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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
PRESERVING HARNESS,

The first point to be observed is to keep
the leather soft and pliahle. This can be
done only by keeping it Well charged with
Oil and grease. Water is Il DESTROYER of
each ot these. But mud, and saline mois-
lure from the animal, are even more de-
structlvc. Mud in drying absorbs The grease
ana opens the pores ol the leather. making
II ready prey 10 water, while the salty
character OF tile perSpiralion from lhe ami
'nas Injuries the leather, stitching and
mounting. 1t therefore follows that 10 pre-
serve harmless the straps should be was he'd
and oiled ut intervals as required. 10 do
lhis effrcualy the straps should b. all uu-
buckled aud detached, then washed with
warm s"tt water and crown s0aa,. and lIuug
by slow fire, or in the sun until nearly
dry, then coated with mixture OF neats-
foot oil and tallow, aud allowed 10 remain
III "a warm room tor several hours, and when
perfectly dry rub thoroughly with a wooIen
rag. The rubbing is important, us it, ia add
ulllon to removing the surplus oil and
grease, to close poles and give finish to
''c 'e@e'ioi' All haliSiilS HAIRLESS care should
be taken to allow.all tile straps to hang
their iul length. Light is essential to the
care Dt lealher- and when the harness closet
is dark the d"or should be eft open open at
least halt the time during the day. All clo-
sets should be well ventilated, and whei,
possible be we'll lighted. 10 clean plated
mounting Use Il cliamOis with little. taipoh
pr rotten stone. but they should he secured
AS little AS possible.-Hurness Journal.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12

treatment. A cool snadel run. AMI a COO,
ventilated house. and q windy exposure. wilt
retard the matter considerably !; while. on
the other hand, confinement seems to has Ell
lnoult. and SO does heat. Hence the com-
mon practice Of shutting up cock. in rather
small pens when they begin, bntI the i,ese
and the confinement hasten the loss of f.:.-
theirs. and in any case it is advisable TO start
the cocks before the hens Hens may by
fastened hy letting them sit; after sitting
spell at this season they rarely fail tn drop
their feathers almost All ut once, which In
the best method of any
AS 10 regimen. we repeat what we said
last week. We do not believe ia overhead
ing. or in condiments. because the birds are
noulting. Get them If possible into perfect
health. not into high show co,nliti.n. Give
nothing extra beyond iron IN lie water. ami
keep all beyond this Tor special eases, is our
advice; and we never lost bird III mnlle
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12

oul The woodwork claims attention. Ra.
pea'ed "etting aud drying soon iujnres any
wood causing cracking ard finally decay.
MIS- may be prevented by the timely and
".ca>'"ha' appllcatio" OF some cheap paint.
when the w"od work from exposure has
become cracked it is advised to give it IL
Wash OF crude petroleum previous to an ex-
lerhal coat OF paint. Petroleum has a s,rony
pfe>ervatve power converting soft, perisl,a.
ble woods to the durability OF hard woods.
1t moi only improves all wooden tools. bu,
Is alike valuable tor rustic furniture expos-
ed To the weather. An occasional coat of
this oil improves their color and renders
them more ng.-Duigo Rural.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
The extent to which it has injured the
wheat will not be known until after the
wheat is threshed out and the yield ascer-
tanned.
THE COLORADO MARKET,

The Co .ora'lo Farmer gives in .lle follow
ing the produce market Of the Centennial
State:
The wheat market is not booming, but
rather quiet; very little Of the Colorado al
tlrle offered. and the Kansas production
brings about So per hundred. Prices in
Chicago are a tritle lower than a week ago
and prospects tor i big crop in the United
State ale very good. But This affects Col
ora'lo prices bnt little. The railroads see 20
il that they get about all The profits. Colo
RADIO wheat will bring about $2.2O per hun.
dred, with little prospects Of higher prices
Soon. Flour is selling ut from $3.50 to So. 80
for The Kansas nianutacture. There il about
half and halt being sold. Many people will
not buy Kansas ilourif they can yct tile CO..
orado article.
Poultry is lower young chickens are
bringin. from $500 TO $3 80 per dozen: old
80 OO. Eggs Of the Kansas variety are plel-
ty at l6 cents per dozen. The Colorado ar
ticle is bringing 30 cents. Butter is selling
tor 81 cents tor creamery. wholesale, and
common tub ut about l6 cents.
Potatoes are bringing from $l.75 to S.. 90
yer hundred, and plenty OF them; one
county in Kansas or Nebraska can raise all
we will take. Onions are in demand at
$3.75. and scarce. Cabbage are bringing
from $3.50 t" $500 per hundred; the Colo
rade raised came into the general market
last week for the first this season.
Hay i>not plenty. thai is good hay; poor
eastern is in the market At $l4OO, but good
is bringing 500 to So. 90. Colorado l,ay
is selling from $500 to $500 tor the hest
haled; loose at from $IS 90 to $24.OO Much
OF the Kansas hay is Coming III spoiled.
The indications are better this week for
good prices for hay than last week.
Wool is an article that interests many
Colorado people just now. Prices Of this
article are stftenlng in the East, and we
think inside OF ninety days Tie best OF our
wool will bring 80 cents here % cents has
been paid tor ordinary lots in the last week.
Beet is yet from he East and likely TO be
for some time il not for all HE year. Quite
Il number Of lambs and mutton sheep ta,-
tened on our plains are la our markets now.
and lambs are netting the flock masters
from $500 to $3.50 per head, good prices
for lambs. Mutton is worth all the way
from $500 to $500 per head.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
GGhf Auulhy Nard
SAUsEs OF DISEASE.

Leading ply ysicians and Others who have
made business of getting al the ..root OF
evlI' where sickness is concerned. have
pretty well established the fact, foul air and
impure water are the original causes OF fully
one-half the ailments to which mankind are
subject, aud am Inclined to think that ir-
regularities i'll eating ought TO be held res
ponsible for goo.lIy share of the other half
Now, If ioul air. impure water. and food
tf'at Is Insufficient in quantity and quality
will produce disease among human beings
why will not the same causes produce dis
ease among live stock of any ,lescrip ion |?
fully believe that nearly all The sickness
among our domestic animlls might be trac-
ed directly to the three cau>es that | have
tanned, but rs it is my business to attend to
the poultry. will coniine my attention. 10
that just row. aud leave the diseases OF The
horses COWS, sheep and pigs 10 somebody
else.
Chief among the causes that produce dis
ease among our tea,hereI pets, place i'm
pure ar, il is responsible for more sickness
amo"g poultry than all oil er causes com
bined. A man will Shut up dozen. per-
saps twenty fowls, in II little 7A9 house.
with little or no provision for ventilation.
thereby compelling them to breathe over
and over again the foul air thar is .lways
i'll occupied. uflyentiL,ied rooms.
and then wonder ''wilat under Tie sun made
his hens die OIL so sudden like with The chol.
era II you have any doubts about the
OF the air in an unventiI- |
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
CARE OF FARM IMPLEMENTS.

n inefe are variety of mixtures which
kR""y oe applied To the iron portion ut i'm
EP.eh'ehts to prevent rusllmv, lhe che4pes
/ q which is grease that has not been sailed.
'" cAce'ienl article can he prepared for the
P'''cc''oh ol either steel or iron by neItiny
." a''u common resin >l,wly together aud
KP"rfillg he mixture ;.s it c,n,l>. When re-
Epa'rr'l in large quantities make il, The pro-
'''i'h vi about SIX pounds OF lard 10 two
g' 'esi. Ii only II >mall am, ullt is desired
p'eee 'ie Size "f 4 hens egg nlll suffice
n o'ie pound ut lard. rlis mixture ,,ay
III applied with Il cloth oi. any ar.c.e tia,
B, ''ia give thin ceating to the metal sur
~ y, ~ De pro'ec.Gl. The rtsi,, pr.venls
''ta 1ro'i becoming ranrI,, aud ll,e
''asc excludes air and moisture. Before.
|sppl'lns, the machines ,lnu.l tie ,l,o.,nyl-
oseu OF DIRT and dust; wipe the bear
|es aia oil with castor oil. Castor oil by
Hs'o Ii way, Is among the hp>l oils for iron AK
u Wheel we'll fabricated with il mo.
S"'y IA turns readily. bu wears much lon.e,
|grcase.
il W. "liiv Is it economy Ia look after lhe
anu steel plrl OF to ,Is a I'd machinery.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
eAar.iifulhtral.

One great difficulty that is being ekperi-
enceL on many Of the hay farms Of Mnnt;l
ma is that the primitive grasses are rapidly
being crowded out by fox-tail grass. wtticl
makes very poor hay. The seed see,n> to
a0me down frem the mountains aud are dis.
tributed over the meadow by irrigation aud
Ills getting 10 be a serious question on some
farms hew to get rid of it. Ab"ut The enly
grass that we know of that will ttIer,Ral|y
srow'i out fox-tail is red top. This mas he
aoWn on the sod in the fall and narrowed
Afterwards. and it will come forth il, lle
spring well set and in Il year or TWO fox-tail
will disappear. Red-;"p is not the ls.Sl
grass for hay. yet it is Tar superior to maly
Vi our native grasses. Though not up TO
si'le.Joint. A meadow may he ri,i ot iox-
tall with reti-lop and II change from this
can be had 1'y breaking the sod and Iplting
" rest a couple Of years. The volunteer
crop Will be blne-oint. This woull fasi
|a'e OF ten years. when the old enemy. fox
pau, would appear again from the old source.
|al'u a like routine OF deS,r,tctlol, would IN.
aecessltated. These changes would cost
Aohe laD0r but. would he beneficial To the
Pland. Where tie farmer il not willing 10
rAps'sd the necessary labor to have The hest
a"eadow the red top viii be found a yreu:
p"pf"Vehent on ui;nv OF our other grasses
puhu VIII br 'ount permanent and prp,uc-
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
ANOTHER FOE TO WHEAT.

All Illinois correspondent writes to til,
Praiie Farmer:
a tew days before the wheat was cut i,
this section The discovery was made that ,
small maggot was working in the stems
next the joints.
| This worm which Is less than one-fourth
at an inch long, rather slender, tootless.
| largest at the anterior end and tapering to
he other extremity, OF a pale creanl-yelloW
color, aii,i easily recognized by the two
| drown triangular booklets on tile underside
OF the longer or head end. They are found
burrowing in the pitll OF the stan just above
the joints OF the lower portion. There is
usually no swelling or enlargement of e
stem 10 Indicate their presence, though this
j. occasionally seen. Their presence is
mere generally indicated by the dropping
OF the head of tile wheat.
So far have been able to rear but a sin
gle Sncim' 10 HE perfect state. and un-
fortunately this was lost before had an on
portuniIy of seeing 1t, being absent from
home a' the lime it made its appearance.
Ny assistant succeeded in taking Il brief de.
sc'ipion OF the Ny. not sufficient to determ-
ins positively the species. but sufficient to
show that If nor The Meromyza americana,
(Fitch) it is closely allied species of Chto-
rops. With Merontyza it agrees in having
ti'e postrrior iem"ra slightly enlarged, but
the venalinh uf the wings differs slightly
fl III he figures of that species and the eyes
are green. Fifth oecribes the eyes of his
specimens as green. tut those obtained bv
Prof. Riley and Subn,tted to Baron O>ten-
Sacken were black. have submitted spe-
cimens ro Prof. Riley for examination. who
will probably notice them in the american
Emtomotogist.
As The worms are in the stems at harvest
|, ne and usually in the portion that remains
IA slubble the remedy which naturally sug-
ge>s iIselfis burning llle stubble immedi.
aIely alter the wheat il cut.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
ADVERTISING RATES.

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with his request.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12

44Ppte F,itters, fake sour apples, a a,,ars.
OF mix, SOME ice. Two it,l,uu.. six e..s
some molas.es and sugar. Il tablespoonful
VI Htt. d il'tle goose grease and hJ Jf
''e"r's oil; mix them up. am. bi.e 'e.n .lroo
by drop in hal lard.
Lsght Pudding -Pa' two lablrspopniuls .uf
sig", taploca, or rice il, Il lis-.l.l: u,,,,r
over lt II pill Or a pint and u hall Of mill
auh one and l'all tahlespnnni,lS OF ..u.ar.
anu tiitle grated nutmeg II liked; bake
two h"trS IN a slow oven; ii rice il ust,i
bake three hours.
q safs kat Poison.--'l'he fallowinx mix
lure Is sure death Il. The rats. and MT ,..i-
s0ilo'is 70 Other animals. ia the ol tilnary
SENSE OF the word: Take ~ old cheese. ,e,,X
paris gl,rtrllit tM" paris; carbonate ~
naryla. live parIs; rye 0r cur, ii.ur, one
part, aud fern into pills or l,ol,,,cs OF t.,,,-
Ncnient size. n
10 Make Feast Rise buy tw,, e.,ts
Wordiini sou. yeast 4, lnr Negligent baker
round the CORNER. Make vnar bread in yo,r
'isaial ""i'l.rs Go down street am, max.
calls, leaving The I,lr,d quite hot. Wil.n
y'h' get back put your brea, in il hot place
I'LL 'l.ht. Bake he ,.ext morning. aud your
nlnii John Will throw lilo ye,-l b tilt. livh
y, Tie llr and darn. moi you. Int ll.. yeast
tiiker rosnni lhecni,ler
bro~n P"dai"g.-l,'k Il quarter pt,apl of )
Il quarter pound Of na,,rs5
Three nnnce>5ot surt. a small leacun;ul s,g$
Drown sugar, half IL |. asp,, hti.l OF 6. ,l,,.,.
are OF soda half ltaspo"l1u of b,.kt.lg
powder. y Quarter OF Il teaslnnuIul of s:1it =.
one ieasponninl oi cinnamon. half n l..,,.
spoonful OF mixed spice. one aud |. l,aliun
oi mix poured upon n tablespoonful ai lam.
mix well together; steam for two hours.
Sauce for tils' pudding: Rtat lie ,uIk af ma
egg With a tablespoonful ut sugar. aid a
teaspoonfll "f com ti"ur. ore ounce ut ssssh
oua.ef. anu a f'aei'piui oi water; pour ii IIs-
!" siliali sa'cs.,aiiand sir TIL it hoilS aid
~ glass OF >her j and serve in Il sauce tnreen
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12
G CHE Donsel'hoM. Sc

HERE ls no plant more prolific nr more
easily grown than rhubarb, and lew things
make better pie, yet We cannot saw that
me plant is very popular. irm tile simple
reason that fully one-hali of the hous.keep-
erS Of The land do rot Know Sow 10 81 en.,r..
it. although il is quite simple and easy. rhe
Ola meth"a Ct putting The plant into ;ry.ssel
OF water and boiling and ste~iny Tor a,, hour
or 80, ruins the flavor entirely. ~ make
good pies the plant should be fresh. ,,ns
when peeled might be q,,arer.d, .lfsa.
dough should be prepared ia The usual man
llef Ior pies. When the bottom la,er is
spread INT" The pan, the plant should lie cl.
INTO small pieces ami spread in thick. them
wen covered with sugar. and betore Tie sa,y-
erlng Is put on few drops ut water >h.nla
DC added. This, hakel until brown. will
make an excellent pc Some hotlsekeenrra
il'lnk the plant is tough ;nl will aol ,,.k
suihclent ny this process, h.,l trial wi-t
prove to them their mis- axe. When f,s
WINE plant is to be had. no water is neces.
sary II sufficient plant is used. Pl,n1y ~
sugar should be used in all eases. An, .,r
ouf friends who are i, the abil of stewiny#
llie plant before nlahing into pie. who ailI
ny ms, VIII never try the old way again.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-08-12

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN IUsBANDMAN is designed
!, be, as the name indicates, husbandnaE every
ausc of the term, embracing in its columns every
separtnent of Agriculture stock-raili..g, iIorti-
.ulturc Social and Domestic Economy.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

u . nevee-faiIing Car
for Nervous Debility,
E1hsustsd Wtsltty,
seminal Wsakness,
epsru,asorrh0sA, LO01
MANHOOD. Impoess
cy. Psrslysis. and I'll
the terrible e1ectD q
Self. Abass. yoathfui
foliies, and exceasss "a
mafurer years - such
- Los Of Ms0cfy,
T.anEftudla Mcrx..-~-i
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31

A CsnandAigua mother thought her
little daushtef merited whipping,
and - che aimed TO strike her. the
Nswioapdlssd de- Of The family caaahs
The nsAaeiag ev& In he mouth bat did
not bite. TIE father. coning 10 q that
moment. out Of curiosity nads : pre-.
tsacs Of punisArne the child. and bis
arm vaa arrestsd 10 the ss~s way.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31

Ia EnglAsd about 1 In II Of the pop.
ulatisn has a. &C cunt u . savings
bank: In Wales. I 10 20; la Scotland. I
Ia u; and in Ireland. ia 100. Tho
amount owing to dspositors on Novea.
ber 20. 1879. was equal 10 an average OF
81 lie ID psr head Of the populssiaa
In knglAnd, ia pr head Ia W alsa, 81
lie ID ID Scotland and i7s loa ID Ire.
land.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31

knisaton. Aversion 3 society. Dimnsss OF visioe,
Noises In the Head: the vital h1id passing upoh.
served tr the urine. sni many other diseases that
LEAD 10 insanity and death.
Oh. hIkIiE will agree 10 forfeit FrvR Hux.
paKp DoLLsns for . cass Of this kind the yIYAI
kEsTORATiyk funder his special sdyice -
trssfmsntl VIII NOT cure. an for anytime impurS
e. injuri0as found In 70. DIR. MINriE treat IN
Privsss Dtseaaes successfully without nerc,n,v
CONSULTATION YHxE. Thorough examination ma
sdvtcs. including snaiysas Of urine. e. o.. Price
Of VITAL hEsroaAr.vs. 800 hottie, on fous
times The quantity. 5000: sent 10 an s.idr =
upoe receipt o. price. or O. o. D., s<rurs fun,
eosssssnon' snd N private nsme IL desfred. By
A. = AiNfiE, ". H..
II ksAfny Street, San FrAnciseo, Gal
Oh hINfiEB KIDNEY REMEDY, NEPanEr.
lCuh. eurss all kinds Of Kidney and DlsAdos
ccmDls' nts. 0oncuhos. ulsrf. Leucosrhma Yee
s ~ al dEueEises: ei.o0 bottle. six bottles fos
DR. nfNrfE-s DANpKI.IoS PILLS. sss tss
oese ane chsaps9 DYuPKRuIA ind BILIoUs surs
N ths market. For sale 81 Ill druggists.
Ssfkv1y
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31

t11AwxBg. 90 Asy = Aans easaiy 49,.
knons1a. -.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31
BOAT TO LET.

a NEW SAlLeBOAT,
Win svssythisa esuDsses. - 1T b. ne hsus =
day. . bsd-sosh A5rsu.
h9niss q y Asd<noa. q nali PsaIsee's
fuFn3su1U sooee uya.N0
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31
TO THE UNFORTUNATE.

tnsi weakness Isnpeteaty ighs losses b
JsaaIns. pinplss on the face. sbi lost manhood
can positively Be cured. IL -srs and am etsd
should 20. fsil 10 call rpoB hssa fhs Doetos
has trsveIed extensively In Enruf-. ana inspected
thoroughly the various hospitals shers. obtaining
10 copprtens % impsst 10 those In nss1 81 hts
s1sieea- 0h. 0lbnON VIII make no charge
snlees be s1sct . cure. Pessoas q . distance
mAY ~ CURED AT HOME. All CON-
nnrsestia1D strictly eonAdential. You Sc -
aos bat the Doctor. Rsrposs writing n TIE Doc
tor win pisass state ~ name ~ The Pep they
80 this odvsgetDomeu4 -. CAasoso Eoasoaskls
1851. San yrsnciseo. Sod SO for psckaas Of
medicine. ele-dAU1v
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-11-27
Got a Corner.

On one Of che morning trains over the
Erie road, the Other day, a farmer-look-
ing man alked the length of q car
without finding an empty seat, and he
slowly returned to one occupied by a
lone man, who at once spread himself
out as much rs possible, md suddenly
became deeply interested in his news
paper. The farmer hated beside the
seat, but the other made no movement.
Even after full minute had passed,
there was no sign that he meant to share
his quarters with che other. Then the
farmer touch, d his arm and said:
elf you can hang on long enough
you'll make fortune"
What-whal's that. sirf" d.manded
the other as he looked up.
It's big thing-ilang on to it'll"
whisp' red the farmer.
What is itP What do you mean,
sin ?"
Itumblr; but won't give it away!"
churked he iarmer.
"What do you mean. sir?"
81 mean that you have got the biggest
corner ON the hog marSec ever snown
in this country AMI il you don't make q
million dollars out Of 1t III eat goldfish
for Seat."
lIalfor that seat was suddenly vacated,
but the farmer prelrrren To staud up and
bcace against the slove.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-11-27
Terrible Tales or Famine.

The London Pull MtH Gasette says:
The famine in Azerbaeejan and the adj
joining districts of Asiatic Turkey, in
spite of various assurances to the con
trary, has not abated Letters from
Urcomieh, Tauris, and other places
speak in narrowing terms of the utfer-
ing of the people G ses of cann oalism
have occurred in the neighhorhood OF
Van, where the famine seems TO be the
mosu severe AT Khoi and other places
all the dogs have been eaten. This
speaks volumes when it is remembered
how repulsive an animal dog is to
Mussulmans. The mortality, particu-
larly among the Kurdish tribes of the
mountain districts is great. At Selmas
typhus has carried off many lives. A
letter from this latter place says: "The
streets are full of dead bodies. which
are generally only buried VIXEN in state
of putrefaction. People are afraid of a
plague adding its horrors to those of the
famine. Wheat cost $3.50 ton, the
newly-harvested barley $I5O." A letter
from Uroomieh says: II am very much
afraid of an epidemic disease declaring
itself here; she mortality is frightful,
dead bodies are left lying in the streets,
and then drawn to the burial ground like
carcssses OF horses. The ensuing month
will probably be more terrible. The
Catholic mission has expended in relief
about $4,000 (all that it had to dispose
Of, the American mission about $50. .OOO
both sums drops in the ocean. The
Christians here have suffered less than
the Mussulmans. OF the former, con-
paratively speaking, very few have died
of starvation. The harvest will bring
some relief, but hardly any for the ut.
terly destitute, who have not the where
withal to buy even one pound of bread" )"
Another correspondent says: "As the
dogs have mostly died or been killed for
food, the place is divested of its guar
dians, and is exposed night and day to
the attacks of the Kurds who come from
the mountains toplunder. We are al
most in a state of siege, and the firing
of guns never ceases at night; the roads
are very unsafe, bands of famished
Kurds plundering every traveller. Poor
villagers are robbed of their clothes,
which are hardly worth sixpeDce." The
Persian government does little toward
relieving the sufferings of the people;
for instance, at UroomeIh 1000 Mussul-
mans are receiving daily raj lions OF
hrnnd