The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-06-12

Graded. may again come under
Heller &c rule IL the demands
Of Greek representatives, Gt the peace
conference are granted Here are
found the first evidences of that Greek
culture which later permeased the
world. In tie Valley Of the Clara
covista. unde- the very shadow Of
Olytzika. the terrible Tomaros of the
ancients. ruins speak their tale 10 the
srchaeoloEist of civilization ante
eating that II the Greece of today,
says the Kansas city Star.
Here. myth 3logy has II, Zeus. re-
leased from Chaos. wed I'ione. the
fecund earth. and from their mating
came the beautiful Aphrodite. ON
this spot now rest the ruins Of the
sanctuary Of Aphrodite. overlooking
the crumbled temple and votive monu-
ments. and hidden midst the oaks and
olives that have e-meshed the val
ley. no doubt Is the sacred spring.
whose murmUrings. controlled by the
divine Dione and Aphrodite. were in
terpreted By tie temple oracles.
On the side OF the hill. 90 the south
OF the citadel. which stood on a prom
ontOry In the center Of the valley.
have been found the remains Of a
majestic theater. its walls shrouded In
vines and trees.
There. on the size OF the AcropolIs.
from which all the plain is sprsad'
out before the traveller. Ulysses called
up the souls II the dead
From the fateful oaks OF Dodona.
towering above the temple and the
alter. Minerva chose the mast Of the
beautiful shiT Argo. and To the god Of
Dodona Achilles poured out his liba-
lions.
Kings Descended From Achilles
The kings OF the MOlOssians. one OF
the many tribes Into which Epirus
was divided. asserted direct descent
from Pyrrhus. son OF Achilles. who
settled there after the sack Of Troy.
leaving the kingdom TO his son Mo
lossus. II was not till the time OF
Alexander the Great that these many
tribes were banded together into one
nation Then Alexander. an uncle of |
Alexander the Great. was made king
over Epirus by Phillip H., father of |
Alexander the Great. and brought all /
the tribes together. the little country |
becoming a united kingdom In the |
fourth century Il. g.
Since its history has been tragic.
The scene OF continuous turmoil. IL
imprudently espOused the cause of /
Perseus in 14G T. -, and. devastated /
by the conquering Romans. was an
nexed to the province OF Macedonia.
were few changes Till the thirteenth
century. when il was seized by Michel
Angelius Comenus with the taking of
COnstantinopie by the Larins.
After two hundred years of Latin
and Byzantine rule. with Albania. A.
reverted TO the control Of native
princes, under whom tribal feuds In
creased in terocity AMI savagery.
And. weakened by It's years Of inter
nal fighting. 4 was an easy prey TO
the Turks in the fifteenth century.
Bloody Puie Of the Turks.
For a while iawlessness was ouelled.
but. with the beginning of the decline
of the Turkish empire In the seven
teenth century. the old rule of blood
returned till AT the beginning of the
present century Turkey was unable 10
promise safets to travellers within its
borders.
Its hills were filed with lawIess
bands whose deprcdations the otto ,
man rulers ere powerless to curb. ,
Hiding In the Businesses OF the pin |
dus mountains. brigands would swoop ,
down upon Pack trains. OF upon the .
valley farms. and be back In their ,
iairs before she police could arrive ,
at the spot and once i'm their noun .
tains they were SAFE. +,
Theirs was the life of the Scotch ,
Highlanders of tie the of the q
Stuarts- Clan spirit increased rs the :
yoke of the Iosleni was lifted and !
the law Of retaliation was the only !
effective gcvernme ntal instrument. 9
Blood for blood was the rule and ,
thousands dief In cleo feuda \
Inspectors of schools foun<,.a nv :
wealthy Epirotes took their lives In '
their hands when they made their I
tours and scir visits -werp .,w.xs \
Kept secret The French consul b.rdIv Y
dared 90 out Of sight OF hls horne. 6