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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

The Democratic party say that they
are opposed to national banks. but they
dare not say tiat they are In favor of
restoring the old State banks. They
clamor in favor of free trade. yet they
dare not fsy that they are In favor Of
raising the money necessary to carry
on the government by direct taxation.
Direct taxes nave to be spportIoued
among the several States under the
constitution according to the popula-
tion. not according to their wealth, and
in directing the taxes the States of the
Nortliwest, having large populations
and little wealth. would pay large tax
es, while ths States of the East having
greater wealth, AMI less population,
would pay smaller taxes. The Demo-
cratic party dare not submit to the
country the question ofdirect taxation.
They ciamor about free trade and talk
about repeating all taxes and relieving
tie people the burdens Of taxation, pre-
suming that the people have not intelli-
o~ASS SH"e6A ~ Aht usAS INV bhO uiOucy
shall be raised to carry on the Govern
ment. In regard to the tariff ths DEM
ocrstic party has no respectable position
whatever In the State of Maine they
are in favor Of the highest du.y on coal,
which is the most obnoxious duty on
the statute book. In Western Virginia
they occupy the same position. In
Pennsylvania they are in favor Of the
highest. duty on iron. In Kentucky
they are in favor OF the highest duty on
hemp. In Texas and Louisiana Of the
highest duty on sugar. In short, the
Democratic party are in favor Of high
duties in every State where they have
the power, where they have anything
to protect, and in favor offree trade in
,egard to everything else, but dare not
carry it out to its results.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

Man is strong. woman is beautiful;
man is daring and confident, woman
diffident and unassuming; man is great
in action, woman is suffering; man
shines abroad, woman at home; maa
talks to convince, woman to persuade
and please; man has rugged heart,
woman soft aud tender enc; man pre-
vents misery, Woman relieves it; man
has science, woman taste; man has
women sensii ility; man is
ueing of Justice, woman of mercy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04
LEGAL Notice.

Joshua r. EAEieton and Thomas W. Carleton
d who resiieat Indixnola, in the County OF
Warren, and state VI Iowa, Will take notice
that Mark l.. Carleton, Admir- 4 the estate OF
Thomas Carleton, DECEASED. on the 18Th
day Of Marcn, iS7i. hIed his petition
in tie Probate Court oi Belmont County,
0hio, alleging tuat the personal estate
Ct said decedent Ii insufficient TO pay his debts
and charges OF administering his est..ie; that
he died seized in fee simpie OF the following
i. scribza real estate, tuste In said County;
to-Wit: Part OF the n. L. quarter of Section
10. Township and Range S, being the same
land of which Mark Carleton, late of Belmont
Ct.unty. aforesaid, died seized, and being the
whole OF said quarter section. except 40 acres
on tie North ode Belonging 70 Thomas Lewis
Said tsc< containing i01< scres, more or Less, :,
aud that argxret Carleton, ~ widow of said
decedent, Is entitled 10 dover in said premises,
which dover has already been assigned In said
tract by metes and bounds by the Court of
Common Pleas OF said Conn y.
The prayer of said petition Is for asaie Of said
premises, subject to said dover estate, for the
payment Of the debts and charges aforesaid
Said petition will be for hearing on the nth
day of Apri A D. ISL, or as soon thereafter az
leave can bs b aimed - ~0 -
- mark L. CARLETON, Admr.
Of Thomas Carleton, decd.
CARROLL & COPE, Att'ys. rv apS5w =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04
House Of Representatives.

POPULATION OF CoCNTIEs--FRACTIoS
OVER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR De-
CENNIAL PERIOD.
The annexed table gives the appor-
portionmeht OF iie House OF Represen-
iatives ior the decade, with the popula-
ton the fraction over the ratio in each
county in excess. The ratio for repre-
sentative, a>certained by dividing the
whole population BY 100, is 26.65l a
half ratio is 1886 a one aud three-quer-
ters ratio, 1868, and two full ratios,
SO 302:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

Mark Twain having sold his inter-
est in the Buffalo Express, has gone to
Elmira to live, threatening to abandon
pen-and-ink labor for the remainder Of
his life. Marks recent writing suggest
that it might be better for his fame II
he would execute his threat
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04
Prentice MulfOrd Rises to Explain
declares He is not the Success
sOr of Harte and Warns of his

---DeclareS He is not the Success
sOr of Harte and Warns off his
Relatives.
rise to explain. An unprincipled
and untruthful rumor-North, South,
East and West-asserts that have sue
| ceeded MFR. Bret Harte as editor of the
Ore17dnd Monthly. I have for this rea-
son received dozen or more letters of
congratulatiOn from dozen or more
Eastern aunts, uncles, cousins and
| friends, who have to me so suddenly
revived their identity and existence, as
a crop of toad stools grow in a single
night. 1 am, as presumee editor of
the Orerla7ad, supposed now by my
Eastern relations to be somebody.
This is all a mistake. am not edi-
tor of the Overland, hence am not
somebody. The congratulations of my
relatives are premature. They may be
taken back. They will keep until I
become somebody, and then shall not
! need them. Did any remembrance
from them come to me while an obscure
unknown nobody, reveling in poverty
and desolation, they would be most
valuable. No. That is the time for
your relatives and friends to keep
shady. 1t is remarkable that were /
elected Governor of California an extra
train would come on from the East,
loaded down with all my aunts and
uncles and friends, and all the cousins
born during my sixteen years. absence
from home-all come to congratulate
me-to do me honor; with offers of
houses and lots and lands; offers of
marriage, ea.a3'it e.a5 arG .'s-9 eai
I Idefy my congratulatory relations
1 put them to the test. 1 am not editor
of the Overland. i am, as yet, nobody.
l want twenty-five dollars-I want it
badly. Cousins, uncles, aunts, friends
all, will we lend it me? Ha, ha, HI! I
see them turn away; they button up
their pockets; they regard me coldly.
/ am needy; hence, they are not able
to lend; tomorrow am in position,
and they thrust their money and mar
riageable daughters upon me. Bsgone,
in consanguineous shrimps! lu.e 4
No, lam not editor of the Overland.
No, no, no! Lam, am not mad. It
is Mr.. Bartlett. He is editor of the
Overland. Bartlett of the breezes =
Bartlett of the Bulyetin. I would not
be editor of the Overland If / could. 1
could not if I would. 1t is post of
danger; a chair of crosses; and every
disappointed contributor goes to make
up his crown of thorns.
+, My relations have from the East for
twelve years been writing me letters
asking me to turn from the evil of my
ways; to abandon literary career; to
stop being Bohemian; they have
thereat felt outraged and scandalized;
they advised me to seek respectable
and Legitimate business; to engage in
the selling of pork, -four, hams and
Goldfish; to rise to the dignity of pillar
of the church. This, said they, was the
right road; and now that 1 have hoed
my. own row and Rumor gives me a
false position, they deluge me with
congratulations! Away! sardines of
my own kith and kin! am not ofye
! am whale! but not yet somebody.
PRENTICE MULFoRD.
ism Francisco Chronicle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

A short time since, Mr. Knott WAS
tried i'm an interior county Of Georgia
for violation of law. This verdict Of
the jury was: ave And the defendant
Knott guilty." The judges were at .
loss whether 10 sentence Knott or not.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04


, A BUDDHIsT's HELL.-The wicked
are. thrown, according to the Buddhists,
into shell-pot," of which the follow
ing cheerful account - given:
When they died, they found them
selves in the lowest hell, where they
were boiled during the whole interval
between the appearing Of two consecu-
tive Paras. On levingthe lowest hell
they appeared agan in the Lokakum-
ba hell-pot, sixty vagnas in extent,
they reached the bottom of this In
thirty thousand years. In another
thirty thousand years, they came up
to the brim again; then these four hell
people endeavored to repeat one or
other of the sacred verses, but they
could notsay one whole verse, all they
could do was to utter one syllable or
another at intervals; then they sank
down again into the hell-pot.
Bret Harte gets fifteen thousand q
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04
The State of Ohio gelmont
Common Pleas
NOTICE IN PARTITION.

william A Mcfarland, Plrt.
VI.
Joseph q. Hendrickson, Mary T. Whan and
Charles Ahan, her husband, Peter G.
Hendrickson, William T. McFarlan,
Virginia McFarlan Thomas h.
McFarlan, Sarah z. MoFar-
LAM Sarah A. McFarlan,
Defendants.
INHE Defendant Joseph q. Hsndrickson, .
L minor, who resides in Milwaukee, Wis
consip, Mary T. Whan and Charles Whan, her
husband. who reside In the City OF WILMINGTON,
State of Delaware, Peter g. Hendrickson, who
resides In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, William T.
McFarlan, Virginia McFsrlan and sThomas
II. Mcfarland minors, and Sarah e. McFar-
Ian, Sarah A. McFarlan, adults. who reside
in the City OF Wilmington, state of d laware,
will take notice that on the LIST day OF April,
1871, the above named petitioner, william A.
McFarlau, died in the Court Of Common Pleas
Of Belmont County, Ohio. petition which 10
now pending. praying for partition Of the fol.
lowing described real estate situate In said
County and State, To- wit: The Southeast quar-
ter OF Section eight, Township seven. Range
i've ly ing and being in Goshen Township in
said County. Said tract of land being the SAME
Of which Isaac McF ,rlan, died seized.
At next term of the Court OF fommon Pleas
Of said County, application will be made for
partition of said premises according TO prayer
OF said petition.
WILLIAM A. McFAREAN.
By L. DANFoRD, his Atty.
April 8, l6l-6w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

Stephen Girard has an imitator In
the late Robert Barnes, of Evansville,
Indiana, who left 500, 600 to build and
endow q college In that State, enjoining
that no minister of any sect whatsoev-
er shall ever hold office In the institu-
ton, or even be allowed to visit the
premises. @ Lsa-.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

The number of Representatives to be
elected for the next Legislai ure will be
lO5, decrease OF from the present
number.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04
- W Va.
- William Gardner.

- va e.l
William Gardner.
iTNHE defendant, William Gardner, will take
l. notice that on the 10th day of October, 1870.
the plaintiff, Francis A. Humphrey, died in
the ofdce of the Clerk of the Court Of Common
Pleas within and for the County OF Belmont
9ud Sue OF 0nio, her complaint in writing
setting forth that she ts the mother of q bast-
ard child, and that William Gardner, the de-
fendant 10 the father Of said child, and that the
defendant, william Gardner, has sbsconded
with the In ent to defraud the omplainant In
this action, md that. on the said 10th day Of
October, 1870, an order Of attachment was Is
sued with notice of Garnishee to Robert Gard
nsI and Thomas Gardner, and on the End day
of December, 1870, q notice of .3arntshee was
served upon Robert Gardner, Jr.. said notices
have all been served and returned.
The defendant is notified to appear and an.
swer said com plaint In bastardy so preferred
against him as aforesaid on the lst day of the
next Term Of said Court Of Common Pleas to
be begun on the 18th day of May, 1871, at which
time you can appear and answer.
- r-e FRANCIS A. HUMPHREY.
By TALLMAN FERREL, her attys.
March Z3, iEl6w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

The number of members of the Senate
for 1928 will be 36 a decrease of one
from the present number,
PoPULATIoN OF DISTRICTS AND REPREsEN-
TATIos FOR THE DECENNIAL PERIOD.
The annexed table gives the popula-
ton OF each Senatorial district, with the
fraction over the ratio, aud the repre-
sentation in the Legislature TOR the five
terms ot the decennial period. The
counties composing each district are STA
ted in the above table. "
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

There is said to be hilly county In
East Tennessee where the children look
up the chimney to see II the cows ars
coming home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04

A young lady says the reason she
carries parasol is, that the sun 10 Of the
masculine gender. and she cannot with
stand his ardent glances.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-05-04
MIsCELt.ANEoUs.
SOm ETaING NEW
UNDER THE Sun.
A NEW ERAIN AEDICIN !,

v =
~ Lst tine suffering and Diseased
read The following.
~ Let all who have been given up
by Doctors, AMI spoken OF As iheurab'e'
read the f, flowing. -f.oza
~ Let all who can believe facts ,ano
can have faith i'm evidence, read the
following.
the Twei,fietti day of June, IN the year of our
f0rd. one Thousand Eight Hundred aud Sixty-
six. personally came Jesepn HaydYick 70 me
as follows: THAT he is the sole general agent
Tor the United State and dependencles thersof
for preparations or medicines known - ~.
Maegiei,s Pills and Saive, and thai t14 511zoH-
ing Certificates are verbatim copies 70 - -
OF his knowledge and belief; r,,x
IL. ST. Notary Fubs1s
IA Wall Street. New Xpek,
Dr.. MAeeIEL:.I take my peg e yszss ysu
my side has Ief'. me At iast-thahks TO your
medicine. Oh. Doctor, how thai kful 1 am that
can get some sissp. Gan ma never s. .s SraSe snd m
sure shat you are really the friend OF all suf
lerers. 1 could not neip writing 10 you, and
- -fIT JAMES MYERS, IiG Avenue d.
This is to certify that 1 <as discharged from
been cured by Dr.. MaggIers Pills: .a4
CF-l - WILSON HARVEY, NPitt-Strset.
New York, April 1855. - .r---
. The following l. an Interesting case of q man
employed in nIron Foundry swho, n pouEng
melted iron inio a flask that WAS damp AND
wet caused an explosion. Tne melted tror
was thrown around and ON MIN IN perfect
shower. and he WAS burnt dreadsulfy- The fol-
lowing certificate Was 81 sen 70 me. py htm,
about eight week after the accident:
New YoBK. Jan. ii, 1896.
Nv name il Jacob Hardy; | am an Iron Foun-
der was badly burnt by hot ir n in Novem-
her last; my burns healed, nut had q running
MaeaieaS Balve and cured me In a5ew weeks.
This issdl True aud any bodst can see me at
-. ia K6Ys iiStioesck street.
Extracts from Various Leftsrs.
81 nad no appetite, MasgieIs Pills gave me
your pills are marvellous"
"I send for another b,x, and keep them In
"Dr. Maggiei has cured my headache thatwas
Il rave half OF one OF your Pills my babe for
rholera morbus. The dear iittle thing got we'll
Ia day" ,. - ~ -
-Your box of MaggiePs Salve cured me OF
noises in the head. l.. rnpbed some Of your
5aive behind my ears, and the noise has LETT.
'"send met wo boxes, want one for 9 poor
family.pH ira ftl- l5 : ~ r.aa.II.-. -.H. si,g
81 enclose dollar, your price Is 25 cents. but
the medicine to me Is worth dollar. rn....-.|
>s'send me i've boxes of your Pills"
LET me have three boxes Of your Pills by
return mail" -1Il -l. sr. l.- .r-.
1 Have over 400 such Testimonials as
but want of space com pels me to conclu e. .H
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Legal Notice.
Edward Bethel, Executors OF Abraham HUFF
man. deceased,
sarah A. Thurman, ct, al.


Sarah A. Huffman, et, al
CYNTHA MOORE and John Moore, her hus-
" loand, Lewis Huffman, John X. HUFFMAN,
Mary Ac1ntire aud James McIntlre, her hus-
who reside 10 the state Of Iowa, Will take no
tIce that Edward Bethel, Executor of the last
will and testament Of Abraham Huffman, deco,
on lue 20th day OF March, A. ID. lS7i, filed his
petition In the Probate Court within and for
Inc County of Belmont and State OF Ohio
siesn& shst tne ne d, es,ats Of SAID sesssr
min.stering said estate, that said teststor died
seized IN fee Simple OF ihe following described
and and asrrison Ssd sfale Of oaio. to-wif The
Il, in Township io. = Esasss. q tSs sssnben-
heretofore solo 6 = Geofge Wfnfods ct. AZ, as
TRUSTEES OF the M e.. Chureh. Is $40 psrcnes
sss 2 sS s6S V e1se y sSs snS
also % aenee heretofore sold 20 William p.
situate in the County OF Befmont had State
Aforesaid and being part Of the East hnzf of the
southyest quarter Of Section 2, m Iqgnship
Beginning for the same At the Northeasf corner
OF said quarter and running south ~ East 81
Poiies PSies 70 70 srner thence North e. 50 =
poles TO . corner; thence North SSf - East 40.5
poles to shepisce Of beginning -cuntAining 2u1z
from ll7< acres herebOfore sold 10 joan B-James
And slso. certain other tract or parcel Of
of lands,tuate in The County Of HarIizon and
state afereSaid. and being part OF She South
half OF Section . in TownshipIo IN Rsnge 6
beginnfne nor the ssfne on the sogth boundary
line Of said 8ee1lon a1eBzafiou 1xed by job
briggs, ,senfyeyH, N tie County road which
passes fsoA 4okth e Honth Through said Sec
North le3 ~ Nest 60 poles thehce North s9o .
poles; thence efong said read South ti1<o Wesl
S5 poles; thence south A1<o East Is poles
thence South 32o East lis poles; thence South
20 West 298 poles to the place Of beginning
containing 40.5o acres be the same more or less
exeepting therefore 20 acres heretofore soli Il
william p. Huffman.
And that Sarah A. Huffman, widow Of sale
testator Is entitled 10 dover in said premises
The prayer OF said petition IL for the assigL
fuent OF dover to the said Sarah A. HUFFMAN
and for the sale OF said premises subject 70 sal
dover estate. for the payment Of the debts an
charges aforesaid. -
said petition will be for hearing on the 2la
day Of April. 1871, or so soon thereafter AZ tn
EDWARD BETHEL, Ear.
--- -i of Abraham Huffman, decd.
By TALLNAN 4 FERREL. his atFys.
IS71lU
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The boy who undertook to ride
horseradish is now practicing on \ sad
die Of mutton.
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consent of her parents; f5 penalty for
the first Offense; f10 for the second; for
the third, imprisonment during the
pleasure of the court. -D-.
Married persons must live together
or be imprisoned.
Every male shall have his hair cut
round according to a cap.
[NoTE.-The above laws were original
ly written on blue paper, on which
account they We're called the "Blue
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FRAGRANTS Ps.LIENE

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ugVVO Remedy fails TO cnre. 1t is prepaf-
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From the Ohio Statesman. 10th inst.I z
NEW APPORTIONMENT.
Representation iu the Senafe and
tfou~e of sseprese iOr ih,
Reecenni;ai Period.

The Governor, Auditor of State and
Secretary of State on Saturday in COM
pliance with the provisions of the Con-
stituiion, determined the representation
of each Senatorial and Representative
district in the General Assembly, under
the census of 1870, for the ten years
commencing with 1872 and ending with
the Legislature 2 of 1SS0-S1, embracing
FIVE legislative terms. EFf'fNs
A portion Of the census returns on
which the apportionment was made,
were obtained from the Census Bureau
at Washington. and are correct and com
plete. But from number of counties
the returns had not been made to Wash
ington, aud in determining the appor-
tionment the State officers were CON-
PEELED TO rely OIL figures obtained in the
State from q. S. Marshals. These fig
ures are subject to. correction before ac-
ceptetl as final by the Census Bureau
The apportionment is required to be
n<sae six months prior TO the election,
and as the time is now up. no longer de-
lay in determining the apportionment
was possible.
The state Senate.
APPoRTIoNMENT FOR THE FIRST LEGIs-
LATIvE TERM QS72-73) BY COUNTIES.
The annexed table gives the appor-
tiOhmpnt, by counties, under which the
elections will be held this fall. Tor the
first Senatorial term ofthe decade. The
ratio ior Il Senator, ascertained by-,.ivi-
ding the whole population by 30, is
rs I46 -sE-s-