The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-10-18

/ pre-, is recently created 1nQependen
kingdom = formerly an inGependen
principality- 5000 square miles il
area. For purposes of comparison i
may be mentioned that Kentucky
area is 10000 square miles.
The country is extremely rugged
Its name Black Mountain" is takel
from, and appropriate to, the topog
raphy, series of ridges with lofty
peaks rising here and there to from
5000 to 5000 feet. The valleys ART
narrow, but beautiful and verdant.
Cultivated land is not plentiful il
Montenegro, and every available square
yard of soil that will grow crop is
titled with antequated implements, but
with good care of the future produc-
tivty of the soil. One of the leading
crops is Indian corn and another is po-
tatoes. Crops" are seen growing upon
fields" only few feet square, wnich
no American truck raiser would con-
slider worthy of attention.
The mountain streams of Montenegro
are among the finest trout streams in
the world. Montenegro is still little
off of the beaten track, but may some
time be discovered" by anglers who
have time to journey far in quest of
peculiarly large and lively trout that
are to be caught in crystal water cold
enough to need no ice to make it drink
able even to Americans.
There are no manufactures, in the
modern sense, in Montenegro, except
that coarse wooden cloth, something
like old-fashioned 'homespun, lis made
commercially. Nearly all of the inhab-
itants are farmers and fshermen-and
fighting men. Smoked mutton hams,
salted fish, hides, tallow, cheese, honey,
butter and other flock -and-herd prod
ucts are the exports of Montenegro.
The Montenegrins are Slavonic and
are of the Siberian branch of Slavs.
They are tall, exceptionally handsome
and noted for their strong voices. The
women lose their beauty early in life
unless they are of the upper classes,
and the upper class is small in coun-
try so undeveloped. There are few
idlers, and hard labor is costly to femi-
nine charm. The men retain remark
able health and strength up to a great
age and their #oooming voices allow
them to carry on conversations from
one hill to another at distances that
would require the use of a magaphone
between Americans.
A Montenegrin hates a Turk as a
ferret hates a rat. He is born hating
all Turks. He dies in bed, or in his
boots, hating all generations of~Turks.
Montenegrins go fully armed at all
times. But there are few crimes of
violence. Not SO many, for example,
is in an equal area in the United States.
The MOntenegrins live in stone houses
With thatched roofs and dispense open
handed hospitality to any one who :
'omes along. There are no cities in :,
Montenegro. Not one. The capital, 4
}ettinie - pronounce it ''stet- tin-ye,' - q
you can, and if you cannot, try h
'chet-tin-ya, which is somewhat cas- :,
er to the non-Slavic tongues not
ute as large as Shelbyville, Ky. 1t is n
ituated in a lofty mountain valley. r,
here the air is like champagne. A ;,
alace, a convent, a girls institute. an st
rsenal and theatre are the notable is
uildings. Turks sacked and burned n
le Capital in 1858 and Montenegrins -
re brought up to remember that and =,
} long for the blood of the descendants .,
the invaders. :,
What does your little country pro- III
ice for EXPORT" asked European or
'ince who sought to guy Prince Mich ~,
King NichoIas-about the -
ze and importance of Montenegro. on
My daughters, your serene high no
SIS, " replied Prince Nicholas suavely. K,
He referred to several brilliant matches sci
tween Princesses of Montenegro and
yalties in important countries. He is
e father of quite bouquet of hand
me daughters. Ch
l. Petrovitch Njegoosh, pr
ng of Montenegro, is 72 years old he
d has been reigning, as Prince and TO
ng, for two years more than a half att
ltury. He succeeded his uncle. apl
ince Danito, in 1860. Two wears
er he went to war with Turkey. He shs
s unsuccessful, but the Powers in Z
vened to prevent Turkey from max cay
it uncomfortable for Montenegro F,
He waged a successful hes