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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08

ing arms encircling her, you must rot
90. need you. love you! l care for
nothing else nowhere is nothing elsa
You-you are everything. God, beauty,
truth-all-you mean this to me. Oh,
my lover
The words were spoken! 1t seemed
to Marian that she had fallen from a
great height; that the hallpwed voices
which had whispered Of joy to her had
one by one been stilled. She was alone
in the chill Of the night, the old weari-
ness and pain intensified a hundred
times Juggling at her heart. She felt
cheated, helpless. Her estimate OF
Hugh had not been true, then? Oh, was
there anything true? Or was this that
faced her now the only reality, and that
other impersonal, heavenly peace a
chimera which had fed forever?
why are you here?" she cried pas
sionately, and her beautiful face was
convulsed, as she tore herself from his
arms. 81 had rather you had killed
me-"
But Hugh had cast away self control,
and he did not fully understand the
look on Marian's face. Ii was an eX-
preston a woman might have worn
who, helpless, watched a lOved one
drifting surely to the black whirlpool
which would suck him down into eter-
nal night.
Listen to me-" Hugh pleaded, and
his words came fast. Il have struggled
against myself, but what does it mat
ter? We are innocent, but we are con-
demned. Ny wife will not return. I
am glad Of it now-glad. The past is
past forever. Let 1t go. 1t is you 1
love. All, dear, I know your heart is
mine! There are no words needed to
tell me that Let us be happy" he said
bitterly, fiercely. Eve can avow, after
all, that there is anything greater in
the world, than the happiness of the in
dividual? Each for himself! tell you
the conventional society for which we
would sacrifice ourselves would not un-
derstand 1t, even If it believed in our
sincerity. Let's fling the glove in it's
face and live only for each other"
What thoughts crucified Marian!
Hugh was making his prayer to her
he stood ready to draw her into the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08
No letter Lennv lad Written him lay

The letter Jenny had written him lay
at his feet. In an absorbed, gloomy
fashion he picked it up and slowly tore
it into pieces, srewing them on the
floor.
What's to be done? What's to be
dOne?" he thought, with the apathy
that comes when all hope is dead.
Then a full realization of everything
painful and inharmOnious in his life
rushed over him, but most Of all the
thought that he loved Marian, and she
must never know more of that love
than had been revealed to her in one
mad word, followed by goOd-by.
Her name in a whisper left his lips
again and again, and he flung himself
violently against the wall, throwing up
his arms like one wounded and bury
ing his head upon them. A second only
the madness lasted, and he fell to his
knees, shuddering.
The music commenced again, soft
and trembling this time only whis-
per. II was MOschowiskis "Serenade"
that matchless hymn of passion that
seems TO voice the burden of a heart
heavy with love. The plaintive, almost
intolerably sweet repetition of the first
phrase came like a confession broken
by tears. It talked to him Of love:
Love that keeps all the choir of lives
in chime;
Love, that is blood within the veins of
time
He held his breath in rapture. Oh,
how sweet it was!
Ia h., e.to o-erc--,1 20 J, foot eff1I Loo,
ing and listening, his very soul drawn
out Of him, a strange thing occurred.
He became aware that the goddess had
moved backward half an inch in her
frame. Startled, he laid his hand upon
the picture, and with a grating sound il
retreated a little more A half open
door seemed to cape before him. He
was surely mad. But now the music
reached him more plainly. He saw that
he must believe his senses. II was
door, unguessed by any one all these
years, and il opened into the other
house.
The mystery surrounding the old
murder was revealed in one paralyzing
flash, and he stood quite dazed, looking
into the lampli. passage beyond. Only
step and ne would be with her. She
was so near him now.
Temptation beckoned to him like
laughing mistress that would not be de-
MED This discovery had swept the
ground from beneath his feet. Still he
hesitated.
The music had changed from the bur
den of the prayer to that fierce cry,
coming as If from a riven soul where
triumph and despair seem incompre-
hensibly mingled
Come" it seemed to say. Don't
you know that l love you? Oh, I am
signing out my life to you here Come.
Let the world go by. Love is every
thing Nothing else matters much
On, comet
The surg,ng melody swept through
his blood and poisoned II. All that was
seductive and sweet in life passed by
him in a vision. Reason left him. He
no longer stared at the door like one
fascinated by something that terrified
him, but laid his hands eagerly on ii,
the JOY that comes from complete ADAM
dOnment to the worst within us glitter
ing in his eyes. The music still invited
him. There was no resisting 1t now,
even if he had wished, and he did not
He crossed the threshold and care
fully pushed the picture back into its
place.
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with pride ID their deceased orators ana
warriors and statesmen, but Rome never
held out such inducements to the yeXed
and the hopeless as the young common
wealth Ct Oklahoma. Greece may boast
of her greatness, but where IS she To-
day? Five cents worth Of ammonia
would remove her from the map Of the
world.
But regard Oklahoma :
With gOOG board at S. per week, in
Guiding use Of roller towel, bar soap ana
iron sink, one may in n!nty days obtain
a residence anC a divorce at a cost that
seems a mere bagatelie.
I knew Of one man who had been
unhappy for years. He had no hope for
the future. He was respondent con-
tinually and prayed that death might
overtake him in this earnest petition
He saw by the merest accident how
free the divorce law was in Oklahoma,
and in less than q Week he had sold the
COW and was on the way.
His wife packed his trunk for him
and cooked a d.shpan full of cookies for
him TO eat or the way. He got a chance
10 do chores for his board In Oklahoma
and actually came out with a divorce
and SIS besides. That was not all. He
had gained over al inch In chest
measurement ewing to the delightful
climate, and hope again danced in his
eye.
Why 60 b Dakota for your divorces?
Listen to the siren voices Of the
Messrs. Pricke-t q Dunn.
Contemplate the picturesqueness of
Oklah0ma's ever varying scenery, her
fertile fields and blooming prairies,
fringed with beautiful groves and rib
bed with many a ripping brook, and
then turn to the bleak and storm swept
plains Of Dakota
Here, surrounded by all the comforts
and conveniences Of the civilization of
older States, nes-les this newborn child
of the republic in all her virgin beauty.
Here almost in the centre Of the Union,
in easy reach of all our sister States,
YOU may enjoy all the Injuries Of civ
ilizat.on. while n cCmrade Of the piCn
eer amid the rugged beauties Of ma
ture."
Another good feature we must not
forget. Contending parties may board
at different places. There are two good
boarding houses at Alya-One for plain
tiffs and one for defendants.
There is a good bank there also.
which makes a specially of paying all
monv and allows > per cent. on alimOny
remmning six months or more on de-
post.
Custody of children is awarded on
Tuesdays and Fridays. Railroads sell
divorce coupons. Special cars to large
divorce parties, with guide and. afa-
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pass from him forever, with only their
last hurried farewell?
He no longer remembered how late 1t
was nor the madness Of going when
Mrs. Ventnor was away. Conventional
ity and prudence were forgotten. He
must see her.
With this thought upward in his mind
he moved toward the stairs, as if under
the direction of a will stronger than his
own, when the march abruptly ceased,
and he found his face bathed with mOis-
ture, his knees trembling. He had not
known how deeply the music had NOV
ed him. No. he dared not go. 1t was
wrong, all wrong.
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MATRIMONIAL MECCA.
Bill Nye DiscOur8es Upon the Advan-
tag08 Of Oklahoma.
A Place Where One Can Be Nicely
Separated at a Reduced Price and
Also Regain the Flush Of Health
and Increase a Diminished Chest
Measurement.

The following letter may be Of inter-
est to some casual reader and at the
same time throwlight upon the freedom
in which one may wallow IN the glad
some west. Tbs letter may shock the
sensitive and the fast!diOus, but 1t Is
genuine and comes in the utmost good
faith, inclOsing the professional card OF
the law firm.
I will add before offering the letter
Mat l shall be glad to throw OIL my per-
centage in all deserving cases.
There are ten causes fer divorce in
Oklahoma unCcr the statute, and in ad-
dit,on to the usual grounds the ninth
one IS a perpetual JOY to the connub!al
outlaw-yiz, gross neglect Of duty"
This may be applied to all sorts Of
shortcomings and the way seems at once
to open up here for most any weary,
nagging victim to cut loose and try 1t
over again:
Ava, o. T, September 20.
"Btll Nye, Esq, Asheyille, n. c.
Dear Sir RealizinS as we all do that
thousands of people over this country
are DESTROYS Of being freed from their
matrimonial alliances, and believing
that we can IN THIS way reach those de-
sirOus Of Cu services, We have adopted
this method OF calling the matter to
your attention by personal letter, rather
than by advertising IN newspapers, as
Offering superior advantages to both
counselor and client
Oklahoma offers superior induce
ments to these seeking this kind OF
relief. Her statute on divorce is identi-
cal 20 that Of Dakota, and her climatic
and other Inducements far superior.
I'VE want your services and are
willing to pay f5E ther. Our proposition
is this:
Our fee for securing q divorce in our
district court viii be reasonable and
VIII depend Upon each particular case
and the circumstances attending it,
which we would fix al the time with
the labor and time expended and inter-
ests involved.
Our offer to you:
1--WE are willing to divide the fee with
you in any and all cases that you may
send US.
For particulars we refer you to the
inclosed circular AMI VIII cheereully
answer all communications. Very truly
yours.
PRICKETT e DUNN"
Europe may have older and vaster
treasures Of art than we, but can she
combine divorce and climate in such a
way as We can?
Scarcely.
Greece and Rome may flaunt their
lurid history n our faces and point
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DI ICrV dIIU 4tVIHc my HtUIIL tIIVII
lurid history n our faces and point
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You shall order my life as you will! I'll
be worthy Of you, never fear.
Marian, l do believe in you Oh,
you cannot th.nk"-ard he moved I'M
pulsiyely toward her, his heart In his
eyes.
ITO be Continued.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08

CHAPTER VIII
one thing Jenny could Il,
She could cherish
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-22
DEMONETIZATION ACT.
How the Coinage of the Silver DOL
lar was Dropped.
Richard p. Bland Tells the Story in IA
Speech to the People of Denver.

In the course of his recent speech in
Denver, on the silver question, Richard
T. Bland gave the following history of
the act which demonetized silver:
"To comprehend the silver question
and the battles fought in congress for
the free coinage OF silver, it is necessary
to begin with the act of 1873, known as
the act that demonetized the standard
silver dollar. From the passage of our
first mint act in 1892, until the demone-
tization act of 1873, the standard silver
dollar, 3l4 grains pure silver, was the
unit OF account or standard of value.
The amount of pure silver in this dollar
was never altered, whereas the gold dol
lar had been twice changed. For over
eighty years and up to 1873 the standard
silver dollar, as now coined in pure sill
yer, was the unit OF our coinage. The
act OF 1878 was entitled as follows: can
act revising and amending the laws re-
Iatng to the mints and the assay offices
and the coinage OF the United States. :"
This act contains in all sixty-seven sec
tons and deals with the management of
the mlnts and assay Offices. The title of
the act and The context indicate the sole
purpose OF the act to be to amend the de-
tails relating to the management of the
mlnts and assay offices and the coinage.
There is nothing whatever in the title of
the act giving notice that the purpose of
the act was to displace this old silver unit
and to put in its stead the gold dollar as
the unit OF value nothing to indicate Il
purpose to prohibit the coinage of the
old silver unit that had had the right of
free coinage at our mints and full legal
tender from the foundation OF the GOV
ernment up to that time. Notwithstand-
ing the act contains sixty-seven sections
III all, there was no important change
in the law relating to the mints and as
say offices and the coinage, excepting
that part prohibiting the coinage of the
standard silver dollar and substituting
the gold dollar for the silver dollar as
the unit OF account. And further proof
that this revolutionary change from the
silver unit TO the gold unit, from the
law providing for the Tree coinage OF both
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-22

except the coins named in section Is.
Section l4,abovequoted, had already pro-
vided for the coinage OF the gold dollar
piece as the unit OF value; a quarter
eagle, or $3.50 piece; half eagle, or So
piece; an eagle, or $40 piece, and double
eagle, or $40 piece. Section 20 provides
that any owner of gold bullion may de-
posit the same at any mint to be formed
into coin or bars for his benefit, giving
free coinage to gold. Section 81 provides
that the owner OF silver bullion may de-
posit the same at any mint to be formed
into bars or into dollars of 420 grains,
troy, designated in this act as trade dol
lars; and no deposits of silver for other
coinage shall be received thus absolute
ly inhibiting all coinage OF full legal ten
der standard silver money, for the trade
dollar was not legal tender, except in
sums OF 50, and was put on the same
plane as fractional coin or subsidiary
money.
Gold was made the unit OF value and
given unlimited coinage at our mints,
while it is evident from the manner in
which this revolution in our monetary
system was accomplished that it was
done in an indirect and stealthy man
ner, yet it was the most important and
iar-reaching legislation on money ever
enacted by our government. Even the
trade dollar was finally struck from the
list OF coins. By the act OF July %, 1879,
the coinage OF the trade dollar was sus-
pended, except to be coined in the dis
cretion OF the secretary OF the treasury,
and its legal tender character repealed.
The act OF February 8, 1887, authorized
the retirement and recoinage OF the
trade dollar by exchanging standard sill
yer dollars at that time outstanding, and
the recoinage OF the trade dollars into
standard silver dollars, and prohibiting
any further coinage OF the trade dollar.
The act of February II, 1873, was passed
in the closing days OF the last session OF
the forty-second congress.
was first elected to congress in No
vember, 1872. The term OF service be-
gan on the 4th OF March, 1873, not quite
one month after silver was denonelized.
The forty-third congress assembled in
regular session in December, 1873, about
ten month after the passage OF the act
demonetizing silver. James q. Blaine
OF Maine was chosen speaker OF the house.
During the whole forty-third congress
the silver question was not alluded to.
Both congress and the country were en-
tirelv ignorant of the effect of the act of
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-22

gold and silver to the law that prohibited
the coinage of any full legal tender
money'except gold, it is only necessary
to refer to the manner in which this
important change in our monetary sys.
TEN was brought about.
The change could have been made in
a few words and in one section, had the
authors OF the bill boldly gone to work
to accomplish their purpose, but instead
OF that the work OF demonetization was
done by piecemeal, by indirection and
evidently in q stealthy manner. The
sections that did this are sections l3, IA
10, II, 20 and 2l. Section l3 provides
for standards of gold and silver coins
Section IA provides that the gold coir
OF the United States shall be one.
dollar piece, which, at the standard
weight OF 25.S grains, shall be the unit
OF value. There is nothing in the title
OF the act to indicate such a purpose
as this, and before this section occurs
and this change is made there are twelve
sections preceding it, dealing only with
the management of the mints and assay
offices. Section 10 provides that the sill
yer coin OF the United States shall be {
trade dollar; a half dollar, or fifty-cent
piece; quarter dollar, or twenty-five
cent piece; a dime, or ten cent piece ,anC
the weight OF the trade dollar shall be
42O grains, troy. 1t further provides thai
said coins shall be a legal tender at theil
nominal value for any amount not ex.
ceeding 80 in any one payment, putting
the trade dollar and the fractional coin.
on the same level as to legal tender, linn
iting them all to So only. 1t will bt
noted that the silver dollar 37lI grains
pure silver, or 4l2% grains standard sill
yer, that had been coined freely up tC
that time was dropped from the list O
silver coins; yet the work was not quite
done, and before completing the pur.
pose it was necessary to conceal the OBJ.
ject by putting intervening section l6
relating to the minor coins, or the nick.
els and coppers; and then comes section
II, which completes the work begun in
section 10.
Section l7provides thatno coins either
OF gold, silver or minor coinage, shal
hereafter he issued from the mints Other
than those OF the denominations, stand.
ards and weights herein set forth. See.
ton 10 had set forth the silver coins au.
thorized to be struck at our mints, pur-
posely leaving out the silver dollar, sc
that section II clinches the work by in
hibiting the coinage OF anv silver pieces
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-29

The Banner of Light is, as every one
knows. one Of the most successful de-
nomlnntlonal publications Issued in
this country.
In Its nth volume 1t is at once con-
servatlye and bright, discussing not
only modern Spirltualism, but fire.
quently lending Its influence fearlessly
In matters Of public Importance out
side Its principal field.
Mr.. John W. Day, who ls the editor
and one of the proprletors, writes in
The Banner OF Light as follows to the
proprietors Of Painc's celery compound:
II owe you debt of gratitude in
placing on the market such nerve
easing and soothing remedy as Paine's
celery compound. II was brought to
my notice by a friend who had him
self been greatly relieved by Its use
as have also been.
II have frequently taken occasion to
commend Paine's celery compound to
others, and I do not know an instance
wherein, II faithfully tried, II has not
worked a benefit. Yours truly,
rl.us JOHN w. DAY"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-29

Mr., Days portrait Is given above.
He is member Of the Masonic. odd
Fellows, Grand Army and other fra
ternal Organizations, and Is highly
esteemed by his brethren and others in
the social walks OF life.
His gratitude for the good that this
greatest of remedies has done him Is
In no sense remarkable. Thousands
who have been made well by Paine's
celery compound have sent their I'M
solicited testimonials to the proprletors
OF the remedy or direct to medical
journals or newspapers telling for the
benefit of others the results that have
followed the use OF the remedy that is
food for the nerves and brain. that
enrlches the blood, that makes the
weak strong and Is the one never-fall-
ing specific, prescribed by physicians
and recommended by all who have ever
faithfully used II. for insomnia, ner-
vous debility, neuralgia, rheumatism,
indigestion and the many ills that
come from deranged. worn-out nerves
and impure blood.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-29

Dallas, TEX, June 2s.--The Trustees as.
soeiation was called to order at O'Clock this
morning
Superintendent OF Public Instruction J. NJ.
Carlisle addressed the meeting on the DE
fccts In the Present School Laws"
a paper entitled School Hygiene" was
read by Superintendent s. G. Wooton OF
Paris. Dr. 1t. u. Leach OF Paris led In tho
discussion, W, H. Wilson OF Dalag also talk
ed on the paper
A vote OF thankso was evidenced Mr.. Wooton
aud pr. Leach for the valuable paper and
able discussion, nn1 motion was adopted
to publish the same in the Texas School Jour
nal.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the state Trustees association OF
Texas believing that great good can be ac-
cOmpllahed by the trustees coming together
and na we serve without any compensation
whatever, aud as the average expense OF
each delegate will not exceed SO; therefore
be II
Resolved that We call upon the legislature
81 Texas to make provision for paying the
eypcusc " ono delegate from each county
and one delegate from each Independent dla-
trct with population OF nye hundred or
more
Tho following oaleera were elected for
the ensuing year;
President, r. NJ. Royal Of Wolfe City. vice
president. II. b. Cherry OF Mount Pleasant;
necretary-treasurer, J. e. Fulton " Bel
tom
Adjourned sine die.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-29
"pIKr's PEAK on nusr .

Twenty drors OF AnrnstHa nlttars i'm.
nart delicious illlvor 10 cold drinks i1r.
hiegert's, the pniy genuine.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-29
They Finish Their Work
at Dallas.
TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION.
a Burglar Killed While Rob bling a
Jewelry Store--Want to Restrain
the Bond Issue,


DALLAS, June %.
The State Teachers association was called
to order at O'Clock this morning by FTeAi-
dent WaRgencr.
The regular program was laid aside. and
Prof. @. W. Hutton Of the AGRICULTURAL any
Mechanical college, College station, proecensu
with tho reading Of his paper, entitled, ih9
Best Aid TO English In the Public Sch9ols.
The paper was listened 10 with the closes.
attention and the professor was Loudly APP
plauded at Its conclusion
prof. II. a, Pace, superintendent OF the
Hampstead schools, read q paper on FRO
fcssionRl Integrity" which was wen ~
ceiyed.
nual address submitted It's report oall'hs
special attention TO his rocommendatlohs'
The report was unanimously adopted.
on request Of tho chair all Of the tenehets
occupied tho front seats that the ADDRESS ot
Miss Noy, on Liberal Arts might DC heaIu
more distinctly. -, p.io..
tine, Tex, famed historian, ADVANCE 70 w
fr1nt and In few choice words introduce"
10 the audience Miss Elizabeth Ney OIL Aus
tin. president Of the Association OF tna
Tevas Academy Of Liberal Arts ana sr"hu
niece Of tho great Marshal Ncy. ,,,,
Miss Noy reviewed the history OF LloeIat
Arts In Texas. showed the necessity oil us
teachings to the progress OF any s'a.e or
country tho little interest heretofore mani
tested in It's advancement In Texas. and the
earnest efforts now being made by the eHpous-
ors Of tho cause to establish hrat-class In
stltutc Of Liberal Arts In Texas.
The treasurer submitted his annual report
which showed a considerable falling of in tho
receipts.
The election Of officers was then commenced
and resulted as follows: ]. S. Kendall, Honey
Grove presidents pr. Leslie waggenor, Austin.
first yice-prcsident; W. IL. Pool, second vice.
president; 7. S. Cox. third yico-prcsidenti
Mrs. A. II. Pennypackor. Palestine, fourth
yce-prosldent; ]. F. kimball, secretary
Alex Hog, transportation secretary; j. Q.
W 4, sutton was elected to MI va.
cnncy on the board Of managers OF the Read