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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
Some Brief Remarks on the
Month of April.

April is the month when the earth is
most rent by earthquakes, and the air
by the voice of the Orange-hawker.
In April a bald-faced lie is called a
joke.
In April there is either a bonnet in
the family or row.
In April q woman ties towel around
her back hair, snatches up carpets,
wears out brooms, and never neglects
to leave a chunk of soap on the bottom
stair for man to step on.
In April Sunday-school children be-
gin to look forward to picnics, lots of
attenuated lemonade, and very robust
collie.
In April girls prepare for croquet by
buying shoes size smaller than be-
fore.
In April big brawny men chase little
spheres of stOcking-ravelings around
cow-pastures, and call it base ball.
In April politicians are miserable.
IT'S then they buy hats and pay
election bets.
In April, bankers, car-conductors and
other men Of wealth eat asparagus, and
the rest of the people try to be happy
on such spring fruits as boiled beans
and fish-balls.
In April young man nightly stuffs
his pockets with maple sugar and
strikes out for the home OF his girl.
Two fond souls chaw the same cake Of
sugar quite frequent that night.
In April virtuOuS man takes his
semi-annual bath.
In April children are not happy with.
out ten hard-boiled frescoed eggs. They
eat the eggs and the doctor calls pres.
entity with stomach pump.
In April the farmer goeth forth to
sow-sew does the seamstress.
In April the tramp turneth up his
nose at soup houses and goetk forth
seeking whose chickens he may de.
YOUR.
In April fatboats and skiffs navigate
our streets most successfully.
In April rhubarb pies and other
denominations lead the best of people
into profanity, and their cOuntenance
into bow-knots.
In April the house-f1y reappears in
the milk pitcher. He is not success
full swimmer.
In April it is very apt to rain. When
not engaged in raining it sometimes
showers q little. These showers are
useful, for, as everybody knows, April
sho wers bring forth cauliflowers.'
In April you can see man streaking
10 the dyer's with his last summers
clothes tucked under his arm and hdrd
times stamped all over his noble brow.
In otner respects he is destitute o.
stamps.
In short, April is not the festive sea.
son that it is cracked up to be. In the
sweet words of impassiOned verse:
April is a skim-milk month,
When feebly does the pulse stir
'Taint warm enough for calico coat,
And you feel like fool in an Ulster.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

perimented in his private practice for twenty
years to produce a combination that would
have the properties of CASTOR OIL without
its unpleasant taste and gripping effect.
His p -eparation was seat for, near ana 1ar
till finally he gave IL the name of CASTOR1A.
and put il up for sale. II is very wonderful in
its effects particularly with the disordered
stomachs and bowels of children. 1t asstmt-
la tes the food cures sour stomach and wind
collie, regulates the bowels, expels worms, and
may be relied upon in Group.
AS a pleasant, effective and perfectly safe
cathartic creinedy 1t is superior TO Castor OIL,
+Cordials and Syrups. 1t does not contain
alchoI and is adapted to any age.
By regulating the stomach and bowels OF
cross and sckly children tney become good
and moth ers have rest. Tne CASTORIA is pu6
up at the Laboratory Of ]. b. ROSE CO..
NDey Street, New York, Mar. 8, 75-13w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
Flesh, Bone and Muscle Ailment-
The Yellow Centaur Liniment
Is for the tough skin, flesh and muscles of
Horses, Mules and Animals.

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Horses, Mules and Animals.
We have never yet seen a case of SPAWN,
Sweeny, Ring-b bone, Wind-galI, Scratches or
Poll-Evil which this Liniment would not
speedilT benefit. and we never saw but q few
cases which 1t would not cure. 1t Will cure
when anything can. 1t Is folly to spend $40,
for a Farrier, when one dollars worth OF Gen.
taur liniment will do better. The following
is q sample of he testimony produced.
W. P. Hopkins, Postmaster, Piqua, o., says
"Centaur Liniment can't be beat. 1t cures
every time.
YELvERToN, o., Marcn 1874.
"The Centaur Liniment are the best selling
medicins We have ever had. The demand Is
every great Tor 1t, and we cannot afford to be
without IL ''P. q. HISEY Il SON"
JEFFERSON, Mo-, Nov. ID, 1873.
Some time ago was shipping horses To 81.
Louis. / got one badly crippled in the car.
With great difficulty got him to the stable.
The stable keeper gave me n bottle of Centa1r
Lniment which used with such success that
in two days the horse was active and nearly
well. ! have been a veterinary surgeon for 30
years, but your Liniment beats anything /
ever used.
"a. ]. MCCARTHY. Veterinary Surgeon"
For a postage stamp we will mail q Centsur
Almanac containing hundreds OF certiticats,
from ever State in the Union. These Lini>
ments are now sold by all dealers in the
country.
Laboratory OF j. b. ROSE d &C,
As DEFY ST., NEw YORK.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
Washing Fine UnderclOthing.

A leading firm, importers and retail
ers of hosiery goods in Philadelphia,
gives the Germantown Telegraph the
following directions for washing me-
rino, lambs wool and silk undercloth-
ing, and that paper bears witness to its
excellence Use one pound of dissOlv-
ed soap in four gallons OF warm water,
in which rinse we'll the articles to be
washed, drawing them repeatedly
through the hand wiring them as dry
as possible, to remove the soap; rinse
briskly in clean, lukewarm water ;
wiring and stretch them to their proper
shape, and dry in the open air if pos.
sible. The only effects of rubbing are to
shrink and destroy the material;it sho' d
therefore, never be resorted to. The
material being an animal propuct, it is
absolutely necessary that nothing but
the best quality of soap and warm wa
ter should be used. All kinds of wash
ing compounds destroy the nature OF
material, giving to the fabric the ap-
pearance of poor cotton.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

While a party of men were playing
billiards and carousing in saloon in
Laramie on Sunday night last, the
Rev. Mr.. Edmudson and company of
ladies entered and asked permission to
hold religious services. The proprietor
gave his consent, the playing and
drinking ceased, the preacher. prayed,
the women sung, and there was quite a
revival for a while,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

Colonel Higginson thinks that only
women are not. Mortified at political
corruption, because their lives are re-
mote from political knowledge and in
fiuences. But Tweed's and Pendleton's
lives were not remote from knowledge,
and they were not particularly horri-
fed,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20


use; and every family should have them on hand
for their protection and relief, when required.
Long experience has proved them to pc the SAT-
est, surest, and best of all the Pttis with whicn
the market abounds. By their occasional use,
the blood is purified, the corruptiOns of the sys-
tenn expelled, distractions removed, and the
whole machinery Of life restored to its healthy
activity. Internal organs which become ciogged
and sluggish are cleansed by 4yer's Pills, and
stimulated into action. Thus mclplent dlsease
is changed into health, the value Of which change,
when reckoned on the vast multtudes VINO ENJOY
it, can hardly be computed. Their sugar coating
makes them pleasant to take, and preserves their
virtues unimpaired for any length OF time, SO
that they are ever fresh, and perfectly reliable.
Although searching, they are mild, and operate
without disturbance to the constitution or diet, or
occupation.
Fuil directions are given on the wrapper to
each box, how to use them as Family Physlc,
and for the following complaints, which these
Pills rapidly cure:-
For Dyspepsia or Indigestion, List1ess.
ness, Languor ana nS.. OF tbe stnG n9y
ach, and restore its healthy tone and action.
For Liver Complaint and its various symp-
toms, Bilious Headache, Sick Head
ache. Jaundice or Green Sickness, Bill.
fOus Collie and Bilious Fevers, they should
be judcioasly taken for each case, to correct the
diseased action or remove the obstrucuons winch
cause it.
For Dysentery or Diarrhoea, but one
mild dose is generally required.
For Rheumatism, Gout. Gravel, Pal
D1e0t1On OF In6 heSTts tno
Side, Back and Loins, they should be contin-
uously taken, as required, to change the diseased
action of the system. With such change those
complaints disappear.
For DroPsy and Dropsical Swellings,
they should be taken in large and frequent doses
to produce the effect of a drastic purge.
For Suppression, large dose snould BE
taken, as it produces the desired effect by SYM
pathy.
As Dinner PHI, take one or two Pills to
promote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels, restores the appetite, and invigorates the
system. Hence it is often advantageous where
no serious arrangement exists. One who feels
tolerably well, often finds that dose Of these
Pills makes him feel decidedly better, from their
cleansing and renoyating effect on the digestive
apparatus.
PREPARED BY
DR.. j. C. AVER te CO., Practical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS, U. S. Il.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

Wanted, Agents-Canvassers should secure
territory at once Tor The Life and Public Ser
vices Of Henry Wilson, by Rev. Elias Mason.
For Il rms address the Publisher, u. NUS
sKLL, IS Cornhill, Boston, Mass.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

gloss and freshness of youth. Thin
hair is thickened, falling hair checked,
and badness often, though not always,
cured by its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles are de-
stroyed, or the glands atrophied and
decayed; but such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, so that a new
growth of hair is produced. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton of dandruff, which is often so un-
cleanly and offensive. Free from those
deleterious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and inju-
rious to the hair, the Vigor can only
benefit but not harm it If wanted
merely for HAIR DRESSING,
nothing else can be found so desirable.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does :
not soil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it rich, glossy
lustre, and grateful perfume.
Prepared by DR.. J. c. Aver & Co.,
Prsctical and Analytical Chemists.
LOWELL. MASS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

The wife of Benjamin F. Butler died
Saturday morning, Sth inst, of cancer
in the throat, at the Massachusetts,
General Hospital, in Boston, where she
had been taken TO have an operation
performed. Mrs. Butler was about
fifty-five years of age, and leaves three
children. She was daughter of DIR.
Israel Hildreth, of Lowell, and In ear
ly life became enamOred of the stage.
After being under the tuition of Mrs.
Vernon she made her debut August
10, 1887, at the Park Theater, New
York, as Marianna, in The Wife, for
the benefit of Mr.. Chippendale, and the
following season was engaged by Mr..
William Abbott for the juvenile ladies
in his theaters in Charleston and Co.
lumbia, S. c. She played the season in
those two cities, and a brief engage
ment in conjunction with Tasistro, at
Savannah. She then peformed in
Wilmington and Fayetteville, n. c.,
and in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va,
returning home from the latter place.
She then played brief engagement at
the Howard Athen&um, in Boston. In
1912 Mr.. Chippendale engaged her for
the leading lady of the National Thea
ter, in Cincinnati, where she opened as
Rosalind, in AS You Like It. but, be-
coming fatigued with study, she re-
signed her position after three months.
Dnring this time she reformed star
at Louisville, and receiv-
ing complimentary benefit, appear
ing as Ion, which was visited by the
elite of Cincinnati, with whom she had
a large acquaintance. This was her
last appearance as an actress, and she
was soon after married to Gen. Butler.
Mrs. Butler was a very excellent and
worthy lady, a devoted mother and
wife, and enjoyed the esteem and re-
spect of large social circle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

GEN. BUTLER's wife, who died on
Saturday, last week, was warmly es-
teemed by every one who knew her as
a most worthy wife, mother and friend.
Throughout her husbands turbulent
career she has been followed by all of
his friedships and touched by none of
his enmities. Thousands who have
never sympathized with Gen Butler In
anything will unite, when reading the
account of her death, in sincere sympa-
thy for her loss.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
Centaur
The Quickest, Surest & Cheapest
Remidies.

Physicians rec I'm mend and Farriers declare
that 10 such remedies ever before been in use.
Words are cheap. but the proprietors of these
article will present trial bottles to medical
men, gratis. as guarantee OF what they say.
The CENTAUR JINIMENT, Width Wrap
per- will cure rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lum-
bago, Sciatica, Caked Breasts, Sore Nil pies,
Frosted Feet. Chillblains, SweIlings, Sprains,
and any ordinary
Flesh, Bone and Muscle Ailment-
We make no pretense that this article will
cure Cancer, restore lost bones. or give health
to whisky soaked carcus. But IL Will always
reduce Inflammation and allay pain.
1t will extract the poison OF bites and stings,
and heal burns or scolds without a scar, Palsy.
Weak Back, Caked Breasts. Earache, Tooth
acne, Itch and Cutaneous Eruptions readily
yield 10 its treatment.
Henry Black OF Ada, Hardin county, Chic,
says-.'My wife has had rheumatism for nye
ears no rest. ho sleep-conld scarcely walk
across the moor. She is now nmpletely cured
by Use of Ceniaur Liniment. We all feel
thankful tC you. aud recommend your won-
derful medicine to all our frinds."
James Hurd, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, says-"The
Centaur Liniment cured my Neuralgia"
Alfred Tush, of Newark, writes-"Send me
one dezen bottles be express. The Ointment
has saved my leg. want to distribute IL, &C. u
The sale OF this Liniment is increasing
RAPIDLY.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
IIark!

11dfk.
Huguenots whispering yea in the dark,
Puritans answering yea in the dark!
Yea, like an arrow shot true to his mark,
Darts through the tyrannous heart of Denial.
Patience and Labor and solemn-souled Trial,
Foiled, still beginning,
Soiled, but not SHINING,
Toll through the stertorous death of the
Night,
Toll, when wild brother-wars new-dark the
Toll, and forgive, and kiss DER, and re-
plight.
Vi.
Now Praise to Gods oft-granted grace,
Now Praise to Mans undaunted face,
Despite the land, despite the sea,
! was: am: and | shall be
How long, Good Angel, . how long?
Sing me from Heaven mans own song!
''Long as thine Art shall love true love,
Long as thy Science truth shall know,
Long as thine Eagle harms no Dove,
Long as thy Law by law shall grow,
Long as thy God is God above,
Thy brother every man below,
So long, dear Land of all my love,
Thy name shall shine, thy fame shall glow"
o Music, from this hight of time my Word
unfold:
In thy large signals all mems hearts Mans
Heart behold:
Mid-heaven unroll thy chords as friendly flags
unfurled,
And wave the worlds best lovers welcome to
the world.
-TSIDNEY LANIER
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
POETRY,
The Centennial Meditation OF
Columbia.


From this tender-terraced hight.
Sight more large with nobler light
Ranges down yon towering years:
Humber smiles and lorhier tears
Shine and fall, shine and fall,
While old voices rise and call
Yonder where the to-and-fro
Weltering of my Long-Ago
Moves about the moveless base
Far below my resting place. ...-.
II.
Mayflower. Mayflower, slowly hither flying,
Trembling Westward DER yon baking sea,
Hearts within FdreaoeH dear England signing
Winds without But dear tn oaiH replying,
Gray ipp'd waves about thee shouted, crying
No! 1t shall not be
jamestown, out of thee
Plymouth, thee-thee, Albany
Winter cries Ye freeze G1oay!
Fever cries, Ye burn: deodg!
Hunger cries, Ye stdrve: daody!
Vengeance cries, Your grdUes shall stay !!
Then old Shapes and Masks of Things,
Framed like Faiths or clothed like Kings
Ghosts of Goods once f1eshed and fair,
Grown foul Bads in alien air
War, and his most noisy lords,
Tougued with 1.-the and poisoned swords
Error, Terror, Rage and Crime,
All in a windy night of time
Cried to me from land and see,
No! Th0u Skdt not b!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief and
cure of all derange-
ments in the stom-
ach. liver, and bow
els. They are a mild
aperient, and an
excellent purgative.
Being purely vege-
table, they contain
no mercury or mine
raj whatever. Much
serious sickness and
suffering is prevent
ed by their timely
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
NOBLE CARTER,
COUNTY SURV YOR,

Is now prepared to attend to bis Official du-
j ties. and wishes all persons addressing him
to furnish Township and Section where sur
vsy Ii to be made. Fees IS 90 per day.
Address st. Clairsville, Belmont county, o.
aprl07Su
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20

THE personal paragrapher of the
New York Herald was summoned to
the presence of his chief the other
morning, and furiously asked how he
dared pen reference to anybody
lingering in the lap of May" "Be
me pa-a-a-rsonil rifferince. Begorra,
but twas schipp ov me mimri.' He
was cautioned to cOntine himself to
squibs about the pea crop in texas, and
permitted to retire.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
Mexico

Mexico is certainly d most anfastu.
nate country. After half a Century of
insurrections, pr0ntEncidmentOs and
revolutions, she seemed in 1871, with
the reelection OF Juarez, to be settling
down to peaceful condition of affairs
and good government. Porfrio Diaz
and Lerdo de Tejada, the competing
for the presidency, seemed
to be content with the esult ,and every
thing looked propitious for a new era
of peace. When Juarez died in the
summer of 1872, Lerdo de Tejada sue
ceeded him, and DiaZ came to the
Office corresponding to our vice presi-
dency. II is only q few months age
that Mexico was noted down in the
annals of the year with this pleasing as
surance of tranquility: 1.-The Republic
is in state of comparative peace; the
lsw ws are more faithfully observed, or
at least less disregarded; the military
seem to be reconciled to the idea of en-
during civilian at the head of the
government; public education is in a
prosperous condition; internal improve
ments are in progress; brigandage is
gradually disappearing; and mining Is
likely to be extended before long by
the adoption of suitable machinery"
But it does not seem possible to make
peace the normal condition of Mexico,
and so we find this most turbulent OF
all countries engaged in revolution
almost with the opening of the year
that promised so much Improvements
and prosperity to her people. Portirio
Diaz has pronounced against the regu-
lar government, and when he appeared
before MatamOras with his insurgent
army the other day the government
troops sent out to repel him seem to
have quickly "pronOunced' in favor OF
him. A few of the government troops
stood by their posts, and surrendered
only to the exigencies of war, but the
main body, from force of habit proba-
bly,, went over to the revOlutiOnists.
A Mexican general is nothing if he can
not be heroic; so when Gen. Labarra,
commander of the national forces, found
that all was lost save honor, We are
told by the dispatches that he "dis-
charged his revolver and then retreated
to the river bank with about
twenty-five men," The summer out
look is very promising for some lively
scrimmages near the Rio Grande, and
the next few months may make and
unmake Mexican generals by the score,
to say nothing of president or two.-
| louisville COurier-JOurnal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
Ayers
HairVigor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable,
healthy, and
efectual for
preserving the
hair. IT soon
restores faded
or gray hair
to It's original
color. Nth the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
NEWS ITEMS.

w. o. Avery was, on Thursday, sem
fenced to five years imprisonment and
81 900 fine.
, 1876-10-18

North German Lloyd.

The steamers OF !hls Company Will aal every Satur.
Itatee Of pa1age-Ffom Now York t. soutlamCtoa;
cabin. tea gu1t stcesagc. go eIFrrnSy Fot iga!ght
or pa1aaRe apply to 0Et.k1ClIS d co..
9I1oHItnv Green, New turk.
, 1876-10-18
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

NY Repnblltanf Tie told m At 1nttauano1ts TINT
drum a1waYA reminded him OF i Dcmocrat1o
fpeeeh.!t waa all noise and no acnse. fLau9htcr.1
cratic Staten Of the south 'f " ~ "
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-03-16

The jury in the Tweed case have found
verdict against him for $6,537, III.
The above couple Of lines is all that
the Portsmouth Times has to say about
a Democratic thief. The above sum. OF
over six and half million dollars, is
what a Democratic thief stole from tn e
public, and the Times has no word OF
disapproval.
Why does not the Times tell its readers
that after it was admitted that Tweed
had stolen this enormous sum, the Dem
ocratic party elected him to the State
Senate in New York by over eleven thou
sand mGjOrityi And while he was under
arrest for his crimes, the Democratic
officers who had him in custody permit.
ted him to escape. No doubt they were
bribed. But as the Democratic party
rests on the corner stone Of theft and
robbery, (human slavery it can see no
thing wrong in the gigantic plunder OF
its Breslins. Tweeds, Floyds, &c.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-03-16

The Jackson STANDARD, an infallible
Radical paper, has but 20 editorial lines
about Belknaps disgrace. 1t has no word
of rebuke for him but charges him with
being a Democrat before and during the
war, and his wife with being fashiona-
BILE secessionist. 1t would hold the
Democratic party responsible.-[ Ports
mouth Times.
Very we'll Is not that true2 Was he
not Democrat before and during the
war; Were not all three of his wives
fashionable secessionists, the two who
proved to be thieves, Kentucky rebels,
the particular friends of your man Pen
dleton7
II we are not mistaken, the crime of
Belknap and his rebel wives grew out Of
the extravaganza of Washington life.
This extravaganza was the pretext and
excuse for the salary grab theft. When
we attacked a personal and political
friend for participation in this crime, we
recollect that the Times was among the
foremost and meanest to attack us for SO
doing. And it had no excuse. 1t did
not get little check on Slevin for its
dirty work, as some others did