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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08
ID. G.. Mcintosh, Attorney at Lar, TO,csOs,
Maryland.

SALE
Tuxedo and Embla Parks Water Works,
Including Artesian Wells, Pumping
Plant, Water Tower, Water Mains
and Pines.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

15U OWttO 1IDOO51 AWCLTOW6GT,
RGndGlLstOsUn, Md.
DUBLIC SALE
IL Or
Horses, Cows, Hogs, Farm Implements and
Machinery, Wagons, Harness, etc.
The undersigned, having sold his farm, stua-
ted on the Dogwood road extended, q
E1SR near No. 2 School, in the I'd NN
R1fS district of Baltimore county. IN
AmHeA will sell at Public Sale, ON9A
THE PREMISES, on
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08
HafHcRI1a11pn1rs

John F. Centrum, John g. Biddison, Louis
4. Ct0rk and james j. Carm0dy,
attorneys.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08
Sept. S-ts'

REPoRT OF THE CONDITION
The National Bank of Cockeysville, at Cock
eysville, in the State of Maryland,
! at the close of Business,
September 4th, 1906.
RESOURCES.
| Loans and Discounts. ........ $128 512. 70
| Overdrafts secured and unsecured.... 134.48
| U. s. Bonds to secure crculation....., 12,5OOOO
Bonds, securities, etc....... ......... 150779 98
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 100000
| Due from State Banks and Bankers.... 1880
Due from approved reserve agents.. 3i,873.19
| Notes of other National Banks ........ 5000
Fractional paper currency. nickels and
CENTS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1894
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK. VIZ:
Specie: ......, ............... ST. $3.50
14,1s7sO
Is per cent. of circulation). ........... 625OO
Total. .........................s3 $685., 452 "A
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in......... ........$ 100000
Surplus fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Undivided profits, less expenses and
National hank notes OUTSTANDING. 1SsS10o
Due to other National Banks........... 2,385.13
fnGividnal DEPOSITS subject to check
Total 1885,, 452.74
State of Maryland, County of Baltimore, IS:
/, William H. Buck, Jr., Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
WILLIAM II. BUCK, JR., Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this nth
N"' - y PETER MULcAHY,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
S 81 + + 0 $S$ssH4, Directors.
Sept. Sit
Wiutsn, Ksseh :. 19.ss9n; Nd, q,.s Roger
more, Nd, Attorneys.
ExroU1oRs' SALE nd2-
Horses, Colts, Cows, Heifers, Calves, Hogs,
Wagons, Farm implements and Ma
chinery, Harness, Hay, Straw,
Growing Corn, etc.
The undersigned Executors of the estate of
GxxSei Sale, AT THE LATE HOME Tr<
W3F OF THE DECEASED. on the ~
$3.50 Glover Hill Farm in Dulany's-@<&-
Valley. formerly the home of Mr.. John g. Booth,
On Tuesday, September nth, 1906,
At 10 o'clock A. M,
The following Personal Property, viz:
Four Horses suitable for work or other pur
poses / one-year-old Colt, two year old Colt.
Hogs. lot of Pigs, Buggy, ! Surrey. Express
Wagon. Hay Carriage, l Manure Spreader, l
Pows wesder ms
Farm Tools of all kinds, Wagon, Plow and Ex-
press Harness, Chains of various kinds the con-
of Hay and Straw and large collection of other
articles unnecessary to enumerate.
Also, about Thirty-Five Acres of Growing
TERMS OF sALE-CAsH.
ELLEN LEONARD,
THOMAS F. LEONARD,
Executors of Michael F. Leonard, deceased.
SLADE s. RISTEAU, Auctioneers,
Aug. 25-ts] Towson, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

WAIVED.
HEAD DAIRYMAN, to care for 80 COWS, either
by contract or monthly wages. Wri;e, stating
experience. reference and wages o. contract
price. Address, BOX rs,
Care of 1.-THE Union. !" Tovson, Md.
Sept. SITS
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

The winter wheat estimate is 400 534 900 bushels,
or about 100000 more than last year. Spring
wheat promises 100000 bushels more than in
the 1905 harvest, so that the combined wheat
outlook is for a harvest of 100000 bushels
greater than last year.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

WHILE WE are not hankering for more terri.
tory and do not wish to annex Cuba, still it
may be that manifest destiny" will lead to
this latter result. A government by revolution
at our own doors cannot be endured. If we
interfere and enable one side to maintain itself
for time we have no assurance it will at
length become permanent. There is 30 much
American capital invested in Cuba that we
slant uprisings. You cannot raise sugar snd
tobacco by running artillery over the fields.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

]. B. Martin, an Ohio man, who owns large
mining properties in Alaska. asserts he will give
$500,0O0 year to advance the cause of prohibit
ton. Heretofore the party has never had at its
disposal more than $4,000 in any of its national
campaigns.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08
Aetr Advertisements.

IyOR SALE.
THREE YOUNG BERKSHIRE SOWS. with
and pigs each. 2 months old.
Apply to GEORGE H. MERRYMAN.3
Sept. 8-2t*l Bosley. Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

A nervous old lady who had been reading ac-
counts of the Chicago timed meat scandals re-
Gently asked her milkman if he was quite sure
the milk was pure. "Oh. yes, lady," replied the
man, whose mind was full of stories of bomb
outrages, ETC., ats been paralyzed by the pub
lie anarchist
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Judge Charles Field, Of Athol, Mass, is still
dispensing justice, although 81 years of age.
Recently he disposed of three cases in one morn
ing, then went to Gardiner, 10 miles away and
disposed of eight cases. He walked mile from
the courtroom to the railroad station. His
figure is erect and his step firm.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

DACES AND DANCE
HI On
MANOR GLEN RACE TRACK.
4A5Ae
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

DUDLIC SALE
JIG OF
Valuable Fee-Simple Suburban Real Esfate.
Situated on the Bel Air Road, baltimore
and Jerusalem Turnpike Road,) and
Hamilton Avenue, in the Four
teenth Election District of Bal
timOre County, About One
and a Half Miles from
Baltimore City Limits
and Directly on the
Line of the BeIair
Road Electric
Railway.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court fol
Baltimore county, passed August 10th 1905, in
the case of Frank W. Dilks vs.. The Tuxedo and
Power Company of Baltimore County, the uu-
dersigned, Trustee and Receiver, will sell al
Public Auction, ON THE PREMISES NEAR
THE NOTRE DAME STATION, on the Mary
land and Pennsylvania Railroad.
tho h0ur M 4 0,olnolr ID n
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

The three richest men in the House of Repre-
sentatives are John e. Andrus, of New York
William B. Mckinley, of Illinois, and William
R. Hearst. of New York. with George F. HUFF
and Edward de v. Morrell, of Pennsylvania, q
close fourth and fifth.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

John Pierson. former member Of the State
Senate, died at his home in Swedesboro, N. j.,
on Monday. He was 100 years, months and 20
days old. He was said to have been the oldest
man In New Jersey.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

JUDGE WILLIAM R. MARTIN, associate judge
of the Second Judicial District of Maryland,
died at cottage at East Hampton, N. Y, on
Wednesday, from the effects of a stroke Of
paralysis. His remains were taken to his
home at Easton, Talbot county, where the
funeral took place. Judge Martin, who was
50 years of age, was born at Snow HILL Md.
He was an able lawyer, conscientious judge
and man who had wide circle of warmly
attached friends.
PAUL STENsLAND, president of the Milwaukee
Avenue State Bank in Chicago, who robbed
that institution of several millions of dollars
and then took sudden departure, was arrested
in Tangier, Morocco, on Monday. His capture
was brought about through the shiewdness of
a representative of the Chicago Tribune, who
had gotten pointer from a woman friend of
the fugitive. It was ascertained that Stensland
had $4,000 on deposit in bank in Tangier.
THERE ABE now four Democratic candidates
for Congress in the Third Maryland district
Messrs. Harry B. Wolf, John c. Kennedy, w.
w. Parker and Harold B. Scrimger. For the
vacancy on the Supreme Bench there are
five Democratic candidates H. Arthur Stump.
Alonzo L. Miles, William A. Wheatley, A. 8.
J. Owens and Walter !. Dawkins.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1906,
Commencing at one O'Clock P. NJ.
uf raining on first clear day.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

THE APPLE Growers Union of Hood River.
Ore, has made arrangements for the shipment
to England of eight carloads of early fall varie-
ties and if the experiment proves successful a
regular export trade will be established. East
ern apples, SO the Westerners assert, are in
serior in keeping qualities to the Oregon pro-
duct. Whether this latter is true or not we
cannot say, but if the West succeeds in ship.
ping her apples abroad it will make the Eastern
orchard more profitable.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

1t has been proved beyond doubt that incu-
bators were in successful operation among the
ancient Egyptians. The original Matching ma
chimes were about nine feet high, and were ar
ranged with galleries for holding the eggs, which
were heated from a central oven. About 400 in
cubators have been discovered in Egypt.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

By Caleb s. Hobbs, Asscti0neer,
RGndGlLStOtCa, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Probably the heaviest man in Europe was the
late Hans Fromm, of Willenberg, in Eastern
Prussia, hotelkeeper. He weighed 525 pounds.
A Snowman in Paris once offered him a large
sum, and he was willing to accept it, but he
could not enter any passenger car and refused
to travel in freight car.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

WiLIjans s. Keech, TOscsOn, Nd, and Roger
IT, Gill, 216 st. Paul Street, B0Iti-
more, Nd, attorneys.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Pupils in the English national schools are
being taught the American custom of saluting
the flag. But they do SO on national anniversa-
ries only. April 23d, st. Georges Day, the pu-
pills in one of the schools sang patriotic songs
while so of their fellow-pupils accompanied on
the violin.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08


Ju OF
Horses, Colts, Cows, Heifers, Calves, Hogs,
Wagons, Farm Implements and Ma
chinery, Harness, Hay, Straw,
Growing Corn. etc.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Official statistics show an increasing number
of cattle and decreasing number of sheep and
hogs in England. In view of the multiplication
of automobiles and motor omnibuses these sta
tistics surprise the reader with the information
that the number of horses steadily increases in
Great Britain.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Under and by virtue and IN pursuance of the
NApower and authority in him vested by N
a decree of the Circuit Court for Baiti- ~
more county, sitting in equity, passed on the
goth day of July, 1905, In q cause in said court
depending between William H. Carter and
others, defendants, the undersigned, Trustee
appointed by the decree in said cause, will OFFER
d. LOAF
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

A constable who arrested four men on a
country road in England the other day for
gambling told the magistrate the men played
cards as they walked along. stopping to deal.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

James Bellows McGregor, the Oldest Mason In
years and In point of membership in the United
States, will celebrate. on September 9th, his one
hundred and fifth birthday and the eighty-first
anniversary of his entrance into Masonry. His
home is at Newport, N. n.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

The raft spider gets its name from its habit of
building raft Of dry leaves and other light ma
terials. fastened together by threads of silk, in
order to pursue its prey in water.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

When King Victor Emanuel. of Italy, visited
Aneona on a recent Sunday to lay the corner.
stone of a hospital, he was attended by 2SO de-
tectives. 500 policemen, 800 carbineers and 0,OO(
soldiers.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

The environs of Antioch are particularly inter-
esting, being surrounded by historical ruins and
picturesque scenery. such as Daphne with its
beautiful falls and luxuriant gardens of oranges,
lemons, etc. 1t is in the Vilayet of Aleppo and
is distant from the city of that name about two
DAYS travel by carriage.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

A wine merchant of Edingen, found guilty by
the courts of adulteration, was punished by hav-
ing his stock of 1900 gallons of wine poured into
the River Neckar.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Both steel and gold pens are, apparently,
doomed. Dr.. werner Won Bolton delivered before
the Electro Technical Association, in Berlin,
the other day, an address in which he described
the new metal tantalite, which is 80 hard that q
diamond drill makes no impression on it,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08
&isce1I amenns.

Ed. j. Hermann, Aucti0neer, RossviIle
Md.-City Office sos LGsC Building,
CoWrtlamd Street.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Bishop Joseph Staunton Key, of Texas, one of
the foremost men of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in the South, is direct lineal descen-
dant of Francis Scott Key, author of the "Star-
Spangled Banner At present he is attending
conferences of his church in the North.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Hereafter in the public schools of Lynchburg,
Va. the increase of teachers salaries is to de-
pend on efficiency. This is to be ascertained by
having the superintendent and supervising prin-
cipals report on the work of the teachers as to
six points-discipline. knowledge of subject,
method and manner, moral influence, profess
sional interest and health.
A practical step has been taken by the New
York Assembly for the preservation of Niagara
Falls from further spoliation by the passage of
q constitutional amendment providing that
hereafter no license or privilege for the diver
sio Of the water of the Niagara River above the
IA ls from its natural channel shall be granted,
except for sanitary, domestic or fire purposes,
William Bennett, of Gravesend, N. z, is said
to be the only man in the United States who has
his job laid out for him until he dies. The city
OF New York is compelled to employ him at $40
day so long as he lives and performs his duties.
H. is a member of the Grayesend Land Fund
Commission, and was created Q commissioner by
the city charters fact which renders .t impos-
sible for him to lose his position until he loses
his life.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

Miss Nellie White, niece of Ex-Governor John
D. Long and heiress of the late Nelson W. White,
has left her home and wealth to travel 5000
miles and wed DR.. Walter r. Brinckerhoff, who
is in charge of the United States leprosy camp
at Molokai, Hawaiian Islands,
The Washington times., 1906-12-16

ROM out OF the East come the
tidings that Lion Conqueror
OF the tribe Of Judah, Meme
Xix, Chosen Of God, King of
The Kings OF Ethiopia" as
The Washington times., 1906-12-16
Situation Affects Treat 3.

The situation arising from MenelIk's
Illness. has made more difficult the ac-
ceptance and enforcement Of the Anglo
italian convention. concluded with
Abyssinia, In London. last summer,
the ratification OF which Menelik con
t,nually postponed. The main clauses
OF this treaty guarantee the integrity
OF the Abysslnian empire, tho open
door and commercial equality for all
countries and provide for the contln-
uatlon OF the construction, by the
French, Of the railway connecting
Adis-Abeba with the coast. Great Brit
ain and Italy naming representatives.
IN the railway directorate.
Last January tho German govern
ment sent to the reiehstag a CONNER
cial treaty. giving Germany the most
favored nation treatment for ten
years. and granting the subjects of the
two states Tuu freedom OF travel and
trade i'm either state The Abyssinian
cou-ss viii not have Jurisdiction over
German subjects,
The interest Of the United States in
tss situation is keen probably greater
than those of all other powers com
bined. And this IS due entirely TO the
sEarts OF Individual traders, for the
aouarament has no representative,
eithes diplomatic or commercial, in
this empire aG 100000 people. For a
long tine. she A5yssinians have been
buying alrecc tyore the United States
seston and staple products. Robert P.
skfRnsr. the U-Ned States consul gem
srai - Afarseilles. went 20 Abyssinia
On a special mission. late in 1903. and
rekurnsa early IN 1894. after concluding
a Commercial treaty between the
UuItAG States sad Germany.
Whcl 2Ir- skinner went to Ads
Ahsba. IN addition to an elaborate in
virztion to the Worlds Fair, engraved
on silver. he presented to Menelik a
letter from President Roosevelt, in the
latter's own handwriting
The Washington times., 1906-12-16
Merchant Prince + @Frostt.=

He was a giant In stature and jet
black as 10 his complexion. He spoke
TO word Of English. but was accom-
panied by an Interpreter But for
bright red fez. there was nothing
about his conventional attire to dis
unguish him from an Afro-American-
Somehow or other he did not hit 81
OF well at the State Department. he
had been heralded as q special am
bassador from Emperor Menelik. but
examination Of his papers proved thar
ne was a private citizen. a rich msr-
chant who bore a letter from Meme
Tx which declared. ia general terms
that the bearer was a good sport and
entitled to q look-fn-
The credentials read, in part as fol
lows; THE lion Of the tribe Of Judah
has conquered; Menelik ]. chosen Of
the Lord. king Of kings Or Ethiopia
HadH Abdullah All Sadick. having
been overseer Of merchants. We have
ordered hjR 10 proceed TO a CONNER
cial inquiry 20 acquaint himself with
and TO see the various classes OF nsr-
chsndise offered IN all countries. we
have az the same time sent him 70
purchase merchandise which he may
believe 20 he useful 70 US. and 20 bring
them 10 Us
I'VE have the hope that thou wilt
aid him with all thy power to bring
TO a happy end the affairs with which
We have charged him, and that thou
wilt do what may ne necessary 70 70
cllitate his return"
The Washington times., 1906-12-16
Crippled Lot of Gifts.

The surviving cub was weak in the
knees and much dispirited by internal
disturbances. lie had neither a play
nor purr left in him The laughing
hyena was wobbly. too. and the best
he could do TO bear out his reputa-
lion as a dispenser OF broad and audi
bic smiles was a very slckly grin that
could be seen. but not heard The ele-
phant tuslls We're the only part OF the
cargo that reached American shores
intact
As soon as they could stand the
railroad journey the remaining cub
and hyena were brought on to Washing
ton and taken direct 20 the White
House for inspection. They were al
lowed to remain there for few days
while the Roosevelt children and their
friends studied them at close range.
\ full-grown hyena is not a pleasant
pet 10 have around "A house, ana lion
cub is little better. Therefore. they
We're shipped out 10 the Zoo before
the children got tired OF looking at
them.
Soon after he was settled In his new
home the hyena picked up, and in
little while hearty laughs were fre-
duently heard from his section, partie-
ularly around feeding time. He is still
we'll end happy. Not so, however. with
the poor little lion. lie vas given pri-
The Washington times., 1906-12-16
Offers Lions 10 Roosevelt.

The representative Of the great
worlds fair declared himself much inn
pressed by the generosity of the Lion
OF the Tribe of Judah. and said he
knew of no tokens of esteem that
would be so grateful TO President
Roosevelt as a brace of Abyssinian
lions. Menelik waved the thought away
as mere bagatelIe, and said he would
send. not only d brace OF live lions,
but a laughing hyena and a pair of
priceless elephant tusks as well, 10 the
great ruler across the Atlantic.
It was due TO this exchange OF airy
persifage between Menelik and Skin
uersthat the two cubs and the hyena
we're Grated and shipped TO Wash
ington. For weeks after they heard
about it Archie and Quentin Roosevelt
We're on pins and needles awaiting the
arrival Of the Abyssinian lions. Live
stock of all kinds had rolled mp 10 the
white House in express wagons since
they had come there to live with their
father. but the limit was raised when
the lions were announced.
Finally the time came for them to
land in New York. which they did, or
rather one OF them did, on March. 1904.
one of the cubs failed to stand the
sea voyage, and succumbed to NAL de
mer when half way across the ocean.
Two men from the Zoo were sent over
The Washington times., 1906-12-16

Meneiik again laid siege to her heart
his wife to make room for the woman
he had loved from mis- youth up. 1t is
said that Menelik became the successor
Of King John through The influence
of Taot. Vho vas unusually tactfui.
The Empress sun is called a handsome
woman. for one Of her race. though
far past middle life. She is said 10
he vain. and while wearing the Ethiop-
ian robes is fond of silk stockings.
kid gloves. and Paris slippers. II is
also said that she has no very strong
aversion 10 French wines. especially
champagne.
Menelik's great hobby always has
been lions In fact. for years he has
maintained one OF the greatest stables
of lions In the world. Even his Arab
I'm horses are not better cared for
than are his lions. and every time he
wants TO show special favor To
potentste he gives him lion or two.
Consequently. when Consul General
Robert Skinner. in the early spring of
1904 invited Menelik 10 send an exhibit
10 the fair. he told him in glowing
terms about President Roosevelt
and his record as a mighty hunter OF
lions. the Ethiopian King was highly
pleased aud deeply impressed. and at
once decided TO send to the potentate
Of the great Western Republic speci-
mems OF his own lions.
Might I ask the representative of so
great a monarch II his master would
ceive from the Lion OF the Tribe OF
The Washington times., 1906-12-16
of AbysSinia, the Most
Democratic of All Mon
archs, Is Seriously Ill, Say
Dispatches From the Capt.
tai of His Empire to Rome,
and, If He Should Die, An
Outbreak Menacing the
Safety Of European Repre-
sentatives Would Likely Be
Followed by a Fierce
Scramble Among the Pow
ers For His Rich Domain.

Menellk is the most democratic Of
kings Being the son OF a beggar
maid whom his father raised 10 the
throne, the King does not hold himself
aloof from his people. He often works
side by side with the common people
at manual labor, teaching them the
use OF modern implements and ma
chinery. He is popular with his sub
Jects and It is said that chiefs in the
most remote part OF his domain are
eager to carry out his commands. He
Is much interested I'm modern me-
chanicaI devices has telegraph and
telephone service and spends hours
listening to a phonograph. He mjnts
his own money and commands
splendidly disciplined army Of 10000
men. equipped with the best guns and
other fighting devices.