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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

The 'smart old man. of the Reg
lister argues to the Democrats that
BooKwALTER is no Democrat, and
therefore they ought not to vote for
him-to Republicans that he IS a
Democrat, and therefore Republicans
must not vote for him. 1t is funny,
isn't it! AS amusing as a spring
snake story!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

1t must give the temperance people
the most thrilling delight to have
the leading Republican newspapers
ofthe state allude to them as "swine"
who shave the dewitt in them"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

There is n strong point claimed
for Warner Miller-he will neve re-
sign. He is said to never have re-
signed anything in his life except
his place in the army, when the
fighting got hot in 1862.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

What are the opinions of a man
worth who has been Wing, Demo
crat, ~Know-Nothing, Greenbacker,
Prohibitionist, Communist and Re-
publican? MOI q d
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

Do the people of this State know
that every year, Ohio sells 1,4OO
human beings into slavery, under
the "convict contract system" The
Democratic party proposes to abolish
this monstrous evil.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

A good live man is badly needed
on our Board of County Commission
ers. We hope the Democrats will
not fail to furnish one.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

The harmony of the party must be
lovely in a county where the organ
charges the Chairman of the Central
Committee with writing anonymous
letters against a part of their ticket!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

A man who will deliberately write
q lie and privately acknowledge that
he knew it was a lie, should not be
trusted in any of his statements.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

MI. BooKwALTER is an older Dem
ocrat than the old blow-hard of the
Register is a Republican, and hasn't
changed half as often. Don't forget
that.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

After an editor will write a private
letter acknowledging himself a pub
lie falsiier, there is nothing more
necessary in the case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11
A party LONG in power tboronob.

A party long in power, thorough
ly d~emoralized by years of patronage
and plumber, cannot reform itself
1t must go out and give place to q
party whose political interests is to
search out and reform the abuses of
its predecessor. There must be a
change. The thing to be reformed
cannot reform itself in government.
A letter from Washington to a lead
ing New York paper says "the PEG.
pie would be appalled," could they
understand the condition of things
there, and adds:
Not only is there incompetency in
the public service, but immortality
and Vice. What would simple-mind-
ed people probably say were they
told that the, wages of sin are borne
on the pay-rolls Of the Departments +;
that appointments are made and per
sons kept in office on grounds that
would put to shame the face of vir-
tue and shock ever true moral senti-
ment. So long as a Uni,
ted States Senator is able to quarter
his sister, his wife's sister, his mother
and another relative on the Govern.
ment as employees in the Depart.
ments, he is not going to reform any
thing that may disturb the happy
arrangement.
There is but n remedy, and that
is the complete sweeping from office
Of the party that twenty years pos
session of irresponsible power has
soddered through and through with
corruption and moral filth. It il
something to know that this infa
nous party was swept from place
once, and that it would never hav,
held up its head again had not a mes
of Louisiana murderers been enabled
to cheat the ballot box for it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

If MI. Sheppard endorses the st.
Stubs Sunday law, he can easily
say SO. We heard a dispute on the
question the other day between two
Republicans. How is it, Mr.. Shep-
pard?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

Suppose Mr.. BooKwALTER is not
a Democrat, how much better of
would the Democrats be to vote for
Foster2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

Is the Republican party of Ohio
in favor on opposed to ~sbolishing the
''convict contract system9" Every
honest mechanic wants TO know.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

Wonder if the money srobs will go
on with the $3.50, 900 donation forthe
Presidents wife?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

If Mr.. BooKwALTER is not a Dem
ocrat, why don't the editor of the
Register support him?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

Candidates are plenty in the Dem
ocratic ranks of Preble county this
fall. Don't it look ominous?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

DR.. Leonard opened the temper
ance campaign last week in Cincin-
natl. 1t was interesting and full of
sharp hits. Here is one of them on
the Gazette: ,
just as the Gazette opposed Mayor
Jacobs election last spring-"on
high moral grounds''-so we, the
temperance people, oppose the cleo
ton of Governor Foster son high
moral principles" AS the Gazette
said that Means administration
could not be worse than Jacobs, so
we say Bookwalter cannot make a
worse Governor than Foster.
And here is another one on the
two platforms and the candidates:
We q not vote these platforms,
because they are both sailing on a
whisky sea. The Republican party
has chosen between two sets of peo-
ple-they have chosen the whisky
votes, and we have nothing to do but
to walk out. The Democrats never
made a pretense to favor temperance;
but the Republican party has, and
have shown themselves the most de-
spicable h%ypocrites. have nothing
to say against Bookwalter. 1t make
no difference, for his party made nc
pretense to temperance. But Gov
ernor Fosters does and vet does not,
He is neither milk nor water. In
his two messages to the Legislature
he never mentioned the temperance
question. If he is a temperance mai
in private, in politics he is an enemy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

The President is not so we'll again,
So his physicians report.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11
Thursday,
Democratic State Ticket.


For GOVERNOR,
JOHN w.
~ Of Clark.
LIEUTENANT-GovERNoR,
EDGAR NJ. JOHNSON,
of Hamilton.
SgrREME JUDGE,
EDWARD F. BINGHAM
of Franklin.
Acknowledgement,
FRANK G. D~AUGEERTY,
of Hardin.
TREASURER OF STATE,
A. P. WINSLOW,
of Cuyahoga.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JOHN GROW,
Of Defiance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-11

"Vote the Republican ticket, or
we'll discharge you."-Repablican
bosses to their men.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

THERE is good deal of humbug in the
popular idea of going West" The glow
ing advertisements of railroad lands and
the glaring falsehoods of land agents
have filled many of our people with the
netion that to follow the advice of the
lamented Greeley is to step out of des-
ert into a paradise. Literatvre filled
with stories cf lovelier than Italian
skies. impossible yields of cereals, and
grand everything that a. farmer Can
want, is scattered in flood over the old
er States. "Come on, honest toiler,"
cries the land agent, "come with your
bare hand and your meagre pile of dol
lars, and we will help you through
and he does help him through with his
dollars with celebrity which shows him
to be master of the situation. Thousands
of our young farmers 60 West every
year through these glittering allure
ments. and. expecting too much, become
discouraged. fail, and often retnrn.
Now, there is another way of doing this.
The West is not the place for every kind
of man. but many of our farmers, espe-
cially the younger ones, can materially
improve their condition by emigrating
to our grand new domain. But they
must go shorn of all air-castle fancies.
They must go expecting toll, privation
all the discomforts of a now country.
They want to go with every possible
dollar they can raise-money is an ne
cessary there as here. They want to
know just where they are going, and
should prospect carefully before loca-
ting. They want to carefully avoid all
drouthy sections, which abound in some
of the railroad poster garden spots OF
the world" In short, man wants to act
with solid common sense. Any one who
can go West as discriminating man of
sense and as a willing toiler is just the
kind to go. The one who expects to find
everything to his hand, and to live by
his wits and without the same work
that secures agricultural independence
in Pennsylvania, had better migrate to
his fathers pototo patch. A man who
is located and doing we'll in the older
States, however, has no reason for fol-
lowing the Fourth-of-July Orater's "star
of empire" and had better stay where
where he is. The man who is not
"fxed' or settled IS the one to migrate.
Go West. if you want to and need to
bat go expecting to make your own COM
fort and prosperity, just as you would
do here.-Pittsburgh Stockman.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24
PHILADELPHIA Elections.

PHILADELPHIA, February 16.-The
following is the total vote at the munich
pal election yesterday: Mayor-King,
Independent Democrat, endorsed by the
Independent Republicans, 1921; Stoke
ley, Republican, 72,5S9. Kings majority,
5,53S. Beceiver of Taxes Hunter, Qnd.
Rep.,l endorsed by the Democrats,
SS,735; Pierce, (RepD 62,614. Hunters
majority, 26,121. City SolicitOr-West
(Rep9, S5,6S2; Worrell Dem.), 65 $50.
Vests majority, 1852. The vote was
the highest ever cast at a purely local
election, and with the exception of the
vote at the Presidential election of 1880,
is the highest ever cast or any occasion
The Greenback vote was as follows
Mayor, 149; Solicitor, 335; Receiver of
Taxes, 110.
In the City Councils, both branches,
twenty members, endorsed by the citi-
zen's committee, was elected. OF these,
fifteen were Republicans and five Demo-
Gratis. The Select Council now stands
Republicans, "a; Democrats, I. Com
mon Council: Republicans, 9S; Demo-
Gratis, 10; Independents, 2.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24
They All Know.

Once in lifetime you will find man
that will admit that he doesn't know all
about horse, but he may come around
the next day and claim to have been
temporarily insane, when he made the
admission. AS rule, every man knows
exactly what ails horse, whether any
thing ails him or not, and can point out
a dozen instances where nature could
have improved on her work, no matter
how well she did it.
Yesterday horse which had been
looked over by the fire department and
rejected on account of size, was tied to
a post on Griswald street He was as
sound as dollar, not even showing a
wind puff. Pretty soon along two law
yers, and one of them remarked:
"Pity such fine animal as that is
foundered."
"Yes, and can see that he is wind
broken to boot" was the ready response
Then the cashier of bank halted and
took look at the horses teeth. He
was going away, when mail carrier
asked:
"How old do you call him?"
Some men might buy him for II, but
they couldn't fool me. That horse will
never see 10 again"
The judges had called him 8, and lis
owner had proofs that he was not q
month older. The mail carrier felt of
the animals ribs, rubbed his spine and
observed:
Hes got the bolts, or I'm no judge
of horses"
Then merchant halted and surveyed
the horses legs, its front feet, pinched
its knees, and feelingly said:
been pretty good stopper in his day.
but he's gone to the crows now"
The next was book keeper 1t took
him but five minutes to make up his
mind that sweeney was the leading all
ment, although pOlI-evil. heaYes and
glanders were present in q bad form.
What is sweeney" queried an inno-
cent bOotblack, who had made up his
mind that the horse had liver COM
plant.
"Sweeny?" repeated the book-keeper
-"lOek at the way he carries his tail
and learn what sweeny is"
"Oh, no" put in another, "sweeny af-
fects the eyes"
IL CUES not" said an insurance man:
II guess sweeney affects the lungs
Lungs" cried brOker-you mean
the stomach
And they were jangling over it when
the owner of the horse came and led
him away.-Exc.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24
New Series-Vol. 81. No. 5.

They might be set down by one member
at the door of the next member on the
route at midnight. He must then take
them at once, send them forward or Sc
crete them in some cave or other hiding
place. During the summer season there
might be several hundred on the route
at one time. And every member was en-
gagged for nights in succession. Sentries
would patrol the roads watching for
pursuing officers andslaveholders. 1t was
no child's play. These men were armed,
for they were sworn never to surrender
Il fugitive slave-and they never did
give one up. This was William SteePs
great work.
Although an active politician, Mr..
Steel was never but once candidate
for Office. He was the candidate of the
"liberty party for congress, and the first
anti-slavery candidate in the old Bel
mont (Ohio) district. He circulated
throughout eastern Ohio, in 1874, what
was known as the "Great Petition" sign
ed by nearly all the anti-slavery men, of
the, west, agreeing to vote for Henry
Clayeif he would emancipate his own
slaves. Hiram Mendenhall. brother of
Mrs. Judge Lewis, of this city had the
honor to be selected to present this petit
tion to Mr.. Clay in person at Richmond,
Indiana. Mr.. Steel was delegate to
the fres-soil convention held at Buffalo
in 1s4s, which nominated Van BHren
for president, and Charles Francis Ad-
ans for vice president.
Mr.. Steel left no worldly fortune; but
having expended thousands upon thou
sands for charity and good works, multi
tudes sill rise up in the great day Of ae-
counts and call him blessed, and honor
the priceless jewel of his good name. He
with others of the early abolitionists
stood on the mountain tops, and behold
ing the goOdly land of freeman's repub-
lie, following their principles through
storm and sunshine unselfshly to the
end; seeking neither the honors or emol-
uments of the victory. And of him it
might be truly said: He hath showed
thee, o man, what is good; and what
doth the Lord require of thee. and do
justly, and to love mercy, and to walk
humbly with thy God.-NlJ. CASTOR in
Portland Oregonian.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24
Triplet Making

Three things to do-think, live and
act
Three things to govern-your temper,
tongue and conduct.
Three things to cherish-virtue, good
ness and wisdom.
Three things to lOye-cOurage gentle
ness and affection.
Three things to contend for-honOr,
country and friends.
Three things to hate-cruelty, AFRO
gance and ingratitude.
Three things to teaeh-truth, industry
and contentment
Three things to admire-intellect, dig
nifty and gracefulness.
Three things to hke-cOrdiality, good
ness and cheerfulnesS.
Three things to delight in-beanty.
frankneSs and freedom.
Three things to avoid-idleness.. lo-
quacity and tiippant jesting.
Three things to wish for-health.
friends and cOntended spirit
Three things to cultivate good books,
good friends, good humOr.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24
Church Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-R r.
j. Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 800 q. m. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday z p.m.; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday 2 pm.
Strangers welcome to all services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
NlRev. j. II. Conkle, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; 7p.m. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday Z p m.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services.
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
y Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday OF
each month, pm Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, pm.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, pm. Young women's prayer meet
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24
Fernando Woods Joke on Henry Clay

Henry Clay took fancy to him, and
never lost an opportunity of paying him
personal attention. One day, while
Clay was walking with him, they passed
shop where men were manufacturing
cigars. Clay expressed surprise at the
dexterity of the workmen, and said that
it must require years of experience to
do the work with such apparent ease.
"Oh, no." Mr.. Wood replied. "they mere
ly cut off a piece of the tobacco, roll
some of the dry part in their hands,
then wrap it up, and the whole thing is
done. Any person can make cigar"
"If you think so," said Clay, perhaps
you had better try
The young Congressman sat down,
took a knife and leaf of tobacco, and
with dexterous cut prepared his wrap
per. He then broke the filling to the
proper size, rolled it all up together,
twisted the small symmetrical pigtail at
the end, cut off the top and handed the
we'll made cigar to the Kentucky Sem
ator.
Clay was amazed. Wood had become
skillful cigarmaker during the cholera
season, while in the tobacco trade. The
shop-keeper stared with wonder at this
new Congressional accomplishment. The
Joke ran the rounds of Congress, and
was frequently told at Clay's expense.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

4 SYNOPSIS of jefferson DavlS's forth
coming Rise and Fall of the Confeder-
ate Government" is published, and if it
be accurate, that much-advertlsed book
will be remarkable only for its stnpidi-
ty. He defends secession. and goes drear-
lily over all the old arguments in sup
port of the doctrine of State Sovereign
ty. There is likely to be nothing in the
book which has not been said before and
never said worse. We are assured that
he will take quite a friendly view of
President Lincoln" piece of magma
nimity for which the whole country
should be profoundly gratefully. Y.
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24
Masonic Directory.

DELMONF LODGE, No. 16, F. 6 A. NJ.
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
JAMES MELLOR, w. III.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. IL,
y Royal Arch Masons. Stated convOca-
tions, first Friday of each month.
G. w. CARROLL, FL. P.
J Jesse B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, R. & s. NJ.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
H. r. BUMGARNER, T. l. NJ.
F. d. BAILEY, Secy.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. %, Z. T.
IL Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
mouth. II. r. .BUMGARNER, E. G.
l. L. SKDwIoK, Rec. ...I-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

GENERAL GRANT presided at the
meeting of the international Commits
sion, in New York. on Wednesday of
last week, and said the Exposition of
1881, in New York, wonld be Il great
benefit to the country. Subscribers
would receive back the money invested
with a premium He thought the at
tendance would he four times larger
than at the Centennial. Others spoke in
favor of the project. and it was decided
to issue an appeal in its behalf to busi-
ness men,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

A PAINEsvILLE (O.) special to the
New York Times and Cleveland tele-
gram to the Chicago Times agree that
Gen. Garfield has virtually selected four
of his cabinet, as follows: Secretary of
State, Senator James G. Blaine; Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Senator Allison, of
Iowa; Secretary of the Interior, ex-Seu-
ator Howe, of Wisconsin; Postmaster
General Postmaster James, of New
York According to these dispatches,
this leaves the Attorney General, Secre-
tary of the Navy and Secretary of War
to the South, the far West, and Illinois
and Pennsylvania. Illinois will furnish
either the Attorney General or Secretary
of War. California will have one of the
two left, and itmay be possible that no
Southern man will go into the cabinet.
Senator Conkling, it is said, may be Of
fered a seat in the cabinet, but he will
not be allowed to name substitute.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

Ex-MAYoR COOPER is mentioned as
the Democratic candidate for represen-
tative in Congress in place of Fernando
Wood, deceased. John Hardy, who has
run twice as an Independent candidate
against Mr.. Wood, and shown a great
deal of strength, is almost sure to be
again candidate Who will be the
Democratic and Republican opponents
is not yet certainly known.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

THE increase of paralysis is one of the
alarming features of the present age, and
the conclusion is now being reached that
this is due mainly to the introduction of
poison in food and drink. y chemical
analysis of artificial mineral waters by
the French Academy of Science showed
in all of them the presence of poison to
an alarming extent These are the wa
ters that are mainly consumed in this
country, including the for awhile popu-
lar appollanaris water. People had bet
ter be careful what they drink.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

TIE House of Representatives at
Washington, has voted down all amend
ments to the River and Harbor bill, Of
fered in Committee of the Whole, thus
indicating the passage Of the bill as it
came from the Committee of Ways and
Means