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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-03

hits Ely, OBrien. Sacrifice hits Nc
bas of IeeVer Hit ff by pitcher fhe oa Kei On
ter. LaChance. Struck out. by Lever /;
by kitson 3. Wild pitch. Lever. Time,
2;So. umpires, Swartwood and Hunt.
ST. LOUIS. August 2-Boston took
double header to-day. The visitors hit the
ball clearly in both games The second
full of miserable misplays on the part of
the Perfectos. Scores:
e. Bost louis sd. 30 S 90 Z 5 s
;; Mcbride, Jones and Schreckongost; VIII
us and Clarke. Earned runs, st: Louis
o'Day and MeGarr. Attendance, 100 6ie'' -
Second game:
St. Louis 80 Q 0 / 0 0-1 s /
,Cuppy and Schreckongost; Bailey and
Clarke. Earnc6 runs, ST. Louis /: Boston
3; Time, 1.5o. Umpires, o'Day and Nc
PHILADELPHIA Pa, August 1.-TWO
games were scheduled for to-day, but
put stop. to the first game after five in
nings had been played and the extra game
will take place tomorrow. Knepper was
easy for the locals. Cleveland began 10
hit Orth in the fourth inning and Plat
took his place in the fifth. Attendance,
$500. Score:
P PhiIadelphia '.......'.....Ss s,s g
Batteries, Knepper and Sugden; orth,
Piatt and Douglass. Earned runs Cleve-
land j: Philadelphia s. Time, lis. I'M
pires, Gaffney and Latham.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, August2-With the
exception of the seventh inning, Cunning
ham pitched good, steady ball. Cunning
ham also helped his team 10 victory BY
driving out a home run when three men
Were on bases in the fifth inning. Attend
ance. 20e0. Score:
Louisville 20 o o 20 o Up 3
New York 20 0 0 0-s Is O
Batteries, Cunningham and thinner; Car
rick and Warner. Earned runs, Louisville
4: New York 4, Time, 1:5S Umpires, Man
assau and Smith.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. August donovan
was easy for the locals to-day, while Tay-
Tor pitched good ball and the Reds made il
three straight from Brooklyn. Dusty Mil
Ter was given his ten days notice of re-
lease to-day. Score:
Cincinnati ....S Q 0 o 2 .-S2 8
Brooklyn ......2 0 o 0 0 Q-S 8 8
Earned runs, Cincinnati 5: Brooklyn 2
Batteries, Taylor and Peitza Donovan and
MCGUIRE. Time, 2 hours. Empires, Lynch
and Connolly. Attendance, 1000
AN EXHIBITION GAME.
TORONTO. Ont, August 2-The wash
ingtoa National League club defeated the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-03

Marietta, Urania.
Steubenville, T. NJ Bayne.
Darlington, Leroy.
SisterSyisle, Ruth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-03

creery. Bowerman o Brien. First ST 81 Base n on
balls. off Lever 4. Hit by pitcher Keis-
ter, LaChance. Struck out, by Lever l;
by kitson g. Wild pitch. Lever. Time,
2:S0. Umpres, Swartwood and Hunt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-03

TORONTO. Ont, August 2-The Wash
ingtoa National League club defeated the
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
LIKE BANoUo'S GHOST.
Question Of Conductors and Pennies to
the Fore Again.


IL was In a suburban trolley last
Sunday that the question OF the con-
ductor's reluctance to receive pennies
In change came up again. says the New
York Herald. This penny question Is
like Banquo's ghost and will not down.
A woman passenger had given the con-
ductor a nickel and Ave pennies for
two fares. IL would rather change IS
for you, madam, than take those pen
Mes" the conductor said, In a
grumbling yet perfectly respectful tone.
"Why?" asked the woman Because
the company will not take them from
us. That is the only objection have
to railroading. W. must turn In nick
els or silver when our work is done"
But why do you not sometimes give
those pennies to men? You always
palm them off on women" well, the
women always seem to keep them
specially for us. Now, II the public
could only know what a trial they are
to us sometimes they might understand
our reluctance to take them. For in
stance, one OF the extras, a mar who
had been out OF work for a long time,
after making the number OF trips re-
quired Of him, found he had fifteen
pennies among his change. He did not
have n cent belonging to himself, and
there was no money at home. and the
pay that was coming to him Mt the Of
flee for his weeks work was needed by
his wife and children for bread. They
would not take the pennies at the Of
flee, and he could not draw his pay un-
til his fares were accounted for. When,
after considerable trouble, he got three
nickels for fifteen pennies and returned
to the company's Office 1t was closed,
and he had to go home without his
pay"
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my cloak" she exclaimed, and, ex-
aiming the volume, This is mine,
too; but have not seer either OF them
for some days. And this bag 1 never
saw IN my life"
bowed. What else was left me? It
was evidently Miss B~ranscombe's
pleasure to ignore the occurrence OF
yesterday, and how could l press 1t
on her? She was exceedingly dis
pleased; she rang the bell for her
maid.
will you take these away?" she
said to the woman, pointing to the
cloak and the book.
And the bag" | suggested with a
persisteDcy which was as stupid as 1t
was useless.
The woman looked at the Gladstone,
then at her mistress, and then at me.
Shall l give 1t to Austin, or take 1t
to your room, sir?" she asked civiuy.
My eyes were fixed upon Miss Brans-
combe. She stood. her slight figure
still drawn up in dignified silence, and
her face turned away, as IL she had no
more to do with the subject.
The maid waited. She was a small,
dark woman, just past her first youth,
with, as ! noticed now, a certain keen
ness OF expression beneath the we'll
trained civility Of her manner-a per-
son of experience, / could Judge. A
quick conviction came to me MS my
eyes met hers-this woman was In the
secret, whatever it might be. She was
Nona's confidante and assistant. Mona
was indeed helpless In the hands OF
her INSCRIPTIONS cousin and this art
full Abigail.
Shall I give 1t to Austin. sir?" re-
peated Woodward; and at that mo-
ment Miss Elmslie entered the room.
What is it?" she exclaimed. "Your
bag? Oh, l am so glad you have
found 1t, Mr.. Fort! How did 1t get
back?"
Unfortunately, this is not my lost
property, Miss Elmslie," explained.
1T is-the lady's."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
AN MAN.

h progressive corporation OF Bath
has just placed a commemorative
tablet upon the house in Lansdown
crescent once occupied by William
Rockford, n of the strangest charac-
tiers who ever spent his declining years
in the renowned English city of the
hot springs. His tomb and monument
are such conspicuous objects on the
heights OF Lansdown and the most
casual visitor can hardly avoid becom-
ing familiar with some OF the eccen-
tricities OF this great d~ilettante.
Bedford, who is best known as the
author Of the Arabian tale "Vathek"
written In n sitting OF three days
and two nights, claimed descent from
the Saxon kings. He inherited vast
wealth and expended II in the most
lavish fashion, building a wonderful
house at Fonthill, in Wiltshire, which
cost over a million. Presently the evil
days came-vast sums lost In jamaica
through depreciation in the value Of
his estates and lawsuits resulting
therefrom led Beckford to sell Fonthill
at a ridiculous price and to retire to
Bath broken In health and fortune.
Here he spent the rest Of his days a
r~ecluse, shut up with his books and
fancies. One commodious house would
not suffice to hold his treasures. so
on either side were purchased, one be-
ing connected with a covered way on
the second floor, which can still be
seen. His passion for building unas-
suaged, Beckford erected a great tower
on the hill a mile above his house
wherein to study, and when he died his
remains were laid above the ground at
the foot in a granite sarcophagus
which was prepared during his life
time. The property was then sold for
n tea garden, but his daughter, the
duchess OF Hamilton, repurchased Il
and to save it from Dissertation gave 1t
to the rector of Walcot az a cemetery.
The tower has just been repaired and
1t is once more possible to enjoy the
wonderful view from the summit
which Is $50 feet above sea level.
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FRIGHT MADE HIS HAIR WHIT r..
Can Of Explosive Was Getting R~<,
While lie Was at Sea.


"Nitroglycerln. sir: high-explosives
accomplished It," said a well-drossed
man with a youthful face and snow
white hair to Il chance acquaintance.
But your face is not SCARED. II
would seem that an explosion"
An impending explosion It was.
Two years ago | was n OF the most
successful w~ell-shooters in America. I
could make the oil loosen up where
others had failed. The secret lay in the
explosives l employed. | made them
myself, and had the business down dne.
AT that time l went to New York
to figure on q big blasting contract
that would have made me o pile. I fall
cd to make the arrangements, and the
very day the negotiations fell through
I ttarted suddenly for England on a
similar mission.
"'ls there such n thing as high ex-
plosives ripening?' asked the English
man l was accompanying on the sec
ond day OF our voyage.
The question brought me to my feet
and caused an exclamation Of horror
to escape my lips. Many explosives
undergo a ripening process, which adds
greatly TO their destructive power, at
the same time decidedly increasing the
danger Of handling them. That made
by me was Of this character, indeed
twenty-five days after II was COM
pounded II was almost certain to ex-
plode OF It's own volition, so to speak.
Now, on the upper shelf Of the
check DON OF my New York hotel I
had left a large grip containing a 20
pound can OF this compound, the ripen-
ing OF which meant destruction and
death.
For IN hour l was ,1most in a state
OF frenzy, freely ~donounclng myself al
a multi-murderer. In vain / drew an
awful picture OF the devastation tAst
would overwhelm a certain New York.
hotel In exactly seventeen days, and
called upon the captain to put his ship
about. He promised to transfer me Il
a west-bound steamer IL the opportu-
nifty presented itself, but fortune failed
me, and ! was obliged to cross the
ocean.
vi tue morhihR Oi tne tWenty-nitn
day OF the life of my ripening high ex-
plosive l sprang from a carriage and
rushed into the hotel.
mo reprieved murderer ever expe-
rienced greater JOY than | did as I saw
the last OF the terrible fluid disappear
in a catch basin. Ten minutes later I
started back from the mirror Of the
hotel bar, where ! had gone for a bra
cer,' In absolute dismay. My Jet black
hair had turned white as snow."--Chi-
cage Chronicle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
EATS HIS SUPPER,
Then Accidentally Touches u Match
to u Phony 80 BiII.

Not only are all Of the old-time
amusements vi o-Tondarlnin---.
cinct "wide open" now, but an old
swindle has been revived to the loss OF
several restaurant keepers. 1t Is
worked by q smartly dressed young
man whose method Is the same In each
restaurant. He enters the place about
midnight and orders al elaborate sup
per with something to drink. When
the time comes to pay his check he
pulls out a $40 bill and asks the waiter
"How much?" He holds this bill be-
tween his third and fourth fingers and
a cigarette between his other two fir
gers. AS the waiter makes nj tn
check the young man carelessly holds
a lighted match to his cigarette and
incidentally to his ten-dollar bill. The
latter begins to burn, and when the
walters attention Is attracted by the
young mans cry OF dismay the bill has
been destroyed. That's the last one
OF a roll lost playing faro" says the
young man. II haven't another cent.
What am I going to do?" 1t would be
a hard-hearted restaurant man who
could resist such a tale Of Ill luck as
that, and several of the Victims not
only called the supper account Of, but
gave the young mar his fare home.
In each case the waiter could testify
that the bill destroyed was either for
SO or $40. The same game was worked
by an elderly man half a dozen years
ago. The swlndler uses stage money"
or limitations OF bills which have been
issued at various times for advertis.
ing purposes.-New York Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
National Pride,

1t is now almost two full centuries
since England and Scotland were
united. In 1907, under the name of
Great Britain. Yet up to the present
time the world continues to employ
the familiar terms English queen, Eng
lish army, and 30 on, With no mention
Of Scotland. This slight has often been
commented upon by scotchmen, but
never perhaps more happily than at
Trafalgar. Two Scotchmen, ness
mates and bosom %cronies, from the
same little clachan. happened to be
stationed near each other, when the
now celebrated signal was given from
the admiral's ship: England expects
every man to do his duty. mo a
word O. puir auld Scotland on this oc-
casion!" dolefully remarked Geordie
to Jock. Jock cooked his eye q mo-
ment. turning to his companion, Man,
Geordie," said he, Scotland kens weel
eneuch that a BARN o. hers needs to
be tell't to do his duty-that's Just q
hint to the Englishers."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
CHAPTER TX.


She was seated In the breakfast
room, and alone, when I entered it
h next morning. She was pale and
subdued, but the languor had gone
from her manner, and an unmistaka-
BILE crimson dyed the pure ivory OF
her cheek as she greeted me. Now,
then, the explanation was coming.
Il want to speak to you, Mr..
Fort" she said hurriedly, with her
eyes on the ground. "I-I-wish to
consult you professionally"
/ bowed and waited patiently. What
was coming? Miss Branscombe turned
to the window and back again.
1T is-about the will" she went on.
II want you to tell me what l can do
-legally-to alter It? l know that my
dear uncle'-falteringly-'has made
me his heiress."
You will believe, Miss Brans-
combe," I could not help saying, that
l had no power, even had l the wish,
to alter this"
YES" she said, with another blush,
II believe 1t. I ought not to have
asked 1t OF you. But now what can |
dot l want 10 give Forest Lea to my
cousin"
That Is impossible" I replied.
"Impossible-how 1t Is mine. is IL
not?"
Yes. but 1t cannot be alienated-
that is, 1t belongs to you and your
heirs"
Il can make my cousin my heir. l
can execute "a deed Of gift" Mr..
Charlie had instructed her well!
Il believe not. / must look over the
Will again to be quite sure, but
think--I fancy-by its terms, you have
no power to make a deed of gift. VIII
you let me have the will?"
"I?" The surprise was we'll feigned
II not real. THE will?"
Eyes; it is in the black bag which
you exchanged by mistake for your
W yesterday" l explained boldly. II
was possible that she had not yet dis
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
my CLoAK!" SHE EXCLAIMED.

covered the substitution-just possible
Ipable Of any stretch.
Her eyes-fxed full upon mex
pressed nothing but the most unQuali-
fled amusement.
"That--I-exchanged yesterday
she repeated slowly. What do you
mean, Mr.. Fort?"
l had made the plunge; l was bound
to go on.
when you left the carriage at Mol
ton Junction yesterday" i replied,
you took with you my Gladstone bag
in place OF your wi You have not
discovered the mistake, evidently.
will restore you your w property; 1t
is up stairs"
Stay" she said, as / was about to
leave her. II have not the least idea
what you mean. ! was n at Motion
Junction yesterday; ! have no black
bag. Mr.. Fort, why do you speak so
strangely? do not understand you"
Her had disappeared;
she was simply astonished, not as yet
indlgnant-that was to come pres
emily"
IL hardly know, Miss Branscombe,"
I replied, what you wish me to say.
II 1t were not for the bag, which. as
you must see, 1t Is imperative ! should
recover, should not allude to our
meeting of yesterday"
Our meeting!"-and now her tone
was tinged with hauteur, n she drew
herself up with a dignity which set
well on her. I'VE met here. last even
ing. for the first time since my uncle's
death. No. not for the first time"
she corrected herself hastily, as the re-
membrance OF that %reHcontre at the
side door evidently required to her,
and a deep Hush mounted to her white
forehead. ut was our first meeting
yesterday, and I know nothing OF a
black bag, or OF my uncle's will"
ALLOW me-" / said quietly, as / left
the room. In a couple of minutes I
returned with the casus belli--the
Gladstone-in N hand and her dust
cloak and book In the other.
you left these" ! said. presenting
the aforementioned articles, behind
you in the carriage"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11

before this, but now I knew II was n
remarkable piece of advance news, for
Capt. Bartlett. who brought the latter
news TO st. Johns. was the first arrival
from that part OF Greenland. there
fore sought Major Pond and inquired
the source OF his early accurate in
formation.
"'0h, I saw al item In some small
western newspaper and. knowing they
could have no real news OF that kind,
! didn't even notice It's name what
| want to know" said the correspond
ent, is there also a Mrs. Piper OF a
Nine. Cabanal in the wild and woolly
West?"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11

How odd" she calculated, turning
1t around and examining 1t curiously.
Have you opened it?"
NO; my key does not fit. and I
have hesitated to break It omen. I
hoped TO restore 1t to the owner"
you will have to open 1t, will Won
not, unless you get some news OF your
bag soon? There may be an address,
information inside"
Exactly" ! hailed the idea. Hith-
erto ! had been so fully occupied with
the certainty that the Gladstone he
longed to Miss Branscombe that 7 had
not thought OF this simple proceeding
IF you have a bunch of KEYS in the
house ! might try them after break
fast, and, falling that, l could find a
locksmith somewhere. / suppose?" /
glanced at Miss Branscombe az /
spoke; she showed no consciousness.
"Oh, yes, at Ilminton! You a
leave tho bag there and go, Wood
ward" directed Miss Elmslie. Mona.
my child. how pale you are! Let me
give you a cup OF coffee; you should
not have come down to breakfast. |
wal surprised. when l passed your
room, not to find you. Here. dearest.
drink this, and let me see a little more
color in you cheeks"
Miss Branscombe obeyed SO far as
putting the proffered cup to her Inns
went, but ] observed that throughout
the meal she only played with her
food. and she did not address a single
word to me. She resented the want of
tact had shown in regard to what. |
vas now convinced. had been an &C.
cidental and--to Miss Branscombe-an
awkward meeting. She was evidently
determined to ignore the whole mat
ter, and, but for the paramount con-
sideration Of the missing will, ! must
OF course have followed her lead. But
with that In the question, and Colonel
B~ranscombe's funeral fixed for the
morrow, what was to be my next step?
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
Boys OF the Olden Time.

Boys have always been boys. Thare
is no doubt that Shem and Ham
pitched coppers or played jackstraws
on the shady side Of the ark, while
Noah. who couldn't find them, had to
feed the stock himself. or that David
held up two fingers to Jonathan when
he saw him across the block and that
they Herewith went in swimming in
the Jordan against the expires , prohibi-
ton Of their mothers .--Minns
Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.

nan who had SIZED 30 honorable a
place among them were duly received
at the Lea, and left 1t again with little
qualification Of their curiosity as TO the
next owner.
| had made searching Investigations
at Motion. / had exhausted every
means at my command In The unsuc-
cessful attempt to trace the missing
will. l fingered at Forest Lea for an
opportunity of making one more eff
fort toward inducing Miss Branscombe
to solve the mystery of which she I'M
doubtedly held the key. II came-the
opportunity-upon me suddenly, and,
strange to say, by Miss Branscombe's
W action.
II was the day after the funeral, and
was gloomily bordering the awk-
wardness OF the situation, when a
shadow across the French window,
which stood open disturbed my medi-
tations. l looked up to find Miss
Branscombe. alone, looking In upon
me. l rose instantly.
you have something to say TO me.
Will you not come in?" l said i'm
pulsively, answering q certain appeal
In the wistful eyes-they looked larg-
er than ever out of the pale, sad face.
h came In at once and stood on
the mat just within the door.
"Mr. Fort" she said, you are going
away tomorrow, Cousin Emma tells
me. Have you found the-the will?"
NO." l answered; 1T is still miss
ing"
ut was in tho bag which you lost?"
she asked.
YES 1 returned, briefly.
But there is generally moro than
one copy Of a will, is there not?"
Generally; but in this case there
had not been time to make another
copy"
III 1t should not be found, what will
be done?"
Il can bordly tell; there are two or
three courses open. But IL must DO
found, Miss Branscombe''--I tired to
speak severely. 1T is incredible that
such an important document should
be accidentally missing for any length
OF time, and IL the face OF tile efforts
! am making to recover It."
But II 1t should be really lost, then
l cannot inherit my uncle's estates? Is
1t not So, Mr.. Fort?"
I'm that case" I admitted. there
would Observation-Disclosures"
Never was a man in q more painful
position. Here was I. under the eyes
of the woman l loved, forced either to
play her hand-which was showed. in
her simplicity, all too plainly-or to
perjure myself in order to save her.
My ~lawyer-like tact and presence of
mind utterly deserted me.
THE will must be found, Miss Brans-
combe.' l repeated weakly. Its sup
preston amounts toto felony!"
My voice faltered as l uttered the
yelled threat; l felt like a brute-with
that pathetic glance full on me, too.
and the droop of the young figure In
Its clinging black garments, telling so
eloquently OF past and present suffer-
Ing, straight to my heart. MY dar-
ling-how could l torture her? She
lore my last stroke without a change
OF countenance; she could not well be
paler, 1t is true, but the eyes still
looked unfinchingly into mine. My
brutal insinuation-as / now felt 1t to
be-had passed her by.
CTO be continued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
IN TRADE.

The duke Of Northumberland. the
heir OF all the Percys, with a direct de-
scent from n of William rs favor
ties, has a reputation for excellent but
ter, a y Tit Bits, and the ducal brand
Is In great demand within a radius OF
many miles from Lyon House, Brent
ford.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
Why Not q Mann

"Wba are you thinking about?" she
asked, during a lapse in the converse
ton.
II was wishing" he replied. drawing
closer. that ! might be turned into a
lip-biting bug for about five minutes"
But why q bug?" she inquired limo
Gently.
And then, OF course---Philadel-
phia North American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
Following Health RuIes.

Housekeeper-"You don't look as II
you had washed yourself for a month"
Tramp-"Please, mum, tn doctors say
tn proper time to battle is two hours
after a meal, and ! haven't had any
thing you can call a meal for six
weeks."--Tit-Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11

Senator Chandler Of New Iamp-
shire besides writing most OF the "a,
itorlals In the Concord Monitor, reads
a good deal of copy, and makss up the
paper on his managing editors day "a.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
No p~lsturbanoe.

Mrs. Gofrequent-Your husband goes
out a good deal, doesn't he?
Mrs. Seldom-H olme-Yes. but we al
ways have seats next to the central
aisle, and II never disturbs anybody.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11

The most noble the marquis OF Ri
pom has an ideal dairy at his seat,
Studley Royal; and its products, yell
low butter and delicious cream, are
sold in two dairy shops, one in Leeds
and the other at Ripon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
CHAPTER X.

The good old Colonel was laid to
rest in the family vault, and the
neighboring gentry who assembled to
pay the last token OF respect to the