Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-01

o,d MO uere told that two thousand SOL
diers were quartered there, which seeii, hI
to be a very large army for very sinai
country We saw them drill and we sd"
them march. and their officers keep them
busy from dawn to darkness. we were
told that most of them are recruits serN ,
ing their first term of enlistment anu
are being broken in. The country pos
come in every spring to serve three years
| in uniforms and that is the most import
ant educational experience in thelr nNeS.
Prince Nicholas is a wise man III thls do
in other respects, and has so arranged me
| training and discipline as TO REQUIRE d
certain number Of hours of mental tram
ing and a certain number of hours or
phvsical training outside OF the drlll ana
the other duties OF a soldler. AFTER lIlfet
wears of experience in this military school
the soldiers go back to their homes with
a thorough physical and mental devel-
opment and every man marksman
who could hit sparrow on the wing IL
they had such things in this country.
The soldiers we saw We're a hne-ioohlilg
hody of men and would have pleased
Frederick the Great by their large stature
and their erect and soldlerly carriage.
We could well believe, from their appear
ance the stories that are told OF thelr
courage and fighting qualities.
The physical vigor and cheerfutheSs OF
the people notwithFt standing their poverty
and privation, is noticeable everywhere
and is the most attractive thing IN the
VherG
,eneero But at the same time there are
no lean ones. The poverty of the soil
makes small crops and the dietary OF
95 per cent of the population is limited to
bread and onions and cheese, which ike
the rice diet of Japan seems TO make
Drawn and muscle
Tuberculosis a Scourge.
The chief sickness is tuberculosis
Whether this comes from the meageI
nourishment from exposure in a very
irving climate is a question. The weather
is intensely cold in winter. and the win
tiers are long 1t is intensely hot in sum
ner. because the limestone mountains
| bare as a billiard ball, become saturated
with the heat of the sun and reflect II
ike a mirror. Fuel is so scarce that
| there are no stoves in the cabins. 1t is
difficult for the poor TO gather enough
| fagots to- cook with.
Everything is homemade. The women
weave the cloth for their picturesque
costumes from the wool of their own
| sheep. Everybody wears the native cos
| tune 1t is of the Zouave style, d red
shirt light blue trousers, waistcoat
covered with either gold or silver OF
black braid. a long wooden overcoat OF
| white or blue cloth. and jaunty little
round cap without peak or br.m. on
| the crown of which every citizen wears
the initials of his sovereign. embroidered
either in braid or gold lace.
| Many people say that Cetinje is the
scene of that popular little opera, the
| Merry Widow" although 1t is more
likely that Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria
was in the mind of the author. Some OF
| the situations in that play have actually
| occurred here.
There is tiny little theater seating
about two hundred people in the par
quette and surrounded by a tier of boxes
| and above that gallery. The stage is
not more than twenty feet wide or ten
feet deep. and in this tiny box of a place
| frequent performances are given, both
| musical and dramatic. and melodrama
composed by Prince Nicholas, of his
torical character was given by local talen,
| several years ago.
| The shops are small and contain small
| stocks of the barest necessities of life
| There are two or three curo dealers
| shops. where tourists may buy some OF
| the native costumes, all kinds of cheau
| jewelry made in the country, cotton ia
BILE covers and towels Drettily embroider-
ed in bright colors and edged with natiy.
lace jackets laden with gold braid ant
all kinds of old guns.