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Evening star., 1898-01-18
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING
LOT ON Q ST. BETWEEN TWENTY FIRST
AND TWENTY SECOND STREETS NORTH,
WEST
By virtue of certain deed of trust dated Nav
20, AID 1895, and duly recorded In Liber No 2O2G
folio 46 ct seq Of the land records of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and at the request Of the party
secured thereby. we will sell at public auction in
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1885, at HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK !. M. the following described land
and premises, situate in the city of Washington
District Of columbi. "a. and designated lot mum
bered twenty-five lzo,,m IN =; J. Hills subdivision
said subdivision recorded in the Office Of the sur.
veyor Of the DISTRICT of Columbia, in Book IL page
SO. Terms: one.third cash, balance id one and
two years. with interest at six per cent per annum,
on the property sold. q all cash at the option OF
of the purchaser at the time OF sale. All convey
ancing and recording at the purchasers cost Terms
to be complied With in ten 10 days from the day
Of sale. otherwise the properly may be resoId at
such public advertisement the trustees may deem
necessary. WILLIAM CORCORAN HILL.
BEN1- B. BRADFORD,
5as-d& Trustees.
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Read and Learn.

Read The Evening Star Almanac for 1898
and learn all about the District of Column
bia and its relationship to the national
government; 40 pages Sold by all news
dealers and at Star office. Price. % cents.
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Funeral of the Late seaton p.--

The funeral of the late Sea.on Perry was
conducted privately at the residence, No.
1tl3 Rhode Island avenu, yesterday after
room Brief services were held by Rev. DIR.
Mckim, rector of Epiphany Church and
the interment was in Rock Creek cemetery.
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c. G. SLOAN & CO.. ACCTIONEERS, 14o7 G ST


REAL ESTATE NOTE AT AUCTION.
BY virtue Of a certain collateral note dated
September 2S. 1897. and by order of the holder
thereof we shall sell. at our auction rooms.
9th and streets NV, Washington ID. C., On
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY NINETEENTH. 1898.
AT ONE O'CLOCK PM, the collateral named
therein. viz: One note. dated July 10. 1Sy8
payable two years thereafter. secured by deed of
trust on lot 112, square 2l2. recorded in Iiber
2122 folio 1863, Of the land records Of the District
of Columbia
Terms cash.
BY order OF the holder of the note.
All persons interested please take notice.
ia15-dts DINCAESON EROS.. Auctioneers.
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Representative Mercer called upon the
District Commissioners yesterday to urge
their approval of the bill recently intro
duced by him to prohibit the use of barbed
wire fencing in the city
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Judge c. F. Scott yesterday qualified as
judge Of the Police Court of the District
His commission states that he has been
appointed for six years from January 10,
1898.
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To whom 1t may concern, to pay storage charges.
ETC.:
will sell. at the rooms Of Ratclife. Sutton &
Co.. go Penna. ave. n-w.. on Saturday. Twenty
second January, 1898, Mt Ten o clock am, a lot
Of Household Furniture. stored with me I'm the
name of Annie Murphy. All parties interested
will please take notice.
ja1t-et y. T. J. Murphy
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c. G. SLOAN & CO.. AucTIoNEETs, 14o7 ST:
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED

TKUSItES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY. BEING No. GIG l. ST NE
BY virtue af a certain deed of trust dated No
ycmbcr -, 1888. and duly recorded in I.iber No
2C6l folio AT ct seq, of the land records of
the District Of Columbia. and at the request OF
the party secured thereby. will sell, at public
auction, in front CT the premises, on WEDNESDAY,
THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY. 1895 At
FOURFIFTEEN O'CLOCK PM, the follow ing de
scrited land and premises. situate in the city of
Washington, District of Columbia ard descna led
and being lot numbered one hundred and sew
tythree uI3 in Joseph T. Byrne's suhdivisicn in
square eight hundred and ffty-sx $50. as per
plat in Book No 20. page 49, in the surveyors
uftce Of said District
Terms: Easy. and made known at time of sale
HENRY II. BEI;tiMANN,
GEORGE NJ EMMERICH
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Carpets, MnttinEs, Rugs In a Sale.
Moses great clearance offers unheard of
values in floor coverings. F and 11th sts.-
Advertisement.
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TWO-STORY BRICK STORE AND DWELLING
NO. 121 AZ STREET SOUTHM EST, BY AuC-

1NU-SIUK1 BRItk STVRE AND DWELLING,
NO. 121 AZ STREET SOUTHWEST, BY AuC-
TION.
NINETEENTH. 1898, AT FOUR O'CLOCK
will offer for sale. by public auction in front
of the premises, sublot 46. in the subdivision cf
original lot No. l. Reservation D. as same is
recorded il Liber H. folio 1876. of the surveyors
office cf the District Of Columbia, together with
all the improvements, rights, etc. This property
Will be sold subject, however, to prior deed Of
trust for 81. 800. The full particulars will be
stated sale.
Terms tove- trust: Cash 800 required upon
acceptance Of bid Terms tc be complied with in
fifteen days. Convcyancing, etc, at of pur-
chaser.
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mos. ]. OWEN, ArcrloNEEn Yla + ST. Nv,
Su6 L ~. NV.
jslo-lot WILLIAM T.. SHANNON Trustee
TRt STEES, SALE OF THREE TRREE-SToRY
bhiCk DWELLINGS. NtMBE Erred 1897 1900
AND 1911 1. STREET \nRTyIWEST

TRt STEES' SALE OF THREE THREE-SToRY
BRICk DWELLINGS. NUMBERED l.lI 1900
AND 1911 l. STREET NoRTTiWEST
Is! virtue Of three deeds Of trust duly recorded
In l.her No 2ii2 folios 434 40 and si1 81 seq
OF the land records Of the District Of ,nlutnhia
hnu ~ the request OF the party thereby secured,
We viii sell al public auction. in fr,int of lie
premises, on TUESDAY. JANUARY TWENTY
lowing described real estate In the city Il WASH
lnst"n, district Of Columbia: Lots mmher>l g.
63 and Ga. In James 4. Bari,our's subdivision of
original lot z In sluar. III, per piat recorded
IN Brk - page 90. of the records of The s.,rysy-
or 8 ONCE OF said District. with the improvements
above stated. Said lots will lee snld srii.e,-. To-
deed OF trust OF 5000 each lot Dated December
~ 1896. and due December .. lS!ia with interest
al SIX per cent per annunI. payable quarterly.
lcrins: one-third cash OF which a .lc;,osit OF
Si'o on eacA lot must be made the time sale
ana the balance in two equal instH llmrnis in
Twelve ana eighteen m"nihs from day of sale. for
which notes OF the purchaser bearing interest from
DAY or sale, payable semi annually and secured
by deed OF trust III. property sold will ba
taken or all cash. at the option Of the purchaser
All conveyancing and recording pnrchn Ser's
cost. If terms are not complied with within ten
days from sale the trustees the right TO
resell IN" property AT the risk and cost of tho
deiaultlnS purchaser purchasers, after e.ht
days advertisement in The Evening Sar news
paper.
JOHN A. HAMILTON
MALCOLM HIFTT.
L. L. WAGGAMAN Aucttonaer g.Ia.t,d,
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TRUSTEES, SALE OF THE FRAME DWELLING

TRUSTEES SALE OF THE FRAME DWELLING
NO. 124 STEUBEN STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue OF a certain deed Of trust recorded in
Iiber 1888. folio 376 ct seq. one Of the land
ords for the District Of Columbia, and at the
quest of the holder Of the note secured thereby
1 will sell. at public auction: In front Of the
premises on MONDAY. THE TWENTY-FOURTH
LAY OF JANUARY. A. ID. 1898. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, the following described real es
tate, situate In the District of Columbia, being
all Of the east half Of lot numbered twenty-seven
(20, in block numbered Eve t5), Of Todd &
Browns subdivision Of a part OF Mount Pleas
ant" and Pheasant Plains.'
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase money
TO be paid in cash and the balance in equal
fnstallments In six (6) and twelve Q2) months.
with interest at 9 per cent per annum, secured
by deed of trust on the property sold, all cash.
at the option Of the purchaser. deposit of 800
required at the time of sale. All conveyancing
and recording at the cost Of the purchaser. Terms
OF sale TO be complied with within ten days from
day of sale or the trustee reserves the right to
resell at the risk and cost of the defaultng pur-
chaser after i've days previous advertisement Of
srch resale.
JOHN A. CLARKE, Trustee.
. 1a12-d&ds COS ID St NV.
Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co. Auctioneers
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AUCTION SALES.
lAIORROw.
THOMAS DOWNING & CO.. AUCTTONEERS,
612 f st. NV.

1I1O1d-kS DONl-INt CO., ACCIIUNEEItS,
6l2 f st. NV
Regular sale OF Furniture WEDNESDAY. JAN
CARI NINETEENTH. 1S9S. AT TEN O'CLOCK A.
NJ. Bed Room Sets, Carpets. Kitchen Ware, Toilet
Ware. g.. Also 10000 Cigars to be sold. Also =
Organs. 1t
c. G. SLOAN & CO., ACCTIONEfRS, 14o7 & ST.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY,
BEING TWO STORY FRAME DWELLING
NO. 1872 POLK STREET. ANACOSTlA. II. c.
BY virtue OF deed of trust. dated March 81.
1896 and duly recorded in Liber No. DDS folio
1876 ct seq. of the land records Of the Dis
trict of Columbia and at the request of the party
secured thereby. will sell at public auction. IN
frtnt of the premises, WEDNESDAY. JAN
UARY NINETEENTH. 1868. AT QUARTER PAST
THREE O'CLOCK PM, parts of lots 154 and I55,
designated upon the official plat of Uniontoun
fronting IA feet on Polk street and described
by metes and bounds in said trust.
Terms easy and made known at time Of sale
GEORGE NJ. EMMERICH,
DOUGLASS 5. MACKALL.
ja12-dts Trustees
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DTHE ABOVE SALE is FURTHER POST
poned until THURSDAY, JANUARY TWEEN
TIETH. 1898. same hour and place. By order of
the trustees. ja13-dts
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BY virtue OF an CIDER Of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia holding special term
for Probate Court business. the undersigned ad-
ministrator will sell, by public auction the
above premises, ON THURSDAY, TWENTIETH
DAY Of JANUARY. AID. 1893. commencing at
TEN O'CLOCK An. all the magnificent Furnl-
ture. Draperies, Plate Glass. etc. We would re-
spectfully call the attention Of parties refurnshing
TO this sale
House open for inspection We'd
nesday, January I9, from 9 am. to S
pm.
TERMS CASH.
FRANK ]. nONNELLY
Administrator of the Estate Nora NJ Hughes
Deceased ja1i-l&dbs
rCyI .S. g.
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THos. BOWLING, Auctioneer. tsis-dSds
THOMAS DOWNING CO.. Auct... el2 3 st. NV.

TRI STEES' SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY. BEING No. 1893 FIFTEENTH
STREET NORTHWEST. SOUTHEAST COR
PROVED B1 A THREE STORY MODERN
BRICK RESIDENCE.
Under and by viltue of a certain deed of trust
to the undersigned. bearing date December l.
1893, and recorded in Liber No. 1865, folio 1858 ct
seQ of tn land records of the District OF Column
bia and by direction in writing of the parties
cured bv seid deed Of trust, VIII offer for sale
in front of the premises, on WEDNESDAY. THE
TWENTY-NINTn DAY OF DECEMBER. 1897, at
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following described
r6 ii estate, viz: All of lot numbered hundred
and seventeen QlO. in Rudolf Goldschmid's sub
division Of lois in square numbered two hundred
anC twelve (2l2), per plat recorded in Liber I3
folio &C. Of the records of the Office Of the sur
veyor OF tn. District Of Columbia with the build
ings AMI improvements thereon, being No. i22y
18th street northwest.
Terms of sale one-third cash. balance in equal
annual iLstallments, with interest per cent
pr annum, payable semi-annually in one two
and three Yeas, and secured by deed Of trust on
the property sold, all cash, at the option OF the
purchaser. deposit OF 500 Will be required at
the sale. All Coiyeyancing and recording expenses
to be paid by the purchaser, and all the terms to
be complied with by the purchaser within fifteen
days from date of sale, or the trustees have the
right t. advertise and resell the risk and cost
Of the defaulting purchaser.
JAMES A. BATES, Trustee
de17-d&ds ABRAM p. PARDON, Trustee.
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1.-THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED UNTIL
THURSDAY, JANUARY THIRTEENTH, 1898
same he and place. By order of the trustees.
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UTHE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED UNTIL
THURSDAY, JANUARY SIXTH. 1873. hour
and place. By order OF the trustees de23-dts
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OTHE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED, on
account of the weather, until TUESDAY, JAN.
CARl TWENTY-FIFTH. same hour and place.
jG12d&ds By ORDER OF THE TRU USTEE.
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CIIANCERY SALE OF DESIRABLE AND VAL
LIABLE HOUSE AND LOT. NO. 1912 NINE
TENTH STREET NORTHWEST. IN WASH


LIABLE HOUSE AND LOT. NO. 1872 NINE
TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, IN WASH
INGTON CITY, ID. c.
By virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause
number 1256S Craylor ct al. VS.. McGreal ct al
We will sell. at public auction, in front of the
premises, on WEDNESDAY, TIE TWENTY
SMITH DAY OF JANUARY. 1898, AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, lot numbered forty nine (i9), in
square numbered one hundred and eleven 11l in
the city Of Washington. District of Columbia
teng 20 feet front and about 75 feet Deep and
improved by threestory brick dwelling house.
No. 1872 10Th street n.
Terms OF sale: One-third cash. and the residue
in two equal installments, for which notes of The
purchaser must be given. payable in one and two
per cent per annum, all cash. Il the option Of
the purchaser. A deposit Of $500 will be re-
quired acceptance of bid. Terms be compiled
with within fifteen days from the day of sale, and
all conyeyancing at purchasers cost.
w. K. WOODWARD. Trustee.
sol NV.
HENRI L DAVIS, Trustee.
City Hall.
THOS. BOWLING, Auctioneer. tal3-d&ds
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TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY
NOS. 11s AND 71S NINTH STREET, RE
TWEEN q AND ii STREETS NORTHEAST,
AND THREE BRICK DWELLINGS IN THE
REAR. NOS. 715 III AND Tl9 MILTON AL
LEY.
By virtue Of a deed Of trust duly recorded in
Liber 1863 folio ass ct seq, of the land records
of the District Of Columbia. and the request Of
the party secured thereby, l will sell, WE'D
NESDAY. THE TWELFTH DAY OF JANUARY
AID. 1898. AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and premises
situate in the city of Washington. District of Co
lumbia. and designated lots No. 81 and - of
Moses kelly's Subdivision of square No. 9l2. as
said subdivision is recorded I'm the Office the
surveyor of the District of Columbia, In Book H.
ID. G. page l3S. together with all and singular
the Improvements, ways, easements, rights, priv
ileses and appurtenances to the same belonging
or in anywise appertanng.
Terms of sale: one-thrd cash. balance in one
and two years at six per cent per aEnum interest
secured by deed Of trust on the property sold. or
all cash. at the option OF the purchaser. deposit
OF $500 required at time of sale. Conveyancing.
&c. Mt purchasers cost Terms of sale lie
complied with in ten days from day of sale other
wise trustee reserves the right resell the prop
erty at the risk and of the defaulting pur-
chaser. after nve days advertisement of such re-
sale in some newspaper published in Washington,
u. c.
WALTER v. II. BERRY. Surviving Trustee.
1al-d&ds Fendal bldg, 34i ID st. NV.
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Ratclife. Sutton & Co., Auctioneers,
920 Penna. ave. NV.
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de9-d&ds

UTHE SALE og THE ABOVE MENTIONED
property advertised to take place December g.
1s9I, and postponed until December 16, 1897 10
further postponed until SATURDAY, JANUARY
FIFTEENTH. 1893, at the same hour and place.
ANDREW B. DUVAI.L,
CHAS. c. COLE
de17-1t-then1a6-d&ds Tr,xfeea
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The purchaser Of the above described property
mt the sale above advertised having failed 10 CON.
ply with the terms Of sale therein provided, we
the ei Premises sAn TE FIFE Iaa sT
DAY pay oI OF ! DECEMBER; ~ AID. 1897. AT. FOUR
tions set forth in foregoing advertisement.
ANoREW B. DUvALI., Trustee
de2-d&ds CHARLES C. COLE, Trustee
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UTHE SALE OF THE ABovE MENTIONED
property, advertised to take place December g.
1907. is postponed until THURSDAY DECEMBER
SIXTEENTH. 1897. at the same hour and place
ANDREW B. DUyALL.
CHAS. C. COLE,
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AUCTION SAILS.
Future DAYS,
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON a CO. ArcTioNnEgs

kAfCllfFE, SUTTON Il Co. AUCTIoNEERs
TRUSTEES SALE OF A THREE STORY EEowy.
SLoNEEKONT DWELLING. KNOWN AS No.
1'3i STREET NoRTliwEST
u! virtue OF certain decd Of trust duly rrrnrd-
ed IN lihcr No. 2'eS. 81 folio 275 81 seI on. ~
.9e snd recorcs Tor ihe District nf columbia and
sell iy public auction, in front ~ the pirm-
isS - ON FRIDAY. THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY
fM. the following described land and ,,re,pt~..,
sitnate IN the city uf Washington Di.t-i,r rf CO.
hundred aud forty-Jwo t2i2, in Joseph Il Jllnssn's
subdivision Of lots In square numbered one hum
10 folio 3 cf the rcSors f s .hc r'rs OH 20 ~ , itTr
Feyor Of the District "t Columbia. together with
sold subject to PRIOR deed uf ,r1lst 'r.r ). ,sn
lattcnlas Of which VIII DE stated at the time of
sale. "
Terms: Over above mentioned trust cash A
deposit OF slco required upon acceptance or hid
chaser.
jnl7-d&dbs GEORGE II. WRIGHT Trustee.
1Hos. J. OWEN. AucTIoNEER. 9i3 ST. NV.
TErs1EES' SALE OF DESIRABLE pwEl LING,
Srrt ATE M. 4oS STREET NORTHWEST
by virtue OF certain deed of trust recorded in
liber 2i29 folio i@o seq. one of the land rec
"r'is II the District Of uciumhis, and at The re.
quest OF the holders ot the notes secured thereby
W viii sell. at pnbllc auction. in front Of the
premises on TIT RSpAi. JANUARY TUEN-
T'EIH, 1SsS, Mt HAlFpaS FOUR PM I,r
y In Commissioner sub of square sll together
with improvements. known No aos L street
Terms Of sale: oEe-third cash balance in ,ne
and two years, at six per per annrm pay-
tinn. Deposit Of 500 required at tit,a ~ .sis
Taxes paid 10 December 81 1897 II terms Of sale
sale the trustees reserve the right tu res, u he
property at the risk AMI cost of defaultiuy pur-
sale In some newspaper published In Washington,
ID Z. Ahstract o"n,cyancing and recording ut
CTAS W FAIRFAX. Trustee.
.--- AH u ~. ".
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.

RADCLIFFE SUTTON & CO.. AUcTIoNEERs.
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UTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED ON AC-
COUNT Oh THE INCLEMENT WEATHER until
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY NINETEENTH 1898,
at the same hour and place.
ANDREW B. DUvALL
CHAS. c. COLE,
ia16-d&ds Tr1sfee&
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-27
Children in August.
style,

August seems the most trying
month of the twelve for little children
chilly nights after hot days-and II
one is obliged to stay in town during
this month, all comforts imaginable
must be prepared for the babies. If
mothers would only be more careful
as to their eating-so much pain
comes from eating unripe fruit, and
children, both large and small, crave
green fruit.
A lady who has made this a study
said all children under four years of
age should wear light all-wool flannel
next to the skin, especially during
August and September; on teething
babies, wooden socks, although it's
Just the style for the baby to go bare
footed until six or eight months old.
When your little one shows the
slightest symptoms of the dreaded
summer complaint, do not run for a
doctor and dose baby with medicine,
but give simple diet OF pure fresh
milk in which you have put a tea
spoonful of lime water to every tum-
blerful. When diarrhpais accompan-
led with pain, lay a flannel cloth victim
hot whisky on the stomach, to keep
in the heat. Almost all simple cases
may yield to the applications of this
simple home remedy Ricewater is
also helpful, and is made thus: Boil
a tablespoonful of rice and quart OF
water three hours; strain and sweeten.
Nearly all children are very fond OF
sweets, and if mothers would give
stewed fruits and less candies there
would be less poor teeth. A mild
homemade marmalade is good at
break fast, also a very little new honey.
If children will have candy, then teach
them to eat only pure candy, such as
rock candy, old fashioned lemon and
peppermint stick; but they will thrive
best of all on figs, dates, stewed prunes,
rice pudding, custards and baked APP
pies. Farm and Preside.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-27
no You Want TO Buy u
Buggy T!

II you do, you want an assortment
from which to make a selection. In
that case, if you want phaeton, sur
rey, buggy, trap, or stick wagon,
why not call on Sencindiver & Stew
art, on Winchester avenue? They
have the Studebaker Langtry Surrey,
Popular Phaeton, Izzer Buggy, Prim-
rose and Clipper, without tops, some
thing new in the Studebaker line,
and about 40 others from which to
select, all at v-ry reasonable prices.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-27

ripe for another Charlottesville disas-
ter, for If Lawton gave way the whole
line back to San Juan, the key on the
American left, would have gone TO
pieces.
General Fl. w Lawton was man for
the work Of road breaker for the army.
He is a veteran Of the civil war and
knows what warfare is, but the special
training for leader Of the outpost at
Santiago was gained on the plains He
it was who captured Geronimo, the
clever Apache chieftain. Much credit is
given Lawton for diplomacy in that
affair. but the real argument in that
campaign was the hand Of mail, Geron-
irno surrendered when he found that
Lawton had tracked him to his wilder
ness lair in the Sierra Madre mountains
with carbines and pistols and men be-
hind them, enough to wipe out has raid
ing band Of savages
General Miles said that he chose
Lawton, then captain, to hunt down
Geronimo's band because he (Lawton)
believed that the Indians could be whip
ped into subsection. His plan was to
fight them in their own way. Lawton
is a giant in build and in strength He
stands feet 8, is well proportional,
strong and sound in bone and muscle.
The force under Lawton was picked
one, the men being selected for their
strength, agility and tenacity of pur-
pose 1t was to be hunt to death in
climate and region as hot and wild as
Cuba.
The mountains where Geronimo was
hiding were impossible for cavalry, and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-27

Skaters dash for Santiago was as
bold as any known in history. Perhaps
he miscalculated, as he confessed, but
when he saw that the Spaniards did not
oppose his landing he rushed the ad-
vance under Lawton inland to seize the
first range Of hills. This the Spaniards
opposed only feebly, and Shafter struck
out for the heights of FL Caney and San
Juan it is the quick stroke which tells
in war, and the audacity of the Amer
lean army was in itself enough to ter
rorize the dreamy Spaniards. Besides,
Shafter hoped to take the land batteries
commanding the harbor III the rear and
so give Sampson chance to get at Ger
vera.
When at last the Spaniards began to
show fight, Shafter fought them, and
when he whipped them followed up
until the city of Santiago lay tempting
ly before the eyes of the soldiers Then
the startling situation was developed
that the road from the landing to the
front would not admit of the bringing
up OF heavy guns to clinch the stroke on
the hills. Not only that, but the rains
which began to fall made it impossible
to get supply wagons to the front, and
troops were without food. Still the
commander did not halt
Meanwhile tropical weather had pros
trated thousands as the Spanish bullets
had hundreds. Shafter was sick, Wheel
er, the next in command, was sick, and
Young, leader of the brigade in which
the rough riders fought, was sick.
Again, the Spaniards at last began to
fight. Their smokeless powder gave
them the advantage over the Ameri-
cans They charged and retook captured
ground, and the splendid guns from
Cervera's ships played havoc in Shat
ter's ranks. The city could not be taken.
1t could not be sheled without heavy
guns. In this emergency Shafter decided
to withdraw from the advanced posi-
ton, shorten and strengthen his line
and wait for help, for food, for ammu-
nition for big guns. Something's
trifle probably-changed Shafter' 5 pur-
pose. Perhaps it was that visit along
the lines on the Fourth of July when
he heard the band at the front playing
THE Star Spangled Banner" and the
men cheering as only American heroes