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Republican Platform.

The Republicans of Ohio renew their allie
glance to the Republican party of the Unitet
States, and re-affirm its principles of fire.
government, as declared and defended by th,
grand men of 1776, and endeared to the peo
pie of our time by the sacrifice of war anc
the blessings of an assured Union of the States
based upon universal liberty.
Second-The eitizens of the several State.
of the Union are also citizens of the Nation,
and are equal under the Constitution and
laws, in all rights of citizenship, and are enti.
tied to full and equal protection in their ex
ercise
Third-We favor an honest and economi-
cal administration of the Government, and "A
vor retrenchment and reform in the public
service. Personal integrity and fidelity should
be required of all officials, and when found to
be dishonest and corrupt, they should be pros
ecuted and punished, and cordially commend
the vigorous prosecution of public offenders
by the present National Administration.
Fourth-The National credit and honor
must be sacredly maintained
Fifth-We recognize gold as the true stan
dard OF values, and the only steady and safe
basis for circulating medium, and declare
that that policy nf finance should be steadily
pursued which, without unnecessary injury
to business or trade, will ultimately euualize
the value of the coin and paper dollar.
Sixth-We favor tariff for revenue, with
Incidental protection to American industry.
Seventh-We stand by our system of free
common schools, supported by general taxa
tion. There must be no division of the school
fund, and no sectarian interference with the
schools
Eighth-The soldiers and sailors who fought
TO the Union, the Nation owes a debt of
gratitude, and they and the widows and Or
ohans of those wbo have fallen are Justly en-
titled to liberal bounties and pensions.
Ninth-The thanks of the people of Ohio
re due to President Grant for his faithful
difference to Republican principles, and we
ssure him OF the gratitude Of the country for
he distinguished service he has rendered as a
older and civilian.
Tenth-The Republican party of Ohio, hav-
,g full confidence in the honesty, ability, and
atrlotlsn OF Rutherford b. Hayes, cordially
resents him to the National Republican Con- !
ention for the nomination for President of |
le United States, and our State delegates to |
lat Convention are instructed, and the dis :
let delegates are requested to use their earn t
efforts to secure his nomination. In
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04
A matter of inlerest-a coupon.

When loafer enters the sanctum Of
busy editor, and the editor SAYS
'Glad to see you're back" what does
he mean?
"How one thing brings up another!''
said lady, absorbed in pleasing retro
spection. "Yes," replied the practical
Dobbs, an emetic, for instance"
Tom Thomb is going to Texas to live,
and the Chicago Times thinks that
some day we shall hear of Tom being
waylaid and abducted by Texas grass
hopper.
The New York Sun knows of eener-
al in the army who hasn't been clear
of debt for thirty-seven years. A
Detroit butcher says he knows of lots
of men who wonld make good generals.
detroit Free Press.
Dean Swift has found an imitator.
An advocate of Colmar has left one
hundred thousand fances to the local
madhouse. II got this money" saws
the candid lwyer in his will, 'out of
those who pass their lives in litigation;
in bequeathing it for the use of lunatics
| only make restitution"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

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 cam 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 off, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
tion 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 a 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 a rich, glossy
iustre, and grateful perfume.
Prepared by DR.. J. C. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL. MASS.
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CastOpIa

DIR. Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Mass. ex-
perImrnted in his private practice for twenty
years To produce a combi naiion that would
have the properties of CASTOR OIL without
its unpleasant taste and gripping effect.
His p para ton was seat for, near and far
till finally he gave il the name of CASTORIA
and put II up fOr sale. II is very wonderful in
its effects, particularly with The disordered
stomachs and bowels of children. It assimi-
lates the food cures sour stomach and wind
collie, regulates the bowels, expels worms, and
may be relied upon in Group.
AS a pleasant, Elective and perfectly safe
cathartic remedy 1t is superior 10 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 sickly children tney become good
natured and healthy. They can enjoy sleep
and mothers nave rest. Toe CAST ORIA is pu6
up at the Laboratory of j. B. ROSE & co.
Dey Street, New York, Mar O. r75-l3w
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POnip and L.

Pomp lies in one chair, in another,
(Pomp's black cat, I'm his brother.)
There we lie blinkin' in the sun,
Blinkin' and thinkin'-Oh, what fun.
What d'you 'spose we're thinkin' bout?
One O. the things ''no feller can't find out. ="
I'm 80 glad I'm nothin' but a cat
Pomp he says ''that's so" to that.
Fat-snd lazy all day long,
Plenty to eat and can't do wrong.
When it comes to the end O. day,
We go to sleep in bed O. hay.
All can say is, Pm happy as a cat,
''Happy as a clam" is nothin' to that.
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CHORUS S.
Wave, joy Of my soul !

Wave, Joy Of my soul
Wave, flag of the free.
The eyes of the earths toilers turn fondly TO
thee,
Over mountain and plain,
Over river and main,
Float proudly forever the flag of the free,
Our fathers unfurled it, and read in each star
A token of triumph, that n.rved them for
war;
In the smoke of the battle, in carnage and
Every watt of its stripes was the voice Of
their God,
Crying, ''On to the cannon's mouth! conquer
or die"
But the flag of the free hold aloft in the sky.
Chorus-Wave, joy of my soul. &c.
Great God of our country this flag of the
free
Our sires have bequeathed us-a trust as from
thee;
By the mothers who prayed, and the fathers
who bled;
By the hopes of the living, the fame of the
dead
By the tolls, and tears, and the blood it has
cost,
Not a stripe shall be rent, not star shall be
siost. 81
Chorus-Wave joy of my soul! &c
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| WOULD be glad to see more parents
understand that when they spend mon
ey judiciously to improve and beautify
the house and grounds about it, they
are paying their children premium to
stay at home as much as possible to en-
joy it; but when they spend money
unnecessarily on fine clothes and jew
elry for their children, they are paying
them a premium to spend their time
from home, that is in those places
where they can attract the most atten-
ton and make the most display.
AoOn
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SUvD.4r RE.fDIvG.
A PRAYER.

Oh. that mide eyes might closed be
To what concerns me not to see:
That deafness might possess mine ear
To what concerns me not to hear:
That truth my tongue might always tie
From ever speaking foolishly;
That no va / thought might ever rest,
Or be conceived in my breast;
That by each deed, and word, and thought
Glory may to my God be brought,
But what are wishes. Lord, mine eye
On III is fixed, to Thee cly,
Wash, Lord, and purify my heart,
And make it clean in every part;
And when It's clean, keep it too,
For that is more than can do.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

BIBLE NAMEs.-In old times people
called pearl margaret In an old
Bible once read about the pearl of
great price, but it was called pre-
cious margaret l read this to little
girl named Margaret. and she was very
happy to find her name int the Bible
All the Marys and Marthas and Ruths
and Abigails and Charitys can find
their names in the Bible, you know.
There was dear girl named Grisel-
da, who had many things to do for her
mother. People called her patient
Griselda,' and she was pleased TO find
story with that very name in an old
book. My name is not in the Bible.
l wish it were. The names of my
three little are there; but there is a
better place than the Bible in which to
have your name written. 1t is the
Lambs Book of Life. You may read
about it in the Revelation.-Apples ef
Gold.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

THE Christian is not beneath hope,
as long rs he is above ground; nor
above hope SD long as he is beneath
heaven. When once he enters that
glorious city, then farewell hope aud
welcome love forever. Hope goes into
the field, and waits on the Christian
till the last battle be fought and the
field increased, and then faith and
hope together carry him in tie chari-
OF of the promise to heavens door,
where they deliver up his soul into the
hands of love and joy, which stand
ready to conduct him into the blissful
presence of God.
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Obstacles of Marriage.

Happy Relieffor Young Men from the effects
OF Errors and Abuse in early life. Manhood re-
stored lmpediments to marriage removal.
New method of u eatment. New and remAxka-
BILE remedies. Books and Circulars sent free
IN sealed envelopes. Address, HOWARD AS,
eOClATION, 4l9 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia,
Pa--an Institution having a high reputation
forhon'raele conduct and professional sktll.
aTo75-ly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

Il ers is invited to our Thoroughbred Span.
tsh merino Bucks. bred by ourselves, and se>
lected by us the present Fall from the best
improved flock in Vermont These sheep are
pure blood and in good condition. Persons
desiring to purchase should examine them
They can be seen at our residence, near st.
Clairsville.
JT. &W,s. CLOSE.
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POETRY.
The Flag of the Free.

The following Centennial song has beer
composed by Rev. DIR. VIM. Hunter, editor o.
the Pittsburgh Christian ddrOodte:
OF all the bright ensigns that CLEAN in The
sun,
The hearts of bold freemen throb proudest IL
one;
When the ''Star Spangle Banner streams ou
on the air,
Happy multitudes shout, ''Never banner sC
fair
For the blood of our martyrs has hallowed i
long,
And the deeds of our brave have enshrined j
in song.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

| Across chasm OF eighteen hundred
years Jesus Christ makes a demand
which is, beyond all others, difficult to
satisfy. He asks that for which phil
-osopher may often seek in vain at the
hands of his friends, or father of his
children, or bride of her spouse, or n
man of his brother: He asks for the
human heart. He will have it entire
ly to himself. He demands it uncon-
ditionally; and forthwith his demand
is granted. Wonderful! In defiance
of time and space, the soul of man with
all its powers and faculties, becomes an
annexatlon to the empire of Christ.
All who sincerely believe i'm him expe-
rience that remarkable supernatural
love toward Him. Since the great de
stroyer is powerless to extinguish this
sacred flame. Time can neither ex-
haust its strength, nor put limit to its
range. This it is which proves to us
quite convincingly the Divinity of Je-
sus Christ.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

PRECISELY what is meant by 'rplig.
ious liberty as understood by Bis.
marck's Ger nan Parliament, is not
clear; but the following act recently
passed throws some light on the ques-
tion: imprisonment for two years
may be applied to the minister of re-
ligion who, in the exercise of his func-
tions, introduce any writings which
treat OF state affairs in way which
iRight trouble the government
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04
Flesh, Bone and Muscle AiIment.

| We make no pretense that this article will
cure Cancer, restore lost bones, or give health
tUa whisky soaked carcus. But il will always
reduce Inflammation and allay pain.
1t will extract the poison oil bites and stings,
and heal burns or scolds without scar, Palsy.
Weak Back, Caked Breasts, Earache, Tooth
acne, Itch and Cutaneous Eruptions readily
yield 10 ills treatment.
Henry Black, of Ada, Hardin county, Chic,
says-''My vile has mad rheumatism for five
ears no rest. Lo sleep could scarcely walk
across the hoor. She Is now omp pletely cured
by Use of Centaur Liniinent We all feel
thankful tC you and recommend your won-
derful niedicine To all our frinds."
James Hurd, of Z4nesville Ohio says-"The
Centaur Lnimenl cured my Neuralgia"
Alfred TuSh. OF Newark, writ iies-"Send me
one de- Zen bottles he express. The Ointment
has saved my leg. want TO distribute ii, &c. -
The sale Of Ihi, Liniment is INCREASING
RAPIDLY,
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Centaur
L1N1MENrs. |
The Quickest, Surest a. Cheapest
Remidies.

Physicians rec nm mend and Farriers decai e
that no 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 a guarantee Ot what they say.
The CENTAUR IINIMEST, Width Wrap
per, will cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Lum-
oago, Sciatica. Caked Breasts. Sore Mi piles.
Frosted Feet. Chillblains, Sweliings, Sprains,
and auy ordinary
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control them. The testimony of our best cid.
zenS, Of all classes, establishes the fact tkas
CHERRY PICTORIAL will and does relieye .nA
cure the affecting disorders of the Throat ana
Lungs beyond any other medicine. The rnos<
dangerous affections Of the Pulmonary Orra,s
yield to its power; and cases of Consumpsie.,
curei by this preparation. are publicly known
so remarkable as hardly to be believed, usre
they not proven beyond dispute. As remedy,
II is adequate, on which the public nav NV
for full protection BY Curing Couxhs. De
forerinners OF mora ssgioas disease it saves gn,
numbered lives. ahd IN amount Of suffering nos
10 be computed. 1t challenges trial and ror
vinces the most sceptical. Every family shsuI
Keep it on hand rs protection against ths esTiis
and unpcrceived attack of Pulmonary Aifec
uons, which are easily met at erst. but which
become rcurable, and too often fatal IL ner-
lected. Tender lungs neel this defence; and Il
IS unwise to be without it. As n safeguard to
children. amid tha distressing diseases which
be>et the Throat and Chest of childhood CHERzY
PEcroRAL is Invaluable; for. by its timely uss
mutitndes ara rescued from premature rrayss
and saved 10 the love and affection centred On
them. 1t acts speedily and surely against ordi.
nary csid>, securing sound and health-restorins
sleep. No one viii suffer Troublesome Infr.
enza and painful Bronchitis, whel they know
how easily they can be cured.
Originally the product Of long, laborious, and
successful chemical Investigation no cost or toll
Is spared in making every bottle in the utmost
possible perfection 1t NAV be confidently relied
upon as possessing all the virtues it has ever
exhibited, and capable of producing cures as
memorable Us the greatest it has ever effected.
PREPARED BY
DR.. ]. c, AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EvExYwax.k.
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Just published, new edition of DR. GIL.
VER ELLIS CELEBRATED ESSAY on the
radical cure twithout medicine) Of SPERMAToR.
RHE or Seminal Weakness, Inyo!unta sem
lncapacity, Impediments to Marriage etc al
SO, CONSUMPTION, EPILEP5Y and FITS, induced
oy selI>inoulgence or sexual extrayagance dc
nA-Prlce, In sealed envelope only six cents
The celebrated author, in this admirable Es.
say, clearly demonst rates, from a thirty years
successful practice that the alarming conse.
quences of self-abuse may be radically cured
without the dangerous use of internal meii-
cine or me application of the knife; pointing
out mode of cure at once simple certain and
eHectual oy means of which every sufferer.
no matter what his condition may be. NAV
cure himself cheaply, privately, and rddicalIu.
sAThis Lecture should be In the hands Of
every youth and every man in the land
Sent under seal. in a plain envelope. to anv
address post paid, on receipt OF six cents or
Two post stamps.
Address the Publishers
Chas. j. q. Kline & Co..
I27 Bowery. N. Y; P. q. Box. 45ss.
Oct q. lS75-
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Ayers
HairVigor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable,
healthy, an d
effectual for
preserving the
hair. 1t soon
restores faded
or gray hair
to its original
color. trtth the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04
NOBLE CARTER,
NTY SURV YOR.

I g now prepared to attend to his official du.
! ties. and wishes all persons addressing hi II.
TO furnish Township aud Section where sur
vey Is to be made. Fees IS 90 per day.
Address st. Clairsville, Belmont county o
apri07Sr
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Ayers
Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases of the Throat and r..r-s
such as Coughs, Colds, Whoouinr.
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthna
and CONSUMPTION

Among the great
discoveries Of modern
science, few are Of
more real value to
mankind than this e.
fectual remedy for al
diseases Of the Threat
and Lungs. A vaze
trial Of its virtues,
throughout this and
other countries, has
shown that. il does
surely and aff>rsn.UIw
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

MANY of the villages in the hill
counties are blessed-or otherwise
with the kind of man called a retired
farmer.' am quite aware the politi
clans, in their rural raids on the eve of
elections, carry the idea that b cause
man has permanently crooked his
back at the plough he must therefore
be mOrallp straight as ranrOd; that a
soft white hand and smutty heart
are one pair, and a horny, brown
ed palm and great cleanliness in the
left breast are another. Concede it all.
and yet whal business has stout.
hearty farmer to retire and sell his
home where his children were born
and his fields made abundant answer.
and go to the nearest village, and gel
his milk from tin COW, and buy |
rickety piano for his. girl, and sit on
dry-gOOd5 boxes and whittie sticks |
himself: That man who has lived |
in a stone pen hall his days, and had a
OrIck earth under his feet and strip
Of sky hundred feet wide and a halt
\ mile long over his head, should sigh
TO Shut day-book and ledger and 90
away into the clean country, AID have
. round horizon to himself and sky
lot cut inic slices like a card OF Gener.
Il Training gingerbread, is no mystery.
But the hergia in the opposite direc- l.
ion is incomprehensible. The farmer
lepreciates when he 'retirts.' He is a
worth less to the world than he was
'efore. The day he transplants him
elf he has done growing and doing.
20 be sure, he underbids the village
ay-labOrer sometimes, and so takes
he money out of the fathers hands
nd bread out of the children's mouths.
ut unless this be contribution to the
he is not distinguished as
benefact0r. In fact, retiring is not
ute safe lor anybody who desires ;,
myth OF days. Asa rule, he died in r
,e harness is pretty good epitaph
n man and horse.-B. +. Taylor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-04

UNCONSCIOUS 1NFLUENCE.-Itis is said
that among the high Alps at certain
seasons the traveller is told to proceed
very quietly, for on the steep slopes
overhead the snow hangs so evenly
balanced that the sound of voice, or
the report of a gun, may destroy the
equilibrium and bring down an i'm
mense avalanche that will overwhelm
everything in ruin in its downward
path. And so about our way there
may be soul in the very crisis of its
moral history, trembling between life
and death, and mere touch or shad-
ow may determine its destiny. A
young lady who was deeply impressed
with the truth, and was ready, under
conviction of sin to ask: "What must
L do to be saved?' had all he solemn
impressions di-sipated by the unseem-
ingly jesting of a member of the church
by her side, as she passed out the sane
tuary. Her irreverent and worldly spi-
rit cast repellant shadow on the young
lady not far from the Kingdom of God.
How important that we should always
and everywhere walk worthy of our
high calling as Christians!
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SOME one said it wss the respectable
stakeholder that gave respectability
and permaneuce to the system. Ii the
owners of slaves had all been 'Legrees'
it would have soon come to an end. So
it is with our drinking customs. IfnO
body but drunkards used alcoholic
drinks it would be easy to prohibit the
traffic. Aye. they would soon die, and
then there would be an end to the de-
mand; but, as it is, moderate, respecta-
ble drinkers not only give countenance
to, and sustain the traffic, but they sup
ply year by year new recruits tor the
drunkard's army. Without moderate
drinkers there would be no drunkards.
Here is the root of the evil, and if we
would cure it we must begin here.
And, in our judgment, the Apostle
Paul furnishes us an ak, by which we
may cut it up by the roots. ''It is"
says he, "gOOd neither to cat flesh, nor
to drink wine, nor anything whereby
thy brother stumbleth, or is offended,
or is made weak" And since it is ad.
mitted that the use of intoxicating
drink causes the stumbling, and falling
of thousands, annually, the conclusion
is inevitable is wrong under such
to use it. The exhorta-
tion becomes duty.-Chtistian Press.
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DR.. J. c. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EvxRYwnxRk
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-02
TRUSTEES SALE.
Farm for Sale.

WITH THE INTENTION OF RETIR-
w ing on account OF age, will sell my
farm, situated in Dover township, Union
county, Ohio, on the Marysville and Della
ware pike, adjoining the town OF New
Dover, on tie Delaware and Springfield
railway, go acres, 20 OF which is in high
state Of cultivation; balance timber, dll
under goou fence. Three dwelling houses
good barn. fruit, good water, soil black
loan, making a desirable farm. Will sell
in one body, or 10 suit purchasers. For
further particulars call on or address
MORGAN SAVAGE,
je3Uegrb New Dover, Union county, D