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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-08
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A Combination Of tie Usstxl tas Eaterfasaiag
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illustrated Monthiy.

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Contains tb,. essentials of IN o.hers ;,.,,,,;a,
Home Interests in all its departments
The only Reliable FASHIONS in all their de-
tails. -, 49, 49,.
The beauties and utilities of Literature. Poe
try, Sketches, Stories, Music, FIort!culture.
and every branch of entertaining and useful
reading calculated to enliven and elevate socie-
ty and make our homes attractive, useful and
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-08

TaE hens should be given due notice thai
Easter comes on the first of April this year.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-08

Fees are selling for 20 cents per dozen il
81 Clairsville.
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Legal Notice.
State of Ohio, Belmont: coanty-Court Of
Common Pleas.
CIVIL SUIT.
VIM. II. Henderson

Sarah ]. Barnes and Allen c. Miller.
THE defendant Sarah ]. Barnes, who is Q
L nou-resident Of the county of Belmont and
state Of Ohio. Will take notice that on the
l9:h day of December. 1876, the above named
fhc object of which IL 10 obtain q Judgment
against the defendants for the sum OF $zl.8i.
with interest from September IL. 1873, at Per
tain promissory note, executed by said de-
PENDANTS to Alexander Henderson, and by him
assigned TO said plaintiff, ON the lst day OF oc-
tober, 1870. Said note dated June 18Th, 1870,
and bearing per cent interest per snnum. In
which case an attachment has been issued.
The sal Sarah J. Barnes, the defendant, is
the 9th day of February, 1877.
], X. MITCHELL, Clerk.
CowES SHANNON. Atys tor plaintiff. f
lice * IS76-6W
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PrEllc sales begin to thicken-

cmc.eo averaged III deaths per month
last year.
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PKorRAorED meetings in the churches at
Nsr istown.
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this point, the only important ono involved IN
the suit, the Court, Judges Brown and Swing.
sustained the masters report, and overruled
the exceptions. The Court held that the
premium on the bonds could not be added TO
the assets, because not available to the bank;
moreover il was rot fixed but changeable, and
interest was not paid on it but only on the
face of the bonds. Report of the Master coz
firmed and the Treasurer enjoined from col
lecting more than on valuation of 81 4S-
Stanberry 6 Hooper represented the Bank,
and Col. j. d. Taylor, of Cambridge, and
Judge VIM. johnson, of Cincinnati. the
County Treasurer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-08

JGDGE-ELECr OKEY, on Monday.
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Marriage Licenses have been issued during
the week by the Probate Judge, as follows:
James F. MCGUIRE and Sarah A. Poulton
John Saffell and Elizabeth E. Davis
8. l.. James and Mary R. Hunt.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-08

: Inns damp disagreeable weather has put
nearly all the doctors and the undertakers to
work again. They have had recess of about
two moRths. Other peoples mis-fortunes are
their fortunes 49, y
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[s1DAyIp BRowN has employed Jas. Billings
ley TO modernize the windows and fixtures
inside the corner business room, opposite the
National Hotel, for the use of W. A. Nc
Mechan, confectioner ,s'.fi
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= Thar groaBa hog came out. last Friday,
and found it raining. Went back, got his
umbrellas and stalked around csrelessly all
day without seeing his shadow, and now, the
American people go behind his returns. and
declare thss the word Of no one ground hog
shall be taken, but demand the signatures of a
full board. In consequence of this irregular
ity, we win be compelled to take the weather
as it cumes.
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NQfe Of Ohio, O0ifnty Of Befnl0nt, S.:
i. II. q. WELDAY, cashier of the aboye-nam-
ed bank. do solemniy swear thar the above
abatement Is true to the best of nv knowledge
and belief. II. c. WELDAY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day OF January, 1877.
J. c. PRATT, Notary Public.
Co,Tect-Adea:
D. d. T. COWEN, ~
GEORGE BROWN,
- - C.sTROLE, -
Feb 4 ly77-3t Dfrectors
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LAST week the application of Benz. Bailey
and other property owrers along the line ot
the BarnesvilIe and Somerton liAe, for az
injunction against the County Treasurer, I'd
restrain him from the further collection OF
taxes on account Oh th, t Improvement, was
decided, and the injunction was refused. The
tax payers in their petition allege that the
whole amount of cost of the road was levied
and collected, prior to 1876 According to
the records in the Auditors oflce, as shown
BY the following abstract of an affidavit by
Auditor Stamp, which was in evidence upon
the hearing of the case, pay ment has not been
made equal IL the cost of the road. T! c
Auditor says:
The whole cost of construction of
the GAINESVILLE & Somerton road
Has...... ..---....----.... SlUo,foi
Which includes the coupons issued IN pay
ment of said improvement.
Upon said cost there was paid in
money out of the collections of
assessments. Acknowledgement. sl,s.3.
BY bonds issued from time to time
during the progress of the work
as authorized by statute, princi-
pal and coupons Ons................-.-... Sl03, 5S4.
S10j. 457.
Deduct payment made out Of Coln-
ty Bridge Fuad....-........... $500
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little shsky. Two noted companies of the
east are lately reported s'failed.r The last,
"The New Jersey Mutual" has caught quite
a number of persons, in and about this place.
In order to get even with company of this
kind, it would be advisable to die at once, as
soon as the policy is received.
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Salurday. March B. Is;

IN pursuance of an order of sale duly issued
by the Probate Court Of ReImont county
Ohio, / will offer for sale, on The Premises on
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GOING EAST

" HEAT crop promises well.
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American and Foreign Patents

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The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
A Sad Inheritance.

A writer in the Psychological Journal,
British periodical, gives the result Of
his observations in these strong words /:
"The most startling problem connected
with intemperance is, that not only does
1t affect the health, morals and intelli-
gence of the offspring of its votary, but
they also inherit the fatal tendency, and
feel a craving for the very beverages
that have acted as poisons on Their sys-
tens from the commencement of their
being" Especially so it is when both
parents are drunkards.
Maudsley says: "Idiocy is, indeed,
a manufactured article; and although we
are not always able to tell how it is
manufactured, still it's important causes
are known, and are within control.
Many cases are distinctly traceable to
parental intemperance and excess.
Out of three hundred idiots, DR.. Howe
found as many as 145 to be the ofspriny
Of intemperate parents !; and there are
numerous observations proving that
chronic alcoholism in the parent may d.
recty produce idiocy in the child. In
Norway, in ten years of free liqu )r
traffic, after the removal of the spirit
duty, insanity increased fifty per cent.
DR.. Crane makes some figures and in.
fers that "the intemperate have nearly
twenty-nine times as htaay idiots among
their children IS do temperate parents, F"
The objective poinE B! the sad tTher'tE
p.es ls family sState@irs
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
The Sicilian Brigand.

Tie evil of brigandage in Sicily is now
continually increasing, and calls for sel1.
ous attention. The daily journals OF
Palermo, reluctant as they are to confess
the true state of things, say now that the
cup is full. Society is SO corrupted by the
evil that easserts that Leone, the
noted chief, knew all the watchwords OF
the troops, and all that was said and done
in the family of his captive.
At times it has been the dominant
power in the kingdom of Naples, &nd
Colletta relates Of Murat that meeting
one day on the open plain some soldiers
with man in chains, he asked who he
was. "Your majesty" quickly respond
ell the prisoner, 81 i'm n brigmd, but
worthy Of pardon, because yesterday,
when your majesty ascended yonder
mountain and I stood hidden behind a
rock, I could have killed you. l thought
of doing SO, but your dignifed appear
ance prevented ne. But if yesterday l
had killed the king, to-day I should not
have been q prisoner and near death. a."
The king pardoned him, and the ontlaw,
kissing the knees of his horse, went away
free and happy, and lived honestly in
that neighborhood from that day. The
generals of Murat, to eradicate brigand-
age in the kingdom of Naples, employed
the most severe measures. Good citizens
were eujoined to imprison or kill the
brigands, and all men able to fight were
armed. All correspondence with them
was punished with death. Husband and
wife, mother and son, brother and broth
er were divided by this scourge In the
year 1860 the government, which was
molested in Calabria by the brlgands
under the protection OF the Pope, again
adopted serious measures. 1 have often
listened to the description by the colonel
in charge of that expedition Of his ter
rible work there. He caught the outlaws
by fifties and sixties, and ranging them
before his soldiers guns shot them down
like wild animals, regardless OF the pray
ers of wives and children. But as this
was a means of public safety and not
mere cruelty, he afterward gathered the
children into asylums where they were
well cared for.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
The Monkeys Cage.

I've been standing before this cage OF
monkeys for an hour, and j admit the
fact that monkeys are very Ike men.
Like individual men, too-persons one
knows. That white faced monkey there,
with chin whiskers and conceited eX-
preston Of countenance, how like Sena-
Tor -, rs he sits reading his newspa-
per of morning. To be sure, it is Only
a large piece of brswn paper which the
monkey holds before his nose, but the
air is exactly the same.
There, upon an upper bar, Sits very
solemn monkey with brown hair, Il
sharp nose and red eyes. He keeps O
store in our neighborhood, and always
makes mistakes IN his own favor SIS 10
change. Just below him is perched the
family doctor, owl-like and comfortable.
I fancy l can hear him saying: 'Yes,
certainly, my dear madam, certain
"; it is either the measles or the spot
ted fever, or--ahem ! We shall be able
to tell in day or two; meanwhile, the
prescription as before.
Who is that on the lowest bar? A
funny, little, thin monkey with black
side whiskers and white rings around his
eyes like the rims OF eyeglasses That
is Count Dandelion, who Taught French
in Mrs. Middleton's seminary. One ex-
poets him to speak in the old style: " 1t
is necessaire zat you study, Young
ladees. 1t is not posseeble zat [ split
open your head and put into it re vairb.
l should take pleasair to do it, but [ cam
not"
And that very restless, sentimental
looking young monkey who just ROW
went down into the bottom OF the cage
to bring up nut, and sits eyeing it sus-
piciously-who is that ? Oh, it's very
ungrateful of me, but be does look SO
like beau I had once, especially now
that he pauses to stroke his mustache.
AS my beau used to look, mean; the
portly monkey of forty years, with no
nonsense about him, probably looks
more as he does now.
| There is not monkey of them all
who does not remind me Of some one /
know. And let who will stand before
the cage awhile, she will come away with
the same impression; and not one Of the
tribe will ever for moment remind her
OF q woman.-Rcading Eaglc.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
A Loose Lord.

WHY did not some rich American girl
buy up Viscount Maidstone, who sold
himself to the queen for shilling? asks
a London correspondent. This young
man is the eldest son of an earl, un-
doubted heir to the estates and title,
handsome, graceful, well educated and
Young. At the conclusion, it is sup
posed, of a family row, he presented
himself at the Royal Artillery at Wool
wich, and, receiving the queens shilling,
listed as a common soldier. When it
came to stating who he was, you can
imagine the futter the incident created.
In the course of the day his father got
wind Of it, and came down to barracks,
paid "smart money! pound OF two
and got his young lordship of. The
Young mans plea was that he was allow
ed but 91O q week income, and lord
could not live on that. The very next
day he enlisted again, but again he was
turned from his purpose by the COM
manding officer exercising the preroga-
tive vested in him of refusing any re-
cruit he does not deem suitable. The
report is that the viscount has now en-
listed in cavalry regiment, where, IN ad-
dition to other hardships, he will be
obliged to perform stableman's duties.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
The Real Sea Serpent.

The London .SpCct0fDr says: In the
straits OF Malacca. the sea monster So
repeatedly seen, and SO repeatedly de-
clared to be mythical, appears at last to
have been carefully observed by COM
peteut witnesses. The creature was
seen by the passengers and crew OF the
ship Nestor, on her voyage to Shanghai,
aud OH her arrival at Shanghai the mas
ter OF the ship CMr. John Keller Web
ster) and the surgeon MIR. James An.
derson) made statutory declaration OF
what they had seen before magistrate,
as mode, We suppose, of formally at
testing that they spoke IN good faith.
The creature (Which resembled huge
salamander, only that instead OF beng
about six OF eight inches long, these d-
mensions must he multiplied by at least
seventy-fve or one hundred, the body
being from forty-fve to fifty feet in
length, the head twelve feet, and the
tail, it is said, no less than $50 feet) was
first seen at half-past ten on the eleventh
of September, fifteen miles northwest
of the North Sand lighthouse, in the
straits of Malacca. The weather was
fine, the sea smooth and the air perfectly
clear. The Chinese OH deck We're terri
bly, alarmed and set up howl. The
whole watch and three saloon passengers
saw the creature clearly, and observed
its movements. 1t travelled for long
time about as fast as the steamer, ap-
pearing to paddle itself by the help OF
"an undulatory motion Of its tail in a
vertical plane" The Body and tail were
marked as those of the salamander are
marked-with alternate bands, black and
pale yellow in color. "The head was
Immediately connected with the body,
without any indication of neck. Both
witnesses state positively that the only
resemblance was to some creature OF the
frog or newt kind, while one of them
(the surgeon) says that the longer he OBJ
served it the more he was struck with its
resemblance to gigantic salamander.
Its back was oval in form. No eyes or
fins were seen, and it did not blow or
spout in the manner OF whale. The
greater part of its head was never seen,
being beneath the surface. Probably
the creature is of race which survives
from that very different world in which
creatures Of gigantic size seem to have
been 80 much commoner than now.
There appears to be no manner OF reason
for doubling the very express evidence
so succinctly and soberly given.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
Prince Albert's Room.

Olive Logan thus describes the apart
ments at Windsor Castle that were al
ways occupied by Prince Albert, and
have never been used since his death /:
The faithful servitor who points them
out saws that nothing has been touched
in them since the fatal fourteenth Of De-
cember, 1861, when the "blameless
prince" Quilted these scenes of earthly
glory to find, let us hope, even more de-
lightful ones among celestial spheres.
The princes hat and cane stand where he
last placed them; the book he was read
ing is open at the page where he left off;
the bed on which he slept and whereon
he died stands exactly as it did when he
breathed his last; an inscription at its
foot records the date of his birth and Of
his death. To come daily into these de-
serted rooms and see for herself that the
thouchtless hand of some servant has
not disturbed any of their pious arrange
ments; to gaze her fill on the vacant
couch, the unfinished book; even Git is
saidD to herself brush away any trace OF
dust which may have fallen within the
hour upon the cherished relics Of her
dead husband, is a duty scrupulously
performed by this exalted woman and
good wife each day when she is at Wind
s. ssor It may be that it is the reports OF
these truly wifely actions-which could
not degrade woman If she were queen
of heaven instead of empress of India
which have spread from lip to lip, and
formed basis for unfounded gossip
about the queens semi-lunicy concern
ing the prince. That she causes his
plate to be placed at all meals, talks to
him as if he were present, and other
things more shocking than these, are
ruaeSs wtthou. a grain OF truth sn shena
et kais saas or sosmeTlyG
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
How to Proven tCOldS.

Popular Science Monthly gives Gupi
advice in regard to the prevention OF
colds. The mistake is often made Of
taking great care to put on extra wraps
and coats when preparing for outdoor
exercise. This is not at all necessary in
robust persons. Sufficient heat to pre-
vent al risk of chill is generated in the
body by exercise. The care should be
taken to retain sufficient clothing after
exercise, and when at rest, to prevent the
heat passing out of the body. Indeed,
persons very often catch chills from
throwing off extra clothing after exer-
else, or from sitting about in garments
the material Of which is not adapted to
prevent the radiation of heat from the
body.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
The Secret.


Said Damon unto Phyllis :" IL, ME whisper in
your ear;
j would fain hnpayt secret that no Other soul
may hear
Said Phyllis unto Damon: And why whisper!
We're alone
You had better tell your secret in al ordinary
tone"
but, Phyllis, littbe birds, they say, are son!e-
times tel,tae-titS
Ore cannot be too cautious in diyulging
precious bits.
But Damon, this is nonsense. for there's not
bird about
Besides, can't keep secrets, and am sure TO
let it out
.Yet, Phyllis, It's secret that but concerns us
two
scarce dare say it to myself, much less speak
loud to you.
"Well, Damon, you may whisper. since yon de-
cline to speak;
But promise, first. to keep your hps some dis
tance from my cheek
Then Damon gave his promise, and he Whisper
ed soft and low;
The secret seemed to please her, but its purport
mona can know.
Dear Damon. was the maids reply-ard I'll
that could be heard
Il won't be very angry if you do not keep you
word,"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15
One More About General Nye.

The Utica Observer tells this story: 4
II is related that he was trying case ils'
the Southern tier, the presiding Judge
being peevish and irritable, as well as
rather dull. Gen. Nye had not only
cross.examined witness ct great length,
but had frequently put TIE same ques-
tions, which the judge had frequently
ruled against as improper. AT last the.
nstience of the Judge was exhausted, and
he rebuked Gen. Nye, and petulantfy
asked seen. Nye, what do you think 1
am sitting here for?" Nye looked upy
and. with O grave countenance, but
tvinkle in his eye, answered coolly anf
eou,posedly, "Hea have got re tai
tins, snas hnroz -
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-02-15

The artist came 10 her aid, and with
his critical gravity un;Gsturbed, though
his eyes were aGght with admiration fo.
his beautiful subject.
You are very right 10 distrnat tht
effect of dead gold. he said; "but. !
think, if You are not averse to the an
tique, I have something more appro-
PIRATE.
Slowly unlocking heavy chest, lie
brought out strange ebony casket, and
from its satin and sandal wood interior
he drew forth long string OF carved
amber beads. Miss Vasquel gave lit
tie cry of delight as she gathered. the
curious, shining things in her hands, and
slipped them through her delicate
fingers. She held them to her burning
cheeks. touched them with her scarlet
lips, whispered to them under her
breath, and then held them up between
her eyes and the one dim window, that
the sunbeams prisoned in them centuries
ago might meet the light once more.
The artist, dazed for moment by her
unexpected enthusiasm, soon recovered
himself and went at work. The sketch
grew in bold relief and delicate tint and
color, while the girls eyes questioned
of the amber rosary what its mystic
depths and brightness held of fate for
her and hers. Suddenly she gathered
the whole shimmering mass in her hands
again, and turning to the artist, asked
where he had found these wonderful
beads. 1t is no secret, he answered
"They were given me by my father.
Years ago, when I was lad Of fifteen,
he painted an English lady and her
child. The lady wore a costume some
what like yours, and when the faces were
done, she left the dress and ornaments
on lay figure, that the picture might
be made complete without her presence.
Many days my father waited for her, but
she came no more. So he turned the
picture with it's face to the wall, and
folded away the dress and ornaments III
yonder chest.
"May I see the picture 2" the girl
asked, with an eagerness she tried hard
to repress.
Doubtless" was the grave reply !;
and from huge pile of what looked like
rubbish, he drew out a canvas on which
the dust of years had settled.
Miss Vasquel gave one glance at the
two bright pictured faces, then puzzled
look at the artist.
eyes" he said, answering her eyes,
"my picture that you saw at the exhibit
ton was an old copy of this child face,
slightly retouched for the occasion.
"But my father must see these, she
murmured, and ghded away Like one in
dream.
Soon she came back with the stern,
silent man, and together they gazed
upon this strange reminder of lost, lost
life. Oh, beautiful face, SO fair and
bright, when the heart that vivifed it
lies cold and still in death. Oh, sunny
eyed babe, vanished Us utterly from the
earth, but living not less truly another
life.
Ah, well Senior Vasquel thinks luck
came back to him with the amber beads,
but the daughter thinks his heart grew
strong and warm when he found this
new proof of his young wife's 1--we and
constant thought for him.