Habah had Instltut i Between Sultan Hashem’s territory the countly. cd. "It shows me.“ he .said, “ that in | and that of Ka bails lay that of The old city of Oikoa lie re mod- Sultan 8alah's. Rabah. sending a riled Colonel Oentll. ti French com the work of organisation 1 am going I rich present to Salah. offered to make mantler. says of it: “Tills second cltv to undertake. I will do well to be In- | an alliance with him. The latter, in la really \»*ry beautiful Reconstruc- spired by the inrtlmds of Rabah " '» H t ) |) t t ; ti. w r* Ih y att* til*»» p lia n t# « a t # th« o n ly o u r* ih a t good fal meet him, but ted entirely bv Habah. who made it Was Itrulal I>I< m iplinariaii could g rt li. but n o « «• it« » » gath»r«>t 0 ■ H WMM— — ■ i l l fro m th # a#v#n |K»likt# o f th a a a rth Hubah had the reputation of being, —■ ----------------- — ------------------- chains, which threw such conaterna-» doubt, one of the nio«»l elegent cen- • nd r o u too r . n o b ta in it lAaid to t># t h r cu rrat In n e r <»f g-wnl very hard and austere It is wild that | li* ra i l c k In th a w orld ttr C o n t ia r a d of tha \ u / a l ! i r w i K O / lll/ v a n Ann i Kt> U l rendered ttK ii capttal. ..f Oentrml Africa The paluee ..i one day. seeing an amulet, around thr | lu • mating •utuirrx In thlB powdri to J Y Y C H IH g I lC U u t C U / lliu and Fad el Allah «re neck of one of hi « wives, who wa.s b rin g rou g<'od lu r k In m n n rv m a t ir r # H i seeing hi danger, g r tt especially dlxtingulnlied by their • nd l o ir Ml ing* g >od fr ir n d # t r®»‘ ■*hort Breathing Relieved asleep, he cut the thread, and opening a n d k r«p * « » ll oiv* a w ay T t t h ae rrrt in armv of 1 r>00 met- agnuut Rabah grand appearance p o a d r r I i r # a ll th # #ft k J lu r k of J o h n Sw ng (other than Tubercular t h r < n n o 'ir r o r font, f-o .irM o i v. Mag and Tumorous) when rauM*d by an 2.000 o f his redoubtable cavalry the » rtm 1 * covering the floor, the inscription inside, laktn g it to one n a t lr H and , !<*»# P o w d rr. M o n ry b r ln g - iu natural collection of water in feet routed It, after a tc*i rific thr* ».'-hour seat t , the rich cushions, and th»* bod tng lu r k bag*, ho'jr o il a n d D ra g o n « of hu learned men. lie bode him rend ankles, extending upward as the bi»jod a n d alio u ld »ring to you a ll -pt 501. Atlanta. Ga — fadv.l ... . . ____ __. . . . Istion such as 1 had not seen before do you mean that seeking to have bat a If not d r llg h t r d ft rin rm ly rr. or Hashem was now for surrender, but , .. d r r at one# J u st p r in t o r w rit# yo ur power over me is good for nv, r A fid his nepliew, K.ara. opposing thr 1 n a rn r an d oddraa* an d *#nd It to Nrw he ordered both the learned man and idea, killed Hashem. and placing him- ^ onlinaei t o l>'*frat f-ranre O r lr a n a Im p o rt ng €N>. fO I f. M u , H If f t t C h ic a g o , t illn a l« , an d w* w ill , _ tffl.cli, ■ M amts Gat__ self at th»* head of the army, went In the intervening yeais. Habah his wife to be put to death •rnd th l# to yo u at one*, ao you con ' " , '/ *> «, U * t » » k n M u ’ T N ikagli to meet Rabah Habah was simply and solely a A gT'ui battle en- continued to repulse the French, kill- g rt a q u ir k a ta rt to h a p p in e ss. i " ’ V\ a f f i * ffa.r #1 g « • ■ a* product of war He Mffd m an »*n sued, in which Rabali was repulsed.1 ing among others, the French com , ' » U n i BRAHMS N )0 Ì ' i u v l HIGHLY MAi.Nf.iK That iron ruler, furious at hi» first mandrr l>* Behagle. France pr< pan d v Iron meni In which only the toughest . y , I O D I STO N fS F ar« Am defeat, had all his generals brought another expedition agninxt him to rould survive. HLs early treatment j Do You Want a Baby? I ^ t f jf i aunt C#«Kt*ll.Kt A ltr a r t - urfore him mid -.»-nlencrd them to which Le T>-m|*. of Part* objected wax not likely to «often him either. V V »• »k'M UVE I O DL. Krcular $1.9« Treatment V J Ocrvll S * o N t 4 art affH -4 V« sent free—one to earl» family '*> '* * '1 », ** 2 « / Oriental tetpl* •« a G E N U IN E PURE A S P IR IN 10' J St Joseph’s N E W ORLEANS LU CK PO W DER S lo a n ’s L in im e n t S-ALWAVS HAVE LUCK!-$ i * eowisMjt lic it CHA F # «••‘.to prcrcat E*4 icrh l » i ' g a flliila fla a t t a l >1 » i k r r f « H f f it f « a i k C M i l a f k Ln*t H a »»- nera i»«i 5»a«¡«» I l.f * f» t lK# »%»• •r tb »aUabl« •■•tfwctia»* f N l f Ag» »ertaaa J i f f ■•<1 ISc >**t»jr« «adelfa«/» S atiifaeli»«fff aaan*» f»- (a .4 .4 T a» »»■ LUC I f I Of^ef i m i * IO D A T I Lernt V i J Bl,' R f A ll. (.«nera 1 P 0 i-, n MooKLrk. n y ffO flC k We aVtofottl» G U A lA N T I f lbe»e ( ( « a «e Brak»# !.«•( r s i «o eg «r« Al I Vf. I Jai* « V i • «« an«-. I « ika* «rt >k< REAI THING f o l l i >ui HiGiii.t « A ie N ir iu (etr v o t i ) no w i i SMILE, MEN, SMILE Now For Shaves Without A Razor H<»r« ft h i MAnuTacturinr wirnrfi« hava turr)«d »nother trick to m ale Itfo F»ai<*f- R p^iWf!*r. known *• Msiric Shar- tng i'owütr . which you aimplr m i* wi*h « a t « r «ufi put on yo*»r f»c a and yo*jr b-ar* w »*h «» off *|nicker »nd riomrr than y't'i n a i h t r « It off with may rmtor. Hmir U diffftolvrJ denn to th# ■!;»»», and grow » h#rk m m aa i f you shnvrd th« old botharMMB# » bump# and pim­ plas and m #o fra tta on akin b » w «'H ntn Srvd it price-1### fo r r a r '» i n g •uperflnotM h#lr. i t your drutfgbt do«# sot h i»# Magi# Sharing Pow*f«r. by all m o n i »«o d t ic i# atarrpa today fo r hi*, fnll-aata 9 %rk- ag«. Addraaa : N a »ir Shaving F«»wdar ih ., Dapt A,, ftannnafc, Ga. (A # r ; *1 wa* m arnrd and longed for a baby every day. With all my hrart. but wa# I w rit#« Mra I, .% h rll-r. Indiana, 'ao I arm for your p rt'crlp ilo n . W h i l e taking tha #«eond bo# I wa* unabl# to #ipr#*a my happiness. I f tiryvr had a alck day I becama Ills moilier of a flna I 'k pound baby. Otnl only know our Joy. I hop# every woman longing fo r m olher- plucked for months may be grown hood will take your in a few squa e feet o f noil. A « a; medielna. You at a ii i ' " r of fact paisley beds are guit#I walcoma to tua thl# often covered wllh early «now« so Ihat letter and plctur# for Thank the little garnish find» itaci/ packed I m V iii V V I v « tba p"b‘.'.c*,"Ja- SUGGESTIONS TO THE HOME GARDENER GKOIV GREENS AND SALADS ‘ probably .several limes that number of city men will «ee to It that at least Green« and .talad» ahould form I part ol the uielary of every family a few seed* are olanted In their pai- carli day throughout the year. 'Iliry ( titular bit of »oil. Those who are not are irghty paiaiwb..'. satisfy Uie ap fortunate enough to be working full ; petpe. r.nd hir.iish U»e bu’ky io<*l , lime, will hud an opportunity during vehicn giv M ncce»s*-y. Has", of all, I Iheir spare hours lo do more plant-I ! the* are ftSe.’. with mineigl», wtlU ing than Uie> have done for a long j ' “ ■“ 'J W n lai lime. la te r on their tables will b e ' for the Wojd. t'Prvar, bor. i u ’.d tertn. enriched with fre..h vegeiables. that i-ortmatHy giccnr, aar) salads arr they fieihaps could not afford to have very easily growxi, no w.-.ttcr woeUi-, unless they had grown them, er they arr 11.« m i in «reps aueli ar. _ '< : amslard aw' erta*. ar t ig eoW C-OI*. ; OWN Y O l'R OWN GARDEN —jeh as M u ir: and VaUucr. Faistwy Try having a garden tb l» year ~ etaard ip iaai.i bale and cabbage are whether you live in the country, in ; ah -osy io grow. | a town, or a city. Ol course, Uie Use Many o t lisurc who have not had ' of the garden will vary, but you will gaid-n» lor yaarx will have tbam U1L3 be awrprjed at what you can grow ; year. Many igsouaands of farm boy« «yen In a Dny plot of ground not over who have bean bring In thr ally arc ten or twenty feel square. A bed of now back on U h old homcitcad, and , lettuce or parsley which may be, a away u n v in o n le s i frw RhfKt kind k in d | ... . . . . . n . y n r a yom." _ in th#* the r cooleit, freshest "M,rrie4 «»riora 1,14 m- ° f » refrigerator imaginable. M any. I >oui4 n,r,r h«>, any chll4l«n,'• wrloa housewlve* get their day'i supply of »h it. p». - i ih -4 ,o«r me4kin-. parsley by brushing aside the «now ».*7 ,.., T wllh i.k * .¡tu i»? 4 1 " " l" Otlob*'' 4 *»rtal r,«IIM .” and plucking the fresh «talks. nr. Iw p ,w ’, trfatm-nt. a non ip«ctflr. If anyone in your home la not work­ «arra on Olandutrr a rtl.lt,, h a, born ur#4 ing six days a week, his or her «pare with roch ranilla hr Ihouaanda of » n u n for th, a n t so days a lull dolUr time may well be put Into a little gar­ '.hai tr.almrtil will b , , « a ( Irr# poityald, no den. '/ lie corn, beans, peas, tomatoes, C O D ., no roal. no obliaalloa, lo o r t i, lettuce, carrots, beets, and other wofliin who wrltrs. a limited supply o f f>M (r e a lm ,ota will vegeiables grown will go a long way bo M n l out thla i m i h aa bo sur» m f toward making lummer and autumn w ill# lo d a ,. A ll# a try, booklet. "U h lld lro dinners appetizing and healthful. M n rrib ir, g ip ia in -d ," will ba arai rou n im pl, tend name, a PM lra rd wUi do By all means take advantage of whatever ground la available and and r»m -d y will b , mallod In plain wrap­ per, Dr. DePrw b »ll»»e a ,o u will be ewr.' grow a few taaly vegetables for your prlird and dellahted sd d rrw n r DrPew. own family «u lto LO, Contri Houit. Kansan City, Mb . a