Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-05
Partisan Coiffures.

myself to God. / left home with the
equivalent OF s. In my pocket and
walked for twenty DAYS. Then l
found myself within the boundaries of
the Russian empire. met some
christians and told them my story.
They offered TO send me TO Berlin. The
next day | WAS arrested and thrown
into . Russian prison. The Judge
threatened to send me to Siberia.
asked him TO, and told HIM my father
Was there. Then he decided he
wouldn't and ordered me released.
81 arrived At Berlin unable to speak
or understand . word of German. BY
stood Syriac. | told my story TO him
and he introduced ne to wealthy
nooleman, who paid my passage Ia
New York. ] worked there for time,
but met the principal OF the Hampton
school in Virginia and he induced me
TO go there and study. Last fail l
came TO Evanston and entered toe
Northwestern university. ! shall 60 to
the Chicago university - soon as am
prepared, and after graduating shall
return TO Persia az . teacher and mis-
sionary. find it 10 very easy for ME
to learn Greek, Latin and Hebrew; but
English has been q core trial TO me.
Persia Is sadly in need OK christian
ideas and English civilization. With
the exception of about 10000 pers ms
all the 100000 inhabitants are
Mohammedans. The laws and the
civilization OF the country are exactly
the same as they were IA the time OF
Cyrus. About 100000 OF the No
hammedsns belong to the koordlsh
sect. who believe they are defendants
OF Esau. There our fire-worship-
pers and Devil-worhippers IN tue
country. The inhabitants live hand
to-mouth existence, never having
more than enough 10 supply the bare
necessities of life. There ISN'T rail-
road IN Persia. There are Telegraph
stations IN one or two cities; but there
isn't telephone in the empire. The
houses are built Of suu-dricd bricks,
and the inhabitants sleep on the roof,
Just as they did 800 years ago.
Mr.. Adams Persian name 10 lshac
Adam; but he h.. Anglicised it during
his stay IN America.
The hotels are beginning to suffer
severely from the effects OF the
weather. The continued cold snap has
cut the number Of arrivals squarely IN
two. Nobody cares 10 travel during the
continuation of the storm. IN" hotels
that were we'll filed with guests when
the blizxsrd began have been exceed
ingiy fortunate. for the weather hs.
been 90 cold that the guests could cot
leave- Tho travelling men did not care
'o brave the terrors oil delayed trains
ana country hotels, and 90 have re-
msined IN the city. indusirionsis play
ins pool and otheruise aiding IA the
accumulation Of an expeEse account.
~ TINS ~eather continues nioch longer
We 81 nave To ofier spteifi premiums
Tor Rnrsi-, sad q prominent landlord
yesterday. The pact weeks business
nss heen disastrous 10 every holfi n
tie city. The cold westner las pushed
up The pfsces for everything. unit they
are DOW out OF sgnt. ~norbslis aud
feicies are about toe only things nat
are not iusuries Running hotel dur
ing sucn vesther ss Tbs = purely an
al OF philanthropy
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