The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
WHERE BRAVE MEN QUAIL.
LIFE ROUND 4 POWDER MILL
AND ITs CEASELESS STR8IN.

pedes Cnn-cd bv Unre"-onInE Fcnr AND
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Powder men nave u saying "hlch WIRES III
> wording In Inherent pnrls OF the country, 'he
sum and subsistence OF when - thisi ~ h'oh
WORKS IN n power in'lI ior ono "i 'hr'e 'e"
sons either because he mus 1--we some way
or Oecanso ne doeSh I want 20 ave anyway VI
Decnusc MS latheI u'"' mere ue'"re h'h'
huoNpeeulS INC u'S'hS'c WIN "h''h ''''s
man speaks OF MS own proleS'l"h or tr'uc -
In part Responsible Ior tlis saying inc pai'
auce or responsibility VIII re l"ut" IN t'o
VItni STATISTICS OF any toWh that can uo'9V i"
powuor mil.
Such q community 10 usually Seporaten 'rou
the rest OF Tue "orld us Ihr us tlroNlhsIa"teS
VIII permit Ohce a toWder mn - o'iI'' 'Is
country side Tor u cohs'aerooie Instance hr'u"'
is liNely 10 remain III u irihle'a' tuu"'t'o".
industries no NOT hourIsh III " ht'S'O"L""ou
WHERE a stray sp'rE Gun prohuco sc'7h''V 'it''7'
nor Is thero great ehc0urhSon'ht I" aHflvul-
turo where tile crops may lie down ou' OF mo
grouhd ana tue farmer out OF existence "''''
o"t " moments "arhIhE. 80 Wherever "
powder village sbr'nrH up II Is assured VI '.o'
la'ioh' ma KS 'hhnoitants FORM u community
as lar apart, Tor al practlcal purIo7c7' rom
inc rest OF 'h' ""riu SIX uays IN the week as
the inmates OF u monastery AS a ru'e' ,ho
NEAREST Nll'ase OF "hN SIZE ~ 700 iar """S it
'noh u "euch ~ "i.cr ""r"'lt i'ourS' anu
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m WI" oiS'"eA i"o'''S "'e 'eee''''
WIN scu"' enco"r"Heiheut'
lner' - su'h = sc''emeh' noout lOo miles
nor'" OF htre al" aoou' n'e m''es miami from
INV "cN' SHUT" U ne li"us"n iNor Nneh
'"' p'"uer '"'hp""s 'ornhe", " E"neraV"h
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m'""' ','"''e" NY azure i" s"'n I" 'urIoSe'
! ~ l'S btNNccN lhc hleCp iblhS o. u Sll'lI4DW
r"'''e' through WHICH runs II stream OF CON
f,'''n"'' SIZE 'no oHN natural entrance 10
II hi'" Is !, vac upper Gnu ,hrouHn " H"rroW
l'"""'s 'm' o' ,"'9 .""'' 'r'" Tue NEAREST
r",'"a" Niiheo '"e DISTANCE IS ABOUT i've
nllle9. ror leaning inc powder over 10 no
s'nu"le "ho'h'r ROM mas he"h CUT from the
r"nr"e' shortening inc Instance ahont tW"
ni'e' ""u " Terry SGD" mas "frh DUH III 'Nh
c'eek' Out 'hl' can DC used ohIv ny the COM
fhny ) teams SO 'he VISITOR WIN" orl'es over
from ho'ehdn'e mas " iohs. ana ciFcu'to"S
journey over "u' roauS, recently this pow
oeF mn ore" u9, anu " DUN repor.er' gone ny
'r"." " h"S'n!n''' uro'e over 10 r''toh '!en.
"tr','hs ,u7I "'out u"'"' me eNp'os'oh h"n
,"''"''" wv t'' )" JAR VIM VI
heaven ana oil iiNe men who Lad been at
n.,d,,ss ,r,T,. to,r, 600 .an,a fnoa 81.
.t.nn ~ ~" ".u tno
p'''tS !" n Sgn Inp I" domn OK tn, Ie' r g..' ' a',ao rnl re f.
was then too dark to see much. Near the
place where the buildings had bpca a work.
man vas ''ah'hg aS"'i'' What was lcft or
tree. The reporter spoke to him. but got no
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"..ent.on' in'n 'n' Fe'oF'sr "a.,eh
That carried him three wards ," .' nmoy ,,'" Them :. with WITH
n ehnkinr NnlIa IN 1 IN no nTnI ynl 81 MI NINA
what alarmed visitor:
-" "von,n avr,,so W. ,r. ,,.,u,, ,.o
sec you till You touched me, and my nerves
all gone. This is my fourth explosion. two
mere auu NV" tc!ore ! came mere, ana I'm n
little worse after each one. I've cause enough,
COD khows..
me reporter SAID something about the LIES
sr oooi'. ,.a. , :. ., ,o,a 4" -.
a for sort ,o 0r 6"'t "Go sha1 n ,n,sAf l nnG a 'S trion mG t,t
morning. end after tho mill won. wo sen, over
,or . o', coffin - for i bir,, and I 7 cnn'. find ND onytntpr
to put in the coffin. Flve good mon wet. and
therein to but one burial. That's what
shakcs a man wors" Than the fear Q! death. to
he e going nnd on my yor ,T, way ,Hbn AM Id zee, one Srs@t hog
friend when you went to work in H." morning
Is Il, ( nis,d nothing nj at all; not oven u vol I@hy for a
ms i FOR me. Three time and "u'. W" say
in the mills. but | guess I'm down for an odd
number
why don't YOU get out OF the busincss:'
asked the reporter.
That's why, said the other, pointing TO n
light that could u" seen twfnklinG through the ,
trees some RODS away. That ny little house
there. and my wifc,S In II. Works not 80 easy
to get that | can afford TO throw ~ a good job, I
where | get enough waGcsto save . little and
get treated, like a man. Then, TOO. my father
was a powder man before nc. IT was when |
was teaininR on my first Job tat he was kiilrd.
! dreamed OF flying sparks all last night,
mother SAYS he to my mother that morning, |
and she begged him not TO g. to the mill. for
all powder felix's a'e suHcrstitioMs, but Il" srll
widows in The place that night. al ] rtmcm,
Ter the others calling my mother . lucky
woman ,hecanso we found fathers body VITA
a face That YOU could know. Thank God. Two
got no chill to follow after me. Come over
here TO my house and can tell Won soincthin;
about life in a powder Ir'li settlement. I
don't like To leave the wife alone long tonight
because she's shaken up pretty bad. too. It's
worse on the women than ON the men,"
He led the way to his cottage. counting IN