Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-18


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become aFs1us q conneree heiseen
GnsKEa and St1mboEl To stand %
snns q thesR hriageS watch the pas
ipe Multitude nee TIE slaves with
thsir eDarmouk burdens bear The
puise n peegas. baatzand rehicles are
the greatest sights q TIE Goioen
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ealntz = the central parfis1 Of Coo-
grzntin8pe- IL contains TIE POSI-
usaoeS. the hanks and the boteS The
buildings ara low and usually frAne
ne streets are rda u Esdswalksoffen
nsf vice e1eagh FIR carriages 70 pass
md lined with FzsE grU1ps q oogS that
hAre Tie appearance Of hyenas Many
eanazgrsFsons have occurred Ia this
porsi1n of TIE city. There are tvo
fhngs q special Importance In Gal1ua,
the Genoese hoEer and The castle
The Genoese t0wer x1s frst built
In the 1ith centzry. The structure
Is some tw0 hundred feet high. divided
into several stories, and surrounded
nv galleries In the TOP Of the tower sits
. ssntinel DAY and night watching for
fire or any other disaster thai might
occur. In ease os FIRE or disaster the
wsfchnan wires the Sultan. who d.
reefs the method q procedure, and
then the sentinel giFes The alarm II
Ra hard, difscult climb to the top
gallery. but the matches view is
worth al that il costs.
The castle Is the most superb build
ing In OnnktantinOple- IL was the
home Of one Of the previous Sultans.
The reception room is extra large.
Tao massive ionic columns stand On
each Of the four sides A hne cut-glass
mantsl is over each Of the peerless
CRATES The furniture is gorgeous
and matches The ball room is some
fifty yards square. The unsurpassed,
beautiful dome is thirty-hye yards In
diameter and fifty yards high. The
establishment is magnificent and
princely. The chandeliers are CON-
posed Of mulutnaes Of pieces Of richly
carved cut-gl2sS. Words fail 10 pic
ture its striking brillianey and glow
ing TiridDess. There are more bath
rooms IN the castle than there are
rooms IN our modern homes, and they
are CONSTRUCTED out Of pure aIabaster.
The castle is = place Of marvellous
exquiSiteresS
Perz is the eastern division Of Con-
stantiDople 1t is the modern portion
q The city and the home Of the for
elgner. Palaces OF Embassies and
Europeans decorate the streets. 1t
has . hne public park. fashionable
shops and the home Of the Sultan.
The palace OF the Sultan is a village
within itself. Ii is enclosed With an
unsczable wall. Administrative build.
.ingS, dwelling houses, barracks,
mosques and floral gardens are within
the wall The home OF bis Majesty
is charminly designed.
Constsutinople is a city Of domes,
spires and minarets; full Of historic
interests, mosques and dogs; saturated
with ignorance, fifth and superstition;
made brilliant By payilions, harems
and palaces, giving incidents for an
Gent. modern and church history; en-
eourzging Mohammedanisn and deter
ring Christianity. 1t is q city doomed
70 eternal night.
Ny next letter will cover the Bos-
phorus, Smyrna and Epuesus.