The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-26
THE GERMAN JUBILEE.
OF THE scHUTzENFEsE

1911
FOURTH DAY OF THE SCHUTzENFEs1.
Large Attendance and New and sarie"
Amusements-The Eagle compieteiS
DemolIshed-The Coronation ana fes-
tivIties FOR To-Day.
The great German Schutzentest was no less
ENJOYABLE Yesterday than on the previous Gays
of the festival, and the Increased tniops ~
visitors testified to an even greater lntefes' ~
the fsstivitIes than had been exhibited oe1ore.
The schutzenfest combines the attractions OF
a pIenlc. a variety show and a target exnlol-
ton, and 1t affords opportunity Tor en)oyme- :
and emulation In all Of these directions. Inc
ample and charming grounds of the Plalz
furnish an agreeable relief from the dust ana
heat of the city, the amusements are constant
II varying and always enjoyable, the dancing
saloon s The scene of an ineessant ball, ana
the shooting grounds afford an uniaiilng nelo
of honorable emulation to the marksmen VI
the German Rifle Club aud their scarcely lees
sk,lful guests, the Carolina Club. 1t IS IN tne
shooting at the various targets that inc inter-
esr of the male portion of the visitors natur-
slly centres, aud yesterday the curiosity OF
the visitors was gratiaed By the complete
demolition of the eagle, which is, OF course
the principal object for the emulation OF the
marksmen. The eagle, poised upon a lofty
pole at a distance of two hundred yards from
the marksmen, presented at the beginning OF
Yesterdays shooting a rather melancholy
spectacle from the effects of the shots OF the
previous days, and only the wings, the tall
and the body were left to excite the
rivalry of the contending marksmen. Inc
shooting began in earnest at nine O'Clock
A. NJ, and at about half-past ten the lett
wing was shot away by Mr.. q. Benson. IVY
hours later the right wing was won oy Mr.
Henry Buck, and soon after the tall OF the
royal bird was carried away, but the shot hav-
ing been named for the body the prize revert
ed to the club. The firing continued, and
about two P. NJ, the body was shot away by
Mr.. F. a. Ploger, who thereby becomes the
king of the fest for the ensuing year. Alarge
fragment of the body was shot away by Mr.. L.
Lilienthal, but, upon weighing the pieces, that
which was won By Nj. Ploger was declared
to be the largest, aud he wiil,Itherefore, be
crowned king. The coronation of the new
king will take place this afternoon with due
regal honors. The procession, being formed,
will escort the newly-chosen konlg to the
grand stand, where he will be crowned, and he
will then select and name his queen, who In
turn will name her maids Of honor. This Will
probably be the most interesting feature oil
to-day,s entertainment, and will be accompa-
MED by addresses, music and loyal demonstra.
lions to the new king and hfs fair consort.
THE GENERAL AMusEAENTs
were as usual in full blast yesterday, and In
Guided the sam enjoyable features as on pre-
vious days. The man-monkey performed his
curious antics, the ~pickanlnnies induslriously
climbed creased polls and chased CREASED
pigs, and the Garousals attracted their usual
swarms of patrons. The amusement commit
tee proved themselves especially fertile IN
resources, and If at any moment the Interest
appeared to flag, some new advertisement was
sure to be forthcoming. At about four o'ciocs
Professor; Bond repeated his perilous feat
~upouethe wire stretched from the roof OF the
dancing saloon to a tall pine a hundred Zee
away, and held the vast, expectant audience
speu-bound. He walked forward n oack
ward upon the slender wire. squatted cross
legged, lay down, jumped up, hung by one
arm, and displayed every possible feat OF the
pymnssE or contorlionist, all at the nelgnt Q
sixty feet frem the ground, and with as mucr
nonchalsnce. as though performing on
parlor floor. He atterward appeared with
capacious bag enclosing his head and IN
whole upper part of his body and wen
through the same performance; and then d.
came out dressed In the character OF anee
centric old woman, and acted the character q
the ufeHall on a wire of three-eighths OF al
inch in diameter, and at sixty feet IRON In
ground.
sThere is only one side show upon tn
: grounds and that is the talking head, wMc
ia exhibited under q canvas awning near I'd
booths on the north side of the Platz. 10
visitor, entering the tent, sees lying upon
common centre-table what appears to Do
human head entirely discovered from It's bod!
but still possessed of life and able to ansWe
i~ntelligently but sadly any questions addresse
to It. In reply to Inquiries In q sympathet
tone from the audience, the head dlscloses u
fact that 1t was discovered from Its body .
the Intervention of a guillotlne during u
Communicate eeign in Paris that 1t Is tort
one years old, and only asks for deatn.
rolls its eyes in the most frightfully natur
manner, shows its tongue, winks mourPiul
at the audience, and answers all reasonao
inquiries without hesitation, but with a not u
natural tone Of melancholy.
To-DAY's FESTIVITIES.
This, being the last day Of the Fest, Will be
gala day, and the following programme III
been arranged:
l. The riaemen meet at the schutzenplal
2. The shooting begins as on former days.
8. All firing will cease this day at o'clo'
Pm.
l.. Coronation of the new king and distrib
tlon OF prizes at 4 o'clock P. NJ, with appr