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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16
Gfmpfranfe,

HARD ON THE CATs.-Two festive
gents living in the neighborhood of St.
Clairsville, visited town one day last
week to indulge in a-little stimulant.-
They succeeded in getting their TASKS
filled with what was called genuine
whisky, and fearing arrest by our effi-
cient Marshall they concluded to go to-
wards home before they INDUCED too
freely. On the way home they drank
pretty literally of the genuine" and
became very sick before they get there.
One of them, disgusted with the ejecting
force of the whisky, threw his flask
away just before entering his home, and
reported to his wife that he was mot
drunk, but Oh, Lord I'm sick" The
wife went out to look for the cause and
found the flask lying on the ground and
two of her favorite eats lying dead
along side oft. The poison in the whis
ky was sufficiently strong to kill these
cats in few minutes after trying it and
would have killed the men, in all prob
ability, if it had laid on their stomach.
DIR. West has been abused and SLAM
dered by the "offieial paper of the coun-
ty" for his efforts to prevent the sale of
this delicious beverage.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16
Who arc its Victims.

4 Fair to aid the establishment of an
Inebriate Asylum was lately held in
Baltimore, at which Vice President Col
fax delivered an address. The follow
is an extract.
After alluding to the brilliant intel
lects that had fallen victims to intem-
perance, Mr.. Colfax continued: 1t is the
miser, it is the stingy, the penurious
and tight listed who are free from this
evil. 1t is the large-hearted the social
man who cannot resist the temptation
of a social glass; the genial man, the
generous man whom his temper makes
its victim. It assails all classes alike
You can find it crouching at the hearth
stone of the poor, and it casts its gloomy
shadow over the marble mantles of the
rich-the most brilliant worshipping at
the shrine through temptation which
they cannot resist, and which urges
them on to a drunkard's death and a
drunkard's grave. I tell you, my friends,
there is only one way in which you can
resist the temptation there is only one
talisman, and that is touch not, taste
not, handle not the unclean thing. In
the early years of my boyhood, when I
saw young friend who had been trav-
cling the same pathway with myself,
when I stood by his bedside and saw
his soul lrave his body, calling upon
God to damn his soul in his delirium, I,
for one, resolved that would turn my
back upon it henceforth and forever
[Applause. I 1t is thetruest pathway in
private life, in public life, in social life
and in individual life. a---- - - ls.,
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"Please don't Step There, Sir,

"PIease don't Step There, Sir"
A layer of snow was spread over the
icy streets, and pedestrians shod with
India rubber, walked carefully toward
the village church, on a cold Sabbath
morning in February.
Walking somewhat hastily church.
ward, for l was cold, noticed bright
looking little lad standing upon the
pavement with his cap in his hand, and
his eyes fixed upon a spot on the side
walk. As L reached him, he looked up
70 me, and pointed to the place, said
"Please don't step there, sir"-I slip
ped there, and fell down.
L thanked the philanthrepic little fel-
low, and passed around the dangerous
spot.
Don't step there" was the theme of
my meditations during the remainder of
my walk. ..a
A thousand times since has the clear
voice of that kind-hearted child rung in
my ear, reminding me of my duty to
those around me, and urging me to re-
peat whenever it promises to be useful:
please don't step there ?"
When 1 would see a boy tempted to go
with youths who smoke, drink orgamble
[ would say, Don't step there!"
When see youth entering the path
of sabbath breaker, I would cry,
Don't step therem
When see boys or girls commencing
course of disobedience to their parents,
[ would say, Don't step there y"
AS on the path OF life we tread,
We come to many place
Who're if not careful, we may fall,
And sink in sad disgrace.
Some idle habit word or thought,
Some sin, however small,
May make us stumble in the path,
And, stumbling, We may tall.
Our fellow travellers on the road,
Well watch with anxious care,
And when we reach some dangerous spot
Well warn them" Don't step there. 3"
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large trees and making short stick,
told them that the boy who could hit
the nail with a stick, standing little
distance from the tree, should have the
place. The boys all tried hard, and
otter three trials each signally failed to
hit the nail. The boys were told to
come again next morning, and this
time when the gate was opened, there
was but one boy, who, after being ad-
.mitted, picked up the stick, and throw
ing it at the nail, hit every time.
How is this ?" said the overseer,
"What have you been doing?" And
the boy, looking up with tears in his
eyes, said, "You see, sir, have a poor
old mother, and am poor boy; have
no father, sir, and l thought should
like to get the place, and so help her all
1 can; and after going home yesterday,
| drove nail into the barn, and have
been trying to hit it ever since, and j
have come down this morning to try
again"
The boy was admitted to the place
Many years have passed since then, and
now that boy is prosperous and
wealthy man, and at the time of the
accident at the Pemberton. Mills, he
was the first to step forward with gift
of one thousand dollars to relieve the
sufferers. His success came by persever.
ance.
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The Parrot.


An old sailor had bought fine parrot,
with beautiful green plumage, Oh. one
OF the islands ofthe Levnnt; and thought
to make a present of it to the daughter
of the owner of the ship, when they
should reach home. During the voyage
the sailor was attacked with a severe
cough, and was, therefore, freed from
service. He profited by these leisure
hours in teaching the bird to pronounce
some words, in ordor to render it more
entertaining to, Fanny.
When the sailor offered the present,
the bird, TO the great delight of the
parents and Fanny, began to cry aloud,
Long live Fanny! Long live Fannyw
But scarcely had it articulated these
words when it began to cough and spit
in manner SO natural and comical
that every one present broke forth in a
loud laugh. And so it always ended its
Long live Fannyr" with terrible fit
of coughing and splitting.
AT first Fanny laughed with the
Others; then she said, why cannot the
foolish thing be satisfied with repeating
the words of its master without imitat-
ing his coughY' The mother was dis
gusted with the bird, and wished to dis
pose of it, but the father said: q However
foolish it may be, it teaches US this
wise lesson, that however much we
may admire any one, we should try to
only initiate that which is good in him,
and not that which is to be condemend.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16
A Lesson ofPer.everence,

AT recent Sunday-school concert in
an Eastern city, an anecdote was related
to the children which is too good to be
lost. IL illustrates the benefit of perse-
verance in as strong a manner as ever
did Bruce. One of the corporations
of the city being in want of boy in the
mill; piece of paper was tackled on one
of the posts in prominent place so that
the boys could see it as they passed.
The paper red, Boy wanted '-call at
the Office Tomorrow morning" AT the
time indicated host of boys were in
waiting at the gate. All were admitted,
but tile overseer was little perplexed
as to the best way OF choosing one from
so many, and said he, boys. 1 only
want one, and here are great many,
how shall 1 choose?' After thinking
moment, he invited them all into the
yard, and driving nail into one of the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16


will attend in person, or by deputy at the
places of holding elections in each Township
for the purpose OF receiving Taxes as follows:
Washington, Monday, October 4th.
-g York, Tuesday October 5th.
Mead, Wednesday, October 9th.
Pultney, Thursday, Friday &Saturday, Oct.
7th, Sth and 9th.
Colerain, Thursday, October Nth.
Smith, Friday, October 18th.
Wheeling. Saturday October 10th.
Goshen, Monday, October 18th.
Flushing, Tuesday, October 10Th.
Kirkwood, Wednesday, Goth.
Union, Thursday, October 2lst.
Pease, Friday, October 22nd.
Bridgeport, Satui day. October 23rd.
Col. b. Mackall will attend as follows:
Wayne, Wednesday. October 18th.
Somerset, Thursday, October l4th.
Warren, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 & l6
The books of Wayne, Somerset and Warren
Townships and Barnesville and Somerton, aI.i
Barnesville and Hendrysburg Mackadamzed
Roads, will remain in the hands of Col. Mac
kali in his Office at GAINESVILLE, until Oct 22nd
after which. all Taxes will be received at my OF
nee in st. Clairsyille, until December Goth.
JAMES IRWIN, Treas, Bel, Co. o.
reasNrsrs OAce, Sept le lSsp.
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fafts and 5igurss.
First Things.


The first printing was done April
14th, 1414.
Gunpowder was first used December
%, 1913,
The first cardinal was made November
"a, 1924.
The first trial by jury took place May
IA, A. ID. $40.
Christmas was first celebrated De-
cember %, A. ID. IS.
The first mariners compass was made
November 2ist, 1902.
Printing was first brought into Eng
land March 25th, l41S.
Steam navigation was first successfully
applied FEBRUARY IL, 1909.
The first commencement at Harvard
took place October 8, 1915.
The first total abstinence society was
organized February IL, 1909.
The first wooden mill has been put in
operation in Salem, Oregon, with four
hundred and eighty spindies.
The first iron works established in
England was at Lynn. The first at
tempt to melt the ore was made in 1913.
The first daily newspaper printed in
Vagina was in 1870, and the subscrip-
tion price fifty dollars per anDum.
The first buildings erected in America
to collect the kings duties, occupied the
site at the corner of Richmond and
North streets. Boston.
The first religious newspaper issued
was the Herald Of Gospel Liberty, which
was published by Elias Smith, Ports
mouth, New Hampshire in 1908.
The first debate in the United States
House of Representatives was on the
subject of a tariff. In debate, one of the
members from South Carolina favored
a protective duty on hemp.
The first paper mill in New England
was located at Milton; the linen at
Londonderry; the first scythes and axes
at Bridgewater; the first powder at
Andover; the first glass at Quincy.
The first cut nails ever made were
produced in Rhode Island, and the
Historical Society of the State has the
machinery employed at theirinstitution.
The nails were made during the Reyo-
luton.
The earliest reference to music we
have is in the book Of Genesis (chapter,
4, verse D. where Jubal, who lived be-
forethe deluge, is mentioned as the
Father of all such as handle the harp
and organ"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16

If you have been tempted to evil, fly
from it; it is not falling into the water,
but remaining in it, that browns.
U,you let trouble sit upon your soul
like a hen upon her nest, you may ex-
pect the Matching of large brood.
: He who refuses to do justice to the
defeDseless, will often be found making
unreasonable concessions to the power
full.
Great talent renders man famous;
great merit, respect; great learning,
esteem; but good breeding alone insures
love and affection.
Looking to others for our standard of
happiness is the sure way to be misera
ble. Our business is with our own hearts
and our own motives.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16
;fnt the aluamg fulks.
BEAND-BY.

There's little misunderstanding
Elfin, who is ever nigh.
Thwarting every undertaking,
And his name is By-and-by.
What we ought to do this minute,
"Will be better done, p" he'll cry,
'If tomorrow we'll begin it;
Put it off, says .By-and-by.
Those who heed his treacherous wooing,
Will his faithless guardiance rue;
What we always put off doing,
Clearly we shall never do.
We shall reach what we endeavor,
If on Now we do rely:
But unto the realms of Never
Leads the Pilot By-and-by.
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2oftru.
THE WORLD Is WHAT We MAKE 1T.
By W. H. SHELDON.

BY w. H. SHELDON.
o. call not this a vale of Gears,
A world of gloom aud sorrow;
One half the grief that o'er us comes,
From self we often borrow,
The earth is beautiful and good?
How long will man mistake 1t?
The folly is within ourselves;
sThe world is what We make it,"
Did we but strive to make the best
OF troubles that beiall us,
Instead of meeting cares halfway.
They would not SO appal u.s.
Earth had spell for loving hearts;
Why should we seek TO break it?
Let's scatter flowers instead OF thorns-
THE world is what we make 1t.
If truth, and love, and gentle words,
We take the pain TO nourisn.
The seeds of discomfort VIII die,
And peace and comfort flourish,
OH has not each some kindly thoushts
Then let's at once awake II;
Believing that for good or Ill,
THE WORLD Is WHAT WE MAKE H.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16
Ghoife Misfsllany.
THREE WORDS or STRENGTH.

There are three lessons would write
Three words, as with a burning pen.
In-tracings of eternal light,
Upon the hearts OF men.
Have Hopei Though clouds environ round,
And giadness hides her face in scorn,
Put thou the shadow from thy brow
No night but hath its morn.
Have Faithi Wher'er thy bark is driven
The calm's disport, the tempest's mirth-
Know this: God rules the hosts of heaven,
The inhabitants of earth.
Have Love, not love alone for one,
But man as man thy brother call,
And scatter, like the circling sun,
Thy charities on all.
Thus grave these lessons on thy soul
Hope, Faith, and Love-and thou shall ffnd
Strength when lifes surges rudest roll,
Light when thou else vert blind.
lSchiile
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16

AS the buckwheat cake season is at
hand, we give recipe for "greasing the
and rub the griddle with the inner side,
and you will find the cake to come of
nice and smoothly, and you will get rid
of the diagreeable odor Of burning fat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16

The United States Treasurer now
holds $75, 800 in six per cent. bonds
on account of the regular sinking fund
and the fund held subject to the order of
Congress, and purchased since the 7th of
last May, when the Secretary of the
Treasury initiated his new policy; and
these bonds cost the Government SS9,-
2S2, go; the interest on them gives an
increase of $4,52S,7 728 per year TO the
Government, of which S704, ,304, already
fallen due, has been invested in $751;
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16

I00o worth of bonds, which are also held
subject to the order of Congress. The
Secretary, as heretofore announced, has
ordered the purchase of SIS, ,000, 900 of
bonds during the month of December,
and is likely by the first of next May to
have reduced the public debt in this
way at least S124, 100000.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16

The receipts of produce from the West
at New York show the remarkable fact
of an immense increase of wheat, which,
for the eleven months of the current
year, amounts to 22,0S4 $50 bushels,
against II, 700, 1913 bushels in same time
last year, and 9.34s, 979 the year before.
The i-crease of wheat flour is about l6
per cent. on receipts in corresponding
times. Corn and corn meal fell off in
about the same proportions that wheat
flour have increased.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16

Springfield, Mass, is becoming an i'm
portant tobacco mart. The farmers are
generally selling their crops for about p
cents a pound, though an Easthamton
recently received 81 cents for his, and
one ct Northampton sold for 80 cents
One extensive Springfield buyer pre-
diets a monster "crash" within the next
two years, ON account of the unprece-
dented increase of the supply over the
demand. He rates the annual consump-
ton in the whole country at 40, 600 cases,
exclusive of Virginia and. Kentucky
raising, done up for plugs. This years
crop he puts at 10000 cases, and there
are 20, 900 of old tobacco in the country,
making 100, 600 cases, and 60, 900 above
the demand. 1t will require more than
the ordinary shipment to reduce this,
and shippers cannot live at the present
prices. There is probably some exag-
geration in the above figures.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-16

To MAKE FIRST-RATE SAUsAGEs.-
/ found some years ago the following
recipe for making sausages in the Ger
mantown Telegraph, an d having proved
it to be excellent, | recommend it to
others for trial: - .5gla 1.l., -... .
Pass your meat (without freezing)
through your meat cutter; put into a
kettle and place it on a stove or over a
moderate fire. Stir it thoroughly, being
careful not to let it cook or burn OH the
bottom, while another person adds the
following: For ten pounds of meat.
three large tablespoonfuls of salt, five of
sage, two ofsummer savory, two of black
pepper, two tablespoonfuls of salt-petre,
,pulveriZed or dissolved; three quarters
pound of sugar. Stir until the seasoning
is thoroughly incorporated with the
meat; then pack in deep earthen dishes
or tin pans. Set away to cool. The next
day or soon after, warm lard so that it
will spread with a case knife and make
a coating over the meat, and it will keep
any reasonable length of time fresh and
sweet. Should you wish to preserve any
until warm weather, take fine brown
paper, cut it little larger than the sur
face OF your dish, wet it on one side with
the white of an egg, laySit on egg side
down, pressing itgently with the hand,
let the edge come over the edge of the
dish, which will soon adhere and ex-
clude all air. Keep ii in a cool, dry
place. The flavor cannot be surpassed.
...- s, b. A
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: To the Public.

The undersigned announces that he has pur-
chased the entire interest and good will of
Messrs. Campbell & Downing, intheir line OF
Omnibusses running between Morristown and
Wheeling, leaving Morristown in the morning
and Wheeling in the afternoon. He will now
be prepared to accommodate all travellers with
comfortable Omnibusses, under the charge of
careful and sober employees. Fair Fifty cents
between Morristown and st. Clairsville and
Wheeling and st. Clairsville-way passengers
in proportion.
Mr.. Isaac H. Patterson will act as his, and the
Express Agent, in st. Clairsville. ALI orders
and packages left with him will be promptly
and carefully attended to
JOSEPH B. BUTLER.
November 12-tf
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THE NATIONAL HOTEL.
Home Again.

Home Again.
THE JOHNSONS ARE AGAIN IN EHE
L National House. Ed. & Wheeler Johnson,
after few months absence, have resumed con-
troll of the House, and shall be pleased to have
their old friends call ON them. The House will
be refurnished, and the Table, as of old times
shall not be excelled by any in Eastern Ohio
Ali our effofts shall be to accommodate and
make our guests comfortable.
ED. & WHEELER JOHNSON.
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Great Improvement in
Washing Machines.
The Old Wooden WaSh-BOard
again Turned-Up.

DY A SIMPLE COMBINATION of the lever
ID power and the old wash-board, in the con-
struction of the
Keystone Washing Machine,
the best machine ever introduced, has been
brought into use.
The cry of "humbug'' is completely silenced,
and the prejudice against Washing Machines
overcome wherever this machine has been tried
and its good qualities and capacity tested. Ii is
universally pronounced just what was needed
as a labor-saving Washing Machine
For reference as to the superiority of this ma
chine over all others now in use, we give the
following names:
George Dilworth, Mt. Pleasant, o.
Isaac Guyton,
VIM. Hall, Harrisville. Ohio.
Stephen Hobson, Flushing, Ohio.
Joseph Walker,
isreal Lewis. St. Clairsville, Ohio.
Jesse Bewley,
II. C. Welday,
Elijah Pickering, East Richland,
Enoch Carman,
and all others who are using the machine.
For Information, address,
ma2O-tf Flushing, Ohio
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.farm aud AonsehnId d :,
The Price OF Wheat.

The State of Minnesota, which in 1857
imported wheat to feed her inhabitants,
had IA 900, 900 bushels of wheat to send
out of the State in 1867. This year,
while other States suffered from excess
sive rain, Minnesota raised about as
large crop as usual. The total export of
wheat this year from this port was about
ii ,000, 900 bushels, and the surplus of
Minnesota alone is several millions in
excess of this amount. Minnesota, then,
being so largely interested in grain, an
opinion on the crop from that State is
worth something, and we observe that
the papers there regard the recent de-
cline in price as temporary, and they
predict better prices before the next
crop comes in. The St. Paul Press says
the crop of wheat is in excess of last
year, but the crop of corn was much re-
duced by the wet weather at the West,
while in the Atlantic States the general
food clop was reduced by the drouth. A
deficiency in wheat and other grain must
therefore be felt in the Spring, while
there is to be great demand for export,
which of course advances prices. From
the Mark Lane Express we learn that
the imports OF wheat into England for
the nine months ending September 80,
showed total decrease of ,4O1, ,T95 CEN
tails, or 1885,, ,525 bushels. From Russia
there was decrease of 2,379 $3.50 centals,
and from the United States an increase
of 1924 ,6l5 centals, showing that while
Russia the great food producer, fell off,
this country, the rival producer, gained
more than the loss. Egypt, too, fell off
2, ,10S,3 1928 centals, and part of her def
cheney may be credited to the Uuited
States. The deficiency for the rest of
the year may be supplied in the same
way. How the export demand for 1853
compares with that of 1868 the following
figures, which give the exports of flour,
wheat and corn from New York to
November 10th, ofeach year will show
1859. 1868.
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Yegal.
Taxes for 1869.

: THE RATES OF TAXATION IN BELMONT
L County for the year 1869, are as follows, ON
each One Hundred Dollars of valuation:
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The export of wheat is more than
three-fold and of flour is fifty per cent.
in advance of last year. Corns fall of
largely. t~ " "...-