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Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-06
.A.-.lYE OF AGASSLz.

The T...- Globe S0vs: 4 lad Of ten
wears oa. s1uirived to GET into the
STAKE i.. when ASassiZ was urging
.l. isC... scriible argument for ms
Museum We happened 10 jo>tle
las, ,.. I'd, as lac was leaving the
... - ed him. lauChincly. his
i....a .t he performance We'll,
SAID. ye been 20 many lectures,
and les, ,..n tired 10 death. but AgaS.
..> r..,, ht up To my notion OF tho
Circus B.. hen We told AgaS>iZ OF this
....s ... leni he was much pleased
lie u.... see the boy who had been
SD ua...- Isly appTeciatIve of tho
spirit 90 .. -peech lie knew that he
Laj u.-.. j grave and elderly men,
ana tt., SIS he asked for would bt
.acoU..'v uted but he desired C.
Shake L.... i;h the lad who thought
Doe r.s 81, .. 1 - "A circus. and sent
aat .rou cep lungs great roarS Of
ha-.,cr l looming the testimony o
has -.s,- lnircr.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-06

Line
5 yar Must coz way
The sr are now running city Huntingdon
:" made @ a. 1r +. city eff Huntington
haJ,oads er0ding Mongh the ctirc West ard No.th1ccf
will be e.,as the gFg' machine .i IN, naa5@as u and shops
commenced. Important railroad connections with the Southwest win mad
porno connecting with tn. Chesapeake Ohio railroad and
] lh any y @ IRON beds Southern Chic and West Vrr an
tributaries which
kn.Tn to be s,dGr to AL ] Of M G r;a' e snIc5o
ay ny SinI G Wick prove to- be vme substitute r.r s r.
prOicng the hest Qualities Of pig @ oani in la'n and uader ercum
easy accessibility The region celebrated for great
;se the city .. ggia r
win form between the 'geP Of the Chesapeake Bay
point for the interchange
linz States of the Fast and OF Europe.
J5) Is place residence more inviting locality be found than the
In addition TIE natural eauy remarkable and its gen.
climate TrOp1ors have laid ont upon
advantage comfort aad aTrans'mee, Tor The gGea'isu
lined and cultivated taste: with objects in VIEW the venues and Streets
and y; leave abundant room for oad",y and se"aIks
walton Of garden frat trees ard .hlubery On the Ave"" where
.rb,et which will forever the vicinity
ana economically adopted and which adapted
city the STATE Normal School Marshall College,
n ~ in lrea and wards in higher BRANCHES eag .. oo1
crate cost an io',aion Of ve|to.@si equation
These present es ou'nre not binding beyond this dare
purchasers
Of purchase eiw
TIE deferred
rrrlar
Per If the purchase made these
be siatoI
purchaser required build purchased year
purchase tie
he : bindings 10
and experienced in almost -,
There no place on the ONO river possessing advantages
usnical successful scale
Rolling NsNachiEe
unlimited supply The line s
whence Huntington very mod
Liberal arrangements can row be made FOR Plots
purposes.
The Chesapeake AID Ohio Railroad completed:
Fh' ren application is made in person or v letter
o O he
ID. w. EHMONs. GeaT Sap.
JOHN N. OBEY, A9est
49, Huntington, West Va
" u y
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-06

Nam r.r Neall that common which
10 general a. which they understand;
ami being common. they are
49, D.. t., .'out things OF which they
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-06
/ y. BARTRAM,
Read This Twice.

"THE Peoples LEDGER contains NO
Continued stories. Larry, Pages, - Columns
of ,.o.-, Miscellaneous Beading Matter every
wees together w.fr articles '.p0 th" pens "a
such w-U-Auovn writer's as Massey, DIV -;
OPTI". IVANJ- COiiH. Jr.. Miss Alt0 =
WILL CARLTON, u. Z. TIGE BRIDGE, MANN
TWAIN. Sc.
sea.I will send The Peoples Ledg.
err 20 any address every week Ter
three months, on trial, on receipt of
only 80 CENTS.
..rhaPalv'e's ledger" is an ola es,ah'' she'd
a-d -s.tsIr weekly paper. pUbhsHci every ;, -
ur,Ifv a-i IS very popular a'uu-IrGl tia u. l.
aut Middle States. Address
HERMANN X. QUITS. Publisher,
Jan. 1-ff. n. u Schyo. -, Boston, Mass,
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-06
Claesa peake & Ohio Railroad,

Which, as Great wcs:Tr by o.
Wester aud the Altar tic teahoaid
the city Of Huntingdon Va Rich
railroad bridge built this
be AIDE the c Huntington with
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-06

A vu- lust returned from H.
trI.. l..r ID towering rage; SIys
CHAT b.. l-".' is not all that her fancy
paints. ..r. . 70 face Is much more SO.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
CHRONICLE.
ST, CLAIRSVILLE. OHIO.
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1876

The eesolution of Congressman Poppleton,
of Ohio, inquiring as to whether or not there
was corruption in placing the 20 bonds, and
whether the passage of the public credit act
of March 18, 1869, was brought about through
corruption, threatens to prove boomerang to
the Democratic party. The popularity of the
resolution is that it proposes not only to inves-
tigate the conduct Of officers of the Govern
ment of the United States in connection with
the affairs to be inquired into, but it proposes,
also, to go into the books of every banker or
broker who dealt in Government bonds at the
time the public credit act was passed. 1t pro-
poses, further, to give the committee power
to punish witnesses, whatever that may mean.
According to the Washington Republican the
bankers of New York dare the Confederate
House to the investigation, stating that they
are not willing to show their books, let the
consequences be as unpleasant to Democratic
members of Congress with whom they have
had dealings, as the results may please to
show. 1t is matter of history that the stock
gamblers in Congress about that time were
nearly all Democrats. The ex-Confederate
House is about starting delightful record to
proceed to st. Louis on. Let the investiga-
tion BEGIN Gin. Com.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
Indisputable Evidence.

ST. ELMO, Ill, July B, 1874.
r. V. PIERCE, M. D., Buffalo, N. VI
wish to add my testimony to the wonderful Gu
rative properties of your Alt. Ext, or Golden
Medical Discovery. l have taken great inter
est in this medicine since l first used it.
was badly afflicted with dyspepsia, liver de-
ranged and an almost perfect prostration of the
nervous system. So rapid and complete did
the Discovery effect aperfect cure that it SEEM
ed more like magic and perfect wonder to
myself, and since that time we have never
been without bottle of the Discovery and
Purgative Pellets in the house. They are a
solid, sound family physician in the house and
ready at all times to fly to the relief of sick
ness-without charge. We have never had a
doctor in the house since we first began the use
of your Pellets and discovery have recon-
mended the use of these medicines in several
severe and complicated cases arising from, as l
thought, an impure state of the blood, and in
no one case have they failed to more than ac-
complish all they are claimed to do. l will
only mention one as remarkable, (though cod
give you dozens) Henry Roster, furniture
dealer, of this place, who was one of the most
pitiful objects ever seen, his face swollen out
of shape, scales and eruptions without end, ex-
tending to his body, which was completely
covered with. blotches and scales. Nothing
that he took seemed to effect it particle.
finally induced him to try few bottles of the
Golden Medical Discovery, with daily use of
the Pellets, assuring him it would surely cure
him. He commenced its use some six weeks
since, taking two Pellets each night for a
weKk, then one each night, and the Discovery
as directed. The result is, to-day his skin is
perfectly smooth, and the scaly eruptions are
gone. He has taken some seven or eight bot
ties in all, and considers himself cured. This
case had baffied the skill of our best physicians
Messrs. Dunsford & Co., druggists, of this
place, are selling largely of your medicines and
the demand steadily increases, and they give
perfect satisfaction in every case.
Respectfully, w. H. CHAMPLIN,
Agt. Am. Exp. Co.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
Something New About Pears.

Mr.. P T. Quinn tells the following story in
his ''Rural Topics" in Scribner for July:
A few years ago, q gentleman living
in the suberbs of New York, anxious
to have large peartrees that would bear
fruit soon, contracted with tree agent
for some Bartlets, the price of which
was fixed st $40 apiece. The trees
came in due time and were set out.
In two years from the time of planting,
they bore small round russell pear,
that hung on the trees uatil late in
October. About this time, the very
same agent made his appearance, and,
being reminded of the contract to fur
nish Bartletts, he asked to be allowed
to examine trees and fruit, the latter
still hanging on the trees. He examin-
ed both carefully, and, suddenly turn
ing toward his victim, said with q
stern expression, swell, sir, when /
sold you those trees, supposed you
were well-read, intelligent man; but
now am different opinion" This
very singular remark brought forth the
query, "Why? ?" from the owner.
"Whyp' was the response from the
agent, ''to think OF man of culture at
this day and age, who does not know
the fact, that Bartlett tree never bears
BARTLETT pears the first year." The
gentleman admitted his ignorance, and
the peddler left, master of the situation.
Some weeks after, the victim made in-
quiry of n nei ghbor to know If he was
aware of this strange In horticulture.
Since then, this tree agent has not
made his appearance in this section of
the country.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
The Signing of the Declaration.

The Declaration, eing adopted, Was
next to be signed; ind here again we
come upon an equally hopeless contra
dictiOn in testimony. This same
Thomas Mexican wrote in 1914 to ex-
President Adams, speaking of the
Declaration of Independce, mo man
sign it ON that day" y,"-namely, July
4, 1776. Jefferson, on the other hand,
writing some years later, thought that
Mr.. McKean's memory had deceived
him, Jefferson himself asserting, from
his early notes, that 1.-The Declaration
was report0 by the Committee, agreed
10 by the House, and signed by every
member present, except Mr.. Dickin-
son." But Jefferson, who was also an
Octogenarian, seems to have forgotten
the subseqent signing of the Declara-
ton parchment, until it was recalled to
his memory, M ne states, a few years
later. If there was previous signing
OF written document, the manuscript
itself has long disappeared; and the ac-
cepted historic opinion is that both
these venerable witnesses were mis-
taken; that the original Declaration
was signed only by the President and
Secretary, John Hancock and Charles
Thomson and that the general signing
OF the parchment copy took place on
August ID. 1t is probable, at least,
that fifty-fOur of the fifty-six names
were appended On that day; and that
1t was afterward signed by Thornton,
of New Hampshire, who was not then
a member, and by Mexican, who was
then temporarily absent.
TaH r,coA fa ral,to ,x,,,oh
merriment," says Parton, that the final
signing OF the Declaration was hasten
ed by a very trivial circumstance.
Near the hall was large stable, whence
the flies issued in legions. Gentlemen
were in those days peculiarly sensitive
to such discomfOrts by reason of silk
stockings; and when this annoyance,
superadded to the SIMMER heat of
Philadelphia, had become intolorable,
they hastened to bring the business to
a conclusion. This may equally well
refer, however, to the original vote;
flies .aiA flies, whether in July or
August.
American tradition has clung to the
phrases assigned to the different partic-
ipants in this scene John Hancock's
commentary on his own bold hand
writing, "There, John Bull may read
my name without spectaeles," Frank
Inns, 1--WE must hang together, or else,
most assuredly, we shall all hang sepa-
rately :" and the heavy Harrison's re-
mark to the slender Elbridge Gerry,
that, in that event, Gerry would be
kicking in the air long after his
own fate would be settled. These
things may or may not have been said;
but 1t gives a more human interest tn
the event, when we know that they
were even attributed. What we long
to know is, that :he great acts OF
history were done by men like our
selves, and not by dignified machines.
L From "The Story of the Signing"
by Col. T. w. Higginson; Scribner for
July.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
AAVERT3sIGN RATES.
Public Opinions.

Old Bill Allen has discovered by this
time that when running for Governor
last year he was not competing with
"a id barron ideality.'-Chicago Tri-
bune (Rep.)
The selection of the Hon. George II.
Pendleton as Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Convention at 81. Louis
would be deserved compliment TO a
first-class man and entirely acceptable
to the Democracy of ofOhio.-Pittsburgh
Post (Dem.)
If TildOn or Bayard be nominated at
st. Louis they will be as heartily sus-
tained in Ohio as would Allen or Hen
bricks. The nominee of the st. Louis
Convention will receive the votes of
the regular Democratic organization,
If there were thousand Peter Coopers
in the ield.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
(Dem.)
Gen. Bristow must realize before he
grows older that IL is better to suffer in
the sun OF experience than to forced by
hot-house growth. In other words,
statesmen must pass their Spring, Sum-
mer, Autumn and Winter of exper-
fence before they are fit for the storms
of public life. Boys cannot do the work
of men.-Phila. Press (Rep.)
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
AFTER the ratification meeting at Washing

AFTER the ratification meeting at Washing
ton, last week, President Grant made the fol-
lowing speech:
'Gentlemen-After al the speaking you
and have listened to tonight, for was with
you at your ratification meeting, you can
not wish, even if was speaker, to hear any
thing from me; but cannot withhold my ap-
proval of the excellent ticket given you by the
National Republican Convention at Cincin-
natl. A ticket that should receive the cordial
support of all races in all sections. know
Governor Hayes personally, and can surren-
der with unfeigned pleasure my present posi-
tton to him, as believe l shall do on the 4th
of March, next year, with guaranteed security
for your rights and liberties under the laws of
the land"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29

most favored-give them no just cause for
complaint, and then hold them, by every ne
cessary means. to an exact, rigid observance
of all their duties and obligations under the
Constitution and its amendments to secure to
all within their borders manhood and citizen
ship, with every right thereto belonging. This
i believe TO be the doctrine of the Republican
party. know it is of the thousands of vet
eran Republicans in the banner st. Lawrence
District, as it is of yours, very truly,
CIVILIAN A. WHEELER"
1t is no exaggeration to say that these are
the words of statesman, and he who used
them, under the circumstances in which they
were used, is one whom the country can trust.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
The Heathen Chinee a Failure.

A letter from North Adams, Mass,
to the New York Tribune says: In
1870 Mr.. Sampson having suffered
much from the strike of the Crispins,
and being unwilling to comply with
their demands, sent his agent, Mr..
Chase, to San Francisco for Cinnamon,
mainly for the purpose of breaking up
the order, between which and himself
bitter warfare was waging. The first
importation consisted of seventy-five
men or boys, for most of thIn were be-
tween the ages of sixteen and twenty
wears. Since that time several lots
h ave come and returned, tn. number
employed i'm the factory during the
past six years ranging from seventy-five
to upward of one hundred. The pres
ent number is e.ehiyfive, of whom
tory, the last arrivals, were imported
a year ago. Some of The first impOrta-
ton remained four years, and then re-
turned to China, and have since come
back to this country and are now work
ing at Bellev lie, n. j. The b uamen
here all work by the month, on con-
tracts for three years or longer. The
prices paid them have never been
made known to the public, though
they are supposed to receive from $40
to $50 per month. Over forty of them
are at liberty to go at any time, the
term for which they hired having ex-
pired. They are in no hurry to return;
and would undoubtedly be glad to re-
new their contracts, but the OppOrtuni-
ty to do so will probably not be given
them. The employers plans, how
ever. have not been announced. There
could have been no place more favor
able for the introduction of this class of
labor or for the improvement of the
Chinaman than this enterprising New
England town. They have been given
constant employment and have had
rare opportunities for learning valu-
adle trade. The employer says very
little alto 1t the success of his undertak-
ing. He may be satisfied with it, but
he does not express himself very en-
Enthusiastically on the subject. He says
the Cinnamon are sober and industri-
Gus, and he has but little fault to find
with them, aud that is about all he
does says. But the fact that ia ether
shoe manufactories in the same town
they have never been admitted, even
after working for years at the trade,
shows that other manufacturers do not
have confidence in them as workmen,
or at least that they are not willing to
exchange skilled American help for the
sO-called cheap labor. Their improve
ment socially has not been at all mark
ed, though during the first year or two
after their arrival the good people of
the community, who did everything in
their power to improve the moral and
Intellectual condition of the heather
strangers, felt encouraged to believe
that the work in their behalf would
bring forth abundant fruit.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
A Home Recipe for Otto Roses.

81. Louis GlODe-DemOcrat.
At this time of year, when SO many
rose leaves fall to the ground and are
wasted, every lady can, if she chooses,
manufacture delicious perfume at q
cost of less than fifty cents, and in few
minutes time. Take q two gallon
glass jar, and fill ful of clean, freshly
picked rose leaves. Then cork it tight,
and take twe-Ounce phial and fit the
neck into the cork of the two-gallon jar.
Cut some sponge into narrow strips !;
soak them in good oil, free from smell
or rancidity, put the STRIPS into the
small phial, turn it upside down, and
put the neck into the bung of the large
jar. Place them in the sun for four
days, and the heat will dis.i the rose
leaves, and the aroma will ascend and
saturate the oil in the sponge. Put in
fresh leaves about four times, and you
will have small phial of the finest
otto of roses that can possibly be made,
and 10 quantity sufficient to scent the
cloths and handkerchiefs of q family
for year. Pure otto of roses costs $50
per ounce. Be sure and keep it well
corked, or it will evaporate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29

The will of the late VIM. B. Astor
has been proved in England, where
the personal estates is sworn under
f400. 200, which appears to have been
invested In British consols.
General Sherman is expected to ra-
move the Fitch diamonds from the
New York Custain.houss within day
OF two. CoagFeee SOME. time since
Dnaeed an ack renuif1fng tho o<1aty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
Virtues ofKerosene OIL,

The Aberdeen (Miss.) Examiner
says: A child of Mr.. G. NJ. Jones was
bitten by highland moccasin, and 9
perfect cure was obtained by external
applications Of Kerosene oii., A valu-
able dog was bitten by q s,cotton-
mouth" when the first application ol
the oil was made, but obtained instant
relief, and was up and running about
in two or three hours.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
Preserving Plants with their
COlOrs.

A French gentleman, M. Boulade,
has discovered that IL freshly gathered
plants are spread out between sheets ol
altering paper in the usual hsrbarium
manner, and then heated between two
bricks In an oven for two or three hours
at about 1852 Fah., they will be perfect
ly and permanently preserved without
impairment ofthe most deiicste colofs.
The process Is rendered more rapid and
certain II the layer Of filtering paper
next the flowers be changed after about
an hour.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
Rusty Nails,

Every little " hile we read of one
who has stuck a rusty nail in his feet or
some other portion of his person, and
lOckjaw has resulted therefrom. All
such wounds can be healed without any
fatal consequence following them.
The remedy is simple. 1t is only to
smoke such wound, or any wound or
bruise that is infiamed, with burning
wool or woolen cloth. Twenty minutes
in the smoke Of wool will take the pain
out of the worst case of inflammation
we ever saw arising from a wound.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29

CoNsrANr success shows us but one
side of the world, for as it surrounds
US with friends, who will only tell us
our merits, 70 IL silences those enemies
ffonn whom ai0ns we can learn our de-
feefs.
THERE ieHo, bunien that the Chris
tia1saH haMe ibut the Burtlen-bearer
Wu1nE knuufy NEiHk CD unG1ae 4.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29

The worst puns on the Cinchnati
candidates are the following, which an
anonymous contributor sent to this
|oflce yesterday: "Make Hayes while
the sun shines, and before Il rains
Wheeler Il" ."-LNew York Trlbuno.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-29
MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

belmont Lodge, No. l6, & A. NJ. meets ey.
sry wednesday night on or preceding the iuii
moon. n. H. -DOMOAN~'SNN' w ~
T. II. FERRE.L, Sec'y.
ST. Clairsvil,e Chapter. No. IL Royal Aren
..as,,ns meets Sd Friday night each month al
St Clairsvilie and the LIST friday each l1o1in
st Bridgeport JAMES SLAhh' n' f'
T.. IL. FERRELL, Sec'y-
Belmont Council, No. 81 Royal select ano
sinner Ex xcel.ent Masters meets on the SECOND
Tuesday night of every month"; ~
C. w. CARROLL, 7. /. q. A.
ID. BAILY, Rec.
Hone Commandery No. 26 of Knights Temp
rs. meets On the first Tuesday night OF eveIy
month. a. D. bASoo' En-. s19i
r. d. BAILEY. Rec. mari"|i