Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-05-12

noney from tne mountains OF Hy
mettus with eggs II ordered) con
stitutes q proper breakfast In Athen.
as In all metropolitan hotels Of tn,
continent, but q five course luncf
would seem to make up fully for any
loss, not to mention the dinners which
seem gorgeous, especially TO a plaius'
men like myself.
The Sunday morning service on
Mars Hill was the most inspiring
event Of the voyage thus far. The
sermon was by the Rev. John Potts,
chairman Of the International lesson
committee. Nearly all OF our 800
were packed upon the bald summit OF
the rock with the Acropolis in full
view, the ruins Of the market place
visited by Paul lying a little distance
below while the marble forum from
which the powerful denunciations Of
Phillip were delivered was near.
Do you know much about Constan.
tinoplep confess | did not. But
history lies ten deep all along the
HellesPont and the Bosphorus. Our
nightly lectures on shipboard by men
in nearly every instance who are rated
as authorities, in themselves consti.
tute q liberal education. MIR. Peers,
for instance, an Englishman at the
head Of the Constantinople bar, who
knows more than any other living
man on Constantinople, past and
present, gave us a lecture during our
stay In that city Of paradoxes. For 1t
is a marvel of beauty seen from the
Marmora; distance does lend encbant.
ment; the towers and domes and
minarets, the palaces and mosques,
the cypress groves, and the myriad
masts in the beautiful harbor OF the
Golden Horn-all these impress the
stranger with the imperial glory Of
the city Of Constantine. Butat closer
range the stencil and filth Of her ILL.,
kept streets, the tumble.down build.
ings both public and private; the
thousands of NANCY, mongr>l, !, yellow
ours that infest the narrow crowded
'treets-,these bring swift and painful
Each new Sultan requires
new palace and builds many
mosques, hence the meagreness Of the
,ity's public works. We saw no
ielephone In the city. The fire de-
,artment watches for fires from high
'ower, report to the Sultan before
lction can be taken and make bar
,ain with the owner Of the building
'efore applying the water. They
walk to the fire and run home-so
hey say. As dogs are deemed sacred
for killing q man or
dog are seven and three years. re.
pectively.) So pigeons are also con-
lected with pretty legend about the
aving Of Mahomet's life and no loyal
doslem will kill one. The "Pigeon
contains thousands Of them,
large bequest having been made to
eed them. The mosque Of St. Sophia
'uilt by JuStinian as q Christian
,hurch is q marvel OF architectural
kill and is the pride Of the city. We
listed 1t Of course. Shoes must be
emoved and slippers provided by
substituted. The rugs
'overing the floor are sold at fabulous
prices every four or five years to
iealers in antique wares and are re-
placed with new ones at market value.
Robert College here is doing great
work among the followers Of Ma
The cruise Of the Bosphorus
md OF the Black Sea was q pleasing
eature OF our journey. Returning
through the Dardanelles and past the
.ncient site OF Troy we anchored at
smyrna, the second commercial city
4 the Turkish Empire. The local
and tne tomb OF Polycorp
we're visited. Along the ancient
roman road for fiity-four miles runs
railroad through the beautiful val
ey Of St. Ann, to the site Of ancient
Iphesus where 800 Of us visited the
temple Of Diana and took lunch and
Ield service 10 the ancient open air
heatrs Of St. Psul'S Bay, recently
xcavated. | had never sufficiently
ppreciatsd the value TO the world Of
be excavation societies. The beauties
hey have laid bare in this city alone
Justify the wArmsst sncOnIumL The