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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-15

institutions was any Republicans at any time
recognized by Speaker Neal? What one of
them was not passed under the gag of the
previous question, which shut off all chance
for amendment and discussion?
Tenth. What Democrat, in the House or
Senate, rose to say, or did say, one word for
the widows and orghans of our dead soldiers
when O'Connor's infamous bill was on its
passage, what Democrat voted against it, and
what Republican voted for it? Is not the
true answer hereto, ''No one?
Eleventh. When tie appropriation for the
encampment of the militia was before the
House and Senate, and struck out, what
Democrats opposed that outrage Oh these
poor men? Did not every Republican stand
up for the payment of the money to the poor
boys, and did not every Democrat oppose it,
and vote it down? The answer to this ques-
ton may be written out and sent to the
militia.
Twelfth. Can your State platform, or stump
speakers utter one word in defense of these
disgIaceful and damnable act7 Or, by their
silence do they admit that l have told the
truth? l leave that matter for the Democra-
tic members of the Legislature to reply to on
the stump, and in the papers. Wat do you
say? J. NJ. DALzELL.
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Unanswered.

Hon. J. NJ. Dalzell, leading Republican
Representative in the present Legislature,
some weeks since publicly asked the follow
ing questions over his own name and which
no Democratic paper has yet volunteered to
answer: ....
First. What Democratic State officer it was
who came into the OConnor Legislature while
in session and knocked down and trounced a
Democratic Senator, and if Democrats pun
ished the hlackguard for it?
Second. What Democratic officer of Dem
ocratic Senate came into the House in like
manner, and knocked down and beat DEM
ocratic member from Hamilton county, and
if the bruiser was punished therefor and how?
Third. What reply the House made to the
written charges of Col. Tyler, the Democratic
member from Wyandot, when he openly
charged the bribery of the Governor and
Democratic Senators in the House, and
charged that the Democrats were appointing
convicts, bounty jumpers and deserters to
public officers about the Capitol and Peni-
tentiary, and were getting pay for it?
Fourth. What member went from the floor
OF the house to the dome Of the Capitol, in
broad daylight, and amid the applause of the
Democratic side of the House, in company
with notorious woman, and what members
were appointed by the chair on solemn
vote of the house ''to go and see that no
harm befell the MEMBER" and what was the
cause and brutal report made by said COM
mittee to the House, and could any decent
woman have listened to that report without
insult and approach?
Fifth. What drunken member appeared on
the floor of the House, in its session, armed
with hatchets and knives, and kept the House
in an uproar all afternoon; and did not the
Democrats applaud this disgusting perform
ance, the Speaker joining; and was the
drunken member punished therefor?
Sixth. Did not Democratic Speaker pro
tenn. order me struck down while l was ad-
dressing the House, because spoke disrespect-
fully of the Hon. John O'Connor?
Seventh. Did. not O'Connor's vote pass the
general laws which to-day govern every town
and city, to-wit: The Municipal Code? And
was not his vote three times in the Democratic
caucus and once in the House cast for the
bill to redistrict Ohio. and was he not retain
ed, after he had confessed virtually his guilt
of heinous crimes, expressly in consideration
of these votes? What Democrat will answer
Cup?
Eighth. Was not the OConnor bill to re-
organize the Soldiers Orphan Home and
which closes the doors of that Home against
the soldiers orphans all over Ohio, exposed
by myself in committee, and was l not
laughed to scorn for opposing that infamy,
and who was it that said in response, ''Damn
the dead soldiers, and damn their widows
and orphans; they can't vote in October"
And who were they who laughed at the
brutal remark? Were they Republicans?
And was not this report made viva voca in
the open HouseY
Ninth. Upon what bill relating to our public
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-15
Manhood: How Lost, How Re
fss stored

~ Just published, new edition OF
KIN lDr. CulVerwelps Celebrated Essay on
AA-the Radical Cure (without medicine
eeos OF Spermatorrhoea or Seminal Weak
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80 Marriage, etc; also, Consumption, Epilepsy
and Fits. ind iced by seii>indulgence or SEX
ual extravagaDce, DC.
lrFPrice, in sealed envelope. only cents.
The celebrated author in this admirable Essay,
clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years
successful practice that the alarming conse-
quences of self abuse may be radically cured
Without the dangerous use of Internal Inedlci-
cine or the application OF the knife; pointing
ont mode of cure at once simple, certain
aBd efcctual, by means of which every suf-
ferei. no matter what his condition may be.
may cure qimself cheaply, privately and
radically.
ssrThis Lecture will prove boon to thou
sands and thousands.
Sent. under seal, in plain envelope. to any
address, on receipt OF six cents, or two stamps.
Address the Publishers,
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
Ann St, New York, Post Office Box 45s6.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
I877-7s.
Belmont county. Ohio.

Second Saturday OF January, St. Cinfrsville.
Second SATURDAY Of February, Bridgeport
Second Saturday OF March. 81: Olairsvllle.
Fourth Saturday Of March, MorristoTn.
Second Saturday OF April. GAINESVILLE,
First Saturday OF May, Martins Ferry
Second Saturday Of June, 81. ClairsviIle.
Fourth Saturday of June, st. Clairsville.
At close OF Institute in Bellaire.
Examinations begin at O'Clock, AN
PIomptness is expected.
Testimonials of character are needed II ep-
pltcant Is not known to the Board, and certifi-
due weight. fCHAs. r. SHREVE,
Ex. Board, ( R. ALEXANDER,
9-6, n. u. M.YABNELL.
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MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1877.

Belmont Lodge, No. l6, F & a. II. meets ey-
~ Wednesday night on or preceding the fun
moon. JAMES B. RYAN. W. NJ.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
st. Clairsville Chapter. No. l. Royal Arch
hasons meets lst Friday night each month.
GEO. p. BUMGARNER, Il. p.
JESSIE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
Belmont Council, r. and S. NJ, meets on the
Second tuesday night of every month.
Il. r. BUNGARNER, q. NJ.
+ D. BAILY, Rec.
Hope Commandery No. .26 Of knights Temp
RS, meets On the first TUESDAY night of every
month. g. w. CARROLL, E. G.
+. D. BAILEY. Rec.
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England by Lorenzo Dow, an eccentric
and earnest Methodist minister, in
1907. About the close of the last CEN
tury he WAS preaching In Vermont.
He became impressed with the idea
that he ought to visit Ireland to preach
to the Papists. Making his way to
Canada in an old leaky canoe, he set
sail for Europe. He was thus volunta-
rily placed beyond the pale of his de-
and was thereafter known
as an independent itinerant." Dow's
travels and labors afterwards rendered
his name and eccentricities familiar in
the religious world in this country and
Europe. After remaining few years
in Ireland be returned to the United
States, traversed the country, and then
The ocean In 1907 to England.
He found a great religious interest In
Staffordshire, and suggested to the peo-
pie the plan of holding camp meeting,
which were proving 80 effective In the
western wilds of America. The sug-
gestion was Immediately adopted, and
q flag hOisted on How Hill. The pop
ulation gathered around 1t from all
the neighbOring country, and the first
camp meeting was there held.
Many such meetings were held, but
they met with violent opposition. As
it was alleged that many exeesses at
tended such outdoor services, the Wes-
leyan Conference, In 1897, declared:
''It is our judgment that, even suppo-
sing such meetings to be allowable In
they are highly improper in
and likely to be productive
Of considerable mischief, and we dis
claim connection with Them" Their
however, continued to hold
them. Hugh Bourne, Jealous Meth
Odist Iayman, who aroused the people
Of Lancashire, Cheshire and Stafford
shire, was expelled from the conpec-
ton In 1908. Two years later, Will
liam COlmes, another prominent sup
porter OF the camp meetings, was also
expelled. Colmes began a course of
home missionary lAbOrs, giving up his
business for that purpose. Glasses were
formed, and from 1910 dates the 'Prim-
tive Methodist denomination, which
lphold5 camp meetings as well as
in highways and market
places. The Wesleyan Conference has
never recalled its disapproval of camp
meetings, but the Wesleyans in Ire
and commenced holding them in 1860;
md have since continued. a1li
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LEMON AND ORANGE TINCTURE.-
Never throw away lemon or orange
peel; cut the yellow outside off CAREFUL
ly, and put it in tightly corked bottle
with enough alcohol to cover 1t. Let
it stand until the alcohol is a bright
yellow, then pour 1t of, bottle 1t tight,
and use 1t for flavoring when you make
race pudding. Add lemon and alcohol
as often as you have 1t, and you will
always have nice fiavoring.
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Trains leaving Columbus at 40 p m and
p IN, run daily.
Through Chicago Express leaves Columbus
daily except Sunday at 40 p m, with sleeps
Ing cars attached and arrives in Chicago ut
L so next morning.
The Pan Handle Route is the shortest,
quickest and most comfortable Route TO all
points in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas,
Colorado and the Western States and Territo>
ries.
This is the Route by which you make the
fewest changes OF cars. obtain the lowest rates
on Household Goods, Live Stock, &C, and 200
pounds Of baggage Free, on Every Colonist
Ticket.
Any information about time of trains, con-
nections. Lands in the West price of Single
Round Trip or Colonist's Tickets, &c, cheer
fully furnished by calling uTon or addressing
JOS. NJ. BELLNILI.E. Ticket and Emigration
Agent, Wheeling, w Va, or w. l.. O'BRIEN,
General Passenger Agent, 2l9 North High st,
Columbus, o.
Rates always as low as the lowest.
ID w CALDWELL, WLOBRIEN,
Genl Manager Gen Pass & Tkt Agt,
COLUMNS, OuIO-
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EStab bliShed in 1913
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati &
St. Louis r. r.
PAN HANDLE ROUTE.
Time Table East and West.

MAY u, 1873.
Trains leave the Pandle Depot, foot OF Elev>
enth street. Wheeling. W. Va, near Public
landing, daily except Sunday, Columbus time,
as follows:
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Ansiafss Garns.
ST. CLAIR.KELLY,.

'.Attosney at Lar, St. CZairsViIe, Ohio
81 Ofhce first door east of the Court House
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14
The Foot and the Pound.

The foot and the pound are found in
every country, and have evidently been
derived directly from the Romans. But
they can claim far higher antiquity,
for Mr.. Chisholm traces their origin to
the Babylonians or Chaldaans, who, as
units of length, used both the cubit and
the foot These were subsequently
adopted by the Egyptians, who intro
duced considerable variety, SO that
there is no little confusion between the
different kinds of cubit and foot. The
natural cubit, of about eighteen inches,
and the foot, which was two-thirds of
this length, were transferred to Greece.
and, the cubit having fallen into disuse,
the foot became the ordinary standard
of the Romans. At the same time the
double cubit, which was equivalent to
three feet, would appear to have sur
vived in the form Of the ell of Medieval
Europe, and in that of our own yard.
As all these measures were originally
derived from the proportions of the hui
man body, some caution is necessary
in referring their origin to remote an
tiquity rather than directly to the
length of the forearm or of the foot.
1t must be admitted, however, that the
coincidence of length among all civil
lized Nations is very striking. The
derivation of the pound weight is more
complicated. The earlier Tower pound
appears to have been of Roman origin.
being presumably identical with the
Greek nina, while the hundred weight
corresponded to the talent or weight of
a cubic foot of water. Subsequently
the Troy pound was substituted, and,
for commercial transactions, the pound
avoirdupois, from the old French pound
of sixteen ounces. tbs evident, how
ever, that our weights and measures in
the Dark Ages were in an unsettled
state, and subject to arbitrary altera-
tions at the will of the Monarch. Sat
aytlGU ReUieU.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14
The Sort Of Cigars Smoked in England.

A large number of the so-called Ha-
vana cigars which arrive in England
are shipped from German ports. In
pamphletrecently published at Bremen,
some details are given of the means
employ ed to give the cigars manufact-
ured there more marketable appear
ance.
A higher price is, it appears, obtain
able for dark than for light-colored
cigars, the demand for the former being
about three times as large as for the
latter. Unfortunately, however, owing
in great measure to the partial fail
ure Of the tobacco crops of late years,
light-colored tobacco is much more
common than dark. In order, there
fore, to render the cigars made of
light-colored tobacco salable at a
higher price, and also to improve the
appearance of old and faded cigars,
various. infusions have of late been
prepared and largely sold under the
name of Havana brown" "sap
brown,n and condensed sauce" All
these preparations ARE now openly ad-
vertised, and directions given for using
them.
Fortunately, the writer of the PAM
phlet referred to remarks, none Of these
infusions contains anything particular
ly injurious, most of them consisting
Of brown vegetable dyes. Nevertheless
they enable the manufacturer to give
cigars made of old and faded leaves the
appearance of good Havana cigars.
The writer of the pamphlet regrets
that he is not aware of any means by
which the imposition can be detected;
but German paper states that if a
piece Of white blotting paper, saturated
with diluted sal ammoniac, is passed a
few times lightly over the cigar, the
coloring matter, if any has been used.
will come off on it, whereas the natural
brown of the tobacco leaf will remain.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14
Hydrophobia in the Fox.

An incident is published in Forest and
Stream which tends to confirm the
theory that the fox is subject to hydro
phobia, and consequently may COM
municate the disease to other amin ais.
In the fall of 1884, in Northern Ohio, a
farmer was aroused in the night by a
commotion among his hogs, which were
provided with bed and shelter near
the house, and by day were allowed to
roam the woods. Armed with lantern
and club, the farmer visited his pigs,
and found a gray fox assaulting them.
On the approach of the man, the fox
left the pigs, and, walking boldly up to
him, was killed with the club. On in
vestigation, one pig was seen to have q
slight wound betweenithe eyes and the
end of the nose. It looked more like a
scratch than bite, although it was
sufficient to draw blood. Apprehen-
sive that rabies might result from the
wound, the pig was placed in confine-
ment, and, at the end of two or three
weeks, exhibited the usual symptoms
Of hydrophobia -frothing at the mouth,
swapping at surrounding objects, and
falling in spasms. The commissions in
creased in severity until the animal
died. A careful observation Of the case
produced the conviction that it was one
Of genuine rabies, communicated BY the
bite of rabid fox.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14
How to Amuse Younger Children.

1t isn't always the baby you are
called to amuse. There are such MEM
bers of society as six-year-olds, as l
painfully know, for such an one has
Just laid his head on the pillow in the
room across the hall. have to devise
and search and contrive to be good
company for those lively wits andlimbs
asleep there on mammals bed, after a
days tramp following hunting party,
half way to Mamaroneck and over by
the beach dinnerless but for some ap-
pies he found in the wood. A square
of silver-perforated board and worst
ed needle full of pink zephyr used to
keep the little fingers busy, on rainy
days, and you will find that children
four years old can work their patterns
for shaving-case or a match-lighter,
with great satisfaction, particularly if
il is to be a g ss'prize'' for somebody at
Christmas That same small boy rips
most of his mothers old seams for her,
and never was known to cut a stitch,
or to grumble over the work if he
could have cheerful talk thrown in.
Children like to be useful, and feel that
they are accomplishing something, and
they can do more than we suppose, il
they only have somebody to work with
them. So find something for your lit
tie folks to do, if it is picking up APP
Piles or pulling weeds with you, or fold
ing newspapers, or picking or shelling
pease and berries or the currants for
cake. They have sense enough for it,
~rk ~ vxxvsr ut
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14
DR.. Hildebrandt's Recent Explorations
in Africa.

The December session of the Berlin
Geographical Society was occupied by
a long and interesting address from
DR.. f. M. Hildebrandt on the results of
his late African explorations. We have
already alluded in a late number to the
unfortunate results of the expedition
to the snow-clad mountains of equato-
rial Africa, when the explorer was
compelled to return with Mount Kenia
fairly in sight The heroism of DR..
Hildebrandt in battling with danger
and disease in manifold forms is only
approached by the adroitness and inge-
nuity which characterized his dealings
with the natives. Among the Hataitas
he was regarded as magician, and
was forced to pronounce incantations
on the unfruitful fields. For this pur-
pose, at his request, specimens of all
the plants and animals in the vicinity
were gathered by the tribe, and after
having served as ''fetish,'' were
carefully packed away in the collec-
tions. On another occasion he was
attacked by several hundred natives,
who beat hasty retreat when the ex-
plorer advanced toward them armed
with Photographic camera. Despite
the constant succession of misfortunes
accompanying DR.. Hildebrandt during
his two years explorations in Africa,
he has succeeded in gathering together
a large and valuable collection of an
thropological and botanical specimens,
especially from Cape Gardafui and the
Cop,oro leland Johanna num her of
new species and genera, particularly Of
aromatic plants, were discovered in the
former locality. Mature.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14

the same qualities which she now dis
PLAYS as a careless and ungrateful
daughter.
There are girls who fancy themselves
so far superior to their parents that the
mere privilege of enjoying their society
in the house ought to be all the old peo-
pie should have the assurance to ask.
While their mothers are busy with do
mestic duties they sit in the easiest
chairs, or lie on the softest sofas, feed
ing on cheap and trashy novels, and
cherish the notion that they are very
literary individuals. The household
drudgery is too coarse for such fine la
dies as they. The business of their
parents is to provide them with nice
clothes, and to be content with admir-
ing their handsome appearance in the
intervals of labor.
Such girls wish to get married. and
therefore they are smiling enough to
eligible bachelors, quickly smoothing
down the frowns which alone they give
to the members of their own families.
A caller who doesn't have a chance of
seeing how they behave as daughters,
may be excused for fancyine them
lovely and lovable beings; but one
who does see it, is foolish if he COM
mits himself by offering marriage to a
girl of this sort. She isn't fit to be
the wife of husband such as we hope
our correspondent would make. He
will be wise if he leaves her at home
to worry her parents, and refuses to
hazard the experiment of taking her
to house of his own. If she will not
assist her mother in the domestic Ia
bors, and badgers the servants, is she
not likely to be equally slothfuI and ILL
tempered when she marries? If she
now thinks herself too fine to work, tits
safe to expect that her views as to that
matter will radically change if she be-
comes wife?
Our correspondent must gather from
our remarks that we advise him to re-
gain possession of the citadel of his
heart, and to disenthrone this unduti-
full enchantress as the queen of his
soul. In fact, that is our advice to
him; and to her we recommend the
learning of the lesson that a woman
cannot be better occupied than in max
ing her home happy. Y. Sun.
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Youths Department.
MISS MUSLIN SENDS A TALEN
TINE.

"WHY," cried little Miss Muslin, of Quintillion
Square.
Il had almost forgotten heard papa say,
This morning at breakfast, twas Valentines
Day.
Without sending one valentine off. if no more.
must hurry down street Just as fast as can,
To see what can buy of the Valentine Man,"
When the Valentine Man" saw Miss Muslin
come in,
He jumped up from his chair BY the stove with a
grin,
And inquired: All! what can lido for you, pray
A valentine? Dear mel You come Just in time.
have just one more left-which is yours for a
dime.
'Twould be cheap, assure you, at double the
money,
For You never in all your life saw one so funny"
So little Miss Muslin, of Quintillion Square,
She opened her purse with a busness-like air,
And took out the money when 1 declare for
The valentine purchased she no sooner saw it
Than she sank in a chair, almost o'ercome with
laughter,
am sure / daren't even describe it pou
Lest you should be seized in the same manner,
But recovering herself, she soon brought an en-
And putting the valentine in, sealed it well up,
Then, begging the Valentine Man" to direct it,
Nest her father, for whom it was meant, should
suspect it
To post it at once so he'd get it that day.
Z" Font he laugh when he sees it," she said in
" And he won't have the faintest idea it's from
mel
As you well may imagine. that evening at tea,
Miss Muslin was anxiously waiting to see
What her father would say; and her heart began
beating
Like a trip-hammer when she observed him stop
All at once as if suddenly struck by the thought
OF the valentine, which the last mail must have
And. opening his coat from his breast-pocket
(She knew the envelope the minute she saw it,
I've a valentine here, said he, which, without
doubt,
Came from somebody here; and mean to find
Which one of you 'tis. shall hold it up here
In plain view, and whoever twas sent it, 'tis
Will laugh louder than anyone else-iust to show
They had nothing to do with it. Then will
1t was 1at one who sent it. Here tis-now be-
For knoW it was sent me from Quintillion
Poor little Miss Muslin, of Quintillion Square,
When she heard this strange plan, sat straight up
in her chair,
And. fixing her eyes with a well-assumed scowl
On the tea pot, sat looking as grave as an owl
Resolved it should never from her looks be
guessed
Who It was sent the valentine. As for the rest,
They no sooner saw it, than swift round the
board
Went laugh that increased till they all fairly
foared.
Then our heroine looked up to see what was the
matter,
And found the whole family looking straight at
her;
While her father cried merrily, "Oho! Well.
So twas you, miss, who sent it? I knew could
tellp'
80 dearr cried Miss Muslin, in puzzled distress,
"Why, do not see how in the portd you could
guess!
am sure that the rest of them laughed all the
while,
And I never 30 much as gave vent to a smile!"
John BrOlpnj John, in Fe6rudry Wtde-AUake.