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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

Miss CATHERINE ToPPERMAN, maid.
ell lady about sixty years of age, residing
near Sewellsville, was adjndged insane
by the Probate Court, and she was taken
to the asylum at Athens on Tuesday, in
charge of her nephew, D. A. REYNOLDS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

DRUMMoND PosT G. A. r. are to have
a carnival at the Capital Rink ON the
evenings of the 24th and 25th. There's
fun ahead, for few members of the Post
have ever appeared on the dizzy wheels.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

Mrs. JOHN BARLOW. of Bellsire, on
Monday received $4,000 from the Ma
sonic Insurance Co., which was tie
amount her husband was insured for in
that company.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

THE proceeds of the lecture delivered
this evening by Hon. VIM. Parsons. will
be used for the benefit of the Public
School Library. Our citizens should
turn out
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
OFFIcE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
/, JAMES S. Robinson, Secretary of State OF
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is true copy of Joint Resolution
adopted by the General Assembly of the State OF
Ohio, on the 9Th day of April, A. d. 1885, taken
from the original rolls filed in this office.
In TESTIMONY WuxRRoF, have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and affixed my official
[skALl seal, at Columbus, the 9th day of April,
L. ID. 1885.
JAMES 8. ROBINSON,
11>Gm Secretary Of State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

SEAsoNABLE-Snow-w lime, white
wash brushes. scrub brushes, soap, lye,
soapine, carpet tacks, &c, &c, sc.
4-I6 2t. GEO. JEPsON.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

THE police of Wheeling have inaugu-
rated raid on the gambling houses OF
that city.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

A DEMOCRAT of prominence in York
township. gives slight hint in this
paper to the clique" in that township.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

BOARDING HoUsE.-I have removed
to the building at the corner of Main
and Marietta streets, where l am pre-
pared to entertain boarderS,by the week,
dav or meal. Patronage is solicited.
40 3t~ l. NJ. SHEPHERD.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

ABOUT two inches of snow was upon
the ground Sunday morning, 18th. Snow
also fell on Monday and Tuesday even
iDgS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16
The South Bend Chilled PIow

This is the best general purpose plow
on the market. We absolutely guaran-
tee them to give satisfacti on. or mons
ey refunded. We have sold about one
hundred, and think we know. See US
before you buy. GEO. JEPsON.
3-I9 If,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16
Executors Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that In the Probate
tNCourI OF Belmont county. Ohio, the UNDER
signed was appointed and qualified a. Ex>
ecutots OF the e5tate OF Ellhu Broomhail.
deceased, late OF Belmont county.
All persons Indebted 70 said estate are re-
Suesiedfo make immediate payment, and
tnose having claims against said estate Will
present them duly authenticated within SIX
months from the date hereof fer allowance
ALLEN BROOMHALL.
JOSEPH BROOMHALL
WILRER RRoOMHALL
4 s>Sws Execntors.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16
Robert E. Sweeney, ct al.

DURSUANT to an order of sale in the
L above case, issued and to me directed
from the Court of Common Pleas of Belmont
county. Ohio, will offer at public sale, upon
the premises, on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16
SheriR's Sale.
Belmont Common Pleas.

James A. Gray and Hiram w. Smith, part.
ners, as The Commercial Bank, of Mar
tins Ferry, Ohio,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16
Notice to Contractors.

AUDIToR's OFFIoE, BELMONT COUNTY,
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, ONO, April IA, 1881
CEALED proposals will be received at the
Auditors Office Belmont county, st. Clairs-
~ vile, Ohio, until o'clock p. m, MoSDAY,
May Nth, 1885, for furnishing the necessary
materials and performing the necessary labor
for the construction of 100 cubic yards, more or
less, of first-class range masonry on the re-
pairs of the reservoir at the Belmont County
Infrmary The successful bidder for said
work will be required to execute contract and
bond for the faithful performance Of the same,
subject to the approval of the board. Board
reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
By order of board
4I6 I'd R. R. BARRETT, Auditor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16
A RE YOU GOING TO
PAINT ORPAPER {?

If so, we can furnish--you Ready Mixed
Paint in any sized package from u half-pin
to a gallon. Also handsome patterns of
WALL PAPER & CEILING DECORATIONS
WINDOW SHADES in great variety; some
entirely new designs in DADO SHADES
6, and feet Use KNAPP'S PATENT
ADJUSTABLE SHADE FIXTURES-no
cords or racks to get out of order.
AT THE OLD PLACE g
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-04-16

BE-. TALBOT, Dentist, st. Clairs-
vile. Office. east of school house. 412tf
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30
Novel Ideas About Ocean Ships.

Capt. Lundborg, a retired naval Off
Ger, has been advancing some new ideas
about shipbuilding among the yacht
men and shipbuilders of New York.
Capt. Lundborg says he has been led
by observation of the fin whale and
other fish swimming beneath the sur
face of water, with great rapidity aud
apparently little effort, to suspect that
the plane of greatest resistance in water
was at the surface. His own expert
ence in swimming strengthened the
opinion.
On the principle that water offers
greatest resistance at the surface, he
would construct ship that would have
its least dimensions at the water line
and its greatest beam below the water,
and the sides of which, instead of being
constructed with somewhat convex ver-
ticle lines, as is the rule of the day in
shipbuilding, would have strongly de-
fined concave vertical lines. The bot
tom, also, instead of being very nearly
round, would be very nearly fat.
While any existing ocean steamship
would upset if her cargo and ballast
were entirely taken out of her, q ship
constructed on this model could not,
by the nature of her build, be upset
under any circumstances. She would
roll much less, as the action of the wa
ter on her concave sides would steady
her, and she would also pitch much
less, while as to speed she would aver
age at sea at least twenty-one or twen-
ty-two knots per hour, and be able to
cross the ocean in from five to five and
a half days. He would also secure
greater power by having two propellers
instead of one. The difficulty hereto
fore in utilizing two propellers has been
the problem of furnishing adequate
support for the heavy shafts, twenty
eight to forty inches in diameter, re-
quired in ocean navigation, which must
necessarily extend forty to sixty feet
astern of the hull. Capt. Lundborg
proposes to solve this problem by ex-
tending the heel of the hull under wa
ter beyond the stern above water and
having the screws work flush with the
end of it, putting one each side of the
middle ship line. This arrangement
would secure the further advantage of
placing the screws so deep under water
that they would never, in the pitching
of the ship, rise above the surface and
be subjected to the consequent loss OF
power. -NeiU York Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30

"Are the ablest men the ones most
likely to revise and polish up their
speeches?"
mo, rather the reverse. As a rule,
the men who stand out most promi-
nently in the history of the Senate were
of such habits of speech that there was
little occasion for them to revise the re-
port of their speeches. Webster, as /
said, was a slow speaker and careful
one. Seward usually wrote his speeches
beforehand and committed them to
memory, SO that often he did not require
them to be reported at all, turning
them over in manuscript This was not
always the case, however. remember
on one occasion he asked me to take
dinner with him and take o speech that
he was going to deliver on some i'm
portant subject. / did 80, but when he
got ready to speak he said he desired to
have his speech taken again, as he would
make some changes from the original
one. So it was reported and the man
uscript furnished him, and when it was
returned found that it was neither the
first nor the second entire, but third
one, embodying portions of both the
others. Seward was pretty careful
about his sentences, and would often
change a word here or there to polish
them up. Sumner was rather slow
speaker, and did not make many changes
in his speeches. Mr.. Chase, of Ohio,
was much given to making changes in
his speeches. Lincoln? Well, never
reported him, but know that he was q
very slow speaker. Douglas was the
opposite, a very rapid speaker. Ev-
arts? Well, everybody knows about
his long sentences. They are terrible.
/ remember one in his speech on the
impeachment of johnson, which made,
think, eighty odd lines in the Record.
/ never knew but one man like him,
and that was Bell, of Tennessee. No,
there are not many men now in the
Senate who are especially difficult to
report. Mr.. Edmunds is one of the
fastest takers. You would not think
so to listen to him. He speaks in rather
low tone, sort of conversational
manner, and rushes out his sentences
in a hurry. Ingalls, is a pretty fast
talker, but his enunciation is so clear
and distinct that it is pleasure to re-
port him. Mr.. Beck is very fast talk
er, and will keep it up for hours, too.
Logan is about an average. Blaine !?
Well, he Is not the most agreeable man
in the world to report. Fast at times,
and sometimes not so fast; a sort OF
ierky way that is not comfortable to a
stenographer.- with Con-
gresS5O1ldl Reporter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30
Serious Trouble Ahead.

II tell you,' said one man, with a
great deal of extra heat, "he rs a man
who will take any advantage of you! L
wouldn't trust him to carry pint of
molasses half block for me-"
"And the most disagreeable person
/ ever met" added second. IF /
had his personal ways / should pray to
be hit with sand-club and showed un-
der the icel"
"Oh, hell go down, and don't YOU
forget it'll" put in third. aI've
heard hints already of his being finan-
cially embarras ed, and 1 expect to live
to see the day when he'll saw wood for
me at 90 cents per cord"
The fourth and fifth men walked
away together, and the fourth whis-
pered:
TOO bad-too bad. L ought to have
known how it would operate
why, what has the man done?"
asked the other.
@Donel Why he's gone and bought
q pacing horse which can clean 'em all
OUT Dye suppose a man who is beaten
on the snow is ever going to forgive the
party who does it?"-Dcfroit Free
Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30

"You will brighten us ali into hys-
terra. you wayward grill" were the re-
monstrances uttered.
Il lead; who will follow?" said she
as she moved toward the fatal dep
redator.
She cautiously turned the key, and,
with quick, dexterous jerk, flung the
door wide open to the wall.
The girls oil looked with one accord,
toward the small room now fairly ex-
posed to their wondering, terrified
eyes.
The glimpse of pair of masculine
feet was sufficient for all four. and
without one backward glance they all
ran, shrinking and almost fainting.
through the hall, from thence down
the steps and out into the friendly open
air; while Frank Greedy, now enabled
to indulge his feelings to the utmost,
speedily clapped his recovered hat upon
his head and entered his room, where
a terrific explosion ensued.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30

upon that occasion and things in gen.
eral.
We'll, now what do you think of
leap-year proposals, Grace Dalrym-
ple?" asked Cora Beaufort, resting her
chin in one hand, while beating rest
less tattoo upon the carpet.
"Why. ! think, as most people would
under the circumstances, that Ala
Caswell did uncommonly well, was the
laughing pejoinder.
Go thou and do likewise, Alice !"
said Cora Beaufort, chucking her friend
teasingly under the chin.
Perhaps / might if she had not
spoken so low that we failed to catch
Alias successful mode" she replied,
jestingly.
AT all events. we shall have to wait
our turn for four years, girls"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30
A Great Australian River.

It is common mistake to assume that
Australia is country destitute OF large
rivers; on the contrary, it possesses one
of the largest water-courses in the
world, viz, the Darling, which is navi-
gable for 2,345 miles, placing it third
in rank among the rivers of the world.
estimated by their navigable length, and
considerably above the Nile, navigable
for 1900 miles; the Danube, navigablc
for LOO miles; the Rhine, 600; and
the Thames, navigable for only 1873
miles, Toronto Globe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30

sY OH ER WENDELL HOMES.

The minstrel of the classic lay
OF love and wine who sings
Still found the fingers run astray
That touched the rebel strings.
OF Cadmus he would fain have sung.
OF Atrous and line:
But all the jocund echoes rung
With songs OF love and wine
All, brothersi would fain have caught
Some fresher fancy's CLEAN.
My truaat accents find unsought,
The old familiar theme.
Love. Lovel but not the sportive child
With shaft and twanging bow,
Whose random arrows drove US wild
Some three score years ago.
Not Eros, with his joyous laugh.
The urchin blind and bare,
But Love- with spectacle aud star.
And scanty, silvercd hair.
Our heads with frosted locks are white.
Our roofs are matched with snow.
But red. In chilling winters spite,
Our hearts and hearthstones glow.
Our old acquaintance, Time. drops In.
And while the running sands
Their golden thread unheeded spin,
He warns his frozen hands.
Stay. winged hours, zoo swift. too sweet,
And wait this message DER
To all we miss, from all we meet,
On life's fast crumbling shore:
Say that to old affection true
We hug the narrowing chain
That binds our hearts-alas, how few
The links that yet remainl
The fatal touch awaits them all
That turns the rocks to dust;
From year to year they break and fall
They break, but never rust.
Say IL one note of happier strain
This worn ont harp afford
One throb that trembles, not In vain
Their memory lent its chord.
Say that when Fancy closed her wings
And Passion quenl he'd his FIRE,
Love, Love. still echoed from the strings
As from Anacreon Tyre!
Atlantic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30

AT recent reception in New York n
distinguished member of the bar told q
story at the expense of fellow advo-
cate, who was invited to some enter
tainment, his invitation being accom-
panied with the usual request, "r. s. v.
D." Never before having met the cabal-
istic initials, he inquired what they sig
nified. why, don't you know? was
the reply. at is a direction as to
dres roundabout, shirt, vest and
pants" "That's lucky" said he, "for 1
have everything except the round
about" A distinguished railroad man,
who stood by, capped this with anoth-
er. On one occasion he invited oil the
employees of the road to his house to
hear little talk by Peter Cooper and
others. Just at that time there had
been some discussion as to salaries, and
the invited were suspicious, especially
as they could not make out what the
IT. s. v. p in the corner of the invita-
ton meant. So they held a meeting,
and after much cogitating one man
said: Here, boys, know what that
means-reduction of salary very prob
able. They will get us there. give us
something to eat and drink, and we will
be roped in before we know it; don't
let us co. and go they would not until
the Superintendent had been seen, and
the matter explained. -"Matndtts," IN
the Rambler.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30

IT cost $3.50, 265 to relieve the Greedy
party and bring home the remaiLs Of
the heroic dead.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30
Gloom Ahead.

what makes you look so gloomy,
Jones'? In trouble?"
"Yes, my mother in-law died last
"Ah, excuse me, hadn't heard of the
sad"
"And 1 promised my wife that /
wouldn't drink anything for week.
Over six days yet!"-New York Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-30

A aoosE-Eaa weighing ten ounces is
on exhibition at Vallejo, Cal.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-10
Catching a Basketful of Snakes.

From the st Louis Republican.
Joe Forshaw has invented a totally new
style of sport. He started on Thursday for
Bluff Lake to catch bass, croppe or any
kind of fish, but met with no success. There
were plenty of fish about but the fall of six
feet in the water, caused by draining, had
disturbed them, and do what he could he
failed to get them to feed. Wandering along
he came to a shallow which was simply alive
with snakes, mostly the water moccasin.
For fun's sake he dropped a minnow among
them, and found it taken greedily. The
landed, and the question then arose of how
the hook was to be extracted. Stones and a
club at last settled the snake, and the hook
and gut as well. The battle, however, had
been good one, and Mr. Forshaw, Oliver
Twist like, pined for more. He therefore
fixed up three hooks i'm a gang, and pro-
ceeded to 'snatch" more snakes scientifically.
Casting beyond big fellow, he would jerk
the hooks toward it, and catching it foul, had
plenty of fun with each before it was landed.
His dog, big mongrel of a very low degree,
helped out the spolt AS one of the early
takes were jerked out, the dog seized it by
the middle, and in return it embraced the
animal by the ear. The cur sang pen and
the contract it had undertaken and killed the
snake. The owner waited some time to see
the dog swell and die, but the snake bite
seemed to act on it as tonic, and when the
sport was resumed it appeared to enjoy the
same immensely, and even developed highly
ichthyophagous tendencies The fun was
carried on until quite a good sized baske ct
full of snakes had died the death.
Mr.. Forshaw is rigid temperance man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-10
TIRED MOTHERS.

A little elbow leans upon your knee
Your tired knee, that has so much to bear
A child's dear eyes are looking lovingly
From underneath thatch of tangled hair.
Perhaps you do not heed the velvet touch
OF warm, moist fingers. holding yours SO
tight;
You do not prize the blessing overmuch,
You almost are TO tired TO pray tonight
But Il Is blessedness. A year ago
did not see IL as do to-day.
We are so dull and thankless, and too slow
To catch the sunshine till It slips away.
And now II seems SURPRISING strange to me
That while wore the badge of motherhood
l did not kiss more oft, and tenderly
The little child that brought me only good.
And IL some night when you sit down to rest
You miss this elbow from your tired knee,
This restless, curling head from off your breast,
This lisping tongue that chatters constantly
If from your own the dimpled hand has slipped,
And ne'er would nestle in your palm again
If the white feet into their grave had tripped.
could not blame you for your heartache then.
I wonder so that mothers ever fret
At little children clinging to their gown;
Or that the footprints, when the days are wet,
Are ever black enough to make them frown.
If could find a little muddy boot,
Or cap, or jacket, on my chamber floor,
II could kiss u rosy. restless foot.
And hear IL patter in my home once more;
If could mend broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make a kite to reach the sky,
There is no woman I'm Gods world could say
She was more blissfully content thanI
But, ah the dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled by shining head
My singing birding from Its nest is flown;
The little boy used to kiss is dead
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-10
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL.
EAvoRITE REMEDY.
AmputatiOnof the Leg.

Money is the universal necessity, and none but
oynic or fool will affect TO despise IL. Mr..
Abram Ellsworth, of Port Even, Ulster county,
N. ", had realized this truth. His disease In
volved the whole of his thigh.bone, and the
suffering man looked forward, not without ap-
parent reason, to death rs his only deliverer.
The family physicians refused TO amputate the
limb asserting that the operation would kill the
patient on the spot. DR.. David dKENNEDY, of
Rondout, N. ", who was consulted, held differ
ent opinion and amputated the limb. The Doc
tor then administered freely his great Blood
Specific FAVORITE REMEDY to afford tone
and strength to the system and prevent the re-
turn OF the disease ana Mr.. .Ellsw0rth remains
to this day in the bloom Of health. This gentle
mans disease was the OF pring Of foul blood,
and Kennedy's FAvORITE REMEDY purified
the blood and restored to him the power once
more to enjoy his life. Are you suffering from
any disease tacenble TO the same cause? Try
Favorite Remedy Your druggist has 10. ONE
DOLLARS bottle. Bear in mind the prOprietors
name and address DIR. Dapid KENNEDY, Ron
dout N. Y.
To Keep the Blood Pure Is the principal end
Of inventions and discoveries in medicine. To
this object probably no one has contributed
more signally than DIR. David Kennedy, of Rom
dout. N. Y, In the production of a medicine
which has become famous under the title OF the
Favorite Remedy" IL removes all impurities
of the Blood, regulates the disordered Liver and
Kidneys, curef Constipation Dyspepsia and all
diseases ana weaknesses peculiar to females.
junel-lmdeod&w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-10
A baptist Ministers Experience.

81 am Baptist minister and before ever
thought of being clcrgymah graduated in
medicine. but left lucatiNfe practice Tor my
present profession, forty years ago. WIS for
many years sufferer fFugG 4utnsy. 1AOmds'
Eciectric on cured ne, was 3lso troabled with
hoarseness, and iho 49, Ne iectrfc OH Always
relieved me. Ny wife aad child had diphtheria,
and Thomas Eclectric oa Ovred them, End II
taken In time II will cure tunes out OF ten.
am confident 1t is II curs for the most obstinate
cold, or cough, and Il any one VII take small
teaspoon and half NIL IL with The OH, and then
place the end of tho spoon IN one nostrt and
draw the on out of thS spoon nae the head, by
smiling as hard as they can, atil the o6 falls
over into the throat, and platcfiue u twice
a week, l don't care how ouel stye theit head
may be, II will clean u out ara cure Their Ca
tarfh. For deafness ana esraohs & has done
wonders 10 my certain knowledse IL = ths only
medicine dubbed patent medicsine thai have
ever felt like reoonlmendins, an sin ver1 anx;
ious 20 see IL in every place. foi TIL you hat l
would not be without ~ IN ~ hSlsf "a any
consideration. am nov san<Hnk WIZ pain
relieves me like YhoSsss' fei yet'te 0.t. lr. Il.
For sale BY By Il d. cdohraa. alpssi.t 10 ~ iss
North Queen street, }sxieeAlsEi ~
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-10
A Silent Partner.

From the New York Tribune.
A tall woman with red face and conf
dent manner walked into an uptown
bank few days ago and presented check.
"No good, madam" said the teller briefly,
"the check.is not indorsed."
"Never mind that" said the applicant
for cash, i" it's all right, he's my husband"
at makes no difference. We must
have his own signature, even If he is your
husband"
swell, you give me pen and I'll sign
his name. j Just want you to know, young
man. that he's mighty silent partner in our
combination and I'm the boss -