The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-24


will be Slow but the harvest will be great we believe in
the ultimate triumph Of the gospel
In this city the dog nuisance needs be One of
party having counted III dogs within four blocks of
given point has estimated number of dogs here at one
and onehaf millions Our estimates has figured it
that the dogs carry about them ten billion six hun
ded Aeas All this known to the government but YOU
must not kill dog catch flea except your peril And
then the kind of dogs and the they get The dogs
the scubbiest looking lot in the world 1t not be
oherwethey have home Streets no owner but
the town.
Last Friday the visitors here had the pleasure seeing
the Sultan to This ceremony partly church, part
y state is performed every Friday and the prayer
of the many grand Mosques. Those St Sop
hia early but was at
that of Valdez that the ceremony of last Friday place.
Armed with tickets from respective embassies drove
to the Mosque took up positions opposite
guard house. stood for three hours and half of mortal pen
keep places of
soldiers marching to Turkish music About 1890, the word
passed to uncover, signal that royalty The
spectacle neutrality-suspicious., sailors, all gaudiy
Grated presented cheered Justify and behold the Sui
tan OF urkeyan old looking, dried plainly dressed
gentleman of 65-Abdul Hamid-came in view. AS he
nmbly assembled the steps to the Mosques private
trance the bands played soldiers cheered until he sap
peared within the of prayer. At that
Election passed my mind The idol of millions of
guided Mussumen--the chief enemy of christians in the
east-the murderer Of 100000 Armenians day-the
head of the corrupt government that the
earthhe has ke down within that temple to pray? Did
he pray for God the ignorance and poverty of the
people in Palestine Syria and Asia Minor? Does he pray
for liberty and justice to all his subjecs WE'LL hardly
But there redeeming features about the prayer
Of the Sultan, short-asted thirty minutes. During
the services the soldiers Sailors distinguished officials
arms, while the visitors treated la Turque
in the guard house and given cigarettes
venr of this, to ridiculous affair. He has right
pray but he has right squander money cavalry
infantry to look while the people suffering for food
and clothing Oh! city of Constantine, christian
emperor of the Romans-cty of Theodosus pous queen
Theodoracity of Justnian who built St. Sophia
hundred that had ruler worthy of thee
Nature has endowed thee with every possible grace but
Islam has enslaved thee!
Speaking of the natural beauties of Constantnople you
will doubt pardon should particular the
Golden Horn and the Bosphorushe former has no equal
in the world harbor An inlet spanned by three pom
toon bridges ten miles long, miles Undiscovered by
shipping from all parts of the gobe-protecon from every
STORM yet deep enough accommodate the heaviest
of The latter is that fast running pbearing strait
connecting the Black Sea with that of Mamora dashng by
the wharfs and walls of the city, spreading gor
everywhere it have had the pleasure of boat
rides here the Horn reminds you the North river
Bosphorus grander than the Lower Hudson On either
side you have endless work of villas shin
ming like the clear blue. The you take for the
trip poor affair." strong doubt but very primitive in
appearance strong curtain is drawn the boats
deck beamws mark the boundry line between the sexes
the keep part bows while the Turkish
ladies enjoy fragrant cigarette
vulgar gaze of men.
Yesterday Palm Sunday, wandered home in thought.
greeted the faithful boughs and branches
of old-appealed for glorious tomb the Savior and
resurrection from every vice. walked two