Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-10

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yourself with endless and imperturba
bic patience, expecting 70 hagglc
hours over the smallest purchase ana
to finally pay less than one-quarter OF
the price az first demanded. You neeu
not trouble yourself TO study the ma.
tive money, as French colns-sO much
more easily understood, are actively
current. II Is we'll. however, TO remem-
Der that the Tusinlan plastre is ex~
changeable at the rate Of one and a
half piastre for one franc The most
famous Of the baZaIs are the Souk-el-
Attarin. or market of the perfumers,
the SOuk-el-Turk. where arms are
sold; and the Souk-el- Seraiin or bazaar
OF the saddlers fun of splendid en-
broidery on leather. The trade OF
Tunls, both foreign and domestic. Is
something amazing. Its linen and vol
EN- and recap manufactures alone em-
ploy upwards Of ffty thousand people.
and its morocco leather embroidery
aud perfume distlllerIes as many more
Among its exports are also sponges.
tunny-fsh. gold-dust, SIENNA, wax.
hides and elephants tusks This city
Is the center Of the caravan trade OF
northern Africa, and nothing can be
more interesting than 90 stand at one
Of the great gates and observe the life
and movement Of these peculiar means
Of commercial travel. Toward evening,
oriental life may be seen at It's best Ia
the Halfa- ouine, or central square,
where Moors and Arabs Greeks. Nubians
and all the rest Of them congregate. 10
smoke their chibouqucs and drink their
coffee. enjoy solemn games Of chess and
"a f,4g f,,r A. fn1a %
fessiOnal story telers.
Another most interesting place TO the
American visitor Is the Protestant
cemetery Of st. George, belonging to
England, hut used by other Protestant
nations. II is In the Maltese quarter
and you must 60 TO the British con
sulate for the keys. Il was here that
John Howard Payne, author OF Home.
Sweet Home" was first buried. and,
here may still be seen the monument
which his grateful country" tardny
erected You remember that he was
United states consul 90 Tunls, where
he died, In the spring of 1859. Thirty,
one years later, after his immortal
song had become dearer 90 more hearts
than any ever written, his body was
transported to the land OF his nativity
aAih iFiiAAfAlNAl III NfAulltul 'fhk mn
cemetery near Washington, y. c., az
the expense Of the late millionaire
philanthyopist, Mr. w. w. Corcoran. In
the Episcopal church OF ST. Augustine
IA short walk from the Hotel de Paris.
which, by the way. II the best In Tunls
lis a handsome memorial window, put
In by British subjects in this far coun.
try. in honor Of John Howard Payne.
L.. .{s II
granted - he hey, and the neat llttls
iron building lined with wood, was
erected by substitution,
Throughout the regency NJ Tunis ex-
cept-strange 20 say--in the sacred city
OF kerouan. Christians are religiously
excluded from entering any on the
mosques. The greatest one In Tunis
city Is Diamaa ex-Zeitouna, Mosque
Of the olive trees" n sort Of university.
or Mohammedan monastery. in which
a great many young Moors and Arabs
receive religious education.
II was founded as early as AID, Cos.
by Hassen el-Ghessani el-Oudjdl. under
the reign Of the Khalife. abd-el- Malek
ben Merouan on the site OF the cell OF
a Christian anchorite. Being In the
very heart Of the busy city. surrounded
on all sides by bazars, nothing can
prevent infdel eyes from gazing into
outer courts, but no feet but Of the
faithful have ever penetrated beyond
them.
Next In inheritance is the Djamaa
Sid Mahrez, distinguished bv its enor-
nous dome. surrounded by smaller Gu
polas, There are numerous other
mosques, medrassas or Mah0mmedan
colleges. zaonas and marabOuts. but
as we cannot get inside Of any OF them.
they are OF little interest to the for
eirner The mausoleum of the Beys,
called Tnrbet el-Bey. Is worth visiting
II has a great number Of dOmes. all
covered with gorgeous green tiles and
the interior Is wonderfully decorated
by plinth nilasters and entablature ~
rose colored marble, sculptured in the
Italian style.
The Kasha. which forms one side 81
the square, In which the town house
Of the Bey is situated. at one time con-
tanned the ancient palace OF that then
more powerful ruler and immense bar
racks for the accommodation of IAN
issaries as well as bagnlos for Chris
tan slaves. II was here that ten
thousand OF these slaves rose on their
keepers when Charles V. was attack
ing Tunis and turned the tide OF battle
In his favor. Now all the old build
ings have been demolished and hand
some barracks constructed for the
French troops nothing but the interior
wall Of the ancient Kasha remaining
The native troops have been reduced
TO n single battalion OF the once pow
erful Tunisian arnov These are the
body-guard OF the Bey, now well-drilled
and equipped. no longer TO he seen
bare-fOoted and knitting STOCKINGS
while on guard, as in days not long
gone by.