The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-15
But that was nothing compared D the

But that was nothing compared ~ the
wonders at ziDjeertee. three hours ROO
farther ON. II was an ancient Hinue city
lin Abraham's time, probably --snd VA cap
tured'by Esar Haddon, son OF Sepnrchrrib
and who regned b G. $50 to 667 H. -st
up his statue and great stones boosting OF
what he had done by way OF destructb,D aud
OF his own unapproachable valor and glory.
and seems to have left his niece thrre 10
reign. The inscriptions would Indicate that
she did so with ability. There were wo
basreliefs of her face on magnificent gran
lite blocks 6x4x2 feet The Germans have
been excavatiDg there long time; they
have carried off all the Inscriptions portable
and had tho others cut off, so these faces
were all l saw. There were acres OF tins
palace or temple, or perhaps 1t was the
whole town, but the foundation walls OF the
palace might have been laid newly so Tar a.
showing any signs of age. Oh. wish |
had time to tell you more about it, or, rather.
to think out concise description sf It, The
gate was wonderful. A granite block AKA
feet had hole foot deep and foot across
and round, that was for putting the round
timber in for the gate to swing upon. But
that may have been Roman, for this town
was built over by the Greeks and later by
the Romans. BY the gateway was great
block of stone with niche cut into 1t, used
invariably by the early Romans for statue
OF their god Janus, the double faced diety
who presided over the opening and shutting
of the gates-the beginning and finishing of
things. (Hence our January to open the
year, l brought away from there some
stone, some pieces of tile for roofs mot to
be found here now, and gathered some
wild hollyhocks and caper blossoms that
were growing over 1t all. Better, thought,
be live missionary than dead niece of
Esar Haddon. You will find out about him
in 2 Chr. 33, IL, and something of his
father, Assur Banipol (Sennacherib9, in
Kings 10, 81
September 6th-l have not mention ed the
weather here in Marash because know of
no word adequate to describe it,, To say it is
hot means nothing. After the cold noun
tam air 1t seems as If no human being could
endure it. The people say the summer has
been cool until now, but now they complain
greatly. Somehow the fever has got hold
of me and IL l can't break it up soon shall
have to go up the mountains where Mrs
Lee and the McCallums still are.
DIR. Hamilton and Miss Trowbridge have
been here two days, on their way home to
Aintab from the mountain. When DIR. IL.
came, In fact, just as she reached here, on
her way to the mountain, she was called to
the wife of prominent Moslem official,
who. seemed to be dying, and really she
could not have lived much longer. DR.. III.
was able to save her. The husband, sort
Of minister Of education, is everlastingly
grateful. He has said nice things of our
college before. Guess I'll send down a
History Primer and see If he will permit us
TO use it. We have new Pasha, pretty
strict. He would not give Mr.. McCallum
permission To go to the mountain villages to
estimate how much seed wheat he must
send. Wheat is very dear here now, and
there will be much suffering and what will
the poor creatures do? They say the local
government has forbidden the expectation
OF any more.
There seems to be great uneasiness
around this part of the country. The
Turks are vlgllant and suspicious, aud the
Armenians alarmed.