The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23

SalOnlka, Tor whom the Italian war
has no terrOrs. He is Abdul Hamid.
dethroned sultan. who, in happy 1g-
nCrance of the dangers thai beset his
country, is spending the remaining
days OF his life in captivity, jealousy
guarded by the same force which
ONerthreW him. The former COM
mander of the faithful has for his
prison a handsome villa on the
eastern end of the ancient city and
on the shore of the S~erpentine Bay
of SalOnika. For ~neighbors the ex-
sultan has wealthy foreigners. chiefly
Greeks, who, having amassed fortunes
in the Macedonian capital, nave built
themselves stately homes on the
beautiful shores.
The Villa Latini, which the red
sultan inhabits. was purchased by the
Turkish government from one of
these local merchant princes. Its
rOund are spacious, but all is shut
in by a high wall. 1t is a three-story
building and the upper floors and
terra Gotta roof are visible from the
highway hat skirts the northern
boundary wall. ON the side a broad
valley dips way from the roadway.
The present tenant of the Villa
l.atini can have no reason to com
plain of mOnOtOny of the scenery To
the southwest across the bay be-
yond the lo~w-lying lapel which forms
one Of the horns Of the crescent
shaped bay, is the Graceo-Turkish
frontier. Here, sentinel-like, on the
threshold Of Greek TheSsaly and
Turkish Macedonia mighty Olympus.
the abode of the immortal Greek
gods, rear his snow-capped head.
Shelters Bandits.
Its once sacred groves offer shelter
today to Greek and Turkish bandits,
who set at defiance the anger Of
Zeus and the law of man. When
the southeast wind blows and white
caps, racing up the Gulf of Solonika,
fling themselves into the bay, divine
olympus hides his face behind a veil
of cloud. But when in genial mood
he shows himself to his admirers, as
he did in ancient time to his worship
ers in the fulness Of his unrivaled
splendOr.
A double line of sentries. who stand
guard in conical-Shaped white boxes,
cut off Abdu Tamid from any com
m~unication with the outside world.
These quaint boxes are fitted with
peep-hole windows, and from what
ever point Of the compass you attempt
to approach the eX-Sultan'S prison
you may be sure that at least one pair
of sharp, questioning eyes are follow
ing your every movement.
Cicero. during one period of his
exile, lived in SalOnika, and now, by
describes his residence as having
stood on the very site of the fallen
Ottoman tyrant. There has been re-
peated rumor Of a re~actionary plot
for the liberation Of the imprisoned
Abdul, but it is difficult to see how
his adherents hope to smuggle hin
out and through the double Gordon
of soldiery. In fact, he himself is
little inclined to venture afresh upor
that political stage where he playec
The Abdul Hamid Of today is {
lonely and unhappy man, morose ant
petulant. The nan who sent So
many of his subjects to a violen
death now lives in "a constant dreat
of being assassinated in secret. tn
spectre of the assassin turks every
where for the wretched captive. Bu
his passionate ttachmen to life !
such as to overcome even his avarlce
AS a condition for handing over t
the national treasury part or M
boarded wealth he asked that hi
prison walls should be raised anOthe
eight feet and that the main entranc
to the house should be bricked uI
This the government did. n oni
entrance to the villa is now throug
a narrow gate. He also stipulate
for steel butts on the inside of tn
doors of his suite. The keys to tines
doors he carries always with him.
Sees No Visitors.
Abdul Hamid never sees any VS.
tors, as he is forever suspectlng som
attempt on his life or another RAJ
upon his purse. On the whole, q
enjoys good health and the repol
that he has fallen a victim OF IN
opium habit is not true, according I
his personal medical attendant. n
is a heavy smoker of scented Turks
cigarettec. He has his periodic fl
of mental depression. but that IS
be expected in his circumstances. re
more than three months he has NJ
once Quilted his rooms to go dow
into the fragrant garden. HIS s.
d~entary habits and his rooted ave
sion to physical exercise in any for
are increasing his obesity and also n
irritability. He is much stouter t
day thar when he had to cave II
YildiZ Kiosk.
The fallen autocrat is treated WI
the greatest Difference by tho
charged with his safe-keeplng. +
is subjected to no harsh or deSradt
L. liuoo IN Conni-YQQ2l sly