Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-03

blotting book and two roomy pockets
for paper and envelopes, but for the
| country house writing table they are
more useful than brocade-covered par
aphernaiia, and have an air" about
them that will appeal to the most
fastidious aesthetic.
P1anked bluefsh is one of the most
popular dishes OF the season. Take a
young bluefsh, or what the dealers
call a green 'bluef1sh, and split 1t down
the back as for broiling Tack it to a
| plank which comes for that purpose; ;
fasten lfttIe neck CLAIMS all over the
! inside with little skewers; have the
! skin side next the plank. Season it
wei with salt and pepper, stand it be-
fore the fire and let it cook till it is a
rich brown. When it is done pour a
mal'tre d'hOtel sauce over it and serve
it on the plank. Drowned whole po-
tatOes and cucumber and onion salad
should be served with it,
Good reports are received of the
work done by the Siegel-Cooper EN-
ployes' association in providing out
ings for its members. Every Saturday
morning about eighty of the young
women employed in the store are TAX
en- by matron to the steamer Repub-
lie, which carries them to Long
Branch, where the Wheeler cottage
has been fitted up for their accommo-
dation.. There for a week they en-
joy bathing, lawn tennis, bicycle rid
ing, walking and trolley-car rides, or
any other form of outdoor exercise or
amusement they care. for, and return
to their work in town refreshed and in
vigorated. The association, which is
duly incorporated, is supported partly
Nv oil Add rov ho
of each employee, partly by entertain
ments, paraly by the donations Of
members and friends, partly by the
generosity of the heads OF the firm.
1t bestows many benefits upon its
members, besides the vacation trip, in
Guiding free medical attendance, in
surance against sickness, accident or
death, and help in times of pecuniary
distress.
The marriage of Crown Prince Da-
milo, of Montenegro, and Princess Jut-
ia of Meckleniburg- Strelitz, was cele-
brated with splendor unprecedented in
the land of the Black mountains. Allthe
male population of Montenegro, armed
to the tteeth-for a Montenegro loves
his weapons as his children, and even
in times of peace always carries a
revolver and car1ies it 1oaded-by spe-
ciaI command of the prince, crowded
into the little capital, and great re
j0icing was the order of the day.
There was the national dance. OF
course, when the sturdy taineers,
witch intertwined arms, will circle
around their leader, whose waving kerr
chief leads the measure, while the
products of the red Montenegrin vint-
age flowed like water
The Montenegrins are among the
proudeSt and lbraveSt of the Balkan
peoples, whose traditions, according to
Mr.. Gladstone, exceed in glory those
of Marathon and Thermopylae and all
the war traditions of the world In
1476, when the Byzantine empire and
the Greek church were falling before
the power of the Turks. the Montene-
grIns made a law that if any Montene- |
grin should ever in war turn his back
TO the Turk he should be dressed in a !
woman's clothes and be whipped by |
the women and then sent out of the |
country, never to return. Whether |
this is the reason or not. the Turks |
have never been able to subdue the |
The government of Montenegro is |
of the simplest. At Cettinji. the capt.
tai, a town of two thousand inhabi-
tants, perched on the side of a high |
one may often see Prince |
Nikita holding court in the open air |
under theagrea'5 tree of Justice, which |
fronts thefpalace. He has within a few |
years proclaimed a new law as to
landed property in Montenegro allow
ing no one to acquire more than TWEEN
ty acres of land This is IN order to |
prevent a class of large land owners
springing up.
The bride will have 10 enter the