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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26

has had trouble in the form of breach OF
promise suits. So great and SO frequent
has been this trouble that the Brooklyn
Monte Cristo made his last housekeeper
sign a contract promising that sne
would not sue him for breach Of PROM
ise before he would engage her.
Two housekeepers successfully sued
him for damages to their affections. He
acted as his own attorney and escaped
conviction in both cases.
Then came a suit that tried his legal
skill to the utmost. Gossip whispered
that his legal mind was not so nimble
on this occasion, because his heart was
if the plaintiff had not been SO hasty,
he, the defendant, would have married
her. The plaintiff was a beautiful
young girl, an organist, whom Mr.. Bell
had engaged to play for him. He got
out of the case with nominal costs.
Mr.. Bell is a member OF a suicide
club. Among his possessions is a letter
of farewell from one Of his friends who
was aweary of the world and killed
himself.
In the library there is a tiny silver
urn containing the ashes of a favorite
servant OF his whose body he a Or
dered cremated.
He keeps there, too, a yellowed letter,
worn thin and ink pale by time. 1t is
written in a delicate, old-fashioned
hand. Sometimes the strange old man
reads a portion of the letter to his
chance visitors. 1t is always the same
portion. .
you have always been generous %
far as wealth is concerned the time
faded letter says. The millionaire never
reads more than that. 1t is the last
letter from his wife. He received it
while abroad. The next news of her
came by cable. 1t was brief. "She is
dead"
He folds the letter carefully and puts
it away in a quaint mahogany box. If
the box has not been given away, it
may, when the old man dies, yield it's
secret.
The world may know then why this
strange man hated his beautiful wife
and their children.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
A BIG CONVENTION.

PTTTSBURG, Pa, July 25.-Four
thousand delegates are expected to at
tend the tenth anniversary convention
OF the Young Peoples Christian Union
of the United Presbyterian church,
which will be held at the DuQuesne
Garden. Id this city next week
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
SUNDAY REGISTER CITY AGENTS.

The Sunday Register is on sale at the
following named Drug Stores and New
Stands in Wheeling and vicinity
EBELING's DRUG STORE. No. 2lS5
Market street.
MENKEMELLER'S DRUG STORE, cor.
Twenty-second and Market streets.
COLEMAN's DRUG STORE, cor. Twenty
fifth and Chapline streets.
HANDLAN'S DRUG STORE, cor. Twenty
seventh and Chapline streets.
STUART'S DRUG STORE, cor. Thirty
sixth and Jacob streets.
ARKLE's CONFECTIONERY, No. 1918
Jacob street.
ARMBRECHT's DRUG STORE. No. S841
Jacob street.
McELRoY's DRUG STORE, No. S74S
Jacob street.
EHRLEs DRUG STORE, No. Ais Jacob
street.
ST. GLARS DRUG STORE, cor. Forty
seventh and Jacob street.
LANTRY BROS OLD STAND, No. A21
Jacob street.
HAGUEs DRUG STORE. No. III Six
teenth street.
EXLEY BROS DRUG STORE, cor. Penn
and Zane streets.
BURT,S DRUG STORE, cor Virginia and
South Penn streets.
FREEsE's NEWS STAND, No. 1864
Market street.
GAUs' DRUG STORE. cor. Zane street
and North Broadway.
OSWALD SCHICK. Bridgeport, Ohio.
HOTEL WINDSOR NEWS STAND.
LA BELLE DRUG STORE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
ROOT PRESENTED.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-The features
of the cabinet meeting to-day were the
farewell of Secretary Alger and the pre-
sentation of his successor. Mr.. Root. He
remained but a few minutes, leaving short
~ after noon to catch the 12:45 train for
New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
ENCOURAGEMENT CHARGED.


Special TO the Register.
STEUBENVILLE, O., July 25.-How-
ard w. Allison, postmaster at Bergholz,
was arrested to-day by United States
Marshal Harness and brought before
United States Commissioner Richards
and gave bond in the sum Of $1,000. He
is charged with embezzling and con
verting to his own use S377.27 of the
money order funds of Bergholz post
Office. Although there was a shortage
the day the inspector examined it, the
amount has since been made up.
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MORE INTERESTING THAN
IexyI-n

The Wheeling Register is the
leading Democratic newspaper Of
the State and is always found on
the side Of the people, indicating
the rights OF the masses The i'm
portant political events now trans
piring makes this excellent Journal
more interesting than eve and 1t
should be in the hands of every
reader who desires better times and
a purer government.-Southern
West Virginian.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26

THE RUMOR CONFIRMED.

CAPETOWN, July 25.-Advioes
have been received here confirming
the report that President Kruger, of
the South African Republic, has re-
signed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
AN ARLE CHAMPION.

The Wheeling Daily and Weekly
Reg .ster are splendid papers. The
Weekly should be in the hands Of
every citizen Of the State, because
1t Is a great State paper, and you
will gather information from Il you
a get nowhere else, and II II
also an able champion OF the
Chicago platform.-Pt. Pleasant
Register.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26

AMI tAI>INO1 bfIT<G
SELVES TO PART WITH THE
BODY.
NEW YORK, July 25.-The funeral
Of the late Robert G. Ingersoll took
place this afternoon from Walston,
Dobbs Ferry, where he died on Friday
last. No clergyman was present to
conduct the services; there was no
music and there were no pall-bearers.
The body lay on a cot in the room
where he died. 1t was enshrouded in
white, and just one red rose way plac-
ed on the breast. About the bier were
banks of floral tributes, sent by
friends, wreaths and punches of bios
sons.
The services were held at 4 O'Clock.
Mrs. Ingersoll sat beside her dead, and
with her were her daughters, Mrs.
Walston H. Brown and Miss Maud In
gersoll. They We're very much agitat-
ed and wept almost continuously.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Farrell were pre-
sent, and Charles Broadway Rouss,
Col. Ingersoll's Oldest friend, occupied
a chair by the side of the bier. There
were some forty others present and
they remained standing throughout.
The intense silence was broken by
DR.. John Clark Ridpath, who, in a
voice full of emotion said:
MY friends, it is a very sad duty
to read in the presence of the dead the
last poem written by Col. Robert c.
Ingersoll, entitled Declaration of the
Free" This poem Col. Ingersoll had
read and altered in some Of it's parts
only a few hours before he was strick-
en- down.
Mayor o. J. Smith, who resides In
Dobbs Ferry, and who vas a close
personal friend of Col. Ingersoll then
without preliminary words read an
other extract from Col. Ingersoll's
writings entitled "My Religion" DR..
John Elliott, of New York, read the
funeral Grafton delivered by Col. In
gersoll over his brothers dead body.
This concluded the short and simple
services. Nearly all present then took
a parting look at the dead and passed
on. After this had been done, Mr..
Rouss left his chair and as he IS to-
tally blind, passed his hand over the
face of the departed friend and said:
perhaps he is better now. No one
can understand it."
Mrs. Ingersoll said to him: 1.-THE Colonel
wanted you to put your hand upon his
heart and suiting the action to the word,
she directed his hand to the left breast
of the deceased. Mr.. Rouss asked what
she was going to do with the remains Il
can't give him up she said. Il can't
put him in the ground. L can't bear to
think of it. We are going to bring him
back home"
The body Will probably be taken to
Fresh Pond. Long Island, on Thursday, for
cremation, but this arrangement is subject
to change.
During the morning there We're many
visitors to look upon the face OF the de-
ceased. Among them were several old col
ored servants who had come from Wash
ington. Others came from Chicago, SYRIA
cuse and Buffalo. Many additional tele-
grams of sympathy were received to-day,
one of them being from Gen. Miles.
Floral tributes We're received all the
morning and there were two rooms full
of them.
A photograph of the body was taken this
afternoon, just as it lay surrounded by
these flowers. 1t took a three-quarters
view of the face.
ENREZZI ,EMENT CHARGED.
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Of the Press
COMMENTATOR FOR THE
REGISTER.
A N AT THE FRONT.

STANDS AT TIE tRUNI. .
The Register easily stands at the
front in West Virginia journalism
and has advantages for obtaining
the news that no other paper in
the State possesses. Its daily edi-
ton Is the only paper arriving
here at noon on the day OF publica-
ton, thus giving Its readers the
news FIVE hours earlier than any
other journal.-Weston Sentinel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
COVERS THE ENTIRE FIELD

COVERS THE ENTIRE FIELD.
The Register Is the leading DEM
ocratic organ In our sister State Of
West Virginia, and as a newspaper
It covers the entire field-partfcu-
larry that OF its State. Penn
sylvania and Ohio -clarington CO)
Independent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26

HAS MUCH TO COMMEND 1T.
Every West yirginian will want a
West Virginia paper during the en-
suing months. and 10 such the
Wheeling Register has much to
commend it.-Tyler County Star.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
AN ARIE EXPONENT

Any Of our Democratic friends or
patrons who want a paper Of that
political faith will find In the Reg
lister an able exponent of their
views.-Grafton Sentinel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
FUNERAL Of COL. |AG[RSOlL
Services Held at Dobb's Ferry Yester-
day Afternoon.

NO CLERGYMAN WAS PRESENT.
THERE WAS NO MUSIC AND NO
PRAYERS-DR- JOHN CLARK
RIDPATH READ COL. NIGER
SOILS LAST POEM, AND 9TH
ERS READ FROM HIS WRITINGS.
MRS. INGERSOLL AND HER
DAUGHTERS CLING TO THE
MAN THEY LOVED so WE'LL,
AND CANNOT BRING THEM
SELVES TO PART WITH THE
BODY.
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE,

FOR SALE-One or both lots on Fourth
street, opposite Central School, Martins
Ferry, Ohio. Inquire of c. j. IRWIN, at
office, Hanover street, or at Wilson's
Laundry. Telephone 1878. jy2le&dra
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PAPER

II You want a complete and re-
liable report OF State happenings.
the proceedings Of the state Lsgis-
lature and the National Congress
as well as a general t~elegraphic
service. you need go no further
than the Observation-Disclosures
Echo. .
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
TRYING 70 WASTE AFORIUNE
A Four Times Millionaire Who is
Bound to Die Poor.

ECCENTRIC BROOKLYN MANS
FLAN TO SPITE HIS SONS-ALL
SORTS OF NOVEL METHODS
EMPLOYED TO GET RID OF HIS
MONEY AND PROPERTY-PRE-
CfOUS VALUABLES GIVEN
AWAY TO UTTER STRANGERS.
HAS DISPOSED OF ALL BUT
S4O0, 000-SAILED FOR EUROPE
YESTERDAY TO FINISH SQUAN-
DERING HIS PILE.
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UP TO DATE.

UP TO DATE.
We advise those who want 10
keep posted on State news to take
the Register. IL is an up-to-date
paper In every respect-shepherds-
town Register.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-26
WE'LL EDITED.

The Register IL truly a well cd
tied paper and its news features
are unsurpassed. Ravenswood
News.
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agents terms. etc, address
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18

Earl Peabody was visiting in
Chicago during last week, and is
now visiting near Madison, Wis
consin.
City Engineer Parkhill expects to
have the water main extension sys-
tenn on Minnesota avenue and cross
streets, as we'll as the extension on
Fifth street from Lincoln to Jeffer-
son completed by next Saturday
evening. On Friday the men under
his direction laid about 300 feet of
main, record breaker for the num-
Der of men engaged.
Sanborn Sentinel: Geo. W. Peck,
foreman for Winston Brothers, ar
rived over the new road last Satur-
day with over hundred men and
Immediately began laying rail be-
tween the depot and the Y. The
grading is nearly completed to Vesta
and Monday morning the steel lay
ing machine began the laying of rail
north.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18

ings and all that goes to make up
prosperous farming community.
One farmer told me that he had just
finished digging his potatoes and
the yield was over 500 bushels per
acre. I went up to see his pile. and
they were all fine specimens.
II noticed that most of the settlers
in the forest home have taken pains
to preserve the trees about their
buildings, and the green pines, the
yellow leaved poplars, and the bril-
liant red of the oak and maple sur
rounding the homes make very
pretty picture.
" A large covey of grouse arose
from among the corn shocks in the
field beside the road, alighting in
the trees at the edge, and they sug-
gested that the grouse are plentiful
in this neighborhood. We went
fishing and pulled in bass and pick
erel until we were tired. We went
to camp. with our catch and they
were served to us later.
''There were several parties here
from the eastern part of the State,
as we'll as others from Iowa and
Illinois, all with the intention of
buying land. Good land can be
had located from 8 to II miles from
Brainerd, at about s. per acre, and
when / state that the best exhibit
of vegetables at the State Fair was
grown on land that sold for 50 per
acre only few years ago, it is plain
to be seen what this county offers
to the home seeker.
Many are taking out the State
license for hunting and when the
season opens venison will be plenty
and cheap-although deer"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18
THE CITY.
SHORT ITEMS CAZETTE0.

Secretary Mann of the Atlas Ele-
vator Co., of which W. r. Caswell
is the local agent, was in town for
a few hours during the middle Of
last week.
Thos. R. Minkiewitz at one time
a popular clerk in The Big Store
but now travelling salesman for a
Minneapolis grocery house, was in
Redwood Falls for several days last
week
George Pryor and wife and Miss
Pryor will leave for California dur
ing the latter portion of this month
with the hopes of finding a climate
that will be beneficial to the health
of Miss Pryor.
Among those who left for the 18th
Minnesota and President Mckinley
reception last Thursday morning
were John Moon. A. E. Clark, w.
B. King, Mayor VIM. Smith and
VIM. Marks and wife.
Bingham Bros. elevator of this
city, conducted by Arthur P. Gou-
dy, was closed down all of last week,
in order to give an opportunity to
place dump scales in the same. The
work was completed last Saturday
and the elevator is again open for
business.
During the past week there were
80 instruments placed on record in
the office of the register of deeds.
OF the number q were warranty
deeds, % were mortgages, ii were
satisfactions, five were sheriff's GER
tifcates and four were assignment
of land certificates, while the re-
mainder were miscellaneous.
Three patents were issued by the
government to the Minnesota & Iowa
railway company during the past
week, and placed ON record in the
register of deeds Office. The pat
ents are to right-of-way strips in
Willow Lake and Vail townships,
on which the settlers had not Sc
cured patents prior to the sale Of
the right-of-way.
There were sixteen prisoners in
the county Jail last Friday morning,
and the number taxed the capacity
of the Jail. A number of the prison
ers were from Lyon and Renville
counties. Two of the sixteen were
released Sunday, making little
more room for new arrivals, in case
they come before the population de-
creases still more.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18
IN THE WOODS.

F. E. Kenney writes to THE GA
zErTE from Brainerd, under date of
Oct. 9Th, in which he says:
II have just returned from trip
in the country Is miles east of the
city and was surprised and pleased
at all I saw. After leaving the
town we go into the woods, and
leave behind us all the yellow
sand which is so characteristic in
and around Brainerd, and instead
of the sand we find strong soil of
sandy loan. Good roads are found
all through the country and are
lined with rank growth of timothy
and clover. I saw big fields of
corn, potatoes, comfortable build
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18
BY AIKEN l. SCHMAHL.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. IS, 1899.
Chicago E. Northwestern Railway.
LOCAL TIME CARD, REDWOOD FALLS
Subject to change.


Subject to change.
DEPARTURES OF TRAINS.
No. 60. daily except Sunday 49, p. m.
and east: also for Tracy, Marshall, Water
town, Huron and Pierre. Parlor car, Kasota
to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Sleeper, Man.
kato to Chicago
No Ga. daily except Sunday. .:. 4:3O p. m:
Connects at Sleepy Eye with trains east and
connection with Omaha at Kasota for Sioux
City and Omaha.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS
No 81. daily except Sunday .1O:l5 a. m
Connects with new train, No. s, from east.
No 6s. daily except sunday .;4:15 p m.
From Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis. Winona
and all points east and west.
" KN1s aa %,ce. In IN No ETH saan+
W. S. BRAMMER. Agent, Redwood Falls, Mimi
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway.
Time of arrival and departure of mail and
express trains from Redwood,
No. 10, daily except Sunday, 11;42 a. M,
for Metropolis and st. Paul, connecting with
through trains for Chicago and the east, ST,
Louis, Hot Springs and the south. Des
Moines. Omaha and points west. Through
dining and sleeping cars.
No. "A: daily except Sunday: LAS p. m.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
Fridays
West 700 a, M, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays
GEO. 8. RICHARDSON Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18

there is a dispute on between the
commissioners OF Redwood and Rem
vile counties over the care of Mrs.
Roy Schmidt, whose husband de-
serted his wife, after the latter was
in delicate condition. Secretary
Jackson of the State board of cor
rections and charities was in Nor
ton early last week investigating
the case, while the commissioners
of either county were represented
bv a member from each board,
backed up by the legal advisers of
each county. After hearing a whole
lot Of evidence on the subject Secre-
tary Jackson stated that he would
submit the case to the board of cor
rections and charities, and leave
that body to decide the case. Mrs.
Schmidt was formerly Miss Ella
Bruning, being married to Bruning
in Renville county many years ago,
and afterwards moved with her hus-
band to Todd county, where the
husband deserted her and her chill
dren. The latter were afterwards
taken to the Children's Home, and
Mrs. Bruning returned to Renville
county. In January of 1898 she
worked in hotel here, where she
met and married Schmidt, and re-
turned to Renville county.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
Scared Int" Appendicitis.

Il had appendicitis the other day"
said st. Charles street business
man; shat is to say. 1 had it to all
intents and purposes. This is the way
Fcontracted.it: About a week ago
borrowed a medical work from a
friend TO look up a point about which
l was curious. 1t was work on
diagnosis, and among other things it
gave a minute description of the
symptoms of appendicitis. l have al
ways been much afraid OF the malady
and that chapter had hideous fas-
clnation for me. I read it and reread
1t, and as did it seemed to me that
some OF the premohitory eigns COIN
cided exactly with certain aches and
paIns, I had felt for several days. I
got alarmed at once, and that night
was panic stricken by severe crarnp
a little northeast Of my right hipbone.
That l knew to he the fatal spot, and
needless to say, didn't sleep a wink.
"By morning { had all the eymp-
toms OF a typical case, and could
scarcely get around to see the doctor.
[ began to tell him my story when he
stopped me. How. do you come to
know SO uuch ahout the disease?' he
asked. replied proudly that I had
been reading up on IT. 'The dickens
you have?' he replied. We'll. you get
right ont Of this office, confound you!
and don't waste any more Of my timeH
Then he explained that every medical
student always has all the diseases ON
record, in regn lar order, just as he
studies 'em. and 1 begun to feel bet
ter. I went home, returned the
blasted book, and am now entirely
out Of danger, thank you. 1t was
the quickest recovery on record"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
Mining In the Philippines.

Fl. M. Hand, an American mining
expert and assayer, who was sent to
the Philippines by a Holland COM
PAW that owns a concession Of mrL-
eral land ten miles square, Sc miles
inland from Gorontalo, at a place
called Finando, writes as follows:
"Out Of thirty assays 80 far have
only found trace of gold and they
were from places that was supposed
to go $40 or over. I do my own pros
pecting, but always have Is or 90
natives with me. l am miner. car
penter, blacksmith. assayer and gen.
eral high mucky muck. It would
not be bad job il it wasn't for the
heat. That 10 perfectly oamnable,
but the nights are cool so one rests
well. 1t is always shady in the
jungle, but very sultry, as there is
never a breath of air.
This country is holy terror for
fever, cholera. insects and snakes, and
the dirtiest. LATEST, lousiest set Of
people that ever lived. The island
swarms with pigs. deer, monkeys and
balloons and there are some fearful
big snakes. Just few days before
got there they killed a python in the
fowl bouse that measured 2O1S feet
long. He had eight chickens and l2
ducks inside of him and guess
would have cleaned ont the roost il
he hadn't been discovered. 1 saw
the skin Of snake at Gorontalo that
was thirty feet long.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
Silver Night School.

The gold-bug papers in Nevada,
say the Reno Journal, admonish the
pnor deluded silver men here that
the silver question is not thought Of in
the east, and that they are wasting
their time trying to reeuscitate a
dead issue. The following looks as
though our esteemed home contem-
poraries may be talking through their
hate: -
George Burr Smith is organizing
the First Congressional district of
Ilionis for the campaign of 1900.
Financial night cchools and
home circle clubs are organized in
every precinct. The money question
is briefly explained and The vari ous
Reforms advocated in the interest Of
labor are carefully studied.
The listeners are appealed to not on
the grounds of self interest, but from
Christian spirit of love TO fellow
men who themselves are more than
crushed by the present industrial and
financial system. The night school de-
partment is seIfsupporting md organ .
izers who devote their entire time to
the work receive the regular union
scale OF wages. a book and literary
exchange is established in connection
with each school, and is supported at
a small cost to members.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
The Joke on Brosius.

Representative Brosius OF Penn
aylvania in impassioned tones de-
nonnced one of the Washington news
paper correspondents for writing a
story abont Brosins' habit Of taking
maps during session OF the House.
Mr.. Brosius said:
"lf this man had been born beast;
he would have been p1nther; il a
bird, Il buzzls !: if I fab, a mud cat
IL Il reptile, II lizri; it nm insect. a
bedbng; but being born a man, he
can only be villainous liar"
Mr.. Brosius will have to guess
again. "This man" is said on excel.
lent authority to be the prettist girl
correspondent in Washing ton.--
Chicago Tribune.