The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-04-28

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seemsfto be the product Of repeatedly
: riolent mixtures Of orient and occi.
dent, the unrest Of civilization and
the peNer OF persistence OF that truly
not eaviabie bliss which feels Itself
happiesf In nth and dirt Mustapha
Suoerisure. city Of villas and hotels.
rises hove the new and old city, the
European. and the Arabian quarters.
vo uptuous. decked With flowers. like
an unchaste beauty nodded Into the
hfliy country, which, as outermost
spar Of the snow-covered heights OF
the Atlas and the Djurjura. descends
to the very boundary Of the city. says
Appleton's Booklovers' Magazine. Con
stsucted with the white marble. adorn-
et VITA far-projecting. horseshoe
shaped arcades, and crowned with
fantastic cupolas and towers. the
residences of the European and Ara
bian nobility lie amid their Slimmer-
Ing, ellsteuiDs gardens. A fragrance
arises from these gardens which ac-
/. oompanies the wanderer for miles
and miles. completely bewltching his
senses :, : - fstrN ~
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A City, u Contradictions. rs. =,
The road ascends in broad serpen-
tines. cspstantiy leading Into more
tempting. more fascinating beauty.
The land glitters In Its robe Of green,
haze d blue covers the sea and one
marble structure next to the other
CLEANS II pure white. but this trial Of
rntSr1 II hsrp lad tra thA d. ~
widest variegated coiors which seem
J to cover every foot OF earth, seem
to pour down ON Us from every Gre
vice In the rocks. from every branch
OF every tree. The very air seems to
~ dyed With these same rich hues.
and. plying the glorious colors Of the
setting syn. draws mantle of har-
monte splendor about the city below
this city OF curious contradictions.
It 10 assuredly interesting that the
best examples OF Arabian art in archi-
the. Heart Of the European quarter.
We are almost astonished to ind that
ut least tome Of these. above all the
TWO principal mosques. have remained
absolutely untouched. Two towers
have been added to q third mosque
which In its contraction IL by far
the inest thus Transforming It into
q cathedral. though each single nook
and corner loudly demonstrates
against its present designation. The
interior 10 marvelously decorative.
aud tts almost chaste marble ara.
hesaues. it, ornamental and scrolied
texts belonging to q totally dliYeren.
faith. stand in decided contrast to the
magnificent pomp OF q high mass
which the archbishop is celebrating
with grand ostentation to roaring.
alia0st operatic music. We see hal
berdlers in gold. glittering uniforms.
carrying their majestic weapons.
carons in costly embroidered vestures.
( tho' long rows Of choir boys In their
red and white SUPPLIES.
In the CATHEDRAL. NH
The archbishop. with the fne mild
head Of patriarch. white flowing
;beard soft AZ silk. with the character
'istic dlgnitySand enlightenment Of his
movements, truly appears as sort
of higher being. The service helng
ended. the entire mass of people
moves down the steps of the cathedral
ncrnsx the small square leading to
the residence Of the archbishop. for.
merly tas palace Of an Arabian digni-
tary. A deAse crowd hens the way
In the hope of winning the blessings