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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
New Series-Vol. 1e. No. IL.

know he WILL" she said. as Edith threw
OF her wet covering and went toward
her.
This is only one of the boarders who
came with me" she said in reply to the
woman's questioning look. II should
have come to-day had l known that Won
were worse"
She sat down by the bed, and Anson
Grey watched her as she spoke in low.
tender voice to the grateful woman.
Among the words which he could distin-
gulSh was promise to see to Jamie
and when the old woman who seemed to
be nurse came up to administer some
thing. and in half whisper asked Edith
to pray with them, he began to think he
was in another world. And it was an
other to him truly. Surely she would
never do that But she did. Kneeling
upon the bare floor, clasping her white
hands, she sent up such prayer for help
and strength as AnsOn Gray had never
dreamed of hearing.
After that night Anson Gray knew
where his heart was, but for his life he
dared not approach Edith. She seemed
an unreasonable distance from such as
he, but he cherished the memory of her
prayers as the one glimpse into heaven
for which he should thank God all his
life.
EdlthS mother was a gay woman, and
such she meant her daughter to be,
though for her life she could not keep
her from ferreting out and helping also,
an innumerable number of fOrlorn, pow
erty-stricken people who had no earthly
claim upon her, as they went their FASH
ionable rounds. 1t was mortifying, even
exasperating, but she was pOwerless to
prevent it. They were to be off again,
soon, AnsOn Gray heard; but he would
have missed seeing her had he not acci-
dentally met her as she was hurrying up
the beach toward their boarding house
on the very day they left. He could not
let her go without telling her what was
in his heart.
May speak to you a moment" he
said, abruptly stopping her.
Certainly"
As the word left her lips she saw
what his speaking was going be.
"Uh, not that, Mr.. Grey?"
Somehow he took courage from the |
quick paling of her lips. II r
Yes, that. love you and want you
for my wife"
Il am to be married Christmas"
He turned and was leaving her, when
made her speak.
"Mr. Gray"
He faced her again and she saw how
white and stern he looked.
Had l been free you would not have
asked in vain"
For days and weeks afterward Anson
Grey hugged the memory of her look. as
she said those blessed words, to his heart,
caring more for that than for the love
and caresses of any other.
Christmas came, but death came with
It, and Edith's lover went his long jour
ley, leaving his affianced bride and her
mother to console themselves
IS best they might.
In a way mysterious to all save Will
lam Skinner, Edith heard of AnsOn
irey's illness, and, as we have seen,
went to him and had the courage to be-
,ome his wife.
The people of Burlingame learned to
owe the gentle mistress of the. old stone
mansion on the hill, and never a suffer
ng one called for help in vain, as long
IS "my lady," as they called her, was
mistress there.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
LABOR IN GEORGIA.
The Negroes Seeking Homes or
Their own The White Planters
Seeking Workman.

Atlanta (Ga) Constitution, March, IL
The Bainbridge Democrat calls atten-
tiOn to the fact that the farmers in that
section find the difficulty of procuring
reliable labor to work their lands in
creasing with each year and says the
question is becoming alarmingly interest
ing. Our contemporary accounts for
the scarcity of good farm hands in
Southern Georgia by stating that the
negroes are rapidly withdrawing from
the labor market, settling upon cheap
lands, and working for themselves, and
continues:
"The ambition of every negro man is
to have home of his own, and it is no
mean ambition; yet, if something is not
done this generation will live to see the
day when this class of labor cannot be
obtained at any price; and if we cannot
supply it with labor just as good, there
will be no other alternative for the
use for lands when there is nobody to
cultivate them, and as the colored peo-
pie set up in their little cabins upon
their poor and sickly lands, just in pro-
portion will our finest and best acres
depreciate in value. This is question
big with interest to our people, beside
which others sink into nOthingness"
The tendency of the colored man to
make himself a home and settle down
to industry in his own behalf is, indeed,
a happy omen for the future, not only
from material, but from political
point of view. The most hopeless as
well as the most irritating characteristic
of the negro since freedom has been his
tendency to roam about from post to
pillar, rollicking, easy-going yagabOnd,
sowing wheat in Georgia and harvesting
traes in Mississippi, and any indication |
that he is disposed to settle down and |
erect unto himself homestead is to be |
warmly encouraged and applauded by |
all true friends of the race. Itmay hap |
pen that the problem which our Balm
bridge contemporary sees in the near fu-
ture will solve itself; it may be that |
with the broad and fertile lands of Geor
gia cut up into small farms, which is
now plainly the tendency of things
each farm supplying its own labor-the
difficulty which now exists in South
Georgia, in small way, will be alto
gether obviated. There are but two So
lutions of the labor problem which is
now vexing the farmers. The negro is
not only laborer but citizen, and he
must either be made comfortable as
tenant, or he mnst be encouraged to pro-
vide himself a home
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
Political Currents.

| Quotations of Tilden stock are higher
i since Randall's election, although organ.
that would have exultingly claimed {
defeat for the Gramercy Park statesman
had Blackburn been elected are now say
ing that the contest was void of signifi
canoe IL regards the party nomination
for the Presidency. But it was signif.
cant, and in two ways. The identified.
tion of Mr.. Randall with the Tilden
wing OF the party was point seized up
on by the opposition to him, so as to col
lect together in their camp the elements
antagonistic to Tilden; it was distinctly
brought forward and emphasized in the
open letter of Col. MeCardle, editor of
the Vicksburg Herald, issued in Black
burns interest. Then, again, the infiu-
ences that secured Randall's reelection
are those upon whose force in the ma
tiOnal convention the nomination of
Tilden will depend. AS Colonel Nc
Cardle forcibly argued, Randall does not
represent the prevailing sentiment
of the Democratic party in Congress.
While they want greenbacks, and plenty
of them, and liberal subsidies to South
ern railways and internal improvements,
Mr.. Randall is hard-mOney and anti
subsidy man, and they put up with him
from motives eff expediency. His election
is an Indication that the Southern wing
of the party recognize that it is not yet
time to seize the leadership; that they
must wait a while longer for the full
fruition of their hopes. They have the
solid South, but that cannot elect Pres
ident. They must get Northern help if
they would succeed, and so they must
defer to Northern sentiment. 1t is pre-
cisely the same course Of reasoning
which is constraining the party towards
putting forward Tilden again, much as
they dislike him. They must carry New
York If they expect to have any chance
of electing their nominee, and this ext
gency of their political situation COM
pels the party managers to turn their
faces towards Gramercy Park. The Old
Man of the Sea could not ride Sinbad
with firmer clutch than Tilden has
now upon the Democratic party, despite
their dislike for him and his school of
politics, and notwithstanding that the
cipher kilograms make him load to
carry.
While the compulsion of circumstance
thus makes it more and more plain that
he will again be the nominee, the party
is behaving in such way as to neutral
lze whatever advantages there may be in
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
Matrimonial Blight.

Sometimes, when the blighted being
puts forth its marriage as the cause Of
its melancholy, no one knows why il
should. The run of things, as the world
sees them, is smooth enough; why then
should that wretched woman go about
like the concentration of despair? Her
husband is really very nice fellow, and
whatever flaws he may have, his demer-
its were all known before marriage.
Why, then, act and look as if they were
things which have grown since, and
which were not in. the. bargain when it
was made? And again, why should that
disagreeable little peculiarity, this un-
pleasant little characteristic, spoil the
rest of his good qualities, and make her
life wretched because he is not perfect
all through? The same may be said of
men who make, at times so much ac-
count of this or that unpleasant trait in
their wives, though counterbalanced by
such sterling exceilencies. Men, how
ever, seldom let themselves be so utter
ly crushed by an unhappy marriage as
do the weaker, less energetic and, we
must add, less reasonable sex. If their
home is uncomfortable they keep out of
it as much as they can; and when in it
do the best possible to minimise the mis-
fortune contained in the shrew or the
slattern. Women, poor souls, cannot do
this so much. So far fate and custom
are the hardest on the weaker sort; but
for all that, even an unhappy marriage
has its ameliOrations in duty and occu-
patton Of which wise women take advan-
tage, and blighted beings do not. One
can understand that marriage should
contain blight, even when one does not
how and why. There are
mysteries of uncOngeniality which do
not come to the surface, but which are
quite sufficient to destroy all happiness;
and social woman married to a recluse,
a shy one to snowy boaster, an honora-
BILE soul to dishonorable, generous to
mean, and so on, may account for
blight, if even then you think little phil
the better thing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
NEWS ITEMS.

The funeral of Gen Thomas W. Sher-
man took place at Newport, R. L, on
Thursday.
HSwine animals, their meat and re-
mains, whether prepared or preserved" /"
from the United States are prohibited
entry into Italy.
California crop reports are of the most
fiattering character from all parts of the
State. Late rains have been very bene-
fetal.
A scientific examination of the @sul-
phur" which fell in shower on Monday
over the Lehigh valley, proves it to be
the pollen from a species of pine caught
up by the wind and carried from the
Jersey forests.
Disastrous prairie fires last week oc-
CURED in Republic and Cloud counties,
Kansas, extended over an area of ten
miles long and three wide, sweeping ev-
erything before them. One hundred
homes were consumed, and the loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Rev. DIR. George P. Hays has resigned
the Presidency of the Pittsburgh South
ern' Railroad. DR.. Hays will immedia-
ately resume his duties as President of
Washington & jefferson College and
as pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church of Washington.
J. Cullen and wife, two of the persons
injured in the wreck on the Pan Handle
Road at MingO last summer, who have
been lying at Steubenville since, are Just
able to get about Mr.. Cullenis mother
was killed. The family were on their
way to Kansas at she time of the wreck.
AS a farmer named Campbell and his
son were crossing in a wagon the track
of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincin-
natl Railroad at Rochester. Ohio, one
evening last week, they were run over
by passenger train. The father was
killed instantly, the son dying few mo-
ments later.
At the division of the profits of the
contest in Aw York,there
was stormy scene, indeed. Contrary
70 general expectation, OLeary was left
)ut in the cold entirely, and did not re-
,eive the $1,000 which was originally
promised him. Hartman refused abso-
utely to allow him a cent. Ennis was
willing that he should get $1,000 if the
,ther two were, but the little English
nan would not commit himself in any
way, and finally Ennis ann Hartman
Toted no. The amount divided Wednes-
lay was S40,796.6I. Rowell got S1s.49s-S1
Ennis, S11,0Ss.sS; Walton. Harriman's
lacker, SS.679.66; Hartman, the same
Kelly, for his services as mana
er, $4,000, and $4,000 are left in the
ank to provide against contingencies.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
THE BUSHMAN AND THE
LION.
How the Hunted Turned Hunter
From Chambers Journal.

From Chambers Journal.
Captain Aylward tells drolI story of
rencontre between a bushman and a
lion. The narrator was acquainted with
the man, and has no doubt of the truth
of the story. The bushman, while a
long way from his home, was met by a
lion. The animal, assured that he had
his victim completely in his power, be-
gan to sport and daily with him with a
feline jocosity which the poor little bush
man failed to appreciate. The lion
would appear at point in the road and
leap back again into the jungle, to reap
pear little further on. But the BUSH
man did not lose his presence of mind,
and presently hit upon device by which
he might possibly outwit his foe. This
plan was suggested by the lions own
conduct. Aware that the brute was
ahead of him, he lodged to the right.
and feeling pretty sure of the lions
whereabouts, resorted to the course of
quietly watching his movements. When
ehO IAVh ulcCONcIcu bIldt In0 man had
suddenly disappeared from the path, he
was a good deal perplexed. He roared
with modification when he espied the
bushman peeping at him over the grass.
The bushman at once changed his posi-
tion, while the lion stood irresolute in
the path, following with his eye the
shifting black man. In another moment
the little man rustled the reeds, vanish.
ed, and showed again at another point.
The great brute was first confused, and
then alarmed. 1t evidently began to
dawn upon him that he had mistaken
the position of matters, and that he was
the hunted party. The bushman, who
clearly recognized what was passing in
his enemy's mind, did not pause to- let
the lion recover his startled wits. He
began to steal gradually toward the foe,
who, now in complete state of doubt
and fear, fairly turned tail and decamp-
ed, leaving the plucky and ingenious lit
tie bushman master of the situation.
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TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
masonic pirectorv.

belmont LODGE, No. 16, F.&A. N.
u Meets every. Wednesday night, on or be
fore full moon. - -. l
J.F. cHARLEswoRrH, W. H.
N. T. CORTLAND, See'y.
CT. CLAIRSvILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
~ Royal Arch yAasensss Stated convoca-
lions, first Friday Of each month.
c. w. CARROLL, 81. P.
JEssK B. MKrER, Sec'y.
COUNCIL, No. 54.R.&GM.
ID Meets second Tuesday Of each month.
! s8 81. .R5BUNGARNER, G. NJ.
GTo MITCHELL, Sec'y-
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 2s, Z. T..
IL Stated conclsyes, first Tuesday Of each
month. F. D. BAILEY, E. C.
w. N. COPELAND, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

EX-GOVERNOR JOHN WHITEAKER
Democratic Congressman from Oregon,
who started from San Francisco on a
special train in order to reach Washing
ton in time for the organization of the
House, reached his destination safely.
His special overlook the train that start
ed twenty-four hours before at Omaha,
having made the run of 1928 miles in
sixty-four hours, the usual fast time be-
tween those points being one hundred
and one hours. He arrived at Chicago
on Saturday evening and took his first
regular schedule train. He reach
ed Pittsburg at noon on Sunday,
and started again in the evening, arriv-
ing at the capital Monday morning, thus
making the trip across the continent in
five days, the shortest time on record.
Gov. Whitaker, when he last crossed
the plains in 1852 with an OK team, was
five months in making the trip.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

Mr.. DARWIN has furnished the Agri-
cultural Gazette with an account from
an Australian paper of a new breed of
sheep. 1t appears that gentleman
named Currie bought some merino rams
from what is known as the Camden
flock In South Wales, the origin of which
was few Spanish sheep from the pri-
vate flock of King George Ill. After
the Camden rams were taken to Victo-
ria. lambs having fleeces of a peculiar
character appeared at intervals, and in
other iocks the use of Camden rams
caused the occasional appearance of
lambs with fieeces of peculiarly fine. long.
straight and lustrous fiber; but this was
held to indicate weakness, and the ami
mails were discarded. However. ten
years ago Mr.. Currie saved lamb show
ing in a marked degree these character
istics and selected few ewes with sim
liar fieeces, rather less pronounced, and
the result is what is now known as the
LARA Merino. The flock now numbers
about 100 ewes, and great things are ex-
pected of it. This is said to be the third
instance on record of a distinct variety
OF sheep making sudden appearance.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

The wheat acreage in Franklin coun-
ty in 1877 was 2O,s24; the yield, S06,974
bushels. The indications are that the
acreage will be materially increased this
this year, and that the bushels per acre
will be more than last year. The crop
in Ohio for 1879 is estimated at s0,0o0,-
900 bushels.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

THE Commercial says that the ap-
pointment of Supervisors of COngression-
al Elections by the United States Court
has repeatedly prevented the casting of
tens of thousands of fraudulent votes in
New York City. That is what is the
matter with the law. 1t is to insure safe
ty in casting those fraudulent votes that
the extra session of Congress is forced.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

WASH. MCLEAN says if the Green,
hackers and Democrats hitch teams they
will carry Ohio by 10000 majority; but,
if they do not unite. the Republicans
will carry it by majority equally as
large. So it seems there is to be a big
one way or the other.
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1t doesn't feel good when man goes
into the dark pantry and attempts to
dive his hand down to the bottom of the
jar where the fried cakes are kept, to
plunge it into foot of raspberry jam.
1t isn't good for the jam either.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

Sheep husbandry in Western Texas
has grown at a marvellous rate. In 1866
San Antonio received but 100000 pounds
of wool, while in 1876 she received g.
100000. In 1850 there were shipped from
Corpus Christi 100000; this year there
will be shipped 5.56O.9OO.
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seIn,ont County onlcIai directory.

Common Pleas Judge-Wm. Okey. lsl
4 Probate gudge-Thofnas Cochran.
Clerk Of Courts-Alex. c. Dsrrah.
Sheriff Samuel Hillcs.
Auditor William N. Cofiand.
Treasurer-Hsmilton Eaton.
Prosecuting Attorney-Robert n. Eaton.
Recorder-James A. Barnes
Commissioners-A. w. Anderson, /. j
Potts, Henry Frasher. 1A
Surveyor Dawson.
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
ln1rmary Directors-Nsthaniel Taylor,
WIN. Parkinson, Thomas Lodge,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

A SIGN before Boston grocery reads
as follows: wooden pals, six cents
each. NOtice-We did not steal these
pals, but we think the man we bought
them from did"
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THEY say that truth lies at the bot
tom of well, but it is of course absurd
to say that truth lies anywhere. That's
about all that proverbs amount in.
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II not paid within the year Is per cent viii
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vFIcK-South side Main street, nearly Cd.
poeite Public School building.
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admitted. All that the Republican party
asks if he is to be a candidate again, is
that the infamous swindling by which
the people of this State were robbed in
the election of 1868 shall not be repeat
ed. To prevent such swindling an elec-
ton law was passed, which Democrats
now propose to repeal. He who votes
with them, or yields to their demand, or
assents to any kind of compromise by
which Mr.. Tilden's friends can get power
to repeat the frauds perpetrated in 1868.
when Mr.. Tilden was Chairman of the
State Committee, virtually consents to
rob the State of New York of its free
choice in the election of President. If
the Republicans stand firmly by the law,
Mr.. Tilden will learn from the people of
New York, in November, 1880, that they
have found out what tort of man he is.
IN. Y, Tribune.
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TEACHERS. ExAMIxArIok.
I878-7e.

Belmont County, 0hle.
First Saturday OF December, St ClairsviIle.
Second Saturday OF January, GAINESVILLE.
Third Saturday Of February, st ClairsYilie.
First Saturday Of March. BridReP0rJ. -.
Third saturday OF March. st Clairsyfile.
Second Saturday OF April, Belmont. - Or
First Saturday OF June, Norristown.
Fourth Saturday OF June. 81 Clairsvilie-,
Atelose OF Institute IN Martins Ferry -
Examinations begin al O'Clock, Az.
Plomptness is expected
Testimonials OF character are needed II np
pltcant is not known 10 the Board, andoertin-
Gates of success In teaching are allowed { ysh
due weight. fCHks. r. SHREvE
Ex. Board. r. ALExANDrR.
j. NJ. YARKELL.
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Church pIcH Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. R.
Il Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, II; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 2:30p.m. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday pm; gen
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday 2 pm.
Strangers welcome TO MI services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
It1Rev. J.. q. Ocnkle, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II Ami pm Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young meas meeting: Friday
pm; ;igeneraI prayer meeting: Thursday z p. m.
Strangers, are cordially invited to all our
LIMITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
~ Rsy. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School: 10 am Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer ssneeting: Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday of
each month, D. m Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month. pm.
District prayer meetings3First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, 3 pm. Young women's prayer meet
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, 2p.m.
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Practice in the Supreme Court and Court Of
Clains,hn appear before all The Departments
froU ptness and satisfaction given In all busi-
ness entrusted TO them. Corrsspondencs So
licitsd.s 62s 7th st.. op. P. o. Department..
zs i asa WASHINGTON, D. @. sepzstf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27

The funeral of Gen Thomas W. Sher-
man took place at Newport, R. L, on
Thursday.