The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-02-05
SENATORIAL BIOGRAPHIES.
B. Il. McECEROC

As he writes it, but Bahia Hssszn Max Ekroun as IL
is in fact Is readily be by his features and
complexion Of Oriental orign-indeed should say, Is
Of Oriental BIRTH having been born in the famous city Of
Bagdsd on the banks Of the Tigris. BE Is Hnea de-
scendant Of the renowned Caiph Haroun Al Rzschid,
and his mothers side Claims descent from the great
Mahomet himself His birth was foretold By the sstroo
gers OF Arabia who predicted that would be born,
having the blood both of the Prophet and the great Caph
in his veins who If destroyed would become ruler
Of the city of Basdai and leader followers of Ma
homet On the night of his birth dervish appeared to
his mother telling her that her child the prophe
sled Of and directed her fee with him. the only
Of safety. She accordingly departed secretly by
night and hed TO the mountains where she placed the
child under the and protection Of the hermit and
Muley Ben Lumuix. who raised and educated him
in all the mystic lore in which he himself verse He
taught him philosophy astronomy astrology theology
pomology psychology phlebOtomy, hydrauies physics
mathematics gyDnastcs obstetrics and heroglyphies
He also taught him all the branches taught in the
public schools Of Bagdad well the languages living
and dead In short he nearly the counterpart Of
his preceptor in mental attanments that he every
where regarded a Lummix.
At tho age of fifteen he returned Bagdad where he
was not identified his mother holding communication
with him only in secret But at twenty great change
his fortunes BE had been gradually becoming
loose in the faith Of the Prophet and negectng certain
essentials In the Mohammedan creed such saying his
prayers regularly washing his thumbs after eating and
amounting his beard. About this time Schwenkfelder
preacher into that country holding series of rev
y,s and among the first converts wa. the subject of this
sketch lie ,crsevered in ;t. of the and anneals
f bs n,,bsr IN stick IN ,b. ,ru. fifth and in hort
tim, h. WAS licensed a an exhorr This 40 ipeensed his
mother that she betrayed him To the cAl who ordered
he be secretly poisoned But Of the waiter girls
his boarding house. who had attended several night
meeting. and become interested in the revival overheard
,is secret pot and to counteract It, She pro-
rd ,ov.rf drny that possessed the property of sus
.udn. animation for some hours but would have no 9th.
or niurieus effect This she substituted for the poison
and il was administered to the victim He was very soon
TO all appearances dead and was hastily nailed up in cof
fin and taken away and buried privately The girl
d.,irp.d watching where they put him. and digging him
up under the cover Of night but by some
b las, track of tb. burys- marty and did not succeed
in finding the grave until several weeks afterwards How.
eyer she dug him up and to her great joy found him
sIiv. and we'll Ii NAV here be asked how could man
live nailed up in coffin and buried under ground that
nytb o time That is beyond our power TO explan and
Max Ekroup has always firmly refused to tell There is
probably some awful mystery connected with it, But it
is enough for us to know that the case-Iet 9th
ers secuate upon il until they arrive at satisfactory Sd
Iu,ion
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and placed board vessel bound for Alexandria
in Egypt There he found an English vessel upon which
he embarked for London and afterwards for the Uni
ted States Landing at New York he CHANGED to pick up
hit of paper the street which proved be of
Horace Greeeys editorials lie at once recognized it as
genuine Arabic with the greatest ease This
determined him to call OH the writer for ad
vice and Mr. Greeley advised him To 20 West which be
did locating in Wisconsin Here he turned his knowledge
logaritlms good account by engaging in the Logging
business
Among his other accomplishments, Mr.. McEckron can
read Arabic Chinese Hebrew. Sanskrit and Chaldaic
r--inr off n yarn in those lansp,gss IN mamie NOT ono