The chronicle=news., 1913-03-10
TURKISH TRADE MARKS
~AAZAA" TAKES PLACE OF AMER.
icAk DEPARTMENT STORE.
Coffee Shop an inssparable Accom-.
paniment Of Each shop-Ars
cLassihsd According to the
Business Done.

Bazars take the place OF department
stores In baxdad. Tho word ''baxar
means bargain. but In the Turkish
sense II is generally applied u Re
ries OF shops forming u continuous
row ON both sides Of thorouEhfare.
AS Turkish streets are narrow. often
only eight or ten feet wide. conEes-
ton results. The shopa themselves
are small. the more com,nodious being
only eight by ten feet. and the small
er hv. by six feet. One whole side
opens on the street.
In Ragdad. writes the American con.
sui. bazars are divided into several
classes. according to the location and
the wares sold. The classification fol
lows;
Karia bashi II the name Of tho
bazar where groceries. candles and
liquids are sold. sux.clshorsa i~ where
fruits and vegetables are sold. The
name Is also applied to the district.
and 1t is generally understood that the
drug stores are In the bazar sug'el-
shorsa. though II ix % only by acci'
dent. In the suE.el.sarai wearing ap-
parel. habcrtiashery. antiques and rugs
are sold. SuE,cLchukhcchi In the
baxnr where IisGdad made cloth. such
Ms prints. calico and silk goods. is
sold. Yemenchia Is the baxar where
native shoes arc manufactured and
sold. Sus.eLseiahr is the coppersmith
bazaar. The copper IL heated and
worked while hot inside the shops, but
r.. IL. L. k, an al
Into shape out in the street
Babelasha In occupied by the black.
smiths. tinSmiths and carpenters. The
blacksuithx make chains. nails. locks
and horse nnd donkey shoes. Tho tin.
smiths manufacture tin vessels. pots.
water canx and lanterns. The carpen.
t-rs make practically all the furniture
used there and cofi'ns. doors and door
aud window frames.
Different bazarS arc segregated In
different, parts of the city. and tho
district often takes the name Of the
haznr. Some baxars are also named
after the district In which they are
situated. there being no sharp divi-
sions Of the baxar according 10 the ma.
terial sold. An example IL the bazar
Sug.cLhanoon In the Jewish district.
which Is said to BE- patronixcd by
Jews only. In each bazar there Is u
, khan for every ten or twelve shops.
These khans are Two stories high and
have an open court In the center. the
rooms on the four rides all opening
Into the court. A large door leads
from the open court into the street.
The rooms in the khan are let to the
different shopkcepers for their eur.
plus wares.
Each bazar has a coffee shop. which
is a large open place partly covered
by roof. where q large number Of
cheap wooden setteeS are arranged In
rows Any one who sits down In "A
coffee shop first gets a cup OF Turkish
coffee and then native pipe in which
ShIrza tobacco is smoked. The
charge for the coffee and the use Of
the pipe is about two cents. The
coffee shop Quahwat Pasha Is the
"tpurse" for the native business peo-
Pile. Here the merchants gather to
discuss trade bills and other subjects.
Representatives Of the banks ascer.
tain here the number OF bills TO be
taken up and secure the facts from
which they can determine the ex.
change rates for bills and for foreign
coins. The rates are practically dc.
termined In the coffee shops.