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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
ANEcoore OF GENERAL POLK.

A good story is told of Bishop (then
Lieutenant -GeneraD Polk of the Con-
federate army, and another General,
whom we will call Blank, who now
resides in Alabama
During the Georgia campaign, and
not long before General Polk was
killed at Pine Mountain, he requested
General Blank to accompany him to a
hill in front of the line which COM
manded an excellent view Of the
position Of the opposing Federal forces.
The figures of the two officers outlined
upon the sky as they stood upon this
eminence offered a tempting mark
for some Federal gunners, and in a
few moments both lay on the ground
stunned and senseless from the effect
of Federal shells. The fortunes Of
war had brought together a most dis
tinguished churchman and one of the
bravest and most trusted of Forrest s
officers. The latter, however, was not
at the time noted for extreme piety,
but was rather given to the use Of Wig
orous language and forcible expletiyes.
which fact the good Bishop kng" and
regretted; he also knew that his pres
ent companion was one of the very
best and bravest men in the Confeder-
ate service.
The two officers lay stunned for sew
eral minutes. General Blank was the
first to recover Looking about him
in a dazed way, he soon discovered the
burly form of his companion, who
was breathing heavily but evidently
coming around all right. In few
moments he heard General Polk NUT
ter: "Oh, Lord where am !, where
am T." General Blank, keenly alive
to a sense of grim humor, whispered
gently: In hell, General "Impossl-
bic" murmured the semi-conscious
Polk. who is it that tells me 50 ?
1T is General Blank, solemnly
responded that practical joker. "Oh
Lord" groaned the good Bishop
''have mercy on mel If Blank is here
I know it must be true 4"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
GEN. ooRooN's SCARS.

The following incident in the mil
itary career of Gen. John B. Gordon
will be read with interest:
At Sharpsburg, Nd, General Cor
don. then a Colonel, furnished the
sublimest spectacle of endurance and
courage that I think is furnished by
the annals of war. Before the battle
General Lee rode down the lines, and
expressed doubt as to General Gordon s
being able to hold his position, and
conveyed to him an idea Of the i'm
portance of doing so. General Cor
don, turning so that his men could
hear him, said General Lee, my men
are determined to stay here. Then
the battle opened Line after line
was thrown upon General Gordon 8
front. But from that dauntless front
they were thrown back as often as
they marched against it. The ground
was literally blue with the eorPses
of the enemy, while only SIX men Of
the right wing of the regiment were
left. But the line never wavered.
The men had come to "stay, and
dead or alive, they were determined
to stay.
General Gordon was wounded early
in the fight. A mimic ball passed
through the calf of his leg, tearing the
flesh in a most fearful manner. The
flow of blood was incessant, but he had
no time to staunch the wound. Ii
about half an hour another bal
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
NEW VOL. 29-NO. 27.

plunged through the same leg about
foot above where the other had gone
The loss of blood from these two.
wounds weakened him, but he still
kept his feet and gave his orders calm
and clear to his men, who were lying
on their faces. An hour later he was
shot again, the ball tearing through
his left arm, making a hideous wound
and cutting a little artery. This dis
abled his arm, and helped to drain ms
weakened system, but still, haggard
and bloody, he staggered up and down
the line encouraging his men. A
fourth ball then entered his shoulder,
knocking him from his feet. His men
who saw the crimsoned uniform and
pale face go down, thought that their
heroic leader was killed With sub
lime courage, however, he struggled
to his feet, and though he had hardly
strength to stand, waved his sword
above his head, and called to his men
to remain firm. Some one ran to him
hastily, and said it was rumored up
the line that he was dangerously
wounded, and the men were waverlng
Tell them that I am not hurt badly,
he said. And so through those dread
full hours of slaughter, with four un-
staunched wounds drawing blood from
his body, he stood determined to die
with his men, and in defense of the
part that General Lee had confded to
his trust. Was knightlier heroism
ever displayed? All splendid, gentle
man All lustrous and shining soul !
On that day didst thou win immortal
glory, even though all else of thy life
were blotted out
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
mossY,s RAID NEAR oufflELDs STATION.

Charles E. Crogan, Of the Southern
Society, was lieutenant in Mosbys
command during the war. 1t only
requires a reference to the guerrilla
chief or the famous raids in LoudOun
county to remind Mr.. Crogan Of q
story, and the story is always worth
listening. A few nights ago Mr..
Crogan, says the New York Sun, was
asked by one of his friends;
did Mosby ever take any of the
plundpr that was captured In those
raids?"
mo" he replied promptly, "he
never took a cent of it. l remember
one occasion when we made raid on
a railroad train and captured Sl5O,Ooo
The money was divided among the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
1900 Not to be a Leap Year.

The following explanation is given
why the year 1900 will not be count
ed among leap years. The year is
365 days, 5 hours and 49 minutes
long; IL minutes are taken every
year to make the year 365l days long.
and every fourth year we have an e1-
ira day. This was Julius Cessrs ar
rangement. Where do these IL min
utes come from? They come from
the future, and are paid by Omitting
leap year every 100 years. But If
leap year is omitted regularly every
hundredth year, in the course Of 400
years it is found that the II minutes
taken each year will not only have
been paid back, but that whole day
will have been gwen up. so Pope
Gregory XIII, who improved on
Casar's calendar in 1882. decreed tha'
every centurial year divisible by four
should be leap year after all So
We borrow II minutes each year more
than paying by borrowings back by
omitting three leap years in three CEN
turial years, and square matters by
having a leap year in the fourth Gen.
turial year. Pope GregOry's arrange
ment is so exact, and borrowing and
paving back balance 50 closely, that
we borrow more than we pay back 70
the extent of only one day in 1866
wears.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
OLD "BOB WHlTE."

When peas is ripe you hear the call:
bob White u
In music sweet the clear notes fall:
bob White!"
(He wants to let his sweetheart know
That's why he keeps a-callin' so)
Across the medder and the swamp:
Bob White!"
From woodlan's where the rabbits romp:
"Bob White"
Still, still he calls that name o his.
Il wonder where his sweetheart is?)
From dewy mornin' up to night:
"Bob White"
An ringin' down the sweet twilight:
"Bsb White!'
From break o. day to evening dim,
He calls his sweetheart home TO him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19

when Lots wife looked back.
said the Sunday school teacher. what
happened to herr"
"She was Transmitted into chloride
Of sodium" answered the girl from
Boston.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19

you never heard the story.
Of course, no one had ever heard it
in detail before, and Mr.. Crogan, after
rejecting to recall the incidents, told
it as follows:
This raid is known throughout
the South as the 'greenback raid.
1t was near Duffelds station, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. There
were about si1ty-fve of us, with Mos
by himself in command We took
it into our heads to ditch a train,
thinking that we'd find one full Of
Yankees going to the front. We
hadn't the slightest idea what kind of
luck We were going to have or what
we would encounter
I'VE selected spot where the rail-
road ran between two steep banks.
There were two tracks there, and We
toreup one of them. forget which.
Presently train came along on the
other track and passed US. To take
no more chances, We at once tore up
the other track. Then we hid our
selves at the top of the embankment
and waited.
Presently a train came along-l
think it was moving westward-and
we all got up and watched it. When
it came to the spot where the rails
were torn, the engine quietly turned
over on her side and fell against the
embankment. The whole thing was
over in a few seconds without bit Of
noise or fuss. Nobody was hurt ex-
cept the fireman, who was killed, l
believe. The cars all remained stand
ing.
"Our men at once went through the
cars and ordered everybody out.
There were great many immigrants
on the train, and we had hard time
explaining to them that we wanted
them to get out Of the cars. We
noticed two men who seemed TO be
rather anxious about their baggage.
One had tin box and the other a
carpet-bag. We relieved the gentle
men of their burden, and to our great
surprise we found the bag and the
box full of greenbacks and treasury
notes. 1t turned out that the two
men were paymasters going to the
front with money for the army.
when we got this money Mosby
put it in my charge and told me to
get across the river with it as fast as
I could Two men and myself lmme-
diately set out for Loudoun county
with the money and rode hard all
night. l remember distinctly that
one of the horses slipped, and the
rider was thrown to the ground,
scattering the greenbacks he carried
right and left. remember, too, that
the other man and myself laughed
while he picked up the money, and
teased him.
The next morning MOsby and the
others caught up with us, and we all
stopped under a tree to divide the
money. The money, l believe,
amounted to about $l5o,oo0 We
weren't very enthusiastic about it,
because we didn't know whether 1t
was good for anything or not. The
treasury notes were fresh from the
mint, and some of them bore coupons.
The men called it money with tails to
it. Mosby insisted on the money
being divided equally among the men,
but he did not take cent.
a do not remember how many
prisoners we took. One of our men,
J. Monroe Heiskell, gave $50 of his
money to a major whom he had cap
tured. Some over-zealous guerrilla
had relieved the major of his over
coat, his pocketbook and all his small
| change"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Ties, Gloves,

&c, and many other articles too numerous
TO mention, all To be offered at very low
prices. We respectfully solicit you TO call
and examine our goous before purchasln
elsewhere and see If our prices are not the
lowest. as we strive to please one and all by
nnick sales and small profits.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19

ant Wiltshire was twenty-four years
old. He was six feet two inches in
height and was fine soldier. Bal
tinore Sun
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19

"Say, mister" said little Fresh
Air child, as she watched the cattle
enjoying their cud, "do you have TO
buy gum for all them cows to chew2"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
MEMS CLOTHING.
Bows & ChiIdren's Clothing

mt low prices according. An endless variety.
The best $50 toys suits Tor $50, which can
not be eXCeiled.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
SPRING, 1894.
On View ard for Sale.
The finest and most artistic line of
Clothing for spring we have
ever produced.

Also new outfit of samples for
Gents Clothing to measure, very ele-
CANT in style and quality and prices
within easy reach. Our stock OF
gents, ladies and children's Shoes are
never surpassed.
In Mems Underwear, Hats, Gloves,
Neckwear and Hosiery, we are well
fixed. And have purchased stock
of Ladies' Furnishings that will IN
terest traders.
Carpets, Carpets, Mattings, Mat
tings, is also a new feature OF our
stock. Visit The Temple of Fashion.
GEO. III. HAGLEY,
CHARLEsTOWN, w. VA.
EVERYBODY PLANT TREES.
LII persons desiring Sugar Maple Trees 70
"A plant win find IL to their advantage 10
call on ROBERT GIBSON. Druggist.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19

The man who is always on the
90" generally doesn't know how to
stop when he gets there.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
60 PER CENT ON THE ST. 90
UP TO APRIL Is, 1894.

Every article has got to be sold up 10 the
named date TO make room for our large ana
select SprinVan summer stock. one Vlslt
VIII convince you that we are offering larger
inducements and the best goods for the least
money by the very low prices which you
Will note below.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23

The Kidneys, separate from the bloal
II pas-.s through them. impurities
which the dual medium oi hberaiiun
the system N the bladder. when q
function 10 suspended direfnl results
sus. Among th~ss are dropsy, Bird
disease, diabe,rs aud mAlsdies wheel
mi- ate In acme Que 81 these. Hos,ss3
Stomach Bittsrs stimulates the hldr|
not ~ an unmedicst.si alcoholsc stims
would by exciting them, but by I'd
impelliug them 10 renewed action aud
i,e,nating their activity and v,gor
the blod is once more insurod purz
tion aod the organs themselves say-i |
destruction. Malaria, consti patton. 1
complaint, nervousness, d, spepsis
rheumatism arr all thoroughly rvms.
by the Bit,err. which ~, moreover, q 4
thorough app-tis.r. general tonic
sleep promoter. Use II regularly,
srmi- occA sionAlly.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23

q
rsss rsss-. .. -s~svrs cs~ssy. rsm-
Too .. enc grsss.
Tsr CiT,rss has always c'm,eudesi that
cne ofthe banner mining counties II the
,.rr,sory vas sooorro. and IN cs,isr "
pruv. the correcis.rs II the assertion sew
eral correspondents from this paper. the
pas, year. have visited socorro With the
v,-w IL Occurring facts from thoee tbere
who are Interested In mining. They have
produccd assays from ore from the sever
al mountains In the vicinity and the re-
turns have always been excellent. None,
however. compared with the rock In VA
Ter canon, aud on the rccen, visit u .
Cirixxs representative 10 socorro, b. pro.
claimel In his writ..up that this canon
would some day come N the front a. one
II the greatest gold districts in tbs terri
t,ry.
Capt N. Coon-y. one IL thebest and
NEST reliable mining gentlemen In south
ern New MeIicn, visited Water canon the
o,her day AMI on his rrsvru TO sooorro
gave his views ~ the canon and the
working ~ the Copleu concentration 70 the
Advertiser In the following words;
~ had the pleasure II seeing In over.
alton the CoIlen conc~n,rztor, which was
running through an ore carrying ~ In
value, and was saving slpost all that In
the ore. The machine wbrks smoothly
and when run In conjunction with the
sliming and sizing tAnks, carries Gu,
the latest dea In connection with con.
c-ptratloi., VIZ; tho expulsion 81 air
from the ore cells and ligh, particles
I believe u will prpve successful GA
all low gra,le refractory or~e, as Alsc
In the concentration II all grades al
free milling gold orrs. l had only
time IN visit one mine In the district, ths
Orr Fino. upon whica an inclined shat
has been sunk Ia depth u i+0 feet, .
level has bc-n run upou the vein =,
depth IL any feet for distance IL thirty
feet, AMI ~ further depth III l0l feet an
other level has been driven The shat
and levels are all In ore II an sverag'
thickness " four feet II fire. millin,
quartz. which gives hattrr,ng shown.
by panning q free gold apparently with
gu, any alloy The country roek 10 lint
upon th. hanging wall, and diors,. upo'
the foot wall, which latter 10 the SURF In
dication Of the presence II gold.
There In n shsft sunk To the depth @
sixty Ave feet upon the east end II th
claim and u drift FROM the bottom running
twenty feet north On the vein exposing
the same character Of decom poeed quarts
which in banning shows mrc colors thai
the main SHAFT. This ore 10 essil
crushed, and y avs stamp mill shoui'
treat fifteen tons pcr day through forty
mesh screen. I consider the oro FIN
one II the best gold prospects ! hav
seen in the southwest outside Of our ow
camp At Cooney district, and look 10 se
Il large producer In the near failure"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23
Earle Pres. Ethics.

a Paris boulevard paper publishes
the following dialogue between .
member OF the On oinet Of ministers
and newspaper man who Is paid by
thu former under the condition that
he must keep up the appearance Of
opposing the minister. says the jour
ualist: Can | call you 'canaillc' or
dirty hog?'" "of course" answers
the minister. "but make . change
once In . while In your epithets; put
me down rs a bandit for instance.
but never venture TO denominats me
rs a 'chsquart' (bribc taker'; that Ia
the only cpithet that makes bid im'
precision upon the public"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23
A nwiaa,er a~aseaesa.

II. Memering. the fAkir who worked
the enlarged picture play on . number Of
our citixens. an account II which vas
published In our last issue, was captured
On the Mimbrcs las, week aud brought 70
Silver City for trial Isnsl hsydeld
caused . warrant 10 lie Issued from Judge
Owens court charging the prisoner with
obtaining money under hlss prsssnsss,
and his case came up for hearing last Bat
urday. at y o'clock, In addition 70 thu
testimony of Mr.. MAyasld. . number d
other witnesses were called Tor the pur-
poss Of throwing further ligat upon soms
q the methods rssortsd 70 while pFsssad.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23

Among the orators at the hr-m"n p
tour an,n.u' which couvrneS a, East Las
Vegas on July and continues for three
days, IL DEACON sanford, lie has hiS
spread eagle speech about mem"r,I"d'
hu, every time he settles upon hin m"n.
nrr on the stage. some person ~ he
thinks he knows II ALI in,-rp"s-S an ole
lection az To- the deacon's style aud the
latter commences anew. THx IITEkN Is
authority for the sta,emen, that III" e"sI
people II Eas, Las Vegas will hear thu
Jolly deacon II he has Ia climb ladder
and com. down On the stage ~ famine
opera house through the skylg Is +
FuSythe hAs offered the deacon "n" "
his r"oms during hls stay IN Ear, La
Vegas.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23
PrS.p~raus s'saaty.

Louis Huning. Of Los Lunas. who was
Was In the city yesterday on business. in
formed TMx Cirixxs tina, his sheep wer.
never In a. fine condition az now His
ranges have plenty II grass, the holes are
we'll ill-d with water, aud the sheep IN
cons.sl uencs tat. He has about 2I,uh'
sheep. and the spring and fall clips aver
aye about five pounds To each sheep. Mr..
Huning claims that Valencia county, ir'n
= pas,or, ! aud agricultural poin, IL view,
il In better condition to-day than during
the past twelve years.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23

In one Of the smaller stiles Of New
England there was an Episcopal
church, which had two mission
chapeis, commonly known a. the Eas.
End mission and the North Fad mis-
sion, from the parts Of the city where
they were respectively located. One
day the rector gave out the notices,
in his most distinguished. high.church
tone, as follows: There will be q ser
vic. At the North End mission at three
o'clock aud At the East End NJ ave.
Children will be baptised ~ both
ends."
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23
k,iIsa asa " uti,aseS

Yesterday afternoon the body OF a
young mau was found on tho rsilroad
track, "rou, hvv milrs below Romero
Vile. The head hsd been entirely sew
cred FROM the body. aud Was sbou, 100
yarVis d,,,an, from the remainder u the
remains Bo,h feet hal been cut Of. ons
arm WA gone. and the entire body was
frigh,fu,ly manslsd. Al the time Of hnd-
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23
neavy % asa.

Las, Sunday afternoon o raj. sd
storm swept Hcross strii ~ The 70
sbou, ,hree miles wide, Eddy being
central point. Tho wind was not b
aud little damage was done. The q
ture precipitation was bs Of sn
The hsilstones were irregular 10
and formation, some being
large as small eggs, and
. few crashed through exposed via
glAas Abou, 6ily panes u glass In
aud HuertA were broken. Such hail
never been seen before. The Gu
vineyard was not In the storm
Trees Loot but little Of their fruit
dense growth 81 limbo and foliage I
ing 10 protecs.-Rddy Argus.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23

have two little grandchildren whs
tscthing this hot summer weather and
troubled with bowel complaint. Il
them Chamberlain Coiie. Cholera
Disrrhoes Remedy and II scts Y
charm. ] earnestly recommend l
children with bowel troubles. l wss|
self taken with . severe attack q u
Rax. with cramps and pains In my {
ach, ono third of . bottle Of thie ~
cured me. Within twenty -four -
vas out Of bed and doing my hoessvI
MRs. W. l.. DuScAS. Bon-aque, HID
Co., Tenn. Por sale by T. II. Burg&
Son, Druggists
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23
"a, 40 observation ,rr,xa,,o.

Advlc-s from Fort h-hAnc. say tina, III"
sulprint-ndrnt of the ditch work To- hr
done IN the Navajo reservation 10y the
government il IA the fort awaiting ia.
arrival IL tn" necessary tools I" h~g,n
construction The government intends
:" spend between $4,000 AMI sl2.oI'
this year On these bitches. heri'ieS $4,000
ia the construction 1T N building to be
us,d as scho"l house. The Nava'oH
" i'll lie given all III. work n, fair wages,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23

brrarh, NE pcpei'>t party Into exisssrea
and until ,hoss eendisicns ARE chang.A n
has come 10 stay. Year plu,"rs''e, prcss
cf the big ci,ies can't lie Il down. -FOUR
sInils politicians can't rLiieule !, down.
Your psry'- command of unlimited ~.
go,,er wealth can't hoy " down, u N
neither comp"a~si u anarchists, bums az
IDIOTS bu, the rank and Gle are your
equals In msins nj away shea " yonr
parry N true ps,ri,ism They believe
therr - something better IA worship In
this word than Ioli'ical parties They
know tina, al the progrces this wwh has
mad. hn- been thpugh the effor,s ~ IN.
dependent. tearl-ss men AMI women. an,l
never ,hr~,gh bigo,ry in any firm.
NJ. \ SrAss
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-23

A large and sppfrclstiv" audience
assembled a, the opera house las, even
,ng tn hear "A Day In the wSuls" by the
little folks All se.n-d Ia enjoy the en-
t-risinurni ffom beginning 10 end.
Where all did AZ we'll 1t is Difficult, To
make special m-n;inn, hut great crs'ii, is
due Mir. y. u. Dunlap for the arrange.
men, II the music aud careful training ri
the children
Nirs Grorgia Kellogg as grandma. rn-
cludlng III. entire picnic party up,ler her
charge, rang and acted their Isar's we'll
The chick AIDE. song. by little Minnie
Dunlap anil the bird song by Mas GrAci,
Davis we're bath r,.ceiv-d with m-rit"I
applause Miss EstellA LewiuSnn CAV,