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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
mckinley DENOUNCED.

Robert Payne, Jr., Democratic NOM
inee for Governor Of Massachusetts,
is pouring some hot shot into the ad-
ministration. In a recent interview
he said:
President Mckinley has shown his
hand. Neither Christianity nor NOR
ality, nor faithful adherence to the
principles OF our Constitution, which
he has taken oath to observe, seem to
be dominant motives in extending our
sovereignty over the Philippine ISL
ands. In one part Of the archipelago
treaty has been with the Sultan of
the Moros, where polygamy fourishes
and slavery prevails, and it is agreed
to protect their institutions and bar
out Christian missionaries from
among his Mohammedan subjects.
Is this faithful maintenance in those
islands, hitherto the home of tyranny,
of government in accordance with
the sacred principles OF liberty and
self-government, upon which the
American republic so securely rests?
The boy at the Latin school would
call this declaration contrary or
without regard to fact. The 18th
amendment to the Constitution de.
clares that slavery shall not exist
within the United States or any place
subject to their Jurisdiction. Ye,
here President Mckinley has raised
the Star Spangled Banner as an EN-
blem to the Mohammedan of protec
tlon to the harem and the slave pen
Are these such deeds as to evoke from
a republican who loves liberty and th'
traditions of his party, the commen
dation Of the President for the higl
qualities Of craftsmanship with which
lie has approached the perplexint
problems arising from them? No
distressed is his conscience aud hi.
heart is sad"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
TEA CULTURE.

The current number of the Cotton
Planters Journal has an article on tea
culture in the United States, with
special reference to the success that
has attended the efforts Of Dr. G. U.
Sheppard, of Summerville, S. c., to
propagate the favorite shrub of the
Orient. We extract from the Journal
the paragraph below. If tea can be
cultivated proiltably in South Caro-
lima why not grow it with equally sue
cess in other States? Why not in
Mississippi?
The first picking OF any consequence
occurred IN 1894, and through the fol-
lowing years until 1898, less than 1000
pounds Of green leaves were garnered
each year; last year ], 200 pounds were
gathered, which resulted after treat
ment, in producing close onto 300
pounds of best black tea, retailing in
Charleston and New York for 81 per
pound. DR.. Shephard's "Rosc Tea
Garden" about one acre in size, now
contain 10 the neighborhood of 1000
plants, all sound and healthy and in
good leaf-this is equal to one half OF
an acre in the garden of the Orient.
The yield from this acre averages
about five ounces of tea to the plant,
equalling the best yield of Ceylon and
India, and from two to five times
greater than the average Of China
and Japan; this yield is equivalent to
300 pounds Of prepared tea. The act
ual cost per pound of the severa
operations in the growth, picking ant
curing of the crop OF 1898 were: Pru
ming, 3 cents; maturing, 3 cents; cul
tivation, 2 cents; leaf picking, !.
cents; factory work, 6 cents; tota
of 2S cents. The chief expense it i
seen, is that Of picking, which is abou
eight times more than the same worl
would cost ia Asia.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
THE LIND OF " PRETTY SOON.n
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

know land where the streets are paved
With the things which we meant to achieve.
1t is walled with money we meant to have saved
And the pleasures for which we grieve.
The kind words unspoken, the promises broken.
And many coveted boon
Are slowed away there in that land somewhere
The land Of pretty Soon"
There are uncut jewels o. possible fame
Lying about in the dust
And many noble and lofty aim
Covered with mold and rust.
And oh this place. while it seems so near,
Is farther away than the moon.
Though our purpose is fair yet we never get there
The land Of Pretty Soon"
The road that leads to that mystic land
Is strewn with pitful wrecks,
And the ships that have sailed for its shining strand
Bear skeletons on their decks.
1t is farther at noon than it was at dawn,
And farther at night than at noon;
Oh, let us beware OF that land down there
The land Of pretty Soon"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

l. II. Dlckerson of Nashville, Tenn.
has made the ex.slave pension scheme
very prominent fraud. The scheme
has been very successfully worked
among the ignorant negroes OF the
South for some time and the promoter
has no doubt reaped harvest ofshek-
els from 1t, but the government has
at last taken the fraud in its clutches
and through the postal authorities
the scamps will be brought to justice
very soon.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

The society editress Of the Green.
vile Spirit is a girl with a galvanized
gsll. She says that woman who
doesn't love dogs doesn't love children
and the womun who doens't love
children ought to be dead, or words to
that effect. AS she does not mention
man, we presume that she would,have
dogs and babies occupy more sacred
spot in a woman's heart than a hus.
band. In the meantime we might
mention the fact that the aforesaid
editress Is unmarried.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
NUMBER 36.
BIG POINT ITEMS.
BY A DANDY.

Mr.. Butler j. Goff has had his large
crop Of hay cut.
The height Of excitement around
here nowadays is cutting timber and
rafting it.
Mr.. J. d. Moody is building very
nice house here.
Mr.. Gus. Moody has returned home
from his trip through Georgia and
Florida.
They all had big ball here last
Friday evening, and it was largely at.
tended by the Moss Point dudes.
Mr. G. W. Moody & Sons have open.
ed a big tie camp here with a capacity
of $4,000 per week,
A large crowd attended church last
Sunday.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
|hancery Court-2dDist'
n e. HILL, CHANCELLOR.

N v.
A., the connty Of Pearl River on the hrst
|ndsy Of January and July anu commune
! days o,No,ion first district. on
\ second @ Monday Of January an9 lily ana
|OtInue six days In the secona uiScT'I;., I;.,
I's ha tbird Monday OF January ana July
y cp,'n,ur .aa naunty I Of Hancock on the fourth
DnSay iay Of January and July and continue
n tbp county OF Harrison on the hrst
ana.v ~ sn ot February and August and con-
nu u, ,ha ,,N co,inty Of lyckson on the second
onSay Az" NJ February aud August and con-
|nue six days. A.,
u' w the he county ci Wayne on the second
nndav n ." NJ Iune gad December, and continue
TX DAYS, -. a,,. Nord. /,
|, March and September ami continue SIX
IN n the comfy Of Jasper on the second
l,onday Of March and September and con-
Int IN The ,t' county Of Perry held in Augusta.
hn m FIRST District on the third Monday OF
M s,rh and September and continue six days.
I'M the town OF Iattiesburg. the Second Dis
Frict. T. on the first Monday ofJune and Decenl-
ber and continue SIX days.
In the county Of Smith on the fourth MOD
law OF March and September. and continue
TX days.
In the county Of Greene on Thursday aftet
he second Monday OF April and October and
|,ntinue three days
|In the county Of C0vington on the fourth
|cnday in April aud October and continue
IL days
In the county Of Newton on the first Mon
|,y Of April and November and continue six
Ew.
lin the county OF Lauderdale on the first
|pnday OF May and November and continue
Eenty-tOur days
In the county Of Clarke on the third Mon
|y Of Aprl and November and continue six
Lvs
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

This is how candidate began his
speech at Tuscumbia, Ala, according
to the Tuscumbian, Ladies
and Gentlemen, II it hadn't bin
for the goodness of God, and few
other kind gentlemen, who took me
when a small boy and give me an edui
cation, l would have been as ignorant
as most folks, and perhaps, you ladies
and gentlemen"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

The Waycross (Ga.) Herald Is
calling on the members of the next
Georgia Legislature to rise about the
fears of the "nigger" vote and pass
good dog law and good vagrant
law. The Herald adds: Let us get
big enough to get rid Of sheep-killinq
dogs and man-killing tramps at the
same time" The Herald's suggestion
would be excellent advice for the next
Mississippi Legislature to follow.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
HAD EN- ALL.
BUT THE HARDsHELL BAPTIsTs WE'RE
IN CLOSE COMMUNION.


81 had funny dream the other
night" said Phin Clougn, OF North
Auburn, as he warmed himself before
the open fire in the County Commits
sioners Office the other morning. VI
dreamed that ! died and went to
heaven and was walking about on the
gold bricks and silver tagging, and
feeling generally sorry for those poor
cusses that didn't get there when they
died, when l saw saint coming down
the hill and walking on a cloud Of
glitterins diamonds.
"Guod morning., stranger" said he.
'Good morning, Yer Grace" says l.
"Just came?" asked he.
"Yep," says l.
"How did you get in?' Don't look
like the general run OF saints" says
he.
"Thanks, Yer Grace" says 1.
Got mos everybody here, though"
says he.
II looked around for the folks !
knew and saw lots Of Methodists,
Congregatiopalists, Free Baptists,
Catholics, Episcopalians and the like,
but l did't see no First Baptists.
"Yer aint got all denominations, !
see," says l.
"Yes, we have"
"Where's is yer Hardshell Bap'
| tists?n says l.
"Right here" says he, and he went
along and opened q trap door, an
there they was, sure enough, 10 close
communion.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

phans, appear to have settled down.
They express themselves as anxious
to make money enough to pay their
fare to Williamson county, Ill. the
home OF their uncle.
The Hotel de Log" is being torn
down by county authorities.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

Gen. A. ]. Vaughan, Of NJ emphis,
Tenn, died Saturday night at Indian.
apolis, where he had gone to be treated
for cancer He was native Of Mis-
sissippl and was q Major General In
the Confederate army.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
Sunday.

1t is said TO be unwritten rule of
the Boer warfare to kill the enemys
officers. For this purpose the Boer
commander generally selects six Of his
best marksman and instructs them to
shoot simultaneously at the particu-
lar officer in view; and they would
rather kill general and sergeant
any day. Their idea is to leave the
foe leaderless, and it is pretty good
policy, too.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

After travelling through Europe
Booker T. Washington thinks the
negro ia nowhere as well of as In the
South. That fact has always oeen
apparent to people who know any
thing about the real condition OF the
Southern negro.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

Telling of his troubles, the editor
of the Snagtown Torchlight says:
"We expected to have death and a
marriage to publish this week, but "a
violent storm prevented the wedding,
and the doctor being sick himself, the
patient recovered; accordingly we are
cheated out OF both"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
JACKSON COUNTY.


'or Representative in the Legislature
J. A. BROADUS.
For Clerk of the Courts,
FRANK II. LEWIS.
For Sheriff,
ROBERT J. LOUGHRIDGE.
For Treasurer,
ARTHUR II. SMITH.
For Assessor,
WILLIE P. RAMSAY.
For Superintendent of Education,
d. d. COWAN.
For Surveyor,
L. N. RAMSAY.
BEAT OFFICES.
For Supervisors.
Beat No. IA. Altman.
Beat No. 2-R. G. Galloway.
Beat No. 3-Volney Brown.
Beat Nc. 4-Simeon George.
Beat No. 5-H. O. Furry.
For Justice of the Peace.
Beat No. SOLVER Wood, Moss Point
A. d. Krebs, Scranton.
For Constable.
Beat No. 3-Ed. ID. Mansfield.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

An odd monument vas desired by
40 elderly maiden lady who died few
weeks ago at Athlone, s.reland. She
left fortune OF s27, 900 to be spent In
the erection Of church, provided
vhat her body should be converted
ipto ashes aud used 10 making the
r1prtar for the cditicc.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

The Baltimore American is respon-
sible for the statement that the game
Of ''craps" is becoming fashionable at
tea parties. 1t is hard to imagine the
fair sex trolling the bones" and CALI
ing "comc seben an leben."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

The gold output for the Cripple
Crock, COL, mining district for Sep.
tember WA q, ,53l, 900, surpasslng all
records. Since gold VA dlseoverso
there In 1891, tlas pFoductIon bic oeee
o8l,067 ,2o2 .ss. ss.'a !. 49,. ,....,.rs,,..
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

An Englishman of Manila writing
to the London Times under date Of
August 2lst, says that Aguinaldo has
had all the advantage OF the fighting
in the Philippines up to this time.
But that was before Gen. Wheeler got
on the ground.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

Tile Birmingham News asserts that
the State OF Georgia completely upset
Bishop Turner'S negro emigration
work this summer by raising the big
gest watermelons in the history of
that industry.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

The total number OF miles OF rail-
road in Mississippi is 1874 valued at
s26, 339,1 on which the State collects
an nd valorem tax of $1,7l2,465 and a
privilege tax of $40, ,S62.22.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

When the New York Herald asks
"who is the head Of the family?" II
encourages the suspicion 10 the mind
OF an exchange that the editor isn't
married.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
LOUISVILLE d NASHVILLE r. a.

LOUISVILLE d NASHVILLE r. n.
GOING EAST
No. 2-Leaves New Orleans at 745 p. m. Ar
rives at Scranton at 1856 p. m Arrives in Mobile
at 12.05a IN.
No. 4-Leavcs New Orleans at li;15 n. m. Ar.
rives ut scranton at 201 p. m. arrives at Mobile
al BIZ p. m.
No. G--Leaves New Orleans at 7:55 a. M. Ar.
rives at Scranton at l1:2j "A. m. Arrives at Mobile
at l2:40 y. IN.
GOING WEST.
No. l.-Lcaves Mobile 2.l5 p. m. Arrives at
Scranton 3:Si y. M. New Orleans, 7:l0 p. m.
No. 3.-Ieaves Mobile 3l5 a m. Arrives at
Scranton 4:21 n. IN. New Orleans TAO II. m.
No. 5.-Lcaves Mobile at 4:3l p. m. Arrives at
Scranton 5:31 p. m. New Orleans, S3l p. IN.
In effect June 3. 1899
John II. SANTA CRrIZ. Agent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
'OLUNlE 80.
ruE COURTS.
the REGULAR TERMS.
;,cuit Court-2nd Dist.
rH.D. A. WOOD. JUDGE.

rHaD. A. WOOD. JuDoE'
v,rrER A. WHITE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
.,,,r of wayue on the second Monday
~. @S S., a%1 psS sG""SS sn ss Ss 'sEs
| hhe c"oa'. "a n.toher and con,inno ak DAYS.
Nd April nu,v wv Of Marion, second district, on the
hh, eonh",s nhay or January and July and continue
a'nnath II, fine ~' first district on the first Monday
I ss ! A1S" Tt" '% @ ''"". Ss ."ss.a 'T S"S Sa"St
nit eouo,1 a,,1 anqrst aud continue twel g days.
Fesluals aanrv n Of Jasper on the first Monday OF
sS si% sertr%s aud ea"e dcsrh twrv' Mas,v Says
Nm.n a.. s""u,y " Of Hancock on the fourth Monday
2 the aa s",'S,, Woycmhrr and continue six days.
way .1 a"m nnnry , of Harrison on the second Monday
as % and sv and continue "a, siH "a,s Msn,v
,I'i ,nr 'u and October and continue twelve days
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

1t is generally understood when an
ambitious man gets above politics
that he has taken his flight to anoth-
er world.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

The State Board Of Pharmacy an
nounces the next examination for Mo-
vember l4th, at Jackson.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

A large deposit Of zinc ore has been
found within ten miles of Hot Springs,
Ark.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

The employees OF the Mississippi
INSANE Asylum will hereafter wear
uniforms.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

Bishop Hesliu Of Natchez has for.
warded contribution Of &145.10 for
the sufferers OF Puerto Rico.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

Bryan Is sick. So are the Republic
cans when they think Of his deep and
abiding influence with the people.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20
SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY OCTOBER 90 1890

Democrat. H1la',,.
ELECTION NOVEMBER 2. 1899.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
A. II. LONGING.
For Lieutenant-Governor,
JAMES II. HARRISON.
For Secretary of State,
j. L. POWER.
For Auditor,
w. @ COLE.
+, For Treasurer,
J. II. SHOWERS.
For Attorney-General,
MONROE M'CLURG.
For Superintendent of Education,
II. l. WHITFIELD.
For State Revenue Agent,
WRIT ADAMS.
For State Land Commissioner,
f. II. NALL
For Clerk of the Supreme Court,
f. w. BROWN.
For Railroad Commissioners,
1sT DIsTRICT-J. ID. M'INNIS.
2ND DIsTRICT-A. @. MAY.
BIRD DIsTRICT-J. G. KINCANNON.
For State Senator-First District,
WESLEY G. EVANS, JR.,
OF Harrison County.
For District Attorney-2d Judicial
District,
WALTER A. WHITE,
OF Harrison County.
For Floater Reprcsentative-Jackson
and Harrison Counties,
GEORGE p. HEWES.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

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DEMocRArSrAR. ~ 'ir's
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-01-13
JACK HOnNEH.
The Rich Plum That Tie rStr-ctcd
From Tint Christmas RE.

hAA w. ''Nf--f+'
For the benefit Of those who are pot
quite little folks agnes Carr tfsf -
Lippincott's Magazine, tells ihe ori-.h
and history Of some tano.s N.Y.
stories and rhymes, amonr t1c,l no
Pleasant History Of Jack itornor con
tanning "His Witty Tricks sad i.s4s-
ant Franks, " for so IL is set fcri1 ~
very old chapbook, carefully preserved
in the B0dleisn library.
1t appears tnat til worthy was stew
ard TO an abbot Of Glastonbury. l.e
good abbot learned that bis ma5o=
Henry VIII had seen fit to be indignant
because the monks bad built kitchen
which he could not burn down. Now,
kings indignation was dangerous and
must be appeased. Therefore the abbot
sent his steward, Jack Horner, TO pre-
sent the sovereign with suitable peace
Offering. Il took the form Of a big and
tempting looking pic, beneath the crust
Of which the transfer deeds of IL man
ors were hidden.
But Master Jack had an eye for the
profit Of No. /. and on the road he
slyly lifted the crust and abstrscsed the
deeds of the Manor Of Wells On his
return, bringing the deeds. he plaasibly
explained that they had been given to
him by the king; hence the rhyme:
Little Jack Horner
sat In a corner (of the wssonl.
Ewing his Christmas pie;
He put In his thumb
And pulled out plum tths title deedl'
Saying, what a brave boz ~ Il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-01-13

Here is glimpse of the seamy side
Of life in Cornwall from The Cornish
Magazine:
"Im afraid, Jenny. you irritate your
husband with your long tongue. "
Jaw, no, my dear Miss Vivian, I'd
never say nawthen to en- ToIheS day
[ was ome waitin form 10 come 'ome
to supper. Eight o'clock come, an no
Jan. 9 o'clock come. an no Jan. 10
O'Clock come. an no Jan put up me
bonnet an shoal an v Mt TO every kiddiy
wink in town. thout Dyke Winsor's
When l come there. there wor Jan.
Says |, You ugly murderer veilan,
Incest killed thee tust wife an now
;aeest want 10 XII me. TOO. an be up an
knarkpd ma down D.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-01-13
IN RUSTIC NAM

The blackbirds whistle all day long
A rhy thmic gladness in their seng.
~ d night and morning down the lane
Wits by the cowbells rude refrsi.-
I-e flicker dips on golden wings
And far across the meadow swings
The swallow skins in lines OF sraee
Like to the curves that painters trsc>
Above below and everywhers
A sense Of living thrills the AIR.
Springs message through the silent ssnt
With earth and wood and shy bleat
The hedgerow blossoms stain the sod.
The south winds make the grasses noo-
And woolly lambs IN awkward play
Down the green hillside ambling stray
Along the blue horizon run
The lights and shadows sink or swim.
And penciled family on the skies
A ghostly half moon crescent lea
The blsckbirds chant the whole day long
A rhythinic madness IN their song
And dusk and dawn along the lane
Echoes the cowbells rude refrain
Ernest McGarsy In Somsns Home os.-
.2 ERx3zs ,--
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-01-13

aud saw that AS the stranger bad
bnt f'w fathOmS OF water on
either side of her as yet, she float
ed nnharmrd. Tae peIll was teri
fylng, but the direction Of the ice
might change, and She migh' y"t
bt free. Still, on came the ciue'
masses with terrific force, aud
fancied that | Oon'd hear the edge
grinding AMI crushing together
with u reveiberatlng roar.
Tie ice closed pitllesSly on the
illfated vessel. She WAS probably
as totally unprepsred to resist its
pressure as we were. AT first |
thought that it lifted her bodily az,
bat IT was not 50. She was too
deep 10 the water for that, II r
sides were crushed in like 'gg-
shells: her stout timbers were rent
into a thousand fragments; her tall
masts tottered and fell, though still
attached to the hull. For an in
slant | concluded that the ice must
have separated, or perhaps the
edges broke with the force of the
concusSiOn, for, as 1 gtzed, the
wrecked masses of hull, and spars,
and Jcanvass seemed drawn sud
denly downward, with irresistible
force, and few fragments, which
had been hurled by the force OF
the concusslon 20 "A distance wero
all that remained Of the hap'ess
vessel. Not a soul of her crew
could have had time to escape on
the ice. ! looked aDXiOusly. but
not spcck could be seen surrlne
near the spot. Such, thought !,
may he the fate of the 44O human
beings on board the very ship on
which | stand, ere many minutes
are over.
believe | was the only person
on board who witnessed that ap
palilug catastrophe. Most OF the
emigrants were below, and me few
who were on deck were with the
crew watching our own progress
pretty anxiOuSly. Still narro0er
grew the passage. Some OF the
ice ports we had passed through
were already closed. I re wind
fortunately, held firm, aud though
il contributed to drive the lie
faster In upon US, 1t yet favored
our escape. The ship flew through
the water at great rate, heelng
over to her ports, and although at
times il seemed as If the masts
would 90 over the sides, still the
captain held on. A minutes de
lay might prove our destruction
EIeryone held his breath as the
width of the passage decreased,
though we bad bnt short dis
tance more to make good before We
should be free.
| must confess that all the time !
did not myself feel any sense OF
fear. | thought 1t was a danger
more to be apprehended for others
than myself. At length a shout
from the deck reached my ears,
and, looking ronndi saw that We
were at last on The outer side Of
the fee. We were just in time. for
the instant sfter-the ice met.
and the passage through which
we had come was completely closed
up.
The order WAS now given to keeI
the helm M, and to square awaH
the yards, and with a flowing
sheet We ran down tue edge OF the
ice upwards of three miles, before
We were quite clear Of it.
Only then did the people begin
20 inquire what had become OF The
ship We had lately seen. gave
my account, but few expressed any
great com misseratiOu, for the fate
of those who were lost. O1r cap
tam had bad enough OF Ice. so be
steered a course TO get as last As
possible into more southern lall
tude.-Wide World Magazloe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-01-13

papa-Mercy What an inter
rogation point you are! Pm sure |
didn't ask such strings of quest
ions when ! was a boy Lutte Son
-Perh ,ps If y ou had, yOu'c know
more -ES.