St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-24

dards and set up opposition governments but Moham-
med was endowed with great statesman-like qualities,
and gradually he eliminated all opposition, and in 1413
became sultan the entire Ottoman empire. His
reign lasted eight years. but in that space he
Nshed great things He not aggressive like his
father but he very prompt any encroach
ment upon his dominions. He called Chelebi Mo-
manned which means "Mohammed the Gentle and it
very apt designation of his character There
only two inhuman things recorded of him. He
caused his only surviving brother Kasm be blinded
and he killed the child of Sueyman. The only mitiga
ton that be plead for these acts of cruelty is that
had experienced much discontinue from the jeal-
ousies Of his brothers that he decided put the
all who might become opposers of him. 1t is char
acterstc Of Turkish princes that they always
and intrigue for the sutanae the reigning
not safe while is at liberty Abdul Hamid the late
deposed sultan, imprisoned his brother Murad
palace of the Cheragan until few years ago, when he
ended his Imprisonment in death. The present sultan,
Mehmet Reshad closely confined in the Yildiz
palace that it amounted to actual imprisonment
manned died in 1921, and buried the beauti
full green of that ancient capital of the Turks.
He succeeded by Murad IL, who a man of
equal prudence and cemency his predecessor his
ambition much greater, and he lost little time in
giving proof Of it. The Greek emperor forgetting his
cordial relations with Mohammed and looking upon
Murad H. who then youth of Is years, with
contempt, released pretended of Bajaze-Nustafa
by name-who had been for years in close custody at
Constantnople Mustafa subdued the European prov
inces and seemed in fair way for time of dis
planting Murad, but he at last overthrow and
hanged, 'to convince the world that he was an i'm
postor."
Murad again proceeded to invest Constantinople He
had drawn his lines from the Golden to the Wooden gate
when revolt in Asia Minor caused him to hastily cross
the Bosporus in order to put down instruction of
of his brothers. Murads fighting qualities
put to test The Christian states were all in
famed and Hunyady their leader. He sup
posed to be of King Sigismund and the beautiful
Elizabeth Morisney but whatever his parentage he was
valiant, fortunate and famous
For 20 years he was the terror of the ottomans At
HermanStadt routed of
10000 and publicly general to pieces
He cruel and bloodthirsty any of the Turks
and his favorte music for dinner was the shrek of
dying prisoners He also defeated the Turks at
and Nissa He made the fearful passage Balkans
in winter following the Turks who had skful1y barred
the passes and formed icy wall by wetting roads
in freezing weather But for some unknown reason,
suddenly abandoned the campaign returned Buda
pest with a large amount of plumber and captives
Murad seized this opportunity to negotiate treaty
which was solemnly sworn upon the Gospel and the
koran to last for period of ten The death of his
oldest sorey afflicted Murad that he turned from
the joys Of empire to and retirement and abd
Gated in favor of his son. Mohammed H. and retired
Magnesia to spend the remainder of his days. No
this conveyed to the Christians than
they resolved to break the treaty of peace the pope
and Greek used their spiritual influence In
duce Hunyady to break his OATH claiming that "oaths
are not to be kept with infdes" Hunyady finally
influenced to break faith, and marched upon the unsus
pecting Turks with 10000 men. He took number of
strange places and reaching the Black marched
far Varna where he learned that Murad had been
aroused by his advance collected an army Of
10000 men, which then being conveyed the
Bosporus by Genoese vessels. When the armies met
of the violated treaty placed the point Of
lance and raised high above the Turkish standard as
visible appeal to the lord OF truth who Furnishes perjury
The Hungarans ingoriousy defeated and Hunyady
compelled to retreat in disorder after which
again retired to Magnesia; but revolt of the jan
issares against his force recalled him to the response
bities of leader when he reigned six years longer and
died in 1451, with undiminished prestige and glory
Five years after Murad's death, Mohammed IT, in
vaded Europe and laid siege Belgrade the key to
Hungary. Hunyady stirred himself valiant defense
and John Capstran to his aid with band of 900
crusaders, who had gathered together to fight for
Christendom. The Turks defeated Mohammed was
wounded, and $4,000 Turks lay dead upon the field of
battle. In less than month Hunyady died and so days
later followed to the by John Capistran The
reign of Mohammed II. marked by violence and
reachery Again and again he broke faith with his
miles, and garrisons which the solemn
pledge of the honors of met with ruthless slaughter