The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-05-02
IN CONSTANTIN0pLE.
SOME OF THE STRANGE SIGHTS
SEEN IN IT'S STREETS.

Crooked streets and the Dogs Thereof
Shops and PeddIers Of All sorts--Driv-
ing Bargain.
One Of the first things you will notice is
the fez, worn by all the Turks. 1t is red
felt cap with no visor, with a fiat top and
black silk tassel. Turkish law requires every
male subject of the sultan to wear this kind
Of cap. The men wear very funny trousers
There are no close fitting pantaioons, such as
men wear in America; but loose, baggy CON
trivances, which look like two large bags
fastened together at the top These are
gathered around the waist with eolored
girdle, which Is sometimes very handsome.
The streets are not much better than our
narrowest alleys, and so crooked and dirty
We such not enjoy living in such streets, and
business would be quite impossible. You
never met so many dogs before. They arc
big yellow animals, and live in the streets.
/ They have no owners, but shift Tor them
selves as well as they can You will Stun
BILE over them IL you are not careful, for they
seem to think that the street belongs to them
selves They lie down anywhere, before a
shop or In the middle of the street, and evil
IDENTIFY expect US to turn out for them. These
! dogs organize themselves into bands, and
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within his neighbors' limits.
CANiNh shNhhosiia'
The dogs are generous TO each other. Az
the soldiers barracks the dogs receive tne
fragments aiter every meal ono gay Wheh
the food was brought OUT only TWO dogs We're
IN sight These might have had grand
feast by themselves. They did not take
mouthiui, but started on at tuii speed In OPP
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laL CARPENTERS SHOP
one OF tue sirahgest places IL the carpenter
shop. here you VIII see a man seated on the
moor pehhu q turning latne. instead OF
using erea'iie as our workmen do, ne has
DOW anu serlllg Mhlen ne ansss rack atiu
lorth Win ms figne nana' ana 50 makes the
wheei reVoiNe ne hoias the cnisel III ms
lett hand ana presses u against the WOOD with
ms bare toes Is lhat not strange way To
use q turning Iathef
aou might think, where the stores are SO
close togethef ana Tue streets so marrow, tnhI
pedoiers "oui" nave poor enahce' otiii
snere are sieaO many OF thein VINO sen
irulI ihese men carry Trays OIL Irulb on
their neaos' W men they una goou pace 70
stop, tney sc. dowh tne tray upon high
stooi, take tneiI scales from theu shoulders
n'u are ie"uJ lor BUSINESS lucy sen aHleso
everything py "e'snt ana aIe usually care
iui, tnougn uhe scales may 20 very ruae'
nave seen .nein mace sinlpiy ol Two wooueh
Sancers, suspended py strlngs from stralght
SUCK. me par was heid py announcer strlng
fastened ~ tne nlioule' anu Vne eye must nus
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cook them with meat. The chestnuts are
| lareer than ours though not quite SO sweet
They are roasted, taken from the shell and
cooked with meat and potatoes in a very mice
stew.
Other men carry tanks Of water or lemon
ade on their backs, and jingle cups in their
hands to attract attention The funniest
way to carry water and wine is in the skins
OF hogs or buffaloes. When full these look
almost like the animal from which the skin
mas peeh TAKEN. mus you may oitei meet n
man WIN "ii,' ioohs iiSe one OF Two hogs on
4 ms paeh. Inc men Nno carry ehese VINO
skins, US Wen US otnef purueiis' nuVe queer
sa"oieS it,S'eieu :" 'he'i p''c@s' ana pun 'ho
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n,cat ,oast,no an !, snit over. H.. ..oals Tba
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Tho ,soyld o. ,,saJ --I1atroit Free pre-
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.l.sfiee, Lamar md Harlan are the only
n,.,,ibe,s Of the United states supreme court
vl.o 10 mol own houses In Washington. Mrs.
| Lamar. however. is wealthy aud intends TO
lan or build house al the capital.
Dr.. Carlo Gardini, husband Of Nine. Gerster,
the opera singer, has received the order of
the Crown Of Italy from King Umberto in
recognition OF the value Of the doctors work
On tho United States-two large volumes
ca,ifornia napers are holding Israel Mat
t,,ewson no as a sample case. Ten years ago
he found 81 bill on the streets Of San Fran
cisco and restored it to Its owner. Today he