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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-02
What He Wanted.

The bolt on the back door had need
ed repairing for long time, but it was
only the other night that Mr.. ThroctOn
had the presence of mind to buy one
and take it home. After supper he
hunted up his tools, removed the old
bolt and measured the location for the
one. He must bore some new holes,
and Mrs. rhrocton heard him roaming
around the kitchen and the wood
house, slamming doors, pulling out
drawers and kicking the furniture
around. She went to the head of !he
stairs and called down:
Richard, do you want anything"
Yes, l don he yelled back. Il want
to know where in Texas that cork
screw is?'
'Corkscrew, Richard?'
Yes, corkscrew, Richard! Ive look
ed the house over and can't find it!'
Why, we never had one, RichardI
Didn't, eh! We've had a dozen of
'em in the last two years, and | bought
one not four weeks ago. It's always
the way when | want anything
But you must be out of your head
husband she said, as she descended
The stairs. We've kept house seven
yaars, and / never remember of seeing
you bring a corkscrew home.'
oh, yes, Pm out Of my head, / amn
he grumbled as he pulled out the sew
ing machine drawer and turned over
its contents. Perhaps Id better 60 to
the lunatic asylum riggt away"
We'll, Richard, | know that have
never seen corkscrew in this house.
Then yeu are as blind as an owl in
daylight, for / have bought five or
six! The house is always upside down,
anyhow, and 1 never can find any
thingr
The house is kept as good as any OF
your folks can keep one!' she retorted,
growing red in the face.
I'D like my mother here to show
you a few things he said, as he
his neck 10 look on the high
shelfin the pantry.
perhaps she'd boil her spectacles
with the potatoes again! answered the
wife.
DO you know who you are talking
TOP he yelled, as he jumped down.
Yes, l dOp
well, you'll be going for York State
il you don't look Outv
I'D like to see myself! When go
this house goesr
Look out, Nancyr
Pm afraid of no man that lives,
Richard Throctonu
'Tll leave you!'
And I'll laugh to see you go!'
Going close up to her he extended
his finger, shook it to emphasize his
words, and slowly said:
Nancy ThroctOn, Pll apply for di-
uorce Tomorrow! I'll tell the Judge
that | kindly and lovingly asked you
where the gimlet WIS, and you said
we'd never had one in the house, which
is bold falsehoOd as can provev
'Gimletp she gasped.
Yes, gimlet!'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

We never can tell exactly W here We
lose our umbrellas. 1t is singular how
gently an umbrella rnclasps itself from
the tendriis OF our mind and floats out
into the tiimsy distance of nOthingne-s.
HenIy Swan, of OsW ego, n Y, call
ed bis wife to him as he was dying, and
said, Mary Jane, when you iced the
hogs tomorrow night, you will be the
widow Swan y and she WAS.
The bonded debt of ST. Louis at the
beginning Of its present municipal year
was Sl5, ,993, 900, and is now SIC, ,270, 900.
With the floating debt added, the Gu
tire liabilities of the city foot up $l7,-
AL GOO.
1t is said that the colored citizens of
the United States are arranging 10 hold
meeting To see that suitable pro
visions are made for the representation
of their race at the approaching Gen.
tennial Exposition.
A fashionable young lady, fresh from
b0arding-schOol, came to her lather's
brea K fast table; instead of speaking
English and saying Good morning.
she spoke French, and said Bon jour
'Of course the bones yours, if you say
so, responded the practical old gentle
man, as he handed her the ussified por-
ton OF u heefsteak.
A British barOnet recently failed, and
his assets are thus enumerated by the
trustees: IA railway rug much worn, a
set Of onyx studs, percil-case, an
Iopera-glasS out ot order and useless, q
pair OF gaiters worn out, u gun-cleaner
and cartridge extractor, a hshing-rOd,
silver waiter, three pairs of wOrsted
stockings and u lantern, altogether
worth about $40"
The poisoning of women's legs by
colored stockings has been reported on
by Prof. Mariner, a Chicago chemist.
He says that the seal-brown and red
diSh-brown hues contain picric acid +,
which will poison the flesh with which
it comes in close contact. He adds ::
LAS these dyes are used not only in
coloring all kinds Of fabrics, but alsr
for confectionery, liquor, cosmetics,
and great variety of objects, the dan
ger attending their use can be readily
appreciated"
hSlNetil OUU duu l.UUU 0ulplOyt5 Ol
the various manufactures Of knit wool
en- goods in Amsterdam, New York,
are on a strike against a reduction OF
ten per cent, in their wages. A SINH
lar reduction was made q few weeks
ago. The mill owners say they are un.
able to continue business in the present
state of the market unless u secOnd re-
duction is accepted. Some mills have
shut down, ami may not open again
this winter. Quite a number of female
operatives are ON strike for over
work.
A movement is ON foot in Philadel-
phia to assemble a large number OF
soldiers of the late war in the city at
some time during the Centennial year.
1t is proposed to have both the North
ern and Southern armies represented
by their leading Generals and by thous-
ands of their rank and file from every
State in the Union, the purpose being
to show to the world the fact that men
who were in arms against each other a
few years ago are now united in cele-
brating the One hundredth birthday of
their country, and are inspired by q
spirit of patriotism and a feeling of
common nationality.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-02

when a whole-souled man, whom you
know to be your friend, grasIs you
vigorously by the hand and says,
Come and dine with me to-day-din-
ner on the table at five o'ciock-be sure
to come-we shall expect yOu,' you
can take it as certain that your pres
ence is warmly desired. II is pleasant
always to make or receive a visit from
a friend, but nod on the street is all
sufficient from fashionable acquaint-
ance."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-02
VIM. G. Cash, plaintiff,

Nathan Gray and Marian o. Gray, who were
partners under the firm name of n. Gray
& Son, defendants.
THE defendant, Marion o. Gray, will take
i notice. that on the 18th day of September,
1875. the plaintiff VIM. G Cash filed his petition
in the Court of Common Pleas within and for
the county of Belmont. and Slate OF ohio,
against the defendants, Nathan Gray and Ma
rIan o. Gray. who were partners under the
firm name of n. Gray & son, setting forth
among other things that on the I'd day Of
May, 1872. he executed q promissory ! ole as
the surety of the defendants, made payable 10
Thomas Johns order, one year after date,
calling for the sum of 500, with interest there
on atthe rate offs per cent per annum, payable
annually, which said promissory note waS
then and there delivered to the said Thomas
Johnson; ali 4 that on the 18th day of SepIem-
ber 1913, HIDbs x fhlpps. as suretles OF the
firm Oi n. Gray Il Son. paid on said promissO>
ry note the sum Of S66 5o that there is now due
and unpaid on SAID promissory note. the som
OF $3.50 81. with interest al the rate of per cent
per annurn. PAYABLE annually, from the 18th
day OF sept mber, 1878. That An order of at
tachment has been issued in said case which
said order has been served and returned. You
are =ereby notified to appear answer by the
lst day of January 1876, or judgment will be
rendered against you by default.
J. K. MITCHELL, Clerk.
By P. TALLaAN. Atty for plaintiff.
Oct 2S lS5-6w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-02
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-02

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other nursings were drowned, was
taken to his mothers sick room, the
other morning, to see two tiny, new
twin babies. He locked refiectively
from one to the other for a minute or
two, then, poking his chubby finger
into the cheek of the plunpest badly,
he said, decidedly, "save this one."
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-01
That Poor Young Nan

They have put a steam boiler IN
der the post-office, and are going t
heat the building by steam. Mel
are excavating under the walk t.
secure more room, and the work vii
explain itself to any person who vii
use his eyes for q second. No.with
standing this fact every man whC
stops at the stamp window says:
Give me a two CEN stamp. see
they are digging out there
Yes
Going to put in steam?'
Yes
Make it warmer here, won't it?'
Yes
Government bears the expense ]
supposen
Yes
Have they got the boiler down
stairs?'
Yes
Considerable of q job wasn't it?'
Yes
Those boilers are heavy things.
amt they?'
Yes
The maj pauses here to lick on bis
stamp, and then continues:
That ground is pretty hard ont
there?'
Yes
And they had to lift up the pave
ment, didn't they
Yes
Suppose they'll be at work for a
whole week YETI
Yes
There won't be so much draft
through here when the pipes are in?'
No.
And you won't be 50 exposed a
this Window
No
About this time a new man comes
up, crowds the old one away anC
starts off with:
Say, l sec they are digging on
there p
Yes
And the stamp clerk is going t.
pine and die if this thing ism
stopped pretty soon.-DetrOit Ere
Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-01
Greenland Dogs.

Two Of these dogs can drag as
much as one man. Nothing cap be
more exhilarating than dog sledgiDg
In the Arctic regions on a fine day.
The rafting pace of the dogs; their
intelligence in choosing the road
through the broken ice; the strict
obedience paid by the team to one
powerful dog, whom they elect as
leader; the arbitrary exercise of au-
thority by the master dog; the con-
slant use of the whip, and the run
ming conversation kept up by the
driver with the different dogs, who
well know their names, afford con-
slant enjoyment. However useful
they may be, the Attic does seem to
be deficient in that sffectionate dis
position which endears their species
so much to man. A traveller once
said that he believed the Esquimaux
dogs to be the most ~ungrateful Great
ures in creation He bad travelled
for several hundred miles by sledge;
and for six weeks it was his duty
regularly to feed the dogs; but after
only a few weeks absence, on the
conclusion of the journey, they would
Dot recognize him in the slightest de.
gree. 1t is impossible to domesticate
these creatures, as under tender treat
ment they sicken and die.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-01
The Advantage OF Winter.

Winter makes nations manly by
driving men into social unities, ant
obliging them to live with each other,
and devise ways for their amusemen
and instruction. In a mild climate,
where there is no necessity for men
to dwell under q roof, they wander
abroad, and in a great measure dis,
pense with each others society, so
that, although they may have a GER
tain amount of cursory enjoyment,
they are comparatively uninstructed.
But in a severe climate like this.
when the cold season shuts men out
from the field ana they retreat from
their ordinary avocations, and the
days are short and the evenings are
long, the dwelling becomes a school
house, and there must be converse
ton and reading. Under such cir
the family is a centre of
knowledge; and, if there be any
in it, a centre Of Christianiza-
ton.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-01
Practical Hints.

Floating on the grea. sea Of the ag-
r~icultural newspaper are often many
little hints, which If gathered togeth-
or would make an extremely useful
volume. Here before US n gives
an account Of how be gets rid oflarge
rocks, which, as "boulders, "lie around
his farm; bat this probably origina-
ted with as, as we recommended it both
for boulders, stumps, &c, fully twen-
ty.fve years ago: be digs q hole be-
low the reach Of the plow, alongside
and with a lever tnmbles them in aud
buries them. Where stone is abund-
ant. this is much better than blowing
them to pieces with powder and cart
ing them away. Stumps may be
got rid of in the same way but here
is one who burns them out. He has
a large tin funnel made SO as to fit
over the largest Of the stumps, and
has an opening at the bottom like the
opening to 8 furnace. In this open
ing be builds q small FIRE, and the
draught through the furnace keeps
the fire burning until the whole stump
is burned away. We should suppose
by this plan the stump would not
burn below the line of the draught,
and that it would still leave all be-
meath the surface of the ground, and
thus would the pillow be as much i'm
peded as if the stump was still there.
Yes there seems the rudiments of a
cheap and easy wav Of getting rid
of stumps, and it is worth noting.
Then we have another who had a
long pale fence which it vas neces-
sary to remove The posts had to be
dug out but to save this a couple
of oxen were attached TO a lever
which drew them out easily. The
lever in this case was simply a chain,
and the prop q short thick log Of
wood inclined q. an angle towards
the post to be lifted, and away from
the oxen. The chain or rope, when
attached to the bottom of the post
pulls it out easily, when the oxen
draw the short block upright. There
is a useful hint in this, although as a
general thing a man with q good
lumber log-lever will easily draw cut
any ordinary post.
Another person has had trouble
with the drawing out Of staples froA
barn doors, and screws from hinges.
He drove pegs into the holes, and
put the irons in again; but they
would soon come out, wooden pegs
and all. Then be used leather, which
was better than wooden pegs, but in
time the latter got used to pressure.
and let the staples out Then he
filed the holes tightly with cork, and
put in the screws and irons, and
they have remained in perfect con-
dition to this day. = Germantown
Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-01
To Oblfge N Friend.

Mr.. Keyser dropped in at Stateu-
bery's store the other day; after some
preliminary conversation he said:
Jim, are you fond of apples?"
well, yes, if they are good" re-
sponded SALISBURY.
"Well, Jim, how are you on climb
ing a fence, a fence about eight feet
high? How are you on climbing it
all of a sudden?"
81 donno. l nigh, get over one
if | was excited about something"
Eyes. And, Jim, you amt much
afraid of dogs, are you? You don't
skeer much when you see adog kinder
coming at you, savage like? How
would it strike you now if such a
dog as that was to grab you by the
leg?"
why, | wouldn't let it, of course"
"Well, Jim, | come around TO ask
you a favor, as a friend. Jim, I've
just bought a new dog, q sorter bull
terrier, and the man said that he'd
fly at almost anybody, and hole on
until he was dead. Now, | have an
idea the Teller was lying to me, and
thought maybe if you'd come around
and help me give that dog-well,
give him a kinder trial trip, | might
find out about him."
What do you mean by a trial
trip?"
why, l thought I'd see if you
wouldn't go into my garoen and pre-
tend to steal apples, and I'd sick this
dog Cd you, and then we'd see if that
man misrepresented the facts to
me-"
Certainly / won't.
"Ob, come on, now-just to try
him. You may have all the apples
you can carry of with you"
why, you must be crazy"
Won't go? Not to oblige a
friend?" Not to ascertain the value
of what may be a splendid fighting
dog?"
"Of course | won't"
Oh, very well, then don't; but the
first time | see you anywhere near
my place, I'll try him on you, any
way. L don't mind a man being dis
obliging, but when he's ornary mean
the way you are, he disgusts me-"
Mr.. Keyser is still looking for a
person for his pet to experiment on.
L-Mar AdeIer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-01

The stagnation Of trade has been
severely felt by all business men, and
even that enterprising class OF fellow
creatures known as "drummers." or
travelling statesmen, despite their al
most inexhaustible invention and re-
sources, have been obliged occasion
ally to yield to the pressure of the
times.
One of these gentlemen, who has
recently returned from q trip fer
Thistle Bros. & Co., of Boston, did
not show a very large exhibition OF
orders to balance the liberal expense
account allowed him by the firm; and
Mr.. Thistle, after locking owe bis
r%eturn, said;
"Mr. Ra,aplan, / an afraid you do
not approach the dealer in the right
way. used to be very successful IN
this line. Now, just suppose me TO
be Mr. Bisler, of Sellout, Ill, and
show me the way you introduce the
house."
Accordingly Rataplan stepped out
of the counting room, and returned,
hat in hand, inquiring:
"Is Mr.. BIgler in?"
Chats my name" said Mr.. This
tie, urbanelv.
"My name is Rataplan, sir; | rep
resent the house of Thistle Bros. &
Co, Of Boston. thistle in his char
acter of a western merchant here
arose and offered the salesman a
chair, and expressed a pleasure at
seeing him. | am stopping with
0~vercharge at the Sticken House,
and have a fine unspOken lot of sam
pies, which | should like t" show
you; | think | a offer you some
special advantages, etc."
And Mr.. Rataplan delivered him
self Of a neat speech in professional
style.
Very well, very WE'LL" said This
tie, | don't see bat thBt you under
stand the way to get customers"
Excuse me, Mr.. Thistle" said
Rataplan, II am afraid you do not
understand the style of the Western
merchants just now. Suppose you
change places with messand repeat
this rehearsal"
Certainly" said Thistle, and pick
ing up his hat be stepped out. Re-
turning he found Rataplan, with his
chair tipped back, hat cooked iercely
over his right eye; his heels planted
on Thistle's polished desk, aud a
lighted cigar between his teeth.
Thistle looked a little staggered,
but nevertheless commenced:
as Mr.. Bigler in?"
Eyes, he is, responded Rataplan,
blowing a cloud of pure Connecticut
into Thistle's eyes. "Wbo in
are you?"
81 represent the house OF Thistle
Bros. & Co, said the astonished en-
ployer, coughing out about a quart
of smoke from his throat"
"Ihe bleZes you DO! Are you one
Of that coneern?"
mo, sir: | am not" said Mr.. This
tie.
"Well. it's id lucky you are
not, for I've had two drummers to
one customer in my store the last two
months, and if | could get hold of
one of the blasted fools that sent 'em
out at this time, Pm darned if l
wouldn't boot him clean out of the
town of Sellout."
"Thatll do, Mr.. Rataplan," said
Thistle. l have no doubt you did
the best that you could for the inter-
est of the house. Trade is a little
dull"