Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-09-08

made in agriculture. And Titus was; :.
terested in spite Of himself, though he
tried to appear otherwise: '--i :; = ]
"By-the-way, Titus, said John Deep
water, late in the evening, "when you.
get ready to sell your wool Z think fcafi
recommend you to a good market.n-
Much obleeged, John, but I've sold. ~
's'Eold? pFo whom p, - 81 'S,-I *. !
''To Saddler s. Ryder, of Brinkton.i ii
"Did they come for it?' - -
"Yes; old Saddler came himself.''..D
"What did he pay you ?" ~ -
Thirty cents. u - -, ,-r--,-
"Thirty-cents? Thirty cents a
pound? -z .y.:.: - = b. La ;E : -ssI
Yes = :.
s Goodness mercy, Titus! You didn't
sell your W hole clip at that price ?ns
"Ye-e-s. Whyg ..,ol =
"Why-why?-wool like yours is
worth forty-fiye cents, and was au
thorizeds by MIR. Fairman to offer. you
that price for your clip. You must have
had over five hundred pounds ?''
YES" "said Titus gaspingly,1 sold
five hundred and seventy" -r "a e.
"But didn't you know that wool had
risen in value?''
mo. Mr.. Saddler said thirty cents
was all twas worth.n 81. ed ;'-i =. 80
"Mr. Saddler deceived you. But you
should have watched the market re-
ports. Didn't you notice them in your
paper ?" = H. r.. -
II don't take any paper" replied III
|tus.
az declare, Titus, am sorry for you,
but it can't be helped now"
Mr.. Deepwater saw how badly his
friend was feeling, and said no more on
the subject. -. ,3.--a .,...,..
Fl When the company was gone, Titus
closely took down the old slate from its
peg by the side of the looking-glass, ,and
began to cipher. The diff erence be-
tween thirty and forty-fiye cents was fif-
teen, and fifteen multiplied by five hum
Edred and seventy gave a product eighty
five dollars and fifty cents.
On the following m ornihg Titus Close
ly went to the village and subscribed for
two papers--one for himself and one. for
his wife, and in time he came to'regard
the newspaper as one of the greatest in
stitutionsl of the age.i ASS raa4riGI
Federal SoIdiers-The Law Giving 16O
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In the War. 4 . ~
The following is the. text of the in
structions forwarded from the General
Land Office to all registers and receivers
in regard to prescriptions under the new
Army bill: l.
a7 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
~ GENERAL LAND OFFICE, August s, 1870.
GENTLEMEN-The followingis is the 25thl
section of the act of Congress approved
July Is, 1870, entitled ''An act making
for the support of the
army for the year ending June so, 1871
and for other purposes, viz:
Sec. 26. Ahd be it further enacted, |
That every private soldier and officer
who has sersed in the army of the Uni |
ted States during the rebellion for ninety
days, and remained loyal to the Govern
ment, and every seaman, marine, and
officer and other person, who has served
in the navy of the United States, or in1
the marine corps or revenue marine
during the rebellion for ninety days and
loyal to the Government, shall |
on payment of the fee or commission to
any register or receiver of any land of
flee required by law, be entitled toentert
one quarter section of land not mineral, /
of the alternate reserved -ections of pub.
lie lands along the lines of any one of
the railroads or other public works of
the United States, wherever pu. lie |
lands have been or may be granted by
acts of Congress, and to receive patent
therefor under and Ky virtue of the pro-
visionsf the act to secure homesteads to
actual settlers on the public domain, and
the acts amendatory thereof, vDd on the |
terms and conditions therein prescribed;
and all the provisions of said act, except
as herein modified. shall extend and be
applicable to entries under this act, and
the commissioner of the general land Of
fee is hereby authorized to prescribe
the necessary rules and regulations to
carry this section into effect and deter |
mine all facts necessary therefor.
By these provisions the HON estead |
law of Goth May, 1862, and the acts
amendatory thereof, are modified so as
to allow entries to be made by the par
ties mentioned therein of the maximum
quantity Of one-quarter section, of160l
acres of land, held at the donble mini |
mum price of $3.50 per acre, instead of
one-half quarter section, or eighty yacres,
as heretofore.
In case of party desiring to avail
himself thereof, You will require him to
file the usual homestead application for
the tract desired, illegally liable to entry, !
to make affidavit according to the form
heretofore annexed, instead of the usual
homestead affidavit, and, on his Ioingi
so, allowhimto make paym ent pfthet
$40 fee stipulated in the act of Goth May,
1862, and the usual commissions on the |
price of the land at 80 per acre, the
entry to be regularly numbered and re-
ported to this office in our monthly
homestead returns.
Regarding settlement and cultivation,
the requirements ofsthe law in this class
of entries are the same as in other hon1e- |
steadeentries. - Il -1- ~ ~ -A9 - i
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
JOSEPH S. WILSON,
Commissioner, Register and Receiver,
A horror. GUI2lifl 4 II
The most horrible of all the horrors
perpetrated by the gallows recently oc-
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drew Carr for murder. The prison sur.