Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-05-19
CIVILIZATIONS OF TIL
TVRRS.

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The prevaicutri among I"r.'-
tan peoples that the turks are an
effeminate, ignorant race, morally.
debased, and strangers to the arts
of war and peace, is a most CHROME
GUS one. While they have not
made as rapid strides in science aud
government, as some of the enIight-
cned nations Of the Earth, it must
be recollectcd that we owe to the
Saracons nearly ali that is most val.
liable in our civilization. At the
time of the Crusadcs when the H.
Iustrious Saladin almost shamcd
the chivalry of England aud France,
there was no comparison between
them and their Christian adverse.
ries, the advantage, in every res
pect, being with the former. The
sciences Of astronomy and mathe
MATES especially. were cultivated
by them so successfully, that Chris.
tan nations drow from the Mos.
lens, as from a fountain, all tn,
learning they have since only elab-
Grated and disseminated. The
Turks are now the most powerful
descendants Of that race. and are
really a moro refined people than
the subjects Of the Car. There
was considerable surprise manifest
ei by our people at the fine appear.
ance and noble bearing Of the rep
roscntativcs OF the Ottoman En-.
pire at the Centennial. We have
heard only OF the Turks through
our Biographies, and from er pdrte
statements of their atrocities thrO'
the newspapers. The present war,
however it may terminate, will dis
pei the popular idea Of ChristCn.
dom, that the Turks are barbaTianS
and unfit 10 hold q position, as \
first or second class power, among
the nations Of the Earth.
That class Of mental phenomena
known rs preseMtimcnts, arc be.
coming 9Nite common OF late. AS
y rule they arc simply c%o-inciden-
css. A thousand things happen IN
this world every hour, which, if fol-
lowed BY corresponding events,
would BIZ classed among snpernatu
raj occurrences what wonder is it,
then, that sometimes our imagina.
ry evils or blessings reach " fulfil
ment that is attributed to the same
power that gives the seeming warn.
ings, when, in truth, it may be sim.
ply an accidental realization Of our
hopes or fears.
DlED-at OkOlona, on the even.
ing Of the 18th, Susan Katherine,
daughter of Walter S. and Sue
Within, in the 9th year Of her age.
1t is scarcely a month since little
Sue Kate was with us in the bloom
Of childhood, and now the ineYora.
Bile summons of Death has called
her away, and cast the shadow OF n
great sorrow over the household
she frightened. TO our relatives
words cannot measure the sorrow
ofthis bereavement, and Time with
his healing wings, can alone soothc
and comfort them.
"
Our thanks to the Hon. IL. d.
Money for the Commissioners Re.
port of tho Vienna Exposition in
four volumes, and for other favort.
Judge Chisholm died from the eff.
fccts of his wounds last Monday,
and the next morning hiS daughter
lCornelia followed him. Her wound
was not even considered dangN-
GUS, but gangreno set in and led "A
Il fatal termination. IL is als0 re.
ported that a young lady Wiz was
nursing Miss Chisholm wP poison.
ed while dressing the wound of the
latter, she having a scratch on the
hand through which the virus WA,
communicated, 1t is a sad sequel
to this terrible Tragedy, that limo.
cent women should become its lasl
victims.
!. Ice is selling in Aberdeen at {
nickel for seven pounds. Sevora
wise men there saved a large a
mount last winter.
| Willard has been elected Chic
Justice by the South Carolina Leg
. lslature.