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and she put out her hand to signify that he
need not approach.
I'm that case" she said with some diff
Guilty, "I do not need to apologize for leav-
ing you alone. I have no doubt that my
presence would embarrass rather than as
s.st your investigation. 1t is rare oppor-
tunity. Prof. Drummond is not likely to
return for half an hour yet"
She rose and walked slowly down toward
the hall.
"One moment. Miss Willis" exclaimed the
doctor. shall we not work together in
this?"
Together" she repeated, doubtfully.
Eyes; we have the same end in view"
II doubt that" she interrupted.
The doctor looked at her sharply, hardly
knowing what to make of her words. She
volunteered no explanation, and he con-
tinued:
1--WE both wish to find the facts, at all
events. There was no opportunity this
morning to ask you what you thought. You
may know things that would aid me i'm
measure bly,"
Amelia shook her head.
II know nothing that you do not know.
feel as If I should go mad when I try to
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GO be continued tomorrow)
Amherst College Eclipse Expedite

Prof. Todd has nearly completed his plans
for viewing the total eclipse of the sun,
which will occur the afternoon of August
0, 1896. The expedition will sail in the
schooner yacht Coronet, Capt. Arthur Cur
tiss James, N. Y. Y. C. amherst, 'S9), COM
manding; and he will be accompanied by
Mrs James. The line of the eclipse is
through North Cape, Nova Zembla and
northern Japan: Owing to the difficulties
and dangers Of sailing in the Arctic ocean
at so late date in the season, Prof. Todd,
who at first expected to establish his station
at Moller Bay, Nova Zembla, has decided to
take up his post of observation at Yezo, the
small island north of Japan. AS before, Mrs
Todd will accompany the professor. About
a toms weight of instruments will be taken
on the trip, which, as planned, will cover
over twenty thousand miles. The Coronet
will sail from New York about December /
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whatever will guesses from any source be re-
ceived or considered after o'clock pm.
December IL, except as stated in rule 3,
given below. Persons who miss the first
installmentS can obtain back numbers at the
office of The Star.
Rules of the Competition.
l But one solution can be entered by
reader.
2. All guesses must be sent by mail and in
no other way, plainly addressed to prize
Story Editor" The Evening Star
3. In order to put out-of-town readers of
The Star on a time equality with city read
ers, they will be permitted to secure from
their local postmaster an Endorsement on
the back of the envelope in which their
guesses are forwarded, indicating the day
and hour of delivery of the letter to him,
and such guesses will be accepted, provided
the time be prior to pm, December II.
For obvious reasons no guesses will be con-
sidered that are mailed later than the time
given. The Endorsement, plainly written
In ink, must be personally signed by the
postmaster or acting postmaster.
4. Inquiries not considered fully answered
here will receive proper attention if address,
ed to Prize Story Editor" The Evening
Star.
8. The $3.50 will be awarded under the fore
going general conditions, according to the
best judgment of the Judges appointed by
The Star, and they will have complete con-
to the contest.
6. "a complete and correct solution can
be made in the readers own language and in
the number of words necessary for an abso-
lutte statement of the readers guess 1t
must disclose the mystery and such material
facts of the plot revealed in the development
of the story as may be deemed necessary by
the judges to a clear and full explanatio of
the mystery.
The names and addresses of the winners
Of the cash prizes will be published in The
Star at the earliest date possible after the
publication of the final chapter.
No condition of subscription to The Even
ing Star is imposed. Guessers must be wo-
men and girls and necessarily they must be
story in The Star taken by any member of
the family and need not be regular subscrib-
ers themselves in order to enter the compet!-
tlon. Wmie only women and girls may
guess and win the prizes thew can receive
help as to their guess from any member of
their family or from all the family.
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To Apprnise the Land.

Chief Justice Bingham has instruct
ed the commission (Messrs. John 8.
Swormstedt Bradley Davidson and w. O..
Denison) appointed to appraise the land in
lexington and on Rhode Island avenue ex-
tended, for the right of way of the Wash
ington and Maryland railroad. 1t is expect
ed that the commission will be ready to
submit its report some time this week.
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NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE.
Carpenters shop 1870 y st. NV. Jobbing by ex-
perienced and reliable
JOHN L. WALKER, Builder Residence, 2O2I n
o. T1'
]. T. WALKER SONS. 2o4 10TH ST. NV, CAR
pet Lining, Felts Fire Brick and Clay, Asbestos
Paints, Brushes, Lime, Cement TWO and three
ply Roofing Material. sci
The fashionable ladies' corrective tonic IS DR..
Siegerts Angostura Eitters the world renowned
South American invgoratOr.
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DENCE

what was it that mads thf doctor thus
urbend?" inquired Mr.. Rhiibrick. striking
an attitude and declaimtagi dramatically;
"a thimble? Oh, happy prison house that
grards the beauty's finger! Thrice happy
he-bah! me raiment i'll becomes me muse"
and he tried to tuck the professors long
sleeves into better semblance of a fit Il
can't improvise rhythm whenhmy attention
is so distracted by my garb,'' he added
Louise screamed with laughter, Amelia
smiled, ard even the doctor Looked amused.
He was well pleased. at all events. that
Mr.. Philbrick had not insisted looking
under the table, and could therefore afford
to recognize tie mans success as a mimic.
You ought to have been an actor, Mr..
PhilbriCk," he said.
How do you know that 1 am not Thes-
plan on a Vacation?' returned Mr.. Phil
brick. gss,
II don't"
"Oh!' cried Louise, lay ing her hands
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He Was Sentenced.

William FitZhugh, charged with adultery
pleaded guilty when arraigned before Judge
Cox, in Criminal Court No. 2, today, and
was sentenced to one year and one day iii
the Albany penitentiary.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31
The Poets and Sunshine

One might fancy that there is some
natural affinity between genius and the
sun, seeing that so many gifted ones are
attracted in such peculiar manner to
the source of light and heat. Shelley
loved to expose his small round head to
it's intensest ardor and indited many OF
his burning strains on the roof OF his
house, near Leghorn, unscreened from
the pelting rays of an Italian sun-that
sun from whose supposed mallgn lnt1u-
ence even the natives shrink Byron,
whose early home was in the bleak north
Of Scotland, was no less Of sun wOr-
SHIPPER 81 am always most religious
upon sunshiny day., )" he writes, cas- if
there was some association between an
internal approach to greater light and
purity and the kinder of this dark Ian
tern of our external existence And
elsewhere he declares that he could
"bear cold no better than an antelope
and never yet found sun quite done to
his taste," in full accord with Cole
ridges saying uttered, however, in a
symbolical sense, that "the poets soul
appears to crave the sunshine"
It is as by some passionate impulse OF
affection that our men of genius are at
tracted toward the sunny south, many
Of them being apparently more at home
beneath the clear blue skies of Italy Or
Spain than under their native clouds,
Venice has won luster the more from
the devotion of Robert Browning, while
tho Yno1OCru Of his xuifo has shed an
added grace OH Florence. The names Of
Keats, Leigh Hunt and Landor are as
ISOLATED almost as closely with Italias
image as those Of her own inlmortals.-
Temple Bar.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31

replied Virginia, with winning SMILE
"and 1 saved his life with an oar
Didn't I, George?'
All through dinner that evening Mrs
Carruthers chaffed me numerically. l
bore her raillery with great fortitude,
and afterward, when Virginia and L
were sitting on the piazza in front OF
the house, we made a solemn resolution
that we wouldn't break our engagement
again for whole calendar month at the
very most. Gilbert Burgess in Sketch.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31

". N. HALDEMAN, President of the great Louis.
vile COurierJournal, says
DR.. WINTERsMITH-Sir: waive a rule I have
observed for many years, the value of your rem
edy prompting me to say it cured two cases of
chills in my family after many other remedies
had failed. I do not hesitate to express my be-
lief that your Chill Cure is a valuable specific,
and performs all that you promise for it.
Very respectfully, WIN. HALDEMAN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31

Why not use
Wintersmith's?
80 years. sue
cess. Tried and
true. Sells on
it's merits, and
never fails to
cure. Take no
substitute.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
cFrom Thursdays Dailv.)


Mr. H. j. Cook, of Parkersburg, was
a business visitor to om city, yesterday.
Mss Allie Shaw is suffering from a
severe sore throat
Mr. J. H. Hoover, OF Charleston, was
here last night.
MIR. d. NJ. Dickens Esq, of Flat Rock,
was in town yesterday.
Miss Bessie Sullivan who has been
visiting her cousin Miss Flora Burdette,
returned Yesterday TO her home in Leon.
Rev. R. U. Brooking, and wife and
daughter josephine, are visiting friends
in the Bottoms.
Mr. Frank Judy of Charleston. viii
be the guest of Mrs. S. Vollert and fami-
ly today.
Messrs. w. c. Nash, of Charleston.
and f. NJ. Mullin OF Parkersburg, are al
the Phenix.
Mr.. r. ". Harrington and wife leave
tomorrow on few days visit at Toledo
Ohio.
Misses Lena and Katie Vollert, and
their guest Miss Emma Hart, are the
guests of friends in Gallipolis to-day
Col Thos. Munford who has been ii
Charleston on business returned yester
day.
Mr.. Chas. D Hart, OF Cincinnati, wa.
here last night the guest of Mrs. S. Vol
lert and family.
Miss Mary Corbet, OF Bellaire, o., ha,
accepted a position as assistant book
keeper for the Kanawha Marine DocE
Company.
Mr.. s. w Moore, OF Elwell, dropped
in to see us yesterday, and renewed hi:
subscription to the REGISTER.
Mr. j. H. Hanson and wife, OF Buch
annon, stopped off here yesterday or
their way to Charleston, to visit Capt
f. A. Work, Mrs. Hanson's brother
Misses Della Roush and Ella Wilson
who nave been visiting Miss lola Nut
ter, returned yesterday to their home:
in New Haven.
o. jenkins and H. L. Thompson, ot
Parkersburg, and H. L. Huff of Hunt
ington, were registered at the Pheniz
last night.
DIR. Fred Couch, OF South Side, who
has been attending Dental College at
Cincinnati, where he graduated, return
ed home last night.
We are glad to announce to the many
friends OF Ben Middlecof, who has beer
sick for some time, that he is again able
to be out.
Mr.. L. L. Boothe, of Henderson, was
over yesterday, and paid for his weekly
and also ordered the daily sent to his
Address.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
County Court Proceedings.
TUESDAY.

Upon petition of John Fowler for
establishment of road in Waggener
district, through lands of Mason
Young; road established according
to report of viewers; attached to
precinct over which Taylor Bum
garner is surveyor, who is directed
to open same.
. E II S. Whitehead, executor and
trustee under will of Martin Cauf-
man, decd, filed his petition asking
the court to accept his resignation.
Petition filed and summons directed
to be issued summoning those in
terested to next term.
J. L. Rine, guardian for Grover
C. Purdy and others, rendered his
resignation as such guardian which
was accepted.
c. b. Roush gave a new bond as
guardian for his infant son, John
h. Rousb, with H. L Roush as
surety.
John E. Beller, Commissioner to
settle with fiduciaries, reported fol-
lowing settlements which were con
frmed: G. W. Wallis, guardian for
Callle Blake, Ed. Hogsett, Morgan
Hogsett, Katie Hogsett and James
Hogsett; Levi Roush, Admir- of
Harvey Fisher; John C. Porter,
committee for w. NJ. Rose; JOS
Eades, guardian for Della Fades;
VIM. Eblin, admir- L. H. Eblin.
John L. Whitten, commissioner
to settle with fduciaries, reported
the settlement of a G. Beard, exec
utor of John Engel, which was con-
firmed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10

Mr.. W G. Yielding went up to Charl-
eston, yesterday.
Little Miss Precious Corren is among
the sick.
Hon. Jas. B. Menager went up to Put
nam this morning, on legal business.
Col. Maj Bloom is here on a visit to his
family.
Col, D. sealy, of Charleston, is here
loading ties at the X. & NJ. tie hoist.
CD. sullivan, of Leon, was here yes
terday.
Mrs. James Henderson, OF Beech Hill,
was the guest OF Miss Luella Williams
yesterday.
Miss Hattie Morris, of Winfield, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. c. E. Wray, this
city.
Mrs. c. W. Pusey, of Gallipolis, is
here on visit to the family OF Mr.. II.
Jos. Il Holloway.
Mrs. Lon 7. Pilchard went up yester-
day to Syracuse, o., to spend week
with relatives.
sid Coe, of the firm of Lewis & Coe, OF
Aliddleport, was a business visitor 10
our city, yesterday.
Mr.. Floyd Asher, of near Gallipolis,
was visiting his brother, Mr.. a. w.
Asher, at Henderson, yesterday
Miss Carrie Gilmore will return home
today. after short visit to friends at
Gallipolis
Mrs. H. r. Howard and Mrs. C. F.
Hess were visitors to Gallipohs yester-
day.
Mr.. r. A. Bradford, of AIiddleport, a
popular travelling man, was in our city
yesterday.
Mr. Ed. A. Lee, Esq, representing
that reliable firm The Mosler Safe Com
pany, was in our city yesterday.
Rev. w. H. Shaw leaves tomorrow for
Letart to fill the appointment OF Rev.
Hanna.
Mr.. w. a. Byus, of Arbuckle district,
was business visitor to our city, yes
terday.
Mrs Eliza Bailey, of Gnllipolis. who
has been here on a visit to her son, Mr..
H. c. Bailey, left yesterday for st. AL
bans, to visit her daughter, Mrs. w. P.
-vickers.
j. H. Bumgarner. Commission Agent
at the stock yards OF East Liberty Pa,
was in town yesterday, looking after the
interests OF the stock trade in this
county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
tFrom tuesdays Daily.l
Per 81 Mention.


tFrom nesday's Daily.l
Per Mention.
Mr. Geo. Of South Side was
in town vest az
". L. Dec Of Cincinnati, was
in town yest ~
Geo. K. M Of Pittsburg, is in
the city.
Capt Joht Thompson of Ray
mond City, 10 town yesterday.
Joe. Ceine ERIK in J. Friedman
& Cos. store lex.
P. L. Jons Huntington, is in
the city.
Mrs Ed. liller, of Hunting
ton was herr terday.
Mr.. and 81 las. M. ii. Beale, of
Mercer's Bo were here yester-
day, the gueA6 friends
Hon. Jas Ienager went to
Winfield, Il orning, on profes-
sional busin
Mrs. II aey lelt last night
on the Iron Queen for Wheeling,
where she will join her husband.
Mr. Geo. Wildermuth, of Pome-
roy, was a business visitor TO our
town, yesterday.
Miss Ella Gibbons has sc far re-
covered from her late illness, as to
be able to take charge of her room
in the public school.
Misses Rboda and Mary Long, of
South Side, who have been here on
a short visit to Miss Kate Stribling,
returned home yesterday.
Miss Leila Kimberling left this
morning on an extended visit to
friends at Columbus, Ohio, and
Pittsburg, Pa.
Ira CorrelI and Earl Knapp leave
to day for Charleston where they
have accepted positions with the
Standard Folding Bed Company.
James Rambrick, Joseph Fried
man and Rev. a. E. Grover were
iniated into the National Union last
night.
MIR, Dana, Deputy Clerk of the
Supreme Court of Appeals of the
State of Ohio, was a pleasant visitor
to our city last evening, the guest
of Deputy County Clerk, Joseph FL.
Holloway.
Mr. Will Steenbergen, who has
been such au efficient assistant in
the engineering department of the
water works construction for the
past eight months, terminated his
with the Office last Sat
urday. Mr.. Steeubergen has made
lots of friends while here and been
very attentive to the duties of his
Office, and we hope he may be call
ed back again at an early day
Gallipolis Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
SIXTEEN TO ONE.
What the Ratio Of Silver and Gold Means
and Implies.

and Implies.
What does 16 TO 1 mean? How
many of us know? Ask any one
your neighbor, yourself perhaps
and note the lack of knowledge ex-
tant. And yet in the abstract the
matter is a simple one.
Stripped of many complex char
acteristics which affect but do not
alter it's substance, the meaning of
the phrase 16 to l is easily under
stood It expresses the relative
value of gold and silver for coinage
purposes as established by the Gov
ernment. OF necessity, things that
are placed in comparison and con-
sidered, measured, estimated or val
ued relatively must have a common
character of some sort. In the case
of gold and silver it is weight. One
ounce of silver has only one-six-
teenth the value of an ounce of gold.
One ounce of gold is worth sixteen
ounces of silver.
This Government ratio, while ar
bitrary, is based upon something
which rests itself on the natural
laws of commerce, the two chief
conditions of which are demand
and supply. In other words the le-
gal ratio is the commercial or true
ratio modified for one technical
reason or another to a small decimal
aytent
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
A Bold Robbery.

Winger's Hardwa store at Ches-
hire, o., was burglarized night OF
two ago. Quite lot of revolvers
and other goods were taken. They
also attacked the safe, but it stood
out against their efforts to get in
side of it; and falling in opening the
safe, they concluded to haul it away
and had it partly loaded onto wag
on, when they were frightened
away, and left it. The safe was
badly used up; and it had to be sent
to Cincinnati for repairs. No clue
to the robbers, as we go to press
1t is we'll that our merchants should
sleep with one eye open, as it is not
kno;-n when these thieves will pay
them a visit
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
4 Mrsterions Case al Weston


A correspondent of the Ritchie
Gazette offers this statement of a
very singular affair. as occurring in
connection with an inmate of the
hospital for the insane at Weston.
1t seems like an improbable tale,
yet the matter is given with such
particularly of name and event,
that it looks like it might be true.
OF course there must have been
decided resemblance between the
lady who died and the ore for whom
she was taken, and tho authorities
at Weston must have made some
mistake. The Gazette does not
vouch for the story, but is compel-
ed to say it is Impressed with its
truth. Below is the statement of
the correspondent.
Editor Richie Gazette -9o olreor-
respondent learned from a reliable
gentleman living in Harrison eoun-
ty, of a very peculiar transaction
that occurred at the asylum at Wes-
ton in the past six or eight months.
Many years ago Christopher Tet-
rick and Miss Lena McIntire were
married near Worthington, Marion
county. Some years after their
marriage Mrs. Tetrick lost her mind
and was sent to the hospital at Wes-
ton for treatment. Some time last
fall Mr.. Tetrick was advised by the
authorities at Weston of the death
of his wife.
Mr. Tetriek proceeded at once to
Weston and brought the remains of
his supposed wife homo. Her for
mer neighbor women came in and
prepared the remains for burial and
after the usual funeral services her
body was laid away to rest. In the
meantime, her neighbors expressed
a doubt as to her being Mrs. Tet-
rick. About six weeks ago the
mystery was solved. Mr.. Fetrick
was again informed of the illness of
his real wife, who is still living.
Mr.. I. proceeded to Weston for the
second time and to his great aston
ishment found his wife still living.
He and his neighbors were greatly
surprised at this mysterious occur.
renee and are puzzled to know how
such mistake occurred and would
like the authorities to explain. The
whole thing is probably mistake,
and yet it forms a very singular
and mysterious affair. Perhaps the
strangest part is that stranger was
buried by a husband and friends for
one whom they should all have
easily recognized.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
TIE BEAUTIFUL IRON QUEEN
Burned Yesterday Morning at Antiq-
uity, 0hiO-Yalued at $50,0
The Cargo Valued at $50 a Total
L0ss-There We're Forty Passengers
on BOard-AIl SaTed-The COIOred
Chambermaid jumped Overheard and
Was Drowned.

There was great excitement in
this town yesterday morning when
telephone message announced the
burning of the Iron Queen at An
tiquity, about s a. m.
1t was known that Mrs. NJ E.
Tracey, of this place, and child, to-
gether with several others had ia
ken passage on her during Tuesday
night, and as no definite particulars
could be gotten, everybody was in
suspense. Mr.. Franklin, her faith
er, and two of her brothers went up
on the noon train to the scene fthe
disaster, and one of them accomp
anied her to Wheeling.
Little did our people think this
beautiful steamer was so soon to
meet such a fate, but in less than
FIVE hours after she left our wharf
she was in flames, and in ashes,
caused by the accidental explosion
of lamp which ignited some straw
and spread so rapidly that all efforts
to combat the fire were futile.
The officers and crew fought
bravely TO save the passengers and
their baggage, which they succeed
ed in doing, and all escaped to the
shore without injury.
The Chambermaid, MoIlie Camp
bell, colored woman, of Pomeroy,
in the excitement, jumped over
board and was drowned.
The boat was valued at $4,000,
and her cargo at $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10

The gossip loving denizens OF
Fairmont enjoyed rare treat last
week. There were two cases for
breach of promise tried before the
circuit court and the proceedings
brought out the populace in force.
The first was that of VangiIder VS..
Clelland, in which the young lady
alleged her affections had been
trifled with and she must be paid
for it. The jury gave her 81 600.
The other was tho famous case of
Miss Reynard against A. Lee Con-
way for breach of promise and Sc
duction. A verdict for $4,000 was
given.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10

The idea of Sistersville trying to
make people believe that it has a
bigger population than Point Pleas
ant, is extremely ridiculous. A late
census of that town only gives its
population at 1850, while Point
Pleasant has a population of over
5000, and we don't count suburbs,
either.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
Our Next Fair.

The stockholders OF the Mason
County Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association held s meeting yes
terday afternoon at the law Office of
John E. Beller, and elected Hon.
James Capehart, President, and A.
Horton Roseberry, Secretary. The
election of Treasurer was laid over
till another meeting.
The date of this Fair will be the
9th, 9TH, 8th and 9th of August.
The racing program was arranged
as follows, some very good purses
being offered