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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-18
GOING TO TRY 1T AGAIN.
a Wealthy ST. Louis Girl Takes the
Veil for the Second Time.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 1S.-Miss Lula Tay-
lor, well-known heiress of this city, for a
second time in her career took the VOWS of a
professed nun at the Visitation convent in
this city Friday. She is a daughter
of the late George R. Taylor, and
at the age of Is inherited $4,000 in
securities and real estate At that time
she decided on entering the convent,
and before carrying out her determination
she executed deeds of trust conveying to her
two sisters, Miss Theresa and Miss Ida Tay-
lor, the bulk of her real estate, valued at
$4,000. She gave her brother, George Tay-
lor, 81, 900, and entered the convent with
5000. This passed into the Golfers of the
establishment, and it is alleged undue
influence was brought to bear on
the girl to induce her to return to
the world and reclaim the rich legacy.
The conditions of the deeds were that in case
she changed her mind and returned to the
world she could have her property back.
Last spring she signified her intention of re-
turning TO the world, and her sisters informed
her that if her determination was honest she
could have her property, otherwise not, A
suit was instituted, and in May was compro-
missed by the return to Miss Taylor of all her
property. She again took the black veil, and
will bestow her fortune on the holy order.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-18
lNArARRE HAY FEVER

| Is a type OF catariall
| having peculiar symp-
toms. 1t is attended
by an inflamed condi.
| ton of the lining
/ membrane of the nos
/ trils, ear-duCts and
| throat, affecting the
lungs An acrid mu'
Gus is seCreted, the
/ discharge is accom-
1 panied with a pain
4 full burning sensation,
4 There are severe
spasm of sneezing al.
i tack of binding head
\ ache, a watery and in
| famed state of the
! eyes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-18
Z. Louis.
Toledo,
TOLEDO, Ohio.

ioLEDO, cnIo, aug 10.
Wheat-i '.ri and steady; No. 2 cash or
August, SIC. september, size; October s3szc
November o+%c; year, SIC bid n No.
soft, S34@e31ac; No. 3 d., Soc
Corn-luH and drn; No. 3 cash.
or August. o4c, September, 5315c; CcOoter,
Sc. i1J',t"l s.. no grade, SIC Oats-D,,'.
and easy; No : Write. 2Sc; M. , cash - C:
August -: september bic
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-18

STATE:
For Governor, GARTER II. HARRISON
For Lieutenant Governor, -HENRY SETTER.
Secretary of tate,-MICHAEL j. DOUGHERTY.
For Treasurer ALFRED ORENDoRFF.
For Auditor Pub. Acc'ts-WALTER L. CARIIN.
For Attorney General, ROBERT A. MCKINLEY
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
o. B. FICKLIN VIM G. EWING,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-18
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
NATIONAL:

NATIONAL:
For Presldent-GROVER CLEVELAND.
For Vice Presideut-TH0MAS A. HENDRICKS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-18
S 100000 S

WILL be paid to any one who will find particle
w of mercury, potash. Iodine, arsenic, OF any
poisonous substance in
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
A Fathers Pathetic Appeal.

The following letter taken from the
Covington Common wealth was written
by father to son of dissipated habits /:
My DEAR Son: What would you think
of yourself if you should come 10 our
bedside every night, and waken us up,
tell us you wsuld not allow, us to sleep
any more? This is what you are doing,
and that is why am up. Your mother
is nearly worn out with turning from
side to side, and signing because you
won't let her sleep. That mother; who
Dursed you ip your childhood, and looked
with joy and pride upon you as you were
growing up to manhood, as she counted
on the comfort and support you would
give her declining years.
We read of most barbarous manner
in which one OF the oriental nations pun
ish some of its criminals. 1t is by cut
ting the flesh from the body in small
pieces-slowly cutting off the limbs, be-
ginning with the fingers and toes, one
Joint at time until the wTetched VIC
tim dies. That is just what you are
doing are killing your mother by
inches. You have planted many of the
white hairs that are appearing so thickly
in her head before the time. Your cruel
hand is drawing the lines of sorrow On
her face, making ber look prematurely
old. You might as well stick sour knife
in her body every time you come near
her, for your conduct is stabhing her to
the heart. YoI might as well bring her
to her coffin and force her into it, for you
are pressing her toward it with very
rapid steps.
Would you tread upon her body if
prostrated on the floor? And yet with
ungrateful foot you are crushing out
life and joy--no, l need not say JOY, for
that has long since heen crushed out by
you. Of course we have to meet our
friends with smiles. but they little know
the bitterness within. You have taken
the roses ouj of your sisters pathway,
and scattered thorns instead; and from
the pain they infict scalding tears are
are often seen conrsing down her cheeks.
Thus you are blIghting her life as well
as ours.
And what can you promise yourself
for the future? Look at the miserable,
bioated, ragged wretches whom you meet
every day, and see in them the exact
picture of what you are fast coming to,
/ dDu Will Do III lCW yCdlo' lHCu III 1uC
end drunkard's grave. and druukards s
doom. for the Bible says. mo drunkard
shall inherit the kingdom Where then
will you be? Ii not in the kingdom of
God, you must be somewhere else.
Will not these considerations induce
you to quit at once and for all time
And may God help you for he can aud
will if you earnestly ask 1t.
Your affectionate, but sorrow stricken
| father.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16

A VOTE for James G. Blaine is vote
/. For placing the most capable and
the best equipped man in the United
States for the Chief Magistracy in that
position.
2. For the revision of the tariff laws
by men who know something about and
care something for them-who believe
in our own people first of all, and who
would not destroy a great edifice that
has been enormously useful without
having at least the plans Of the architect
for rebuilding.
3. For the maintenance of our finan>
cial system so that the money that is
good all over the globe, shall be that in
which the workingmen of America shall
be paid. -
A. For the just influence of the great
Republic for peace and liberty all around
the world. -.s-.-s = -.s.i..=st41. = -sra.
5. For the forward march of the Uni
ted States of America and against the
return that the Democratic policy pro
poses to the colonial and provincial sys-
tems, which would be going Oack on all
that the American people have gloried
in as accomplished by the revolutionary
war, which was the war of Independence
and by the war of the Southern rebel>
lion, which was war for nationality
Gin. Com. Gazette. ~ p
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
'HENDRYsBURGH.

Seeing no locals from our village for
some time, we feel interested in having
the news of this place represented in the
columns of the CHRONICLE.
Our school opened to-day, Monday,
under the superintendency of Prof. Nor
lis, of Fairview.
The missionary concert given in the
NJ. E. church, last Sabbath night, was
one of unusual interest. The exercises
consisted of declamations. select reading
and music.
Miss Lizzie Jones, of Cincinnati, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Moses, of this
place.
James Lloyd, one of our intelligent
young men, who recently met with the
sad afflictiOn of losing his sight, is much
improved in health.
We. understand the band boys will
give an entertainment soon.
Politics is now the leading topic of the
day.
Misses Jennie and Mamie Neil, after
spending some time with friends here,
have returned to their hOme'in Wheeling.
Misses Matte and Jessie Arrick are
visiting Martins Ferry friends.
Mac. Groves is suffering from 4 severe
attack of typhoid fever.
o. E. Penn, of Barnesville, spent Sab
bath at home.
Misses Nellie Wesley and Lou. Whit>
tell have gone on an extended visit to
Quaker City. DINAH AND DoRCAS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
Protect Your Implements.

The uses of kerosene are various and
increasing. 1t makes an excellent appli-
cation to wood that has TO stand the
weather. a friend applied it to wooden
seats in his lawn, and he claims it proved
an excellent preservative. We therefor e
have much faith in the following ex+
tract:
Every farmer should keep can of the
following mixture: Kerosene, two quarts
linseed oil, one gill; resin. one ounce.
Melt the resin in the linseed oil. and add
to the kerosene. Coat all steel or iron
tools, wherever bright, with this, when
they are to lie idle, if only for few days.
1t will not take half minute or half a
teaspoonful of the mixture to coat a
plow, when one has finished using it, and
it will prevent all rust and save half a
days time in cleaning it when it is again
needed, besides saving the team many
thousands of pounds extra pulling. Coat
the iron work of the mowers and reape!s
with it when they are put away for
winter. A little rust is only a little
thing, but it makes much difference in
the aggregate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
Above Petty Personal Issues.

In the States which have no manufac-
lures and whose labor is strictly agrir
cultural, the Democrats make open fight
on the protective tariff.
They tell the farmers that British free
trade will cause competition with Amer
lean products and reduce the prices of
all the things farmers consume. They
take care not to say that our well paid
labor cannot stand this competition with
pauper labor, and that the end of the
struggle will be the ruin of our manu-
facturers, the impoverishment of our
working people, and, when the foreigners
have won the fight. higher prices for
goods and wares than the farmers paid
under protection. In the manufacturing
States. the Democrats carefully conceal
their free trade issue, and noisily fill the
air with snow storm of Mulligan let.
ters, scandals, ISLANDERS and lies.
There is but one issue in this canvass :
and that is British free trade.-N. Y.
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
EVENING.

When the long, bright hours are nam'
bered
And the daylight beauty dies;
When the stars their nightly watch-fires
Kindle in the azure skies =
What is that which gently stealing
Dream-like DER the musing mind,
Claims each way ward thought and feel
ing -
With a magic underlined?
Hark! the dash of distant waters,
Murm'ring in the eeaseless play,
Comes the breath of evening,
Blending with the night-bird's lay.
Whence the power that strangely sways
us,
AS we list that mystic tune,
Bringing back sweet faded memories
With the glanees of the moon?
Now the evening star arises,
Brightly DER the wooded bill,
Gliding with her mellow radiance,
Field and forest, fount and rill.
KnowesJ thou whence this strong emo
tion,
Stirring cen the fount of tears
Why the glance, so quick and searching,
Backward flies to chiidhood's years2
Is it memories of the wildwood,
Where in early life We strayed?
Or the mCon-Iit haunt of childhood,
Where we innocently played?
Is it name of friend of brother,
Hoarded long in memery's cell?
Or the mild glance of our mother
That awake the mystic spell ?
Deep within that spell is conferred
Yet what tongue can speak the while
Who reveal the hidden power
OF the strange mysterious soul?
Ever unexplained, yet present
With our spirit, dwells the power,
Potent thus to move and sway US,
In the pensive evening hour.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
By the Light of Day.
Past InpossibiIities the Facts Of the
Present-HeIp in the Near Era.


Tremember when tney were putting up the
poles for the first telegraph line in the staste
of New York, and now look thereP exclaimed
q citizen of the metropolis TO hia friend. as the
two stood on the summit of the tall equ1taote
building In Broad way. The city is strung with
wires like harp and electric communication
miracle of the world people no longer wonder
and laugh at it as they did at Morse when he
first suggested its possibility. The age
marches on and prejudice must give way; no.
body has q monopiy OF truth; even :he con>
servative guild Of physicians admit that the
secrets of medicine are shared by ali men;
dressed his wound and God healed him. said
old Galeu; once that terrible disease, rheum>
Rtism, was supposed to be shifting, local ALL
ment now attacking the joints and now The
muscles; to day IL is demonstrated 10 disease
ofthe blood. Mrs Henry B. CERT. No 454 ATTAIN
tic avenue, n Y, writes to Messrs Hfscox q Co.
of New York, proprietors of PARkER'S
Tonic, that she has been completely disabled
from rheumatism and pain In the back and
limbs; she as advised TO take the Tonic for
kidney disease; she did SO and her rheumatism
disappeared. The reason is simple; diseased
kidneys produce rheumatic symptoms; cure
now admitted by all iutelIigents ply siciaps; IL
ts the new light thrown on their tlme-worn
and mistaken theories.
PARKER'S TONIC which is conbina>
tion of the best remedies for the blood known
to science, is universally successful in COM
batting this terribly common complaint. Those
who, like Mrs Bogert, suffer from kidney or
liver diseases or any complaint arising from
impure blood. will find the Tonic a prompt
and certain remedy. Prices, 50 cents and 81 q
bottle. HIscoX & Co., Chemists, New York.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
Cheap Excursion 10 Chicago

Via Baltimore & Ohio R. r. on Thurs
day, October 18th. 1884. under the a,I-
spices of the Grand Army Posts. On
the above date, the B. Il D. r. r. Co.
will sell Round Trip Excursion Tickets
to Chicago. at Low Excursion Rstes.
The profits of this Excursion are to be
set apart as y fund TO be applied to the
erection of Memorial Building. for the
Department of Ohio, G. \. R, at Colum-
bus.
There never was better time to visit
Chicago. The far-famed Chicago Expo
sition is now open and with its many at
tractive features is in itself well worth
your trip.
The famous p ,intings Of the Battle Of
Gettysburg and the Siege of Paris, are
now on exhibition in Chicago.
Remember that the b & o. is the only
line landing passengers at the Exposi-
ton building.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
TEACHERS, EXAMINATIONS
1ss4S-Belmont County. Ohio.

I'd Saturday of Oct at Bellaire.
81 saturday OF Nov at At Clairsville.
Sd Saturday of Dec al Belmont
81 Saturday of Jan al 81 Clairsville .
2d saturday of Feb st Bridgeport.
LIST saIurC ay of Mar at ST Ciairsvtlle.
4th Saturday of Mar al GAINESVILLE
Sd Saturday of April at Bellaire.
81 Saturday of May at 81 Clsirsvliie.
81 Saturday OF June at 81 Clalrsvllle.
Barnesville at close OF Institute.
RULES.
Examinations begin at o'clock g. m.
Tgsti mouials of character are required II
applicant is not K aafgn 10 the Board
Oertircates will nef be antecated nor e1-
Tests In the higher branches will be given
at close Of Institute ONLY.
Certificates will be dated and issued oy the
Board in adjourned session on SATURDAY lol-
lowing each examination.
SCALE OF GRADES FOR CERTIFICATES.
A frst-cIass Is years. certificate is granted
upon aD average OF ~ per cent, inciuoing nVe
higher branches, with no grade below 70, pro-
vided applicantha has Dad nve year 8 experiences
in teaching.
ed upon an average OF so per cent, including
three higher branches, with no grade belo'v ~.
provided applicant has had four years expert
ence in teaching.
upon an average of % per cent. lnelnding
three higher branches, with no grads DeioW %.
provided applicant has had three years exper-
1ence in teaching. -.
A fourth -cIass q ears) certificate is granted
upon an average oI 70 per cent, with no grsde
below 90, provided applicant has mad Two
years experience IN teaching: !,
A nth class q year) certncate Is grahteo
upon IN average Of 50 per cent, with M grade
below IS.
!. Z. 4: 4: 2SEEssBBkkihsos.j SEsBkih Board Of h1'
q.s fy lre,s--
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
Neighb0rhO0d Notes.

Nellie Hastings, little girl of Free
port, Harrison county, has six living
grandmothers. four great-grandmOthers
aud two of the usual kind. The child is
still alive.
There are several cases of fever re-
ported at Cambridge.
Steubenville is to have skating rink
60x160 feet.
Ellen Bailey, aged 12, of Sharpsburgh,
Jefferson county. received fatal injuries
Monday of last week, from an explosion
of coal oil with which she was starting a
fire.
The Mayor of Cambridge fined the
"sOap man" S15 on a recent visit. The
soap man Was $50 ahead at Cambridge
nevertheless.
Mrs. Ellen Atbey, sent to the peniten>
tiary from Tuscarawas county, for the
murder of a girl of whom she was jeal-
GUS, has been transferred to the insane
asylum.
The rainfall for August as reported by
JOS. Hall. at the Quaker City station, was
only so of an inch.
a little 4-year old son of Recorder
Grimes, of Cadz, was burned to death
last week, by his clothing taking fire
from an open CRATE.
The postoffice at Mineville, Monroe
county, was burglarized Monday of last
week of $500 in money and $500 in
stamps. In an effort to capture the bur>
glar, Miss Katie Richards, daughter of
the postmaster, was fatally stabbed.
Application has been made to the Gov
ernor for the pardon of L. Lindsay, of
Steubenville, serving a nine years sem
tence for forgery.
The new wooden mill at Caldwell, is to
be of brick, 1O0x50 feet, and its erection
is to be commenced at once.
The Wellsville rolling mill gas well is
1000 feet deep, and they will go 5000,
if they do not sooner find gas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16
The Candidate That Skulks.

His name is Grover Cleveland. Ask
his friends what sort of a man he is and
they reply, HE is frank and resolute
man; he is open and aboveboard; you
always know where to find him; he in
variably calls spade spade; ne is
SIM pie, direct, genuine"
But is he that sort of a man? He is
not. The familiar Democratic account
of him, as given above, is as bogus in its
way as the Morey letter. Mr.. Cleveland
has been weighed in the balance and
found wanting-entirely destitute of the
very qualities which his partisans would
fain induce the country to believe are
his dominant characteristics. Let as
apply the crucical test and see if this is
not so.
The greatest of the issues involved in
the present campaign is the tariff. No
man will deny this statement who is not
either a fool or knave. And yet what
do we see? We see Cleveland skulking
through the campaign, so far as the tariff
is concerned. He is frank man? Then
why doesn't he let the country know
beyond a peradvehtuIe, as Mr.. Blaine
does, where he stands on the tariff? He
is a resolute man? Then why is he
afraid to say that his soul is his own,
just as soon as the tariff is mentioned ?
He is man who is open and above
board? Then how does it happen that
he is pursuing policy that enables both
the free traders and the protection ele-
ment in his party to argue to the voters
that she's all right? He is man whom
you always know where to fnd2 Then
how does it happen that those interested
in the tariff have never been able to find
him since the campaign opened? He is
a man that invariably calls a spade Il
spade? Then how does it happen that
he takes pains not to call himself either
protectionist. free trader, an incl
dental protectionist or horizontal re-
ductionist? He is simple, direct, gen.
uine man? Then why does his treatment
of the tariff suggest "the childlike and
bland" All Sin?
Oh, no. Mr.. Cleveland is not what he
is represented by ardent Democratic eu-
logsts. The tariff has revealed him in
his true colors. He loves to pose before
the people as a plain, blunt man. But
his tactics are those of the veriest polit,
ieal trickster that ever tried to pull tn,
wool over the voterss' eyes.-New Yorl
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16

We may even manage to save alittle at
the years end"
"You always did have a good heart.
Sarah" said he; but i wonder how you
can have any patience left with me. af
ter the times Eve scolded you for half
pound extra of coffee, or nutmeg
"And am going to take in dress-ma-
kingp declared Deborah. "Oh you'll see,
Uncle John-you will live like gentle
man. You needn't think that we have
lived on your generosity all these years
| not to try and return it now." ...a
~ Generosity said Uncle John.
hardly certain whether the words were
in serious earnest.
But, no, there was no covert light of
sarcasm in Deborah's bright, brown eyes
as she bent caressingly over him. It
was real love, real gratitude. that spar
kled there.
And Lucy brought him letter.
sit is from Mr.. Grover. uncle" said
She. "He offers to give me singing les
sous for nothing, il will help with the
Sunday school music; and then. pretty
soon, shall be able to earn money for
you, too. Dear uncle" with tears in
her bright eyes, 1--WE have all loved you,
only we don't dare to tell youhow much.
If-if you would only let me kiss you,
Uncle Johnln
The old man elasped her in his arms
with tears streaming down his wrinkled
cheeks.
81 don't care for the money" he falter-
ed. LET the money go, if you will only
| love nae like this. l never was happier
in my hfei l know now what the feel
! ing is that has been chilling and freezing
me all nay life. 1t was my heart starv-
| ing to DEATH Yes, yes, we'll begin the
world over again, children-you and I.
Well begin to enjoy ourselves at last"
They were sitting talking in the pur-
pie dusk of the summer evening, when
there came knock at the door. 1t was
the little telegraph lad, breathless with
haste.
live made a mistake said he. ave
left the dispatch at the wrong place.
| Please give me back the envelopeY'
The family all looked at each ether as
the boy rushed down the road With his
freight of evil tidings for some one else.
"And my money is all ssfe,' said Mr..
McElroy, with long breath-"all
safe. 1t seems like miracle, don't it?
or lesson sent direct from heaven to
try Us. Well, it won't be thrown away
on me. Matthew" fumbling in his
pocket book, "bere's your note. make
you present of it" -
He tore it IN two as he spoke.
Deborah shall have her new dress
just as quick as she and and the milliner
can settle matters between them,' he
continued. Lucy shall take singing
lessons, and I'll buy an organ for her.
And Sarah shall have a girl to tighten
up the farm work little. Hush don't
say werd, one of you. That money has
come back to me, as if through mira
Gle, and l mean to enjoy it now"
For Mr.. McElroy had learned more
lessons than one IN the course Of the last
twenty-f0ur hours. =