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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04

was soon followed by the capture of
Buda. the capital Of the kingdom, and
for IL century and IL half thereafter
Hungary remained for the greater part
Turkish territory. In 1929 the war was
carried int Austria, ana an army of L
quarter of n million men laid siege to
Nienna--a forctaste of that greater
seigc which was to follow 100 years
later; but this earlier attempt. Ike tn"
later one, ended in failure, and indeed
contributed much TO produce That raj
lying OF the protestant princes to the
standard of the Emperor Charles, which
put 4 check to the further advance of
the Turk in the valley of the Danube.
In other directions. however. the adj
vance Of the Turkish arms still con-
tinued. and long before his death Suley-
man could boast himself the lord of the
Mediterranean sea and the ruler OF the
African coast from the Nile to the
Straits of Gibraltar.
Under this liberal and cultured sui
tan the Turkish power reached it's zc-
NTH. Thcncoforth the chronicle Is that
of slow decay. relieved only by coca
sonal bursts OF military activity on the
part OF some sultan less subscrVient
than most to the alurcmcnts of the
harcm and the rule of his ViZiers.
Every moral decay cats in;
everywhere the power of the Dashas
grows till they tend to become indie
pendent princes. and over all the inilu-
encc of tho JanissarieS. their discipline
relaxed and their greed and cruelty in
creased. spreads like n deadening
blight. The Turk had passed his prime
and was slowly falling into the condi-
ton which the car of Russia charac-
ieri2cd some years ago as that of the
sick man Of Europe"
In reviewing the history Of the Otto
mans under the first ten of their rulers,
we may well ask ourselves what were
The causes Of their astounding success?
In the answer to this question many
factors must enter. First is the zeal of
the new convert ana the Vigor OF q
Young and unspoilcd race: in these
points the OttomanS were superior to-
all European nations OF that day.
Again. the diversity Of races inhabitinr
The Balkan peninsula ana the decay
and disintegration of the Greek empire
had Something 10 do with it. The re-
liEious differences between the Latin
church Of the west and TN. Greek
church were also an important factor in
that they prevented that cordial as
sistnucc from the west which alone
could have saved The Greek power. But
more important than all these. perhaps.
was the fact that no; only was there
never wanting n SUI To succcctf' his
father in the ottoman power-indeed.
I'm the thirty-fvc generations from Err
touhrul to the rcigning sultan there
has been no break in the male line OF
the rcigning famiiy-hut with the cX
coptlOn NJ BaycZid H.. the first ten of
these rulers We're princes Of exceptional
ability. each fitted to carry on the work
which was left TO him step beyond the
! point Mt which 1t had been received
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04
UNITE FOR ALL.

Referring 10 the troubles in Idaho,
and the alleged outrages of the miners
than 1t understands. or means to do, in
the following:
1.-THE lesson seems to be that a State
Is unfortunate when one class of It's cit
liens is numerically very much too
strong for all the rest"
That is true, whether the strength OF
this one class consist in numbers, mon
ey, property, soldiers, or any other pow
err or influence. that makes it able TO
defy the State, and coerce or control
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04

OF caliph. which came with the con-
quest of Egypt. thereby making the
sultan the recognized spiritual head OF
all orthodox Mohammedans from India
to the Straits of Gibraltar.
Under Suleyman the Magnificent
U52O- 1860, the march OF the Turk to the
west and north was resumed. The epoch
of this sultan was remarkable for the
number Of strong and capable rulers of
which Europe could boast. 1t was the
period of Charles ", sovereign of
Spain, Germany, the Low Countries and
much of the new world; of Francis /. of
France. and Henry VIII. OF England.
Rarely hive so many able rulers occu-
pied the thrones of Europe ut the same
time. Yet in spite Of this array of talent
and power (and of the quickening SEN
siblities of Europe growing out OF the
intellectual awakening of the IeenaiS-
sance), Suleyman was able not merely
to hold his own, but greatly to extend
his dominions. Partly. no doubt. this
was due to the dissensions of protest
ants and catholics which sprung up in
this period; still more was 1t due to the
political rivalry Of Charles V. and Fran
els L.. which led the latter and his son
after him to enter into active alliance
with the Turks; but much also was due
to the genius and the unwearyinS cour-
age of the young sultan himself
In the first two years of his reign
Suleyman succeeded In taking Bel
grade. the key to the Danube. and
Rhodes. the key to the Mediterranean,
Mohammed Ind failed. In 1926 he fol-
lowed up these achievements by the
overthrow and death of Louis II. of
Hungary on the bloody field of Mohacs.
tho memory of which lives vet in Hun
garian song and legend. This victory
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04

lily, but is really and naturally childish
the intense hatred of the "old nanny.
for the Yankee Is Il faithful report of the
prevailing estimate of our old servants
for their "deliverers." They didn't want
to be delivered. If there was anything
in America more feared and detested
among our household and domestic ne
groes than Yankees and abolitlonists. 1t
was n free nigger" himself, rs they in
variably took pride in calling him, con-
sdering that the most abusive name
they could apply to him.
Affection for the home and family,
coupled with boundless devotion to
their white owners and friends was the
chief trait of the black African slave at
the South: and it was only the more
strilSingly developed by the war. which
was fuller of terrors for our blacks
than cur whites. 1t is true that n small
proportion of the negroes had become
DISCONTINUED, and wanted everything
they saw and heard of,-as many dis
contentod white people NOW do: but the
negroes, rs n class. had no sympathy
with those fellows who. as they said.
"Puarrclled with their bread and but
of Acadian life; but none who have ac-
tually known the old plantation days OF
the South can conceive of anything
happier than they were: the white mas
tcrs and mistresses not only kind and
gentle to all. but with an anxious sense
of their responsibility for their SER
wants; the black servants obedient
amiablc, respectful, with no cares, no
sorrows.-all these being assumed by
the whites; and peace and plenty every
where. with an affectlonatc regard for
one another prevailing in cabin and
1.-THE house"
Unto Two Flags True" was n happy
inspiration, and 1t presents a phase and
intimate aspect of war that is interest
ing and instructive in n special and pc
culiar way. How true. and yet how
unexpected is the good fellowship es-
tablished between grizzled Yankees and
tho curled little girl-rebels, the most
fierce and uncompromising of all pa
triots, wearing on their fingers bone
rings supposed TO have been manufac-
turcd from the bones of the foe, but
which u shrewd Norfolk boy suggests
"ain't nothing but COW bones, nohow."
This modest ana unprctentious
broc hure takes n permanent place in
our war-literaturc. and should be read
puisite and unprecedented touches of
nature that make us all kim" even in
the most deadly strife. 1t is sort of
preiigurcment OF the days when the
lion and the lamb shall lie down to-
gether. and 4 little child shall lead
them"
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POWER At ITS HEIGHT
-SULEYMAN THE MAGNlHI-
CENT

That empire. however. had not vet
reached It's highest point. Under Mo
hammod Countless inroads had been
made in Hungary. southeastern Cor
many, northeastern ana southern Italy.
Under his less capable son. BayeZid H.,
UiSl -lji2). il is true, no advance was
made: and after his deposition by the
Janissarics IN The interest OF his son
Selim the Grim N5l2-1520). the Turk
sh arms were turned to the east and
south rather than to the west ana
north. In these directions, however, this
able but biuodthirsly sultan nearly
doubled tho ,Ntcn, OF the empire by the
conquest Of Egypt. Syria, Arabia and
large tracts I'm the Euphrates valley;
while more important than all this. per-
haps. was the acquisition of the title
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04

The Salem Times Register celebrated
It's th!riy-fcurih anniversary last Fri
day Under suspicious circumstances.
Its senior owner. editor and publisher.
Mr.. Charles u. DENT, has been elected
Clerk OF the Circuit and County Courts
Of Roanoke county by Il small major:-
-, having defeated one of his mos;
popular fellow citizens. an oX-judge ana
cx-clerk Of the county. and the paper is
crowded with advertising patronage
The Times Register and its genial ana
progressive owners. Messrs. DENT X
Webber, are worthy of all they VIII ask
or receive 4 the hands of the people
they have So faithfully and acceptably
served. TIE VIRGINIAN-P PILOT cx-
tends concentrations. with the wish
tina; they may live to celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of their excel
lent journal
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04
-AL.rEINrn ; .wo Q ps .ron.nE.

I'd love to dwell where the torrents
swell,
Through breaks In woodland bowers:
On natures breast I would love to rest,
And dream away tho hours.
81
I'd love to sleep in the crevicc deep
or some old moss grown cave,
To hear each morn the merry horn
or the huntsman strong and brave,
AS he tracks the bear 10 it's woody lafr
Through glens in lcafy hollows,
And the ieeing stag DER cliff and crag
With pride he gaily follows.
Earth's melodies oft to bliss will watt
I've wept meath their control:
But the llghtnings flash, and the thun.
der's crash,
Are music to my soul.
Bright Is the glance born to entrance
Lit up by cupid's dart;
But the violet's eyes meath sunlit skies
Send raptures through my heart
Some love to roam DER the white sea
foam.
Where the Wild winds whistle free;
But Il chosen band in the mountain
land,
And life in the woods for me.
HELENA a. PEEL. II
Norfolk, Va, June l. 1899.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04
x.-THE OTTOMAN TURKS.
tAddltiOnal.)
BY SAMUEL Is. HARDING, PHI. ID.
Restoration ofthe Empire.

RESTORATION OF THE EMPIRE.
The battle OF Angora prolonged the
existence of the Greek empire by half
Il century, but did not save it. For
eleven years the four sons of Bayezid
contended among themselves for the
fragments Of his empire; ut the end of
that time Mohammcd l., the youngest
of the four. succeeded in making him
self sole ruler. During the eight years
Of his undisputcd reign his task was
To consolidate. strengthen and restore
ana to this end he became "the ally.
almost the protege," of the emperor of
Constantinoplc.
With the accession Of his son. the hui
name but energetic Murad II. G42l-
li5D. the aggressive policy which had
first won the empire was resumed.
Rivals to the sultanate, raised up by
the Greek emperor. were crushed: Thes-
salonica. which had passed into the
hands of the Ncnetian=. was taken: in
every direction the power of the Turks
was augmented or restored.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04
EXTERNAL VIGILANCE"

The Dreyfus case shows the power of
which they are usually considered. 1t
shows how official or other combina-
tons may hide guilt and bring inno-
cencc to unjust infamy; and how ''the
honor Of the service" may be and is in
voked to cover or justify the grossest
outrages.
This is but another grave consldera-
ton that should subject all association
of persons and means, no matter in
what behalf, nor in what name, to the
supreme civil power both in respect of
knowledge of its operations, and the re-
strictlon ana direction of these. Not
merely material interests, common
rights and political privileges are in
VOWED. or may be. In this matter of
combination and association but life
and reputation. Nothing at all is safe
II any men, under any preteXt may
combine members and means as they
please use them as they please, for any
purpose they please, or may allege.
The old laws OF conspiracy. under one
plea or another. have been repealed or
become obsolete; but recent events in
this ana other countries demonstrate the
wisdom Of our ancestors in their provis-
ions for the common defence Of indi-
viduals. the public ana government it.
self, against combinations ana conspir-
acies that are sure to rise as laws relax
ard cunning sclf-interest. or spite, take
advantage Of every opportunity.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04
VIENNA IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY.

II was not the object Of Mohammed
to destroy Constantnoplc. but to So
cure it tor his own capital. The prl-
vatc dwellings, were given up To be
plundered. and $4,000 of tho unfortunate
men, women and children Of the city
We're reduced TO slavery: but the public
buildings Were preserved from the gen
eral pillagc. The churches their
statues removed and their priceless
frescoes whiewashed over to eltisry
the zeal of Mohammcdan puritanism.
were converted into mosques for the
worship of the faithful To tho mass
of the nou- Mohammcdan population
their religious chiefs were left ana "a
INSTRUMENTATION liberation was
granted, in accordance with Mohammc-
dan practice. Ia this way the as.ute
Turk saw the easiest means OF resior-
ing the depleted city and governing tha
subject populations
The capture OF Constantinople was
the most Important Siln i'm the reign
of Niohammcd H.. Init II was not the
only one. In spite of n disastrous de-
feat before Nclgradc the last achieve
ment of the aged Ilunyady. Scrvla vas
conquered and passed unGc. Turll.sn
rule dljO, and its reduction was soon
followed by that of Herzegovina. Bos-
mia. the greater part OF the Greek prin-
c!palities. and Gftor the death o..
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e, rs. D@a~e~a
University of Indiana.
EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFi.
Gates

At the end OF the term OF seventeen
weeks. Il series of questions on cac n
course. prepared by Professor Seymour
Eaton. Will be published in the Viz
cinian- Pilot. ard blanks containing the
questions VIII be furnished every sub
scriber making application for same
Two weeks Will be allowed after the
courses close. for the receipt of exam!.
nation papers containing answers
These papers VIII be referred 10 n
Board OF Examiners. who will assist
Professor Eaton, and ms soon as the
work of examination is complete the
result will be reported, and certificates
issued TO the students entitled 20 them
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04
HuNYADY AND scANDERBEc;.

/ Y Al ~ y y
In mo Latter nort az tho rni,rn Of
NIurad hn,vevnr th. ia or bis suc.
cosscs sIackannd ana seemed ahor. 20
turn Two ramorknhln 1yor,.in,s ,,oea
amona tho C,hrIstions to stov bis Viz
torions advance In tho nor,h ,ha
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ny N"'e" 81 10 rcs"i'cu hcr '"''Pc"u
enc nc, ,'ii" NnH'V.!' WIS "h"tNeu 10
hungary tl+f"). Al me same moment
second enemy, equally formidable.
appeared IN the south, in the person OF
an Albanian prince VINO Is usually
known by the name of ScanderbeG.
This redoubtahle guerrilla chief had.
while still a boy, been sent rs u hostage
10 the Turkish court, where he had been
brought up in tile VI ohammedan relig
ion. There his high bearing and cour-
aye had won for him the favor of sui
tan Aiurad. Scamderbeg, however.
could not forget that by birth he was
an indepeudent prince and by blood an
sna,n,, - III. rr,,,l, I'm tha cnnr,sinn
which folIowe1 thn yictories Of Him
vadv n. eecoucd from ,hn sulton's
cnr,.t e.,.,,d =, s.,cr,,hol1 IN ia 10.
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- - rN'.i ''nu t'y S'''o' vi NJ w., i.
l'l'u Il ''''rtIS ci"p1r" MN 10 iii"iii,'i'n'
.tSe eNetN ADVERSE attempt uitii ms
ueH IN twenty years idteF.
,Nl'vr me huihi"' ing peace OF ~"
NuE2u 'Who hau always neen distin-
sulSA.G py Il VEN OF h'!sticism anG
HeiahonoiE nie'N) anuicated ms throne
anu re''Fyu To q Mohaininedan retreat
IN 80 l ne "Au I"sln oil tHc chris
t"ns, HnNrNvr' soon p'ouShl nm lorih
nsHll from ms retirement. iSy me "a
.'i'it"t ii'7u 'nai iAlth h'cd hot De
hSp. WIN an lHidei. 'he eniissarlcs oil
'"t pope ana "I inc Nreek emperor pre-
Nai!'d upon tuhyady TO break the
Pt"Ce' 10 when ne had sworn. as soon
- me lrul,s OF me treaty were III the
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scanderbeg in liGOof Albania. "The
great historian Freeman. las our age
has to deal with ii, is before an things
the work of Mohammod the Conquer
or"
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The Lanin & Rand Powder Company.
of Chicago. confirms the report in the
Manufacturers Record chat il viii erect
an additional powder mill COnsidcra-
bic of the machinery has already been
purchased.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-04

What pretcnslon is this that our
navy and army are needed in the Phil
ippnes to spread death and desolation
through the land. in the name of ptc-
serving order. and assisting the natives
10 establish good government. rh,y
have a government OF their own, and
a Republic. at that; and all the dis
order is created by the American usur-
patton OF dcspotism over a free people
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-26
RECENT INVENTIONS.

A New Yorker has patented . neat
looking gear case, consisting Of a rub
ber tube. split on its inner face and
stretched over the chain and sprocket
wheel. with spreaders to open the tube
rs 1t runs around the wheels. allowing
1t to close over the chain as 1t passes
from one sprocket to the other.
An improved valve for bicycle tires
Is formed Of q tube extending into the
tire on one side and having cone shap-
ed shoulders at either end, with a stem
In the tube having a head at each end
to engage the cones. the outer head be-
ing opened by the insertion Of the
pump, while the inner head opens au-
tomatically under pressure Of the air.
A new voting machine has . set OF
levers for each Office. operating mum.
bered disks to register the vote. with q
locking mechanism which fastens the
set as soon as one lever Is used. repeat
ing the operation for each set Of candi-
dates. The levers are unlocked by the
next voter stepping on the booth plat.
form.
In a new bicycle propelling mechan
ism the crank shaft carries a toothetl
wheel meshing in a second whee
mounted on a shaft close to the crank
shaft. the power being applied to the
face Of the rear wheel by means of a
friction wheel carried by the rear shaft
Drawbridge openings can be automat
icaliy closed by a new safety gate
formed Of a pivoted bar set on a pos,
at one side Of the bridge and operated
by a system of levers to close across the
opening when the draw opens and oper
again as the draw closes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-26
Pearls Nuisance.

A boy is q terrible nuisance,
he bothers from morning till night.
He leases and plays jokes upon you,
And laughs when he gives you q fright.
Why. to-day. when I sat just as quiet
With my beautiful, new picture book,
Ny cousin slyed close up behind me
And when turned round. for a look,
What do you suppose he had hold of,
And dangled right over my head?
Oh! a great ugly spider! My gracious!
[ screamed, and my heart sank like lead
Twas only a japanese spider;
But my! such horrid. big thing!
And it looked most alive as it daDgled
Around at the end Of the string.
Then he laughed. when he saw how II
scared me,
But I managed to grab his short hair
And l pulled it until he begged loudly.
And declared his head was "snatched
barew'
He said, "cross his heart" he would never
Scare me like that any more;
But he couldn't quite make me believe it,
Cause he's said just that same thing be
fore.
let him off easy, he begged so,
Though l know that, most likely. he'll find
Some new way to tease me tomorrow.
But I'll just pretend don't mind;
For that makes him feel worse about It.
Than if l should scold him, or cry,
For boys like to know that they bother,
Though never could understand why.
Why can't they be kind of quiet,
And act more as girls always do?
think they'd be lots and lots nicer.
And worth twice as much, so! Don't you
Ohio Farmer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-26
A DANGEROUS COAST.

New Beacon Now Being Place. IN s"e
"Atlantic's Graveyard"
.aThe Graveyard Of the Atlantic is
what seafaring men term that part OF
the ocean which lies on Cape Hatteras'
Since America was discovered, tnis
long, low piece Of North Carolina pro-
;ectinR far out to sea, has been more
dreaded than any other cape In the
Western Hemisphere. The bottom OF
the ocean there is strewn with the
wrecks of vessels, and the great loss OF
life which has occurred there In marine
disasters has well earned the place its
title. A powerful light gives some
warning to the mariner by night. but
by day the dangerous shoals, atout
which storms rage sometimes for
weeks together. are only revealed by .
line Of foam-capped breakers.
To prevent. If possible. further ship
wrecks in the daytime, the Government
has constructed beacon, the only one
Of it's kind in the world. which 1t Is be-
lieved will do much In warning away
ships and their crews.
1t is what is termed day beacon.
and is built on solid steel rods, forming
a skeleton structure. which will stand
about forty feet above the water at low
tide. The skeleton holds q huge cage
Of iron, which it Is believed can be seen
through glasses at a distance Of fully
ten miles.
The question Of fastening the struc-
ture securely in the treacherOus sands
at this point has been a great engineer
ing problem. Four steel disks will be
sunk to a point fourteen feet below the
bottom. and filed with concrete. They
are Of such a size that engineers be
lieve they will form a huge anchor, pre-
venting the skeleton from being thrown
over by the great force Of the waves Al
this point.
The framework alone weighs thirty
tons. and was tOwed to Cape Hatteras
restingo on pontoons filed with air. which
are forty feet long and seven feet In
diameter. II the beacon Is successful
others are to be placed at different
points on the coast.