Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21
The Many Wonders Of Constantine
pie and Asia Minor.
DOGS, MOSQUES AND BAzARS
whiriing Dervishcs Picturesque sons
fshe Desert a Hound Trip Among
the "scvcn Churches"


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turned II into a habItntlon Of the gods.
~ the ancient Roman remarked.
Before me rises an immense city
spotted here and there with countless
domcs and minarets. II seems ms
though II was born of the sea. like
Venus. The blue waves dash on the
many shores carrying large ships into
the very heart OF the city. It occupies
one Of the best natural positions In the
world. II II built ON a triangular
shaped piece Of land which lies on the
west sidc NJ the southern entrance to
the BoHphorus. ON the northern side
Of the city there runs a strip Of land
out into the Bosphorus called the Gold
IN Horn. Tho city Ia divided into three
parts. The Pcra IL the European part,
whore all the hotels are. II Is the
cleancst and hcalthiest part. occupied
mainly by foreigners Of all nations.
stamboui II the Turkish quarters. the
oldcat part OF the city. You have TO go
over a branch OF the acn ON the south
side OF Pcra to get there. Directly
across the DosphoruH lies the third part
called scritarl. This part Ia In Asia
Minor. while the former two are In Eu-
rope.
The old name OF constantinoplc was
Byzantlum. II was founded 500 u. G.
by Byxas. deriving It's name from him.
II was rebuilt by Constantine \. u. 3ss.
changing Its name at the same time. II
has sustained numerous aicgcr. but has
not been taken very often. The Cruz
radcrs took II and after them the Turks
under Mohammcd II. 1858. and has re-
maincd IN their hands TO this day
Everything seems new. strange and
fascinating to the eye. The streets are
narrow. dirty AMI poorly paved. RID
Ink up from thu steamer landing I
thought ! would have had my teeth
shaken out. Thousands OF dogs are met
with. often read VI the dogs 81 Com
ntantinople. and thought the tales
drawn a little strong. ! can believe
them now. Every rut In the road, gut
ter or sidewalk IN full OF them. Going
about the distance Of one of our Salt
Lake blocks counted iil dogs. They
ar" Just hH numerous nH that all over
town. They are Of the yellow eur type.
belonging 10 no one. and just rove tho
streets for n living. The people throw
their days refuse out In the street ~
an evening ana the dogs clean u up.
They are the toughest looking lot %
ours ] ever laid eyes on. once In "A
while u member OF the board Of the no.
cicty FOR the prevention OF cruelty 10
animals VIII throw "A bucket Of scaiding
w6ater on brute. saving the poor dog
De 'hnr.,tr blii Othrrxi are Que mass
u cuts. bruises and sores. They favor
the Ucrinnns IN being proud of their
many well earned scars. They generals
~ receive your heartfelt blessing when
they commence to rercnadc the cook at
midnight. ] gave them n benediction
on top an felt Ike opening my heart.
Each one has his dlHtric, and woe be
unto the dog that geta out of his lawful
boundaries. II he gets back with his
bones he does well. He expects to lose
his flesh. All their difficulties are aet-
Tied during the night. In the day they
lay around ana sleep anywhere. They
simply wont move out ~ your way. I
asked my Drusomnn why they did not
rct rid of them. lie said they were the
salvation OF conHlantinoplc. n II was
not tor them. the streets would yet full
or rubbish. breeding all manner ~
germs. one OF the HultanH tried Ia get
RIA ~ thcm once. and aH the peopl.
would not hear OF them being Killed. he
had them taken by boat to AN island In
the black sea, and was going TO keep
thrn there. They transported three
or four boat loads. but for some M luck
or another. some one must have thrown
them overheard. The people dropped
e. the little game and made such q roar.
they had 10 leave thcm alone.
The sea N valuable for getting rid OF
tan or minister who wants 10 run HIS
nnnirH. II holds IT. secrets we'll, and
could toll ns bloody tales M the canals
OF Nenlc. n allowed TO speak. STAN
houl II the Interesting part Of the Wiz
lngc. Everything II oriental. The pco-
pie are dressed In every inconccyablc
costume imaginable, some with a pair
OF trousers with sort OF a hanging
seat To them that drops about three
feet don't know what they use II
for. It's the most outlandirh Ret-up I
have seen Va far. from the Laplnndera
In the north 10 the Greeks In the south.
Others have long robe varying In ool-
or, the bright huea generally predom-
lnnte, Az Tor head gear the red fez II
the most popular while turbana. hell
NETS ana every other sort OF pate COW
ering II worn.
Every second person you meet has
the word beRTnr stamped ON hls face,
mud ns for oripples never saw the like
OF them. even In a side show. Nature
seems Ia have been Vieing with some
power to see which could produce the
best freak. They are simply beyond
description ana aa thick nH fleas. They
have got the begging art down In all
Its resources. A man will show YOU nn
enormous head at first IN that doesn't
lose your purse strings. he VIII produce
q pair OF legs shaped like a streak Of
lightning, then comes one arm about
a foot long with tiny warped fingers,
J did not wait for any more surprises.
gave him his aims and new. A COM
mon cripple would die here In q little
while Even the others would GROW over
light weight. such as n man with both
legs cut on, lie wouldn't be- In II, The
females wear the dark Veil over their
features while they think nothing OF
showing their limbs a black SILK robe
generally answers for n dress tied In
NJ the waist. You don't meet great
many on the stccts. they seem to keep
Indoors very much Although II is not
uncommon 10 meet them around the
haznrs. They are quite plentiful but
not as numerous M the men.
The mosques are all on the STEAMBOAT
side, that is the main ones. ~. sophia
v the finest. II was built by the Chris
vans u, e. 53l, under the Roman en-
neror. Justinlan. and took seven years
10 build II. one hundred architects. 100
master masons and 10000 masons were
employed during tho whole course OF Its
construction. II IN In tho form Of a
urcck cross, go feet long by 2i3 feet
VIDE and 10 surmountcd In the center
ny dome, the height being 1880 feet.
~ addition TO this are two large and
hlk small dOmes, with four mnnrets
hlied by the Mohammednns. The IN
,erlor at one time must have been much
more handsome than at present The
ceiling IL covered with beautiful Aiosaics