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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
A sermon In d Mining Camp.

Brothers and sisters. I come to say
good bye. I<don't believe God loves
this church, because none of you ever
die. I don't think you love each other.
because I never marry any of you.
don't think you love me. because you
have not paid me my salary. Your do
nations are moldy fruit and wormy ap-
pies. and by their fruit ye shall know
them.' Brothers. am going to a better
place. have been called to be chap
lain Of the penitentiary. Where I go
ye cannot now come. go to prepare
a place for you. and may the Lord
have mercy on your souls. Jim
WarGner, OF Wardner, Idaho.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
CHAPTER XIII. Continued,

His plansn she echoed, with low,
bitter laugh. His plans last only as
long as his money. II that falls him, II
fortune continues TO turn it's tide
against him, how long am safe?
How can l describe 70 you the ineffa-
bic torture OF the moment I'm the
square, when lifted my eyes and met
his, fixed in wondering. triumphant re-
cognition upon my faee2 Il wake now
In the night and start with horror. ex-
pecting TO see him staring at me out OF
the darkness fear TO go out lest 1
may meet hin,s fear to stay at horne
lest he may force himself upon me. and
yet. must lock the horrid secret OF his
existence In my breast. and smile. and
laugh, and let no one suspect the bur-
den that ] bear. All. when / remem-
ber that that man is alive. and that
the shadow of the old life hovers over
mr. can't bear it'll can't bear IT."
All this time he had made no effort
to stop her hurried utterances. No,
once had her voice risen above It's low
monotone, but 1t soundedsIik wall
Of agony. The long repression she had
been forced TO sustain now reyenged
Itself. When she paused. he spoke:
Courage. Helenr' he whispered; and
then he lifted the hands he so tightly
held TO his lips. Look at me. my girl!
We both are saved! Money win buy
Tom Windows soul. IL he has one. II
certainly will buy his body. II he re-
turns. we will purchase his silence, as
we bought 1t now. He Is too wise TO
kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
What has TO gain by exposing you?"
You don't know him as ! do, Har-
vey, He'll do IT, when the devil gets
in him just 70 see me suffer, TO watch
me writhe under the torturel Besides,
where is more money 10 come fromg
You used the signature. Harvey"
Her pallor deepened as she put the
question The man dropped his hold
Yes, / used It," he said doggeily,
"ana--and I had to indorse my own
name, Helen on the back. hoped 10
get II through without that. 1t will be
an ugly witness against me when the
three months are. up. uniess-un.ess--
t "Ifnless what?" she asked
And, intuitiveiy, she braced herself
for some new confession OF infamy.
.sUnless. between us" he answered,
1--WE can get Grace Hawthorne In our
power
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
Biz OIL E.~.

In the shops of the sou,s
railway, at Ogden, Utah ia
stalled last week. a th,,,s 's
power Diesel motor NV
which IT, iH expected to-su,ss
for a machine shop thro,vss ssn' \,
crude California petroleum M -
OF this type of motor in a.
novel, much interest is belns ~
the trial, for the oil fields Of ~
provide much reason for 49,
success. The Diesel motor 4 ~
ly a gasoline engine. adan,.s
crude petroleum or other oq, N
1t operates on the four-stroks
cycle, but differs from otha, !.
combustion motors in eomp,,,J
full charge of air to a poIp, ,A']
igniting point Of the fuel tha, n
ing this fuel for a certain srs|
this red-hot air, where il m,,
limits of pressure and tempera,,1
der perfect control. There ars n
plosions but steady cotfbuslr,l
predetermined much lower TENS,
and without essential increase |, }
sure, the combustion line beiw
tically an isothermal. ~ n
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
struck her A blow.

struck her q blow.
Never! You hear me? owe you q
debt. my lady: and. as there's heav-
en- above us. I'll. pay It, too. You, and
have a long account to settle. I'll pay
my scorei See TO 1t that you do the
same. And now answer me one ques-
ton where's Henry George?'
81 don't know, Tom" she answered.
"And I told you. the other day, your
suspicious concerning him were all
wrong He had nothing to do with my
flight. I've never seen him since ieft
you
IT believe you lie,'' ne answered. bru-
tally: "but it's no surprise to me II you
do: you come of living race. Wen
can be my own sleuth- hound. l don't
ask your help. except that want my
pockets filed. A thousand dollars TO-
morrow, my lady. Not cent more nor
less. You needn't take the trouble 10
bring il 70 me- III give you an ADDRESS
that will reach me, or I'll cah at the
house and ask your husband for his
checdue Perhaps you'd prefer TO SEND
it?" --.r..e
"Where am / 10 get it?" she an
swered. Tell me that What good
will YOU do by forcing me to the waiiy
Give me time. and I'll help you II
can: but don't ask me to wiring wafer
from stonei"
"Spare your platitudes," he answered,
'and remember that If I don't have this
money by day after tomorrow. your
game is up. BY Jove! you play 1t well.
Luck never turned against me until
YOU took II into your head to play me
false. Perhaps. now that / have got
Won again, 1t will return to me; but
whether or no. you and I are fellow
travellers after this. on the same road.
If you forget the fact I'll be close at
hand to Jog your memory. But I don't
fancy you'll forget. Well, Is your de-
cision made? Am I to have the mon
ey?"
you'll leave me in peace?" she
asked.
It'll want more--yes! why shouldn't
I have it?" he added. fiercely. 1T isn't
every day a man stands by while
his
Hush" she interrupted, springing
to her feet. Don't torture me any
more. Make your excuses for your dew
iltry TO yourself; but take care. Tom
Window, lest you try me too far. Wo-
men have been known to murder"
He laughed cruelty.
IT don't fear you, my beautiful IL
gress. learned long ago how to tame
you. so long as was within your
reach. Here is the address" and he
held slip of paper toward her.
She took it from his hand and In
the act his fingers closed on hers, and
he drew her toward him.
Then. powerless to resist him, he bent
and kissed her lips.
'I told you I'd rather make love-" he
said. "You have until day after to-
morrow to make up your mind-day
after tomorrow, at noon!"
She stood a moment as ne turned and
walked away in the darkness-stood 81
lent and motionless, until the echo or
his retreating footsteps had died away.
The night hid the expression OF utter
malignity and hate which crept over
the otherwise beautiful face.
His kiss seemed to have branded and
scorched the last lingering remnant of
goodness and womanhood.
Take care, Tom Windom--take care!
You have gone too far this night" she
muttered.
But even as she listened to the sound
OF her own voice she knew that 1t was
for him to command-for her, rebel as
she would. to struggle and-obey.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
CaudoP.

''How much will your opinion in this
case be WORTH asked the prospective
client.
II can't tell how much It will be
WORTH" answered the lawyer, who Is
accustomed to make fine distinctions.
"but I can tell how much am going to
charge for t."--washington Star.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
CHAPTER XIV.

y SILENCE followed his last speech--si-
49,, 80 ,,ar,an broke: but
Nst ~ .,a and n new pain
there was = heW 'oAS' n
In her voice as she spoke.
What do you mean" shc saiu'
.speak plainly. My brain is not clear
.,ouyb III guess al riddles"
q, ,.,,.a. nava sa,a . he retort-
fmp..sans i, NV orr,n, hrain the way
~ Z. -, o,,Jta clear. hut the
~ 'ns s,ns.. ,,a,,v,, crace Hawthorne
nv = p.a ~, r,,ov that We'll. she
s 4. - aora,,t ,na" 3
"ia.. - 80 ,,nr ya,,r wife YOU
,s,,,,o soo,ar than that,
W,sm nns ha ,rtarrrnted.
So. 49,, ,,,,,at va would both
,S. aensy,, nc II iid not
siss' .ss,.,s. a,,,anca no Won
say .p 80 - vsi, Helen that.
ina's'. 49, - -, ,.ax. ,,o,, yytll NOT
s's'nas - ,nt,, shaIi 10 onv 9TH
~. .~ eiNS 81 S'''Ss'
err s,A
iose sou I 80 v,,n,,arts
wnispereut enA' ,,,sarsta IA
wneh ! n'',c you, go
sucns,oye NJ ~, ,.ii@. ,,,,.s sr,,,a
rsFhaps,s 80 ',.,,. - ,,,e.,s ,r
fpts uohi pul stuln.ys saa,o,,.,
my$ways heien' .n oasi . .gsa ,a.s
WHICH may P.o,e ia'ai W -
am nV' !" S.ihuiu".e 49,. .s,ss -
lieve me- put ehot s.eFs one
ders, who prepares nitassh 70 a9 81, :
want controi ot .frace 1ie" We - - =
money hot .'rIss iaV iilW .'io,te a., .,,,i
can gam r9r ,asiesV sWeeks 'hp Wy
4
z care not TO ra''ly ,he ponu, put 80
leave our future Tree, fieien lYn ana, =
the worst comes TO the WorsS@s'vhy'
wen be our own agents, "
gain by thWareng me WoHt sou
trust my love?
II dare not, Harvey-I dare not.
she answered, In low, tremulous tones
How do Know but. whispering love-
you would feel love? That lips once
cold would turn 20 warmth? That from
the ashes Of the past new flame
would spring? No. Harvey-no! Rather
than know you false to me, would
find strength TO Kill you. All. you
have been playing TOO long with fire.
eFiercersandS brighter has the hot flame
kindied.g Take care that Il does not
grow impatient OF control, and leap IN
to the masters place."
His face mad grown pale as her own.
and his eyes shnne luridly. while hers.
beautiful and defiant in their golden
light, met his. 81
You are excited and overwrought."
he said. gently. Poor child, 1t is lit
tie wonder. hut listen Helen. do
not propose winning this girl Through
,o,.a., ,e.n = ,ss,,.r 80. hava .,,assa,,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

Aug. 8, 1899.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: am fail
ing very fast, since January have
lost thirty-five or forty pounds. I
ha-3 q yellow, muddy complexion,
feel tired, and have bearing down
pains. Menses have not appeared for
three months; sometimes L am trou-
bled with white discharge, and also
have kidney and bladder trouble.
! have been this way for long time,
and feel so miserable thought /
would write TO you, and see II you
could do me any good. ."-Mrss EDNA
FREDERICK, Troy, Ohio.
Sept. 10. 1899.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM have
used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound according to directions,
and can say I have not felt SO we'll
for years as do at present. Before
taking your medicine more miser-
able person you never saw. could
not eat or sleep, and did not care to
talk with any one. did not enjoy
life at all. Now, feel SO well cam
not be grateful enough for what you
have done for me. You are surely a
woman's friend Thanking you a
thousand times, / remain,
Ever yours
Miss EDNA FREDERICK,
Troy, Ohio.
DEAR MRS. PIyKHAM:-I have
taken fve bottles Of Lydia +. Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound and cannot
praise il enough / had Headaches
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
His obvious Vocation.

That boy talks too much" said the
disgusted father relative to his off,
spring. You ought to whale il out OF
HIM"
But what harm does it do?" asked
the fond mother.
Harm" roared the father. Harm!
why. If he isn't checked, the first thing
we know he'll become prize fighter or
a free-silver crank. Chicago Times
Herald.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
ighteous INDIGNATION

"Did you kiss him?" demanded the
mother. ...
Certainly mott" Indignantly replied
the girl. DO you think I'd be so for
ward?" And a few miutes later she
gave a sigh of relief and muttered
softly to herself: Thank heaven, she
didn't ask IL he kissed me!"-Chicago
Post
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
4 sherlock of Rng N,.

A rag-man who was gather,.
worn OUT clothing In the couuty,
chased a pair Of discarded tfcus|
a farmhouse, and remarked to a.|
of the house, as he paid for the 4.
had bought: .s
II see that you are about n
your land on a mortgage
Guess you are right" said N
couraged looking farmer: but a
tell me how the Sam Hill ym /
that out?"
Easy enough said the eheera
man. as he settled bach in the 4
his peddling wagon. II MOTTO
these old pants are completely /
out, so far as the part Of 'em 4
down on is concerned, but thsI
mighty little wear anywhere 4
Buffalo News.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

or the diseases known with which the female organism
Piled the weary patient seldom survives
Being fully OF this Mrs Pinkham in her career
hausye study the subject and producing remedy tor
hsLydia e. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound careful TO see
contained the combination herbs
faa disease kidney troubles The Vegetable Compound
mony with the that the female system and
are called remedies for kidney troubles Pnkhm
table Compound the only especially prepared for
The following
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
Entirely True

Hicks-"What romancer you are!
You say you slept like baby last
night. and we heard you half the night
believing like all possessed"
wicxs-Yes, that's the way my baby
sleeps, ycu know."-Boston Transcript.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
Conceded.

Mandy" said her elderly N
that young Spoonamore hasn't Il
TO his name. You would be z
crazy 10 marry him"
Il am, auntie," replied Miss Nrl
Chicago Tribune.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
The Renl Essential

'It takes courage and ability to sue
ceed In literature. doesn't it?"
II don't know about courage and
ability. but it takes postage stamps
Baltimore Herald.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
His Choice,

Cholly-Charming widow, isl,
They say she is going to ma,y
Algy-T wouldn't want to BE- /,
ow's second husband.
CEolly-Well. I'd rather BE- a,
ow's second husband than hgI
husband.-Illustrated Bits.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

leucorrhoea, falling of the wo.1,'
kidney trouble. ] also nsa
when standing or walking, s1' ~ i
times there seemed to be pa,s l u
in front of me, SO that ! couia
for about twenty minutes. Y
tired in the morning when
as IL had had no sleep for W. ~
Had fainting spells, was downd
and would cry" Mrs. BEss. ~
Second and Clayton Sts., Cne''
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAh;-
find language to express tns
suffering have had to endure
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

Compound, and now, THANKS
medicine, I am a we'll womap ts
not praise your medicine too "a N
for / know IL will do all, 4
more, than IL is recommendeu
l tell every suffering wonsSa ii
your Vegetable Compound, ~ ~
them to try il and see for tssr w.r
what IL will do" MRS. ~
HIPLR, No. Manchester, Ind.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

female trou Die,
also liver stomach,
kidney, and blad-
der trouble.
/ tried several doc
tors, also quite q
number of patent
medicines, and had
despaired of ever
getting well. At
last I concluded to
try Lydia z. Pink
h q m q Vegetable
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

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kick at.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-02
BANKING.

The story of how the Merchants
National Bank of Rutland, VT, land
ed in the hands of a receiver, is so
peculiar and astounding that it is
worth telling in condensed form for
the information of business men.
The cashier was Charles ". Mussey,
and he had two friends. One was
Marvin A. Mcclure, and the other H.
C. Edison. Mcclure sold pianos on the
installment plan, having very little
capital and no credit until recently, for
a few years ago Cashier Mussey refus-
ed him a loan of $500. Edison is a
lumber dealer owning realty worth
$4,000.
After. the loan of $500 had been re-
fused by Mussey, the latter suddenly
went to Mcclure and offered to let him
have the money himself. Mcclure
took it, Edison endorsing the note for a
consideration of five per cent. 1t was
not Mussey's private money, but the
banks, but Mcclure says he didn't
know that. In due time Mcclure nat
urally wanted more money, and got it,
from time to time turning piano
leases as additional collateral to Mus
sey. This kept up until Mcclure had
s145, $50 of the banks money, which
wiped out all its capital and something
more, Mussey had piano leases aggre-
eating 1000, and Edison was endorser
on paper to an amount three times as
great as his entire fortune. Then
Mussey ran away, but returned and
told his remarkable story. He says he
never got a cen of the money, Edison
says all he got was his 5 per cent
commission, and Mcclure really don't
know where the money went, as his
stock only amounts to $4,000, on
which he owes $4,000, and thus the
matter stands, while the receiver is
working at a very tangled set of books
and the bank examiner and Board OF
Directors wonder why they never haG
a suspicion and murmur CHIMNEY Fad
den's pet expression softly and often.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-02
DELEGATE CONVENTIONS.

At a meeting of the Democratic State
Executive Committee of West Virginia,
held at Charleston, on the 18th day of jan
delegates to which the State of West Vir-
ginid is entitled in the next, Democratic
National Convention Ito be held at Kansas
City, Mo-, on the 4th day of July, 1900 to
nominate candidates for President and Vice
as follows:
The Democrats in each county in the
State shall appoint at such time and place,
and in such manner as the Democratic Elk
ecGtfve Committee of each county may de-
termine, Delegates to the. Congressional
District Conventions to be held in each OF
the founr Congressional Districts of the
State on the
10th Day of May, 1900,
at the following places:
In the First Congressional District, at
Clarksburg, in the County OF Harrison; in
Charles Town, in the County of Jefferson;
In the Third Congressional District, at
Charleston in the County of kanawha; IN
the Fourth Congressional District, at Point
Pleasant, in the County of Mason:
Each of said Congressional District Con-
ventions shall appoint one Delegate-at-
Large, and one alternate therefor, and two
District Delegates, and two ,alternates
West Virginia in said National Convention;
The basis of representation in each or
said Congressional District Conventions
Will be one vote for eacn one undred
for w. j.. Bryan. for President, at the No
vember election of 1896, and, each county
is requested TO appoint such number OF
Delegates to each Congressional District
Convention as is equal to the number OF
votes 1t may be entitled to by the above
basis of representation.
ADREW JOHNSTON, Chairman.
WILLIAM A. OHLEY. Secretary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-02
THE CASE OF FREER.

AS to this matter, the Keyser Tribune re-
marks:
Romeo vanishes from the scene, giving
A. B. White, apparently, a clear track for
the nomination for Governor. Freer was
making it warm for the ring candidate, as
he was popular. But he is now out of the
race, and the manner of his getting out
is clouded with suspicion about which some
bold insinuations of dirty work are fire.
quently made"
The Weston Democrat says:
Just what steps the independent vot-
ers of that party will now take remains
to be seen. They may be compelled yet to
take their medicine, as much as they de-
spise it,"
The Morgantown New Dominion OBJ
serves:
Romeo H. Freer's friends have repu-
dated him. His boom is busted and the
committees that had the matter IN charge
in the seceral Congressional districts have
dissolved, and there is nc opposition to A.
B.. White for Governor in the Republican
party. The acts of Freer himself have
constrained the party to take this step.
He has fallen from grace and is treading
the paths hat made him a disgraced
man years ago and from which he had
apparently reformed. 1t is limited that a
dark conspiracy on the part of the leaders
of his own party who were friends of
White has resulted in the downfall of the
beloved leader"
The Kanawha Valley Democrat rather
pointedly says:
1T is SAID that A. B. White, the ring
candidate for the Republican nomination
for Governor, sent a man to Washington
to get Judge Freer drunk and keep him
drunk. while he CWhite) remained in
West Virginia and captured the delegates
to the Republican State convention. This
is one way to kill off an opponent, but it
is a method hat Is not likely TO be ap-
proved by the Republican voters. There is
an innate desire in the breast Of every
man to see justice done to every one, and
when one man takes a mean advantage OF
another there is a general impulse to mete
out punishment to the guilty party. 1t
/ will be so in this case, no doubt. Whites
| undetermined game may yet lose him the
nomination; that is, if there is any indie
| pendence left among the Republican
masses. which now seems doubtful
The Salem Express says:
The cavalry charge campaign which
| Judge Romeo Freer was making on
Charleston, has met its Spion Kop. and
the doughty Romeo has oiled the flag pull
leys and run up the emblem of peace"
The Charleston Gazette says:
The record Of A. B. White, which the
friends Of Freer compiled and prepared,
| but will % suppress. would make as In
| teresting reading as the speech which SEN
| ator Beverage prepared in favor of free
| trade with Porto Rico. and which Mark
Hanna squelched and would not permit
him to make"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-02

all day, huddled together like sheep.
exposed tc the cold, and without food,
and at night, while being towed back
to the forts again, the barge was run
aground and remained stuck for three
hours. while the wretched victims OF
somebody's blunder could hear the
supper call sounding in the forts.
When the men were finally landed thir-
teen were sick, all were chilled to the
bone, all were hungry, and many
threatened to desert at the first oppor-
tunity. The fiasco should cost some
official his place.