Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-13

could NOT sleep and roull not eat, | Woul,
! leIWakr meht>, my muscles tWitching con
uuueu~lv My physician called II nervous
ness ot the throat and breast, aud after treat
ing mr for several months said that my east
or any case like mine positively could no
map between Austrian D1matia and
| Turkey, 1t occupies one hundred or
SO Of square miles and those princt-
! pally ION end" "a KipliNg puts II
than 10000 inhabitants, but for three
centuries every Montcncgrin has been
a soldier, every priest u captain, every
woman trained nurse. Although
lhCy have worn the Turk out the full
ness of admiration which the world
lavishes upon people resoute TO de
Iend their independence belongs TO
this little dot on the map, Twenty
years ago the 10000 males over T. years
old held 100000 Turks at hy and
drove them over the borders, tho young
Prince Niltita standing with his little
&rmy ut the entrance of the mountain
passes.
The country is made up of the de-
mountains after the battle OF Cussova
300 years ago. For two centuries
death on the battle field was the natu-
raj, on n bed the accidental. mode of
quitting life, In 1900 the Turk con-
cmded that he had been whipped
enough and left the Black Mountains.
1t Is doubtful II Louis XIV. or good
Queen Anne heard of this event, or
thought Of 1t as significant; but Peter
the Great put 1t In his pipe and smoked
it, and ever since Montenegro has been
under the Muscovlte wing, Whenever
the Turk was to be fought, there were
Russians arms.
The last two centuries has seen them
helping Venice; resisting the att ampts
to absorb their country by Russia and
Austria and gaining Victories over
Moslem arms. Their ambition now Ia
to form the nucleus OF Balkan repub-
lie uniting Bulgaria, Roumanla. Servia.
Montenegro and Roumelia--the dream
of Stambouloff. Singularly enough. II
is the only one ruled over by heredi-
tary native prince. the others having
reigning princes Of German extraction.
They claim the throne Of Servla 40 be-
ing descendants OF the Servians, who
did not submit to Turkey.
In this little mountain country the
Princess Helene was born about twenty
years ago, just before her father made
his great stand before the Turk. From
an unknown, unconsldered prince o. a
half savage country, he suddenly be-
came the ruler OF hardy, courageous.
Christian people. waging holy war on
the Mosem. He was written about,
talked about, toasted. He woild have
TO stop fighting AS II was all christen-
dom sent him arms, Russia and france
pensioned him, great men visited him.
For the little princess, with striking
resemblance to her beautiful mother, q
brilliant destiny was predicted. None
OF them were forgotten. Prince
Nlkita, frank, handsome, pleasing. ac-
compllshed, has appeared at various
cturts with his wife; but the mountain
princess was kept secluded, saved for
some grand event. Rumors OF her
beauty crept out now and then, keep
Ing curiosity stimulated. but she was
never seen, except by some t:nlssary
who was hunting a consort for the heir
to a throne.
For twenty years she has lived the
life OF a Flora MacDonald-like the
daughter OF highland chieftain OF the
last century. She knew every peasant
III the capital, their houses, with mud
foors, smoke, sh!ngle roofs and rude
beds Of planks. She danced with young
warriors In TUNES and leather belt from
which hung a dirk, pistol and cut
lass. Like Queen Marguerite, who
wears the Piedmontese peasant dress
at GresSonary, Helene wore the short
white skirt, scarlet apron and en-
broideries and silver belt of the peas
ant girls OF the Black Mountains. And
she stood sponsor at many marriage
or christening, adding a COW TO the
brides dover or cornelian necklace
TO the baby's store OF ornament.
She learned all the accomplishment
~ courts Of goyernesses, but she loves
best TO play on the native one-stringed
lutte and TO sing old Seryian ballads.
She has seen, after some festival, the
men in their excitement go OF shouting