J rt View v of f Q Life Lf 1 A leW 0 Syrian 1 e ea By a Mormon Missionary 1 1 From l Aleppo a Mohammedan City of Two Hundred cd Thousand t A i roT Souls Joseph J O Phelps Writes W an Interesting Story of oft t Travel and Sojourn S journ Among the Arabs and with Facile Pen Peni I Depicts Scenes in In the Faraway Land i it H R rill Fell IS I have been I Id d loro IUro now flOW over 01 seven months and q n description of ot some of lC the Im r ot My Held t labor Ji may prove l to Iu tilt 1 of or Ihl News tw H 1 Aleppo Is III a oily elt of or About In Inhabitants 1 habitants al III although I iJ though there are 1110 a n II II r of hC Jews JoW Ar AI Armenians and a II pi city good f of tut well nM A AI good e of tho Iho I to are III Arab The Iho Arabs tiro 1110 very f people varying In shade that of Ii negro to 10 an octoroon Usually as aswell r III well known they the are uren a tribe 1111 each lIdl In IH governed by U a n hll somewhat like our American Indians They hr own great herds of or hoi BOS sheep and don f 1 WK i Mast ot oC the tho commercial goods sent i in I tho Ihn In served In III tiny Uny cup rl ll at lit Ihn but ho he heIll alien Ill coffee or not he hc l IU 11 pil to toIny pay Iny ft 1 few tw to hI tho Iho proprietor 1 ns tribute Tin 1111 religion of fit Mohammed or II HI m Is Islam lam hun ilK It II Is II termed by hy the faithful l II batted on two 1110 lil viz 11 There is to but hUI ne III and ineil In His 1111 i be believe lieve lIe Vail God od Rent H h great prophets Into the world 17 r Noah Abra Aul Imm IM lesus and Of or these IhK they eom l T Mohammed the la t md greatest II They hold that lIch each of uC these IhRl prophets Ihl will of oC God for COl n ench In III turn lurn being Therefore the lev 1111 they acknowledge wie true Irne be Hovers 11 on Ill In III the Ih time from ilo Io e They The deny the of c Ih books of oC Moi roi etc to 1 I v I li A COUPLE COU LE OF PEN SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR from fron here Into llito the tho Interior Is III carried by 1 these with heir One may go Into Iho nn day and beo Bce train of goods being packed out of oC tho city on camels It generally about ono Arab dit ver to 10 or 01 12 2 Tho Arab tUb it IL donkey to 10 ton n II annul for fill riding und and It II In III Indeed u n scene to iee fit GO 60 or CO cimel hin Ingle le with their lr drivers dotted here and on Much In Imported from and such as ns watches toys toy station stationery ery and so 10 on mostly OK II cum I from fl un Pi l unco Roods the tho Turkish Ted red cap and come from Germany liml contributes canned Roods groceries rIK and lino woven wove II Very Vory 1110 American stuff In II to 10 be ho found here heie ex except e cePI a n few ell rubber goods wire win etc ele MoL ot ur the Iho cloth that In If use by hy tho Iho natives IR IA made here Oil ott their own e or 11 mid probably ably no nOl country In tho tI win Id cuu cun boast of uC so many IIII ru carpets tapestries etc etl as can PelAla Arabia and rugs mado on a n sort of ot loom mill by II tho women ami children ren 1 r I on fino pell hero ro for 10 or 12 that would com command j mand a very cr foney tUlley price In Figs 1 olives oil root oranges and lem Jem oiin A arc aru Iho chief exports of Syria These ero formerly l to tho Iho sea Rea coast by camels hut but mm uw there a u number of 0 mini 11 rail railroads roads which take lallo the place pineo of camels to a It great extent IN Traveling In III tho Interior IB II slow and difficult WIH hero rO roads are ure eon con constructed tho chief chlof means ot Is IA Isby by carriage a 1 vehicle much covered only much with an nl opening cut In tho side Huch a IL carriage will hold about four COlli persons and tho Iho fee reo for tor ono one day Is hi about aboul from CO ro cents to 10 2 each poison l erl according to tit season and roads supply and de demand tl mand and also ul according to tho Iho shape of or tho Iho travelers hat Or If IC you wish a n you U pay Imy about aboul f 0 to O tor It Hut Bill the rail railroads thelt 1111 way roads aro nr gradually making Into the lIi cl and more mOll Inconvenient Incon modes or ot travel In Irow in carriage In the Interior khans frequently passed or oi Inns aio the Iho ill Ivors usually 11 I top to 10 taKe lak o their horses The may not got out of ot hili carriage he hc HO br he authentic Only On the Koran has down from Its Ihl first composition Muslims accept the doe doc doctrines trines of oC the th Immortality oC or the tho soul Roul and future and lIIL mill mil do not 1101 deny ciCilY that thul women have hILO souls TIlt The more enlightened 11 I among them receive lu III a Il sense the of Joys of ot hen hea eit In the Koran Admission sion slon to 10 Paradise Is II asserted to 10 be Ill won wun not nol by hy merit but bul by II the tho mercy of ut and also by Ills absolute Ire however Is t differently 11 aught hl by hy I schools nf an aK by II different schools of Chris All Muslims hoover hold that arc Homo elect to eternal happi happiness I ness lies Prayer almsgiving fasting and 1111 and also nl o frequent by I n scrupulously enjoined Mohammed upon the followers of er 11 mU t always b hI preceded by wash washing ing as n rom n II person not clean prayer Is nut not accepted The 1110 dress should also ho be clean mid lul It II Is III to 10 cover tho Iho ground a co of mi pet on which to II kneel On 01 entering a tho 1110 Muslim leaves his lils shoes with tho doorkeeper his 1111 ablutions ut HI the Ihl tank If lC not already purified and then Ihen turning goes through his hi vari various ous motions and prostrations On n Iho day 10 Friday 1 may transact worldly In Inthe the Intervals of I IntZ r on that day In Inthe the chair and pulpit I are Into of tho Iho Koran me rend or 01 and a II rv I by h an 1111 who sits on the top step alo of or the tho pulpit stairs Alms Almsgiving giving Is III the duty dut of Muslim faith ralth alms are arc oth others others voluntary but bul highly meritorious ers Tho rhe third duty ot of fabling Is Isch ch Ie I In III tho th month ot or Tho Ih fourth great duly IB hi tho pil pilgrimage to 10 Mecca and Ml II Ararat grimage should nil all good accomplish once In their lives Ies Th caravan of oC pilgrims bound for Mec Mecca ca en starts from rom Damascus Is annually with n nt display dl ot oC ceremony and rejoicing DOMESTIC LIFE II I I Domestic lift In Turkey varies a II deal from Crom that of It most any oth oUI other er country If you nu lero to go up III In III Ina I III a II baloon say 1000 foot above nn 01 or ill miry city ell In Turkey the sight that would moot your eyes OI would some somewhat what resemble n heap of ot molo nulo hills The streets street ir 1 ver 01 o ot only feet relt wide while others are nr eight 1 and 10 and up to 10 5 r and Ihl ire CO O hungry poor yel II U ow dogs on III ea h cornor more mure or less vP n If I mH THE TUE LATE MARY JANE WALKER WALKEE PACK I Mary MUI Jane P K v a v I 1111 in thu Ihl Island of f April 1111 H IN was Willi a II und died Willi Willij j hili two Ma iii u h lator Iho family wan waK to III Moi thu mother and com coming id ing to III with the tI Ib 11 18 the Ihu of h I I to III Ituk lib libI I flim mut lu III l Mi MIk Pack It with h hr r nil of ur Un Ih I l I Hit Ih n K 1 I meat thin Tl I 11 Ut Knit in l 1 I rill at III I lal iti i h f kif dl cl d t OH April i eum i h hs i s h 3 1111 and om II luy HI HIMI Mm MI J liI l I I i in hi II 10 of f liMU I to i 1 of f V nil u lu luIt I It 1 I I I r i Mih II I n i n l a Mis udla of cr Hell 11 Pin k of lira e alk X l ul of lC Mu MI Annie IM K KroC nf roC Mr IM Mm I Ill Klora l r II l lion ion Iun Mrs of uC IU Mm or Wyoming JuU J or HUH i 1 Harold it H or lit nil 1111 She Sh I I 74 14 and Jb IU R r mi larRu u II MI Im I l J for rOI mini 1111 II 11 II H I 1 i III Ih IP ill I 1 n oJ k ml 11 I HIM i ij Men Ier huld in III inIn lilt In KI ut III 1 I p I m II Thin d i i ill mil lh II Id MII nl J H 11 lil lilt und I II 11 Hull I I WI 11 II i 1 il lull un in ut ot III ui Ii i t 1 Ihl he look upon lh 1 I ili B as nA do ih 11 people or if the KHI Thc IY that onro olce t l nl of nr nn lIln n 1 up tho 11 nl 11 b uy night to II ople the dorn d und 11 ll i Oum ei NI the Ihl I II who mo tho lh lar n nand wan HA veil and 1111 the II I Th hu are Ir ot mortar walH around ha hu laige wll II r rII bill hii land Is II F In III the illy that a II homo In II built nit ni I the tl of lt ihn th lot til u 1 rd Is left In M YI II II i IH III paved with very loio i Tho homo Us h held hl c red lo 10 hll IC be beI I pei milled to t j o tit in tn In Inmate mate of ot C t women XII l this The of uC Die Ih ro 1001 lib n 1 ort of I w mat lut hu hl her amr over or HIPKO ire W hid Iho Home IH und 1111 t for which Ih are famous All Al around the III room may mn he b couches or hl for lor 01 vats as I a I rilo silling on ou the Ihl floor to 10 a n There It II rael iny lY In II tho Iho room 1011 except small 1111 n I stove Ilove or pan a 1 minor and 1 1 crimp a II cabinet Tho h food In II pre prepared Irl I pared 1111 nn n a I charcoal tire lirE mode In n a pan The meal In oaten on onn I Ia n a large Iray IrA no tables helm iwed n et PK PI all 11 lt lion on the Ih floor around Hie Ih trav n 11 oat with wit holl lingers out oUI of uC Iho mine dish 11 h rho food may be h bran hru and shorts l onions garlic arlie meat ment more garlic and mixed to 10 tho Iho I IcY of Iun h This Is culled or It I may II I I I be II vegetables stuffed lice gallic meat melt onions etc dc and bread together with the til chief chlof food of ot tho Iho natives rIl The Ihl as nl ii rulo rul me IlO very poor T I have seen as many as 11 10 como to tho dour door In one 10 di 11 Labor pore Ir Is very cheap which Is III the Ih can COlle c of 01 so HI many mILn lar emigrating nut of Iho country Many K go to 10 Am I while others go to 10 all ni ot or Km ope A tradesman tny a Il cai 11 pen pento to lu Is 1 doing well to In mlle oO 0 or 01 ID por day while Homo of ot Iho tho donkey boys trudge along 10 of the Ih IlY for tur from 5 r to Il He HeH U H costs cOlls a nun irian hero her with wih a a family of fi 6 or III 7 2 to 10 per week ok for CO fool food alone alon and all It ho Iw hax haJ ono one or 01 two up II children to help hel him ho may ml up U three or 0 four CoU during the tl week which would leave bis hi balance on UI hand 1 pel week with wih which to buy clothes coal conI rent etc cle which cost nearly as much horo as ns thoy tho do In America A on OR Tho markets of aro UN peculiar to tho Iho country Heie Jm aro to be he found fount th II same amo that hat I the tho section and 11 on ou either of ot the Ih as aK far Car as III tho eye t can reach which el far an 11 tho street a turn ur about half hal block aio 10 to bo be found tho th oriental bazars some of o them only foot In size hero among his hla worldly woly effects the th merchant sleeps eats cuL alts and in except at nights nigh I Oho Olo may 11 be lo to nothing but hit shoo ho shops while another may contain nothing but oriental or 01 most mOll any other Ihm but tho Iho different goods are ar generally to 10 ho found on a 1 street of oC own Thure aie no windows In tho Iho stoics but the lIlt whole front Is hI laid lall open oen and Is IR closed by b means of of shutters at nl night Ight SCHOOLS J heio horo Is IH sadly neglected especially among the poorer of oC late Ile years eals l have 1110 l cen stai ted here and there and now OW education to a certain demco Is 18 obtainable to tn many schools for fO Iho most mORl pan arl aio philanthropic Institutions and aio aro do doIng doIng Ing much good In thoKo lands foi Cor tho betterment boU of tho Iho natives especially Ihn Armenians Tho rho alHo have hlo schools the Ih young boys aro 11 taught Islamic principles The Thc other 11 day 1 an Islamic p 1 ed d our window and with wih them wore to 0 bo seen poel three Unco or 01 four Ilo girls evidently pupils but bUI the do du not nol as a rulo mik mikI U I a I point to 10 bond tho girls to 10 school but hil thoy remain In II ignorance and con consequently 10 out oUI their page of ot life le In moro mor or 01 less les They are required lo 10 cover eoe faces with wih n veil ell when out of or their homes homoR and It I Is III doomed a n great shame for rO 11 IL Mohammedan woman to show her face men This applies to from fol eight or 01 ten len years up IJ oly Friday tho women go to 10 Iho and 1111 visit tho graves ot or their 1111 departed UK al It II N IM thought that on that day the mill It comes back to 10 lo 10 vl lt Iho body bd and 11 on UI Iho day above mentioned one may sou U ot of Mohammedan women sitting around tha thaIn ht In II tho Ih cemetery JOSEPH JORI O 0