The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

WhIeh fhs 4a|isa HaIst
The lallan o. Turkey mas b faIl
lnellcionf rulfr. but when We h'ama
Dim Tor not carrying o., ne Froei.t4
reforms aiiaoai i'iifa ~ 1c;=- ~
not treat him with that ialr elias 81
which We are 80 Dfoud a. 9 nation.
Owing to the extraordinary variety ot &
races and crecda over which be- rules
bic difficulties are almost |nsurmoanIr
able. and Il j. doubtful whether h. o.
any one else viii ever succeed n n'aA-
lng Turkey a land Of peate and nAf-
moisy. There are no fewer than N'FFH
main divisions Of racfa IN ne A4-
fopean and Asian pfcsIneea IN IN
rope both the 0fcekk and hloanlan4
are ~ numerous "a tae 0iioman
Turks. each coEglnFtnl numbering
about 100000. according 10 the paat
authorities. ConslanlInopls itself has
Just az diversified a mixture a. the
kindom generally. and only $4,000 q
IL $4,000 inhabitants are Munsui-
mans. the Greeks numbering $4,000.
But In Asia there are twice a. many
Ottomans a. all other races pat So
rether. The Turks proper conriet Of
0ttomans. Yurouks and Turkomaua.
The names have something terrible
In their very sound 10 us. but trafei-
srs unite IN describing the Otlomanl
A. honorable and humane men, A.
though they can fight when i cones
10 blows. The Turkomans live pas
torai lie. while the Yurouks are no
madlc and therefore not easily sub
lcied to law. Although the Greeks and
the Albanlans are regarded az belong
ing 10 the same Craeco-iafin race. me
latter are for the most part huasul-
mans. Some Of the Albanlans are
Roman Catholics and Others are Of The
Greek church. and the two slightly a.
vergent aects hate each other. But.
whatever the form Of faith. they prefer
robbery as q means Of livelihood TO
any other Industry. Al the same time
they are OF q dne physical type and
make splendid soldiers; but they treat
their women like oxen. and. although
they dress In rich clothes Of the "a
shlon OF the Scottish Highlands. lhey
have a horror Of soap. In fact 4 4
said that they put on their clothes
once for all and never take them on.
The Greeks have not penetrated verJ
far inland. but have scattered them
selves along the coast Of both Eu'
ropean and kslasiic Turkey. whef'
they are always on the lookout 70 pu
money IN their purse. Together via
Inc Jews and the Armeniaus. they d
nearly an the trading and banking Q
the country. and make . very eoo'
thing out Of Il. Armenians and thel
determination. the Kurds. are BOT
sprung from a Persian stock I'd
Kurds live IN the mountains. and ar
not precisely the kind c. people on
would care 20 Get about reforming
some say there are an even million q
them: others say there are over ~
millions. They keep the sultnn n PEI
petual hot water. being very b.
Moslems But they are very enifl
Drislng. chiefly IN Staying Armenian
= and stealing their nelghbors good
: When not thus engaged they rear ca
I .ie. sheep and goats; and they diaer
= 40 way from their ancestors a. a
, lcrlbed BY Xenophon. Armenia VI
+ portion Of western Asia. between a
= caspian sea and Asia Minor. but
+ has suffered the fate Of Poland. a.
= he Armenlans are nov almos, a. scn
q tered a. the Jews They number aoo
y two and 3 half millions. and are =
y teliIgent people with a particular q
2 ent for trade and banking. The 5
! mite race has many families In To
n hey. There are the Jews who. pera
70 cuted everywhere. took refuge In Ia
! key: the Greek church Maroniies. vi
J. are the deadly foes Of their nelshbol
J. the Druses. the Druses. Of the nohai
Is medan faith. brave and temperate ne
d. who take neither wine nor tobacco a
- Who deteai the Narcotics; the Ch'
Is deans. who are Christians o. q sol
81 the Arabs. Of whom there are four
IN frs millions. and Who. though holdi
a the same religious view a. the sulil
N arc his inyeierate enemies. and the
1t rlans. Then there Ia the enc race
~ Circassians. who are dinercniiai
o. from most Of the other Inhabitants
10 the fast that they work Tor a irii
a. the iazes and TIE Gypsles.
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