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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-12
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LEAVE RICHMOND CDAILYJ. BYRD
STREET STATION.
900 A. 81. RICHMOND AND NOKFOLh
EESrIBD LlAllED.
Arrlye Norfolk Ills a. "a
stops otIy al fetersDAis'
Nayerly and suffolk. nod
900 "A. NJ. THE CHICAGO EASlsL-o
Tor byncnOurs. hoaho@-'
Bluencld IOcAnOltd1, fAeiyf-
Columbus and Chicago. lts
man Buffet Sleeper Hotit.e.
20 Chicago. without gag
$40 T.. NJ, For Su1Olk. Norfolk sl- KS
termedidte stations,
al Norfolk al 20 4. a. %.
IL 80 T. Nj For Roanoke. Na4toi' m.
laskl and Bristol ..fl
~ Roanoke 10 =. 1904
Washington and thatt~t..
Limited. pullman n'-E'
Roanoke o. lempNi r
New Orleans. Dlnms ,.
attached Also fof .,
FIELD, POcah0utas,
and stations on -.
Valley division. hso In
I.Silisyille and stations -.
aod n railroad via N2l,
ION Also Tor ROCK '.,-.n-
and All stations ca nit',.an
salem division. "i,irf.
paiace sleeper bct"tt" r',,-frs
inond ana Iyuchnait 80
re4dy Tor occupancy At ~
y NJ Also lllimah ''F
fetcrsburs io i.t''' .,.n.
Tratn. arrive Richmond from M.
burg and the West ANY "a. "a a.. E1st
ana t.49 4. NJ; from NoriYi- 49, 80, nm
NJ l0.E A. NJ. and NEslip Vh'f'
TIED q" T. :" y W. COURTNEY,
r,,s,rict PassenglI hA,i'N
w 4. RENlLl-,
General Passenger Agent
General once. Roanoke. Va
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LEGAL Profession.

7 AMES LYONS,
81 ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT Law
Qaw office No. 8 state Bank Building.
Telephone 1874. Postoffice Box 20,
Richmond. Ne.,)
practices in all the State and United
States Courts In Richmond. Deeds and
wills carefully prepared. AcknOwl-
edgements and dispositions taken. Col
lections promptly made and RENTED.
JeZS-1y
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FOR MOTHERS.
Stories OF Children TO Touch the
Heart.
PARENTS WHO READ THESE LINES
WILL FIND FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
There Can DO Nothing More Interesting
Than That Concerning Children.

My little
d a u & h { or,
Ethel May"
said Mrs. III.
u. Watson, Of
1853 Blooming
dale street,
w orc e S ter.
Mass, was
terribly and
al ar m ingly
sick. She had
{ we n I v six
commissions In
wo ye a r 8.
Her n e r V G 8
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TRAINS NORTHW

Leave Arr1Ve I
No Petersbrg Richmond
Ii '2.43 An. $40 AMI asst Mail.
40 s7.4O AM 500 An. IAccOmmOda'n
az s1O:IJ AN. 30 A. NJ Norfolk Train
f34-.sII:07 AN. l1:45 An ATLANTA Spe'al
IS 1900 PM 4:45 PM. y. and W. Con.
rs $3.50 PM $50 J.. NJ Through Train
4G-' 500 T. NJ. 1900 M. Norfolk Specii
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BOAHDERS.

ID ARTIES CONTEMPLATING THE
/ purchase Of a TYPEWRITER Will
do well 10 examine the REMINGTON
STANDARD. For fifteen years Sc has
been al the head Of the procession, and
IS still holding IT'S own. Visitors % the
state Fair are invited 20 call at our
Office and examine the new model REM
INGTON. JOHN b. CULPEPER,
Sales Agent for Virginia and North
Carolina,
OclI-ft No. Dl5 east Main street.
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j Dinner Supper

D-pinner S-Suuper
No. % makes aft local stops. Connects
no Laleigh With Piedmont AIRLINE for AsHa.
vile n. a., and all intermediate points goo tls
Western North T. roina kallro ~
%. ~ has Pullman Buffet N ar.r lrn
mOud 60 Atlanta. G. meets directly M &c.
lauta with N. ~ A. T.. b. for Chattanooga.
Nashville, and all points West t0ma.. With
A. W. j. II. =. for Mobile N.laOUoJ,
New Orleans, and all points S0I.U8ss.
ARRIVE HlCHMJhH
No. 1874 daily-A. a. vs.. -peca.-la5A.
No r., daily except SUNDAY lal all L1-
press-6:51 +. NJ
For tickets Pullman resCrFa. .u. ic.aH-
ply az ticket Office, Byrd Stree. ,4I1l li.l-
mond Transfer ON any, H a. Siam street.
and company Office, $50 east Slain .'I.e.
JOHN @. WINDER L.. j. NEI.H-
General Manager. Genera. sIlt
o. V. SMl m, ANDERSON
Traffic Manager Passing A.rl.
II. NJ BOfKIN, City Passenger Agent
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WANTS.
s~o~~~N-~-N-~-~-N-~-~-~ -~-~~-~~-0~-N-~
IUANTED-TWO Ellie n t
w ROOMS. nicely furnished, on south
| Third street, FOR RENT, with or with
out board. Address c.. care Times OF
flee. oc12-3t
yyyANTED-BY A LADY, A POSITION
w AS STENOGRAPHER and TYPE
WRITER Address MISS X. V. B,
East Richmond Post-ofice.
ocl2-th.su2t'
w AND LADIES
w CLOTHING TO CLEAN and Df =,
also CARPETS and RUGS to DUST anu
SCOUR MRS. A. j. PYLE,
se3-su,we, fritz 3l5 north Fifth street
u oARDERs wANTED-NICB ROOMS;
II good board. Apply at No. SCUM
Third street ocl0-tu, we, n, suit
INFoRMATIoN WANTED.
INFORMATION Is DESIRED RELATIVE TO
Mrs. MARY LEN n 0 y,
WIFE or PATRICK LENNON.
When las. heard Of she was living about
1sf5l near the corner Of Twentieth ana MAIN
streets in this city. with q kinsman named
Patrick McDonough. Apply 10
DANIEL GRlNNAN.
ocli0t' 26 Skaters building.
yYTANTED-TRAVELING Statesmen,
w or have fine side line. BOUQUET
CIGAR COMPANY, Lynchburg' Va
sel9-30t
TKvANTED-OLD BOOKS RELATING
w no VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTH
Give title. date and price. BOOKS,
Postoflce Box 4J6, Richmond. Va.
jy12-n
~ HERE ARE NO FLIES ON
4 SMITH"-YOu cannot make q silk
purse out OF a sows ear but you can
RING RING - HALL fi MARVIN coMPANY,s
Fire and Burglar Proof Safes, 3. F.
SMITH, sole dealer Southern states, No.
% north Ninth street Phone 944
my2T-1y
" ANTED-oRDERs FOR MY WAC
W ONS at so and $50. b. a. GRAS
BERGER, 1Oll and Job west Broad
street. ocS-6t'
VHTANTED-WE 100 COOKS,
w LAUNDRESSES, HOUSEMAIDS,
WAl1 RESSBS and NURSES FOR New
York and other Northern Cities. Wages
from 50 70 s. per week. Transports
ton furnished r. W. ELSOMS EM-
PLOYMENT AGENCY, Az east Broad
street. 1y23-su. tu. th6m
CONFECTIONERY
-~-~-~-~~~-~-rlr---~---n ~e~---r-0---0-0-~-~~~-0
r.. L. CHRISTIAN 81 co.
AGENTS
eM<<rMrY
CANDY. Il Received Weekly
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AUCTION sALEs-This Day.

George w. Mayo, Auctioneer.
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q TRAYED FROM 4O7 EAST GRACE
- street on 10th Of october. ONE GREEN
PARROT A liberal reward Will be paid
II returned % above address. Ocl2-lt'
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n .CHMOND, FREDERlCkSBuRG AND
X POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY.
The FREIGHT DEPOT OF this company
will be closed on THURSDAY, OCTO-
BER Eth. Perisnable freight Will be
delivered until 10 \. Nj.
oc1l-2t l.. II. STERN, Agent.
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BY George s. Vashon, Jr.,
Real Estate Auctioneer.

by virtue OF deed OF trust executed
10 the Undersigned, dated 18th June. iSW
OF record In the clerks office OF fhs
Chancery Court OF the city OF Rich
secure the payment OF a certain sum ~
money therein mentioned, default having
been made in the payment thereof. i
WILL In part execution or said deed. he
ing thereto required by the beneficiary
OF SAID deed, proceed TO sell by auc-
ton. on the premises, on
MONnAY. October 10, 1898,
at $50 O'Clock +. ~, the property above
TERMS; Cash as 10 expenses OF exc
cutting TINS trust and sum sufficient
20 pay note for 81. 100, due 2lst June.
1881: GEORGE &. VASHON. JR.,
ocu-to Trustee.
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I OsT-ON OCTOBER nth. FROM a
l. surry. either on Eighth street, be-
tween Marshall and Leigh. or on Leigh
between Eighth street and Brook avenue,
or on Brook avenue north Of Leigh, a
DARK-BROWN OVERCOAT. light
weight. A suitable reward will be paid
n returned 10 y. A. MILLERS DRUG
STORE Fifth and Broad streets.
Oc12-1t
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, OKA RIVER LINE VIZ WL1I POINT

" DIRK RIVER LINE via WEST POINT
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
THE FANOklIE ROUTE Gov bALIl-
MORE, PHILADELPHIA AlI
NEW ftHH
LEAF y RICHMOND.
TRAIN No DO $40 j. NJ
= OCAL EXPRESS, daily except Su1-
IIday. Stops az All stations. 40 I.I-
tor Manor connects with stage fUr Na.-
kCrton. also connects H.fh Baltimore
steamer az West Point daily except SUM
TRAIN No. 1G 4i5 T. 81
ID ALTIMORE LIMITED. daily except
ID Sunday for West Point connecting
with York RIyer steamer daily except
steamers connect with Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for Washinst9n. PAh1-
doiphia and New York. ..-...,
STEAMERS LEAVE BALI lMoltb ~.
NOR WEST POINT daily ch nA"'
Il dav thence by Richmond ani btH.
vile railroad 90 Richmond arriving Nl
q OK A. M. 1910 s. ST.. and $3.50 J.. B.
TRAIN No. a. 100 a. 81.
r OCAT MIXED. daily except '
Igda,,. feayes Tweuty-tnlrd street
ton Tor West Point and intefmeli4''
Tieke, Office 90 station foot ~ Viirsia.'3}
strs.1 anon s. 0O a. 81 t0 600 =. n a-'
from 0.hO fo 1880 s. "
city ticket ofice. 9Ol Main sir5V
IT. ~. afsreger. Gen Pass Agent
" ~ GPFFN General Manager,
u TTTONPsON. Superintendent
Y,-1 n RTATI. TreVL Pass Agent.
e19 Main street. Richmond
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ID HILADELPHIA, RICHMOND AND
Il NORFOLK STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Appointed sailing days every TUES
SUNDAY at 3 A. NJ Freight FOR Tues
days and Fridays steamers received
until sailing hours. For Sundays steam
er TIN =. NJ Saturday. Freight received
daily till Il. NJ.
Fare u Philadelphia. $500
For further Information apply TO
j. W. MCARRICK.
General Southern Agent
ONCE Rocketts
W. +. CLYDE 4 co.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

In the junglcs along the banks Of the
Magdalcna river in the republic of Co.
lombia a traveller needs 70 be on the
alert for poisonous scrpcnts. A French
gentleman who went botanizing in one
of these jungles relates that he looked
and listened and trod cautiously. bear
ing in mind the solemn warning given
bAthe natives when he left the boat:
Look ont for serpcnts, as You value
your life" He eyed the thick tropical
growth suspiciously. and moved forward
only when he was satisfied that no VEN
omous creature was lying in wait for
him. Suddenly he heard a sound behind
him. n hoarsc strange. ominous sound.
and at the same time he saw the tall
grass move. Cold with horror he sprang
away and struck a fearful blow at the
moving place in the grass. Then he
picked up the body 81 his lifeless
enemy. 1t was bullfrog as large rs .
mans head. Youths Companions
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WILL yOt CHANGE CLOTHES SOW"
sank exhausted into a seat To wait until
the train should pull up at its FIRST stop
ping place.
Half an hour later we came to n
standstill in the station Of large town.
sought out the guard and told him
what had occurred. lie at once dis
patched porter for the station-mastcr,
and when that official arrived the two
Of them heard my story. and then
searched the compartment thoroughly.
But not trace of the villain did they
discover. My own opinion is that. taxi
ing advantage Of the blac<ness, he had
gol out upon the footboard. there to
wait until the train should slacken
speed sufficiently tn enable him 10 jump
on with safety and make good his es-
cape. BE this as il may, never heard
more OF the matter. although the mem
DRY OF that experience fingers rs sort
Of nightmare Of my railway travelling;
and whenever now get into compart-
mcnt by myself | take very good care
to first Of all peer under the seats. and
make sure that there exists the means
Of communicating with the guard.
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TIE MORTGAGE ON THE FARM.

,rs gone at last. ana ! AIN glad; 1t stayed q
fearful while.
And when the world was light and gay could
not even smile:
i, stood before me like giant. outstretchcd is
Nomatter where / looked, saw the mortgage
on the farm.
I'll tell you how It happened, for | want the
world TO know
How glad am this winter day whilst earth IL
white as snow,
Confron,s US now. for lifted is the mortgage on
the farm.
The children they were growing up and they
were smart and trim,
To some big college la the east we'd sent our
youngest, jim
And every time he wrote us, at the bottom O.
his screed
He'd tack some Latin fol-de-rol which none OF
Us could read
The girls they ran TO music, and to painting
and 10 rhymes
They said the house was out OF style and far be
hind the times:
They suddenly diskivercd that II didn't keep EN-
Another step OF course towards mortgage on
the farm
We took cranky notion. Hannah Jane and me
one day,
While We we're coming home from town. talk
ing all the way:
The old house WASH big enough for US. although
for years
Beneath its humble roof we d shared each 9th.
er's joys and tears
,va hui, ~ n er n N " hent was done I wish va,
could have seen II.
il was most tremendous thing--I really
didn't mean H.
Why, 1t was big enough to hold the people OF
the town,
And not half as coy as the old one We pulled
down
bought fine palmer and 1t shortened still
the pile,
Dut then. it pleased the children and they
banged II all the while.
No matter what they played for me. their music
had no charm,
For every tune said, plainly: There's mort
gage on the farm"
] worked from morn till eve toiicd as often
tolls the slave
To meet the grisly interests tried hard 10 be
brave,
Aud Oft when came home at night with tired
brain and arm.
The chickens hung their heads: they felt tho
mortgage on the farm
We saved penny now and then we laid them
in a row.
The girls they played the same old tunes. and
Lex the new ones go;
And when from college came our Jim with lau-
rels on his brow
lied him 10 the siumpy Acid and put him TO the
piow.
lie something said IN Latin, but didn't under
stand.
II DID me good to see his piow turn up the dewy
land:
And when the year had ended and empty were
the cribs
We found we'd hit that mortgage. sir. blow
between the ribs
To-day harnesscd up the team and Numbered
OF to town.
And j the lawyers sight l planked the last
bright dollar down:
AND. \ hen trottcd up the lane. feelfn' good
n and warm.
The old red rooster crowed his best; mo mort
gage on the form
I'll sleep almighty good tonight, the best for
many a day.
The skeleton that haunted us has passed fore or
away:
The girls can play the brand new tunes with no
fears TO alarm,
And Jim can 90 10 congress with no mortgage
on the farm
IT G. Harbaugh. in Farm. Field and Fire
side
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A REPUBLICAN LEGACY.
The Present Financial Troubles Resulting
from High Tariff.


In the present national financial situ-
atom we are enjoying legacy Of re-
publican administration of the govern
mcnt.
Whatever uncertainties financiers
may think the future contains, and
whatever menace to public confidence
they fear IL holds. must be credited di-
rcetly to the party whose creed is that
it is the only party of sufficient intclli-
gcncc and patriotism to attend TO the
public business of the country.
The drain of gold from the treasury
and the consequent speculations as to
the method by which our different
forms Of money are 10 be maintained Mt
parity. resulting in the existing uneasi-
ness and disturbance Of business, ars
due alone to the republican party
1t was the republican party which
passed n tariff bill striking from our
customs list the principal revenue duties
and raising protective duties to, in
many instances. prohibitive rates. thus
decreasing the revenue without de-
crcasing taxation.
1t was the republican party which.
Nhhc tuus cutting uoNu the 0dtlouHl
income. plunged into series of profit
gate expenditures never before dreamed
of In the widest orgies Of legislative
plundcrcrs.
1t was the republican party which,
always loud in proclaiming its fidelity
to sound money, entered into dis
graceful dickcr and compromise with
the silver miners--a compromise which
ii refused up 10 the last moment to re-
peal-by which the government has
lost millions of dollars, and by which
the treasury is to-day drained Of its gold
and will continue 10 bc drained as long
as the outrageous Sherman law remains
in force
These are the immediate causes which
have produced the present condition OF
the national finances, and every one OF
these cnuses sprang directly from the
very heart Of the policy which was the
chief achievement and loudly boastad
glory Of the administration Of benjamin
Harrison.
Truly. the democracy was not In
trusted with power day too soon.--
Louisville Couricr-Journal.
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was soon wide awake again, gazing
out through "a little space which /
rubbed clear npon the frosted window
panes at ihe dark vague outline of the
country .hirling past in the gloom. On
a sudden my eye was taken by some
thing stirring under the seat in the far
corner OF the carriage. | thought ut
hrst 1T might be "A shadow, caused to
move by the oscillation OF the train.
But, continuing to watch it with duh
kind OF curiosity, was extremely
startled To perceive a mans head thrust
out OF the obscurity: pair of fierce
looking eyes glared at me for a moment,
and then, whilst still sat motionless
with surprise. "a man scrambled out.
and. getting upon his feet, stood sur
vcying me.
He was a burly-looking fellow, with
a coarse, ugly face. immensely square
shoulders, and closc-cropped hair. lie
wore loose, clumsily fitting suit OF
some gray material that looked sus-
piciously like prison dress. and his
appearance altogether suggested the
escaped felon. He was without cap.
and noticed that his jacket was torn
and his face a good deal SCARED, as
though he were fresh from some rough
work. ga2ed at this uncouth appari-
ton in silence for little while. with
an expression. do not doubt, Of con-
siderable dismay. then ! instinctively
looked around me for some means OF
communication with the guard. The
fellow saw and understood my gesture,
and his eyes swiftly dartcd round the
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ern railways. and. having a long night
journey Tn make. looked about me Tor
an empty compartment. intending to
swathe myself about in rugs. and 20 TO
sleep as soon as ever the train should
have started. had but small difficulty in
finding what | sought. and little we'll
timed libcrality to the guard secured
me what then considered the addition
al privilege OF being locked in. sat
for awhile against the window. gazing
at the bustling crowd upon the bright
ly-lighted platform. the engine then
gave "A shrill. prolonged whistle. and we
began slowly to glide out OF the great,
noisy station. II was about six o'clock
on late November evening when we
started. quite dark. with freshness in
the air that speedily clouded the vim
dows of the carriage with hoary
moisture. through which dimly twinlSlcd
the myriad lights of northern London.
The lamp In the roof Of the compart-
ment burnt with small. clear flame,
giving forth sufficient illumination to
enable me to read the advertisement
tablets under the hat-rack facing. and
70 admire the views of Welsh scenery.
published for the purpose of trying TO
induce the British public 10 become
even greater excursionists than they
already are. by the time that lIornscy
was left behind. and the open country
stretched wide and shadowy on either
hand of MS. we were bowling along at
cypress speed. exchanged my hat Of
ia'est metropolitan build for warm
iur cap raised my feet on TO the cush-
ions OF the opposite seat somewhat re-
tardless Of the company's property.
ana IN this posture drew a stout travel
w blanket about me and composed
myself to sleep.
presume that must have frequently
ao1ed of, for the roaring Of the train
.eemcd to grow faint and distant. like
me subdued sound Of surf heard afar.
0u' my nap was Of short duration, and
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Mai Halford was allowed by Secretary
Foster while on his foreign excursion
may not have been Intended SO much as
n compliment to the majors merit MS
an accountant ms to his martial bear
ing. When an officer can render him
self very imposing and formidable
among foreigners he should command
high pay.-N. Y. World.
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The administration has hauled
down the flag in Hawaii and hauled up
Egan in Chilli. Secretary Gresham evil
IDENTITY knows his business Louisville
Courier ournaL
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An exchange repeats that 1.-THE
republican party has grand history
just SO, but history Is story Of the
past a tramp pathetically remarks:
Madam, | have seen better days"
Indeed, poor man, responds madam,
"you couldn't have seen worse" And
80 it il with the grand old party. Al
bany Argus
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The republican press manifests .
disposition TO goad Mr. Olney. Mr..
Olncy win yet manifest disposition 70
goad the republican trusts, and he will
have the last laugh 81. Paul Globe
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Not Much OF Traveller.
evan Wither says he always pays N
he goes"
II don't doubt IL. Van always has
been great stay-nt.hoine Truth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-07
The BRIDGE JUMPER.
scnrntions of One Who Made In
High Leap Into East River.

sennnti lions of One Who Made the
High Leap Into East River.
II stood up on the rail of the Brook
lyn bridge and looked down. | had to
wait a minute for n tug to get away
from underneath. A bridge copper and
lot of people on the fOotpath saw
me and began yelling and ran towards
where l was standing.
II stood up straight as ! could and
looked up and down to see that no boat
was comm under where i was. Then
1 put my hands close down by my sides
and jumped. just as IL l was jumping
from height Of six feet.
THE sky, water, the big buildings
of New York and Brooklyn. the net
work OF cables and iron beams of the
rig bridge all seemed in whirl. All
my life seemed to whirl through my
brain like lightning 1t seemed as
though everything l had ever done
jumped up into my mind in the instant
1t took me to reach the water.
But 1t didn't seem an instant that
was fallin'. Ii seemed an hour-several
hours. Suddenly felt shock that
nearly broke my backbone. II seemed
rs IL had struck a stone wall. My
ankles seemed broke short of. The
sOles of my feet tinglcd and burned
like fire.
"Then | didn't have time to think
of anything, for l seemed shooting
down to the very bottom of the river.
The water was all black. l went so far
down, 1t seemed like l had shot down
IL mile into the water
II had the breath all knocked out of
me, and | had just sense enough left
to swim awful hard to reach the air
on top of the water. and l tried to
swim and began to kick as hard as
could. l swum and swum until could
not remember anything. but just sort
of went off into IL sleep, like rs II
was In bed; and. funny enough,
didn't care any more whether l come
up out of the water or not
Il didn't know nothin' more until
found myself in the bottom of n boat.
which was the boat my friend had
rowed out after me in. 1 was bleedln'
from the nose and every bone in my
body seemed broke. felt too weak
to move'n open my eyes. ] wouldn't
have tried to move IL an elephant was
fnllin' on me. 1 was arrested as soon
as got on shore, but l didn't care for
that nor for anything else. felt MS II
l was dead
"Say. wouldn't jump off the bridge
again to save my life. No, sir; tell
you anybody that has done 1t once will
never do 1t again. It's just somethin'
awful. Stephen Brodie, In the New
York News.