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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-09-05
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-09-05
From the Corporal.

From the Marine Barracks, Pensa-
cola, Florida. Corporal Ben. Barger
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Iron Bitters in that nalarious region.
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ties and must say l am greatly bene-
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-09-05

Many country boys and young men
flock to the great centers of popula-
ton, thinking that the golden oppor-
tunity of life is chance to enter
business in large city, when the
truth is that country boys who come
to the cities are pretty snre to wear
away the best of their lives before
they realize that they would have
succeeded better had they remained
ut home. There are hundreds If
unemployed young men in New Or
leans who can testify to this. The
following bit of advice from the
Nashville American is suitable and
to the point: "Intelligent boys in the
country, however poor. should take
comfort. Let them consider their
present hardships as gymnasium
for the development of their manly
qualities of mind and body. Let
them practice industry and honesty,
acquire knowledge, cultivate decision
of character, suffer patiently and en-
dure cheerfully privations and self
denial, labor with singleness of
purpose, and strengthen their carac-
ters by winning success in every un-
dertakirg, however small. Let them
cultivate habits of thrift. economy
and persistency, and their time OF
influence and power will come
come as surely as effects follow cause.
as wealth follows prudence and in
dustry, as Intelligence follows inquiry,
as light follows darkness. States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-09-05
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For sale by Nash & Williams.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-09-05

dreamed dream the other night,
When nothing could be seen;
dreamed the best Of druggists had,
A peerless liver bean.
Next morning at the break of day,
Irose with an aching spleen;
But soon got cured of raging pam,
BY taking Smiths Bile Beans.
Two bits per bottle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-09-05
Newspaper Outfit for Sale.

The Press and material of THE PEOPLE
W i'll he sold cheap tor cash. or easy terms
on credit. The outfit consists of No.
Washington Hand Press, Rollers and I'm
posing Stone. abont 156 pounds of Long
P rimer, IS poun DIS of revier, and dozen
fonts Of job Type, all i'm good substantial
eases. besides Chases, Rules, Leads, slngs
and all the necessaries in country news
paper office. For further particniars IN
ou;re at the CHRONICLE OFFICE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
The Scnft Law Taxes.

In the action brought and pending in
the common pleas, by some of the sa-
loon keepers of this county, against E.
L. Feeley, county treasurer, to recover
back the payments made by them under
the Scott law, demurrers were filed to
the petitions by defendants counsel, R.
NJ. Eaton, Esq, and were sustained by
the court. The demurrers were sus-
tanned by Judge Kelly on the ground
mainly that the petitions did not suffi-
cientIy show that the payments were
made upon duress or compulsion, or were
not voluntary. 1t was held that posses
sion by the treasurer, for collection, OF
the duplicate upon which the assess
ments were placed and notice or demand
by him of payment could not of them
selves be considered compulsion. The
Scott law conferred, or purported to
confer; on the treasurer authority to
collect by action at law or by distraint
of goods. Collection by action, or an
offer to commence such action, was not
compulsion, as the party would thereby
have an opportunity to make his defense
and to have it judicially decided. 1t
cannot be presumed, in the absence of
allegation and proof, that the treasurer
would have proceeded, if at all, after no
tice, otherwise than by action at law. In
order to constitute compulsion, it must
be shown that the treasurer had taken
some step to seize property, and that
payment was made to prevent an imme
diate seizure. 1t was also held that at
the time of payment there must have
been notice to the treasurer of an inten-
tion to bring an action to recover it
back; also that an action against the
officer cannot be maintained unless
brought within one year after the pay
ment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
Much for Little.

In this age when the events Of yes
terday in all parts of the werld are found
in to-day's paper; when tidings of bat
tie in Egypt or China are flashed across
the seas and laid at our door before its
smoke is dissipsted, it is necessary for
well informed people to have access to
reliable maps. Not all can afford the
heavy library aliases, and even they are
often found untrustworthy unless new
copy is purchased as often as revised.
If you want an atlas, small enough for
general use, full enough for nearly every
purpose, critically accurate and up to
date, we recommend the new Handy
Atlas of the World, published by Messrs.
Ivison, Brakeman, Taylor, & Co., 753 and
755 Broadway, New York, which is both
a credit to them and to the American
press. 1t is bound in flexible cloth. con
tains SO beautifully colOred maps and
important statistics. Among its many
notable good things are showing stands
ard time; the railways of the United
States, recent polar expeditions, Central
Africa as explored by Stanley. the seat
of the Egyptian war, Bible Lands. and
our principal American cities. If your
bookseller does not have this excellent
work, send fifty cents direct TO the pub
listers and receive it by return mail.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
LOYDsVILLE.

The oyster supper on Saturday eve.
ming, was well attended for such bad
night. Net proceeds about $40.
VIM. Giffin and John Williams started
for Texas on the 23d ult.
On the evening of Feb. %, quite a
number of our young folks assembled at
C. ID. Barrett's residence, about = miles
from town. and passed the evening very
pleasantly and agreeably, both to host
and guests.
Our circular fox hunt was an entire
failure. owing to the deep snow. The
day is set again for Saturday, March IA.
The trunde bed crowd from here, that
attended the exhibition at Morristown,
reported it splendid, while elder ones
say moderate.
Our school under the superintendence
of Mr. Hoover is progressing finely.
Miss Adel Waters returned from
GAINESVILLE last Friday, where she has
been attending the wedding of her
cousin, Miss Hilles.
We would like to know why some of
our girls did not go to Morristown on
Thursday evening with J, G.
Checker playing has become the craze
in our town; mothers and sisters are be-
ginning to take their meals to the stores
for the players. Gypsy MADaE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
American Drink Figures.

The American Grocer publishes some
interesting figures concerning the cons
sumption of spirituous, vinous and malt
liquors in this country. They show
that during the past ten years the aver
age annual consumption Uf spirits in
the United States has been 65,900,70O
gallons. In 1875 e6,OOO,OOO gallons were
used in 1876 59,5OO.OOO, while with a
steady and large increase in population
it was in 1884 about Sl,OO0,0O0 gallons.
Thus it has failed to keep up with the
increase in population. The consumption
of malt liquors on the other hand has
doubled in ten years, rising from $780,
100000 gallons 1875 to 590,000,O00 gals
Ions last year. In the same period wine
drinking has fallen off from 28,OOO,OO0
gallons to 100000 gallous. Thus the
per capita consumption of wine and
spirits is shown to have fallen off in
the last ten years. while that of malt
liquors has greatly increased.
Compared with English figures there
is shown to be room fer faster move
ment away from liquor drinking. Last
year the per capita consumptions in
Great Britain were, spirits, 1.O1 gallons !;
wines. O39 gallons; beer, 27.6 gallons.
these figures show that while we drank
more spirits than Great Britain, that
country drinks little more wine and
nearly three times as much beer, which,
when the heavy quality is considered, is
equal to five times the amount of the
American OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Her
aid
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
EAST RICRLAND.

Our boys are happy as crickets now
| that the st. Clairsville rink is finished
They all attended last Monday evening
Mr.. VIM. McCleary, our "village smith,
who for the past eight years has been
hammering his his anvil in our village
leaves next week for Flushing. We
congratulate the farmers of that neigh
borhoOd on securing his services, as he
is an excellent workman; We wish him
success. A blacksmith from Maynard
will fill the place vacated by Mr.. Nc
Cleary.
Mr.. w. c. Carman has been indisposed
for two weeks, but is now convalescing
Miss Emma Pickering, who for the
past year has been an invalid, we are
glad to learn is again recovering her
lost health.
Mr.. James Smith has left East Rich
land to try his fortune, or misfortune,
as it may be,in Caldwell, Ohio. Jim, we
wish you the former good luck.
Miss Sadie McClelland, an accom-
iplished musician of this place, is teach
ing the young ladies of Maynard the art.
Miss Julie Lentz. the popular teacher
Iof Vineyard Hill school, will close her
fall and winter term this week. Mr.. A.
b. Carman. of this place, has one more
week at Uniontown.
There are several of the young men.
and some of the ladies, who contemplate
Ia trip to the New Orleans Exposi>
tion during this month.
James L. Carman, Esq, attended the
Detling- Craine wedding, at Somerton,
last Wednesday; be reports a most en-
ljoyable time.
There are some very anxious for So
cial hop about this time in the year.
Where shall it beP OSCAR WILDE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
Taking Off the Mask.

Democrats generally appear to think
that "the promised land" has been given
into their hands for distribution. In the
Southern States petitions have eVery>
where been circulated among Democrats
to decide how the offices shall be distrib-
uted, no regard being paid to the terms
of the present incumbents. In one State
the members of Congress have formed a
syndicate, agreeing to decide by two>
thirds vote to whom each Office shall be
given.
The Mayor of Boston has publicly de-
clared that ''all the doors of the Custom
Houses and of the Postoffices are to be
thrown open to the Democracy after the
4th of March" Ex-Mayor Palmer of the
same city declares that the talk about
Civil Service Reform is ga beautiful
dream" Other prominent Democrats
have given similar expressions of faith
in the coming distribution of spoils. And
they are not without good reasons for
the faith that is in them. 1t seems to be
settled that the chief exponent of the
spoils system in this State, Daniel Nam
ming, is to occupy the most important
Cabinet Office. No outspoken friend of
Civil Service Reform has yet been mem
toned as having any chance for a Cabi-
net office. Hubert o. Thompson coun,
sells with the President-elect, and in his
behalf sends cipher dispatches to distant
Legislators. After public notice was
given that no more callers would be re-
ceived Boss Mclaughlin was admitted
20 Mr.. Cleveland's room, though men
prominent in the halls of legislation
were turned away. Does this look as
though Civil Service Reform will flour.
ish under the new Administration? II
has very much the appearance of making
use of public sentiment as cover for q
conspiracy to deliver the Government
into the hands Of free traders and spoils
seekers. The general belief in Illinois
that the power of the new Administra.
4
tion is to be used to aid Morrison in his
struggle for the United States Senator
ship offers further proof of the conspi
racy.
This feeling of complete supremacy
makes Democrats reckless of public
opinion. In Indiana they proceed at
once to redistrict the State-not to meet
any requirement of law. but merely to
increase the unfair advantage now held
by the party. In Ohio similarly dis
graceful legislation is enacted. The city
of Columbus has been redistricted to
make it Democratic. When Mr.. Myers,
the author of the bill, was called upon
to explain it, he frankly stated that
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

Cambridge has two roller rinks ia op-
GRAFTON.
The Cadiz glass works doubled their
force last week, and commenced to make
jars and bottles.
Guenther Schnelle, who murdered his
uncle, DIR. Schuckhardt, in Wheeling,
was taken 70 the Moundsville peniten-
tiary last week, to serve a five years
sentence.
The oil excitement in the Macksburg,
Noble county, region, is increasing, and
the whole country is wild over prospec+
tive rich strikes.
An IL year old Mnskingum county
girl weighs 140 pounds, and can shoulder
two bushels of wheat with ease. She is
a daughter of Valentine Sandal.
Master Will Hall, of Woodsfeld, was
poisoned by eating frozen parsnips, and
his life was barely saved by the physi-
clans.
Smithfeld, with a population of 600
has six churches, three of which are
Methodist.
Candidates for Mayor are numerous in
SteubeDville.
The mumps and whooping cough still
hold sway in many parts of Guernsey
county.
One hundred persons have left Guern1
sey county in the last two weeks, fol
different points in the west.
The new Tuscarawas county court
house cost $139,693.
no,, husinaOS hIooL ROyQ0 faot IL
being erected at Quaker City. The Sec
ond story is to be an opera house.
Anna Palmer, aged 10, daughter of {
Cambridge miner, died Sunday of las
week, from burns; her clothing took tirt
from a CRATE the Friday previous.
The Batesville, Noble county, saloon
keeper has given up the effort. and will
move to some more congenial place.
A special term of Harrison common
pleas commences next Tuesday at Cadiz
There are 6,445 school children in
Harrison county, between the ages of
and 81 years.
The Salvation Army threatens Cadi,
they are hunting a room for head
quarters.
Cadiz has a colored man who never
had any natural teeth.
The Macksburg oil region now pro
duces 1000 barrels of oil per day, ant
! about 100 new wells are being bored.
The Cambridge papers are having ar
interesting time discussing who is tc
get the pestoffiee at that place. d. D.
Taylor, of the Times, is now p. m.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05

a OUR own silver-plsted Gen. Warner,
and hundred other congressman of his
ilk, had the assurance to address letter
to President-elect Cleveland, setting
forth their views in favor of the un-
limited coinage of silver. Mr.. Cleveland
was Dot slow in replying to the over
anxious siIverites, taking square ground
in favor of the suspension of silver
coinage. The correspondence opens a
conflict which is apt to arouse consider>
able bitter feeling on both sides of the
controversy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05

IT is amusing to observe the move
ments of the Democracy in fixing up the
the states to fill the petty .. 5. offices in
various localities. Every man who has
been subservient and trucking tool to
the Democratic bosses, is now expecting
an Office, and will not be satisfied until
he finds out that few are chosen and
many are left. Then the little cliques
in the habit of setting up township
conventions to the exclusion of the mass
of the unterrifed who do the voting, are
quietly manipulating matters so as TO
place some of their number in position
-perchance some one who has been
sucking at the local public teat since
childhood. Down in York, they have a
little mutual admiration society among
the Democracy, which met at the Office
of DR.. Riggs last week. by request, and
quietly determined that Edward link
should keep the postoffiee, and that
Uriah Dorsey should hold the keys to
Ramser's distillery. Several sturdy
Democrats down there who would
like a say as to these matters, were not
consulted, and when the time comes
propose to resent the insult offered them
by their self-colstituted guardians.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
COLERAIN.

The general topic for discussion during
the past month has been the weather" :"
some of the people are almost persuaded
to believe that the ground hog is a
prophet" as coming events cast their
shadows before"
March was ushered in with quite a
variety of weather-not like roaring
lion, but lien-like; but as we have got
pretty well used to variety this winter,
We can patiently wait till she. is ushered
out like lamb.
The winters severity did not inter-
fere with the coming of the crows; they
made their appearance last week. The
grangers rejoice at their coming, for
spring is always sure to follow.
Some person who has no respect fOI
the canine family, distributed poison
around Kidd coal works recently killing
number of dogs.
Miss Fanny Butler, after several
months severe suffering, from dropsy of
the heart, died at Charles Huth's last
Tuesday.
Miss Emily J. Holmes, adopted daugh-
ter of Oliver Negus, died at her home
near the village of Colerain, last Mon
day, from consumption. aged Is years
Interment at the Friends cemetery al
COlerain.
Rough feed for stock is becoming an
item of interest among the farmers in
this vicinity.
A number of the schools in this town
ship will close this week, with the usual
dramatic performances.
The fruit prospect, we have no doubt
is still very favorable, as there has been
no open weather to encourage the
growth of the buds.
Kidd coal works closed after three
days run, with no prospect of contract
soon. COUNTRY COUSIN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-05
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

o. s. Journal summary.
FEB. 24-Senate-Billsp passed: Senate
bill authorizing Belmont county to bor>
row $4,000 additional for court house
House bill providing that children must
be eight years old for admission to the
Deaf and Dumb asylum. Senate bill
providing for printed reports of meteor
ologicol bureau and inspector of shops;
uments; prescribing reports to be made
by mutual insurance companies.
Bills introduced: Amending the Law
for taking testimony; to continue the
geological survey of Ohio; for state
board of medical examiners; requiring
bond for goods replevined.
House-Bills passed: H. B. appropria-
ting S27,5OO for the Ohio exhibit at New
Orleans; II. b. authorizing township
trustees to build PARTITION fences in cas-
es of dispute; II. B. prohibiting the re-
apportionment of school funds; H. B
authorizing Rock Hill Presbyterian
church, Belmont county, to sell real es-
tate.
Bills introduced: Appropriating $347,-
312 70 to meet deficiencies of state; re+
living James Collins of Harrison county;
prohibiting saloons within 1900 yards OF
state Institutions; three bills amending
the ditch laws; changing laws relating
to courtesy in dover; amending militia
laws; amending the pharmacy law so as
not to make examination of clerks com
pulsory; protecting fair grounds.
House joint resolution adopted to in
vestigate site of Toledo asylum.
FEB. -Senate-Conference commit
tees report restoring contract system at
penitentiary on the piece-price plan
agreed to and bill became a law; also
partial appropriation bill.
Resolution offered: Asking congress
to reimburse Fred Ford for war loss.
Senate joint resolution for adjourn
ment from Feb. % to March.10 adopted
House joint resolution to loan arms,
tents and flags for the reunion at Ports
mouth next Septemb Der, adopted.
Bills introduced: Relieving certain
townships from having physician for
paupers; authorizing payment for sur
veys in cases of disputed county bound
ories; Furnishing for bastardy by i'm
prisonment in certain cases.
House Resolution to submit cOnsti-
tutional amendment lost-yeas so, nays
3S, party vote, lacking three votes of
adoption.
Conference committees report restor-
ing contract system at penitentiary un+
der piece-price plan agreed to.
Bills passed: House bill reorganizing
Columbus; Senate bill amending law for
military claims.