The Penn's Grove record., 1891-03-20

dpIicots, WHICH cannot De eXceiled III
any land. Sheep are raised for theil
meat and their skins ,ra used IN m.ke
o,.n.,.a., 49, -.
""t' i" 'o"'s' Fe'! i''ie oeel 10 u
DE ana thls OF poor quality. Shawls,
carpets, ~raisins, dried fruits, opium and
cotton are the main exnorts
T,hri, ..ua .,,aI -.
~ "o"'o' 10 III i"'se'' city
Vi Etrslt WITH an estimated population
OF 10000 to 200,0 This city is sit
uated ON an elevated nlateau 5000 II
ohou. 80 -
"i'"iiueu vi "i,
SUES ny mountain ranges: Many oil
these mountain peaks are covered with
Snow throughout the entire snnmer
Tho cIimo,o ia ~do,ioh,s,I Tn,o it'll.
up"
"''i'"ue "ahes IL "'I8oratihg anu
moreover the atmosphere is dry. Dur
ing the summer season il is very dry
and dustv wb;Io 1, ,;,,ar Tho .i;woto
Is ho' very uhlihe f%hllaueiphla though
not nearly so damp. Tabriz covers con
siderable territory.
The bouses ara briIt eit,,or of mud
| nT nIITnt hIlPK Mana nf tho tnrang
are more than two story most of ihsna
but one. The streets are narrow with
high mud walls on eiibar s;da T%ncios.
ed within these mud walls ORC ths
housps which can NOT ba soon from, he
street. large tall heavv o.ken g.,aS
allow one to enter within tha walls 70
the court ward surronnd;ng tho bn,ss
The honses ali have 40, mnd roots M.
on which many of the natives slaan
during the sumner months In order tp
escape tbe dreaded sand.Hies which orc
much more Troublesome Than tho fam.
ons Jersey mosnuito
The Crown Prince NJ pers;a ,;vos
here in Tabriz and has a nalace and ex'
t~ensiye grounds Tbe Crown pr;nca
as well as most we'll To do Mohammed'
ans. has several wives Hare in tbis
civ there are two races Of neonla ths
Mohammedons and the trmen;ans
The MohammedanS Form tho nraa. u.s.
iority. they are called Niobammed,ns
bpcaIIse Their Ribla is tho Enran a
book written bv their nyonbet abort
13nO years aG, III. hoal, teaobes
God ia God and Mohammed is his
prophpt. II teaches that Cbr;st vas
nothing moro than n mare nronbet and
it also Sanctions nolvoamv This hooE
has a firm hold on tIe neonla and thev
are STRONGLY onnosed Ia apv one WIZ
does mt 6tlieve as II caches
The American and Rri,ish Rib,a coo.
ietips are at work sca,taring Riblss in
this beuIghted lanl mi hsrora monv
wears we hone Tn see omr Christian R;hIe
take the nIaca of Tho Korap in syery
househnlf The Ar,nani.n ,ao,lo orc
not mike Americans in Jrass and an.
peara,,ce, Thev are nominallv a Chris
tian peonle bnt theirs 10 a ,iead re,ia;on
/ They have no Binle excent ~ ]transla.
tiou made in the An cent,rv and
which The commnn neo,la and mauv of
their nriests are nav nnabia tn road
They worsbip images in Their churches
and there is no ann,,ent saving relio.
ious life among them, The hrlnenians
also onpose Christian work. baing done
amoug them Unwavar wore reI;g;ous
liberty proclaimed I bcIieve there would
be many. who would onenlv confess
Christ and become Chr;st,.ns Now
the Mobammednn MuilaEs and tbe
Armenian nriests ne,spcmte anv who
confess Christ We nav for ralioions
liberty EARNESTLY
The customs Of tbe neon,s to.Jav are
NOT much different methinks Than
that of the Persians Two thousand wears
ago- The harvest ia stiIl gatbered With
lie sicLle. the gra;n s,iIl tTrasbed will
tbe oven and he aonr stiII made with
The stones m old wondan n,onsh
with the oxsn can st,-I ho seen slowly
turning mn the sod JonrpaSs are st;il
uerformed m horsehack The wife often
| sitting behind the husband on tbe SANS
horse No raiIrnods No oorrioge
roads all convevanre aither IF narsons
or mercbsndiss is Sona hv cameis
horses or onkev NJ uoa5 Of ha1'
steads tables or cb.irs Tho n,tive
| sleens IN tbe loor on bis mattrass which
in day time is rnIIad nm and mi away
The floor ia his fable and his own lass
his chair surely be can not be accms.
ed of Invu,v
Vet notwithstanding this lack nj
propress tbe Persians are = verv ;nteIli.
genf neonla MantoIlv tbav connare
we'll with anv nation This Condition in
which thev now are must he dine tn
their form of Governmen. and also To
the fact that Perssa ;s Ut Tho n,ercv Of
Russi, and EnGlanJ Pesides ,bis
nannia have mt vat .cce,teJ tho ,eav.
enino mower of tba aosnal The ,eonle
are nor bnt the ,Ie countrv nnder a
nrogress;ve government would dave,on
mncL weaitS which now los dormant
This old Land nlavs srch an in,mor.
TAM m.rt in pibis b;stnry and Tho
grnunI seams a,mns, sacred as we look
ssronnd and Sea 90 m.nr th;nos uhich
a;Ua nraotor pih1hn nnos
No &c "an fill nnnreo;ata ,ha nitie
mil ho has 49, nfpii IN thosa H. s,arn