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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
The Paper Dollars History

Comptroller Knox has recently com
pleted an historical paper on the subject
of United States Notes." which would
soon be given to the public. The first
chapter is upon the subject of Colonial
Paper Money" the second upon "The
Issue of Continental Paper Money" and
the third on BILLS of Credit on the
Federal Convention" The debate in
the Federal Convention in reference to
emitting bills of credit is given in full,
and is important for the reason that the
subject of authorizing bills of credit is
sued by this Government to be a legal
tender was then for the first time dis
cussed.
Tho proposition, though twice presen-
ted in Congress. was not subsequently
considered until the Legal Tender act of
1862 was introduced and discussed in
the House of Representatives. The pc
riods of the issue Of United States notes
were five. First, the war Of 1872; sec
ond, the financial crisis of 1887; third,
the Mexican war; fourth, the crisis of
1857, aud during the Buchanan admin
istration Treasury notes of more than
twenty different forms and dates were
issued by the Government, previous to
the civil war, all of which we've either
receivable for dues, payable to the Gov
ernment or fundable in bonds. For IS
years subsequent to the adoption of the
Constitution no Treasury notes were au-
thoriZed to be issued, which were paya-
BILE on demand in lawful money, or
" hich by the terms Of law were made
legal tender. Such notes were first au
thorized by the act of February 25, 1862.
There were no Treasury notes of any
kind issued from 1879 to 1sI2-a period
Of 80 years. In 1911, loan was au-
thorized by Congress, but it was taken
so slowly that the Secretary of the
Treasury, for the first time in the histo-
ry of the Government, recommended
the issue of Treasury notes.
This first issue of notes bore interest
at 2-5 per cent. year, or l 4 cents per
day on hundred dollar note. and this
probably suggested the issue of the sew
1n-thirty notes during the late civil war.
The notes were payable one year after
date, and were receivable in payment of
all debts due to the United States.
From 1897 to 1874 Treasury notes
amounting to $47,OOO,OOO were issued
under eight different acts.
During the administration of Presi-
dent Tyler, John c: Spencer, who was
for time Secretary of the Treasury, is
sued, under the act of March, 1S43, about
SS50,000 of Treasury notes. Each note,
on its face. promised to pay, one year
from date, $50, with interest at the rate
of one mill per 500 per annum.
A full account is also given of the
Treasury notes issued during the Bu
chanan administration, the difficulty at
tsnding their negotiation and the prop
osition of Gen. Dix that the States
should return to the Government the
surplus monies distributed to them in
1887, or at least should be called upon 10
guarantee the issue of the Government.
The subsequent issue Of compound in
terest, postal currency, legal tender
notes and silver certificates is fully dis
eussed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

We present some election news gen
eral and local to-day. 1t is an especially
ardent Democrat who will find much
consolation in them from a partisan
standpoint. The tact is the Democratic
party was placed upon probation and
failed to show the necessary fitness for
admission into power, so the People sat
down upon it in nearly all tie cities of
the State. If this warnings beeded the
State of Ohio may he continued where
ii belongs. in the Democratic line; but
to secure such result there must be no
fOOling with the popular Scott law, and
the Coal Oil Mrchine must be finally.
completely. conclusively and irretrieva-
bly, damned.-Stenb. Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
Our Kind of Man.

The kind of man for you and me,
He faces the world unfiinchingly,
And smites, as long AS the world resists
With knuckled faith and fierce like
fists,
He lives the life he is preaching of,
And loves where most is the need of
love;
His voice is clear to the deaf mans ears,
And his face sublime through the blind
map's tears;
The light shines out where the clouds
were dim.
And the widows prayers go up for him,
The latch is clicked at the hOvel door,
And the sick man sees the sun once
more,
And out DER the barren fields he sees
Spring blossoms and waving trees,
Feeling, as only the dying may.
That Gods own servant has come that
way,
Smoothing the path as it still winds on
Through the golden gate where his loved
have gone.
The kind of man for me and you;
However little of worth we do
He credits full, and abides IN trust
That time will teach us how more is
just,
He walks abroad, and he meets all kinds
Of querulous and uneasy minds,
And, sympathiZing, he shares the pain
OF the doubts that rack US. heart and
brain;
And, knowing this, as We grasp his hand,
We are surely coming to understand!
He looks on sin with pitying eyes
Fen as the Lord, since Paradise
Else, should we read, though our sins
should glow
As scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow
And feeling still, with grief half glad.
That the bad are good and the good are
bad,
He strikes straight out for the Right
and he
Is the kind of man for you and me!
j. w. Riley
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
Induced Him to Come.

During the high water man was
seen going down the Arkansaw on log
As he was passing Little Rock. several
men sprang into skiff, rowed out TO the
lone navigator, and said:
Climb in
Climb in wharf
In the skiff; hurry up
We'll, strangers, I'm pretty we'll fixed.
Don't take NO work 10 move along.
Where are you going?'
Down the river
we know that. Where are you from q
From up the river
of course you are, but
What made you ak. thenP
What are you doing on hat log?
'Travelin'.'
What do you want to fool with Us
for? Don't you know you'll drown if
you keep on this way?'
Wont drown if | keep on this er way.
Eff was ter git off in the water l mOut
drown
How far have you come this way?'
I've come this way all er long
But where were you when you got on
the log?'
On the log
of course, bnt where was the lOg?'
In the river
Certainly, but how far from hereE
Amt made no calculation
Where do you live when you are at
hOme?'
AT home
OF course, but where is your home?'
'Whar live
Where is your familyT
Scattered er long.
Did your house wash away?
'Sorter. My wife's back yander on
cotton wood log. an my son Bills comm
along on poplar
why don't you come to the shore?'
Cause it don't cost nothin' to ride.
You'd better come out and get dram
of whisky
'Dinged if l don't do it. Feller back
here wanted me to come out and hear
him preach, but he didn't have the right
kind of gospel. Now. you'ns fellers. pull
for the shore as fast as you can.'-Ar-
kansaw Traveller.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
The Wool Tariff.

The wool growers Of Ohio may now
realize the full extent Of the hollow
mockery Of Democratic friendship by
which they were cajoled in the campaign
of 1888 and of which they are now made
the victims. Except in the case of the
liquor sellers. never were voters more
completely swindled out of their votes
by false pretenses than were the Ohio
wosl growers last year. And with the
exception of Mr.. Converse. even the
Ohio Democratic Congressman made no
special effort to redeem the promises
they made during the last campaign,
| and by virtue Of which several Of them
now hold their seats. Even Governor
Hoadly, thorough revenue reformer as
he is, did better than that. He mildly
suggested the restoration Of the wool
duty because there was high protection
on sheep shears, and until the latter was
removed wool should be equally pro-
tected.
| Not only have the wool growers been
deceived, they have been insulted as
well. The central organ of the party
here coolIy tells them that "the majority
of the House is opposed to any measure
which will increase present duties" and
that mo special legislation will receive
the appreciation of Congress-. Anti.
election promises and platform declara.
tions are all ignored, and the defrauded
pl oducers are told that there is no pos
sible relief for them in the present Con.
gress. .
We call attention to this question just
now to emphasize the admonition, fire.
quently given in these columns, that il
is worse than useless for any class OF
our citizens who have peculiar interests
that need legislation. to desert that party
whose history and traditions are favor.
able to such legislation, and permit
themselves to be led astray by designing
men whose only interest in politics is q
selfish one, and whose only principle is
to secure the greatest number of votes
and the most lucrative Offices, regardless
of means. There was never time since
the Forty-eighth Congress convened
when the Converse bill stood the ghost
of a chance of passing the House.
The members of the wool growers
lobby have wasted their time and have
nothing to show for their labor but in
suit and failure. The Democratic cam
paign managers carried the State last
year by deception, but they now find il
more in accordance with their usual
methods to rely on new combinations tc
deceive in the future than to make any
honest effort to redeem promises made
In the past. 1t is more to their taste tt
endeavor to gain their ends by fraudu
lent representations and false promise.
than by any clean cut statement Of po
litical doctrine. The wool growers are
now in better frame Of mind than theI
we're last fall to realize these facts, an(
it is a safe wager that they will mo-
again be deceived In the same way.-O
IS. Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
A RUNAWAY TRAIN.
A Wild Trip of One Hundred Miles
in Two Hours and Half.

An incident which we believe ha
never had parallel in railroad histor,
occurred on last Thursday on the Bur
lington & Missouri railroad between thi
city and Denver, says dispatch from
Lincoln, Nebraska.
On Thursday there was a wind which
amounted almost to tornado here, and
was worse west of u.s. At Akron it un
rooted the round house and did som,
other damage. About o'clock in the
evening, W hen the wind was at its strong
est, it started train of eight box ears
loaded with coal, that were standing OF
the side track at that place. Two brakes
were set, but they were not enough tC
hold it, and it ran through the split
switch without being derailed and start.
ed east
The track was nearly level where the
train started, but there is 4 down grade
this side of Akron. The wind was SO
strong that it took the train more rapid.
ly than the passenger trains over the
line move, even on the level track, and
when it reached down grade, of course
the speed of the cars became something
fearful.
The operator at Akron noticed the
runaway train soon after it broke loose
and sent the alarm down the line. Ev-
erything was ordered side tracked, and
the crazy train had the right of way.
The cannon ball train. going toward
Akron, was two stations away when the
message 10 side-track came, and it bad
only been on the side track short time,
variously estimated at from two to five
minutes, when the engineless train came
Numbering by.
Marvellous as it may seem, those run
ming cars ran one hundred miles, passing
eight stations over track which is for
great part of the distance almost per-
fectly level. with no propelliDg power
but the wind. They ran the hundred
miles in less thai three hours, and station
agents and others who witnessed the
strange train held their breath with awe
as it whiled by at the rate of nearly a
mile minute. 1t passed Haiger at the
rate Cf forty miles an hour. and is said
to have run the twenty miles of down
grade this side of Akron iii eigh cen
minutes
At Benkleman. ninety-fve miles this
side of Akron, freight was standing on
the side track. As the runaway train
passed the engineer ran his engine out
with a brakeman on the tender tO'make
the coupling, and gave chase. 1t Was an
exciting chase. but the engine. which
brought to the aid of the wind the power
of the steam chests. soon c.Osed the gap
between itself and the flying train. About
half way between Benkleman and Max
the fugitive was overtaken, the coupling
successful ly made, and the cars, after
pulling the engine some distance, bro't
to standstill.
1t was certainly a remarkable runa-
way, and we do not believe the annals of
any railroad will show parallel to it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

Learn we to ask of God the things
which it is meet for US to ask of him. The
things which belong to this life, which
ever way they may fall out, can do us no
injury, for il we be rich. it is here only
we shall enjoy our luxury; and if we fall
into poverty, we shall suffer nothing ter
rible. For neither the splendor nor the
pains of the present life have much pow
er; they are contemplate, and slip away
very swiftly. For what is the advantage
of this worlds luxuryp To-day it is, and
to. morrow 1t is not; to-day bright flow
er. tomorrow scattered dust; to-day a
burning fire, tomorrow smouldring ashes.
But spiritual things art not so, they ever
remain shining and blooming, and become
brighter every days. Chrysostom.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. NJ.
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
ROBT NJ. EATON, w. NJ.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
- Royal Arch Masons. Stated convocs-
tions, first Friday of each month.
]. B. RYAN, II. P.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 81, R. & S. NJ.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
FL. r. BUMGARNER, T. l. NJ.
F. D. BAILEY, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 90, K. T..
IL Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. C. W. CARROLL, Z. g.
L. L. 5EDwICR. Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
1883 's4-Belmont Co., Ohio.

Second Saturday January, Bridgeport.
SeLdond Saturday February. 5. Clairsviils
First Saturday March, BsrnevsIile.
Fifth Saturday March, st Clatrsvfile.
Third Saturday April. Be ellalrs.
Third Saturday May, Belmont.
Third Saturday June, st tlairSvtlle.
And at close OF Institute at BaInesvllle.
RULES.
Examinations begin at O'Clock a. m.
es.imouials of character are required II
applicant Is not Known TO the Board
Certificates will not be antedsted nor ex~
tended.
Tests IN the higher branches will be given
lt close OF Institute ONLY.
Board il adjourned session on Saturday fols
owing each examination.
SCALE OF GRADES FOB CERTIFICATES.
A frst-cisss Is years1 certificate is granted
upon an average of90 per cent. intending three
higher branches, provided applicant has had
MONTHS of which shall have been IN the same
A second class Cs years'l certificate is grants
ed upon an average 81 ~ per cent. hncluolng
had three years experience In teaching.
A third GLASS q yearsD certificate. Is granted
uron an average o. 81 per cent. including one
higher branch. provided applicant hss hsd
one years experience in teaching.
A fonrth-class IL year, certificate Is granted
upon an average Of 10 per cent prcsioeos ep-
plicant has had one terms experience IN
teachfuc or takes three higher branches.
A nth class (6 monthsD certihcate Is granted
upon an average of 60 per cent. where appli>
cant has had no experience in teaching or no
higher branches are taken
No certificate is granted unless the applicant
answers 50 per cent. Of the questions In each
branch.
A. A. CLARK, Board Of Ex.
]. a. HENDERSON,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
Church Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. r
l. Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 900 am. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday p. n.; gen
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday z pm.
Strangers welcome to al services
METBODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
N1Rev. 3. F. Minor, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II an; pm. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday p. m.
Strangers are cordially invited to all oul
services.
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
" 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, Q pm Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, pm.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, 2 pm. Young womeR's prayer meet.
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

To TELL GOOD BUTTER The stew
ard of a Detroit hotel said to a Free
Press reporter: Any housekeeper can
prove the honesty of her grocer, or his
butter. by melting it. Pure butter
melted produces pure, limpid, golden
oil, and it retains the butter flavor.
Melt oleomargarine, and the oil smells
like tallow, and ii scum rises to the sur
face. Butterine is mixtuse of dairy
butter and fats. Melt that and the but
ter oil will rise to the top. Pour this
off. and you will find fats at the bottom,
whitish in color. and giving off disa-
greeable smell.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
Ha,,.d ,,irreth nm strifes. but loy

Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love
covereth all sins.
Travellers. change their guineas, Lot
their characters.
The future destiny OF the child is al.
ways the work of the mother. .r
Goodwill. like good name, is got BY
many actions, and lost by one.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
Belmont County omciaI Directory.

Common Pleas Judge-St. Clair Kelly.
Probate Judge-Thomas Cochran.
Clerk of Courts-Wm. b. Cash.
Sherif-Leroy @. Sedwick.
Aueitor-R. r. Barrett.
.Treasurer-Edward L. Feeley.
Prosecuting Attorney-Alfred Il. Mitchell.
Recorder-W S. Hobbs.
Commissioners-0wen Mehan, Morris Cope,
Nathaniel Taylor.
Surveyor-John II. Mitchell
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
lnfrmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, Levi
Jones, James B. Ritchey.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

The current number Of Puck has a
suggestive cartoon illustrating why so
many criminals escape. II hits closely
at the truth in the matter. The scene
is before the bar Of the court. On the
right stand the respectable citizens, ma
king requests for excuses from jury SER
vice. On the left is = villainous looking
crowd of incompetent citizens who are
always ready to serve. The recent riot
at Cincinnati points moral to the pic
fnra
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
Never so Cheap BEFORE.

Pistols, 75c to 81; Revolvers, 81 to $40;
Rifles, $S to 25; Single Shot Guns, So to $50;
Double barrel Shot Guns, SO to 500; Mus
kets, So to 81; and everything else in pro-
portion. Send for Illustrated cataloge. IL is
free. Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburgh,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

We can do without any article of lux
ury we've never had, but when once OBJ
tanned. it is not in human nature to
surrender it voluntarily.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

Nothing so adds to the treasures OF
the mind and increases its power. as its
thinking. Learn to think Ior yourself
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
Popular Line East &West
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.

Going East-An trains run daily from Steu,
benviile, except train leaving at 81 am and
daily excep. Sunday from Wheeling: going
west all trains run daily from Uhrichsville ex.
cept train leaves at 5 OF am.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars are run on all
through trains.
Passengers by this line can obtain through
tickets and baggage checks 10 all prominent
nections in union depots. thereby avoiding
annoying transfers.
For further IN Information address,
JAMES MCCREA, E. A. FORD.
Manager. Columbus. Genr Pas. Ag,t,
Sl-u Pittsburgh.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
'BelmontChTonicle
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday
Terms of Subscription:
Two Dollars Per Year In Advance.

II not paid within the year 25 per cent will
be added for each year it remains unpaid.
OPFIoK South side Main street, nearly op-
pOeite Public School building.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

Mr. Moody. the preacher, has opened
his mission at Hammersmith, Eng.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17
DIRE Glory
or TBB-
PRINCIPAL Business Houses Of Bridgeport.

GEORGE GIFFEN, dealer in Choice Family
" Groceries. Phoenix Flour Specially.
q wOODC0CK. dealer in Hardware, Stoves.
% Tinware. Glass, Nails, &C., corner Main
and Bank st. Tin Roofing a Specially.
WIN. ALEXANDER, Wholesale and Retail
w Grocer. corner Main and Bank SITS.
A BRANUM d SONS, wholesale Grocers.
IA. Bank Street.
u A. MABERY-A Full and Complete Line
4 /. OF Boots, Shoes and Gents Furnishing
Goods.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-25
Weighing Silver Dollars.

In the mint at San Francisco there
are nifty women employed a. salary
0, $2.75 per day. The hours are from
nine O'clock in the morning until four
IN the afternoon, with the excep Ion
nn saturday, when work ends at two:
Ih,ir business Ia to weigh the gold
and SILVER after IL has been rolled, an
,,lea'ed, cut and washed, and they are
Known as adinsters. Each piece
mould weigh 4l2l grains for a silver
aollar TO be up to the standard, a slight
discrepancy being allowed on either
sue, coin Is found to he outside
see unit II Is returned by the adluster;
y 700 light. II is condemned, and must
~, ve reme'ted; II too heavy II Is filed u
us proper weight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-25
|osltlsd tsDIE''

4. rhrs.hed, Cleaned anu
r,rs,t.d There n.
I Trbunereporter met NE +;
an English merchant OF
! R re- India, who has
p,"r ia Chicago several
|Inr The grain-elevatnr sys-
view Of importing 10 i,e
cer,ols in India valuable
s,o the manner of storing
4 grant. Mr.. Grant is not
n himself, nor does he
The recogniz d represent
Interestin India, but has
himself he responsibility
De workings of the grain
,hicago for the benefit OF
D inlhe same iiiie Vi JUST
..u .o,d
athe' magnitude of the
y done IN lnis CITY
ylhipg IKE IL 1eio'e, az !,
Pr, | tnihk 'n'y az. :"
oi time, laoorallu ,ho'' ~
ion, however, tnaI ~, ,ue
yetTrlved lor 'ne Dill I,,
levators III lhuia' o,1 n wa
principally wheat WHICH
and hst year we export ed
po. fUn these s y ~
gain some iuea VI the
pwlh OF Tue gran al, me- t,
At country. we snip
our surplus gram W
am loid lhat u y eau ue
re ~ as low q nsure as
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-25
THAR and INVALIDS

gen rally may properly understand thc
mer Is of "Collen's Liquid Beef Tenie." an
analysis by the eminent chemist, Arthur
Hid Hsssall, NJ; D., FRS, OF Lol DON
England, and also an endorsement by
the celebrated physician, Prof. sir Eias-
mus w lson, FRS. LTD. OF London,
are labeled ON each bottle.
Sold by druggists generally nj 81; Q bottles
Tor 50. G. n. CRITTENTON, Gentinl Agent,
il5 Fulton street, New York.