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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16
Thoughts for Thinkers.

To feel a conviction of immortality
we must live for it. Let any one firm
ly believe that the soul is permanent,
and live from that belief, and soon ex-
isteucc will seem permanent, too; the
glory that lies behind it, and the con-
demnatiOn of unbelief is lifted off. since
the mind, conscious of its own noted
being, does not wait for immortality,
but sis passed from death unto life"
OUR habitual life is like wall bung
with pictures, which has been shOne on
by the suns of many years; take one OF
the pictures away and it leaves def
mite, blank space, to which orr, eyes
can never turn without sensation OF
discomfort. Nay, the involuntary loss
ofany familiar object almost always
brings chill as from an evil omen; 1t
seems TO be the first finger-shadOw of
advancing death,
LET not your thoughts dwell con-
tinually upon your distresses and af-
fiictions. Suffer not the chambers of
your soul to be hung round with dark
and dismal ideas. Look sometimes on
your brighter scenes; suffer not your
sorrow to bury all your comforts in
darkness apd oblivion. Thankfulness
is one way to joy Watts
MY conception of a perfect man is
of one full of power and life, moral
sentiment and Imagination, but with
all thf Sc subordinate to central sum-
mer of love, and that subordinate to
God: have never seen that man.
Beecher.
IT is great virtue to forgive one in-
jury than to do many courtesles, be-
cause it is harder. Many a man will
do for another that will not suffer for
him.
SCIENIE says prayer is unphilosophi-
cal; sentiment bids us to go to sea and
learn to pray amid helplessness and
fear.-NOah Porter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16
McCOnnelSyille Ordinance aa Ak
ron

: AKRON, OHIO, April 9.-At the last
meeting of the City Council the Nc
Connelsville ordinance WAS passed. As
this city has population of fifteen
thousand, and is believed to be the
largest city in Ohio which has adopted
that ordinance, there is considerable
speculation as to whether or not it can
be enforced.
The next evening after passage of
the ordinance mass meeting was held
and the pen which was used by the
Presid,'t of the Council in signing the
act was put up at auction, and after
spirited bidding was sold to Ferdinand
Schumacher for two hundred and fifty
two dollars.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16

The following advertisement is from
a paper published in the far West: TO
rent--A house OIL Melville avenue,
located Immediately alongside ofa fine
plum garden, from which an abund-
ant supply of the most delicious fruit
may be stolen during the season.---
Rent low. and the greater part taken
in plums.'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

,.eluont Lodge, No. Is. F. & A. NJ meets e., eT
~ Wednesday night on or preceding ihe iul
e! " eone'' JAMES MELLOR, W. Nj.
T III. FERRELL, Secy.
=, c-IoirsvilIe Chapter No. IL Royal Arch
nssons' meets every Friday night on or aftef
the fuli moon. a j. o<A""'
T. II. FERRELL, Secy.
Belmont Council, No. 81 Royal seleSe ssoa,,d g., =
TUESDAY night of ev ~ month u
fl. X BUMGARENR, 7. l. u. NJ.
IF d, BAILY, Rec.
-, co,,r,anderv No. 26 of Knights Temp
to- ,ppeei : on the second Monday night OF evefJ
month. r. u. bAlh6i l. onr,ST9i -,
las. b. RYAN. Rec. mari4'A
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16
Dentistry,

IN wooD havln, located in st. CIairsville.
ID announces to the public that he is nov
prepared 10 perform ali opt raiinns inDenilstly:
a Artlficial teeth inssr ed Oh the oeN Iucait.e i
Is called TO aluminium, the lghtest, stIouges'
and puiest material ever orn In tne nouIh.
snaciaI aIfentiop paid 10 treating fiili1g the
naiuraI teeth All work warranted.
S F. WOOD, Dentist.
ie2et1 ONCE nearly opposite Post once.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16

The wholesale dealers of Davenport,
Iowa, have sent 500 wagon loads of IL
quors to Rock Island, to remain there
until the temperance fright is over.
The women are circulating pledges.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16

To EXTERMINATE RATs.-An Ark
ansas correspondent of the Tribune
says:-Take copperas--the quantity TO
depend upon the number of buildings
or places infested-pulverize it very
fine, and be sure and sprinkle some in
all their holes, in the corn crib, under
all the buildings. in word wherever
they congregate, and in few days all
the rats will be gone. This is very sim
pie and easily tried, and has proved
completely successful several times at
different places. No rat seen three
days after thorough application.
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tinued their visits to some leadin.
liquor houses during the afternoon.
ANTI-LIcENsE MEETING AT CINC1N-
NATI.

CINCI2EATI, April 9.-The anti-liq-
uor licerse meeting at Pixies Opera
House this evening, Hon. Charles w.
Rowlind president. was addressed by
c. w. Rowland, E. n Mansfield and
DR.. Walden. The Opera House was
full of people. The meeting resolved
against license and against Copstitu-
ton that will prevent legislative re-
straint of the liquor traffic and in favor
of strict enforcement of laws to suppress
the LIQUOR traffic.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16

any of you want more you will have to
go elsewh,re.'
And l have drank my last glass of
whisky said man who had long
been given up as utterly beyond the
reach of those who had deep interest
in his welfare, as sunk too low ever to
reform.-Wes.ern Temperance Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16
ENFORCEMENT OF THE PITT5BURG
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.

PrTTsBURG, April 9.-The crusade
was renewed to-day. The Police Com
missioners requested the Mayor to en-
force the ordinance preventing obstruc-
tion of sidewalks, and for protection of
business men in their lawful occupa-
tions. While ladies were conducting
service in the Red Lion hotel they
were informed by the Chief of Police
that the Mayor had issued instructions
to the police to have this ordinance ri
gidly enforced, and that they would
be liable to arrest for obstructing side
walks. This created considerable ex-
element in their ranks, ani they adj
iourned to their rooms and appointed a
committee to call upon United States
District Attorney Reed, who advised
them to hold their meetings inside the
saloons when permission from the pro-
prietor could be obtained, and not to
hold any meetings on sidewalks. This
encouraged the ladies and they con-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16

Philadelphia Item suggests that if
they would give whisky away nobody
would care to drink it. This seems
highly probable, and ought t. be tried.
Doubtless it is the experience of most
o. -s that no man is willing to drink,
eve. by invitation, unless he pays for
ii
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CARD,

,ER. t. STONEBRAKER, is ready at ms
Nl saloon under the st. Clair House. 10 attend
o all work in the way OF Shaving, halr DFSss- DT.-
ing. making CurIs. switches. wigs, Give
him a 80 -
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THE Cincinnati Times. Wednesday

THE Cincinnati Times, Wednesday
says that the effect of Mondays cleo
tions, upon the future OF The crusade
and OF the Temperance cause in this
city has been discussed with consider
able interest in various circles. Much
anxiety is felt to learn to what extent
the new Council will undertake legis-
lation in the interest OF the saloon
keepers, and there are those who do
not hesitate t. affiI i'm that the new
body is SO largely III the interest of anti
tempera nee that there will be Il speedy
repeal OF, all existing sunday laws, up
ON the municipal statnte-books, and
consequently free swing given 10 the
whisky interest in this city. There
are others who think that there Will be
reluctance to go to such an extreme
as that, but that the Police Commis-
siuRers, as reorganized, will direct the
entire power of the force under their
control against the work of the women
in any shape Or form, where AN excuse
for such action can possibly b. found.
The ladies themselves do not show any
signs of discouragement because of this
existing condition OF things, resulting
from the election, and say that.they do
not intend to ciino any hills of diff
Guilty before they get 10 them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16

A ZANEsvILLE LADY ARRESTED FOR
SIDEWALK PRAYING.
ZANEsvILLE, o., April 9.-Quite an
excitement prevailed to-day in conse-
quence OF The arrest OF Mrs. Lucy Snrig-
ley, highly esteemed lady OF this city,
on affidavit sworn out under direction
of the whisky ring of this city charg.
ing the band with unlawfuIly Cbstruc-
ting the sidewalk by kneeling, pray
ing and singing IN the pavement in
front of a saloon kept by one Kate
Riley. The trial is set for tomorrow.
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r. S. & A. ?. LACEY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
PaAenfs and Claims.

Practice IN the Supreme Court and Coorto oi
lr,la. ms and app.ar before all the Departments
IPrompfness and satisfaction given IN all pnsl-
ness entrusted TO q en- Correspondence so
nenartm1uJ. WASHINGTON, D. c. sep26ti
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-16
The Charges Against Gov. Noyes.

1
from a speech on ''OuI Benevolent Instltu-
tions." by General c. B. GrosvenorJ
But / desire to advert briefly to an
other fact. During the recent cam
paign for Governor, villainous charges
of corruption and fraud in the manage
ment of the Probate Judges office in
Hamilton county were made for part
isar political purposes by the leading
Democratic newspapers in this State,
and the were repeated unblushingly
from every stump and in every Demo-
cratic newspaper throughout the land.
| The charges were those of corruption
| in office, and they startled the people
! of the State; and in single township
| in Hooking county forty Republicans
votes against Moves for Governor upon
the sole ground of those charges, end
Noyes was defeated-defeated by an
insignificant majority. His defeat gives
YOU Democrats here to-day the power
to make your majority on this floor
available for the passage OF such DIS
as that under consideration. The ac-
cident of the defeat of Governor Noyes
gives you the power to appoint The
officers of these public institutions.
You owe your success to TINS outrage
Gus charge; and Governor Allen, haU-
ing failed, it is said, to suppress the
publication nf those charges, fastened,
upon his induction into office, to place
the seal of his official condemnation
upon them, and to testify to the world
tnat he did not believe one worn OF all
that had been said against the fair fame
of Edward T. Noyes, by appointing
him a member ofthe Ohio Centennial
Commission, along with such honOred
men as Hayes, Ranney, McCook and
the honcred and distinguished Speak
er of this House; and to make the vim
of Noyes doubly significant, |
Democratic Senate, without dissent
ing voice, confirmed his appointment.
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ansiaess Cards.

j AT@rtIRNEY at LAW,
BE.LAIRE, OHIO.
ofice-Main Street, in BUTE's Building. oppo'
site Narional Hotel IanS74
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ruRsT NATIONAL BANK OFST. CLAlRS-
Il WILLIE. CAPITAL slOO,Oo0. n,.
"a Bank open from A. NJ until or. N. Dtsi ;.,n5
leonnt Ciays tuesdays s. at 10 al n Money received
m isnosit Collections made and yroceeos re-
United promptly. Exchange bought ane o.s1; so.1,
Directors-John LochaTy David bro"h' Joseph
WoodIransee, George Browh; a.,s,.
ID. u. T CoWEN, President
H. wELDAY, Cashier.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22

pbysical science. Instinctively the priestly
mind has opposed this etudv-a warfare
homeless against the God Of truth and adj
yancinp truth. The application OF science
to the Interpretation OF an inspired work
proceeds by threefOld development.
What the Bible asserts is declared 10 pe
true no matter what nature ana science
that when YOU have learned the truth OF
science then you know what the Bible
teaches, At length men no longer reconcile
but separate the two. In the path OF prog
ress apart and aside are found the mystics
those breathing minds, those hearts OF
passion, the choicest repositories OF the
grace of religion seeking more to love each
other rather than to hold each other IN
freedom-Kempis, Bonaventura, Guyot.
The latest step in religious emancipation
Is the application of criticism to the dOcu-
ments OF scripture in the interests OF truth;
criticism not destructive but constructive
Aided by comparative philology IN the
study of religion, what the calculus OF
Leibnitz is in the discoveries of mathe-
NAUTICAL science, we lind that the Old
Testament is part of the select literary
remains of the Hebrews and the New
deposit from the mental fermentation OF
the apostolic ages, containing eternal
truths and provisional errors commixed.
1t only remains to take the final step
by ultimating the right of private judg-
ment and individualizing speculative be-
lief Unless Christianity is a goddess alb
straction it will end with this. Nor will
man be without divine guidance. The
instant and omnipresent revelation OF
God in the order of nature and in the cor
responding Kosmos of the soul shall at last
be SO clear as to leave nothing to be desired.
Science generalized into philosophy and
tonched by the breath of the divine shall
blossom into perfect faith, whose rule
spread over all races shall be the second
coming of Christ to bless the world The
genuine believers in Christ seek not to
CRAFTY their self will, but to glorify the will
of God. They look not for their own whims
and theories, but for the truth. This was
the mind of Christ, whose PRAYER was: Not
my will, bat thine be done. The spirit of
science enriched by the spirit of piety is the
avatar OF the new Messiah.-Neao York
World
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22
MY VIA-A.VIS.

MY vxS-AsvlSs
Brilliant were the lights in the chandeliers,
Cav was the music that rang down the hall
Happy were the fair and their cavaliers,
That night when saw her first at the pail.
Modes,ly crowned with . circlet Of curls
Al. soft as the finest spray Of the sea,
A peerls So gem in the casket o. girls
bright honpaIeii-was my Nls-avls
You've heard of st. Elmo's twin fires, whose light;
Piercing the storm clouds at night Ger the sea,
Brought the II mpest-tos such Joyous dehghis
Wei, 60 with the eyes OF my Visa-vis-
Her glar CO. like the gen'rous light of the sun,
Flung a halo Of joy whereer II went,
While her artless smile brought 10 every one
thrill of delight that eemed heavensent-
By the plant Of the wind thro the forest
In the roar OF the wave Ger the breaker,
By the blast Of the gale and the tempest,
Thought Of men are oft turned TO their Maker.
Here, mid the simmer and sheen of tresses,
And the glitter and CLEAN OF the dances,
N d the laughter, and lar ee and dressee,
And the music Of waltZes and lancers,
Iwendered then, if there was on this sphere
groveling ekeptic above the Sod.
Who could look at her. 60 young and 60 dear,
And then deny the existence Of GOD!
Long dead are the lights in the chandeliers,
flushed is the music that rang down the nail,
Gore far are the fair and their cavasers
That met that holiday at The ball
The mem'ries that linger now as write
The JOY Of dancers-ther innocent glee-
Yes ali that heard or saw on that night,
shall forget-bu, not my Vis-a-vis.
And passing down the corridors OF life,
That fercely ring with the sfrugg ee Of men,
How often wonder mid all this strife,
fl thal ever see her againi
Ard from ife's cold blast and the SUMS hot glare,
constantly pray in my heart that He
Will ever carefully shelter ard spare
Ny transcendent)y-loving visa-vis NJ B.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22
An III umbIe Follower of G. w.

A good little boy out West undertook to
come the G. Washington on his mother in
this way: He cut off the cats head with
the traditional Ratchet, and then hid the de-
funct feline in the meal barrel. When the
old lady went for meal to make the 'hoe
cake" for this frugal morning repast, she dis.
covered the cat and interviewed her little
son. He said: II did it, mother, with nv
little Ratchet, but Ill be swizzled if / can
tell the whole truth about this little affair"
Now, most mothers would have kissed that
brave, truthful lad on his noble brow, and
kept right on. using the meal out of the bar
rel inst the same, but this she didn't. She
said: Come across my lap, my son; come
across my lap" He came, and for q while
there rose e cloud from the seat of his trou.
and the old, woman now sports roscIas sni
i lavish in the use Of Petit's eye-ssive. The
good little boy had peppered the seat of his
pants.- Green Bay Advoeate. =
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22
Presentation Of an Equestrian Portrait to
the President.

We copy the following from the Waeh-
ington National Republican of the eight.
zenith instant:
At two o'clock yesterday Colonel A. r.
johnson and w. K. Spearing. OF New Or.
leans, visited the White House, charged
with the agreeable duty of presenting to
the President very beautiful equestrian
portrait of himself. The painting is more
than sixteen feet in length, and is of ad-
mirable design. The horse is said to be a
perfect. picture of Clncinnatus, the Presi-
dents favorite charger and the portrait of
the President is lifelike. This magnificent
present is, to large extent, the gift of DR..
Rochum Crasto, prominent Italian resi-
dent OF New Orleans, and an enthusiastic
admirer Of General Grant. The committee
were received by the President and Cabi-
net, members OF the Presidents family and
Marshal Packard, who was invited to be
present, in the Green Room. Colonel John
son. IN few appropriate remarks, delivered
the following letter OF presentation to the
President:
NEW ORLEANS, March -, 1874.
To His Fxcellency President Grant:
The undersigned committee, duIy author-
lied, in the name and on behalf OF DIR. Ro-
chum CrastO, citizen of Louisiana. re-.
spectfully tender for your acceptance an
equestrian portrait, which we trust NAV
couMcuu itecu 10 your favorable consider
alton, not on account of the value of the
gift, which we are sensible is small. but az
faint expression Of the appreciation of the
great services rendered to the country. in
the field and in the cabinet, by the distin-
guished chieftain who now presides over the
destinies Of the nation.
We hope any deficiencies which the pie
ture may possess will be atoned tor, in your
estimation, by the sincerity of the motives
which actuated the DOCTOR and yours, re-
spectfuliy. fSigned by the members OF the
committee.
Senator West, in his usual happy style,
then addressed the President, giving ex-
preston to the sentiments of esteem and
respect which actuated the donors in max
ing this beautiful present.
After Senator Vests speech the President
invited the company to partake OF a lunch.
which was prepared in the family dining
room. While partaking of this informal
repast the beauty of the portrait in question
was the chief subject of conversation. and
Mrs Grant remarked to Marshal Packard
it was the best portrait of the President she
had ever seen.
Mr.. PiersOn, the Italian artist. was
eighteen months engaged in perfecting this
beautiful work of art, and on it's compile
ton, few weeks ago, returned to Italy.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22
A sanctimonfous Poker Player,

About two years ago o Missouri river
Steamboat left Fort Benton with party OF
tough and wellto- miners on board
There were also among the passengers three
or four 'brace men," and before arriving
at Sioux City they had, generally, cleaned
out the pockets Of the miners. The boat
stopped at Sioux City to wood up, and
found, among others waiting to get on
board, a ministerial looking parsonage, with
the longest and most solemn countenance
on him you can well imagine. He was
dressed in a suit of black, wore a white
stove pipe hat and choker collar, orna-
mented with black neckhandkerchief.
Well, he got On board, and the boat
started down the stream. For two days he
was unnoticed by the other passengers, but
he Of the sports at last thought he saw a
and melancholy individual. The latter
would once or twice day step up to the
bar, and, with a voice that was as mild and
gentle as a maiden's, ask for "A glass of
soda, if You please" and then he would pull
a roll of bills from his pocket. and take a
quarter from their interior layers. Then he
would say to the barkeeper, as if under
thousand obligations, Thank you, SIR"
and walk ait again as if about to commit
suicide
This thing had gone far enough, and the
gambler l have spoken Of at last approached
him.
Would you like a game of seven-up,
sir9n
"Seven-upl What is seven-up9 Please
tell me. my good 1riendW
why, game Of cards, you know. Just
to pass away the time. Let us play
game
MY good friend 1 do not know ANYTHING
concerning cards; can not play them
We'll, come along, wen show you how
to do it." And the mild gentleman in black,
after some further protests, at length con-
sented.
They showed him how twas done, and
they played several games. The gentleman
in black was delighted. Gambler wants to
know If he will play poker, five cents ante,
just for the fun Of the thing. Gentleman
in black says be can't play the game, but
they explain again. and the poker COM
mences The gentleman in black loses
every time. There are six men in the game.
Each one deals before the, gentleman in
black, and ante has been raised to dollar.
Gent in black deals awkwardly and looks
at his hand. Next man to dealer bets s.,
it goes round, and bets are raised>tO 500.
Gent in black sees it, and makes it 500
better. Gamblers looked surprised, but
$500-$l000. All draw out except Pixies
Peak miner, who sees and calls him:
What have you!'
WAL" answers the gent in black, II
have-let ne see, let me see-waal, have
four ones
The gamblers, who have suspicioned
some time before, now look wild, and the
light begins to dawn in the miners mind
He leaned across the table and said in the
most sarcastic tones he could command:
"Oh, you have, have you! You id sane
imonious shutfler."'
The gent got up from the table and
handed one Of the gamblers his card 1t
read Bill Walker, New Orleansr-one OF
the most successful shsrpers in the coun-
try.-St. Louis Journal. .. lr-r.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22

There is good deal of humor among tho
gold miners Of British Columbia Don't
Prevarlcate, Dir" Numbered q British
columbian Judge to . witness from the
mlne:-doRt prevaricate, STRIP Cant
neip y, Judge" enewered the miner ever
since got kick from . mule that knock
en- ny teeth cut, prsvaricate good DEAL