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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-06
How ItPurifes Water.

For every gallon of water drawn, a gal
lon of air (the vital element), is circula-
ted through the water. The oxygen
thus introduced, ventilates, vitalizes and
purifes the water, destroying all water
worms, water lice and germs of disease.
Guaran eed to remove all impurities
from the foulest well or cistern, in few
days ordinary use, and keep water equal
to mountain spring. 1t will make bad
water good and good water better. If
not found superior to any pump on earth
for domestic use) it may be returned
and money refunded.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-06

Train No. 10 runs daily between Harrisburg
and Hagerstown.
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
Leave MOL No.S NOS No.7 No.s lOS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-06

Draws 10 gallons of
water per minute. No
tubing to rust, burst
or wear. Never has
to be packed, primed
or thawed. Will not
freeze, as buck ct s
drain tn e IN s elves.
! Will not rust, chain
and buckets made of
Galvanized Steel. Can
! be set up in 10 min
utes. No attachments
below the platform.
No wooden tub ing,
rubber or leather to
contaminate the wa
ter. Makes bad water
good and good water
cost in Doctor bills
pure water being n pre-.
Cholera, typhoid anG
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-06

The following is the time oftrains stopping
at Shenandoah junction, In effect May To-
1895:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
MEN OF NERVE.
By CHARLES B. LEWIS.

the Charlestown preacher. Either be-
cause he was somewhat differently
dressed or they saw him under circum-
stances, not a man was sure CT his
identity. An examination resulted in
bringing forward relatives of the man
he represented himself. 10 be. and he
was convicted as a spy and paid the
penalty.
Before the campaign which ended IN
the battle Of Antietam the Federal
camps were overrun with Confederate
spies. They had a far better show 10
get in and out than our spies did, as
every Federal camp had its hangers
on, and peddlers, milkmen and farmers
were given passes. One day there came
into the Second brigade a civilian ped
der Of postage stamps and stationery
who did a thriving trade until he got
into a dispute with a customer. AS he
lost his temper he made use OF certain
expressions which aroused suspicion,
and he was charged with being a spy
and placed under arrest. When called
m for examination, the General found
him a hard nut to crack. He claimed a
residence in Washington, and told MS
story SO glibly that he was sent to that
city to be further Investigated. 1t was
found that he had occupied a room at
the place stated. He claimed to De an
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
Odd Incidents Of The War.
BY CHARLES B. LEWIS.

bullets through his hat, rode up and
shook hands with his orderly alter the
fight was over, and said to him:
1--WE can't have such good fighters
hanging about headquarters. You VIII
have to go back to your regiment and
become sergeant
FIGHTING FOR THE COLORS.
At Beaver Dam, where the Confeder-
ate cavalry came UP with Sheridan S
raiding force, there was fighting over
the highways for a distance OF SIX
miles. and the charges and counter
charges broke the troops of both COM
mands up into small bodies. Alter a
fierce charge by portion of Gregg S
Federal brigade, color bearer found
himself alone on the edge of the cloud
of dust and smoke. While trying TO
make out friend from foe, he was at
tackled by a lieutenant Of the Fifth
North Carolina, who came dashlng up
with sabre poised and demanded his
surrender. The Federal was armed
with a revolver only, and though ne
fired six bullets at the Confederate, he
merely wounded him in the hand.
This caused him to drop his sabre, and
both were defenseless. Then they
closed in and grappled with each other.
The Confederate was after the flag,
and the Federal was fighting to keep
it. Their horses galloped along side
by side while the men grasped at each
other, and this lasted for thirty min
utes. Twice the Confederate got pos
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21

copyright, 1881
During the war CT the rebellion there
were perhaps a hundred spies regu
larly employed On the Union side, but
a good half Of them were civilians, and
of the Others few We're ever sent into
the Confederate camps. 1t was the sol
der at the front, detailed for the haz-
ardous work, who secured the informa-
ton wanted by the army commanders.
The man who fought battle had even
chances of escaping death, and if TAX
en- prisoner he would be duly ex-
changed. A scout might be captured
on the outskirts Of the enemy's camp,
but being in uniform he must be
treated as a prisoner of war. 1t was
the spy above all Others who took
perilous risks and exhibited nerve TO
call for official commentator. 1t was
estimated that a Federal soldier who
set out to visit the Confederate lines
stood only one chance in fifty of re-
turning, but there were always plenty
to take the risk.
Now and then lieutenant yolun-
teered to act as spy, but in most cases
they were on-commissioned officers or
privates. After year or so only prl-
Yates were used 1t was necessary in
most cases to assume the dress of
civilian. The non-cOmmissioned OIL
Ger, paying more attention to his car
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
'POSSUM TALKS.
Zeb White Proves That the Bear
Is a HumoriSt.
Copyright, 1893, by The international
Literary and News Service

Literary and News Service.
"Speakin' about bars" said old Zeb
White one evening as he was tinkering
at the lCck of his rifle before the flame
of the fireplace, most everybody takes
EN- too seriously. When you come TO
find out about bar he's got mo- fun
in him than monkey. Thar's heaps
O. times when he'd rather have a lark
than a fight, and you've allus got TO
pitch into him fust if anybody's to be
hurt"
l asked the old 'possum- hunter to
give me some instances of bear-humor,
and getting coal for his pipe, he said:
When | built my first pig-pen |
knowed that bars would be around
arter the hawgs, and so | aimed to
make it b'ar-proof 1t was a mighty
stout pen, with a powerful doah to it,
but | hadn't had a hawg in thar
more'n week befo' a bar took him
out. Jest clawed that doah open
somehow and went off with the hawg
befo' | could git outer bed. When |
put a second hawg in thar l didn't
dun leave no doah at all, but made it
all logs. Thar was also logs on the
roof with dirt on top the logs, but that
same old bar come along agin and
went through that roof and got the
hawg He just tumbled them logs
around as if they was sticks. | got
third hawg, and as | recOned | know
ed how the bar would work, | sot
two traps on the roof Of the pen. He
couldn't do no fussin around up thar
without bein cotched.'
and so you got him." | asked.
and so | didat. sab" replied Zeb.
as he looked up from his work. The
fust night | had them traps sot the
bar come down and walked all around
fur an hour or two, as his tracks
proved | was sartin he'd either got
to give up haWg meat or be cotched,
and fur two CT three days and nights
was powerful pleased. At shutdown
one evenin' the ole woman got sight
of the critter out by that chestnut
tree. He sot up and looked at her and
cooked his eyes and grinned, and when
he was gone she says to me:
"'Zeb White is thar any fun in a
b'ar?'
Never heard as there was says l,
and what about it?'
"Kase that ole bar is goin' to play
us some trick as suah's your BON. He
was GRIMM as regular as human be-
in, and l could almost hear him
chuckle.'
Il didn't pay much attention to her
words" explained Zeb, land that was
where / missed IT, What dye reckon
that bar did that night? I'd shet
him cut by the doah, and he knowed
thar was danger on the roof, but he'd
planned way to git that hawg, and
that's what he was GRIMM about
! That night he dug under the logs and
got his pork, and he left hole as big
as a bar'l fur me to see in the mawn
| in. I've alus reckoned that when he
| got up into the thickets he laughed fur
a whole hour at the easy way he had
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
Copyright, 1851

Copyright, 1888.
s In December, 1864 Rear Admiral
Porter entered upon a furious bonn
bardment of Fort Fisher, to permit the
handing of troops. When he had ST.
1enced the works a few hundred men
were thrown ashore, but through some
misunderstanding the force was not
Increased. For twenty-four hours this
detachment expected every moment TO
be attacked by troops sent from the
Fort, but as they were not molested a
number were sent out for information.
Two Of them made their way directly
Into the Fort without seeing man.
sAfter getting inside one of them shot
down a dispatch bearer and took his
papers and his horse, and the other en-
tered bomb proof and called upon the
200 men to surrender. When surrend-
.er was made he found himself in the
position of the man hanging to the
bear. He couldn't stay there, and he
couldn't bring his prisoners away. He
solved the problem by hurrying away
hfter achievements, but his superior
officer would not credit his story and
refused to let him return. For a full
hour the entire garrison was cooped up
in the bomb-proofs, and one company
of Federals could have made every man
prisoner. The fire of the fleet had
been so hot and continuous that the
garrison had become ratified for the
time being. Two hours later they
\were fighting again like heroes. The
IMAM who brought the horse and dis
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21

made several blunders, however. as to
the incidents OF the journey in reach
ing the front. and when the examin-
aIlon closed ne felt that his case was
serious. me next day he was sent TO
brigade headquarters to be questioned
anew, and several lucky guesses rather
strengthened his case. There was a
disposition TO give him fair show, anu
at the end OF the second examination
letters were sent on 10 peop.e wnom
Ganetson claimed to have known for
years, asking for particulars. The an
swers corroDoratea many of his state
ments. In their description of him no
two agreed, and that was as much in
his favor as against him. The case was
hanging ire VIXEN soldier came for
ware from another regiment who said
he was cousin OF the man represented
by Garretson, and the two mad been
brought up together. He surely could
identify or denounce him. They work
ed rather sick game on the spy in
making the test. He was turned loose,
and it was SO arranged that the cousin
should approach him at the camp fire.
Garretson saw the man coming and felt
that something was up, and he was the
mist ~ Slcp OUl duu uOlu Oul his uiuU
My name is Thomas White whiS-
pered the stranger as they shook
hands, and we are supposed TO be
cousins, and to have lived together at
Opelika."
Before he could say more he was or
dered back, but he had said enough.
The spy claimed him for his cousin,
gave his name correctly, and the ex-
animation was ended. He had been
in the Confederate lines twelve days
and he soon discovered that while he
was free from arrest, his movements
were closely watched. He simply had
to turn TO and do duty, and it was six
weeks before he made his escape. After
the war Garretson made a long hunt
for the man who had given him the
tip which probably saved his life. He
could net find him, as he had been kill
ed in battle, but he found relatives at
Tuscumbia, Alabama, who could ex-
plain how it came about. The alleged
cousin" was q Union man at heart
who had been forced into the ranks
and his action had been guided by
sentiment
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
AND VICTORY FOLLOWED.

"a good general never OverloOks a
point in the game" said an eX-army
officer, who g1ieves because time has
ruled him cut Of the service.
Nothing escapes him, and that
should be remembered by these curb
stone orators and corner-grCcery STRAIT
egists who gather little surface in
formation and then howl because cam
paigns are not carried on in accord
aEce with their plans.
"Aprcpcs to this. | recall what SEEM
ed little thing that happened before
we attacked Fort DOnelson, and yet
there is no measuring the effect it may
have had upon history. General
Grant called d council of war TO con-
slider whether they should attack at
once or give the troops a few days
rest. The other officers favored a rest,
While General Grant smoked, and gave
no opinion.
There was a deserter brought in
this morning the general finally said
Let US us see him and hear what he
has to say
The first thing Grant did when the
fellow came in was to open up his
knapsack. Where are you from?'
the general then asked.
Fort Donelson.'
"'YOu have six days rations, 1
see When were they served?'
Yesterday morning, sir
"'WeTe the same rations served to
all the troops?'
Ives, sir.
Gentlemen said Grant. troops do
not have six days rations served out
to them in a fort if they mean to stay
there. These men mean to retreat. not
TO fight. We will attack at once. -
Detroit Free Pres.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
Opal CT the guard turned end eaid to

Oprad CT Tue Sudlu IuluSu Guu Ediu "
Fitch:
It's too much trouble to go on, and
we are going TO hnlsh you here.
Win tnal ne sAot the officer through
the head, and the other two were fired
upon at the same TINE. hitch fell TO
the earth, apparently dead, but after
a time recovered and cIawled to the
l4earest house. he was taken in and
cared Tor, DuC after few hours the
gue.Iillas heard that he was alive and
returned to hnisn him. They would
nave snot MIN as he lay in Ded,' but
the woman OF the house protested.
Don't you see that ne is breathing
his last! He can't live over an hour,
and it is nc use to waste more bullets"
AS soon as the guerTlllaS retired TWO
men carried the oI1lcer TO another
house mile away. When the fellows
returned tor the second tlme they were
tod Lhdt the man had walked Oil.
They knew he was at death door, and
some CT them believed that the dead
had walked. A hunt was entered upon,
however, and kept up Tor a week, but
the teuerai Was passed from house TO
house, or hidden III sheds and thickets,
and they dld not find MIN. The bali
passed clear through his head, but,
queerly enough, ne was almost as good
as new at the END OF SIX weeks. Seven
different families gave him shelter,
though each and every enc CT them
was Confederate. On enc occasion the
fugitive was carried out and hidden IN
an empty rain barrel at the corner OF
the house, and though it was daylight,
and the guerrilias were searching
around for Two hours, they did not ind
nj
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21

matches away had only begun to tell
ia story when he was put under ar
rest as a liar, but his courage was aft
EDWARDS acknowledge by promotion.
Had the officer in command OF the de-
tachment been the man for the hour
he could have presented the Govern
meut with Fort Fisher as Christmas
present, and become the hero of the
war.
THE CAPTURE OF TWO BAT
TERIES.
In yune, 1854, when Hunter was fall
ing back from his raid on Lynchburg,,
with the Codfederatcs following and
harassins him, a sharp attack was
made on the rear guard at Salem. 1t
was In the early morning, with the
most of the men preparing breakfast,
and something like a panic took place,
While the infantry were engaged III
holding the enemy in check, the wagon
train and two batteries were hurried
along to the rear. farce CT about
Eeventy-five Confederates moved into
the halls by the flank, AND marching
down ravine, fell upon these bat
ferries. It was said that the artiller-
lists hadn't even revolvers to defend
themselves with, and the Struggling
'anfantry ram away at the first alarm.
The Confederates could neithar use the
gums nor get them away, and they
comtented themselves with. Splklng
them and destroying tho carriages or
the 100 horses attached to gun and
caiaEons every, hast one OF them was
Aed away, and with them went about
fifty artiIlerists as prisoners. The af-
fair WRs over SO quickly that the in
tantry hurrying UP found no enemy to
fire upon. The Confedefates were led
by q captain, who had en- unlighted
cigar In his mouth. His first act, upon
rushing out OF the ravine, was to beg
q light Of Federal lieutenant, who
WAS smoking. Three of four Federal
oficers were brought to courtmartial
tor the stupid blu&der which cost the
Government SO aear, but the results
have been lost In the dust of time.
THE NERVE OF AN ORDERLY.
During Kilptrick's raid about At
fnmta there Was some of the hottest
caysl5e 1kghting Of the war. Near
l0veioy's station he was headed by q
barge Confederate force, and it was
charge aid countercharge for several
hours. I'm one CT the charges Fed
eral brigade galloped through three
gun battery, shooting and sabering as
Hhey. rode, but not hating to take pos
Heseion of the guns. There were
enough artillerists left to work the
guns, and they were at once put to
work on the rear of the charging bri-
gade. Fitzpatrick and his staff were in
the field to the left Of the guns, and
when they reopened he moved for
ward to silence them. AS they reach
ed the highway they We're checked by
a stout fence, so high that no horse
would take the jump. In this emer-
gency, and while shots We're being ex-
changed with revolvers, Kilpatricks
orderly, who was private soldier from
he Fourth Michigan cavalry, dis
Mounted and began tearing down the
nee. He had an opening in two or
rec minutes, and was the first one
4. He rode str~ight at the guns,
the captain and got possession OF
horse, and later on assisted to
the guns. He was slightly
ed by two bullets, and eleven
passed through his clothing
were only twenty-seven Fed
pd whileAnone were killed, five
vere LOS and five or six men
XII Batrick, who had two
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
THE CASE OF JOE HEPBURN.

Three months after Cummerford had
elected town officers and become law
and order town old Joe Hepburn came
riding in on his mule and inquired for
the president of the whilom vigilance
committee. Vixen he had found his man
ne said.
I've come to give myself up to be
hung, and being it's getting late in the
day, you'd better get to work at once"
What have you been doing?" was
asked.
I'm the man who killed Bill Sharpe"
Eyes, l remember, but we can't hang
YOU now. We've become law and order.
You'll have TO go and be arrested and
tried and hung in TIE regular way
The old man said it didn't seem to be
the square thing 10 put man to all that
bother, but he walked about until he
found the city marshal, and then said to
him:
I'm cid Joe Hepburn, the man who
killed Bill Sharpe"
How long ago was that?' was asked.
about four months
Then I've got nothing to do with il
They ought to have lynched you, but be-
ing they didn't, I'm not going to bothei
about it,"
But l want to be arrested"
Cant help that. We amt datir z
things only three months back. You
might go and see the mayor, but L don't
reckon it Will do any good"
After hunting about for half an hour,
the old man found the mayor and told
him who he was and what he had come
for.
Yes, I remember about Bill Sharpe"
was the reply He was bad 'un, and
if you hadn't shot him l was going to 90
it myself Nobody around here is going
to arrest you for that"
But it rests on my conscience, and l
feel that l ought to be hung" protested
Joe
Makes no difference. Everything was
wiped out when L was elected, and we
amt going to bother about Bill Sharpe
There's a Justice of the Peace next door,
but l don't think he'll bother with you"
Old Joe went to see about it. He found
the Justice engaged in a game of old
sledge and had scarcely begun to state his
case when he was interrupted with;
"Dog-gone it, man, haln't you got no
sense in your head! Do you reckon l
want to hear a rigamarole about Bill
Sharpe when I've got hand in a game?'
But | say I shot him"
What of it? 1 was looking for him
myself at that very hour. You get right
out o. here and go home"
But the old man continued to feel that
he ought to be hung, and he stayed
around town for two days. At length the
mayor got mad about it, and telegraphed
over to Jack City and asked if they cared
to hold d tie social. The answer
came back that they would hang a man
to oblige Cummerford and to start new
grave yard, and old Joe was told the
news.
Wall, it's a ride of thirty miles over
there" he replied, and it's maxim me
lot of extra trouble, but as it seems to
be the best l can do, I'll be jogging
along"
There is no Jack City now, but there is
a lone grave on the hill above the old
site. and the wooden head-board has the
name Of Joe Hepburn cut into it. 1t is
said that he was Hospitality received,
cheerfully hung and planted to stay, and
that he seemed to enjoy the whole thing
as much as anybody else.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
A MISTAKEN IMPRESSION.

That said Maud, as the distin-
gnished stranger entered the room, SIS
the Victoria cross"
. rs is?' inquired Mamie in a tone of
great interest. How many century
runs must you make to get one?'-
Washington Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
ANY EDITOR WOULD DO AS MUCH.

Mark my words" impressively be-
gan the long haired visitor who had
percolated through the sanctum.
Certainly" cheerfully replied the
able editor deity running his blue
through the manuscript which the
visitor had brougEt-Stray Stories.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-10
THIS DETECTIVE
Was Found Shot Torough the Heart and
Hip.

Was Found Shot Torough the Heart and
Hip.
ELKINs, w. Va, Feb. 9.--News has
just reached here of the finding of the
dead body of man suppose to be that
of Wilbur Teeter, in the woods near
Harman, on Dry Fork. Teeter was a
deputy game warden or detective, and
the supposition is that in tracking
some one through the woods he was
shot by the person or persons he was
following.
His body was discovered by dog
lying beside a log and covered ovei
with bark. 1t is thought that the
shooting occurred last Thursday, but
the body was not found until Saturday
There were two wounds, one in the hip
the other through the heart. Teetei
had great many enemies throughout
the entire county on account of the in
formation he has given in several cases
where deer has been killed, and it ha.
been predicted that he would NEE
with such fate.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-10
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
THURSDAY. res. 10. 1893
M'SWEENEY'S HEARING.
win be Held Before Mayor nIeisenhelder
Next Tuesday

viii be Held Before Mayor Meisenhelder
Next Tuesday.
The preliminary hearing Of Morgan
McSweeney, the first step in the trial
which he must undergo for his life,
will be held next Tuesday before
Mayor Meisenhelder, beginning at nine
o'clock. 1t is understood that Prose
cutting Attorney Brennan will be assist
ed by A. d. Follett McSweeney will,
be defended by Attorneys Fleetwood
and Way. The hearing will no doubt
attract large crowd OF the curious.
At the request Of Mr.. Ellenwood
Judge Jones has issued on order to the
Sheriff to allow no one to see the pri' :
oner unless upon a written order of
McSweeney's attorneys. The reason
for such an orderis not apparent, un-
less it is feared that the defendant will
injure his case by talking.
McSweeney's daughters were clos
eted with his attorneys Wednesday
forenoon and later called on their
father at the jail, but had no extended
conversation with him. They will un
doubtedly be the chief witnesses at the
trial. 1t is understood that McSwee
ney's friends had no trouble in raising
sum sufficient to pay for his defense