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Evening star., 1912-09-15

T WISH you would be kind
L enough to give us the facts
about "Silver Threads Among
the Gold" l have read a score
or more articles concerning the
origin of the song and author
during the last year, and no two
of them agree. We who heard
the song sung when we were
children, and are singing it now
to our children. and who love it
for the tender associations con-
nected with it, as well as for
itself. would like to get at the
facts at first hand. and you are
the one to give them to us.
Won't you do SO?
THE above letter, recently
: received, explains to some
extent how and why this artl-
Gle comes to be written. There
is another reason, and that IS
the desire on my part to cor
rect some of the silly, senti-
Evening star., 1912-09-15

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among the first in point of time
and the first in excellence. The
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every man in the organization
today is proud of the fact
that for every dollar paid for
its products, a full dollars
worth of satisfaction has been
received.
MILLIONS of men have worn
1VI hats produced by The Crofut
& Knapp Company, and the superior
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Establishments. The c & X shop
numbers among it's customers today
dealers who have sold Crofut &
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fifty years.
THE flower of the c & K pro-
l. duction is the Knapp Felt
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which needs no foreign mark to
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that secures the utmost luxury
in headwear, and the noticeable
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ty justify a pride in its possession
which is only equalled by the salts
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Write for THE HATMAN
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Evening star., 1912-09-15


mental statements regarding the song that
have been published in SO many periodicals
of late. These articles have been written by
persons who knew next to nothing OF what
they were writing about, and, IN order to
make a pleasing STORY they have not
hesitated to draw on their inaginations for
romantic particulars; consequently, what
thev have written has been wide of the truth,
for the most part. This gives me the OPP
portunity to correct some OF the mistakes
of those who seem to have cared more for
mawkish sentiment than for the facts IN the
case.
When l began literary work l received
nv first and greatest encouragement to con-
tinue it from Frank Leslie, who at that time
was publishing several periodicals in New
York City To one of these, "The Chimney
Corner" | became a regular contributor.
One of my contributions was little poem
entitled "Growing Old" In this was incor-
porated the lines that form the refrain OF
"Slver Threads Among the Gold," from
which the song that was the outgrowth OF the
original poem took its name. Some years
later, when | was a student at Lawrence
University, Appleton, Wisconsin, a letter
came to me from Hart p Danks, then of
New York City, asking me to send him some
songwords He had seen some songs of mine
that had been set to music by George r.
Root, James r. Murray, and other COM
posers, and from these had the impression
that had the "knack' of writing singable
words in an unusual degree, and he would
like to see anything new that happened to
have on hand or might write Three dollars
each would be paid for those which proved
available. The choice of subjects was left
entirely to me.
did not haDDen to have any songWOrds
on hand at the time, and, as | was too busy
with my studies to give the matter much at
tention Just then, naturally referred to my
scrapbook of published poems, thinking that
possibly might find something therein that
could be made over into song without
much trouble "Growing Old was the
poem that appealed to me most forclbly,
and the result was that it was rewritten in
the form with which the public is familiar,
and submitted to Mr.. Danks under the title
of "Siver Threads Among the Gold" The
sentiment upon which both poem and song
were based was the same, and the song IS
simply the original poem put into song form,
using four lines of it as a refrain without the
change of a word.
Tread an article not long ago telling how
the song came to be written, IN whlch1t was
said that my mother, who had golden hair,
had morbid dread of growing old, and that,
at the suggestion of my wife, | wrote the
song with a view of lessening my mothers
fear of old age. The fact is my mother died
before the song was written, and it was years
after that before | saw the woman who be-
came my wife, And my mothers hair, in
stead of being golden, was SO dark brown
as to be almost black. So much for the fc-
tionS with which DeODe have seen fit to In
Evening star., 1912-09-15
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
GIRL RUINED HER
FAIR COMPLEXION

Someone told me It would stop per
SEPARATION and l would not need even
shields any more ] had always suf-
fered acutely from the odor Of my per-
SEPARATION and was willing to do any
thing to stop 1t, but l didn't know 1t
would ruin my complexion"
This was the pitiful story she told
her physician. She had used some as
tringent powerful enough to contract
the pores and stop Precipitation, with
the result that the body could not throw
Off impure matter through the pores,
and this impurity went back into the
system and broke out in plmples and
large, sore, eruptive boils.
Never try to stop perSpiration. The
more you perspire the more impurity is
leaving your system, and your com
plexion should be clearer,
To destroy the odor Of persplration,
USE HID. It is a pure dainty. cream
deodorant. nothing more. L Wei clog.
the pores nor retards pcr7a .I&t5 m 1T
simply makes the skin deodorant; per-
SEPARATION will flow freely but viii have
no odor. HID itself is odorless, and
simply keeps the clean freshness OF the
bath about you all day 1t can not In
jure you and will not soil your lingerie
All healthy people perspire in the warm
weather, and all refined people USE
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Pharmacy, Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Visitors Dine a t
Driving Club
Tonight

The dinner dance at the Piedmont
Driving club tonight will be a pleasant
affair OF the week end. about 100
guests to be entertained A number of
visitors in the city will add to the in
terest of the occasion by their presence.
DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Blalock enter
tain at a dinner party OF eight covers.
Their house guest Mrs. Emily Carter
Devine, will be the honoree of the par
ty the other members of which Will
be Mrs. Harvey Anderson, Miss Jennie
Mobley, Messrs James Galloway, Ma
rion Harper, Stewart Boyd and DR. and
Mrs. Blalock
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Fleming, of
Columbus, will be entertained at din
ner party of four covers by Mr.. and
Mrs James Osgood Wynn at the Driv-
ing club this evening.
dinner party complimenting Mrs
S. Graves and her daughter, Miss Rel
ley, of San Antonio. Texas. the guests
Of Major and Mrs. Martin. Of the army
post. will be given at the Driving club
tonight by Lieutenant and Mrs John
Brunette. Their guests will be, besides
the visitors. Major and Mrs. Martin
Colonel Harry Halle and Mr.. Edward
Austin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
MUSIC NOTES

An event of interest in musical cir
Giles will be the organ recital to be given
Tuesday evening at the Harris Street
Presbyterian church by Miss Eda Bar
tholomew. assisted by Mr.. Edward
Werner. baritone
The following program will be rem
dered:
]. S. Bach-Toccata. F major.
L. l.. Dubois-Deus Meus.
st. Saens-Romance sans Paroles.
e d'Evry-(a) Canzona Della Sera,
CD Moonlight.
Strauss-Traum Durch Die Daem
merung.
Herrman-Geb Mir Diem Here.
Grieg-Das Erste.
Wagner-Prelude, Lohengrin
Rachmaninoff-Mel in E.
Debussy-(a) En- Bateau; % Arab
esque, No 2.
Wolstenholme- Seraph's Strain.
Puccini-Aria. 1T Can Not Be" Ga
Ville).
Offenbach-Ba rcarole. Tales of Hof-
mann.
Brahms Danse, No l.
Shelley-Fanfare.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
For Mrs. Martins Guests.


A series of pleasant informal parties
will be occasioned by the visit of Mrs.
S. Graves and her daughter, Miss Rely,
of San Antonio, Texas, at the home of
Major and Mrs. Martin at Fort McPher-
son. Mrs. Graves is a sister of Mrs.
Martin and her pretty young daughter.
q graduate of Vassar this summer, will
be a debutante in San Antonio next
season.
Tonight the visitors will be guests of
honor at dinner party at the Driv-
ing club. given by Lieutenant and Mrs.
Brunette and tomorrow evening din
ner party, given by Major and Mrs.
Martin, will also be at the Driving
club, their guests to be Mrs. Graves,
Miss Rely, Colonel Halle, Captain and
Mrs Henry Bankhead and Lieutenant
and Mrs. John Brunette
A pleasant little tea party gathered
at the Driving club yesterday afternoon
included the two visiting ladies and
several other guests, Captain and Mrs.
Henry Bankhead entertaining the par
ty. The tea table was placed on the
terrace and decorated in pink roses.
Among the guests of Captain and Mrs.
Bankhead were Major and Mrs. Martin
and their guests, Mrs. Graves and Miss
Rely; Colonel Halle, Captain Van
Horn. Mrs. Glendening Mrs. o. S, shy
der, Mrs. Smith. of the post; Colonel
and Mrs, Robert j. Lowry, Miss Dooly
and Mr. Conway, of the city, and 9TH
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
WEDDINGS
pavis.pavlson.


OF interest to the many friends of
the young couple will be the marriage
of Miss Louise Rogers Davis to Mr..
William Watson Dawson, which takes
place Wednesday evening of next week
at o'clock at the First Methodist
church.
The bride will be given away by her
brother, Mr. R. H Davis, and the cere-
mony will be performed by the bride S
father. Rev. W. c. Davis.
A musical program will be rendered
before and after the ceremony by Mrs.
A. L. Cummings Miss Willie Davis
Will be maid Of honor and Mr. John
Glass, of Mississippi Will be best man.
The bridesmaids will be Misses Rowe
ma Daley. Wrightsville, Ga; Lillian
Daley, Lula Jenkins and Christina San
ders, Mountville, Ga, and Messrs. A.
NJ. Beck, H. S. Daley. DR.. L. Jenkins
and NJ. w Woodall will act as ushers,
The flower girls will be Misses Vera
Hamper and Dorothy Spratt.
The bride and bridegroom will leave
Immediately after the marriage for
Greenville, S. c., to visit relatives
thence to Lake Toxaway, N. c. and
will be at home in Glasgow, KY, after
September l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27

News of
Atlanta
~HE afternoon tea given by Mrs.
nAA-4 N1nddnv q 4 hnr- non, hnrrnn

~HE afternoon tea given by Mrs.
Robert Maddox at her new home
Yesterday was one of the most
soi,ghtful affairs of the summer season.
Tbough limited to a small party OF
Guests "A friends of the hostess. the
60 vas characterized by the perfectly
anoointed details and the charming
bosnitality which makes Mrs. Maddox
ora Of the citys notable hostesses.
Az becomes a summer day affair, the
go nar+y was set for late afternoon. at
q time when the long motor ride out
NOS cool and pleasant Mrs. Maddox
-oca3ved in the drawing room. and after
.bo guests we're assembled they gath
ore5 around the tea table, placed under
big oaks at the top of the terraced gar
dom The entertaining was thoroughly
,rformal but the beautiful surround
ines made the affair especially eff
factive. The residence was open to the
Guests and was decorated In garden
eoU-ers a color harmony being main
tanned, according to the artistic con-
centions of Mrs. Maddox. In the recep-
tion hall and library, with their cream
colored walls and hangings and furni-
+ure of golden brown and cream, the
flowers filled artistic Japanese vases
and in deep cream colored bowls were
Gorgeous tiger lilies, golden coreopss
and bowls Of bright tinted nasturtiums
In the white drawing room, with its
rgbt-tinted hangings and rugs, the cut
CLASS bowls overlooked with white and
male pink phlox The same flowers
harmonized with the soft gray walls
and the carpets and hangings Of pale
green in the dining room
The beautifully gowned guests wan
derad over the pretty grounds and ad
mired the artistic home, one of the
handsomest Of Atlanta's lovely resi-
dences.
Mrs. Maddox has given two or three
small parties since she moved into her
new home, and will give others during
the summer, though no large affair will
he held there until the winter. A num-
her Of informal affairs will be given for
the Younger set by Mrs. Maddox during
the visit Of her niece, Miss Eunice
Jackson, Of Nashville. who arrives to-
day to spend several weeks here.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
FUTURE EVENTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Martin give
a family dinner party tomorrow in hon
or of their daughter-in-l law. Mrs. War
ner Martin. The guests will include a
small group Of relatives The dinner
will take place at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin on Ponce DeLeon avenue.
Miss Rebie Wilkins will entertain at
bridge luncheon Tuesday morning. at
her home on West Peachtree street. for
Miss jamie Webb of Athens, who is her
guest.
Miss Dorothy Hartman Will entertain
an afternoon tea party Tuesday at the
Piedmont Driving club, for Miss Con-
stance O'Keefe, of Greenville, S c.. the
guest of Miss Louise Broyles
Mrs. Walter Maude will entertain a
group of young girls at tea on Wed
nesday at the Georgian Terrace, com
plimenting Miss O'Keefe.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Miss RossIie Davis Party.

Miss Resale Davis was hostess at a
pretty party OF today, given in honor of
Misses Constance and Mary O'Keefe Of
Greenville. S. c., guests of Miss Louise
RroyIes and for Miss Marian Hodg-
son Of Athens. the guest of Miss Laura
Cowlcs. The party was bridge lunch
eon Miss Davis was assisted in en-
tertaining by her mother, Mrs. Davis,
and her sisters, Mrs. Harvey Anderson
and Mrs Hudson Moore.
The apartments open to guests were
decorated with vases Of flowers and
ferns. The game was played in the
sun parlor. where white hydrangeas
were used In the library the decora-
tons were of yellow Japanese sun
flowers The prizes included silk hose
for top score and consolation, and pref
ty silver trinkets for the guests of hon
or A case of silver ribbon bodkins a
pair of silver manicure scissors and a
silver picture frame were the pretty
souvenirs of the morning.
Miss Davis, the young hostess wore a
frock OF embroidered alice blue wolfe.
MIS- JAWS WIS BOWneu III WIAlt XII
gerie Mrs Anderson wore a smart
French gown of white ratine and Mrs.
Moore was in white embroidered crepe.
The guests Of honor wore pretty morn
ing costumes. Miss O'Keefe was in
white lingerie, worn with big garden
hat Of white, trimmed in white flowers.
Miss Mary O'Keefe wore white mar
quisette and pink hat trimmed in
roses and white lace Miss Broyles
was gowned in alice blue lingerie worn
with a lovely garden hat of alice blue,
trimmed in pink roses. Miss Hodgson
and Miss Cowles wore pretty white
frocks and fower-trimmed hats.
Miss Davis invited the following girls
to meet the trio Of honor guests: Misses
lsolene Campbell, Elizabeth Blanc Cora
McCord Brown, Mary Brown. Josephine
Mobley. Eula Jackson, Callie Hoke
smith Marian Vaughan. Ferol Hum
phrIes and her guest, Margaret Boswell,
lawson Hines. Virginia Bowman, Isa-
oel Robinson, Lucille Kuhrt, Dorothy
Harman, Theo Prioleau, and Margaret
Hawkins.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Miss Wootten Returns.

Miss Katherine Wootten, head of the
Carnegie library, and her mother, Mrs.
Wootten have returned from an ex-
tended trip in the far North and are
at home for the summer at Washing
ton seminary. Miss Wootten attended
the American Library association in
ottawa, and afterward visited the IL
braries in several cities, including
Cleveland, Buffalo, Louisville, Nashville
and other places. After the work of
the tour, Miss Wootten and her mother
enjoyed delightful trip down the st.
Lawrence and the Saguenay rivers, and
were guests in Boston of Mrs. Max
Rowland They were pleasantly en-
tertained and had most enjoyable trip.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
PERSONALS

Miss Bess Nicholson has returned
nome after spending several months
visiting in Colorado.
Miss Emily Bayne Barheld, of Macon,
is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Reeves, in Inman Park.
Miss Frances Connally, who has
spent several weeks at St. Simons with
her sister, Mrs. John Spalding, returns
to the city tomorrow.
Mr., Malcolm Fleming. of Columbus.
is the weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
James 0. Wynn, with whom Mrs. Elem
Ing is spending some time.
Mr., and Mrs. Morris Rich sail to-
morrow on the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
of the German Lloyd line for Bremen
for three months stay abroad.
Mrs. Florence Brown Reeves has re-
turned from visit to Mrs Benjamin
c. Murray in Griffin. Mrs. Reeves was
delightfully."- entertained there by Mrs.
Murray and other friends.
Mrs, John spalding. accompanied by
her children, Misses Mary Brown, Con
stance. Frances and Sally Spalding and
Master John Spalding, Jr, return from
St. Simons tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs James Duffey leave
Monday for an extended trip In the
West. They go as far as Seattle. and
returning will travel through the yell
lowstone Park and spend a while in
Chicago, arriving in Atlanta septem-
Der TO-
Mrs. j. ]. McGrath and party sail to-
day on the steamship Caledonia for a
tour of Scotland. England and south
ern Europe. Mrs. McGrath will be
Joined in Paris by her niece, a resident
Of that city.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
A NOTRE DAME
T,AnV'S Appeal

To all knowing sufferers Of rheumatism
whether muscular or of the joints, sci
atica, lumbagos, backache, pains in the
kidneys or neuralgia pains. to write to her
for a home treatment which has repeat
eddy cured all OF these tortures. She
feels 1t her duty to send 1t to all suffer
ers FREE. You cure yourself at home as
thousands will testify-no change of eli
mate being necessary. This simple dis
covery banishes uric acid from the blood,
loosens the stlfrened joints, purifies the
blood and brghtens the eyes, giving elias
ticity and tone to the whole system II
the above interests you. for proof ad-
dress
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
WASHINGTON YOUTH BROWNS.

WASHINGTON, GA, July 2T-WhiIe
bathing in Little river with several
companions, Frederick Armand, aged
fifteen years, was drowned. He was
caught in swift current and carried
into deep water before friends could
respond to his cry of distress. Armand
was the only son of r. A. Armand.
retired merchant of Washington.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
DIVIDED ovER BOND ISSUE.

COLUMBUS. GA. July 27-Colum-
bus is in the midst of the most exciting
campaign witnessed in years over a
proposed bond issue for the construc-
ton of municipal owned waterworks
system II the bonds carry the city
will have at its disposal $4,000 for
a waterworks system The
Columbus newspapers are divided on
the question.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Thomas Steadman.

Mr.. and Mrs, Nathaniel Pinckney
Thomas, of Waynesboro announce the
engagement of their daughter. Georgia,
to Mr. George Alfred Steadman. of
Denmark, S. c., the marriage to take
place early in November.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Insect Bite Costs Lee.

A Boston man lost his leg from the
lle Of an insect two years before. To
4 vert such calamities from sttngs and
Ailes OF insects use Bucklens Arnica
s1lFe promptly to kill the poison and
prevent Inflammation, swelling and
pain Heals burns. boils, ulcers, piles,
eczema, cuts bruises Only rs cents at
an druggists. '"s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
ENGAGEMENTS
Hunter

Mrs. Elizabeth Clay Hunter an
nounces the engagement of her daugh-
aer, julie, to Mr. Samuel Thomas Hurst,
Jr of Perry, Ga, the wedding to take
place in the early fall.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27

FOR soreness Of the muscles, whether
.aduced by violent exercise or injury,
mere is nothing better than Chamber
'h Liniment This liniment also re-
,.tyes rheumatic pains. For sale by all
dealers. ess
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Brown Mathews.
A. Brown announce

Mr.. and Mrs T. A. Brown announce
the engagement of their daughter
Mary, to Mr.. William Park Mathews, of
Columbia, S. G., the marriage to take
place in August. No cards.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
MioheIson Frankenberqer.

Mr.. and Mrs NJ. j. Nicholson an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Bess Ioe to Captain Samuel Frank
enberger, of the United States army.
the wedding to take place August IA.
No cards.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
HOTEL SITE SELECTED

COLUMBUS, GA, July 27-The site
for the $250,000 hotel in this city has
been selected, the architects chosen and
the greater part OF the capital stock
subscribed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Mrs. Elders Tea

Mrs Omar F. Elder entertained the
Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Beta Sig
ma omicron sorority at a tea at the
Georgian Terrace this afternoon. in
nonor Of Mrs. Frank O'Neal who, be-
Iore her recent marriage. was Miss Viz
gina BENJAMIN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27
Mrs, MoRae Hostess.

Mrs. Floyd McRae was hostess at
snail tea at the Driving club this aft
s'noon. entertaining few friends in
lohor of Mrs, Henry Jackson's guests
MrS Howell Jackson and Mrs. J. w
Moore Of Nashville. Tenn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27

Ready
The Atlanta Georgian Premium Room 20 East Alabama Street, Atlanta Ca
for be
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27

Miss Bess Nicholson has returned
nome after spending several months
visiting in Colorado.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-27

Miss Emily Bayne Barheld, of Macon.
is the guest of her uncle and aunt. Mr.
and Mrs w. B. Reeves, in Inman Park
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-15

Montenegro is a standing
army!
Every male Of military age is
trained to bear arms; so are most
of the women. Boys learn to be
soldiers from their infancy.
In the Balkans you can tell "a
Montenegrin as far as you can
see him by his erect bearing, the
free swing of his walk and the
way he carries his firearms.
Any woman, however, old or
young, beautiful or homely, ma
tive or foreigner, may pass alone
from one end of Montenegro to
another and not a man, even of
the lowest, will offer her an in
, suit, direct or indirect, by word
or action.
1t is the law of the country that
no citizen shall leave his home
without his pistols, or go more
than a days journey without his
rifle. To die quietly in bed is a
disgrace.
Montenegrins are Serbs, and
their history dates from 1889,
when at the battle of KessoYo. the
Turks annihilated the old. Seryian
kingdom and fixed their yoke on.
the Balkan peninsula, The sur
.viyors of the battle fled to the
Black mountains, which the word
Montenegro means, and there
maintained their independence.
The black band on their caps is
worn in mourning for this battle
of Kossovo, and will continue to
be worn until the Turks are ex-