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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-16

A MATTER OF cOurSe-A TIver-bed.
A PHIB is lie painted in water-colors.
Josh Billings.
MILK is our first drink, but we come
to the bier at last.
PIRATES generally charge all a ship is
worth for boarding it.
SEE advertisement in another column
OF this paper headed "Agentsl Good
News
How TO make the largest census report
with the smallest number of people is
the study of the age.
4 ROCHESTER, paper suggests to Mr..
Frost, who is languishing in the jail of
that city, that he had better thaw out.
|PA, what can do, unless you get
me riding habit, up here in the coun-
try?" "Get in the habit of walking,
my dear"
"DID my mustache trouble you ~
said Blobbs to his sweetheart. emo, |
only felt little down in the mouth,
was the answer.
1T must make woman feel mean to
take poison, write two or three farewell
letters, upbraid her husband, and then
be saved by stomach pump.
''HAvE you a suit Of clothes here to
fit large body of water?" emo; but
we can sell you needle and thread to
sew apotato patch on the pants of a tired
dog"
Mrs. Cook, of Green Bay, went with
out food for four days rather than build
a fire as her husband commanded her
to, but hunger finally set Mrs. Cook to
cooking.
AN Irishman, giving his testimony in
one of our courts few days since, in a
riot case, said: "Be jabers, the first
man saw coming at me when / got up
was two brickbats. y
THE Arabs are won't to say: eff your
neighbor has been to Mecca" which is
proof of great sanctitT, clock your
stable. If he has been twice" which
renders him perfect, 'ssell out and move
away"
DIR. JOHNSON once dined with a Scot
fish lady who had hodgepodge for din
ner. After the Doctor had tasted it she
asked him If it was good. sit is good
for hogs, MA am" said the Doctor.
"Then pray" said the lady, "let me
help you to some more.
Miss JENNA GRAVES, a granddaughter
of Ethan Allen, resides near Springfield,
Mass. She is 101 years OF age, and re-
members Ethan distinctly. She never
handed George Washington glass of
water, but she might easily enough have
done SO had George happened around in
search of something to drink Inter-
Ocean.
Come up Abbott street yesterday, a
man saw boy about IL years Of age,
seated on the sidewalk, bareheaded, in
the full blaze of the scorching sun.
" Bub, you ought not to sit there y said
the man. why 81 :" Because you'll
get all tanned up" Makes no differ
ence to me whether I sit in the sun OF
shade, sadly answered the boy; "mother
tans me up three or four times day
anyhow.-Detr0it Free Press.
YESTERDAY morning man having an
Office on Jefferson avenue wanted to get
trusted for a paper, but the boy drew
back and replied: 81 can't do it, I'm
running on limited capital, heavily Sc
cured by collaterals, and every cent has
got to count. ''Well, I can't buy,
then" said the man. st don't want to
be mean, )" continued the boy, after some
time spent in bordering, ssand if you've
got any good paper I'll discount it. !"
But they didn't trade. Detroit Free
Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-16
American Tea.

Georgia is going to try her hand once
more at tea growing. Those who have
investigated the subject assure us that
the obstacle to the culture of tea
successfully in the Southern States is
the want of experience, but chiefly of
cheap labor. The tea tree of China has
been grown by several persons in
Georgia, from the Piedmont region to
the sea-coast. This shrub is hardy
and vigorous evergreen, and thrives as
well with us as it does In China and
Japan. It grows from three to five feet
high, neat, compact, laurel-leayed
shrub, with pretty white flowers In
spring, and is quite ornamental. 1t Is
perfectly hardy and will stand any ex-
posure to the climate, and has been test
ed in Athens and many other localities
in Georgia. We are told it would be an
easy matter for any family that has
home and few feet of ground to pro-
duce their own tea, and little to sell.
It's general introduction for home use
would most likely lead to its production
for the people to learn before they are
able to manufacture the article as we get
it from China but it is said to be very
good tea, and free from adulteration can
be made by simply picking and drying
the leaves in the same manner that sage
leaves are cured.-NeaO York Bulletin.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-16

IT was quite in the eternal fitness of
things that Mrs. Betsy Straw, of Warner,
N. H.. should die of hay fever. The
poor old lady was accused of being 1O1
years old, and had no means of proving
that she wasn't.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-16
Wit and HumOr.

A MATTER of course-A river-bed.
A PHIB is lie painted in water-colors.
Josh BiLLSp0S.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-16

OOOu. 4u0u you SHd1l uedf my
dream"
He lit pipe, lay back in his chair,
and began in low, strained voice, like
one who listens to words which have
travelled from a distance and repeats
them as they come.
CT need go no further into the past
than to tell you that five years ago my
father was living and was his third son.
At that time fell in love-. I will trouble
you with no rhapsodies. It was my first
and only love. It was returned fully
and freely but / was too poor. Her
father would not hear of it, and in less
than year my-she was compelled
compelled by all and every means that a
tyrannical father and plant mother could
devise, to marry a rich Jamaica mer-
times her age Since then have neither
seen her nor heard of her. Within
twelvemonth of her marriage my two
elder brothers were drowned while
yachting in the Mediterranean, and be-
came heir. Ny father never recovered
the shock of their death, and in few
months more he followed them to the
grave. The very day my poor father
was buried l left England, and from that
hour till now I have spent but three DAYS
in this country. I arrived here three
days ago. I was worn out with travel,
and retired early. / had not been more
than an hour asleep when awoke bathed
from head to foot in cold perspiration.
/ was trembling i'll every limb. I had
dreamed that was standing on the deck
of an Atlantic steamer. and there came
toward me figure draped in black. /
shrank back in inexpicable dread. I
strove to fly, but my feet were like lead.
1 grasped the bulwark for support The
figure approached nearer. 1t was that
of woman In widows weeds. The veil
was down, but seemed to feel the face.
Slowly, and when the figure was no
farther from me than this table upon
which my hand rests, the veil was raised,
and I saw her face. With shrek I
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-12

w. II. Aiken, Attorney at-law and Com
mander ofthe Grand Army of the Republic in
California and Nevada, will give prompt at
tention to the collection of Additional Travel
Pay, now due California and Nevada Vulnn-
teers discharged more than three hundred miles
from home. Soldiers can depend on fair deal
ing. Information ven fr, e Of charge. When
writing enclose stamp for reply and state CON-
pany and regiment and whether you have a
discharge Congress has extended the time for
filing claims for n q tional Bon.ty under Act
of July d. 1866. January 1875. all such
claims must be made before that time Ofigi-
nal Bounty of 0e has been allowed al yolun-
teers who enlisted before luly %. lS6l for three
years. if not paid the same when discharged
Land warrants can be obtained for services
rendered before 1875. but not for services in
the late war Pensions for late war and war of
1912 obtained nd increased when allowed for
less than disability warrants, but no pensions
are allowed TO Mexican and Florida war sol
diers. state of Texas has granted Pensions
to surviving veterans Of Texas Revolution
New Orlean9 and Mobile Prize Money is now
due and b ing pIi4. w, Fl. Aiken also attends
to General Law and Collection Business 6m
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15

The New York World says that Demo-
crat hates fraud, peculation and corruption as
the devil hates holy water. The hate, then,
of his Satanic Majesty for holy water cannot
be very deep. If his aversion to that fluid is
no greater than that shown by many Demo-
Gratis in Office to corrupt practices, he can bear
to be sprinkled with it every day. Let us see:
Two Democratic Councilmen of Baltimore
expelled for accepting bribes of $50 and 800.
And their plea was that, although guilty, they
were but pursuing the common practice of
Councilmen in that Democratic city.
Eight Democratic officials in Cincinnati in
dicted for fraud and corrupt management Of
the City Water Works, and the Mayor i'm
plicated in borrowing the city funds to pay
the expenses of his election,
Three or more Democratic members of the
Ohio Legislature exposed in selling their votes
upon certain pending bills for one hundred
dollars apiecel
The Democratic State Treasurer of Georgia
defaulter in a sum nearly approaching a
million!
Eight Democratic county treasurers in Ohio
proved to be defaulters in large amounts =
And Tweed in Jail, unable to find bail in suits
against him for stealing six millions from the
city of New York, with the World defending
him while the stealing process was going on! /!
Democratic Canal Superintendent McRae
indicted in New York for corruption in office!
The whole canal system of New YORK un-
der Democratic control, denounced by Gov.
Tilden as rotten to the core, tainted all over
with fraud, and the center of a complete sys-
TEN of stealing hundreds of thousands from
the State annually!
A fraudulent claim of $4,000 in which a
Democratic member of the New York House
of Representatives was interested, was point
ed out by Gov. Tilden in his message upon
canal frauds, and an item in the appropriation
bill to pay this fraudulent claim was signed
and approved by Governor Tilden who at first
denounced It,
Truly, the hatred of this party to fraud,
peculation and corruption rises into that re-
gion of the sublime which shades off into the
ridiculous. Com.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15
How Is 1t?

How do inflationists VINO are clam
orlng for an increase of paper currency,
account for the fact that banks and
capitalists are burdened with surplus
of cash on hand, and are loaning free
ly at rates ranging from two-and-a-half
to five per cent. per annum? If busi-
ness has become dull and depression
general for the want of an increas of
money, will Mr.. Infationist explain
why those who need more money do
not go into the market and supply
their necessities, while it can be done
at lower rates than ever before in the
history of the country? In other words,
cannot every business man in the coun-
try obtain just as much capital as his
business requires, provided he has the
necessary securities to offer? And if he
has not this indispensable requisite,
how else does he expect to obtain the
use of other peoples money, even if
the Government added one hundred
per cent. to its circulation of green
backs
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15

THE protection policy, which for so
many years had but few advocates out
side of Pennsylvania, is rapidly becom-
ing the policy of many leading States,
especially in the South and West.
The whole nation will, before long,
see clearly enough the necessity for
developing and fostering manufac-
turing industries of all kinds. Speak
ing on this point, the Philadelphia
North American says:
"rhe great manufacturing growth at
the South and in the West of recent
years is familiarly known. Now the
Pacific responds, ard is rapidly crea-
ting a sentiment that will have weight
in national action hereafter. San Fran
cisco, despite her mining, agriculture
and grazing that employ a majority of
all available labor, has learned the ne
cessity of fostering manufactures and
has so much at stake now, and is so
good ally OF the East henceforth.
The total manufactures there have
been increased from S52, ,602, ATS in val
ue, excluding gold and silver refined,
in 1870, to $67 ,333 $50 annually, with an
invested capital of more than $50, ,000,-
000. The manufacture of mining and
agricultural machinery has been very
great, and new industries are projected
owing to the value of these.
"These are gratifying results in them
selves, but are more gratifying as agen-
cies for future and greater results of
the same nature. Each advertises
more definitely and generally the pos.
sibilities that exist for rendering eve
ry section powerful in q particular en-
terprise, and employing that to locate
and improve other enterprises-the
English colonists in Virginia, agricul-
tural as they are; the Mennonites in
the West, pastoral as they have always
been, and even the sugar planters and
dealers in Louisiana, showing the
steady spread of conviction that man.
ufactures are needed by them and by
the industries of the country on which
their profits depend. Oregon, Neva-
da and Texas are to some degree in the
same category; and everywhere, as to
no former time, new States and old !,
those that have manufactured and
those that have not, are falling into
line and reaching a position where
their subscription to the support of do
mestic fabrication can be credited. All
of this is highly encouraging. 1t
shows that the most powerful argu-
ment in behalf of national industry is
quietly gaining power, and that of a ma
ture that can neither be talked or writ
ten down. knowledge alone is neces-
sary to secure the end, and the knowl-
edge is being won in realized profits.
Pennsylvania is gaining friends where
they never before existed, and allies
who can be depended upon henceforth
in every struggle"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15

was engaged to young farmer, and
had nothing happened would have
been married on last Friday evening.
The time for the marriage arrived, SO
did the bridegroom and invited guests,
but, strange, no bride appeared. Her
parents, supposing she was in her room,
went to the door to warn her that the
time for the performance OF the cere-
mony had arrived, when they found
the room empty. 1t was early evening
and not yet dusk, so they walked to
the window to endeavor to discover
the truant. The horror may be i'm
agined when they saw, rapidly disap-
pearing through the timber on the
creek bank, man carrying in his arms
the form of Il young girl, which, from
the dress, they Immediately recognized
as that Of their daughter. In an instant
the alarm was given, and the whole
party, well armed, started in pursuit.
Within few minutes they were with
in gunshot of the fugitive, but were
unable to use their weapons in conse-
quence of his shielding his body with
the loved form of the bride elect. The
young lover was almost frantic, and in
his frenzy appeared to have gained the
fleetness of the antelope, overtaking
the almost breathless abductOr, ne
seized him, and after briet struggle
wrested the girl from him, at the same
time discovering that the abductor was
a Cheyenne Indian who had been
around the neighborhOod for a year or
two. At the same time that the farmer
regained his sweetheart, the savage,
with an eel-like wriggle, escaped from
his hold and started on keen run
down the creek. The pursuers, how
ever, were too much for him, and one
of their number brought him to the
ground by means of well-aimed bullet
from needle-gun. 1t twas soon ascer-
tanned that the red man was only
wounded in the thigh. He was then
taken prisoner and lodged in neigh
boring bug-Out, from which, by some
means, he escaped during the night,
carrying the needle-gun iball in his
thigh, and has not since been heard of,
although diligent search has been
been made by the friends of the young
lady, whose wedding has been indei-
nitely postponed in consequence of an
attack of brain fever, the result Of the
fright she received.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15
BELMONT CHRONICLE.
ST, GAINESVILLE, OHIO.
THURSDAY, JULY Is, 1875.
Republican Platform.

The following platform was unanimously
adopted, without discussion:
! The Republicans of Ohio, in Convention as
sembled. re-affiming the cardinal principles of
their organic zation, which have become re-
reived maxims of policy, State and national
declare on specific points the series OF senfl-
ments following:
First-The States are one as a nation, and
all citizens are equal under the laws, and en-
titled to their fullest protection.
Second-That the policy OF finance should
be steadily pursued which, without unnecessa-
ry shock to business or trade, will ultimately
equalize the purchasing capacity OF the coin
and paper dollar.
Third-We are in favor of a tariff for reve-
nue., with incidental protection to American
industry.
Fourth-We stand by free education, our
public school system, the taxation of all for
its support, and no division Of the school
/ fund.
Fifth-Under our republican system of
government there should be no connection,
direct or indirect, between Church and State,
and we oppose all legislation in the interest of
any particular sect. Upon this subject we
should not fail to profit by the experience of
foreign governments, where the efforts of the
Church to control the State constitute an evil
of great magnitude; and endangers the power
and prosperity of the people.
Sixth-We demand such revision of the
patent laws as will relieve industry from the
oppression Of monopolies in administration.
Seventh-A grateful people can never cease
to remember the services Of our soldiers and
sailors, and it is due to them that iberality
and generosity should obtain in the adjustment
of pay and bounties.
Eighth-That we demand that the public
domain shall be scrupulously reserved for oc-
cupancy by actual settlers.
Ninth-The determination of the govern
ment to collect the revenue, and prevent and
punish frauds, has our unqualified approval.
Tenth-That the power of municipal corpo-
rations to create debts should be restricted,
and local and other expenditures should be so
reduced as to diminish taxation.
Eleventh-The observance of WashingtOn's
example, in retiring at the close of second
Presidential term, will be in the future, as it
has been in the past, regarded as fundamen-
tai rule in the unwritten law of the republic.
Twelfth-The distinguished success of his
administration, which, to the fame Of the pa
triot and soldier has added that of the capa
BILE and judicious statesman, entities President
Grant to the gratitude of his countrymen.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15
Swapping Money.

Merely to make shifting of greenbacks FOL
the notes of the national banks, is a shiftlesS
measure. 1t will not make dollar more to
propel business with, nor puts dollar into any,
body's pocket. The loss in the taxes levied
on the banks because of the privilege OF CIR
culation, will, to large extent, offset what
could be reduced in interest by buying in the
bonds; and all of 1t would be spent years in
advance by the high premium which would
have to be paid for the bonds in greenbacks.
The rate is now from 120 to 122, and ia such
an operation would go much higher.
There Is no relief to people oppressed by
want of circulating medium in this shift
There is no increase of money to propel trade;
nothing to lift prices and start speculation;
nothing to make two blades Of grass grow
where but one grew before; nothing to put
money in anybody's pocket without work !;
nothing to make money more easy to borrow,
but, on the contrary, the shift would extin-
guish a great brood of local loan institutions,
and would tend to centralize money in the
East. What shall we say of these dema-
gogues who cry the oppression of the people
for want of money, and then only offer them
a swapping of one kind of paper for another
of the same value?
If more money is the thing, let them offer
that, and let it be not stinted by a niggardly
hand. If, with 800 millions, we are oppressed
for want Of the circulating medium, why not
offer US a thousand millions more of green
backs? Why tell US our sore need, and then
divert us with little joker shifting of one
kind of notes for another? And why stop at
1000 millions more? Why not start with
1000? If 1000 will start business, why not
have 1000, and send it booming? Can there
be too much of this motive power of pros
perity?
If the party which declares the need of
more paper money meant to carry its doctrin
into practice, and to give us as much as bust
ness will take, they would not stop to fiddle
with swapping one kind of bills for another
kind. Their proposing this indicates their
intention to divert the people without giving
them more money. If they meant to do this,
and set the printing presses going al the rate
which will carry out their doctrine, the little
amount of the circulation of the banks might
be left to take care for itself. It would be
mere bagatelle to the whole volume Of money
under such dispensation.-Cin. Gaz.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15
A Cheyenne Indian Attempts to
Abduct IL Farmers Daughter.

From the st. Joseph (Mo.) Herald, July IL
One of the main tributaries Of the
Little Arkansas river is called Run.
ming Turtle Creek, at the mouth OF
which Is Jim Geary's rancho, and old
and somewhat notorious stopping place
in the days when Government prOvis-
ions were hauled from Fort Harker to
the Indian Territory by means OF bull
and mule teams. Among the early
settlers was family from Ohio named
Falconer, his wife Sarah and an only
daughter, Bessie, at this time about
seventeen years old. The young girl
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-15
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

Belmont Lodge, No. 16. & A. N. meets ey;
cry wednesday night on or presiding the iuI
moon. ID: II. bOMGAhNhh' w. m
T. II. FERRELL, Sec'y.
st. ClairsvilIe Chapter. No. II Royal Aron
hasons, meets Sd Friday night each month ~
st. Clairsville and the LIST Friday saon u 9op'n %
at Bridgeport. JAMES CLAhh' H. Z
T. n. FERRELL., Sec'y.
Belmont Council, No. 81 Royal select and
9uper Excellent Masters. meets on the second
Tuesday night of every month.
c. W. CARROLL, T. /. g. u.
d. BAILY, Rec.
Hone Commandery No. % Of Knights Temp
Lars. meets On the nrst Tuesday nlgnt OF eveIy
month. a. }. bAOSS' ELL S sZ9i
F. D. BAILEY. Rec. mariiA