Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-13

expected Their utter seclusion from the
world IS pitiable to think of. and must
naturally dwarf their intellectS; while their
enforced laziness of course tends to develop
! selfishness and obesity
Many of their faces are pretty, but they
are rarely marked with the intelligence
! that IS born, as a rule, of experience and
| observation. The chief wife in the seraglio
of the late Sultan is treated with profound
respect by the few who come in contact
with her, but She told Mrs. Stanford that
| she had not been outside of the harem
walls for twelve years past. Can you
imagine an American woman, rich in
power, health and money, who would vol
UNFAIRLY submit 10 such absolute Stagna-
| ton? If the ultra wOman'S rights advo-
! Gates would only make visit to Turkey
| they might cease TO regard an American
| husband as that tyrant, man
THE TREASURES OF AGES.
| " BY appointment we went one morning
! to the old palace in which the crown Jewels
are kept. having as our escort Pangeria Bev.
one of the Sutans aides-dc- camp and
man Of superior intelligence On reaching
the building we were received by some
| twenty-five or thirty officers in glittering
uniforms, who formed two lines through
which we passed to the door OF the trea-
sure chambers. This door, which was
a solid Bit of wood, had two locks, which
| were sealed with wax. Two officials al
| peared upon the scene broke the seals
with certain formalities, threw open the
door and acted as our guides. 1t seems
impossible for me To give YOU an adequate
idea of the immense wealth stored in those
| three or four Chambers In them are the
gems collected during centuries past by
| rulers Of despoGc power, and these
precious stones represent a moneyed
value that is extraordinary, although
the amount cannot even be c0Njacturcd,
as no one has ever set a price on each sopa-
rate gem 1t is safe TO say, however, that
this collection is far more valuable than
that celebrated one in the Green Vaults at
Dresden while the latter is estimated to be
worth some $50, 100000 Under glass cases,
which are ranged around the walls and
through the center Of the rooms, are basins
filled with diamonds, rubies, emeralds,
pearls and other precious stones, both cut
and uncut. Cimeters, da9gers. pistols
rifles, shields and other weapons Of many
Il curious shape are to be found here, the
handles and Scabbards of each of them
studded with Jewels that represent for
tune. Ornamental III like fashion do we
find saddles and saddie-cloths, turbanS
robes Of state, carpets, velvet, silk and
satin canopics. pipes. and heaven knows
what else. Here are wax figures OF all the
SultanS who have Tcigmed. and each of
these figures is decked with gems that
I would have ransomed King in the oldcn
days. Here IS the gorgeous throne of the
Caliph. Iiaroun-ai-Raschid. more costly
than anything we dreamed of while read
Ing The Arabian Nights. Numbcrless
Other things there are ot precious worth
and after gidncinS thcu over person can
only wonder how Jewels retain their high
standard at value while 50 many OF them
are known to exist in a certain place
Whcn'We passed from the treasure cham
ber% the outer door was again toubly
locked and sealed, according to the form
prescribed BY law, and, after coffee bad
been served, We drove back 10 our quar-
ters, dazzlel by what We had seen.
HOW THE ~ LOOKS
The day before the one appointed for
or leaving Con>tautinopie, | was much
surprised al receiving through q court Off
cial an Invitation for the following after
noon. 10 private audience with the Sultan
d;r.ng which he questioned me concern
iu- the material Developments Of Turkey.
While approaching the honor conferred, ]
was embarrassed by the considerable delay
thai It's acceptance would nercssitatc. and
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! c.srt VI o'clock on the appointed day
reached the palace in company with Gen.
Wallace and Paugeria Bcy. and we We're at
once ushered into private audience cham
Der where the sultan was seated, with
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4 CHAT WITH THE II LIAM
/ d" He frs, iuterrugated me at some length
and in manner that showed he had
already studied the question, upon the
( political aul material situation in America
/ aiil thsu questioned me closely as to the
a.ly;sabT.tg # building railway from
! coa,.au.ino,lc to the head of the Persian
I GrIf His questions were to the point.
! while my answers were necessarily some
! what longer. as they had to be Of an ex-
/ nIanatarv nature. and at the close of the
/ audience he asked me 10 embody them in
/ n letter that he might have them at hand
/ for more careful Consideration. Bv the
rav. Tll send ont for q copy of that letter,
| as you can yet from il a better idea Of the
/ ;,,tsr,isv. fbap can possibly give YOU
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