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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
BUILDING A CATHEDRAL.
work Done Now I'm Forty Years Thu
Used 40 Take Centuries

work Done Now I'm Forty Years That
Used 10 Take Centuries.
In modern times few persons have
been bold enough to attempt to erect
another OF those ecclesiastical edifices
on which the medieval builders ex.
pended their strength and genius, but
the twentieth century, with its rail
roads, steam derricks, drills and dyna.
mite, makes IL possible TO do In a few
years what was to the middle ages a
work OF centuries.
Thirteen years ago. on ST. Johns day
Bishop Potter formally inaugurated the
work on the Cathedral OF st. John the
Divine. which is to crown the heights
along the Hudson at the upper end of
Manhattan Island, in New York. The
visible results OF these years of build
ing seem small to the man who is &c
customed TO watch a skyscraper shoot
twenty stories from the ground In q
few months, but when one stops to con
slider how different is the erection of a
great cathedral and of steel Office
building the progress made is really
astonishing.
The cathedral at Siena, Italy, to
take famous example. was begun ear
Iy in the thirteenth century and con-
tinued with various Interruptions for
more than 80 years, but has never
been completed. The church of Beau
yais, France. occupied more than I2O
years; the cathedral at Durham, Eng
land. was not entirely finished for $40
years. while old st. PauPs, In London.
took matter of two centuries to COM
plete. Even st. Peters, at Rome, con-
structed under the eyes of the popes
themselves and with all the wealth of
the papacy at its commend, was twelve
decades In building.
The Gothic-homanesque Cathedral of
ST. John the Divine, which will bear
comparison in size as well as in beauty
with the most famous churches on the
other side Of the Atlantic, has ad-
vanced an appreciable distance toward
completion, and with the funds now i'm
hand three or four years should see the
choir and the crossing ready for
services. This will make the structure.
In technical language, about 20 per
cent complete. but the rest of the work.
Is believed, can be pushed much
more rapidly.
Even IL 1t should be forty years be-
fore the last stone IS In place, st.
Johns will have been one OF the quick
est In erection among the cathedrals of
the world. To bring 1t to completion
within half century is an evidence of
bow great has been the advance in sci
ence and what may be accomplished
by the application OF modern methods
to medieval problems.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
THE HIPP0P0TAMUS.
unseuth Antics Of This unwieidy AMI
NAL In African Wsters.

uneeuth Antics Of This unwieidy AMI
NAL In African Wsters.
I'm the channels which traverse
the marshes, of certain districts in
central Africa" writes a traveller.
"hippopotami in incredible numbers
are met with-sometimes in herds of
sixty and seventy. Wherever the
channel widens out into q reedy
lake rows of grotesque looking heads
with ears erect appear above the
water surface, their owners studying
the extraordinary apparihon pro-
duced by the steamer. On approach
ing the spot these heads disappear,
one after the other, under water.
and series of waves and large rip
pies indicate the passive of the mon
ster forms below the surface. After
few minutes time the same huge
heads resppear, generally down.
stream of the boat. They have an
other stare and again disappear, with
snort and the expulsion of a small
volume of water from the nostrils.
Not infrequently a severe bump ia
felt in the steamer, making the
whole hull culver, as the back of a
hippopotamus seeking to escape has
touched it.
II the water should happen to be
shallow, the attempts of these ami
mails to hide themselves are Indie
rous, as their movements are clumsy
and their anger and fear are evident.
In such cases their heads and the
fore parts of their bodies are under
water, and nothing is seen but the
huge pink hind quarters, struggling
kicking and churning up the water
In the effort to get out of sight. AL
though their uncouth antics NAV he
safely watched from a steamer. II ia
very different matter if the oh
server is In canoe or a small boat.
Then his position is one of consider
able danger, as he stands a very
good chance of being upset.
"As the water of all these chan
nels swarms with crocodiles, such a
contingency is not pleasant to con-
template. The natives are fully
alive to this risk and never venture
in their dugout canoes into the
broad streams infested by hippo
potami, but invariably keep to the
shallow and narrow branches on Ell
ther side of the main river"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
A Poets Declining Yenr,

Swinburne, the poet. spends his de-
Ginning years in tranquil pursuit of the
simple life, although 1t is doubtful
whether the book or the fad has ever
disturbed his peaceful retreat. A
friend says OF him that he lives In DOS
session OF his needs. Bounded on all
sides by the best books, enjoying the
close companionship OF the truest
friend ever given to q man OF genius
and finding long walk at postman's
pace full satisfaction for the body's
craving after exercise. he lives through
the twilight OF his days in n greater
security and under the spell OF deep
er peace than he knew IN the boisterous
dawn OF bis life."LCEicago Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
Famou. washington p,nno-

Mrs. John ID. Henderson, who is al.
ways leader and who gives some OF
the finest entertainments at the capi.
tai, is now having vegetarian dinners
exclusively. There may be one course
or chicken or birds or fish, but no meat
ever comes upon her table. She serves
i've or six courses OF vegetables, nuts
and cereal foods prepared in n most
paiatabie way. A stranger at her table
would not know what he was eating,
ana her friends are always curious to
know what Mrs. Henderson will give
them next in the way OF novelties. She
also serves only unfermented wines,
but her dinners are quite as much en-
1oyed as any that are given in Wash
ington. Chicago Record-Heralds
Washington Letter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
y Succcss.

The head of matrimonial COM
bine glanced at bill from his wife's
dressmaker.
when | proposed to you, less
than two years ago" he said, ~ was
rather wild, and You said you con-
sidered it your duty to marry me for
the purpose of making something of
me, did you not ?"
YES, john" answered the wife.
SWELL" he continued, "your eff
forts have not been in vain. You
have succeeded"
I'm so glad" she said. "What
have / made of you, dear?"
Once more he glanced at the bill.
"a pauper," he replied, with a
deep SIGH.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
How He Used tn. Whisky.

An Irish butler, newly engaged,
requested his master to allow him
some whisky There's nothing like
it to clean the windows" said he.
However, few minutes later his
master CHANGED to pass through the
room ana, to his surprise, found the
glass empty. "Why, Barney" he
asked, where's the whisky" "Well,
you see, sir" said Barney, not in the
least put out, 'it's this way, / drink
the whisky, and then l breathe on
the glass"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
An old, -Irrepre..ibl. cona,.,.

The real difficulty in Russia is to
obtain rulers who are willing TO con-
cede genuine personal liberty. The
whole Bureaucracy and probably ali
members OF the dynasty except its
head dread free speech. because they
think the result will be diminution
OF their dignity as well as OF their in
comes. So intense is this feeling that
many Russian liberals believe the only
practical escape from II would be the
election OF new dynasty. which, from
the imperfection of its title, must al
ways seek support among the people,
London Spectator.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
RUSSIAN PRISONS.
ystcfde or Madness che Usual Fate -
Their Vfetfna

An Englishman writes In the ST.
James Budget OF st. Petersburg pris-
ons: "Yet more horrible than the fate
OF the workers murdered in the streets
OF st. Petersburg is the doom OF those
hapiess men whom the tender mercies
OF the triumphant bureaucracy have
consigned to the dark fortress of St
Peter and st. Paul and the inferno of
the Schlusselburg, in Lake Ladoga.
Well may the Inhabitants of st. Peters
burg shudder as they glance beyond
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
StartIinn Rasuit

Il think you told me Miss Thutty-
fore was taking elocution lessons
from Professor Rantwell ?"
$50 she was, but they came to q
sudden stop, and the professor has
left town."
What was the trouble 2"
why, it seems he was showing
her how to read the balcony scene in
Romeo and Juliet and he did it SC
naturally that she accepted him be-
fore he could stop her."--Chicago
Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
-EEksS-G RAILWAY co.
Spring Schedule. i'm effect March % I,0s
PLANK ATANK RIVER LINZ

Spring Schedule. in effect March % 1906
PIANKATANK RIVER LINE.
Steamer leaves Pier 3, Light Street wbar,
isailmotc- every Monday, Wednesday and
i Eriaay, weather permitting. for Freep0rt and
Leave Baltimore y. IN Election I.&5 N m
limbs 2. ReedyIlle s:i5, Jackson's Greek a
Fitchetts 5:s0. Ruarks ESQ. CTtneis r.sr
warehouse Creek 6;I5, Conrads T:I5 Green
aoitt 500, stamPers $50, BANDS $50. arrive
Returning, leaves Freeport for baltimore
ana intermediate landings every Tuesdsv
~ dhtu n1y and Saturday, weather prrmittin
Leave Freeport 10 a. m. BANDS 1910. stamp-
ne S lo.oc, green Point lO:t5. Conrais III, Ware
p; M, titehetts Calls 1870. Crick, Hin I.tk
Cherry Point 2:l5, jackson s Creek 2: a Ocrans
=, ; = lection o;so, Iimbs q, RecLviilc u:: arrive
baltimore GA. m.
GREAT wICoMICo RIVER LINE.
steamer leaves Pier 3 Light street N,ar,
nadiaimore, every Tuesday, Thur sday and Sat
uraay, weather permitting. for Palmers and
Intermediate landings as follows:
- leave baltimore y. m, Mia go a. m.
Sam Sam npsons sd, Tipers 3. BlackweIls 40
tiecton 3;t5, limbs 4, Reedville l:3O. Rardinss
DO, harveys .. kilmarnock Z. Byrdton Ts6.
trace Point s:l5, Chases g. Ocrans SID Itt,l.,
Bay st5, arrive Pamers y. -''''''
Sunday. 'SS va o0'an ON
Returning, leaves Palmers for Raltimo-.
anu intermediate landings. weather permit
as follows: sHu rrioay'
Leave palmers p. m, Little Bay lilo, Chases
49, &c ans :, hiImarnock S:f0. Grace Point
~, byiaton .. Hardings =. Hnrveys s:ih
TIC ton h;l5. Ifmls $50. Reedviile s. Mia
o:dO, Blackwells :. Tipers 7:I5. Slmpsons -.:a1
arrive baltimore a. m. ''"''
saturday trip tonlyl extends TO Jackson.s
H HI9t l0:D a. M, Cherry Point l0:l5, Cricket
M I ~, Saiils lI:l5, Fitchetts ~ m.
~ honday trip tohIyl leave Fitchetts 10 a. ~.
TsIiis IV;so Cricket Hill l0;i5, Cherry Point IL
n
w II. BROWN. AHent, Pier &
l. MURDOCH. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
POTOMAC RIVER ROurE

Spring schedule went in effect Thursday.
March 9th, 800.
steamer will leave Pier Q Light Street
" harf. baltimore. every Tuesday Thursdsv
pointe:
Mtllers. Bromes, Porto Bello. Grasons
LeMisetts, Brian. Bundicks, Walnut Point
EEVMaIts' Cyan. Lynchs Point, Bond Point
hinsale. Mundy's Point. Lodge Adams
hiney Point. Leonardtown. AbeIls. Stones
towards, Cobrums, Lancasters, Bushwood.
.n Az Slymopt. Alexandria Arriving
IN IN Washington early Monday, Thursday and
saturday mornings. ~
returning. steamer will leave 9Th Straat
", w mari, Washington. ID. c., every Sunday.
TUESDAY aud Thursday at ID. m weather nege
mlttlng, stopping at landings as follows
AIeNancrla, Glymont. Riverside BIlshwood
Lancasters,Cobrums,H owards, Stones AbelIs
nLe0naratown, Piney Point, Adams, Lodge
piunoys Point, kinkale, Itond Point I,yncbs
noiEt, loan, Bundicks, Cowarts w alnrIt b.,,nt
Drlar, Lewisetta. Grasous, Porto Relic
BroInes, Millers. Aniv ing i'm BaItimore eariv
tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morninos
freight received daily. All river freight
WILLARD THOMSON. General Manasor
L. MURDOCH, GEM Fri. and Pass. Aet..
STrpurxco>, baltimore, Nd.
WIN. T. REARDON, Agt,. alexandria. ia,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
NORFOLK ROUTE

steamer Will leave Tappshanuock. weather
permitting. Friday at y. M, for Norfolk
stopping AT all points; leave Norfolk at s 70
all DOintS ~
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
SCHEDULE.

Leaye-White Stone, 2 a. M; Iryineton
LAO; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck, 8: Merry
foint, $50; arrive Urbana, II so q. m.
Leave-Urbana, 2 p. m; Mi lenbeck, a
merry Point. $50; Weems. 4.30; Iryineton
o arrive White Stone, 6 D m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
Steamer Owen billiard.

o. NJ ali and passengers to and from Whit
SHsone, irvington, Weems, Mil,enbeck
SMerIy Point and Urbana, daily Except
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP co.
In effect December gath, 1904.
"CHESAPEAKE LINEo

hLEG mt PASSENGER STEAMERS .AU-
GuSTA" AND ATLANTA"
sFor oid Point &C mfort and Norfolk Va
O Steamers leave baltimore daily lexcent
Sunusyl at $50 p. M, and arrive Old Poif,t
Spiniort at a. m and Norfolk at 7:i5 n. n, :
wnel & connection Is made with the Rail Iines
TOT all points South and Southwest.
york RIVER LINES.o
ELEGANT PASSENGER sTrAMEps.n.,
Ell niNwokE, AND ''CHARLOTTE."
stasnars eS 81 roint and Richmond, Va
gay ma ana saturday at p m, and arrive West
i1int s at .:ao a. M. and Richmond at s:y5 a. ma.
landings on York River will be made ~
SSioneesier Point, Clay Bank. and AiImond,s
steamers leave baltimore from niars 10 -,
" Light street wharf. 40 "Hu
lhIough tickets 10 all points can be So
cured. baggage checked and staferoonrs -
s Sc from the City Ticket Offices, Mes. AZ
N. Snarles ST.. ii w. Centre ST., or the Cen
a. n,,as.I No VI Iii. 4. J. CHISM.
"eherai Manager. Gen. Passenger gent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Baltimore, Fred
ES%=ygEEn ericksburg, Nor
s.'.-zss7s----zssES folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.

spring schedule, I'm effect March "a 1905
Steamers will lcav. Baltimore pier IIobt
street. weather permitting at an N y, 81,
auesuay anu Friday for the following points.
Mestand, North EBd. Mill Creek Wbi,o
stone. drvlnRton: Weems. Milenbeck. Merry
Monaskon, Water View, wbealton's. Bay PIE
Sharp's. Bowler's. Wares. Wexford Is Tann.
hammock. MAYORS Hole. Blandfeld Carter,s
L1ytop's. Leedstown. Saunders, wiImont
urt cnlaws- Port Royal, Port Conway Hay
taS0u,ht, HOP Yard, Ratcliffe's. and Freder-
Returning, steamer will leave Fredericks-
a,t x; Lue anu weather permitting, Monday
enu lnuIs0aS AT S-3O T.. IN, stopping at all
lanolngsto Lee Stown; leave Leedstowu Tues
U,S snn rlesy AZ =. a. u., TSppahannock a.
ID, stopp ng ar all points except wharyes in
OroanEa Creek. arriving at Baltimore Wed
nesday and Saturday.
Steamer will leave baltimore. Pier ? LIGHT
street, weather permitting. at 30 %. M We'd
Morthy ana ,n,urSday Stopping at westland.
ton. Wesms. Millenbeck, Merry Point. Otto
man S. Morans. Burhane, Urhapna MO
naskon. water View. Whealton's. Sbarn,s
BOWERS. Wares. Welford's, TappabannacI
Steamer from Baltimore on Tuesday ami
thursday will also stop at wharYes in Urc
hanna Creek.
Steamer from Baltimore on Wednesday does
not stop at Irvington, weems, Millenbeck
merry Point. Ottoman, Moran's, Bowler's
Wate ana "ellford's on way to Tappahan-
q, Steamers will leave Tappahsnnock Monday.
nedncsday aud Thursday at 3 a. M, stopping
AT Al points below, except Bay Port. arriving
al nhtitnore tuesday. Thursday ana Frioay
steamer leaving Tappahanuock on wedneS.
1ay uoes not stop at wharves liz Corrotoman
FREIGHT received at Baltimore until a. m.
on sailing days. -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07

Begining Monday. March 27th 1906. Steamer
caroline. carry ing the u. 3. Mail will leave
Ilbanna every Monday. Wednesday and Fri
Gay at b-JD a. n. for FredericksburR and vii
IN n' =, wharves. leaving Tappahaunock
p; M returning, will leave Fredericksburv
at II a. IN. tuesday. Thursday and Saiurday
W. ID. SCOTT, ARI.. Frederick sh,lru 10
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07

The Needles Eye.
Personally I do not see how any one
can make any other Interpretation out
OF this text. Some commentators de-
clare that this passage of Scripture
means. III any man trust in riches it
Is as impossible for him to enter the
Kingdom OF God as for great, big,
huge. long necked, thick Tipped. hump
backed, crooked limbea camel to go
through the eye OF a sewing girls
needle" Others assert that the Greek
word for camel" translated in a broad
sense means cable rope" even as
the three English letters row on the
one hand might mean q row of cab
bage heads In a vegetable garden and.
ON the other hand. barroom fight.
These latter two substantives are spelt
In the same way as the Greek word for
camel, which sometimes signifies "ca-
BILE rope" But take the third inter
probation OF the commentators. / take
the third because to my mind as a
traveller In the east think the door oy
the needles eye cut into one of the
great gates of Jerusalem and into the
great gates OF other eastern cities Is the
only rational smile. With my own eyes
have seen the needles eye, that very
door about which Mark says Christ
spoke. And In Imagination saw@a
great, grunting. grooming camel being
pulled through on his Bonded knees.
All, see him tug at the rope and Jerk
back his head. See him fight and. bite.
See In that symbol OF the camel the
rich man struggling TO hold on to and
to grip his gold, refusing 10 bend the
knee to Christ.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-07
The Spoiled Child.

Let me digress here q moment and
speak few words i'm reference 10
spoiled women. ! do not believe there
are as many spoiled men as spoiled
women. Men, as n rule, have not as
great chance TO be spoiled down nj
the store as some women have to be
spoiled In the home. They would be-
come just as spoiled IL they had the
chance. But the women! Oh. how
many OF them are spoiled in the home,
Did you ever stop to think that great
deal OF the so called nervous troubles
or this world among women are simply
due to fits OF temper? The young girl
grows up as a spoiled child in her IA
Tiers house. Then she marries. She
boasts that no one has ever been able
TO govern her. She is right She will
not even govern herself. Then, when
something goes wrong in the home, rs
married woman she scolds and sulks
and refuses TO eat and to sleep. She
cries and goes on until she works up n
rev spasms or hysteria and physically
becomes as rigid as u board. l have
been in many homes as pastor aud
friend. have seen there many wom-
en- said to be nervous wrecks who were
not nervous as you or might become
nervous from overwork They were
nervous simply because they let their
tempers as spoiled .chlldren get the
better OF them. Many nervous women
could be cured of their hysteria IL
some one could give them good.
wholesome rebuke and put them to
bed. as mothers punish their children
and then put them to bed IL they dill
wrong. The symbol OF the camel as
applied to the rich man In reference
to his meannesses toward his fellow
men might also be applied to many so
called nervous women who let their
tempers get the better OF them merely
because they are spoiled children. or
course In making this sweeping state
ment ] am not saying that all nervous
people are evil tempered, but some OF
them and many OF them certainly are.
But as l see these richly laden cam
els coming over the hllsides toward
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-26
CANINE oNA RAMPAGE
Bites Coiored Man Before Stopped
BY Bullet.

Lamar street was stampeded yester-
day morning by the appearance of a
pointer dog with a genuine case OF
rabies and which, after severely biting
Allen Stevens, the colored carpenter,
put thy populace to flight as he sped
along the street.
Stevens was bitten two or three
times ere he could escape.
The dog attacked him with great
fury near the Harris hardware store,
and getting the old mans hand in his
foaming jaws bit it severely ere he
could be shaken off,
Running up Lamar street beyond the
artesian well the rabid animal attacked
lady who, however, beat him off with
her umbrella, BY this time police and
others were after the dog, Officer Bar
row finally shooting him dead.
Stevens, the old colored man bitten,
does not feel at all comfortable, though
he at once had his wounded hand
dressed by physician, He will have
an examination made of the dogs head
in Atlanta to prove conclusively the
rabies theory.
There is no doubt, however, that the
dog was mad, and the shot that finally
laid him low was most fortunate one
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-26
ON WINGS OF WHITE
The KING is RIDING.
Fleecy Soaring to Greatest
Heights.
THIS BUREAU GOOD FURNITURE
Ginners Report Caused Cotton to
Climb to Highest Point of the Week
Much Strength is Given Spot Mar.
ket in the Announcement

White wings that never grow weary
bore King Cotton aloft yesterday with
the publication of the Ginners Report,
and the man behind the cotton bale
feels as good as strutting turkey COB
bier the day after Thanksgiving. The
publication of the report was awaited
eagerly in cotton circles in Americus,
interest being heightened by a delay
of an hour in it's arrival. Immediately
the market went up by leaps and
bounds until an advance ofathirty or
forty points had been reached, when a
break came as the result of profit TAX
ing. The net advance for the day put
spot cotton to 1O4 cents. Buyers
and warehousemen hope this is but
the beginning of a campaign OF
higher prices. The "Ginners Report
estimating 1910. 900 bales ginned to
date proved even more bulliRh thai
the talent here had really expec ed. 1t
no doubt means II cents for spot cot
ton long before the Christmas carols
are heard in the land. The estimate o.
yesterday, 100000 baleF, is sgains
$500, 900 bales at this date last year, OF
more than million bale short.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-26
BUILDING STARTS IN EARNEST
no Further Delay in Erection of That
Carshed.

It is the carshed in fact now, or will
be very soon. Carpenters were put to
work yesterday upon the structure and,
after months of delay, the building is
to be pushed to completion and Ameri-
Gus will shortly have a carshed in fact
No cry of wolf this time, as the
sound of hammer and saw would
drown it out.
The building is, really and truly. in
process of erection, and when Santa
Claus comes to Americus again he
can get of at one of the neatest sheds
on the Central System.
It is convenience long promised
AmerIcus, but for one reason or an
other the building of it has been great
~ delayed. Even during the simmer
all the material for its construction was
brought here, and then there came an.
other long delay.
But there will be no more of it, and
the handsome shed, of sufficient length
TO cover an entire passenger train, will
be pushed to completion. And then
will Miss Americus take off her sun
bonnet and make her very best bow.
The shed will be completed by
Thanksgiving. and then will Americas
be thankful to the limit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-26
A SHOWER OF SHOT
FALL AT A FEAST.
Funeral Ends a Mulletical
Melee.
THE cuNwoRk WAS EXCELLENT
Forty Shots Are Fired and ReveIers
Are Piueged-One Dead and Others
Wounded - Deputy Sheriff Gate
wood Goes to Scene.

The mullet supper with funeral at
tachment Is now the seasonable event
in rustic blackdom, and as direct
result the coroner will work overtime
until the festivities close two months
hence. News reached AmerIcus yes
terday of gala event the night before
down liz the Fifteenth district. While
the festivities were at the height tribe
of Zulus from neighboring farm ex-
hiblted their pocket hardware and got
busy. In the brief space of ten sec
onds forty shots were fired into the
dancing cotiIlion, the gun work provr
ing of the highest standard One me-
gro, whose name was MT given, was
killed outright, four or five bullets
striking him, while three or four others
were shot down. Deputy Sheriff Gate
wood went to the scene yesterday after
noon to make arrests, but up to late
hour last night he had not returned to
the city with fuller details of the
shootfest.