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MY F ,utIS.

Ny faults asa many; ifraIl Indeed anil.
Like mot OF human kind; sud Whyr
4ft % AZ Iy.slt t'' asett!p ~ asaTS; ,;.
.le!o to wha.' ltsarsly cannot 10;
Alike IN symmetry, aliko In grace;
Az II the Father, 10 must ba The race.
Hut nh n,ethfLks, ali, all 1t must depend
tin how Me use tho mc.n, unto ths cnd.
Ghc 'sa! ~ y s's saa ass degree
i!At tae.e must Iabof, labor stlll ths more;
%hS e To- sst ara sts 2ssn
AK 4ondcr wretch, WIN pines in want and no.
Sw eas eans hs ns shus ~ esssuse ; Sat n nano @
lIia nlantood Kane, wlptrh deyoid Ut yhan,ef
AK him attll furtl'oF, though q tsst he uay
Ak % him stiil far.hsr~Siil hs t aos eonioss
That hc A,oae's the canse Of h!s dtstrossy
Thus arc wo n.ado 10 Judge twst wood snd iili
OF all lIts creatures Man alone IL gtxsn
AZ yet hox tl.ilil Aai "a what "a !. him .e'
lIas ho not faculties which I'll him thar
E!sa why wa !e1aon gwen hln but for b!tssf
,S Mhst @4kts -. am xtaad md ~ abo's b. knd'
Ftaal whence apdnG taess ftuga h&s1 and auxtoa
Best ffais. , arr they when cultured /. The soil.
MN caa he good and gssat, Il be but tsy:
Without ths wings the bird would neEsf A..
Mnn ls hath wings to soa! to hetkhts dlStns.,
13ask IN The sunshine .! eternal bllss;
fEa, even bare. In such world - this,
Whers v.le1sa1p@ts,oa @ a'sat. hln, svs1Iw'aers
Mita!n tho breast solaethlnR llrgth the!o;
within the breast ? something doth reside
IT,: v .na n h., ely Ha; ssd
A. well ~ win victory oar tho grave.
, 1877-04-07

On the Public ulsdon this Morutug = common
GFuunl sparrow was observed to be quite suttl-
c!rnt to ysnqussh At ie4At halt 1uEen of tho
English o'rdt. The tight cnded BY the ground
sparrow, perrhed upon 4 twtg, taking one oi the
foreixners by the wing, letting him haug to-
HaF1 the ground. and shaking hIm muS4 ~ 4
terrier utlv would o fat-
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A WARNING TO THIN WOMEN.
LonHoN Ce,trf rTrt1itor

4 good auccloto q related Of a iady At paFty
whose dress nnd form we're faultlcss. Just be-
fore dinner an adm,rcr offered her flower from
hts button-hole, The drcss being fastened be-
hind, the aowcr had to te adjusted With pin.
gentleman thought he heard noho a. though
wind were escaping from q bellows. TIE latly
lad soon lost her fair proportions. aud the
ttghtly-0ttng tlFces was most buggy. ltappcara
IN air.ttght lining blown out to q proper atze.
The pIh put to keep tue flower in hal penetrated
tho air-ttght lining aud caused q grand collapse,
, 1877-04-07

Suac4ss tssr<svenasscs Troy TsmeA
:, Among sla~ interesting remains Of ancient
ayratuse a1s tbs lsso!als, the old stone quar-
, 1877-04-07

to fool the OLD man next day OF die In the at
tempt. III previous ycars sho had found John
impcryious L. jokes Of ali kinds. and shc real
izeA tie Augsan task betose her on the morrow.
With her mind full Of her sclfImposed task she
went to sleep. At daylight ahe awokc and at
ouco began to operate. Her victim waa lylng
with his back towasl hcr, apparently In aound
s,cep. shc poked him vigorously IN the s!hs
with her sharp elbow aud clawcd hfs shins with
her toc-natls, preparatory to ostartling him With
aJohnEoh, john-fhcro's somo ono ringing
the door-be.1.'
elem i'm ring" was tho sleepy response.
u But, John. nhayhe It'a the man on tho next
square, who owcs you that 500, come to pay
"No 'talnt, neither" said John, with yawn.
"But you don't know, and It may be that very
II guess not, for ,,e's buried; died Inst week.
Besides, old woman, your ears deceive you. l
tooiers."
gin With But wien The old man rolled out Of
bed, yawuel. aud picked up. bis pants she
ranmed The sheet IN her mouth to plug mp her
lau1hter.
his foot In them pants and lnds the legs scWed
up1' ahc said to horsctf.
Judge OF her rage when tho provoking brute
tnnoeently carried tho blockaded brceches to the
&afHtQQe anu lu4ulfeAs
'sNancy, where's them hockolato-co'oFel
pants Ind on last week1"
Put on the ones you hare in your hands,
John; what's tue lnatter with ttent" .,
tuFss y, Il. butto1 eye'teray and they need
At breakfast atc poured out nice cup Of cof-
fec for hin and sweetcncd It Withtwo spoontuls
"k;sn YS1 t,as nsssat ys1',! ys me any said
HWhy, Join, what's tho mattcr1 This il tho
fused coffee,''
lately; and, a. this IL the first Of The month, I
thought i'd break OF aud only drink It for sup-
per. You keep TINT YOURSELF"
When be came homa to dinner ste had pre-
pared him t,eatly-1lreett1 envelope With
sheet Of blank paper inclosed within. He eycd
it .suspiciously, and throwing 1t Into the tire
III know that handwriting. It's from that
crazy lluattc who wants ne to y0te Tor him to-
morrow. 80 much for his letter."
IL the evening aAo disguised herself IN one OF
llcr husbands old suits and catns to tho door to
bog jor charity.
"PIease eiYo nc a nickel to buy sotne bread"
"Gct out, Or III giro you ulckei with my
boot"
But, Dir, consider. In starving" So.
l. "The devil yog, y, ass, Now, III bst you go O
an tnpostor,"
"Il were to search you now shouldn't be
s,utprIaea h. 70 IND you lousy With wealth. For
Fur heavens sake"
"'.Now, nuue Of your soft-soap on me. don't
believe ~ hegTats. Here, yoa policeman, take
5a.s as ste tGe s esaSsa shs
bcGgar by tho baek Of tho neck shstl volcs
"Johnt Johnl you wouldn't send your wife
TO tbs stAtIon.llousc. would Joul"
HfjhH HI I Wnutf1r,tf ~ M l, nor1 raA
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AHfN%A A[ANAAINEONt
Anna Dickinson, ~ preliminary to her act
Ing "a Crown Of Thorns" bcfoso New York
audience, took roria reporter into bur cop-
6dcuec; said she wasn't bit afraid Of New
York, although she had lost ten pounds within
4 fortnight; and characterized tho treatment
the papers OF that city gave her wt,,n shc
"came out" In th!s way:' "Thcy digged
pit, put me In 1t, pulled up the ladder, and
loft mo 10 get out tho best way coul1."
This suggested likeness to Joseph's fate
At tha banda Of bis brethren was pretty
good but Miss Dickinson did not carry It
out by comparing tho Western papers 10 The
1shmae1iscs, bceaMsu they took her cut Of the
aforesaid pitt They. were tho ones! VINO
said. Honest crit!ciam. she tlcclares shs can't
get too much OF. '.lt critics had said OF INC,
.Th's Ia good and thls ls bad or This Ia good,
because, and thls y bad, beeaase;' Or eTen Il
vlls, but bc ause '--that, too. would have been
glad 70 have resolved; that could proat by.
But / was told j! was ugly, that l was awk.
ward. ! was n!late.aged. .",Taaa those things
Immortal N;pper, she has her feelings, though
sha sl1ay not 6e marble tombstone. 6he de-
cares that she asn't suy Of those rad things.
But she alsows sao isn't. and nayer was. q
nor 90 attractlve as she was ten years ago, but
still she IL auluscl to find that great many
PEOPLE Imagine her to he about 90. Another
thing she rant get uyer Is the inyeteratu habit
crit!es have * discovering Anna Dick
insan In "Anne BoIeyu," aud believes On
tuGt account she would succeed better. with
audiences to whom shu is entirely unknown.
She bellores III her play. knows It 10 y good
plsy. aud she has Improved it, The new play
Of nor writing "a soclcty comedy, for, u she
says, she hxs deal Of lun In her. F1ually, aud
10 conclude, tBcsa few words are interesting:
"As ior the intoxltatoa u the stage, there ID
nothing equal to making m extemporo apeesh
OF, sra,d .hen,s before sympathetic aud!~
enrc. / enjoyed It. was young,' thinking
This Is right md that must ba wrong, aud 50
went hitting right aud Lett. Alter while saw
the shield bad two sides. Evan Democrats
might b. honest tucu. Then my days Ut public
speaking wers over. Yet think the Democrats
rather lEIeI mel
BMIDEAND GROOM A ACENTURY AGO.
10 begin with the lady. Her locks wcro
strained upward over m Immense cushion that
Eat like an incubus On her bead, and plastered
over With pomatun and then sprtnkled over
with show Of white powder. Tho helQht of
thus tower was something oYeF foot. Que
siuRls white su4e bud lay on top, Like m ea8ie
ou Aaystaek. Over her nsrk aud bosom
was folded lacs handkerchief. fastened
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~, rnr,,.c, w. heva n z.va n
III "a 3 &. w. q 80; r~se - ~, =. N the
gLIou - = .ssssa.ss. e - 80 <s..- ~ ssv
,,xnss ns,s =. s.ssk H.s.. se-..s. e-o,i;t a.
- neiious 1ssses.. ~ - she-n herI
~ 49, sss - &C.,, a. cc,sort-
Ious, - s.ss"s.ns ~, w;ss I'LL hs, @ ~ snnerh
hoe = U, no.uo: I .s...~r tha 10 ',r
anu .t.s .os.v,o H.. .nS ,ha nsriic
nay Oe uncon'ol 1870 ~ so
cnra'sy oos..o : .Sa Sns "a a.rr... aorord
~ nsne@-s ,x,-s wsrv - much M. I'M n,un the NOR i
,"l .r co'ns VIZ 'vS.ah sn-rcnnds them
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-27

lHE ssTall Sycophant of the War
Bosh. Dan Voorhees,, is said to be en-
gsged upon the greatspeech of his life,
one In favor of the RECOMMENDATION OF
silver. 1t Is said that Mr.. VOORHEES,
fondly believes himself to be the com-
ing orator. He has coddled this sweet
belief ever since Daniel Webster gave
up the ebost; AID has been known te
wrap his winding sheet about him In
his dreams and murmur that it was
the mantle of the great Demosthenes
Doubtless he looks upon this as his
last golden. opportunity 10 win IN
fading immortality. May the god
give him joy Pittsburgh Telegraph
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-27

HARDLY a speech has been made or
. letter or newspaper article written by
The silver people in which il ha not
been claimed that the decentralization
Of silver was ''surreptitiously" and
s'infamouslyn procured; that the act
was s'smuggled" through Congress In
1873 without q dozen member. know
ing what they were voting for, and
that the whole I hing was secret fraud
upon the nation. To the majority OF
them Il is useless to point out TO them
that the coinage act which demonetiz
ed silver was drafted as early as 1916
by Mr.. Kuox, Comptroller Of tine
Currency, and that ii was before tn
Senate from April 18th of that year
until January of next, receiving fui
discussion and consideration. 1t pass
ed the Senate and failed to be acted
upon in the House of that Congress
but was reintroduced at the beginning
of the Forty second Congress, and that
too, by the very Mr.. Kelly, of Penn
sylvania, who is now a champion o
the dollar OF the daddies. Mr.. Hoop
er, of Massachusetts,, explained the in
tention Of the bill in speech whicl
filled eleven columns Of the Globe, ant
it went over to the Senate and wa
finally adopted on February 18th, 1873
This is the measure which the inhi
itionisis now say was PASSED stealthiI,
and fraudulently; but there is at las
one of them who has the honesty t
study the facts and acknowledge tina
he was mistaken. Mr.. rhurlow Weet
is that man, and ne has made hi
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-27

Ex- President Grant is at Palermo,
Italy.
The illness of Prince Leopold, Queen
Victora's youngest son, is again caus-
ing anxiety.
Robert P. Parrott, inventor of the
Parrott gun, died at Cold Spring, N.
Y, Monday morning:
An Indian war has broken out in
Sonora. They recently defeated the
State troops, and afterward run of q
large amount of stock.
The balmy weather thst prevails In
this latitude does not extend to the
region of the Lower Danube. A dis
patch states that the bridge over the
Danube at Ibrail has been torn away
by ice, and that Russian steamer i:
frozen in Now we know where oul
cold wea h ,r has gone.
By happy coincidence, the trial O
SAMUEL j TILDEN for defrsuding the
government of his income tax will be
gin on the Sth of January.
Henry Norfolk and Vandyke expia
ted the crime of wife murder on Fri
day, the former at Annapolis, Nd, the
latter at Canton, N. Y. Norfolk con-
f-ssed the crime, but Vandyke main
tanned / is Innocence to the last. He
warned all who stood around him Il
beware of liquor and bad company
which had been the cause of his ruin.
The famous mare, Flora Temple
known for many years as "The Queen
ofthe Turf" died at the farm of A
Welsh. at ChestnaIHiil, near lPhila
delphis, on Friday evening. Her age
wss over thirty-twO years. The last
tune Flora Temple appeared in public
was when General Grant reviewed the
trotters at Dubois track, Harlem Lane
New York. For the last six year.
Flora has been gradually wasting
awey. She was kindly treated to q boz
stall ard ev. ~ comfort. ,;s..,
RUSSIA h IA shown her substaH tia
appreciation of American machinery
by ordering forty locomotive engines
from this country. The largest
crop of wheat ever raised in Southern
Russia and Bulgaria is rOtting in thu
bins for need of transportation, which
will be materially assisted to marke
by this increase of motive power.
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EAST RICHLAND.

EDITOR -E.st Rich
land being heavily localized in The
Enterprise we feel as if 'twould almost
be necessity to indite a few items
for your columns.
Abraham Williamson has been in
the west on visit and Is home; and
seems very well pleased with it throug h
the mud is knee Deep W. Park er
is home from Sardis Ohio, where ne has
charge of steam grist mill. He in
tends moving his family SON.
Otte Rottmeyer ha. new ice house
and he waits chance TO it. A new
wedding talked of for Christmas. Our
young friend VIII McCleary has NOV
ed 10 town and has good biz. The
Lingo Brothers have charge OF the
Saxony mills ard are genial pleasant
fellows. s. B Smith has fair trade
in the A. Williamson storeroom. The
new firm of Mcfarland q Porterfigld
are fr m present appearances-judging
by visit to their room doing Il very
good trade and we hope they will be
Successful in their new venture of q
Crlg store, notwithstanding the
dirty, scnrriiious attack through the
Enterprise by a local scandalmonger
claiming to be from East RchIand.
Now the general tone of locals from
her seems to be-, simply, eulogiuns
to family or friends Of the writer; But
when as in the present instance he has
made a mean attack on his neighbor
and given prominence to slanderous
article, that he K lei0 bad no Foundation
in fact and as he never asked either of
the gents Of the firm we are Informed
what they intended keeping-he is so
pusillanimous as to with hold even
his nom de plume from the Article and
after being notified ofthe falsity of his
attack he tacitly refuses to correct, and
the editor-thongh-we are told he was
informed by letter that the accusation
was false yet he has not corrected it in
his columns. Surely this il not th~
"ourse of gentlemen either ss writer's
or Editors. Evidently they ere spitcfu
and intend an injury to the above
firm. The gentlemen OF this firm
have on several occasions pledged
not to allow any intuxicat
ing drinks to be sold, kept or drank In
or about Il cir rooip, end do not in
[ nd r. Keep the % ,n connection with
their drug store line. Ifthey did keep
them we have NJ do1hf f,lA fsh asl.r9l7
izor' would no - g-'ed rusioin, rtathhn,
and call for drinr 7gas BE- ihEs idoneiin y
8 loon CT this pf CT. Bat men. anj
boys are very apt to talk about their
Betters.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-27
ONIONTOWN.

MRS. RACHEL HARRAH, wife of Mr.
Chas. Harrah, died Oh Thursday, the
the 20ih inst, after an illness of i've
days. She had been absent attending
the funeral of her sister in.law, aDo
was taken i'll on her way home. HeI
brother Geo. Sharp), died about three
personal regard for the decreased, and
having in memory her many deeds OF
kindness, we only echo the public sen
timent in giving testimony of her
christian and social standing. For
many years she has been known to the
people OF this community as an upright
christian lady, and the large concOurse
of friends following her to burial gave
evideHce of the respect and esteem won
by life of rectitude and deeds of kind.
ness. She was inferred Ia the C-me.e-
ry of the Pres. Church on Saturday.
Fossil FERNS have been discovered
in the tunnel near Bells Factory, and
Mr.. VIM. Patton secured some Of the
specimens and forwarded them for the
Cabinet at Iberia College. A vote OF
thanks was rendered Mr.. Patton by
the Faculty.
The STEPHENSON Bros. have been
repairing their new property and i'm
proving by the building of y stable.
Mr.. THos. Morrow has fitted up a
convenient shop over the smith -sh, p
of Mr.. Bethel, and the two will work
on the co-operstive plan.
q Mr.. VIM, HARRIS, when out gur-
ming, ,iiscoyered 4 turkey hen sitting
on Iine eggs, and wishes to Say, 'sdid
the1 readers of the CHRoNIcLE ever
know turkeys to set in the fali?' We
perceive something emblematicsl ia
This. land infer that there will be some
kiDd OF weather this winter. Had he
discovered y Tenn Turkey siiting on
ten eggs, we wouiu have give it up
Miss MATTE STEPHENSON and
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-27
Has Stanley Matthews designs upon

Has Stanley Matthews designs upon
the Democratic majority in the Legis
lature, and lie he getting ready for a
back somerssult that will land him in
the bosom OF the Democratic party?
The following mystical and highly
flpurstive expression in the Cincinnati
Enquirer seem to bear that interpreta-
tion: s'Stanley Matthews is the crest
J ed jayhawk of the mountain in the
Republican party, while John Sher-
man is the bsldheaded snipe of the
valley. Stanley is worth his weight
in silver. He may be dark war
horse blowing Democratic fame and
smoke from his nostrils by the time
the Legislature is ready to elect Sena
tnr.w e Il -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-27

There will be strong pressure from
come OF the South Carolina Republi-
csns to secure the Investigation which
Senstor Butler wants, and one that
shall at the same time bring to light
the facts of the Hamburg massacre. A
new explanation Of the real cause
underlying that great outrage has been
advanced here as the key 20 the whole
affair. 1t IL to the effect that il was
deliberately planned as q means oi
turning the Democrats of the State,
who In large Numbers we're then sup
porting Chamberlain for the Demo-
cratic nomination against him. The
contest for nomination had progressed
I go far that many prominent Demo
Gratis had announced that Chamberlain
was q good enough Governor fJf them
Hampton, Gary. Butler, and 0tben
were greatly disturbed 1T this feature
of the situation, and it was decide<
THAT something must be done to fore
Chamberlain to side strongly with col
lore6 Republicans, and SO consolidate
the Democrats against him. Th
lcharge made is that these gentlemen
land their friensis concluded that dis
farming the eolored militia Ct Ham
burg, and such q demonstration upol
them as would compel Chamberlain {
measures which would prove mos
-Idistsstefui to the Democrats Of tn
State, would probably accomplish tn
end which they had In view, an
iiefeat Cnsmberlain. As to all tn
circumstances of the preparations, an
, the responsibility Of each OF th3s
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-27

Some having tried put up medicilee
without obtaining the relief promises
iBdiscriminately contlemu thenl. 3s
this fair? Suppose j1dge should 81
que that because the faet tl7ree pris0u
ers had been found guilty, he should
condemn the fourth without trial. Is
not such reasoning absurd? And yet
are not those who condemn all medi-
cines, because they have been deceived
| in one or two, equally as unjust? The
family medicines manufactured by 4.
! V. Pierce, NJ D., Buffalo, N. Y, are
the purest and best In the market. His
Golden Medical Discovery has, for
tmaBy years, been the standard remfs
dy in all affections of the liver. stom-
1 ach, and hocd. and when used in con-
Inection with DR.. Szge's Catnrrh Rem
edy effects n speedy cure OF catarrh.
While his Favorite Prescription is the
only remedy offered, deserving of con-
fidence, for the cure of those diseases
land weaknesses peculiar TO women
4 Are yen skeptical concerning its poY
Ter to cure? II, SO. address any of The
! following named hdies: 80 -ssx.
j Mrs Francis Huswick, Versaiiles
Ohio; Mrs Leroy Putnam, North Whar
, ton, Pa; Mrs Mary "A ,Hunolt,. Edna
Mo-, Mrs Mary a Frisbie, Lehman
. Pa; Mrs D l. Gill. Chillicothe, Ohio
! Mrs Harriet E Malony, West Spring
: field, Pa; Mrs r Hiatt, Emporia, Kan
+, Miss Louise Pratt, Dodgeville, Mss
5 Mrs L A Doshield, Norfolk, IVA; Mr.
/ G Allison, Proctor. Iowa; Mrs J.sI
! Vernon, st. Thomas, Ont; Mrs s c Nc
e ran, 253 North Howard Street, Balti
: more, Md; Mrs Lucy Caliman, Barnes
-lville, Ohio; Mrs Nancy McNaught
: Jefferson, Iowa; MrsL g Stemrod
) Friendship. NY; Miss Ellen Cad,
Westfield, N Y; Mrs Anthony Amaat
Verona, N Y; Mrs B N Rocks, Gran
: Rabids, Mich; Mrs F Fl Webb. Water
. town, N Y. Hundreds of reference
!, lean be given at DR. Pierce's office. Ca
on your druggist for Pierce's Meme
lrandum Books. ~
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brothers gave the first dancing patty
of the season few evenings since, and
their many guests wish to scknowS
edge their courtesy and hospitality 0u
that occasion.
Nh JACOB HICKS has exchanged
town property with Mr.. Westiey
Humphrey. and Mr.. 81. will move to
Kennon this coming spring.
Mr.. CALVIN MOORE, formerly cit
izen of this locality, but now OF Iowa,
returned fora brief season. His wife
aud two children accompany him.
ABEL AND WILLING.-Mr. Robert
Abel was desirous of entering the state
Iof connubisi sfacility'-the girl was
Wiling. and on Friday last. Rev. AL.
Iexander pronounced them man and
wife.
THAT KoN-DEMNED POSTMASTER.
How prone we are 10 speak of tht
faults of Postmasters, but their deeds D
leare and kindness are often uurecognI
zed. Our business OF distributing
iageBt requires Us to have TRANSMITTED
through The mails numerous package
of goods. On the Goth, four pacakage
of Holiday Goods, forwarded from New
York City, became broken, but tn
g separated contents were Forwarded
with the most scrupulous cafe. A
J last they became unmanageable, the
they we're placed in a separate mail
S pouch and forwarded to my address
: and from it was poured promiscuOu
heap upon the floor OF my Office. Ever
9 tiny little spoons of toy sets had beel
e gathered up and passed along. Th
i boxes and packages were entirely de
= stroyed, but eveL the most fragile arti
IcIes were but slightly damaged.-
Thanks are rendered to whom it ma
IcOncern.
HOLIDAY VACATIoN-From Wasl
lington, Messrs. Geo. Mckee and Joh
Il Pollock. Springfield, Mr.. Wm. SharI
j. franklin, Messrs. Wm. PecS and Ii
It l.. Nichols. H.