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TERRIBLE DEATH.

rnea, ana WOulu CAUSE DAoatlDk VI VIC uoWciS,
followed by a
TERRIBLE DEATH.
Scurvy sores, aggravated by the burrowing
of lice and maggots, would gsngrene, and
the surrounding parts, if not most of the
body, would become putrid before dissolu-
ton.
Forced abstinence from vegetable diet
for so long period was the principal cause
of this disease A decoction of meal and
water, left in the sun until it became sour,
was used quite generally as preventive,
and it really seemed TO answer very well.
The sandy soil Of the prison during the
Summer had become well populated with
lice and other vermin. Now, as the weather
was so cold, they had deserted the warm sand
and swarmed upon our persons. Even with
scant apparel, it was an impossibility to
keep clear of them. At least fourth OF
our time was spent in picking the pests
from our clothing.
No words can express the terrible suffer
ing which hunger and exposure inflicted
upon the luckless inmates of rebel prisons.
Most of them were calloused TO all feel
ings of sympathy or humanity. Death had
lost all its sanctity by its frequent occur
renee, and not many cared how soon they
became its prey.
! About the middle of March orders were
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-06-22
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY,

Exchange at ths time Of my capture, my
people very naturally supposed that he could
easily effect my release, and be happy 10
have an opportunity to show his gratitude.
He was applied to, and now have his letter
of reply, which says that should be one of
the first to be exchanged. Nothing would
have been easier than for him to have had
rebel Agent of Exchange Olds order my
release from Andersonville and immedi-
ately sent to our. lines. How well his
promise was kept is herein shown, as was
one of the last to be 3paroled instead of one
of the first. Esg81
was finally discharged at Elmira, N. Y,
in June, 1865, having served nearly three
years. 1 passed through the war without
receiving wound of any kind, coming the
nearest to it at Tarboro, N. c., where my
clothing was cut in many places and my
horse shot under me. My health was
entirely ruined, and my constitution broken
by my years stay with the rebs.
In closing this paper I can do no better than
quote from Smiths "Knapsack of Facts and
Figures from 1861 to '65": "Sixty thousand
prisoners-of-war died while confined in
Southern prisons, or shortly after being ex-
changed; 36,401 of the number, ascertained
by count of headstones died while in prison /;
1929 died after their release, and who never
reached home; 1870 dying within few
weeks afterwards; being 1872 more than
was killed from 1861 to 1866 upon the battle
fields. These men daily rejected the proffered
liberty from Jefferson Davis at the cost of
their honor and loyalty to our flag, and
accepted death from starvation and exposure
as pleasure compared with aiding the So
called Confederate States in their attempt to
destroy the Union, and in SO doing receive
as their reward, freedom, clothing, food, and
the hopes of at last meeting father, mother,
wife, children, brothers, sisters, and other
loved ones.n
The end.
EDITORS NoPE-Comrade Henry A. Harnan
since writing this narrative of his experiences has
died. In his letter to the Editor accompanying the
manuscript, he stated that he was then suffering
from the results of the various diseases which he
contracted while in prison; that his teeth were
gone. his vision impaired, and his nervous system
shattered. For the past 10 years he had not been
able TO perform any manual labor whatever, and
at that time could walk hardly 40 rods without
great suffering. In 1882 he was allowed a pension
OF S6 O month, which was increased In 1890 to g.
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FISHING OUTFITS.

The season when every disciple of Izaak
Walton prepareth for his Summer outing
and panteth as the hart fer cooling streams
is now upon US. The paraphernalis neces-
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the long sleeves are finished in the same way.
A narrow girdle, straight on the lower edge
but pointed on the upper front edge, straight
in the back, is of silk braided with silver
threads. The full vest is of white crepe gath
cred to straight collar. The gown is one
that can be copied prettily for embroidery
trimmed ginghams or lawns.
&sx
A very stylish gown is Of white silk with
big puffed sleeves of white silk striped with fine
black satin lines.
~
It was an unkindly old custom that decreed
that the elder sister should dance in green
stockings at the wedding of her younger sister.
but now if it were revived some very pretty
stockings of that jealous color might be found
for the "old maid sister.
New doylies are squares of muslin or silk,
in white or some delicate color, edged with
narrow lace, the finer the pretter.
x@x
The "salt-rub" is pronounced very invig-
Grating, and has become a feature in many
Turkish lighthouses. homemade one is
quite satisfactory and not difficult to produce.
Put a few pounds of coarse salt-sea salt pre-
ferably-in earthen jar and pour enough
water over it to about half dissolve the salt.
Take this up in handfuls and rub the body
vigorously with it. Rinse off in cool water
rather than warm, and rub dry briskly with a
big towel. The salt, cold splash and rubbing
will bring the blood into active circulation.
asa
The fancy for trimming the "patent-leather
Sailors" the shiny black hats, with cluster of
vioets or a noddipg rose is one that while it is
very stylish is likewise very ugly. The stiff,
heavy hats and dainty blossoms have nothing
whatever in common. and fail utterly to har-
nonIze. - 49,.
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The gown pictured is Of white silk with a
fine silver braid for trimming. The full gored
skirt is trimmed with several rows of silver
threads, simply suggesting the fashionable
bands. The short jacket-waist with its rufled
lapels is edged with trife wider braid, and
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Outfit No, 3

Lancewood, three-piece rod, with extra tip,
put mp in groove form and bag; nickel
plated multiplying reel, with balance handle
and baeksliding click; 100 feet best quality
linen line, and two-inch cork float; one
dozen hooks on gut smells and one box small
sinkers.
Delivered free for 1878
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Swallowing the saliva would induce scurvy
of the bowels, coupled with chronic dar-
rhea, and would cause bloating Of the bowels,
followed by
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The Emperor of Germany denotes the prov
ince of woman as being "The three great
K's-Kirche, kinder and kueche-church, chill
dren and cooking-and points to his Empress
as worthy example for the maidens of Ger
many to follow. The Emperor is credited with
having no sympathy whatever with woman's
rights movements.
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as it can rain in Mississippi. The roads were
terrible, and the smallest creeks became
rivers, setting back on the surrounding low
lands, until some of them were miles in
width. Many poor fellow was swept away
in, ourranf IF
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Insertion is used for trimming 80 often this
Summer that ruffles have lost fully half their
sway. The bands of insertion are sometimes
sewed right on the material, though by rights
they ought to be set in. In some gowns the
insertion is set in and lined with the color used
in the other trimmings Valenciennes, Irish
point and torcbon lace are all suitable for this
purpose.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

Hoods Pills cure all Liver Iiis, Biiiousness
Janndice. Indigestion. Sick Headache.
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Three-piece laneewOOd rod, in muslin bag;
40-rod multiplying reel, with drag; 5O-foot
linen line and float, and one dozen hooks on
gut smells.
Price to subscribers, delivered free. So
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as pretty.

Satin is very popular for entire dresses a
we'll as for belts and bows. Even the younl
ladies are making evening gowns out Of it
choosing the palest of yellow, or pink, or blue
or the bridal ivory white, but it is q materia
that seems better fitted to the married women
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-06-22

A very stylish gown is Of white silk with
big pufed sleeves of white silk striped with fine
black satin lines.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-06-22

New doylies are squares of muslin or silk.
in white or some delicate color, edged with
narrow lace, the finer the prettier.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-06
Assessed Value Of southern States.

The Baltimore MdnufacturerS Record
says: "The assessment OF taxable val
ues is the most forcible method Of de-
monstrating real progress, but is, how
ever, incomplete testimony as to the
actual extent OF this progress. There Is
in every state large taxable basis that
manages to elude the investigations Of
the tax assessors, and besides ones con-
ception of value is susceptible to sud-
den decline when these same agents
putin an appearance. These conditions
make II impossible to correctly estimate
the actual value OF a states wealth and
as we'll insure against any generalization.
In the south during the year some
notable changes were made in values
by the assessments Of that year. There
are ten out OF the fourteen states show
ing total increase over the assessment
OF 1891 OF $50, 104,S23. West Virginia
leads the ten with an increase OF nearly
$50, 900, 900; Georgia is close second
with SIS, 7S3,779. Tho others are as fol-
lows: Tennessee, Sl1,920,53S; Ken
lucky, $40, AIT ,e06; Virginia, 1864 1914;
Arkansas, S7,250, 900; Maryland, S., 1884,
4b1; North Carolina, $5,l24,S94; South
Carolina, $3Os, 55s, and Texas, S326,317.
The decrease in the remaining four
states, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and
Mississippi, aggregates So, 7G5, ole, The
net increase is therefore $66,339,S07.
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A GIRL,s SAP MIsrAKE.
Accidontly shuts Up Her Baby Cousin in
EOlling Bod.

u hulNluB hpN'
New York, Feb. 5.-In the little front
parlor of the top floor tenement home
ofiJohn Mcdonald, laborer, at No. 462
West Flfty.second street. corner of
Tenth avenue, tiny form lay stretched
upon marble center table last night
while neighbors filed the rooms and
expressed their homelY sympathy,
In the morning the child had been
growing in its mothers arms, AT noon
the mother laid the little one gently on
the folding bed in the parlor, and
turned to her household duties. Her
niece, Alice McAloon, twenty, assisted
her, Alice tidied tho room where the
baby lay. She closed up the bed, not
noticing the child, and after putting
the room to rights, went back to the
kitchen. Then she asked where the
baby was. Mrs. Mcdonald looked up
in surprise, then with strange look in
her eyes rushed to the parlor. With
frantic haste che took down the bed.
The child was there among the pillows,
dead. 3ts' JgsJ
81 was its godmother," said Miss Nc
Aloon, sobbing US she spoke, last night,
land can't realize what it all means,
it, so terrible. Tho baby was only nine
months old, but she was SO bright and
healthy that this will break her moth
er's heart. They haven't arrested me
aud nobody blames me-"
In the little parlor young man was
lacking up decorations for the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald would say
nothing OF their trouble. 1t was their
tenth child, and the sixth to be taken
away in the little white carriage that
goes to Calvary.
Coroner Messemer said last mig hit
that no arrest would be made, as the
death was purely accidental.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-06
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
The Importation Of Gold from This
Country to Europe,
THE CAUSES THAT LED TO IT.
Aud the Depressing EfEect 1t Has on
the Stock and Monetary Markets OF
the United states-west Virginia
Leads the Southern States in In.
creased Valuation of Property.
Heavy Buying in wool-wheSt
Stocks of the Country,
sD,eial core,poadence Of he Indulgence.

Special Correspondence Of ne httlligHiesr
NEW YoRK, Feb, 4,-The export Of
gold, upon so large a scale and con-
trary to general expectation, naturally
has depressing effect upon the mar
ket for securities and holds in check
the upward tendency in prices arising
from the occurrence Of several inauen-
tial factors intrinsic to the value OF in
yestments, During the first four weeks
OF this year, we have shipped from this
port over $ll. 100000 Of gold, compared
with merely nominal amounts for the
same period 81 1892 and 1901, and there
iano clear assurance that we have yet
reached the end of this movement.
DID the outflow depend upon tho pure
ly commercial balance with foreign
countries, there would DO some ground
for expecting its early end; for the
trade balanceior the last three months
has not been such as to call for extra
ordinary ahipmenIR OF specie; and 1t
may be further cited that the foreign
movement III our securities has bal
anced in ourfavor, probably to quite
an appreciabIe extent. The real causes
Of the outflow are OF an extraordinary
character and cannot BIO satisfactorily
estimated either as to their extent or
their probable duration. The disturb
ing Influences are partly political and
partly monetary.
y. The startling Panama revelations in
Paris have so shaken confidence in the
French government as to rause severe
contraction OF credit operations by the
Bank OF France and by the other Paris
financial institutions, the natural ten
dency OF which has been to draw gold
to that centre. Similar but more recent
developments OF official corruption in
Italy have given an impetus to this de-
rangement in credit operations and
have wideped its area. And the re.
markable declarations OF Chancellor
Capriyi as to the threatening arma-
lnents Of the great powers and the con-
sequent necessity OF Germany immed.
lately putting herself in q position for
undertaking. aggressive" operations
cannot but bring over Europe sense
OF its nearness to the great struggle
which has SO long appeared inevitable,
but not hitherto actually imminent.
The effect OF these political and mon
etary conditions Is apparent in the fact
that the Bank OF France now holds
S37,00O,OOO more gold than a year ago,
whilst the Austro. Hungary bank shows
an increase in it's holdings of S25,00Q-
600. The combined accumulations Of
these two bSnks-amounting to $62, 000-
00O-almost exactly corresponds with
the net export OF gold from the United
States in 1892, which is officially stated
at S59,0O0,000. The connection Of cause
and effect is here so obvious as to tell
its own story. This transference has
come about through natural banking
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-06
coon ROADS.
County Engineer Smith Replies to MIR. .,
II. GarVin's Article,
10 The Editor Of me laielligrccr.

u. GaryIn's Article.
10 me Editor Of me lnieNiOmoer, IA
slR:-Will you allow me the priyi-
lege, through your columns, OF replying
to some structures passed by Mr.. ]. y.
Garvin upon the management OF the
road improvements OF this county, in an
address delivered by him before the
Farmers Institute" on the Goth Of
January last, and published in your Is
sue Of January Slst2
| quote from the address; Zone hill
in particular over which the road runs
needed complete overhaullng. The
grades and fills required considerable
work to even bring it down to five
degree grade. The specifications were
complete enough, but the contractors
failed to comply with the instructions.
The grade was very little improved
upon; the contractors were paid the
full amount and sent on their way re,
joiclng. The county without further
Investigation proceeded TO macadamize
the unfinished road bed and so 1t re-
Mains"
Having been the county engineer for
lOt tHe past ulHu'oSh yo"'h IA Sh0lHp
OF the public improvements OF the
county, l pronounce the above state
ment, ii it is intended to convey the
impression that the contractor was paid
for completed work, which was not
completed, absolutely untrue.
quote again; II noticed q stone
breaker last fall who broke the bulk OF
his stone so large that they would not
go through a ring four inches in diam,
eter yet these stones We're permitted
to be spread on a road already macad-
ami1ed, where they will never pack in
the united kingdomi and oil the penalty
imposed for such rascally work was
small dock OF five or six yards in hum
dred. Instead OF making him break
them over, or no pay, the job was taken
oil his hands, thus putting premium
on rascality,"
| assert that during my charge OF the
county road in no single instance has u
pile OF stone been 80 negligently broken
that the "bulk" OF the stone, being, l
suppose, the larger portion Of it, would
not pass through four inch ring. AS
to the degree OF penalty imposed upon
the breaker, it is to be presumed that
the agents Of the county, employed for
the inspection OF tho work, would be
better judges Of that than any glance
passer-by. So far as compelling q do
linquent breaker to go over and correct
his work, the experiment has been re-
peatedly tried, without success, and
hence the course adopted OF Furnishing
him for his failure, This discipline has
had tho effect OF relieving the county Of
the presence of good many OF the OBJ
noxlous breakers, and secured each
successive year better quality Of
stone.
have thought it proper to repel
those charges in the address which
may be considered to reflect upon me
personally, and forbear, at present, to
discuss other points in it which are
fully open to adverse criticism.
Very respectfully yours,
W. q. sMTH,
County Engineer
IVLs,Ifs,o, E5L z
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The Wool Markets.
Btadareai'l

bfulNFtcF@
Buying has been heavier, and firmer
feeling Ia reported in all wool markets.
Comblng, Xxx and Ohio X woods have
advanced another cent, but Michigan Y
and delaine woods are unchanged.
Stocks are so light that buyers are
forced to take fine territories and Aus
tralian woods in place OF them. Holders
OF fine secured territories are obtaining
a slight advance. The feeling in these
woods isf much firmer than It has been
for several months. Sales are much
larger, and an active trade is looked for.
The wool which was damaged in the re-
cent Boston Are 10 being secured as fast
as 1t ia taken out. Some Of this wool
has already come on the market. There
lisa strong demand for 1t, and some lots
are aaid to have sold at almost full mar.
ket quotations. Pulled woods are sell
ing well and stocks are small, except Of
fine comblnga and three-eighths. blood
woods. Australian woods are frmer.
Demand is stronger and sales larger.
AT the london sales 1850 bales have so
far been taken for this country. Com.
petition is said to BIO strong and prices
we'll maintained. A fairly active move.
ment ID bill reported in carpet wools.
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Washington Post.

Hu@'IHtVW OSN
Tho unfailing courtesy Of the old
school gentlemen Is exempliGed in SEN
ator.elect johnson N. Camden, OF West
Virginia, who is guest of the Airing
ton. He is flve.and.sixty aud sound in
bodyandmind. Senator Camden started
out in life as lawyer, but his active
temperament caused him to take up
other pursuits, and he has been a sue
cossful man in banking, manufacturing
and building railroads. West Virginia
is indebted in no small degree to him
for the marvellous strides she has made
in industrial development during the
last decade, as he has created big per
cont OF hcr railroad mileage within that
time, iellod many acres OF virgin forest,
and opened lip wide acres Of coal lands.
He served as United States senator from
March 4, 1881, and goes back on the 4th
OF next March as the successor OF the
lamented Konna.
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A monster stean,ship.

Philadelphia IAiJer U.f
The monster steamship I4ucauta,
launched on the Clyde yesterday, is q
sister ship to Campania, now rapidly
approaching completion. II 10 not as
big as the Great Eastern was, but it is Il
greater vessel in respect toits power.
The Great Eastern was $50 feet in
lcngth and so feet in breadth, but its
engines werc OF only 1900 horse power.
The Lucanla and Canpania arc each
620 feet in length, 65,3 feet in breadth,
and their engines are Of 10000 horse
power They arc expected To lower the
ocean record. Their breadth is about
tho same as that Of the City Of New
York, but they 90 GO feet longer, and
the horao power OF their engines is
almost ono.third greater! Each Is to DO
equipped to carry 1900 passengers.
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BradartFa M
Stocks Of available wheat at about
sixty points OF accumulation east OF the
Rocky mountains, in the United States
and Canada, and in 1000 elevators at
the northwest, scattered through five
states at more than 6S4 points Of accu-
mutation, aggregated l07, 255,0 900 bushels
on January %, or with like supplies on
the Pacific coast the total was llS,7l2,-
600 bushels. This comprises the aRgre-
gate reported to. Brodsireefs, with the
exception oil such wheat available as
may be in store at northwestern and
other elevators OF which We have not
claimed TO take account, OF this, to
Judge from reports Of some who may or
may not know, there were on hand, so
stored, last Saturday probably not less
100000 600 bushels, including 4,d50,OOO
bushels, the existence OF which was an
nounced by Rradstresrs last week. The
announcement, singularly enough,
seemed to meet with cold receptiopby
those to whom such information would
ordinarily BIO supposed to be welcome.
But, fortunately or otherwise, our bus
mess as a newspaper will continue TO
compel lis to search for and publish
facts even II the bear crowd Severely
criticise" them or the bull crowd do
not understand" them, or some es'
teemed grain.trade contemporaries re-
gard tho same as not complete or ac-
Curate"