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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07

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The editor who wills to please,
Must humbly crawl upon his knees,
And kiss the hand that beats him;
Orsi he dare attempt to walk, @
Must toe the mark that others chalk,
And cringe to ali that meet him.
Says one, your subjects are too grave
Too much morality You have
FOO much about religion;
~, Give me some witch or wizard tales,
With slip-shod ghosts, with fins and scales
Or feathers like pigeon
Iiove to read, smother cries, -
Those nonstrous fashionable lies -
IN other words. those novels,
Composed of kings and queens and lords,
OF border wars and Gothic hordes,
That use to live in novels.
No, no, cries one, we've had enough
ofsucb confounded love-sick stuff,
"a ef66faze the fair creation;
Give us some recent foreign news,
Of Russians, Turks-the Greeks and Jews
Or any other nation. k ~
The man of drilled scholastic lore
Would like to see little more
In scraps of Greek or Latin;
- The merchants rather have the price
Of Southern indigo and rice, a. tp0
Or India silk or satin.
Another cries, want more fun,
a witty anecdote or pun, ~-rrr j
fsffAlrbus or a riddle; ssktE
Some long for missionary news,
And soule -of worldly, carnal views
II Would rather hear D fddle.L ~ -
The critic, too, of classic skill,
Must dip in gall his gander quill,
And scrawl against the paper;
of all the literary fools,
Bred in our colleges and schools, -
's-&He cuts the silliest caper.
Another cries, want to see
A jumbied up variety 81
Variety in all things; - s,-t
A miscellaneous hodge-podge print,
Composed-I only give the hint =. 81.
~Asfk OF multifarious smsll things.
/ want some marriage news, says miss,
Il constitutes my highest bliss,
TO bear of weddings plenty;
For in a time of general rain ~
None suffer from drought, It's plain;
At least, not one in twenty.
4 want to hear of deaths says one, 4
OF people totally undone,
BY losses, fire or fever; I
Another answers, full as wise,
I'd rather have the fall and rise
OF raccoon skins and beaver
Seme signifya secret wish
For now and then q savory dish
Of politics to suit them;
But here we rest at perfect ease,
For should they swear the moon was chees
We never should dispute them. q <
Our grave of humorous, wild or tame,
Lofty or low, It's all the same, p
Too naughty or too humble;
And every editorial wight
Has naught to do but what is right,
And letsthe grumhler grumble.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07

G. T. Carleton, the absconding secre-
tary Of the Union Trust Company, of
New York, has just died In Peru. His
defalcation amounted to over q quarter
|of . million dollars.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07
Some Valuable Recincs.

SPONGE CAKE.-Four eggs, beaten
for half an hour; one cupful sugar, one
cupful flour.
LADY CAKE--One cupfa butter, two
cupsful sugar, four cupsful flour. one
eupful milk, three eggs, onehalf tea
spoonful soda, flavor to taste.
FISH AND MEAT SAUcE.-Six table
speonsful water, four of vinegar; put
into saucepan and warm, thieken
with yelks of two eggs; do not boil IT.;
add juice of one eiemon. q
JUMBLEs.- four eggs, three
cupsful sugar, very little nutmeg, one
tesspoonful baking soda, one cupful
butter; stir in the -four until it will roll,
cut in rounds with hole in the center.
Will keep good two or three weeks. =
Flannel CAKEs.-To one pint oI
-four add one half pint of corn meal,
four eggs, one teaspOonful yeast, with
milk enough to make stiff batter; SET
to rise over night. Thin with warm
milk and water before baking next
morning. .-.... -, 3.
TIE Cook PRUNEs.-Put one pound oil
prunes into stew-pan, with foul
ounces of white sugar, small stick OF
fcinnamon and three cloves; cover with
water, let boil gently for threequartert
of an hour, or until the fruit is quie'
soft. Let them cool: tic5 y
MACARoNI SoUP.-Throw foul
ounces macarOni in boiling water, ado
one ounce of butter and one onion stuel
with cloves; when tender. drain aI(
put into two quarts of clear gravy soup
simmer for ten minutes, Snd serv,
with grated Parmessn cheese.
BLACKBERRY WINE. = Measar,
berries and bruise them; to every gal
lon add one quart of boiling water; lie
stand twenty four hours, stirring; thel
strain OF liquor into cask; to ever,
GALLON add two pounds sugar; corl
tight and let stand till the followin,
| October ~'-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07

A MEMBER of the Southern Presbyterian
Assembly said that in his opinion dancing is
an evil greater than an addiction 70 drinking
and horse cing. Another member said that
no benefit could he derived from the work of
the country churches while the evil of dancing
was tolerated in the cities Ea ban
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07

Fletcher Harper. senior member of
the firm Of Harper Rsethers, died Tues
day morning, sged r.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07

A WIFE of forty, whose life can not
have been all sunshine, writes the fol-
lowing advice to other married pairs :
Preserve saeredly the privacies ol
your house, your married state, and
your heart. Let not father or mother,
sister or brother, or any third person,
even presume to come in between you
two, or to share the joys and sorrows
that belong to you a loan, to You two.
With Gods help build your own quiet
world, not allowing your dearest earth
ly friends to be the confidant of aught
that concerns your domestic reace.
Let moments of alienation, if they oc-
cur, be healed at once. Never speak
of it outside, but to each other confess,
and all will come out right. Never lei
the morrow's sun still find you at vari
ance. Renew or review the vow at al
temptations; it will do you both good
and thereby your souls will grow to-
gether, cemented in that love which j:
stronger than death, and you will be
come truly one." .--i
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07
De.sh Of MIR. Fletcher Harper.

With the death of Mr.. Fletcher Har-
per this morning passed away the last
OF the four brothers who-e energy
courage and devotion founded the great
publishing house which is their best
monument. These four brothers Were
the fathers of New York's Publishing
business, and ip effect also the fathers
fthe business 0 of book nIs king in Ame'.
lea, and quiet, diligeHt men of business
as they we're, the story of their lives
might well be written as record OF
the best results of earnestness. courage,
diligence and uprightness In business.
Beginning with small capital in busi-
ness which was not then promising,
these men lived to see their names at
tackled to one of the greatest and most
influential publishing firms 10 the
world. They have made themselves
known and honored wherever books
are read, and they have done greatly
more than this. Their energy, their
sagacity and their liberality have been
of untold benefit to their country.
They have done much to make an
American literature possible, not only
by liberal dealings with American
writers, but by scattering their best
literature broadcast through the land,
and thus creating the demand for books
upon which alone successful litera-
ture can be founded.
| Few men have done more for theil
kind than they did in their unostenta
ftiOus way, and as they have one by ont
laid down the burdens of their lives
they have seen in their sons men htteC
by traing in their school to take then
up and to carry forward the work t.
which their lives have been given
There is better romance in the lives o
such men as these than any that ima2i
nation has ever pictured.-New Yori
Post of Tuesday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07

Gen. John A. Logan is to be appoint
ed Collector of Customs at Chicago, at
the close of the fiscal year, relieving
Russell Jones. q 3 - Z
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-26
DAILY INTELLICE\(ER.
Thursday, July 90. 1877.
THERE wasan Old fellow residing i

THERE was al old fellow residing IL
. pretty country village but te~
miles from this CITY, a. We are ''credibl 3
informed, wbo !. some what addicted
10 potations, and X n.n he tax then.
all he lsotates rather freely Once IN y
Saturday but a short iim~ siUcr Ae b.1
become considerably inebTi.tei. sui
day found hIm a. mellow as Saturday
left him. and III addition 70 the stock
Of whisky III bun, be fslE desire ~
visit the sanctuary - - tie meetII.
house" be went Parson .--. a
worthy old dominic. ~ss l4strEciing
his bible cas- Old Charley walk ID
in and sat down quite demureiy 10 a
pew lie listened very sitentively 10
the questions aud suswprr for few
minutes. but being ANXIOUS 20 -ho. his
knowledge Of "scriptur' and ductriHe,
he stood up, steadying hims+lt on the
back CT the pew ~ froni Of han. With
both hands, aDd said be ID mimi.
ask me some o them hard questions >
Uncle Charlie saih domino. with a
II solemn face and ia drawing tone.
don't you know you are IL the bonds
Of sin and depths Of iniquity: "Yes'i r.
aud the gail OF bitterness. too Ask
me mother quesshuu. - Rous3om Firee-
man.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-26
A MERc!FrL MTpDLEMAy. - The

Rev. Mr.. Hicks the popular Meths-
dist preacher OF Pennbscot. Maine. hay
ing recently received "a. letter from
Flood Il y Drien tn visit Ii mine Il
Virginia City. presented himself at the
Imperial aud descended - the 2.ii0-
foot level. The heat WAS simply fear
ful. the water rolling off him IN streams
He came very near iainting. hut the
welfare Of he hard working miners
seemed uppefmost in bis thoughts He
said To Mr. Maynard, who was dcscrib-
ing the peculiar workings Of the
mine:
~ hen I'm at home I'm a Methods,
minister; hsye ycu any objection 10 my
Offering up prayer for these hard
working sons Of toiIy'
mot in the least" replied Mr.. NJ
Upon which the minister prayed mos
eloauently, winding up with thes.
words:
"Oh. God. il it is thy will to tax.
any Of these good miners to their long
home. take them now. We beseacf
Thee, direct to heaven. for they've had
hell enough down here"
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-26

- A ston"Cutf,.t once received from
German the folio .ng epitaph. 10 be.
engraved on The tombstone of his
deceased wife: My wife Susan is
dead II she hal Inf till Kill next
FRIDAY. she'd been dead shust two
weeks As tree falls. 50 she must
stand. All ,ings are impossible init
God
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-26

Whatever else may be said against
the Chinese. no one can truthfullv say
that he ever SAW ono with his hair art
oil in thu middle.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-26

RESOLVE never "a speak Il = mans
virtues To his face, nor of his faults be-
hind his backa golden rule the ob-
servation IF which would At once ban
ish tlattery aud Defamation from the
earth
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-26

Mr.. BLAINE tells story Of woman
who was about u sign deed before
notary in one Of the back counties Of
Pennsylvania. and was asked the
usual question if she signed it without
eompulsion or fear Of her husband
Stepping back one or TWO PAGES she
put her hands on her hips. set her
head on one eide. aud, after looking at
the man for moment scornfully aud
Indignantly, exc!aimed II guess.
Jcdse, you don. know the family
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23

one man killed and six wounded. Rein
forcements have been dispatched from
Sipons Bay, and volunteers are being
enrolled.
The LeGaulois and LeRappel at Paris
maintain, in spite Of the denials Of the
truth OF the assertion, that the ministry
will resign on November 9th. They even
assert that efforts are being made at
present to form a temporary cabinet with
General Berthaut, the present minister
of war, as president of the council, aud
Duke DeCazes as minister of foreign
affairs. This cabinet would be charged
with the duty of presenting President
MacMahon's message to the chamber,
and asking the chambers to vote the most
important taxes.
A Russian official dispatch, detailing
Fridays attack upon the second Grivitza
redoubt, says: AT the first attack the
Roumanians were repulssd before they
gained the Tedouht; at the second attack
the three foremost battalions leaped into
the trenches and vainly e~ndeavored to
carry the redoubt. They remained one
hour in the trenches, which gave rise to
a premature report Of the capture of the
redoubt. The Roumanians then with
drew with the loss OF two officers and
two hundred men killed, and twenty
officers and seven hundred and v
men wounded"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23

Among the many proverbs that
apparently have a great deal of wis
dom, but which need a little analy-
Sis before accepting, is that which
declares that we should not put
off until tomorrow that which can
be done to-day" Now this proyerb
is erroneous in philosophy, and, if
strictly followed, would often lead
to a great deal of mischief. While
nothing should be delayed beyond
the proper hour for its doing, moth
ing, on the other hand, should be
performed or executed until the
proper hour arrives. If, in obedience
to the instruction of the proverb
quoted, we pursue the plan of doing
every thing to-day that can be done
to-day, we shall soon discover that
we do a great many things need
lessly, and a great many wrongly.
Tomorrow often throws a new light
upon a thing; tomorrow may de-
velop new circumstances, bring in
new conditions, alter essentially all
the bearings and hence require the
doing" to be entirely different;
and time also settles many matters,
so that if a thing is left until to-
morrow, it may not be necessary to
do it at all. A general never fights
a battle so long as be can postpone
it. A lawyer never brings a suit to
trial so long as he can hope for new
Developments or additional facts.
Wise men in all things never delay
a moment when the crisis comes,
but never anticipate the crisis. "Do
nothing to-day that you can post.
pone until tomorrow" is the cum
ming of policy, and the craft of the
diplomatist but "do everything
to-day that ought to be done to.
day" is the true wisdom of life,
and to this expression the proverb
should be amended.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23

speeial 70 the Ledrer.l

Special to the Ledger
DEvALL's BLUFF, October %. 8 pm
The Hard Cash will leave here twelve
hours behind time, with nearly 900 bales
Of cotton aud l4OO sacks seed. She will
arrive in Memphis Wednesday evening,
and leave with a return trip Thursday at
noon.
CINCINNATI, October 2s.-The river is
stationary. Clear aud cool.
CAIRO, Ill, October 2S.-Arrived-
GOlddust New Orleans, 3 pm. De.
parted-GOlddust, St. Louis, IL pm
Clear and cool.
PIrrsBuRG, October 2s.-The river is
six feet and still rising. Weather clear
and cool. At Brownsville the Mononga-
hela is three feet nine inches aud sta.
%tionary. At Oil City the Allegheny is
three feet seven inches aud falling. At
Parker's four feet four inches, aud fall.
ing.
SHREVEPORT, October 23.-Arrived-
Dalon, New Orleans. The weather is
clear and cool. The river rose 9 inches.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23
CHICAGO.
woods Museum Destroyed by Fire
Chaplin 4 torres Liquor Esiab.
lishment Damsged-BasI.
ness Failures.

CHICAGO, October 23.-Wood's M.
scum caught Ere this morning at 6
o'clock, and the portion containing the
theater was completely gutted. Chaplin
d Cores liquor establishment beneath
was damaged By water used, and the
animals all died from s~ofocation. John
r. Walsh is proprietor and Tony Denier
lessee OF the museum and tieater, the
loss on which IS estimated at from fifteen
to twenty thousand dollars. Chaplin &
Gore estimate their loss at twenty thou.
sand dollars. These are regarded as
outside figures. The insurance on all
the property injured is two or three
times the amount Of the loss. This the.
ater was the frat built after the great
fire and hat had q precarious existence
eyer since
j. W. Alexander, real estate dealer.
has fled 8 voluntary petition IN bank.
ruptcy. The debts are ell unsecured
S278, 600, chiefly in notes. The only
assets are exemptions.
John W. Darlington, IT,, also real
estate dealer, failed. Secured debts
81, 900; unsecured, S2l,OOO; az security.
slO2,5O Assets chiefly equities ia
mortgaged real estate and worthless &C
counts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23

LONDON, October 2S,-General Grant
was entertained at a banquet by the
mayor and corporation Of Brighton last
night In response to a toast be said:
IF England and the United States re.
NAMED good friends aud neighbors as
now the English-speskipg people would
become the greatest in the world"
General Grant and party will leave
Chariug Cross railway station at ten
o'clock to-morrOw morning, by special
train, and expect to reach Paris by half.
past six in the evening.
The American residents in Paris met
today to organize a banquet, and there
will also be q banquet at the American
legation on the goth, to which President
MacMahon and all the ministers are in
vited.
The work Of exploring the c~olliery at
High Blantyre, in which the explosion
occurred yesterday, proceeded through.
out the night. Four miners were dis
covered alive about eleven o'clock, but
in 50 exhausted q condition that one died
before morning, and another is hopeless.
ly Frustrated. Mining experts say that
all the men in the pits persisted, but even
if any are alive o ne rescue party can
reach them in less than eight or ten days
The work Of bringing up the dead bodies
was resumed this morning. The bodies
are fearfuily burned and mangled. The
explosion was Of terrific violence.
The weavers' strike at Ashton has
ended. They accept the employers
terms.
PARIS, October 23.-Jules Grevy will
accept the representation of the ninth
reimbursement of Paris instead of his
former constituency of the arroudisse-
ment Of the Dole department of the
Jurs, from both which he was returned
because the Republicans attach greater
and more general significance to his
election in place Of the late Theirs. Al.
though Grevy favors moderate policy,
believing it better for the country that
MacMahon should solve bis term, still
. p
il the Marshal does not promptly accept
the opportunity open to him aud sin.
cerely cooperate with moderate Liberals
10 guaranteeing the country against the
anti Republican surprise, Grevy is pre-
pared to place himself at the head
Of the solid Left and maintain its
claims and fulfill the duties imposed BY
the country in the late elections. The
Constitution declares that moderation
and patience remain the watchwards Of
the Republican party. The Orleanist
organ, LeSoleil, insists upon a compro.
mise, which is not only possible but
necessary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23
WASHINGTON.
cenrressionaI Pree.edfnr..


W-AsHyGToS, October 23-Tbe com
mittee on privileges snd elections met
this morning to hear arguments il the
Louisiana senators cases, and agreed 10
allow each contestant or representative
n hour to present his argument. Shall.
labarger, for kellogg, opened the argu-
ment. His principal point was that tAs
Presidents decision as to which was the
legal governor Of Louisiana was subject
to review and reversal by congress-.
SpoGord asked leave 70 present his argu-
meut tomorrow, which was granted, and
the committee adjourned.
The senate, in executive session today,
confirmed Richard C Mccormick, assis-
tant secretary Of the treasury; Frederick
Kneher, pension agent, Indianapolis,
Indiana; Afmsted NJ. Swope, collector
Of internal revenue, Seventh district Of
Kentucky; Abraham D. Hazsn, third
assistant postmaster general; Thomas A.
Wiley, collector Of internal reyenue Of
Ninth district Of Pennsylvania; John
M. Langston, minister resident and con.
sul.general at Hsyti.
Jay Gou'd, representing the Union
Pacific, and C. P. Huntington the Cen.
trail Pacific, are here, it is understood.
to induce the secretary of the treasury
and secretary Of the interior to recon.
mend to congress a plan heretofore sub
nitted By these companies for the liaui
dation Of their interest Indebtedness "a
the government, namely, the annual
payment into the United States treasury
of 100000 by each company to cousti
tute, in connection with their earning,
tor government transportation, a sisk
ing fund to repay the interest advanced
? by the government.
! Several bills we're introduced and {
brief executive session held. Adjourne,
, till Thursday.