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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12

wounded spirit that could walk around
soup specially If it's hot and tolera-
BILE high seasoned. / don't know
whether it comes of being hot ana
fetching on the sweat or not, but il
reaches for trouble every time, and
gets away with heartache quicker'n
anything 1 ever tried; so you may
keep on with Ii, L guess, till my mind
gets easy enough to bear corn beef and
cabbage
The waiter was softened by the hua-
CRY grief before him, and much regret.
ted his thoughtless chafing. He felt
Sympathetic and longed to soothe the
aching breast.
You're in trouble, then?' he ventur-
ed timidly.
Il am, pardner-deep,' said the man,
as he reached over for fresh pepper
box.
Lose your property?'
'No-no-Worse'n that
'Friends-near kinsfolks, maybe?'
queried the waiter with a SOBER look.
'WOrEe'n that, q good desl.'
You don't say! Pm real sorry, sir;
but maybe 'twas all for the best?
No, I'll be dad-thumped if it was!'
exclaimed the ~stranger, choking Oh
the soup, and getting red in the fRc9.
Does it ever do man any good to be
sWindled?'
Why, no-surely not
well, that's just what I've been, and
in the meanest, dog~gondesl way that
anybody ever was sold, too. Psrdner,
I've been the victim of a base, de-
ceivin' one-eyed schemer. was mar
ried last Monday
The waiter could only make big eyes
and catch his breath. The man pro-
ceeded.
Il said married, but swiDdled was
the Word-took in shameful. l mar
ried on spec with every prospect of
getting both money and beauty, and
here am euchered blind. She was q
widow, living in good style, in a
bunkum good house that everybody
said belonged to her, and so thought
there wasn't much risk. She was as
pretty to look at as ripe watermelon,
but turns out to be bigger fraud than
a green pumpkin rr-rF -a..
The poor victim broke down with
emotion, and had to mop his eyes.
'Pardner, them shiny, dszzlin' teeth,
that wilted me the first time saw her
grin, turns out to be q sham, shop
made, and not even paid for yet, and
so help me Hezekiah, one of her eyes
is glass, and she sleeps with her hair
on the back of chair; but the worst of
all is that the house was only hern as
long as she remained single, and now
the regular heirs have served notice on
her to vafnoose, and she actually eX
poets me to find house and pay rent
on it. I've been to see a lawyer, and
all the consolation he gives me is that
I've got to grin and bear it, cause the
bargain was for better worse. Fetch
on another bowl of soup, and have it
extra warm
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
HUMOROUS.
The lay of the hen is eggsellent.

The lay of the hen is eggsellent.
Motto for the married-Never dis
pair.
One may live In a basement without
being in abasement.
Bay windows are safe harbors at
night for little smacks.
Doesn't the baker encourage idleness
when he makes penny loaf?
A good boy may not become a hand.
some man, but a nice bonnet surely
becomes pretty woman.
What is faith?' asked a Sunday
school teacher of a, boy scholar. He
belonged to nine, and replied: Bet.
ting on left handed pitcher
The Chinese are capable of being
civilized. A couple of them had q
lawsuit in Salinas, Cal, not long ago.
clared he would hire more witnesses,
and try it again.
What is the difference between q
provident widow and wife who talks
about her 'liege lord? One husbands
her means, and the other means her
husband.
Railroads carry 100000 passengers
safely where they kill one, but the
trouble is to know when the 3,000,0 600
have been counted up and the killing
to begin. -
He eguessed he knew how to sail a
boat-but the gentle zephyrs that kiss
the wavelets o'er his watery grave
mournfully whisper: He luffed not
wisely
"Goot day, Moses. How you vas
shaneed. Wouldn't nefer hafe known
your' "But my name is not Moses,
sir" Kreat hefens your name shange
toor'
The Danbury philosopher says that
| lightning never strikes twice in the
same place, because there is nothing to
hit the second time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12

The partial abolition of the free zone
by the Mexican Government is receiv-
ed.as friendly act towards this coun-
try, as ii carried into effect it will limit
the opportunities for smuggling into
both countries. The free zone was
established in 1858, and consisted of a
strip of territory along the Rio Grande,
and was concession of the Mexican
Government to the people living on
the border.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
George washington Revised.

George, did you chop down the
cherry tree?'
"W hat do you soy?"
"Did you chop down that tree?'
AK me no questions and I'll tell
you no lies.
"George, you've hatchet."
"So's hen."
"You chopped down that tree?"
Didn't"
"Young man commere to me-"
"What dye want?"
"To play hide and seek"
So the old man went out to seek the
hide.
The scene which ensued in the wood
shed beggars description. 1t was
touching in the extreme.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12

The similarity between a peanut
roaster and phOnOgraph leads an eX-
change to utter a word Of warning to
near'sighted persons, who might mis-
take one for the other.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12

The boy stood squareIy on the base
Already two were out
The grin that lighted up his face
Shone round about his snout.
The boy, he raised the ash aloft
And called for one hip'high,
The pitcher put it in red hot
1t hit him in the eye.
Again the gallant youth stood up,
Determined he would score;
The next one hit him in the stomach
He playeth ball no more.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12

"What are you about?" exclaimed
country editor the other day TO his
wife, who was touching up her COM
plexion before the mirror. "Only
getting up my patent outside dear"
was the reply.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12

1t was one Of the Shoewsecaemettes
who said, when asked concerning the
style of their stroke: 1--WE don't know
anything about the English stroke or
the American stroke. We pull the
git thar stroke"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
POETRY.
.By the Rivers of Babylon
BY RIv. JOHN HALL D. D.

They were the sons of Israel who sat down
And wept as they thought
OF their sorrowful lot,
For their God they forgot;
And the harps, which to his praise
They had struck in happier days,
They hang on the willows by the stream;
And they hear the cruel quest,
Made In scorn and m0cking jest,
For the songs they used 10 sing in Jerusalem
The songs Of their sacred, lost Jerusalem.
uvss a Christian household that looked back
From fa7 of Western plain
Where they prayed for blessed rain,
Yet they seemed to pray in vain;
And the bread they hoped TO WIN oid mol
come;
While the hard and changeless SKY
Mocked their eager, hapless cry;
Oh, had they but once more
The homestead, as of yore,
On the quiet Eastern shore,
And the homely tolls of which they grew
The honest, iOwly life they deemed so dIeary!
1t was lonely stranger that despairingiy re-
called,
As he wrote by his lamp,
In the rugged miHers' camp,
The letter Of penitence and prayer
Recalled his days of youth,
OF manfulness, of truth,
Before the fatal cup ensared his soul.
All, might he but regain
His name without stain,
And homel undo the pain
of the mothers heart that his waywardness
..4Hr fhad brokpn-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment,
FOR NAN AND BEAST.

This 1intment very naturally originated tn AnerA
60, where Nature provides In her laboratory such
surprising antidotes for the maladies Of her ehil
dren- It's fame has besn spreading for $ yesrs.
Until now it enclreles the habitzbae globe.
The Mexican Mustang Liniment d 9 matches
remedy for all external ailments OF man and beast
To stock owners aad farmers 1t il Invaluable.
single bottle often saves . human LIE or r.
stores the usefulness Of an excellent horse. OF.
COW, or sheep
It cures foot-rot, hoof-Ail hollow hora. grub
screw-worm, shoulderrot, mango. the bites and
stings OF poisonous reptiles and insects. and sveT
such drawback to stock breeding and bash life
Il cures every external trouble Of horses. sneA
as lameness. scratches, swinny, spraiEs. fouadsE
wind-gar, ring. bone, etc. etc
The Mexican Mustang Linlmsns IA the quickest
cure In ths world for accidents occurring IN the
family, In the absence OF q physician. sech -
burns scalds. sprains, cuts etc, and for raeuma-
tisEn. and stiffness sngcndered by exposure. PAp>
siculArly valuable to Miners
!. Il ID tho cheapest remedy In .he world, for 10
penetratss the muscle 20 the bone. and = sings
application Is generally sufncient to curA
Mexican Mustang Liniment Is put up In three
szes OF bottles. the larger ones being properties
ately much the cheapest. Sold everywhere. :.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
OLD,
TRIED,
TRUE.
People are getting acquainted-and those wis


People are getting aoquainted-snd those wis
are not ought to be-with the wonderful nerits0
that great American Remedy, the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
Facts to be Remembered

Facts to be Remembered !:
1st have revolutionized and purified the
Menagerie and Circus Tent Exhibition.
have made it a place where refined ladies and
gentlemen can go with their children and
never witness a gesture nor hear a remark
that lady would not couatenance in her
own parlor.
I'd. l never divide nor decrease my attrac-
tions, but add to them continually.
Sd. l am sole proprietor of all the railroad
cars that transport my Greatest Show on
Earth" I own every dollar in the entire
exhibition, and have no interest in any other
show
4th positively never advertise an at
traction that l do not exhibit, and do not
for want of room, advertise many rare novel
ties which do exhibit.
5th. Immense as my street procession is,
put into it less than half my cages of wild an
imals and museum curiosities, and only half
the number of my marvellous Trained Stall
lions.
9Th. Mine is four times more extensive and
costly than any show that ever Travelled, and
will forfeit and pay $4,000 if my daily ex-
penses for the last seven years have not been
more (probably treble) than the entire gross
receipts of any tent exhibition that ever trav-
eled in this or any other country.
P. 7. BARNUM.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
For restoring Gray Hair to
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dre s in g
which is at once
a gre e a Bile,
healthy, and eff
fectual for pre-
S serving the
hair. Faded or
gray hair is soon
restored to its
o,.;/11is,0I colnr
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21
THE NEW. ORLEANS DE1oORAT MONDAY JANUARY IL 1878

are certain, that the wrong ID not done here.
We have always found matters about our
p0stU1ige here Straight and fair but some
body evidently goes Tor valuable packages IN
the United States mail To the great injury Of
the citizens of the commonwealth, and 1T
would be well for those who have authority to
investigate this matter to trace the erime
home To the transgfessor ST Mary Enter
prise.
We call especial attention Of our readers to
the proceedings Of the st. Mary planters who
a week ago held meeting in Franklin TO or
ganizs central sugar factory. We believe, it
is proposed to lay pipes up and down the
bayou. through which syrup can be pumped
any distance, from any sugar-hotlsc. to the
factory. Doubtless the necessary amount Of
money will be made up without difficulty to
insure the success Of the enterprise. A praeti-
cal demonstration of the benefits TO be derived
from a central factory is afforded In those
ugaf-houses which have vacuum pans, for
oil are yet making sugar from syrup sent
from neghboring plantations where they. were
unable to graftllate In open kettles While
the owner of the vacuum pans are paid one
and u half and two cents per pound for manu-
featuring and furnishing the shipping pack
ages. the planter gains two or three cents O
pound on the price OF his sugar. We learn
that on Riceolloc plantation Messrs Marsh
Il Barnard have engaged as much syrup as
they can refine and manufacture into sugar
for two or three months to come.- New Iberia
Sugar Bowl
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21

Tho House 81 Representatives of the Ohio
Legislature wrestled with the silver question
last Wednesday, devoting the entire day to
the discussion Of silver In oil it's va
riuus aspects. There were dozen resolu-
lions before it-one declaring all the bonds,
principal and interest, payable on silver coins
of the legal standard as 1t stood in 1870.
another declaring that honesty and Justice TO
The taxpayers demand tho restoration OF the
silver dollar to Its former rank as a legal
tender for all purposes: also one affirming
that President Hayes and Secretary Sherman,
lii their opposition to the silver dollar, do not
represent the views or wishes Of the people of
Ohio; and lastly, one asking the United States
Senate to pass the Bland bill without any
changes or notifications.
The Democrats appeared united on all these
points and unanimous in favor of silver; the
Republicans, while undoubtedly favoring
silver. were compelled, by the phraseology Of
several OF the resolutions 10 vote against them.
On the test resolution, the restoration Of the
silver dollar as legal tender. tho
vote was, Democrats unanimously aye"
Republicans all "aye' save five, On the ques-
tion Of paying the bonds in silver the Demo-
Gratis were unanimous: the Republicans, ex-
cept four, opposed the resolution.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21

The readjusting -the-debt wing Of the
Virginia General Assembly hdve. after n,l.
meIous caucusses and consultations. agreed
upon their plan for the reimbursement Of thf
State debt, and prepared bill to this end
which they propose to submit to the Legisla-
ture in few days. This bill will seek to place
all classes of creditors upon an equal footing
II provides for issuing three per cent regis
tered bond with interest, payable semi-an-
nnally in exchange for the various classes Of
State bonds now out--one-third OF the debt to
be set apart for West Virginia. To make this
bond more attractive, this bill will provide
that oil licenses, taxes, including the revenue
tax derived from the Moifett register, shall le
collected in money and set apart for the pay
ment Of interest ON these bonds. The bill
provides for the funding of the whole debt at
it's present face value, the accrued interest on
the "peeler'' bonds to be paid In future out
Of the surplus that will come into the treas
ury from the several specific taxes. The meas
ure. although much more favorable than that
which 1t was supposed the readiusterB would
make, will not meet with the appreciation Of
the debt paying wing OF the Assembly or of
the public creditors; three per cent, they ar
que, Is too little interest than the Fed
eral government itself pays.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21

The old project Of creating q new State from
the eastern portion Of Tennessee has agar
been revived. 1t is standing project which
comes up as often as the proposal to free
Western Texas from the dominion Of the Cis-
Colorado section of that State, and Ia the
earnest wish and desire Of the people Of East
Tennessee. AS, however, those of Middle and
West Tennessee are opposed to the measure
there seems little likelihood Of Its being
adopted.
As the Knoxville Chronicle and other East
Tennessee papers show, the two sections Of
the State are divided naturally by geographic
cal boundaries, while the people of the two
sections differ In all their ideas, thoughts and
tastes. The difference between the mountain.
GERS of Eastern Tennessee and the residents
of the rest of the State is greater even than
that between the people of the North and South
Although undoubtedly doomed to defeat, the
East Tennesseeans are taking advantage OF
the agitation of the State debt to press this
scheme of secession, and are anxious to follow
the example of West Virginia, which bears
exactly the same relations to the Old Domin-
lon the Knoxville district does to Tennessee.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21

The newly arrived 1rishman who, when
asked at the polls one day how he intended to
vote, and replied Against the government"
turns out, after ALL to have been q Frenchman.
The surrender of MaeMahon to the Republic
cans and their capture Of the government and
It's offices, has ruined the sale and circulation
of the Republican newspapers In France. The
France and the Bien Public were the leading
papers of Paris two months ago. The France,
whose editor is Emile de Girardin, was the
most bitter denouncer of the President and
4 his Cabinet In the whole republic The more
It denounced the government the larger grew
its subscription list, until this finally reached
the splendid figure OF 100000. Then came the
surrender of MacMahon. The France could
no longer abuse MaeMahon for not submitting,
could no longer denounce the government,
The result was that its subscription fell in the
first week after MacMahon's surrender to Is
600: at the end of the second week it was only
5000, and to-day it is but $4,000. De Girardin
Is disconsolate, and believes that the circu-
lation OF his paper will soon fall to 10000 UNI
less he can find some excuse to abuse the gov
eminent
The same story is told of the Biess Pabtsc,
mich has fallen off in circulation in proper
lion.
>The papers that are doing well are the Re-
4 >ud the Pays. The Reueii is the successor
xoas de Homae, which was crushed
W thirty condemnations. It Is
Le, and since the SUCCESS O. tne
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21

We never read communications unless the
nafnoof the writer accompanies them There
fore, those who send us anonymous oommuni-
cations are not only wasting their time but an
moving us. Under no circumstances will we
return rejected manuscripts Rejected arti-
cles are Invariably thrown in tho fire In the
winter and In the waste basket In the summer.
Itseenls strange that after these rules have
been printed a thousand times. there are peo-
pie capable Of seribbling who do not know OF
or do not regard them Don't ask US TO ''re-
turn If not printed" 1t Is useless.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21
A SENATORIAL CONTEST.

The Senate will probably, to-day, take up
the contest for the scat from tho Eighth Sera-
torial District. T. Cage, Republican. at pres
ent holds the scat, and Mr. /. W Moore Dem
ocrat Is the contestant. The case Is plain
and clear one. Indeed there seem to be no
difficulties surrounding it. Oneof the amend
1nents to the constitution reads MS follows.
ART. =, No person. who at any time may have
boon collector oil taxes whether State. parish
gt municipal. or who may have been otherwise
Entrusted with public moneys shall be eligible 70
the General Assembly, OF to any Office of profit
Or trust under. the State, government until he
OF such COLLECTIONS and for oil public. moneys
with which he may have been intrusted.
This provision Of the constitution Is clear
and explicit. Now IL appears that r. A. Cage,
the occupant of the seat, was, on the day OF
the election, and had been previously school
treasurer of the parish of Terrebonne; that
he held and had held public funds In consider
able sums. 1t is further beyond question that
Cage Mt that time had made no final settle
ment with the State; that he has made none
since. and that his bond for $4,000 was
Oh the day of tho election. and still
Is, uncancelled. II this does not
render Cage Ineligible under the provision OF
the constitution, above quoted, we are unable
to comprehend the meaning of language, or
there Is no use Of written constitutions. Cage
being Ineligible, and his ineligibility being a
matter of notoriety under the rulings OF the
American courts Mr. Moore being the eligible
candidate who received tho highest number
of legal votes, is entitled TO the seat from the
Eighth District
But his claim rests not alone on this plain
provision of the constitution. It has been
clearly proved that large numbers Of fraudu-
lent votes were cast for Cage, and so many
frauds perpetrated to give him even IN ap-
parent majority that he has no shadow Of
right to the seat he holds.
As all the facts, briefs and evidence in this
case are in the hands Of the members of the
Senate 1t is needless for us to discuss the
issue more fully. Our object is merely to in
form the public Of the nature of the contest
and the mpregnable law and facts upon
which Mr.. Moore presents his case.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21
LOUISIANA.

New Iberia Is to have an ice mandatory.
The Terrebonne Progress Is opposed to the
silver bill.
The whole country press compliments Gov.
Nichols message.
Eight mills is the tax assessed In Terrebonnt
for the coming year
The police jury OF Plaquemines parish has
passed a Sunday law.
Another paper is to be started In Houma,
the Courier, Of Terrebonne.
The residents of Tigerville, parish Of Terre-
bonnie, and those living on Bayou Bdeuf, St
Maryfs, are agitating the question OF new
parish.
The Whitehall Gazette has been removed
from Port Vincent to Maurepas, Livingston
parish, and will in future be known as the
Matirepas Gazette.
The colored prisoner, Warren Davis, con-
demned to the pententiary for five years for
stealing Mr.. Octave Hackers clothes and a
skiff to convey off his plumber. last Sunday,
escaped from jail lie has not since been re-
captured Iberia Sugar Bowl.
United States Commissioner Kendall yester-
dav received from Col. Wharton, United
States Marshal for Louisiana, a very bulky
documene embracing five or six hundred
pages Of manuscript, which proved 20 be no
Court by Chas. Edmond Lewis, a sub
ject of Great Britain, against the city
for interest on eighty-nine 500 bonds
from July, 1872, to january, 1878
The amount sued for is the neat little sum OF
$4,000. These are the bonds issued for the
purchase OF the depot grounds for the Texas
Pacific Railway, and which, it seems, said
Lewis bought in New York lShreveport
Times.
We have heard not little complaining OF
late about valuable letters that came up mis-.
sing while Sin transitu" between this place and
New Orleans. And now a letter containing $500
In drafts, and belonging to Mr.. A. G. Frere Of
this place, b lost and the drafts pufloined be-
tween this place and New Orleans.s There is
dishonesty somewhere. Somebody Hampers
With the malls. We don't believe, In fact we
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-21
CANCELLATION OF BOND.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Executive Department.
Whereas. EMILE d. WEBER, widow of the
late D. A. Weber, and administrators of his
succession. has applied to me for the cancela-
ton of u bond drawn and signed by the said d.
A, Weber. as principal. and Herman Meyer.
Emily Weber Andrew Szabo. Simon We'll, John
+. Irvine and Julius Freyhan. as securities,
dated the 18th day of March, 1876 and condi-
toned for the faithful performance Of the duties
Of said d. A. Weber as Tax Collector Of the par
ish of West Feliciana.
Now, therefore. 1. FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS
Governor of the State of Louisiana, have
thought proper to issue this my proclamation.
with the view Of giving public notice to all per-
sons therein interested, to show cause. In writ
Ing, at the office of the Secretary of State, In
the city of New Orleans, within ninety days
from and after the last publication hereof, why
said bond should not be cancelled and an
nulled. and the securities above named dis.
charged from any further liabilities In the
premises.
Witness my signature and the seal Of the
State of Louisiana. at the city of New Orleans
this second day of January. in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight. and the one hundred and second year of
the Independence Of the United States of Amer
lea.
By the Governor:
WILL. A. STRONG. Secretary of State ias sot