Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13


during 1875. ...........
The average in Paris is about % francs
As in New ork the shortest term of a
loan is one month, the longest one year.
~ Y. Ere,stng Post.
An Interview With the Emir Of Box
A traveller in Turkestan has sent a
long account to the journal de Genera
of an interview with the Emir of Box
ra. He says on the first of November
we received visit from the Emir's con-
tidential adviser, the Had i-Chod
Urak, who informed us that we were to
be rece we'd on the following day by
his Highne previous to our departure.
At noon the next days guard of honor
came to fetch us, and the Had i in
formed us that the Emir was at his
fayorite residence of Chir-Bandane,
two miles outside the town. Thepalace
is, an immense building with flat roof,
surrounded by a large garden enclosed
by avail thirty-five feet hi h. and
upon each side of the main avenue
leading to he palace are the barracks
of the Emir's body guard. All the
servants and functionaries were drawn
up in line as we dro down the avenue;
and we alignted in a large courtyard,
at the, further end of which is building
with high windows, the space between
the windows and the roof being beauti-
fully decorated with blue and red fres-
Goes and gold festoons.
"Reing conducted into one Of the
rooms looking out into this courtyard,
we TO nd the Emir seated upon a throne
in the centre with two arm-chairs, one
upon ca h side, for Prince Wittgenstein
and an a de-de-camp; 10 the left there
were two chairs for the Doctor and
second interpreter, and to the right
two for my companion aad myself.
There was no furnit; re in the room, but
the floor was covered with European
carpets. l could not bel p feeling sur
prised that while we are always try
ing to initiate the Eastern c.rpets,
the Eu "opean carpets should be found
in the palace of an Asiatic potentate.
We were conducted in turn to shake
hands with the Emir, who was arrayed
in robe Of rose-coiored velvet, studded
with precious stones. He was very
gracious in his manner. and asked US if
we were pleased with our visit to his
country. Prince Wittgenstein then in
TO med him that my companion and
myself had come to ask permission to
continue our journey, and l told him
that was the first Swiss who had visit
ed Bokhara, and that should be able
to convex to my fellow citizens an idea
of the hospitality which l hld received.
/ added that there were many points of
rese ii lance between the two countries,
as in both there were numerous savants
and universities. The Emir replied
that he was always pleased to see for
eigners in his States, and babe me tell
the sovereign of my country that he
was glad had been sent, and should
always welcome any other Swiss sub
jects' who might come after me.
This brought the audience to
close, and the Hadii Chodja-Urak then
conducted US through tle gardens into
small courtyard, which IS the most
beautiful 1 have ever seen. 1t Is shutin
between lofty building, though of
only one story, and around it runs
sort of cloister, the pillars of which are
carved so deli ately that they look like
lace. We then passed through the diff
ferent apartments, all O. which are COW
cred with rare carpets and tapestry,
but do not contain single piece of fur
niture. The walls, however, are dec
Grated very richly, and the ceilings are
of carved wood, with gold and silver
arabesques. We were then presented
with var ETY. of choice gifts from the
Emir, and as these, including some
beautiful horses, were brought into the
courtyard, was inclined to fancy that
this fairy scene must be all dream
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