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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-11-15

"LONG JOHN WENTWORTH took his
seat in the House of Representatives
December 4, 1S43, and was not only the
youngest, but the least experienced, of
all the members, never having been at
the capitol of his own State, nor seen
any legislative body in session. His
Congressional record embraced every
crisis in the slavery agitation, beginning
with the discussion respecting the pro-
priety of annexing Texas, and ending
with the adoption of the constitutional
amendment establishing the equality of
all persons before the law. His Illinois
colleagues in the Senate and in the
House were all new members. None of
them, he thought, had ever seen Wash
ington before, and he had but a passing
acquaintance with two of them. He
was, in view of his frontier residence,
placed on the Committee on Territories,
and was the only Northwestern man on
it. He had to be the mouthpiece of all
Western section. AS the infant of the
House, he had intended to assume the
role of modesty and profit by the speak
ing of Others. But on the ninth day,
before any of his colleagues had said
'Mr. Speaker" he was informed by Sen
ator BreeSe that the latter intended that
day to announce the death of Senator
McRoberts, who had died in vacation,
and as he lived in Danville, in the lee
turer's district, he must announce the
death in the House. He had never seen |
Senator McRoberts, and knew but little
of him. but he hurriedly gathered what
he could to make himself ready to speak
on Senator Breese's resolutions when |
they were transmitted from the Senate |
to the House. Thus his Congressional !
career began.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
FARM AND FIREsloE.

"A tight roof on the shed. clean
fleece on the sheep.
Experiments show that it pays to
grind the cob with the grains of corn.
as it possesses nutritive qualities.
IT your land is well undetermined
you viii often be able to pillow while
your neighbor who may not have under
drained is waiting for his ground to
dry Oft before he can begin.
1t is not safe to apply unleached
wood ashes around the base of very
young trees. Ashes give better re-
suits when spread broadcast over the
surface of the ground around the trees.
Cases are known in which young peach
trees have been injured by the applica-
! ton of wood ashes thickly around and
close to the trunks.
Many swine breeders regard solid
earth floor the best for pig pen. 1t
must be high enough to be readily
drained, so as to be dry at all times.
1t is also customary with some breeders
TO remove from six to eight inches of
these earth floors every spring, drawing
the manure-soaked earth on to the
fields and renewing the floors with
fresh earth.
Marrow Balls: Soak beef marrow
over night in cold water. Take one
third cup of marrow and rub to cream.
Add two or three rolled crackers (ac-
cording to size.) Add one.half tea
spoonful of salt one teaspoonful Of
chopped parsley and a very little nut
meg or mace. one egg, yelk and white
beaten separately. Roll in balls. Cook
in the soup five or ten minutes.
1T is desirable to have a clean soil
with growing crops, but if no crops be
growing it would be better to have
weeds grow to be plowed in than to
have nothing; weeds of themselves do
not do the harm. but with growing
crops, or when allowed to seed. If
plowcd in green they will return to the
soil all that has been distracted from
it. and, in addition, all that has been
drawn from the atmosphere.
"A very pretty and useful catch-all
may be made Of four pieces of cretonne.
say about eighteen inches long and six
inches wide; cut each piece in point
about six inches from the bottom; sew
together, putting a tass Ell at the point;
face the top on the inside with color
of tasscl below; stitch two rows around
an inch below the top far enough apart
to insert q piece of skirt springs or
snarrow hoop enough smaller in circum-
ference to allow little fullness; sus-
pend with cord AID tassels. and rest as
sured it will soon merit its name. being
receptacle for every article imagina-
Bile.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
A "Put and CALI

This Is funny phrase to the uninjtiated,
but all the brokers understand it They
cent. for the option Of buying or selling
stock on fixed day, at q price stated on
the day the option is given. 1t is often q
serious operation to the dealer, but there is
q more serious "put and call'' than this
when you are "put" to bed with severe
cold and your friends "calp' physician.
Avoid all this by keeping in the house DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The
great cure for pulmonary and blood dis
eases. Its action is marvellous. 1t cures
the worst cough, whether acute, lingering,
or chronic. For Weak Lungs, Splitting OF
Blood, Short Breath, Consumption, Night
sweats, and kindred affections, it surpasses
all other medicines.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
A Parrots pistx.

A Philadelphia family, living near the
Church of st. Alphonsus, own a very
bright parrot. Every evening.:the bells Of
the church ring the 'Angelus," and re-
Gently one of the little girls of the family
was taught to recite the appropriate
prayer at the sound Of the BELLS The
parrot watched her carefully, and the
other evening, at the first sound Of the
chimes, dropped to the bottom of the
cage, put down his head, and said the
first few words Of the prayer. He has
kept this up ever since, and is adding
other words OF the prayer as the little
girl caches them to him.
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HAWKS .MArRlcuLArIoh.


How Some Medical Students Played q Joke
ON . Greenhorn.
DIR. 7. B. Harvey, of this city, DR.. John
Nj. Gray, Of NoblesvilIe, and DR.. j. 1.
Rocker. Of Castleton, met at the New
Dennison Hotel day or two ago, says
the Indianapolis Journal, and began re-
calling incidents in their student life at
the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati.
In the course of the conversation q story
was told about how DIR. Hawn, late Secre-
tary Of State, matriculated. The Joke, it
is said, was one DR.. Hawn would some
tiues tell ON himself and one over which
he slways enjoyed q hearty laugh. Har-
vey, Gray and Rocker had been In the
college for some time when Hawn
came down to Cincinnati. He was then q
stockily- built young Hoosier, with q re-
markedly strong frame, on which be after.
ward placed about three hundred pounds
OF flesh. The verdure of Hawn was rather
cheerful, and the boys soon found that he
had recently added the word "matri-
culate" to his vocabulary. He used the
word frequently, both on and without oc-
casion. aud was so anxious to matriculate
that the boys told him they would not re-.
quire him to wait until the regular date,
the succeeding Monday. A party was
formed about the sturdy youngster, and
started up Vine street to cross the canal,
going over the Rhine, as it Is called.
Just beyond tho canal there, was q
large packing -house, which happened
at the time not to be operating.
The proprietor, q big, jolly fellow, was
present, and when the boys told him they
wanted to matriculate Hawn he readily
fell in with the scheme. The young man
was taken into the private Office, stripped
to the buff, and then escorted through
such Of the various instruments Of dress
ing hog as would not hurt him. One Of
these consisted in bandaging his ankles
and swinging him up head down with a
gambrel stick, where he was properly
doused with cold water and scraped.
After it was all through the boys took
Hawn to the scales, weighed him, gave
him a lading receipt, and took five dol
lars as the matriculation fee, the money
being applied to continuation of the
ceremonies, in which the jovial Hawn
participated with happy abandon and an
occasional whoop.
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indescr,bs6's feel'ps Of dread o. Of im-
II you have an Or any considerable
suffering nom that most common Of
A AmeEica Fms msl.dissm Rilio1s PyRepsia: Of
or Indigestion. The more complicated
your disease has become, the greater the
number and diversity Of symptoms- No
matter what stage + has reached. DR.
Win subdue II, II taken according to d.
rections for reasonable length OF time.
II not cured. complications multiply and
Consumption of the LungB Skin Diseases,
Heart Disease, Reformation, Kidney Dis
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
BEES FOR BEGINNERS.
Advice to n Farmers Widow Who Desires
to Engage la Agriculture.

Advice to n Farmers Widow Who Desires
to Engage la Agriculture.
If you have a liking for outdoor pur-
suits, with fixed determination to sue
coed. and are not afraid of bees, in
time you might make living. Do not
purchase more than two colonies to
start with; if you can manage these
successfully. sou will have in the fall
provided it is good seeson) four
good strong colonies and between four
and five hundred pounds of honey. If
you succeed, your knowledge must in
crease in the same ratio as your bees.
You must also expect reverses, like the
past season, which has been one, with
few exceptions. of entire failure all
over this continent / met lady at
one of the conventions who had read
that charming fiction, BLESSED Bees"
and caught the bee-fever so badly. that
she invested $500 at once. She later
wrote: "All that have for this invest
ment, is hives full of foundation. with
queen and handful of bees running
over it." Now if you do not wish to
buy your experience dearly. as this
lady did, commence at the bottom and
go up.
As you have lived on farm, you
probably know how to raise chickens,
and might keep them while you are
building up an apiary. When you
have large apiary, you will have no
time for them. unless you manage some
what in this way. Set the hens in Feb
ruary, so the pullets will be old enough
to lay in the fall. and sell off all the old
hens and cockerels in the spring. 1t
will be little work to feed the pullets
during warm weather. and if you have
good. warm quarters for them. and
give them the right kind of food, you
will have eggs to sell all winter. when
they bring good price. A German
who lives across the alley from me has
hen house almost all under ground,
and the chickens lay all winter. Man.
aging in this way. the busy season with
bees would be in warm weather, and
that of the fowls in cold weather.
The surest places for honey are
along water courses, and where there
are overilowed lands, but think it
would be best for You to follow Long,
fellow and "take whatever lieth hear
you. and work from it thy work of art. !"
Remember the story of the old lark
and her young ones. and stay where
you can look after your property your
self If possible rent a place sur
rounded with shrubbery and low trees
like May cherries Where an apiary
is located near large forest trees.
swarms sometimes cluster very high,
and it is very difficult to hive them.
If the place is small. very near neigh
bors are not desirable. as bees are a
kind of stock not always to be con-
trolled, and are dangerous near horses.
Avoid locating near a public square.
or blacksmith's shop / know of q
town where the business is very much
injured by an apiary located at pub
lie square, where there are wells. drink
ing troughs and hitching posts for
teams. Several accidents have uc-
Cured here. as q horse. when once
stung. becomes almost frantic when
he hears bee hum. and farmers drive
off to other towns in place of coming
here for fear Of the bees. -Pr"ir's
Farmer.
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ARE YOU SICK 4

Do you feel dull. languid, low-spfrited,
nfeless, and indescribably miserable, both
tense q fui Inc Or SioStine alter e esfins:
or of "gonenees." or emptiness Of stomach
in the morning, tongue coated. bitter or
bad taste In mouth, irregular appetite, diz-
xiness, frequent headaches, blurred eye
nervous prostration or exhaustion, irrfta-
bility of temper, hot Pushes, alternating
with chilly sensations, sharp, biting. tran
sient pains here and there, cold feet, drow-
turbed and unrefreahinR deep. constant,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
"a Word to the wise is sufucient..

Catarrh is not simply an inconvenience,
unpleasant to the sufferer and disgusting to
others-it is an advanced OUTPOST of ap-
preaching disease OF worse type. Do not
neglect its warning; it brings deadly evils
in It's train. Before it is too late, use DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. 1t reaches the
that will. You may dose yourself with
quack medicines till it is too late-'till the
streamlet becomes resistles torrent. 1t
is the matured invention of a scientific ply
sician. "a word to the wise IS sufficient"
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LIFE is burdensome, alike to the sufferer
and all around him, while dyspepsia and its
attending evils hold sway. Complaints Of
this nature can be speedily cured BY taking
Prickly Ash Bitters regularly. Thousands
once thus afflicted now bear cheerful testi-
mony as to its merits.
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In the condition of a disorderiy or TORPID
liver is no sooner instituted by Hostetter's
Stomach Bltters, than the headaches, pains
In the right side, yellowness of the skin, fur
upon the tongue, and constipation, which
accompany this malady, take their depart
ure. Dyspepsia, also, twin brother of bill
iousness, vacates the ranch. kinney trou-
bles, malarial affections and nervous COM
plants also succumb to the Bitters.
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No Opium, in Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton. Cures where other remedies fail CSC.
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l!able y e. 4. snd, eoong a htsr. m
Dr. PnRC1'U 0oLDEu MEDICAL Dnoov.
cry acts powerfully upon tho Liver, and
through that crest blood purifying organ,
clcsnses The syseem Of an blood -tsint. md
Il 6 equally & cacious b actins upon tks
kidneya and Jther' excretoFy. orgnnes
disesse. AZ e Appealing. restorsttyS
tson' thsrsBy bUiidins 3 Sott ~ ses6 Pun snd
strength. n malsriil distT1ct1, thiG won
derful medicine hes gnfned great celeb.
rity n curing Fevef and AGue, ChillR
and FeveE. Dumb Aeus. and kindred
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THE THRoAT.-"Brosca' bronchial Troches1
act directly on the organs of the voice.
They have an extraordinary effect in all dis
orders Of the throat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
MANY men Of many minds;
Many Mills Of varioi,s Kinda.

But for mild, effective, oegetable purga-
tive, you had better get DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant PurgatIve Pellets. They cure sick head
ache, bilious headache, dizziness, constipa-
ton, indigo stion, and bilious attacks; 25
cents VIA, by druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-28
Is YEARS AGO.

For IS years have intended writing you.
j got my back hurt when about 10 years
old. When about 20 took severe cold in
my back, so that for 10 or II years suffered
death twice over, after almost giving up
was induced to try Merrelps Penetrating
OH. Ny wife applied it to my back freely
years have passed and my back still re-
mains good. / have recommended Mer-
rell's Penetrating Oil to all like sufferers
since. As long as I live / cannot say
enough for 1t. FRLIx MILLER,
70 Merchant, Hico, Ark.
J. 8. 4xRRELL DRUG Co., St. Louis, MOI
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FRENcHmEN are the fellows who live duel
lives Cleveland San
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MANY hotel that has opened with eclat
has been subsequently closed by the sheriff
---Hofel Nail
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my fancy and seeing ss T IN.
sufferer from itEheum she eommensd n5ng e qnce sn4
that would any eine eject change s
better and encouraged her to continue ee then purchased
to notice After taking about dozen bottles
md healthy chida Her een1l healh alo gEe1tly
Utmost cured g that Z cesssd e b much % sss -
return Of either nltrhsnm @ shsuIses9 Ihe phcovsx
She now eighty yea old and vey healthy for one q $50
have written this letter. which yon ean make any
zee n hoping that some SUFFERER nom mgnf cDonce
for Golden II h IN it, curative propea md much above
zeaousy Haunted before the public 06 above The bn1g
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I'VE take no note of time-when we can
get cash Puck.
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Actors, vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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A QUESTION for newsboys-does your
mother know your routei
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The path of duty-through the custom
house -Dayton Democrat.
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SPor cash-that won on an ace-high
bluff. -Binghamion Republican.
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To BE well preserved man-drink well
water-Tsrds SJtings.
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IT is the man who win get In front Of barr
who eventually gets behind tnem-Nes
Hdvsn Neus
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- "CoLuMBus ONO, Aug. 18th, 1851
i Al 1uEl1M WORLDS DIsPENsXRY MRDICAL AeeOcTh-
0uI 'uuLUm TIoN, 063 Main Street, Buffalo, n Y:
ann l Gcntlcmcn-For several years have felt q
hku to be duty to give to you the facts in rela
4 Uucuu 4 the complete
Uu6UmAIIOus Of salt-rheum
Golden Medical Discovery. An elderly lady
relative sufferer from saltrheum ID
inside of
and between the fingers She Obliged to project
banda and during the winter months had to have her hand.
health badly affected paving the way for other ds TO
addition the She had used faithfully and with
the most commenoaDle al tne us3lS
began treating herself drinking made from purity
roots and herbs
rived benefit Finally about CHANGED to read
of DR. Pierces setting
Medical Discovery and other medicines The szok
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WHEN hare suddenly becomes frightens
he stands on end Puck
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TIE Original Land League-three miles
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A TUG is the only thing that has its tows
behind
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NEVER too late for the press-applea-
Nep Hapep Ners.
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Q FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which e
the fountain of health, by using DIR.
PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DIsCOvERY,
and good digestion, q fair skin. buoyant
spirits, and bodily health and vigor win
GOLDEN MsDzcAL DISCOVERY cures IN
A medicine possessing the power to Gu
certainly be credited with possessing prop
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A BAD sign-an illegible signature
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As "cHUcK" steak is to beef. so is COD
science to mantle toughest part lid
Bits.
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Sold By Druggists and Dealers ErusrchTe.
THE CHARLES A. voeElER Co., Baltimore. Cd.
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A SELECT afrair-a first-class oyster stew
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SALT-RnEUm
And
RHEUMATISM.

GOLDEN MEDICAL DIeCovERY cures Con-
sumption (which b ScrOfula OF the LunRs).
BIZ its wonderful blood-purifying, invigora-
ting and nutritivc properties For Weak
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The tonsorial artist who cc.ors whiskerI
gets so much per dye 'em-- Terds SJtingx
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BILIOUS BILIOUS s'::: , I@
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The worst Of the bIowhards--the blizzard
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snce. yiE9le1t blood.polsoas q. 9 {!
has It manifested n! potency. IN curing
d ass sSr si sss lore ss :nG sss
S R a,PSsp s D. ~ ud Tai:s sxSSalo ss
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A srRoSGHoLD-the Bulldogs
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IT is the hayday of youth when the old
man forks over literally. Boston Youth
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attending evils hold sway Complaints Of
this nature can be speedily cured by taking
Prickly Ash Bnters regularly. Thousands
once thus afflicted now bear cheerful testi-
mony as to its merits.
The Original Land League-three miles
The worst of the blowhards-the blizzard
SPor cash-that won on an ace-high
bluff.-Binghamion Rspubsean
S-
IT is the man who win get In front Of bars
who eventually gets behind tnem-Nsv
Hdvsn Neps
WHEN hare suddenly becomes frightened
he stands on end-Puck
BEHIND time-the back of the clock
A GROWING Observation-Disclosures is bust
mesa
TIE best corn remover-the crow-Bar-
Nngton Free Pres&
IT is the hayday of youth when the old
man forks over literally. Boston Youth
LAwrKas are always ready to bring new
suits Tailors are not-N o. Picoysne
A NORTH OF ENGLAND ferryman has the
following motto: sNo crown. no cross!'-
Life.
TAXES come high. but we must have
them.
LEAP YEAR-Man poses and woman pro-
poses
The tonsorial artist who cc.ors whiskers
gets so much per dye em--Teras SJtisgx
As "cHUCK" steak is to beef, so Is con-
science to man-the toughest part lid
Blk
MANY hotel that has opened with eclat
has been subsequently closed by the sheriff
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LEAP YEAs-Man poses and woman pro-
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TIE best corn remover-the crow-Bur-
Hngton Free Ires&
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LAWYERS are always ready to bring new
suits Tailors are not-M o. PicaywHe
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TAXES come high. but we must have
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BEHIND time-the back of the clock.
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A NORTH OF ENGLAND ferryman has the
following motto: sNo crown. no crossi'-
Life
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A GROWING Observation-Disclosures is bust
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fitting or BIZ On.

.sssgss s g ~: g ::': 50 ST ST
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g sa sGSa e.: saa .a &c Z. % e 81