The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-14

Iur protrudlng from the edge; long,
black cloaks, with hem of gilt en-
broidery; longer white skirts, edged |
in red lace; pale blue kerchiefs about
the head, hair down the owners back
in dozen tiny strands like proven
bal Topsies at home, and each with
a ribbon of another color. So the
picture shifts and scintillates and
before our eyes.
RevoIutIonists at Homo.
One has a wonderful opportunity
here to see how these revolutionists
conduct themselves. A woman has q
bunch of chickens by the legs in one
hand, trying to sell. A man, nearby,
has a great band about the waist to
which hangs pannier with coke.
Coke is the soft coal of Bulgaria
Another hawker has pigeons in bas-
kets. for the Bulgar Is fond of these.
In other baskets, or suspended from
either end of pole worn across the
shoulders, are rabbits fresh from the
Balkan wilderness. Turkeys. too.
half wild. are carried in the same
fashion.
The young market girls are pretty
and their wares are the best Of their
sort. Many Of the maidens have in
their care large tin boxes Of mush-
rooms, which are almost as plentiful
as potatoes, and are frequently found
in large, rounded trays on the side
walks over the city. Fisherboys,
with nets over the shoulder, as In
pictures Of the old Arabian
Nights" stop to chat with them while
standing guard over like trays of
river fish. Here is man with
sponges in one hand and fowl in an
other. Yonder a woman Is selling
sptnd1es, sitting beside a basket of
them in the broiling sun. A squeal
and lad goes by with a live pig
under his arms. A cry, and the toy
seller is upon US. Women Jingle az
they pass for the silver bracelets on
the arm.
Then we enter another quarter of
the marketplace. Here most of the
women bear black and white bags in
which they carry their purchases, and
here the hair is divided into still more
numerous braids. I counted II of
these on one woman's back while we
were watching the spectacle.
To pick this melee apart would be
to spoil 1t. There's a beggar, his
arms crippled when babe, that he
might become a mendicant. Beyond
is a girl who has each braid end in q
ribbon and coin, and he covets these
as she passes. Now and then Turk
will pass, selling Turkish coffee. So
much for the market at present.
Gypsies are as numerous as the
children; but even more plentiful are
the harkers. They remind one of old
London by their number.
Among the booths where the wood
en- water-flasks and the heavy peas
ant knives are sold, is the Greek
cathedral. The car Of Russia has
recently given a fund to this. Across
the front Of the church a wooden
screen, known as the iconastas, ia
built, heavily painted in white and
covered over with patterns Of gray.
On this the icons, or sacred paintings,
are hung, but the workmanship OF
these Is poor. Great pillars, In double
rows. support the church itself, and
on a stand beside one of these q
treasure" is shown. This latter ID
a glass case containing 10 medallions
about 5x3 inches in size, each en-
, quisitely made miniatures from the
life of Christ. Heavy crystal chande
liers serve to illumine the treasure
Besides, there are great candelabrs
illumining a tomb, covered by a can
, opy Of red, with silver plates and
heavy velvet cloth Of purple, drapet
between. The whole interior Of the
: church appears lofty, and yet In com
] parison to other Greek cathedrals Il
not uninspiring. The mighty candle
( sticks, Of the thickness OF tree trunks
} that are intended to be the piece ID
, resistance of the church, resemble az
? aggerated Turkish coffee mills mort
than anything along lines artistic
The church. however, is interesting n
being the place Of worship Of KIM
Ferdinand and the royal family o.
: Bulgaria, and next the archimidrate',
seat (of heavy carved oak). there h
! heavily gilded canopy Of scarlet -