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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01
NEW VOL. 33.-NO. A.
A Dollar 4 Mile.

Thursday night of last week a young
man, who had evidently been having
a good time with "the boys, rushed
into Camden Station, in Baltimore,
and asked for the Pittsburg train.
The station-master told him it had
pulled out some time before. well,
said the man, a must get to Pittsburg
bv ten o'clock tomorrow or the show
won't 90 on. What show?' inquired
the station-master. Il am to be mar
ried at ten o'clock tomorrow, and !
wouldn't have the people disappointed
for thousand dollars, aud visions of
the handsomely decorated church,
with the guests all assembled waiting
the coming of the bridegroom, all
flashed before him. What was he to
do? An inspiration struck him.
What will it cost to run a special
train ?" he said. Zone dollar mile,
promptly responded the station agent,
How far is it p" inquired the bride
groom "346 miles replied the oih-
cial. "Well, said the Plttsburger, 81
haven't the cash, but l can give you
nv check. The station-master said
that he didn't know him and that he
couldn't take his check unless he could
get some one to identify him. Now
here was a poser. The young man
knew no one, and he was as far away
from Pittsburg as ever. Suddenly,
he said, TON Fitzgerald knows me.
"All right" said the officer, and Su-
perintendent Fitzgerald was seen.
"Yes, said the B. & O.'s superintend-
ent, "his check Is good for S346, or
$1,000, for that matter. Give him the
train. In a few minutes a car at
tached to engine $50 steamed out of
Camden Station at mile a minute
and the belated bridegroom was being
hurried away to Join his sweetheart.
The man was d. T. keenan,, a we'll
known contractor Of the smoky city.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01
WATCHES,
CLOCKS and
JEWELRY
REPAIRED.

The undersigned desires to inform the
public that he has opened Watch,
Clock and Jewelry Repair Shop next to
Mrs. Herrington's store on Main street,
Shcpherdstown Having had more than
% years experience in the Jewelry busi-
ness. am prepared to do anything in
hat line
Watches Cleaned, so Cents.
Watch handspring, so Cents.
All Work Warranted for one year.
Please to give me call.
A. l.. BEAUMONT,
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01
I SNYDER PUBLISHER.

We have received OUR Spring
and Summer Stock of Dry
Goods, Notions and Millinery,
and have marked them at prices
that competition is not in il.
Compare prices on MadrasCloth
and Ginghams and look at ours
at from 3 cents up. Wash Goods
from 4 cents UP, and our Cor
SetS-We never in all our expe-
rienCe have sold as many in the
same time as we have sold in
the last two weeks. Our stock
is fuU UP and prices away down.
Notice our Scent Display in
the east window.
AS usual you will find our
Millinery Display equal TO any
thing in larger towns. Come in
and look over our stock and
compare prices.
Ms. HITESHEW
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01

dot coat Is yours for ten dollars,
mein fnendt. Take him along"
"How is this, Sondheim ? / thought
you didn't DO business on Saturday.
Isn't this your Sunday ?"
"Mein friendt to sell you coat ike
dot for ten dollars vas no peesness ;
dot vas sharity. Take him along"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01

Papa" said Tommy Tredway.
"Now, Tommy" replied Mr.. Tired
way, Il shall answer only one more
question today. So be careful what
you ask"
Eyes, papa"
"Well, 60 on"
"Why don't they bury the Dead
Sea ?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01

1t costs the Royal Baking Powder
Company something like 100000 an
nually for advertising. Some one
once suggested to the company that
it discontinue advertising one year
the baking powder was so well known
and advertised and place that amount
($5OO,OOO) in the profits. The answer
was that it would undoubtedly cost
the company three times that amount
to get the product in its original chan
nels again. This is a pretty good
pointer to those business men who I'M
agine they are making a great saving
when they discontinue 81 or So a
month advertisement few months in
dull seasons. 1t never pays to tear
out dam because the water is low.
In the forthcoming annual report
of the commissioner of pensions it will
be shown that on June 80, 1897, there
were on the rolls of the pension bu-
reau 976,Ol4 pensioners. To these
must be added 6,852 original claims,
granted but not recorded, and 762
restorations, which were not entered
at that time on the books. Commis-
sioner Evans granted 63,G48 original
claims during the past year and re-
stored 4,O89 to the benefits Of pensions.
The pensioners now aggregate l,O4o,-
356. There is no means Of approx
mating what the claims will be for the
war with Spain. The pension Office
has done nothing with the claims that
have been fled up to this time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01
ESTABLISHED I84s.
nR N. NICK. WILSON,
Graduate Dentist.
,uFpHERDSTOWN, W. VA.

.rrsthcticS used for painless
...... ...r If teeth. Satisfaction guar
..,.,i
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01
Rules for Church-K Killing.

Don't come.
If you do come, come late.
Try to make lots Of noise.
Don't imagine the front seats were
meant for you, people might think you
conceited
Come bound to find fault.
Don't for the world ever think Of
praying for the church.
Don't sing.
If the leader asks for a few short
prayers, don't pray.
Don't encourage the pastor, but tell
his faults to others.
Visit other churches half the time.
If somebody said good thing and
it helped you, don't tell him it might
make him vain.
If you see a stranger in the audi
ence, make him as uncomfortable as
you can.
Never speak Of the meeting TO any
one.
Don't believe in missions.
Don't give much to benevolence.
T az tba rastor do all the work
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-01

DR.. Dosem-"Did you use that por-
GUS plaster l ordered yesterday? p
Mike-"Faith, Oh did, sor." GOOD /;
does your back feel better? ?" at does,
sor, but me sthummuck amt quite
aisy this mornin. Twas the worst
sthuf Oh iver ate in me loife.
The record-union., 1898-10-23

five men. Shortly the regulars could
be seen ascending the difficult hill. Gen
eral Wheeler intimated to Young that
he was overmatched. His three troops
of the Tenth Cavalry were close up in
support of the First. There was only
one troop held in reserve. General
Young called Wheelers attention to the
firing on Woods line, which indicated
that Wood was advancing as fast as the
regulars. General Young said to
Wheeler that he had the utmost conf
dence in success. Captain Wainwright's
troop of the First was off on the ex-
treme right of the regulars, following a
road north of the main road which
would turn the Spanish left. Woods
advance would turn the Spanish right.
1t seems from reports of General
Youngs aids that the Spanish flanks
We're turned simultaneously and the
Spaniards retreated in a rout Captain
Beck's and Captain Galbraith's regular
troops formed a junction with Wood,
and then the line Of battle was contin-
uous from end to end, from Wainwright
on the extreme right to the left of the
Rough Riders.
The fight lasted about one hour and
twenty minutes from the time the
Hotchkiss gun first opened until the
spanish TANKS were turned. There was
some firing for twenty minutes more,
but 1t adj ended at 9:45 a. m. General
Young sent orders up the line not to
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sition where he could point out to them
the Spanish line, the main road lead
ing to it, the general direction of the
trail over the high hill and approx
mately the junction of the road and
trail which was to be the junction of
the Rough Riders and the regulars
column at the supreme moment of pat
tie.
AS the Rough Riders had a difficult
hill to climb, General Young gave
them more time than he did the reg
ulars. The squadron of the First Reg
ulars under Major Bell, had the ad-
vance, that of the Tenth, Major Nor
veil, moving in support. Captain Cal
braith's troop of the First was to oc-
cupy the high ground between the reg
ulars and Rough Riders, and make
connection between the two columns
at the same time
While waiting twenty minutes for
the Rough Riders to gain time, Gen
eral Young placed two Hotchkiss guns
in sight of the Spaniards to draw
their fire. Meanwhile General Wheeler
reached the front, and General Young
asked if he had any changes to sug-
gest or orders to give. He called at
tention to General Young's violation
of rules in dividing forces in the face
Of the enemy General Young said that
he had thought Of that, but in view Of
the situation assumed the risk. Cen
eral Wheeler had nothing further to
say. Then the Hotchkiss guns under
Captain Watson opened fire. one at
loo yards and one at 800. Finally
the range was calculated at $50. The
GO n Nf ~ y; 4
vanced, but the troops couldn't keep
touch, owing to the dense chaparral
In order to reach ground where they
could advance in line it was necessary
to get within 800 or 600 yards in front
of the Spaniards on a plain under view
of the enemy.
The first shell of the Hotchkiss gun
was answered by volley from the
Spanish. Having fought the Cubans on
that ground, they had perfected their
range. A few minutes after the firing
began General Young heard firing
away off to his left and seeing that
the advancing regulars didn't answer
it he concluded that it was directed
against Woods column, that Wood
was up and engaged.
General Wheeler became uneasy
when he saw that the advancing reg
ulars did not return the Spaniards
fire. Young told him that their silence
was due to fire discipline. The regu-
lars were not to fire, but to advance
and secure cover. The Spanish fire be-
came SO hot Young ordered the Hotch-
kiss guns under cover. This had the
effect of stopping the Spanish fire. In
a few minutes the Hotchkiss guns
opened again. Captain Mills returned
from the chaparral in front and re-
ported to Young that the regulars
were advancing and getting under
cover. Major Bell leader of the squad
ron of the First, in advance, was in
structed to push forward and get un-
der the cover of the hill occupied by
the Spanish, a point 800 or 400 yards
on their front.
The regulars had to crawl through the
| underground and to cut wire fences.
They had wire nippers, one to every
The record-union., 1898-10-23
The Guards Of Right.

The skies are dark, the mist is dense,
We cannot see our way;
A pressure that is chill, intense,
Has hidden all our day.
We know the foe is somewhere near
Beneath this binding blight
Of doubt, uncertainty, not fear
Stand fast o Guards of Right!
Dimly the sun has kissed the east,
Dimly has kissed the west
We're hidden to the fateful feast,
Where war shall mate with rest.
A cry comes forth from out yon gloom
That should be dovelike. white,
''Sheathe swords! suppress the cannon
boom.'
Stand fast, o Guards Of Right!
The promises of broken faith
On Sands of Time are strewn;
We bought those promises with Death,
What sowed them? Blood! our own.
Across the seas, on, every strand
The bones of men bleach white,
The Signposts of our motherland!
Stand fast, o Guards of Right.
Stand fast, nor heed the whining cry
OF curs who fear the foe,
OF women, who would fain deny
That God had made them SOL
Stand fast! for all that Britain's worth !
Stand fast! amid this night!
You hold the peace of all the earth!
Stand fast, 0 Guards of Right!
Punch
The record-union., 1898-10-23
His Courage.

Just about the time the war with
Spain broke out" remarked the veter-
an drummer, 'I started on a trip
through the mountain towns of West
Virginia and Kentucky. Great en-
thusiasm was manifested everywhere
in that land where there is so little
Of the eventful, and what struck me
peculiarly was the nervous anxiety of
the women. They were enthusiastic.
of course, in a way, but they wanted
other women's men folks to go to the
war, not their own. One of the noun
tain girls 1 had known since my trip
of last season, and when I got back
L expected to find her married TO the
young fellow who had been sparkling
her for long time. When I met her
at her mothers, where 1 took dinner,
| thought 1 would jolly her a bit on
her sweetheart.
BY the way. Susan said, Z heard
down in Slabtown as I came through
this morning that Jim had enlisted and
was going TO the front with the first
companies sent away
Is that SOP she replied, in that pc
culiarly Indifferent way common among
rustics.
i eS, ana tnere chance you won Z
see him again, as the company is or
dered to leave immediately
Is that so" and she never stopped
her swinging of peach tree branch
that she was using as fly brush
Don't you want to see him before
he goes" I asked, with much dramatic
effect, thinking / might move her that
way.
'She laughed a low, sawmin buzz
kind of a laugh.
Law, Mr.. Barton she said. you
don't think I'm a-believin' what you
air sayin' about Jim Short, do We?
Well, l amt. Do you reckon I'd be
green enough to think that a feller that
would spark a gal for four year and
was too cowardly to even try to hug
her on a summer night in the full of
the moon had sand enough in his
craw to jine the army? No, stree. Jim
amt jined yet, and he amt a-goin' to.
till his feelin's has underwent a consid-
eribble change, er I'm no jedge NV of a
ducks nest. Have another silver wv
the pie?'
'I took another silver Washington
Star.
The record-union., 1898-10-23

[
shin bones. On an average the men in
the regulars column fired a little short
of ten rounds each. This was due to
the fire discipline. In the fire disclp-
line men are taught when to fire; to
fire at the enemy only, under certain
circumstances, and the number Of
rounds to fire for given purpose. I'm
limited firing is permitted only at the
supreme moment. Seldom Is there
firing at will.
The story of the ambush Of the
Rough Riders was started by an Al
jutant of the regiment, who lost his
head during or before the battle, ana
rushed back to Siboney, where he
spread fearful tales of ambush AMI
slaughter, stating that Colonel Wood
had been killed. This man had form
erly been a regular officer, and was
soon disposed Of after the battle. In
point of fact. as soon as Colonel Wood
reached the top Of the hill over which
the trail ran he threw out an advance
guard and took every precaution
against surprise. Owing to the dense
bush accommodating was difficult. At
7:10 a. m. his advance pickets saw
signs of the enemy. This line was
then deployed in skirmish order and
began to advance carefully
Firing began Immediately. The
Spanish line was long. Wood deployed
another troop on the right and left to
extend his line. Still the Spanish over
Tapped both fianks. Two more troops
were deployed on the flanks. Firing
was heavy at short range, and on
Captain Capron's front was terrific
Capron was mortally wounded. Finally
Wood brought up his last reserved
troop. The whole line advanced slowly.
but steadily, forcing back the enenE's
right. The SpaniardS were driven
from their strong position among the
rocks They took position 300 yards
in the rear Woods line advanced,
and the battle again became heavy.
For short time the Spaniards north
of the road, in front of the regu-
lars. enfiladed Woods line. The right
troops of Woods line turned their fire
against them. This spirited assault Of
the regulars in front caused the eVac-
uation of the north end of the ridge.
The junction of the Rough Riders and
the regulars was then complete, and
it was running fight until the Span
iards were beyond range.
Major Brodie of the Rough Riders
was shot through the arm while on
the firing line. Captain McClintock had
both bones of his leg broken on the
firing line Lieutenant Thomas of Cap
tain Capron's troop was shot soon after
the fall of the Captain.
General Young, the director of this
dashing affair, is a veteran of the
Civil War At one time he command
ed a brigade Of dismounted cavalry in
the Shenandoah Valley. General Es
carlo commanded the Spaniards at Las
Guac;,naS GEORGE l. KII,MER
The record-union., 1898-10-23

follow the Spaniards The day was
very hot. His men were very tired
and were wet through from a heavy
rain that had fallen the night before.
The line was rearranged IN the expec-
tation of a counter attack.
The Spanish largely outnumbered the
Americans at Las Guasimas. Their pa
pers boasted that $500 of their men
had checked the whole American army.
Cubans asserted that the Spaniards
numbered 1900 that day. Other esti-
mates placed it at $500. Young's total
force was 965.
After the battle General Young ad-
mitted to Wheeler that he (Young) had
made one mistake after all. He said
that that was in the matter of deploy-
ment as his column advanced. One
troop had diverged to the left instead Of
going in direct. General Wheeler re-
piled: II have watched the game from
start to finish, and if l had 1t to do
over would not change one iota OF your
plan. / never witnessed battle that
was carried out SO entirely without
change Of plan"
The only interference on the part of
General Wheeler was to urge General
Young personally to keep under cover
General Young is a giant in stature.
His exposure that day, noticed ana
commented on by all, was not done for
bravado. He did it to set an example
to officers and men who had never been
under fire before. He thought that If
they saw their General taking the usual
risks it would have a good effect.
General Young SAID to Wheeler that
he had throughout the utmost conf
dence of success, adding: General, If
I had lost this battle and still lived. you
would have my resignation. My object
Of fighting this battle was to get Las
Guasimas for the army's camp" ,
The total loss in General Young 5
command was sixty-five killed and
wounded. The strength Of the squad
ron of Rough Riders was about equal
to the strength of the squadrons of the
First and Tenth Cavalry present. The
Rough Riders lost eight killed and the
regulars eight. In the regulars Major
Bell and Captain Birom were wounded.
Seven of the eight killed in the regu-
lars belonged to the squardon OF the
The record-union., 1898-10-23
OF Course.

A lawyer in court the other day
after a close crosS-examination Of a
witness, an illiterate Irishwoman, in
reference to the position of the doors
and windows, etc, in her house, asked
the following question: And now. my
good woman, tell the court how the
stairs run in your house. To which
the good woman replied: How do the
sthairs run? Shure, whin I'm oop
sthairs they run down, and whin I'm
down they run oop. p."-HousehoId
Words.
The record-union., 1898-10-23

First, which had
the advance. The
casualties in the
regulars column
occurred at the
beginning of the
advance, near a
s m a | | church
Just as he was
starting forward
to lead his men
in the rush for
cover, while in
advance, Major
Bell was shot
The record-union., 1898-10-23

Q MUCH has
been said about
Y O u n g having
fallen into an
ambush at Las
Guasimas that 1t
is necessary to
go into details IN
order to show
that such was
not the case.
When the Cen
eral gave his
last orders to the
chiefs of the
regular squad
ron to advance
along the main
road to Santiago
he was in a no
The record-union., 1898-10-23

| more or less elaborately according TO
its style of material and the occasion
for which it is desired; the sleeves
small and close, the bodice much trim
med. Many of the smart effects of the
autumn viii be repeated on winter
gowns, but. as a rule, there will be
much less of the reckless cutting up OF
yards and yards of material into small
fanciful trimmings, and more of braid
decorations en- applique, soutache work,
milliners' folds, ruches, overskirt panel
and peplum effects and redingotes and
princesse overdresses, both plain and
decorated
The separate waist is evidently made
to complete many aniautumn wardrobe,
judging from the very large quantity
of plain and fancy silks sold from four
to six yards in length. The former
quantity answers for a model in plain
shirt waist style, with a yoke back and
full fronts; and thellatter for the elabo-
rate affair which is trimmed with vel
vet, costly buttons and lines of fine gold
cord. A pretty waist that still keeps
the blouse effect without any appear
ance of bulk has the fronts shirred in
little frills along each shoulder, leav-
ing a V-shaped piece of silk covered
with guipure lace edged with velvet
The fronts are Tapped at the belt and
allowed to drop slightly. The back and
sides are closely fitted over a boned lin
ing. The collar and belt are of velvet
fastened with little jeweled clasps, and
the small sleeves have velvet cuffs with
jeweled link buttons.
noted city dressmaker affirms that
out of more than a dozen travelling CO.'S
tunes included among the bridal out
fits she has very recently sent out from
her establishment, ten were made with
seven or five-gored skirt, and a jacket
Which was to be worn over a very
handsome silk waist. Each young lady
in giving her order for this particular
gown, insisted upon the addition of this
much worn, much abused waist, which
will, in spite Of all opposition appear in
new and elegant guises among very
many Of the seasons most attractive
models.
A handsome wrap copied from a Paris
model is made of lustrous corded silk
The cape lies perfectly fat over the
shoulders, and has a deeply pointed
yoke of fine cut jet; while below the
yoke are triple founces of pleated black
net, edged with rows of very narrow
black velvet ribbon. The full ruche
around the neck is also of the velvet
trimmed net, and is finished in front
with long scarf ends, decorated at the
lower edge with net frills and elaborate
jet ornaments, with dangling fringes.