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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-27
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AND MARY COLLEGE

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Oilers special az traction. because "t Do,
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CARELESS HANDLING.
SOME OF THE TRIALS TO WHICH
BOOKSELLERS ARE SUBJECTED.

Wares Euincd by the Customer Who TX
amines but Docs Not Buy-women More
Careless Than Ncn-Damage Done on n
Rainy Dag.
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For particulars apply TO THOMAS Elicit
secretary, at his ofhce in the Institute build.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27
KEEP STRAIGHT AHEAD.

Pay no attention to slanderers Or gOs-
sip-mongers. Keep straight on in your
course. and let their backbitings die the
death of neglect.
What is the use of lying awake at
nights, brOOding over the remark of some
false friend that runs through your brain
like forked lightning? What's the use
of getting into worry and fret over gos-
sip that has been set atloat to your dis
advantage by some meddleSOme buSyb0-
DIV who has more time than character.
These things cannot possibly mjure
ycu, unless. indeed, you take notice of
them, and in combating them give them
character and standing. If what IS SAID
about you is true, set it right at once; If 1t
is false, let it go for what it will fetch.
If bee stingS you, would you go to the
hive to destroy the insect? Would not
a thousand come upon you?
1t is wisdom to say little respecting the
injuries you have received We are gen
orally losers in the end, if we stop to re-
flute all the backbitingS and gOSSlplngS
we may hear by the way. They are an
moving. it is true, but not dangerous, so
long as we do not stop to expOstulate
and ScOld: our characters are formed
and sustained by our own actions and
purposes, and not by others.
Let us all bear in mind that "calum-
MES may usually be trusted to time and
the slow but steady justice of public
opinion"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27
ABOUT SWEARING OFF.

A great deal of sport is now made OF
New Years day as swearing of
time" 1t is not uncommon to hear the
question put in a sarcastic way: "Well,
have you swore off YETI" The witty fel-
lows on the newspapers take it up and
grind out innumerable jokes about weak
minded men who turn over new
leaf on New Year, and turn back to it
again in less than a fortnight. But
with all this fun and ridicule, the fact
remains that the beginning of new
year is a most fitting time to leave off
bad habits, to resolve to profit by mis-
takes and follies of the past, and to go
through the new year better than you
did the old one.
So pay no attention to the current
gibes and jeers at the custom of "Swear-
ing off on the New Year," and if you
see mistakes and follies that you desire
to abandon and to leave forever behind,
now is the time to do it. The fact is,
you should have done so long ago. One
can begin a reform in his own habits at
any time, and should never wait until
any particular day for making that
start; but, having put it off until now,
don't delay longer. Begin and end the
New Year right.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27
THAT POPULAR PLURALITY.

New York Press.
The Sun has been puncturing the
loose assumption of free trade tariff ed
ucators" that Cleveland'S popular plu-
rality proves that his famous message of
a year ago brought strength to his party,
with an elaborate demonstration that
nothing of the kind is true. The gains
and losses of the parties, from the vote
of 1884, are given by States, and the
conclusion reached that in no way can
the figures be made to show that free
trade arguments brought an increase of
Democratic votes. Thus it is urged that
no difference in the work of the anti
tariff takers could account for net Dem
ocratic gains in New Jersey and Penn
sylYania. and losses in New York and
Connecticut, for an advantage of over
10000 to the Republicans in Kentucky
and of nearly 10000 to the Democrats
in Tennessee, and so on.
The sun is headed the right way, but
there is more to be said. In the first
place, the plurality, even if you call it a
round 100000, although large in figure
is small in percentage. 1t is very
small fraction of the total vote. If the
issues and candidates presented had
been precisely the same as in 1884. the
mere fact of possession of the govern
ment should have naturally made the
number much greater. And again it is
due, and due multiplied several times,
to a stay at home vote in the Southern
States which has no counterpart in the
North-as everybody knows. And the
paralyzing influence upon Southern Re-
publicans Of a Democratic adminiStra-
ton is well shown by the fact that six
States in the South-Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tex
as show net Democratic gain over
1884 of no less than 124,2j4. This item
alone more than covers the whole plu-
rality.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27

QUEEN VICTORIA last week sold off
her fat stock-pigs, sheep, bullocks and
heifers, to be eaten by her loyal subjects
at Christmas time. Large prices were
realized, Devon bullocks selling as high
as fifty-one guineas. Each year there is
a great competition as to who shall sup
ply the baron of beef, which for centu-
ries has always Figured on an English
monarch's sideboard at Christmas time.
This year an artist named John Bedbor-
ough will cut the baron out of one of
her Maiesty's Devon bullocks. The
joint will weigh 300 pounds.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27
ELECTIVE POSTMASTERS.
New York Press.

New York Press.
Congressman Grout, of Vermont, has
introduced bill enabling people to
choose their own postmaSters. The the
ory that the persons who do business at
an office should name the officer, is, of
course, perfectly sound, and some recent
experiences have made the idea appeal
to Vermonters with special force, but
there are great practical obstacles in the
way of putting it in operation.
In the first place it is hard to define
the constituencies. In many cases a
country postotfice has patrons in from
two to half dozen towns, and, what is
more serious, it often happens than an
individual is so situated between var
ious offices that he does business at two
or more, and could not be assigned to
any one without arbitrary methods sure
to made trouble.
And again, and chiefly, it is hard to
have the people elect their pOstmaSters,
because, with poor human nature in the
case. it is too much to hope for efficient
service with the appointing and direct
ing powers separated. There is no way
thought of but to have the postal bust
ness managed by federal authority as
at present, and it is obvious that with
out the power of removal it would be
impossible for the Washington authori-
ties to keep postmasterS up to the mark.
Authority to remove would involve at
least formidable hampering of the
power to appoint, and there the case
stands.
No one would think of employing a
great number of men to work under an
Overseer when no one of them could be
either hired or discharged without the
action of town meeting. The remedy
for existing evils in the managing of
postoffices will hardly be found in bill
bearing any such title as that of Mr..
Grout's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Happy New Year! Happy New Year!
List 10 the words floating so clear
Cottage and palace. in mansion so grand,
Every sweet home throughout our fair land;
No hearthstone so humble but hath its own share
Happy good wishes, glad New Year prayer.
Happy New Year, Happy New Year!
Hark, I is an omen of future cheer!
Sad sorrow, fair joy, of last year have flown,
New Year is coming with hopes of its own;
1t may bring us happiness, lasting sure
1t may bring us anguish, hard to endure.
Happy New Year! Happy New Year.
Gladly, brightly, welcome you here;
Greet you with pleasure, right royalty too,
Bringing our dear hopes and wishes To you,
We may not look forward TO view our own way,
Gods hand will direct us from day unto day.
Mary CiHT-isr Parsons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27

REFERRING to the movement to place
General Rosecrans on the army list with
the rank of brigadier general, the Phila-
delphia Ledger says: Few now recall
the fact that RosecranS commanded the
Army of the Cumberland, which drove
the rebel Bragg's army out of Kentucky
and Tennessee in the campaign signal
lied by the victories of Perryville and
Stone River, and the rescue of Chatta-
nooga. Students of that early war histo-
~, who have Sheridan's admirable me-
moirs, should turn to the pages wherein
that great soldier pays homage to Rose
GRAMS services and abilities"
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WOMAN'S WORK.
Holman inthe Century.

l.. E Holman in the Century.
1t is a cheering sign of the great army
of women who are obliged to earn their
livelihood that the woman question IS
being agitated in the light of womans
work.
But there is a side, which, it seems to
me. as a practical working and self sup
porting woman, is very little considered
This is the question, How does she do
it, and how should it be done?"
FERRET BREEDING is new and prof
liable branch of farming in Australia
and New Zealand. One farm that has
commenced the business on a large scale
has contracted to supply $4,000 ferrets
per annum for three years to the gov
ernment at IS cd per head, the creatures
being delivered when they are three
months old. Their stud consists OF 2Uo
ferrets and thirty rabbits, and the milk
of three cows are required every day Tor
their food.-Ne,C York Sun.
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Established in 1913.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rey. X Alex
ander, pastor. Public worship every SaDhath
morning and evening: Sabbath school $50 a. m
yonng ne0DIes society of Christian endeayor, Mon
day evenings: general prayer meeting Medhesud!
evening Strangers welcome 10 all services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH--Rey;
7 n HoIlinpShead pastor Sabbath preaching, II
A. m: p. m; young peoples meeting, Mohday
evenings: general prayer meeting, THURSDAY eve
lings; mems meeting, Friday evenings; aaDDaih
school 30 pm. Strangers cordially invited 10 all
erviceS
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-heV.
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a. IN
public worship. II a. m; weekly prayer meeting,
Friday 3 D. m. monthly prayer meeting last Satur-
day of each month, p. m; WOinanS missionary y
sI:iety last Saturday Of each month, 2-p, m dis
trict prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays each month, : Z. N /;
each month at the parsonage, p. n
AFRICANM. E. CHURCH-Rey-J }. VI. Wilkes,
pastor Sunday service, 1880 a. m; Z p m; SAD
bath school, 2:3O =. m; weekly prayer hiee'ille'
Thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27

AT the recent municipal elections in
Massachusetts, large number of towns
that have had paper prohibition un-
der local option abandoned it and voted
for high license. There is lesson in
in this for all who are interested in the
problem of temperance. These towns
and cities found that although they had
a majority in favor of prohibition that
majority was not large enough to en-
force it. The law became a dead letter.
The restrictions of high license are inf
nitely better than free whisky under un-
enforced prohibition. Prohibition is
practical and effective only in commu-
mites where public sentiment is over
whelmingly in favor of it.
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

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THEIR BUSINESS BOOMING.

Probably no one thing has caused such
a general revival of trade at PatterSons
drug store as their giving away to their
customers of so many free trial bottles OF
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. Their trade is simply enormous IN
this very valuable article. from the tact
that it always cures and never dlsap-
points. Coughs, colds, asthma, prom
chitis, Group, and all throat and lung as
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BPlntultt Chronicle
THURSDAY. DECEMBER p, 1883.
AT its recent session the Legislatur

AT its recent session the Legislature
of Vermont made some radical amend
ments TO the educational laws of the
State. Recent statistics showed that
Vermont's educational system was sin
gularly defective and that under it illit-
eracy was increasing at an alarming
rate. The amendments provide for
greater uniformity In teaching and in
school books, for raising the standing of
and for compulsory education.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27

THE Dominion of Canada will adopt
the chief features of our banking sys-
TEN. In 1890 radical changes will be
made in the federal banking system of
Canada. The principal change will be
the adoption of an enactment authoriz-
ing the Government to practically con-
troll the issue of legal tender and CORE
spondingly restricting the issue Ofnotes
by the various chartered banks. The
change will be borrowed from the Amer
lean banking system.
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MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. 10, F. d 4. M.-Meets
every Wednesday night, on or before fIill moon
d MFytR Sec'y f. ID. BAILEY, ". NJ.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. 4, Royal
Arch WGsons Stated convoeatiOns first Friday Of
each month. ~ =, =,
j. B. MEYER, Rec. r d. bAILhl' H. H.
RELJONT COUNCIL. No 81, r. & S. NJ
Meets second Tuesday Of each month;
j. B. MEYER, Secy. j. b. hAAN' Ii VI.
HOPE COlIHANDER, No 2G, K. T.-Stated
NoIA'I'' % MIA Sec'y J. b. RYAN, Z. C.
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1889.
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper'S Magazine is the most useful, entertain
ing, and beautiful periodical in the world. Among
the attractions for 1889 will be a new nOvel-an
American story, entitled Jupiter LightS-by Con-
stance +. WOOlSOn; illustrations of Shakespeare'S
Comedies by Z. A. Abbey; a series of articles on
Russia, illustrated by I. de ThulStrup; papers on
the Dominion of Canada and characteristic serial
by Charles Dudley Warner; three Norwegian
Studies" by BiOTnstierne BjOTnson, illustrated;
'CommOdus,' a historical play by the author of
"Ben-Hur, - Illustrated by j. X. Weguen, etc. The
Editorial Departments are conducted by George
William Curtis William Dean HOwellS, and Charles
Dudley Warner.
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A WORD ABOUT CALIFORNIA.

The western railroads have recognized
the importance of California travel by
placing fast and improved trains in ser
vice and endeavoring in every way to re-
move the tedium of the long journey. If
you contemplate a trip to the Pacific
slope this winter it will be well for you
to communicate with the nearest passen-
ger or ticket agent of the Pennsylvania
Lines, who will give you the fullest in
formation about all the roads and sell
you tickets at lowest rates via any route
you may choose. 1t.
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VTENTpn Agents to sell 'ElwOod S Grain Tables
WI hN L EU (SI25) for every miller, grain dealer,
and Martins Average Tables lS3l, wanted by
every business house: large demand; liberal terms.
Address L. DARRow & Co, Pubs, Rochester, NY.
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CHRISTMAS GOODs-Just received, a
large stock of Silk and Linen Handker-
chiefs, Silk and Cashmere Mutilers, Neck
wear, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gloves of
all kinds, and full stock of everything
in our line. We can sell them to you right.
IL 20-2w JEPSON & PATTON.
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SENATOR QUAY and President-elect
Harrison met last week for the first
time. Mr.. Quay's visit was brief, but it
is said to have been highly satisfactory.
All efforts to interview him as to the
Cabinet question failed signally. 1t is
thought, however, that he desires the
appointment of Wannamaker.
CHAs. F. MAYER has been elected
President of the Baltimore Il o. rail
road company.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-27

TIE members of a facetiOus Jury at
Livingston. Mon, were each fined 50 by
the Judge for returning verdict that
this jury do hereby agree to disagree
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OUNO list to JOHNSTON & Son, Pittsburgh, Pa
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Probate Judge-Isaac II. CASTOR.
Clerk of COurts-William B. Cash.
SherifT-OliFer Z. FOulks.
Auditor-R. Il. Barrett.
Treasurer-GeOTge Robinson.
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse W. HohlhgWoTth.
Recorder-John NJ. Beckett.
Commissioners-Mo Cope, William J. Berry
John G. Israel
SiIryeyor-C Chalkley Dawson.
COroner-A. NJ. +. Boyd.
Infrmary Directors : Burget McConnanghy,
president; William Lodge, clerk; John A Clark'
auditor -.
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Superintendent Children's HOme-Peter Glhili'
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Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-13

New YORK, Oct. l2.-tSpecial Telegram
10 TnR BEE. -STocKs-The stock market
was dull this morning almost to stagnation.
New England and cotton oil certificates
were the only securities that showed any an
imation TO speak Of, the latter being strong
and advancing somewhat. Gossip attributed
buying in this TO parties closely identified
with the property, but further than this
there was nothing current as TO any especial
feature. st. Paul Il Duluth was weak on
light transactions and up to II o'clock had
declined II points. London sent some buy
ing orders, but the market was in a nut and
the volume Of business up 10 noon was very
small. At l2 o'clock the market was ex-
tremely dull and steady at about opening
figures. With the foregoing exceptions 1t
proved TO be a very dull day throughout.
The advance in cotton oil over the opening
amounted to II points. The rest Of the list,
except st. Paul & Duluth, which lost 3l3
points, closed at or near the opening figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-13
CHICAGO LIVE SrOCK.

CHICAGO, Oct. l2.-lSpecial Telegram to The
BEE. - CITTLK-Busiuess was slightly bet.
ter than yesterday yet trade was slow and
prices about the same as for a day or two
past. Statesmen that had No. / rangers were
OF the opinion that they were making more
money than yesterday, but anything below
good in the ranger line sold fully as low as at
any time. A few loads Of good natives
were sold out early at satisfactory
prices, some suitable lots making o
shade more money than yesterday.
Medium and common natives remain slow
and down to as low as at any time. Native
cow stock was not as plentiful rs for a few
days past and sold considerably better than
for any day this week. Texans were In good
demand and steady. The stocker and feeder
trade continues active with the demand
mainly FOR heavy feeders that are almost
good enough for butcher. Light stockers
are rather low and as cheap as at any time
this year. The receipts include 1900
Texas and western cattle; medium
20 good steers, 1850 70 1890 lbs, Si.75G
BIS; 1900 10 1850 lbs, s4.OO64.5 so;
$50 10 1900 lbs, s325d375; stockcrs and
feeders, s2.00d3. IS; COWS, bulls and mixed,
sl.S5g3oO; bulk, 81 l5G255; Texas and In
dian steers, $50 10 1850 lbs, S3.5o63 %
cows, tl1592i0 40; western rangers, 5000
40; wintered Texans, g.. 5Od3.9 %.
HoGs-SpeculatOrs opened the market
with a boom and another advance Of 5GlOc,
they buying nearly all the early receipts, but
later on when these spectators found buy,
ers Tor paeAers and shippers were not viii,