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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
POETRY,
The Old Barns Tenantry.
BY b. F. TAYLOR,

The rooster stalks on the managers
ledge,
He has a tail like a scimitar's edge
A marshal's plume on his afghan's neck,
An admirals stride on his quarter deck,
With dreadful cold and Turkish way,
Two broadsides fires with his rapid
wings
This sultan proud, of a line of kings
One cultural laugh, four blasts of horn
Five rusty syllables rouse the mOrnl
The Saxon lambs in their wooden tabs
Are playing school with the a, b, abs;
A, e. l, o. All the cattle spell
Till they make the blatant Vowels tell
And half laugh whinny fills the stalls
When down in the rack the clover falls
A dove is waltZing around his mate.
Two chevrons black on his wings OF
slate.
AND showing off with wooing note
The satin shine of his golden throat
1t is Ovid's Art of Love" retold
In binding fine of blue and gold
All, the buxom girls that helped the
boys,
The nobler Helens of humber Troys-
AS they stripped the husks with rustling
fold
From eight-rowed corn as yellow as
gold,
By the candle-light in pumpkin bowls,
And the CLEANS that showed fantastic
holes
In the quaint old lanterns tattooed tin,
From the hermit glim set up within;
BY the rarer light in girlish eyes
AS dark as wells, or as blue as skies,
Ihear the laugh when the ear is red,
see the blush when the fOrfeit's paid
The cedar cakes with the ancient twist
The cider cups that the girls have
kissed,
And see the fiddler through the dusk
AS he twangs the ghost of money
Muskl"
The boys and girls in double row
Wait face to face till the magic bow
Shall whip the tune from the violin,
And the merry pulse of the feet begin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

SENATOR THURMAN AND THE WORLD.
From the New York World, October 10, 1873.
Senator Thurman lets up Gen. Garfield, of
OHIO, in this amiable fashion:
''Oakes Ames swears that Garfield got ten
shares, and Garfield says that he did not do
anything of the kind. There was good deal
of talk, but no proof against him, and am
compelled to say that Garfield gets out of it
better than anybody else, and on the whole,
there was not sufficient evidence to fasten
the corruption at his door"
After considering all the testimony, on the
whole we concur in this view of Mr. Garfield's
connection with the Credit Mobilier. -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
THE WORLD AGAIN.

From The New York World. May 80. 1877.
In the midst of the organized carnival of
corruption which has been going on for 80
many weary months and years at Washing
ton, it is really satisfactory to catch glimpses
now and then of honesty for honestys sake,
and without consideration of party. General
Garfield, of Ohio, is Republican of Repub-
licans. but it is his simple due which we
gladly pay him, to admit that he has done
more than sny other single member of his
party during the last session of Congress to
show that it is not impossible for a man to
act with Congressional majority, and yet to
keep his self-respect and the respect of hon.
est men
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
ALEX, H. STEPHENS

From an interview in The Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle.
GAS to the Credit Mobilier matters with
which Gen. Garfield has been charged, be-
leve he was altogether innocent of them. 1t
will not de for the Democratic party to throw
mud at Gen. Garfield. because if they do they
will elect him."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

MORE FOOD and less medicine, more
of nourishment and strength, less of the
debilitating influence of drugs is what
our feeble and exhausted constitutions
require" said Baron Liebig, when he
perfected the "Malt Bitters." 9-2 4w.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

A droll fellow fished rich old gentle
man ont of a mill pond and refused the
offer of twenty-five cents from the res
cued miser. "0h, that's too muchp ex-
claimed he; "tain't worth itp and he
handed back twenty-one cents, saying
calmly, as he pocketed four cents. "that's
about right"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

A lightning rod agent was struck by
lightning the other day, and the phe-
nomenon can only he accounted for on
the theory that the electric fluid got
tired of being lied about.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

81 didn't know" said an old lady, as
she lald down her newspaper, that
thieves were so scarce that they had to
advertise for 'em and offer a reward for
their discovery"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

A sermon should never be so short
that the women will not have time to
take fashion notes.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
JUDGE JEREMIAH S. BLACK.
From an interview in The Philadelphia p
August 80 1880.

From an interview in The Philadelphia Press
August 80, 1880.
With regard TO the Credit Mobilier trans
action have said, and will always say, that
believe that Gen. Garfield told me me the
truth ABOUT it. He would not do anything
else. watched the development of the in
vestigation, and | saw nothing in that to alter
my opinion. will tell you, Gen. Gar6elds
hands were clean in that transaction, as he
always has kept them, but he unfortunately
adopted the false defence OF those who ex-
pected Oakes Ames to swear them through
instead of standing on his true and good de
fence and leaving the guilty to their fate
There was his devotion to party. 1t was urg-
ed upon him as a party necessity, and he
yielded to that consideration. as he always
will His party demanded the sacrifice, and
he made it. For that reason the Credit Mo-
bilier affair has not hurt him with his party,
and will not and ought not. l believe firmly
in Gen. Garfields personal integrity, and
base my Judgment upon an intimate knowl-
edge of his private walk and conversation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

adam never had to beat carpet,
says an exchange. No; but he had to
beat retreat in the height of the fruit
season, and the act hurt him in the eyes
of the world.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

Give New England man a chance to
guess at the weight of a live hog and
you may make him happy for a whole
day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

A good conversationalist may make
himself heard at feast; but the small
boy takes the cake.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

you've been in swimming again, you
rascal. Don't lie; l see your wet hair
and your shirt turned wrong side outp'
"There's no danger, mother; l can al
ways touch bottom" $50 can /" Moth
er grasps slipper. Tableau.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

GoTo HoGE's for Mrs. Freeman's New
National Dyes. For brightness and du-
rability of color are. unequaled. Color
from to pounds. Price, 15 cents.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

An unhappy marriage is like an cleo
trio machine-it makes one dance, but
you can't lett 60.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
CONGRESSMAN WIN. NJ. SPRINGER, OF IL
LIMOS.
From q speech TO his old neIghbo rs in June

My friends, the Republican party has nom
mated as its candidate for President James A.
Garfield, of Ohio Cderisive laughterl; man
who has long been in public service, long
been the leader OF his party, and who stands
to day the mightiest warrior of them all, the
greatest Republican member of the Lower
House of Congress. [Sensation.l ] know
James A. Garfield by being with him in the
Lower House of Congress for years, and
know that there is no Republican of that par
ty abler than he. ! see that the newspapers
are making charges against his character; but,
my friends, 1 cannot say that they are in any
wise true
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
And Solicitors of Patents md CInims.

Practice in the Supreme Court and Court OF
Claims, and appear before all The DEPARTMENTS
Promptness and satisfaction given In all Eusi-
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Fruit Jars.-Glass and Stone. Self
sealing and for wax; Quart, half-galion
md gallon. 2t GEO. JEPSoN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

et1ede uende,t eevnhan Road Tax and dh
Jnn
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Patent Self>cleaning Rainwater Filter for CIs-
terms. No family can afford to be without this
unrivaled and invaluable triumph OF inven-
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OF boat. Send for circulars. Agents wanted
everywhere. Address
RICHARD HARTE q CO.. Cincinnati
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

Never kick thermometer when it i
down.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

No quarter-a twenty-cent piece.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
DEMOCRATIC TRIBUTES TO GAR
FIELD.
Credit MObilier and De GOlyer Mere
Mud-ThrOwing.

TIE EDITOR OF THE LOUISVILLE COUR
IER-J0URNAL.
Henry Wattersou's e letter to the New York
Democratic meeting. July 2S, 1880
''The truth is, Gen. Garfield, though a
kindly man, and man as l am persuaded,
who would not do dishonest thing for his
own sake or its own sake, is a partisan of a
piece with his party"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23

THOS. A. HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA.
From a statement before Garfield was nomi-
naied.
81 will tell you whom think the Reguh.
licans should nominate and whom consider
their strongest man; he is true man, man
Of principle, an honest man, and would make
good President for us all. Personally,
consider him the best man you could nomi-
nate. refer to Gen. James A. Garfield, of
Ohio"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-23
THE LAST EXCURSION TO
CHICAGO

This Season-LOw Round Trip
Rates Good for Ten Days, via
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and ST.
Louis Railway, Pandle Route,
Wednesday, Sept. Goth.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-02
Public Roads.

Norristown Gazette.
In all civilized countries, public high
ways for travel and transportation are
maintained. AS a rule, the pertec-
ton or imperiection of the sys-
TEN of roads indicate very closely the
character of the civilization of the peo-
pie. Tried by this rule, Tennessee
stands low i'm the scale. The truth is,
Tennessee is an exception to the rule.
Nevertheless, strangers Judge us by the
rule-so that, when our material pros
perity is taken into the account, there
is nothing by which we suffer so
much as by our lack of a good road
system. Our miserable stretches of
mudhole and gully, falsely called
roads, are an injury to us individually,
and a shame upon us collectively.
Public roads in all countries-includ-
ing renuessee-are kept up by taxation.
In some states and countries the system
OF road taxation is wise, just and equal.
In Tennessee the road tax is unwise,
unjust and Unequal. The taxes here
are levied by class of men called over
seers, and they are collected by this
same class. They are, as rule, levied
on the poorer classes OF the people, and
are collected by causing the men so
taxed 10 waste from four TO ten days of
NIluAlAt lllnt each NeAT-A tstN really
equivalent TO from three to seven dol
lars per annum. The property owners
OF TenuesSee-those for whom the roads
are really made and kept up--pay very
little OF this enormous tax. And since
the tax is, in the main, collected in
wasted time, nobody gets much benefit
from it. Net the tax Is collected with
great Clrlregnlarity every year, some
poor men paying--nothing- pay
ing as much as ten or twelve dollars.
Now this rs fair statement of the
workings p OF our miserable (want Of,
road system a change must be made.
This taX-ior Il is a taX-must be more
Systematically ACKNOWLEDGMENT upon
property as well as polls. And it must
Toe collected in something else besides
wasted time. We suggest:
A poll tax for road purposes OF two or
three dollars.
property tax of % cents per 800.
Let each codnty be divided into road
distriots-three TO six TO the county.
Let there be road commissioner for
each district, ut salary, who shall be
held responsible for the condition OF the
roads in his district. Let him fix the
time hy public notice when he win work
on each road. Let each tax payer have
the right 10 pay his road tax at a fixed
price per day of hours, at the time
liked by the commissioner, the commits
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-02
LeatherWOOd.

AS no one seems inclined to report to
the dear old CITIZEN from these parts,
we'll trim our Faber and see if wo
can't note few items now and then.
In the first place Leatherwood is noted
for its sassy" boys and manageable
girls; its sprucy widows and spry wild
overs; its old-well we won't say--and
a great many other things too numer-
Gus to mention.
Mr.. II. B. Resnover was united in the
bonds of matrimony a few days ago to
Miss Annie Tacker, Of the Bnfords sta
ton neighborhood. A happy life to
you, Houston. And it came to pass
that certain young man, after due
consideration and sober reflection, con-
cluded that he would take unto himself
a helpmate, and so on Sunday morning
last, Mr.. Henry j. Bennett was married
by Rev. Geo. S. Byron to Miss Angie
Newton. May the benedictions of a
kind Providence rest upon this happy
pair and fill their home with peace and
plenty and rid them of all the little ills
that would mar their conjugal bliss.
The ceremony being over the wedding
party, with few of their friends and
relatives, repaired to the residence of
Mr.. Samuel III. Bennett, where q sump-
tuous dinner was served, to which all
did honor.
The farmers are considerably behind
in gathering their crops and sowing
wheat, owing to bad weather. The
acreage will not be so great as last year.
Hog cholera is raging in this neighbor-
hood Major VIM Brownlow is en-
gagged in buying turkeys for CLAYTON q
McCrory. Will some one save gobbler
for the Christmas holidaysp A hint to
the wise is sufficient. Mr.. John Aym-
EFT has purchased the old Steward
Strickland place. The health of the
valley is very good, with the exception
of Mr.. Jacob Resnover, who has been
confined to his room for several months
with a chronic disease. We have
preaching twice a month by our worthy
pastor. Prof. Thos. Kinney has been
among his many friends.
JEEMs AND /.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-02
Brick Church.

For several days F'The low hung
clouds have dropped their garnered full
ness down." and we have been COM
PEELED to stay indoors, except where
previous engagements have been made,
We are already tired of the cold, wet
wintry days. and long for the sweet,
balm sunshine of spring. Rev. J. T.
Rothrock preached at the Brick church
on the Sabbath. He left his friends on
Monday after brief visit for his home
in Trenton, where he is much pleased.
Mr.. VIM. Blackburn, OF Texas, ar
rived at his brothers, j. K. p. Black
burn, late on Saturday evening. We
have heard he will make his home in
our midst and hope 1t is true. Misses
Ada Williamson, Mamie and Lula
White were visiting at Mrs. Rothrock's
several days last week. They came up,
expecting to attend the "mlre supper"
1t was quite disapp0i ntment to many
that there was no entertainment on the
night appointed, but the weather was
so severe it was thought better to defer
it.
Mrs. George Anderson has been ly-
ing at the point of death for three days.
She is thought now to be little better.
By skillful treatment and good nursing
she may recover yet. Robert Ander-
son, jr., one of the young mel who left
the neighborhood for Texas two months
ago, has returned He had chills out
there and must have concluded there
was no place like home. We are glad
you have gotten back, Bob, and we
think you will be content to stay.
Mr.. John Lee, of this vicinity, had
made every arrangement to start to
Texas last Monday, when all at once he
declined going. Some say it was not
his little daughter Rosa that kept him,
but certain bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked
lass.
Messrs. T. Dunlap and d. L. Gordon
were around soliciting subscriptions for
another year, to continue the present
minister, Mr.. Thompson. There will be
a quarterly meeting held at Phelps
chapel next Saturday and Sunday. 1,
A. G.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-02
a Western Snow Slide.

DENVER, Coll, Nov. 27.-The Lead
VILE Chronicle says that sixty laborers
were buried in a snow slide, yesterday,
near Chalk creek, on the Kokmo extern
sion OF the Denver g. Rio Grande road.
About IL a. NJ they noticed the pine
trees trembling, and in an instant the
slide came with loud roar, tearing up
The track for distance of a
quarter of a mile, and burying sixty
men. John Dine was killed, nineteen
men badly injured, and eleven others
slightly. The slide carried the track
over the heads of the men, and most OF
the wounds probably were caused by
the iron striking them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-02

Mr.. r. j. Seruggs, prominent citi-
zen of Knoxville, was killed Thanks
giving night under circumstances that
lead his friends to believe he was MUIR
dered. He left the city about dusk in
light spring wogon drawn by a mule
Two hours later he was found hanging
in the shafts of the vehicle in a badly
mangled and mutilated condition. His
right leg was broken just above the
knee; his arms were broken in two or
three places; his skull was crushed be-
hind and there were several gashes in
his forehead. His throat and breast had
also been terribly hacked with some
sharp instrument like knife. An UNI
known man was seen in the spring
wagon with Mr.. Scruggs and it is sup
posed he is the guilty party.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-02

Somebody has conjured up very
self upon the retirement OF Senator
Thurman upon the 4th OF March next.
By paying exact attention as to time, it
will be noticed that before Senator
Thurman vacates his seat General Gar-
field will have been elected president of
the United States. Obviously there can
not be any vacancy from Ohio until
Senator Thurman vacates. The election
OF General Garfield and his right to be
sworn in when he does vacate has been
already authenticated by the governor
and legislature of Ohio, and is now in
the possession of the senate. This GER
tificate is proof positive that Ohio has
elected a senator to succeed Thurman,
and right here comes the rub. 1t is
now proposed to have the Republican
mem bers of the Ohio legislature elect a
senator to succeed not Garfield but
Thurman, whereas the record plainly
shows that Ohio has already elected a
senator to succeed Thurman. 1t is very
plain that this cannot be done, for no
state has the right to elect two persons
to the same seat in the senate. What is
to be doneg Have Garfield resign his
Office as senator impossible. He has
no such office to resign. True, the re-
cords show that Ohio has elected a sena-
tor to succeed Thurman, but shey do
not show that he has been sworn in.
Garfield might try to withdraw his ere
dentials, but that would be very un-
usual proceeding, and the senate, which
is very conservative body, might re-
fuse. Suppose it should, and you are at
the climax of the scheme. The fourth
of March will find General Garfield de-
clining to claim his seat. 1t will then
be Governor Fosters duty to fill the
place temporarily, but it will devolve
upon the nert Ohio Legislature to elect a
senator. The next legislature may be
democratic, in which case-but this is
as far as we care to pursue the subject.
Ii we knew which one OF our exchanges
invented this scheme we would credit
IL; as we de not know, we pass IL along
for the amusement that is in it, merely
remarking that it is not our patent.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-02
Pisgah.

As many months have elapsed since
a communication from Pisgah appeared
i'm the CITIZEN, we have concluded to
give you few items.
Our ears are no longer torn and bat
tered with election gable; but those of
our citizens who de not use tobacco
have concluded that it will not do to
give the jaws too long a rest and for
that reason they have invested their
spare change in chestnuts and other
nuts with which to keep them running
awhile longer.
Farming operations have been con-
siderably hindered by the bad weather.
A good deal of cotton is in the fields
yet; but, as the price of the staple is
going up, old Uncle Daniel and Aunt
Peggy and their children John Henry,
George Washington, and poor little
half-frozen Mary Ann, are plying their
fingers among the half-opened balls
with as much energy as IL their SOULS
salvation depended on getting out the
crop. we are quite backward in sowing
wheat. l know of but few farmers who
are done with sowing and most OF these
got married q few weeks since. May
all their blissful hopes be realized.
Hog cholera is raging in some parts
OF the neighborhood, but not in n form
sufficiently malignant, we think, to de-
prive us of sufficient pork TOR home
consumption. The corn crop is very
fine and our young friend, j. n. Houze,
is ready to supply us with very handy
shelter.
Mrs. Addie Hudson and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sallie Buchanan, were visiting
Mrs. Ralston, late of Colorado, few
days ago. They are both exemplary
women and greatly beloved by all who
know them. Miss Pattie, the popular
and lovely daughter of Mr.. +. l.. Ezell,
OF Millville, accompanied by Mrs. Mol
lie Benson, model lady of Merryville,
were at Mr.. Raleigh Harwell's last
week. Judging from what we hear,
some solemn pledges are going to be
made pretty soon at the hymeneal altar
about Merryville. While some of our
young men are warbling the old ditty,
an have no wife to bother my lifs.n
others are rigging up tune for the old
darkey's stanza:
"I'm worried wild q single life
Dis Niger am guine to git wife.
If live and prosper here
I'se gwine to fotch her in anudder year,
Our people are considerably alarmed
about mad dogs, several of which have
been reported in the neighborhood.
Whether our feals are warranted by the
number of the rs,bid animals, am I'M
able TO say; bus undoubtedly several
have died very strangely while others
left home with marked signs of hydro
phobia.
Miss Sue Mccormick, the very en-
bodiment of those virtues and graces
which characterize the true lady, spent
a week recently with her grandmother,
Mrs Colston Alternately. We are glad
to learn that she has recovered from her
recent illness. DR.. A. f. Oliver is rather
feeble at this time. He is q useful mem
Der of our community and every body
will be glad to hear OF his GONZALES
cence. BEUIAH.