Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-05

~ OWN A-A DIX recently wrote
for The srA Yofh Evening Post
n "a entertaining letter % travel
IL dong h.tbAys coasts From
his d.. .ptou % 1upoli the
following paragraphs are taken.
though II viii be- seen that he wrote
before the ancient city had become
the confer of military movement.
Tupoli IN parhary. the Turkish city.
stands up wonderfully behind iis long
walls as VII. "a from the deck IN
tho early morning H. distant build
lugs show ey,,y tint Of bur and am
Der aud cream white with here and
there dash oi pink or soft blue
Seven minarl each With up or lpire
u emerald green point the way OF
heaven 10 tho faithful End Two iro"n-
INK gray forir,sses threaten ne way
In other dlrec BOA 20 iuhdol assailants
The view "a Instant because there IL
no hafbor ana the wide bay rs shat
low ships must BE well out IN the
ottng
Here Is a city little known TO the
world. housh So allurngly Ia the cur.
rents OF he worlds travel and trade
Few traders and fewer tourists visit
Tripoli Probably not many persons
could wen fell you exactly where this
TurkftH d..arf rplOny Ia
Must Have Escort
Tho landing IL made In small boats.
and passports or passes consulairas
must be shown al the little landing
stage before permission 20 land is
granted u IL We'll 70 repair at once
20 the British French or italian con.
sulato 90 obtain the escort and pro
lection u a kayass for the native
Tripolttans are none too well dis.
posed toward casual foreigners In.
der fhs guidance then OF the kayass
or Iau.ssafy a resplendent ebony Ia.
diyiduu In gorgeous uniform and
bearing the baton or big stick OF OF.
nc, vc explore the city
one realizes nj once that one hes
left European soil and the methods
~ European municipal governments
Tho streets are dirty. narrow and ~.
paved Everywhere are evidences that
~, city R left largely 10 govern e.
SELF In tlt approved Turkish fashion
But q is mll % novelty and varied in.
terest Here is a great market square
with araldes al the sides and with
rude bl' massive stone fountain In
the center Vendors squat on the
ground behind strips % mating. on
which ar. little piles 81 oranges
lemons fls vegetables. grains nuts.
nsh dried locusts and other unedible-
looking 01hies
Cooks fr, frlitcrs IN oil over basins
OF glowing charcoal Laden donkcys
push their way through the ihrong
cameis sI, sullenly by children
shout and rlay and al the daily life
% n husy Oriental mart unr0lls itself
Farther 0r ire the long covered alleys
n the CHIEF bazaar. the Sioux 81 Turc
Here are worry and ostrich feathers
and quaint ritive jewelry In another
direction n.s the Hara or Jewish
quarter. 81 .ng elimpses into queer
little shop. aud into the patios or
Interior courts OF the private houses
Roman Arch
In the very center oi the city We
are reminded that Rome the uniyer
sal has been in Tripoli Here stands
solid ornate triumphal arch. built n
the compaf lively rare form STYLED
ouadri'ons % marble once white. nov
earkened s1d defaced by time An
inscription siill legible records that Il
vas erected hy a quaestor under the
Joint reign ~ Lucius Aelius Verus and
Marcus AI-l ius II stands low for
Il Is halft.-ied In the accumulated
soil and one % rs portals Is debased
20 the purpose OF a native ccopers
shop nut ~ carvings still preserve
something ~ their arcieni beauty and
the structure standing there IN the
heart Of 90 alien city and civilization
during an these centuries speaks o.
the power aud prestige o. the days Of
the Caesars
The desert comes close up 20 Tripoli
OF al sides There Is no hinierland
a. there l. With Taneicr and Alsiers
AID Talls There are rich resources