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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
By the Light of Day.
Past lmpossibiIities the Facts of the
Present-Help in the Near Era.

I remember when they were putting up the
poles for the first telegraph line in the stsste
OF New York, and now look therer exclaimed
q citizen of the metropolis to hia friend. as the
two stood on the summit of the tall equitable
building in Broad way. The city is strung with
wires like q harp and electric com munication
miracle of the world; people no longer wonder
and laugh at 1t as they did at Morse when he
FIRST suggested Its possibility The age
marches on and prejudice must give way; no.
body has q monopoly OF truth; even the con-
servative guild OF physicians admit that the
secrets of medicine are shared by all men; i
dressed his wound and God healed him. said
old Galen; once that terrible disease rheum>
stism, was supposed to be shifting, local ail>
ment, now attacking the joints and now the
muscles: to-day 1t is demonstrated TO q disease
of the blood. Mrs Henry Bogert, No 454 ATTAIN
tie avenue, Y, writes TO Messrs Hiscox 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 v as advised 10 take the Tonic for
kidney disease; she did SO and her rheumatism
disappeared The reason is simple; diseased
Kidneys produce rheumatic symptoms; cure
them and you destroy rheumatism; this is
now admitted by all intelligent physicians; 1t
and mistaken theories.
PARKER'S TONIC which is q combina~
Gon 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 fnd 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, 1884-08-14

UNDER the new law in Massachusetts
for preventing adulteratlon of food and
drugs. ten State inspectors are kept con-
stantly busy visiting all parts of the
State and buying articles from groceries
and drug stores for analysis. When an
article is found adulterated the dealer, if
ignorant of the adulteration himself, is
leniently dealt with for the first offense,
but the manufacturer of an impure ar
ticle will be shown no such favor, since
he is presumed to know what it is made
Of 1t is said that dealers generally
have begun 10 adjust themselves to the
law, and the result is a decided int
provement in the quality of groceries.
milk and drugs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

THE three swords that belonged to
General Twiggs are still in the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing in Washing
ton. One of them was presented to him
by Congress, another by the citizens of
Augusta. Ca. and the third by the State
of Georgia. They are intrinsically valu-
able. having cost upwards of SS5,OO0
Nearly two months before the late war,
Twiggs surrendered his command in the
Department of Texas, turning over all
arms and ammunition In bis possession
to the State authorities. and his troops
as prisoners of war, returned to his old
home in Augusta, where he died in 1852.
The three swords were deposited In q
New Orleans bank for safe keeping, and
when the city fell into the hands of the
Union army, General Butler sent them
to Washington. Cautiously enough, But
ler has since been employed by Twiggs'
heirs to recover the swords, or their
value of $4,000 in cash, but has so far
been unsuccessful in getting either the
! the swords or the money.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

Hon. GEORGE l.. CONVERSE, says the
Baltimore Sun Dem.l, went to the sup
port of the Republicans in their tight
against the Morrison tariff bill, yet
strange to say, was defeated for renon-
ination by Mr.. Outhwaits, "an outspoken
an active free trader" The Ohio far
mers May want higher wool tariff, but
they are not altogether daft.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

HENDRICKS, too. thinks that Cleveland
should be Judged by his public record
and that his private character should
not be brought into question. If that is
correct, and Mr.. Hendricks Is willing to
have it applied to himself, the Demo-
cratic party is In a pitiable condition.
The head OF its ticket has a private rec
ord that won't bear inspection, while the
tail has public record that is stencil
in the nostrils of all loyal men.-Pitts.
Commercial Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

THE Democratic papers are asserting
that of seventeen German papers in Ohio
BOT one is for Blaine. The truth Is that
not one German Republican paper has
refused to support him, while two indie
pendent German journals have wheeled
into line and are enthusiastic in his
cause. This is merely sample of the
Democratic lies we may expect from now
until tha election.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

Secretary Mcpherson, Of the Republi-
can Congressional Campaign Committee,
says that reports from New York show
that the Cleveland scandal has given the
Independent movement chill from
which it cannot recover, and it looks as
though Blaine would carry the state by
$4,000 majority.
The Republican convention OF Ham
ilton county, o., met at Cincinnati on
Thursday. and nominated this ticket:
For Sheriff, Samuel Beresford; Probate
Judge, Herman Gosbel; County Solicitor,
Rufus Smith; Commissioner, John Zum-
stein; Coroner, DIR. A. l.. Carriek; Board
of Control, Morris Bauer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. M.
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
ROBT. M. EATON, w. III.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'Y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
- Royal Arch Masons. Stated convoca-
tions, first Friday of each month.
]. B. RYAN, II. P.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. "a, R. 6 s. NJ.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
F. D. BAILEY, T. l. m.
j. B. MEYER, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 90, 4. T..
Ii Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. G. w. CARROLL, E. 9.
J. B. MRyKR, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

WILLIAM PURCELL, editor Of the Ro-
chester, IN. V Union. Democratic can
didate for Secretary of State in 1881, and
nominated this year by them for elector,
was the first man who made public
charges against Governor Cleveland's
moral character.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

The Independents who declare that
the issues of this campaign are moral
rather than political and are supporting
Cleveland rather than Blaine, will find
the Democratic platforms of the last
thirty years, including the one of 1884,
mighty interesting reading. The moral
and progressive tendency of their newly
adopted party is amply illustrated in
thpm
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

THE war articles which Grant has
agreed to write for the Century will
number, it is said. eighteen or twenty,
and he will receive $4,000 for them
from the publisher who has been trying
to engage him for tnis purpose for more
than a year. Grant formerly declined,
AND his acceptance is thought to be a
consequence of his late change of for
tune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

A BROOKLYN girl has prepared her
self tor college by mastering the four
books of Xenophon's "Anabasis" and
three of Homers "Iliad," ArnOld's First
Greek booN al " 'nrs' G opposition, and
has read clitlc.ii! t.r = nole twenty
four books of the 'Iliau. When she
comes to prepare herself for matrimony.
she will GRd that the arts Of frying frit-
ters and sewing on collar-buttons are
worth all the Greeks in the books
Norristown Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

A CoNUNDRUM tiend asks: what ia
the difference between Italy and boy
who has a penchant for shining un
treesp" AS if we didn't know that one
is a sunny cline, and the other a climb-y
son.-Drake's Travellers Magazine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

THE New York Evening Post, in its
desperate apology for Cleveland's mis-
deings, does not hesitate to smirch the
fair name and fame of Washington.
1t says:
"The standard by which some minis
ters now propose to exclude Cleveland
from high place would have prevented
Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Ham
ilton-not to go any further-from TAX
ing any prominent part in the founda
| tion of the American Republic"
Has it ever heard that Washington
made an intimate of an Incorporate and
abandoned woman, and chucked her int
to an insane asylum when she became
"troublesome?"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
Belmont County omcIal Directory.

Common Pleas Judge-St. Clair Kelly.
Probate Judge-Thomas Cochran.
Clerk of Courts-Wm. B. Cash.
Sherif-Leroy c. Sedwick.
Auditor-R. r. Barrett.
Treasurer-Edward L. Feeley.
Prosecuting Attorney-Alfred 81. Mitchell.
Recordsr-W. 8. Hobbs.
Commissioners-0wen Mehan, Morris Cope,
Nathaniel Taylor.
Survcyor-John 81. Mitchell
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
Infrmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, Levi
Jones, James B. Ritchey.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

FIRST, we gruwl about the cold wealth
er; then about the hot weather; then
about the dry weather; then because the
corn don't grow; then because it grows
too fast; and then because we have
nothing to growl about at alL-Roses
ToOthnick.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

FRED DOUGLASS delivered an address
at Battle Greek, Mich, recently. and said !:
81 say to every colored man. the Repub-
lican party is the deck on which you
should stand"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

A JOKER says an expeditions mode of
getting up rev is to carry long lad
der on your shoulder in a crowded thor
oughfare and every few minutes turn
around to see if any one is making faces
at YOU.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

THE Democrats are so busy abusing
Rev. George II. Ball that they can't find
time to deny his charges against their
candidate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

FRED DOUGLASS just about hit it when
he said that sit won't do to elect man
President who is not welcome in ones
parler"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
BelnlOntChrOniCle
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday
Terms of Subscription:
Two Dollars Per Year In Advance.

If not paid within the year 25 per cent will
be added for each year it remains unpaid.
OEFIoR South side Main street, nearly op-
posite Public School building.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
TO YOUNG MEN.

The Eloquent Appeal to Them by
Gen. James A. Garfield.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

THE winnepeg Siftings speaks of a :,
girl being "clothed in her right mind.
Sensible girl. That is sufficient clothing
for hot days like the present.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

SLEEP may knit the raveled sleeve of
care, but 1t absolutely refuses to darn
holes in socks.-Boston Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
Attention.

A full stock of mems plow shoes, all
sizes, at reduced prices.
S7.2t. F. TROLL & Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

To conceal fault by lie has been
said to be substituting hole for stain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

Leave the Dead and the Dying and
Come Into the Camp of the Living.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
Church Directory.

PRESBYTERIAN 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 pm; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
NIRev. S. F. Minor, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; pm. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday z
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday Z pm.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services.
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
u Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School. 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday 8 pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday of
each month, pm Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, pm.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, pm. Young women's prayer meet
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, pm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

TWO heIu Tor revIsloniI leave 70 print" 20.
By this leave to print" man has his
speech printed instead nf sr.Aakins 80 s--s h.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

ments should go with the bill and abide its
fate. The rules of the House are such that
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

ms time; but that speech came out OF the
Congressional Record fourteen pages long,
rnnsftsnino narhan Ea-ts.- -s~s-.s.s44.-k--
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

cessible.S
ward littlr The gentleman saws that
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ing to pay for the same, and willing to
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14

LETTER.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-14
HEAl7H REsTlREH.

HAGERSTOwN. MD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
Filthy Distress.

The Marietta papers tell horrible story
OF the filthy distress of family In that
county, which is vouched for by prominent
citizens and the trustees. The family re-
ferred to live in a mi crab e hovel on the
top OF q high hill overlooking the Mus
kingum. A gentleman delegated to dis
cover and report the condition Of the fam
lily declared that he could not find words
strong enough to express the horrible state
in which he found the family. Filth and
manure to the depth OF four inches covered
II the floors The COW was quartered in
me kitchen and a flock of chickens was
fOCs ting in the bedroom. A sickening odor
Ir, vailed. The five children, ranging in age
from TO Is years were almost naked
ard lack as SCOT with dirt. The mother
had not sufficient clothing to hide her
make dness and the fathers raIment was ss
sCanty aud mean. The wind whis.led
wildly through the cold house, but the
blasts We're not refreshing to overcome the
stencil, and the visitor had to resort to
fumigatlon with tobacco in order to endure
il. Besides the seven persons crowded
into the foul hole and the live stock al
ready mentioned, there were four dogs
whose presence added to the barn-yard
like appearance of the place. There was
no stove or a single dish to be seen. The
family appeared to live like beasts. Their
manners snd conversation were vile and
disgusting"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
Nary National Game.

Mr.. W. T. English, who managed the
Standard club, of this city, and who has
always been foremost in base la matters,
gave the following explanation OF Wheel
ing's want GA crack club:
THE greatest drawback we have ever had
here has been to secure grounds. Last sea.
son talked to Col OElebsy about the use
of the old fair grounds, but as it was then
in litigation was put off. He said that
he thought the litigation would be settled
in few weeks, Snd he would give US no
leave because if the litigation was settled
they might want to dispose of the property.
waited until this season and talked to him
aid wrote to him also, but he only gave
me the litigation racket again, so | suppose
we will give up any idea OF going
there. When We organized the old
Standard club Mr.. Barkley and ]
had bard work to raise $l50-barely
enough to purchase suits and balls and
bats. We bad TO give the new fair ground
people % per cent of the gross receipts. 1t
is customary, 10 give the visiting club so
per cent, and often a guarantee, so that
the whole gross receipts were gone before
the game was over. That didn't pay us,
for we bad tn lose our work for the game.
You see with these two grounds out OF
our reach we are left with nothing to start
with.
I'VE have plenty OF good players in this
city, and could get up splendid team, but
as we cannot get grounds there is no use
organizing. The people here apparently
have no interest in the sport, 30 We have
done nothing toward it this season, and
will not"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
still After the Rats.

There appears to be more rats in the Ten
Mile region thsn in any other section OF
Washington county. Recently a hunt
closed in Amwell, where the tails of over
sixteen thousand rats and mice were ex-
hibited as trophies, and we are told that
much the greater number were rats. These
animals would destroy thousands of dol
lars worth of grain and other PRODUCES an
nually, and the hunts recently had In ysri.
Gus sections Of this county were efforts in
the right direction, and II perseyered 10
will 20 far towards reducing the number Of
these vermin. 1t Is not 80 much what thsy
eat as what they destroy. Sometimes a
stack of hay is greatly damaged by these
forsgers by eating holes into the hay which
carry the water into the stack. 1t lisa
question with many farmers whether ii is
not mistake to carry on q relentless war
for the destruction OF hawks and owls. II
Is q we'll established fact that these birds
destroy great numbers of field mice, and q
farmer Informed us that when the rats
take to the fields, as they frequently do,
the owls are their greatest enemies. Keep
up the war on the rats.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
THE KAsAwHA DAN.
A Move for Better Hsrsss.

Messrs. C. 9. Terrill and Z. II. Atkinson
yesterday morning received from Dsssn
Brothers, of ottsws, Illinois, thorough
breadimported Percheron Norman stallion.
The horne 10 handsome, very dark gray,
ana weighs over two thousand pounds.
He was imported from Normandy In July
LAST This 10 the frSt moyemsut toward
the Improvement Of Tie breed OF farm
borres in this county, and the geutlemen
deserve credit for their efforts In this difec.
ton. Mr.. Atkinson said IL has besn mat
ter Of morti6cafion 10 him for some time
TO zee at the suts fairs 30 many rood horsea
and all Of them from Ohio or Pennsyivanis.
Col. Pbilo Kimberly has sl'o pufchss,d
two Logses from Powell BROTHERS. Of Cfas
ford county, Pa, nf the Normsu AMI
Cisdesdsle breed, which will be here In I
lev osys.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
SINGULAR AND SUSPICIOUS.
Another Bawdy House Case for IOYes.
ttgation.


About o'clock this morning word was
telephoned the city building that a girl had
been poisoned at Lou Ruple's house of bad
repute, on Twenty-frst street, between
Main and Market. 1t was thought the
case was one of attempted suicide and in d
moment police detail, snd gang OF re-
porters had hurried over there. The house
was in state OF great comm )tion and the
shrieks and cries of woman could be
heard from cellar 10 garrett. In bed in
one of the rooms lay the g'rl supposed to
have been poisoned. Her head was sup
ported by a man named Wilkie and the
inmates of the place were clustered
about. The story, as we'll as could be got
ten at, was about this:
At midnight, Wilkie went to the house
and was talking to Mile" as the girl is
called. He produced bottle of whiskey
and gave her two drin ks, taking one hun.
self. A half hour afterward, she CON-
planned OF violent pains in the stomach
and cries succeeded the yells. She de-
clsred she was poisoned and created a per-
feet uprosr by her shrieks. A physician
was summoned and antidotes given, and at
LAST accounts the girl was much relieved.
The inmates said Mi lie was not used to
whiskey" and il was believed her malay
was nothing but an over dose of the ardent.
LATER.
At 3 O'Clock this morning the girl was in
terrible way and was partially delirious.
Her cries had reused the whole neighbor-
hood, and large crowd hid gathered and
surrounded the house. The physician is
psrplexed and acknowledges the case to be
mysterious 10 the extreme. There is no
telling how it may end.
The girls name is Mile Tanner. Sle
is about II years Of age and came from Z M
Grove.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
ACOniinuous Line.

The Elm Grove and State Line Railrosd
Company and the Wheeling and Harris.
burg Railroad Company were consolidated
in Wheeling, and the name of the new
company is to be the Wheeling and Harris
burg Railroad Company. This, says the
S.eubsnvills Gazette, will make a cJntinu-
Gus line from the Ohio river to the State
line of West Virginia and Pennsylvania
The Mount Vernon, Coshocton and Wheel
ing, and Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads
are seeking an inlet to Wheeling over the
same lines from what we can learn. The
Mount Vernon, Coshocton and Wheeling
people are desiTous of an independent line,
and from our knowledge Of the country
~ feel assured that il the proper effort Is
ms6e Stsu oenville can have the benefit OF
Doth OF these important roads
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
X. OF p. Election.

Occur De Lion Division No. /, <. Of P,
at their annual meeting Wsdnssd' y night
at the corner Of Twenty.six,h aud Chap Inc
streets, elected the following officers: SIR
knight Commander, John II. Moore; Sir
knight Lieutenant Commander, Ohas. w.
Albright; Sir knight Herald. NJ. o. supler;
Sir knight R, August Warnecks; SIR
Knight Treasurer, Philip Youngman; S:r
knight Guard, Nicholas Herbert; Sir
knight Sentinel, Peter Wendell; Trustees,
jesse Litrsn, Charles W. Kennedy and
Harry Nolte
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14

Chief of Police Greer, of Washington,
Pa, received word on Tuesday last from
]. B. Rinehsrt, the chief at Wsynesburg.
to arrest John Rush, alias Llewellen, O
young man eighteen or nineteen years of
age, who was formerly with Kelley &
Rogers, of that placs. Offers Greer and
Sesburn took the young man into custody
n Tuesday night, srrsstins him in the eel
lar of Miser's bakery. He is charged with
house bI eaklng, &c, at Waynesburg.
AT the Domestic Sewing Machine Par
lore, 20 TSelfIh street. on Tnursdsy, Fri
day and Saturday Of This week, will be on
exhibition the finest display OF sewing
machine work ever exhibited in this city.
M other sewing machine company has
ever sttenpt' 81 elaborate 3 display in
Wheeling Every BODY IS earnestly invited
20 y sit the xhibit. Psrlors open from 3
A. A a. $50 p ~.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
A BaA Accident.

Wednesday David OLeary.s hslpsr Of
the heating furnace at the Top mill. met
with very serious accident He vas TAX
ing plate to the roll, and the pulley On
the rsilrosd slipped, striking him on the
be OK Of tbs head and left shoulder The
skull bone 10 injured near The crown OF
the head. The scalp wound II shout .lx
inches long. DIR. Garrison dressed his 10.
inries. The Doctor n unable 20 soy 81 this
writing whether be 10 seriously huft OF
moi, m a. II impossible 10 tell What effect
the Injuries will have on the brain.