Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-08
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. shah's nomlu,.s.. ,s'''s
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The facetjops,,a...
Land OF tho I.ion Y calllas
parent as soon - sa' Tie Huss'
Persia contains. MAJ v',e elisn c ~
jackasses number ~. y, I, lealiea
no other country Il ~, '''s iiaa i9s
given over 10 ~ l,. 'ne md ], N
In Persia, Wit,,i s'',al'ieai q ii
shah's dominiors =. '''e hean,,s
and the universal No ( ure fuihs,
lifluous bray NJ "''e y the&ss
donkeys than he does bp,n.' 's,sss
every Persian owns 4 ,;@' sa Oeile
tnem own whole droyes n, y
Persia is estimated ut ID ~ y, IND
rent opinion ut Tcheran ~, "
population at about the s,,i ls4ee
personal observation n,,a WA
ferslan road, ! should NJ = = Ky
Detting on that mmhr ny
donkey's wealth If ear y s
inches for each ear, the au,, ~
the shah's musical toj lcrs vo'', "
10 end, reach 1900 MN
wheeled my 1900 miles olo
peting Of donkey's earn.
To,such an extent has H. !.
ated himself into Pcrsion st.,,s.
every infantry soldier m a.
When ordered to march Ia .os'
an infantry regiment ,nus,s
many donkeys as men. III aa',l
pSlong to tho government ~ I.
property of the soldiers. VIM
they are hired out to ciyiiians J
Two soldiers, or even three ~
dulge in the luxury OF a iaeLos.
their wealth and buy ona
The lot OF these syndicate is.L.
thing but enviable when an M 4
muskets and kits of the co,nrss.
across his spine until he saasl,s.'
With breezy unconcem one n 4. Il
company then perches bin,solf I NJ
The other members Of the svnds.
behind and prod him along win 4 n
nets, each one of the three riair, Il
ing by turns. Many Of tho soi,';
their wives with them: ttese e ii
on the donkeys' backs, SO that s1'
Persian infantry on the march !. h
easily forgotten.
INTERNAL. couvvn..
While the t,,,nl, linz oau.,
the camel and mule ooras.. y A
the internal commerce ~ ~ H. Al''
rien on ON donkevs Jnno.,a ~ o y Vi
from Bushire or T'rehi1ons ~ \. ~
mules or camels hut tha a., -
with fuel and nroy;s;ona s ~ 7, y
the peasant,.y and earr;a, ~ ~, u
Persian roads 7 nasead 49,. ~ ~ y
donkeys laden with fraI ~. ~ h
nroduca n,oid;,s, to,,r,,, + S'a'a y
those droves ware 90 n,,,,s.' s.s '''' =
fIocks of sheep. a s,,ooassian ~ ~ 4 !, "
ally heightened bv their a;,,;,,''. ~. : :
gang of n dozen rvots would / ~
fore them sometimes o. man, ~ "
donkevs A mia or ai, !. :
across the omen Main wo,ld i, u.
drove and q short d;s,ara. I M nv
MANY Persians make their g,;,, /.
inc droves Of donkavs Il ,.s' x
and fuel from one district Il s,..s,
AS Won near a Iaroa c;.v n D..
look about Won and soc drovas !,
streaming in along the ya,ioss :.
center there like the s,okes in : ma
times as many as 10 na0 ,lonl.
through the gates of Tebsran Il .
Everv cato 10 closed al And. al I
of donkevs STREAMING citvvard I,
the evening IN mass IN ascu,nI,.,
o,tsiao T., ~ .n;.-
gates are flung omen tho snace MI
Inv q strpopling swarm Of doptsv, 4
vars sbout;rr voc;ferouslv apd I'll,
wildly of the oc,roi oA,cers II X,
mittance.
Tn DEALING with the dontev Il.
rvot or carrier records him an
means 70 on end. he raver narses i
that tbe wretcbed iockass has an
7 have soon the most dioho,;cal cr,Is
ticed ON donkevs in Persia tn nar,
into the performance of imnossb
The regulation donkey poad Of tbe
ia a thong with , few inches If cbai
end. Al the SLIGHTEST proyocatio
laid on with n,arcilees saveritv 4,
favorite method Of nerspasiou il b
omen sore of some tender spot and
therein with a sbarp stick.
A prove OF poNKrYs.
Near Tabreez I overlook dr
least loo donkevs laden with fuel. I
of donkevs mass their whole lives
and tezek into Tabrees
snrroundinp country. Some were,
in viS;bIe bane.th small mountains
thorn tbeir loads being several tin
.,ah themselves ~ ho'a ,, vi :. i