Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-06-09

thing to fIe tbousand-dollar shot to
kill two-cent Spaniard.
OVER at Manila they brighten the
children by telling them that Dewey
will cit EN-, if they don't watch out.
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THIS war is a pretty expensive
thing for the United States-but then
Just think what it is going to cost
Spain.
THEY are talking Of sending Mr..
Bryan's regiment to the Philippines.
He'd better lookout, or they'll bottle
him up, too.
IT is possibly very good thing to
have the Spanish feet bottled up but
the trouble is we can't DO anything
with the bottle.
THE glowing accounts of the battles
which the Madrid newspapers print
show that the Spanish still control the
telegraph Offices.
THE most expensive stopper We have
ever heard of is that 100000 cork
with which Hobson stopped up the
Santiago channel.
We are not whipping Spain as fast
as some persons thought we would
but then it must be remembered that
Spain is not doing thing to us.
IT is very easy to avoid the recruit
ing officer, but it will take very
smart person to dodge the tax gather
er when the new revenue bill IS a law.
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THE expected kick is coming from
the men in camp who regarded war as
a picnic and looked for sugar on their
bread. Our old vets can give them
some pointers on this subject.
Iris stated that Sculptor Doyle, who
made the statue of the late Senator
Kenna, has given up the idea of cor
recting the defects, and will make an
entirely new statue. This is sensible.
MANY people are getting impatient
at the slow progress of the war, We
really think the introduction Of the
Dewey methods upon this side of the
world would prove both eficacious and
popular.
WHILE the country is absorbed in
watching the course Of the war Col
lector White is unostentatiously re-
placing Democrats with Republicans
in the internal revenue service in
West Virginia.
THE Hon. VIM. +. Harrlty, Of
Pennsylvania, has been dropped from
the National Democratic Committee
for good reasons-thinking himself
bigger than the party-and he Is fight
ing mad about it.
THE ease with which Mr.. Dayton /:
scooping in the delegates has about
convinced the other candidates for the
Republican congressional nomination
that they may as well postpone thell
aspirations for couple Of years.
THE expected has happened in
Pennsylvania, and Boss Quay ha;
nominated his own men for the offices
leaving Brother Wanamaker entirely
outside the breastworks. The Quay
stone State is true to her traditions.
IT has practically been decided thai
the large number of employees who
will be needed for the next census viii
not be required to take civil service
examinations. This cannot but be
gratifying to the boys in general, fol
they have waited long and patiently.
The horrible suggestion is made thai
this fight with Spain is political war
the object OF which is the gaining O.
Cuba as an additional State in the
Union and the annexation of the Gu.
ban voters to the Republican party
Things equally strange have occurred
THE election in Oregon the first o
the week does not give much comfor
to the free silver advocates. A fusiol
ticket of Democrats, Populists and sill
yer Republicans was dOwned by the
straight Republican ticket by ma
jority of 10000. Looks as if the
Democrats will have to take up some
new issue if they are to have any
chance of winning.
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MARSHALL S. CoRNwELL died a
his home in Romney, this State, Ma,
Goth. He had been sick for a coupl
of years with consumption, and afte
a brave and long-continued struggl
he was finally conquered. He face,
death with a courage and serenity tina
was marvellous, and when the cal
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