The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02

the vengeance of the Sultan. but found
the mercieS of the Roumanian King not
much more tender, for he was clapped
into prison, and kept there until some
one whispered to his captor that some
of the western powers might not approve
of the Industrious john being chained up.
So the distinguished prisoner was re-
leased, and he trOtted back TO Hungary
only to find that the country had no
King.
Here, then, lay another grand opportu-
nifty for the irrepressible John He soon
| discovered that the country was disposed
TO elect five governors, and, of course, Il
was only natural that he should be one
Of the five. So Il happened. and there was
more fighting with the Turks. beside oc-
casional thrashings OF the Roumanians
whose discourteOus treatment of him
Hunyadi had not forgotten. Matters went
on in this exciting style until one fine day
Hunyadi awoke 10 find himself not mere
ly famous-he had been that for some
time-but lowing TO the fact Ladislaus V,
being only a child, and In the custody OF
his relation, Frederick III of Germany
sole governor of Hungary. Whether It
was that the duties of governor took up
too much OF his time. or that the pay
was inadequate, or that he felt more at
home on the battlefield than in the leg
islative chamber, / can't say, but II IL
is certain that he desired young Ladis-
laus to return TO his native land and set
up in business as a working monarch
But Frederick OF Germany didn't see eye
to eye with Hunyadi on this point; so as
there was no peace crusade. or disarma-
ments' mission running In those days, the
dispute led TO fighting; but about the year
1850. by which time force had been prov
ed TO be no remedy, cGnciliatOTy meas
ures were resorted to. Two weary years
were exhausted I'm these tactics, and ulti-
mately, In 1852, the young King was re-
leased from the unwelcome supervision
of the German Emperor
The contamination of the desired end In
regard to the fate Of Ladislaus suggested
to Hunyadi the resignation OF his posi-
ton as governor. but Ladislaus would not
hear OF it. so the old fighting man was
prevailed upon TO stick 10 his guns with
some drastic results against the Turkish
armies. He kept the Turks away from
Hungary most effectively, and the Hun
garian nation has never since ceased 10
bless MS name 1t Is well worth noting
that this celebrated man, who all his lie
was engaged in deadly combat died in
bed Of an epidemic disease. OF which there
were some frightful examples rayaging
Europe all through his career.
The history Of the discovery and use OF
the Hunyadi Janos mineral water has
none Of the hOary antiquity which the
history Of the old warrior can boast or.
The locality Of the springs, however, has
a history which goes back far into those
| ages in which the Romans ronped over
the then known world, and made a last
| ing reputation for themselves. az pioneers
| of civilization. They had On the future
| site Of the Saxlehner mineral NpTlnas n
hourishing colony called Aquincum. ms
was on the right bank OF the DANUBE. ana
Is now a part OF the city OF Budapest
| Those old Romans were very kesn on
medicinal baths and springs. ana Win
| their usual pertinacity In that difeetiol
| they made Aquincum famous for It's not
| sulphur springs and thermal baths
| Some time In the year ls5. peasant
meanderlnz over the neighborhood of tae
valley across OrsO1. near Budapest.
came across a spring Of natural slime
water. Soon after its discovery the late
Nr. Andreas SaXlehener purchased tns
! soring along with the surrounding lana.
/ and established a hOurlshing incustry 20
exDloit the wonderful waters. which ne
named Hunyadi JanOs. after the hiteenlh
| century patriot