The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27

N Il me tensions therefor
SiuuEunuu1 smrI, hr revival of
the constitution Of 1876.
(Which hns'ows upon Tukah subjects
many r-hts which were taken away
years ago with the revival of the
constitution general amnesty
Co all political prisoners and many
other "details which were outgrowths
nj the now order of things.
Two years if YOU had told an
Amcricani2rd Turk that you had wit.
messed a i1.muutc duuonst ration for
IN" sultan in COnstautiuopr he would 4
have retired behind the corner amn
post ana laughed himself 10 death To.
day he will smile with pleasure for
Communications fDr The former urant
of the Iildz are of weekly occurrence
The sultan seldom leaves his p:l,rr
!. !. !. !. !. !. I !.
without his people giving him IN ova.
ton.
Every former subject Of Tnrkov NAIM
we'll remembers the Yildz Kiosk V@&#fs
which was declared to be q SYNONYM WzS4A@
FOR Turkish tyranny The kiosk is stuotcd mn. Vg4Ass
on the Golden Horn and the grounds are M
scores ot p"'ilons and each evening the sui. w
tan was wont tn choose one of ths dormitories IN
IN which 10 pass the night
Travellers in Turkey declared II was his
manner OF escaping aSsassins for II was never
known to outsiders Just where the monarch
chose to sleep. Uneasy rests the head that
wears u crown said wise patriarch long
ago Til" sultan's rest was probably the I'm.
easiest Of any in th" world during the years
that there was no constitution He was always surround
ed by his body guard then there was an outcr uad
and battalion Of soldiers besides innumorablc secret
service whose business consisted of spying upon the
personal bOdyguard
Turkey so fun Of spies a tourist declares that
could talk freely within the sacred confines OF
the family home for fear that knsman might he in
the governments employ n spy. II is declared that
25 per cent OF the Turkish subjects were spies en-
poycd to tell tales about the other 70 per cent Naturally
II was uncomfortable to even think harsh thoughts about
Eiis higucss
ihc first demonstration which created Turkish fad
t.as no Won WIN hp
fOr the customary prayers in the Handle Nosauc He
ne did Unprecedented thing when he stood up in his
carriage to acknowledge his subjects greetings That
soon after he proclaimed the constitution of 1876
TO he in force
his highncss and no longer does he find It
necessary to employ substitutes targets for plans of
assassins. The photograph of the sultan accompany
this article is made from crayon drawing for which the
ruler posed II is probably the only likeness of the mon
arch which produced with his consent. It took
weeks after the granting of the constitution secure
his permission to sit for the sketch He was even then
n rlnc pccvS and the oh had be finished in one
. sitting of hafhuur,
The picture declared the best likeness of his
majesty which produced The sultan has never
OF his own will been photographed since he came
the throne of Turkey. lie has Stunned camera hcnds
as he would shun ombthrowing enthusiast but never
thcess there have been thousands photos distributed
throughout the world Consequently the reproduction
shown in this issue ia the first authentic and official like
moss of Sultan Abdul Hamid H. It made by noted
Turkish artist high in favor in court circles
The story of the tyranny of Turkish monarchs long
ono and is said to be ended in the restoration OF
the constitution The tale begins with the founding of
che empire back In the thirteenth century
The Ottoman Turks came originally from Central Asia
and In the sixth century they in connection with other
Turkish tribes, pushed west From the Saracens they
took their first religion. First the Turks slaves.
then E.ercenares and eventually they succeeded their