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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02
Making Love.

In Seville, which is popularity sup
posed to be in Spain, there is in use
almost felicitous invention in the way
of making love, clandestinely. After
dark, young cabellerous steal beneath
their lady's latice-which, perchance,
is in the third story-and softly un-
screwing the handle of their walking
sticks, proceed to extract from the same,
which are hollow, length after lenth of
hollw tubing, screwing them together
after the japanese fishing pole, or the
old apparatus wherewith sweeps clean
chimneys. A mouth piece is fitted into
each end and one raised to the window
above. Soon, by the aid of this impro-
vised speaking tube, two souls with a
unanimity of thought and two hearts
with possible unison or pulsatiOn are
softly cOmmuning. Now all this is
very nice, seductively romantic and all
that sort of thing, but mark what the
knowledge of it brought to a certain
youth of Baltimore. He had read oft
or heard of it, and happening to have a
surreptitious affection for a young and
wealthy lady, which she as surrepti-
tiously reciprocated, he determined
with her connivance to avail himself of
H. 1o SOl VII piPO VI LIZ uS'AASS.
length, made by a timer, and in each
end Of it placed, for want of a better
mouth-piece, a funnel. Delicious con-
versatiOn went on, he sitting ON the
top of a. water barrel and she leaning
from a window above. They would
converse for hours, and exchange all
the soft nonsense in the world, and then
he would unship his apparatus, put the
tunnels in his pocket, wrap the pieces
up in a newspaper, and go home in a
condition of ETHEREAL bliss. The course
of true love never did run smooth, and
one evening the old gentleman, smo-
king in the back garden at an unusual
hour, saw the young gentleman arrive,
fix up his apparatus and commence his
soul communing apparatus. He made
up his mind in a minute. He went
into the kitchen and asked for pitcher
of boiling water; it was handed to him
and off he posted, up stairs. just as he
reached his daughters door he COM
menced calling to her. So. telling her
lover to wait a moment, she came to
the door. ''Nellie, my DEAR run up to
my room and get me my spectacles;
I'll wait here till you come down." She
disappeared up stairs and he stole eau
tiously to the window. The moment
he touched the funnel the amorous and
unsuspecting youth clapped his mouth
to it to resume where he had broken OH
tiny darling, you cannot imagine
/ how" just then the old gentleman
commenced assidiously filling that fun
mel with the hot water, and the rest OF
the miserable youths sentence was
never heard. He wore flour on his
face for fortnight after, and declines
to go into society just at present.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02

Thus the Democrats of the House
almost in solid body voted for the
gold clause in the bill, and carried it in
spite of the Republican majority of II
against it. All of the Democratic
members from Ohio voted to pay the
interest on the bonds in Gold. They
were, S. s. Cox, w. p. Noble, R. II.
Nugen, Geo. FL. Pendleton, and C. L..
Vallandigham. asa - 10 II 30
Whether this was an honest vote on
the part of the Democratic members
has been matter of some speculation
and doubt, many believing that it was
given under the impression that the
Government could not raise the coin to
pay the interest promptly, and that the
administration would break down in
the attempt A proposition was made
for asimilar purpose on another occa-
sion by Vallandigham, requiring the
soldiers to be paid in gold. Every one
of course knew that TO be an impossi-
bility, and that Mr.. V. did not want
them paid in gold or any other kind Of
money, as his whole course throughout
the war abundantly demonstrated. But
| the payment of interest in coin, how.
ever meant, may have been good policy
as its tendency was to strengthen the
credit of the Government and enable
it to negotiate its bonds promptly, the
same as offering a higher rate of in
! terest in currency would have done
and much better for the country aftel
the close of the war. The five-twenty
bonds were issued just as all the bond,
of the United States have been ISSUED
since the foundation of the Govern
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02


are plantains, which are excellent fried,
yams, sweet potatoes, cOcOnuts, pines,
bananas, oranges, tomatoes, egg plants,
and sometimes salt fish. Fresh tsh is
never seen-whether the waters do not
supply it, or the people are too lazy to
catch it, cannot say. The better
classes have meat about twice week,
cattle being raised in small numbers on
the high lands; but beef sells foreight or
ten cents a pOund-which is far
beyond the means of the poor
and besides it is hard ITO keep in this
climate. Everybody keeps poultry,
and when there are ships in port
chickens are worth fifty cents piece
eggs thirty cents a dozen. The fruit
most abundant are the orange, lemon,
lime, eOcoanut and tamarind. Pine-ap-
piles are immensely large and rich,
Some measure ten inches in diameter,
and one of the naval officers was recent
ly presented with pine weighing sew
en- pounds. All these fruits are found
in practically unlimited quantities, the
production being checked only by the
difficulty of the transportation. Apples,
peaches, black kberries and watermelOns
flourish on the mountains. Indian
corn grows magnifcently. Three crops
are raised on the same land every year;
two of these crops are each larger than
an average crop in the States, besides
being of the best quality. Mountain
rice is abundant. Potatoes, yams, PLAN
tains, cabbages, beets, turnips, cucum-
bers, lettuce, tomatoes, egg plants, peas,
beans, and know not how many other
culinary vegetables are produced in
perfection. f l9id7f E Ievaa
1 am an old and fastidiOus smoker,
but 1 have no hesitation in pronouncing
than you can get for ten or fifteen cents
in New York, and the two cent cigar, OF
SantO Domingo equal to the twenty
five Regalias or Partagas. The smoking
tobacco would sell in the States for
81 so or 50 a pound; here it brings
twenty cents. 1t is too strong for the
ordinary smoker, but its flavor Is very
fine. ..-.lf---- .,s.l., ..i .....r., f.-.,.
The population of the SANTANA region
is about 5000, and during the year end
ing last month the deaths were IL and
the births over 800. ,.-. 81.
q The only revenues of the Govern
ment are derived from an ad valOrem
custom duty Of forty per cent, small
tax ON business, and the imposition of
fines and penalties. The receipts, how
ever, are very small. The imports are
of trffing amount. There is no poll
tax, no school tax, no property or. other
tax, except the fee for license to carry
on business. The only Americans own
ing land in the vicinity of SANTANA Bay
are Mr.. Joseph w. Fabens and his
grantees, Spofford Brothers of New
York, the owners of the Tybee steamer
which plies between here AMI New
York, who have about 80 acres west Of
the village and back of their wharf and
warehouse and Judge O'Sullivan of
New York, who has a grant of tract
of 80 acres between that of Spofford
Brothers and the village. Both are
leases for a low rent. The alcade'
thought the title very doubtful one.
All the other grants to Americans are
of small lots by the municipality to
resident traders, or for short terms.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02
From the Journal of Commerce.
The COlOfed Man i'm Congress.

The House of Representatives scarce
" realizes that it has colOred MEM
ber, for the reason that the new Con-
grossman from South Carolina is nearly
white, and sits in corner where few
seq him. 9. re ~ ,ef.i
His name is Joseph III. Rainey. He
halls from Georgetown, South Carolina,
where he was born of slave parents in
1889. Though prevented by law from
attending school, he acquired good
education, and has improved it by
travel His father worked himself free
and went into the barber business in
Charleston, and young Rainey also
shaved the s.bleeds'' for a living in the
same shop until 1852. The Confeder-
ates then ordered him to work on the
fortifications. He refused and escaped
to the West Indies, where he lived till
the war ended, and then returned to
Georgetown. He was elected a MEM
Der of the State Senate, and resigned to
acceptthe nomination to succeed B. F.
Whittemore i'm Congress. He was
chosen by II ,193 majority over his COM
petitor, and was reelected to the Forty
second Congress. He represents the
most important district in the State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02
Bin Tweed Ought to Have Him,

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In a thinly populated township in
Iowa, a citizen, remote from a school
house, and having children to educate
contrived to get.a certain territory, of
which he was the only inhabitant, set
off a new district. He then elected
himself sub-Director, and secured an
appropriation to build school house.
He built dwelling house for himself
with the money, finishing off a school
room in the upper story. He then used
the contingent fund to buy himself a
cooking stove, placing it In the lower
room, and warming the school-room by
taking the pipe through it to the CHM
ney. He then installed his wife as
teacher of her own children (and no
Others fixing the salary to please him.
self. This man would make an inval-
liable member of the ''Tammany
Ring" n, ..-ff.s-.-t-e- ..f.t- ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02
I'm regard to the talk of Gen. CARTEL,

In regard to the talk of Gen. Garfield
for Governor of Ohio, the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican says: "This won't
do. The country can't give up to Ohio
stwhat was meant for mankind In
thirty days from date, General Garfield
will stand at the head of the Committee
of Ways and Means of the New Cong
and share with Mr.. Dawes the honor
and responsibility of leading the legis-
lation ofthe Republican party of Cong
ress in the next two years. And this is
better for him, for Ohio, and for the
nation at large, than to be Governor of
his State. Take Sam Galloway. and
let Garfield alone" M -f-. -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02
RENATEn.

MISS NANCY B. FARIS, would inform her
1Xl old customers and the public generally. and
room formerly occupied by Watson & Gressin-
ger, West of the st. Clair Hotel, where she will
keep a full supply of MILLENERY, FANCY
GOODS. and TRIMMINGS, fresh from the East
each season, to which she invites the attention
of buyers. Thankful for past favors, she would
invite those wanting HATS or BONNEfS
MADE or TRIMMED, to call where they may
be expeditiously and neatly supplied - -
mar2e 1858. Z y. ua-l - .,-rsf..l nnlla 81
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02
|BUMGARNKR&GAAY
Nen SMiuiIery store.

: :oPpoS1TE ZELDA rs HAIL, 2, sc. s, $,
VERY many ladies are ayailing themselves
v -nf our offer relative TO Millinery and Fancy
Goodssa We have inst received q large assortss
Ribbons, Laces, Collars, &C. We give partic-
ular attention to Dress Making and Cloak
MakinG..Also Instructions given in all kinds
Of Fancy Needle Work, Oil painting. CrogoD,
india Ink and Water Golors.s Funeral and
Bridal wreathes of wax flowers made. to order.
All work warranted satisfactory. decl5T0
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02

HOG SToRY.-Barracksyille has an
old sow that recently got into side
hill corn field by swinging over the
fence on a grape vine, she gnawing it
off at the root of the tree for that pur-
pose. The cunning beast carried the
end up the hill, took hold of it in her
teeth, shut her eyes and let go of the
ground. The next place she found her
self was in the cornfeld. When the
owner came along with his dogs, the
sow found to her cost that the rule
wouldn't work both ways, sTht West
Virgiiaian tells this story, and none can
doubt its verify,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02

T. Inc O0lu6S6 ldN6 SOlIfc HDtiOHo tBdt
might be advantageOusly adopted by
Christians. The way they celebrate
their holidays is one of them. The first
thing they do is to pay off all debts and
square accounts to a fraction. Money
matters having been thusadjusted, they
next make up old quarrels, and shake
hands all round. Having thus got
square peeuniarly and socially, they eat,
drink and are merry, finally winding
up withasparkling discharge of Chinese
fire-crackers. This paying of debts and
the making up of quarrels is certainly a
good way to begin celebration of holi-
days, sifa - 9- % afiii iit'1i ''J p
Very likely. Accustomed from lis
youth to yield implicit obedience to au-
thority, he would have been utterly at
loss to comprehend how 1t should be
possible to treat so incorrigibly bigoted
and lawless State as Kentucky with
the cIemency and magnanimity which
have characterized the action of the adj
ministratiOn. He would have been
completely disgusted.-Pitts. CONNER
cidl. - f.sst.-.. s.- !. -
ssIfanybody had met Christopher Col
umbus in the middle of the Atlantic, and
told him that he was In the act of diseoy-
ering country that would ultimately
| fall into the hands of such an administra-
ton as the present, he would have gone
back home and stayed there. Louis
cille Courier Journal. -IHge lis,.1 q O.
An intimate friend of Garibaldi in
New York is authority for the state
ment that he intends to sell out his
property in Italy and return to this
country to spend the remainder of his
days. Dispatches from France announ-
cling his departure for Marseilles give q
color of truth to the report. g., -.i,l-
Mr. Jones called upena gentleman
who advertises to restore oil-paintings,
and requested him to restore available
landscape which was stolen from him
two years ago. u .Aa1l 70 2flin'3-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02

One day in spring Sir Walter Scott
strolled forth with Lady Scott to enjoy
a walk around Abbotsford. In.their
wanderings they passed field wher a
number Of ewes were enduring the
.froIics of their lambs. t"Ah!" exclaim-
ed the Walter, s'tis no wonder that
poets, from the earliest age, have
made the land the emblem of peace
and inoeencen 'sThey1 are indeed de
lightful animals" returned her lady
ship, especially with mint sauee.o p
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-02

kLExI. COPE, Attorney at Law. o. s.
"A Claim Agent and Notary Public, Will
practice In Belmont and adjoining counties IN
Ohio and West Virginia. All kinds Of leea!
81 ONCE upstairs, on the corner oppositethe
st. Clair and National Hotel, and the Court
House, st. Clairsville, Ohio. 7,sal
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-08-25

auaintance, Of whose face perhaps
he remembers only some singular
movement of the eyes or mouth. He
cannot Eery probably recall the i'm
age Of the whole face, but his idea
consists of a distinctly marked move
ment Of some feature on a dim
background representing nothing
but very general type of facial out
line. The fact appears to be that
though we may be struck by the
contour OF the head or the DISPOSE
ton OF the features at a first impress
sion, familiarity very soon renders US
indifferent. Philosophers tell us that
change of impression is a universal
condition of consciousness. And it
is probable that familiar face, so
far as it does not undergo change
that is to say, in its general outline.
and the form of the less mobile fea-
tures-tends to impress the con
sciousness with less and less distinct
ness. Being frequently recuurrent
and unvarying impressions, they
come, like the perpetual din of a
neighboring forge, to be scarcely
noticed. On the other hand, a pecul
iarityof facial movement does not par
takeof this uniformity ofcharacter. It
recurs but comparatively seldom,
and impresses us always with some
degree of intensity as a change from
the accustomed position of the fea-
lures.
A curious Importance is given to
this subject of facial knowledge by
its legal bearings. When a question
of life or property is found to depend
inter Ola on peoples power ofidenti-
flying their acquaintances, the right
apprehension of what such power
actually amounts to is a very desira-
bic attainment. If everybody could
be brought to study peculiarities
of face as an object in itself, there
would certainly be great simplif-
cation of one difficult problem in
legal evidence. Possibly at some fu-
ture day we shall hear of an eduea-
tional reformer advocating for our
elementary schools some amount OF
practical knowledge Of form such
as can only be obtained by drawing
from natural objects. And certain
ly if this resulted in nothing else
than higher average of intelligence
about the subjects of races, it would
be of scarcely inferior utility to an
acquaintance with the elements OF
music. But however this may be the
difficulties in the way general accur-
ate knowledge of the human counter
ance in its individual diversities do
not seem capable of easy removal,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-08-25
A Neighborly Kindnes

A Neighborly Kindness.
A Florida correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial tells this
story of his being interviewed by a
native Of the State of which he was
become an adopted citizen:
"Whar mout you be fromr ne ask
ed.
Il am from kentucky l said.
"Kaintuck! How long have you
been in Flurridy?'
I told him.
"What made you come" he asked
I explained as well as I scould.
'Is your mother living"
I told him.
eIs your father living?"
l answered that too.
els that little boy your only childp
/ told him he was.
'.How old moutyou be?' he asked
1 answered that, too.
"Any brothers and sisters" he
asked.
satisfied the inquiry.
"Whar do you iveP'
/ told him.
ffNone O. them tarmersF"
no; none," 1 said.
''Was you farmerP' he asked.
"No," 1 said, 81 was not"
q thought not" said he; "what
did Won do for a liYingT
l answered that miscellaneously.
"What do you expect to do here?"
he asked.
''What I am doing" I replied. He
looked vaguely at the wild palmetto
land Of my homestead, and an ex-
preston of the deepest sympathy
went over his face.
"Are you rich?" he asked after a
pause.
aNo," said 1; "as you see, I am
very poor"
'Ahp' he sighed; q see. You had
money enough to come to Flurridy,
and amt got enough to git away"
HNot quite that said I, :"though
that, too, is fact"
"You amt cut out for farm hand"
said he, looking me over. How do
you expect to live on that?" with a
look at the land.
SWELL" said I, "you see 1 have an
acre or so of grapes, and, some young
orange trees, and 1 hope in a few
years to have fine fruit farm about
me-"
Making a profit on an article that
grows so luxuriantly in this climate,
is an inexplicable mystery to the in
digenous population. Corn, wild
cattle, and Hyte sweet potatoes,
with some sugar cane or cotton, are
the only realities of life to them.
Ny friend was much moved, and
he said gravely, with a troubled look,
Il am a poor man myself, and can't
do much; butt think it might relieve
your mind. When the time does
come" and he seized and wrung my
hand earnestly, "when the time does
come, sir, Tn come over and bury
you decently, myself, for nothing"
With this outburst Of sympathy,
he hurried from me to conceal emo
tions too deep for utterance.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-08-25
Me0ital
JLtEUlLul.
A LIST OF
CHRONIC DISEASES
CURED BY DIR. LIBBEY,
AT HIS INFIRNHARX,
92 Seneca street, Cleveland, ohio


92 Seneca Street, Cleveland, Ohio
CANCER, Salt Rheum, Erysipeias and all tlnts
OF sorofuls, although hereditary; Chronic En-
largement of the Heart; Dropsy Of the Heart;
Neuralgia of the Heart, whether Sympathetic or
Organic; Dropsy in all its varied forms; Gatarrh
fthe Head; Bronchial Difficulties; Coughs, Colds,
Asthma and sll dispositions to Consumption, al
though hereditary; Enlargement Of the Liver;
Liver Abscess; Tubercular Liver; Torpid Condi-
ton of the Liver; Cogged secretions of the Liver
Gall Stones in Gall Bladder, and all Liver Com
plants; Epilepsy or Falling Sickness Fits, and all
kinds of Fits; Cancer of Stomach: Cankered Irri-
tation of Stomach; elogged seeretions of stOm-
aeh; Dyspepsia, and all Derangement of the Stom-
aeh; Diabetes Inflammation Of Kidneys and Blad-
Ger, and all troubles with these Organs; Curva-
ture OF spine; Spinal Irritation, and al Spinal
Diseases Paralysis in its various forns Apo
plexy; Eistula; liberation of the Bowels; Falling
OF the AMI Piles; Rupture Of the Bowels, and all
tendencies to Constipation; Cataract on the Eve:
Film on Eye; Inflammation of the Eyes; Granu-
lated Eyelids; Weak Optic Nerve, and ali diseases
ofthe Eyes; Cancer Of the Uterus; Catarrh of the
Uterus; Sypilitie Uleerations of the Uterus. Re-
Taxation or Falling of the Uterus; Inflammation
of the Uterus; Dropsy of the Uterus; Fiberous
TumOrs; ovarium Tumors; Dropsy of the ovary;
Infamwation of the ovary; Leuchorrhoea, and a
general want ef action of the Female Organs and
all distractions or immOderate flow Of mensus-
for this class OF diseases no physician gives so di
rect and reliable Observation-Disclosures, from any
cause; st. Vitus Dance; Hip Disease; White
Swelling, and all forms Of Fever Sores; removes
Tumors of all kinds without the use of the knife
Rheumatism of the Heart, Chest. Stomach and
Limbs in any and all forms, acute or chronic; al
Venereal Diseases; Syphilis in in its worst devel
opements, even to the decay of bone-alI tints O.
it fully eradicated from thesystsm viii straighte1
Crooked Limbs; cures Enlarged or Caked Spleen
a General Debility of the Nervous System; Pros
tration of the Nervous System, and all Nervou
Diseases in male or female; will remove or expe
all varieties of Worms from the system, and re
move strong medicine though years resident il
the system. I3yl
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-08-25
Studies ofFaces

1t is a very trite remark (says the
Saturday ReUje1v) that while one
observer notes the form offace. twen-
tv perhaps will note its expression.
4 twiching of the mouth or eye, OF
anv other peculiarly Of facial move
ment is sure to strike attention, al
though the form Of the forehead OF
chin entirely escapes observation
And this greater attention to express
sional or other movement is always
the more observable in proportion
as the face is familiar. Every reader
may easily pursuade himself Of this
by thinking Of some intimate &C