Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-26

winter visits at Yalta. speaks French fiu-
emily and Is quite familiar with modern
civilization. This knowledge and expe-
rience has broadened his mind and in
creased his intelligence, but has not I'M
proved his habits
He Is said to be very dissipated, ana
even more extravagant than his father.
There is a division of opinion among the
agitators. Both want to get rid OF the
emir. The radicals want an independent
liberal monarchy.
The conservatives. who have the COM
mon sense to realize the difficulties OF the
situation, advocate annexation to Russia.
They have seen the advantages or such
a connection at Samarkand and Tash-
kend. When a change Is made that VIII
happen. There will be no constitution
and no parliament.
The rigistan. or public square OF Box
or citadel. in which the emir and his Of
ficials are supposed to reside. On an
other side are the armory and barracks
OF the emir's guard military. On the
third side Is mosque and on the fourtn
barber shops and booths Of butchers and
bakers and provision dealers.
During the day a considerable part or
the square Is occupied by hucksters,
peasant farmers from the country. who
bring in vegetables. fruit. eggs and other
produce and garden truck, and when they
have disposed of their stock they fold up
their tents like the Arabs and silently
steal away.
Liabehaus Divan Begi.
Connected by a narrow passage with
the rigistan Is a square pool known az the
Liabehaus Divan Begi or resting place
of the finance minister. This stone basin,
like all others in the city. is filled with
nasty-looking yellow fluid. four or five
feet deep, which Is reached by flights
of steps from the surrounding terrace.
At any time of day. from sunrise to sun
set, you can witness the extraordinary
spectacle of persons using the same
water for bathing. washing soiled cloth
ing and drinking.
a Persian lamb. or some other article
from his stock, and scrub IL with soap
and brush alongside of a servant who is
filling an urn for the use OF his masters
household. A butcher will bring chunk
of meat which has fallen from his coun-
ter to wash of the dust: a hackman will
din up Q bucketful of the Shiny fluid to
refresh his horses, and the next moment
will return with piece of greasy harness
which he will dip into the basin and
There is no use to which water can be
nut that is not adapted at some time dur
ing the day upon the steps OF this pool.
People tell me they have seen the same
an urn of drinking water from the same
spot within five minutes.
Many lighthouses.
There are many lighthouses in Bokhara
similar to those in Constantinople and
other Turkish cities. although there are
no private rooms. Everybody dresses and
receives massage In the same room and
wallows In the same pool.
IT il filled with boiling water, heated
by charcoal fires underneath and flowing
I'm and out slowly, 80 that the tempera-
ture can be maintained at the same de-
gree. The stone platform OF the room
surrounding the basin Is wet and slip
pery and there are no hooks upon which
a bather can hang his clothes.
Around the wall Is bench of masonry
coated with cement, where the patrons
eli while they remove their garments.
On one side, perhaps two is q wide plat
form In an alcove. where massage work
is done.
After removing his clothing the bather
sits around for five or ten minutes to
accustom himself to the temperature,
then descends gradually. a step at q time,
into the pool. which is heated to no or
liz degrees. He will find 1t already oecu-
MED by several other persons, but that
does not seem to be an objection.
He remains In the water as long as he
likes and Is permitted to use soap which
Is usually applied with bunch of coarse