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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01

m the dark ridge Where, ten mics dlS- tant, lay Thorough fare Gap, the best and shortest route to the Shenandoah -the gap through which four months later this same much-discussed and as yet littlezknown Jackson was with such fatal effect to pour his columns on the union flank and rear.
 It was moist afternoon. The men in the marching column, heavily bur- dened with bulging knapsack and double blanket and the long Springfield over their burly shoulders, whipped off their hats and swept the coat sleeve over their dripping brows, peer ing curiously at the old colonel sitting sturdily in saddle and watching their array. A grim smile stole Ever, his grizzled face as his own battalion came strld1ng forth in the wake or the "Scofing Second" Then the kindly eyes clouded with something like dis pleasure at sight of a tall. lanky civil ian on decrepit gray. riding with the. lieutenant-colonel commanding. He. had seen the man before many a mile from the spot and more than 8 week away. How came you here?" he asked, as the civilian ambled out of the column and touched his worn hat brim.
 My place is just over yahnduh, colonel. P'haps you doan' remember my comin' to you with pass, back O Fairfax" and the tall stranger looked confidently into the grizzled, sun-burned face Been in to Alexan- dria, yo' know, for supplies. Wagon went sho'ht cut by stone bridge"
 Keenly studying the veterans face, he suddenly added: "Ain't Col. Bay ards cavalry out there?"
 Ask me no questions, my friend, andNI'll tell you no lies," was the wary answer. .Gen. McDowell's pass com pels me to let you ride along with the column, but doesn't require me to post you as to our movements You know too much now to be travelling toward Jackson's people, and-have you shown that pass to the division commander"
 Why, it was he who got it for me-" answered the Virginian, placidly. "It was I that took him Lieut. Benton's pistol and told him of his capture Whats more, I'm 'specting to get fur ther news of the lieutenant. Why, hyuh comes the general now, and f you don't mind, colonel, I reckon I'll ride with him piece"
 Graybeard glanced half angrily over his shoulder, A few yards north of the road there was a barren little emil hence, on the crest of which there had suddenly appeared the division com mander with two of his staff. Un- singing their fieldglasses, they seemed for moment studying. the westward lowlands, then. came trotting swiftly. toward the column.
 Y Colonel, there are scattered parties of cavalry out there coming swift this
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01
TICKET SELLERS RAKEoFF.
Pasteboard Artist of the Circus Wagon Gets All Change Overlooked
 by the Visitors.

s'The best snap with any show Is that of selling tickets" said theveteran cir GUS man to New York Sun man. .Giye me the walkaway money of any good sized show, and care not who get the big salaries.
 The walkaway money IS the varying pile of coin that is left behind by the nasty men who forget about having change coming to them, and it amounts to many dollars in the course of month. With even the smallest shows it amounts to considerable, and with the big ones it will gosas high as $25 a per- formance sometimes. ss. ..sssl "On nearly every occasion when a show is in town some fellow will go home sore and charge that he was short changed. when the fact is he was at fault himself. There is always rush at the wagon, and when man sticks dollar inside the window he is in a hurry to get inside the big tent and see the anil mals.
 He will either grab the change at the same time he gets his ticket or he will walk away and leave it behind. If he doesn't return with holler the money is showed to one side in the walkaway pile, and goes into the ticket mans pocket after the sale is over.
 ..The rakeoff is perquisite of the ticket seller, because when there is any shortage, when the tickets at the door do not correspond with the cash on hand he makes good.
 "The west is the rich field, for the ticket seller Out at Cripple Creek $2G gold pieces are more plentiful than,dol- lars, and there have been times in that region when the walkaway money amounted to as much as $150 a day.
 '"The miners all turn out to show and they all pay in gold. A man will come up, slap down $20 gold piece and walk away without his change, because his attention is momentarily attracted by a conversation or call from friend. One or two come back to make yelp, and their money is promptly handed out to them.
 with big show the rakeoff from this source will run up to an average of nearly $50 day If man comes around and puts up a kick about being short changed he cannot get up an argument with the ticket seller. His orders are that as long as he has any walkawayi money in sight he is to shell out.
 ssOf course, if there has been none left behind at that particular performance the kicker gets turned down, because he is known to be liar, but as a general proposition man who wants to lie for half "a dollar can make 1t pay by back ing up to ticket seller after a lively rush for tickets"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01
THEIR PRAYERS ANSWERED
Faith Curists Tell How to Rethatch Bald Heads and How to Con-
 quer the Piano.

Faith curists from all the eastern states have been in convention at Jersey City, N. J., telling of the won derful working power of prayer. A testimony which caused great deal of merriment among the unbelievers in the audience came from gray haired old man; that is, what little hair he had was gray. After he told of being cured of several ailments, he declared that he was trying prayer and faith as a means of renewing the growth of his hair When the crowd heard this ripple of laughter went around. The man became angry. He put his hand to spot on his head where there was little bunch of hair and exclaimed:
 Do you see this? This has grown since began praying, and if keep on believing, shall have more.'
 George Simmonds, of Newark, testi- fled that last winter he had need of several stoves in the home for worK- ingmen which he has charge of in the city in which he lives. He had no money to buy them, and so he prayed that some might be sent him. His prayer was answered quickly, for the next morningya wagon drove to his door with three stoves in it. They came from friend who had purchased them with other things, and had no use for them.
 young woman declared that for five years she had desired to play by ear on the piano. and that in answer to prayer God gave the power desired. . Il am not a good player" she add ed. sbut by a httle more prayer ex- pect to improve"
 '1"I had neighbor who played cor net poorly" declared a man who looked like Dowie. II asked the Lora to relieve me of the noise, and the cornetist moved away,
 Toward the close of the service man testified that he was in a circus one time, before he had learned that such things were for Satan's imps. During the show a lion broke loose and the crowd ran out of the tent. He ftripped over something that was in the road and fell in the path of the lion. aw
 "I thought of Daniel" he said, land prayed. I was delivered and am here tonight to praise God for it.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01
USE OF THE TYPEWRITER.
Terseness and Precision Becoming a Characteristic of Business
 Correspondence.

The invention of the typewriter has given a tremendous impetus to the dic- tating habit, especially among bust ness men. The more ephemeral literary productions of the day are dictated. somteimes to stenographer for trans cription, and often directly to the machine. In either case, says Robert Lincoln O'Brien, in Atlantic. the lit- erary effects of the dictating habit are too manifest to need elaboration. The standards of spoken language, which in the days of the past stood out in marked contrast with the terseness and precision of written composition. giving rise to the saying that no good speech ever read we'll, have crossed over to the printed page. This means not only greater diffuseness, inevita- ble with any lessening of the tax on words which the labor of the writing imposes, but it also brings forward the point of view of the one who speaks. There is the disposition on the part of the talker to explain as if watching the facial expression of his hearers to see how far they were following. This attitude is not lost when his audience becomes merely clicking typewriter. 1t is no uncommon thing in the type- writing booths at the capitol iu Wash ington to see congressman .a &SNNESAg letters use the most vigorous gestrsSs, as if tLe oratorical methods of per- suasion could be transmitted td the printed page.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01
Copyright ls02, by G. W. Dillingham; Go.

0lng guard or smuggling cOntraband of war, and were correspondingly blind when the culprit was of their own complexion. They were probably the best drilled and positively the worst hated regiment in the whole division
 and relished one distinction quite as much as the other when they were marching this third time on Manassas, and the little West Pointer in saddle at their head thanked God that at last he had them where, with work against a common foe, there was possibility of keeping them out of mischief.
 Centreville had been passed, Bull Run recrossed, and Bristoe reached a point beyond their previous explo- rations. Then back. had they to go to meet a, threatened raid on their railway communications, and, that matter settled, again they were trudg- ing through the well-remembered wood roads when, as turn of the way brought their foremost company in full view of the fine sweep of country off to the west, the gray bearded colonel, for the time com manding the brigade, refined out to the right for a look at his men, and his tall;. born-soldier of an adjutant rode alongside the black bearded, dark featured, stocky little leader of the Black Hats, pointed with his gaunt- letted hand to the blue curtain of the Bull Run range and remarked: .I'd give good deal to know just what that fellow Jackson's doing behind that screen atO-day ''
 Why SOP" asked O'Connor, shortly. Shields licked him we'll at Kerns- town. Banks has turned his whole force back there. Blenker's big divi- sion has gone to reinforce. them. Why, we've got enough men there to eat 'em alive-Jackson and all"
 First catch your rabbit" said the adjutant, musingly. "Old Stonewall knows every footpath in the valley every path through the mountains. He'll trick Banks and Fremont, sure's your born. colonel Then we'll have a shy at him.
 May the Lord grant 1t. was the pious answer, as the colonel looked wiatfully away toward the little rift
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01

Sure, general. He's shot through the breast" said bearded soldier, tearing aside the troopers jacket and displaying blood-wet shirt beneath.
 And wouldn't show it." answered the general. That's the way with them. Send for surgeon, captain" ]" And then the general, too, was off his horse and bending over the stricken lad. Do you know his name-and homer" he asked of the pale-faced young Virginian, standing trembling bit with excitement beside him. The lad flushed, looked distressed, embar- rassed, but seemed ito believe it his soldier duty to give no information whatever to the enemy. It was Jen- nings who spoke, his voice breaking harshly, somehow, on the silence of the surrounding group, as he elbowed a way through the curious circle and caught sight of the swooning boy.
 s'I know him, general He's one of our best, suh," and now Jennings, too. had thrown himself upon his knees. 'It's Floyd Pelham, suh, of Charlottes- vile. It'll break his mothers, heaht, suh. if he's done for''
 The wall in the Virginian's voice seemed to catch the ear and rouse the faculties of the reviving officer.
 Who's that-done for?'' he faintly asked. Mot Floyd Pelham?" And bracing his hands upon the turf, he struggled to sitting posture, while Jennings sprang to his feet and stared. Mai. Lounsberry! Good God, suh, you wounded, too? Why, Id no idea'
 "No idea, suppose" interposed the major, with cutting, sarcastic em- phasis, that your friends, the Chill tons, had turned that Yankee lieuten- ant loose. We'll. you needn't rejoice, gentlemen, we've got him again--and right in the teeth of his own brigade!" ITO Re C0ntfnnel7i i 9 l@Tl Fl, :, \
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01
CHAPTHER XII.

FIN THE TEETH OF THE BRIGADE"
 Once more the Badger -Hoosier bri- eade was swinging away southwest ward. For the sixth time in less than < a year the men of the sBlack Hats" at the head of column had picked their way. over the stone-ribbed pike, saying Cpprobious things of Virginia path,
 masters. An impudent lot were these fellows in the limitation "Kossuths.' z
 MarVelously snappy and precise in drill, steady on parade, enduring on the march and reasonably respectful toward their officers (who were the only ones in the division to don and habitually wear the ,fulldress headgear of the regular service). the rank and file were blessed with not a little soldier skepticism as to the value or stability of other commands in and out of the brigade, and calmly critical attitude toward officers other than those of their selection They had not been over well content with their original field and staff, and, for lack of leaders of that rank, had become some.
 what split up at first Bull Run, fight ing sturdily, all the same by company or squad to the flag end, and never knowing they were whipped when finally "herded,' off the field. Now, however. they had men at their head colonel, lieutenant-colonel and major by whom they positively swore and on whose skill and valor they would have banked their last cent Yet, with all their regard for these, their hon. pred leaders, it must be owned the Black Hats gave them lots of trouble. They would guy the rest of the brigade and lord it generally over the whole division, only one other regiment of which had as yet faced the foe in battle. They had a curious defect of vision when outside" officers happened along, and were forever being com plained of as failing to render honors, 7 whereat they were heard on more than one occasion unbIushingly to declare they saw. but didn't suppose the strang- CTS could be officers. They were pre- fernaturally keen sighted as sentries toward men of other regiments rum
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01

\ t z During his violent moments he took refuge from imaginary enemies by climbing to the tops of trees, and the sheriff found him in one.
 Freeman is an odd spectacle in his cell in the county bastile. Barefooted, hat less and clad only in a sweater which has seen better days and a pair of trousers so full of holes that they hardly cov- cred him, and with beard of several months, he looked the part of the real missing link" s
 "Do you want to go back to the asy- ,lum ?" he was asked.
 T guess I'll stay where be, :" was the response.
 But it is not at all likely that he will be allowed to do this, for the sheriff has no particular desire to harbor an es- capped lunatic who belongs in Michigan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01
CAUGHT LUNATIc IN TREE.
Sheriff of Toledo, O., Had Exciting and Unusual Experience While
 Capturing Him.

Just before midnight recently Sheriff Chambers had the pleasure of climbing a tall oak at Point Place. He was after 8 genuine wild man, and he got him, too. That is why Harry Freeman. 12 years an inmate of hospital for insane in Wayne county, Mich, is at rest in the county jail at Toledo, O. He escaped from guards of the Michigan institution and fled to Point Place, where he had been living for several days on diet of ap- pies and an abundance of fresh air.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01

With a last wave of his white hand, the officer seemed ordering his de- lenders to save themselves, and those in saddle. with parting shots and def- ant yells-one of them even hurling in rage his emptied revolver at the tall adjutant, the foremost man in the rush-darted away, bending low over the streaming names, with the bullets of half score of Springfields whiz- zing past their ears
 The adjutant was off his big, raw boned bay in an instant and, bending over the fainting man, unscrewed the cap of his flask and held it to the pale lips beneath the sweeping mustache. "A major, hey?" he said, as he noted the brilliant braids of gold lace on the handsome uniform frock, What is major doing out here with only squad of you boys?''
 "Is he wounded?" asked the chief as he glanced at the two silent strip lings in gray. One of them faced the commander.
 Horse fell, suh-rolled on him broke, his leg, said he, with a salute that told unerringly of soldier teach ing; so, too, did the speakers pose Instinctively he was standing at atten- tion. He knew the ranS Betrayed by that yellow sash
 Give this young gentleman sir from your flask, Haskell; I fear he's Why, my lad, you're wound ed! Look to him, some of you'll criec the general, for the boy had growr ashen pale and was reeling wheE strong arms caught and lowered him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-18
GOLDSBORO NEWS LETTER.
Mr.. J. C.. Sizer to Go to Richmond
Personals.

Goldsboro. March 16.-Messrs. E.
a. and l. T. Dortch re-
turned this morning from their trip
to Norfolk in the interest of the
Goldshoro and Seven Springs Rail-
road
The extreme and alarming. illness of
Mrs. Z. l.. Edmundson IS a source of
exceeding anxiety and deep solicitude
on the part of her and Mr.. Edmund
sons hosts of friends in this city
Rev. w. II. 7. McLaurin. pastor OF
the Pentecostal Holiness Church, OF
this city, is, We are sorry to note. con-
fined to his home with a severe case OF
la grippe.
Quite a delegation of directors ami
S~tenOgraphers of the A. & n. G. r. r.
passed through this city today on
their way to Raleigh to attend the
sitting of Judge Simonton, Of South
Carolina, or the receiveFship of the
road. which will be held there today.
Mr.. j. c. Sizer will leave in a few
days for Richmond, Va, to accept a
position with Miller & Co., one of the
Forgest brokerage firms in the United
states. He has been here for a num-
Der of years and IS looked upon as be-
ing one OF u most progressive cIu-
zenS. He came here first as an op-
ratOr in the Western Union Tele-
graph office and by his efficient ser
vices and close attention to duty was
promoted to manager Of the compa-
ny's business here. During his stay
here he spent his summer vacation a
Green Brier White Sulphur Springs
in West Virginia where he assumed
control of the Western Unions bust
ness. Some months ago ne severed
his connection with the Western
Union to accept a position with TIL
brokerage firm of Murphy & Co.
which position he has held with credi
to himself and with satisfaction to hi
employers until that firm went out o
business some weeks ago. The people
of GoldSboro as a whole will great.
regret to lose Mr.. Sizer and will wiSl
for him the success which they ar
confident that he will achieve.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-18
WILL ACCEPT LOWER WAGES.
Miners Vote by Ballot on Proposition
of the Operators.

Indianapolis, Ind. March 16.-Cne
hundred and ninety thousand coal
miners of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West
lern and Central Pennsylvania, Michi-
lgan. Iowa. Eastern Kentucky, West
Virginia and Maryland dropped their
picks at noon today to cast their bal
lots on the proposition to accept or re-
fuse the offer of the mine owners for
a two years scale at a reduction Of ez
per cent. from the present scale of
wages. The voting was n by bal
Hot.
Reports have been received here
from about fifty points. In practically
iali Of them. including towns in In
diaaa. Ohio, West Virginia. Western
Pennsylvania and Illinois. the sent;
ment as voted is heavily in favor of
accepting the scale as offered. Presi-
dent Mitchell and Secretary Wilson
were confident that the miners had
voted in favor Of scale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-18
NEED OF SEWAGE SYSTEM.
Prof. Burr on the Sanitation of tht
Panama Canal Route.

Washington, March 16.-The HOUSE
Committee on Interstate and Fore ga
Commerce today further heard Profess
sor William H. Burr on the question of
sanitation Of the Panama canal route.
The isthmian canal commission had, he
said. regarded the subject as one OF the
greatest Importance. The works OF
sanitation. would be chiefly the con-
.struction of water works and a sewer
age system for the cities OF Panama
and Colon, and the drainage OF districts
between those cities.
He estimated the cost at 81 COO 600
The completion Of the canal. he said,
would be accomplished in eight or nine
years.
The committee in an executive ses-
sion decided to call for the journal and
expense account OF the late isthmian
canal commission The commission
never has made a report and the com
mittee. in considering the matter o.
granting the present canal commission
certain authority, deem it wise to lear
the nature Of the expenditures made
by it's predecessor. Over one million
dollars was expended by this commits
sion
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-18
FAILED TO APPEAR.
President Barr Cannot Be Blamed
For Not Coming to Wilmington
When He Has to Come BY the Sea-
board

What has become OF President Barr,
of the S~eaboard? He was to have been
here some days ago. according to a
telegram he sent the chamber of COM
merce but he has not yet made his ap-
p~earance. Several weeks ago he re-
quested that the chamber of commerce
defer any action in regard to carrying
the complaints made by them against
commission, saying he would be here
within ten lays from that date to dis
cuSs the matter
The ten days have passed and many
more and still the Seaboard official has
failed to make his appearance. 1t was
reported last week. in fact the officials
of the Seaboard said they were inspect
ing the road. and they did visit Char
lotte but they failed to inspect the
road from Hamlet to Wilmington. L
has been suggested that President
Barr did not relish the idea of coming
over the road between here and Ham
let. Now this may be the reason the
president of the Seaboard failed to
keep his engagement He may be
afraid to travel on the Seaboard be-
tween Hamlet and Wilmington and he
would dislike very much, for the looks
OF the thing, to come by the Coast Line.
But let him remain away. it may no.
be necessary for him to come to Will
mington to discuss the grievances,
they can be better explained at Raleigh
and he can reach that point without
se~ndangering such dangers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-18
THE BLAME ON HEATH.
He Ordered Petit's Name Placed on
the Baltimore PoStOffice Rolls.

Washington. March 16.-The state
ment made by Postmaster Warfield OF
Baltimore that former First Assistant
Postmaster Genera Perry S. Heath,
was responsible for placing the name
of John w. Petit on the rolls of the
Baltimore office. was discussed today
at the meeting of the Senate commit
tee on postoffices and postroads. Petits
name has eel ON the roll for six years
and the government is now seeking
to recover from Postmaster Warfeid's
bondsmen the mount thus paid, the
claim being that he never performed
any duties in the Baltimore office. IC
is said that Senator German will di-
rect an Investigation in the interest
Of the Baltimore postmaster, who de-
clareS that when he was commanded
in a letter from Heath TO put Petit on
the pay roll he did so, thinking that
Petit may hav been assigned to sons
outside employment Of a secret natule e.