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Duty OF Assessors.

The law requires all statements of
PERSONAL property to be made under
oath or affirmation, and like any other
oath or Animation, made in pursuance
of law. The statement must be true,
according to the best knowledge and
belief of the affiant, or he is guilty OF
perjury. The oath must be admins
tered to the party by the Assessor. or
some other officer authorized by law to
administer Oaths. The mere signing
by the jurat or certificate by the officer
(as has been the custom of many As
sessors). is not administering the oath.
The oath must be administered pre-
cisely as in other Gases of atiidavits re-
quired by law. The oath rnay be ia
ken either before the Assessor or other
officer authorized by law to administer
oaths, but must be administered by the
Assessor, unless the party presents his
list, duly swcrn 10, before some other
proper officer, and when the party pre-
sents his list in due form, and properly
sworn to the Assessor, the latter must
accept, and return to the County Au-
ditor. But if the Assessor believes he
has committed an error, or made a
false return, he should inform the par
ty of it, and if satisfactory explanation
or correction be not made, he should
make report of the facts in writing to
the County Auditor, that he or the
Board of Equalization may correct the
return.
If the party required to list shall re-
fuse or neglect to list, or refuse or ne
gIeet to swear to the number and val
ue of all the items { Xrapt the seven
first enumerated {, Tx. number OF
which he is require - swear), the As
SCISSOR must return the whole amount,
Refused to list, or Refused to swear
as the case may be. In either case the
Assessor must make the return from
tho best Information he can obtain
(Which in all cases must be enough),
and the Auitor is required by law to
add fifty per cent to the amount re-
turned by the Assessor. None but
sworn statements valid.
The Assessor cannot lawfully accept
any statement not sworn to in any
manner pointed out. 1t is the duty OF
the Assessor, when he collects the
blanks previously left, to demand the
oath of the party to his statement. III
the party refuse or evads the oath,
the Assessor must make the assessment
himself, and rereturn the party rs re-
fusiag to swear, although the party
furnish a full sworn statement.
Parties absent from home, etc: 1fi
the party be absent when the Assessor
shall call for the list, or sick or unable
to make the proper return, the Asses
sor must make up his list and return
the party absent or sick, as the Case
may be. Parties sometimes make upI
their list, depart from home, and leave
them for the Assessor without swearing
to them. Such lists cannot be received
as lawful returns. They may serve as
more or less valuable information to the
Assessor in making up. the return, ac-
cordiDg to the character of the party for
and honor. But the Assessor
is not legally bound to be governed
,and must not hesitute to alter
or modify these as his Information or
Judgment may dictate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29

+ A DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER
In view of the 3Oth day of April being
fixed upon as a day of Fasting and
Prayer by the friends of Temperance
in England, the Womep's National
Christian Temperance Union unite
with them to observe the 30th of April
as day of Humiliation, Fasting and
Prayer, in behalf of Temperance in our
land.
Societies are requested to observe the
day by holding all-day prayer meet
ings and mass meetings, and by doing
such other work as the Spirit may
prompt.
The following themes are suggested,
and an hour designated for each, that
all may unite as one in believing
prayer:
From to 10 A. M.-For the Christian
Women of the land; that they may
know and do their duty in relation to
the liquor traffic.
From 10 to 1l.-For the Pastors of
the Churches; that they-may be cloth
ed with spiritual power, and taught of
God, as to the part they ought to take
in this work.
From II to 12.-For the Children and
Young People of the land; that they
may be kept from the debasing infiu-
ence of of strong drink.
From II to 1.-For Christian and
other Business Men, that they may
dare to stand by the right.
From to 2.-For our Country, and
all in Official Positions.
Form 2 to 3.-For Manufacturers and
Dealers, men and women; that God
may open their eyes and enable them
to see that they are running the souls
and bodies of themselves and others.
From 3 to 4.-For the Young Men
who frequent the dram shops.
From to 5.-For Drunkards and ]
their suffering wives and children.
Mass meeting at "a in the evening.
Miss FRANCIS Z. WILLARD,
Cor. Sec. w, n, @. Z. Union.
ANNIE WIrTENMYER,
T&s Pres't w. N. @. T. Union, !
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Thanks s'frOm the Depths of the
Heart

WELLINGTON LOrain co, o, Aug q, IA.
DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Sir-Your medicines, Col
den Medical Discovery, DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, have proved of the
greatest service to me. Six months
ago no one thought that 1 could posi-
bly, live long. had complication of
disease. s.scrofula, nanifeStiDg itself in
eruptions and great blotchss on my
head that made such sores that could
not have my hair combed without
causing much suffering; also causing
swollen glands, tonsils enlarged, en-
larged or thick neck" and large and
numerous boils. also suffered from a
terrible Chronic Catarrh, and in fact l
was SO diseased that life was burden
to me. had tried doctors with no ben
eft. / finally procured one-half dozen
bottles of your Golden Medical Discov-
cry and one dozen Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy and commenced their use. AT first
/ was badly discouraged, but after ta-
king four bottles of the Discovery be-
gan to improve, and when had taken
the remrining was aceU. In addition
to the use of DISCOVERY / applied,
solution of Iodine to the Goitre or thick
neck, as you advise in pamphlet wrap
ping, and it entirely disappeared. Your
Discovery is certainly the most won
derful blood medicine ever invented.
1 thank God and you, from the depths
of my heart, for the great good it has
done for me. Very gratefully,
Mrs. l.. CHAFFEE.
Most medicines which are advertised
as-blood purifiers and liver medicines
contain either mercury, in some form,
or potassium and iodine variously COM
bined. All of these agents have strong
tendency to break down the blood
corpuscles, and debilitate and other
wise permanently injure the human
system, and should therefore be dis
carded. Or. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, on the other hand, being
composed of the fluid extracts of ma
tive plants, barks and roots, will in no
case produce injury, its effects being
STRENGTHENING and curative only. Sar-
saparilla, which used to enjoy quite a
reputation as blood purifier, is rem
edy of thirty years ago, and may well
give place as it is doing, TO the more
positive and valuable vegetable altera-
tives which later medical investigation
and discovery has brought to light. In
Scrofula or Kings Evil, White Swell
ings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, ,Swelled Neck,
Goitre, Scr0fulOus Inflammations, In
dolent Inflammations, Mercurial affec-
tions, Old Sores, Eruptions of the Skin
and Sore Eyes as in all other blood dis
eases DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery has shown its great remedial
powers, curing the most obstinate and
intractable cases. Sold by all dealers
in medicines.
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From Geghan' 8 Bill.
The CathOlic-DemOcratic AL.
lance.
SAVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SAVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Dayton Journal.
Another plank in the Republican
platform of Ohio is requisite. The con
vention should enphatically declare
against seetsTian appropriation OF the
public school fund in any way, man.
ner, or shape whatever. 1t is time fol
political parties to address themselves
to this important subject in tones thai
can not be misunderstood.
is 1T CREDIBLE?
Columbus Journal
The Catholic Telegraph says that un.
der the Geghsn law, the Catholic priest
who attends our penal and reformatory
institutions sHill give religious services
only to Catholics 'They only will he
present. He will have nothing to do
with Protestant children, as the Pro
testant minister will have nothing TO
do with Catholic children Tor adults
for the principle is the same.) Is there
any one In America, who has had the
benefft.of an education sufficient to en-
able him to read history, that is silly
enough to believe this? The Catholic
Church claims, without qualification or
statement, that its creed is the oDly
infallible rule Of faith and practice. and
it is bound by its creed to be always
proselyting church; will it dare to hold
that every child which has not been
consecrated by holy water and the SIGN
of the cross shall be given over to dam
nation, because its parents did not Law
in the bosom of the Church (? The craft
iness Of the Telegraphs lead it TO talk
nonsense. There is not schoolboy in
Ohio, that has read anything of
the history of the church, who does not
know that lack Of power only will pre-
tect any Protestant inmate of auy of
these institutions from the most strenu.
Gus of the hierarchy to proselyte the
whole body to the Catholic Church
and the Constitution of the State and a
majority of its voters alone can prevent
the priesthood from demanding that
Ohio, as well as Germany, shall support
the priesthood by generous endow.
ment from the public purse, while it
pursues its sectarian work. ANY one
who believes as al good Catholics be-
lieve can do nothing less than demand
Is much as that, III virtue Of his faith
and creed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29

JOHN KELLEY, of New York, who
has Just been elected Saehem of Tam
many by an almost unanimous vote, Is
the Roman Catholic head OF the DEM
ocratic party of that citys And, apro-
pos of this fact, only thirty-two Roman
Catholics have been appointed to city
offices since the first Monday of the
present month, including the Presi-
dent ofYhe City Council, the President
of the. Board, and so on through all the
various municipal organizations and
institutions.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Farmers have generally, during the
past week, adopted a more hopeful
view of the crop prospects. The severe
recent freeze induced the belief that
what life remained in the wheat pre-
viously was frozen out, but close iuves-
tigation reveals the fact that after all
the injury is only apparent. Millers
inform US that only slight advance in
whest expresses the degree of doubt of
fair crop. Extensive fruit growers,
however, say not only the germ of the
fruit is killed but the limbs also, and,
except in rare cases, our supply of fruit
must necessarily be limited.
Mr.. Waddell, the moving spirit of the
narrow gauge railroad, is pushing his
enterprise with commendable energy.
His attaches are out making the prop
er surveys and other arrangements for
a rigorous prosecution of work on this
road. In a brief interview with him
he assured US he meant business and
an early commencement of work if no
insuperable objects were thrown in his
way.
SiIas Sells was severely injured by a
fall of soap-stOne last Friday in his
UIOtlleI COdl Ills
however, not necessarily fatal.
Rev. Kelley OF Wheeling, delivered
a very interesting address to the Odd
Fellows, in the Presbyterian church on
Monday evening.
We welcome home Mrs. Ladd, wife
of Rev. Ladd of Milwaukee, Wis, and
daughter of John c. Taliman, Esq.
The Infirmary Directors have con-
tracted with physician to attend all
charity cases in Pease Township for one
year for $500. The contractor to fur
nish all medicines and appliances.
The proposition to purchase an eligi-
BILE site for a cemetery is again agitated.
A desirable piece of ground is nearly
opposite Cal. Has5an's on the pike-but
beyond the creek, three miles west of
town.
E. B. Thomas General Manager, w.
w. Card General Superintendent, and
Chief Engineer of Tuscarawas Valley
Railroad, have been spending few
days -alOng the proposed line of that
road, from Bridgeport to Still water
creek. OF one thing we think we are
safe in saying, they found the outlet at
this point az quite satisfactory, and the
facilities for II terminus of their road
here as entirely good. We are assured,
moreover, that every facility necessary
will be speedily employed to push this
enterprise to completion. DIR. Streator
and Mr.. Chamberlain, prominent stock
holders in the road, with Mr.. Card and
II corps of engineers will be here this
week to inaugurate active operations
along the line. We wish this and its
spunky little competitor both abund-
ant success.
There were sounds of revelry by
night last Saturday evening in our
town. We rode safely through the
crowd at about midnight, and think
Gen. Putnam's famous canter down the
hill was no where compared with it.
Verify, our place will have an enviable
reputation directly. Lawlessness runs
riot in our streets.
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PAIN IN tn. BACK.

There is no remedy known to the medical
science which has proved Itself more valuable
in case of Kidney Complaints than the VEG
ErINE. 1t acts directly upon the Secl etions,
cleanses and purifies The blood, and restores
the whole system TO healthy action.
The following extraordinary cure of great
sufferers, who had been given up by the best
physicians as hopeless cases, will speak for
themselves, and should challenge the most
profound attention of the medical faculty, as
well as those who ale suffering from Kidney
-
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The Best Medicine.
E,sr MARsHEIELp. Aug. %.

e ,sr MARsHFIELD, Aug. %, 20.
Mr.. H. r. STEVENS: Dear Sir-l am seventy
one years OF age; have suffered many years
with Kidney complaint. weakness III my back
ana stomach was induced by friends 10 try
your NEGETi NE, ard think it the best inedi>
cine for weakeess of the Kidneys l ever used.
have tried many remedies tor this complaint
and never found so much relief as from the
NEGETINE. 1t strengthens and ihvigOTates the
whole system. Many OF my acQuaintances
have taken il, and believe 1t to be good Tor all
the com plants for which il is recommended.
Yours truly. JOS IhH H SHERMAN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29

HERE are couple of extracts, one
from the recent law passed by the Ohio
Legislature, for the promotion of the
cause of Catholicism in the State OF
Ohio, and the other from a letter from
the Pope, TO his adherents which il
would be we'll for sober-minded citi.
zens to ponder over:
! From Geghan's Bill.
'.SECTIoN i. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio,
That as liberty OF conscience is not for
feited by reason of conviction OF
crime, &c!
From the Popes Encyclical.
"We denounce as most pernicous and
insane the opinion that liberty of con-
science and worship is the right of ev-
cry man, and that this right ought to
be proclaimed and asserted by law"
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Pronounced Incurable.

LOSIUN, My %, I.
Mr.. II. X. STEVENS, Esq: Dear Sir-I have
be en- badly afflicted with Kidney Com plaint for
ten years; have suffered great pain in my back,
hips and side, with great difficulty in passing
CrIne, which was offten ard in very small
quantities, frequently accompanied with blood
and exclutiating pain.
have faithfully tried most of the popular
remedies recommended for my complaint; l
have been under treatment of some OF the most
skiliful physicians in Boston, all of whom pro-
nounced my case incurable. This was my con-
dition when | was advised by friend to try
the VEGETINE and could see the good effects
from the r1rSt dose L took and from thai mos
ment kept on improving until was entirely
cured, taxing in all, l should think, lbuuL six
ty bottles.
1t is indeed q valuable medicine and i: |
should be afflicted again i'll the same way, l
would give a dollar dose, il could not get it
without. Respectfully,
J.M. GLE,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29

Gov. ALLEN, within the first year OF
his term, declared that, after careful
examination of the various depart.
ments uf the State government during
Republican rule, there was not a case
of.official misconduct to report. The
Governor could not make that state
Eent with reference to Democratic
officials, in this the second year Of his
form
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KIDNEY COMPLAINT

Probably there is no complaint that affiicts
the human system, which is so little UNDER
stood at the present time as some of the varied
forms of Kidney Complaints.
There is no disease which causes such acute
pain or more alarming in tts results than when
the Kidneys fail TO secrete from the blood The
uric acid, and other poisonous substances,
which the blood accumulates in its circulation
through the system.
II from any eau e the kidneys fail to perform
the functions devolving upon them, the cunnu-
latlons are taken up by the absorbents and the
Whole.Sy stem thrown into a state of disease.
causing great pain and suffering, and very Of
ten immediate death. Hence the importance
of keeping the kidneys and bleod in healthy
condition. through which all impurities of the
mn st
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29

THE Memphis AUala'ache is terribly
afraid that the cloud Bourbon element
in the Democracy will force the reac-
tionary dogmas of 1868 on the coming
National Convention" They may
plot and conspire as they please, but
for the present they must keep their
tongues between their teeth. lest they
should alarm the people and spoil all.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29

THE following business was transact
ed in the Probate Court during the
week ending the 9th inst:
Benz. Mackall appointed Admins
traitor de bonis non of the estate of
Charles II. Fox. Bond $1,000. j. H.
Collins and Conrad Meyer, sureties.
VIM. Workman and Isabella Bow
ers, appointed administrators with the
will annexed of Joseph Huffman,
deceased. Bond $1,000. Samuel Riley
and VIM. Shells, sureties.
Eugene Wright appointed Admir- of
Narcissa Wright, decd. Bono $1,000;
VIM. B. Wright surety.
John f. Young appointed guardian
of minor children of Samuel Is. Love-
joy. Bond $1,000; G. w. Hoge and
NJ. w. Junkins, sureties.
w. S. Kennon Admir- of VIM. r.
Ritts, decd. Bond $4,000; w. C.COch-
ran, j. r. Mitchell, Alexis Cope and
L. Danford, sureties.
NJ. M. Scott appointed Admir- of Jas.
Workman, decd. Bond $4,000. NJ.
Dorsey and Lewis Boyer, sureties.
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w o o L..

Messrs. Gregg Bros, formerly residing near
Belmont, this county, now of lie South Front
Street, Philadelphia, in the Advocate and
Price Current of April 10, report as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, April "a.
The market this week exhibits no new fea-
lures. The demand continues moderate and
fine WoOls particularly are neglected and
weak. Combing and Medium Woods are only
sustained by their scarcity, and as the clip APP
proaches they must decline.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29

THE Republicans of Illinois talk oi
running Gen. John A. Logan for Gov
ernor of that State, next year. lie
would be a hard man to defeat.
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Sherif's Sale.
Belmont Common Pleas-In Partition.

Il Ia
Charles SafeIl,
VS..
John Saffell, ct. al.
DY virtue of an order of sale in the above
u case, issued and to Inc directed, from the
Court OF Common Pleas, of Belmont County,
Ohio, 1 will offer for SALE at the front door OF
the Court House. in said county, on
Monday, May 18th, 1875,
At the hour of One o'clock, p. NJ, on said day,
the following descSisbed premises-to-wit:
Situate in the County of Belmont and State of
Ohio, subject to sale at Marietta, Ohio, and
bounded and described follows: Being the
east half OF the northwest quarter of section
81, township of range and further described,
as follows-beginning at the south boundary
liIe south 4-l0 poles TO the southwest corner
of said half quarter; thence north 81 4-l0 poles
to small run; thence up said run north 36123
east poles; thence north SO east 27.56
po1esto the east boundary line; thence with
said line south 1852 poles to the place OF
beginning. containing Al acres and IS poles,
be same more or less.
Appraised at sll00 20
Terms of Sale-One>thfrd cash on day of sale,
One-thIrd in one year and one-third ia two
years, with interest on deferred payments, to
be secuted by mortgage on premises sold.
GEO. II. UMsTEAD. W. c. COCHRAN,
Attorney. sheriff.
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Sherif's Sale.
;slmont Common Pleas-In Partition.
JOuu Z. JIKlAIHf
VS..
William D. smith, ct. al.

John E. smith,
William d. Smith, ct. al.
DY virtue af an order of sale in the above
ID case issued and to me directed, from the
Ohio, will offer for sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, May 10Th, 1879,
At the hour of Nine o'clock, A. NJ, on said day
the following described prem ises-to-wtt: 1st
Tract:-In district of lands sold at Marietta,
Ohio and bounded aud described as follows
being q part of the southeast quarter of Sec
northwest corner of said quarter: thence
south 1914 poles; thence east SO72 poles; thence
north 29 "A poles; thence west S0.72 poles to the
place of beginning, containing ID acres, more
or less
I'd Tract:-Being the north west half of the
northeast quartz er of section 20, township O.
range 5, excepting 51z acres cut of the north
man.
Sd Tract:-Twenty COY acres off the south
end of. the north east half of the northeast
quarter of section 20, township 6, of range B;
also another lot of land commencing at the
south east corner of the above described lot
and running tn ance east 20 rods; thence north
west 5S rods; thence south Il rods to the place
of beginning containing acres, more or less
in section II, township u, range D.
First Tract-appraised at 975 o.
-econd Tract - 3iG0 90.
Third Tract 100 u.
Terms of Sale-One~third cash on day of sale.
years, with interest on deferred paymen is, To
he secured by mortgage on premises sold.
GEO. Ii. UMSTLAD. W. e. COCHRAN,
Attorney. Sheriff.
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CROOKED BOOTS AMn sHnFs

1 iON'S PATENT METALLIC STIFFFNERS
wearing off unevcnIy on the si.Ies or r7nnio,,,
II IN tne seams; make a boot last half IIuger
Soid ana applied by Boot aud shoe Dealers and
Mahuiacturers everywhere. Agents wanGed>
Sanpie pair, . cents One doyen q. with des-
eriptlVe circulars. Sent by mail on receipt Of
price. Gan be aPplyed by any one at any time
n n nan anu unsecured py N. LYON, 81 State and /
Green streets. Albany, New York
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