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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

THE CIecelalld Leader is an earnest ad-
vocate of what is known as the proposed
elections amendment of the Constitution,
and, discussing it, calls attention to the
fact that, if adopted, the General Assem-
bly, to be chosen next November will hold
over until January, 1898, and that it will
not only choose a successor to Senator
Payne but to Senator Sherman, likewise.
Senator Sherman's term expires March
4, 1898, and in the ordinary course of
events his successor would be chosen by
the Legislature elected in 1891, at its
session beginning on the first Monday of
January, 1892.
We have heretofore called attention to
the fact that this proposed amendment is
calculated to remove the control of pub
lie affairs farther away from the people,
and to lessen the responsibility of office
holders to the people; and the fact stated
by the Leader illustrates and enfOrces
that statement.
The only good reasons advanced for
the adoption of this amendment are that
the expense attendant upon elections will
be lessened, and that the people will be
troubled less about looking after their
own affairs. The first is insignificant,
especially when we consider the health
full influence of an annual appeal to the
peOple-when the party in power knows
that Jealous eyes are watching it, and
will in a few months vote it out of power
if its actions forfeit public confidence
AS to the second, who is there who has
heard the masses complain of annual
elections? We have not. The farmer
can think of public questions in his fields
and the artisan in his shop without in any
measure interfering with the duties and
labors they are engaged in. No; the OBJ
lection to these annual meetings of the
people at the ballot-bOx does not come
from the People, but, as a rule, from men
who have some sinister object in view
and from cranks.
In this government of ours the ballot
| box is the bulwark and defense of the
people against plundererS and incompe-
tents. The people of Ohio will make a
mistake if they surrender their power in
that respect in the least. We do not be-
lieve they will do it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. I6, r. & A. M.-Meets
every Wednesday night, on or before full moon.
p MFYFR Sec'y +. ID. BAILEY, w. VI.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. Il, Royal
Arch Wdsons.-Stated convocatiOns first Friday Of
each month. IT IT
j. B. MEYER, Rec. r. d. BAILE1' H. H.
RETlJONT COIJNCTL, No 81, II. d y. NJ
Meets second Tuesday Of each month
j. b. MEYER, Secy. D. B hAAN, l. L. W
HOPE CONlfANDER, No. 26, K. T.-Stated
conclaves, first Tuesday OF each month
j. B. MEYER, Secy y. Is. h1AN, T. u
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

THE construction of the Bradfield
Block, at Barnesville, has been let to
Boner & Phillips, of Newark. The block
will be three stories high, and built of
pressed brick. 1t will be, by great odds,
the handsomest business block in the
county, and will be an enduring mOnu-
ment to the courage and enterprise of its
builders. 1t will cost $4,000.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

THE Rev. Edward Everett Hale, one
of the keenest observers and thinkers in
the country, said in recent address that
1.-The public schools at present do not fit
children for life-they prepare them for
examinations"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

Mr.. MURAT HALSTEAD will go to Ger
many, in hope of restoring his health at
the Carlsbad Springs. Mr.. F. ID. Mussey
will do editorial work on the CoHlmercidt-
Gazette during MI Halstead's absence.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

AMERICA publishes more papers than
all the rest Of the world combined. Last
year its 17,107 periodicals issued 1885,
556, 6,500-enough to supply every soul on
earth with two newspapers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

IT is desirable that the meeting of the
County Republican Committee, on next
Tuesday, shall be generally attended,
Matters of Importance will be presented
for determination, hence members should
endeavOr to be present.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

TIE latest treatment recommended for
diphtheria comes from KOnigsberg, East
Prussia, where DR.. Arthur Hening has
had very successful results from the use
of lime water and ice bags.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

EVERY flag in town should be flung to
the breeze this morning, and all the peO-
pie arrange to devote the afternoon to
proper observance of the occasion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
THE STUDY OF NATURE.

American CultiNatOr.
Farmers boys, and girls also, should be
encouraged by their parents to a study
of nature, birds. animals and plants. 1t
is one of the best, as it is the most natur-
al method of training the faculties. \
wide-awake boy will want to investigate
the various objects of nature around him.
Let him do so and study them, not to the
exclusion of books, but in addition there
to. Take the boys fishing occasionally.
What they learn by such jaunts will be
valuable through life, especially the love
of rural scenes and sports.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

THE different manufacturing estab-
lishments of Ohio produced S34S, ,519,45O
last year, from a capital of S202, ,990,836
"a splendid showing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

mo money shall be dra1cn from dny
" county or to,0nship treasury e1cept -by
"authority Of Ldlc," says Sec. ) of Art.
Y of the Constitution of Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
DELMoNT COUNTY DIRECTORY

Common Pleas Judge-JOhn B. briggs.
Probate Judge-Isaac II. Castor.
Clerk of COuTts-William B. cash
Sheriff-Oliver +. FOulke.
AuditOr-R. K. Barrett.
TreaSurer-George Robinson.
Prosecuting Attorney-JeSSe w. HOllIngworth.
Recorder-John NJ. Beckett.
CommiSsiOners-Morr Cope, William j. Berry,
John C. Israel
SurveyOr-C Chalkley Dawson
COrOner-A. NJ. +. BOy1.
infirmary Directors = Rurget McCOnnaughy,
president; William Lodge, clerk; John A Clark,
auditor.
Superintendent Infrmary John Sidebottom,
East Richland.
superintendent Children's Home-Peter Giflin,
BarneSville
School Examiners-L. H. Waters St Clairsville;
II. L. Peck, Barnesville; S. c. Murphy, Ollyett.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

Ir is hard on young man to spend
three months deciding which of two
girls he will choose for his wife, and
then to find out when he proposes that
neither of them will have him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
Brl111nt1t Chronicle.
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1889.

COLUMBUS DELANO comes nearer to
the stature required of a candidate for
Governor than any man yet named
MediOcritv is an invitation to defeat;
and not only must the candidate be a
man of ability and character, but he
must be man whom the people know
has ability and character; and this quail
ification applies to the entire ticket, from
Governor to Infirmary Director. The
possibilities in connection with the pos
sible adoption of the elections amend
ment of the Constitution fOrcibly illus
trate the importance of this suggestion.
Republicans can not afford to take any
risks. They must realize the tremendous
consequences that would follow Demo
cratic ascendancy in the coming election,
if that amendment shall be adopted
Not only would that party get control o.
all the machinery of the State-of all it
benevolent and reformatOry and penal
institutions, and cripple its election laws,
in the interest of frauds and crimes
against the ballot-but it would choose
two United States Senators and district
the State under the apportiOnment made
after the census of next year.
Trif1ing or dickering for the offices to
be filed in the presence of such immedi-
ate danger is little short of criminal. At
no time in recent years has it been so i'm
portant that Republicans shall put be-
hind them all factional spirit and present
to the people strong and capable men
men whose lives are direct appeal to the
better impulses of voters "above
1.-The fog in public duty and in private
thinking" If this is done the party
can go before the people with reasonable
assurance that its action will be ratified
at the polls. The man who asserts that
the party is sure to succeed in any con-
tingency may be a good enough Repub-
lican, but he is bad adviser. 1t is not
the part of wisdom, nor good politics, to
take that view of the situation. There
are signs that the unfortunate schisms
which have prevailed for year may be
healed, and factions ended. 1t is well.
The man who stands in the way of party
success this year takes upon himself a
great responsibility.
Republicans of every election precinct
have a grave responsibility resting upon
them. If they realize this, the situation
will be simplified If they do Motif
they permit dickering and trickery to
prevail, or men go around among their
neighbors with whetted knives-the re-
suit will be clouded with uncertainty,
to say the least of it, and the chances
against party success.
The Republicans can not afford to
make any mistakes this year in the for
nation of their ticket State or County.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

The fleece of ten goats and the work
of several men for half year are re-
uuired to make a cashmere shawl yard
and half wide.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
GRATEFUL-COMFORTlNG.
EPPS'S COCOA.
BREAKFAST

"By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations of digestion and nu-
properties of welselected Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has
provided our breakfast tables with delicately
Favored beverage which may save us many heavy
doctors bills. 1t is by the judiciOus use OF such
articles of diet that constitution may be gradual
ly built up until strong enough to resist every ten
dency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladieS
are floating around us ready to attack wherever
there is a weak point. We may escape many a
fatal shaft by keeling ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and properly nOurished frame. y
water or milk. Sold only in half-pOund tins by
grOcerS labeled thus:
JAMES EPPS & CO., Homeopathic Chemists,
London, England.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
READING VS.. ELOCUTION.

READING VS.. ELOCUTION.
Sallie Joy White, i'm June Wide-Awake.
Quite in contrast with this method of
teaching is one that obtains in another
school where elOcutionary effect is
sought rather than intellectual apprecia-
tion. The story was told me by Mr..
John j. Hayes, the accomplished teach
er of reading at Harvard College. One
day young girl came to him to take
some lessons in reading. She had been
told that she had talent and would make
her mark as an "elOcutiOniSt' St'-hOw l
dislike that word! Mr. Hayes asked
her to read something, and she under
took to recite poem. She gave no
meaning to the lines, but she had great
many gestures; she raised her eyes and
her shoulders, and did a great many
things that were supposedly dramatic,
but which were particularly inapprOpri-
ate to the descriptive poem she was re-
citing. After she had finished Mr..
Hayes said:
what do you suppose was the poets
thought when he wrote this:
%, Freedom. thou art not as poets dream.
A fair young girl, with light and delicate limbs,
A bearded man. armed to the teeth, art thou
4 blank look came into the girls face
81 don't think know what you mean" :"
"Why, what do you think the poet
meant by those lines?
Il don't know; l never learned that, :"
was the hesitating reply.
knll .tr in1 Z
said Mr. Hayes.
"Why, yes, have spent a great deal
of time on it, and my teacher marked it
for me-"
LET me see it" and Mr.. Hayes held
out his hand for the book which was put
into it with an air of the greatest assu-
rance, as though it was to settle every
question of her study"
And what do you think the ''nOtes'
were? Simply these: right hand ex-
tended weight forward on the left
foot" raise the eyes," both hands in
appeal" and so on. Not suggestion
about the expression, but all meaning
less action-as so many are taught who
seem to consider elocutiOn $50 far ahead
of reading
The great danger has been, in this
late craze, that the world would lose its
readers in the food of elocutionists that
are being poured out of the hands of
teachers of that terribly overworked
"art." In former times it was consider
ed great accomplishment to read well;
that is to read dunderstandingly, behaving
ing in the meantime like lady or gen
tleman, and not like spaSmodic mari
onette whose wires are out of order, and
only work by jerks. 1t is the reading
with the understanding that is taught
to the little folks, have been telling of,
and it is a kind of teaching that will
give its results all through apupil'S life.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

Miss FLORA IRWIN, of Mansfield, G..
is mysteriously missing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

CR-SALESMEN for the Columbus
WAN lU Door Bell, a new and cheap bell
Just out Has no competitor in price and quality.
For terms address COLUMBUS Door BELL Co.,
80 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. SIT
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
LIGHT OF AGES ON INTOXICATION.

This beautiful book takes its place at the very
head; powerfully convincing; great moral educ-
tor; deeply interesting to young and old Entirely
new. A grand opportunity 10 good agents. Outfit
(lOO elegant ustTatiOns) and full INSTRUCTIONS 81
Secure territory at once.
We are headquarters for this pop
STORY. ulaT book, and offer bJS Inducements
to active agents.
j. j. STALEY & Co, 7O4 Arch ST. Phlla.
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New Series, Vol. 20, No 22.

were struggling with each other as he
silently performed the tasks set for him
by his capable" daughter in-law, and
listened without retOrt to her sharp chi
dings. Many times that day he secret
ly drew out and read crumpled letter
that neighbOr Gresham had left him
that morning. Finally 'Randy'S sharp
eyes discovered it.
What We got there?" she demanded.
Nothing, Randy, nothing" the old
man replied quickly crowding the letter
into his pocket.
Civ t ter me-" she said, holding out
her hand He clutched his letter still
more tightly and looked heIplessly
around; then, seeing no other way Of
saving it, be fled up the crooked stairway
to his bare room, locking the door after
him.
From his secret hiding place in the
mattress he took the scanty savings of
years.
In go in the morning." he said, soft
ly to himself. It'll be Memorial Day,
and my boys grave shall not be with
out flowers this year, as it has for the
fifteen that are gone"
He went to his rickety bureau to get
ragged handkerchief in which to tie his
money for safe keeping. As he tum-
bled over the contents of the drawer a
picture touched his hand. He drew it
out and looked at it in the moonlight.
1t was his brothers picture when young
man. The heart of the old man was
Softened.
"Willr' he muttered, Il was wrong
wrongI I'll tell him SO when come
back He's right. l amt happy here
I'll go to him and ask his pardon. Oh,
Sammie! Sammier' he cried, suddenly,
bursting into tears, ASK God to forgive
your old father for his wickedness! Poor
Will-he always loved me-it was my
faultI'
1t was beautiful Memorial Day-ev-
erybody spoke of it. In the streets it
was brightly, cheerfully beautiful; in the
cemetery it was quietly, peacefully beau
tiful, little spot of Heavens rest,
connecting link between Heaven and
earth. An old man was picking his
way carefully along. "JuSt beyond the
old pine tree" he murmured. There
it is-it must be-but who has done
this? Who has put flowers on my boys
grave?" He spoke aloud and looked
around him. \ figure arose from the
grassy foot of the pine tree.
81 put those flowers there, SAM" he
said. It's my boys grave-not yours"
For moment there was no answer, then
Samuel Peters stopped and carefully
brushed away the moss from the family
painted letters on the pine head-b board.
They both read the whole inscription
then, their aged eyes made keen with
love:
samuel Peters and William JudsOn.
Together in death as i'll life"
The half brothers rose as they read
the words and looked in each others
faces. Suddenly they stretched out
their hands across the grave.
"Forgive!' they both cried, and weep
ing they mourned their dead while they
yet rejoiced over the livi, g and new
found lOve.-Rute A. Bradley
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30
TRY THE CURE. |
CADIz
NURSERIES.

We sincerely thank our customers who have so
generously patrOniZed us in former years for your
kind fayOrS. We give our attention wholly to the
Nursery business. Aided with thirty years eX-
perience in the business, customers may rely upon
receiving the benefit Of our large experience-the
greatest care being taken to have everything true
TO name. Our grounds are open and free to all
visitors.
Our stock for spring is the largest we have had
since we have been in the county
Consisting of 10000 Apples, 3 and years, of all
the best old kinds. Also, Lawyer York, Imperial
PawakOe, Walbrdge Mann, Hyde's Keeper, Stark,
LankfOrd, Mcintosh Red, Sutton Beauty, Wealthy
Clermont, Yellow, Transparent and many others.
Also, a full line of Pear, Cherry, Plum, Peach,
Apricot, Vines and ornamental stock. We guar
antee satisfaction on all sales. We have fruited
others in our experimental grounds Our trees
are healthy and free from insect or disease Price
about one-half what You pay to foreign agents.
Come and see us, or address
27-2m J. MORRISON, Cadiz, Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-30

nunYmO WANTED. S25 a week and ex-
NEE MVN penses paid. Steady work. New
HuHN ii goods. Samples free. j. +.
HILL & CO., Augusta, Maine,
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JESUS BEFORE THE COUNCIL.-MARK xiv
55-65.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-07-04
A Former Resident Regrets.

regret very much the necessity which
compcl- me 70 decline 50 urgent an inNi-
tAtian to D, present at The celebration Of
tn coming Fourth In Your city chiefly be-
cause such an occasion : one Of my hret
A".D- nn enjoy lucnt II "as iu your cit1
4 IN .-."-c thrn that Ai~t aNoke t" tag
sound nt the Fourth oi July craze ckef~--I'"t
Soda 'Iac chct~ hdt those htathcn th1her
CAUSES ~ burnt fingers, black eyes, and
tF>t-c.a~~ r"uia=ratlon>. In those cay
ponn'c' were not 50 plentiful with The
youih 4, ln Tbs present day lhey
rApicd away n lAt larger shape oi l"uF-
pence pieces ior T. X. ami 'h'-Gtr-
head. For Weeks before that great holt
daN iIi tAt b"AN were busy SAVING thc!F
pennies and collecting material 1or Dls
oon-Aft on tine common Many ra'd was
Hade "a the NnIPyartN' Where We used 70
hr- Nj procure one OF those used-up
'Pi'cH-mop>, when were Hade from WICK
in- fastened to long handle ana wen sat
VI AI'n "ilA tar and Noihrho" heafly
liI- Wen can remember Ihe uIN'
f'"''h pa "aI'h "aN "ld enough 10 :"
up '""" our "a tht hfNt IA'h2H P"I-
'"A>'d "a> = t"toaho'' '"eh fulI' IaI4'S'
ht-Hl III front oI tHc Ellsworth H'-''e
VA stone POST someone told me {"
>tiiNe NJ asaIhNt tAIN post ana crack lt-
guess that was feAily my hr>t Fourth
f''5'f. HOLDING the nut III my hand
>tru'N II WIN @o'd force against the post
and ~urc enough u cracked-thc nut not
the >tphe-Ahh out ran an 'he precious
mliA N tht gutter Whlir tht smell opened
Just N!de enough I" tdhit one ot my m
Gtf>' ~ oht ~ tht lah'a>ti'N lhal morn
ING hAu a more hoFlihtd lace or gave
Iouder yen thhh thc owner OF that cocoa
nut. LHcNly someone had presence ol
mihd enough % open Jack-knlie and-
no, not sever the hn@er as would be nat
uraI n such case, but quickly prled the
nut open.
The first time ever heard the sound Of
martial music wa> on Union river bridge,
di>courscd BY band on it, way to Inr-
ner's grove on Fourth OF July morning,
and IL my footsteps had always been as
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Necktie and Lawn Parties.
Isl. .In.eph Daily Herald. |

Editor of the Herald. Worldly people
often take control of church corporations.
and lead into positive and scandalous sins.
The world looks at the few sincere Chris
tians belonging TO the society, and holds
them responsible. SO will God, for He
says: BE We not unequally yoked to-
gethrr with unbelievers, for what fellow
ship hath righteousness with unrighteons-
ness? Wherefore come out from among
them. and be We separate, sayeth the Lord,
and | will receive We" "a Cor, 6 :l+-l7.
To ioin church society that ungodly peo-
pie have control of is being yoked with nn-
believers in about the worst possible way.
Under this head it is necessary TO mention
the sins committed at church fairs and
frolics-although some OF them are OF
such character that it is almost shame
TO mention them. Asking extortlohate
prices for worthless articles is thought
nothing of. Encouraging people to throw
away self-denial, and be as extravaSaht as
possible are the regular tactics. 10 cheat
in making change or to refuse to return
any change at all, is just as funny.
A multitude of gambling devices, many
of them plain violations of the law OF the
state, as well as of the law of God are
carried on un.lushingly. Stirring up the
bad passions of envy and jealousy, and
personal vanity, by voting contests Is
way of raising money that is in great fay-
or. Wise and decent parents jealousy
guard their daughters from bad company
The so-called church of Christ sells the So
ciety of its daughters for the evening or
for the supper hour, to the young rakes.
This is rather repulsive definition Of the
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! realized that although II was not Of
fcnaively uttered there was IN his words
a decided threat Of unpleasant conse-
quences If | did not keep silence That,
| think, would not have deferred me
from speaking II By 50 dong | could
have accomplished anything, but well
knew that | could not Their minds
were made up. If the whole community
had known what they purPosed' nobody
would have thought 1T his business to IN
terfero-
If the ownership of mining claim
had been at issue they would probably
have tossed a double eagle or cut the
cards to decide it. But the stake here
was. in the eyes Of both, worth more
than all the mining claims in the noun
tains, and they made their game one
worthy OF its dignity-life or death, for
love.
We sauntered back TO the bar and took
drink together. As raised my glass
l bowed slightly to each and said,
Whichever. They looked at each
other, smiled, touched their glasses, re-
peated Whichever, and drank They
understood me. We had drank to the
health OF Whichever one should nave the
luch 70 come ou' alive, iH,t