St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06

dear life to throw themselves into the
water. BY the light of the burning
raft we could see them struggling in the
water and catching hold of ropes which
joined their raft to another. | have
since learned that all were saved but
one. 1t was an illumination that | do
not care TO see repeated.
The most magnificent display WAS ut
the royal guest palace at Beicos. Dur
ing the day the ambassadors of the
several countries had gone to the palace
oi the Sultan to present their congratIl-
lati"ns and in the evening they were
here at Beicos to receive Il dinner given
10y the Grand Nizirr The most hcari-
! tiful part of the illumination at Bcicos
WAS little kiosk standing alone on the
hillside. Excepting its windows it was
completely covered with brilliant lan-
terms. and as every thing WAS dark
around il. it gave one the impression of
palace of gold supported 10y magic
hands. | never SAW such an apparent
realization of Il "a castle in the air"
The night WAS very dark until about
twelve o'clock when the full crescent
moon rose over the eastern hills. and
| put to shame the artificial lights that
had before ~honc with 81 much glory.
display of nature which seemed that
night I" have adopted the national EN-
hlcm al Turkey i'll honor of his lmpcIia
Majesty, or rather perhaps to >imdic;lc
lis own supremacy aS the universal
light-bcarcr.
THE DROUTH.
For two months it has been very dry
in Comstnntinople. Daring March and
/ April it raincd Il good share of the. time
but since then scarcely Il drop has
fallen. The hills are looking dry and
-crr, and gardens have to bc watcrcd
10y Irrigation. For this purpose clumsy
WatcI-whccl- turned hN horse power
are used, III the same Way, ! suppose.
IS tw" thousand Years ago.
About two weeks ago the Sublime
| Porte ISSUED Il decree that the vali"u,
religious communities in he cit, should
| pray for rain. and the Greek and Amer
/ lean churches have introduced Il PRAYER
Ia that effect into their litani,.>. For
/ several days last week it was cloudy
and Il severe shower fell in >tamh"ui.
cIns>iu" oil int" Asia Minor. hut ~"
general rain has fallen The Turks
showed hl rhi> that thc} have -"nIr
faith in the Christians cod. although
they hate thc Christians themselves.
1t seemed quite >trang.. /" me that thrI
should believe III pray Ncr AT all fnr hi$mt
tate is ON, ut their fINoritc dogm.ts.
"Wlat shall hr. sill hr. say they ''amd
il can not br changed"
FOURTH OF JULY IN rUEKEN.
While all the United States were
wrapped in sleep on Friday night of
the I'd of July. th" American residents
of Comstantinoplr had already begun
THEN celebration of the National Indie
. ]
ovcI our friends ut home. that in what
ever we do in common. "" in the East
take the lead. and 81 before the most
enthusiastic boy in America had thought
of wakin" up. the Stars aud Stripes on
the top of Robert College had greeted
the rising sun winch seven h"u- later
I,,,l IL
the home ot its birth.
Mr. Robert, the founder of he College,
who is spending Il few weeks with IL
this summer. had promised the students
: Il picnic excursion on that day and the
enthusiasm with which the promise WAS
received would have done justice t"
American boys. y special steamer had
been chartered to take the students and
Professors families up the B"sph"ru>
| to the mouth of the Black Sea. and thci
back to he beautiful valley of Bric">
l where the picnic waS provided. Ih,
= day WAS fine and >ullry, though re-
t licvcd 10y Il delicious breeze such as ON,
l almost always gets "m the BoSphoruS
I and " ith the American flag living from
- our main-ImaSt. and American songs "r
; deck it seemed quite like an old-tim'
I celebration.
= At Bcicos on the ASiatie shore w
Il were joined 10y the United States en-
Il bassy and our missionary friends from
the city, 50 that our whole party mum
If bered about 30. doubt if Il large
e company ever celebrated Fourth u
is July together in Asia.
. OF course the dinner on the gras
r, under the grand old plane trees WAS III
ir unimportaut item of the celebration
l. but the feast of Wit and reason tina
e came after WAS still better.
" Hon. Horace Maynard, our new am
e speech responded to the toast. 9Th
IS day we celebrate" Nj. Maynard
Is winning golden opinions. as man VIII
IL does not need To borrow dignity fr"l
is the exalted position which he hold'
,S He seems. too, to take deep intcre>
in everything that concerns American
a. here.
,e The second toast. "Our President
nt was responded to by Mr.. Goodenov
Ie the Consul General. This was t"llowe
rs by IL complimentary toast to 1.-The Su
:. tan and the Turkish Empire" whic
ne was responded to 10y Col. Waters I