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The Morehouse clarion., 1880-02-27

patented the we'll for charity's sake
aud will put them down on the follow
ing terms LIST. Ten per cent. of the
profits shall be deposited with the an-
thorities of the town, city of parish in
which they are made, said fund to be APP
propriated to the benefit of the poor and
helpless. I'd. The balance, 80 per cent
to be deposited in any safe bank subject
to my order or my agents order. The
reason that so small a portion Of
the profits are lett where they are
put down is that there is not more than
one tenth of the United States that they
can be put down in. 1t is ii plenty and
will clothe the naked and feed the siarv-
ing wherever they can be used. Not one
cent shall be appropriated for education.
While don't wish to sell territory | can
give employment to thousands for a roy
atty. A. CURTIS.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-02-27
WANTED TO KNOW
ARE THE BRICK WELLS,
Made by A, Curtis
What they are Represented obes

We, the undersigned, who have had
wells made by Mr.. Curtis are satisfied
they are the best wells now in use, if
bricked with good trick and mortar.
They are everlasting wells, cutting off
all seap water, and if we wanted per-
manent we'll would prefer this to any
other, and consider they would be
cheaper than RECURRING an old we'll. We
have been using said wells from one to
six years and are perfectly satisfied with
he m.
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no OCCASION TO BE WORRIED

in regard to his personal financial affairs.
In a letter now lying on my table, one
Of the most famous and influential meu OF
Ohio declines to have his lame mention.
ed IS a candidate for the United States
Senate, for the reason that he can not al.
lord to give up his present profession for
an Office which pays so little. He says:
II could not afford to hold an Office. !
have a large family, and will have hard
work 10 educate them and give them q
better start in life than l had"
The fact that Gen. Garfield has lived
respectfully, aud saved enough to buy a
farm out OF the mesgre salary OF q Con-
gresham, indicates what ia true, that he
Is not q man OF extrsyagant habits, and
that his private business has been man
aged with reasonable skill and prudence,
while his very limited fortune shows that
he has not used his public position for pur-
poses OF speculation and pecuniary profit.
He has faithfully devoted his time and
talents to the service OF his country, and
when not actively engaged tn official
duties he has been a conscientious and
faithful student, preparing himself, by
careful study and research, to do the work
OF q statesman. The result is that bis
mental equipment is well.nigh perfect. In
depth OF learning and breadth o! culture he
excells any other man who has ever been
elected to the Presidency. w. s.. +.
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nENKKAL |GAKFIELp.

Tho President.EIt In the Quiet Hours
OF Preparation for His nigh once!
Couepordsuce tt the ChIeaEI Times
MxSroR, O., December ll.-President'
elect Garfield is In excellent health, but he
carefully avoids overwotk. He seems to
be impressed itht the importance OF saving
all his vitality for the heavy labOrs which
will follow his Inauguration. No public
man Of his prominence has ever been
more iavorably situated for rest Of mind
and body than General Garfield Is. Blessed
with A wife who Is devoted to the interests
Of her home, and gives intelligent super.
vision to all the details Of his family Of.
iairs. he knows nothing Of the care aud
anxiety which pertain, In many cases,
10 married life. An old and expert.
enced farmer, who lives near him, has the
oversight Of his farm, and keeps every.
thing iu excellent order. In the Generals
ofice MIjar Swain, his trusted and trust
worry private secretary, assisted by two
stenographers and q telegraph operator,
perform The drudgery. Of his correspond.
ence. Devoted friends, whose meant are
ample, rejoice in the privilege OF furnish
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-16

Among the rarest and most attractive
books Of the holiday season, the bound
volume OF Scribner's Monthly from May to
October OF this year. being volume 20,
must rank high. Scribner can justly claim
the leading position among the periodicals
OF the literary world. The number be-
fore US marks another step in advance in
both art and literature, and every Ameri-
can can feel a just pride in perusing the
pages OF the volume, for England must
perforCe acknowledge her inability 10 com.
pete with the book makers on this side oil
the water, OF which tribe the Scribners are
the royal family. A late writer well
SAYS: "To.day New York Is recognized
even in Boston as the real literary metrop.
oils OF the continent. Ten years ago it
was not; much OF the credit for the
change lie due to Srribner which
will long hold its place as the pathfinder
in letters and art. 1t has brought Ameri.
can fiction into relation with our national
life in its broad sense, and it now leads
the way, in Schuyler's History Of Peter
the Great, to new fields OF magazine en-
terprise. The time is ripe for 1t; historic
al writing has learned from fiction the art
Of being interesting, and prose fiction, by
its steady growth in realistic verisimilitude,
has begotten q love for fact. Seminars has
touched practical life in q thousand WAYS
BY its illustrated articles; 1t has made 10.
cal history vivid by brilliant single papers,
and now it first publishes serially, with
magnificent illustrations, a great histor.
ical work."
"sr. NICHOLAS"
Scarcely less attractive, indeed, in its
own field none the less, is the magazine
published by the same house, for the ris-
ing generation. 1t is well named for the
patron saint Of childhood, for never was
so much genius exercised, so much talent
employed, SO much wealth expended, for
the sweet sakes OF the little ones before,
as In the preparation Of this book. As
we turn over the pages Of volume !, con-
tanning the monthly numbers from No.
yember, 1879, to November, 1880, and find
what delightful stories first saw the light
there, we car almost find 1t in our heart
to wish that we were again
q boy, that we might share in
the feast. Among the serials are Jack and
Jill, by Louisa N. Alcott-Among the
Lakes, by William o. Ssoddard-The Fair.
port Nine, by Noah Brooks. And there
are short stories by Sarah Winter Kellogg,
J. T. T~rowbridge, Frances Hodgson Bar
nett, Louise Stockton, Washington Glad.
den, H. H., Mary Hallock Foote, Lucretia
P. Hale, and Others. Adriit on the Ocean,
by Frank H. Converse-Strauge Adven.
lures Of a Wood Sled, by Washington
GlAddeu-Adveuture on an Egg-Var, by
Mrs. G. A. Stephens. And poems by ].
6. Whittier, Alfred T%ennylon, Celia
Thaxter, Lucy Larcom, Lydia Maria Child,
Julia @. r, Dorr, Philip Bourks Marston,
Laura E. Richards, Margaret vandegriit,
and others.
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sPRIHGER-Ou Wednesday afternoon, DtcemNG e.
18Th, 1880, at two o'clock, GkEItE MAI, dGuGhtef o.
JOnis II, and Mary o. springer, Sgd I years and y
moaths.
Funeral from the residence ot her parents, No. ITO
ChaplIns street, this CThurdRyl a~issruoOa at tVO
o'clock. Friends Of the family are invited TO
attend.
NoLAE.-on Tuesday, December II, 1850, MARY,
daughter Of Luke and Mary Nolan, aged q years.
Fanenl from the residence Of her parent, At Ben
wood, on Thursday, December 10, At $50 A. n.
Friends Of the ianil, as respectfully Invited to
attend. Intsrmsnt at Mt. Calvary.
GAsNIRE-0n Monday evening, December 18th,
1850, at 80 O'Clock, Mn. LESoRA GAsAlRE, In the
9th year Of her aEU.
Funeral troa her late residence, No. 1873 Market
street. on Thursday IitsrhOon at ? o'clock. Friends
Of the family are Invited to attend. IstsrE snt At
Greenwood Cemetery.
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/ 8 8 o.

i 8 3 o.
In lieu of the time to write a more
specific and detailed advertisement,
we would say 10 our friends that,
having twice the room and facilities
for displaying and handling goods,
that we ever had before, we can as
sure them that we shall more than
sustain our reputation for having
the largest and choicest selection of
BOOKS AND FINE NOVELTIES ever
offered to Wheeling people. While
not departing from our legitimate
branch Of business, as many others
do, we have everything that is Of
the newest and most stylish kinds,
and at the usual price for The same
quality Of goods in this or other
cities. We will endsavor to prepare
a partial list Of stock for early
publication. We ask you to remern-
Der our new rooms.
1901 Market Street,
OPPOSITE srREEr-cAg oFFIcE)
STANTON & DAVENPORT.
dPiS
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NEWSPAPERS are multiplying in yves

AIe MuIHfAl'"b
Virginia. They seem to go hand in hand
with the schools. Toe latest addition to
the galaxy is the Sunbeam" at Grants
Vile, Calhoun county, the first newspaper
enterprise ever started in that county. 1t
ia a live, spriShtly, and well gotten up pa
per, quarto in form and neutral in politics.
Among it's local items is an announce
ment that coal is selling ont there at from
1G to 30 cents. This is enough OF itself to
show the great necessity Tor a railroad.
There is coal in the county and yet it is
not accessible except by long hauls over
the country roads. The trouble with Gal
houn. as with several other West Virginia
regions, is that the land is held in large
bodies by spectators. There is really not
much land in cultivation, the taxable val
ue, including real and personal prop.
city, being only a little e hall
A million dollars. In 1870 the
county had a population Of 2,9Ss and in
1850 OF 0,OS3, showing ar increase oil loo
per cent. This is one Of the largest per-
centages of increase in the State. II the
county could do this well, or ever ap-
proximste this increase, under its present
disadvantages, what might it not hope to
do in case the Little Kauawha wa i'm
proved throughout It's limits, and a rail-
road connection secured with the Balti'
more and Ohio road through Richie
county. Notwithstanding the reported
incresee OF population, the average value
Of lands, including buildings, in Calhoun
was only 81 IS per acre in 1870. This fact
supplements iorcibly enough the remark
that We have made in connection with the
price Of coal as to the great necessity for a
railroad opening in the county.
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ATTORNEYS.

T W. vANDERvORT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, osYk,bury. W. Va.
Celleetops promptly made and money remItled
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CHRONIC CONSTIPATION Is not cured by
simply unloading the bowels. The medi.
cine must possess tonic, Alternative and cor
receive properties. These qualities are
combined in DR.. TUFTS Pills, and they
will permanently cure this serious disease,
and give tone to the nervous system.
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HANNIBAL FORBES,
III ATTORNEY AT Law,
Once, Custom HOUSE, Wheeling, ". Va, tEi2
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r R. C0WDEN,
y. Attorney AT LAW,
No. i222 ChApllne Street. WheSlInE, W, Va. mySI
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ing all the funds needed, without being
asked TODD 60. The severe weather keep.
many visitors away, and even the atdoroi
Office seekers is cooled by the snow dFiits
which delay trains, the fierce blasts which
sweep over the lake shore, and the long
walk from the station to the Generals
residence. Warm and generous by nature,
and keenly sensitive 10 the esteem n
friendship OF others, he Is constantly
cheered and strengthened by the receipt
ofkindly att%entloustrom hosts oFnis leiIoT-
citizens In all parts OF the country-pti'
yate letters bearing assurances Of good
will and confidence, aud innumeraoIe 1T
tie presents, OF no special pecuniary value,
but serving TO remind him daily oil the
strong hold which he has on the affections
Of the people. Most OF these come from
persons who can not be suspected Of sell
hsh motives, and whose delicate express
sious OF personal regard are, for that ress.
on, cordially appreciated by the General
and his family. The Independent and OPP
position newspapers, with a few unimPor'
liant exceptions, show a disposition TO
treat him with respect and fairness, n
the journals Of his own party, without e3-
ception, express perfect confidence IN
him. Last, but not least, oil all his advsn'
tages is the fact that he is q profound be-
lever in In
EVERYTHING PROVIDENCE,
aud absolutely rests in the faith that he Is
guided, guarded, and provided for by a
higher power. Under these circumstances
there appears to be no reason why his
friends should allow their nocturnal rest
to be broken by over.anxiety on his &C.
count
paper concerning Gen. Garield's financial
embarrassment, and the difficulty with
which he prevented the foreclosure OF a
mortgage on his Washington home, is ut.
terly without any foundation in fact. !
do not divulge any secret in saying that
he is indebted to the considerate kindness
and material aid OF his most intimate
friend, Major Swain, for bis ownership Of
a home in the capital. The Major is Sc.
cured by a lien on the property, and no
other person has a lien thereon. lnas.
much as the Major is with him day and
night here in bis Mentor home, it was
hardly necessary, as the y%eracions New
York journal asserts, for the General to
visit Washington in order to prevent the
foreclosure OF a mortgage. His ine farm
in Mentor is free from any incumbrance;
and while he is not q man OF wealth, he
has
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21

The contested election case Of
@. w. Warren Vi. w. p. MDtn'
aid, for Clek Of The District GouPt,
was decided OH the 7tb inst.
The plaintiff was represented Us
T. NJ. Fort, Esq, and Gen. John
Young, and the defendent by L. h.
Mcdonald, Esq.
Judge X. w. Turner presided.
and the following persons composed
the Jury, viz: J. ID. Cox, John e..
Ioye, J. r. Geren. VIM. Sandlin,
W. b. Lunsford, J. H. TillInan,
j. &. wilkins, ID. W. Garfield, j..
Blount, Is. Maxey, Joseph Wonack
and j. r. Boyrtte. Ten Democrats
and two Greeniiackers.
The ease was decided by n maj
ity of the jury. For some time ihe
Jury WIS equally dividrd--six for
the plaintifi and six for "A new clrc'
ton; bnt finally one changed his
vote in favor OF u new election. and
the verdict was wondered according
". The following Jurors, AZ shown
By polling the jury, were in favor oi
verde, declaring that Il. W.
Warren was elected Clerk, viz: j.
G. I.oye, VIM. Sandliu, j. ID. Cox,
ID. W. Garfield and j. {. wilkins.
The rest favored n new election.
Judgement WAS rendered arcor.
dinghy for Il new election tor Clerk
of the District Court, to take place
on the first Monday in February
next.
The plaintiff has, however, taken
an appeal to the Supreme Court
which is suspensiye in its nature,
and therefore the election cannot
take place. Mindea Democrat.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21
Grant.

From the Counsel Bluffs Buglr,
What is the chief end OF the Re
publican partyf
Grant.
who was the father of the Repub,
licnn partyf
Grant.
Who first discovered that the
world was romdi
Grant.
Who died on thousand battle
fields during the civil war!
Grant.
Who found Moses iii the bill rush,
O..
Grant.
Who was the first mani
Grant.
Who first sailed around the wills.
Ky ringi
Grant.
Who wrote the declaration of In.
depcndencci
Grant.
Who was the first tauneri
Grant
WHO Dissolved the Qnakersi
Grant.
Who in the HI is Grant,
Grant.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21
Henry Ciay's Wager.

In 1914, when the peace commits
sion, composed of Henry Clay. John
,Qwoi ucy Adams, James A. Bayard
and Albert Gallatin Oh the part Of
the United States. aud Lord Clam
bier and Mr.. GoulbOurn on the part
Of Great Britain, were endravor.
ing to come To an understanding
on the important questions of the
navigation of the Mississippi river
and the fishery privileges, the
British plcnipotentiaries sought to
alarm the Americans by Informing
them If the invinoitlc army which
was moving on New Orleans, sup
ported by u powerful fleet. They
dweit on the gsllantry and daring
u Packenham, laid much stress
upon the superb character of his
trOnps, which they truthtully de.
oIsred were the flower Of the Brit
ish army, veterans of the victorious
Peuinsuiar campaign, and Lord
Gambler gleefully remarked, "New
Orleans will soon be in our posses.
sion, aad the free navigation Of the
Mississippi assured to us This
greatly nettled Mr. Clay, who hal
determined never to concede the
point ~ to the great river, which
with prophetic eye he saw must one
day become the grandcst CONNER
,oial highway Oh the globe, aud 10,
with the instinct of the true Ken
tUekian, he at once offered 10 wager
Lord Gambler that the British
army would never capture New
Orleans, snd that Paekenham would
be disastriously defeated. "For,"
said he, 81 am informed that Gen.
Andrew ckson, from Tennessee,
has gone to New Orleans, and |
have the most implicit faith in his
ability to cope with your army"
Lord Gambler joyfully accepted the
wager, which he fixed at hundred
Ruineas. When the news of the
rout of the British army ut Chal-
mette aud of the death Of Packcn.
ham WAS received IN Europe, Lord
Gambler approached Mr.. Clay AT u
Druasl bali-given, We believe, in
honor of rhe success Of the nego,
tiations Mt Ghent-and handing
him the hundred guiueas, said;
"Mr. Clay, believe there are three
kinds Of beings under tie special
eAse and protection of divine Prov,
idence-lunatics, drunkards and
the American people.'-N. D. Dam.
Ocrdt.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21
To be Received Like an Emperor

Gen. Grant is To have right roy
al reception in Cuba. The Governor
General has ordered the preparation
of sumptuous apartments for his oc
cupancy, all ut the expense OF the
Spanish Government.
IL was said at first that Gen.
Grant would spend the winter In
Mexico; then followed the announce
ment that he would 30 10 Cubn in
stead.
1t is not strange that Gen. Grant
should prefer Cuba to Mexico.
The local suggcslions aud assocla
ton. OF Mexico ronii not hr congrn
ial To his thoughts. The fate OF the
usurpiug Emperor Maximillan
would be brought to mind, and the
question might occur To HIM: II
such WAS thr tragic fate Of this
usuper in Mexico, what would mine
bc, were 10 don the imperial pnr
pie, in the United States, where the
love OF liberty is still grratcr'-N.
]. San.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21
lltus BY utle.

II you are gaining little by little
tveN day, be Out ent. Are your
UpSnes lees thsD hIcoAe, ~ that,
though it be little. you are yet con.
stsutly srcunulatipg aud growing
richer sOd richer every day. BE
conteut; 80 far as concerns m0uey,
You are doing we'll.
Are you gaming knowledge every
day. Though il be little by little,
the aggregate accumulation, where
no day is permitted to pass without
adding something TO the stock, will
be surprising TO yourself
Solomon did not become the
wisest man in the world in il MN.
ute. Little by little-never omit
ting 10 learn something even Tor n
single day always reading, AWAY =
studying ii little between the time
of rising in the morning and laying
down III night; tins is the way To
accumulate "A full store-hOuse OF
knowledge. Finally you are daily
improving in character. BE not
discouraged because Il is little by
little. The best men fall tar short
of what they themselves wound
wish to br. II is something, II Is
much, il You keep good resolutions
better to day than yuu did lcster.
day. better this year than YOU dii
iasr year. Strive To bc perfect. bnt
do not become dowmhcartrd 80 long
as you are approaching nearer aud
ucarer the high standard dt which
YOU aim.
Little by little, fortunes are ac'
cur,ulared; little by little, knowl.
edge is gained; little by little,
character and reputation are achicv'
ed.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21
Important 10 the Public.

TliE undersigned il now rnnuing Trl-
i WrrklN lIACK LINE from HOMER Ia
MAGNOLIA, connecting at the latter place
with dnliy line I" iiupr, t"nm"'iionS
and comfortable hacks arr provided good
teams aud careful hriNrr-. itark> lravr
Homer Mondays. Wednesday aud Fridays
and return th, daS> i"ll"wIng. Fare, -.
also am prepared t" receive and accom-
mndatr. III first elias, style, day and nouth-
~ hnardrrS and transient guests. at my
Boarding House IN Homer. Prices are rca-
-uuahlc, dud fare aud attention nurNccp-
tlouahlc. +. l.. HAMILTON.
Homer. .Inur l.. ia a.:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21
A Merry Heart.

I'd rather be poor and merry
than inherit the wealth OF the In.
dies with "a discontinued spirit. \
merry heart, a cheerful spirit, from
which laughter wells up as natur
ally as bubbles the springs of
Saratoga, are worth all thr money
bags, stocks and mortgages of tn"
city. The man who laughs is II
doctor, with u diploma indorsed 10y
the school of Nature; his face does
moro good in sick r"om than II
pound of powders or u gallon of
bitter draught. II things go right
he laughs, because he il pleased: If
they 60 wrong, he laughs because
1t 10 better and cheaper than cry
ing. People ARE always glad To see
him, their hands instinctively 90
half way to meet his grasp, while
they turn Involuntary from the
clammy touch of the dyspeptic,
vho speaks on the groaning key.
He laughs yon out Of ,onr fruits,
while yOn never dream of being
oAentied with him, and you never
know what n pleasant world You
gre living in until he points out the
sunny streaks on its pathway.
Whe can help loving the whole.
souled genial laughter Not the
buffOOn nor the man who classes
noise with mirth. but the CHEEKY,
coutented man OF sense aud miud,
A good HUNDRED laugh is the key
to oil breasts. The truth ia that
people like to BE- laughed ut in II
genial sort of a way.
II you are making yourself ride
ulous, you want to be told of 1t In a
pleasant manner, not sneered a..
AID 1t IL astonishing how frankly
the laughing population can talk
without treading on the toes of
toSif uoighbors. Why will the PEG
pie put on long faces, when 1t is 30
much easier and more comfortable
70 Taught
Tears come to us unsought and
unbidden. The wissst ART in life is
20 cultivate smiles, and TO find the
do~efs where others shrink away
for fear of thorns.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-21
BAR AND BILLIARD SALOON.
southeast corner Public square,
IIANIIsD

southeast corner Public square,
HOMER. Ia.
TlIE undersigned with great pleasure an
| u"pucr> tu his tri1ud-. customers and
The prhlic generally, that his Saloon has
been entirely r,Inodrlrl. and will now. in
rlrgIucr Of furniture. taste IN arrangement
and quality of liquors. compare favorably
with any one in the STATE
FINE WINES Of rarest brands.
Champagne. Clarct. Rhine Wines, etc, etc
CIGARS of all grades, from the most cx-
lui>ltrlN ildNor,d down Ia the best domes-
tie brands.
BRANDlES. French and Domestic:
R,r and Bourbon WHISKY;
Canned Meats. Fruits, Nuts, Candies,
- .,'ti,>. and Cuurrctionrrirs Of all kinds.
ri'r me- "a call aud you will he pleased.
j. G.. DREW.
N'l'h u, l-7o Boy
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Missionary Baptist.

KEW. j.. W. MELTON breaches at Coal
Springs, I'd Sabbath in each month ard
saturday before-At Sharon, near Lisb0s,
Hh Sabbath of each month and Saturday
before.
REV - MCGEE, breaches at Honest
on me Sd Sabbath and Saturday before d
each month.
KEY; A. HARRIS breaches at Antioch,
Isl sabbath of each month and Saturday
oeiore-At Colqnitt, I'd Sabbath-At Rocky
spring, ID Sabbath of each month sne
saturday before-At New FricndshiP, ~
sabbath and Saturday before.
hEV; II. q. ARDS breaches at Athen1,
lst sabbath in each month and estur9h$