Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1881 — Turkey’s Decay. [ARTICLE]

Turkey’s Decay.

Only two generations ago the possessions of Turkey ran from the Biver Pruth to Cape Matapan, and, barring Bussia, it was the largest empire in Europe. But Turkey has been extensively carved and bled since that time. Little Greece was cut off in the south, and set up housekeeping for itself; then Servia and Boumaaia were cut off in the north. Since Turkey’s last war with Bussia Austria has appropriated Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria rained in fact its independence; Eastern Boumelin a state of semi- independence; and Servia, Boamania and Montenegro were enlarged by several slices of Turkey. This left Thrkey in Europe one of the smallest European* states. So far Turkey has lost two-thirds of her European possessions. The European population of Turkey has dwindled down from twenty to five millions of people. Vest often a young man imagines himself to be a perfect brick, %hen he really isn’t more than half baked.