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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04

lcneTdn, PERSIA, MdTCH D. lsio'
(Rec. April is, i9i6.)
Dear Friends;
We have at present in the hospi-
tai a man whose history | believe
will be interesting TO you, as it is
To me, and so | shall occupy most
OF this present letter with relating
il 10 you, as straight as | can, as he
told il To me in Persian.
When Turkey entered the war,
this man says he was living at Kan
zeme, about two miles from the city
of Bagdad. He was a peddler, a
seller OF knives, scissors, handker-
chiefs and such things, and was
making a fairly comfortable living
for himself and his wife-a dark
skinned Arab woman, whom he had
married a few months before. A
great many persians, he says, who
were in the region, were required
10 furnish soldiers 10 the Turkish
army: some did so, while others left
the place and returned to Persia
10 avoid military service. Though
ne says he was not disturbed in his
business. nor asked TO Join the army,
the disturbances and excitement
doubtless contributed to his de-
cision TO return TO Persia, visit his
native village, near the city of Kerr
manshah, and make pilgrimage TO
the shrine OF the Imam Reza In
Meshed.
He arrived safely at his village,
then started on the road to Meshed,
with his donkey, when he had bare
" left Kermanshah-some ten miles
east of the city, he was set upon
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04

found the hospital just being closed
preparatory to DR.. Funk's tour in
Kurdistan and they could not ac-
cept him. After two months there,
without treatment, he decided his
only chance was TO go to Teheran,
for he had heard good doctors were
To be found there. So he went. The
journey of 300 miles required two
months, for he went all of it either
by donkey or on foot, his faithful,
husky wife accompanying him all
the way on foot, and begging their
way. In carriage, by pos. the
journey required Lnly three days.
Arriving in Teheran, he decided
he was too weak TO have his leg
treated so remained four months
here, taking up his old trade of
selling trinkets Then he consulted
a Persian physician, a friend Of
ours, who told him his ocly chance
in Teheran was to cone 10 the
American Hospital, where he i'm
mediately went.
We took him in, and under ch!Oro-
form removed n piece Of dead bone
about four inches by one inch from
his thigh. Though he may need an
other small operation, We expect
him TO recover, and there will re-
main only slight shortening Of his
left leg, which cannot he corrected.
hui will give him very little trou-
lla
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04
OPPORTUNITY.

There In a tide In the affairs Of men,
Which. taken at the flood. leads on to for
tune
Omitted, all the voyage Of their life
Is bound in shadows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afioat,
And We must take the current when II
serves
Or lose our ventures
William Shakespeare
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04

Every day for a month or more
he will be here, daily hearing the
Gospel read, hymns sung and Chris
tan prayer oitcrtd for hin. and all
his fellow-sufferers. Daily he talks
IT, Mr.. Douglas, our hCspita: evan
gelist, whose chief task is personal
work in the wards, anc he will have
heard several 20, d evangelistic SER
m~ns. He has nothing 10 do but
watch the working o; the institu-
ti,n, the life OF which he mas never
seen before, either medically or
religiously speaking. You can i'm
agine the story he will have to tell
when he goes back TO his village, so
far away, whether or not he decides
to accept the Gospel to which he
owes his recovery.
His faithful wife, who accomran-
led him all the long journey, daily
visits him, and if she dared would
sleep here. | think. She looks like
a negress, but he says she is an
Arabic woman, and when I asked
him about her, he seemed-though
justly-very proud of her, and rath-
er proudly said he had no other
wife.
This may give you little idea of
the work we are trying to do and
the meaning of such a statement as
this-''There is no hospital within
600 miles of Meshed."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04

No pleasure is comparable to the
upon the vantage ground
of truth.-BacOn.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04
TACT,

Tact 10 not the quality by
which you often please, but by
which you seldom Offend
Alice Wellington Rollins.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04
LETTER FROM PERSIA BY ROLLA
HOFFMAN OF THE AMERICAN
HOSPITAL FORCE

Tcheran, Persia, March 5, 1916.
Rec. April is, i9i6.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
BODILY / is (

(By Samuel Hamilton, NJ. d.
The subject of drinking water with
meals has been misunderstood.
In recent years investigation by
means of X-rays, the observations Of
scientists such as Cannon, Grutzner.
Pavlov, Fowler, Hawk, prove that an
abundance of water taken during d.
gesfiOn is necessary in good bodily
housekeeping. To drink a pint of hot
water before meals is good practice.
and those suffering from a catarrhal
condition of the stomach will find
benefit in adding about 10 grains
(one-sixth Of level teaspoonful) of
baking soda, drinking it an hour be.
fore each meal. Those who are in.
clined to hyper-acidity should drink
slowly pint of medium cold water;
two hours after meals.
If your kidneys are sick. or you
suffer with lumbago or rheumatism at
times, pain in the back or back OF
the neck, take little Anuric before
meals. This can be found at any
good drug store, and was first discOv.
cred By DR.. Pierce of the Surgical
Institute, in Buffalo. n. Y.
When rundown, when life indoors
has brought about a stagnant condi-
ton in the circulation-most every
one is filled with uric acid-especial.
ly is this so of people past middle
age. This uric acid in the blood often
causes rheumatism, lumbago, swell.
ing of the hands or feet. or bag.
like condition under the eyes. Back.
ache, frequent urination or the pains
and stiffness of the joints and high
bloOd-pressure. are also often noticed.
Everyone should drink plenty of pure
water and exercise +, the open air as
much as possible. | have found that
Anuric is an antidotc for this uric
acid poison and that it will dissolve
the accumulation of uric acid in the
body much as hot water dissolves
sugar.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
PAYING Girl ATTENTION i: II.
WITHOUT Intention!
That At Least Is How Wnona Wilcox Describes Fussing and
She Declares Observing May Save Girls Many HeartBreak

But she thinks she has. She begins
TO TRUST HER FEELINGS even at
the age of 16. The young girl hunts
for romance in the angle of post
age stamp on an envelope, in the in
tensity with which Prince Charming
express his gratitude for dance.
Woman at any age has an unfor-
tunate ingenuity for confusing the
simple courtesies she receives from
man with the devotion SHE desires
and thus come half Of her mistakes in
marrying.
Girls have a theory-although Gu
pid only knows where they get it
that ideal love comes early and lasts
forever. Man has no such hallucin-
alton. Although he expects to chance
something on an external love, he
doesn't dream about it every time he
takes new girl to a dance.
Man takes fussing lightly. He new
er intends to be a hypocrite, but he
really wouldn't have the least inter-
est in paying attention without. in
tention" unless he were, for the time,
i perfect artist He is by nature an
nature an unconscious but accom-
plished actor when it comes to his
way with maid. .,.-
FUSSING IS A SCHOOL WHERE
GIRLS CAN LEARN HIS METHODS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26

err there shall be gradual concerted
disarmament. -....
In all these questions the United
States renounces it's historic and ira
ditional policy Of isolation. We re-
nounce the George Washington in
junction against entangliHg foreign al
liances and recognize that the world
is smaller place than it was in
Washington's days and that neighbors
are brought close by three thousand
miles of ocean rather than remote.
Our country demands that the
rights as the most powerful neutral
in the world be considered.
President Wilson was urged months
ago to call conference Of the neu.
trail powers. If the answer to this
informal note is not encouraging, his
next step unquestionably will be to
call that neutral conference. Through
this the interests and rights of neu-
trail powers will be formulated and
presented to the warning nations and
influence will be brought to bear on
the belligerents to adjust their quar-
rel and end the war. 1.. aM-s.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
Diuerslication Shown in Trip Over Slope sus /
With Recent North Dakota Livestock Special
Telling Blows Delivered to One Crop Idea by Demonstrations
and Lectures Conditions Better Than Few Years Ago When
Farmers Were Struggling To Make Living Raising Wheat
Only. . --

have made it. We may now look
back and criticize their systems Of
farming, but they paid the bills, bore
the grief that accompanied their
hardships, and have won out. We
may still complain because they do
not do just as they should, or just as
we think they should, or just as we
think would be best for them to do,
but they are still paying the bills and
bearing the grief if there is any.
a Livestock Country.
After all, this thing of the town
fellow worrying about the farmer is a
purely selfish proposition on his part.
We have come to appreciate that the
success of the town lies in the coun-
try; that when the business increases
the town grows and the town people
have a plenty; !but whenever the
country people are hard UP the town
people are in distress. That is the
reason we town fellows are all inter-
ested about better agriculture The
farm yOnder seven miles from town
is just a factory in the suburbs, that
is ALL The difference between the
wheat farmer and the diversified
farmer with livestock is that the
wheat farmer works during summer,
then he sits around about four or
five months of the year while the
other farmer works and his factory
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
BY WINONA WILCOX

"Fussing" is college slang which is
creeping into the vernacular.
The word is particularly offensive
to very nice mothers who confuse it
with "spooning," although it denotes
something more refined than that
They also dread it as STEADY COM
pany," but it denotes nothing half
so serious as that.
"Fussing is paying attention with
out intention" according to college
mans Interpretation.
Mothers, instead Of trying to elm
mate the expression from their daugh-
ters' vocabulary. and the experience
from their daughters lives, might bet
ter turn both to their profit.
"Fussing" may save girl many
a heartbreak.
The average young woman is apt
to mistake all the symptoms of first
love.
Queer, isn't it, that nature has not
qualified woman to distinguish the
various degrees of mans interest,
friendship and devotion? 1t upsets all
ones theories OF evolution to discover
that woman, who so much needs to
know the difference between true love
and false, has not developed any in
tuitive faculties TO- guide her.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26

now they say the dairying interest is
growing quite rapidly We found one
good old-timer there who had changed
back to feeding because he cannot get
the helpsto take care of the cows. But
generally the tendency is toward the
dairy, and everywhere it is to get and
raise more cattle And there is no
country better for it than the country
surrounding Linton We had splen-
did meeting, probably 200 grown peo-
pie, farmers and their wives, grown
up young men, and then in addition
to these nearly as many more young
people from the schools came down at
ter 400 o'clock. Everybody was in.
terested. Everybody asked questions.
A good many farmers stayed after the
meeting was over, still discussing the
different phases OF farming, different
crops, different systems, with the men
from the agricultural college and the
others who accompanied the train.
West Of the Missouri.
We left Linton Monday evening and
awakened in the morning at Mandan.
About o'clock we left there and roll
ed slowly along down the banks of the
Missouri. At $3.50 we found an inter.
ested crowd of 60 at TT. Rice. This
little burg sits there nestled in the
hills, overlooking the river and with a
great ocean of grass all around it. Far.
mers at this point were particularly
interested in dairyng. They wanted
to know about pit silos They wanted
to know about feed that they could
raise for their cattle. A few of them
were growing wheat but most of them
were milking a few cows while doing
so. 1t was just threshing time in that
neighborhood We saw three of four
different farmers who had to leave in
their automobiles because, they said,
the machine was coming pretty quick.
From there we rolled over into the
reservation and stopped at Solen
Here we again found good crowd
of farmers. Many of them had come
to the meeting in their automobiles,
although we were then on an Indian
reservation. Grass grew as before In
the stockyards was d very ordinary
bunch Of scrub stock shipped in from
St. Paul. Outside the reservation, and
in some instances on it, men had
worked all summer trying to grow
wheat while this grass was growing
to either 90 to waste, or be consumed
by cattle that had to be shipped in
Cows would raise the calves-better
ones than they were getting from St.
Paul. ''"" ~
A little farther up the road we saw
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
TRADITIONS BRUSHED
ASIDE BY WILSON
Continued from page /.

NVuIAuuoV AEVm po80 !.
that submarine cables, radiograms and
the telegram have brought all ma
tiOns-warring or non-warring-intO
hourly and almost momentary CON-
municatiOn.
A Tradition.
The necessity that the United
States act as a mediator for the ad-
justment of peace views was tradi-
ton. Germany has invited peace
conference Of her own motion. The
United States was left to do nothing
or to do what President Wilson now
has done-to throw onto the diplo-
matte table the same kind Of an I'M
official, diplomatic plan.
The United States through Presi-
dent Wilson has spoken. 1t has said
in effect that no neutral nation is ur-
concerned with the great war and the
terms of the peace settlement.
The United States is greatly con-
cerned with the sttle1hent of this war
and with the terms- on which it is
settled. The United States proposes
to do all in its power to exert influ
ence on both these questions. 1t pro-
poses to take part officially or in some
other way in the final arrangement by
which wars are supposedly to be de-
creased and the affairs of the world
got in better shape.
Neutral Rights.
Neutral rights on the ocean in the
world commerce and rights of all
kinds will be involved in the final
peace parley. The question will be
considered whether there shall be q
world league to enforce peace, wheth-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26

than the Jerseys; one that the Short
horn breed is superior to all of them.
But everyone was interested in cat
tie. What great omen for Linton!
1t was greater proposition for her
to have the farmers talking of their
interests this way, than it would be to
have prospect of getting quite a con-
siderable sized factory. 1t means a
lot of factories that will me running
the year around if these people get
to raising cattle, corn, oats and alfalfa
as we'll as wheat.
TOWNS Dependent on Country.
The Linton country is little diff
ferent than a good deal of that sec
ton of the Dakotas. They have more
cattlemen around there. They have
been raising cattle for good many
years, but mostly for feeding. Just
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26

His back was little more bowed his
hair a little whittier, but he has
lighter heart than ever. The first
thing he said was "Mr. Chamberlain!
I've got me home And what Il
word that word home is. He told us
that he had gone up there and filed
on homestead about nine years ago
and held it until he could make proof
without paying anything for the land.
He is happy and contented in his old
age and it made us happy to see him
so. AS the farmers came in they be-
gan discussing the different systems Of
farming they were following. Some
were contending that the white faced
cattle were better than the blacks;
others that the Holsteins were better
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
ALLIES HAVE.
WAR FLEET IN
AMERICAN WATERS
ASSOCIATED Press)

Boston, Dec. 26.-The presence on
this side of the Atlantic of a formid'
able fleet of Allied warships was in.
Dictated definitely today. The vessels
are known officially as commerce pro
tectOrs.
They are heavily armed and dis.
'guised. For obvious reasons, their ex-
act location are not revealed, but the
arrival recently in American waters
Of this newest unit of the British and
French naval forces was made known
from a source that hardly can be mis-
taken.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
FIRING ON BORDER.
INV Aesociated 0rAss

Ell Paso Texas, Dec. &c -Firing in
the vicinity of the Third Kentucky
outpost near the border last night
caused another general alarm at the
camp, following Sundays snirmish be.
tween Mexican snipecs and the SOL
diers Of this battalion. Investigation
developed the fact that the trouble
during last night occurred on the Tex.
as side of the Rio Grande, where q
Christmas dance was being Eeld by
Mexicans. ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
ARM|O|IR| PLANT
TO. Be 200
NILES INLAND
(By United Press.)

Washington, Dec. 26.-Specifica.
lions that the proposed SIT 100000 ar
NOR plate plant to be constructed by
the United States will not be 200
miles nearer the coast or any of the
Great Lakes, eliminate practically all
Ohio cities, except Ironton, Secretary
Harding told the United Press today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
Holds Christmas Service.

The Knights Templar gathered In
the Masonic temple Christmas morn.
ing at II o'clock, to observe their an.
nual Christmas service. Forty dol
lars was donated by the Templars to
the Salvation army, y I'M used for
benevolence work in the city. The
order was we'll represented.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
DURANT IS SENTENCED
SibIey Butte Farmer Sentenced to IS
Days Imprisonment and SIS and
Costs by Judge Nuessle.

r J. Durant, Sibley Butte township
farmer, found guilty of assault and
battery in the district court at the re-
cent session, was this morning sem
fenced to Is days Imprisonment and
amerced SIS and costs amounting to
about 5000, by Judge Nuessle.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
SETTLEMENT NOW
Up TO CARRANzA
10y United Press.)

Washington, Dec. 26.-Settlement of
difficulties between Mexico now de-
ponds upon Carranza's signing the
troop withdrawal protocol. officials
here said today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26
BAKERS STRIKE;
No BREAD
UNITED Press\

Buenos Aires, Dec. 2G.-Fear of
bread famine increased today when
several more makers joined the CITY,
wide strike. Chances of settlement
of the strike were unchanged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26

WITH THE NORTH DAKOTA LIVESTOCK SPECIAL.
The picture shows the the
cattle which from the North experiment
third picture shows Prof Peters Of station
stratns beef cattle at the Tevk meeting the fourth VIII
lard explains the dairy type Of CATTLE while the fifth Director
Thomas Cooper is opening the meeting Stanton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-26

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QU1.
NINE Tablets. Druggists refund mon.
ey if it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-13
THAT" MINSTREL
WILL TAKE PLACE
ON MONDAY NIGHT
WHAT MORE CAN BE SAID? IT
IS GUARANTEED 9sN PURE
ARTICLE, IF ADVANCE NEWS
COUNTS MUCH. :.

Tomorrow night is 'sThat" Minstrel
at the opera house. What more need
be said? The same as well adver-
tised soap has put forth the trade
mark of being 99% per cent pure, so
does the Carnival and the Plum
maker Associations guarantee "That"
Minstrel to be 99A pure fun, frolic
and frivolity.
Few perhaps realize that tomorrow
is st. Valentines Day, and as one
young lady suggested yesterday, per-
haps it might be fun to send valen-
tines to the artists who are on the
stage, IN place of flowers. So in case
you attend and occasionally see an
usher transporting large white en-
velope across the footlights, or per-
haps back of the scenes, remem-
Der that his lady love has It him a
valentine. The management Of the
company promises to deliver any val
entines, that might be brought to the
theatre, to the party far whom it is
intended.
"That" Minstrel will mark an epoch
in local minstrelsy for it will bring
together in one organization the
greatest array of local talent ever
crowded together in one organization.
What will make the telling results in
f'That" Minstrel is the fact that all
the jokes and songs are purely local.
Each and every pun is about some
body you know. The songs all have
lots and lots of topical verses, and
those two skits, 'That Affair In
Luke's Alley" and the burlesque on
''Everywoman," are simply built for
laughing purposes, and just filled to
the brim with "slams" at local things
and localities you are familiar with.
"That Affair In Luke's Alley" will
offer an original afterpiece, the like
of which has never been seen here
before.
In fact, ''That" Minstrel is made
up of originality. Pensacolians have
never seen a minstrel made up like
this--the key note is originality.
Get tickets tomorrow morning and
avoid the rush.
Tomorrow at IL a. m. the big brass
band parade win take place. This
feature alone will show who are the
artists that compose ''That" Minstrel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-13
NAVAL FLOTILA
REACHES TAMPA
THE TALLAHASSEE AND SUMNER
SIBLES ARRIVE AT SOUTH
FLORIDA METROPOLIS FOR
GASPARILLA WEEK.

Early this morning Wireless Oper-
ator Emberton on the coast guard
cutter Tampa, picked up the subma-
rines XII, K-2 and Ks, which with
the monitor Tallahassee are due in
Tampa today. They were off the
whistling buoy about fifteen miles
outside of Egmont at $3.50 and due
to reach port this afternoon. The
destroyer Worden is also due, says the
Tampa Times of Monday.
A communication from the navy
department to Senator Fletcher
states, that owing to battery troubles
the submarine K-6 had to put IN to
the Charleston navy yard for repairs
and consequently she and the de-
stroyer Marlborough would not be
able to get to Tampa in time for the
fair and carnival.
Great crowds will take advantage
of the visit of these vessels to look
down in the vitals of the modern I'M
derwater craft. The interior of a
submarine is full of intricate machin-
cry and there is little room to move
around. The Tallahassee will be
open for the visitors and people will
be allowed to step aboard this vessel
as well as the destroyer Worden when
she arrives.
The destroyer Worden passed in
the bay past Egmont light at 9:45
o'clock according to wireless mes
sages to the Tampa, while the sub
marines and the monitor Tallahas-
see passed in at 10 o'clock proceeding
at eight knots an hour. They reach
ed the docks at 2 o'clock. Visiting
hours viii be announced later.