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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19

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awav N the sIad NV ana covered Min ',';,b
Chick brown nansr thar ,he eno,v
eonldn,f eef thronyh when 1oc,,. u ~.
bncl,
.rIard n,ch, for sam. roeus 20 "a,
around . he sal1 nInch,5c tbe boy,s
rcd cheAk .Do Won s,,nnose von,lI SO
him at your house3s ~ s..
~ hone hon coma - .rsvvorod 10 ~
polItely. abut + DOM puesa III 500 him
air"
81 saw him once~ Mr. simnkins sa,d
soberly. ..when he was n little NOV
about your size he looked a great
deal like YOU too.r
When he got home mother had n
plate OF hot oatmeal puddinr with
sugar and real cream waiting for him.
and she whlsked the bundles out OF the
aled box and into the naptrv N N
hurry.
All this time the snow kept falling,
falling. and the wind blew until the
little house fnirly shook. II Il had
been set on hill there is no saying
what might have happened Jack tell
n good deal troubled. He told his
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19


AWAY among the sand hills they
came suddenly upon a little house.
Within was glowing fire, and n great
pot was bubbllng on the stove and
zach of the little folks had a hot Dw
Of soup and big piece Of bread aud
when they had finished their eyes
aIooped
Nowehang up your stockings" said
their host, "and 20 TO bed"
How the old sailor found things to
an those stockings was wonder But
there was quaint sandalwood fan for
Nan, a pair OF Chinese shoes for Jack
and japanese doll Tor Topsy. Then
he filled up the corners with beautiful
shells and with little boxes Of dried
fruit and such things as sailors pick
up In many voyages ~
Suchn Jolly Christmas morning MS It
wasl The children were delighted
with their gifts. and after@ard Santa
roGed them over to-the mainland and
put then on the road for home
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19
Local and Personal.

Go to C. w. Womack's for mixed nuts
and candies.
Walter Henry, OF Henry, was here on
business Saturday.
NJ. c. Cox, of Dingus, transacted busi-
ness in town Monday.
Don't bny your Christmas goods until
you have seen Womack's line.
Emmett Kash, and family, of Frankfort,
re visiting .laiives in the county.
II will make your mouth water to look
at Womack's line of canned goods.
MTricd De- at the residence OF the
bride at Elliottsville, Reese 6. Walsh and
Mss Verdie Kissinger.
Kteou's 'Krismas Handles" will be on
dI pay next week You'll not get your
snare # you don't come early.
What's the use Of ordering your Christi
mas presents by mail when you can get
any hug you want at Womack's'
Amos Day, of West Liberty, and Miss
Fanniesy els, OF Bascom, were quietly mar
rlen at III home Of Rev Jno. n. Wheeler
SATURDAY nghl Dec, I4'h.
Watch lor ID r. Keetons line Of holiday
goods. 1t viii be an eye-opener. Don't
psss hlm up; he cansuppIy Your every need
When you have a bilious attack give
Chanberllans Tsblets trial. They are
excelleat, For sale by all dealets.
Misses ocAnge Oakley, Martha 0aklcy'
Aoua Ga laha9, Della casslty. Fleta and
Ma tlo,e,iaale assisted in getting out
,1ls sueoi the courier.
le~eiry fan sinds, in the latest styles
M FASH n, at c. w Womack's.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19
when WAS The
CHRIST Child BORN?
VE is not generally known that there

We is not generally known that there
Is az grave question as TO tlfe
actual date of Christ's birth.
a For many centuries we have
celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 and
have 4not troubled ourselves with
chronological inquiries. That course
Is no doubt reaspnable and proper. for
the churches have sanctioned 1t.
AsEa matter of fact, few emodern
theologians and chronologists agree as
to the datcso tho Sbhth Of the Saviour.
What most of them agree in. lhoYever,
is that II dldnot occur on Dec. 21.
A pointSon which there issstlil more
unanimity Is that Christ was not born
In, the yearswhieh we call A. d. He
was born at least four years eaflier.
The present method of counting the
years was introduced by the roman
abbot jDlonysius Exiguus in the sixth
century and came into general; use
two centuries later, during the reign
Of Charlemagne. He placed the Ma
tivity on Dec. 25. 754, A. U. Oil. e.,
after the founding of Rome. Nearly
all chronologists agree that he was
wrong by about four years Christ,
according to them. was born 100 A. U.
O., or A b. G., If not earlier.
Much evidence is offered in support
Of this. According to Matthew II, |.
Christ was born in, the days of King
Herod |. or the Great, who died, ac
cordlng to Josephus, at Jericho A. U. q
$50, just before the Passover This
date has been verified by the astro
nomical calculations of the eclipse OF
the moon, which. took place on March
10 in the year $50 a. U. c., a few
days before Herods death
Allowing two months or more for
the events between the birth OF Christ
and the murder Of the innocents by
Herod, the nativity must be put back
at least to February or January. 75C
A. U. @. or 4 b. G.
The star which guided the wise men
has been brought into service in the
attempt to fix'tAe birth of Christ with
scientific accuracy. Between 1908 and
1901 the great 'astropomer Kepler OBJ
served conjunction of Jupiter and
Saturn, which was made more lumi
nous by the addition of Mars in the
month of March, 1904. In the autumn
Of the same year he observed near the
planets Saturn, Jupiter and Mars O
new fixed star of uncommon briliancy
1t was blazing and sglItterlng like
the most beautiful and glorious torch
ever seen when driven by a strong
wind" and seemed to Kepler an "ex
seeedingly wonderful Fsrls n. tlsd
He thought that this phenomenon
might lead to the determination of tht
date of Christs birth. BY careful cal
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last sounded. and ph Ran powNsrAiRs'
as this was the cue Santa had given
him to appear puck crnwled OUT ap-
preached the wastebasket, knocked It
over rubbed his face In the slowly
trlcefmg glue and then stuck 1t into the
Santa Claus false face lying conven-
iently near
In a minute the queer Puck Santa
Claus ran down the stairs and into the
room, arouSlng shrioks of laughter as
one boy screamed, "Why. It's Santa
Clausr'
mo, Il Is notp shouted another. "Dld
you ever see Santa Claus with four
legsp It's dog, that is what It Is"
"Its my Puck" said Daisy, taking
the queer specimen In her arms, 'but
how In the world did he ever get him.
self up In this clever fashionT
Puck was not telling. but the fun
this odd looking Santa started made
the party success.
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CARtsTnAs DAYi
IN BETHEEHEn.
81 thla season Of the wear b

"a "a I this season of the year prob.
In ably no city of the ancient
I y world presents ag more pic
d turesque or attractive aspect
than Bethlehem. whose population is
many times multiplied bx the pres
ence of a vast army OF pilgrims from
every partpf the globe Mecca, in the
height OF the great annhalaMosem in.
fnx. or Hurdwar, in upper India, at
the season of the sacred festival. may
have much greater but tiey cannot
be said to have more dev9Dt or more
cosmopolitan crowds thail those that
flock to the city of Davidsih the Christ
mas week. Shaped wonderfully like
crescent, yet the only thoroughly
Christian town in all Syrid Bethlehem
puts on its gayesf garb ab Christmas
approaches At all times 1 pretty and
attractive place, II Is then7A thousand
fold more so. The thrifty townspeo-
pie, their handsome wives aud dark
eyed daughters prepare for the fsstiv-
tiles weeks In advance and are ready
to welcome the first arrivals
No words can adequately describe
the grandeur of the Christmas services
at the Church Of the NaiiVIty, which
Is the center of interest for the Pill
grims. These services are Kept up the
entire week. On the way TO church
the visitors are beset by neddlers. who
Insist on pushing Under their very
noses little ornaments 9f olivewood
and motlier-of-pearl The Church Of
The Nativity is one of thd oldest struc-
tures in existence. and. Although it has
been repeatedly repaired 1t still re
t0ins much of its ofigibnl form and
chhracter In the side aisles Mt DIFF,
/ fereht affairs priests chant the service
in tones that swell and die amid tho
tall columns that support the roof
At the shFines groups Of pilgrims
Rkneel in reverent adoration, while sim
other groups are guided around the
church by monks. who point out the
rich relics aud sacred places. the most
venerated Of all being the shrine Of the
munger beneath the church, which, It
Is claimed, incloses the nctual birth
place of the Sayloura During the
Christmas festivities this manger
shrine is resoliel TO hY great multi
tudes, who crowd each other In their
pious eagerness to kiss DE marble slab
on the Goor with silver star in the
center
SO fervid and enthusiastic are these
worshlpers that the n trbIe slab has
been repeatedly kissed Iay TO places,
zen srlss.s ll.,a rAri 1sesi2, The
same experience has occurred with the
stone covering of the crypt in the
| Church of the Holy SepuIcher In Jeru.
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Barn Burned.

The barn c. w. Womack, near
his residence. was destroyed by
Lire Tuesday night, and one
horse, a pony and two calves
oprished in TIE flames. The FIRE
was discovered at'about 1890. II
llad made much progress that Il
WAS impossible 10 save any ofthe
contents. There were in the
pnin two horses, a pony, two
males, a COW and. two calves. be
|aongingto Mr.. Womack, and a
rhorse belonging to Mr.. w. H.
Marker. Two of the horses of
Mr.. Womack and the cow and
one mule were gotten out of the
barn at considerable, resk. and
one mule, with hair IN a blaze,
EdeIberably turned and kicked the
stall door down andran OUT. The
barn Of ]. D. D.Lykins Just across
the alley was saved By the heroic
efforts Of the citizens. p
The fire originated in the hay
lin the barn slofh, and had made
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culation he ascertained that similar
conjunction of Jupiter aud Saturn,
with the later addition of Mars and
probably some extraordinary star, took
place repeatedly between the years
7i7 aud 1Is A. u. c.
The discovery Of Kepler was almost
forgottep until the nineteenth century,
when it was independently confirmed
by several eminent astronomers.
among them Schubert of st. Peters
burg, ideler and Bencke of Berlin and
Pritchard of London.
The majority Of theologians agree
that the date Of Christ's birth cannot
be fixed accurately from the New Tes.
lament or from any other source,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19

NAN AhtNh iOO get, duu Sue uOuI'
TODAY, OLD Eel ished a broom at
LOW" him The insult!
It nearly broke Puck's heart.
Puck walked out Of the kitchen up
into the play room on the top door
He crawled under the curtain which
adorned the bed of Frances. the last
doll to arrive from Paris.
& Puck grew drowsy. and the last thing
his eyes rested upon before sinking
into sleep was a large book cut in the
shape of Santa Claus and colored to
look like him as well. The book con-
tained the story beginning "'Twas the
night before Christmas" and Puck had
heard Daisy read that story only the
night before. What was his surprise
to see that book straIghten itself until
1t looked like q soldier on parade. but
of course It was not soldier, only
Santa Claus, the very being from
whom he was trying to escape. Santa
Claus began talking to him.
"Puck, |. do not like to see you show
such an ugly spirit this day before
Christmas. Christmas is my day, you
know. and like every living thing to
be happy when It comes around.
IF you want to get fun out Of Christ
mas quit expecting a merry Christmas
for yourself. Try to give 1t to some
one else" went on Santa Claus.
"Mr. Santa Claus" said Puck. look
Ing offended. nobody will allow me to
help in any way. All l can do is to
keep out of the way until your day Is
over"
Nonsense" replied Santa. "You are
all wrong. The festival is in my hon
or, true enough. but that does not shut
out other people from helping"
Puck was wide awake and polite
enough to crawl out from beneath the
bed and listen to his visitor.
"You know Daisy is to have party
tonight" said Santa. s'There Is to be
a splendid tree with presents on It, and
l have made that tree the handsomest
l ever trimmed. | had planned to
make my'appearance myself to wish the
boys and girls q merry Christmas, but
l simply cannot take the time. If you
would like you can take my place. I'll
dress you for the party. IL you viii
allow me shall look around and see
what l can find In Miss Dalsy's play
room. Good. the very thing. Wen
make a hitl' And Puck looked toward
the wastebasket where he saw a false
face of Santa Claus with its long
white beard and the remains of a glue
pot warranted to mend or stick any
thing.
Santa Claus bent to the ears Of Puck
and whispered his plan as a secret.
The secret seemed to meet with Pucks
approval. for be wagged bis toll and
wrlggled his body just as be did when
Daisy fed him a bit Of his favorIte
candy.
1t grew dark very early, for a snow
storm was on the way. Sounds Of ar
riving visitors came to Pucks ears as
the bell pealed again and again His
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-, 80" edo you
ioo ZANE know It. is the
day before Christmas and we won't
get single present tomorrow
:. But Topsy was not respondent
@'Whats de mattah wild Marse Santa
ClausT she demanded. "Ain' he com
in to dis islan2 OATS whut l ask"
''''Why, Topsy," explained little Nan
patiently, "how could he? His rein
deer couldn't cross the water"
"Let him come In q boat, den. OATS
whut say. Let him come in boat"
said Topsy fiercely.
"Oh," said. Nan, "but / am afraid he
can't" -
Suddenly Topsy sat up and pointed
a skinny black finger toward the sea.
'Tt's boat" she said, "a little boat.
and it's coming here"
Nearer and nearer came the little
boat. and presently Topsy shrleked:
Its Marse Santa Claus. Miss Mamie,
it's Mafse Santa Claus, and he's COM
ln>straight to dis yer islam. Didn't l
tole yer? Didn't tole yer he'd come"
The man in The boat had nice
white beard. lie had on red sweater
and wore soft hafpulled well down
over his .eDrs as ne climbed out of
Flrs n5sIt they saw that he was very
round and fat and had a Jolly red face.
When he had pulled the boat up out
of the watershe eteaned over and picked
up great bag and slung 1t over his
shoulder and came trottiDg up the
beach.
ut truly is Santa" said Nan breath.
lessly. "and he is coming straight TO.
ward us. am going to run right
down and meet him"
Away she sped. her golden curls ny-
ing behind her, and when she reached
the old man she slipped her-hand into
his confdingly.
"Fm awfrllly glad you came, Santa"
she said "We;yere so frightened and
lonely, and maybe you can tell us what
to do"
The old man stood still and stared at
her. Then he chuckled;
"Well, weIlr' he said. "where did
you come fromT
Just then Jack came running down
the beach.
Its Santa Claus" called Nan as
soon as he was within hearing.
But Jack was older than Topsy and
Nx.. l.. II
really Santa Clausr' he asked gravely.
The old man winked. Don't look
like hlm?" he said.
"Yes," said Jack, "you do"
"Ain't got pack ON my back" he
asked
| Yes" said Jack, "but 1t looks like
potatoes and not toys"
Then the old man leaned down and
whispered In his ear: "Thats jes' what
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thing to eat, and
If you are cold,
why, you and Top.
sy can lie down
and let me cover
you with warm
sand, and then
I'll go and look
about.
Nov, goodby,"
said Jack, I'm
going to look for
food" And he
marched off like
a man, with his
hands In his pock-
cts.
"Topsy," said
Nan after he had
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19

Wv Ia6tAs AAAA
cracking sound you hearkis from the
cracker factory Ha. ha. hal We
crack crackers and jokes here tooT
"But," interrupted Nan. NOW tell VS.
truly, Uncle Bob, is there Santa
Claus or st. Nicholas, and does he real.
~ come down the'c 'chimneyT
"Now, when Il comes to that" an.
swered the uncle, there are some
things II doesn't do to ask too many
questions about There's one thing |
do know, though. aud that is that ey
cry Christmas either Santa or some
body else sends ME lot of things I'm
mighty glad to get and am very thank.
ful to receive"
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n REcIrAL..

Their will be recital at the High School
Audroriu'qby Miss Marksbury's Depart
-ment Of Expression aud Mrs. Dlniel's De-
partment of Music, in combination. The
puipose@oi the recital is to purchase cur
tain. for the school building. The affair
VII b vsry delightful and every one is in
vited 10 attend.
Admission, only ten cents.
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How Doggie Puck
Played
Santa Claus
[DXXSEe S1W

TT WAS the day before Christmas,
and the sweetest smells were is
d suing from the kitchen, and pack
ages were being left at the door
every few minutes with loud ringings
Of the doorbell.
Puck had never in all his little doggle
life been treated as he had been the
last few days. Nobody had any time
for him.
When Daisy, his little mistress, had
gone out thnt morning. instead Of tax.
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nameu aIteT BOOu
old St. Nick himself.
"Ahl This is the office of the Wish.
master. He takes the place of a post.
master with US, and busy man he is
too This is about how he talks to
himself as he records the wishes as
they come over the wishophone:
"A sled for Billy. skates for joe;
A wish that Christmas will bring us snow:
A poor woman wishes it won't be cold;
Dick wants suit for a soldier bold;
Dolls for a million or moro of girls
With go-to-sleep eyes and naxen curls;
billions Of boxes OF candles and such;
Books in French, English, Spanish and
Dutch s
AID every known language under the sun:
Wagons and pistols, watches that run
"But here's old ST. Nick himself.
Listen to him. But forgot that while
he understands all languages he speaks
cnly Fantasmia. so II have to trans
late. He says:
"'Hello, chicksl So you've come to
Gee your dear old. friend, have youi
G<Edr Y ltf mako 5oufseff az nome
Hes, we're busy, very busy, indeed. but
never too busy to be polite We. have
every kind of factory In the world here
and all rushed with wishes. tell you
It keeps us busy sorting them Why,
Il we filed every order just as 1t came
the world would be a funny place
Gust think of Ill Here's a little piclxa.
ninny wishes to be painted white. an
other boy wishes he was q man. and
q man wishes he was a boy. and q girl
wishes she was boy, and so on. but
we got funny wish during the dull
ses son last summer A little boy
y 40se mamma would not let him &c
IN swimming every day wished he
would be turned into a tisb'so he could
90 swimming all the time. Ha. ha. ha
That reminds me of the saying In
Mother Goose:
"'"If wishes were horses. beggars
would rlde."' And charming lady
Mother Goose lie. The dear soul writes
me every now and then, and I'm GLAD
to hear from her. III read you hei
last letter. 1t says: u
"Dear old Santa Claus. Ihope you're well.
As for me, I'm feeling wellish.
With only food and drink enough
To give to lie relish.
TN somewhat bothered, though, at tines
- And moro than ] care to tell
Tor Little Boy Blue and Little Bopeep
Don't do their duty we'll.
And little Johnny Green and big Johr
Stout
VIII quarrel about the cat,
while the Three Blind Mice eat up the
food,
Helped by Jacks big rat
Tho Little Roast Pig is pretty well.
And Jack and jill are better
I cannot write about all the folks;
'Twould mako too long letter.
And now must stop and put on the pot
or porridge for the Man In the Moon.
Give my love to oil good children
Wherever they may be found.
And tell them always think OF them
When Christmas comes around.
With best wishes,
MOTHER GOOSE
"'Good, dear old Mother Goosel Sh,
certainly has her hands full, but i
was talking about present factories
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and Fuch things.
Look around you.
Take that candy,
factory for in.
stance. It's built
Of the fines {
blocks Of candy
In the world. sur
rounded by a
grove Of choco.
late eclair trees.
In that hill over
y0nder is a 6ne
plum puddin
mi n e. Il h Il I
stream is n lem.
onade river. Its
banks and bed
.,.t
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absence was not
noticed as beau
tifully dressed
girls came into
the next room to
re IN owe their
wraps, W htle
shouts OF laugh.
ter and merry
Chris I m n ses
nonted to Puck
IN MS rereat De-
meath the dolls
bed.
The voice OF
Doisy's fother at
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II is. but II them
little dears wants
to think I'm San,
tn, why. let 'em
think 1t, 1t won't
hurt anybody, will
IT."
NO" said Jack.
1T won't"
"Well. them"
said he out loud.
that being de.
cided, we will so
and have din.
ner."
.DinnerT said
Jack, in surprise.
why where do
you livc?"
"Follow me-"
said the man, and
they trotted gayly
nftap hit,,
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The first station
IS May betow n.
Theu we come to
Perhaps. II ere
we follow the
banks Of Goose
creek, which, as
you know. wan
ders everywhere
to get to 'Noplace,
and the first thing
you know = why,
here we are at
the gates Of the
city which Is
H. n
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ing her dog she
had said: 81 can't
take you today,
old fellow. I'll
have too many
packages to man
age you"
Puck went to
the kitchen, led
there, no doubt,
by the delightful
odors.
Get out Of
here!" said Brid-
get. and she -four.
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Tx. R' HV -EYzI
- - 81 /
How Little Jack
Guessed
A Christmas Secret

[ was the after
oon be 70 9
Christmas, q nd
the air was full
Of big, feathery
snowfiakes. Jack
and Mary stood
at the window
watching the m,
and Baby Jane
sat on the fioor.
"see how pref
ty they arel"
cried Jack, clap
ping his hands.
"They're 1ust like
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AM oPoLIGY

/. - . B..
The Courierowes Office a. an
apology for a lack of matter this
week the injuries received on the
force in ire-fghting Tuesday
night. Mr.. Cottles the editor be-
came over heated in the fight to
save the barn Of J. D. Lykins and
Mr.. Hovermale received burns
in releasing the horses from the
burning barn and both pave been
prevented from work on the pa
per since, and, on our relioble
.''l2 year old devil" " Joe Fyffe,
the burden falls this week.
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What DO you wnnt Cor Christmas
this year, John3g asked his Wife.
81 don't know,'''ho replied.
EAU right she said, "rn get you
something for the house,
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fU 7----------rs,z5.
Q B asS
Jolly St. NichOlaStOwn,
Where Old
Santa Claus Lives
MXXaSaSsg g;SE31|

"T TNCLE BoB,," said Man as
she and Ned took their
~ places, one Son each arm Of
the big rotking Chair, in
which, as usual, duringsthef fchlldren's
hour, he was seated before the blaz-
Ing log ,'you promised you would
take US to St Nlcholastown some
lfme.r
That's soi' exclaimed Ned. "And
we're all aboard now Let's start
loot tootl Clang.alang-a-langl Next
Htationr =
eHold oDT, said their uncle. "I'm the
conductor Of this excursion myself.
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Yonneed moi go elsewhere if you don't
i'm what you want in the way Of Christ
.mssIgcods at Womack's
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-19
A SANTA CLAUS
FROM THE SEA

MTAN and Jack and little black
Z HAH Topsy rubbed their eyes and
"a stared about them. A big
wave had landed them high
and dry ON sandy island.
"All shipwrecks are horrld," said
Jack. But think / can find some