The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
Greeks and Turks Now
Near Old Thermopylae.
How Marco B0zZariS Achieved
Ever Enduring FAM.
Club Men Become Dsv0tess OF the
Teap0t--A Pathetic Story.

IL Is fact, hut one that has not heen
generally noted, that the Crock ana TURK
ish armies which are being restrained WIN
so much difficulty from attacking each
other are posted not very far away from
the famous Pass of ThermOpylac. IL was
in this pass that Leonidas and his Spartans
made such a gallant defence that the story
of il is known TO every school boy OF inc
present age although IL occurred more
than "A score of centuries ago. lhe Pass Oh
Thermopylae took its name from num-
Der of warm springs which still continue
to flow from the base OF the mountain not
far from the road which then wound along
the coast between the mountain ANA an
impassable marsh that Dordcred the sea
When the battle was fought $50 H. g.,
between Leonidas and the Perslans, tho
road was in most places, SO narrow thht
two chariots could not pass each other, ana
it was easy for few men behind breast
work TO withstand the shock of an army.
The employment of artillery IN warfare
has so changed military strategy that the
Pass of Thcrmopylae is no longer dofensi-
BILE, but oven were cannon ana other 1lre-
arms not available, the pass could no
longer be defended, for the land on this
part of the coast has encroached upon the
sea SO that the famous road defended by
the Spartans is more than mile from the
shore line, and the marsh which pre-
vented "a flank movement by the persians
has become firm ground.
This recalls recent communication
from correspondent in which the writer
wishes TO know in what battle Marco
Bozzaris was killed. Marco BoZzaris, IL
will be remembered, was immortaliZed
by Fitz-Grecne Halleck, and he achieved
greater reputation by his death than by
his life. He was killed in 1928, In "A night
attack made by $50 Suliotes upon the
camp of nearly 1000 Turkish troops close
by the little village of Kaprenisi, not far
from Missolongh The Turks were taken
completely by surprise Not anticipat-
ing any attack from the enemy, there
were no pickets stationed, and the sem
tries on the outskirts of the camp seem
TO have been neglectful of duty, so that
the Suliotes were i'm the midst of tho
Turks before it was known that the
enemy was at hand, and stricken with u
panic. the entire advance guard Of the
Turkish army fled back To the main body.
Bozzaris was killed in the moment of his
success, bnt no important advantage re-
suited from the engagement.
A short time ago, Brooklyn physician
made the statement that of all the
patients applying for treatment at the
principal dispensary in that city, fully ten
per cent. were what he called tea drunk
ards and consumed from pint and half
-
comes a veracious New York paper with
che declaration that the tea drinking
habit, which only n few years ago was
supposed Co be an infallible sign of an
old maid. now numbers among its Xotaries
many men who, for one reason or another,
think tea better than more potent drinks.
Nearly every big club in New York counts
its tea drinkers by the score. They
order tea when others around them order
whisky. Five o'clock is the tea drinkers
time, and in support of their habit they
say that il does not interfere with their
appetite for sinner and is AS pleasant an
aid to q social chat as whisky or beer.
One Of tho regulations of tho navy says
that nothing stronger than sherry shall
be served in the ward room, but this
doesn't prevent any officer who chooses
from keeping whisky i'm his ROOM AS "a
matter of fact however, there is compar-
atively little heavy drinking done by tho
naval officers in the service. A visitor 10
one Of the boats in the navy yard was
talking with several officers in the ward
room one afternoon last week when the
senior lieutenant, who had been on deck
for four hours experimenting the ship
ping of several boats, came below, looking
thoroughly chilled through. He ordered
tho japanese boy who was onvduty in the
wardroom TO bring him "a pot of tea The
captain Joined him In this drink, and.
when the visitor expressed his surprise at
the mildness of the beverage on cold
day. both officers declared that il was
better than whisky when man was
cold
A pathetic story comes from Eckerty
Ind. Last week the only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fay of that place died after
long Illness. She was rs years old The
child's only companions were pair of
canary birds. whose mirth or sadness
seemed TO be governed by their mistress
disposition. Usually the little songsters'
cage was placed upon table by her bed
side Immediately after breakfast, and the
birds seemed to pride themselves upon the
location The birds sang often. Last
Wednesday, however, the patient sud.
denly exclaimed, nervously, "Oh. hush,
Dick" The birds seemed to understand
either the words, tone, or look and inn
mediately quieted down. Tho girl died
the next day, and either the harsh COM
mand or the loss OF their mistress affected
them SO scriously.that Dick died on sat
urday night, while his mate dropped from
the perch last evening having neither
eaten nor drunk since the command to
hush was given.