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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

gave me to understand by signs, for
there was not a soul present who
could speak to them. that they had
done enough work for the day an6
would like to land: they pointed to a
SPOT where smoke indicated the pres
ence OF huts Believing that they
must know their own business best. I
nodded assent At once the boats
placed Themselves in a sort of Iine-of-
battle array and with incredible
speed, the boatmen shouting and yell
ing like mad. we dashed towards one
of the numerous inlets.
Instead OF the expected peaceful
landing, / witnessed With surprise
what looked for all the world like
Most OF my crew rushed ashore armed
with shields and spears. Some terri
ded inhabitants ran away into the
woods, while my lawleSS mob OF boat
men pounced OH fowls and chickens
tore up vegetable marrows and pump
kins. cut down banana trees right and
left TO get at the fruit. Screams made
me hurry unarmed ashore, just in time
| TO snve poor old woman from having
! three young goats snatched from her.
AS soon as / had enabled her to re-
treat TO the safe shelter OF the woods
| had 10 save man whom the boat.
men had seized and for all | knew.
were going TO spear. The wretches
bolted off when they saw me. and the
man ] had saved ran for his life and
escaped,
Then some armed natives deployed
out OF the banana groves. At tho
sight of this score of armed men, my
! 400 cowardly Wasoga robbers fed TO
the boats. a shower of stones was
flung at US and wounded a few. A
stone about the size Of my flst struck
me In the pit of the stomach. Fortu-
nately II was a spent stone, or
should have been doubled up on the
spot and would then most probably
have been speared 1t served as
hint that unarmed | should only be
throwing away my life by remaining,
Under cover OF this shower of stones
some tried 10 rush us with spears,
when bang" went Off some muzzle
leaders, proving that the natives could
muster a few guns.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

erected by his comrades in arms 10
the memory OF the deceased, slain by
the Mesai. One OF these two French
men has died since; he suffered from
fever on his way down the Congo:
broken in health he reached Paris. and
died
j have met Wanderobo men near
Naiyasha. but the Grst Anderobo
woman saw At the Raylne. snc was
dressed In monkey skins The Wan,
dero6o a-c a race of elephont-hunters.
Those saw resembled the Nasal In
dress ana ornaments. The E;Goma
mountain range is inhabited by a
race called tho Kamasla
Where caravans used TO cross form
erly. the rayine has steep sides, and
deep down at the bottom there is q
mo"ntain stream which. when swollen
by the heavy rains. may become a
fierce torrent but in the dry season
is only anlllc-decp. Formerly cara
vans lost a day in crossing the ravInc.
BY the present caravan route, few
" ~ '1 ~ e9AA'i UP All' llNtl F
caravans can pass without any diff
Guilty whatever The former ravlnc
crossing is. however worth a visit
Pretty ferns, amongst them The maid
en- hair, grow here in wild profusion
Mir. James Martin, the officer in
charge OF the Ravine station, is = vet
eran traveller, having done a score
of journeys, though not always right
up 10 Kampala. Hc was the FIRST OF
the bachelor officials who got married.
and his example has been followed by
others from storekeeper to commits
sloner. Since English Mission ladies'
by their presence demonstrated that
Uganda suited European ladies'. there
has been quite a matrimonial cpl
demiC
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
African Hunting, ravel and Warfare
By DR.. w. J. Ansorge NJ A, LID, NJ R. c. .s,LRC.P

ened thom with death. Bom-bom tells
me that II II had not been for the two
old men interceding with the young
warriors. he nnd his Swahlli compan
ion would have been massacred on the
spot. But one OF the old men claimed
him as a slave. and the other claimed
the Swahili.
They now returned to the village,
Here q pool OF blood was pointed out
rs the spot where the third man they
had left at the village was killed dur
ing their absence Near it there were
n lew other drops OF blood. said to be
from n chicken their companion was
Just killing for dinner, when the
treacherous murderers stabbed him to
death from behind Bom-bom thought
he had chance of escaping. when no
one was watching, but the. young war
riors were on the lookout and Bonn
bonn fed back to the old mans hut.
where the murderers were kept with
difficulty from following and speariDg
him
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

! that It might be dangerous for any
other white mnn to try. but not for
him. as he had already once visited
the country, and although 1t was only
at a frontier village. that he had made
blood-brothcrhood with chief. The
porters whom he selected were picked
men. some OF the best OF the porters,
with whom 1 had only short while
previously arrived from the coast.
Little did | reckon. when We shook
hands and said goodbye. that it WAS
the last | should see of him. and that
he was =. her about to meet with a
violent Cea,h
The next news We heard was
brought by a few survivors OF his
caravan. covered with ghastly wounds
which I had to treat According 10
them, West was received with appar-
ent friendChip by his so-called blood
brother He then sent of some of his
men TO the surrounding villages TO
purchase various tusks OF Ivory said
to be for sale West felt so secure,
that he tied up all his rifles inside
his tent. Without ANY provocation on
bis part. and simply prompted by lust
OF blood and plunder. the treacherouS
natives one night fell upon him and
his caravan and massacred all but a
very few Poor West, He was down
with illness at tho time. and they
thrust their spears through the tent
and speared him where he lay on his
bed The black woman who had been
Vests faithful and intelligent help
mate for many a long year was
speared by his side. The eayageS car
ried off everything, but the naked bod.
les of the slaughtered were left to be
deyoured by hyaenas.
A curious sequel to this story |
heard many months afterwards. 1t
was on my return journey TO the coast.
was asked. by one of the officials |
met, to take along with me TO the
coast a man who professed to have
belonged to the late Mt Vests cara
van and who said he had only now
succeeded in making his escape from
the hands of the Wanandi.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
Expedition Prepares to Attack

The massacre by the Wakitosh. fol
Mr. West In Nandi, mad also rendered
the natives OF Kabras hostile. mes
sage reached us at Mumia's that the
natives, having found out that white
men were mortal tMr. West was
speared and killed in a treacherous
night attack had determined to pre-
vent In future any white man from
passing through their country. 1t
shows what curious notions some OF
these savages had hitherto held with
regard to white men.
The whole district Eow became in
secure and the Europeans up-country
were threatened with being cut on
from all communication with the coast
This sufficiently explains the absolute
necessity of the punitive expedition.
unless the government were prepared
TO abandon all the Europeans up.coun-
try and to surrender tho country to
the tender mercies of the blood thirsty
sayages.
When the expedition approached tho
first hostile village. we saw numbers of
armed natives waiting outside their
gates as II TO give us battle: but as
We drew nearer, they retired within
their walls and barricaded the gates.
The enemy had few men armed
with muzZlo-loaders When the fight
began, one of our WaSanda friendlies
near me had his arm shattered by a
bullet l amputatod it there and then
on the open field. But when the bull
lets continued whi2zinG and singing
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
Horrible Cruelty of Nasal

Two of these fierce warriors bad
who, turning round and finding them
selves hard pressed. stopped running
and held out entreatinG hands to their
pursuers The Nasal were jerking
their spears horizontally with the pc
cullar thrusting movement used In
striking a victim. Friends and foes
stopped lighting to watch this sudden
sidc-act, as TTojans and Greeks may
have paused 10 watch Achilles purSu-
ing Hector round the walls of Troy
One OF the Nasal did not strike his
captive. but. passing shield and spear
to one hand. he grasped the little boy
with the other, hoisted him on TO his
shoulder, and daTted back to our ranks
amidst the loud laughter OF our savage
allies But tho other villain poised
his spear and struck the poor tremb.
ling child full In the chest. As the
boy fell backwards In the grass, the
Nasal gave one more lunge with his
spear and then darted back to where
our friendlies stood and the battle
instantly ragged with greater fury than
before. 1t all happened within few
seconds. and so quickly that / had
no time TO put a bullet through the
murderer, though an intense desire TO
do SO now possessed me.
| had already noticed some barbara
ties perpetrated on dead bodies at the
first village we captured. for the hu-
man wolves which accompany every
army had cut off hand here and
there. in order more quickly to possess
themselves OF the coveted iron brace
lets. II was barefaced murder, this
Staying of the little urchin in the
sight of friend and foe or course
1t WAS impossible 10 discover after
wards the villain among the many
thousands who Aocked like vulturcs to
the slaughter. In the relentless pursuit
of the enemy these savage allies rem
dered considerable assistance to the
government Among the slain in the
stronghold were found the principal
hostile leaders: and the enemy there
after no longer made stand As we
advanced. they evacuated their vii
lagos and fed before us.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

for freedom, and his wife determined
TO help him and to accompany him.
leaving her children in the meantime
IN the care OF the old grandfather
owing TO her knowledge of the coun.
try, this devoted wife got the Swahlli
safely out oil it Both lived afterwards
Tor while in a Kavirondo village,
and then the wife decided to return to
her fathers village to fetch her chill.
drcn to the new home and probably
to bring her old father as we'll
Bom-bom finding that the Swahill
had managed to escape, decided to
make another effort. He succeeded; ;
and this is how he came to accompany
me to the coast.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

solid lump. He had seen slect. but
never anything like this. When he
came TO tell me that my matutinal tub
was not ready. / was only too glad OF
legitimate excuse 20 snuggle down
in the warm blankets for little lon
ger; so told him to put the pail near.
but not too near the Gre. and to call
me again when the bath was ready.
Leaving bleak Mau. the traveller des-
cends TO the Naudi country only open
ed TO traffic since the last few years.
Formerly the inhabitants were fierce
and treacherous. A confirmation of
this was the sad tragedy which befell
air. West. an English trader. at the
hands OF the Wanandi.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
Burning of the Fortified Village


The reason why the Kavirondo have
several entrances TO their village, ap-
pears to be 10 enable them to escape
by one II overpowored at any of the
others. This happened In the present
case. Several natives burst out from
gate ,he existence of which was un-
suspected. They escaped. though. of
course. there was an immediate rush
By our men towards the spot Strict
orders had been given to spare women
and children; few Of the women and
children. however. pcrished. This
might happen, and probably does har-
pen. at the siege and capture OF every
fortified place. There were q great
many Wounded, and ] had busy tine
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
Swimming for My Life

When | turned round, found my
mon had got into their boats and were
vigorously padding OFF was quite
alone. ] reached the lake. threw my
self in. and struck out for the boats.
/ am a very Indifferent swimmer. as |
get too quickly exhausted. | would
not have Ventured upon such per
formance In time OF peace on any ln-
ducement. II Is astonishing what UNI
dreamt.of feats the pressure OF cir
cumstances may get the most reluct-
ant OF us TO attempt! 1t was my frst
swim with my clothes on. ! did not
relish 1t and / have no desire to re-
peat IT, Not one OF the boats came
TO my help. | only wonder | did not
get drowned before I reached boat
The crocodilcs had probably been
scared Off by the awful din, Many of
the nearer boats padded away the
quicker when ! approached them, in
their terror taking me for desperate
enemy wishing TO board them. My
boy had remained In the boat. but
when he drew my rife out of its can
vas covering, my boatmen paused, al
lowed me TO reach them, and drew me
into the boat
With the boat at pretty safe dis-
tance, and with me aboard. and now
armed with a rife. my boatmen be-
came quite plucky again Pointing TO
a solitary sentinel posted on a con-
spicuous rock, they begged me to
shoot him. i felt more inclined to
shoot them for having been the ag-
sressors. was told afterwards. that
we had landed on one OF the Uvuma
Islands. inhabited by a plucky but
treacherous race which hates the Was
oea. The Uyama islanders fall. for
Administrative purposes. under the Z
Jurisdiction of the Official In charge OF
Usoga.
Copyright, 1859. by Benz. b. Hampton.> !.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
A Memorable Bath

From the RavIne the traveller next
passes on TO the cold and wind-swept
Mau escarpment. over 5000 feet above
sea-leyel Sometimes II is very cold
here. have, seen hoar-frost on the
ground and q thin coating of Ice on
the edge of shallow springs. On my
fourth Journey II was so cold during
the night, that my boy In the early
morning found TO his establishment,
the water in the pail frozen into a
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

unpleasanuy near me. removed the
wounded behind the shelter OF a white
ant hillock and there attended to
thom. Then was called in hurry
to see a SwahilI shot down little dis
tance on; on examining him. found
he was dead A bullet had struck him
full in the chest, and must have
passed Through tho heart.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

and The brown The one I got by set
ting a trap gun. The trap IS easily
set. Tie the bait over the muzzle of
the rifle. Use in preference a piece OF
DIAL, for instance oft of highly odor-
ferrous goatskin. Suspend or fasten
the rifle horizontally at such a height
from the ground. that the hyaena cnn
conveniently grab the bait. Attention
must be paid TO expose the bait in
such way, that the hyaena cannot
seize II from the side out has TO ap-
the trigger at fun cock and tie IL by
bit OF string TO the tree or bush be-
hind II; now pull the mu2zle forward.
and. If the trap Is In good working or
der. the trigger will at once respond
and strike IL the trap works salts
factorlly. the rife may now be loaded
and left in stu. ANY prowlinS hyaena
is sure 10 be attracted and TO immo-
late Itself; the bullet is almost certain
to blow its brains out. In wilder
ness the only precaution necessary
Is 10 warn every one of the caravan.
and to see that the gun points away
from the camp. HyaenaS seem to be
attacked by the same sort of tick
which is parasite of rhiDos
AT Sakwa's village in Kayirondo
donkey was so badly mauled by hy.
aena that It died Most travellers take
some goats or sheep along with their
caravan in the event of failing to
s,oot game or to buy meat from the
natives. The animals should be care
fully penned up at night and sur
rounded with q strong protecting
thorn1ence, called bona" by the Swa-
lilies, On my second journey. We had
bought some sheep and goats at XII
kuyu. In anticipation of continuing our
march noXt morning Tho animals
were placed for the night In the Gus
tomary peniold, outside of the fort.
Next morning we found that hyaenas
had carried on two OF the sheen. badly
iacerated a third which VIC had to
kill on the spot, and wounded a fourth.
One such lesson serves Il lifetime. not
to trust To any enclosure Offering a
single weak point to possible noe.
turnal visit from these marauders.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
Looted Native VILLAGE.

had rather a curious experience
on my first journey. was asked to
accompany fleet OF about 20 OF these
boats from Sio Bay dn Kavirondo) to
Luba's 0n Usoga) my companion was
10 Join me later on. We rowed almost
without a break from early dawn to
4 p. M. then the Wasosa bostmen
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
Or. West Goes TO His Death

The last time saw Mr.. West alive
was ct Mumins, He was then on tho
point OF going to the Nandi country
TO buy ivory In exchange for cows. I
asked him whether he was rot afrald
TO venture with such a small number
of men. barely 20 porteTs. among a
race not yet brought under subjectlon
and reported TO be hostile. He replied
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
Return of Poor Bom-bom

When / saw the man, ] at once
recognized him as "Bom-bom," one OF
my Wanamwezi porters who had &C.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12

NEVER, never leave
anything In reach
OF a hungry hyena.
not even saddle OF
harness must be
left at the mercy Of
the hungry brutes.
| have seen but two
specimens OF hy-
acna. the spotted
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-01-14
POStOffice Statistics

Washington, January 11.-Ac'
cording to figures submitted by Dl
Charles P. Grandfeld, first assist.
ant postmaster general, for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1909,
made public in his annual report,
the gross revenue of the postal SER
vice reached the enormous total OF
S2O3 1862 1888, an increaee of $12,
OS3, 72O, or 6.3l per cent, over the
preceding year.
There were 1902 presidential
post offices on July |, 1909, an in
crease of 356; 39S we're first class
an increase of IA; 1,707 were Sec
ond class, an increase Of 112; and
5,O97 were third class, an increase
of 23O. There were l ,444 postoffi-
ces established during the year and
1904 were discontinued, leaving a
total of 60, IA on June 80, 1909.
At the close of the fiscal year there
were l 1913 assistant postmasters at
first and second class sffices, an in
crease of 116; the number of clerks
at these offices increased from 49,
22O to 20, $50, and the carrier force
at city delivery offices from 26,352
27,620, being a net increase of l.
710 clerks and ,26S carriers.
DR.. Grandfeld makes a strong
argument in favor of 80 days an
nual leave for clerks and carriers in
first class and second class offices.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-01-14
He LOVED HER.
The Depth Of His Feeling Was Re-
veaIed In His Answer.

The Depth Of His Feeling Was Re-
veaIed In His Answer.
'Do you love me- he asked.
In reply the modern young girl look
cd ut the modern young man with eyes
perfervid with emotion.
do / love youT' she repeated. 81
do love you psychologically, socio-
logically. economically. From the psy-
chologic standpoint l feel that our
different organisms are SO nicely diff
ferentiated as to form properly artic-
uIated area Of combined consciousness.
Sociologically our individual environ
ment has been enough in contrast to
form a proper basis for right union.
Economically feel sure that when we
come to combine we shall be able to
introduce into the management Of our
affairs the right financial balance to
produce the scientific result which
every well ordered and conducted bust
ness produces. And, now, how do you
love me-?
The young man reached forward. He
clasped her swiftly, but surely, In his
arms. He Rugged her long and plenty.
He kissed her alabaster cheek and her
ruby lips.
How do ! love you? he replied.
"My Gear girl, | love you just as much
as if you really knew what you were
talking about."-Life.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-01-14
GREAT PIPE LINES PLANNED.

Huntington, w. Va, Jan IA
deal which involves approximately
5000, OOO,0 900 and by which New
York capital, said to be backed by
The Standard Oil Company, will
control the entire gas output of
West Virginia, has practically been
closed.
For some time the New York in
terests have controlled the gas stu
alton throughout the northern and
central parts of the State, and by
the new deal they will gain contrcl
of the southern fields also.
The new deal involves the Unit
ed Fuel Gas Company, of Pitts
burg, which only recently took ov-
err the extensive holdings of the
United States Gas Company in this
State, the Columbia Gas Company,
which supplies Cincinnati; the In
terstate Gas Company, the Ohio
Fuel Supply Company and others,
all of which draw their supply from
southern West Virginia.
1t is said to be the intention of
the New York men to pipe gas to
New York, Philadelphia and other
seabOard cities.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-01-14
AN EARTHLY INFERNO.
Vslennizins Factory Where Men Stand
zip Degrees.

2lZ Degrees.
The hottest place in New York is IN
DesbrosSes street in vulcaDizing fac
tory, where telephone wires are insu-
lated by being coated with a prepare
ton Of rubber. In the room where
this process takes place the tempera-
ture rises TO 2l2 degrees, 100 degrees
hotter than the hottest it may be out
side in the sun. Man can endure no
more. Actually there are some who
can stand this, however-Only few,
mind you, but still some. They are
only the strongest and hardest OF
workmen, ard they can be in the room
but few brief minutes at a time.
Several times daily it Is their duty to
enter the room to see that all goes
well.
To keep from losing their skin and
to protect themselves from the terrible
heat these men wear heavy wooden
shirts buttoned high above their necks
and wooden masks and gloves. Four
or five minutes at the most in the vul-
canizing room is all they can stand
without collapsing, and some can't
even stay that lOng. Outside these
men nobody is ever allowed to endure
such frightful heat. In fact, it is
bard to convey the idea CT 212 degrees.
You can get the same degree Of tenn
perature By thrustirg your finger into
boiling water. Water boils at 212 de-
erees New York World.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-01-14
EncIisl, "ConsoIs."

The young woman who has been eX-
planning in the north London police
court that she cXpet ted ElJ invested in
consols to bring her in 10 shilings in
the pound interest Knew about as
much concerning the funs' as the
elder Mr.. Weller. You recall Sam
Weller's scorn upon discovering that
his father supposed reduced COUNSEL
to be alive. But there is one single
point about consols which most peo-
pie. probably including many who pos
sess some, could not answer Offhand-
Of what exactly is the name an abbre-
Walton! There is nothing even to re-
mind us of it. Even the precise per
sons who would Die rather than con-
tract omnibus" telephone" or "pho-
tograph" never speak Of consolidated
annuities. London Chronicle.