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Laughing children.

Give me the boy or girl who smiles
as soon as the first rays Of the morning
sun glance in through the window, gay,
happy, and kind. Such a boy viii be
fit to make up into q man-at least
when eontrasted with a sullen, morose,
"crabbed" fellow who snaps and snarls
like curly cur, or growls and grunts
like an uDtamed hyena, from the mo-
meDt he opens his red and angry eyes
till he is ''cOmfofted', by his breakfast.
Such girl, other things being favora-
BILE, will be good material to aid in
gladdening some comfortable home, or
to refine, eivilize, tame, and humanize
a rude brother, making him more gen.
tie, affectionate and loveable. It is a
feast to even look at such a ioy-inspiring
girl, such a woman-bud, and see the
smiles flowing, SO to speak, from her
parted lips, displaying a set of clean,
well brushed teeth, looking almost the
personifieation of beauty and goodness,
singing, and as merry as the birds, the
wide-awake birds, that commenced
their morning concert long before the
lazy boys ysdreamed that the sun was ap-
preaching and about to pour a whole
food of jOy-inspiring light and warmth
upon the earth. Such a girl is like a
gentle shower to the parched earth, be-
slowing kind words, sweet smiles, and
acts of mercy to all around her-the Joy
and light of the household Family
Visitor. -tl 4sAA eZt-N, AhF- "a y
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2pMifaI.

NJ. j. Cramer, Minister to Denmark,
married a sister of President Grant. To
this fact the public attribute his appoint.
ment, and now these liberal gentlemen
who profess to be so anxious to elevate
the morals of the government are en-
gagged in an effort to destroy the char
acter ofrMr. Cramer in order to damage
the President. The most damaging
stories with reference to that officer
have been circulated, and If one-tenth
of what is reported were true he de-
serves not only to be dismissed in dis
grace, but also to be expelled from the
Methodist Church, to the ministry of
which he belongs. So cireumstantial
and specific, indeed, were the charges
against Mr.. Cramer that our confidence
in him, we must confess, was shaken,
but now comes Mr.. c. III. Wolff, mer-
chant of the highest standing of this
city, and furnishes the other side. To
this we direct the attention OF the pub
lie. Mr.. Wolff Is statements, to those
who know him, need ne Endorsement
at our hand. His own name is suffi-
cient to satisfy his acquaintance that
he would not write a line to defend any
man il he believed him guilty of the
least of the many acts that have been
charged against Mr.. Cramer. It wonld
seem that there is an organized conspir.
acy, which extends to Germany, to de-
stroy the reputation of President Grant,
for this is what the attacks upon Cram
er and other persons connected with
the administration mean. The party
that would publish an article purport-
ing to be copied from a Democratic pa
per, which paper has no existence, for
the purpose of giving publicity and eff
feet to a vile slander. upon the public
and private character of an individual,
would not shrink from any one of the
crimes forbidden in the ten command
ments.- Gin. Gdz. r.
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Spiritual Facts.

The whisky is the key by which
many gain an entrance into our prisons
and alms-hoases. l 1O'isiiif-''' - ~ 4
That brandy brands the moses Of all
who cannot govern their appetites.
, That wine causes many to take q
winding way home.
That punch is the cause of many I'M
friendl y punches. iHio yEl i1Ga85 Iii9la1
}, That ale causes many ailings, while
beer brings many to their bier.,g r. 6ra,
That cham paigne is the cause Of
many real pains. iisA '''otl-'7i 500 ~ /
ThatIginasiings have "slewedn more
than the slings Of 0ld.li .ol axl1d. "a
That the reputation. OF being fond Of
cocktails is not 4 feather in any mans
cap.'4 1i' tsi7flf u sfs'l ~ "a" ~
That the money spent for port which
is supplied by portly gents, would sup
port many a poor family. y.,sss,,aoffso !.
That porter is a weak, support for
those whu are weak in body. .'i
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ssImunt Go. Business airtttarB.
COUNTY oFF1cERs.

fb-abnts Jldoe-A. w. ANDERSON ono,
up-stairs in public buildings nrstdoortorigbt
Shrrir-WTLkIANH n. HAYS. Once in public
Buildings. first floor.
Clerk of Cbtgts-J. R MITCHELL. Of1cein pub.
iic buildings, adjoining the Court House.
faiftt0r--J. b LoNeLEY- Once upstairs I'm
public nuilding, entrance at left door.
7reGsreT-JANEs IRvIN. Once on Main
street. first door West OF the Bank.
H>corder-JAs. A. BARNES. once IN public
building. first foor. second door on left.
Prossc1ifizg AHorneg-W. y. KENNoy. Once
few doors east af the National Hotel.
CDmmissioaeTz- emes Kinney. LaAira: B. E.
DUNCAN, Corlea In; William Armstrong,
Arms 'rong's Mllls-
Csuoner-E- B. KENNEDY, Wegee
Commissioners meet ct st. C1airsville on the
hrst Mondays0f March. June, September and
Decem mber-and as n Board of EQUALIZATION
the third Wednesday Of May. In each yea.
The Probate Court meets on the INST Tues
days Of January. March, May, July, Semptem-
ber and November. as a criminal court, and Is
always open ION business hours for the trans
action Of other business.
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@lis:sllaneaus.
WHEN DO MEN DIE.

~ aa
Medical experience proves that, in
chronic diseases, the greater number OF
deaths occur before dawn. This is en-
inentfy true of brain disease, and of all
those related cases where death results
from an exhaustion Of power, over
work, excessive excitement or nervous
prostration. 1t is st the hour of
o'clock in the morning that the life
force is at its lowest ebb, and succumbs
most readily to the assault of epilepsy,
or the fatal lethargy that comes in those
yividly beautiful picture-dreams, for
which medical science has, as yet,
found no name, and of which it
has taken no sufficient cognizance.
Nine tenths of those who die in this
hour expire in their sleep. In many
such cases, if friend were at hand to
awaken the sleeper when the attack
comes on, or If he were awakened by
some accidental noise, he might by the
use of a few SIMPLE precautions, prOlong
his life for many years; for the shock
that proves fatal to the man wrapped
in deep sleep, when the system is pas
sive and relaxed, would be victoriously
repelled were it armed with all its
waking energies. Men who do brain
work, and who are on the shady side
of forty, should be on their guard
against this insiduous enemy. They
should beware of o'clock, A. NJ, for il
is a perilous hour. Do you find your
self unable to sleep when you retire for
the night, exhausted with your days
work? Do you in vain turn from one
side to the other? Does your brain per-
sist in working when you fain would
have it rest?-Do old saws and scraps
of rhyme repeat themselves in your
memory with wearisome iteration, de-
flying your utmost efforts to silence
them? Then ]. say to you, beware!
You viii be sure to sleep at last. 1t is
only question of time, for, soon or
late, nature will assert her rights
MedicdL Journal. ...snJ
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"A New sn,an,PoxlF Theory.

A German physician has lately start
ed the theory that the fearful disease
known as smallpox originates from an
access of ofalbuminOus matter in the blood,
and that this is to be, preyentured by
the administration OF common salt.
The habits OF children in indulging
over-freely in lsweetMeats he considers
one great cause of this undue deibp-
ment of albamen, and coffee and tea, If
highly sugared, tend also to excite it M
adults. An iorgaEiic acid, such as leml
on Juice, he considers tie BEST means
of heeiBg the bleod when cl6gged up
with too much albamen, and he Alleges
that by taking these simple remedies
in the way 0fpreeaatioH, he has, for up
ward oftwelve years past, freqaented
or taken up his abode in the most pesti-
lentiaf smallpox hospitals of Europe,
and South America with entire iEnpu-
uity!o The means0f prevention appear
certainly simple; but they may be
worthy ofinvestigation by soTae Of our
Medical Boards, az, If they dono good,
they certainly can not be productive Of
harm. hroiE biHoU = 1ai3 .ss -bIsl
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25

The English being authorities have
decided that all bets on the Tichborne
case are off, on the grounds of No ver-
dict no bet," the claimant fTiGhborne1
having been non-suited. .sasI s-'r,
A doctor was called in to see pa.
tient whose native land was Ireland,
and whose native drink was whisky.
Water Was prescribed as the only cure.
Pat said it was out of the question, he
could never drink it. Mix was then
proposed, and Patagreed to get well on
milk. The doctor was soon summoned
again. Near the bed on which the sick
man lay was a table, and ON the table a
large bowl, and in the bowl was milk,
but favored stroL Lgly with whisky.
"What have you here?" said the
DOCTOR. 5ilei..s, =. ...i5...if ...t
"Milk, doctor, just what you or.
dered." "fs '-si7i'.| Es'I
"But there Is whisky in it; 1 smell
it.p rtsa'.-- sf'a .li1.a''s Z aiii'ies.) s7s..l
"Well, DOCTOR" sighed the patient,
''there may be whisky in it, but milk's
my object" .t.....3....;, =. ',4
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If matters go on in this way we must
set up special natural history depart
ment. Report from Atlanta, Gd., gives
a living rooster without any head-just
the character, some will say, to edit an
unreconstructed Southern newspaper.
Then a man in Windsor, Canada, a few
days since, was cutting down a tree,
when out from the bowels Of the said
tree walked bear who had been DOM
iciled all winter therein. The bear OBJ
jected to the dispossession; there was a
gallant fight, and Bruin, weighing four
hundred pounds, was not the victor.
Talking of pounds, we hear of q Platts-
burg man who on the 14th ult. killed
in the Adirondacks a catamount meas
luring eight feet from his nose to BIS
tail, and weighing over one hundred
pounds This ferocious beast, no doubt,
was expecting to dine next summer
upon the Rev Mr.. Murray; or, if he
had perished in the attempt, what a
beautiful account the Rev. Mr.. Muir
ray would have given of him 'Tis
rather disappointment, but perhaps the
catamount has adescendant or two for
the rifle of the Boston clergyman.
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Notice.

MARGARETTA BELL, OF Beaver Falls, in
Isl the County OF Beaver Pennsylvania, is
notified that. Deacon W. Bell, did on April IL,
1872, filed his petition against her in the office
Of the Clerk OF Courts Of Belmont County, O.,
asking that he may be divorced from the said
Margaret Bell on account OF her wilful sabsence
for three years from him. Said petition will
be for hearing at the next term OF the Court OF
Common Pleas of said County.
Dispositions will be taken on the part OF said
plaintiff to be used in evidence on .he trial OF
said cause at the residence of Rev. James T.
Frederick in Bergettstown, Washington Coun-
ty. Pennsylvania, on Thursday, May %, 1872
between the hours of 8 o'clock A. N. and Il
o'clock p. M, and at tie Mayors Uffice in East
Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio. on Rat
urday, May 25 lS72 between the hours OF
o'clock A, N, and o'clock p, NJ, OF said day.
splS6w DEACON W. BELL,
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- A Amild-mannered Missourian writer
says of the opponents, of the passive
policy: Hat ha! Their ears would do
for steeples tonigger meeting houses.
AL this hust-head oratory, this gushing
on the defunct whimsies of twenty
years ago, is simply windmill eharg-
ingrif persisted In, only the rattle Of
the clods on their own, our own politf-
cal coffins-=only the slashes Of the crazy
spades that will dig themselves a Sc
pulchre, from whose bottomless depths
no legion of Gabriels, though with q
heaven-craeking blast, shall ever resur-
rect them. - & rs}euf al ti,df ~. 1-t
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The Wisconsin Legislature has passed
law providing that it shall be ''un-
lawful within this State for any per-
son to become intoxicated" The pun
ishment for the offense is imprisonment
from one to two months, with a futher
Imprisonment at the discretion of the
Court, until the costs of conviction are
betrayed. The law further provides
that II any person be found drunk he
may be taken in charge by any one
who chooses to take the, responsibility,
and kept until he is sober, For this
service the one taking such charge is to
be paid the expense Of his trouble, with
an additional fee of two dollars for each
day that the outcast is harbored. .,..l 4
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The Chinese carte de eisite Is a p cuff
osity. 1iItconsists ofa huge sheet Of
bright scarlet paper, with the owners
name inscribed IN large letters the
biggerthe more exquisite For extra
grand occasions this card IS folded ten
times, the name is written in the right
hand lower corner with a hurniliating
prefix like e'yoar very stupid brother
your unworthy friend who bows his
bead and pays his respects, 10 &C., De-,
the words fs'sy0ur stipidn taking the
place of our "yours respe pectfulIy. pr It is
etiquette to return these cards to the
visitors, it being presumable that their
expense is too great for general distri--
bution.a p u Hoz Hal I .en,isiIib Z
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STOP, READ THIS

r HEREBY c~rtify that about four years since
i was attacked with . very severe Catarrh in
my nose, head and 1s,oaf. and also very tor
menting rheumatism, tried various remedies
and consulted with my regular physician. us-
ing his prescriptions, but derived no benent
frcin any them. The CataYrh became SO bad
thatI could not breathe through my nose at all,
and the Rheumatism so painful and distressing
that could scarcely walk, Al this time my
disease was pronounced f1pcsrTGbte. About this
tirne DIR. Boyd old ne he believed he could
cure me. tried his Com mmon Sense Treatment
and soon the disev.se began to give way, and
got better rapidly and am now free from serions
trouble to that extent that Iresort to the use Of
no medicine at all, and can with great con-
idence recommend DIR. Boyd's treatment to all
OutosTh and Rheumatic sufferers.
JANE SCOTT,
per ". R. KIRKwoOD.
Thereby certify that Mrs. Scott is q member
of good,-yes OF high standing in the Presby-
terian Church of Smithdeld; and that all her
statements are to be surpllcltly relied on.
further say that have been from the outset
cognizant of the facts IN this case, signed the
above certificate for Mrs, 81 BY her direction.
10 w. B. KIRKD GOD,
Pastor Presbyterian Church, smithfsld, o.,
July 81, 1871. ga. -ss.E
send stamp for circular to TSS
DIR. GEORGE Fl. BOYD. Surgeon Dentist,
81. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio.
sep267l ssr.zst II
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~. s. PATENr nFFICE.

WAsHINGToE, D, c.. April II, 1872,
On the petition of William n Orr Of Martins
Ferry. Ohio. praying for the extension OF q
patent granted to him on the 18th day of July,
1855 and reissued on the LIST day OF November,
1859. for an improvement in Machine es for Clean
ing Grain. II is ordered that the testimony In
the case be closed on the l1th day of June n ext;
that the time for fliT arguments and the Ex-
aminer's report be limited to the s2lst day OF
June next. and that said petition be he ard on
the 28th day OF June next
Any person may oppose this extension,
M, d, LEGGETT, Commissioner,
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p Oh it was terrible runawayl You
see, an umbrella was carrying man
and it frightened the buggy and. ii
started TO run off with the horses and
they ran over on the lsmp-pest and
knocked the sidewalk down and upset
a little baby who9 was carrying his
mother in her arms and struck some
apples and knocked all the applewo-
men out Of the peanut stand and then
they went down lightning like q streak
of the street and knocked q couple OF
milk and four cans ofmen out Ofa milk
wagon and knocked three lspokes out
of one of the horsess right legs, and
took the hide off the wheel and I fell
out and run q mud puddle into my
head clear up to- my shoulders and the
mud got, full of mouth and ears and
eyes and III never get oyer it and it's
-AWkUG... u --rIr....- go. IL.
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Belmont Lodge, No. Is. F. Il A. NJ. meets ev-
ery "Wednesday night on or preceding the full
NOON C. W. CARROLL. w. n.
ALEXIS CotE. Sec'y.
ST. rIairsyille Chapter. No. II Royal Arch
l1asons. meets every Friday night on or after
the fuli moon. JAS MELLUR, b. P.
GEGRGE MITCHELL Sec'y.
- Belmont Council. No. 81 Royal Select and
Ruper Excellent Masters, meets on the Second
Tuesday night OF every month.
Ell - w. s. KENN0N, T. ]. G. M.
]. r RYAN Rec.
Hope Commanding No 26 OF knights Temp
lar, meets on the second Monday night of every
month. ROSS J. ALEXANDER, EN- Com
JAS. B. RYAN. Rec. marl472ly
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a CARD,

MIR. ]. T. sToNEBRAKER, is ready at his
wi saloon under the st. Clair House, TO attend
to all work in the way of ofShaying, Hair Dress
ng, Maxim ltult. switches. dwies, Give
m all. FebsTH
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exchange says: @General Sher.
man rises superior to ali the blandishe
ments of royalty. The Khedive placed
E, 2 palace at his disposal @ but the hero Of
the great march Pre- Prsffesds FIss the simple
auberge at Cairo. No stuff and nom
sense about Old Tecumseh. Z Swing him
q hammock In the open air, with good
gingham awning to keep off the dews
Of heaven, and the stars and stripes for
a bed-quilt, and for sound refreshing
slumber he will out-snooze any pamp-
cred minion of royalty that ever: lcrld-
died IN swafis' down, or laid himself
down to rest behind silk embroidered
Curtains piH Aab Efsn zoo ,i3Y9N'
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l. An English clergyman, High Church.
man, was preparing number of young
women last month for lconfirmation.--
Among them is enc who tells this story:
"You all doubtless know, my good
girls" said he, addressing them with
affectionate .earnestness, IsWhat next
Wednesday iss'' t'0h, yes, sir,n they
all exclaimed, sit is Valentines Day.b
They were right enought, but it was
Ash "Wednesday. hl, 1i ui pf 1isit
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Impressions of a Drowning kar

AAAAREC8caOA1Se VI - t4-1SEOWAAAAttS shdAMs
,, The editor Of the Marietta Register
says that when q boy he was drowned,
so far as to lose all CONSCIOUSNESS; but
CONSCIOUSNESS continued what seemed
to be along time after respiration must
have stopped The mind acted with
lightning rapidity,t and the things
thought of in their rinultitudin0us num-
befs and extreme vividness would ap-
pear absolutely Incredible to one who
hasnOs triedit. The only disagreeable-
ness was in the first strsngling. After
that all was pieasanlness, perfect phys
ical and mental happiness, everything
gliding dreamiiy along till-the next
he knew he was abrought to-" and
then it came bitterly-"Why didn't
they let me alone? WAS happy, and
now they've brought me into misery!"
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:. "sThe Me,rs says they cleaned house
at the domieile, Of the editor OF the
Litchfeld .EaQsarer last week. The
editor was called home and entrusted
with the artistieioperation of painting
the kitchen chairs. He finished one OF
them and sat down on It to paint the
others. They had to build a fire under
the chair to lthaw him uoff. 1t ruined
the chair, but he hasliad a bay window
set in J, his pants, and they are now
about as good as news l9ailae hnf F,ii
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M1sCELLA ,EOUS
Kirkwood Estate.

THE undersigned Administrator OF the
/ KIrkWood estate has recently added 70 The
West end OF the Town OF Kirkwood 81 lots
which with those formerly laid ont makes 10
which he offers at very reasonable rates.
Also. about A acres OF land lying on the
South side of the section, with about 80 acres ol
coal. 49, 10, Al,
coal facing Bridgeport.
Aiso. out Lots No. q, q, q, adjoining West
Wheeling all of which offer at private sale
Fnoufre of Joseph n. West, Druggist, Bridge
mort or the undersigned at ST. Clairsville. Ohio.
HENRY WEST, Administrators.
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CAPTURED. A lot of the finest and hes
" Brands OF T0baccoes the market can prot
cure. for sale .; (ocl26n) ,osPORNB.
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h The ladies of Alaska are said to wear
a body dress Of equal proportion of fiIrs
and dirt, arranged to suit the taste d0f
the wearers. The married ladies all
wear silver rings in their noses and
needles through their lowerlips, while
elderly ladies add to their irresistible
charms q ''stopper, Nwhatever thatmay
be, in the upper lip. o iebia8t y,
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Anew Yorkiwedding cake weighed
forty pounds. n II was in the form OF q
three-storyl house, with a sugar bride
and groom coming out of the front door.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-25

The story that "the Queen of NADIA
gsscar takes Harper's Bazar," origina-
ted in the fact that one of her loving
subjects sent her q leg and wing 0froast
missionary, inclosed In an old copy Of
the, periodical mentioned, which was
found in the lining of the missionary's 3
hat-Dox. 4 a ia aviI1nn.l l--Lu..L n-.-.ln
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ment!
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given. that in the Probate
~ Court OF Belmont County, OHIO, the under
signed was appointed and qualified as Admin
istrator of the estate Of Robert \. Gray,
decd late of said County.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
ouested to make Immediate payment, and
those having claims against said estate are re-
ouest. to prssent them within one year from
f6is date JOHN HENDERSON.
maT43w Admir- of Robt.+ n. Gray, dc'd :
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= a runaway couple of San francisco
chartered alsteam tug and q clergyman,
determining to be married out on the
Pacific. Il The weather was rough, and
the ceremony, was continually inter
rupted by one or the other Of the party
making rrecipitate retreat to the yes-
sells side.o Before the happy pair were
made one the bride had tainted, and
the ceremony was concluded by all par
ties, from very weakness, going through
the service on their knees. Il,9iIj- 1eaI
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A Saugerties IN. " lass answered
an advertisement for a wife, and, after
alovely correspondence ofa few months,
invited the candidate for matrimonial
honors to come and see her. He ac-
cepted the invitation, but imbibed too
freely on the way. On reaching Saug-
critics, he had to go several miles from
the depot, and stopped at nearly every
house to inquire II Miss lived
there. To show that his intentions
were strictly honorable, he would read
her last letter and pass on to the next
house. He arrived at her house Just
before midnight, and soon after the old
mans boot travelled around the base
ment of the tight young mans panta-
looms. The correspondence has ceased.