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Show THE WESTERN UAHDARIAN. Uls Had Manners Hate Hatred IIIih Ilia MeUlnllk. For onco In a wa hit Imperial ma J-raty J-raty the sultan has tauso to complain f an atroclt) not of his own manu-iacture manu-iacture or of thai of his subjects, save Jie London Telegraph, 'I he tourist bas been too much for him As ever)-body ever)-body familiar with Constantinople knows, the Selsmllk tho weekly visit f tho sultan to the little mosque out-lido out-lido the Ylldlz, where he performs srhat might be called the statutory de-lotions de-lotions affords a very attractive spectacle. spec-tacle. The site Itself Is one of rare beauty, commanding as It docs a tuperb view aver the city and the polden horn right away to Mount Olympus. Thousands ot troops. In their picturesque coat mm, line the lldea of tho square In which the mosque Is situated. Ills majcnly Is Irlven down In a state coaih, accompanied accom-panied by his officers of state, and hav tog said hit prayers, usually drives almsclf back In a victoria, followed by panting pashaa on foot, who have to keep pace with the carriage Facing the mosque Is a small pavilion re erved for members of the diplomatic Oody and their friends, who are the fueaU of the sultan, received In per ion by tho alda-de-camp, and entertained enter-tained by the slmplo oriental refresh oients of coffee and cigarettes In the tlden days, when the tripper rarely took his walks abroad, those who as listed aa tho French would say at Ihe Belamllk wero cither perrons of Usilnctlon or friends ot the different imbaswadora. Recently hrwtver It ha been the custom of touilsts of all latlonalltlca to obtain a card from the rnvbassles granted as a matter of tours and to present themselves at the pavilion. The results, ns our On-rtanUnople On-rtanUnople correapondrnt points oil lava hardly been edifying ' Few of the tourlata," he writes, "appear to realize that such a ceremony (as tne lolamllk) In their own country would e one at which they would behave n Sell aa possible Hut here they do not rven take the trouble to drea In tyle becoming the guests ot 3 " rlgn. Some arrive In traveling Us some In bicycle suits, straw hats knickerbockers, anything that eoraea handy There they talk and laugh ai4 make remarks that are understood by any one standing near. 8ome call ft" agamies or coffee, aa If they were In a restaurant, and generally go on in a ny they would be ashamed of at home" The not unnatural conse-Q"eneo conse-Q"eneo Is that the sultan has. as It e suspended the free list and has aed the ambassadors to restrict their Introductions to people of distinction dis-tinction or to their personal friends |