The Ohio farmer . A TYPICAL MISSISSIPPI SCENE. pinnacle of great quality and wheremo. and women nurture the spirit ofthrift and devotion that makes up thefine quality of patriotism that has al-ways been characteristic of the entiresection—North and South. This greatriver, therefore, draining as it doesthis rich agricultural empire, carrying How many niggahs have you gotaboard? The term is used by blacksand whites alike, so it must not beconsidered out of place here. Every-thing is handled about as it was beforethe war except that the old-fashionedgang plank has been replaced by whatis called a
The Ohio farmer . A TYPICAL MISSISSIPPI SCENE. pinnacle of great quality and wheremo. and women nurture the spirit ofthrift and devotion that makes up thefine quality of patriotism that has al-ways been characteristic of the entiresection—North and South. This greatriver, therefore, draining as it doesthis rich agricultural empire, carrying How many niggahs have you gotaboard? The term is used by blacksand whites alike, so it must not beconsidered out of place here. Every-thing is handled about as it was beforethe war except that the old-fashionedgang plank has been replaced by whatis called a staging. This staging con-. THE DECK. incalculable quantities of its fertilitydown to the sea each year, and furnish-ing a great artery of commerce, cannot help but interest the thinking man. But it is more the simple story ofthe trip itself that 1 am to tell thanto enter into a discussion of the possi-bilities of the river. When we board- sists of a great gang plank, weighingseveral tons, which is supported in themiddle from the arm of a its being handled by the assist-ance of block and tackle and makes itpossible to land satisfactorily where alanding by the old-fashioned methodwould be practically impossible. Some of the boats carry two of these sta-gings, one on either side while otherscarry one only, so rigged that it canbe swung to either side of the are always carried at the bow,for that is where all freight and pas-sengers come aboard. The power thatraises this staging is furnished by adonkey engine (or nigger engine, asit is called on the boats) exerted thruthe caps
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