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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-24
What a Woman Can Do.

THERE was at MondoYi, Italy, be-
fore the middle OF the last century. a
young girl named Rosa Govona. She
had lost her parents and had no for
tune, but nOuriShed in her heart the
domestic virtues and a love for her
telIoW-creatures which moved her to
seek out the unfortunate for the Dur
pose OF aiding them. She gained an
honest livelihood by needlework. in
which she was very skillful; desiring
neither luxury nor domestic ties, she
sought no other companions than the
miserable, no other reward than
heaven. One day, meeting with a
poor girl, an orphan, who had no
means of living honestly, the good
Rosa took her by the hand, brought
her to her house, and said to her:
" You shall live with me; you shall
sleep in my bed, drink from nv CUP.
and eat of the labor of YOUR own
hands" Shortly afterward she added
others to the company, and soon had
grouped around her little band of
unfortunates, for whom she managed
to secure by honest labor the neces-
sites OF life during nine consecutive
years. Then, considering the utility
OF the cause and feeling a desire to
extend the good work in sphere that
would be larger, she went in 1855 to
Turin, where she succeeded by the aid
OF charitable friends in opening an
establishment Of similar kind to the
one she had left at Mondovi. In 1856
the King, Carlo Emanuel I'LL, hear
ing of her diSinterested IabOrs.
gave her more ample accommodation
and free quarters in the convent
OF San Giovanni, where, under the
royal patronage, improvements were
introduced, certain trades were taught,
and the institution took its name from
its founder, ''delle Posine," while
over the door of the entrance were in
scribed the words of comfort that
Rosa had addressed to her first pro-
IS5O' Ou ouCtIl edC Vi Jllt LABOR OIL
your own hands,
Not satisfied with SO much success
Rosa wished equally to benefit other
cities; she went through the various
provinces, collected the young girls
who desired an honest and quiet life
by labor, and founded asylums similar
to those Of Turin and Mondovi at Fos-
sans, Chieri, Savigliano, Novaro.
SaluzzO and San Damiano d. Asst,
which she provided with all that was
necessary for their weIl-being and sue
ceSSful operation. She lived twenty
one years after leaving her native
place, and all these years were devoted
to the constant cares and anxieties in
cident to the careful management Of
these eight philanthropic institutions
and the providing for the future Of so
many poor but honest girls.
Feb. q, 1876, was the hundredth
anniversary Of the death of this noble
woman, and her native town, Mon
dow, made preparations to honor in O.
becoming manner the memory of this
heroine of labor.-Chatrch Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-24
Doing an Errand.

HERE are two ways of doing an er-
rand. One is to go willingly and re-
turn quickly, and the other is to 90
unWllllngly and be as long as YOU can
about getting back. Some children
never want to do anything for any,
body but themselves. If you call
them to drop a note for YOU in the
postbox, or run to neighbor's with
message. they invariably scOwl, and
say, Cant somebody else 90? I'm
busy now. And then little sister or
brother, whose feet are always ready
TO run on errands, steps up and saws:
'In go; [ can do it, What a beau
tlful spirit the willing spirit isl And
is so lovely in little child.
''Let me do it, is the keynote of a
loving misunderstanding to be of use
somebody. If you are wanted to do
an important errand, drop everything
and go. You need just such kind of
exercise. If you are not volunteer
you must be driven into the service:
but how much pleasanter it is to have
the heart enlisted in these friendly of
fees, than to be sent off because it is
your duty! Do you ever offer to do an
errand for anybody? Or do you wait
until you are asked, and then pout and
shake your shoulders, and make your
self SO diSagreeable that it is seldom
one feels like soliciting favor? p
Observer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-24
s. N.Y.

JASPER had no brother. and Lucy
no sister; so they had to be pharmacies
to each other. They played a great
deal together. Lucy loved Jasper, and
Jasper loved Lucy. But there was
one thing which [ am sorry to speak
OF; they often had quarrel. Jasper
was too fond of the little word my.
One day Lucy was trundling hoop
in the yard, when Jasper opened the
gate and came in from school.
THAT is my hoop?' cried Jasper.
rudely snatching it from her hands.
" You shan't use my things sor'
At an another time Lucy stood in
the garden door reading a paper.
when Jasper came along and looked
over her shoulder. ''That's my pa
PERI cried he, Selling it at once.
Mother said I might have itp'
cried Lucy, holding it tightly.
"Giye it upp' cried Jasper, "Let
go my paper, Lucyr' said he in
angry threatening tone.
"Mother let me have itr' persisted
Lucy. Jasper pulled it out of her
hands; and in the pull the beautiful
paper was s0iled and torn.
You see what the difficulty was.
Jasper laid too much stress on nv.
and it made him selfish and cross
Suppose God should say, cit is my
sun; it shall not shine on YOU" what
should we do? Suppose God should
say, cit is my rain; it shall not water
your field" what would grow? Sup
pose mother should say, cit is my
bread; you can't have it." would not
children go hungry? Suppose your
father should say, cit is my money;
[ have earned it; you can't have it to
buy clothes with would not the
children be ragged?
You see Gods principle is to let us
share together his blessings. Parents
do not hoard up things for their own
use; they enjoy what they have when
their children enjOy'it with them; and
the moment anyone in the family lays
too much stress on his things or her
things, as Jasper did, it makes trouble.
How many brothers and sisters would
be very, very happy, if it were not for
selfishness coming in, snatching and
keeping things!
After a while their Aunt Jane paid
visit, and tried very hard to mend
Jasper's ways. She could not bear to
see such a fine little fellow spoiled by
selishnesS.
"What do you think Mr.. Jones gave
Jasper out of his shop?' A football.
Jasper took it in his arms and ran
home. "Lucy, Lucyp, he called, as
soon as he got into the house. Lucy
heard his pleasant voice and ran joyful
to meet him.
Lucy, DEAR" he said, see my
football no, not my football, but our
football, Lucy. You shall play with
it when you please"
Footballs are boys Dlaythings,'
said Lucy, looking much p-oased.
'That's no NATTER said Jasper.
" My playthings shall be yours, Lucy;
and your playthings shall be mine.
We will not say My but OUR won't
we Lucy?" And what answer do
you suppose Lucy made? She put
her arms around Jasper's neck and
Rugged and kissed him. London Child
re11's Paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-24
SIX And SEVENTY-SIX.

Two FACES on card / see,
A New Years gift of love TO me,
A pretty childish ministry!
1t was not hard, think. to fix
Their ages solely from Times tricks,
Without the : Six and Seyenty-six."
: Mamie and Grandma side by side,
And seventy years betwIxt them glide
A bubbling fount, an ebbing tide
a morning beam-a sunset ray,
A bud-a blossom in decay,
A ripping mouth-and lips that pray:
waxen brow-a furrOwed face,
Defiant smiles-and looks of grace,
And contrasts more as more tracel
The child sees seventy years as far
Beyond, to her, yon distant star,
And maryes what their mysteries are.
These to the wearied eyes appear
A fleeting mist. a shadowy sphere,
And briefer than one waiting year.
Mamie and grandma-Hope and Faith
Translated by one sunny breath
And this to me the picture saith.
Vim. g. Richards, an AppletOn'S Journal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

same reversal would let in the Repub-
lican claimants in Missouri and two
other States, and so deprive the Demo-
Gratis of "a many votes as the whole
State of Oregon casts.
What remains? A single question of
fact-whether, in certain precincts of
Louisiana, the votes of which have not
been counted, such disturbance, terror
ism, and violencs had existed as to af-
feet materially the result. If that con-
dition existed, the law of Louisiana is
that no legal election at such precincts
was held, and that no votes from them
shall be counted. Ifthat condition did
not exist at enough of these precincts
to determine the result, then the de
cision of the Returning Board was a
wrongful one, and, if made in honest
but mistake en- judgment upon the evil
dence, was a stupepdous blunder; but
If made In willful disregard of facts,
vas the most Infamous of political
crimes. Upon that question of fact the
nation asks light-the fullest possible
light.
But, upon all other questions involv-
ed in this election, the decision is al
ready in favor of Mr.. Hayes. And, in
attempting to rob the people of South
Carolina and Florida of sacred right,
their will having appeared upon the
face of the returns; in attempting to
bribe electors, in attempting to steal a
vote in Vermont, and in defying all
law in order to defeat the will of the
people of Oregon, the Democratic lead
ers have already been guilty of crimes
as infamous as that which they claim
has been committed in louisiana
AZ Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

The most exhaustive argument yei
produced against the assumptions OF
Cronin and Grover was made in the
United States Senate by Mr.. Thurman,
and backed by the votes of every one
If his Democratic colleagues. The
conclusion arrived at by the distin-
yuished Senator was that no man re-
ceiving a minority of votes could claim
IN election ON account of the ineligibil-
ity of an opposing candidate without
Overriding the fundau entail idea of a
Republican government" IL Mr..
thurman has not completely reversed
his judgment since the Vance and Alb
bot contest, his speech when the Cronin
lnfamy comes up for consideration
will conclude thus:
"Then, MIR. President, on every
ground on which you can place the
csse-upoD the Constitution, the inter.
probation given it by Congress, upon
The weight of American judicial de.
rision, upon the dOcrine that lies at the
foundation of Republican institutions,
that a majority shall govern; upon the
act of Congress regulating the election
of Senators; upon each and all of these
grounds this claim is found to have nc
validity whatsoever"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

His faith was like the old woman's,
who said when the horses ran away
with her, 81 trusted in the Lord till
the breechin broke"
What wonderful sticklers for law and
order is the average Democrat, when
they squeak and yawp over alleged
Republican corruptiOn--all in the face
of the history of their own party,
whose pabulum has been illiteracy,
rascality, oppression, bull-dOzing, bal
lot-box stuffing and corruption gener-
ally. See Horace Greeley's letter to
Sam. Tilden.
The papers say the Baron that was
ere mated the other day bore off the
Palm. This is mistake, Col. OlcOtt
bore them off in a heathen Urn-and
thus fairly. urned the Palm and
Palned the urn-ed Palm off on several
Theosophical societies.
John Goodhue, one of the Goodhue
brothers, of Burlington, died at his
mothers there, on last Friday morn
ing. John had long been a sufferer
with that fell destroyer consumption
which crept upon him so silently end
! stealthily, embraced him in Its fatal
grasp, that he hardly realized he was
really in danger till shortly before his
Fdeath. An extensive trip to the health
provoking regions of Colorado and
elsewhere brought but little relief and
he returned to the bosom of a loving
family, where everything mothers
care and sisters tender heart could de.
wise were done for him. John was a
generous. ~hiph-minded. honorable
man, and leaves memory crowded
with recollections of heart always
actuated by honest motives and con-
scientious regard to duty. Rest in
peace young friend, green be the turl
above thee!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14
BRIDGEPORT.

Saturday and Sabbath last were the
cOldest days in our town within the
recollection of our people.
On Saturday at A. NJ, at the bust
ness house of E. P. Rhodes & Son, the
mercury stood 100 below zero.
Uhe Ohio river closed very suddenly
though there was a good stage OF
water.
Our ice merchants are awaiting them,
selves of their opportunities to fill their
hOuses-though the quality is, as yet,
not good.
Will not our country friends and all
others cognizant of the infraction of our
game laws, report TO the Prosecuting
Attorney or other proper officer, every.
body who is found hunting Rabbits
with Ferrets, or otherwise violating
the law. We have heard of meu bring.
ing in as many as forty Rabbits caught
with Ferrets. 1t is an outrage calling
for immediate abatement and the Sc
verest punishment.
Capt. John Baggs is doing yeoman
service in the temperance cause-for
WnICll utScINcS tIldU dtlu ell
titled to every encouragement of all
friends of benevOleDce.
w. W. Holloway, with characteristic
liberality, has rendered the use of the
Hayes Club Room to the Ladies' tenn
perance society tor the use of their
meetings, 1t is being fitted up for
winter occupancy, and it is intended
to hold meetings in it every Sabbath
afternoon, at which speeches from the
and new cnOverts and all
others who choose, will he made. Rev.
Gledhill made an bile address last Sab
bath afternoon. 1t is intended to make
the temperance cause aggressive this
winter. All are invIted-all are well
come. The sOciety's motto is: "Come
with us and we will do thee good"
Some poet sang-"It's pleasant to die
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14
Democratic HOPES.

A Washington special to the Cincin-
natl Commercial of Tuesday, says:
There is not much disposition now
among the Democrats to attach any
degree of Importance to the Oregon
affair. but some Of the members of the
Northern wing hope to bring about
that state of feeling that will justify
them in.their attempt to resist the de-
clared result in February, and the in
dications are that the proceedings in
Louisiana, if properly made use of, will
better serve their purpose than those in
any other State. They profess to be-
lieve, of course, that Tilden was cheat
ed out of the Electoral vote of Louisi-
ana by the most glaring and palpable
frauds, and thereby defeated. This
will form the basis upon which they
will appeal to the country, if they at
tempt to inaugurate Tilden in the face
of the fact that Hayes is declared elect
ed at the February canvass.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

If Louisiana bull dozers are Demo
Gratis and want to destroy Republican
voters, why do they shoot a woman
and infant? Can the Radical papers
make oat this improbability.- Wheel
ing Register.
On easily. The woman swears that the
Louisiana Democratic bull-dozers first
ravished her-then on the, principle
"dead women tell no tales"-shot and
beat her to death, as they supposed, to
show their gratitude. The child, had
It lived, would have voted the Repub-
can ticket had it not been bull-dozed by
these fiends.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

ANohACo OA upIlS L cTIccG III AtUenU'
ance.
Room 1.-Jimmy F. Burns, Charlie
Baker, Clinton Carroll, John Doyle
Harry Ferren, Albert johnson, Willie
Kelly, Willie McClelland, Addison
Malone, Willie Norris. Frank Roscoe,
Harry Robinson, John Selvey, Harry
Singer, Joe Theis, George Umstead,
Sammy Zimmerman, Martha AIexan-
der, Della Anderson, Nettie Carter,
Retta Clark, Mary Downing, Laura
Ferren, Maggie Jones, Lille Jones,
Matte Longley. Della Merritt, Josie
McHenry. Jennie McHenry, Jessie
Roscoe, Laura Riggs, Ella Robinson,
Minnie Thompson, Bella Webber,
Rosie King, Carrie Wilson, Rena
Worley.
Room 2.-Maggie E. Anderson, Mag
gle Anderson, Kate Barnett, Jessie
Close, Emma Clark, Iona Hoffner,
Daisy Longley, Jessie Nichols, Vina
johnson, Lille Troll, Lena Umstead,
Carrie Williams, Ella West, Ada Weir,
James Alexander, Edgar Adams, Sam
my Boroff, Phil Close, Todd Colby,
Rea Irwin, Harry johnson, Jesse
Kelly, John Martin, Willie McHenry,
John Pennington, Fred Theis, George
Troll, Charley Webber, Joe Fink,
Milton Barnes.
Room 3.-Harry Alexander, Charlie
Carroll, Charlie Davis, Sherman Doyle,
Harry Finney, Modie Irwin, Lorain
johnson, Benny johnson, Fred Long,
ley, Henry Meyer, Harry Pennington,
Willie Webber, Frank Williams, Clara
Alexander, Lily Bewley. Effie Gsrri-
son, Anre Jones, Mary Longley, EN-
ma Rice, Eliza Troll, Lizzie Hubbard.
Room 4.-Harry Boroff, Jesse Bew-
ley, Charley Clark. Lelie Frint, Charlie
Frint, Frank Jones, Rufus P. Rose,
John Seidwitz, Lida Anderson, BERTHE
Alexander, Lura Alexander, Ross
Hoffner, Lizzie Nichols, Emma PEN
nington, Annie Patterson, Jennie
Stamp, Effie Thompson, Ella Thomp-
son, Annie White, Sadie McClelland.
Room 5.-Lulu Brown, Hester Bew-
ley, Ada Bumgarner, Emma Wood
way, C0rnelia Miller, Jennie Ander-
son, Martha Anderson, Belle Ault,
Nettie Frazier, Jennie McMonies,
VIM Mcmillan, Samuul West, Jas.
NIOffatt, Gerry Amos, Jno. w. Cham
bers, Geo. Brown, Val HeatOn, Daily
Stephen Downing, Ed. Um-
stead, Jno. Overbaugh, Carlo Carroll,
Albert Kennon, Robert Giffin, Josiah
James Hutchinson.
Examinations in the Hall next week.
The public are invited.
j. BURNS, Supt.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14
THE PITH OF THE NATTER.

The questions at issue in the Presi.
dental dispute are now clearly sci
forth. On the face of the official re.
turns, Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler
have majority OF the electoral votes.
But it is claimed:
I. That the return from Oregon, Civ.
ing three votes for Hayes, il irregular
and illegal, because not signed by the
gave certificates.
II. That the return from Louisiana
which should be counted is not the one
signed by the electors holding certi6.
Gates, but the one signed by persons
who claim that they were elected, and
are said TO have been elected by another
person, who claims to have been elect
ed Governor some years ago.
We cannot conceive of case more
simple than that of Oregon. An elec.
toral college, like a legislature, or
board, or any other legal body of any
kind, is obliged, when it enters upon
its duties, to verify the qualifications OF
its members, and majority necessarily
decides. This power is unequivocally
given the electors by the law which re-
Quires them to fill vacancies in their
number, for that involves the power to
determine whether vacancies exist.
The electors met; majority found
that one person who had not been le-
gally elected was present, holding an
Illegally issued certificate. The major
ity thereupon declared that this person
had not been legally elected, that a va
cancy existed, and proceeded to fill that
vacancy. No man will dispute that
they could have done this, had the GER
tificate by mere clerical blunder been
made out to John Jones, instead of John
Ell. Jones. No sane man will deny
their power to right the wrong, if, in
mere wanton rascality, the Secretary of
State had made out certificate for q
man who received no votes, or a mi
nority of votes. Their power to decide
upop the qualifications of a member is
not less clear when the Governor, i'm
violation Of long established rule of
law, by the Democrats themselves act
ed upon elsewhere, declared a person OF
be elected who, according to his own
canvass and declaration. had not re-
ceived majority of votes.
In Missouri, for example, Democrat
received majority of votes who was
not legally qualified. For the purpose
of forcing the Democra to declare the
true rule of law, the Republican oppon-
ent claimed the election. The claim
was denied, first by the Democratic
Governor and Secretary of State, aud
afterward by the Democratic electors
themselves, on the perfectly i'm mpregna-
BILE ground that man against whom
the majority voted cannot be elected by
the fact that the one for whom the ma
jority voted is Ineligible. AS a Con-
necticut judge pithily observed, in de-
Gliding similar case, "Wbatever may
be doubted, it is perfectly certain that
the people did not want you" A ma
jority vote for an ineligible candidate
Is simply an election OF nobody. Hav.
ing acted upon this rule, and properly,
in the exclusion Of minority claimants
in Missouri aud elsewhere, the Demo-
Gratis must also abide by.it in Oregon.
Indeed, if it we're possible 10 reverse
that rule, thus letting In Democrat
who wss not elected In Oregon, the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14
Who Shall Count the Electoral
VOte6.

There has been great deal OF super.
fiuous ink used in befogging the plain
duty of the two Houses of Congress in
regard to the count of the votes OF the
Electoral Colleges. The trainers ol
the Constitution undoubtedly knew
exactly what they meant by the Ian.
guage used in that instrument upon
this subject. No one will deny this
proposition. Beyond any and all argu'
ment lies the potency of the acts of the
very convention which framed the
words about which so great contention
now exists:
"The President of the Senate shall
in the presence ofthe Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the certifi
Gates, and the votes shall then be
counted"
1t is perfectly natural to reason thai
the identical men who wrote this para
graph knew exactly what they meant
by it, and how they intended it should
be construed. Let their actions speak
as to who counts and shall forever
count the vote for President under the
provision which they inserted in the
Constitution. Monday, September II
1887, the convention which framed the
Constitution passed the following in {
resolution which is certified to US ovel
the great name of George Washington
president of the convention:
"That the electors should meet OF
the day fixed for the election of the
President, and should transmit theil
votes, certified, signed, sealed and di
rected, as the Constitution requires, t.
the Secretary of the United States in
Congress assembled; that the Senator:
and Representatives should convene al
the time and place assigned; that the
Senators should appoint President o.
the Senate, for the sole purpose of re-
ceiving, opening and counting the votes
for President"
The fathers of the Constitution did
not falter in their Interpretation of thai
document, nor did they restrict the
President of the Senate, as Democrats
now do, to the opening of certificates
Partisan success with them availeC
naught. They labored for the common
good, and steered clear of ever reposinf
power in the House of Represents
tives which would make that body {
perpetual dictator in the choice of Pres
idents, and open the road to anarchy
and ruin to the nation.-Ndtioslai Re
| publican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

DEMOCRATS ask nothing but what is
right, and will submit to nothing that
Is " rong.-Gazette.
Was that what made your candidate
for the Presidency, Greeley, charge
Sam Tilden as the receiver of stolen
goods being guilty as the thief, in stuff
fing ballot boxes and reporting by
Sans direction the probable result of
the election to Boss Tweed that he
might count John A. Griswould out
and John T.sHoffman, in as they did by
fraud and corruption. Virtuous De-
mOcracy!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

REPUBLICAN editors work them
selves into q wonderful rage over the
shooting of negro prostitute Wheel.
ing Register.
What is most to be complained OF is
not alone that the negro prostitute was
shot-but that she was proStitotted by
Democratic bull-bozers and then in 8
spirit of Democratic gratitude shetland
beaten nearly to death. 1t was as little
as these reformers could have done in
the name of Tilden and reform to
thank and not further abuse her.