Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-11
The Country Of EOunlania.

Roumania, n tributary State to Turkey,
consists of the united princpllites Of MOlda-
| via and Wallacha, and includes portion Of
Bessarabia annexed from Russia by the
| Treaty OF Paris. The northern half Of the new
State is made up OF the county Of MOldayia,
and is separated from Bessarabm by the
River Pruth. 1t is travcrsed in the north
and west by various oH,hoots CT the Eastern
Carpathians, through which several passes
into Bukownia and Transylvania. The
principal rivers are the Danube, the Pruth
and the Sereth. all three of which have
numerous allluenccs. Wallachia is the
larger part of Roumania, and is bounded on
the north by TranSylyan and M6ldavia, on
the east and sonth by Bulgaria, aud on the
west by Seryia and Hungary. The Car
pathian Mountains separate 1t from Hungary
and Transy lvania, and the Danube River
from Bulgaria and Serya. This river forms
tiye-eights Of the frontier. and the whole
frontier is drained by its tributaries, of
which the principal are the Sereth, Buseo,
lalOmitza, Arjish, Nede, Aluta. and Shyl,
all navigable.
In December 1851, the permanent union
of these two principalitles, under the title of
Roumanla, was proclaimed al Bucharest and
Jassy. The inhabitants number about
1850 600, and.consist of Moldayians proper,
of the Wallach race. Creek, Armenians,
Jews, Franks and Gipsies. The dominant
religion is the orthodox Greek. About two
thirds Of the population depend on Agricul-
turc and cattle breeding. In 1874 :he ag-
gregate length OF railroads in operation was
coo miles. The same year the public debt
amounted to $37 100000. exclusive of
S3 900 900 in Government banks notes
The budget for 1875 estimated the expcndi-
lures at SIS 200 900, and the revenue at
only Sl7 900 900.
The Constitution of Eoumania is limit
ed monarchy, the head Of which bears the
title OF Prince with male succession. There
is legislative body consisting OF Senate
Chamber of Deputies. Every tax payer has
the right to vote For administrative pur-
poses the country is divided into - districts,
which are in turn divided into lG2 sub-diS-
trlcts- The standing ard territorial armies
in time OF peace number about 90 900; ON
the war footing. $4,000, The total active
national iorcc, including the Militia, Is
more than $50 600, besides which there is Il
cadet force, organized in 1874, i'll all the
public SchuulS The Roman Catholics are
estimated from $4,000 To upwards Of lOO,
Geo, and the hrotc>;Hnts from 1000 To
80 UUU There are but few Molammcdans
There are eight Greek theological semln-
aries and one Catholic The number of
schools in 1873 in town and country was
1871.
Roumanm Iays AN annual tribute 10
Turk kcy but III most other respects the coun-
Try Is virtually independent
\ nr,1mr MlNn- II cur plnl nlcinmcnt do
not make us nnruHllv cheerful, W. must
cultivate thusc habits oi mind and badly that
seem most favorable IL the gruwIh ui this
happy state al feeling We must keep our
mind open ro tht-e cheerful impressions, and
close it In thu>c that aic glorny. We must
avoh solitude, and keen win unr kind, anu
he suriihc " q must not sive ourselves up
Ia gloomy thoughts of the future and draw
pictures "i want ant misery IN our old aye,
hut pluck mp hearts oi gricr aud 20 about
our daily hek uIIlr,u.. Barton gives
E-np's old table The harc+ once. lIrrd oi
living cicr IN tear ol the huniSuIan and
hound, went III II body To a pond to drown
thcmsclycs, hat a host ui irpgS showed such
terror at the ~ght ul these novel visitor that
the haze, seeing they were creature more
timid and wrctchcd than themselves felt
their spirits revive and went home r, loIcing.
| do hot know, however. that it Incomes us
To- aliuw the greater misery ot others tu he
source ul cnmlurt to ourselves. And, ii
We must not huilh up Imaginary tcrrors, 50
We must mot too much dread these changes
that We cinu"t escape lie that tears
deaths dies many Times over. Bacon says
Men lear death ~ children fear to 90 into
the dark. aud ~ that ua:ural fear III chil-
drcn is increased with tales 81 is the other"
Providence has made the wy easy Tor our
exit from tins stage, aud the artnuI transit
riun from lilc 10 death is seldom painful.
The undue Tear Of death Is II cause of
melancholy, and to be east oil ii possible.