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A Wretched old horse, blind, SPAWN
ed and lame-an old covered vehicle
with every wheel 'dished' and every
Joint creaking like Chinese machinery
"a family of five who looked as if they
had been shaking with the ague and
wrestling with a whirlwind that was
the sight in the Third street grove yes
-terday. They had turned off the street
to cook dinner.
sWhar' we bound for p repeated the
father, cutting one of the children for
poking into the coffee with stick.
I'VE are on the joggle, and if that 'ere
hoss don't fail us we'll land in the
Black Hills some time next fall
'Yoc seem to have hard luck
NO seem about it, replied the wife
in a shrill voice. We've had the lank-
lest luck of any family ever strung
together, and it's all that old FOOLS
faultp
She's a leetle riled, stranger ex-
planned the man, and puts it to strong.
We've been living way off up North,
and times has beer hard. 1 tried to
make something catching wildcats last
winter, but we got down to corn and
'Iasses fore spring spite of all l could
do. And now we are jogging along for
the Black Hills, and seems to me as il
we was on the road to wealth and hap
piness. We are all gittin' fat, feel good
and the only thing want is dog to
run under the wagon
Dick Thurber, you are lying when
you say I'm fat and happy" shouted
the wife.
oh, well, you soon will be-
No, WON'T
oh, yes you will
Il say you are brazen liarn she re-
piled.
The children all turned round at one
motion, got under the wagon at anoth-
er, as if trained to it, and the husband
and father SMILED sickly smile and
said:
Stranger, sass is sass, no matter
whether you find it in the pine woods
or in the city. She's aching for row,
and spect you'd better git over thar
by the wagon and kinder see that the
hoss doesn't run away and break
thingsp 5E
Stranger sought to bridge the
chasm, but it was no use. The wife
took off her breast.pin and dropped it
into the hind end of the wagon, and
the man placed his old plug hat on a
knoll far from the fire.
i hate to do it, Sary.' remarked the
husband, but can't stand sass when
Pm doing my level BEST
Il knows what Pm about she calmly
replied, propping up the coffee pot.
A crowd of women and children
came up at that moment, and after
some hesitation the row was declared
off for the time being.
Two or three. hours won't make no
difference remarked the man as he
sat down, though when Pm sassed
want to have the row over with as soon
as possible
sAll ask is one minutes warning 2
she replied, putting on her breast-pin
again and the family sat down to a
feast of dry bread and black coffee, fin
ishing which the .joggle' was resumed.
Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-22
POETRY.
The Church.Yard Stile.
Ri ELIZA COOK.

ON--N
left thee young and gay, Mary,
When last the thorn was white;
l went upon my way, Mary,
And all the world seemed bright;
For though my love had ne'er been told,
Yet, vet saw thy form
Beside me, in the midnight watch,
Above me, in the Storm
And many biissful dream had,
That brought thy gentle smile,
Inst as il came when last leaned
Upon the Church-yard stile.
I'm here to seek thee now, Mary,
As all love the best;
To fondly tell thee how, Mary,
Eve hid thee in my breast;
/ came to yield thee up my heart,
With hope, and truth, and joy,
And crown with manhoods honest faith
The feelings of the boy.
/ breathe thy name, but every pulse
Grew still and cold the while,
For was told thou vert asleep,
Just by the Church yard Stile-
NV messrnates deemed me brave, Mary,
Upon the sinking ships
But flowers o'er thy grave, Mary,
Hwe power to blanch my lip,
l felt no throb of qusiling fear,
Amid the wrecking surf,
But pale and weak trembie here,
Upon the osiered turf.
I came to meet thy happy face,
And WOO thy gleesome smile,
And only find thy resting-place
Close by the Church-yard Stile.
Oh years may pass away, Mary,
And sorrow lose its sting,
For Time is kind, they say, Mary,
And flies with healing wing;
The world may make me old and wise,
And hope may have new birth,
And other joys and other ties
May link me to the earth;
But Memory, living to the last,
Shall treasure up thy smile.
They called me back to find thy grave,
Close to the Church-yard Stile.
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with human spirit, keeps the spirit
cleaving to the Lord so firmly that no
power on earthor in hell can wrench
the two asunder. From Christ the
mysterious life stream flows, through
the being Of disciple itspreads, and to
the Lord returns again. In that circle
the feeblest Christian is held safely, but
if the circle be broken, the dependent
spirit instantly drops Off"
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22S Acres of Land i.

More or less; being the same tracts of land as
conveyed BY isaac keyser ana Vile, John A.
Keyser and wife to James Workman, decd
dated March 10th, 1864, and recorded In volume
of Deeds No. 49. pages "a to &c. in the records Of
Belmo1t county, Ohio, including the outlet to
the Ohio river through the lands of the heirs
of Thomas Day, decd. For further and more
perfect description OF said premises, reference
is hereby made To the plat and survey made by
Noble Carter, County Surveyor, and now on
file in the Office of the Probate Judge of said
county.
one third in one year, and one-third in two
years, with interest on deferred payments TO
be secured by mortgage on premises sold.
Appraised at So ,228. NJ. M. SCOTT
JuneS SITS Admir- OF James Workman, decd.
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Glass Fruit lars (!
THOS. OS.WIGHTMAN& & co,
az wood Street. P,,,.hurgh

43 Wood Street, Pittsburgh.
Window Glass, Bottles and Vidls
OF all kinds. Orders promptly executed. Get
our prices ard circulars before buying. Quail
ty unsurpassed. May 25>4t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-22

ury, and unavailable balances be char
ggd over to the various funds. No
change in the mode of bookkeeping is
recommended.
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SUNDAY RE.fDf.VG.


CHRISTIAN NAssURANCE.-Two men
were riding in O street Car together.
One was skilled infidel and contro-
versialist. The other was a simple
hearted Christian layman. The infidel
sought to provoke an argument as to
the Bible and its truths. The believ-
er's response was: 81 cannot argue the
case with yeu. am not competent to
that. But this l do know: With all
my heart trust the Lord Jesus as my
Saviour. L only wish you had the joy
in Him / have" The infidel's unex-
pected answer came promptly: "There
you have got me. | can't answer that"
The assurance which enables Child of
God TO testify for Christ and his saliva
tion is more effective than the most
carefully constructed arguments for the
reasonableness of Gods plan of re-
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CLEANING TO CHRIsT.-Says Arnot:
81 have seen heavy piece of iron
hanging on to another, not welded, not
linked, not glued to the spot, and yet
it adhered with such tenacity as to
bear not only its weight, but mine, too,
if chose to seize it and hang upon it.
A wire charged with an electric cur
rent is ia contact with the mass. aud
hence its, adhesion. Cut that wire
through, or remove it by hairs
breadth, and the piece of iron drops
lead to the ground. like any other
weight. A stream OF life
rom the lord, brought into contact
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At O'Clock P. NJ. upon the premises, the fol.
lowing described Real Estate, situate near the
town of Powhatan, in the township of York
county of Belmont, and State of Ohio, to>wH
Being part of section No. 3, township No. 4
and range No g. containing
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Sale.
Friday. June 3Otb, IS76.

I'm pursuance ofan order of the Probate Court
Aof Belmont county, Ohio. l will offer for sale
at Public Auction. ON
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ID. TX. KYLE,
Dealer IN AMERICAN and
FOREIGN MARBfH,

Monuments, Spires, Head Stones, etc.
MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, OHIO,
Near the Depot,
HEScotch Granite Monuments, Marble and
Slate Mantels, Furnished to Order.
Designs and sample work can be seen at B
Z. Johnston's, General Agent, st. Clairsville
Ohio. jeI9
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PErERsoN's MAGAZINE. The July
number of this unrivalled lady's book
is already on our table, brim-ful of good
things, and more elegant than. ever;
'Naught and Carry One the principal
steel plate, is the loveliest we have yer
seen. The mammoth colored fashion
plate is a wonder of beauty. Then
there are dozens OF patterns for the
Work Table; and score and more of
wood-cuts, illustrating the fashions in
bon nets, hats, linen, seaside and other
dresses and children's costumes. The
literary contents are even better than
ever, and we had thought Peterson
unequaled before. 'Beebe,' by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, is an in
tensely powerful story. Josiah Aliens
Wife has also one of her inimitable
sketches. But everything is good; if
possible, better than good. No lady
ought to bewithout this magazine. 1t
is unquestionably the cheapest and best
of all, for the price is only two dollars a
year, postage flee. For clubs, great
deductions are made. Specimens are
sent gratis to persons wishing to get up
clubs. Address Chas. j. Peterson, 306
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
HARPER's MAGAZINE FOR JULY
Three features prominently distinguish
this Number-the quality and excel
Ience of its fiction; its light, summery
character; and the remarkable timeli-
ness of so large portion OF its contents.
The Fifth Book of George Eliets
Daniel Deronda,' given entire in this
Number, is entitled 'Mordecai.' Ac-
cording to promise, we have also In
this NUM- ber the first part o. "A Wo-
nan-hater,' an anonymous serial
story, published simultaneously in
Blackwood and Harper. For fiction of
lighter character we have Carroll
Owens beautiful love-tale, entitled
'Clemence;' Mrs. l.. w. Champney's
humorous narrative of the adventures
of Polly Pharaoh and J. t. Trow-
BRIDGES THE Ballad of Arabella. The
Centennial suggestions of the year and
the month are of course, fitly remem-
bered, but notsin such manner as to
overw helm the reader with heavy his
tory. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's The
Poet and the POEM tells a beautiful
story in verse, apropos of the Quakers'
Alms-house in Philadelphia and Long
fellows 'Fvangeline. Besides the
poems already mentioned by Trow-
bridge, Hayne, and Miss Phelps, there
are others contributed by L. B. Aldrich
and Constance FenimOre Woolson.
The Editors Easy Chair gossips pleas
anty of the Stage-coach Revival, Au-
tograph-hunting, and other timely
topics. The other editorial depart
ments are fully supplied with interest
ing matter.
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PENSIONS.

All OFFICERS. SOLDIERS, and SAILORS
wounded ruptured. or injured in the late war,
however slightly, can obtain pension oy
addressing GILMORE & co.
the Supreme Court of the United states, tne
Court OF Claims and the southern claims
Fac b department OF our business Is eonduc-
ted in a separate bureau. under cnafge OF me
same experienced parties employ Sd py tne
CID firm Prompt attention to all business
entrusted TO GILMORE & co. Is thus secured.
We desire 10 win success by deserving y.
Address GILMORE < CO., CD S'fees
WASHINGTON, d. z.
Feb Q. lSs6-f.
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American and Foreign Patents

GILMORE * CO., Successors to CHIPMAN,
HosMER Il Co., Solicitors. Patents procured in
all countries. NO FEES IN ADVANCE. No.
charge unless the patent is granted No ices
for making preliminary examinations No
addi tional lees for obtaining and conducting
a rehcaring. By a recent decision of the Conn.,
missioner ALL rejected applications may be
revived. Special attention given 10 lnterfe>
renee Cases before the Patent Office. Extensions
before Congress, Iniringement Suits in differ
ent states, anu all litigation pertaining TO In
yentions or Patents. Send stamp 10 Gilmore
4 Co. TOR pamphlet Of sixty pages.
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do a day at home. Agent wanted. OUTFIT and
ap 20'T6 ly
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wEsI-BoUND TRAINS.

Daily. EXCEPT sunday.
l.. NJ. COLE, General Ticket Agent.
THOS. P BARRY, West. Pass'r Ag't
w. C. QUINCY, General Manager
Ohio ahd Chicago Divesion.
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Land Cases, Land Warrants. and


Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the
U. S. General Land Office and Department OF
the Interior. Private Land Claims, MINING
and PRE- EMPTION claims. and HOME
STEAD Cases attended to. Land Scrip in 10,
so and 100 pieces for sale. This Scrip Is as>
sgnab,e, and can be located in the name OF
the purchaser upon any government land
subject to private entry, at 81 ,25 per acre. II
Is OF equal value with Bounty Land Warrpts.
Send Stamp to Gilmore & Co, for pamphlet OF
Instruction.
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cuBsCRIPy FOR THE HE
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Arrears of Pay and Bounty.

OFFlCEES, SOLDIERS. and SAILORS
the late war; or their heirs, are in many cases
entitled to money from the Government OF
which they heve no knowledge. Write fuii
history of service; and state amount OF pay and
bounty rsbeived, Enclose Stamp TO GILN0hE
& CO and full reply, ,afler initiation, VIII De
given Won free.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-17
POLL TAX.

A POLL TAX OF FOUR DOLLARS Is
now due the State for the year 1879, by each
male inha bitant over the age of twenty-ono
and under sixty years. Please call at the As
sessor's Office and settle.
&c. POWELL. County Assessor.
EUREKA, New, April 20, 1876.
opcQ
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FOLITICAL.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CCN.
VENTION.

THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY GEN.
i trail Committee Of Eureka county, Ne
vada, ut a meeting held in Eureka, on the
evening of August 5, 1875,
Resolved, That County Convention Of the
Democratic party for Eureka county, New,
for the purpose Of nominating candidates for
State aud county officers, to be elected vt the
in the town of Eureka, in the Courthouse, on
Thursday, the 2sth day OF septem-
ber, 1875, at IL o'clock, A. M.
Resolved, That the primary ele:tions in the
several precincts be held ON
Saturday, September l6, 1876.
The committed NADIA an apnnrtinnmAnt Of
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.

INTENDING TO CLOSE OUT MY BUSI-
i ness on August lst, shall expect my Gus
toners to make full payments of all accounts
due me- Immediately thereafter.
All bills against me will he paid upon pre-
sentation. Ms. fROWBRIDGH.
Tybo, NY., July Is. 1876. jySo-lm
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District Court Summons.
In the District Court of the Sixth
Judicial District, in and for
Eureka county, State of


THE STATE OF NEVADA SENDS
i greeting to j. w. Ellyson, n. Bertrand
and w. ii. Merriam.
You are hereby required to appear in an
action commenced against you as defendant
by Thomas Wethered us plaintiff. in the Dis
trict Court of the sixth Judicial District, in
and for the county Of Eureka, State of Neva-
da, at tbs town OF Eureka and answer the
complaint therein. which is on file with the
Clerk of said Court. within ten days after the
service on you of this summons exclusive of
the day of service) if served in said county,
or twenty days if served out of said county
but within this district, and in all other
cases forty days; or Judgment By default
will be taken against you, according to tho
prayer of said complaint. .l4rH-
The said action is brought to recover judg-
ment against yout the said defendants for the
recovery of tho sum of S62l go in U . S. gold
wares and merchandise, and labor furnished
to you by plaintiff at your request in the
years 1874 and 1915; also for goods sold to you
by w. ii. Clark to the amount of SIG in gold
coin; also for goods sold TO yon by b. +. Me-
Even to the amount of s4S in U. S. gold coin;
also TOR labor and service performed for you
at your request by John 4. Caleat to the
amount of sos in gold coin, and also for la
Dor and service performed for you at your
request by VIM. Smith; all of said goods and
labor were furnished in the years of 1875 and
1876, and the accounts of which have boon
duly sold and assigned to plaintiff.
And you are hereby notified. that if you
fail to appear and answer the said complaint
as above required the said plaintiff will take
judgment against you for the sum of S62l 20
in y. 5. gold coin and costs Of suit.
IL. 81 In testimony whereof, |, F. II. Har-
mon, have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed the soal Of said Court this LIST day of
August, a. ID. 1876. +. II. HARMON,
Clerk District Court, Sixth Judicial District,
Eureka county, Nevada,
JOHN I. BAKaR, Attorney for plaintiff.
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STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.

A LII PROPERTY, REAL AND PER-
IA sonal, is now assessable for State and
county purposes. Property holders will con-
Ter a fayor by calling at the Assessors Office
and giving in their statements.
m~~t G. POWELL. County Assessor.
, 1876-07-15
Intense Heat in the East,

From the following paragraphs it will De
seen that the people of the East are suffering
greatly from the heat. Some of our people
are inclined 10 grumble at the intense heat
of this section, but We think if they will give
the matter q sound consideration, after com
pairing the pleasant weather of this country
with the intense heat OF the E4st, they will
say no more. We append the following par
agraphs showing some of the results of the
heat at Washington, New York and New
jersey
\ Warrington speoial, dated July Sth says:
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, was pos
trated in the Senate chamber and was carried
in lifeless condition to one of the committee
rooms, where the windows were opened. By
the prompt application OF restoralives he re-
covered sufficiently TO be removed to his resi-
dence.
Senator Morton was SO overcome with heat
that be left the cspi;ol at an early hour and
betook himself 10 the hotel, where he is to-
day, lying In front of the hotel on chairs.
Thurmln, of Ohio, was rendered so nm
well by the heat that he had 20 keen in his
house during the day, notwithstanding The
demand on him II the Senate IN connection
with tde Belkuap matter West was Obliged
for the same reason 10 lsave the Senate. hay
Ing teen somewhat frightened by the sudden
illness of Senator Davis. The temneralu-a
IN the House of Representatives rose to 95!er.
with breeze blowing.
Dispatches from Boston, PhiladeIphia and
other neiShboring cities. report the heat IS
intense. In this city the therometar rose
99deg., in the shade, aud % cases of sun-
stroke were reported.
4 New York dispatch 0; the same date
says the Thermometer marked 99ier. in ,ba
shade, and intensly hot. The tbeTmo,,a,sr
IN Camp Biddle, New jersey. marked 110le,,
10 the sh5de. One hundred and seve,,f-
soldiers were postratei, and more ara !, =
dangerous condition. At dress naraae 3O
more isil in the ranks and paraSe vas d.
N''790d. OK OF her seven surgeons In camp
al are Pos'ra'ei ana all available physieisns IN
Trenton have been ordered Up. Gen. B;adIs's
son VITO was among the posrratei, left cgrnp.
NE~ YORK, July I0.-To-day IA the hot
est day OF the season, the thermometer stan
cing at IO2 deg. There is an immense num-
osr OF sun strokes, many fatal. There are
some prospects this afternoon for rain aud
cooler weather. Several Senator's AMI Rsn-a-
sentatiVes at Washington have been prostra-
'1N' ye' Dom houses retain their obstinacy.
, 1876-07-15
- n---r7s~H- H-40a~a~aN-
NEW POSTAL REVELATIONS,

WAsHISGTOS, July 5, 1876.
The report OF the committee of conference On the
Postcfiee appropriation bill recommends the adop-
tion Of the following provision concerning thirlclass
NAL matter: Except uusealed circulars, this class
of matter shall be transported the rate of one cent
for every two ounces the fractional part thereof
and Cnc cent for each additional two ounces. The
sender may wriie his thereon or outside pre-
cs9ed by the word = from, or may write briefly or
may pnnt on any paekt-e the number anl name of
the article enclosed. Publishers If magazines ETC.
may p-lnt thereon the tIne at which subscriptions
were paid ANY address any Iaos al card or IN
sealed circulars may be written printed affixed st
the option of the sender. The section prohibiting
the sal OF envelopes and newspaper wrappers below
the actual cost idinS clerk hire, legal postage and
all other expenses connected ther with Is ret4inel
without alteration. The committee recommend the
following substitute TO- tie section Teiaing inland
transportation of mails: Transportation stage
routes aud than railroad routes, 737 ,s5I and
for transportation by railroad s9lC OOO provided that
the postmaster general be ana be Is hereby author
izei and directed 10 award Just compensation TO be
paid on and after July l, 1876 for the transportation
Of mails on railroad routes by reducing pay TO all
railroad companies for transportation Of mails the
basis OF the average weight. The
only amendments OF importance are the following
reaijuSted salaries, 10 take effect on the first OF
OcjCuer: No salary OF any postmaster Is 10 exceed
5000 per aHnum, except IN New York elty, where
the salary shall remain as nOw fixed, and no salary
OF any postmaster when the aPpoir. r.tment Is non
Presidential, shall be reduced by the compensation
herein established until next read djustment, below
the sum Of $1,000.
, 1876-07-15

THE New York Tribune presents a
comparative table Of passenger ;arri
walls from Europe during the first bali
Of the years 1915 and 1876, from
which it appears that Notwithstanding
the Centennial celebration, there has
been very considerable falling off
from the figures of last year. In an
ticipation Of a vast increas Of Eu
ropean travel to America this summer
The steamship lines made prep:ation
TO accommodate a much larger mum
Der, but their calculations have prov
ed incorrect, and they are now reduc-
ing their passenger vessels. The Star
and lnman lines, for example, which
ran one steamer a week last year, have
cut down TO three steamers every FIVE
weeks. Il is reported also, by the
same authority, that the freight busi
ness of the steamers has fallen off 10
the same extent as the passenger
trade.