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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04


THE Pittsburgh Post, good Democrat
ic authority, says that the general i'm
provement of business is strikingly il
Iustrated by the experience of an agent
of the Albany and Rensselaer, Iron and
Steel Company who has been on pro-
lOnged tour i'll search of rolling mill
hands. His experience was the same i'll
all the manufacturing centres he visited
from Georgia to Maine. He found no
idle iron workers in Pennsylvania, could
engage but Il small number in Boston
and secured only four men by visit to
Portland, Maine. This company has
now 1900 men III its employ, though
short of wOrkmen in nearly every de-
partment, and is turning out 250 tons of
steel rails daily, hesides vast amount
of other work, and yet orders for work
are already on file for year ahead in
some branches, and it has had to decline
competing for some large orders. The
best thing about it is that the experience
of the Albany and Rensselaer, Company
is not an exceptional one, the most fa-
vOrable reports coming from iron works
all over the country.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
"MY DARLING'k BLIND
Touching Scene i'm a Utica Street
Car.
Utica Tribune.

n lady entered a car on the OakwOOd
road one day the past week leading lit
tie girl perhaps four years old The
mother sat down and lifted the little one
to the seat beside her. The child was
nlbbling at bit of cake or sugar. now
and then turning her face, full of child
iSh love, up to her mother and murmur-
ing some almost unintelligible words of
affection.
Opposite to mother and child sat an
other younger lady, who often smelled a
fresh rose which she held. The innO-
cent little one before her attracted her
attention, and the natural kindliness of
the sympathetic woman heart prompted
her at once to offer the fragrant flower
to the little budding lily opposite So
she leaned Il bit forward and spoke:
Baby want pOsey?"
But the child seemed not to hear.
Perhaps it was the noise of the moving
car that prevented. Then she spoke Il
little louder, and held the hOwer forward
temptingly-
Baby may have the pOsey."
The mother heard, for she looked to-
ward the other lady and smiled-.Ind
ah! such Il look of heartfelt gratitude, of
mOtherly love, yet heavily saddened with
such an expressive tinge of sOrrOw us is
seldom seen. And still the lady of the
rose pressed upon the little one accept
ance of the flower.
"Baby, take the rose" holding it al
most to the child's hands. And now it
seemed she WAS heard, for the blue ewes
turned full upon her wOuld-be patron,
and then in moment she strongly drew
back and turned her eyes appealingly to
ward her mothers face The lady with
the flower showed her beWilderment i'm
her look, while panied expression fit
ted across the face of the mother, who
leaned forward and whispered just a
word
"AIy darling's blindy
Then the whole sunless, darkened life
of the fair little being-fair us the flow
er which had been offered to her-came
ep before the mind. All beauty shut
out from her fOreverl For her no fOli-
age-Strewn, tiOwer-Studded scene to fol-
low the bleakness of winter. No look
ing with awe into the myteriOuS depths
of the night sky, sparkling with glitter
| ing, tWlnkllng star-gemS, for over those
blue eyes the Creator, in the mystery of
| His designs, had hung the impenetrable
veil. No eXpectant gaze toward the
| mothers face for the gentlest smile that
ever sOOtheS a childish trouble, only the
blind passage of the little hand over and
over those features, for one moments
sight of which that growing little one
will often and often willingly offer
years of existence. For her the birds
will sing; the loveliness of form and
| feather are not. For her, while the
babbling stream may make mysterious
music, its dimpled waves and winding
reaches and verdant banks do not exist.
How bitterly vivid all this as the lady
opened the little hand and shut within it
the thOrnless stem of the rose, now bear
ing tear on its petals!
And there were other swimming eyes
in the car.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Effect of Travel Oh Americans.

DIR. Holland writes as follows of this
topic in Scribner for September:
However grand in its natural features
America may be, and however vast in
its material resources, these peculiari-
ties are hardly legitimate subjects of
pride, and in the presence of what man
has done in Europe, the American grows
ashamed of his vanity of what God has
done for him, and acquires more mod
est estimate of himself and of his grade
and style of civilization. The great ca
thedrals, the wonderful cities, the collec-
tions of art, the great highways, even the
ruins of the ancient buildings, minister
to his humiliation by showing him how
far other nations, new and old, surpaSs
his possibilities of achievement. When
Il man is thoroughly humble in the pres
ence of his superiors, or in the presence
of work that oyermatches his power and
skill, he naturally becomes not only
teachable, but an active and interested
learner. Europe to-day is Il great inspi-
rer to America and Il great teacher. 1t
is true that she gets but little of her pO-
litical inspiration from Europe, but her
instruction and inspiration in art are al
most entirely European. In architect
ure, painting, sculpture, and even in lit
.erature, European ideas are dominant.
So this great tide of life that goes out
from us every year does not return
without that which abundantly repays
all its expenditure of time and money.
For in all this impression of European
superiority i'll many things, there is very
rarely anything that tends to wean the
American from his home. The cOnven-
tiOnalitieS of old society, and habits and
customs that had their birth in circum-
stances and conditions having no rela-
tiOns to his life, do not tend to attract
the American from his home love and
loyalty. lie usually comes back better
American than he goes away, with the
disposition only to avail himself of what
he has learned to improve himself, his
home and his country. The American,
bred to great social and political free
dom, cannot relinquish it, and can never
feel entirely at home where he does not
enjoy it. He perfectly understands how
Il European can come to America and be
content with it as home, because he
can shape his life according to his
choice, but he cannot understand how
an American can emigrate to Europe
and make satisfactory home there, be-
cause the social and political institu-
tions would be felt as ayoke to him, and
burden.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

and thick. Then paste these letters and
dots on THAT side of the apple which is
most turned to the sun. taking care not
to loosen the fruits hold upon its stem.
As soon as the apple is ripe, take off
the paper cuttings, which, having shut
out the reddening rays of the sun, have
kept the fruit green just beneath them,
So that the names or initials now show
plainly. After that bring the owner of
the initials to play near the tree, and
say presently: why, what are those
queer marks on that apple up there:'
You will find this quite pleasant
way to surprise the very little ones. and.
of course you can print short pet name
as easily us Observation-Disclosures
pit" st. Nicholas for September.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

THE Memphis Avalanche says the
people of Ohio are making need
less disturbance over the political
campaign. They are behind the age.
This, according to the Avalance, is the
way to do it:
They should send down to Mississippi
and learn how to do it on the 'YazoO'
plan. The candidate of the party that
proposes to make itself solid marches
down the street armed with double
barreled shotgun, and, as he spies the
candidate of the other party turning the
corner of the street, empties both bar
rels into the other candidates body.
There is funeral, and the campaign is
over. Victory perches on the top of the
Democratic banner.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

THOUGH the greenbackS be based, as
General Piatt asserts, on the wealth of
the Nation" the Government could not
levy on single dollars worth of that
property to redeem them-not dollar.
1t has only the constitutional method of
raising revenues with which to redeem
its paper, whether as bonds or nOn-in-
terest bearing notes, and seizing private
property for such purposes is not con-
stitutiOnal method. Hence, basing the
greenback on the wealth of the nation is
not form of security any shrewd busi-
ness man would accept Basing green
backs" on gold and silver, covered into
the Treasury, is much more to the pur-
pose, and gives them financial buOyancy
at par with gold. FinancierS the world
over have never found any other method
of successfully sustaining the credit of
Government money. There is no other.
Cincinnati Commercial
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Feminine Smiles.

Women, like the devil. are often not
half so bad as they are painted.
A lover will often take a whole year
to press his suit, when any smart tailor
would do it for him in less than an hour.
A women's chiropidist at Brighton,
England, has placed this legend above
his doc: "IIell hath no fury like wO-
mans corn"
A girl getting off a train at Cape May
was asked if she might be helped to
alight, and she replied that she did not
smoke.
two picket suckers swung; big boot
with single whack, twOspOOnies home
ward run.
The young mans first appearance in
linen suit is inseparably connected in his
own mind that perhaps he has accident
ally crawled into his sisters clothes.
After an enthusiastic lover spends two
hours hard labor over letter to his
girl, and then mars its beauty by spill
ing a drop of ink on it, he first swearS in
a scientific manner for few moments
and then draws circle around the blot
and tells her it is kiss.
Observation has taught us that the
most effective powder is the nOn-explO-
sive kind. For an illustration of the
self-evident proposition, just watch
young man, who has been out quite late
the night previous, trying to serape d
white substance off the right shoulder of
his ay-go-tO-meeting coat
When Benjamin Franklin was an edi-
tor he was in the habit of writing to
young ladies who sent in poetry. saying
in hOneyed language that, owing to the
crowded state of his columns, etc, but
he would endeavOr to circulate their
productions in manuscript; and then he
tied the poems to the tail of his kite for
"bObS."
A principal of VasSar College stepped
suddenly into one of the recitation
rooms, snd said: THAT person who is
chewing gum will please step forward
and put 1t on the desk" The whole
school stepped forward with one accord
toward the desk, while the teacher slip
ped her quid beneath her tongue, and
said, ''Leally, guls, I'm surprised"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

COMMISSIONER lie Due, of the Agri-
cultural Bureau, is collecting statistics
for his next annual report, concerning
the rate of wages and the cost of living
among the farm labOrerS throughout the
United States. Within the last year he
has ascertained the cost of living and
the average rate of wages paid have de-
creased about fifteen per cent. in all
parts of the country, with the exception,
perhaps, of Minnesota, Colorado, Cali
fOrnia, Oregon and Washington Terrific,
ry. In Colorado and New Mexico there
has been an increase in the rate of wa
ges paid, and a corresponding increase
in the cost of living, owing to the de-
mand for labor resulting from the large
mining operations that have developed
within the last twelve months. In Min
nesOta, and in the other States and Ter.
ritories named, the rate of wages paid
and the expense of living are about the
same as they were a year ago. In New
England the average pay of farm labor.
ers, without board, $2O.31 per month
against S22.6O year ago; a decline OF
about ten per cent. The average cost OF
living has fallen from $913 a year ago
to Ss.O2, decline of more than thirteen
per cent. In New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania the prices paid fol
farm labor has fallen eight and three
quarters per cent, while the cost of liv.
ing has fallen ten per cent. In Virginia
Maryland, North and South Carolina and
Georgia, labor is reduced about fifteen
per cent. and subsistence sixteen pei
cent. In Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi.
ana and Texas the decline in wages has
been about five per cent. and the cost OF
living about three per cent. In Ohio
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon.
sin the average rate of wages paid tO
farm hands is $1,000, while west of the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

Mrs. HENRY CLAY COOLEY of Man
chester, Ohio, was afflicted with spinal
disease for ten years, and unable to turn
She prayed frequently and with feryor
for her recovery, and after night spent
in prayer, the 18th of August, she arose
cured. She is Il Methodist, and her in
stant recovery is considered miracle.
If not, will the most learned of the med
ical profession say why.-Pittsburgh
Post
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
No More Hard Times.

If you will stop spending so much on
fine clothes, rich food and style, buy
good, healthy food. eleaper and
better clothing; got more real and
substantial things of life every way,
and especially stop the foolish habit of
employing expensive quaek doctors OF
using so much of the vile humbug med
icine that does you only harm, but put
your trust in that simple. pure remedy,
Hop Bitters; that cures always at tri-
fling cost, and you will see good times
and have good health. See another col
umn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Initials OH Fruit.

Did you ever see name printed OF =
growing apple, peach or pear? No?
Well, if you wish to have that pleasure
this is the way to obtain it: While the
fruit yet hangs green upon the tree,
make up your mind which is the very
biggest and most promising specimen of
all. Next, cut out from thin tough pa
per the initials of the name of your little
brother or sister or chief crony, with
round specks for the dots after the let
ters, and the letters themselves plain
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Church Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. R
i Alexander, pastor. Public worshipevery
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, Z. Sabbath School, 900 an. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday pm; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday z pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN1Rev. J. II. Conkle, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; 7p.m. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young men's meeting: Friday
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday pm.
Strangers are cordially invited to all oul
services.
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
u Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School: 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday 8 pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday OF
each month, 2 pm. Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, p. m.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, 2 pm. Young women's prayer meet.
ipg: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

SOUND money makes sound business
That is the secret of the revived pros,
perity of the country, and every business
man knows it. For this reason there is
very little sympathy with Mr.. Ewing
and his financial notions in Ohio. Party
discipline may give him a tolerably full
Democratic vote, but he will lose III
every county in the State, and be beaten
by majority of not less than 10000
Cincinnati Commercial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. NJ.
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
]. F. CHARLESWORTH, W. NJ.
N. 7. COPELAND, Sec'y.
CT. GAINESVILLE CHAPTER, Ne. II,
- Royal Arch Masons. Stated cOnyoca-
tions, first Friday of each month.
c. w. CARROLL, ii. p.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, r. & S. NJ.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
H. r. BUMGARNER, 6. NJ.
GEO. MITCHELL, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. &c, Il. T.
IL Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. F. d. BAILEY, E. c.
w. n. COPELAND, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

Mississippi the average is raised to
S23.Sl. The price of labor and the cost
of living have not materially changed
within the last year. the great reduction
having taken place in 1877.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
Belmont County onlciaI Directory,

Common Pleas Judge-Wm. Okey.
Probate Judge-Thomas Cochran.
Clerk of COurts-Alex. c. Darrah.
Sheriff-Samuel Hilles.
Auditor-William n. COff1and.
Treasurer-Hamilton Eaton.
Prosecuting Attorney-Robert NJ. Eaton.
Recorder-James A. Barnes.
Commissioners-A. W. Anderson, |. ].
Potts, Henry Frasher.
Surveyor r-Chalkley Dawson.
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
Infrmary Observation-Disclosures Taylor,
VIM. Parkinson, Thomas Lodge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
I87e-8o.
Belmont County, ohio

Belmont County, Ohio.
First Saturday of September, st. Ciairsville
Fourth Saturday of September, Belaire.
Second Saturday Of October, st. Clairsville
First Saturday OF November, Bridgeport.
Third Saturday OF November. st. CIairsville
Second Saturday OF December, Bellaire.
First Saturday OF January, GAINESVILLE.
First Saturday OF February. Glencoe.
First Saturday OF March. st Clairsvllle.
Third saturday of March, Beilaire.
Second Saturday OF April, Martins Ferry.
First Saturday of May, Morristown.
Fourth saturday oil May. st. Clairsville.
Third Saturday of June, Bellaire.
Also at close of Institute in Belmont.
Examinations begin at Q O'Clock A. N.
PIomptness is expected.
Certificates will not be antedated nor time
extended.
Testimonials OF character are required II ap
pllcauI is not known 10 the Board, and evil
dence of success in teaching is allowed its
proper weight.
r. ALEXANDER.
JNo. T. DUFF Xxx. Board.
j. NJ. YARNELL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

GENTLEMEN of the jury" said an elO-
quent Chicago advocate, you hev heern
the witness Swar he saw the prisoner
raise his gun; you hev heern him swar
he saw the flash and heerd the report /;
you hev heern him swar he saw the dog
fall dead; you hev heern him swar he
dug the bullet out with his jacknife, and
you hev seen the bullet produced in
court; but whar, gentlemen-whar.
ask you. is the man who saw that bullet
hit that dOg?"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

THE excitement over the San Francis
co shooting is cooling down, and we are
beginning to receive more definite ac
counts. 1t is hard for us to realize il
this section of country the bitter feeling
that exists in California, or more paTtic
ularly San Francisco, between politica
parties. In that city the fight is Il three
cOrnered One-the WOrkingmen'S party
sO-called, headed by Dennis Kearney
the Democrats, or "HOnOrabie BilkS," as
they are designated. And the Republic
can party. The hottest contest is be
tween the kearneyiieS and the "IIOnOra
bic Bilks." kalloch is Il representative
of the former party and it snominee fol-
Mayor of San Francico. His would-bt
murderer, De Young, is Il Democrat, ,an(
belongs to the Honorable Bilks" fac
ton. The Republicans have nothing tC
do with the disturbance, and the state
ment of Democratic paper of this city
that KallOch WAS shot by Republican
editor is false.
While it is true that the trouble has
grown out of political rivalry, yet it was
only when it assumed Il directly person
al form that resort WAS had to the re-
vOlver. 1t appears that the Chronicle
edited by the De Youngs, published &
short time ago an attack upon the faith.
Ell of KallOch. 1t was in the shape of Z
telegraphic dispatch from Boston, which
it is claimed got into the paper without
the knowledge of the De YoUngs. This
was the provocatiOn that induced Mr.
KallOch to make his assault upon the
mother of the De YOungs. She is living
in San FranciscO,and is about 20 years OF
age. Whether there was any truth in the
charges about her early life we do not
know and care less. She is said to be a
lady much respected, and is now
living an irreproachable life. The at
tempt to drag her past life into the po-
litical filth that pervades San Francisco
was beyond the bounds of decency. No
man who has spark of manhood in
his soul, will permit his mothers honor
to be assailed. He will defend her repu-
tation at the risk of his life.
When the contest assumed this FORM
it was a purely personal one between
KallOch and De Young. 1t had lost all
political significance, and the attempt to
make political capital out of the affair
is neither just nor honorable. Whatever
blame is to be attached, belongs to these
two men and no others. De Young is
now in the hands of the law, and will
doubtless receive the punishment due
for his offense. OF course, it is but ma
tural for the Kearney party to attempt
to make political capital out of the af-
air, and Dennis Kearney showed his wis,
dom as political leader when he cOun-
seled moderation to the mob who were
determined to take summary vengeance
upon the wOuld-be-murderer Had ii
not been for Kearney, it is believed that
San Francisco would have been the
scene of terrible riot and blOodShed
In this latter event, the reaction would
have injured his party, and he had sense
enough to see it.-COlumbus Dispatch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

BEWARE of the man who comes into your
office while the morning is fresh and
starts off saying: Il don't want to take
your time; know what busy men you
editors are" The chances are that he
will stay until sunset, and will only
leave then because you draw pistol ON
him.-Albany Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04
The Murdered Dixon.

Mr.. \. c. Buell.. in Il contribution to
the Washington Capital about Henry NJ,
Dixon, with whom he had personal ac-
quaintance, says:
Il said, and say again, that as a leader
of the negroes in race conflict he would
have been a thousand times more dam
gerous than all the carpet baggerS that
ever infested the South put together.
simply because he possessed the kind and
quality of courage-the sort of ability to
plan and execute, and above all. the ira
ditions of social power and position.
which together are calculated to inspire
the ignorant negro with Slavish awe, re-
duce him to childlike obedience, and at
the same time animate HIM to kind OF
daring which no other influence could
possibly produce. l regretted, as his
former friend and admirer, to see him
assume such an illogical, and. for il man
of his breeding and antecedentS, unten-
able attitude. As for the epithets of
murderer and SO or, that his neighborS
in their excitement applied to him, |
protest against them as heartily us any
of his best friends can do. Henry NJ.
Dixon was no murderer. He was SIM
ply fighting man, after the code of his
country and in accordance with the tr;l-
ditiOns of his breeding In that respect
he was no better and no worse than any
of the men who signed their names to
the document denOuncing him. And IL
nally he died-;S such men must always
take the chances of dying-with his
boots on. lie was brave beyond the
comprehension of most people, generous
to fault in social matters, kind and in
dulgent to those who depended upon
him, and upright in his business rela-
tiOnS. He was, moreover, above the or
dinary grade of intelligence, education
and information. His faults were an
ambition which did not stop to ask the
character of the means by which it might
be realized, and lack of discretion
which led him to butt his head against
the proverbial ingratitude of political
parties. To these faults he owed his
fate.