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
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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
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« ____ _s
• v * s .
« remarkable Intelligence,
fo »«red
aftei ftve
five months
months siege,
siege, and
and (
’
Hahah.a
rlliu4re
France
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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-
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I TH E LA R G EST S E L L IN G
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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
,
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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
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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
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was very brave and from the manner j
pany of his books, his favorite wives , letter H. turned on its side
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»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
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i
l l fro m th # a#v#n |K»likt# o f th a a a rth
Hubah had the reputation of being,
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• 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
<rater coteru^and Ä m m l w In '» u l c ...<i rap’ um l ,u commander, aith Its coally covering«, the apart- it. H ie latter, knowing that the
yo ur w lah ra
i| » t h a p p y a t o tir*
ai.kn« leaves a dent.
By reducing Taliai. Another army »ent against ment« had an air of distinction
J woman wan one of Rabah's favorite |
r i l l - t in
tk tr.
A bo ttl« of g r n u in r N rw O t lo ans
i.it' Hu* v. i.: had hu irnpie «ion of being n som» wives, replied flatteringly
swelling tlte Short Breathing » i l l Dt f; • i.t t»r' •...
V a n V a n . c o n ta in in g tt\# o ila of th r
rciieved.
Good results obtained In ened bv hLs losses, Habah ‘ retreat- old manor of the Middle Ages
o n o ln t rd . w ith fu ll » p r c ia l d it ra tlo n #
“ Your majesty, it means good fori
nost cases. Endorsed by thou.sai.ds ed to the south to recruit his forces.
"I brought from Dike# the imprex- both you and her
for you to u w
H ut yo u ah o u ld o r d r r
By this charm
in ii- • 33 years. Write for FREE returnmg with 9 000 men.
a t o n r r R rn d h o m o n ry. "yy tha po«t-
j don of something great, of an Inten- .she holds yotir love ”
rriRii )u»t | l 00 p lu s a frw ern» post
.na! packa-e Collum Medi-ine Co
DraaaiUO , I nrm. Killer
•*“ » of Ulc. and a movement of popu-
Kahnh replied wrathfully “ What,I
|«W w h rn h r h rln # « 1 t to you M o n ry
I>-pt 501. Atlanta. Ga — fadv.l
...
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____ __. . . . 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
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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
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' 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?
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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.
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sent free—one to earl» family
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L in im e n t
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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
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i-, n MooKLrk. n y
ffO flC k We aVtofottl» G U A lA N T I f lbe»e ( ( « a
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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#
<ur waf.
1« — n n ti«c»tK it i# u«#d by Hu#eit«l#
• r*d Htmuly Pm rìor». F r*v *n t# in g ro w in g
b «ir».
Ci#nr» akin *>» 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
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'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.
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: 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