Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

pioneers; they wers twelve Ia nunhcr.
and carried long for.sel poles. with
which they. with great dexterity. kept
back the branches ~ they moved on at q
quick pace. constantly keeping open
path which without them would rally
have been scarcely psSaable. Bcsid.~
they were constantly crying out -orre-
thiny about the roai or the exp~iitiOn
as they went oa. For examples Take
care of the holes. Avoid the branchesl
llerr Il tas radl Take care ~ the tul
loh; it, leaves are llAc spcan-wor-s
than sI,arsg Keep Oft the brancbe-r
For wliOmf Dina Cana Who Ia
battle Il liz, rollilI of thnnderY 'Barua
Ganar Now foE lianlara, Now for the
Ker,lie-. Now Tor tie battle % spoars,
Who u our le..lerY 'Barra Ganar
Herr l. tho waiy bat M water, Col
L. pral~el' IN hattie who sproads terror
arOund him like buffalo In his rage
'lBara Ganar
um SULTAN oY NASDAR,.
After several days u severe travel. the
heat bring -ouetimcs iiJ deg. In ths
shade. the army approached the capital
Of the country of Maniara AMI reviewed
message fron the sultan. who stated
that hs would meet u ncst DAY on bis
way o. M1.,. bis r,sidenc'. The first
town ~ Mandari was Dcl0w. place ~
IOOcp inhabitaatL "Aboat q mile frOm
this town. says Mai. Dnham. 1--WE NV
before NJ the sultan ~ Mlpdtra. sur
rUundci by about 5O) hors-Inen posted
ca rising grUund nrady 10 receive us.
when Barca Uana instantly commanded
halt.
y The sultaas guard Was composed "
thirty of his son.. all mounted on very
superior horses. clothel In STRIPED silk
iolcs. anl thr skins ~ tac tiger cat and
lcopanl forming their shabra;ks, which
hung fully over their hosss launches.
After thc-e bal rc,urnci 20 their station
In frUni u ths sultan We approached AZ
full splrl la our tunI. halting with the
gaari betgccu a. anil t.ic royal pry--ncc.
/ Th. fs1Firy then cOmmenccl and the ob-
i-ct ~ DO -khaloOm', visit having bccn
explained W. r'tirsl again - the place
We hal lcft, Will, IN sultan rvtumci to
the town. prco,-.,,l b. several men blow.
tn, long p.p-s not unlike clarionets or.
namenie,i with shells. anl two immcn-r
trumpets frum twcly. O. fourteen feet
long.
Toward eycning. D,nh.m continuc-.
! "Blrca Cana scnt to dcziso Inc o. mount
for the purp~e II yisltiay t.is sultan.
I We entered the town. Bo-KhaloIm AMI
my-rlf riding on his night AMI left. At
the further ,nd ~ large square was
the sultans pllafe. IA Il uluL on ap
preaching or whiting great man We
galllVcl up at fl'l sIccl. a.m1st enter
IN ,hs laicA Thls i a p-rilOus art Oi
salutaii0n. but nothing must stop you.
and 10 IL -,llom made eicopt no ths rN
I,rns, ot one or rnore livc-. On this oc-
ca.ion q man aai hOr-e which stool In
our way wcrr rilirn over In an instant,
The horses lex broken aud the man
lillc,i On the spot. The trumpcts sounded
"a. We d.smOuniei az the palac. gate; our
papouchcs. 90 outward slippcrs, were
quickly pullel oh. AMI We proceeded
through wide eatrance into q large
court. wherc. under DARK blue tent of
Soudan. at the sultan on mEs bench.
coycrsl. however. with handsome car
LIT and silk pillows
cuWoCs siLur,ncN.
"IIe Wa, surrOundci 10y ahoI, go Isr.
.on,. al handsomely dr,--.,l In tob"s u
/ ..lx and colorri cotton. with his tyc
cunuch.. the principal men u the coun.
try. sitting Ia frunt. bat AL with their
bacs. tunnel toward him The manner
~ saiuiins !, curioas Barca Cana, a.
thc sheiL's representative, approached to
a sraoe In frunt q the eunuchs, his eyes
l1el on the grUund. lIe then at down,
hi. eye. still h1e,l ON the earth. with la.
back a. the sultan. aud clapping his
lanl- t0,rther cSclaim-l; 'EngUubOrOu
,lAgahr May You live forrycrD Allah
karor OGol -cnd You happy old agel
La. lair barrai barcar (Iiow i u with
youi blessing. blesingD Tho-s worls
were rcisaici nearly by the sultan. and
then sung ont 10y all the court.
''The sultan. who~e name was Mo
hamm.,l Dukr. was an intelligent little
man u about ~. with h.ari dyed u n
mot beautiful sky blue. lie hai b"cn
ewing ne f0r some time. A. ! AT L.
twccn D0o. KhalOom AMI Barca Cana,
anil fir, asking Boo-Rhaloom his name
inquired who was. The answer that ]
was a native ~ a very distant AMI pow.
erful nation. friends ~ the rasha of
Tripoli aud the sheik who came to sec
tho country. did rot APPEAR much to sur
priss him, AMI I. ,cokcl gracious n be-
aid; but what dos he want tosecy \
fatal question followed. however. and
the answer apI.arei topctrfy the whole
assembly. Are they Mo-lemy LAT Ia?
no, nor
Every eye which hal before bcen turn
al toward me was now hastily with.
drawn anil looking round. l reallyfelt my
selfin a critical situation. Has the great
pasha infiiel friendsy asked the sultan.
The explanation which followed was OF
little use; they knew no distinctions;
Christians they had merely heard of n
the worst people In the world. anil pro-
Dably, until they aw me. scarcely he-
liey,Sl them a. be human. We shortly
after returned to our camp. and ! never
afierwarl was invited 10 enter the sui
tan u MAndari's presence.
AID REFUsED ~ MISSIONARIES.
hut II was not the natives only who
gave the great explorer trouble. The
missionaries yieEel hi- projcct with dis
trust, and. forgitful % past fayors. re-
fused to place their Congo steamers at
his disposal until they hal been strcnu-
oasly urge ani cnormoualy paid. For
the u.s. ~ tls Rev. Mr.. Billington's boat.
the Henry Rcd. $1,000 cash was de
mand i anl given. Another missionary
In declining absolutely to all the expc-
dition wroie: II have much regard for
you personally. although ] cannot, dare
not sanction all your acts.
you have any rcyercntial regard for the
Man u Sorrovs.' the King Of Peace
may h. mercifully preserve AMI ave
your party
Yet, despite everything. In face OF ob
staclss that 10 the ordinary man would
sem insurmountable. and which In
deed did induce the rear guard 10 return
to the west coast. Stanley accomplished
his task. That Emin was an unwilling
object 20 solicitude deroyates nothing
from the glory of the affair.
STATED In figures the financial exhibit
Of the expedition Il this: Received from
4 ga "a. n. Coz