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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION - . ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MARCH 1G 1886
WICKED VINCENT.
Something about ialabamas
DEFAULTING THEASOBKft.
Uheaio.rof BUBapbl LUt. Whlcli L.sd Hia, I
Comalt Eta atooator U066SSI A Drool OMM of
Poker !■ Mobile-Hts Pllcbt Prom Ale-
bsma-lnctdent. of aid Caroar.
Ike Vincent, the defaulting state treasurer of
Alabama, has baffled his pnrmien for years.
Vincent's shortage, It will bo remembered,
srsa f200,000. When exposure could no longer
|mdelayed he disappeared. <>n the day of his
departure his wife paid into the state treasury
on hia account $17,000.
It was not hollered that I he missing man
tntiied off more than pH'.<KK>. Had specula.
Ueaa, fast living. and misplaced confidence ex*
plaiued how the greater part of tho boodle
slipped through the unfortunate man's hands.
After Vincent left Montgomery n big re
ward was offered, and all the detectives in the
country were on the lookout. Hut his disap*
pearanee was complete, lie seemed to hare
sranishfd into tho nir. From time to timo
vague minora were heard, hntnothiugdeflnlte.
Finally the public settled down into the con
viction that be had made his cacapo to Aus
tralia. In the course of time Mrs. Vincent
quietly flitted, and the general belief was that
alia bad joined her Imahand.
Till* following oacitiug incident will orplaln
how the Alabama treasurer got rid of a big
slice of the state's revenues.
It was in the fall of 1881. Times were pretty
flush among the sporting fratertity. The
games were played high, and jackpots were not
lo ho Ml Of to At.
Ike Vincent, then state treasurer, wax called
to Mobile on basilicas. .Vo matter what the
business waa. Hut nn incident happened on
that trip connected with hia visit that is worth/
n |«ipn in his history.
Wlii'ii he Arrived in tho port ho waa met at
the tattle boose by k distinguished
friend, who took him iu charge. Tbt»
friend may as well In* called Colonel
Hmith. Iiemuac that was not his name.
Well. Colonel Hmith carried Vincent around to
h pri vale club rconr, ou Royal street, where a
lot of choice friends and jovial apirita were
nwaiting hia arrival. They all knew Vincent,
one bright, modest, handsome looking
little ft-How,'who appeared to be a Presbyterian
Her^yman. He bad a mjiiint in one of hia
eyes, arid aside from (this physical defect was
a One specimen of physical Leant v. aud this
did not detract a great deal from hia appear-
niter, Lnt seemed to give character to an
el her wise expressionless face.
Tin y sat down around s table covered with
gteen cloth, on which there were seven red
nutiibrrs, running from one to seven. Colonel
HinIt li sat on one aide and tho nice looking
young man on the other of Vincent, and there
were three other clever fellows who joined in
the game.
The game wan for table stake*’ aud each
plo ver took two stacks of blue chips, and chips
went for 12.60. The nice looking young man
dealt. Vincent got a straight and Colonel
Smith two big Pairs, aces nn. Vincent hot
cautiously and toe colonel hot high and reck
lessly. Vincent called the second bet, and
when be showed down a straight the colonel
Isughedand jeered at him for calling so
(jtiirk.
‘ K 1 had got that straight,” said the colonel.
*'I should have lifted you out of your boots.
.Tint give them tome, dealer, next time, and
watch me lift Vincent.”
”1 shall call you at all hazards," said Yin-
«(nt. whose pride had been nettled by the
taunt* and jeers of the colonel anu bis
friend.
Again the cards were dealt, thin time by
Vinrent, but no one gettiug as much ns a pair,
no one saw the blind and the deal passed to
the colonel. The colonel dealt with a like re
sult, bud so it posted on till it reached the
idee young man again. This timo Vinreutgot
h jsit full, and the colonel got a king fall, and
again ho bet heavily, and after several raises,
Yitutnt called and the colonel showed down
Ills king full, and Vincent, of course, raked in
the pot of several hundred dollars on his arc
full. The colonel cut oil his ill iQckf.ouned
tho dealer, cursed the card*, aud
filially, in an ironical tone of voic
thanked Vincent for letting him oil* no light;
but being careful to add that if he over got
arcs lip someliody would “strike the ceiling.”
Deltlug now became high and exciting. The
cauls ran high. Several hundred dollars
chsuged bands on every deal. Kvoryltody
seemed reckless. Vincent wa* several hun
dred dollars ahead and was Hushed with sue-
«cs«. Cards came to him. and from the cau
tious and prudent player he becarnu as rock
iest aa the moat reckless and bet high. One
big pair wg» worth two stacks of blue chips
Mini threes anywhere from two stacks to all
lieforo the players.
The little follow who had remained «(aietly
utidi.Htnrbed by the excitement of the other
f* ^ ‘
bicczcs from off the gulf fauned his Covered
blow aud burning cheeks, ho realised tlut he
had taken his llr-t step on the road to shame
ai.d final ruin.
bbott ly afterward a fight occurred at Uio
foot of the ?tep» leading to t lie club room be
tween the <olonel and fain nice young squint-
eyed friend, who declared in an excited voice
that there had not been a fair divide. *
This occurred in Mobile.
A few days ago a detective stood with a
friend near the general delivery window of
the posteflb-e in Montgomery.
A middle aged lady called fora letter, re
ceived it and hastily walked away.
“It is ail right,” said the detective to hia
companion. “J have been waiting two weeks
to see that letter called for. I knew it was In
the office.”
“How in the mischief did you know that?”
“Well, that's my business. I knew the
letter bad arrived, and 1 wanted to aeo who
would get it. That letter is either from Ike
Vincent or bis wife, and I Intend to have it.”
“Thedeuce* How will you manage it?”
"I can do it. PH show you the letter before
long.”
A few days later the detective met bis friend
and said;
“There ia the letter.”
The document waa brief. It bad no date,
and read aa follows:
“Jfy Dear—We arrived isfely. I met — and
you cannot Imsginc hovr wretchedly he looked.
He has suffered terribly. You must lx- very care
ful and say nothing or to anybody. dee —-
and tell him he mutt immediately settle that
financial matter between u*. If he does not f
—-. He will understand."
There waa no signature.
“How,” said the deteetivc, “I understand
that letter. It is from Mrs. Vincent. I can
read it between the .lines and fill out the
blanks. Hive me a little time and I will be
able to locate Vhiccnt”
Tho detective may be ou the right track.
Time will show.
• GRAVE TO GAY.
What uii Knr Wig Did.
Prom (he Kpartanfmrg Herald.
On Monday morning Mr. J. Rurton Smith
brought his grown ion to Spartanburg to have him
committed to the asylum. In last September an
ear wig entered his car. He suffered excruciating
torture. Ills head became so swolleu that it burst
at the temple. Twelve
neck forced the putrid
But hls«ulfcrtn“ * *
tellcct Js gonc-
Sn Danger of the Wife Market Delng
Glutted.
From tliof HliionilH Mcvcriek.
First Mormon—I learn from tbo nowspaper.4
Unit a New Yorker sold his wifo for I2.."i0.
Hceond llonnon - Yes, and I read In a newspn
per yesterday that a Ycrnioul farmer sold his wire
for f 0.00.
P. M.—That's u<**U Prices seem to be getting
letter. As soon as the market price reaches 910
I’m going to sell every wife I’ve got.
8. M.—If you unload all of them at once tho
price will run down to twcuty-flve cent*
” ** “*!ver do you tear that. As long as the
lid bank cashiers can elope with (heir
— * danger of the wifo
jdayera, began to complain of his ill luck, and
when the deal Anally came to him, he shuttled
tho raids, cut them, “milked* them aid thru
K ssed them over to Vincent to cut, declaring
at ho wanted a square deal and good nmla
When the ranis were rut and passed hack to
him, iu his teeming excitement and nervous-
liras he dropped a card to the floor, and in
teaching for it carried the band down with tho
• ards in it. Ylnoentdid not observe the move*
lucut iu the excitement . If ha did he auspectad
nothing. Tha cards were dealt around. Vio
lent first pinked up his baud and his heart
heat with joy and prida on perceiving ho held
four kinn and a ten spot, it waa Vincent’s
Id ud and he raised it. All stayed, but nobody
raised bark.
Colonel Smith took two ranis, and the others
I* ok one each, exveptiug tho dealer, whotjok
iliter raids.
The colonel bet a chip, which was nominal,
l be next raised It, aud the others stayed till
it reached the dealer, who passed out with au
«*■•«, cursing hia bad luck. Vincent than
raUcd it and tha colonel saw the raise, and it
pstsrd on to the next nwu. who in turn raised
t inecut. The others passed out.
Vinceut then raised again, the colonel agaiu
saw the bet, aud it passed on to the next, who
raised \ lucent. This was kept up till Yin-
rent in his excitement had put up every chip
be lisd before him, and asked to bo allowed to
break the rulce of the game and bet out of his
pocket. The colonel protested against it, hut
nil the other’players agrepd to it. and the
colour I had to give in.
Vincent drew from hia pocket a large roll of
bill* and began to pile them up. "One. two,
three, four, five bandied dollars better,” said
he.
“I'll have to stay,” quivtly said the coloael,
putting up the first raise and Vincent's 1500
raise.
"I’ll tec that and go you five hundred bet*
•rr.” oaid the man at Iho opposite aide of the
table.
•Tire hundred better than you, * said Viu*
«eut, with a doubtful smile playing over hia
features.
"Gentlemen,” said Colonel Smith, “I’m go
ing to fight this thing out if it talrae all sum*
uii r." and he counted out hia thousand and
very Molly laid it on the table.
This was continued till Vincent weak*
»w the raise, but tho colonel
thru took a notion to - -
The Golden Stream Aero** the Ocean.
From John Hoyle O'Hcllly's Speech at the Beacon
Club Dinner.
1 sont reporter* to four bouses Iu Boston a
short time age lo n*k how much money they had
Fold on Ireland during l be mouth of December,and
from^the 1st ot December to the *j0th those four
house* had sold <100,000, In sums averaging
Now, in three weeks, four bouses in ono city sold
that much, and 1 < an assure you that there I* not it
city In the United State*, not a towu *or hamlet,
whence that drain Is not eonstantly
froin that terrible los«~a loss which must reach
from Mo.ooo.ouO to 970,000,000 a year, which Is the
lowest computation you can put on It—the only
value wc have In return is In the devoted aud at*
fortunate natnres that could spare from their
earning* ao much to their poor relatives iu Ireland
—for they sent it to save their pcoplo from eviction
and starvation; not to make them happy and com
fortable, hut to pay the rent to the Kutffi*h aristo
crats. for whom England has legislated. Tho
landlords have a mortgage on the Irish In America
through their affections.
There lVs» No Dlsarctlon That Night.
From the (Inclnnrti Enquirer.
"Doctor, does It not sicken tho student*, or do
they not lo«c all feeling aud vcueratlou for tuo
dc««v;” "Some may sicken for awhile, but they
gradually grow accustomed to it,and then they give
it a* little thought aa you In your dally avocation.
I have seen things In n OF seeling room that have
made mo tremble, case hardened as I am. In ray
second year of student life one evening wc were all
in the dlstecling room, waiting for tho demonstra
tor to call our number, apportiou us in squads of
four or llvo around the room. There were sorao
iweuty bodies lying on ihc table; some were cover
ed aud others were not, there were white and black,
malo aud female, old and youug. We were assign-
onoof ihc covered tables, and drew lot* for
and In two braids, tied withllgbt-bluo ribbon. She
must have been handled very gently, for the ghoul's
hook had left uo marks on her fair white skin, and
I he ribbons In her hair were another proof of that.
The boys all paused. I saw a silk band on her
Mother.
"Well, we did not dissect that night. Nor wa*
that body Abutted In our college,"
The Cans* of the Gulf Htreani.
From the New York Herald.
It has been recently reported that there is a
plan ou foot by the prime «d Monaco to lauueli
certain float* to luccrtalu the t-aiuo of the Gulf
*ircsm, slid It t» raid that the cooperation of the
Billbii authorities in this scientific project has been
a*kid. Whether the observations made iu pursu
ance of this object serve to clear up definitely all
i|iH*»tion* of the dynamical origin aud propagation
of the Gulf stream, or whether they merely »olve
some of the deputed points, the *chemc In tt-eir
deserves encouragement.
llotilc experiments, to ascertain the velocity and
course of the Gulf *lreatn. fall to give exact infor
mation. lHTau*e the bottle. Mug exposed to the
winds as well a* the current, gives a mixed record.
But finals might Ik* constructed *o as to Ik* almost
totally submerged, leaving *o little surfa<-cet|KMcd
to the wind that the float would move w ith the
current, in the teeth of the wind. If ihc theory be
sound that the w inds atone can*o the gulf stream,
it would make no difference how much of the tioat
is Ivll exposed. But thU theory is discredited. If
not Utterly exploded, bv the well known fact that
two contiguous currents flow lug In opposite direc
tion* are found In the same ocean area.
It l* therefore all important lo such an inquiry
STORIES OF THE WAR.
A Thrilling tititry
or THK ALVKXTtRU OK A COJfggtiEi: ATX
CHAPLAIN.
Flora ihc Texas Christian Advocate.
W bile the Fit at Texas Regiment of cavalry
was holding hiinmespoit, ou the Atcbafolnya
river, in Louisiana, the winter of ltaii-o;
nightthe federal troops—about three thousand
strong--effected a crossing by means of pon
tcon bridges. The odds were too great to jus
tify an engagement, aud next morning our
little regiment beat a basty retreat, tbo com
mauler giving orders for all the sick that
were unable to ride on horseback to bo taken
frem the hospitals in ambulances, and for
optalns of companies to send horses for such
of their respective companies aa were able to
ride. Through a mistake, oue young man
Bill Lilly--was left in the hospital, low with
diphtheria, and wholly unprovided for. Learn
lug, in the afternoon, the fact of the young
soldier's condition-a boy of scarce seventeen
years, the chaplain resolved to rescue him if
possible.
Failing to find any soldier who was willing
to run the risk of capture or death by return
ing, lie determined to make the desperate ven
turo alone. The circumstances and the attua
tion conspired to render the undertaking very
hazardous. Tho greatest hostility of the two
anuics had been aroused by the recent burn
ing of all tbo houses the federal* could reach,
and the shooting of federal pickets by some
confederates.
Himmesport. being completely fortified by
three bayous and a dense swamp, could lie
reached from the side of the retreating arm:
only by crossing a bridge which spanned Yel
low bayou, near its mouth,and within one-hsl.
tuile or the federal camps. The house used
for ii hospital waa a large building formerly
iired for a residence, situated in a bend of
Yellow' bayou, ou the river side of it
about one-half mile above the bridge,
chaplain knowing all the ground, ana hoping
the federals blul not discovered the location of
tbo hospital, as it was secluded from the view
of travelers ou the main road leading to and
from the port by large trees, felt assured that
if Mich was the case he would rescue the ob
ject of his tender sympathies, provided he
could effect a crossing of Yellow bayou unob
served.
To cross the bayou anywhere else than on
the bridge was next to impossible, as the banks
were very abrupt and brushy, or lined with
heavy briars; no ford, and the bottom very
boggy. lint he was goiug upon the hypothesis
is a will there Is a way.”
that, “where there i ..........
llis mind was made up to try the bridge first,
iu tho almost unreasonable hope that the
mmy bad not stationed an advance guard at
the bridge. So waiting for the cover of night
which was rendered very dark by a dense fog,
which fell early, he procured a hot*
tic of milk from a farm house, some matches
and a candle, and just as the tattoo iu the fed
eral camp rang out upon the stillness of tho
night air which brooded over the dismal scene,
he mounted lus fleet and trusty horse, armed
with Hilo and six-shooter with full rounds of
cartridges. Though exempt by bis commis
sion from bearing arms, he always kept them
n perfect readiness for deadly conflict if oc-
-nsion should require, feeling, as he often said,
that he was “ono of the boys.” and that “it is
no wot so to shoot than to 1>e shot at iu
battle."
Thus .
tho bridge. Not a star could be seen, nor
form of anything. All his comrades were
miles away, on tho retreat, and he left alone
to face roost imminent danger. The rever
berating echoes of martial music wafted ovor
tbc dense forests; tbo unbnricd bones of com
rades who had fallen In tho famous battle of
Yellow Bayou mingled with those of their
contending brothers, and tho inquiry ns to tho
state of their departed spirits, conspired to
mako this a solemn moment, and produced a
loneliness which he who has never'expe
rienced cannot well appreciate. But tho deso
late, starving, aud pitiful condition of tho
"soldier boy” outweighed all personal consid
erations.
Auotber train of reflections as ho proceeded
was: Wifo and three children far spray in
Texas. Their devotion to him is most sacred,
and to him tl)ey are dearer than life. Shall
ho ever sco them again ? Docs this daring
comport with his duty to them ? Theso wore
question* which came unbidden, aud were not
easily disposed of. Manhood, and a courage
which hitherto had never faltered in the path-
ml office lu relief to an over
burdened heart, when suddenly the sound of
a horse crossing the bridge—about one hun*
dred paces away—brought him to a halt. There
' ’ ' ’-ying now; tho eventful mo
istening, he knew there was
but one horso. Is it a federal officer survey
ing the ground for hit pickets? or is it au es
caping confederate? Tho doubt was painful,
hut the fret must be known. He cannot bq
allowed to pass. The gun was cocked and per
fect stillness maintained uutil the unsuspect
ing horseman is withiug a few paces. The
chaplain soldier, in low but firm voice dc-
mandrd,”JIalt." The summons was quickly
obeyed, and it is said that a heart
could lie heard beating distinctly, but it is
difficult to tell whose heart it was (possibly it
was that of one of the horses). Ho demanded:
"Who arc you?" Tho answer came in trem
bling voice: “A fricud." “Who are you a
fricud to?" was asked. The agreeable answer
came; "To tho confederates." “Well, theu,
you are all right," said the chaplain, to the
great relief of the other, who proved to bou
sou of tho muu at whose farm house tho milk
had been procured—a friend indeed, who was
escaping from the federal lines; had just swam
the Atekafalsya river on his horse, passed
through the edge of tho federal encampment,
through tho lines and crotscd tbo dreaded
idgo unobserved in tho thick darkness.
Valuable information as to the position of
the federal* having beeu received, and learn
ing that the nearest picket line to the bridge
was fully oue hum!ml yards, with fresh cour
age the journey wss pursued. Reaching the
bridge tho horses were made to creep slowly
over it. eye* aud ears meanwhile being used
faithfully to detect any daugcr that might
threaten. By means of a small lire which was
buruing near the road, the careless pickets
tie light quickly blown out- Tho aurving
hr r. who had tbeu been without nourish went
11 ’any kind for twenty-eight hours, took a
I :.»f of the milk with great difficulty, owiug
to the diseased 6tate of his tnroxt. Theu,
Utiuing upon the stroug arm of his friend, he
made his way to tbo horse, and was lifted like
a < bild and set behind the saddle. The chap
lain, quickly mounting, begins to retrace his
route until near the dreaded bridge, which is
their only outlet. Not safe yet. What if the
coming in has been detected? Then it is cer
tain that a strong picket has been stationed
on the bridge; anil when fairly on it they shall
be halted with the muzzles of federal gum In
their fares. Suspicion Is increased by the fact
that tbe night watchers could not be seen, as
they were a few moments ago. But there Is
no time to lose; the gauntlet must be run;
giving a caution to the boy to “hold fast,” the
sharp spur is plied to the horse, and in an in
etanttbeysn “ * ” * ' 1J “ '
speed that no ordinary force cornu nave
cheeked, which was continued uutll clear out
of gunshot. ,
The sad sequel of this story may Iks told in
few words for the satisfaction of any who may
have kindred feelings, or desire to know the
end of William Lilly, whose enlistment for
army service was at Goliad, Texas. He died
in camp of diptherla a few daya after his res
cue, and was buried near the rood leading
from Simmexport to Alexandria, Louisiana,
sod about twenty miles from Nimmesport.
Noble youth, of Christian faith, sleep on till
marshalled comrades shall greet thee, happy,
on the other shore.
Texas, February 2,
Conscripted,
While I was in camps on the Rapidan river,
near Gtilna station, Virginia, with my regi
ment, Thirteenth Georgia, I waa taken tick
and was sent to Richmond to Chimborazo hos
pital. After remaining there awhile I got
able to travel and would get pomes
frem Dr. Habersham to go about town until he
got tired of granting passes. All soldiers
would bo taken up if fot
would lie placed in the guardhouse,
wss suddenly changed, to gather up all the re
cruits for the army, to rob the storehouses and
workshops and conscript every one who wi
of the right age. .Notknowlogof this order
concluded 1 would go In town one day without
a pass. I borrowed a suit of clothes from a
citizen, and claimed that I was not a soldier.
J thought I wss safe without a pass.
think somebody bad stolen something or
somebody had robbed some one. An officer in
front bailed me:
“Are you a soldier?”
“No, sir.”
“Where in the devil have you been all this
time—you were not in the war?”
I remarked “I have been in the mountains.’
“Well, sir, you are tho man I am after. So
fall in ranks and go with mo to the bull pen.”
“I am a soldier, sir,” I said, “and have been
in the war three years.”
“Oh, yon are lying.”
I bad nothing with rao that
would certify that I was
soldier. There was no sign of a rob about me
so I went on with tho guard.
The conscripts were badly mixed up with
different races of people, some, Jews, some
Dutch, some Irish.
Now and then we would pass an old reb
along the streets. You would hear him bring
out an oath:
“Go it, you conscripts!”
1 had begun to puffnnd swell, under all this
abuse.
I wanted a cannon loaded with trace chains,
to fire at the guard that had me. We con
scripts were hissed and cursed until at last we
landed at the bull pen, where a man was
standing guard at a large gate without even a
gun, but with a polo with a sharp aplko in the
end.
Next came the medical board—I suppose
that was what it was. I was so mad I could
bardly tell what kind of a board it was. They
began to march us up one ata time to the doe-
tors.
“Nothing.”
“Where in t
the matter with you? ’
•sthc prime of Monaco prepare* that float* are i <i.u]d be set n niovina alowlv Tlior tr'oni in
ud'«UlruwBd w[«ly bnlNCMd lu lake no notice of
y. aud will respond Mriely to the immi!
cclvrd from the moving of water. If t
ocairhrs are carried on with Host* of thi* «te*lgn
there U little doubt that they will prove tilghlvTn-
street ivc.
tnen took a notion to raise, and slapping up a
.uol thuuMud. being a five ImndradniU, »n<!
the ne« nla> niwd, «nd it >•> Vincent', time
‘ bc . ,!**“• Th « M «*• now
worth «n,t \ mcent w». for.ed to nut
•*P «»rk .nccMtive rnise. nud h.- bemii to
Mupect that hi. ftiend had laced hltn**false-
J*Bt he could not afi'ord lo kick. They < roUi
lifted till they had cihaunted hi. fiiuf. before
hint and there wu n call alUronnd. The man
id 1 petite \ inrent showed down four .In ks and
n quten, and Vincent', heart be«l with child-
i.hct.thtt>l>im u lie threw down four king,
nud Id. ten .pot, taring: k
.nriir U “ inc ’ ” j0Tr: I v * »>«
_re\^ r ‘T’* 1 , ROod bon." coollr
J 1 . h *^ olo<lt l' lmt . 1 rcfcw the pot i rniufc"
»nd he threw down four gcnnndn dace .pot
■nd rwked in newrl, 18,000. ^
Vtoc-tUrwM unto, gad with * •umm.rmr
ToincfiUed for abmndr punch, and without
waking to tax cue. tnechnnic.il, walked
down and out of the room, ond m the cool
How t. TUI..'
From New Yolk World.
A member of the cou federate congress wU
the other day that there wax a chapter in the hs
teryofthe rebellion tnat had oarer yet been writ
ten. lie was hoping that some of the member* of
the (OtHedcrate congress would take up the topic
and put it in the form of a book. He referred to
the story ofthc*eeret rewlons of the confederate
oonam*. no record of which ha* ever been pub
lished. In *|*eakltig of the thing* which
had never come to light he
described au otter made by France to the
cot federate jvvertunent. Fiance ottered to rccog-
nt.-c the t onredevseyu(ton one condition, and that
(list they would give up slavery. Knaland
i'th ird to m\Kpitxethc confederacy if they would
auric to let her have cotton at twelve and a ‘ ~‘ _
the horse'* footfalls on the bridge. Clearing
the bridge, he turned abruptly to the right
and rode *pcrdi1y to the hospital. Hera the
deep darkness was rendered still more appall
ing by the heavy bough* of large trees watch
*toed around the house. Dead sileuce reigned
everywhere. Suspicion perform* her part
again: What if the enemy is iu possession of
tire house and all retiredr-for no ligbl appear
ed. Possibly they tuay have been here and re
moved tbo boy, or perbaiM he has crept stray
in ho|H.' of escaping rapture, which was regard
ed the next thing to death by a true aoldier
-uch as Bill wss. The doubt is to be soon re-
»olvcd. The horse made fast to a tree, he
walked draUbily to the portico and listens.
No sound is heard. He walks to the front door
and listens. Geutly turning the knob, the
door open*, and a low sobbing is heard in a
room to the left. The door is opened and
thcii
)<mnd. Both of the»* proposition* were re- i ^ l® w weeping is distinct within n few feet
to the right. A match is struck and the cau
dle lightcd.und there on a couch site an object,
the mod forlorn aud pitiful that ever met hu
man gaze. The poor, emaciated, starving and
heart-broken soldier boy. His forehead rest*
ing on one haud aud the other, as hs leaned
forward, held on to the couch.tears foiling upon
the floor a perfect picture of despair. Expect
ing to fall into the bands of those from whom
he expect* but little mercy, he did not lift his
— — , eyes to see who bis visitor was until the.fomil-
dly snd would have been betting U* way | Ur vole* called bis name. Thi sudden and
* ’* ***** ~ complete change in that boy's countenance
leered. When Mr. Yancey aiurncd from England
he made an address to the » otifedenitc <-ongn>\
and in that Addicts bc allowed how the confeder
acy could not have MK-cceded. He said that the
foreign powers of Europe did not care to make
treaties with an aliened nation
which did not acknowledge the
I *uputna<y of the icntra! au.hori-
! ty. The absolute Independence of tbe states to the
gntral government stood always la the way of
tiling any recognition. This gentlemau
ha» k into the union within the next fire year*.
have soon resulted, lie said that there waa no
man in tbc south talar who would ercr care to re
new the e*i% riment of separation.
Don't trust or try every one’* remedy: n *
Dr. Buil'a Cough Syrup and be cured at onej.
tality of the soul.
when those largo blue
eyes beamed with joy, and those trembling
lips spoke the sentiments of gratitude with
which his heart w as full, that chaplain felt
repaid for all the risk be bad ran.
Thd bottle of milk was put into bis hand a^d
the devil bare you been, yon were
not In tbe war?”
'■I bavo been in three yceit.”
“Yon are s Her; go in tbe tont!"
I swelled again and nlibc.1 for tho cannon
again, but after awhile they told me I could
haroapaasfortwelrebountogo down town
and tell my folk* good by. I took tho pass
and went back to tbe hospital and got my rebel
clothes and went to my command. I was no
longer a hospital rat.
Shellman, «a. N. H. M.
Humored Heath of llarmun.
Bbimietobt, Conn., March 14.—A rumor is
current tonight to tbo effect that lfon. William
H. llarnum, chairman of tbe democratic
national eommittoe, died at hla-homa In Lima
Hock thia evening. The report ia not yet
confirmed, It being Impossible to common! '
with Lime Kock tonight.
Haxtiokd, Conn., March II.—Tha rnmor
of tbe death of William H. Barnnm la
doubted here. He waa reported Improving
today.
pooh iiupm.
Tlta hloiuieful IJae of Lima and Alum lu
Cheap llakhig Powdan.
Many food fmnda. such aa chicory coffee
or watered milk, althongh they are a awindle
in a commercial sense, an often tolerated be
cause they do not particularly affect the health
of tho conaumer: but when an article like bak
ing power, that enters largely into the food of
every family, ttnd Is relied upon for the health-
ftil preparation of almost every met), 1s so
made to carry highly injnrloua if not rankly
poisonous elements Into tho bread to tbe omi-
nent danger of tho entire community, It Is the
duty of the press to emphatically denounce the
manufacturers whose avartee haa prompted
them to such diabolical operations.
Among the recent important diacoverloe br
tho food analysts is that by l’rof. Mott, tho IT.
8. Government Chemist, of large amounts of
lime in thu cheap baking powtlars. This Is, If
not tbe most dangerous, certainly tbe meet
useless adulterant yet found in tbe low grade,
inferior baking powdera. It ia a startling fact
that of over one hundred differeut brands of
baking powder so far analysed, comprising all
those sold in this vic inity, not ono of them,
nith thcsingle exception ol tho Boyal Hiking
l’owdcr. was found free from both lime aud
alum. Titc chief service of lime is to add
weight. It is true that lime when subjected
to heat givea off a certain amount of carbonic
acid gas. but a quick lime is left, a caustic so
powerful that it is used by tanners to ent the
hair from liidea of animals, aud in dlasccting
moms to more quickly rot the flesh from tho
bones of dead subjects. A .mall quantity of
dry lime upon tbo loogne, or In the aye. pro-
diu-ci painful effects: how much more serious
must th.se effects Is- upon tho delicate mem
branes of the stomach, intesiioea, and kidntys,
more particubuly of Infanta and children, aud,
eapccially when tbe lime is taken into the sys
tem day after day and with almost every meal.
Thia is said by physicians to lx one of tho chief
causes of indigestion, dyspepsia, and those
painful diseases of the kidneys now so preval
ent. Instancct of the most serious affections
of tho latter organs from drinking lime waters
found lu some sections of the weetsre noted in
every medical journal.
Adulteration with lime ia even more to be
dreaded tbau with alum, whl:h has heretofore
received the moot emphatic condemnation
i'rotu every food analyst, physician, and chant-
i-t, for the reason that, while atom Is probably
nut tally di-olved and pasted off iu gat by the
heat ol'Wing, it ia impossible lo destroy oi
change the nature of the lime in any degree,
so that tho entire amount in the baking powder
passes, with all its iuiuriou. pronertiei into
the stomach. When are Kate that t
dcr analyzed to I* lime, the wickedness of
adulteration will be fully apparent.
Pure baking powders art one of the chief
aids to the cook ia preparing perfect and whol-
some food. While those are to he obtained of
well established reputation like the Boyal of
whose purity there has never been and rannot
be a quest ion. il Is proper to avoid all others.
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