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girl and her former master, both
trusted Adam In the face of his mex.
plicable silence; In the face of ever a
more ominous discovery that he had
never mentioned Mattie's anne to his
mother, or alluded to Matte at all.
As for Adam, Mrs. Armitage had de-
clared he was not with her then, that
she could not give an address that
would find him, IN assertion that con-
frmed Matte In the idea that he had
so often spoken to her.
As autumn passed and the evenings
grew chill with the breath of the COM
ing winter, Mattie's health seemed to
fall. The deep melancholy that OPP
pressed her threatened to break the
springs of life. In order to escape
Mrs. Banks the girl took to lonely
wanderings over the downs; wander
ings that ended always at Stonedene;
until, with the instinct of q wounded
animal that seeks to bear it's pain
alone, or from the ever-recollection of
the last words of Adam, when he said
1t was by the way of Stonedone that
he would return, she besought the
farmer to send away the woman In
charge of the house and allow her to
take her place.
Drew yielded to the wish of the wife
whose heart was breaking with the
pain Of absence and the mystery Of
silence, and Matte, ON this foggy day
had already lived at ~Stonedene, on
the watch always for the coming of
Adam.
The fog increased instead of dimin-
ished with the approach Of evening.
Drew could not Sec his own house I'M
til he was close to it; "a he had re-
marked, tho mystery of Mattie's affairs
was not more impenetrsbie than the
veil hiding all natural objects just
then. When he had put up the horse
and gone Into tea, Mrs. Banks, az she
hustled about, preparing the meal
which Mattie's deft little fingers had
been wont to SO. with 80 much quiet.
ness as well as celebrity, did not fall to
greet him with the question: "Well,
how Ia she2'
"She" had come to mean Matte In
the vocabulary of the farmer and his
sister.
"About as usual in health" Drew
replied, lifting the now i've. year-old
Harry to his knee, Shut troubled In
mind--though, to be sure, that Is as
usual, too"
"She Ia out Of her mind" exclaimed
Mrs. Banks, irrtsbly. Every one
but yourself lnows that; and If you do
not know it, 1t 10 only because you are
as mad as she is-or any n might
think from the way you go on"
"Nay, nay said Drew gently, as
the butter dish vas set on the table
with q vehemencs that made the tea.
cups rattle. "There are no signs Of
madness about Mattie-unless you
call her trust in her husband by 81
harsh a name"
: "Husband! A pretty husband, in
, deed! I've no patience with him; no
/. you either. AS IL 1t were not a com
mon tale enough! 1t would be bette
r to persuade the girl to come home ant
. get to work again, than to encourage,
D her In her fanoies, while you pay an
1 other servant here-and times 30 har,
8 as they are"
J, II was thinking to-day" the farme
t went on, softly passing his broad pair
Q over the blonde head of the child upo
his knee, 81 was thinking, as I cam
9 along, Of how 1t stands written: n
that loveth not his brother whom h
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should it be expected of him, In the
absence, perhaps, of special training
and experience, and in the hurry and
excitement of general practice
The DR.. is prepared to treat all fe.
male diseases in a skillful and scientific
manner, having devoted several years
to their study and treatment, both in
the hospital and In active practice.
of the Rectum.
These embrace Hemorrhoids, or
Piles, F~istules, Fissures, Prolaps, or
falling of the anus, tumors, etc ETC.,
and constitute one of the Doctors
leading speciaities. All rectal tumord
are treated by the new method Of In
jecting aud ara thoroughly and speed
lily removed, with but little or no pain,
Gases of Piles, from ten to twenty
years standing, have been permanent
ly cured by this new method, many OF
them residing in and near the city at
present.
EPILEPSY.
Many cases OF Epilepsy, or Fits
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| seriousness, and as he did so-slowly
at frat, but after q time more fully
the astounding discovery was made
that his memory was entirely gons.
However, this state was one from
which, so said his friends, science
could ut will recall him, and the oper.
alton necessary to restore Adam to
himself was deferred only until his
health permitted of its being attended
by q minimum risk.
1t was while Adams was In the state
above described that Drew had seen
Mrs. Armitage. A proud woman, she
was Ill pleased to hear that he had
married q farm servant; for that was
the one fact that, stripped of Drew's
panegyrics upon Mattie's superior edu-
cation and refined manners, alone
stared her In the face.
Hastily resolving there was no need
to embltter her wi life by an attempt
to recall to her son this Inflated mar
riage, she did not hesitate to deceive
the unwelcome visitor. Change of
scene had been ordered for the pa
tient, and before Drew called ct the
house In Grosvenor street for the Sec
ond time, Adam and his mother were
gone. 1t was In Paris, month after
month, that the operation was
finally SUCCESSFULLY performed, and
the first word Of Adam was Mattie's
name The first effort of his newly
recovered powers was to relate to his
mother the history of his marriage,
and to write to his wife.
"God grant the suspense has Meth
or killed nor driven her mad" he
exclaimed.
1t was to his mothers hand the let
ter was confded, and with that excla-
nation ringing in her ears, Mrs. Ar
mitage stood beside the brazler filed
with charcoal and burning In the ante
room of their apartment in the Champs
Elysees. She was not q bad woman,
but the temptation was too great to
unravel itself, and what would turn
up2 If the girl were dead, why no
harm has been done, and the terrible
mistake of the sons was rectitied at
once. If the other alternatives were
to prove true, and Matte had lost her
senses, Adam would be equally free
from her, or measures could be taken
to insure so desirable a result. Mrs.
Armitage tore the letter into pieces,
and waited by the brozler until the
fragments we're charred. Adam asked
no awkward question, and was moi
even surprised at receiving no answer
to his epistle, since it had announced
his coming. The first day his health
admitted of 1t he sat out alone TO,
Ea9llnd.
Such was the story, When DreV
told Of his efforts 70 seek Adam, an,
had mentioned that no letter hat
res,hed Matte, Adam Was at q los
TO understand the part his mother ha'
played But he never spoke of l
then CT at any future time.
Tho house door at Stonedene stoo
ajar; evening had closed In now, an,
the chilly fog was still abroad, but tn
figure at the gate was dimly discsrni
BILE.
Adam FASTENED his footsteps.
"For heavens sake. sir, be carefu'
: the ~suddenness of 1t might turn h,
, brain" cried Drew, laying a detainir
r hand upon the arm of his companion
Adam gently shook him off,
s "Suddenness," he repeated. SAY
s 1t 10 sudden to you, and to MI
:, Banks, but for me and Matte, who
i thoughts are day and night, and mig
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misteriously missing. A stroug.armed
lass made her appearance before night.
She WAS the bearer of q note from
Matte confessing that she and Mr..
Armltage were married, and hoping
the servant sent might supply her
place, 40 that no n would be incon-
vepienced.
Drew might shake his head and look
thoughtful, but Mr.. Armitage was his
own master, and It was not the fisrt
time q gentleman had married q ooun-
try lass. Besides the deed was done
and past recall, They had gone quiz
city to one of the churches In the
town, and from whence the sound of
bells foated up to the farm, and had
been married by special license. Adam
had taken lodging for his bride, and
there they passed n brief, bright
week of happiness, then n morning
they walked quietly back together,
Matte blushing and smiling, and look
ing SO lovely and ladylike In a simple
dress that she used to wear before she
came to the farm they hardly knew
her."
Adam explained that he meant to
leave his wife for two days-no more
in care of Ter old friend, at the end
of that time he would return and
fetch her. There were arrangements
to make with regard to tho scientific
expedition about to start Immediately.
1t would sail without him now, but II
behooved him to do his best that his
place should be as we'll filed as il
might be. There was also his mother
to see, and preparing for receiving
Matte.
Matte walked a little way with her
husband and the farmer, along the
breezy uplands, and then Adam sent
her back, aud fastened his W steps
In the direction of the little stotion at
the foot of the downs. When he came
again, he said, laughing, it will b.
from L. station, aud that he woult
drive In a fly through the Stoneden,
gate along the track, the only ap
proach to a carriage road leading tt
the farm.
Matte went away smiling, as h,
meant she should do, and only paused
now and then to look after the TIVE
men as long as they remained In sight
1t was natural that she should feel
little afraid of this unknown lady
Adams mother, but that fear was tn,
only shadow on Mattie's path. 1t wa
an idyl, q poem, as true a love stor,
as the world has seen, that had writ
ten itself here In this out of the wa,
spot on the lonely Sussex Downs.
On the third day they might lool
for Adam to return, but that day pas
sed and many another, until the day
were wesks--the weeks months. an,
he neither came MOI wrote. Matsi
remembered how when she ha6 re
turned TO look back for the last tim
Upon that homewsrd walk she ha
seen his fig ire distinct against the SIX,
for an instant, and In the next lost
entirely as he passed out of sight owe
the swelling lines of hills. Just q
she seemed to have lost him In n IL
slant of her life. And yet she neve
lost faith and trust In him--neye
ceased to watch for his coming agair
Drew, after a time, either goaded I
the step by his sisters loud.voice
arguments, or prompted to II by h
own ans of what was due to Matti
not only took pains to ascertain tn,
the marriage was real enough, but IL
further palms Of searching for an
| finding the address of Adam Armita,
In London. 1t was strange how tn
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hath seen, how can he love God,
whom he hath not Scent"
At that moment the shadowy form
of some one going to the front door
passed the window against which the
fog pressed closely. Drew sat little
Harry on his feet aud rose slowly,
listening with intentness and q u
prising look that made his sister ask
what allied him.
"Rover! the dog does not bark.
Wholly the mercy of heaven, 1t Is
the man himself" crled Drew, as the
door opened witch q %suddenness that
caused Mrs. Brnks to drop the plates
upon the brick floor. For Adam Ar
mitage stood upon the threshold.
Adam, pale and worn, a shadow of
his former self, but himself unmls.
takably.
Adam looked around the room as
though seeking some one, smiled In
his old fashioned way at Harry, gave
a half curious, half Indifferent glance
to Eliza Banks, as she turned to the
farmer.
"Drew," said he simply, "where is
my wife9"
"Mrs Armitsge Is waiting for you
at Stonedene, sir. There was some
talk of your coming back that way"
"Waiting2" Adam threw up his
hands with a passionate gesture.
"What can she. have thought?'
"She thought you were gone, after
all, upon that voyage, and that your
letters miscarried, Sometimes she
has thought you were dead, Mr.
Arnitage, but never" Drew broke
of and hold out his hand. "We
know you could explain what has
happened sir" he concluded.
Adam drew hts hand across his eyes
In the way q MAD might do who has
lately been aroused from a bad dream,
and has some trouble to collect hii
thoughts"
"rhst has happened" he said
(Which If 1t had not befallen me my
self, aud become q part of my Owl
experience, I should find II difficult t,
find u possible. A strang thing ha
| happsnei"--here the old smile they
remembered 80 we'll broke the light
over his face -"and yet a thing no
more strange, az the world goes, thar
that you'll say nothing Of Matte
but they should have trusted m
throughout. I detected no distrus
In your voice, no doubt In your eye
NOT oven when they first met jus
now. They called mine a rare case
friend; they might say the same o
your belief In me, But-Stonedene
did you say2 Walk with me there ant
hear my tale a. we g."
"rhiS evening, and In this mist
and you looking lar from well" begal
Eliza Banks. "MatJie has waited q
long already that one night more viii
make but little difference"
"One night, one hour more than
can help will mako all the d~iferenc
between wilfui wrong and a miafor
tune that has fallen on all alike" IL
would not be dissuaded from settini
out at once, and In another minute tn
two men were pursuing their wa
through the driving mist, Adam talk
Ing as they went.
After parting from Matte he ha
taken a train to London, where, 81
irving in due course, he drove In a ca
|. to his mothers house In Grosvenc
street, within a few yards Of which h
cab was overturned, and Adam WI
, thrown out. falling heavily on h
head. After q long interval, howeve
) he opened his eyes and recovered COL
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TAPE

These troublesome parasites be
removed in a few hours, with but lit.
tie Inconvenience to the patient. The
DIR. will send medicines by express,
with full directions for use, at any
time they may BIO ordered.
The DR.. makes no promises but
what will be fulfilled to the letter. If
he examines you and finds your dis
ease incurable, he will tell you SO in
plain words; if he finds you can be
benefited he will treat you for q mod.
crate fee and give you the benefit of
all that medical science can do for your
case. This is all that any careful
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DISEASES OF WOMEN!

This Is one of the SPECIALTIES
to which the DR.. has devoted the best
years of his life, and hundreds of
women, now living, are ready to testi
fly that they found relief at his hands
when others had failed to benefit
them. The ''family" physician can
not treat these diseases successfully,
for many important reasons, chief
among which Is, that he has not the
time to devote to their study, nor the
patience to do them justice. Nor
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personal examination and treat all
patients here, when possible, thus
avoiding any chance of error in dag
nosis,
The Doctor treats all forms of chron.
ic disease, without mentioning any
one in particular, and has no hesitancy
in saying that he DAN and WILL
give the best treatment known toned
ical science, and charge only a reason.
able fee for his services.
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practitioner should promise his pa
TENTS 1T is all he CAN promise them
and be honest.
Parties visiting the city for the pur-
pose of consulting the DR.. should
come directly to his Office, where the
best references ia the city will be fur
nished when desired, and whore pa
will also be assisted in procur-
ing board and rooms at reasonable
rat es.
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a be cured If taken in time, and es.
pecially in young subjects. The DR..
does not claim to cure all cases that
come to him for treatment, but can
point to numerous instances where q
permanent cure has been wrought
within the last FIVE years. Medicines
will be sent by express when patients
cannot corna m tho city
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OFFICE:

NO. SO NORTH MAIN ST.
Zone Block North of Broadway
Address all Letters to
DIR. A. ]. COOK,
p. o. Box No. IA
Council Bl
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MORGAN, KELLER 6 Co..,

UNDHET AXE H q
The finest quality aud largest stock west Of
Chicago OF wooden and Metallic Cases. Calls at
tended to at all hours. We DEFY competition n
quality OF goods on prices. Our N Morgan has
served as uuderta<ser for forty zeal and thor
al BroadwsS. UPH0lSrERDNG In all its
branches promptly attended TO also CARPET la
ing ana ,an,orequins. Geographic ana INA or.
ders filled without delay.
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LII A11I ~
Many cases OF Epilepsy, or Fits,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
aI.OO.

The Traders and Importers Tea Company
OF New York have opened a branch store
in this city. Their teas are put up in paper
cans. Each can weighs, including contents,
about1K pounds, and is sold, can and con-
tents, at the uniform price of 81 per can to
one and all. The tea itself is Of an excel
lent quality and well worth the money.
The coffee is put up in paper cans, each can
weighing, including contents, about 81
pounds, and sold, can and contents, at
same price as tea, viz. 81 per IAN. The COZ
fee is hard to beat, gives satisfaction where
ever used and is worth a dollar OF anybodys
money. Every can contains a souvenir Of
from 10 cents to $50 cash. or gold or silver
watches or jewelry, and also genuine dia-
mond jewelry. No blanks, the tea and cof-
fee worth at a fair retail price more than
that asked, without any regard to the soul
venir. This company take this method
to advertise their goods, and after
July 30th these teas and Cof-
fees will be sold wholly on their
merits at the same price, put without the
warded to all parts OF the United states.
Address Traders and Importers Tea Com.
pany, No. 1865 Main street. opposite Elev-
enth street, Wheeling, West Va. Price,
81 10 er can, 8 cans for $500, II cans for
$40. % cans for $40, and G5 cans for $50.
The following is only a partial list Of
lucky purchasers who found valuable
presents in their cans of ter and coffee:
J. w. N~ankeuran. 1927 Jacob street, found
in coffee a stem.winding and setting watch
valued at SIS: J. G. %Rosenhaim, 1869 Main
street, gents furnishing goods, genuine
diamond ring, $50; James Speyer, whole.
sale notions, 1882 Main street, ladies'
chatelaine watch, So; Sarah Clark, Fit.
teenth street, found in tea gents diamond
pin valued at $35.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
POINTS,
Fresh Gossip OF the Doings OF Various
Persons.


Miss Lizzie Ochsenkoehn left for Pitts
burgh last Saturday.
Mrs. Hattie Wright. of Ravenswood, is q
guest Of Wheeling friends.
Miss Beaulah Royal will be home this
week from Wooster College.
Mrs. f. Dittman and Miss Royal will sail
for Europe next Thursday.
Miss Fannie Lazier, OF Morgantown, is
visiting Miss Juliet McLure.
Mr.. c. +. Heard, a prominent Richmon |
gentleman is a guest at the Stamm.
Mr.. Tom Brasly, of Baltimore, spent yes.
terdsy with his Wheeling friends.
Miss Ada Frasher has returned from an
extended visit to Buckeye friends.
Miss Blanche Hunter will visit friends in
Baltimore during the heated term.
Rev. Mrs. Hite is spending a portion Of
the heated term in G~reenbrier county.
Colonel F. NJ. Norton and wife and chill
dren are visiting friends at Pine Cliff, ..
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hutton will spend
the summer with friends at Portland, o.
Rev. John A. Reynolds, of Doddridge
county, W. Va, is 8 guest at the Cathe-
dral.
Misses Efie Halsted and Emma Wheeler
leave this week to visit friends in Sisters
vile, ..
Col. E. NJ. Norton and lady, OF Pine
Cliff, leave this week to visit Colorado
friends.
Miss Edith Scott, of Wellsburg, is the
charming guest Of Miss Annie Naylor, OF
the Island.
Miss Cora Zane, of the Island, left Sat-
urday to visit friends at Portland and
WelIsburg.
Mr.. j. B. Smith and daughter, Miss
Lizzie, of Pennington, W. Va, are visiting
friends in the city.
Mr.. Fred Lobenstein and son Benjamin
leave today for New York, from which
point they will sail for Europe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
STATE SQUIBS.
News Notes Concerning Events Trans
piring in the Interior.

Grant county has SIG dogs.
A walnut tree in lpshur county recently
sold for $500.
Writ county has made a levy Of ninety
cents on the dollar.
The White Sulphur Springs have been
opened for the season.
An iron bridge is building across Lead
ing creek in Calhoun county.
Two citizens of Summers county fell
dead from heart disease last week.
Martinsburg narrowly escaped having a
very serious fire Thursday morning.
The Bordcr Hdtchmdn tells about a calf
which weighed 100 pounds two days after
birth.
The total expenditures OF Berkeley
county for the fiscal year ending May 81,
1883, were 49, ,lGi IS. The receipts were
$35, AIS ~, a difference in favor OF the
county treasury Of upwards OF $4,000.
p. Bottenus' tailoring establishment at
Clifton, Mason county, was burglarized
Monday night and about 1880 worth OF
clothing taken. The burglars gained an en-
trance by cutting out a panel OF the back
door. A Jon-boat was stolen from the ferry
landing on the same night, and the tracks
around the spot corresponded with those
at the back Of Bottenus' store. 1t is sup.
posed that the thieves left town in that
way.
Duncan Sloan, a merchant OF Coalport,
Mason county, made an attempt to commit
suicide by cutting his throat with q razor
Monday afternoon. A physician was called
in and ii is believed that he will recover.
Mr.. Sloan says he was shaving and the r :
zor slipped, cutting his throat. 1t is be.
lieved, however, that his intention was to
end his life while under a Temporary tit OF
melancholy caused by a too free use OF in
toxiCants.
Three wool buyers of Lewisburg have
thus far this season bought 10000 pounds
Of wool, and before the close OF the season
the amount will reach 100000 pounds. Is.
timating that these three dealers will
handle one.half of the wool in the county,
which is doubtful we have the total pro-
duct Of the county at 100000 pounds. Tab
washed and tleece-washed wool brings from
IS to 81 cents per pound, and unwashed
from % to 261! cents per pound. Dealers
inform US that over one. half OF the wool is
washed, so that We can safely say that the
average price OF all the wool is 30 cents per
pound; so we see by these figures mat
wool will bring into the county, this season,
at least $50, 000. This is a good showing,
but not what it ought to be. The produc-
ton Of wool could be tripled without detri-
ment to the cattle or farming interests
Mountain Herald.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
A "REMINISCENCES.
Nineteenth Anniversary Of the Great
Sanitary Fair.

Sanitary Fair.
Nineteen years ago to morrow the great
Sanitary Fair, held in this city in 1864 for
the benefit of the sick aud wounded SOL
6iers, was formally opened to the public.
The President of the Fair Association was
Robert Crsngle, then Mayor, and the
Board Of Managers were Messrs. James
Bodley, John Bishop, j. \. Metcalf, f. w.
Paxton, Theo. Carroll, John Donlon, Thos.
Hornbrook, John X. BOtsford, w. l.. Nc
Neeley, Isaiah Warren and f. Booking.
John Z. Wilson was Secretary, and Samuel
Laughlin Treasurer. An immense one
story frame structure had been erected by
the managers at the northeast corner of
Chapline aud Sixteenth streets, then
Fourth and JohnL on the present site Of
the State House, and at ! o'clock on the
evening Of Tuesday, June 2Sth, the doors
were thrown open. The opening exercises
took place in Concert Hail." in the Fair
building, and were ~inaugurated with
prayer by Rev. s. B. Barnitz. Mayor Crangle
then, in a brief speech, explained the OBJ
ject of the tair, after which Governor
Foreman, the orator of the day, was in
evening, closing by formally dedicsting
the T6Tk, to the relief of the needy and
suffering. The receipts at the door the first
day, the admIttsnce fee being twenty. Eve
cents, were two thousand five hundred do!-
lars, and for the entire fair, lasting ten
days, $4,000. On Tuesday, July 9th, over
two thousand SSbbsth-school children Wis
tied the fair in q body. There were many
contests by vote for various articles, among
the most hotly contested of which was the
struggle between the Guards" Rough
and Ready and Hope volunteer fire
companies, for a silver trumpet, the prize
being carried off by the former.