The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-25
CORRUPT TURKISH OFFICIALS.
Two American Travellers Found but One
Brilliant Exception to the Rule.

Two American Travellers Found but One
Brilliant Exception to the Rule.
Messrs Allen and Sachtleben, although
they - "a girdle round the earth, were
not wiat have come to be termed globe
trotters." After they had finished their
college education, they started out to see
the world and the dwcllers therein. They
gave three years to the task, and as they
travelled on bicycles they were brought into
intimate acquaintance with the inhabit-
ants of the countries visited. In crossing
Asia from the Bosporus to Peking, by way
of the desert of Cobb, they saw many
phases of lifo strange to western eyes. They
write
The compatibility Of the Turkish Off
cial is almost proverbial, but such is to be
expected in the land where "the public
treasury" is regarded as a sea" and
''who doCS not drink Of 1t as pig" Pee
ulation al malversation are fully expect
ed in the public official. They are neces-
sary evils-adet (custom) has made them
so. Offices are sold to the highest bidder.
The Turkish official is one of the politest
and most agreeable of men. He is profuse
in his compliments, but he has no con-
science as to brides and little regard for
virtue az it's own reward. We are glad to
be able to record q brilliant though per-
haps theoretical exception to this general
rule. At och-hissar, on our way from
Sivas to Kara Hissar, delay was caused
by rather serious break in one of our BIZ
| cycles In the interval we were the invit-
ed guests of n district cadi, a venerable
looking and genial old gentleman whose
acquaintance we had made in an official
visit on the previous day, as he was then
the acting caimacam (mayor). His house
was situated in neighboring valley in
the shadow of towering bluff. We were
ushered into the selamluk, or guest apart
ment in company with an Armenian
friend who had been educated as a doctor
in America, and who had consented to act
as interpreter for the occasion.
The cadi entered with a smile on his
countenance and made the usual piotur-
esque form of salutation by describing the
figure 3with his right hand from the floor
to his forehead. Perhaps it was because
he wanted to be polite that he said he had
enjoyed our company on the previous day
and had determined, If possible, to have a
more extended conversation. With the
usual coffee and cigarettes the cadi be-
came informal and chatty He was evil
IDENTIFY firm believer in predestination, as
he remarked that God had foreordained
our trip to that country, even the food we
were to eat and the invention Of the ex-
traordinary cart" on which we were to
ride, The idea of such a journey in such
peculiar way was not to be accredited tO
the ingenuity of man. There was pur-
pose in 1t all When we ventured TO thank
him for his hospitality toward two stran-
gers, and even foreigners, he said that this
world occupied 30 small space in Gods
| dominion that we could we'll afford tO bf
brothers, one to another, In spite OF our In
dividual beliefs and opinions. We mag
have different religious beliefs, said he
but we all belong to tho same great Fa
cher of humanity, just as children of differ
ent compilations, dispositions and intoAleot'
may belong to one common parent WI
should exercise reason always and hav'
charity for other peoples opinions. Cen
tuTy.