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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

! st. Pierre May 8. The Waterman was
engaged in gathering up fragments of
human bodies and putting them away
in the locker. He discontinued the
work to show us around.
1.-THE Roddam presented an awful
spectacle. She looked as if she had
been thrust into soft, clinging mud
and pulled out again. The mud stuck
to her like cement and was two feet
deep on her decks. Awnings, stan
chions and boat covers had been
burned or swept away. Tarpauli-s,
rails, stays, hatch covers and even
her smokestacks were gone. When
the Waterman dug into the lava he
found here and there fragments of
human remains. All that was left OF
the ship was her hull, and that, being
iron, had escaped destruction.
Hearing that Capt. Freeman was
at the Hotel Felite, we called on him.
| wanted to get from his own lips me
story of his escape | was unprepared
for the terrible sight which greeted
my eyes when l entered the room.
Capt. Freeman's face was burned
" tnC COlOl VI ltdh WOOQ anu &c
patches of skin and flesh were burned
from his bones, here and there. Both
his hands were swathed in bandages.
His hair and mustache were gone, his
eyes were tied open and he was in
great pain. When l told him who l
was he talked a great deal, to relieve
himself, he said, of his suffering
HE said the Roddam had been in
st. Pierre only an hour when the erup-
ton occurred. He was talking to an
agent in a boat alongside when a big
black squall approached the ship
from the island. 1t was like black
wall, travelled fast and was accom-
panied by tidal wave and a deafen-
ing roar. The sun disappeared i'm
mediately.
Capt. Freeman said that he shouted
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

to everybody to stand clear An in
slant later the air was filed with flame
and falling patches of fire. The ship
was Immediately ablaze from end to
end. and the crew and laborers aboard
began to rush about, frantic with pain.
Capt. Freeman ran into the chart
room, but was driven out again by
flames that came in at the port hole.
Then he rushed to the engine room
telephone and signaled the engineer To
put on full steam. Some one responded
and the ship began to move, but the
steering gear was damned and would
not work. He kept the engines going
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

eliminates in the vast crater of Morno
y Garou, which in 1912 was the scene
of a tremendous eruption. Billions Of
tons of rock and earth were hurled
high into the air-part, as molten
lava, flowed down into the sea; part,
shivered into thin dust was carried
high up into the clouds. For three
days the awful commissions of nature
continued. The dust from the crater
so obscured the rays of the sun and
brought on darkness so terrifying
that the few survivors believed that
the world had come to an end. The
impalpable dust was carried by the
trade winds to the islands of Barba-
dos and ST. Lucia and turned day into
night. The inhabitants became panic
stricken with fear and abandoned
their ordinary vocations and devoted
themselves to prayer and fasting.
This was the closing period of
series of volcanic eruptions which
had lasted two years, and the direc-
ton of the seismic wave was not I'M
like that which devastated Martinique
The disturbance in 1872 seemed to
pass under the bed of the ocean to
Venezuela, Caracas, the capital of
that country, was partly destroyed by
an earthquake and 10000 persons per-
ished. With the exception of the
great Lisbon earthquake the eruption
of the mighty mountain was the most
frightful cataclysm known to the
world up to that time. The whole
configuration of the island was
changed. The eastern end sank into
the sea, and where it stood there is
now a great depth of water. The vol
canic forces remained quiescent until
1882, and then the warning rumble
was heard again; but it was a false
alarm, and the terrible scenes of the
early part of the century were not re-
peated.
The island of st. Vincent lies 100
miles west of Barbados and between
st. Lucia and the Grenadines. From
north to south stretches a ridge of
high, wooded hills, extending to the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

water was boiling like a caldron. 1t
was like a mass of boiling mud. Many
of the Roddams crew had disappeared,
probably swept overheard, and the rest
went one by one until only six were
left. Every one of them must have
died a terrible death.
after a time the captain got the
steering gear working, the ship ans
wered her helm and he headed her out
to sea- Slowly the sky cleared and
it was possible for him to see about
him. Men in the red hot lava lay
dying all along his track. He him
self, though he stayed at the wheel,
was unable to lift his burned arms.
Blood from his forehead kept running
into his eyes, obscuring his vision. He
likened his escape to the passage from
hell into heaven. At last he reached
the open sea, and with the help of two
sailors, two engineers and the boat
swain, succeeded in taking his boat to
st. Lucia
During the run out of the harbor
the chief engineer died a horrible
death. He escaped the first shock,
started the engines and, not finding
his men below, went on deck to look
for them. AS he thrust his head out
of the hatch a mass of lava fell upon
him, burning one side Of his face COM
pletely of.
Capt. Freeman's performance per-
haps never had a parallel in stories
of the sea continued Cant Cantell
when the iioddam arrived at st.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

Prhap Never 1ad a Parallel in Stories lie

First of all the ships that passed
through the shower of ashes of Mont
Pelee and reached the American main
land to tell about it, the British Etona,
bound to New York from Montevideo
and st. Lucia. has arrived at New
York. Her captain, John Cantell, and
her passengers brought with them
thrilling story, not only of their own
experience in the second eruption of
Martiniques destroyer, but of the
Roddam and her heroic captain. whom
they visited in the st. Lucia hospital
The Etona reached St Lucia on the
evening of May 10, expecting to coal
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

watch | found that we had been about
an hour reaching daylight.
"Our decks were covered two inches
with this matter" and the captain ex-
hibited box of volcanic dust. which
had been saved by his crew. You
can see the marks of it yet about the
masts and our polished woodwork,
and don't think my passengers are
yet over their fright. No curiosity
would ever take us again near that
terrible place.
Before leaving ST. Lucia" Capt.
Cantell said, I'VE visited the wreck
OF the Roddam, which escaped from
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

that lie like necklace around the
Caribbean sea- The last British cen
sus credited it with a population of
$4,000, of whom a large majority are
negroes engaged in the cultivation of
sugar cane, which is the principal
crop. Two hundred years ago it was
the home of the Carib Indians, who
were induced by the French to join
in a revolution against England. They
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

ahead and astern alternately, hoping
to free the paddles, and in so doing
nearly struck the Quebec Line steamer
Roraima, from which clouds of steam
and flame were rising.
Men on the Roraima were wiring
ing their hands and rushing about
frantically. Some of them jumped in
to the sea. where they must have died
instantly, Capt. Freeman said, for the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30
BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF ST. VINCENT

Was Earthly Paradise Before the
Recent Awful Disaster.
ST. Vincent, which has suffered from
the eruption of its own soufriere vol
cano, is one of the most beautiful and
picturesque islands in the British
West Indian group. 1t has an area of
131 square miles and has been de-
scribed as one of the flashing jewels
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

were crushed and thousands were
transported. Hundreds, rather than
submit, threw themselves into the
sea. A few descendants of these orig
inal owners of the island still exist
on lands granted to them by the Brit
ish government
st. Vincent, like all the islands in
the group, is of volcanic origin and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

Lucia, the brave man refused ali medi-
cal treatment until the Others were
cared for. He will live, the doctors
tell me-"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

sea on either side The SoutrIerc,
which is now in eruption, is in the
northwest. 1t towers 5000 feet above
the sea. Its crater is three miles in
circumference and 500 feet deep.
From the summit the view on all sides
was superb.
borrowers must not be chOOSers
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-30

Borrowers must not be choosers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
A Text That Stamped Him.

II once heard a minister who boosted
from his pulpit that he was able to
preach from any text III the Bible off,
hand without thought or other prepa-
ration, and as a test of his talent in ex-
temporaneous speaking he invited his
congregation the next Sunday morning
to hand in any texts they would like
him to preach from, when he would
show them what he was able to do"
relates the Chicago Record-H Herald. en-
order that he might not be suspected Of
surreptitious preparation the passages
Of Scripture were to be written upon
slips of paper, sealed up in envelopes
and placed upon the pulpit immediate
ly before the opening Of the service.
The next Sunday morning the pastor
came bounding in, pride and confidence
! cleaning in his eyes, and found a num-
Der Of sealed envelopes lying upon the
big Bible. After the preliminary serv-
ice he called attention to them and said
he would preach from the text con-
tanned in the envelope that lay on the
top of the pile. The remainder he
would reserve for future Sabbaths.
Tearing it open, he unfolded a slip of
paper and read the words once adj
dressed to the prophet Balaam, Am l
not thine ASST"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
Come Back to South Dakota.

About two months ago Louis
Stonecipher and J.. w. Sledge dis
posed of their property and moved
back to Illinois. They had lived on
farms twelve miles northeast Of
Mitchell for a good many years, and
were anxious to return to Mt.
Vernon. They thought they had
enough of farming in South Dakota
and would be content to live at their
former home. But it is the usual
story oft retold. Some of their
friends told them before leaving
that it would not be long before they
would return to this state, but they
gave them a year or so to get enough
Of Illinois. They got. il quicker.
Yesterday Harker Bros. got a letter
from Nh. Sledge asking the firm to
secure them two farms to rent and
that they would be back in the
spring and again take up farming in
South Dakota, They had come to
the conclusion that Illinois now and
what it was to them years ago was
somewhat different--they got that
information easily enough. by talking
among their oldtime neighbors.
Messrs. Stonecipher and Sledge at
one time owned some good farm lands
northeast of here but two years ago
they sold and last year they rented.
Now they want to buy eventually in
the same neighborhood and they
realize that it will take a great deal
more money to buy now than it did
two years ago.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
NEW 9 STORIES
A Famous singer. Letter,.

Not the least entertaining things in
a singers life are the letters she ha.
sent her. In seeing and hearing an
artist on the stage a degree of sympa
thy is established that, 1
makes the auditor appreciate a Ger.
tain kind of acquaintance with the
singer, says Zelie de Lussan in Les.
lies Weekly. This seems at least to
account for many letters l get. But
sometimes they do seem a little person.
al. One gentleman, l remember, wrote,
You remind me of a lovely purrins
cat. You come on the stage and never
look at the gallery" Another wrote
that he neither smoked, chewed nor
drank and that when 1 came his wav
he would show me about the town.
One practical letter L recall, and the
compliment it contained was of the
kind that is always dear to the singers
heart. IhadS given the man a pleasure
in life by my songs, and he wrote me a
letter of advice. He said he knew
singers were a careless, frivolous,
s%pendthrift lot of people and that |
ought to save my money. Following
was a list of safe investments that he
recommended, bearing 3 per cent inter.
est. you have given me some happy
hours that ] shall never forget" he
said in conclusion. Perhaps as a mar
Of experience I have given YOU some
advice that will be useful"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19

tiOn that section which limits the
county superintendent to two TERMS
advocates that only normalitcs
should be permitted to teach, favors
free text books for children, and
urges that no more school lands be
sold, but that they be rented, as the
rental fee will greatly surpass the
interest that would be received from
loaning the money received from the
sales. This last suggestion is one
Of the soundest in the entire report
and n which if dropped in fertile
soil, will begin to grow before the
next legislature adjourns.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
Saved at Graves Brink.

II know I would long ago have
been in my grave" writes Mrs. S.
Fl. Newsom, of Decatur, Ala, ''if
1T had not been for Electric Bitters.
For three years l suffered untold
agony from the worst forms of in
digestion, w%aterbrash, stomach and
bowel dyspepsia. But this excellent
medicine did me world Of good.
Since using it'll can eat heartily and
have gained IS pounds" For 1ndi-
gestion, loss Of appetite, stomach,
liver and kidney troubles electric
bitters are a positive, guaranteed
cure. Only SEC at S.. H. Scallin's drug
store.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
A Cold Wave.

The forecast OF sudden changes in
the weather serves notice that a
hoarse voice and a heavy cough may
invade the sanctity of health in youl
own home. Cautious people have a
bottle of One Minute Cough Cure
always at hand. E. H. Wise, Mad
ison, Ca. writes: IT am indebted
to One Minute Cough Cure for my
present good health, and probably
my life" 1t cures coughs. colds
lagrippe, bronchitis, pneumonia and
all throat and lung troubles. One
Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm,
draws out the Inflammation heals
and soothes the mucous membranes
and strengthens the lungs. L.. @.
Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
The po1iceman.s dilemma.

A London newspaper tells this anec.
dote: Last evening a strolling police
man was passing the barrow of a cos
termonger who was weighing out
plums to a customer. The coster. as
costers do, quickly chucked off the top
plum as overweight. The policeman,
as policemen do, took Usual plum as
his perquisite. But the bitter was bit,
for his teeth ground hard upon the
iron simulacrum Of a plum. 1t was
the very one the coster had thrown
off the balance. Now, what could a
policeman do? AS a gentleman be
could neither prosecute, for the situa.
ton was a delicate one, nor steal a
business asset. He took the right
course. He returned the iron plum tc
the stall and took a real one."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19

Exposure in a sudden climatic
change produces cold in the head and
catarrh is apt to follow. Provided
with Ely's Cream Balm you are
armed against Nasal Catarrh. Price
SO cents at druggists or Ely Brothers,
Sc Warren Street New York, will
mail it. The Balm cures without
pain, does not irritate or cause
sneezing. 1t spreads itself over an
irritated and angry surface, relieving
Immediately the painful infamma.
stion, %cleanses and cures. Cream
Balm quickly cures the cold.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19


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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
Advertised Letters.

Advertised Letters.
The following is the list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Mitchell
%postoff1ce at the close Of the week end
ing December II, 1902:
Adams, Chas. E.
Brooks, Warden ~
Cook, Mrs. B. M.
DehD, Aug.
Egerton, Walter
Eyer, Chas.
Freeman, f. S.
Honey, W. H.
Hughs, Will B.
Johnston, H. M.
McKittrick, James
st. Clair, Miss Matte
Tyler, L. S.
When calling for the above please
say advertised" If not called for
in two weeks they will be forwarded
to the dead letter office.
II. L. Bras, P. M.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
Chamberlain's Stomach and Live

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets.
Try them
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite.
When you have a bad taste in the
mouth.
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are constipated.
When you have headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite,
cleanse and invigorate your stomach
and regulate your liver and bowels.
For sale by l.. 0. Gale.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19

It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry.
Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder. 1t cures chilblains.
swollen, sweating, sore, aching
damp, feet. At all druggists anc
shoe stores, Csc.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
Little Soap Used in India.

English firms are trying to secure a
market for soap in India, but up to the
present time that country has re.
manned practically soapless. Indeed,
throughout Hindustan soap is regard.
ed as rather a curiosity. and rarely, If
ever, kept in stock by the native store
keeper.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
Men and Women

who are in need of the
b e t medical treat
ment should not fail
to consult DR.. Hatha-
way at once, as he is
ecognized as the
leading and most sue
cessful specialist.
You are a fe in
placing your case in
his hands, as he is the
longest established
and has the best rep
utation. He cures
W h e others fail F;
there is no patchwork
or experimenting in
his treatment. Per-
sonal attention by DR..
Hathaway, also spe-
cial counsel from his
%aSsociate DhvsicianS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19

you can not call, write for free booklets and
question blanks. Mention your trouble. Ev-
erything strictly confidential. J. Newton
Hathaway, M D.
rs Comm -rcial Block. Fourth & Ne.
br-ska Sts., ST TX City, Iowa.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
New "sinqle Tax" Idea.

In the old days they spoke of q II.
censed fool. II all the fools were re-
quired to have a license now the gov
eminent could do away with it's other
taxes and still maintain the surplus.
There's a Single tax" for you.-Mon-
tesano Independent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-19
Fine Business Woman.

Mrs. Mary Coggins of California is
q successful woman lumber dealer. She
has established a box factory, of which
one of her sons is general manager,
while she signs the checks, pays of
the employees and holds the purse.
strings generally. Mrs. Coggins also
helps in the management of two saw
mills and many thousands of acres of
timber land.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-04
KING AND MINIATURIST.
Edward VII Sitting for AmaIia kuss-
ner ude

Frank S. Arnett, in Ainslee's Magazine.
"It was during the following year, when
she again visited London that Miss Kuss-
ner first received the stamp of royal APP
prevail. 1t was the jubilee period. the IA
nous fancy dress ball of the Duchess of
Devonshire was looked upon as almost a
part of the official celebration, and the
Prince of Wales was DESTROYS that the
young American should paint his portrait
In the costume he wore on that occasion.
In this he represented q Knight of the
Order OF Malta, and the resulting portrait
gives him an air of picturesque royalty
the most priced treasures contained in ole
Of Miss kusSner'S velvet-covered and gold
stamped sc~rapbooks-the contents of which
are probably unique in this country-is the
following letter:
Marlborough House.
Pail Mall. 5. w.
The equerry in waiting is desired TO
ask Miss Kussner TO come to Marlborough
House on Monday next at 3:45 p. m, about
which time the Prince Of Wales will be
happy TO see her.
" Path July, 81
The portrait necessitated a half-dozen
sittings, and for each appointment. despite
the uncertainty of that about which time,
the prince was as prompt as though it had
been an important matter OF state. To him
II was at least equally obligatory, for the
artist whose services he had commanded
was a woman.
HE has not been called the first gentle
MAJ Of Europe merely because he was a
prince and a future King said Miss Kuss-
ner, in telling me of these sittings, but be-
cause he would have deserved the descrip-
ton even had he been a commoner. His
dignihed courtesy. his little thoughtful
nesses, all his coed qualities We're apparent
even in our short sessions. At my request.
he came unattended, and, in order that
nothing might distract my attention from
the portrait. no others were permitted 10
enter. Did L move 10 make any alterations
in the light, my chair. or any object, he
seemed instantly TO know my wish. and his
ALLOW me TO do it," always accompanied
mis- movements to aid me. AL
ways he was gracious and kind.
our meetings were free from all formal
ity, and invariably he expressed a keen
interest in the progress of the portrait and
in the subject of art in general. l have
never had an easier subject. He would en-
ter the room-all the sittings took place in
his private drawing room at Marlborough
House. all about US beautiful armor and
valuable gifts from the Sultan of Turkey
and the various monarchs OF E,urope7and.
after a few cordial words of greeting and
comment. would seat himself. fall at once
into a natural pose. and ask smilingly:
Flow is hat? Is IL right?"
Always the pose was perfect and never
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-04

residence in Samoa. When the cast was
done the sculptor shipped 1t to Apia by eX-
press. For some unknown reason the pack
age went wrong, part of the direction was
lost, and it ended VI in Sydney, Australia,
among the unclaimed packages of the ex-
press company. 1t seems Incredible that
none of the men who handled 1t had ever
heard of Stevenson, but so it appeared.
After lying in storage the legal time the
package was advertised, put up at auction
and sold for two shillingsl 1t was several
years befor the sculptor learned that the
package had been lost, and an attempt TO
trace it brought out only the facts here re-
lated. The purchaser could not be traced.
In consequence some one down in the An
tipodes has a st. Gaudens cast of great
value which he purchased for so cents-if,
indeed, it has not gone into the melting
pot. To take the place of his lost gift, st.
Gaudens modelled a copy, the one that now
holds the place of honor in this Stevenson
shrine