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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
FREE DE-AMERICANLABOR

FREE TRADE AMERICAN LABOR
Mr.. George W. Childs, proprietor of
the Philadelphia Leiger, who is per-
sonal friend of the President, is quoted
as follows in an interview: There is one
thing that the army of workers in this
country ought to remember. This nation
is the most prosperous in the world. The
working classes are better clothed and
better fed than in any other country on
the face of the globe. Why? Because
tariff has protected them against a COM
petition from abroad. It has built up
industries which would otherwise never
have been planted here, and has fostered
others that could only have had feeble
existence under free trade. am heart
ily in favor of protecting everything that
we can produce or manufacture here
Free trade in any line would mean its ul-
innate extinction, SO far as production in
this country is concerned. No practical
business man doubts this. A day or two
ago / asked the head of the largest retail
clothing house in Philadelphia what eff
feet free trade would have on him. He
replied that he would go to Europe at
once, establish factories for making his
supplies over there, and import every suit
of clothes that he sold.
Now, that firm employs hundreds of
tailors and hands in Philadelphia, and if
it should go abroad for It's stock, others
would have to follow, in order to compete
with its prices. Even under present con-
ditions, the gentleman of whom l speak
stated that he goes to Europe twice a
year, imports clothing, pays duty of
thirty-five per cent. on them, and under
sells the home products. TwO-thirds of
the difference in price represents labor.
This question of protection appeals
therefore as strongly to the wage-earner
as to the employer, for if the latter has
nothing for man to do he is not going
to hire him and pay him. The dOctrin-
aires seem to be getting numerous down
in Washington, but the sentiment of the
country, Lam fairly convinced, is against
free trade. TariffreductiOn, as an agency
for reducing the surplus, would not be a
success. On the contrary, it would in
crease it by many millions. That is so
evident that do not well see how any
one can doubt it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

THE stories of suffering and death
that come from the Northwest, following
the great storm of last week are appall-
ing in the extreme. No such calamity
was eyer before known in that region.
Death rode upon the blast, and many
persons who were caught out only few
rods from their dwellings were lost. The
storm extended from Nebraska to Win
nipeg, and from the western shores of
Lake Superior to Idaho.
Nothing in all history surpasses the
pitifuI tales of the devotion of female
teachers, who sacrificed their lives in en-
deavors to protect their little charges
The hercism of the most famous battle
fields pales into insignilicance when com
pared with that Of these humble young
women.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
THE CHRONICLE.

TIE HEL3oNT CHRONICLE comes. to
us this week III a fine new dress, "bustle'
and ali, and makes a neat appearance.
ngfatulations.-Fl Flushing Adoertiser.
WIrH the beginning of the new year
the st. Clairsville CHRONICLE dons a
new dress and appears more attractive
geographically, and it has recently
grown better in every other way, than
ever before in It's long and honorable
history. TIE CHRONICLE is a newspa-
per OF which Belmont county ought to
be proud. Nonr0e Gazette.
TIE BELMONT CHRONICLE has come
up through flames into better day. 1t
appeared last week i'll a bright new dress,
looking hsndsomar than eYer.-Guern-
seq Times,
TIE BELMONT CHRONICLE, which was
completely burned out few weeks ago,
appeared last week in an entire new
dress and looks as bright and CHEEKY as
young lady on her first appearance in
society. Bro. Hunt is to be commended
for energy and taste in the selection Of
the material of his new Office. or.
Ne,ns,
TIE DEEMoNT CHRONICLE cam. out
last week in new dress, issued for the
first time from their new oilice replaced
in place Of the one receHtly destroyed bv
ire We like the styla OF The paper very
much better than the former, and hope
that in time Bro. Hunt may be able to
make Il better paper than ever -Bel3aire
Herald
TIE BELMONT CHRONICLE came out
last week In new dress. The paper is
clean and bright throughout, the rules and
headlines and the display type in the
advertisements, ali being new. The
donning of u complete new outfit was
made necessary by the recent fire which
DESTROYED ali its old and soiled clothes,
INCLUDING undershirt and socks. TIE
CaRoNIcLE is an old, reliable and ex-
cal,ent newspaper, and while the fire
destroyed much ofvaiuG it has also made
the paDer as bright and pretty us a six
teen-ycar-old giri,-Bainesoaie Enter
prise.
FIRE sometimes does good. THE
BELMONT CIRqNloLE, PhGnix-like, has
come out of its dead ashes aneat, clean,
well printed paper, that is credit to the
enterprise Of its publishers, an adver-
ment of the town in which it is printed
and stone wall that will guard the in
terests of the tax payers of Belmont |
tn. RsDrIbiirnR.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
aarl,,tn,,t Gltrnnirlr.
THURSDAY, JANUARY l9, 1885.
Tmr annual meetings of the Farmers

THE annual meetings of the Farmers
Institute always attract general atten-
tion. Some OF the best lectures that are
to be heard anywhere have been deliver
ed at these gatherings, and in a merely
intellectual, or aesthetic view, they have
done much toward the education and en-
tertainment of the people. Except, pos
sibly, that of Mrs. Livermore, no paid
lecture ever delivered here approached
that of President Scott, of the State Uni
Versity, on Time" delivered at an In
stitute few years ago.
The lectures of this year will be of a
high order of excellence and interest
In the evening of the first day Rev. c. f.
Manchester, pastor of the NJ. E. Church,
GAINESVILLE, will relate his army expert
ences, in his lecture Three Years Cam
paigning of Private Soldier" Friday
evening Rev. J. w. McGregor, President
of the Oxford Farmers Club, will lecture
upon the topic The Nobility OF Toll,
and following Mr.. McGregor Gen. 5. H.
Hurst, of Chillicothe, Director General OF
the Ohio Centennial, will deliver his lee
ture-" Ohio's First Century" "More
Stock and Better Land" will be treated
in the afternoon of the second day by
Mr.. L. y. Bonham, Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture. In the afternoon
of the last day Hon. John 4. Bingham
will deliver an address, taking for his
topic-"O in Her First Century; ia
pan N Her Twenty-Sixth Century"
Beside these, there will be recitatiOns,
music, and other attractive features
Six hundred chairs have been put in the
hall, so that all can be comfortably seat
ed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

BROTHER ELI 7. TAPPAN, the STATE
School Commissioner, wants the country
schools organized after the plan of the
city and village schools, and thinks the
former are very inefficient. All the pro
gress that has been made. In his opinion
has been in the latter class of schools.
We can. not agree with him. urobser-
pation is that the country schools afford
more thorough and practical training in
the branches required q be taught by
law than do our high-prfced city schools;
and it is the experience of men who have
given the matter attention that, as rule,
youth from the country schools stand
better examinations than do those of the
graded schools of our towns.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
THE AWFUL STORM !
II Came Unexpectedly, and More Terrible
than an Army with Banners.
TOUCHING TALES OF SELF
SACRIFICE AND DEATH.
NOBLE SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO
PERISHED WHILE TRYING TO
SAVE THE LITTLE ONES
FROM FREEZING.
st. Paul dispatch, January le.

st. Paul dispatch, January 10.
The terrible storm which has swept Oyel
the Northwest, blOckading railroads il
five states, is now over
The victims of its fury are being count
ed, and the pitiful list is growing almost
every hour.
1t is not improbable, when the record is
complete, that it will show a hundred OF
more lives sacrificed to the awful fury OF
the blizzard.
Next to this the worst blizzard ever ex-
perienced occurred January Z, s, 9, 1873
In that seventy peoplewere frozen to death
and thousands of dollars worth of pro
perty destroyed. The present storm prom
iSeS to be even more terrible in its results
1t came without warning. AtSunriSe last
Wednesday Dakota never had more lovely
winter weather. The air was clear as cryS-
tai, and every point about the horizon was
distinctly visible The wind was from the
south, warm and balmy, and before the
sun was high in the sky decided thaw
had set in. Farmers took advantage of
the beautiful weather to go to town with
wood, hay, &c.
About noon cloud was seen along the
northwestern horizon, lying close to the
ground. but stretching from the west to
the north in dark Semi-circle. Little
attention was paid to ii, but an hour later
the cloud had swept over the country, the
sun was obscure, the snow WAS falling fast
and gale was sweeping from the north
west with terrible fury.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
BRACE UP.

You are S.eling depressed, your appe-
tite is poor, You are botheGed with head
ache, you are fidgety, nervous, and gen
orally out of sorts, and want TO ?rttce up
Brace up, bul not with stimuiants, spring
medicines, or bitters, which have for their
basis very Cheap, bad whisky. and which
stimulates you for an onr, and then leave
vou in worse condition than before. What
You want is an Alternative that viii purify
YOUR blood. start healthy action of the
liver aHd kidneys, restore your vitality,
and give renewed health and strength.
Such II medicine you will lnid ~ Electric
l}itters, and only 81 cents a bottle at Pat
ters0ns' drag store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

SENATOR. GLOVER has introduced a
bill in the Legislature amending the
Dow law so as to impose uniform tax
of $500 on all saloons instead of $500
on those in which spirituous liquors are
sold and 800 on those in which only
malt and yinous liquors are dispensed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

4 BILL has been introduced in the
Kentucky Legislature providing for a
vote by counties on prohibition next No
vember, and if majority of the coun-
ties favor prohibition then it shall apply
to the whole State. But if not, prohibi-
ton shall obtain in as many counties as
vote "dry." 1t has not become law
yet. The probabilities are that it never
will.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

1HAyE not used all or one bottle yet
suffered irOEi eatarrh for twelve Years
experiencing thenauseating dreppina n
the throat peculiar 10 that aiselse. eod
noso bleeding almost daily, / tried yari
Gus remedies without benefit until las.
April, when ] saw Ely's Cream Balm al,
vertised i'll the Boston Budget, i pro,
cured bottle, and since the first days
lise have had no more bleeding sore.
ness IS entirely gone.--D. G. Davidson
with the Boston Budget, formerly will
Boston J0uryiaL : q,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

THE Philadelphia Times declares that
MiIIs's appointment as Chairman OF
Ways and Means ''was a blunder;" that
he has "alienated the Protection Demo
Gratis by his arbitrary procedure and
alarmed the Administration" ''The sit
nation naturally at this moment" says
the Times, sis one of undisgnised alarm
in Administration circles" This is aw-
full, and 80 sooni
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

THE Gazette takes occasion to endorse
and eulogize the recent Message of the
President in the most unqualified terms.
The Democrats of Belmont county, and
especially those who are engaged in wool
growing, whom the President goes out
of his way to assail and sneer at, will
make note of this. The Gazette speaks
for the Democratic organization of the
county, and vote for its ticket this year
will be an endorsement of the Message
by the voter.
No man who is in any way interested
in the material prosperity of the people
of this county can afford to do that.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

CONGRESS has been in session six
weeks. The President in his message
said the country couldn't last much
longer unless the surplus was reduced,
and that it was the work of the Domo-
Gratis to reduce it. But in the six weeks
they have been at it what have they
done? What are they likely to do in the
next six months?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

Our newspaper press has been receiv-
ed and set UP. 1t is fine piece of ma
chinery, and once all the parts are thor
oughly and nicely adjusted will do supe-
rior work easily and rapidly. Until this
is accomplished, our friends must exer-
else a little patience. We hope to have
it in good shape within few days, and
to get our paper out in good time next
week:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

TIE Democratic New York Sun says
that Senator Hale's speech on CleSe.
lands violation of his civil service re-
form pledges shows that Mr.. Cleveland
has given up his original MugwumE
ideas and become Democrat of the old.
fashioned kind with the rest of us.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
suFFocAEEp by ICE prsr.

These are but a few of the many terri
BILE stories which have come in, the major
ity of which have been briefly mentioned
before in these dispatches 4 number of
the dead had the appearance Of having
died from isuffocatiOn. Some had torn
their clothing away from their throats.
and Others had thrown away their head
covering. and We're clutclIing at their
throats, as though struggling for breath.
During genuine blizzard the ;lir is filled
with fine Ice dust, driven with terrific
force, which chokes the unfortunate vic
tim in short time if he attempts to
stand up against it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
DOWN wTTH INTERNAL TAXES

new YORK Journal OF Commerce.
What, then, is to be done? Why, here
is the internal revenue system, wholly d
war tax, inquisitorial and Gtlious in its
character, utterly at variance in the mode
of collection with the Simplest ideas hi
popular rights and liberties, employing
ten Thousand oiiice-holdefs otherwise
needless at an annual cost of nearly five
million dollars, and taking in tax of
sl18,6On000, which is the very sum repre-
sente{l as unnecessary in the official esti-
mats cf income. Wipe it out, root and
brunch. y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

ALL right, Mr.. Gazette. Proceed with
yenr eul0gies of President Cleveland's
revenue reform ideas, and the consequent
putting of American workingmen and
American producers in competition with
the cheap labor Of the Old World; but
get out of the way next autumn when
the procession begins to move, or you
will be run over.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

IT begins to dawn on the intelligence
Of the country that the administration
commits the work Of framing tariff to
the non-manufacturing States of the
North, where all that needs to be known
is known of what the wants of the
country are, and where four-iifths of the
workihgmen arc employed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

IT is a fact that should not be lost
sight of that Senator Cliandler's bill to
insure honest elections in the Southern
States operates on the Democrats in
Congress ike red flag on mad bull.
The reason is obvious: with honest
elections, at least five Southern States
would go Republican and the Solid South
would be a thing Of the past forever.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
PREMIUMS.

who sends ten cents 10 pay for packing ana
postage receives IS . present from he MAIL
AND ExPRkss ANY TWO OF cur elegant
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his address tree and postpaid
FOR SI.5O We seui the Man. AND ExPRKss
one year and . copy OF Munkzesy's great paint
Ing Of Christ Before Pilnsc, richly aud artistic:
ally reproduced In 20 colors. Tho original OF
this great painting wAs recently soid fOr ever
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A LARGE list OF other popular and val
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PLAIN As TIE CLOCK.

tOSOl be%FHfJ . .t- s't
Husband (dressing) Where in the
world are my boots, my dear? .....
Wife-0n the mant6l-piece, where you
left them last night.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

THE Democratic National Committee
will meet in Washington, February %
to fix time and place for holding the
Democratic National Convention,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

OcratS With whom it will hardly he pro-
poSed-uhleSS by Mr.. Lowell-to COMPARE
the present incumbent OF the white house.
liidN Alr. Nhermans outline of the Re
publican policy is in the main sound we
scarcely need declare. for it corresponds
ci1seiy Wliii What We have urged steadily
Tor ichS tline If il be Judged imDracti-
cable 10 Retain the present revenues and
5ppit. tl9 excess dosthe relief Of local tax
alton. Mr. sherman does mt propose the
entire repeal OF the internal revenue taxes.
-iiId IL me customs duties he docs uroDose
the abatement orrem0val of that on sIIrar.
These are the two main features in any
sensible plan OF diminishing the present
revenues, and all That may be added to
them viii De merely detail. Mr.. Sherman's
speech inl!,eS the reasons for this plan
entirely piau, and twill furnish the basis
fer Intelligent Republican discussion OF
the subject fer months to come.
THE YOUNG KENTUCKY MIND.
New YorL, sun.
Mamma" inquired a little Kentucky
boy, "what was Adams full name?"
lie only had one name, my dear; sim
rly adam:
" And did Eve call him Adam?"
certainly. What could she call him ~
She might have called him Colonel
VICTIMS OF TIE NIGHT EEL.
Drift.
Visitor Cat an insane asylum) Who is
that poor fellow who jumps and yelIs so
whenever yom doOr-bells rings?
Keeper he used to be night clerk
il drag store. There are lots of those
chaps in here
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

THE Ohio ProhibitiOnists have select
ed GAINESVILLE as the place for holding
their State Convention. ." =
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

'Trans run daily. +Dafly except Sunday +Daily,
except Suday.
Accommodation leaves Sandusky at 200 ID m
daily, except Sunday, and arrives at Columbus at
10 m Accom-, leaves Newark at " a M daily.
except Sunday; arrives at Z,nesville 40; Wheel.
ing 81; Pittsburgh 90 p IN. Accom- leaves Co
uInbus at 80 m; arrives at GAINESVILLE 70 d m
daily, except Sunday Accom-. leaves Columbus at
:OO a IN daily, except Sunday; arrives at Newark
at % IN; GAINESVILLE at Q 43 IN. =
Trains leave st. Clairsvilie for Wheeling at 50
m, II 50 a m I 10 p M daily, except Sunday.
Sleeping and Dining Cars ON all Through Trains
G.. h. LORD, W. T. REPPEET
Gen1 Pass. Ag't, Div Pass Agent
Baltimore, Md. Columbus, d.
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AGAINST THE SALOON,

The MAIL AxD EXPRESS is the recognized lead
ing journal ,. the country IN the great Anti-
the liquor trAfc as 1t exists to-day In the United
states Is the enemy of society. . fruitful aeufss
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AGENTS WANTED.

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For many years The daily edition OF he New
YorK NAIL AND EXPREsS has been reeog-
ni1ed rs the lsading afternoon paper Of the ms
trOrolis, while its weekly edition has been The
FAVORITE HOME PlPfR In thousands II
families IN every State In ths Union. Ithss attained
Its great popularity and influence by its enter
prise in the collection OF news, the purity 9f .is
tone. and the ability and courage Of its advocacy
Of the Right on all questions Of public interest,"
FOR 1SSS the MAIL AND EXPRESS will Do Q
better paper than ever. and. a. clean. interest
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
BLAINE BATS.

Washington telegram Jan. u.
"Have you noticed" said Gen. C. H.
Grosyenor to-day, chow many Republi-
can candidates for the Vice Presidency
are springing up in different parts of the
country: The latest is Alger, of Michi-
gan, who has had mild boom started
for him. He has been interviewed and
expressed his admiration for Blaine
Gov. Thayer, of Nebraska, has been put
forward in the same way, as has Goff, of
West Virginia, and Harrison, of Indiana.
The Blaine. men are doing this thing. 1t
is their policy to throw cut the bait of the
Vice Presidency in divers directions in
order to strengthen their candidate in as
many states and localities as possible
The notion is that these possible vice
presidential candidates will be fired by
ambition to get ON the ticket with Mr..
Blaine and to do all in their power TO
carry their state delegation for him."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19
RARE PRESENCE OF MIND.

At Orc, Nebraska, when Thursdays
blizzard came up teacher, Miss Minnie
Freeman, who is still III her teens, was at
little school house of the Myra Valley
district with thirteen pupils, ranging III
age from six to fifteen years. The first
blast of the blizzard struck the building
with sHch force as to tear the door from
the hinges. 4 second terrific gust carried
away the roof, leaving the frightened lit
tie ones exposed to the elements. The
plucky teacher was equal TO the emergen-
cy. She gathered her pupils together, and
securing a coil of strong twine began with
the largest one and tied them all together
by the arms, three abreast Taking the
youngest in her arms, she tied the end of
the twine around her own body, and with
all the words of encouragement she could
muster, started out into the furious tenn
pest. Selecting her way carefully the
brave girl led her little charges through
snow-drifts and the binding blizzard, and
after wearisOme journey of three-quar-
ters of mile the little band reached the
threshold of farm house and were taken
in =, .r..'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

Trains leave Wheeling for St Clairsyill AT 7 IN a
m, % p m, 45 m daily, except Sunday
Accommodation leaves GAINESVILLE at 8 N a m
daily, except Sunday, and arrives at Columbus At
8 . a m, Cincinnati at II 45 pm. "
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Express leaves Pitts
burgh 10 20 m, arriving at Cincinnati m ~ a m
This train runs Sundays only.