The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-25
THE GRAND TURK.
Oriental Kiosk on the CeDtenutsg GgOm,dS-
Larry W0FsHbeIa.

The Philadelphia Times says: Curl
asity-Beekers On the grounds have their
attention divided mainly among three
objects: The japanese dwelling, the
japanese bazar, and the Turkish car
penters. There are Ave Of the latter
engaged in erecting structure fourteen
by eight in size, the general appearance
Of which viii be that of tile oriental
shops in Jerusalem.
They sell here, during the exhibition,
chess-boards, paper-weights, napkin-rings,
and innumerable other fancy articles
manufactured in Jerusalem of wood from
the Valley of Hebron, Mount of Olivet,
Nazareth, the banks of Lake Tiberias,
and other places sacred in the regards Of
Christians. The "boss" is David janet,
who speaks excellent English, having
been educated in Bishop Samuel Gobat's
EpiscOpalian school on Mount Zion.
The bishops mission is the conversion of
Jews and Mahometans, and both his
churchand school are well patronized-
80 Mr.. janet says. The latter's COM
panions are Greek Christians, but can
twist their tongues around little but
Arabic. The man who walks up to the
party determined to have some fun at
their expense turns away disappointed,
for they are intelligent, agreeable and
sagacious. Several of them were at the
Vienna exhibition, and Mr.. janet as
serts that that affair wasn't a "cODti-
mental" to what the centennial is and will
evidently be. "Why didn't you decide |
to exhibit in the Turkish building going |
up here beside you, Mr., Jamel?" 60
you see, the Turkish commission wanted |
to skin us by taxing us forty or fifty per |
cent. on the profits, and so Mr.. Smith"
John Smith, presume ?" "NO, Mr..
Richard Smith, of Mcclellan, Smith &
Jordan, this city, whom met in Jerusa-
lem and guided to the sacred spots there
about, acted exceedingly kind toward us,
and was the means OF securing US this
pretty littly grass plot from your COM
mission"
They are all in native Syrian costume.
The trousers are of wooden or cotton
cloth, and look like a potato bag with
two round holes cut in the bottom for
the feet to pass through, the mouth being
fastened around the waist with a many
oOlOred wooden sash. A waistcoat decked
with large round buttons covered with
black cloth, an OVercoat of Occidental
style, red skull cap (the fey, with
arge black tassel hanging from the CEN
,er Of the crown, and shoes and stockings
If the same familiar make as that of the
DVercOat, comprise the remainder of their
costume, which attracts such a
'rowd about the wearers that, were they
Tot so lazy, their work would be greatly
delayed. Mr.. Jamel's person derives an
Iir of majesty from an additional gar
nent covering it cap-a-pie. It is a
'ellowish wooden cloak, with remnants
# gold embroidery about the shoulders,
nd might pass for a resurrected robe of I
Iebuchadnezzar. Beneath the fez-cap
s worn a second skull cap OF white linen. '
This is kept ON when the outer one is
AIKEN off for the sake of comfort or b
'eliteness. 1t would doubtless require 4
longer time for these Syrians to erect n
he main building than for so many n
Yankees to do it. C
The "bOss" does nothing but smoke a d
hort wooden pipe and act as a ciCerone :
D the curious gazers standing around. ',
IS to the four others, while two of them "
re lounging in a little tent near by,
rected for shelter against the April 81
reeze, another squats on his launches o
; the foot Of the planning bench, smoking q
cigar and looking dreamily into the Z
Ouds which he pufts forth, and the =
urth, after making three or four feeble q
loves of his plane, pulls out bag of :
urkish tobacco with a packet of rice Is
lper and proceeds to manufacture a u
gazette. 1t is safe to say that for every
If dozen movements each Turk gives N
s tool he smokes a cigarette, a cigar, or "
pipe Of tobacco. Mr.. janet expects ?
that the little shop will be a
mpleted before things are ready in =
achinery hall for the opening day. II