The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14

land. However, II he returns home
and defends 1t for three days 30 1t
cannot be fred he is allowed to re-
tain II. He can also save 1t by inyit-
ing the lord OF another tribe to take
possession with posse of sharp-shoot-
ers to defend IT,
Sometimes for business purposes an
oath OF peace Is taken by two parties
for stated period, and at festival
time n weeks peace Is sworn; 80 that
all blood foes may attend church ana
the festivities without danger OF deatn.
During this week everybody Is very
gay and friendly. At the end OF that
tine they instantly become bitter
enemies again!
In most towns the entire population
can turn out under arms inside OF ten
minutes and the smell OF gun powder
Is like blood to tiger.
Gurizi (Black Stone) IL Moslem VII
! lage that derives its name from an
enormous rock. 1t is full OF greyish-
white dogs with wolf blood in their
veins, who are taught to attack
strangers on sight Puppies too young
to walk will snap fercely at passersby
and no stranger can enter tho town
with safety
In some villages houses are formed
OF irregular stones. with stable on
the first floor and living room on the
second, with covered balcony across
the front. Windows are small and
very scarce, and most OF the light
comes through broken roof tiles, which
also provide an outlet for smoke from
open fires. There IL little or no furni-
ture. The rough stone walls are Gov
cred with guns and field implements
and festooned with drying fish and
meat. Other food Is hung In tight
baskets from the rafters. beyond the
reach of rats, Rude cooking dishes
made OF clay and chopped pigs
bristles .are kept in an alcove near
the fire. Large tree trunks are dug
out and used to hold food and small
pieces OF the trunk are followed out
for bowls. A waited larder for milk
stands on posts In the yard
Clothes are kept in rudely-painted.
clumsy chests. The floor OF thick
blanks. hewn by an AK. is always clut-
tered with household belongings The
family sleep In hurdles hung from a
tie-beam OF the roof and supported
by q pole underneath. Sheets are of
thickly-woven white felt and pillows
OF bright red cotton. Very often q
sheep is penned In one corner OF the
room and pig in the other! Goats
are tethered near the fire!
Albanians are friendly and hospi
table with everyone. as a rule. except
blood enemies When guests come
within bowling distance of the house
they are to visit. they begin to yel
greetings and empty revolvers-whicf
. is heartily returned by their host ant
/ kept up until they are inside BY the
! fire that always blazes and the tam
boritza that always tinkles music.
News travels fast-being actually
, shouted from town to town. The AL
banians have peculiar, powerful
r voices, and can hurl messages across
( the valleys with great force. In al
4 hour a message can be sent and al
/. answer received from a place IL hour
5 distant by horseback. Anyone hear
J. ing the shout, repeats It and sends
j further
n There are no doctors In the country
8 The sick usually wait for death on
h heap OF rags. in some dark corner full
y Of lice.
y An old custom still In vogue
|. swearing brotherhood. II man bt
comes very fond OF FREUD he ask
him to be his brother. Each ties
/. string around the little finger SO tigt
d that It swells. II is then pricked an
n the blood allowed to drop on loaf {
d sugar. The sugar is then exchange
8 ard eaten--making both men OF th
e same blood! II either has any feud
e, the other is in honor bound to avens
s. them-so swearing brotherhood usua
n ly means more shooting.
Ia The few who are not shot live To
u srAat ara.