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for the z Dung ,fOlks.
THE FLowER-PAISTERs.
A FAIRY TALE,

One day q very queer little girl, whom
We will call Bertha, was walking in the
garden, and looking at the flowers. I
call her queer little girl, because she
has such queer thoughts, and such sim
gulsr way Of thinking aloud.
Il wonder" said she, talking to her.
self, who paints the flowers" am tel
ling you the story just as Bertha told it
| to me.
1--WE dol we d0n cried jingle of lit
tie voices that sounded like so many lit
tie bells tinkling.
Bertha locked around, but could see
ne one so size called out. ''Who are
you? where are you?"
"Ha, ha, ha! right here under your
noseW tinkled the little voices again;
and there in q white lily, stood q crowd
OF tiny people, laughing and shouting.
Bertha drew back when she saw them,
but one Of the little folks cried out;
Don't be afraid we love every body
who loves flowers, for we are flower
paintera-
Bertha was over her fright when she
heard this, and soon stopped down before
the lily 10 talk with these wonderful
people.
What is your name, little folks?"
she asked.
"Our name" replied one, sis Juice;
we are the Juices. We sleep under the
ground all winter, wrapped in stout
Drown clsaks; but when spring comes
we wake up, and from that time until it
IS only part of our vsrk to paint the
iowers and leaves.n
Why" cried Bertha, "do you paint
The leaves as well IS the flowers? Where
10 you get your paints from ?"
asErnrsl no - Il
one Of the smallest fairies, in q very
wise way.
What q storyr shouted Bertha,
the sun isn't any cslor; and, besides,
you couldn't go up to it, it is so far off,"
"You are right, Bertha" said the first
airy; 1--WE could not go to the sun but
God, the kind God, sends our paints to
rs, wrapped up in little bundles which
you call sunbeams. Spread cut your
handkerchief in your lap, and take this
piece of glass in your hand. Now let
he suneeams fall on the sharp corner Of
the glass that will split them open, and
he paints will fall out on the handker-
chief"
Bertha did as the fairy told her to do;
and as soon as one of the sunbeams fell
IN the sharp glass, it split open, and
seven little paints fell on her lap.
There were violet, indigo, blue, green,
yellow, orange, and red-an out of one
very small bundle.
While Bertha was looking at the
paints one Of the FAIRIES continued talk
ing.
Our winter nap,n said she, ais so
long that We almost forget how to mix
coiors; 30, when we wake up in the
spring, we use only one at a time"
30, that is it J" cried Bertha; "that
is the reason why the violets are all blue,
and the dandelions are all yellow, isn't
it?"
Yes little girl, that is the reason;
and ir is by practiciug all summer that
we are able to do the leaves SO well in
the autumn"
Just then Bertha came to herself, and
there, insteae of . white lily, was lily
ofmany different colors, beautifully blen-
ded together. She looked all around for
the FAIRIES, but they were gone. and al
though she very often searches all the
flowers, she has never since seen any of
the little flouer-painters.
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SNow-DRoPs.-"A little friend oil
ours" says the editor of Merry's Muse
um, "who had been told that, though
the flowers died in the autumn, they
wsuld come up rs beautiful as ever in
the spring, lost her baby sister, and
some time after was found sitting by
the little grave with face full of hope
and expectation. On csing asked why
she vas there, she said, with an air OF
innocent faith, %, I'm waiting for baby
to come up. We planted her last winter;
but she'll seon csme now, prsttier than
ever, like my snow-drops in the hegarden.
1t took q long time to teach her the
truth; and she was much grisved be-
cause baby would not sprout visibly, and
blossom again on the little green bed
where she had slept so long,"
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UNION REPUBLICAN STATE CONvEN.
TI0H.
"wednesday, June ~, 1859.
STATE UNION CENTRAL AND

z STATE UNION CENTRAL AND
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE fsoo1s,l
COLUMBUS, o May 8, lo6s
To the Union Republican Voters Of Ohio;
Your annual State Convention will be
held at Columbus on ednesday the
I'D day of June, 1869, for The nomina-
tion of candidates To the following ON
ces, viz:
Governor.
+ Lieutenant Governor. 4ts@
Judge of the Supreme Court. iar7i Is
Treasurer of State. i- 3"l' is Tih
Attorney General. -iHA fss
Member of Board Of Public Works.
The undersigned committee recon-
mend that the meetings i'll the several
COUNTIES fer the selection of delegates be
held OH Saturday June 18th.
The bass of representation in the Con-
ventiou will be one delegate for every
four hundred votes cast ier Gen. ohef-
wood, for Secretary Of State in 1865, and
one additional delegate for any fraction
of Two hundred votes and upwards III
each county.
Table omitted. .rr. ---.e s,,...
u Belmont county is entitled to nine
delegates.l t.r.a "1jt -+.'e't
The Committee respectfully suggests
the Importance OF . full delegation from
each county to the Convention.
j., The issues to be decided in the present
paign are Of vital interest to the
country.
To secure the selection Of efficient and
faithful State officers, together with .
Legislature whose public acts will be in
harmony with the public will, should
inspire the zeal, of every conscientious
voter and earnest Unionist. -, !
/ Especial care should be taken in the
NOMINATIONS, aLu in all cases candlda.es
strongest in qualifications and in public
confidence selected.
Tie Importance of thorough focal er-
ganization cannot be. too strsngiy urged,
hor can this great auxiliary TO final sue
cess be too early attended tn. fE
!. Very respectfully, A. B. BUTTLEs,
' s''tHi 7f Chm State Ex. Com.
RODNEY Foos, Secretary. f'e 2 as'l
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
81 VIM. DENNIsoN. w. r. THRALL.
II. d. HARRISON. E. L., TAYLOR.
pr ., 2 y STATE CENTRAL coMIITEE.
First District, A. C. Sands; Second
District, James II. Morgan; Third Dis
triet, Felix Marsh; Fourth District, A.
PaHoward; Fifth District, w. T., Will
son; Sixth District, w. r. Smith; Sew
enth District, A. D.. Rogers; Eighth
District, A. E Lee; Ninth District, G.
w. Knapp, Tenth District, M. R. Brai-
ley; Eleventh District, D.: Mcfarland;
Twelfth District, A. r. KeIlar; Thir
teenth District, c. B. Giffin. Fourteenth
District S. Plumb; Fifteenth District,
d. A. Russell; Sixteenth District, Lewis,
Lewton; Seventeenth District. J. K.
Rrkenbrod; Eighteenth District, II. w.
Curtis; Nineteenth District. Alp lenso
Hart. ,-.--sr,,- --- .-,---.
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Bluff Ben. Wade at the White HOUSE
Opinion OF Po1itfcians-Ssasonabl p Hint
for the President,


for the President,
Old Ben. Wade, who had been up at
Boston at the meeting of the directors
OF the Pacific Railroad, came here yes
terday on his way to his home in Ohis
10 see, as he says jocosely, how the gov
eminent runs without'him. Being out
Of Office he has no favors to ask, either
or himself or his friends, and the doors
of the various heads of departments
open to him with wonderful freedom.-
Old Ben paid his respects to the Presi-
dentwhile here, and they smoked q
cigar together and discussed what might
have been and what is. When the I'M
peachment trial was in progress no man
vas mere confident than Grant that
Wade would be President in place of
Aatirew johnson, to gbe7 deposed. The
Interview yesterday naturally touched
upon this point; but Wade was ..ot dis
posedto talk about it. He, therefore
turned The conversation by asking Grant
if he had got fairly into the harness yet.
Grantrepl'ed that he hati, but added
that the Presidency was not what it was
cracked up to oe. Hard work, hard
work, Wade" J" said the President, land
little thanks" and he took strong
pull at his cigar and sighed as if he re-
StCblCd tuAs hc uftQ Dccu clcCtcu
That's been the complaint of every
every politician in the country is crazy
on the subject of the Presidency. Why,
General, do you know that every man
In the United States Senate wants 70 be
President? and that's been the case
from the beginning of the government"
Grant opened his eyes at this, and he
seemed TO comprehend why the Senate
WAS SO captious with the President.
~ find that l can't please every ybsdy
in this Office" observed Grant. =.
-''0f course you can't, /" responded
Wade. .'I hope you didn't expect to do
that s -. -.
s"'"Well; no, not exactly" said Grant,
but still | didn't expect it would be 8.
difficult to please them. try to please.
s well, said Wade, ''If | were Presi-
lent | would take care of my friends
who made Inc President as well rs L
could and let the other fellows growl
and go to the devil. sThey would make
"a noise anyhow"
Suppose" interposed Grant, "your
friends were exhorbitant in their de-
mands upon you; what would you do
then?"
'.Well, 1 would do all could for them;
and then, If they were not satisfied, /
would tell them they might make the
best out of it," said Wade.
How do you like private life, Wade,
after being ST. long in the Senate ?' ask
ed Grant. tn--
Its just like boy getting out of
school," said Wade. "I have no bother
with fellows running after me for this,
that and the other thing, and l can en-
joy myself and iesl Independent"
Private life is the best, 1 guess, Mr..
Wade, i" said Grant; "thereis more peace
to it, and then you are your own. mas
ter" q. .'-. 't. b. I... -s---..
't.Wen, l would be that, anyhow"
said Wade, with a defiant toss Of his
massive head. "w hen was Senator 1
never allowed any of those fellows to
boss me. always had my ewn way"
This was q hint for Grant. Whether he
improves it remains to be seen. Ben
Wade left for Ohio tonight.
York Herald of I'd inst. 1ss.a4 Ia
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Road Notice. c ).

y oTICE is Hereby Il, en-, than a petition will
~ be presented To the Commissioners of Bel
mont County, al their next session, to be held
ON the first Monday of June, A. D. 1869, praying
for the establishment OF County Road aleng
The follow ing described route in said County
to wit: beginning al tie DilIies Bottom Road
near South boundary of VIM. KnoX's lands,
running East as near said boundary as practic-
ably TO a smaiIstream: thence with general
course oi said stream through the lands OF G.
Welsh, ArnisIrong, Welsh d Co., and VIM.
Nichol 10 County Road in Valley OF McMahon's
Creek ap2969-4w
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One secret Of "Good Luck,

Claflin, Stewart, Vanderbilt, and
many others of less note whom we could
name, are regarded by thoughtless per-
sons as lucky" men. If "Iuck" means
constant, untiring attention to business,
they have had "luck," for harder work
ing men it would not be easy to find
They worked as faithfully for small
gains at the beginning of their career,
as they now de, when their transactions
involve millions. The first beginning
of one our heaviest merchants was in a
dry goods house where he sought en-
ployment, and out of mere pity the pro-
prietor set him..to Strengthening out bent
nails that had been drawn from boxes.
His pay was scarcely enough to keep
body and soul together, but this did not
prevent his working industriously and
steadily. His faithfulness was sson OBJ
served-employers are not as blind a.
many fault-ffnding clerk thinks-and
he was advanced to other work at better
wages. The same course Of devotion to
business was followed by promotion until
step by step, he gained his present in
dependence.
Another with whom we are personal
ly acquainted, now the head Of large
commercial firm, at first when . mere
lad, besides faithfully attending to his
duties in the store, devoted all his spare
hours to reading every publication he
could find which gave any information
on the branch of business he was en-
gagged in. Some of his fellow clerks at
tended balls, parties, and other places OF
amusement, while he was thus engaged
and laughed at him az stupid plodder.
In less than a year he knew more aSou;
the business than many who had beer
employed there for years, and was rapid
ly advanced accordingly. He in now
reaping the fruits of ''seeds of luck,
planted with such laborious palms.
Step grumbling, boys, and begin to try
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-06-10

RICH AND NOBLE ERELATIvEs.-"1w was
reading lately of . very good answer
made by q very little boy, who aftsrwsrd
became . very distinguished minister Of
the Gospel. One of his school-fellows
vas boasting ono day about the number
of rich and noble relations that he had.
Then be asked the future minister If
there were any Lords In his family.
"'Yea, said the little fellow, 1 know
there In one at least for I have often
heard INV mother say that the Lord
Jesus Christ Is oar elder brother"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-06-10

In the month Of May the Secretary
of the Treasury sold 5000, 900 Of gold.
receiving therefor s., ,0OO, 900 in currency.
He alss bought during that time S., 700, :
900 wsrth Of bonds NJ . premium Of
about 500 600 in currency. The re-
ceipts from customs in May we're $15,-
100000, and from internal revenue $50
600. 200.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-06-10

AN exchange paper says two posts
split from the same log we're set for gate
posts, one top end in the ground, the
other butt end In the ground; the first
post lasted seventeen years, and the
other ten years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-06-10
Dissolution of Partnership.

HEpartnership existing between the under
I signed, under the firm name OF West &
Mitchell. was this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent. j. II. West will continue the business in
ali lis branches and is alone authorized to sign
in Liquidation.
j. II. MITCHELL,
J. II. WEST.
bridgeport NAV lst iSGe : T
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Card.

Having disposed of my interest in the above
establishment to my former partner J. Ii. West
ask for him a continuance OF Tie favor SO
liberal " colIIered u pom the Old firm
s,.-t q ....f...s5 ~, II. MITCHELL.
Nav Pm .r' = tiiFif 81 feaSs.577a
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Belmont Common Pleas.

h. K. Roberts & others HEdefendants
partners under the name of Charles W.
r. X. Roberts & Co., Watson, who re-
VS.. sides in the State
Charles ". Watson & others of Kentucky, 4.
w Woods OF tl.e state OF West Virginia, ana
ID. Z. Root whose place OF residence is unknown.
wilAake notice that on the 10Th day of April
1868, the plaintiffs II. r. Roberts d co. fled in
Ohio. petition against them and others, the
object and prayer of which is to sell the inter-.
est of said Charles W. Watson in certain land,
viii the coal therein, situate in York Town
Si1rp. Belmont County, adjoining the Ohio Rv-.
s$4I-to pay mortgage debt to plaintl ifs; said
lands and coal being the several tracts purchas-
Ell by Moods, Watson Is Co. of Thoiuas Day
and also tie tracts leased by them from John.
T5 tie !, Il red r., .,
before the 26th day of June 1863.
r. ROBERTS & CO.
BY l.. ID. I. CuwEN & ST. CLAIR KELLY, Att'ys.
MAY 6. IS69-6w
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.ifi,,aii,t.roI., .laiice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that, in the
~ Probate Court of Belmont County, Ohio the
Undersigned was appointed and qualified as Ad-
Iafn Isl IsttBr the estate OF David b. Lock wood
decd, late of said County.
All persons indebted said estate are request
ed Ia make Immediate payment, and tn ose hav-
ing claims against said estate required to
present them within one year from this date.
m;I27-5w HENRY WELSH. Admir-.
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NAticR
NOC1CG.
CZMrWATsoN. whoTesidestfn tie State of

CEM.-NAfS0N.fwh fwh horestdesfn tie State of
". Kentucky, Will take notice. that II. r.
Roberts and Others, partners under the name of
Il. X Roberts q Co, on sthe 18th day of April,
1858, filed in the Court OF Common Pleas of Bel
mont County, Ohio, a petition against said c.
W. Watson, praying judgment against him for
the sum of s., ,OoO with interest from the 18th
caused an order of attachment 10 be issued in
said action, which has been levied upon pro-
perty of defendant in Belmont County; the
said e. w Watson is required to answer said
petition, on or before the 26th day of June, 1863
X. X. ROBERTS & CO., Plffs
u. d. I. CoWEN & ST. CLAIR KELLY, Attys.
May &, IS69-Uw --ii. ~ tti-f- . -. ~
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Sweet Potato Plants for Sale.

4 LARGE lot Sweet Potato Plants for sale IL
II mile Northeast of Belmont.
ma20-2w S. VI. BENTLEY.
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EorsS Sale

l. or sale.
Z OFFER FOR SALE, q fine Residence in
1 the West n / OF BRIDGEPORT,d OHIO, a
Brick H u-e, containing Six Rooms and
KItehen, ain IN good repair, with lot Of ground,
100 feet deep, 70 feet front, with choice selec-
of water at the door. ] win sell on time. For
particulars apply TO
JOHN HAMMOND.
ma2a2tf ffsfs -. f on Wheeling Island.
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REMOVES.

FISS PRISCILLA p. ALEXANDER. would
NJ infrom her old customers and the public
generally thai she has removed her MtLLEN-
ERY STORE, to the room iormeriy occupied by
Mr.. Bickham in Campbell's Room on the cor
ner and West end OF New Block where she VIII
Keep full supply of MILd.ENEh1 GOODS,
TRIMMINGS. and ready made B0NNETS, al
ways on hand at reduced prices. 81
ap2-1S6S. ~ -
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MiRineyand Making
REMOVED.

Mss NANCY b. FAIRS, would inform her
VI old customers and the publicgenerally, and
ladies particularly, that she has removed to the
room formerly occupied by Watson& Gressin-
ger West OF the st. Clair Hotel, where she VIII
Keep "A full supply of MILLINERY, FANEs
GOODS and TRIMMINGS, fresh from the East
each season to which she iRvitesjthe sttentien
ni buyers. Thankful for past lavors, she wolld
invite those wanting HATS=oE BONNEIS
be expeditiousiy and neatly supplied.
mur2b 1868. 2
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LfLE IL ~ q = go = = .
Notice Mott to Pike Contractors.
CEALED PROPOSALS for the Missionary
- Grading and merchandising oil the Williams
burg and SUNNI erfield Road IN Noble County,
Ohio, will be received at the Engineers Office,
sin Williamsburg. until clock a. n, Saturday
June l2th, 1869.
Specifications can be had at the Engineers
any time after the 9Th OF June, 1853. - 4.
The right 20 reject any or all bids rs reserved.
All work 10 be paid for in County Bonds. 70
HENRY MILLER, Engineer. q
maZ-3wz ..
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Notice.

A LII PERSONS are warned against trusting
n my wife, Jane, on my account, as Will pay
no debts OF her contracting.
JOSHUA ROBINSON.
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Belmont 90. 8asinf5s girsftors


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To the Union Republican Voters Of Ohio:
Your annual State Convention will be
held at Columbus on Wednesday the
I'D day of June, 1869, for The nomina-
lion of candidates To the following ON
..e.s viz.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-03-26
The Speed Of RailaU0ys.

| DR.. Lardner adopts some ingenious argu-
nlents or rather illustrations, to render ia
miliar the extraordinary velocity with
which express trains move. The Great
| Western Express to Exeter, travels at the
rate Of forty three miles an hour, including
sioppagc, or fifty-one miles an hour with
out including stoppage; to attain this rate,
speed OF sixty miles an hour is adopted
midway between some of the stations on
certain experimental trips seventy miles an
hour have been reached. A speed ofseven-
ty-hve miles an hour is about equivalent to
thlrty-five yards between two beats of a
common clock; all objects near the eye of
passenger travelling at this rate will pass
by his eye in the thirty-ffth part of q
second and if thirty-ive stakes were cree
ted Mt the side Of road, yard asunder,
they would not he distinguishable one from
another; ifpainted red, they would appear
collectively as a continuous flash of red
color.
If two trains with this speed pass each
other, the relative velocity would be seven
ty yards per second and if one of the trains
were seventy yards long it would flash by
in single second. Surprising the locomo-
tive which draws such train to have driv-
ing wheels seven feet in diameter, the
wheels would revolve five times in Sec
ond i; the piston moves along the cylinder
ten times in second the valve moves and
the steam escapes ten times in second -
but as there are two cylinders which work
alternately, there are really twenty puffs or
escapes ofsteam in second. The locomo-
tive can be heard to ''cough" when moving
slowly, the cough bsing occasioned by the
abrupt emission of waste steam up' the
chimney; but twenty coughs per second
cannot be separated by the ear, their individ-
uality becoming lost. Such locomotive
speed is equal to nearly one-fourth that of
cannon ball and the momentum of the
whole train, moving at such speed, would
be nearly equivalent to the aggregate force
OF number of cannon balls equal to one
fourth the weight of the train. That
"smash" should follow collision is no
subject for marvel, if train moving at
such a speed-or anything like such speed
should meet with any obstacle in its pro-
gress.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-03-26
Chinese UT"Sd0tps.

Widows are obliged, by custom, to wear
white, black, or blue skirt, when they
wear any skirt at all. They are not allowed
to dress in q red and gaudy skirt, as though
they were married and their husband were
living. Hence the expression, marrying
the toearer Of a ~hite SHIRT applied to man
who marries widow. Poor families some
times arrange to marry one Of their sons to q
widow, when they feel themselves unable
to procure girl of good character ON ac-
count OF the necessary expense incurred In
such case. The expense attendant on
marrying widow is comparatively small.
Itiis considered disgrace to family for
one of its sons to marry q widow, no matter
how intelligent, interesting and handsome
she may be, as well as disgraceful or
shameful step on the part of the widow to
consent to marry again.
No rich and fashionable family Fever
marries son to a widow. A widow
is not allowed to ride in red bridal chair
en- route from her residence to her intended
husband. She must employ common
black covered chair, borne by two men,
Many families, which have widow con.
nected with them, are exceedingly unwilling
that she should marry again, on account Of
the dishonor which such procedure would
bring upon them, and especially upon the
memory of her deceased husband. Gener-
ally his relatives, if in good circumstances,
prefer to assist in her support, or support
her entirely, than that she should marry
the second time.