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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

OURS is a very excitable. nervous, peo
pie, prone to extremes. Confidence an(
despondency succeed each other with {
rapidity which, among people of less in
telligence and less nervous energy
would seem wonderful The effect Ol
the prevailing drouth nicely illustrate:
this point. Full of hope a few weeks
ago, the farming population in many
districts is now thoroughly dependent
The situation, it is true, is measured J
grave and discouraging,-but does il
warrant the extreme of feeling so gener.
ally shown? Our wheat crop, though
lighter than last year, is safely cared for
and with the old wheat on hand, we
have an abundance for home consuIhp-
ton. and no mean quantity for export
The oats crop, also safe, is exceptionally
fine. OF hay such quantity as in now
in store has not been exceeded in the
history of the country. The only great
and important shortage is corn. While
this in many places will amount to but
little, in others the crop will be fair,
while at some points the yield'is de-
cidedly above the average. Present in
dications are that it cannot average less
than half a crop, with excellent reasons
for believing that it. will approximate to
three-fourths of the usual Yield. There
is no small quantity of old corn in the
country, and we do not hesitate to ex.
press the belief that there will be corn for
export long before the crop of 1882 shall
have matured. Pastures are burning up
in.some placss, but why not throw out
some of the superabundant hay to help
through the pinch? Our farmers are a
provident class, and the stores kept
ahead, when all brought out can tide
through almost any serious emergency.
Thousands of our readers can recall,
with moments thought, stacks of old
hay standing in their immediate vicinity,
while not few are aware of large sups
plies of old corn which, when the market
reaches the top and begins to tumble
will be available. The immediate out
look is bad enough, but it might be in
finitely worse. Keep your heads clear
and no sacrifice of stock which necessity
does not compel. The lack Of water is
to many farmers just now more seri-
GUS consideration than the drying up OF
grass. But our advice would be to take
good deal Of trouble in procuring il
rather than market stock which is now
in an undesirable condition. Don't sell
your unripe stock il you can. help it.
and three months hence you will be
glad that you held on.-(Stockman
Sept. /.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

THE latest reports from Great Britain
regarding the crops are to the effect
that they have been practically destroy
ed by the rain. Phe demand upon this
country for the expectation of cereals
will be heavier than usual, while our
own crop will be lighter than for sew
eral years. The result, is going to be
high prices for all provisions.-(C (Cleve-
land Leader.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08
Published Every THURSDAY j
selmont Co unity onIcIaI directory.

Common Pleas Judge-Wm. Okey.
Probate Judge-Thomas Cochran.
Clerk of COurts-Alex. G. Darrah.
Sheritf-Samuel Hilles. -sf
Auditor-W William n Coffiand.
Treasurer-Hamilton Eaton.
Prosecuting Attorney-Alfred H Mitchell
Recorder-W. 8. Hobbs.
CommissioDers-owen Mehan, Morris Cope
[. j. Potts Ft
SurveyOr-Chalkley Dawson.
Corener-Thomas Garrett.
lnfirmary Directors-Josep Bailey, WIN.
Parkinson, James B. Ritchey. .-----.i
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08
In. the upper part of sonoma count,

IN. the upper part Of Sonoma county,
California. near the coast, may be seen
an actual road bed In the tree tops Be-
tween the Clipper Mills and Stuart's
Point, where the road crosses deep ra-
vine. the trees are sawed off on a level
and the timber and ties laid on the
|stumps. In the center of the ravine
mentioned, two huge red wood trees,
standing side by side. form substan-
tial support, and they are cut off seven
ty-five feet above the ground.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

LET it be recorded that the Republi-
cans of the Thirty-second New York
district had too much self-respect to re-
nominate State Senator Sessions, now
under Indictment for bribery. Mr.. Ses-
sions should be "vindicated" before he
receives further honor from his costitu-
enCs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

GATH reports Mr.. Hendricks as hav-
ing recently said: Il could not have
been elected President in 1868 if Z. had
been nominated. Nobody could have
beaten Grant that year. But if had
been nominated either in 1876 or 1880
could have beei elected stas I
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

PLEAS HARPER, one of the most sue.
cessful colored planters in Georgia. has
just bought 2,100 acres of land in Ogle.
thorpe county for $4,000. He does not
cOnfine himself to cotton, but grows of
other crops enough to run his place. so
that the cotton is all clear profit.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08


THERE is hardly a literary man in
America whose writings have been
more widely read than those of DR.. ]. G..
Holland, nor one whose name is better
known among the people. 1t is said
that nearly six hundred thousand copies
of his books have been sold, to say moth
ing of the enormous sale each month of
Scribners Monthly, over which he pre-
sides as editor-in-chief. The Century
Company, publishers of Scribner's Ito be
known as The Century Magazine after
October, will soon issue a portrait of
DIR. Holland, which is said to be re-
markably fine likeness. 1t is the photo
graph of life-size crayon drawing of
the head and shoulders, recently made
by Wyatt Eaton, and will be about the
size of the original picture. 1t is to be
offered in connection with subscriptions
to The Century Magazine,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

If man wanted to be shot down &C
cording to the Code he wouldn't ask a
better State than South Carolina to have
it done in, and Col. Cash of Cashville
would be easily without competitors for
the job. A more perfect gentleman of
the old school is not to be imaged. Ia
king offense at Col. Shannon's manner
OF conducting lawsuit, Col Cash cali
ed him out and killed him. Having
been tried and acquitted (marder under
the Code being no crime in that region),
Col. Cash points with pride to the late
lamented and breaks out in this tender
vein: mo braver man ever bit the dust.
He died upon the ramparts Of the enc
my, and, with smile upon his face,
dropped intosa hero's grave" Tie grave
Is robbed Of its terror and murder be-
comes the most delicate of attentions
when such eloquent words are mingled
with the grsye-iiowers by the finisher
of the loyed-and-lost's existence. Phil
Press. hf tF
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

SOME of General Arthur's friends say
that should he become President, and
Secaetary Blaine should insist on leav-
ing the Cabinet, the Hon. Hamilton Fish
would be made Secretary of State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

THAT Quincy, ILL.,. editor who pub
lished his belief that "Guiteau was as
honorable as the man he shot and less
dangerous to the country" was guilty of
so inexcusable an offense against decen-
cy that respectable people should have
instantly forbidden his paper to enter
their houses thereafter. To burn him
in effigy is not so effective punish
mcnt of such man as to utterly ignore
his paper. A man who could think
such thought as that, and, still more,
have the shamelessness to- print it, has
an insensibility to decency and nobleness
that ranks him among the class-fortu-
nately the small class-of which Gui-
teau is a member.-(Baltim Amer
lean.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

Hon. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS says
Fessenden. of Maine, was the ablest de-
batter he ever heard. He would take up
a measure, aud without making note,
never miss point.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

AN electric battery concealed in sta.
tue of Justice is a new German inven,
ton for the execution of criminals. The
criminal is seated in an arm chair when
the stroke comes st hia
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

GEN. b. F. BUTLER has finally been
thrown overheard by thei Massachusetts
Greenbackers. and it now remains to
be seen which of the other parties he
will grace with his presence. II z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

THE Chiaago Tribnne believes ex-
Secretary Schurz as great man, and as
good Republican as ex-senator Conk-
ling. Who said he wasn't?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

THE Greenback party is dead mullen
stalk feebly rafting under the gnarled,
but decaying. branches of the sturdy old
oaks.-(N. o. Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS says there
are no professional beauties in this coun-
try. and DIR. Mary Walker says he is a
professional liar. '-----.- a.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

w. F. DALRYMPLE, the wheat king.
says the yield in Dakota will average
fully eighteen bushels per acre. He and
his brother have $4,000 acres to harvest.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

At Chsutauqua the other. day little
girl was asked If she was Methodist.
"Ohl no." she replied. II am Breth-
rem. and my mother Is a Brethren, too"
These were Of the United Brethren. At
Montreal one of the PlymcHth Brethren
was asked why they never spoke Of the
Plymouth Sisters. ~0hP was the an
swer, "the Brethren embrace the Sis
ters."-Independent
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

THE drouth in Indiana has assumed
alarming proportions. White river has
dwindled to mere brook, and farmers
are greatly troubled to obtain water for
stock GrtuH- 81 -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

THE newspaper Pressin the South is
to agitate the subject of re
vision in the tariff. 80
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

CINCINNATI is making extensive prep
aratiOns for. the Soldiers and Sailors
Reunion, in that city, September IA, Is,
and I6.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

SENATOR VOORHEES, thinks that Gen.
Hancock will be nominated again in
1884.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

THE present great maxim in the South,
according to fhea Memphis Appeal, is
"More profits andlless politics"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

The Carson Appeal solemnly afirms
thata Nevada florist has sunfower
which is fifteen inches in diameter or
nearly four feet in circumference. 10
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

HANNIBAL. HAMLIN, Minister to
Spain. expects to reach his post of duty
about October 1st.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

JAY GOULD now controls about one
half of the railroad system of the URi-
ted States. F Fs
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

As regards Hancock and 1884, it is
said the General is in the hands of his
friends.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

Better to have loved short girl than
never to have loved tall. -e
The greatest truths are the simplest
so are the greatest men.
Passing around the hat is one way of
getting the cents of the meeting. ID
Melinda cannot see why certain cap
tain should always want to hug the
shore, when there are so many good
looking girls on his excursion boat.
A fashion item says the Dickens" is
the name of new bonnet. A great
many bonnets look like the Dickens
that is they are all-of-a-twist.
Awoman may be stung by curiosity,
struck by an idea, knocked down by an
argument, or smothered with delight,
yet she never suffers the agony that she
experiences when rivals new silk
dress has a longer trail than her own.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08
In THE DOORWAY.
BY DAVID GRAHAM ADrE.


: president Garfield's aged mother is
stopping with, her niece at Hiram. She
receives frequent messages from Wash
ington, and spends much of her time at
the front door of the house snxiously
waiting for the messenger who brings
her the dispatches She is much agitatd
by fears of the worst. yet she clings ten
aciously to hOpe.-Cleveland dispatch,
August 9th. 5ani9s1 sir so1i'4
Mother, mother in the doorway,
Waiting, waiting for word,
10 Watching, watching for a message,
fearful, trusting in the Lord,
Would our wealth of love could nerve
you, +
Would peoples prayer could serve
And good cheer afford.
Mother, mother in the doorway.
Once you nursed q baby boy, y
Taught his little feet to toddle,
Taught his helpless hands to toy
With his playthings. prattling, smiling.
Your young motherhood beguihng
With his infant joy.
4 Mother. mother.in the doorway,
Is You who showed him virtues path,
Guided him past childhood's perils,
1 Through the ways removed from
wrath, fiAt 100" A
Well that son repays her guarding,
Love with richest love rewarding,
In manhOod's aftermath. m
Mother, mother in the doorway,
e Watching in the hoentide glow, 3D9'.
On your white locks seem to liRgera
Kisses set there long ago, Sal
And with later kisses blending,
e As the nations ruler, bending,
IH7 uGreets the mothers brow.
Mother, mother in the doorway,
Stricken with mothers grief,
q You are lOoFing where the lonely
p We are tOld-shall find relief:
Looking far beyond the valley, Pa
Toward the field where soldiers rally
From the battle brief.
r. Mother. mother in the doorway,
Courageiin this hour of woe,
For the nations soul is with him,
Though the waters ebb or how;
With our histr'y his is wretten,
And our hearts with yours are smitten,
q A And our heads are low s-ia.t1i
Mother, mother in the doorway,
Great his work and bravely done,
fI,as ., oe A.
Proud the place he nebly won; ;.T-3
We, his name who dearly cherish, Z
Would not let the soldier perish .,v7s'
Could man save your son. -.
Aug. 2s, 81.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08
What Pyemfa Is.

Pyemia Is derived from two words,
which means pus in the blood. 1t is
produced by the taking up of ichorous
pns into the circulation, and. carrying 1t
until'it is lodged in some of the smaller
capillaries, when it results in assesses.
The principal symptoms are high fever,
with remissions well marked. This is
accompanied by great weakness, the
patient exhibiting drowsiness and sleep
ing the greater portion of the time. The
skin has. a peculiar yellow tint, and
sometimes there is profuse diarrhea,
with assesses in different parts of the
body, particularly about the joints. The
breath has a characteristic sweetish
OdOr; the face is pale, and usually wears
a drawn, anxious look the pulse is vari-
able and often thread-like, with great
waste and rapid prostration of ths body.
These symptoms are generally preceded
by rigor or chill. There are cases,
however, that have been unaccompanied
by a rigor. These are marked with
great prostration and low fever of AN
intermittant character. Generally after
a time the skin assumes the yellow tint,
and the peculiar odor of the breath may
be noticed but is sometimes absent in
this form. The patient continues quiet,
and his wound appears to be clean and
suppurating healthily. In each instance,
however, the secondary stage of the dis
ease is marked by assesses on various
parts of the body, particularly at the
joints. Septicemes is first developed by
fever-sometimes low fever, but most
ly a high enc, with irregular remission.
1t usually begins with a rigor or chill,
and is accompanied by weakened con-
dition of the patient, who is often de-
leriOus and sometimes suffers from pro-
fuse .diarrhea. 5ssi % ttar a,.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

Dogs may possibly GO to the happy
land Of canine, but cats 60 to purr-dition.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08

Practice in the Supreme Court and Court Of
Claims, and appear before all the Departments.
Promptness and stisfsction given In all busi-
Hess entrusted TO them. Correspondence So
iclted. E29 7th ST., op. p. o, Department..
.-st=sti WASHINGTON DO sep2btf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08
Church Directory.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. R
Il Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 800 a.u. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday pm.; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday 2 pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
NlRev. J 81. Conkle, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II a. m; q pm. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday
p. IN; general prayer meeting: Thursday p m.
Strangers are cordially invited TO all our
services. 3oellr ss3 -
TINTED EDPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
u 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, 3 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, l, pm. ~ ~ -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-08
j And good cheer afford.

Mother, mother in the doorway.
Once you nursed baby boy,
Taught his little feet to toddle, \
Taught his helpless hands to toy
With his playthings. prattling, smiling.
Your young motherhood beguiling
With his infant ioy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

visiting In this locality.-Mr. David
Branson. wife and daughters, are at Raj
eigh Springs, Va. Mr.. b. and one of
the ladies are unwell, and we trust their
journey may be pleasant one and their
s0journ at the Springs conducive to
health.-Capt. A. w. Lee was elected
delegate to the Senatorial Convention
from this township.-Hon. John Patton
WAS elected Central Committeeman for
Wheeling township.-Mrs. Alma Black
burn and family of three children from
Bellaire, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Snedeker.-Quite number of WIS.,
itors from the neighboring cities are in
town and the locality, but we have not
learned their Dames.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Armstrong, with their daughter Essie,
paid pleasant visit to friends in Penn
syivania.-Rev. DIR. Vincent, President
of Franklin College, paid our town a
brief visit on Thursday. He reports the
future prospects of the college as very
encouraging, many persons expecting to
take classical thorough course of stud
ies-Mrs. Sarah Tannehfll, wife of Rev.
Robert Tannehill, is visiting her daugh-
ter and relatives.-Mrs. DR.. Krim, of
New Athens, and Miss Alcinda Krim,
of Flushing, were visiting in town last
week.-Mr. John Lyle, and his cousin,
Miss Mamie Love, are visiting relatives
in West Virginia.-Miss Gilroy, of
Wheeling, is visiting her friend, Miss
Mollie Smith. Fl.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
A Lively Chase.

Last Thursday evening Otto Smith, a
periodically insane man of Martins
Ferry, was enticed up here. on the pre-
text that he was coming up to pay his
taxes. Smith is powerful man, weigh
ing about two hundred and thirty pounds.
When the carriage reached the Jail one
of the party said to Deputy Sheriff Sed-
wick that he could coax Smith into the
jail without any trouble, but when the
gate was reached Smith backed out and
started down the street past the Metho-
dist church. When he reached the old
fair ground he was running fast. Depu-
ties Sedwick, Green, and Colby, and
some half dozen volunteers, were in hot
pursuit, and closed in ON him in the
meadow in front of Robert M. wilkins
house. Smith had on his person a razor
and pair of comPasses, fiourishing the
latter in his hand. Three or four of the
pursuers sprang upon him simultaneous
ly and bore him down. When captured
and disarmed, he refused to walk, and
his pursuers were compelled to carry
him back to Jail. Monday morning he
was taken to an insane asylum by some
gentlemen of Martins Ferry, appointed
by the Probate Court.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
NOTICE.

I N pursuance of an order of the Probate
Il Court of Belmont county, Ohio, notice i.
hereby given to Clarence E Wood and Phebt
Is Wood, minor children of Phebe Wood
decd, aud to L Brackin, guardian of said chill
dren, all of whom reside at Thornberg, Keo-
kuk county, Iowa, that petition has beer
filed in said Probate Court, against the above
named minor children, and others, heirs al
law OF Elisha Brackin, decd, stating thai
said Elisha made contract in writing with
Lindley N Brsckin, October %, 1880, BY
which he agreed to sell and convey to said
Lindley for $8,000a tract of land particular
ly described in said petition, and being atracl
situate in sections 10 and 20, township 2,
range 8. Colerain township, in said county
of Belmont, containing 174 acres, / rood,
perches, excepting thereout 4 acres, rood,
20 perches, previously sold by said Elisha,
The tract is bounded on the east by the easl
lines OF said sections; on the south by hands
OF W Sharon and John Harris; on the
north and west by lands formerly owned by
w. Barrett, l. Walker and heirs of - Hughes.
Plaintiffs ask the court to authorize them e
such administrators to complete said contract
upon compliance by the purchasers with its
terms. The above named defendants arere,
quired to answer the petition on or before the
18th day of September, 1881.
RICHARD f. BRACKIN,
ISRAEL STEER,
z 21-T Adm'rs Of Elisha Brackin, decd
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
A Fox Chase.

A fox was turned loose in the old fair
ground last Monday morning. A pointer
dog and few ours of all degrees were
all the dogs available to take part in the
chase. When pitched out of the sack in
which it was confined the fox stood foi
an instant, and then started off on a
swinging trot, pursued by some men
and boys, calling Justify on the dogs
The latter were of little account, but the
former pursued the fox through the
gardens and meadow of Michael Over
baugh, the dogs following. and. sur
rounding the fox in a hedge, it was
caught and killed by the dogs before
they could be driven off. The fox did
some beautiful running through a
meadow of Mr.. Overbaugh, and the
chase would have been fine one had a
good fox hound been upon his track
As it was, it was greatly enjoyed by the
large number of persons who wen: out
to see him turned loose.