The Holbrook news., 1912-02-23

6umdQ SuHSTl1B means llIll0 JO IncAA They have not yet cultivated sen sitiveness to it. Numerous forms od torture still exist there. delightful in their simplicity. In Samarkand it has been the custom to throw criminals from a high tower in the center oa the city. Another form of execution was that of dragging them over roughly paved streets behind swift horses. Still more interesting death awaited political offenders. There ia a deep pit in the city full of loath some vermin and a victim thrown to them is gradually eaten up.
 In Teheran a few years ago thera were some men who succeeded in ef fecting a corner in wheat-orientala who had admirably caught the finan- cing spirit of the twentieth century. As the price of wheat went up it naturally caused suffering among tho poor. Not being able to view the sub ject in a scientific way. they laid tho blame of their suffering upon thesa three f1nanciers. and seizing hold oa their persons, crucified them upside down in the public square This ia said to be very painful death. as all the blood descends into the head bringing enormous pressure upon the brain. Thus do the Persians rebel against the enlightenment of twen tieth century fnanciering.
 Abdul HamId's Atrocities.
 The same barbarous treatment waa accorded to the Armenians by Abdul Hamid Whole villages were cut to pieces-men. women and children The wounded were piled on brush. wood soaked in kerosene and burned alive. Women were cut open befors their husbands eyes While the Turks were responsible for thess massacres, they did not actively par ticipate in them. The bloody work was done by the Kurds. a tribe much more savage and uncivilized than the Turks. Some of the Turks even shel tered their Armenian neighbors. The responsibility rests upon the shouf ders of Abdul Hamid and his advisers.
 This cruel tyrant had many ways of torturing young Turks suspected oi liberalism. Boiling eggs were placed under their armpits, torture which soon drives its victim insane. The skin would be fiayed from the back of another mustard poultices next the raw flesh and the skin sewed up again Some were burned to death with kerosene Many a fine young man of progressive ideas found his bed upon the bottom of the Bosporus,
 These are only a few of the deeds of horror that could be told. And in the face of them. how can 1t be be lieved that the Turk is kind and gen. tie? Yet 1t is true. The solution of the problem rests with the psycholo gists. As it Is said, scratch Russian and you will find Tartar. so 1t ia true that beneath the gentle man ners and kind heart of every Turk lie volcanic possibilities of religious fanaticism and of cold-blooded cruelty. He has not yet got control of the brute in him. though he is progress ing.
 Beneath the culture and civilized exterior of every one of us lie sub merged depths of ferocity and blood Misunderstanding for outlet The southern gentleman with the most charming manners and the kindest heart-when his daughter is violated by negro, may set with his own hands the flames to the pile of wood which is to burn alive the offender. Our passions are like dogs in leash Those who come to us by the front gate receive our kind hospitality those who come by forbidden paths, if they come within reach of our fe rocity, may feel its bite
 So 1t is with the Turk In ordinary life he is kind and effable. dignifiedly courteous. He is kind to his children, kind to animals, kind to strangerS He seldom loses his temper. but when he does lose 1t, beware. He does not encourage street fighting. but if h1 hoara resentment he may kill: