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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

Reading Farmers

10 drive or to be driven, is what
makes or mars In all avocations in l;s.
ana especially so in manual b,hor
fnose farmers who take time To rSd
Journals devoted to their calling are
as Class, the ones who keep ahead ~
iettlng IL drive them. 1t is true nntc-
ward weather or back ward seasons win
oiten throw the labOrs Of the farm h
nlnd; but, nevertf eless, the resdir o.
farmer, 0ecauae he is also a thinkinS
taan, will at such times be devis;nS
ways and means for forwardino Re
work when the weather becomes f,oa
ana will thus place himself and hi,
neids in advance Of his more diIator,,
neighbors who TO not read. ard ~
depend upon Watching the time vbso
The mere thoughtful farmer beo;ns
The Prairie Farmer saws "Tbe 6,os s'
pect now is ia favor toIerahlv ear,i, -
= !. fruitful seasons; but however large
tne croI, with the present warlike COM
y piieati9n In Europe it will all be want
pa, ana al remunerative prices. An
immense ! wheat crop was sown last
laii. and sdvices report the crop eener.
siiy looking we'll. OF spring grain :
Iuil breadth Of land has been sown1 and
me weather has been most fayorshIa
or ITS termination and growth. A
very considerable quantity Of land Ia
low ready corn, and every team
mo pioughman is busy preparing for
ne crop. 1t Is half made when first
'uitivated. for the weeds once destrov-
%, while the corn Is yet young. ne is
lot difncult matter thereafter 70 keen
mead, and hold the soil in good fiItb
here ls where the reading farmer oets
ne advantage Of non-reading ones
'ney appreciate the importance of this
ariy culture. knowing that IL a rainv
pell ensues, the crop Is in the he:t
ondition for standing wet weather
nd when dry weather comes their cro1
not 50 swamped with weeds ss ~
'revent the use of corn plews. HThe
fooaoiiity now is the West will. this
ear, cultivate the greatest breadth of
0rn that was ever before raised
tile extra labor in driving work NAV
make the yield one of the largest ever
now per acre. 1t will all be wanted
Win our present facilities for transpor-
stion and our export demand, all that
annot De fed on the farm, ought to
ring fair prices. A little foret6oueht
no extra driving will bring Ii about
'ussla usually exports about 81. .OOO. 900
usheis OF grain yearly to England and
ther European countries and Turkey
bout 7,OOO.OO bushels. This extra
z.OOO, 600 bushels must during a war
>me from the United States. We
ready export $1O0, 600, 600 worth an
aaily. With good season it will Be
ara to increase this fifty per cent.
MS surplus must come from the
lest. 1t will be easy to ueet this ex-
q demand il our farmers drive ahead
Id have season to match their en-,
gy."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
Heavy Gale a. Iowa civ

iowa CITY, June 21.-A northwest
ern gale struck this city. lsst evening.
evening, and Ia ten minutes did much
damage, overturning chimneys, blow
Ing down trees, fences, and injuring
the crops In the surrounding country.
The esteeple OF the Presbyterian Church,
with 9 part Of the building and : bsli
weighing 2 400 pounds, was hurled to
the ground. The loss to the church Il
about 81 900. The steeple Of the Con-
greeaeional Church wac wrenched out
and tts foundation cracked 90 that it
must Be replaced. No loss Of life or
porsoual casualties.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
Spefial gofiffs.
TRUE MERIT WILL WIN:

A few years since the proprietors of DR.
Morris Syrup OF Tar, Wild Cherry and
Horehound introduced it here. 1t was not
puffed, but sold on its merits. Our people
soon found it to be reliable, and already it has
become the most staple and popular pulmo
nary reraedy IN the market. 1t quickly cures
the worst coughs colds, Group, bronchitis, ,asth-
so nicely in whooping-cough, and it is so
pleasant that children readily take it. Con-
tanning no opium, or other dangerous drug, it
is safe asit is sure Trial size 10 cents; large
sizes. so cents and One Dollar. Sold by
HOGE, the Druggist opposite the St. Clair
Hotel.
Also Agents for Prof Parkcr's Pleasant
Worm S.s syrup which never fails Pleasant ss to
Oct 49, 1876.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

The one hundredth anniversary of the
adoption of the ''stars and stripes" as the ma :
tional ensign of the United States, by reso-
luton of Congress passed June IA, 1777, has
brought out number of learned essays upon
the subject, but we cannot, says the Philadel-
phia Times, find that much has been added to
the common stock of knowledge of the his
tory of the flag. A favorite point of discus
sion among the antiquarians is the origin of
the thirteen stripes, which, it will be remem
bered, formed the field of the Continental
Union flag displayed at Cambridge nearly a
year and half before the stars were substi-
suited for the crosses in the union. In the
absence of any more authentic hypothesis it
has been often suggested, and we see it now
suggested again, that the idea was adopted
from Washington's family arms, which is
about.as wildly improbable as anything that
could be suggested. The colonies were not
s,king much stock in personal government
just then. All kinds of symbols were employ
ed TO indicate the union of the thirteen colo
MESA chain with thirteen links, an arch
with thirteen stones, q rattlesnake with thir-
teen rattles, and field of thirteen stripes, q
form of a familiar heraldic device which had
appeared in some shape or another on. many
flags before as it has on many fags since If
any special inspiration were required for this,
the standard of the City Troop is as likely as
anything else to have supplied it. The sub
sequent adoption Of the stars iu the union was
80 natural as to require no explanation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

The Democratic Convention in Jefferson
county nominated Charles n Allen tor Rep
resentative. Mr.. Allen was formerly Chair
man of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, published newspapers in Cadiz and
Steubenville at different times, became Jus
tice of the Peace in the latter city, and capped
the climax of official consequence, by becom-
ing one of Jongee's deputies at Washington
at the last session of Congress. When JON
gees dispensary run out Mr.. Allen returned
to Steubenville and resumed the duties of
a Justice of the Peace. His prospects of cleo
tion to the Legislature are not calculated to
induce precipitate resignation of his present
position o. b. Journal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

THE Democratic editors grow more and
more positive that the remarkable attentions
t8Gen. Grant in England mean that he is to
be candidate for a third term. If this shod
happen to be the case, it looks now as if the
General would carry England by large ma
iority.-Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28
SICK HEADACHE,

iEDITORIAL-we have
tested Its ues.persouaily, and
know that for Dyspepsia. Bilious
ness and Tnrsbbing Headache,it
Is the best medicine the world
ever saw. We have tried forty
othel remedies before simmons
LveI Regulator, but none of Q
them gave rs more than tempo
rary relief; but the Regulate not
only relieved, but cured rs.
Ed Telegraph and Messenger, Ma
con. Ga. .......
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

IT is officially announced by the Postofice
Department that opposition to the admins
tration does not constitute one of the capital
sins. If a man have no other fault, he may
hold his Postofice and be happy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

One of the most vehement and effective op.
ponents of Gov. Tilden before the ST. Louis
Convention was The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1t
now says that il he attempts to get the nomi-
nation again, she will come Mighty near get
ting it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

GAINESVILLE ACCOMMODATION leaves Zanes-
vile daily except Sunday al 40 A. NJ, anda
rives at Columbus at 9.45 A. NJ.
Express Trains run daily, other Trains daily
except Sunday.
L. NJ COLE, General Ticket Agent.
THOS. P. BARRY, West Pass'r Agent.
w. C. QUINCY, General Manager Ohio
and Chicago Division.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

+ An Alabama man refused to accept
certain bank bills rendered him, be-
cause the mules engraved upon them
were not properly geayed. He said
that the sngrsyer had put the breech-
ing upon the lead mules instead Of
those at the wheels, which made very
grave state Of affairs in going down
grade.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
ST, CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO.
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1877

TIE severest blow that has yet been struck
at the administration comes from Dom Piatt,
who has given in his endorsement through the
columns of his paper the Washington Capital
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MASONIC DIRECTORY, ls7 4.

ue,,aoat Lodge, No. l6. A. n; mee. ee ts',I IN
srv Wednesday night on or prScSSdEiRRs W NJ
DON. II =,
r. RI. FERRE.L, Sec'y.
st- CiairsvilIe Chapter. No. IL hoyai n'ss ~
.,so,Ss ~. meets Sd Friday night each monIn =.
st. Caairsville and the LIST Sri1ay "a T1" D.
AT Bridgeport JAMES O'
r. FL. FERRELL, Secy.
p.Imout Council, No. 81 Royal Select en9
snner excellent Masters, meets on the seeoou
T,tpsaar Z niyl,t of every month.
G. w. CARROLL, 7. l. q. ID.
Ed, BAILY, Rec.
uone Cornmandery No. % of knights Temp
"a ,,,,.t.ts On the first TUESDAY nlghI oi eso.s s
month. a. narIr72i
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

The man who had horse-radish and
turnip on bis plate and swallowed q
quantity Of the former by mistake, after
he had gulped down all his goblets OF
water within his reach aud squeezed
an equal bulk OF tears into view, said,
sadly: No carrots there ! Home
raised, want it?' sc -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

The rural Democratic press has not
yet relieved itself of the notion that
Gentleman George Pendleton lives on
the fragile decorations of iced cakes.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

jennie June writes that the reason
English women are never fashionably
dressed Is because they wear out their
dresses, never changing them TO suit
the fnehiou. 10 fafll-.ll ias.
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NOBLE CARTER.

NTY SURV YOR,
is now prepared to attend to his efi1cial du-
! ties. and wishes sll persons addressing him
to furnish Township and section where sur
Address st. Ciairsvtiie. Belmont county o
aprl07ffs ~ = ~ ''o-i Pr
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-28

AWAsnNGroN special to the Pittsburgh
Commercial Gazette gives Secretary Sher-
mans idea as to the prospects in Ohio as fol-
lows:
Secretary Sherman does not share in the
views circulated from here that the prospects
OF the campaign in Ohio next fall point to a
Democratic victory. The Secretary said to-
day that he was constantly in receipt ofletters
from influential gentlemen in all parts of the
Stateof Ohio, and they agree in the opinion that
the Republican outlook is gratifying, to say
the least. The financial question, over which
so much commotion has been made, is not
shown to he an element of So much discord
as is made to appear. The party is being
efficiently organized. and will do effective
service in the campaign, and he feels no ap-
prehens:op as TO the result.
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Brass Band Music.

HE ST seBAIRsS LIE CokNEr BAND AN,
CTweI,e ,e Members with variety OF MUSE usas
natle rafes and on short notice TOR Agrtcai-
,TIl Fairs, SUI. day School and other ceien.s
,ons Pic Mics Exhibitions, Political ana osne'
Public Meetings, m,oupS pr.
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CONSTIPATION.

TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF
GEORGIA-I have used Simmons Liver Reg
by q temporary deraugement of the livar, for
,he last three or four years, and always when
used according TO the dircctions, with decic ed
beneft. l think it In o good medicine for the
arrangement OF the liyer--at least such has
been NV personal experience in the use oft.
=, HIRAM WARNER.
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THERE are few questions which will not
graciously tolerate purely sentimental treat
ment. Emotional financiers who strive to in
ject some artificial worth into the greenback
by gIorifying it as ''blood bought" are never
successful to any alarming degree. Tile
greenback is now some six per cent above par
as computed by the present value of that ir
resolute unit, the silver dollar, and about five
per cent cheaper than the real and stable dt /
lar. not because it is ''blood-bought," but le-
cause the world has come to believe that the
United States has the ability and the will to
redeem its promises. No pretense of rever-
ence for the memory of Alexander Hamilton
can confirm the vacilating value of grain of
silver, and very Improbable will prove the
endeavor to boost and keep steady the silver
dollar by any counterfeit patriotism which
gushes into allusion to ''our fathers and such
wash as ''the dollar which was big enough for
Washington and jefferson and Jackson" The
fuddled economists who have nothing better
than this to contribute to the discussion of
such material issues are trifie below the level
of those other statesmen who believe in sub
mitting questions of this character to the de-
cision of town meeting in Ohio. The sig
nifcant fact that every inHationist, repudi-
ator, communist, and sentimentalist in the
country IS approximately clamoring for more
standards of value ought not to commend the
scheme of remonetizing silver to sober minded
Y. Tribune.
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MALARIOUS FEVERS.

You are At liberty to use my name in praise
ofyour Regulator as prepared by you. and re-
commend II 70 every one as the lest preven.
tive OF Fever and Ague in the world, / plant
IN Southwestarn Georgia, near Albany, Ca
and must say that IL has done mora good on
my plantation among my negroes, than any
II taken in time,
Yours dc, Hon H HILL. Ga
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CHILDREN! Your Reg
ulator II superior to any other
remedy. for Malarial Diseases a.
mong children, and 1t has large
. sale In this section of Georgia.
" II Raesell Albany. Ga.
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TAKE
S { m M ON S
LIVER
REGHtAT On !
For all Diseases of the Liver Stomach and

Spleen.
WILL CURE
DYSPEPSIA.
must OWN that your
Simmons Liver Regulator fully
aesery es the popularity 1t has at
tained, As family medicine 1t
has no equal, It cufed my wife
of q mslsdy / had counted incu-
rable--that wolfsbane OF our A
merican people, Dyspepsia.
A Z P ALBERT.
Profestor In Nicholas Public
School. Parish of Terrebonne,La,
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Z. THE STATE OF OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF SKATE.
{, 1, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State Of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
going il q true copy OF an act therein named,
passed by the General Assembly Of the State
Of Ohio, on the 9Th day of April A. ID. 1877,
taken from the original rolls on file in this Of
fee. Lf.N..--. a-f,.-..... ~.
In Witness Whereof, have hereunto subscri-
bed my name, and affixed the Seal OF
[sKAL,, this Office, at Columbus the 9Th day
MILTON BARNES,
Secretary Of State.
apr9, 1871. .Ha..
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GAINESVILLE: ACCOMMODATION will leave Co
lumbus daily except Sunday at s. Is P. NJ, and
arrive at GAINESVILLE at SIS P NJ, stopping
ali Sta.ions
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apr9, 1871.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-02

coMvEYAMciMo,
A 8 = A " L N q
y. xUNDDoM

A NN0UNCES TO THE PUBLIC THAI
"a no may hereafter be found at his old
once; on North Main street. where he win
ennl the Eureka Consolidated furnaces again
gesume operations.
arska. April 3, 1877. anil
Evening star., 1877-12-29

1UO0 men, but doubt this, as there was real
had descended from the heights Of Opanes and
taken the ROumanian positions. but have not
heard that they did this: Nor did they even
as they would probably have done had they
attacked i'm such force At any rate the attack
was a most brilliant and daring one. The
Turks advanced as far as they could under the
poured in a terrible fire on them from their
Berdan ,breech-lOaders, scarcely less destruc-
tive than the Peabody. and opened on the ad-
yancing line with shell and shrapnel. The
Turks then did a splendid deed OF bravery,
only equalled by SkObeeff's capture of the two
famous redOubts. Probably finding their cover
ing killed or getting frightened and running
away, they dashed forward with shout upon
the line OF trenches held by the Sibrersky or
Siberian regiment swept over them he Ike tor,
artillerymen, officers and men, who with des-
perate herOism stood to their pieces to nearly
a man, and seized the whole battery. The ST.
nearly annfhilated. The Turks had broken the
first circle that held them in. Had they gone
on they would have found two more but they
did not have time to go on. The Russians raj
lied almost Immediately.
HAND TO HAND.
General SrrukOf, of the EmperOr's staff,
who, led BY their general forget his name,
but the Russians will remember it@aung them.
selves upon the Turks with fury. A handtO-
hand night ensued, e ,;a man n to man, bayonet to
minutes, for the Turks clung to the captured
guns with dOgged Obstinacy. They seem to
have forgotten In the fury Of battle that they
had come out to escape from Plevna, and not
to take and hold battery. and they held on
to the guns with almost the same desperation
with which the Russian dead around them had
shown few minutes before. Nearly all the
Turks In the battle were killed. Those in the
flanking trenches open to the Russian fire had,
of course, very little shelter, and were soon
overpOwered and began retreat which, under
the murder0us fire sent after them, instantly
Evening star., 1877-12-29
THE GAME OF FARO.
Twelve Men who know All About It
One Mans Prejudice.

From the Virginia city Chronicle.l
Inc case or John Doe Tome. a man whose
before Justice Knox Saturday. The man is
one OF those characters known as a check
guerrllla. lie was accused of having picked
up a s2o piece from the faro table at the Capitol
saloon, the money belonging to a player who
was In a ahalf-intOxicated condition. Tome de-
manded Jury trial, and when the selection
mad been made each juryman was asked
whether he had any prejudices against the
game. The following were the experiences of
the twelve:
Juror No 1-Have played little lost 81, ,aoC
at sitting once, at Simpsons Corner: had
won the money at poker the night before won
1t OF the fellow who dealt; have no prejudice
against the game.
Juror No. 2--Have played faro some lost
Corner-just my fool luck: think the game is
an rlght: used to play faro once, but haven't
played now Tor over week.
Juror No. 3-DrOpped about $40 once at
OrndOrn'S. trying to call the turn; no preiu-
diceS.
Juror No. 4-Play faro Occasionally-when-
ever have any money; won 5000 one night
and tried to bust it again a few nights after
had to spar for my grub all the rest of the
week: think could beat the game blind if l
had capital; no prejudice.
Juror No. 5-Am familiar with farO--slightly
stepped into Joe Stewards one day and
tapped the game for $500 in one deal; called
the turn for 500 and then quit playing be
enough to pay up that S5 assessment on my
Justice stock think faro is a good game.
Juror No: 6-Always liked faro when it was
square; think there are some square games
but the splits give the game big percentage
Juror No. Got $500 out OF the rise i'm
Ophir. and got ready to start back to the
and his honor seemed much affected |
struck one OF the games-nO matter which il
was-and in about two days hadn't red
The remaining five jurors related their ex
n a of t...k
one man was found who had any prejudice
against the game. He said he never won bet
IN ms life: He always coppered and played
the turn steady for two years, and never
caught 1t once. He thought faro was a swim
die, but admitted that he had been playing il
the night before. He was excused.
Geo. kritLer, the dealer OF the game, testi
fed as follows: 1 was dealing at the time Nc
Carty came IN and called for some chips. He
had won about go when Tome first showed up
MeCarty had the jack cOppered, taking in the
The COurt.-Does the jury comprehend the
The jurors nodded simultaneously, and the
The tray lost and the Jack won. So it was a
The Court-Is this point clear to the jury.
The Jurors again bowed with military pre-
Witness-Then, after two turns, he planked
70 piece on top OF the chips on the jack, and
saw him muzzle the sugar sung out, but he
Slid OF and was Getting away with it when Of
ficer Hanks sn.fched him and made him give
Jailer McCarty related the admissions of
Tome In the jail He had admitted taking
the money, but excused his conduct on the
ground that he might IS well have 1t as the
The jury stood II for conviction and one for
acquittal, and being unable to agree were dis
charged, as was also the accused.
Evening star., 1877-12-29
deem RER.

lcaroiias a. hasoa - ~ Chris'isn Tufs-
Dear month that gave Christ. Ring sweet
ring Siruig.
- l.eli> ~ q hrisitnas, ouiekcnei IA your chime
ttuf eager wishes, uke swtff binds fltss ,-ifn,h
-rcaehing hight>. lar M g. catrb IA, s.,rs
u llt wandering >hephcf'ls heard. Multt - lang
fs' ~ the Sweetmt>> nf that strain srilt,....
Sha ! - ttS-'lf to earfhs- l--,r, rugged rhsu.e
To maic such music >hephcrl-theuChis tt.t
thruug
k"nfa ath the starry silence. keeping guard
Tending car Isstisnt huI-s>, Ike as,k- % nirhf
ieu ~ not ~Htlefll me-. frtrlu Aun hUaKruh highf
at d iaiutv>f Nhi>Is'T uf that allNfuf word
HeTaidiug thriSt uHCe m~Fr-' Peace ana = -
will.
Psaoe uJ.cn carih.'' - shepherd, k-rp wstrh
Evening star., 1877-12-29

DIR. Tyndall proceeded TO explain the system
OF killing germs by boiling hqui repeate ily
for a short time. Those which are not killed
begin To sprout, and are DESTROYED a. the next
boiling. when they are in their most tender.
helpless, and unprotected condition.
Evening star., 1877-12-29

AN ENGLISH OPINION OF AMERICAN OARS
MEN.-A London special says Edward Trickett
OF Sydney, Australia, has accepted COurtney's
challenge to row Single-scull race of three
straight miles for $1,000 and the champion
ship OF the world. on any neutral water i'm the
United States. When Courtney puts up $50
forfeit with the N. Y. Clipper Tricke.t will
leave Immediately for the United States t. row
the match.
In alluding to the negotiations between
Courtney and Trickett, Belts Life says: ave
place great faith in Trickett's ability, ard be-
ievethat he will win just as easily in the United
States as he did with Sadler ip England. The
American may be a firstclass oarSman but it
strikes us that il he Is such q wonder some of
the cunning Yankee sporting men would have
taken him to England long ago ii they thought
he could beat either Boyd or Higgins"
The LIES boating man cannot he very well
informed regarding American 0arsmen or he
would have realized that Courtney and Riley
are newly -hedged professionals, and that the
Union Springs Oarsman, previous to the past
season, has pulled only in amateur races
Higgins, who was beaten at the Continental
regatta at Philadelphia was probably cOnsid-
cred ''Out Of the race" as far as match making
was concerned, and Courtney, after testing
his ability as q sculler against professionals,
challenged the man recognized by the English
sporting press as the Champion Of the
World" The two great scullers will, without
doubt, measure oars next season, and II Is
probable that the Saratoga course will be
selected as neutral" ground.