Anadarko Daily Democrat (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 199, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 29, 1910 Page: 3 of 4
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ONTENEORO whoso reigning
prince Nicholas I. by way of colo-
brntlng thejubllco of his accession
haa proclaimed hlraaolf king and
his principality a kingdom la ono
of tho storm centers of the near
east. Its Influence on Balkan pol-
itics la not to bo measured by Us
size for this Land of tho Dlsck
Mountains na tho Vonetlnna
nnmod It long ago. Is actually tho
smnllcst monarchy In all Europo.
Whon. a few weeks ago Nicholas
assumed tho tltlo of king his wlfo
became Qucon Mllctio Nicholas also declared
that Montenegro shall bo known henceforth as
Zeto that being tho ancient namo of the country.
Tho territory subject to tho rulo of King Nich-
olas Is Just onc-fourtpenth of the area of Rou-
mania n tenth of Bulgaria n soventh of Greece
and a fifth of Sorvla. Yet Greece has long boon
an lndepondent stato Roumnnln a monarchy slnco
1881 8crvla a kingdom slnco 1882 while Bulga-
ria exchanged tho rank of a suzerain principality
for that of nn independent kingdom only two
rears ago. Ever slnco that dramatically precipi-
tate action on tho part of Bulgaria and the assim-
ilation by Austria of tho neighboring provinces
of Bosnia and Herzegovina tho Montenegrin
prince and peoplo have been ambitious to assert
their sovereign dignity.
And If thero bo any satisfaction In this Nova-
tion of their national status tho Montenegrins aro
assuredly as entitled to It as their neighbors of
Borvla and Bulgaria for Montenegro can boast a
record unrivaled by any other stato In tho wholo
Balkan peninsula. Alono of all tho Balkan
peoples these hardy mountaineers havo nover
knovn tho harsh hand of a conqueror. Secure In
their wild mountain fastnesses almost impreg-
nable In their Inaccessibility tho Montenegrins
havo retalnod their national Ufa and political in-
dopendenco through centuries of strlfo and Sla-
vonic dlsmemborment Dynastlos havo fallon and
kingdoms crumbled on either linndi" but this ono
tiny state haa preserved llii freedom from alien
control. Eon when the Turkish hordes threat-
ened to overrun Europe and In tholr triumphant
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ITS GLORIES ARE NOW DEAD
Samarkand In Russian Turklstan Onco
ths World's Most 8plendld City
Now a Ruin.
Bokhara Asia. At ono time Samar
kand In Russian Turkestan was as
Qiuoh tho sourco of power and Influ-
ence in tho nffalrs of tho world as
London Is today Its architecture was
is much admired as that of Paris or
Vienna Its scholarship was as famous
is that of Athens nnd Its ecclesiastical
proinlnoncv as great as that of Homo.
Its universities were sought by stu-
lunts from evory corner of tho oarth
ilkt those of Germany nre today nnd
pilgrims on in e from every part of tho
Mohammedan world to worship at Its
ilirlno.
The omplro of Tnmorlane of which
Samarkand was the capital at the ond
if the fourtoonth contury oxtended
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march swept nway tho mod I oval Servian empire
this warlike mountain raco kept Us passes by
ceaseless watching night nnd day nnd submis-
sion to Turkish authority was of a nominal na-
ture. And when their nnclont capital was threat-
ened they abandoned It ns ruthlessly ns thoso
other Slnvs of tho norttilaml burned nnd aban-
doned Moscow In tho faco of tho advancing foo
and betaking themselves high up Into tho moun-
tains founded a secure sen.t of government within
the rocky wnlls of Cottlnjo.
A wonderful peoplo these Montenegrins with
r wonderful history. If ever a Servian omplro
bo ro-establlshcd If over tho Balkan states bo-
cotno united In a powerful confederation that
would wbollychango tho political complexion of
the near east and Its problems It will be 'largely
due to tho patriotism and pluck of this llttlo pa-
trlarnhal state. To this day tho men wear an
odglug of black In their scarlet caps this In
mourning for n lost Slav omplro and with all
tho pabslon of n primitive peoplo thoy hold to
that national Idea which would accomplish tho
union of nil the Serb states.
Karly In the sixteenth century tho ruler of tho
Montenegrins being n ploun prince who much
lovoU tho church handed executive authority to
the metropolitan blBhop who hencoforth boro the
tltlo of "vlndlka" or prince bishop. Tor threo
and n half centuries spiritual and temporal
power lay In ono man's hands tho vladlka being
a little Balkan pope. In 1C0G tho Petrovlc NJegos
family entered Into possession of this princely
power and this dynasty rules in M -ntenogro still.
In 1&51 Dnnllo I. renounced tho tltlo of vlndlka
In favor of that of hospodar nt tho samo tlmo
severing tho tomporal nuthorlty from tho spirit-
ual oversight of tho peoplo. In 1S53 Danllo II.
ordered tho enrollment In arms of all Montene-
grin males cnpablo of sorvlco. Tho tribal system
still obtained chieftains of clans being directly
respmihlblo to their prlnco. On August 13 18C0
the present ruler acceded to power and during
tho fifty years of n notable reign Prlnco Nicholas
has dono m-ich to civilize and modernlzo this
primltlvo mountain land whllo at tho samo tlmo
be has been careful to keep national habits In
all their simplicity and to foster a lofty national-
ism of spirit and sentiment among his peoplo.
Of all the states In Europo Montenegro Is per-
haps tho least known to the least visited by tho
average traveled man whllo to tho untrnvelod
tho very narao Is a blank. Tho proclamation
cf a now king In Kuropo is a reminder however
of the value which tho Montenegrins sot upon
their own importance an Importance which is
by no means to bo underestimated when Balkan
HiAitUoiia arise to disturb the currents of hUh
diplomacy. Packed within nn area which Is at
most a hundred miles long nnd eighty miles wide
Is a population of about a quarter of a million
peoplo tho sturdiest bravest and most wnrllko
peoplo anywhero to bo found. Tho Montenegrins
nro a lighting rnco among whom personal bra-
very Is nccounted tho highest virtue In man By
a national deoreo tho men all carry loaded pis-
tols at tholr bolts und theso thoy nro prono to
uso on small provocation. Thoy havo no regard
for tho value of human life and family animosi-
ties nro pursued through generations after tho
fashion of tho" Corslcnn vendotta Nicholas I. has
for yoars steadfastly discouraged theso blood
fouds which nro a bano of Montenegrin Ufo; but
racial Instincts dlo hard and theso men of the
Black Mountains aro not easily soothed Into civi-
lization's ways.
Iu tho early years of Nicholas' rolgn Montcne-
gro sufforod much by pcstllenco and .famlno as
well as by successive conflicts with Turkuy
which hns ever been envious of the Montenegrins'
stubborn Indopendonco. In tho struggles of tho
sovontlos Prince Nicholas and his pooplo woro
successful to tho extent of recovering vnluablo
soaboard territory In tho possession of which
tho principality was confirmed by tho twenty-
olghth articlo of tho Berlin treaty. In tho Emo
fnmouo ngreomont of tho powers tho independ-
ence of Montenegro really existent for centuries
was nt last formally recognized oven by Turkoy.
With so much conceded to their heroism and pa-
triotism the Montenegrins woro froo to dovolop
their national resources whlcl) nro wholly agri-
cultural. Among tho humanizing Influences es-
sential to tho progress of his peoplo Prlnco
Nicholas promptly recognized tho a!uo of edu-
cation nnd almost before tho ink was dry on
treaty signatures an extensive schemo of elemen-
tary education was organized throughout tho
principality. Thero aro now somo 200 primary
schools maintained by tho stato and attendance
is compulsory on all children.
Whatover Nicholas I. has dono and may do
however by way of fostorlng tho arts of peace
nd of ndvanclng tho material prosperity of his
peoplo avails little when tho Montenegrin genius
is essentially military. In all eastern Europo
thero is no flnor soldier than tho hardy man of
tho mountains. Tho Montenegrin ruler knows his
strength in this respect nnd ho has fashioned
nt least a fifth of tho population into a well-dls-clpllned
and well-equipped little array comprising
68 battalions of infantry and 12 batteries of artil-
lery but no cavalry.
Of even greater account than their martial
order is the Intense nationalism of the Montene-
grins a sentiment which their rvler stimulates
by royal decrco as well as by personal oxnmple.
It Is for instance Incumbent on all to wear the
national costume; prosaic European clothing Is
tabooed. Plcturesquo a3 It Is tho costume em-
phasizes tho extravagant theatricality of tho Mon-
tenegrin pose. But If garmonts onhanco nn Ideal
Prlnco Nicholas Is shrowd Indeed In His ordi-
nance Much that may Boom extravagant and
absurdly archaic to western Ideas has a hidden
purposo in tho Balklns. Austrian Itusslan nnd
German policy nllko has aimed at such a sovo-
rnnco of Serb associations as shall effectually
repress Serb aspirations to a reunited omplro.
On tho other hand It has been tho settled pol-
icy of Nicholas I. to koep tho flame of Sorb pa-
triotism alight. Honco It Is that tho fervent na-
tionalism of this Montenegrin peoplo finds ex-
pression in tho very Jackets of tho mon nnd tho
skirts of tho women In tho mlnstrolsy of tho
single stringed fiddles and tho ovcr-prosont readi-
ness for war.
Montonogro has a constitution first granted
In 1SC8. Tho skupstchlna or national nssombly
Is electod by universal suffrago for a term of
four yoars. A ministry of six portfolios repre-
sents oxecutlvo authority but to all Intents and
purposes Nicholas I. is an absoluto autocrat The
fathor of his peoplo ho glvos public audlenn- to
all and sundry and admliilstors Justice beneath
a famous piano treo hard by tho pnlaco gutos at
Cottlnjo. Such Is tho patriarchal ruler of n pa-
triarchal stato who in the pursuit of a national
ambition Is exchanging tho jrim!tlvo simplicity
of anclont Czernngora as Montenogro onco was
styled for tho trappings and majesty of a mini-
aturo monarchy.
The Rlglttan of Samarkand.
from tho Volga and tho Danuho rivers
to tho Ganges and from tho Indlnn
Dcoan to tho polar sea Tho trlbuto of
a thousand tribes nnd the homage of
icen-nnd twenty conquered nations
woro laid at his fcot horn. But all this
glory has departed nnd for flvo contu-
rlcs Samarkand has been dying.
All tho Imposing structures that
snee gave Samarkand Its reputation ns
tho finest city In Asia hnvo either dis-
appeared or aro In an advanced stngo
of decay and dilapidation. They havo
Leon almost enttroly stripped of tho
adornments that mndo them famous
and tho earthquakes that occur evory
few years diminish tho number of tur-
quolso and azure domes and tho dimen-
sions of tho enamoled wnlls and In-
crease tho heaps of debris which now
covor tho ground. No effort has been
mndo by tho government or tho prlosts
or tho people to restore' or even to ar-
rest tho ravngos of tlmo or to protect
or pesono tho architectural monu-
nionta that have stood here for ages
( against tho vnndals tho earthquakes
and other destructive agencies that
havo in a do Samarkand a wreck of its
former msgnlflcenco.
I You would think thero would bo suf-
I flclent prldo piety nnd patriotism In
tho Mohammedan world to perpotunto
monuments und Institutions chiefly ec-
clesiastic In their origin nnd purposo
but tho snmo conditions appear In
every country whero Islam prevails
' except In Constantinople Cairo und
I one or two other cities.
I Islam Is a djing rollglon. It hns
reached n hopeless stage of decay If
I the appcaranco of Its mosques nnd mo-
1 drossos Its shrines rho mausoleums of
. Its saints Its cemeteries and othor pub-
lic Institutions inny bo ncceptod as evi-
dence I have never soon a now
mosque in nny Mohnmmedan country;
1 I do not know of ono Hint has been
built within tho Inst ceutury and fow
have been repaired. Evorywhero tho
Indlfferonco Is tho samo evorywhero
tho samo degroo of dilapidation may
bo found oven In tho most fanatical
cities llko Bokhara and Damascus.
Tho Persians used to call Samar-
kand tho center of tho unlvcrso tho
hub llko Boston. It was tho Athens of
Asia for learning and cuturo but a
Babylon for extravagance and vice.
Tho luxury and Immorality of Its
rulers nnd Its citizens was tho causo
of Its decny. Its population at tho
zenith of Its glory was a million; now
II has scarcely 175000 Inhabitants.
It takoii my nlslrr nwful long to lcnrn Um
wn to nnlm.
I told her beau I liopml that he would
noon Iw InuRlit by lilm.
tjmt year she liml nnothor biu an h
took ilnyii nn" ilayn
A-nhottlii' her th wny to iwlm In Just
tho Blmpteit wny
It ncemii to ho tho hnrdet work for el
to mako i stroko
Why honestly tho way r.a wlm ta
nolhln' but a jokal
I told her bonu I didn't think 'twos any)
uiio to try
IJconuiio two yoars ngo her beau felt Ilka
n porfert K"y
Just tenchln' her on' tenchln' her 'moot
esery nftrrnoon
An' her n-thnnkln' him an' sayln' ulio'd
ho nwlmmln' soon!
An' year before that fellow was nnothor
tniiBht her. too
Why. I coultj swim In hnlf a day aronu
llko I nluH knew.
My ulster splnshis 'round nn' screams
nn' says that she will drown!
She Kraln her lnmu nrourd th' neck an'
jells sho'i stnkln' down.
I told him she wns only soared an' aha'il
i feel mighty rhenp
To know th' water whero they was was
only three feet deep
Ho said that she wns lenrnln' fast nn
Roln' rlRht nhohd
1 hnd to laueli an' say: "Thnt's what her
other fellows snld."
film's Just th' samo In winter tlmo my
1 goodness! I would hate
j To bo as lonK as she has been a-lenrnln
I how to sknte.
I I told her henu nbout thnt too nn' how
she'll slip nn ni)iioal
I An' Ki-nh hor henus nrnund th' nock. Voir
I seo how bored I feel '
1 riocntiso my sister never learns th' way
i to skato or swim
An" this new beau oho doesn't scun to
learn at all from him!
. ITa nsVod me nil about It then ho mut-
tered kind o' queer
That thloiw Is very seldom Just th samo
as thoy aprwar.
An' staler heard us tnlliln' nn' sho told
i my na on me
Well pa Klve mo a llckln'l An' doggono
If I enn seo
Why ho should whip mo that way an
rail mo n pesky limb
necnuse my oldest sister nln't fot nso
enough to swim.
80ME QUEER ENGLI8H NAMC3.
Sussex can produco queor names In plenty for
examplo: Replenished Pryor a damsel who dwelt
nt Hcathflold; Mr Stand-fust-on-high Strlngor;
Mr. Ales Cressol and Master Perform-thy-vows
Seors. Tho county archives also yield unusual
family names such as Pitchfork Dovll Leper
Juglery Beatup Broathlng Whlskoy Wlldgooso
and Lies.
Dorset can hold her own tolerably well with
villages named Ryme Intrlnsoca nnd Toller Por-
corum; rivers callod Wrigglo river and Devil's
brook; commons christened Giddy groon nnd
God's Blessing green nnd heights called Hungry
down Mount Ararat Grammara hill and Danc-
ing hill. A prospective tenant might well hesi-
tate beforo Bignlng the leaso of Wooden Cabbage
farm Labor in Vain farm Poor Lot farm and
Charity bottom even though ho should hall from
Kent which owns two Btarvecrow farms wlthla
a ride of each other LoadoaChroaiela.
What Alaskan Indians Smoke.
Scattlo Wash. How would jou en-
Joy a pipeful of wood shavings satur-
ated with a strong solution of popper
as an aftor dlnnor smoko? This Is
tlio strnngo substitute used for tobac-
co by Indians along tho Alaska const.
Tholr mouths aro often made raw by
tho practise and tho eyesight of many
Is affected by tho strong fumes.
II Is no uncommon practlso ninong
farmers to smoko the leaves of tho to-
mato nnd potato plants. Whllo both
theso plants contain a narcotic poison
tho smol.lng of loaves In moderation
is harmless. Excessive uso though
produces a hoavy stupor from which
tho binoker awakes with a terrific
hoadacho and n feeling of utter ox-
baustlon Insanity nnd sulcldn havo
often been caused by tho Immoderate
uso of theso two weed Ithubarb
boot and ovon gardon sago leaves aro
nil bmoked by farmers but aro per-
haps the least harmful of substitutes
for tobacco
Do They Own Cincinnati!
Cincinnati. Not long ago tho lineal
descendants of Ccort.0 Washington
caused tho probnto of his will to bo
opened 107 years aftrr his death.
Tholr object in doing so wns to provo
it thoy could that thoy woro entitled
to tho greater part of tho land on
which tho city of Cincinnati Is built.
Tholr claim rests upon an nllegcd
grant of this land by congress to
Washington as a partial rownrd for
his services In tho Revolutionary war
They profess to havo the original
documents In which the land was
ceded and which woro overlooked nt
the time of the gcnoral's death partly
hncnuso of the fact that at that time
the land had no particular value.
Making It Plain.
"Thero scorns to bo n mutual
mlsundorstnndlng" snya tho pa-
tient wlfo after tho husband
hnn explained at great length
his Inability to grasp hor proc-
ess of reasoning or to ngroo with hor
cstlmnto of tho Impulses nnd Inten-
tions governing IiIr nctlons In staying
out late and otliorwfso conducting him-
solf ns sho thinks1 ho should not.
"Thero scomB to bo a mutual mlsun-
dorstnndlng What I can't understnndl
Is why you net as you do."
"And what I can't understand" re-
plies tho husband knitting his brows
In his determination to got tho tunglo
straightened "what I can't under-l
stand Is why you can't understand
why I enn't understand why you can t
understand my explanations." .
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Scientific Note. """
"Ynssuh" jtyn tho eminent Profes-
sor Pokochops bonmlng through his
glasses upon tho Intorvlowcr. "I has
dlsoulibah'd a pos'tivo anecdote foh
molnncholly."
"Indeed? And whore Is this remedy
obtained?" 'J
"Or tho prlncupplo obtalnln
amongst do scientists what Is devol-
vln' roinedles foh othah complaints
snh. I has gouo Into de labbortory ob
nnchuh an' wrestled fum huh breast
de secret dat wntormolon Is do best
nntl-toxln. Ynssuh!"
To Decide.
"Yes. Mrs. Modoogns" said tho.
eminent surgoon. "there Is a consid-
erable disagreoment between thol
physicians In chergo of tho enso aai
to whothor or not wo should opcrato1
on jour husband."
"And so?"
"And so wo hnvo decided to opt
prato and thus dlscovor whether or
not tho operation Is advlsablo"
Needed Preaching.
"No I'll not go to church today
Aftor I pay for that now hat nnd dross
I won't have anything to put in tho
collodion."
"But my dear you surely ought to
so to church. If only In token of ro-
ocntnnco for tho bad words you havo
aid about tho bill for my fall outi'
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