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The Washington times., 1909-11-28
FULFILLS PROMISE
TO LOVING CHILD

CHERRY, Ill, Nov. 2S.-Pietro Bas-
sano was missing from the ranks Of
the sturdy men with the wide-staring
eyes that is the sign Of the Hopeless
Band that lowered like specter
about the mine mouth which belched
like a dragon.
lie dropped out Of sight suddenly
The gang boss missed him and an
other Of the pick men said he'd gone
10 Peoria-gone and left his brother
Alessandro for dead In the bottom Of
the pit-gone and left Alessandrs's
wife at the point Of death from the
shock-gone and left little Monica
praying that mamma might live-g' ne
for a bisque doll; one thatd open and
shut its eyes and cry when you
pressed its little stomach.
For this is Monica's birthday.
Monica is d beautiful little girl four
years Old II is her father, Ales-
sandro, who is dead. AlessandrO had
promised his daughter, whom he loved,
a really and truly shut-eyed dolly for
her birthday.
Went To Buy Doll.
AIessandro never broke promise TO
Monica I'm his life. He had arranged 20
take laSl odlAl t4stN al ANl NUN 'lA pNAt -
posely that he might go 20 Peoria and
tuy the most beautiful shut-eyed dolly
in the stores for the little girls birth
day.
Now Auessandro is dead among the
heap Of charred human fragments at
the bottom of the shaft and 10 deVolvaS
on pi,trO, the sWarthy WOTShIper Of
Laughing little Monica. 10 keep the faith.
OF course. Monica does not know that
a u q o. a .H-aH.
haired father whom she idOliZed and
iu whose arms she slept of nights Will
never stroke her curls or kiss her baby
lips again. They are afraid 10 tell the
child. because PietrO says that when
Monica hears the truth she will die.
Wide-Eyed Grief.
SO they have told little Monica that
papa is away buying that birthday dolly
and she believes il absolutely. The
mother. Ia her wide-eyed, frantic grief
must soothe the tiny daughter, whose
constant demands for papa cannot be
evaded.
when is papa coming VIII my birf-
day dolly Monica asks hundred times
a day, and always they answer her.
VERY soon. Monica, very soon
The frail little mother chOkes back
her sObs and tries TO smile i'm the face
of the lid, dreading some baby in
tuition that may bring realization OF
the dreadful truth.
she shall have one more happy
birthday said Pietro as nc started
on his mission. i shall buy the most
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
Saturday Nights
Merrymaking and Fights.

One can as readily find an answer 70
one question as to another. No one
knows. Nevertheless there has been a
certain kind of joy in Cherry before
that Saturday Two weeks ago and since
More than one Italian family bought
two tons of grapes in the baskets and
pressed them at home into gallons Of
wine. Nearly every Saturday night
and every pay night there lave been
Sights among the Slavs, the Lithuanians.
rhe Poles.
Drink creates its illvsion Of pleasure
ana since money has come direct to
some Of these widows the sisters of
charity report cases of empty beer
bottles in back yards and tall whisky
bottles standing empty on kitchen
tables.
Weddings end christeninSs are three
day festiva,s here, and among the Rus
slams there are rare afternoons after
wedding. ceremonies in the little church
when plates are set up to be broken by
the throwing Of silver dollars lbat the
brides may lose something, hut gain
more when the missiles are gathered.
And among these people. according TO
the nurses and the sisters, there is hard
Iv p woman so low as not 10 find for
.getfuIness Of all the sqU2lur with the
coming of the great myste y. or a man
so stoHd as not to guffaT with hearty
laughter at his little sons first prattling
Of .soOddam
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
FLOWERS OF PRAIRIE.

THE valiant spirit that held these
men together. that sent Eddy down
20 save his fellows. that made Waite
HgLt % go back for The twelve men not
strong enough to walk out for water,
seems strange flower to grow in
Cherry That is a place for human
mushrooms and burdOcks-
1t seems at first TO abound only iu dirt
and bad smells and vice and pathos
But as you walk along it's streets that
sprawl their dingy paint and bare
boards over tho prairie you come 10
find other flowers like this courage OF
the leaders down in the mine-ambitiou
that moves one miners boy 10 study
far I'm the night with a commercial
course in correspondence school: love
that makes a girl wife the foster mother
Of five children poor as her own; sac
riice that consecrates hl2h-miuded
young ConSregat onalist preacher and a
studiOus young Catholic priest to spend
their lives here, sympathy that keeps
so good physician and so large a man
as Or. Howe here, because if he and his
gentle wife shall leave, there is no ono
to do their work.
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
Suck Water
Through Coal Dus,.

1hrOugh Coal DuSt-
But the thirst was not so accommo-
dating. even the first day. With their
light they scooped out little "Sumps"
and watched the water trickIe into
them. At first there was enough The
men would kneel down, put their mouths
into the stuff, filled with coal dust. and
suck it.
Next day the supply was short. The
fire was evaporating some of theft
sources, and the little deposits were
running dry. So they fixed on turns
Each one would hold his hand I'm the
cup for the few drops that fell. and
then lap it out of his palm. The dust
made the lips sore after the second
day. But they had to drink II, no mat
ter II the blood did mix with it.
They understood, all Of them, the sleD-
derness of their chance Waite and Ed
dy felt that they knew all that was
being done above, when the air current
was shifted. when the mine was sealed.
when the first water was poured into
the shaft by the firemen. when the
flames began to come down the corridor
They broke little holes in their two
walls, now and then. and tasted the air
Prisoners Pray
In Separate Groups.
After little they began to talk of
the end. They called the foreigners to
them and suggested that maybe the
Roman Catholics would want to do their
praying apart. At that. about half of
the twenty went around to one end Of
the ~ and the others could hear
. them after little singing and praying.
Waite and Eddy stood up in the light
of the one carbide now left and prayed
God to forgive them all their sins and
care for their families.
Another American, William CIeland.
started hymn.
abide with me,
Fast falls the eVentide:
The darkness deepens,
Lord with me abide"
EDDY asked If anybody else knew a
hymn. No one knew the words, nut a
good many knew the tunes. So he li1n-
self started
''What friend we nave in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs TO bear;
What a friend we have in Jesus
II we go 70 Him in prayer"
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
Writes Messages
While Waiting For Death.

November Is, 1909. a. N. Evidently
mistake in the Gate)
Dear Wife and Children-I write
these few lines that in case we are
found dead we all died believing in the
Crest Maker 10 the Sest OF my belief.
& I want you to become a good Chris
tan & try to set the boys and girls
! TO be good Christians for your husband,
/ thei- fathers sake. Tell = my wish,
and 1 think the Good Maker has for
giving my sins, & I think we viii die
! happy. and hope the Good Maker viii
watch over & guide all the family.
! ''Nov IA. 1909. 400 p. m.
/ Dear Wife and Children am rit-
! ing these few lines to you. ! don't know
/ whether you viii get them or not. We
have tried 10 get out 4 we can't so
we have give up all hopes Of getting out
I alive; * If they do get us out dead, I
! ] want 10 be buried in Ia Sale by
( father & mother, * I want you TO be
a good mother to our children. &, it
IS MY .only wish that you and the chill
dren become good Christians. God bless
yCU all, for / may never see YOU again.
/ Ny heart is neaI ! broke 60 think that
] have 20 leave you all alone. but il
seems TO be our Great Makers will. We
/ have prayed for our sins to be forgiven
q 1 believe they are. We are all wait.
ing for the end; be GOOD, & have the
children be good for my sake, and Coo
bless you all. From your heart-brokeu
husband and father.
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
Precious Promise
Is Sung By Dying Men.

Another OF the men started precious
Promise" and these men, rough men as
they were. were not asharled 20 make
UP words which were half hymn and
half prayer.
The last light went out about Mon
day afternoon. The owners OF the
watches broke their CRYSTALS so that
they could feel the hands and tell the
time. They all slept often and as long
as they liked
Damp makes you sleep" explained
Eddy. 1T don't drug you; it Just makes
you sleep"
Once when both Waite AMI Eddy were
awake they heard some one moving
about I'm the dark on his hands ana
knees The leaders knew what IL was.
one Of the number was stealing the
water. Eddy sprang across the rails
on the floor and caught him. 1t was a
foreigner. ''If ] had my knife. ~ God.
I'd cut you openi" he shouted into the
face Of the man he had pinned down.
Eddy Ties
To Cheer Depressed Ones.
The hands on the watches told them
they had come 10 Tuesday. Frank Zen
derini, man given 20 fits Of depression.
began 70 talk Of ending the whole BUSH
ness.
i've charge Of powder in place out
side. I've a mind 10 go ont There and
sit down beside il and shoot it on" he
said. Waite shut him up. Anotber
wanted 20 break through the wall and
go down the cut TO see what had han
pened. Eddy and Waite let him 20
1--WE was afraid" said Eddy 10 me
'He'd start the rest. So we let him
out"
When he came back he told Of a
trip so FAR down the others could hard
ly believe their ears
II what he said was true the damn"
was a long way off. The whole psriv
set forth. Before they had gone half
the distance they ran into a wall 81
poisoned air. The fresh men turned
quickly and started back The liar
turned and wavered. AS Eddy and
Waite caught him by the shoulders his
head snapped back, he caught his two
hands TO his head. and then sank u
the foor-limp. HE was dead before
we laid him down
Through the long next day. Wedncs-
day. they sat about in the dark and
talked and prayed and sang hymns
But their strength was going and they
knew IL. The next day they were weak
ct SUI. EIlua4 LAey mao udE0lF any
water. One Of the twcnty-one remain
ing had been hurt by some failing rock
The next morning-they calculated from
the watches Il must be Sunday, though
1t was In fact Saturday-they broke
down the walls and started out rol
water.
Start Search
For Some Water.
II was a faint hope Only eight Of the
twenty-one were able 10 get along. The
others stayed behind. The G ght de-
cided they would better crawl UUon the
track. They couldn't see each other a
foot apart and they were afrCid Of los
ing the way. On Tuesday Eddy had
gone of down a siding and had gotten
back 70 the others only by sliding his
hands along the steel and feeling for
the frogs" Now the eight stronger
men adopted the same plan.
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
THOUSAND CHILDREN
MADE FATHERLESS
Many Little Ones Have Not
Yet Been Told of
Death.
Continued from Sixth Page)

food. After The supply was spent, how
ever. the men did not suffer much for
lack OF more.
''F'lre damp feeds you" said Eddy to
me with Il lift of his big Scotch head,
land il makes you vomit, but none Of US
got real sick" 1 asked him if any OF
them had eaten their hat bands or the
leather from their gloves.
Nope" That was the answer COM
plete.
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
ReScuerS Get
Answers To Their Calls.

one of the other rescuers stopped stn
in his fright.
ody-down-there?' he scream
ed. Fer minute ell they could make
out was the echo. Then cameNan an
swer that made the whole party SILVER.
"Yc-e-eh.' That WIS all. But the eX-
plorers Of that Saturday afternoon We're
on the run. They turned a sharp corner.
And then, to those eight poor trOElO-
dytss DOWN on their hands and knees,
came the flicker of those naked lamps
The Almighty had lifted tho curtain:
a day or two after. DR.. I. d. Howe
ore Of the bravest of the rescuers and
one of the most sympathetic Of men
was given a note book by Waite. 1t
was his old account book and In the
Riddle Of it, in pencil, the mine eN-
aminer had written, as long as he was
able to see. messages Of love TO his
family. The company surgeon permitted
me TO copy what had been set down
there in the tomb. Il is we'll to omit
the entry of November IL, o p. m. 1t
was the mans last viii and testament
TO his wife, Lena, and his children.
Milton, Leonard. Burton, LESSEE, and
Ruth. The other entries. were these.
The Washington times., 1909-11-28
Thousand Children
Are Left Fatherless In Cherry.

But there is misery enough TO strangle
flowers less vigorous. Thirty babies
have been born since the disaster. More
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26
AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Maud Lear, one OF the bright pupils OF
the sixth grade, IL back a. her studies
again, after a serious spell OF typhoid
fever.
The thanks OF tho schools are due TO
Senator McLaurin for q lot Of public
documents, some OF which are quite
valuable.
The schools are beginning prepare
tons for the closing exercises which
occur within about six weeks. The
graduating class OF this year will con-
sist Of two members. Shirley vslverde
and Mac Morgan.
The baseball team OF the Central Higf
school has been doing some hard train
ing lately. Their recent defeat by tn
Biloxi High School team with score o
8 to 0 was counterbalanced by thei
later conquest OF the Moss Point boys
7 to 4.
The program for today In the Prentis
Literary Society is as follows: Decls
nation, Byron Clark; reading from pal
Elementary rules, Mac Morgan; . stud
Of Luther Burbank, Arthur Chidsey
essay on Pascagouls's resources, Claudi
/ Dupont; reading selection, Lee Delmss
The Recent Inauguration, Freema
OLSON; debate, "Resolved, That tn
Recent Trip OF the U. 8. Battleshi
Fleet Was q Judicious Move"-afiirmi
tive, Harold Gautier and Horace e.
| sritt; negative, Will Champlin On
Tom Swartwout.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26
INTERSTATE ROAD CONGRESS-.

Assured OF the necessary corporation
from Mobile, the Interstate Road Con-
gress, which has been inaugurated here,
on Monday selected the following men,
bers 10 attend the meeting called for
April and In this city:
For Pascsgoula - X. J. Jane, w. M.
CAVITY, F. H. Lewis, w. r. Moseley,
A. u. Staples, L. p. De Jean, J. Ira Ford,
r. A. FArnsworth, w. M. Denny, J. D.
Clark, J. ). Clark, A. g. Delmss, r. G.
Hibbler, VIII H. Ladnier, p. X. Mayors
N. NJ. wstkins, Mcvea Young, J. J
Paquette, L. e. Coz, Robert A. Earns
worth, w. E. Champlin, N. w. Alley
r. L. Lindinger, Capt. 8. II. Bugge
Capt. George Frentx, ). J. Tomasich
Andrew Gray, Martin Turnbuli, Drs
| w. a. Cox, J. A. Tabor and w. X. Kell
| For Moss Point. J. Mcintosh, Gee
w. O'Neill, J. Wyatt GrifBn, A. ]
Dsntslsr, H. q. Herring, g. A. ssnborr
Mott McInnis, A. 8. Denny, ). Boundl
~. w. stewart, G. Lee Turner, John
Krsbs, r. w. Cowsn, r. L. Bradshaw
@. N. Farley, o. H. Wood, y. CoIme
). w. Rogers, Drs.. J. N. Rape, =.
/ Rehfelt, A. H. Foster and others.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26
"A TEMPEST IN A 1EA-POT.''

Editor DEMocRAT-STAR.
wher the sovereign people Of our
county are reminded Of the fact that our
State constitution provides for only one
regular session Of any Legislature out
OF the four years for which the members
thereof are elected, and this regular SEES
sion must be held beginning IN January
following their election, and that ct the
special election held two years later,
and any extrs sessions that may DO
called by the Governor, the members
ere not allowed to consider any legisls-
ton whatevsr, except ways and mesna
for raising revenue to pay the expenses
Of the State, and to appropriate the
same to the different purposes and OBJ
jects, unless specifically requested BY !
written message from the Governor
they will see how ridiculous II IL e
agitate the question - to our Repre-
sentative.
| A member II the Legislature is not
wet nnrsen for the "babies" OF hi
county, nor hiss he any Official duties O.
authority 10 hts county other than thos
held BY eli other citizens; nor can b
represent his county ct any other plAc
} than in the House 70 which he IL elected
Respectfully,
M. A. Dies.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26

NJ A y f,softlsf go smoos Non
dsy visitors ~ Wee Orlesaa
NJ ! wystt unme transacted
business " wob'ls thls week
NJ n ~ ThompsDn, ~ Onifr0ft
wss visitor here ~ Tuesday
NJ " T. Rhnie., ~ upifpoft wss
buslaeas visitor hero this week
lleslnnlos tbis week ! wili keep on
ssle ~ the leahing magazines.
tnss nrknp-trF
Mrs James Paul. ~ Mobile has
bcen the guest ~ the passo House
during the week
Mrs . Bouods aud little daughter,
Jessie. have returned from \ pleasant
visit e. New Orleans
Mr. II q. IIerrlnu was = business
visitor IN New Orleans during tho
latter part ~ the week
Mr.. n N. Rawlinps of the STANDARD
Export and Lumber Go was . ylsitoI
10 New Orleans this week.
Carload Wagons. Single and Double
for sale a. dpwn and s5 monthly buys
them. J. q. BLACKWELL, Scranton.
Mrs. Barnett Borden, Of Fernnn
dina, Fla. arrived here last Tuesda,
for stay OF several weeks with Mrs
Il. u. Borden and family
Miss Oarlotta Stewart has been sc
lected 10 al the vacancy In the Gen
tral High School caused by the resg
nation Of Miss Anding last week.
We regret TO note tho serious Hines
OF the little daughter OF Mr.. l.. L
Davis, OF this city. The hope Is gen
eral that the little one will soon b
fully restored 10 her usual goo
health.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26

Services at st. Adams Episcopal
church Sunday at 8 p. M. Evening
Prayer and Sermon. Services We'd
nesday at 4:30 p. m. Evening Prayer
and Address.
REV. JOHN CHAPMAN, Rector.
The work on the sewerage system
along Main street TO the river Is pro.
crossing rapidly. When this improve
ment Is completed 1t will add no little
to the general heaIthfulness OF the
city.
The Moss Point baseball team de.
fcated the Biloxi High School team
IN that city on Saturday by score OF
s TO O. The Biloxi team was out
played At every stage Of the game,
which was devoid Of any special fea.
lures. The batteries were Tories
and Foster for Moss Point; Gum and
Eagan for Biloxi.
| DR.. q. NJ. Noble, president OF the
| Lilly Orchard Company, Of Blooming.
ton, H., and Mr.. r. d. Graham, a
stockhoIder u the same company,
: arrived here Saturday to make ar
inspection OF the Lilly Orchard, ter
miles north OF this city. This com
pany has an extensive plantation i
this county, with 400 acres 10 grated
pecans OF the paper shell variety; 4o'
Eatsuma orange trees. and about TN
same number 10 figs. Crops are RAISED
| for food stuiYs. At Bloomington tb'
company has 900 acres In apples, pear
and peaches.
\ A special 70 the Times. Democra
l from this place uoder date Of Marc
l q, says: Capt. George o. Sherman
master Of the British schooner Delta
has just returned from Colon, Par
/ anna, after having made what Is cor
| sidered Z record trip. Capt Sherma
| left here 90 February l with carg
( OF lumber for the abeve named por
L but returned with bis vessel Ugh
having made the entire trip 10 fort
I one days. The distance to Colon 90
return ID 1900 miles. The run dow
was made In nfteen days, and u
U return trip thirteen days. II tot
be the same number Of day. to dischavI
=. the cargo - II did to make the rctu
y, y. trip, thereby requiring forty-one da
~ 10 eli to make the round trip. Six
70 aIxty.nve days Is what is general
~ required 70 make this trip.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26
PERSONAL
MENTION

Mr.. George b. Chapman was . week
end Wis ltor to New Orleans.
Capt. F. L. Clinton was q business Wis
itor to New Orleans on Friday last.
Mr.. Il. J. O'Nesl, OF Daisy was Wis
itor to the county seat on Tuesday.
Mrs. J. w. link, Of Orange Grove was
among Monday morning visitors to this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. >. Paquette were
among Wednesday visitors to New Or
leans.
Capt. J. M. stiglets. Of Handsboro wss
: visitor to relstivss in this place on
Monday.
Mr.. George e. Cook, Of Richton was
among lste visitors 10 this city, where
be visited relatives.
Mrs. n. A. Tarnsworth, accompanied
BY Miss Mamis whitaker, visited Now
Orleans this (Thursdsy) morning.
Mrs. M. D. Saucisr returned home ON
Saturday from visit OF several weeks
TO relatives 1t Baton Rouge, La.
/ The Latest Models 10 Tailored and
Trimmed Hats. MRS W. S. COOLEY,
LindinRer House, Scranton, Miss.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Irving p. Delmss spen
Sunday at the hospitable home Of MI
A. }. Murray and family ct orsng'
Grove.
Mr.Wm. A. Dsggett spent several Day
In New OrleAns this week replenishinl
his stock Of goods Tor his notion store y
this city.
i Misses vsrns and Gladys Johnso
have returned home from 81. Mary
; Dominican Convent ct New Orleans
|. stay temporarily.
Mr.. B. s. Walker, Of WentzvsIls, Mo
arrived here LIST Saturday and 10 th
4 quest OF DR.. J. T. Evans snd family Q
South Psscagouls street.
II Mr.. J. ). Msrthaler, Of Pecan was
: business caller ct this once ON Monds
!. morning. He IL one OF bis towns mo
4 progressive citizsns and arm bsliev'
I. In Jackson county.
z Special OfHcer J. X. Donovan Of Y
g Louisville and Nashville Railroad Cot
n pany, with headquarters q Now 9
= leans, spent Tuesday IN this city
y matters Of business.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-03-26

Died In this city on Friday. March 10,
u s o'clock >. NJ, Mrs, Rose Ladnisr,
aged 70 yssrs, 10 months and 8 days.
The funeral took plscs on Saturday
morning 81 1O:30 o'clock from the resi-.
dsncs Of her dAughts Mrs. }. N. Chute,
on Poik street, Rev. Esther O'Rsilly
ofnciating. inteFinsnt being msds in
Pascaxoula cemetery.
4 Mrs. LAdnisr ~ native Of this city
snd had resided hers III Of her life
being dsuehtsr Of Cslsstin end Elisa
both On Point, who wsre smong TIL
| eAriisst settlers Of this portion Of lack
con county. Mrs.. IlAdnisr y survives
By nins childFsn, flve sons and fou
dsughtefs; twenty-five gsoudohildrsl
W extend sympethy n the passint
| away OF their dear ora