The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-12-27
JAW-BEEAKlNG TURKISH NAMES.
An Army Orlcer on Servian and Bulgarian Nomen.
clRture,

Clhtures
A distinguished ofiicer OF the Army wrote to o
brother 0cer In this city for map OF the seat OF
war In Turkey, with a commendable desire to make
himself acquainted with the names Of the localities
In that region. In response to his request nine
Typographical sheets, printed by the War Depart
ment, were sent, with some Interesting comments
on the spelling and pronunciation Of Bulgarian,
servian, and Turkish proper names. After wrest-
ling In vain with the Turkish phonetic system he
wrote In acknowledgements as follows:
received to-day the map OF "Part OF Turkey, -
In nine sheets, which you kindly Gent to me and
for which accept my thanks. When wrote TO -
and asked him IL he had map sufficiently definite
and with the names correctly given advanced The
opinion that II something was not done by innuen-
tla powers to discounenance war In countries like
the Danubian prlncipalites that the study OF the
science by English-speaking races would be SO
seriously retarded that the knowledge OF the art OF
think remarked to you that 1t ia making an unjust
demand on the enthusiasm VI military students to
cal. on them 70 simulate an interest In campaigns
which they with difficulty can read about and GER
tainly cannot discuss. elaborated this Idea some.
what 10 my letter to -, and In reply ne was kind
ability to master the art of war In terms of Bulgaria
and serya. "Itistrue he said, "that there are gen.
orally about six different ways Of pronouncing the
names would ind, but there are rarely more than
eight or ten, and when once one becomes accus-
TONED to the thing and formulates his own pro-
OF comprehension as Tong of log" lie gave me
Few simple rules for catching on TO bulgarian
town and tumbllng TO the real name Of servlan
general, and, fortified by his advice and encouraged
by his sympathy, wrote to you for the map you
have 10 kindly sent me.
This morning when took the roll out OF the mall
Inexperienced a paDg OF regret that the war had TO
ali inlenis aud purposes peered out, for here was
(as said TO myself .al ready with the correct map
on which could stick strategic pins and become q
household Mollke. But when unrolled the map
and glanced with eager eyes ON Sheet A, give you
my word mat did not regret the termination OF
hosfllilles and the existence Of an armisilce one
particle. ask you, as reasonable man, to glance
on ihat sheet at It's lower left-hand corner, at a
place called K0sendn, and describe circle around
u Win radius OF an inch, and tell me, after
critical examination OF the contents OF that circle,
what encouragement 1t offers to one Think could
manage 70 digest kosiendn at a pinch, though, God
Knows, II II an insult 10 man 10 have such name
slung at him. But what the devil can be done with
Dzrdzence, Jenicinlk, and-but cannot go further.
went away from the map at once, but such was ts
horrible fascination that returned again aud again,
and, carefully unrolllng II, would lake a hurried
glance al tnat particular portion. once | made an
heroic effort, and tried 70 imaglne little tactical
move on 4, and, speaking out, remarked 10 my
vile that II the seryiaDs occupied sklnJano would
be necessary for them TO hold Jiinlca and Armen-
1acka, with strong reserve at Jamborano. She
sald tnat she had hoped that had given up drinking,
but that she had never before heard inc use such