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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
LIFE IN THE HAREM
Hospitality and Luxury in a Turk.
ish Home.
Women Spend Their Time Playing
Cards, Listening to Professional
story-TelIers and Eating >
Perfume Baths Taken.

MISUNDERSTANDING among
the Turks is carried to a fine art. A
short time ago it was my privilege,
writes q correspondent, to spend some
weeks in the haren Of the son-in-law
OF one OF Turkeys greatest generals,
whose les. shot Off in the battle Of
PleVna, was buried IL q cemetery side
by side with the body Of his grand
child. My hostess knew nothing but
Turkish. She was young, beautiful
and happy. Sixty slaves were always
ready TO do her bidding-nct slaves
in our sense Of the weird, but more
like adopted children.
The square, spacious house stood in
q lovely garden, and was divided into
two portions one-half (the haremilk)
occupied by women and the other
half (the salamlik) by men. The
sofas and chairs in the drawinG-room
were covered with red and yellow
silk, and here ladies and slaves, all
wearing loose garments like dressing
gowns sat for hours chatting or play
ing cards Or backgammon, or listen
professional women story-teIlers:' They
have nc regular hours for meals,
snacks Of food being brought to them
at all hours. They did not sit at table
in the dining-rOon, where the host en-
tertained his friends and where for
eign ladies were admitted.
Visits to a harem are looked upon
as al indefinite thing. Some Of the
ladies staying in the house had ar
rived with small bundle Of clothes
for a lew days and had stayed on
more than a year. On al embroider-
ed carpet in one corner of the room
4 large tray on short legs held all
courses of each meal, placed there be-
fore the repast began. Women, old
and young, in picturesque, flowing
garments and sWathed heads, handed
delicious steWs, one or two meats,
and vegetables and rice in every form.
The windows opened from the in
side, behind wooden, immoyabe lat
tees. Flower baths were a great in
stitution. There were baths of rose
leaves and baths Of heliotrope-rose
meta lseayEEe.ee rlhbad IL tbs, hair ard
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
INDIA IS DESCRIBED
Writer Gives Graphic Description
of Country. ~.
Many Houses Have Never Been En-.
tered by European and Never
Will Be-Wonen Are Always
re-. Closely Yelled. $3.50.

Bombay, misunderstanding J. A.
spender's book, THE Indian Scene"
the London Spectator says:
To those. who have not seen India
the descriptive chapters Of "The In
dian Scene" will be OF very great in
terast. Nj. Spender Is content to de-
scribe what he saw III the SIMPLEST
way, and by this means gives the read
er g strong sense Of the reality Of
what he is told. Nowhere is this dcsie
with more completeness than in the
opening chapter on Bombay. What
strikes him is not the place so much
as the people. Every street swarms
with them, and *no hall dozen seem
alike Their color varies from white
to very nearly black, their costume
from the frock coat to tie loin
cloth ~ -.r...
Then there is. the contrast between
life and death, between the rich Par
see living in his pretentious stone
built house on tho seashore, and the
same man carried, as soon as he has
closed his eyes, TO the towers OF 81
lence, with their obscene semicircles
Of Vultures sitting huddled together
on the rims OF the two pits waiting fer
their next meal" And then thare is
the fact-more separating races per
haps than any other feature of Indian
life--that into the vast majority of
houses which :to all outward seeming
might be the homes Of European nou-
yeaux riches," no European has ever
entered or ever will enter. He must
mot see thu women who live in them.
When q shattered or curtained car
rage passes him for the first time in
the street, he is told that a woman is
inside, and that is his nearest ap-
proach to knowledge Of one-half Of H.
dian life
When lie leaves Bombay Mr.. Spen-
der, does his best to answer the sim
pie question. What does India look
like? Somewhat north Of Baroda he
opens the shutters of his sleeping car
rage and at first sees nothing to tel!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04

scalp and over the whole body. The
ordinary Turkish baths were built
away from the house and seemed to
be occupied all day long. Until the
age Of twelve boys remain in the
harem. At thirteen or fourteen girls
don the tchartchaf or veil and are
considered fit for marriage.
There is many a bride of fifteen
with a husband of seventeen. Mar
riages are arranged by the two fami-
lies; the bridegroom does not see the
bride until after the marriage cere-
mony, when he raises the veil. If he
omit to do this she remains his off,
cfal wife only in name. Each Turk
is allowed by the Koran to have four
legal wives, but most Of them now
adays are satisfied with one.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04

New POETS Seat Tower at Greenfield.
New York architect, and were Civ
en- to the town by Mr.. Allen without
financial compensation. The builder
was Peter Barber.
The tower is A. feet and inches
high from grade to the top platform,
with a stone parapet four feet high
and corner pinnacles eight feet high.
The walls are IS inches thick, with
q slight better about half the height
of the tower. thus increasing the
thickness OF the walls at the Bottom.
There are three reinforced concrete
platforms. The stairs from the
ground to the second platform are
made of reinforced concrete with
landings at each turn. The upper
flight to the top, or observation plat
torn, is a circular iron staircase place
in a corner, to give the maximum plat
form on the second and third plat
forms.
All stairs are about three feet wide.
All ratings are four feet high. Those
in the triple arches on the second
platform are of stone, while those in
the other openings are Of iron. The
stair ratings are also of iron.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
WOLVES EAT FOUR PERSONS
Packs of Famished Animals, Driven
From Mountains by Shows, Ter
rorize Low Country.

Lisbon, Portugal,-Famished wolves
devoured four persons in the neigh
borhood Of village in the Province
Of Beira.
Large packs of the starving ami
mails have come down from the gor-
ges Of the Sierra da Esttrella, whence
they have been driven owing to the
deep SHOWS, and they are terrorizing
the low country. They attack lonely
farms at night, and persons travelling
alone along the roads are in constant
danger. .~... ......... ........ d.
A great hunt was organized by the
country inhabitants in the Province
Of Beira. More than 200 men par
ticipated, and they succeeded in
rounding up and killing over 100
wolves. Eight Of the hunters were
badly bitten.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
GREENFIELD's 40 MILE VIEW
New Tower Is Erected in Connecticut
by Town and the Local Board
Of Trade. b.

Greenfield, Conn.-The Globe pre-
SCENTS herewith a picture Of the new
tower just completed on Poets Seat,
Greenfield. 1t is built Of local sand
stone and commands beautiful view
up and down the Connecticut Valley
Of the Shelburne Hills on the west
and other ranges of hills to the east
On clear day view of 40 miles
can be obtained. The cost OF the
tower is something more than $4,000.
VI this the town appropriated $1,000;
several hundred dollars was secured
by the Board Of Trade Of Greenfield.
The plans were drawn by Jerome
Alien, & native Of Greenfield but now
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04

shlne out whipped to fury by autumn storms re-
senIpAe clusters OF precious gems cast by benefi-
cent deitles upon the bosom of Nature The eve
dellshts IN the serenity Of the panorama till the
ear catches the impressive thunder of the cata-
ractS anu waterfalls. river-lalze-land trip is
ah experience at once novel and thrilling Light
boats too frail they look, push off boldly into
the rapids, manned by sturdy young fellows in
red Hannel shirts, slOuched felt hats and leather
boots far up the thigh singing snatches of Dlain-
tive folklore their craft clear rock and boul
DER darngly. The long wooden paddle thrown
out behind and the supple oars dash showers of
crystal water over the traveller Groups of white
kerchiefed women and bare-legged children toss
CHEEKY welcome all along the course whilst the
crafty boatmen take vigorous pulls at the ubiqui-
touS cigarettes
Winter brings about marvellous TRANSFORMED
ton. True, the rude storms eXpend their fury
upon the rock bound coast but the deadly biz
Zard tears away Natures beauty spots. When
the Lady of the Shows has spread her glitter
Ing mantle far and wide peace, white and last
Ing, relgns everywhere. Ice crystals depend
from every bough and cave and frost diamonds
sprinkle on the ground. Above all and every
thing the great horizon is flashed with the daz-
zl1ng Northern Lights giving promise of life and
constancy
Spring, which saw vegetation leap like magic
out Of the melting SHOWS is swiftly followed bv
brief and brilliant summer, and autumn comes
on apace ready so it seems, to be devoured by
the greedy frost king. Seed time and harvest
hold each other by the hand to resist the grip
Of ice. Forest work ceases, and, the short day
of winter over, old and young assemble In the
homesteads long common room and together
weave and spin, and read and smoke and dance
and sing. Certainly by sledge and ski and skate
distances are covered, and happy school children
glide hither and thithers sometimes scurrying
home for fear of wolves
The Firms came originally from the Altai
mountains They took possession of the Land
OF Many Waters away in the seventh century.
The language spoken by the country people has
similar origin; it is an unique tongue, soft and
sonorous not unlike modern Italian. The peo-
pie of the eastern province, touching upon Rus
sa, exhibit the Monaghan type-thick lips, high
cheek bones and narrow eyes. The inhabitants
Of the western province are mostly of Swedish
origin and speak the Swedish language
The word Finn" means wizard. Among their
many superstitions is the tradition that trim.
ity of spirits presides over their destiny-"Ukko"
the spirit Of the air; 'Tapo," the spirit Of the
forest, and "Abte." the spirit Of the lakes. The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
FIAT JOB" IS DISCOVERED
$4,000 Position in Missouri Is Re.
vived After Lapse of Thir.
teen Years.

st. Louisa state appointive Office,
with fees estimated at $4,000 a year.
which has been overlooked for 13
years, was filled for the first time with
the appointment by State Auditor Cor
don of Thomas Bond, young attor.
ney, as the auditors local counsel in
the collection of the collateral inner
itance tax. How the lucrative position
had been overlooked so long, poll
ticians are at loss to understand.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04

mountain-ash is sacred, its ashes, after burning,
are carefully preserved, for when sprinked on
the ground they descry luck or the reverse in
wooing.
Land tenure and land service in Finland pre-
sent many interesting features. The more salient
points are actual SurvlVals of federal times.
The class of peasant which may be called ia
borer-farmers' consists of who receive no
wages. They occupy buildings belonging to the
landowner which they required to keep in
repair. The landowners make grants of seed
and other necessaries, and Of certain lands which
the laborer-farmers cultivate for their own bene-
fit. They have free access to the forest for fuel
and for lumber for REPAIRS In return they are
obliged to work for the landowner with their
own families and horses. On holdings, where
there is clay, the laborerfarmers are allowed to
make bricks and to earn what they can by sales,
paying so much per cent their gains to their
landowner
Many laborer-farmers are quite we'll off, and,
whilst they retain their status as peasants, their
sons and daughters sent to excellent schools
and enter government and commercial employ
ments This class of men must not, however, be
COMPOUNDED with the "free' peasantry The lat
ter, although generally poorer, have superior
civil rights and form an estate Of the realm with
direct representation in the Finnish parliament
Finland was first occupied by the Russians In
1909. Alexander I. granted the Inhabitants
autonomy under their ancient laws and institu-
tions. Recent events have greatly curtaled Fin
abide and sing: ...-e...
Land Of Thousand Lakes,
Where faith and life ours,
Past wrongs inspire our powers
For the future wakes!"
Like other folk, the Films rejoice in festivals
religious and profane Christmas is the great
est OF them all. Ever SO long before the eve of
the Nativity the stores are crowded with people
choosing klapps, gifts for family and friends In
each town and village the snow-covered market
place becomes pine forest full of Christmas
trees, for every home keeps Christmas thus. If
they do not rejoice in beef and plum pudding
they have their seasonable dishes all the same
Tut fisk dried cod soaked in brine and boiled to
a jelly; with it they eat sort Of pease pud-
ding. Smoked roast pork fellows and then comes
rice pudding full of almonds-the more al
mOnds you get the more happy months you will
have Plum tarts, served with paste and clothed
cream, form the dessert.
On Christmas Eve each house and cottage ex-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
II RICH WOMEN ON A JURY
Court Officer in Kansas Makes Up an
Odd Panel for Case of Dis
orderly Conduct.

independence, Kan.-Twelve Of the
of this city were summoned to serve
on jury in the case of James Blue,
charged with firing a shot through
the window of an interburban car
near her, endangering the lives of the
passengers. Among the women sum-
moned by the court officers are the
wives of two millionaire oil operators,
two bankers wives and two suffragist
leaders.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
TWO BEANS TAKEN FROM MAN
Doctor Removes Pellets, One Of Which
Had Began to sprout, From
Ear Tube.

San Bernardfno, Cal-Two beans.
one of which had sprouted into an
embryo plant, were removed from the
head of Mexican laborer here by DR..
H. V. Beeson. For months the man had
complained of severe pains. The beans
had entered his head through his left
ear. The growing plant was nearly an
inch long. and apparently had flourish.
ed in the ear tube.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
Fireman Killed in an Explosion.

New York.-William Hammil, q
fireman was hurled fifty feet and In
stantly killed the other day when an
explosion wrecked a forty thousand
gallon oil tank at the Kings County
Cap Plant in Greenpoint. Three other
men were injured. The victims were
under the tank when the explosion oc-
Cured.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04

are interspersed with valley
waterways and fragrant
meadoW-lands. In summer
time the foam and spray of
rushing torrents hang spark
ling deWdrops on the golden
pine-needles whilst the va
porous mists of the marsh
lands wave fairy rainboWs
among the russell fruit Of
the bronzy hazels. The
greenest of green moss and
the most tender gray stone
wort spread softest carpets
for the feet as with the hand
are plucked the sweetest
wild flowers.
"The Thousand Lakes" of
Finland, placid in the sun
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
Donkeys Annoyed Nelghbors.

New York.-Five donkeys were
made the performers at a might In
Arabia" in the party given at one OF
the fashionable cafes and their bray.
ing annoyed the neighbors.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04

He Land Of Many
y. Ils.Esataasss..s sis tha-
poetic designation
Of their beloved
country most cher
ished by the peo-
pie Of T. i n | a n d.
Mountain ranges
and forest stretches
hold and Nerdant
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
MORE SIOUX FALLS MONEY
ABSTRACTED FROM MAILS

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Tan. 27.-Postof-
fice inspectors are confronted by an
other mystery in the disappearance OF
$3.50 from a package containing $1,000,
which was sent by registered mail from
a Sioux Falls bank to a bank at Hur-
ley, SD. -~ a..
The latest disappearance OF money I'M
der mysterious circumstances recalls
the fact that postal inspectors, a dozen
or more OF whom have worked on the
case, have been unable to secure the
slightest trace Of a package containing
$4,000 which disappeared from the
postofice last winter,
1t is stated that the $4,000 package
was received and receipted for at the
Sioux Falls office and left there APP
parently In good condition. 1t was not
until the package was received at the
Hurley bank and the contents counted
that the shortage was discovered.
The clerk OF the Hurley bank who
opened the package n discovered the
shortage Their examined the wrapping
in which the money had been enclosed,
and on close inspection found that quite
a hole had been torn in n corner.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
RETURNED FROM ILLINOIS
UNDER WHITE SLAVE CHARGES

r Sioux Falls, s. D., Jan.2I,-One of
the most sensational white slave cases
In the courts OF the northwest will be
tried before Judge Medin, CT the county
In this city, as the result OF the
return upon requisition from Rock Is
land, Ill, OF Mrs. Ethel st. Clair, for
whose return Governor Byrne "a few
days q asked the governor OF Illinois
to enforce, ~ ."N.#
AS the sequel to her arrest, Claude
Kelso, who was associated with her
during her residence in Sioux Falls,
and who remained here after she fed
to Illinois, has also been placed under
arrest. The direct charge against the
two is that they contributed to the
downfall OF q 16-year-old Sioux Falls
girl, who has since been placed In the
state reform school at Planklnton.
When needed the girl will be brought
to Sioux Falls to testify.
It is alleged that other young girls
have been victims of the couple. In
some OF the cases the authorities claim
to- be able to show that these girls,
after their downfall contributed q por-
ton OF their earnings to the st. Clair
woman, and perhaps to Kelso as well.
The specifications against the two
are OF so fierce a character that the
authorities have determined to push
the cases to the limit H.IE. Fl K
In addition to the white slave charge
pending against her, the st. Clair wom-
an is also charged with a statutory Of
Tense. She spent some time in Sioux
Falls. being a resident OF what is known
as the East Side. The police became
suspicious OF her and were preparing
to swoop down upon her when h sud
denly vanished. sr - r.. .as ....
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
DENATURED ALCOHOL TO
BREAK JOHN DIS GRIP

WATERFOWL, s. d., Jan. 2T.-Declar-
ing that the manufacture of denatured
alcohol gives promise Of becoming u
OF the leading industries OF South Da-
kota, and offers the best means OF get
ting away from the gasoline price ex-
actions OF the Standard OIL company,
the convention Of the South Dakota
Farmers Grain Dealers association,
which completed its three-day session
I'm this city last evening by resolution
demanded that the state Legislature APP
propriate $4,000 to build and put into
operation an experiment station at the
state agricultural college at Brookings.
L The resolutions also urged the Leg
islatufe to enact a Blue Sky law to
authorize on the mutual plan a hail
insurance department under state sup
ervision, to give the railroad commits
sion power to enforce the installation
OF track scales, anu to enact an ade-
quate bank guaranty law, declaring
that the present statute on this effect
is Intellectual. &
What promises to be somewhat OF a
fight, due to efforts OF the so-called
insurgents" to make a change in the
official lineup Of the association fiat
tened but late yesterday afternoon
when O. ID. Anderson, of Corsica, was
reelected president over Charles
Boreson, OF Ethan. Boreson received
a very small vote. John II. Belk,
against whom there had bee some
plotting, was reelected secretary with
were Matt sWanken. OF Britton: w! II.
Meis, of Geddes; e. III. Day, of Clark:
William Seipp. OF Grover; H. q. Solem,
Of Baltic; J. II. Creighton, OF Wessing-
ton Springs, and John e. Kelley, OF
Flandreau. - -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
TRACES or GOLD AND
SILVER NEAR ALPENA

Huron, 8. D., jan. 24s--W, y Hotch-
Kiss, who owns a farm north OF Alpena'
In this county. has discovered gold
bearing ore on his land. which he has
submitted to the South Dakota State
school OF Mines for examination. Tn
export returned him stated that the ore
contains .02 ounces OF gold and a trace
If silver. This gives 1t a value of 40
.ents a ton. Mr.. Hotchkiss is mining
m a small way, and states that he has
reasons tor believing that he has not
reached the best dirt yet, and that 1t
will so as high as 81 to 81 a ton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
TO INVESTIGATE LIGNlTE

Chamberlain, S. d., Jan. 27.-The
Portland Cement company OF this city
held it's annual meeting at its office In
this city and elected the following Of
ficers: 49,. ,.''
President. Arthur Hill; vice presi-
dent, j.. @. Anderson; secretary, T.. 2.
Dye, all of Chamberlain. Af..s. d..
Executive Committee-C. ]. Bach, of
Hurley, 8. D.; Arthur Hill and E. E.
Dye. sslass gI.& .&... 81. ,t.NE 49,:
Directors-E. r. Scott and N. w.
-Egleston Of Chamberlain, A. M. Sogn
OF Vienna, A. G.. Schmidt of Madison
and b. H. Thomas OF Des Moines.
The first work Of the new officials
is to look up the fuel problem, espe-
cially the Ignite coal In the vicinity
of Bismarck, N. ID. There was a good
representation OF stockholders and
proxies, SO that the stock raj quite
fully represented. rG
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
WIDESPREAD VARIETY
OF PIONEERING PLANTS

Yankton, s. d., Jan. 9Th. C. War
ner, a resident OF Mitchell, probably
the oldest horticulturist in the state,
on his death recently left a highly in
teresting and valuable collection OF
gladiolas. peonies and iris. 1t is claimed
this collection held the largest num-
Der Of named varieties In the world:
cites OF iris. This collection was sold
at auction and was bought by the
Quincy Seed company, OF Yapkton,
and will shortly he moved to this city.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
EXCESS OF GIRL BABIES
CAUSE or APPREHENSION

Milbank. s. d., Jan. s4-Grant
,ounty. bids fair to become an Adam
iess eden in the near future. il the
stork continues to discriminate in fav-
Or of the fair in the future as he has
in the Immediate past. DIR. Jacotel, a
MiIbank physician, has offciated at
Is births since November %, and in each
instance the new arrival has been a
girl, DR.. Furguson, another Milbank
physician. also reports an oyerAabund-
nee Of girl babies In his, practice
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
FOUND IN TIME TO
AVERT BEING FROZEN

Morristown, s. D., Jan. 24--Nhlle
Iretting coal near the home OF William
|McQuay, a homesteader who hyed
alone on a homestead near Cedar
Creek, some ~neighboring homesteaders
CHANGED to call at the house. suspect
ing that all was not right when thelr
Knocks were unanswered, they forced
their way in and discovered McQuay
In a helpless condition from a stroke
Of paralysis. Had he not been FOUND
when he was, he would have frozen TO
aeatn. After being given n1edica at,
te.,tion, the business men contributed
the money necessary for his trans
p~ortation to Mandan, N. ID, his ola
lome.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-30
REV. SPRAGuE CALLED ~
W. PARKER PRESBYTERIANS

Parker, s. D., Jan. 27.-Rey. George
C.. Sprague, of the graduating class OF
the Omaha Theological seminary, has
been invited to MI the pulpit OF the
Presbyterian church at Parker. Mr..
Sprague has had a large experience In
religious work and, although just a
graduate, is well qualified to take up
the work OF the important charge.
DIR. William Wallace, the pastor re-
signed. is locating In Sioux Falls, as
missionary superintendent OF the
southern Presbyterian district OF the
state.