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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05
Ter, modest. true ana pure: ana wefe

der, modest, true and pure; and were
you my wife in truth, l would not be
ashamed to tell this story to the world
myself and own you as such after"
The words fell from his lips so tender
ly 30 kindly, she took his hand in both
of hers, and laid her face upon it, cry
ing silently.
"The blame of il all is on our friend,
the DOCTOR" he continued, deeply
touched, and his voice little unsteady.
What tumultuous, headlong, hurri-
cane sort of fellow he is! There is no
blame for you; for look, if 1 am here.
how could you have resisted him? And
it is only his judgment that was at
fault, after all-only his judgment.
Why. truer heart never beat than
Brodnar's."
would it offend you if l ask ques-
tion?" She had waited for composure,
and now did not lift her head.
"Why, no, of course"
"You are right sure?"
Right sure"
"Then. how could any gentleman
consent to be placed in such position
as yours? You must have known how
embarra ssing it was to be for me-" His
first inclination was to whistle out his
astonishment. but he restrained him
self
You forget, my child see you have
backslided into childhood-you forget
that in the first place was appealed to
in behalf of woman and no gentleman
may resist that. And then had no rea-
son to suspect that | was TO marry 9
girl. 1t might have been an expert.
enced widow. Indeed"
But you are glad it wasn't, are you
not?' she asked, anNiously.
Eyes, my child"
"Does my question then indicate that
I am child?"
YES, my child"
81 don't see why"
because you are still-a child" She
was not satisfied.
| MIR. Somers, l want you to think
well of me always, and the thought that
l may meet you sometime doesn't EN-
barrass me now. 1t would not embar
rass me if / did meet you-even if
should meet You tomorrow. But | wish
You to Know all about me, and am go
ing to tell you everything from the be.
ginning
NO. indeed. you shall not" he said
| quickly. She lifted her head. startled
why motif l choose? l am no.
afraid TO trust YOU
| mo! no! Miss Frances"
| "Ah, am woman again!"
Eyes. a woman of charm so swee
and a heart so true that Richard Som
ers must arm himself. Not your honor
but mine the honor of your husband
is at stake, and you promised to regar
that always"
And l shall, sir; only tell me how.
why, have promised my friend nc
to seek to find out, or permit anyon
to tell me anything about you. | ma
not let even you inform me. You mus
not"
She was silent, disturbed, and won
dering at his intense earnestness.
Then she said, in awe al the myster
of it all: when we part tonight W
are to meet as friends no more? 70
may never take my hand in yours an
speak kindly to me again? Oh, sir. yo
do not know, you do not know wha
your tenderness has done for the girl
no. the woman you call child. 70
do not know what it is to have MISE
a fathers care. a mothers"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05

He caught the words of the unknown
speaker beginning the Invocation.
No! MOI" he cried, almost fiercely
ut is sacrilege!"
Then" said the speaker, "it is sui.
ficient to say that under authority
vested in me by the state of Virginia
/ pronounce you man and wife" Som.
ers stood silent and depressed. There
was whispered consultation; the
inner door opened softly and some one
passed out.
The scene and circumstances had
powerfully affected the doctor.
There were difficulties 1 had not
foreseen." he said, gravely, "but you
have safely passed them, my friends.
And now must leave you. Dick, 1
have placed in your hands the honor
OF woman-and my own. 1 will re-
turn for you before it is light Re-
member! The gas is now extinguished
and you may remove the bandage."
He drew the girl towards him tender
". You may trust him implicitly
For the rest, all is now safe. Good
night, and God bless you both" He
laid his hand reverently upon the
girls head, clasped his friends hand
and would have passed out, but the
hand he olasPed restrained him, and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05

delicate organism of woman. What
the sufferer ought to do is to give
a fair trial to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05
Homeseekefs' Excursions,

TO nearly all points in the United
States on sale at all ticket offices of
the Chicago Great Western Ry. on the
first and third Tuesdays of each
month January to June 1901 at the
very low homeseekerS rate of one fare
plus 81 90 for the round trip. Tickets
good for return within p days from
date of sale. Persons cont6 mplating
trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western agent and obtain
ing detailed information regarding
the homcseekers' rates, or addressing
e, III. Lord, Gen. Passenger Agent,
Z hiCago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05

The stomach controls the situa ton.
Those who are hearty and strong are
those who can eat and digest plenty
OF food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat and allows you to eat all
the good food you want. III you suffer
from indigestion, heartburn, balching
or any other stomach trouble, this
preparation can't help but do you
good. The most sensitive Stomachs
can take it. -Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05
ERAEgFyEzD'S
Female RgyssEafos'

which is the true cure provided
by Nature for all female troubles. 1t
is the formula of physician of the
highest standing. who devoted his
whole life to the study of the dis
tinct ailments peculiar to Our moth
ers, wives and daughters. Iii made
of soothing, healing, Strengthening
herbs and vegetables, which have
been provided by a kindly Nature to
cure irregularity in the menses, Leu
corrhea, Falling of the Womb, Nerv-
BUSINESS, Headache and Backache.
In fairness to herself and to Brad.
fields Female Regulator, every
suffering woman ought to give it
trial A large 81 bottle will do
wonderful amount of good. Sold by
druggists.
Send for nicely illustrated free book the suhjec.
The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Story opens in Richmond,
Va, on day Fort Sumter surrendered.
DR.. Francis Brodnar makes remarkable
request of his friend, Dick Somers, to
which Somers finally agrees. He Is to
marry. blindfolded. woman whose
name he is not to know, ask no ques-
tons, and finally, when she is out OF
the power of certain enemies, is to grant
her an honorable divorce
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05
500.


May be worth to you more than 500
if you have child who soils bedding
from INCONVENIENCE OF water during
sleep. Cures old and young alike. 1t
arrests the trouble at once. 81. Sold
by LomaS & Milz Drug Co, CreSco, la
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05
= - = ~

Women suffer-
ing from female
trou b | e S and
weakness, and
from irregular
or painful mem
ses, ought not
to lose hope if
doctors cannot
help them. Ply
sicians are so
busy with other
diseases t h a t
they do not un-
eierstand fully
the peculiar all
nents and the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
AMATEUR NOTES.

The LaBelles will play the strong
Sistersville team at Sistersville Friday,
August 90, and will put forth their best
efforts to defeat the strong team of
that place.
The LaBelles would like a game with
the Joseph Winiesdorffers for IS a side
Sunday afternoon. If accepted answer
through the Register.
The Will Scrogglns Juniors defeated
the Marsh Shippers yesterday after
noon by the score of 10 to 7.
The Spunkey Points defeated pick
ed nine Sunday morning by score of
&c to IL Batteries for Spunkey Points,
Sorgey and Bishop; Picked nine, Wag-
ner and McCracken.s
The original Otto Fish Crescents
would like to hear from the Martins
Ferry Juniors for next Sunday morning
on the Forty-frst street grounds. II
accepted answer through this paper.
The Spunkey Points base ball team
challenge the Harvest Stars. or the
Otto Fish Crescents for game OF ball
next Saturday afternoon on the Brick
yard grounds, the Harvest Stars pre-
ferred.
The A. E. Schedules never Played the
VIM Scroggins. as was stated in yester-
days paper. We wish the Scroggins
would act fair. The reason they do
this is because Scroggins treats them
to ice cream every two games they win.
The Speck Cravers will play the
crack West Wheeling team next Sunday
morning on the latter's grounds. The
line up follows Stewart, c; Wiley,
Shrader and Schultz, p Watkins. 1b;
Brandaw. 2b; Shrader, 3b; w. Shrader,
RI Leach, CT; Meyers, II.
The Franzhelms challenge the Cricket
High Scorers for a game OF ball next
Sur day week, on the Fulton grounds.
II accepted answer through the Regis
ter. The Franzheims lineup as fol-
lows: NJ. l'ogg, c; G.. Burke, p; E..
Banner, Id; Charley Hoffman, 2b;
Fred Lang, 3b C. Rentchler. RI; Claire
Hoffman, CT, Eddie Marshall, If.
George Burke. manager.
The original Otto Fish Crescents ac-
cept the challenge of the Eighth Street
Sluggers for next Sunday afternoon on
the point of the Island grounds. The
Eighth Street Sluggers will please men
ton where their grounds are situated.
They will play for two Atlanties side.
The original Otto Fish Crescents line
up: Will Watkins, &c; Herman Minel,
| C; Glazer. p; Carl, IS; Dedo, 1b; Bolze,
2b; Cartwright, 3b; Ferris. II; Henry
Humphrey. CT; John Humphrey. irf.
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A SEVERE STORM
Washed Away Crops and Pot
streams Beyond Any Height Ever


Special to the Register.
CUMBERLAND. Md, August 90
The most destructive storm within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant occur
red at Channeyvile. Pa. eighteen miles
north. at late hour last night, utterly
running farm lands and growing crops
for a distance of twenty miles.
The rain came down in such torrents
that within one hour Town Creek rose
to the highest point ever known, and
people living in proximity to the creek
sought the highlands for safety. A
barn that stood on knoll high above
the highest point the water was ever
known to reach, was inundated and
swept from its foundation. Many of
the farmers were totally ruined. as their
fields were washed barren of soil and
riddled with deep cutters until they are
beyond repair. The loss is estimted at
many thousands of dollars
The storm extended to Murley's
branch, ten miles east.
The cloudburst was most sudden, as
there was no electrical display. and
when the rain commenced TO fall it
came down in binding torrents. A
farmer in town this afternoon from
Chaneyville, who is seventy years of
age, stated that the food swept away
fences that stood at least five feet
above the highest point the water had
ever reached before.
This was the third destructive cloud
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At Mozart 'C0-Ni.ht.

Prof c. w Delbrugge announces to
the public that the first of series of
concerts and dances at Mozart Park
that very brilliant programme is ar
ranged. all those who will participate
are artists. The following is the pro-
gramme for this evening: No. l,
Clyde Shaffer, selection from Florodia;
No. 2, Miss GIutice Shaffer. selection,
from Miss Bob White: No. 3, Duet
"Baby let me bring my clothes back
home" by Mr.. and Mrs. Shaffer; No. I,
Vincent Owens, comedy selection; No.
.. Howard Merkle and l.. Draper, clog
dance: No 6, Miss Helen Moore, so
prano; No. 7, Miss Mary Delbrugge, solo
dance
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaffer. of Pittsburg,
have a splendid reputation, and no
doubt will be well received by the
Wheeling people. Miss Moore is from
Peoria. III, and is sure to please the
people. After the programme dance
of fifteen numbers will take place.
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Grand Rapids 9-Wheeling 3.
Dayton 3-Toiedo l.
Fort Wayne 9-Mat news z.

Yesterdays exhibition Of base ball
was rather humiliating 10 the loyal
fans" some of whom yet cling TO
the hope that the Stogies will get into
the race for the pennant. and be recog-
nized as a factor 1t IS generally under
stood that pitchers are badly needed,
and a manager is wanted. These facts
stifIe criticism. The boys cannot be
blamed If they are trifie disheartened,
and possibly the hard working or the
pitchers may be a reasonable excuse
for Kenna's poor showing in the box
yesterday
Kenna's excellent work after signing
with Wheeling caused him to be her
aided as a "phenom," and the eyes Of
managers in faster leagues were turned
toward him. He has hardly justified
the high hopes which We're entertained.
Judged by his pitching in the last few
games In which he has played.
Yesterday he was the reverse of
effective. His delivery was OF easy
solution. and his curves were twisted
out in every direction, landing in safe
territory so often as to cause lack OF
interest in the contest after the fifth
inning.
Burns was not wonder by any
means, but he was the lesser of two
evils. He had poor control at times.
and there were several stages when
timely hits would have put him in dis
tress So ddscouraglng was the failure
to connect at oppoTtune times. that
fan" in the grand stand remarked that
the men who were drawing salaries for
swatting the bali We're in danger of
being arrested for obtaining money by
false pretense
There was one opportunity for shout
ting-just one--and the bleaeherites
took advantage of it with a vengeance.
1t was in the fifth, when, with the score
to 0 in favor of the visitors, little
batting rally by the Stogies resulted in
lleing the score.
The feeling of citation was short
lived The balloon of hope was pune
tured. In the last half of the same
inning, the first three batsmen up hit
safely, the fourth was safe on fielder's
choice, the fifth landed the ball out of
reach, and there was a funeral silence
when Grand Rapids rolled up a quar-
tette of runs. After that the game
lacked interest. although there was just
I shpY e excitement when Lazotte was
mt BY the ball the second time, and
showed a disposition to resent it.
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wheeling wins the Fifty Birds
Match With stcubenyiIlc. Total
Score aoI to iSo--Thc Visitors Cnp.
turc n - bird Extra Event.
There was a very pleasant company
of gentlemen and ladies at the grounds
of the Wheenng Gun Club in the Pleas
ant Valley suburb yesterday afternoon.
The Steubenviie Gun Club had come
down, as per arrangement, for fifty
bird match with the home club, and
very agreeable gentlemen they were.
But unfortunately their score did not
quite reach the total secured by the
Wheeling sportsmen. In the first
event. 25 birds, Wheeling scored 100 to
Steubenville's So. In the second event,
rs birds. Wheeling hit 10l to Steuben-
villes 1914, making total of POI for
the home club and 1870 for the visi-
tors.
Garden. of Wheeling, scored highest,
killing "A out of a possible so. Osborn
of Steubenvile. and Williams, OF
Wheeling, tied on Al birds each. There
will be a return match at an early day
at Steubenville, the exact date of which
will be announced in these columns.
Score:
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Pilgrimage to Louisville Over the
W. q J.. r.. Will Take Large
Crowd out of wheeling

Crowd out of Wheeling.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the pilgrimage OF Wheeling
Commandery No. /, Knights Templar,
to Louisville About one hundred per-
sons have already signihed their inter-
ton of taking advantage of the except
ionally low rate which is offered. A
special train of day coaches and Pull
man cars will depart from the Union
station over the Wheeling & Lake Erie.
the Erie. and the Louisville & Nashville
on Sunday morning.
Many friends will accompany the
knights, and Meister's full band OF
twenty-five pieces will furnish the
music.
Louisville is making elaborate pre-
parations for entertaining its Knightlv
visitors and their other visitors. Dew
ey's flag will wave over them as they
parade and the route will be gorgeoHsly
decorated.
Col. VIII 5. Hays has arranged most
enjoyable fe21e for Triennial week,
in the way OF old time darkey songs
and dances, and promises the visitors
the treat OF their lives. The Colonel
has some cards up his sleeve that he
will not expose until the night of the
entertainment The chorus will include
200 negro boys.
The visiting Communicates will many
Of them entertain lavishly at their head
quarters. California is always promi-
nent on this feature.
The Wheeling Knights will have stor-
les to tell when they return of Louis
ville's hospitality. for we know those
Kentucky knights, and the people as
we'll
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NO CHANGE AT JOLIET.

JOLIET, His, August 20.-The steel
strike situation here remains un-
changed The striking lodges will meet
in Joint conference again tomorrow
afternoon, but the object is not known.
The American Steel & Wire Company's
plants are all at work, and If rods can
be obtained. will be kept running The
Pressed Steel Car Company's pant
closed to-day indefinitely, owing to the
refusal of the men to go back to work
on piece schedule.
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SAN rRANCIsoO. Augnst 2O-Jal

SAN FRANCISCO, August 20-James
J. Jeffries ana Gus Rubin, the
pugiilsts signed an agreement to-day to
fight for the heavyweight championship
OF the world. 1t was agreed that the
match is to take place on some day In
either November or December before
the club offering the largest purse.
The pugilists expressed preference for
either San Francisco Athletic club or
the Twentieth Century club.
Bids for the fight will be received
and opened in public. The articles of
agreement call for division OF the
gate receipts on a basis OF Is per cent
to the winner and 20 per cent to the
loser
Kid Eagans signature accompan-
led that of Jeffries. while Billy Mad
den, who represented Rubin, signed
with the champion.
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OIL OPERATIONS.
Special to the Register.
pITTSRTRG Pa. AUGUST 20.-This

Social to the Register
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 20.-This
was another uneventful day in the
lower southwest fields. Few wells were
completed and all were small or dry.
In the shallow sand territory, near
Chester Hill. Morgan county, o., Dun
nington & Selby have completed their
No. on the L. r. Howard farm and
have a 10 barrel pumper. In the same
DEVELOPMENT the Octo Oil Company has
completed it's No. on the John Cal
vert farm and have a barrel pumper.
On Wolf Creek. Hochstetter & Fore
mans Nos. 2e and % on the ]. P. Hoon
farm are holding up at 110 and 200 bar
rels a day, respectively. In the Macks-
burg field the Central Oil Company has
completed test well on the B. F. At
kinson farm and has a one barrel
pumper. Patton & Co. have drilled
their No on the James Gordon farm
through the 500 foot sand and the stray
and have a buster. In the Sand Hill
district, Washington county, the Bar
Der Drilling Company has completed
a test well on the B. P Roach farm
and has a buster. Near Louisville
Monroe county, w. r. Galley & Coz No
/ on the Fred Spirey farm is holding
up at % barrels a day.
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GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.

RFADVILLE, Mass, August 20.-The
rain which came to the Grand Circuit
park was not good for the track to-
day. 1t was soggy and lacked firmness,
Nevertheless the crowd was larger than
yesterday and had some fine sport
watching Audubon Boy steal the 2:24
class for the Norfolk stake of $4,000
from Shadow Chimes, the big favorite,
who is owned and was driven to-day by
E. F. Geers. of Louisville. KY. The
Blue Grass horse had to be contented
with the third heat. the first and the
last two falling to Audubon Boy. The
latter paced the first heat in the re-
markedly good time OF 2:06%. The
field felt happy when new Richmond.
A. w. Riehmond's horse, took the sec
ond heat, but after that the heat win
ner went to pieces. 1t was dramatic
struggle between Geers and Hudson.
Third money went to Cinch, the Athol
gelding, and fourth to Dairy Queen
In the 2:10 class trot. Toggles, Cal
ifornia gelding, was the choice of the
talent. and the race went to him in
walkover, his, best time being 2:1lA
Fifteen horses were in the field for
the start for the 2:l9 class trot and
there were several attempts to get off
before the word go was actually
given. Betting favored Sallie Simpson,
a Kentucky mare, who felicitated her
hackers by marching away with the
first two heats. Leola took the third
while Vic Shelter left the bunch easily
in the fourth and won the heat. This
event was unfinished.
Admiral Dewey, the son OF Bingen,
and a descendant of Nancy Hanks, was
the winner in the trot for foals of 1898.
The colt Is one OF j. Malcolm Forbes
promising horses, and to-day he show
ed what he was by winning the race in
two straight heats, with his best time
2:14h.
During the afternoon the judges an
nounced that Scott Hudson. who drove
Hawthorne, had been fined $500 for dis
orderly conduct.
The summaries:
2:25 class trotting three in five: purse,
81 $50 concluded:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-21
GOLF AT CHICAGO.
Some Very Interesting and Exciting
Contests Yesterday.

Some Very Interesting Rnd Exciting
Contests Yesterday.
CHICAGO, August 20.-The play in
the western open golf championship
tournament, open to both amateurs and
professionals, began on the Midlothian
Country Clubs links at 9: 80 a. m. to-
day. with field of AZ starters.
The contest calls for SO holes, medal
play. the first half to be played during
the morning and the second beginning
at 2:30 p. m. Despite wet grounds and
promises of rain, large gallery fol-
lowed the PLAYERS as this tournament
Is considered the most notable of west
ern golfing events.
David Bell midlothian crack paired
with Harry Turpie. of Edgewater. teed
off with mighty drive for the second
hole, Turpie following Immediately.
The other pairs followed at intervals of
three minutes.
With few exceptions the players COW
cred the first eighteen holes in magnifi-
cent form. 1t had been expected by
many that the players who made DOGGY
so for is holes-would win the
match, but in many cases the colonel's
record was lowered. Bell and Turpie
finished the first half with Bell leading
by one stroke. His card showed 81,
while Turpie's was 80. A. G. Tollifson
of Lake Geneva also made the first
half in 81, eleven strokes less than his
antagonist, P. B. Hoyt, of Glenview.
The largest gallery followed Cham
pion Willie Smith and his old rival,
Auchterlonie Both played brilliant
golf but the Glenview expert was the
| steadier.
Upon the completion Of the first half
the players returned to the club house.
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GENERAL EOTICEs.
STEES SALE.

TRUSTEES SALE.
MERGE PROPERTY. ON MAIN 81
BETWEEN THIRD AND FOI -prt,
STREETS, WHEELING
By virtue Of deed Of trust n k,
ton Merge. Gertrude u. Chan
Thomas f. Clancy. her HUSBAND -
Gertrude S Merge. wife OF said J s55-55-
Merge, to me as trustee, dated tic "A
day OF June, 1899. and recorded IN rr- ~.
fee Of the Clerk Of the County Ce.-s a.
Ohio County West Virginia. in D.@5 =
Trust Book No. Sc, page Sl4, VIII I A.
the north front door Of the CouF, INA.
OF ohio County, West Virginia. or
Saturday, the eth Day of Septemhe,
1901,
commencing at 10 o'clock a m. tn fsr-
lowing described real estate. th-- -
say All OF the north half Of lut m.
bered twelve d2). fronting on tHefsz,
side of Main street. between Thu Il
ohio County, West Virginia Sac ~
lot is the same property conveyed o. fsh7
B. Merge during his life time by T5Tss
Sweeney and Thomas Johnston l5 "a
dated the 18th day of February Isl ii
recorded in the office OF the Clerk -
County Court OF said Ohio County I'll Bed
Book Nc. II. page 49,.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third - IA
purchase money. or so much NOR is IA
purchaser may elect to pay In ezsH Ia
the day OF sale, and the residue q NO
equal installments payable respect. Ia
six and twelve months from tn aaz IA.
safe with interest the purchaser z5FTHx
his negotiable promissory notes f5f -
deferred payments, and the legal t'u5 b.
ing retained until all the purchase ma1ey
9''''i No GEO. f. BOW.
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