The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-25
DEBATE APPROACHED
 THE SENSATIONAL
EPlTHETS HURLED DURING BUR- NETT-LUSk PASSAGE AT ARMS ALMOST CAUSES A STAMPEDE IN THE AUDIENCE.

Cullman, March M- Especial. )-some gentlemen in town today wno heard the joint debate between Congressman John L. Burnett and the Hon. John A. Lusk at Bremen yesterday report that the speakers engaged In a sensational pass age of epithets, including the giving of the lie.
 There was almost stampede in the audience and excitement ran high for few minutes. They meet in joint debate at Holly Pond tomorrow, and d great many will go out from town to hear them MT. Lusk and MT. Burnett are candidates for congress from the Seventh Congress sional district.
 state. It Is handsome in architectural design and comfortable in all appoint ments.
 The Anniston churches are among the finest in the state, and her public and private schools rank with the best. The school buildings are handsome feature and the school management Is superb.
 The homes of the people here speak of taste, refinement and wealth, and the social atmosphere is all that the home seeker could wish
 All real Annistonians are enthusiasts, and they ever have been, even in the dark days of the town. They are genuine optimists, and that all means sure sue cess. Given q people public-sprted, with backbone strong and lasting and with q spirit of unity, and you may always prophecy success, provided nature has already done its part in the work. An niston today enjoys these advantages
 The Anniston Hot Blast, morning pa per, still under the management of Editor Smith. and the Evening Star, conducted by Editor Gordon, are still doing good local service for Anniston, and are en- titled to much credit for the general ad- vancement of the city. Of course The Age-Herald is here. bright and raey. every morning. and is read at the break fast table of these progressive people who are ever conserned as to affairs of the state and nation.
 Colonel WiIett Widely Known.
 Col. J. J. Nilett of this place. who is widely known, not only in Alabama, but throughout the country, declines to be in- terviewed on matters political, but talks freely and encouragingly of Anniston- it's present and future. Like the writer he eschews politics and rather prefers to discuss matters of industrial advance ment in Alabama. He too, is among the Annistonians who see a great future for this town and section. He declines to dis cuss Bryanism. Cleveandism or any other ism that does not mean something for the growth and development of Alabama and especially this section of the highly favored state
 By the way l forgot to say that An. niston drinks water pure, sparkling, Dever-failing water It comes from Cold Water Spring, on the mountain side. eight miles distant from the city. It pours down into the city reservoir at the rate of forty million gallons per day If neces- sary, and yet Anniston uses only about one hundred and fifty million gallons per day for all purposes. The force is i'm rnense and steam engines are unneces- sary for fire-hghting purposes. Hose reels and hook and ladder trucks are all that are needed for the efficient paid fire department, which Anniston so well sustains.