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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR OCTOBER IL. 1908

the certainty that his command could not last ten
minutes if the chief should actually order charge
But his dauntless courage won, and the war party
withdrawn.
In the meanwhile some of his Somalis had learned
from the Danakls that the murderers
Mrach, and that he the greatest warrior of the
tribe man with trophies of all of royal game
and of less than forty to his matrimonial
credit.
By the eleventh day mutual irritation had nigh
reached the fusing point. Fairfax had carefully
trained crew to handle Colt machine gun that
Mcmillan bringing present to Ras Makon-
men, the victor of the field of Adua, and debated
with his mates about riskng attack.
Menelik's Remarkable Power
UCkILY however, the day before Mcmillan had
II bethought him of a letter of Menelik's he carried
ordering all his subjects to lend the bearer any aid
or succor he might need This letter he sent by
his Abyssinian head man to Mantooc, the nearest
Abyssinian Ras, a sort of overload of the Dana
kills. with request for his advice and aid Promptly
came Mantooc with only one attendant, heard the
story begged Mcmillan to have further care, and
raced away for Ali Gorah's village. where happily
he arrived in mid afternoon of the eleventh day,
just Fairfax making dispositions for opening
a finish fight.
Mantooc's first act to advise Fairfax to
withdraw his command and rejon the caravan;
and assured by him that Mirach should be brought
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away prisoner Fairfax assented and withdrew
Then Mantooc entered alone the village of Ali
Gorah and there spent the night.
What passed that night between the Christian
and the pagan chiefs do not know. Probably
little was said,-nothing more was needed, indeed,
than the Interpretation of the letter of the Negus
and the exhibition of the royal seal it bore. Full
we'll Ali Gorah knew the heavy penalties of dis
obedience.
So it happened that of the twelfth
day Mantooc brought Mirach into McMian's camp
accompanied by thirty of his family and the head
of the tribe. Mirach marching in fully armed
with spear and shield, insolent and fearless.
Asked why he had done the deed, Mirach replied
Il resting in the shade. he feringee approached
and asked me to guide him to the river. told him
to pass and not to disturb me. Then he stayed
and talked and talked. till got tired and told him
not to tempt further-for had yet had
such a chance to kill a white man Still he annoyed
with his foolish talk, unti weary of it, led him
away into the thckets to his death and trophies
dear to Danakil maidens"
Three camels. worth twenty dollars each, a
total of sixty dollars, is usual blood money in
Abyssinia Paid and received, feuds among the
trbesmen and murders soon forgotten. But
Mirach was so highly valued a warrior by his
people that they offered Mcmillan no less than three
hundred camels for his life-and were dumbfounded
when their offer refused!
Disarmed and shackled, Mirach remained a sulen
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Jungle for last look back the three noted
ordinary circumstance that touched them deeply and
made them feel that even the savage desert sympa-
thized A miniature whirlwind, of the sort frequent
in the desert was slowly circling the grave, and
even as they looked it swung Immediately over it
and there stood for some minutes, its tall dust
column rising up into the zenith like the smoke of
a funeral pyre Then they marched and there
they left him. sure that by night lions would be
roaring him a requiem not unbeftting his wild
spirit.
Threatening the Natives
lust at dusk the party reached large Danakil
} town into which the murderers trail led and
camped before it.
Told that one of his men had killed their COM
rade and that they wanted him. Ali Gorah the chief
was surly and insoent refused to give him up; said
he wished no with them but that if they wanted
any of his people they must fight for them.
Then guards set about the camp, and the
little command lay down to sleep within spears
throw of thousands of Ali Gorah's wild Danakils.
But the night passed without alarms, and then
conference was resumed Fairfax cajoled and
threatened to army that would wipe
Danakil land off the map; but all to no purpose.
The chief remained obdurate.
Early in the day courier was sent to Mcmillan
with the story of their plight and request for sup
plies and more These were instantly sent,
notwithstanding that Mcmillan was himself we'll
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nigh helpless, leaving him
Tuning at his own enforced
inaction, alone with NARROW,
his personal attendant, a
handful of men, and a total
of only two rifles as the sole
guard of the caravan for
ten more anxious days.
Daily councils were held,
always ending in mutual
threats. Fairfax could make
no progress; but he would
not leave.
One day Ali Gorah lined
up two thousand warriors
in battle array before Fair
fax's small command and
ordered him to move off,
under pain of instant attack;
but there he stubbornly
stayed, in the very face of
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FIFTY PHIL A ELPH A

A1EW ENGLAND tradition tells
~ of an old lady of Beacon Hill,
advanced in wisdom as in years, who
was asked by some benighted out
slider what sort of place was Boston,
and of her once and for all answer,
Bless you! Boston is not place
it. a sentiment!"
She might have made the same
reply had she dwelt in the sacred
shade of Rittenhouse Square; had
she been, indeed, the original Lady
from Philadelphia" who once upon
time enlightened the family of
Peterkin For local pride is the key
note of that City of Brotherly Love
of Penn; and now that the metropo-
lis mo longer second in the land but
a solid and substantial third has
Just concluded its two hundred and
twenty-ffth anniversary party, pride
has blossomed forth anew at a hum
dred points worthily to commemorate
the occasion.
Nor was that anniversary wholly
of local interest Pennsylvania in
ro-ar,1 ODD ,;1odo1nh;o IN nor
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OuI dSlIdllC IllSoliCl Will II1C
caravan for the next two
weeks march, when the
crossing of the Hawsh River
brought them we'll into
Abyssinian territory and
made it safe to rush him for
ward. in the. charge of a
small escort. to Adds Abeba.
There he was tried beneath
the somber shade of the ia
nous Judgment Tree, con-
demned, and. two months
later was hanged in the
marketplace. And there for
DAYS his grinning face and
shriveling carcass swung, a
menacing proof to the wild
est visiting tribesmen of
them all of the vast power
of the Negus Negusti.
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ticular have stood for far in the national adj
of the land than political history can
tell great as have been the happenings there of
the usually retold in chronicles and annals
The Quaker City has to remarkable degree set
the pace for the rest of the country, and in pract
Caly all the walks of mans endeavor. Her Firsts
her beginnings of this and her fosterings of the
genesis of that and the other-number round
fifty. and at this time of her rejoicing their story is
appropriately to be recalled.
What the Fifty Are
THE first treaty, never sworn to and never
broken" (the only such one, in fact) signed
in 1852, we'll within the city lines of present day
Philadelphia, when the Quakers and the Indians
exchanged gifts and promises to mutual
amity. The Treaty Elm, beneath whose splendid
verdure the marks made and the wampum
passed from hand to hand, is more; but on its
site stands a monument. 1t is in Kensington
Borough, the west side of Beach-st, just north
of Columbia.
The first book printed in the $50 called Middle
Colonies The Excellent Privilege of Liberty &
Property" came in 1855 from the press of William
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European tongue in the Colonies published in
German, in 1743 from Saur's press quarto of
twelve hundred and sixty-seven pages, selling for
twelve shillings with extra charge for binding.
according to the kind of leather used and the quality
of the workmanship
The first religious magazine to be issued on this
side of the Atlantic also product of the German
town press its first appearance bearing date of
January, I746.
The first medical school in the Colonies opened
in Philadelphia in 1881.
The first hospital in America devoted to the
relief of sick" was chartered by the Philadelphia
Assembly that year and given a grant of two
thousand pounds sterling This Pennsylvania Hos
pital received its first patient in February, 1902 IN
private house 1t acquired its present site, at the
corner of Eighth and Spruce-sts., in May, 1855.
The first lightning rod in the world was set up in
Philadelphia G752) by Benjamin Franklin 1t was
attached to house until recently standing at the
southeast corner of Second and Race-sts
The first fire insurance company in the Colonies was
The first Arctic expedition fitted out in America
Confined page IS
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Fl R S T S"

set up at Germantown in 1888 by
Christopher Saur (the name later be-
came changed to Sower).
The first book printed here from
German types was made at this
Germantown press, the following
year, at the order of the Ephrata
Mystics 1t was collection of six
hundred and fifty hymns, called
Weyrauchs Hugel, meaning liter
ally Mountain of Prayer"
The first medical book printed in
America bears on it's rare title page,
Done for DR.. Thomas Cadwalader,
Philadelphia, I74o."
The first periodical issued in the
Colonies appeared in Philadelphia
during the initial week of I74I, when
Franklin began the General Maya
zine and Historical Chronicle for All
the British Plantations of America.
It's contents were practically wholly
composed of extracts from English
parliamentary debates, and poems
and articles reprinted from London
and Edinburgh reviews.
IT., Grc+ R;1,1o rripfo6 in apv
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

the burden of the individual tax
payer. Sheriff Davis found chaos in
the office when he took hold. In true
Republican fashion he has establish
ed order and improvement where con-
fusion reigned His Republican sue
cessor. Al Butler. who has been in
the office with him and is familiar
with the right way to handle 1t, will
carry the good work on. Reyerting
to Mr.. House, the Democracy can
give no assurance that if he is elect
ed to the senate, to which he now as
pires, he wilf serve his full term.
Mr. House is a conscientious gentle
man and should he find himself fall
ing short of his measure of a sen
ator in the midst of a session of the
legislature. he would not hesitate to
that he did in the Office of sheriff.
And Mr.. House is very uncertain
about his qualifications for the sem
ate, according to his expressions
at the time of his nomination.
However, these remarks are borrow
ing trouble, inasmuch as ii is Gal
lagher that is going to the senate and
not House
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

As sheriff. Mr.. House disappointed
the Democracy. resigning the office
when half through his term and max
ing way for the appointrAent of Re
publican to his place. That the Re
publican, Mr.. Davis. was appointed
has proved exceedingly fortunate for
the tax payers of the county He has
dug up close to million and a half
dollars more property than found by
Sheriff House last year and has es-
tablished system for the guidance
of future assessors which will be of
incalculable value in assisting them
to find all property in the county
and get it on the tax rolls at fair
valuation. thus increasing the reve-
nues of the county while decreasing
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

The strength of Mr.. Newlands
among the old time voters of White
Pine county-is not such as the ma
chine workers of today would have
you believe The old time voters re-
scented the election of Californian,
a gentleman who is on record as alb
horring the smell of Nevada and who
prides himself on the skill of his
London tailor. to the United States
senate from Nevada six years ago.
His candidates for the legislature,
who went there TO elect him to the
senate. pulled through in White Pine
by only II votes This year it is a
direct vote on senator and White
Pine will do its share in burying Mr..
Newlands as Nevada candidate.
Flanagan is due for a majority in
White Pine as big as that which will
be polled for Mr.. Taft.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

Republicans everywhere and all
the time stand for progress. Here in
White Pine county they are for good
roads, free school books and every
other legitiate thing that will help
the taxpayer, including the new court
house building for the erection of
which in Ely bonds were issued. Any
thing that will build up the county
and give its taxpayers returns with
large interest on their money. Re-
publican nominees on the ticket now
before the people are heartily for.
With full swing in the court house
next year they will commence bust
ness administration of the affairs of
the county that will quickly lift it
to the front rank in the state. All
they need is the chance, and that is
coming up.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

The organ OF the Democratic ma
chine AYERS that il has things TO tell
later ON which viii freeze up few
Republican candidates. If our in
formation is correct. delay in
hurting the alleged bolts of destruc-
ton is due TO the fact that Mr.. James
Quarles finds the surroundings in the
editorial sanctum of the organ trir
fe odoriferous and until he can ac-
custom his nostrils TO the sting of
machine Democracy. will move but
slowly i'm construction of the literary
efforts which are to wreck and ruin.
That the efforts of Mr.. Quarles, in
their high color, will be well worth
waiting for. however. that portion of
the public which has kept track of
his previous efforts in the organ, will
entertain no doubt.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

Two Republican senators at Wash
ington from Nevada will give the in
vesting public of the country such
opinion of the conservatism and sol
idity of the people of the state as
will speedily bring millions OF new
dollars here for its development and
upbuilding. Remember that when
you go TO the polls in November to
exercise your privilege of voting di-
rect for United States senator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

Registration is the all important
political matter between this time
and October 10. Every citizen
should take part in the conduct of the
government through his vote. Tn
less he does so, he is not a good citi-
zen. Register and get others TO do
So We want full expression OF
opinion on November 8
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

The organ of the Democratic ma
chine asserts that IL will have some
things to tell later on in the CAM
paign RoOrbacks before election are
Democratic specially of which
there is no need of advance advice.
If You have anything to tell, out with
it on the spot. sonny.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

Grain and Loekhart are men OF
ideas and convictions of their own,
with the courage and backbone to
stand firmly and boldly for that they
believe right, If against machine
dietation on one day for instance.
they most assuredly would not be
found hugging nursing bottle in
the arms of the machine the next.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

MoFadden is a good fellow. at
heart better Republican than DEM
ocrat. Some day he will find his way
into the fold washed and purified
but until then his political aspira-
tons must take a back seat in White
Pine, henceforward straight Re-
publican deal, which is as it should
be il view OF the tremendous re-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

Could il have been that the lack
the bottom of the failure of the Ely
Bryan club membership to turn out
eorporals guard last night2 1t is
up TO Tex to come through with the
senatorial indueement.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

A rousing Republican majority in
White Pine this fall will make the
future going much smoother. politi-
cally and in every other way.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

White Pine county expenditures
have not grown with near the rapid
ity that have its population and tax
roll i'm the last two years.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
REPUBLICAN PRECINCT TICKET
For JusfIce Of the Peace
4. J. GARTM RIGHT.
Fer Constable
DAVID MCLEAN !.

National prosperity is absolutely
essential to local prosperity. Remem-
Der this fact when YOU east your bal
lot on November 3.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

Your vote will not count unless
you are registered. Six months resi-
dence in the state and 80 days in the
county entities YOU TO a ballot in No
vada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

sources and the tremendous money
investment il is now beginning to
make use of and TO secure returns
from.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
CONSUMERS COMPANY.

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:


-
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
For President
WILLIAM ~. TAFT.
of Ohio.
For Wee president
JAMES :. SHERMAN
0f New York.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
For United states senator
PATRICK l.. FLANAGAN,
Of Washoe.
For Congressman
". -. MAXON.
or Washoe.
ser Judge of .he supreme Conrt
HIGH ~. BROWN,
4 Nyc.
For Surveyor General
con. AHERN.
of story.
For Presidential Electors
%. 4. CONINS.
of White Pine.
j. q. THOMPSON.
at EsmeraIda.
". ". Hills.
of Lincoln.
For Regents of the State University
=. II. STERREsrr,
OSCAR SuITH.
4. e. conn.
For Judge FIfth judicial District
MARK ANERILI~
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
For state senator
HON. WILLIAM e. GALLAGHER
For Members of the assembly
{. =. GRAIN.
JAMES VI. LOckHART.
Fer sheriff
Al. }. BUTLI;R.
Fer Assessor
HoN W. SCHENCk.
For County Clerk
DANIEL. ". H'DON AID.
For County Treasurer
A. =. IEAHIGH.
For County Attorney
CHARLES r. REF;N FS.
Fer County Recorder
HUGH N'GREGOR
Fer County commissioners
JOSEPH u. STEVENS
HERMAN WISE.
10. &. NICHOLSON.
REPUBLICAN PRECINCT TICKET
For Justice of the Peace
4. }. CARTWHIGHT.
For Constable
DAVID MCLEAN.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
ELY LIGHT & POWER COMPANY.
Electricity for Everything.
Office Ely TOWNSHIP Bldg.
Phone Main %.
ELY CITY PLUMBING co.

All Kinds of Plumbing Promptly Done
FIrst-cIass Work Guaranteed.
Phone AJAX.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
ELY CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ANTIER BAR.

Best Equipped Bar In Nevada.
Ist Doer south of Depot.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
KEENAN'S WHOLESALE and
RETAIL LIQUOR HOUSE.

Agt. :. l.. {. 90. and schnster's Beer
and Malt and Hop Food. Phone 57-Z.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

For Judge Fifth judicial District
MARK ANEHII.iA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-12
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-12

SUDDEN DEATH
To 7. H. ALLEN
BUYER FOR TAYLOR.WOOLFEN.
DEN CO. Is VICTIM OF
APoPLExY.

While preparing to go down town
early Monday morning. t. H. Allen.
a buyer in the cloak department of the
Taylor-Woolfenden company on Wood
ward-av., was stricken with apoplexy
and died shortly afterwards in his
home, No. 1850 Trumbull.av.
Mr.. Allen had been in the employ
of the Taylor-W oolfenden company
for over 20 years. He was born In
Delaware Ohio, in 1851, and came to
Detroit from indianapolis about 80
years ago. In 1896, he was married 10
Miss Elizabeth Hardie, and she, to-
gether with a daughter. Jean, sur
wives him. Allen was a brother of
DR.. Horace N. Allen, Of Toledo. who
was formerly minister TO Korea. The
funeral arrangements have not been
made.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-12
Rim CLING BROS.
COME JUNE |
ExTRAvAoANT STREET PARADE
AND WoMANrs SENSATIONAL
AUTO RIDE ARE FEATURES.

Ringing Bros circus comes TO De-
troit Monday. June /, for two per-
formances on the Jefferson-ave.
grounds, near the water works.
The street parade which Ringing
Brothers will present this year Is en-
tirely different from those seen in the
past. Its many floats, chariots, war
carriages, rickshaws, dens and fairy
art vans are built OF FURNISHED gold
and handicapped mahogany: the $50
horses wear silver trimmed harness:
the best of imported silk and broad
cloth are used in the 1900 costumes
and draperies. while 1880 people. los
cages and dens of wild animal crea-
lures. 40 elephants and a 20-camel
team which draws a ponderous golden
tableau car serve TO make the display
the largest and grandest since the
birth of circusdom.
The performance offered this sea-
son Is beyond question the master
achievement of the Ringing Broth
ers, containing more OF novelty than
ever in the past has been crowded
into one circus program. The senssa-
tional finish OF the exceptionally
strong bill is the automobile double
somersault act of Mile. LaBelle Roch.
Seated I'm a huge auto car the daring
young Frenchwoman drives her
charger from the apex of the canvas
to the terminus of a runway. then
skyward. where the machine dips.
whlrls over, dips and vhirls again be-
fore dashing 10 earth and spending
IT'S speed upon the hippodrome track.
Words fail miserably to picture this
blood-curdling thriller OF all thrillers
since the day OF Roman dare.