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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13
MEATS.

Inconnection with my grocery keep first
class Meat shop and can supply my customers
with the choicest meats. | have the very best
homemade and Baltimore mince meat. Fresh
Bologna Sausage on hand.
Thanking my patrons for their kind treat
ment i'm the past solicit a continuance of the
same. Respectfully,
Dee. l3. 1854. w. S MERCHANT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13
Canned Corn and Tomatoes,

1Oc. each 4 pure article of y. o. Molasses
and Maple Syrup. Good Syrup 35c. % barrels
on hand special price on or more gallons
Celery. Oysters, Dressed Turkeys and Chickens
for holiday trade. We are selling tobacco for
&c worth SOC. Lucy Hinton Tobacco soc
One pound Smoking Tobacco 25c. 10000 for
. Cigars on hand worth &c. apiece, or a box of
90 for soc. We will take in exchange for goods
or on account Corn at the highest market price
| intend to cure $4,000 pounds Of pork, and
will take on account or in exchange for goods
or will pay cash for same on foot or dressed,
commencing second week in January. Will
receive small lots previous to that time ON ac-
count or in exchange for goods. You will find
at f. G. Butler e Co. 5 at Summit Point the
same line of goods at same prices as quoted
above. and they will take Corn and Pork on
same terms as we do. We will cmpatically
make il nav Won TO
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13

The wife of General w. T. Sherman died
in New York last week. She was daugh-
ter of the late Thomas Ewing, of Ohio.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13
lib WEST End
Still Ahead.

I HAVE very full stock of Groceries0con-
/ sisting of Flour. Meal, Canned Goods, Teas
Coffees Syrups, Molasses, Soaps, Pickles Salt
FISH ETC. etc. 1 make speciality OF the best
y. O. NOllaSseS.
The hes; brands Of Tobacco and Cigars always
on hand.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13

doz. 200 Swift & Courtney Matches 2Oc. Mix
ed Nuts l5c, Almonds and English WanutS
2Oc Paper Shell Almonds 25c. Special atten-
ton is called to my stock of
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13

In selecting your Christmas Gifts don't
fail to give the Red Front call.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13

Everybody to the Red Front store now for
Christmas Goods. j. j. BOYD.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-13

December 10, 1855.
The Newtown bee., 1888-12-07

So sit alone with my conscience In the place where the years increase And try to remember the future, In the land where Time will cease. And know of the future Judgment. How dreadful soe'er it be, That to sit alone with my conscience VIII be Judgment enough for me.
 -Ispectator.
The Newtown bee., 1888-12-07
DIR. R. N. BETTs, Jr,

Dentist, Sandy Hook. Teeth extracted without pain, by the use of inserted on Celluloid or Rubber. Money paid for extracting is allowed on sets. Will call at the house when requested. Brookfeld every We'd nesday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
TAKE CARE, GIRLS.

There are some things a well-bred
lady never does:
She never laughs nor talks loudly in
public places.
She never turns around to look after
any one when walking on the street.
She never accepts a seat from gen.
tleman in a street car without thanking
him.
She never wears clothing so singular
or striking as to attract particular atten-
tiOn in public.
She does not wear her monogram
about her person or stick it over her let
ters or envelopes.
She does not permit gentlemen to join
her on the street unless they are very in
innate acquaintances.
She never accepts valuable present
from gentleman acquaintance unless
she is engaged to him.
She never snubs other young ladies,
even if they happen to be less popular
or well-favored than herself.
She never speaks slightingly of her
mother and says she "dOn't care" wheth-
er her behavior meets with maternal ap-
probation or not.
She never tries to stare people she
doesn't know out of countenance on the
street.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19

POLITICAL economy is flexible
science, which can not be laid in books
with mathematical precision; hence the
student who accepts the teachings of DR..
Wayland, for example, paying no atten-
tion to the practical working of laws and
the experience of nations, simply fills his
mind with theories that can not stand
the test of reason and experience.
Mr.. Calhoun, the ablest exponent of
Free Trade this country has produced,
in the debate on the tariff of 1912, ad-
mitted that this country could not sue
cessfully compete with Europe in man
ufacturing until wages were reduced to
the European level. Mr.. Calhoun owned
his labOrers, and he talked very compla-
Gently of reducing the wages in the then
Scant manufactures of the North. He
was the leader of public opinion in the
South then, and "his soul is marching
"On" down there to-day. His followers
in the South, however, stand together in
defense of a stiff duty on rice and sugar.
All experience teaches that it is to the
interest of our people, collectively, to up
hold Protective Tariff. Any duty which
does not protect is in effect Free Trade,
because it enables the foreign producer
to undersell in our markets the products
of our mills and farms.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
THE GREAT ISSITE
Page al, Congressional Globe, August, 1872
Extracts from a speech made by Sena

Page al, Congressional Globe, August, 1872
Extracts from speech made by Sena-
tor Calhoun on the tariff of 1912:
"The advocates of the protective, or
rather the prohibitory system, have been
led into error from not distinguishing
between the situation of our country and
that of England"
"That country has risen to great power
and wealth, and they attribute it to her
prOhiDitory wholly overlooking
the great advantage of her position"
"But admitting that the greatness of
England may, in part, be attributed to
the system, still it would furnish no proof
that its effect would be the same with us" :"
"Instead of looking to the home mar
ket, and shaping all our policy to secure
that, we must look to the foreign, and
shape it to secure that"
1.-The great problem then is, How is
the foreign market to be cOmmanded?-
1 answer by low, instead of high duties,
and sound currency"
81 answer it is idle, and worse than
idle, to attempt to add to the growth of
our manufactures by the prohibitory sys-
tem"
"They have already reached under its
influence, their full but stunted growth" s"
"To attempt push them further must
react and retard, instead of accelerate,
their growth"
"The home market can not consume
our immense surplus production of pro-
visions"
"But why should we doubt our capac-
ity to compete successfully, with sound
currency and low duties, in the markets
of the general world?"
"There are but two drawbacks high
wages and high interest. + In
other respects, no country has superior
advantages for manufacturing"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
DRIVATE SALE OF
Valuable Real Estate!

To close an estate offer at Private Sale the fol
| lowing valuable real estate:
| FIRST-The homestead and the homestead farm
of the late Conrad Troll in the village of st ClaiFS-
~ IS in high state of cultivation, well watered,
well drained, with an abundant supply of the
choicest fruit The buildings all in good style,
and the Improvements in every way desirable. The
homestead with its surroundings of fruit, shade,
and shrubbery, its situation and location, offers
valuable ana profitable farm.
SECOND-The farm adjoining the above on the
south and known as the Alexander farm, contain
ing 100 acres. This farm is also in high state of
cultivation, well watered and tmbered, with good
fences and Improvements, and a large supply OF
fine fruit
THIRD-The:f farm known as the Pfggott farm,
containing 60 acres. Also well watered with good
timber and improvements, and an abundance of
choice fruits.
FoURTH-The farm known as the Weir farm.
This farm contain 100 acres, and is well down i'll
grass. 1t Is a valuable farm.
FIFTH-Lot No 5, OF block 8, in the City of Bell
aire, known as the Bank Building. This property,
situated on the best part of Belmont street, has
been entirely renewed and enlarged, with all i'm
prOvementS. 1t has rental value Of $500 per year.
SIXTH-An undivided One-half interest in Cen
trail Block, on Union street in Beaire This de-
Sirable property is so well known that the mere
mention of it is enough to satisfy any one of its
desirability as an investment. This block has
rental value of $1,000 per annum.
SEvENTH-An undivided One-half interest in
the 4aere tract of land lying mostly in the City of
Bellare. This land lies in the bottom between
McAIahOn's Creek and the lands of the Central
Ohio Railroad Company
EIGHTH-TwO desirable lots in Sheets addition
to City of Bellaire
NINTH-A house and two lots in South Bellaire.
TESTH-The Ohio Valley Cement Works, with
furnaces and mills. This valuable property, situ-
ated at lower Bellare, Ohio, has capacity of 15O
barrels of cement per day 1t has % acres of land
with il, all Underlaid with a cement rock feet
thick. This cement finds ready sale in Chicago,
Cincinnati, and all large markets in the country in
competition with the best cements made.
TERMS OF SALE to suit purchasers.
EMMA G. TROLL, Executrrx
7-3m of the estate of Conrad Troll, decd.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
New Series, Vol. %, No. 20.
JUMPING SAM PATCH.

Middletown N. " Letter, July1.
A grizzled old farmer named William
P Brown was in town the other day, anC
fell to giving "reminiscences of Paterson
as he remembered the place sixty years
ago.
| l was born on the Manhattan Island
when all the upper part was nothing but
| farm lands, and | went to work in a cot
tOn-spinning factory in Paterson as er-
rand and sweep boy when l was eleven
years old. Paterson was a small place
then, and the factory was a small affair,
| too, but Lne of the owners was Sam Patch,
who afterward became famous as a high
Jumper. | saw him make his first Jump,
at Passaic Falls.
The story of the jump is this: Patch
and man named Brannigan were part
ners in the factory, and failed in busi-
ness. Sam was Cape Cod man by birth,
and had been a sailor from boy up till
he came to Paterson. He was daring
and reckless fellow, and could swim like
duck. 1t was said that while he was a
sailor he often exhibited his skill and
daring by jumping from the high masts
of ships into the sea. After the failure
Sam Patch hung around Paterson with
nothing to do until he got pretty hard
up. Then, l suppose, the thought oc-
CURED to him that he could make raise
by jumping off the rocks at Passaic Falls.
So notice was given that at a certain day
and hour Sam Patch would jump off the
cliff at the Falls into the river below, a
distance of about eighty feet, for purse
of $50, made up by some of the sports of
the town. Few people believed that he
would make the jump, but there was
big crowd on hand to see it all the same
Sam came to the Falls stripped to his
undershirt and drawers. He showed no
fear or nervousness, but his face was
flushed, as thought, by drink. He took
a couple of small stones in his hands and
went to the brink of the cliff and dropped
them off one after the other, and watch
ed where they struck the water down be-
low. Then he walked back few yards
and turned and took little run to the
brink of the cliff and jumped off, clear
ing the rocks about ten feet. He went
down feet first, but with his body inclin-
ing considerably to one side, and in this
shape he struck the water and disappear
ed. A few seconds later his head bob
bed up at point down stream, and he be-
gan padding for the shore. Then the
crowd gave him big cheer.
Sans jump at the Passaic Falls was
considered marvellous feat in those days
and made him famous the country over.
So he took to jumping for money from
the masts of ships and from bridges and
other high places, and went about the
country giving exhibitions. Unfortun-
ately for him, too, he took up another
practice that soon cut his career short.
1 did MT see him make his last jump at
the Genesee Falls at Rochester, Novem-
Der 13, 1929, but those who did see the
tragedy tell me that when he approached
the brink to make the leap of 125 feet
into the seething pool below he was dazed
and unsteady from drink. He made the
jump so bunglingly that he struck the
water fiatwise instead of feet first, the
crushing in his breast and
sending his dead body to the bottom like
a stone.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE Fest7icbe Post, of st. Louis (Carl
Schurz's old paper, strongly indOrses the
Harrison ticket.
SEVEN prominent Democratic manu-
facturerS of Amsterdam, n. Y, have an
nounced that they will not support Cleve-
land.
THE Daily Press, of Utica, n. Y, or
gan of working people, which supported
Cleveland in 1884, is out strongly in favor
of Harrison.
AT South New Berlin, n. Y, is a Grand
Army Post of thirty-One members, about
evenly divided politically. Ten Of the
Democratic comrades have come square
ly out in support of General Harrison.
JUDGE HANDLEY, of Lackawana Co.,
Pa, lifelong Democrat, has deserted
Cleveland and Free Trade. So has Hon.
Orange Noble, of Erie, who in 1882 led
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania as
its candidate for State Treasurer.
THE IriSh-American Anti Free Trade
League, in its Central New York organ
ization alone, has a membership of over
twelve hundred, many of whom voted
for Cleveland in 1884, but who will vote
for Harrison and Protection this year.
THE editor OF the Cambridge Mass
NelCS, who has voted the Democratic
ticket for thirty-siX years, can not stand
Free Trade, and will vote for Harrison
and Morton this year. So it is with Gen.
George W. Jones, of Dubuque, Iowa, ex-
United States Senator from Iowa, and
one of the strongest supports of the
Democratic party in the Northwest.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, has one cotton
factory which will consume about four
thousand bales year. The Daily i'd
ce1tiser remarks: "SuppOse we had the
factories to work up all that is brought
here; the cry of hard times would never
be heard" The Free Trade policy is a
poor encouragement to manufacturing
in Alabama or any other State.
REV. DIR. BARToL, of Boston, indorses
Harrison and Morton as "good, pure and
able men," and says: "The other Harri- |
son, William Henry, | had the pleasure
of some acquaintance with almost fifty
three years ago, in the West, where
preached at the time of his contemplated
candidacy, and l remember well his un-
pretending manners, honest looks, and
the simple style of his conversation and
address, as do the coast-tide of enthu- |
siasm by which he was borne to his seat"
AMONG the converts from the Demo |
cratic TO the Republican party may be
mentioned J. H. Wade, a prominent busi-
ness man of Cleveland, o., who built the |
first telegraph line West of Buffalo; G.
W. Gephart, prominent lawyer of Belle
fOnte, Pa, Governor Beavers partner, al
ways a Democrat; Stephen W. Barker, a
woolen manufacturer of Troy, n. Y;
and c. c. Shayne, of New York, one of
the largest fur manufacturers in the East.
An old lifelong Democrat in Virginia
writes: "If all of Harrison's supporters
will II as much for him as have already
done, Cleveland won't get vote in the
United States, for three Democrats have
promised me to vote for him, and they
will do it."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
Brlntuttt Gltrnitirle.
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1888.

ST. GAINESVILLE this year has quite a
number of first voters, and we are graft
fed to know that the majority of them
will vote the Republican ticket. All first
voters ought to. Why any young man
should ally himself with the unpatriOtic
organization which by accident got con-
troll of the executive department of the
country four years ago, is beyond COM
prehension. Beaten in an election more
than quarter of a century ago, it took
up arms and was the cause of drenching
the land in blood and desolating thous-
ands of homes. Beaten in war, it learn
ed nothing, but is the same unpatriotic
Bourbon organization it was thirty years
ago-controlled by the ex-lordS of the
cotton plantations, and at their dictatiOn
to-day is struggling to break down laws
enacted by Republicans which lifted this
nation from an insignificant position to
that of the foremost power on the globe.
The Republican party is the hope of
this country, so far as its material pros
perity is concerned. Under laws enact
ed by it there has been development and
prosperity unknown nor even dreamed of
in any other period of its history The
protection of American industries and of
the nobility of toll, and the defense of the
ballot, are now the chief cOrner-stoneS of
its declaration of principles. Against
these the unpatriOtic organization calling
itself the Democratic party is fully and
thoroughly committed. The lines are so
clearly drawn between the parties that a
number of free traders, who do not agree
with the So called Democratic party upon
any other question, have left the Repub-
lican camp and announced their purpose
to support Mr.. Cleveland, and great
many more men have severed their con-
nection with the Presidents party and
joined the Republicans, because they can
not support Free Trade.
The first voter, of all other men, should
study the history of parties. General Gar
field once said, speaking to young men,
"The stars in their courses are fighting
for the Republican party" Never was
this truer than now-never in its history
has the party more strongly appealed to
the best impulses of men.
There is absolutely nothing in the his
tory nor teachings of the modern Demo
cratic party to commend it to the hope
full and vigorous young man of this age
Its tendency is to degrade and debauch
the people. 1t is covering before the
plantation lords of the South, as it al
ways has, and at their demand is ready
to sacrifice the business interests and
material prosperity of the North.
The hopes of humanity on this CONT
nent are centered in the success of the
Republican party in the elections of this
year
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office OF
the Clerk of the Board of Education of COlerain
township, Belmont county, Ohio, until II O'Clock
noon, Saturday, July 18th, 1888, for building a
Frame School-hOuse at Kidd, in said township, ac-
cOrding to plans and specifications on file in said
office. Each bid must contain the name of every
person interested in the same, and be accompanied
by sufficient guaranty of some dsintereSted per
son. that, if the bid is accepted, contract win be
entered into, and the performance OF il properly
secured. The bid for each kind of material called
for by the specifications must be stated separately
must also be separately stated. None but the
lowest responsible bid will be accepted, and the
Board may at its discretion reject all bids.
By order of the Board of Education.
6i4-5t p. Ii. JOB, Clerk.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
GETTING DOWN MILDLY.

The Epoch
"So you've been fishing this afternoon
instead of going to school, hear, said
the old man, as he seated himself at the
table and glared birch rods at the boy.
"Never mind, sir, you will just wait un-
til after supper. What have we got
here, wife; I'm hungry as a wolff"
"Brook trout, pa" hastily explained
the boy. "I caught en-"
THAT SOY" said the old man, as he
helped himself literally, "but you must
not neglect your education, my dear lit
tie boy; that will never do, YOU know"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
A FRUITFUL PRICE.

New York Sun.
Do the turfmen, gamblers, moralists,
breeders, and agricultirists generally re-
fleet upon the cause, the Importance, and
the effect of the sale of yearling colt at
auction for $4,000?
1t is easy to say that such an event
was due to the fact that a good colt was
offered to a lot of rich fools, but that will
not explain it. The animal was good,
and the bidders were more or less rich,
but they have been reputed to be richer
in brains than in money.
The cause for the present enormous
advance in the price of thorough bred
is the enormous sums which are offered
for winning, and this is because of the
greatly increased interest in running ra-
ces and the failure of certain body of
crusaders to check it by means of legis-
lation against betting. The prize which
directly raised auction prices to such a
figure as that paid for King Thomas was
the Futurity Stakes of $4,000, to be run
in 1889. In 1890 this same purse may
amount to 100000, and possibly, though
not probably, some particularly attract
i've youngster may draw out bigger
price next year than has been paid now.
But the most interesting effect of all
this is upon the farmers. There is not a
thorough bred mare anywhere which is
not worth more money to-day than she
was yesterday. There is mt ranch in
California or in Kentucky or Tennessee
which King Thomas sale has mt marked
up by the thousands. Probably there is
MT an acre of grazing land in the coun-
try that has not risen in value from the
exhibition of such a possibility for
young horse.
There are objections, to be sure, against
such price, but, generally speaking, the
whole country is to be congratulated, and
long NAV the thoroughbred wavel
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19

When the number Of turner's engaged
IN a0oOl raising is compared 1oith the far
mers in the country, and tie small pro
portion they bear to Our population is con-
SiClered;, lOhen it is made apparent that
in the case Of large part Of those aObo
OoOn sheep, the benefit Of the present tariff
on aDooliS i7,LsOry; reasons are
suggested achy the remOodl or reduction Of
this duty should be included iR q TeojsiOIl
Of our tariff flaaos.-President Clevelands
Message.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
NORTH KNOWING

Mr.. W. III. Morgan, merchant, Lake
City. Fla, was taken with severe cold,
attended with distressing cough and
running into Consumption in its first
stages. lie tried many sO-called popular
cough remedies and steadily grew worse;
was reduced in flesh, had difficulty in
breathing and was unable to sleep. Fin
ally tried DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption and found immediate re
lief, and after using about a half dozen
bottles found himself well and has had
no return of the disease. No other ren
etly can show so grand n record of cures s
DIR. Kings New Discovery for ConsunI-
ton. Guaranteed to do just what is
claimed for it. Trial bottle free at | at
tersOns' drug store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-19
-ssUE BEFORE IRISH-AMERICANS.

ISSUE BEFORE IRISH-AMERICANS.
Columbus (O) Capitol Qrish Organ.
The coming National campaign will
fairly test the relative strength of En-
glish and Irish influence in the United
States. Despite of every effort to pre-
vent this issue by Irishmen prominent
in the councils of the Democratic party,
the great mass of Irish and Irish-Amer-
lean voters have accepted the gage of
battle thrown down by Cleveland, Bay
ard, Bragg, Chamberlain & Co, and the
Saragossian cry-war to the knife-has
already been passed around among the
CeltS from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
AS in every phase of the history of the
Irish race. members of it will be found
doing stout battle for their enemies-fOr
the party which refused at st. Louis to
express in its platform sympathy for
home rule and condemnation of the En-
glish extraditiOn treaty.