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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14
WOODEN MAUSER BULLETS

That the Spanish soldiers in
Clba were inferior marksmen Is
well known to our soldiers aud ma
rlnos, but much surprise has been
expressed at The remarkable lack
of exec ltlon which characterized
them at Guantanamo aud Santiago
Ii has remained for Olaf Ollson,
gun captain No. l of the United
States gunboat Montgomery, to
throw some light on this matter.
OllSou, while bis ship was sta'
toned of Santiago after the de-
s,roetIon of Csvera's fleet, went
aboard the Mara Teresa IN search
ot sonvenlers. He found large
ooantity of unus,d Mauser car
ridges in clips of five. One oil
these clips found It's way TO Tue
Naw York Sun Office. IT ,he span
,sh army and navy were equipped
with that Kind of ammunition, then
Csrvera and TOral were amp'y
tustified IN snrrenderlng.
rbe cartridges found by OLSON
4 - sHI
consist Of metal shell loaded VII
hair ana a sprinkl'ng ot poFder
The bullet is neither brass no
Iaad. but of wood. Some WicSe'
army contractor had imposed o'
tbe ordinance bureau OF the span
,si, navy, but to what extent IN
harmless wooden Mauser b
,o,s we're used will probably neve
I've known.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14
One Minute COugn Cure, cures
That II -,ha. IL rs made for.
TUIRD CLASS MATTER.

"Say," said The hoC keeper, ad
dressing the cashier and wlnking
knowingly at the Office boy, "do
you know anything about this
stamp taxi"
"Sure," replied the cashier.
"What do you want TO know"
Suppose" continued the book
keeper, "that l wanted to EXPIRE :
my opinion; would | have 10 stamp
the express receipt"
"Undoubredly,T answered the
cashier. "But if you will allow
me, | would suggest that you ior
ward your opinions by mail"
"Aud why by mail?" asked the
autocrat of The ledger.
"BecauSe," replied The cashier,
"as they have no wight 1t wonld
be much cheaper."-C,icdgo News
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14

An old cOuutryman came into a
small town in Arkansas week or
so ago. He lived in the woods and
his last visit TO towr had been made
at the close of the civil war. The
little country place was then full ol
soldiers, and now alter thirty years
the first thing the Old man saw
was military company marching
to the depot on their way TO The
encampment. lie looked IN amaze
men. aud mn'tered audIbly; "By
gosh, them burned liars tod me
Lee had surrendered, and here's
that drafted war still goin' on p
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14
THETROUBLESoFAPROP

TIIETROUBLES OF a PROPHET
"HDw hit happen, Bruddtr John
sing, DAT yo' dun quit preaching
down 10 Alabamy a'reddA :"
ivy my ch'ch qnlt pslin ten
sbun to ennythlng | say and shet
off my salary"
"Dey mus be mighty bad lot o
brctherin an slsterln down dar."
"No, dey bain't so pow'ful bad,
but after | went TO prOfsS 10 lost
all manner o. the eutIre gang"
"Dat 20 p
"Yaas, you see l dun bin prof
swim 'bont whit coming to pass an
whit gwipe to happen to all dem
mean Diggers whut wudden pay de
preacher, an koIlections wuz JEST
comm i'm fine twell one dav the sis
fern ak me whut kind y weddeI
we ewine to hab for the pOsSnm
supper festlful, an / tell um hit sho
will be de fines sort, fer bekase |
wn2 mighty hongIy an wanted de
supper to sho cum oft. But sub,
hit raintd' an sleeted an cum two or
three sky kOOns, and den sted my
'aoeuce wild my val'ard hruddeIin
wuz shOly busted. De salary kol-
Iecllons tuck de drags. an no mat
ter how | exhausted my flock ner
how | prOdsyed dey wuz sho fer de
blazin lake, dey jest sot dar an
LATED az me an wuddeB pay me
hurry red cent ner gin me de tur.
key dinner, ner nuthln.'-Atlanla
journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14
LACERATED BY ALION.

Butte, Mant., Oct. 2.-Zeke Walters,
the animal keeper with Lehman Bros.
Circus, was attacked in the lion cage
10y one of the lions, who felled him
with blow on the head with its paws,
and continued the attack as he lay
PROSTATE. Walters grabbed one Of the
cage and drew himself to his feet, at
the same time attempting 70 fight Of
the lion. Almost blind by blood from
the wounds in his head, Walters then
dragged himselfto the door at the
rear of the cage and, unfasteniug it.
leaplng out and fell unconscious tC
the ground. His back is terribly lacer
ated. The doctors say ne cannot live
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14
AN ENGLISHJOkE.

MotheG-Why don't yon play
with that American boy?
BOy-He tells stories.
MnthtI-.lIe dOesl
Boy Yes. He came from New
York. and he says he never saw an
Indian or a buffalo. London Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14

whether there were B or 10, and he
drew long breath and yelled at
her:
GWoman, do you take me for a
FOOL You seem TO have set out
with the deliberate intention OF in
solting mel7
Far from it," she sOOthing!y re-
piled. "You wondered why | was
not shouting over the war, and
why | didn't ask you questions
You eventually became colonel OF
the Eighteenth Ono, didn't you'
"Ot course | did"
"Were the historians mad at you
personally"
81 don't know that they were
wbyp
"Because more of them mention
I'd you as colonel of that regiment.
Both Lossiug and Hradley give
the colomers name as
What What's thalp he inter
rupted; "lbfy dOn't mention me.
TIE liars and deeelvers! The base
bern hypocritsl And you viii
read the writings Of men who 60
at it with malice afOrethOught to
deptiSe your husband of his just
honor as a sOldiel!'
"Tneir conduct was ieprehensl
ble,7 said Mrs. BOwser, "aud |
hope yOn will take revenge on them
You were speaking OF the battle OF
Gett, sburg and the nail-storm Of
death. Were you a colonel OF the
Eighteenth ONO them"
"Crrtainly. When finally got
the ordev to charge didn'C step
"But ! can't find that the Elgh
teenth Ohio was there she inter
rupted. ut does not appear IN
The list of regiments at all"
"Tbey-they dared to leave us
on :" Shrieked Mr.. BOwser.
.They dare. You speak OF the
battle of Gettysburg Jnst wblch
day do you meaul'
al mean the day Of The battle"
bat there was three days OF
fighting"
81 deny 1T deny it."
"Well, they may have made "a
mistake. What was the date OF
the battleg"
"The 10Th OF June"
"They all give the dates the
same-lha .. 3 and 4 of JulS. The
third day of the fighting was the
climax. When Lee failed TO pierce
the Federal center with Plcketts
Virglnians he began his retreat 10
the Potomac. Mr.. BOwser, you
must have your commission and
discharge papers, and ! shouldhke
20 see them. ere they III the
iced boXW
"WomaDw hoarsely whispered
Mr.. i}owser, as he advanced and
lowered over her, "yOu seem to
doubt vour husbands yeraclty."
"But you NAV not have been IN
the late war, you know. You may
have thought you were, but
mo more, woman-not another
void! Right here III my own
house, by my own wife, 3S years
after the war, | am told that JIG
not enlist-that | never saw bat
tle-that | WAS not colOnel-tha a
my regiment was not mentioned II
hIstor,l it is enough. l am golnE
ont and may not return tonight
NAV never return. Please holt
Yourself in readiness to receive
call from my lawyer in the morn
ing"
= And Mr.. Bowser went ont anC
D bought two glasses of beer an'
walked around and jawed himsel
t till midnight. Hrs. Bowser wal
awake when he slipped softly Ii
and made ready for Oed, but sb'
i. felt for him and hadn't word Il
4 SAY. Next morning, when NJ
glanced az her across the 0reakfas
table, she pretended TO lay it all OIL
the coffee, and said she'd dis
n charge the cook If it couldn't b
d bettered.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14
For Sale.

Havingan opportunity 10 lntest III plVl pl
erfv that will be more g.. ..scnlcul 10 li''
Vii sxiIl oTer 'Te forsale my farm of G6 acres near
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large bank barn and other nuliulnss -au
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Address . llt.lses,. - T.,
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14

William (reading)-"Pa, what's
a prolonged conflict 2"
Pa--"Ifs something you'll nev'T
be able TO understand. nv boy, un-
I'll you grOws0p and get married.
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-28
Facilitating Johnny.
Fredcricksburg Free Lance.

Fredericksburg Free Lance.
In the matter of Daniel vs. Daniel, it
seems that the aforesaid John Warwick,
in the United States Senate last Saturday,
declared that the Presidents vacilating
policy has brought the country to where it
is. The same grandly eloquent John War
wick also gave it as his opinion "that the
last Administration of this government,
which was put in power by the Democrats
and the present Administration Of this
government alike have seemed to the
American republic TO be hypnotized by
some strange and mysterious influence
that took out of them the virile instincts
Of the American people to defend their
citizens anywhere and everywhere at
whatever cost" John Warwick, how
ever, failed to enlighten his hearers, as to
who the American people are that are to
be defended. To this criticism of the
President, Senator Gray, of Delaware,
thusly inquired of Senator Daniel: II
should like to ask the Senator from Vir-
ginia, if he will allow me, how he is going
10 support the country efficiently or effect
lively unless he supports the constituted
authority of the country and recognizes
him as the leader whom the will of TO-
600 900 people placed in that position %
This was a crusher to Senator D., who,
lfgiven time, can make speech that will
enthuse school girls and sophmores, but
as is well known, is not equal to a debate
when one has to think rapidly on his feet.
But it seems that Senator Daniel just a
week before had come out in an interview,
not speech, in which he volunteered to
say when asked his opinion concerning
Spanish affairs: Il have carefully studied
the situation and believe we are close to
war. l have seen nothing to censure in
the Presidents conduct. So far as l know
the President is right. Of course many
things have come to his knowledge that
are not understood by the public. think
the President has been right"
Yet, IN a week afterwards Senator
Daniel declares that the President has
been vacillating Comparing the two ut
terances, it will be seen that it is our very
John, as well as the nations chief, who
has been vacillating. The truth is, Sena-
tor Daniel is man of fine instincts and
splendid character, but with the impulse
Of woman and the immature judgment
of school boy. He should not be judged
harshly, he may change again in week.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-28

forethought whatever. But now, when
the stress of war seems to have come upon
the country, all opinions have been merged
and there is a wonderful unity of senti-
ment in upholding the honor of the nation,
and an earnest uprising of the people i'll
the cause of humanity and justice.
American patriotism in this instance, as
in every other that has arisen since our
birth as nation, has asserted itself with
full force. The people are standing solidly
in support of the President and their gov
eminent with an unfinching front that
does honor to the great Anglo-Saxon re-
public. Party differences are cast aside
by the people, if not by the
politicians, and there is no room here
for those who refuse to support their coun-
try in this trying crisis. The men of the
North, the South, the East and the West
should be and are practically unit in
support Of the President. There are many
things to be admired in our history as a
nation, but there is nothing that approaches
in grandure the patriotism of the Ameri-
can people.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-28

the declaration vi Washington that the
United States will comm ssion no rriva-
teers, treat fee shil as making free goods
and make prize only of contraband Of wGr
under neutral flags For tie United States
this reduces the right Of search to regular
men. of-war. 1t assures neutral vessels the
world over that they are safe when carry
ing goods bound to and from Spain or
owned in Spain, unless these are contra
band of war.
If Spain adopts the same policy, the evils
of the war TO neutral nations will be greatly
reduced, and the declaration made in Par
lament yesterday indicates that Great
Britain at least will limit to the utmost the
right of search. Up to the middle Of this
century Great Britain magnified this right
as well as the right Of capturing the goods
and persons of an eremy on neutral YES
sells. With the Trent case England gave
up the right to capture persons. The right
to capture goods is now also definitely
abandoned The right of search, jealousy
sustained by English courts even i'll case of
vessels under neutral convoy, is now to
be minimized. Before long the right Of
private property at sea will be
given up.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-28
Neutral Ships and Enemy's Goods.

Philadelphia Press.l
While private property, save as needed
for immediate military purposes, is pro-
tected on land from capture, prize or de-
struction among civilized countries, at sea
it still remains as much open to capture
for the benefit of the captors as ever.
The application of this barbarous prac-
tice, against which the United States has
protested from the beginning of its diplo-
macy, to the vessels of an enemy and their
cargoes is easy. They are captured and
taken into port, condemned and sold for
the benefit of their captors.
BY this general though deplorable usage
of nations, however, down to the begin
ming of this century and later an enemy's
goods were liable to capture, even under a
neutral flag. This has been altered, largely
under the policy and protest Of the United
States, until it is now admitted by all civ
ilized countries that an enemy's goods are
safe from capture on neutral vessel, I'M
less they are "contraband Of war;" goods
intended for use in warfare. These,
whether the property of an enemy OR on
their way to his ports. are liable to cap
ture.
Both the capture of an enemy's vessels
and the seizure of contraband of war on
neutral vessel involve and carry in time of
war the right of search. During the exist
ence of war between The United States and
Spain, for instance, any man-of-war of
either country will have the right to stop
any ship of any nation on the Atlantic and
learn by the examination of papers and
the search of the cargo, first, whether the
vessel is in fact and in law entitled to carry
The neutral flag it flies and, second, whether
it is carrying contraband of war destined
for either combatant.
This right of search makes marine war
covering an extensive area, ike the pres
ent, the nuisance it is to the nations which
are at peace, and it gives Importance to
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-28
A Time to Show American Manhood.
Petersburg "Indcx-Appeal" Dem)l

Petersburg "Index-Appeal" Dem)
We have reached the occasion when
every man must be for his country. right
or wrong. Faction and partisanship must
be discarded, and the whole moral and
material strength of the country must be
united in support Of the efforts of the
President of the United States to secure
for III speedy and honorable peace. In
this contest we must not be Democrats,
nor Republicans, nor Populists, nor silver
men, nor gold men, nor Northern, nor
Southern, nor Eastern, nor Western-but-
all Americans, animated by common
love for one country. The man who can
not rise to the level of this requirement
falls below the grade of a patriot. More
than that The man who stands before
the country in any representative relation,
whether as member of Congress, or leader
of party, and stoops to the baseness Of
intrigue and double-dealing to embarrass
the Administration for political advantage,
is worse than demagogue. He is trail
tor He is dealing in the blood and treas
ure and honor and safety of his country
for mean personal interest, and deserves
to be, as no doubt he will be, the object of
an enduring and whitening public scorn.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-28
A RIDICULOUS PROPOSITION.

Those Senators and Members Of the
House of Representatives who contended
for retaining the words ''are and'' in the
Cuban resolutions have compelled Con-
gress to send out to the world statement
that is self-contradictory. The first reso-
linton saws, "That the people ofthe island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free
and Independent, and the second says,
ssThat it is the duty of the United States
to demand, and the government Of the
United States does hereby demand, that
the government of Spain at once rehnquish
its authority and government in the island
of Cuba"
If the people of Cuba are free, why the
necessity of making this demand Of Spain?
Why the necessity of armed intervention
and the terrors of war in which our coun-
try may suffer untold losses
The words "are and' were concession,
We suppose, to those who contended that
it was the duty of our government to re-
cognize the supposed government of the
Cuban insurgents. Those who undertake
to defend the absurd declaration Of the
first resolution claim that it was copied
substantially from the Declaration of In
dependence. 1t is in our Declaration of
independence, but it was put there by the
representatives of the people, elected from
the several States that were declared free.
The language of their declaration was,
stThat these United Colonies are, and of
right ought to be, Free and Independent
States" In that case the representatives
of the people of the colonies in Congress
assembled declared the United Colonies
free and independent States. In the
Cuban resolutions the Congress Of one gov
eminent declares the people of another
country free. international awrecognizes
free and independent governments but not
peoples.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-28
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
THURSDAY, APRIL, IS, 1898.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

1t takes long time to wipe out the hates
that are created by war between nations.
1t is more than one hundred years since
the revolutionary war, and some of the
hatred that was handed down by the
American patriots who fought in that war
against England is found in the breasts OF
their descendants at this remote date. The
war of 1776 was like family quarrel, and
nothing is more bitter than the estrange-
ment between father and son. But time
has about worn threadbare the hatred be-
tween Englishmen and Americans, The
Anglo-Saxon blood that flows in the veins
of the people of both nations has been
gradually drawing them closer together,
and it looks like parent and child in the
future will stand together for civilization
and human freedom. At q banquet given
by the Lord Mayor of London on the 2Oth
inst. Colonel Hay, the ambassador of the
United States to England, was present as a
guest and was called upon to speak. The
following is part of his remarks:
eve Americans are sometimes accused
of looking after our own interests with a
certain energy and pertinacity. l might
say, in a spirit of pride rather than contri-
ton. that it only shows what stock we are
of, but this truth is incontestable-that for
nearly three generations of men and in
spite of constant differences there has been
peace between us and friendly regard; a
peace growing more firm and solid as the
years go by and friendship which, am
sure, the vast majority of both peoples
hope and trust may last forever.
1.-THE good understanding between US is
based on something deeper than mere ex-
pediency. All who think cannot but see
that there is a sanction like that ofreligion
which binds us in partnership in the SER
ious work of the world.
"Whether we will or not, we are asso-
ciated, in that work by the very nature OF
things, and no man and no group of men
can prevent it. We are bound by ties
which we did not forge and which we can
not break. We are joint ministers in the
same sacred mission of freedom and pro-
gress, charged with duties which we can
not evade."
Colonel Hay, in an impressive perora
ton, which elected outbursts of cheering,
recalled as happy augury the sudden
illumination through the fog by search
light of the British and American flags
flying on the cruiser Brooklyn during the
recent jubilee festivities. He closed by
expressing the hope that the two flags
might ever float united.
There are very few Americans who viii
not give their hearty sanction to the ut
terances of our ambassador. The United
States and England should stand together
in the future.