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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18
sMisttIlneol1s.
A Ere Gil WILL STORY.

ais she desd; ,henl"
"Yes, madam replied little gentleman
in brown coat and short breeches.
"And her wiii!''
"Is going to be opened here Immediately
by her solicitor"
"Shal We inherit snythingr'
alt must be supposed 20; We have claims."
"Who is that msersbly dressed personsge
who intrudes herself herei''
"Oh, she." said the little man, sneering,
"she won't have much in the will; she is
the only sister to the deceased"
"Whst. that Anne who welded in 1872
a man of nothing-an officer"
precisely s."
.sShe must We no small amount of i'm
pudence to present herself here, before a
respectable family"
The more 80 as sister Egerie, of noble
birth. had never forgiven her that meSaAi-
anee."
Anne moved at this time across the room
in which The family CT the deceased were
assembled. She was pale; her fine eyes
were filled with tears, and her face was
furrowed by care with precocious wrinkles.
"What do you come forp' said, with
great haughtiness, Madame de Villabvys
the lady who, moment before, had been
interrogating the little man who Inherited
with her.
''Madam," the poor lady replied, with
humility, "l do not come here to claim {
part of what does not belong to me; come
solely to see NJ. Dubois, my poor sisters
solicitor, to inquire if she spoke of me a
her last hour
What! do you think people busy them
selves about you!" arrogantly observed
Madame de ViIleboys; "the disgrace of {
great house-yon, who welded a man o
nothing, soldier of Bonapar:e's"
"Madsm, my husband, although chill
of the people, was a brave soldier, and wha
is better, an honest man." observed Anne
At this moment a venerable parsonage
the notary Dubois. made his app arance.
"Cease,'' he said, "te reproach Ann
with union which her sister has forgive
ner. Anne loved a generous, brave, an
good man, who had no other crime to re
.proach himself with than his poverty an
the obscurity>of his name. Nevertheless:
had he lived, if his family had known hir
as knew him, /, his cid friend, Ann
would be at this time happy and respected.
"But why is this woman herep'
"Beeause it is her place to be here" sal
the notary, gravely; 81 myself requisite
her to attend here"
NJ. Dubois then proceeded to open t!
viii:
81, being sound in my mind and hear
Egerie de Damfreming, retired as board
N the convent of the Sisters of the Sacre
Heart of Jesus, dictate the following wisht
as the expression OF ry formal desire al
principal clause OF my testament:
II ..'After my decease there will be four
two hundred thousand francs, in money,
my notaries, besides Je~elry, clothes, al
furniture, as also chateau worth .wo hui
dred thousand francs.
"ln the convent where have been res
ding, there will only be found my boo
'Heures de la Vierge.' holy Volume, whit
remains as it was when took it with n
at the time of the emigration. desire tn
these three objects be divided into thr
lots.
"The first lot. the two hundred thous a
francs in money.
"The second lot. the chateau, furnitu
and Jewels.
"rhe third lot, my book, 'Heures de
Viergs.'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18
NEW SERIES, VOL, 2, NO 81

"For your father, your dear father, who
perished without knowing you, without be-
ing able to love you"
"Must pray to the saint, my patron!'
"ies, my little friend. but 60 not forget
a saint who watches US from heaven, and
who smiles upon US from above the clouds. !"
"What is the name of that sa int, mamma
Gear!''
The mother, tken watering the fair child's
head with tears. answered:
"H er name is-Sister Egerie''
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18

V,LralRE.-N arly hundred years age
Vo taire resided at Geneva One DAY ne 50
I, .one friends in a boastful' sneer'ng tons
. Benr. the beginning of the ninetsentn cen
,pr- Cbrit,uty will have disappeared iron
IN. s,rtbr Well! in tht same house. IL
th,, SAM room wnere these imp Gus words
wee sposen, what think you there is to d. y
AI,rsa d,posi, of Bibles! The sacred o"r'
6u n, ,,n.e from the floor to the ceiling
:, much for Voltaire's prediction!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18

ADVANTAGE OF PUNcruArIuS -Puncir.
aI.oa, that i, the putt'ng the stops in u"
sighl PAGES, crrnut be too s'dulouf.s
studied. We ht.y read. in country -
per, the startl ug ascuum Of Lord Palm 2'-
s sons appearance in the House OF Com
mons: Lord Palmer>'oc III n entered u r
MS head, whi'e Iat upon his feet i''&'
but well polished boots upon his prov
lark cloud in his hard, his faithful wax
stick in his eve. q msnacing glare say'hs
us,hinr he sat down. ."-PaRch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18

I.,ss As CANA poor, simple man
once said, III have lost all my property; |
nave lost all my relatives; my last son Is
dad. have losI NY hearing and my eye
S9Et; am al; aione. oil aud poor; cut u
k,s nc difference hrrSt never grows
. ii. Christ never IS poor; Christ never dies,
dai. ClrIst never wili iuT>sSe me-"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18
. 0 1T r ..
Love and Physic.

A clever man was DIR. Dig,
Misfortunes will he bore,
He never lost his patience till
He had no patients more;
And though his practice once was large,
1t did not swell his gains,
The pains he labored for were but
The laLor for his pains
Though ''art is long. his cash got short,
And well might Galen dread it,
For who will trust name unknown,
When merit gets no credit
Tomarry seemed the only way
To ease bis mind Of trouble,
Misfortunes never singIy come,
And misery makes them double
He had patient, rich and fair,
That hearts by scores were breaking,
And as he once had ieli her wrist,
He thought her hand of taking;
But what tine law makes strangersdo,
Did strike bis comprehension;
Who live in these United States,
DO nfst oeciafe ih'en''on'
And 90 ne caiiea MS oeating heaft
with snxious Tears was s"eIiins
= And hall In habit took ner haho'
And on her tongue was dwellins'
But thrice. though he essayed to speak,
he stopped, and stuck ann oiundefeo'
For ssy, what mortal could be cooi.
Whose pulse was most nuIuieo'
at iasi ne fai'efa out
Hls love hss grown @ c'ar raseeus-7Ti =
haye 1I<eefnee anew o'''ia'1abs-
lhope 70 prove eer rtasious
And when the symP3Pms feia'e'
And'sao~ d's Gag nos'
All, let me nope from 'nose es 'al a i'Ps'
some avoraoie pftEtss> -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18

IuMoRrALIrY.-The better men are ne
marc terrible it would make death ii there
were no future state. For the better they
are the more they love God. Good men
hive found the fountain of good
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18

Low SPIRIrs.-I do no; remember to
have felt lowness of spirits one-quurter of
an hour since was born Wesley.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-18

MA pound of beet loses Ons-foul'A
h,,;Iiny. and an ounce more by roa ting
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
The Last Man.

The Cincinnati papers notice curious
organization Of seven young men into q
society. on the Both September, 1882
while the cholera was raging in that city.
Their names were Joseph r. Mason. VIM
Stansberry, VIM. Disney, Jr., DIR. Jane:
NJ. Mason, Fenton Lawson, Henry L.
Tatem, and DR.. John L. Waiter. These
seven young men had met at the studio
of Joseph r. Mason who was then a por-
trait painter, when the conversation mu-
tually turned on the ravages Of the chol-
era, and they got into q controversy,
whether the disease was contagious or
non-contagious.
From this they ertered into a solemn
compact to meet annually, and dine to-
gether as long as they lived. and that a
bottle of wine should be sealed and drunk
in msmori0n by the last survivor. The
9th of October was agreed upon as
the day on which to hold the anniversary.
The bottle, Of an octagonsl shape, was
filed. sealed, and placed in a casket and
locked, and each of the men kept the key
year about. Within the casket, besides
the bottle. were small slips of oiled paper,
on which each of the men had written
his name, place and time Of birth, and
place of residence at that time, also bis
age and occupation.
Whoever held the key for the year was
to provide the banquet, whether rich oil
poor, even if it consisted only of los
of bread and cup Of water and it was
arranged that, however the number might
be reduced by death or absence. seven
chairs and seven plates should be set al
banquet Should any be absent. those
present were bound to make inquiries as
to his whereabouts. Lots were cast for
the keeper of the casket for the first year,
and it fell to DR.. Waiter. The FIRST an
nual reunion was held on the 9th of 0c-
tober, 1882. since which time the full
number has never been present. On the
18th Of August, 1858. Henry L. Tatsm
died, leaving DR.. Waiter the sole survi-
vor of this singular club; and on the 9th
of October, 1858. the DR.. took the last
solitary banquet, there being set six emp
ty chairs, and as many empty plates.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09

How TO EQUIP FOR KANSAS Tar
A traveller in Kansas, who has evidently
bush phoeked before, for be talks like an
old Western pioneer, or a modern gold
miner. thus advises all who intend max
ing a Kansas tour:
Ny advice to all travellers is, to take
along asaek Of cooked provisions, good
bottle of brandy to mix with the water,
for it is 50 different, sometimes free stone,
sometimes limestone, brook, branch,
creek, river and spring. that you'll have
thunder and lightning below in tweEy-
four hours without it. Also buffalo
robe or big blanket with box of match
IS, and with your gun get your meat,
camp out. have little bag of ground
coffee and a tin cup; with these you can
travel from Jericho to Jerusalem, and
avoid the taverns, and other annoyances
encountered travelling in new countries.
Boil or fry your meat on the Goals, use
bark for plate if you have -four. make
up the dough in piece Of bark of tree.
twist it round bending stick, stick one
end in the ground, while the dough end
hangs over the fire when one side is
baked, turn the Iother to the FIRE until
baked, and you have a sweet biscuit. A
little bag will carry along all articles nee
essary to be used, and you can squat
down anywhere at any time, turn out
your team to Craze. and become in reality
"a Sqnatter sovereign" 80. t3i p s,es.f
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
SHIT Gale.
THE CAPTURED SPY.
ASKETcH OF THE REVOLUTION.

During the month of March, ITS, the
british army being at Philadelphia, and
ne American forces at Valley Forge, the
american commander in chief was desi-
nous Of having some information concern
las the state of affairs in the city, and de-
asd Captain Allen M'Lane to pick him
WI n.y. a lew trusty men for the purpose
" Lane selected five of his own men,
'"h Sergeant John Marks for leader, and
sAt the latter to headquarters to receive
atuctions.
AaIkS was a very young man to be
sIused with important services, being
SSiy twenty-five years Of age; but M'Lane
aAa frequently marked his conduct in
amp and field, had made himself well
~ sqaainled with his character, and knew
D. I1.' DC could be thoroughly relied upon.
; u was fully instructed by Gen. Wash
rs'On' as to the information desired, and
~ p camp at dark, arriving in short time
a.. ron Kennedy, on the Schuylkill. At
-, IA point he struck across the country,
=, - y means of by-ways, with which he
M, = ven acquainted, evaded the scouting
{, 1S Oi the enemy, and arrived at Man
nj, ri 'OOn alter dark. Here he posted his
a. sHOOp' IN a cedar hollow overlooking
.r. nsr; while he, in the disguise of a
M M nan' with sack of vegetables,
S..., taIO tAe city. He not only escaped
4 ;~H, out managed to learn something
a. Importance. Promising to return in
s,II.i avs with more vegetables, he was
a,'s.. 70 leave town leisurely, with a
h. p IN! IN bis pocket. He Joined his
nj .a lnOut suspicion about night-fall,
is,. s,'et dark the little party set out on
sLirS & mad Marks kept in the course BY
ar. ,. y came, it is possible he could
In. '- Suea the American lines in good
Ion, ,ua safely. But it happened that
s,d, uii'e from the river, at q point
lS,T!. opposite Spring Mill, there lived
as,eon;sMhO who. although Quaker, and a
Aser;Oatant, was well disposed to the
&um.dd cause. M'Ilvains had daugh-
10. o;I Frlscilla, young and hand
S.cSs5 70 whom Marks was strongly
sss N. :. Inc house was half q mile OF
q d. y, :. Of the former route, but lover
sz5 trooper took his men in that di-
Ies i n: silently and swiftly passed
b ii 'A :, Watchdog of the farm BEGAN
I,~i5 the inmates of the i bou.o Oeg .rs
ias, and light at one Of the win.
Ssn. them to be stirring. Al
spsuss,.n moment. horseman rode I'M.
eseh ~ nom the shadow Of 4 small
d lie MOO. woods on the left. and challeng.
'Onen. The answer was q
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09

STILL HARPISG ON THE DEFEAT OF
DoUGLAs.-The Chicago Herald, warmed
and fed by james Buchanan, still deals
out dolsful prognostics for Douglas
Again, zone day later" he is defeated, "
in flaming capitals, backed by stubborn
exclamation points, and enforced by a
double loaded leader. WeSre positively
assured, once more, that there win be no
election of Senator until 1860 The al
legged ground for this belief, is the election
of two Buchsnan Representatives, in
Egypt, over the Douglas candidates, and
the supposed determination ofthres hold
over Senators, in that region, to vote
against Douglas. The Herald, after sta
ting these details, says:
eve believe, from all the indications
perceptible at present, that the defeat Of
Douglas Is certain, and we find there are
many, even among his followers ana most
particular personal and political friends
the cool-hesded, eommon-sense portion Of
them, who entertain the same belief"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
Mlisf1IIaneoas.
YOUNG RosALIE LEE.
BY PHILIP PENpLEroN COOKE.

.
love to forget smbiiion- .r
And hope in the mingled thought
ofvaIley, ana wood, and meadow,
Where, Shilome, nv spirit caught
Affections hottest breathing-
Where, under the skies with me,
Young Rosalie rOved, aye drinking
From Joys bright cas;aly.
thiak Of tie valley, and river,
y ofthe old wood bright with blossoms
ofthe pure and ehasiened gladness
Upsprinsiug in or bosoms. So
think of the lonely turtle, si.
So tonsuei with melancholy;
ofthe hue ofthe dropping moonlight, e
And the starlight pure and hOlys- n
Ofhe beat Of heari most tender,
The sigh of sheIl-tinct lip,
As soft as the land tones wandering
Far leagues over ocean deep; '' ft
ola step light, in its falling -.f-. ora -,
On the Lreast of the beaded lea, ,-
As the fall ofihe fairy moonlight
On the leaf Ofyon tulip tree. ~ .rsl
think of these. and the murmnr is'
OF the bird, and katydid, -
Whose home is the graveyard cypress,
Whose goblet the honey-reed.
And then I weep: for Rosalie
Has gone to her early rest,
And the grren-lipped reed and the daisy
Suck sweets from her maiden breast.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
WE MISS THEE AT HOME.

Ne miss thee At hOme-we miss thee;
And, Oh, we wish thou wer; here,
To liner with Us round the Preside,
And share in the evenings cheer;
To list TO the voice OF the loved ones,
luJ wish that tsOu never wOuld'st roam
Oh, yes, fwould be joy beyond measure,
Dearest brOther, If thou wertsi home.
We miss thee al hOms-we miss thee,
When pleasures Of evening are nigh;
When the sun has retired in splendor,
To kis home in the Western sky,
Asd the moon is shining so brightly
Ou the family circle at home
Oh, then il is that We miss thee,
And sigh that thou ever dds; roam.
We miss thee at home-we miss thee,
As we all knsel down to pray;
And iean will start from our eye-lids,
To think that thou still art away.
Oh, before lies journey is over,
Aud thy spirit has passed from the earth,
viii thou not meet with our circle,
And cheer our desolaie hcarthl
Oh, yes, when the sprins.time come;h,
With the birds from a distant shore,
Thea may we not hope TO embrace thee,
Al home il Our arms once more! 81.
Tsknssl with Us in the ehurch-yarl,
By the side Ofthat desr little tomb,
AID Eingls thy tears, dearest brother,
With those thou hast left here al homel
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
The Last Of the Border RuiRans.

The Border Rufians who once figured
SO largely in Kansas, are now hard to
find, and no one is willing to acknowl.
edge that he was one Of them.
Gen. B. F. Stringfellow is about to
take up his residence at Memphis, Tenn.
He is in too bad odor to remain in Mis-
souri,. t.-
His brother, DR.. Stringfellow, has re-
Gently Joined the Congregational Church,
and may be seen partaking of the Sacra-
ment, with his old political enemy, Gen.
Pemeroy. He now declares himself a
Free State Democrat, and is strongly re-
commended by hiSfriends as the proper
person to fill the Office Just vacated by the
resignation of Governor Denver.
Gov. Shannon has met with q great
moral, as well as political change. lie
has discontinued the use of his once ia
vorite beverage, whiskey--discarded his
Border Ruffian associatsS-and is now
one of the most exemplary men in Lee
compton.
His old friend, the notorious Colonel
Titus, after proving himself a coward in
Central America, and a vagabond in
Kansas, headed the Linn County assas-
sins, the remnant of Col. Buford's raga-
mullins, and left for Arizona. there to
work in the mines, or " if successful, to
rob the Spanish Churches"
Chief Justice Lecompte is presiding
over a murder trial in Leavenworth.
Jack Henderson, who was conspicuous
in making up fraudulent election returns,
appeared few days since in the secret
caucuses Of the Democratic party.
Gen. Mclean has not made his appear
ance in the Territory since he perursd
himself in connection with the famous
canilebox.
His miserable master, "Gen. Candle
Box Calhoun" is inclined to keep at a
safe distance from the people over whom
he once assumed dictatorship.
Maj Clark, the murderer Of Barber,
has left Fort Scott, where he worked with
the Ruffians in the late difficulties, and
has taken the Office of Purser in the Ma
Wy, an appointment conferred upon him
by the late Senate.
Emory is in the United States Land
Office, at Ogden. ~
Gen. Whitfield is the Register in the
Kickapoo Office.
Sheriff Jones has received the appoint
ment of "Receiver" in Arizona.
All the above notorious characters have
been. or are now the recipients of impor-
tant offices under the General Govern
ment.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
The Missouri.

The longest river in the worlds for
many reasons the most peculiar. Rising
in the mountains of the extreme North,
in region of perpetual snow, and flow
ing South and East for distance Of three
thousand five hundred miles, and travers-
ing varied regions of country, it still pre-
serves, through its whole course. nearly
an average uniform width and depth, and
the same remarkable turpidity of its wa
ter, charaeterizes it through its whole
course. Its tributaries are very numerous,
and many of them-like the Yellowstone,
the Platte. L'Eau qui Court, Riviere q
Jacques and White River-drain vast
extent of country, and vet not one is nav
igable, even for a small craft, and during
the Autumn their beds are almost dry.
Large steamers have assembled the Nilsson
ri river for distance Of Two thousand
Eve hundred miles above its mouth, and
Judging from its depth and width as far
as Milk river, as well as from reports OF
traders familiar with the stream above that
point, steamers of light draught, capable
Of carrying one hundred tons, can ascend
with ease, during high water, as far as
Fort Benton. the highest trading point.
within three hundred miles of its source.
Sioux City. 1850 miles above ST. Louis,
is the terminus of civilization on the Up
per Missouri for although few white
settlements are met with above this, still
the country really belongs to the rcd man.
The Valley of the Missouri widens
from Omaha to the Little Sioux-where
we find. for short distance, high banks,
and then very soon come to the beautiful
Vermillion prairie, that being portion
of the valuable Territory lately sold to
the general government by the Yancton
Indians. The river is very crooked at
this point, curving upon itself until it al
most neets-a short cut across the coun-
try offive miles equalling forty by water.
One hundred and fifty miles above Fort
Randall is the great bend where the Mis-
souri, again curves upon itself, making q
distance of fifty miles around. and only
four from point to point by land. Mid
way of the bend is the Chain of Rocks.
nothing more than "a few large stones,
projecting about foot above theIlevelro Of
the river at low water. and entirely COW
cred during q rise,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09

SPRAINs.-A gentleman Of Collinsvflle,
Illinois. writes that having severely
sprained ankle, he took teacup full Of
common salt and pint of sweet milk.
and boiled them togetheetill Of the con-
sistency Of a poultiee. then spread this
on cloth, and bound it round the ankle.
The next morning there was q little weak
ness. but the soreness and lameness had
all gone. Our correspondent says that
cider vinegar with salt. Is also good, and
Just as good for horses and cattle as for
men, and should be applied in the same
way. Err
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09

A correspondent of the Springfield
Republican says that a natural daughter
of Aaron Burr. and rssiduary legatee.
comes curiously into possession of quite
a fortune, in this way: Burr held lease
from Trinity Church of the Richmond
Hill property. three or four hundred lots
in the centre of New York. for sixty-six
years. He released the land for sixty
three years to Astor and others. and this
lease expires IN 1860. The lease for three
years then belongs to Burr's daughter.
and the claim is indisputable. and the val
ne of the lease is very great. Already
several Of the lessees have compromised
the claim for from 81. 500 to $4,000.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09

INA BAD WAY.-'rhe Elizabethtowu
(Ky.) Democrat thus mourns over the
result of the election in Hardin County,
last August -. .I-.-
The ELRcuoN.-We are beat-it's no
use to try any longer; we are chawed up
and spit out-we feel now about the con-
sistency and shape of a potato run over
by wagon wheel. '7.l
That Louisville Journal, Ike Radley's
whiskey, and Tom Samuel's money, have
whipped US out. We fought gallantly to
win this County. We fought desperate
ly. Speeches from one to three hours in
length were made in every precinct in the
County; we worked hard individually ;
all our friends that we could see were hard
at work; every voter in the whole County
was visited, and yet, in spite of all that,
we are beat. --s
We believe that Almighty God, in bis
Justice, has cursed this County; we don't
believe that we will ever have good crops
here again; we don't believe our farmers
will prosper; we don't believe that DEM
ocratic sentiment ever viii get footing
in this hard old County. 1t is our ILL
luck weighing US down again. Weney-
err desired anything ar,lently, without be-
ing disappointed. We never had a pet,
but it sickened and died; we never had a
fight, but what we got badly whipped /;
we never asked young lady TO have us,
bat what she spit in oupface; We never
made bet that we didn't lose; and we
believe that the spectre of Sam, with 60
~ locks and vulture-like countenance,
is following us day and night, blasting
all our undertakings. and keeping the cup
Of disappointment continually to our lips.
The TACT of the business is. fellow citi-
zens, ne can never beat Know-Nothing-
ism in this County. until we raise up a
new generation. We think the young
men and boys, if properly directed and
attended to, will stick to rs when they
grow up: bat as things now stand, De-
mecraey has no more chance in Hardin
County, than ga bob-tailed bull in fly
time"