Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-10-31

made satisfactory recovery Ia November.
1909 he had pAralytc stroke which deprlyinB
him Of all speech and almost 81 motion. entirely
incapacitatod him from all work Since then.
notably In 1910. he has moro than ono ncea
sion been reported dead. and although these m
morH have been at once denied the fact remains
that for the last two or three years he has been
n mere ngurchead the government % tho coun
try having been carried out by n council Of min.
intera under the presidency Of LII YRHu. tho heir.
apparent. and during this period II IL doubtful
whether he has beon aaon by any ono but NV
select court officials.
LII Yasu. the heir.apparent. ia the son Of None.
lik's daughter. sehoaRaach. and lias Michael. and
WAS born In 1897.
XoyRgera whose ways take them "EomawhereH
east of SueE' may know something Of Diibout.
but 10 the average person nliboutl IL practically
unknown Suffice Il to nay that although alt
uated IN the French aomallland protectorate. II
ia practically thu only port that the conn.
try OF Abysslnia
From DIlbouH single track imeifaEnuge1
railway runs 20 DlreDawR. soma 1870 miles In
land The trains run twice week and tho jour
ney frequently takes II hours to accomplish
passing through some of the most deBoate desert
country imaginable
pire-DaWa has grown up around the railway
terminus, and as II II some 1000 feet above the
sea level Ia much cooler than DUbonfi The piara
IL not very large. but the wide streets aud white
washed buildings Fiyn the plnes afr Of space
and cleanliness There II q large Arab aud
Sonall settlement adjoining Here one comes
under AhyaEnan ofiicnldom ana ones baggage
has 10 pass the Abysainlan customs usually not
a very trying ordeal
Al DreDawa travellers 10 Ada Ababa have 10
arrange their for the journey
Both mules and eamela arc available. but usually
mules are taken. they cover the Journey IN
much quicker time than cnmsiH which are usual
~ only employed for heavy baggage and msf
npa N.aa gfs4Ig -
Dire Dawa TO the capital The Cher cher route
by which ono travels along the Chefchef noun
tain range through nne forest ana amunEHt beau
tifui pinetopped hills This route Il rather long
~ than the others bn II by far the most com
Portable. II Ii ro0tsf nnH one mRy nBrrba#a
fresh provisions milk. eggs. and sheep from
the small AbyHainlhn villages thai 0ne hanasa
"n route Gnmala unable ~ take thIa frnrk
owing 20 the many steep aaeentH and dssrcufa
which can only be managed b mule Or donkey
lhe second trail Il tia fhr Asubot passing
along tho foot Of the Cher cher range and Joining
the former route near the fianaah river Tina
route passes through the fat baHakn country
through great fofsais Of na#gsR ifeea and occa
slouhl open plains where ole meets tram time
20 time enormous herds ~ frtifr ani earpefs
guarded by fierce looking DanaEH aAenhet as
armed With spears ana curved knlgea so bro
visions can be purchased oa mis- f5nta bat il
IL fairly good gang except during thu very dfK
season before the rains begin 4hen Haiar l.
Hpt to BE- scarce
The ihtfd route The nilau runs farther north
in the banakll eguIir2 ara thourh Nat In v.ry
trying on afcount N thn great hear ard laas
marches that have 70 Do made from watering
place 10 watering piacs
From Tehohl i 80 da.Hs ioafb"y ~ don
dabo1fka a. the foot n me HalraI p1sa iiefe
the track riseA Haary ab1 taef shear sar..sj
and the steepest climb 81 The Journey Taa rstg
- simply cut along The mountain eide and al
Tines enc "A abort sit H#thrH from \ drt, ~ roo
feet From Balehl the rid Is very nnin,ersstipg
passing through long rolling plains of cultivated
land. and about 40 daya brfHRs oaa IN SIGH, 81
the capital
The view Of The city one approaches l. very
ne are eiffl" q hls surrounds r. and
on small elevation running Out me ~ e.,,.s
OF the circle IL built The "gusbl." or emperor.
palace There afe hardly anY bnildfnrs ~ fr1por.
lance and the Susb ITSELF is bat fascslissaog.
collection Of ssmiEuropean and native bgIiatsr.