Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-02

responsible posts, as the night and day
porter of the large hotel. They are
brave, and do not as the Arab, carry their
weapons concealed. Over their chest,
sticking through their belt, in plain sight
of every one, is the dirk. the pistol. OF
the short sword Usually behind the hit
lies the handkerchief and fan. They are
an intelligent class of men, with proud
step and gentlemanly air. They are
respected by everybody and feared by all
other natives.
The Montenegrns will not let them
come into their town to trade unless they
leave their arms outside. Now the sultan
has sought not to wean away from himself
those bravest soldiers of his empire, while
extending the power of the Montenegrins.
But has he done tP Time will show.
In Constantinople we find the bazsars
the best in all Turkey-cloaner, lighter.
more systematic. Many fine looking
Turks have fully adopted European dress,
and make on the stranger an impression
of manlness; but whether they are still
Mohammedans we know not.
1t is now about twenty-five years since
the law was annulled that made it death
for Mohammcdan to change his religion.
1t is also going on twenty four years since
Dr.. Bliss established himself here for the
American Bible house enterprise. This
institution has done noble work for the
east, especially throughout this empire.
No one can tell how much denser the
darkness would have been here and about,
ut this time, if this work of Illuminating
modifying and preparing had not been
going on 50 long by this benevolent agen
cy of Americans. Labor is not in vain in
the Lord.
In the old Htppodrome of Byztntium in
Constantinople G there stands IN obelisk
from Egypt on the base of a column erect
ed in the time ef Theo losius, and contain
ing some expressive human figures in re-
lief in memory of events in his life. There
is also high stone column of his time.
Beyond is singular modern museum, in
which is gathered II coarse wood or wax
resemblance of all the male and female
officials and servants of the empire of the
p,st. 1t is very interesting AS illustrating
the history of individual service. The fees
of this museum are wisely appropriated
to the education of boy, for the service of
the nation in its various mechanical de-
pirtments. The school is large one.
Ons the European side is also a medical
school.
The missions of the American church
are now really on the Bosphorus, perhaps
on the site of ancient Chalcedon. A very
small branch remains mt Pera Opposite
the Turks have very large cannon foun-
dry on the European side of the Bosphorus,
which employs large number of men.
The work appears excellent, and a very
large ward is full of these mounted engines
of destruction.
The old city of Byzantium is still sur
ound Il by II W I'll, now twenty three and
4 half miles in extent, and h,ying twelve
gates, ut one Of which the Moslems them
selves entered when they took the city,
The European part of this region suffer
ed II loss of nearly one half of its popula-
ton by fire Il few years since. Now it is
very actively renewing Itself, with more
substantial structures. The Franks give
its business quarters quite n Partisan sound
and appearance in names and arrange
mpnts.
Evidently business is on the increase in
all the country. Steamers are TO be more
numerous; railroads are stretching this
way; one of them, through Bulgaria
reaches Varna, and makes direct railroad
communication with London, so that we
have the Times daily of Tuesday on the
Sabbath eve after it is published. There
is daily paper here in French and English
and in Arabic. But the Turks have 8
press bureau, and only yesterday issued an
order concerning what they should moi
publish.
The oncomng of the intellectual and
Christian march of the ages, if not war
will drive out of Europe. and out of ex
istence, a government which is based OF
the expectation of an eternally and abund
antly sensual life as its final Paradise.