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Gen. sweeney was celebrated for the length and
strength of his arm Like Artexerxes Longimanus he
could stand erect and touch his with his hands
He was. ALSO called Kara Osman, because of his great
personal beauty. His personal costume exceedingly
simple He were urban of white linen wound around
red center He largely of peace and for
many years his reign of and much of his
military defensive rather than offensive He
allowed the widest liberation in faith and protection to
person and property, alike to Christian and Moham-
medan In A. ID. 1899 he coined money with his
efigy, and caused prayers to be said in his name the
Official declaration Of his sultanate. He neverthe
less man of strong passions when deeply aroused On
occasion he summoned his followers and announced
the intention of attacking Greek fortress but his aged
uncle, Dunbar, who had marched with Ohman's father
Ertoghrul from the Euphrates counseled against the
attack and set forth the danger of provoking the neigh
boring princes by such act Enraged at these words
Of caution Othman shot his aged uncle dead upon the
spot The fortress attacked and taken, which led
to many other offensive enterprises which eliminated in
the surrender of the great city, Brusa in 1926 Gilman
died at Saegud and shortly before his death he called
his two sons, Orchan and Aladdin, to his bedside and
addressing orchan, said Il am dying. and die without
regret because leave such you Be just;
love goodness and show mercy His sword Is still
served in the treasury of the empire and the martial
ceremony of girding this sabre in the mosque of
Eyoub, of which there press accounts last week.
corresponds the coronation of king the Inaugural
ton Of president His ashes repose at Brusa.
When Orchan assembled the throne he besought his
brother Alaeddin to share with him the responsibilities
and duties OF sovereignty but his brother firmly refused
to do because their father the succession to
Orchan He however. agreed to accept the Office OF
vzier, which, in the Ottoman language. means burden
bearer" This Office corresponds prime minister
England secretary of state In country Alaeddin
by his military legislation laid the foundation for Otto
man supremacy. He formed the first standing army
known to modern history. 1t under the reign Of
Orchan that the Janissares, so long the Of
3 Christendom were organized. They composed OF
children of Christians who wresed from their fami
liesa thousand of their finest boys each for
800 years They torn from their parents very
early and trained to renounce Christianity and
preserve the creed of Islam They carefully pre-
pared for a soldiers life by severe discipline, which
taught them implicit obedience and enabled them to
bear without complaint all the hardshps OF soldiers
\ life. y
Orchan captured the city Of Ncomedia in the first
year OF his reign and four years later the city
Nice. where the first Ecumenica council held Like
his predecessor he never left captured province till 1t
thoroughly assmiliated 10 the Ottoman power.
Orchan died In 1853 after reign Of 33 years. during
which the Ottoman power extended large
part Of Asia and firmly planted the European cont.
nent. from which 1t has never been dslodgeds
The third sultan Amurath, or. the Orientals
said. "Murad." He was 40 years Of age when he
ceeded his father and reigned 30 years In pros
perity and honor. His first enterprise to extend
the European conquest OF his father but he
by rebellion In the Ottoman dominions. and
PEELED to march his army OF insurrec
ton, which he completely queed He then crossed the
HeIlespont and began series OF conquests IN Europe
which only contaminated by his death the field
of Kossova In 1889. N'
He formed many valuable alliances through the mar.
rying OF his Bajxxet and HIS daughter Nsay He
died upon the battlefield Of Kossova His Oldest son,
Bajaxet commanded the right, and Prince Yacoub his
second son. the left: Amurath commanded the center
with the Janssaries The Christians led by King
Lazarus who commanded the center, and vuk Branko
wich led the right and the king OF Bosnia the left Both
armies advanced resoutey to the charge and for long
time stood their ground firmly while the OF the day
IN do'hf. While the twos armies thus strove To-