Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-20

anu printing OFFICES iGE more COMMON
are the ancient practices, In Damas-
Gus, / am told by old residents, there
1are several professional procurers, both
women and men, who make it their
business 10 travel throughout the in
terror picking up pretty women and
buying them OF their parents ON
4 speculation. Similar people carry Oh a
similar business in Constantinople
Smyrna ana other large cities. They
fare known throughout the country,
ana when they arrive in town or a
village their presence becomes adVer-
tsed, and they are waited upon at the
khan (or inm by fathers Who have
daughters for sale or local spectators
who know where choice human mer-
chandi4e may DE- ob.aircI. Thc pro-
| Curer. having obtained a collection, for
! which he he's paid larger or lesser
| sums, according to their personal Gt-
fractions. returns to Damascus with his
camel ,-ar.,,-.,f, and ,,Is,. ti, ..s,.r.. -,
i.-.,,.
| N-' M" l'ua-' "lieie tioS aft 1't'itu-
| ou nv UrcSsm lk.rs. miliiucrS. hair
dresecrs ana other rroouls ,-hn en-
t
'i'.Ii'' lHrl' otdul| bE df-'i'Ial h'tii-
J cos ANA dress them according to the
prevailing. fashion
| AZ, ,..t,,. 4.,.;, a.. ,..1- ..,. ,..... -. .
-. !" '''''NN Pui 1i'' Mini MI
| lHi9 kiild Always KNOW, or cam easily
ascertain where 10 .uuIv. ana when the
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| '''''i-a ii'i Il tIol I'itS
mean business ana ar lDlr ~ PAY his
| prices Tie negotiations b.aiU. when
! tbn,-. i.,.,-,, ,.a..,.t,.1 . -,.t:,, ,;-4 -, .
| m ~ " ''l-i PM '-11
! customer rs admitted to tine house
where tn" girls. are Kept ana allowed
- ine~.,+ ~, t,.,,, ",
| IliSii tii'lIiA7' " heh ne
! makes Il selection inc price is agreed
upon ANA tn money fe p1iJ uslIlIiv
! fr,rn e-no 70 e7G., - -, -
49, %'-''' 1'.''. - ll'l"' III 20
l"dt liAi WINTER 4 Sifl n marvellous
! beauty was soll I'LL Damascus fYr
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'"0 W.. d ~ 'e'Salal' Most u
th' GlfiS are tlfcaSsllns. IL is tha Gus
tom I'LL that country Tor fathers IN Viii
thrir Jau0l,+.,, ,,,l tE,., J,;,.a...;.., IT,,
49,, ca" ,'iN III "oSi"" W.
men are cOlSldered the most beautiful
ih Hil the Ottoman Empire.
Mon engaged in tbie bre;noes Io,a ,
certain degree Of cGr,.,.i@,,til,,r,
They will NOT deal with christians nm IL
WAYS exact !, f,I.l.a rrn,,, tI1, a,r-r'1,,,',.
that rh. ,-frfiv5 aT5 HI, I'M nI,. y TIL
ever has any sh1U he hra,I,,j,i m IL,
the trlIo faith p. Sn,ne ,,,5,,ia - hi 49,
q matter MI uoiic-- 1.,tt.., Tiki, i,,,
beca.Is If +b1 ,iI ,iil,i
"A l,rncIIrgr. u-,e l.lIi,e. NIIsI,, - 1''.'
f.i,,f..t;.,,,. - " IN H--.9 t"
Cni ta1l.thS ~ would not re aloWtd -
u1.iiliu1 LII lllG business ana would pc
,.''-i,i.~t 7c11ILlf' Ho ltn Moul1ls'
,tI'''t9' "p"iu luoh ~ lAdt'
80 ''uIiiS IlgitilS aS' AT lldlldh hohiemah
,'l-l 1r.tI'i'Sa "pl.aIfu HI ouIst4hilhoilc
- T., ,, 4 VT II ! iLtilS7lill 9Fi. by some
- W 1lt'5t.iC nc ~ optdillIH ON,
~, ~ - ~ i'XS, HIE-us PGIcHiscu
hnr III &-,i III ri'' llliot. iiv 'pG'A
,,i.+ o -,.n i ILL., "liNiD Nllt HEtd IN HI
HilS - dild ltu proved idltni ut, anna Die
%liT 5lllHct vIldl'' Dut Hef hed!th hai
I'i4ed ttIiu Ht wanted 70 ett anntAer oi
Itit same SOTl, bdt was unable 70 GO -.
L-NtiN "HtIt lildl ne dppIeu ne was III
ioi iiiVp NJ l'g custom on p4ElhS an
STlI!!h5 human HER nad pcen ah'LSAgd.
mosons III atar I,rrirsI cer.,i hoI It'll
ana days they can worship God. Friday
the Sabbath of the Nlnslems when ali
true btIiey,rs of th4 rn1urf,iirr r-nd.r
,,'i. -.+ oi III It'll ll,' n ,'tli.r 6ei i
u-i,-as efs+arg a9d 5iIls5+ry rtsrt W III
c,,,I.rj Ina Iii ~ -, ia ~ P S,,.
AM their. .frne is moi surnt in Iycnninr anl
sorrow IL not thn oniy emntfon thrv Hill
Dllv III thes. crrasions Thnv taIxe Win
Them lunches ana parI9ndS of flovy,rs
ma l..,r.,t.. t;, -. - 1T. ~ -.
,tlI 1921 ILL His SItN In M l44-l, Iti"tiNt9
INn piIH dHu "''i' oNti tHt HfdH lnI ~
Ilil'. IrH' "hcN lhlS pIou3 GUY Is per-
i"IiHtu' tHtS GalHSF IN niue groups ana
nave 5000 llmc EpSSlpIH5 about tine iiN-
lnE' lhus the day q mourning lS very
puiiul"I Among lhe AoSIem women. II
mo. hat Of ciiiti,-rti.r thl. ,C.,,,.irtanc1