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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05
HabituaI Profanity,

One can not walk the streets, or travel
in the cars, or stop at public places, and
not be sadly touched by the amount of
profanity he hears. Boys hardly old
enough to talk plainly; young men just
stepping over the threshold of active
life; grey-haired men bending over the
grave, are all in fetters to this degrading
habit. 1t matters little what the place
or occasion, your ears are filled with
profanity. We can understand how a
man under severe provocation might
give utterance to an oath. We under
stand, if we can not sympathize with, a
passionate man, beset with little difficult
ties, when he snaps out too energetic
word. But for man in common, every
day conversation, calmly, even stupidity,
to mix in dozen or more profane ex-
pressions, there is no excuse; and yet it
is the result of a habit which has
grown upon the American people and
deserves the mcst severe censure. No
boy utters his first cath without some
thing of shudder. No man with any
regard for the proprieties of society,
ever swears in the presence of ladies. 1t
is more matter of habit than almost
any vice to which the people are addict
ed. Now, if those who have this wretch
ed habit will break it, if only for a few
days, and listen to others, they will see
how senseless, how unmanly it it is, and
how little necessity there is for it. 1t is
the most gratuitous and uncompensa-
ting of all sins. 1t neither gives force
to a remark, dignity to speech, nor i'm
pressiveness to thought. And it is a
habit as easily broken as formed. How
degrading to humanity to hear the vile
curses of foul-mouthed drunkard. The
two vices generally go together, and one
is as beastly and disgusting as the
other
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

We print this morning the protest OF
Colonel Glenn and Sergeant-Major Ma
coffin, of the Eighty-ninth Ohio Volun'
teers, against loaning the battle flags
deposited in the State House for any
purpose whatever, except on the written
request of the Regimental Association
owning the flags. The Dispatch of yes
terday evening prints the protest of an
other officer to the same effect-the
communication having been addressed
to the Governor. The Dispatch says
that the protest "hits the nail squarely
on the head" and that
The Ex-Soldiers' Association of Frank
lin county, two years ago, by decisive
majority, voted against lending its intiu-
ence to secure these flags for loan ex-
hibition then in progress in Columbus
AT the great reunion of Ohio regiments,
in Columbus, August 10, IL and II, 1880
none of the flags were drawn out except
by such regiments as were represented
in the procession, and then only under
the due form of law, each regiment
making written application.
The matter is now in agitation, and
soldiers should send In their protests, if
they desire these flags to be preserved.
The flags are in no sense the property of
the General Assembly, and that body
possesses no more moral or legal right
to loan them to the Bellaire Association
than it has to loan them to the Legisla-
ture of South Carolina, or to the Parlia.
ment of the Dominion of Canada. We
trust, therefore, that the Adjutant Cen
eral, or whoever is charged with the GUS
tody of these flags, will have the nerve
to refuse to deliver them, except upon
the formal demand of the regimental
associations entitled to call for them
70. S. Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

THE advantage of living in country
SO vast that no crop can be failure in
all parts of it is illustrated by late re-
ports from the wheat fields Cool-headed
men in Minnesota are predicting large
yield of the best quality, owing to the
reserves of moisture stored in the soil
at an unusual depth, while from Ohio
word comes that the crop of 1881, con-
trary to premature reports, is likely to
be above the average and may be the
largest ever harvested in the State.
With these comfortable promises to lean
on, it is not worth while to despond over
the news from Kansas. The Leaven-
worth Times frankly admits that the
wheat crop of that State will uDdoubt-
edly fall very much below the average
According to that journal there has
been no little unwarranted bOasting of
an enormous yield, but it is more honest
and better policy to face a disagreeable
fact. The prospects were never better
for great crop than on March l, but
that month has habit of upsetting
many fair hopes and has done its worst
by hundreds of wheat fields.-[N. Y.
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

BRITISH SOLDIERS in the Transvaal
recently received forcible hint as to
the effects of the. native grog, which is a
sort of villainous brandy. A private
of the 9Sth Regiment was brought
into camp apparently dead. The in
quest found that he had died from over
drinking bad alcoholic liquor, and in the
course of the day his body was borne
away for burial. On the way to the
grave the corpse" came to life, by rea-
son of the shaking of the coffin, and, re-
alizing the situation, began to yell lusti-
ly. When the bearers had recovered
from the panic which ensued they. re-
leased their comrade, who hereafter will
probably be satisfied with "a long time
between drinks"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05
Work of the Legislature.

COLUMBUS, April 26.-NoW that the
Legislature has adjourned, and the la
bors of the Sixty-fourth General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Ohio are brought to
a close, it may not come amiss, at this
time, to glance over the records and
make eursory review of the work ac-
complished by the lawmakers. During
both sessions over 600 bills were passed !;
some creating new laws and others
amending laws which were previously
in existence. Over one-half Of the laws
thus enacted were local in their nature.
The whole number of bills introduced in
the twoyears of legislation was 1,467, of
which 1000 were introduced in the
House and the balance in the Senate.
About one-half of the measures intro
duced passed both Houses and became
laws. In addition to the measures here
classified as local laws, large number
of laws were enacted, which have
purely local application and were passed
in the interest of certain localities.
OF this class are the machine shops
and railroad bills, which are so framed
as to be classed as general laws, with
view to getting around the constitution
al provision against special legislation
comforting corporate powers. In all the
Sixty-fourth General Assembly passed
ffty-seven bills authorizing cities, town.
ships, and villages to issue bonds and
taxes to assist in building railroads.
Besides this large number of bills
were passed authorizing municipal cor
poratiOns to tax themselves in the same
way to erect machine shops, railroad
shops, etc.
This sort of legislation, which COM
menced with the enactment of the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad law, has been
very generally criticised, and the recent
Legislature, having INDUCED in it more
than any of its predecessors, owing to
the boom in business and the increased |
demand for railroad facilities, is credit |
ed with being, to this extent at least, |
guilty of careless legislation. No one
but an idiot, however, would make
party issue of this point, as it came from
both sides of the House, and the majo-
rity from Democratic quarter. Aside
from work of this character. the Legis-
lature which has just been brought to
an end, cannot be accused of enacting |
any law of questionable merit, and, on
the other hand, many wise and beneli- |
cent laws have without doubt been en-
acted, and considerable has been accom-
plished in the way of remedying defects
in existing laws. A great deal of time
was consumed in correcting errors in
and perfecting the revised statutes,
about 500 sections of the code being
amended and corrected at the first ses-
sion alone.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05
Some NaYigable Rivers.

A pamphlet ON the Mississippi river
and its tributaries gives the following
interesting statement of the mileage OF
the navigable portion of each of the fol
lowing named rivers above its mouth
Missouri, S,129; Mississippi, 2,161; Ohio
1,O21 Red, 9S6; Arkansas, SS4; White
TIC; Tennessee, 7S9; Cumberland, 600
Yellowstone, 474; Ouachita, 2s4; Wa
bash, 365; Allegheny, 325; Usage, 3O3
Minnesota, POS; Sunfower, 27l; Illinois,
27O; Yazoo, 22s; Black (ArkD, 112i
Green, 200; St. Francis, 1870; Talla-
hatchie, 175; Wisconsin, 100; Deer
Creek, 116; Tensas, 112; Monongahela,
l1O; kentucky, 1O5; Bartholomew, 100
Kanawha, "a; Muskingum, "a; Chippe-
wa, 90; Iowa, so; Big Hatchie, rs; St
Croix, 65; Rock, 65; Black Ua.), 81; Ma
con, so; Beuf, So; Big Horn, so: Clin.
ton, SO; Little Red, 40; Big Cypress and
Lake, "A; Big Black, 95; Dauchitte, So
Total number of rivers, SO; total num-
Der of miles of navigation at present
1910.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

Mr.. FRYE of Maine, is not the young
est" only the newest Senator. He was
the last one sworn in. He was born
September 2, 1881, and is therefore older
than Garland of Arkansas, Miller of
California, Hill of Colorado, Jones and
Call of Florida, Harrison of Indiana, In
gals and Plumb of Kansas, Kellogg and
Jones of Louisiana, Hale of his own
State, Cockrell of Missouri, Blair of
New Hampshire, MACPHERSON of New
Jersey, Cameron and Mitchell of Penn
sylvania, Butler of South Carolina and
several among the newer Senators. He
is, however, a young-looking man for his
years. He has an abundance of fair
brown hair, face smooth except a
bushy mustache, and an alert, electric
manner. His voice is high-pitched and
not wholly pleasing, but he is man of
considerable depth and of force and res
olution.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

AT dinner given to General Grant
in the City of Mexico by the Oaxaca
delegation, General Grant, in his after
dinner speech, stated that the railroads
in which he was interested would be
speedily pushed to completion. He al
ludedt to the newspaper stories about the
annexation of Mexico by the United
States; and, affirming that his country
did not want increased territory, ex-
pressed his belief that if it could be
shown that all the people of Mexico
were in favor of annexation, it would
still be rejected by the United States.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05
Progress Of the Telegraph.

In 1914 there were 40 miles of line and
no wires.
In 1s4s there were 1000 miles of lne
and 5000 miles of wire.
In 1858 there were 14.675 miles of line
and 23,0l3 miles of wire.
In 1860 there were 1859 miles of line
and 26,S75 miles of wire.
In 1866 there were 29,4i2 miles OF line
and 5O,294 miles of wire.
In 1870 there were 5S, ,40S miles Of line
and 107,245 miles of wire.
In 1877 there were 111.652 miles OF
line and 25T,974 miles of wire.
In 1880 there were l42.S64 miles or
line and S50,0lS miles of wire.
The first line of telegraph in the Uni
ted States was established between Bal
timore and Washington in lS44 This
was the Morse plan, which has since be-
come the almost universal system of the
world. Fifty million messages were sent
during the year 1850. The companies
employ $4,000 persons and have $4,000
Offices.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. NJ.
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be
fore full moon.
JAMES MELLOR, w. NJ.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
- Royal Arch Masons. Stated convoca,
tioDs, first Friday of each month.
c. w. CARROLL, Fl. P.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, R. & s. NJ.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
Fl. R. BUMGARNER, T. !. NJ.
F: d. BAILEY, Sec'y.
HOPE C0MMANDERY, No. 26, K. T..
Ii Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. H. r. BUMGARNER, E. c.
L. L. SRDwIoK, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05
Mans Mortality.

Like damaSk rose you see,
Or like a blossom on tree,
Or like the dainty flowers in May,
Or like the morning to the day,
Or like the sun, or like the shade,
Or like the gourd which Johah had,
Even such is man, whose thread is spun
Drawn out and out, and so is done.
The rose withers, the blossom blasteth,
The flower fades, the morning hasteth,
The sun sets, the shadow flies,
The gourd consumes, the man-he dies.
Like the grass that's newly sprung,
Or like the tale that's new begun,
Or like the bird that's here to-day,
Or like the pearled dew in May,
Or like the singing of the swan
Even such is man, who lives by breath,
Is here, now there in life and death.
The grass withers, the tale is ended,
The bird is flown, the dews assembled,
The hour is short, the span not long,
The swans near death-man's life is done
Like the bubble in the brook,
Or like glass, or like look,
Or like the shuttle in weaver's hand,
Or like the writing on the sand,
Or like thought, or like dream,
Or like gliding of the stream.
Even such is man, who lives by breath,
Is here, now there, in life or death.
The bubbles out, the look forgot,
The shuttle's flung. the writings blot,
The thought is past, the dream is gone,
The waters glide-man's life is done.
Like an arrow from the bow,
Or like swift course of water flow,
Or like that time 'twixt flood and ebb,
Or like the spiders tender web,
Or like race, or like goal,
Or like the dealing of dole,
Even such is man. whose brittle state
Is always subject unto fate.
The arrow shot, the flood soon spent,
The time no time, the web soon rent,
The race is run, the goal soon won.
The dole soon dealt-man's life is done.
Like to the lightning in the sky.
Or like post that quick doth HE,
Or like quaver in song,
Or like journey three days long,
Or like snow when summers gone.
Or like a pear, or like plum,
Even such is man, who heaps up sorrow,
Lives but to-day and dies tomorrow.
The lightning'S past, the post must go,
The song is short, the journey so,
The pear doth rot, the plum doth fall,
The snow disSOlves, and so must all.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

THE President has designated the fol-
lowing as members of the Board of Wis
itors to West Point: Anson Stager, of
Illinois; Milo S. Hascall, of Indiana;
Charles A. Boutelle, of Maine; George
S. Greene, of Rhode Island; Henry b.
Ledyard, of Michigan; 5. S. Laws, of
Missouri, and d. C. Buell., of New York.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

WHrrELAw RID, editor of the New
York Tribune, was married to Miss
Elizabeth Mills, of New York City,
daughter of D. o. Mills, formerly of San
Francisco. Mr.. Reid and his bride came
to Ohio to visit his invalid mother, after
which they will embark for Europe
where they will spend the summer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

A DISPATCH from Hull, England, says
that contracts have been made to carry
sixty thousand emigrants from Norway
and Sweden to that port, whence they
will proceed to Liverpool and thence to
America.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

ONLY two members of the family of
Alice and Phebe Cary are now living
their two brothers-who are prosperous
farmers in this State. The old oak tree
of Clovernook, under which Alice Cary
played as child, and about which she
wrote long afterward, is still standing
sturdily near her old home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

Don't want Northern capital, don't
want conciliation, don't want anything
but growing, opposition, and one unre-
strained extreme faction, is the cry of
the Bourbons, according to the Vicks-
burg Herald, which does not believe the
people of Mississippi will trust their
future to them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

The horse disease which prevails in
Chicago has made its appearance to
some extent in Cleveland, and is very
malignant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
where there are two hundred or more
cases so severe that the animals affected
are kept in their stables for treatment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05
selmont Co unty oflcIai Directory.

Common Pleas Judse-Wm- Okey.
Probate Judge-ThOmas Cochran.
Clerk of Courts-Alex G. Darrah.
Sheriff. Samuel Hilles.
Auditor-Willism N. Coffiand.
Decentralization Eaton.
Prosecuting Attorney-Alfred H. Mitchell.
Recorder-W. s. Hobbs
Commissioners-OwenM Mehan, Morris Cope,
|. j. Potts
Surveyor-Chalkley Dawson.
Coroner-Thomas Garrett.
lnirmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, VIM.
Parkinson. James B. RitcheV,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

AMERICANS of little faith are occa-
sionally found who are disturbed in
their minds over the quality of some of
the immigration now pouring into the
country. But nobody will feel anything
but pleasure at the news that sixty
thousand Scandinavians are packing up
their household goods for removal to
new homes in the New World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

ONE by one the Radical lies" of the
past are being vindicated. When the
Ku-Klux outrages were unfolded in Re-
publican newspapers, the whole Demo
cratic party North and South denounced
the horrible statements as Radical lies. ;
A few years later the members of the
Ku-Klux confessed their crimes, and il
was seen then that the only defect in
the Radical lies was that they did not
paint the picture black enough. After
the Ku-Klux came the ballot-box-stuffers
with their hands full of tissue-ballots
When the Republican newspapers ex
posed this crime, the same Democratic
chorus was heard again shouting "Radi-
cal liesp Now Wade Hamrton- con
fesses that the "lies" were simple truth
and the leading Democratic journals Of
the South cry amen to him. Let the pen
itential work go on. The Northern
Democrat still holds aloof, but while th'
lamp holds out to burn there is hopt
even for him.-[N. Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

THE Wyoming, which arrived from
Liverpool on Tuesday, is said to have
brought piece Of timber from the frig-
ate Philadelphia, which, while blocka.
ding the harbor of Tripoli, was ground
ed, on October 81, 1903, upon a reef not
laid down in the chart, and was captur-
ed. and subsequently sunk by the Tripol-
itans. This piece of timber has been in
the water ever since.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

THE New York Times says: General
James B. Weaver predicts that Presi-
dent Garfield is to be the James Buchan-
an of the Republican party. and that
during his administration the old par
ties will dissolve, and the National par
ty will rise Triumphant. Gen. Weaver
as prophet has not heretofore been a
startling success"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

PANAMA Railroad stock has advanced
on purchases of 225 shares from $240 to
$3.50. There are negotiations now
pending for the transfer of the con-
trolling interest of this company to the
Panama Ode Lessepso Canal Company.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

WASHINGTON planted magnolia tree
in the Mount Vernon grounds few
months before his death. The tree be-
came fine one and until this year it
was regarded as one of the spring at
fractions of the place. During the last
winter it was much injured by the Sc
we're cold. Many of the shrubs around
were killed outright.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

A SAN FRANCISCO despatch to the
New York Herald states that the latest
steamer from Hong Hong brought $50
Chinese, the steamer before that brought
over 600 and the next to arrive will
bring 500. There are also two barks on
their way to Victoria and Westminster,
B. c., with over 500 coolies on board. 1t
is further stated that one railroad COM
pany has made arrangements for i'm
porting 5000 Chinese laborers in antici.
patton of the new treaty, and that thou
sands of Mongolians are finding their
way to the Southern States.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

WADE HAMPToN'S confession is fully
sustained by the leading Democratic
journal of South Carolina, The Charles
ton News and Courier. That journal
claims that the irregularities" were
justifable because they were the only
means of escape from tyrannical gov
ernment, and whacks the denying
Northern Democrats over the head by
saying: at is manlier to rest on the
right of revolution, whatever form it
takes, than on denials which do not car
ry conviction, and on evasions which
deceive nobody worth deceiying." This
is frank position to take now, but it
would have been more manly to have
taken it several years ago. 1t is taken
now only after repeated exposure has
made further denial useless. The con-
fession appears simultaneously with a
declaration that the irregularities" are
no longer Indispensable. As The News
and Courier puts it: "The people will
not put up with this kind of work any
longer. The Democratic masses cannot
be whipped or spurred up to the point
of taking the chances of Albany Peni-
tentiary. 1t is not right that they should,
for there is not the need now that there
was before" What is the reason that
it is not worth while to run the risk of
the .penitentiary any longer? Simply
because the tissue-ballot operations
have become too extensive for the COM
fort of the Democratic party. When a
man wishes to get an Office, all he has
to do is to stuff in ballots enough TO
elect him. AS the News and Courier
more elegantly expresses it: "The means
which can be justified when the very
existence of the people Is at stake are
uncomfortable when the objective point is
the qualification of individuel ambition
and the satisfaction of personal greed.
The long and short of which is that the
chivalry are tired. of tissue-ballots, not
because the use of them is criminal, but
because they are making trouble in the
Democratic party.-[M Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

A VOTE of the people is to be taken in
North Carolina, August l, for or against
prohibition. The Prohibitionistslmet al
Raleigh, Thursday, and organized for an
active campaign. Every county in the
State was represented.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

THE National Committee of the Ma
tional Greenback Labor party has been
called to meet at st. Louis, June 18th, to
elect a Chairman in place of T. II.
Murch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

A cablegram says: The. completely
of the Grand Duke Nicholas in the plots
of the Nihilists having been made clear.
he has been sentenced by decree of
the Emperor to Imprisonment for life.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

HON. NJ. p. O'CoNNoR. Congressman
from the Charleston. S. c., district, died
last week of tumor in the stomach, at
Charleston.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

Mrs. LOUISA G. ALLAN, the foster
mother of Edgar Allan Poe, died in
Richmond, Virginia, the other day, at
the age of 83. She was cousin of Cen
eral Winfield Scott.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

THE French are making extraordinary
preparations for the campaign on the
Tunisian frontier. Some $4,000 troops
will be dispatched to the frontier.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

HENRY w. LYMAN, an Ohio man, has
been appointed Chief Clerk of the Con-
tract Office of the Postoffice Department
in place of John L. French, removed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

GENERAL ANsoN STAGER, of Chicago,
has been designated by the President as
one of the Board of Visitors at West
Point.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-05-05

CONFEDERATE memorial day was gen.
orally observed at Atlanta, Ga. An ad-
dress was made and graves decorated.