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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

On Sunday suspicion was directed to
" Sneezer" Coss and Joe Taylor, of Mar
tins Ferry, who were wearing new gum
boots, and spending money rather freely,
On Monday night these two, together with
Fatty" Neal of the same place, were
arrested. and some knives and Other
goods found in their possession. These
men were identified as those seen near
the tOll-gate on the COlerain pike about
ten o'clock on Saturday night.
Some of the goods found were identi-
fed by a cost-mark by Adams on Tues
day as belonging to him. The prelimin-
ary hearing was begun yesterday, and
unless appearances fail, the coils are
drawn so tightly about these men they
will have an opportunity to visit Column
bus, where some of them, at least, are not
entire strangers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

JAKE KEMPLE, the serio-eomic polit-
ical speaker of Wheeling, has ceased
counting the railroad ties between
Wheeling and Washington, having been
appointed Special Agent of the Customs
Bureau of the Treasury Department
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19
T EGAL NOTICE.

George b. Caldwell and Alfred Caldwell, resd-
ing III the City Of Wheeling, West Va, and Alice
&. Atkinson residing in the City of Washington,
ID. C., and Martha Caldwell, residing in Washing
ton, Pa, will take notice, that the 21st day OF
October, 1889, Maud Caldwell filed her petition in
the Court of Common Pleas OF Belmont county,
Ohio, in ease No. 53s4, against the abOve-named
parties, praying for an order of partition OF the
lands, tO-wt: Three hundred and ten acres of land
situated in section 8, township and range I, in
Richland township. Belmont county, Ohio, and for
an accounting OF the rents and profits of said land
by said George 3. and Alfred Caldwell from Sept
H. 1889. to date of partition.
said parties are required to answer ON or before
the 25th day Of January, 1890, order Of paTtl
ton Will be made By said Court for said premises
ii 21-6t MAUD CALDWELL
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Estate of DAVID Y, PARSHAll, Deceased.

The undersigned has been appointed and quail
fed rs administrator of the estate of David Y
Parshall, late of Belmont county, deceased.
Dated this 10th day of Dec, A. ID. 1880.
l2I2-st SOLOMON BENTLEY.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

CHRISTMAS next Wednesday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19
A DEMONSTRATORS
Sale Of Real Estate.


In pursuance of an order of the Probate COur
of belmont county, Ohio, | will offer for sale
pub. .ic auction. on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

BEFORE you buy your Holiday supply
of goods, drop in and look at OsBoRNE's
assortment.
LAST week the Wheeling Register re-
ceived and published letter from man
who claimed to have been connected with
the murder of the McWha women at
Holidays Cove, and for which crime
Van Baker is now serving life SEN
tence. The letter was written with
lead pencil, and was post-marked Column
bus, and with considerable shrewdness
sets forth that Van Baker had nothing
at all to do with the murder. 1t states
that the writer, in company with some
others, discovered that the women were
possessed of money, and killed them to
obtain it. 1t gives every detail of the
murder, and the account tallies very well
with the surroundings at the time of the
murder. The publication of the letter
has provoked considerable discussion, and
serves to raise doubt as to Bakers guilt.
OF course the letter alone will not help
Baker in the least, unless something else
is unearthed
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19
SAFE RLoMERS AT GEORGETOWN

SAFE BLOWERS AT GEORGETOWN.
THE general merchandise store of J.
W. Adams. at Georgetown, Harrison
county. was entered by burglars on last
Saturday night, the safe blown open, and
goods and money amounting to about
800 taken. The men, of whom there were
probably three. bored hole about one
half inch in diameter into the door of the
safe Just above the combination knob,
filled it with powder, and after wrapping
the safe in blankets to deaden the sound,
shot il off. \ man named Lamb, living
near. heard the explosion, but did not
know what had happened until he heard
the alarm of woman who saw the light
from the blankets. which the burning
powder had ignited. He at once ran to
the building and extinguished the fire,
which had not yet got under headway,
by the application of couple of buckets
of water. As soon as the excitement
could be allayed sufficiently to act, search
ing parties were organized, and the coun-
try for miles around was secured About
four miles east of Georgetown pair OF
shoes was found where one of the cracks
men had changed his shoes for pair of
gum boots; also some gloves were found
near by the Shoes The Wheeling police
were notified to be on the lookout for
them, as they were evidently heading in
that direction Besides the money, of
which there were about 800, box of
jewelry and a considerable amout of dry
goods were taken, in all amounting to
the sum named above. The work was
evidently that of experts, and they are
supposed to be from Wheeling, or at
least to have operated from that point.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19


WE have just received the January
number of DemOrest'S Family Magazine,
and would advise persons who are look
ing about to see what magazine they will
take the coming year, to inquire into the
merits of DenlOTest'S. 1t is certainly what
its name implies, a family magazine, for
in it will be found something to amuse
or instruct every member of the family.
The first article in the current number
tells how Uncle Sans Paper Money is
made, and is highly interesting and in
structive. "The Infant Monarchs of
Europe" is Illustrated with their por-
traits and those of the parents; "The In
dying Voice" is finely illustrated arti-
Gle about Edison'S wonderful PhonO-
graph aud includes portrait of the great
inventor himself. An article on Snow
Sculpture" will greatly delight the chill
dren. Besides these are numerous arti-
cles on various topics and stories, also a
Fine Fashion Department.; all beauti-
fully embelliShed. Just how such pub
ication can be published for $500 per
year is the mystery.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

THE Beliaire pension fraud case of
Mrs. Sweitzer and Capt. W. II. Little was
tried in the [. 5. Court at Columbus
last week, and resulted in an acquittal
of the parties on the charge of swearing
falsely in securing the pension. On ex-
animation it was found that Mayor
Brown had not caused the defendants to
swear to the papers, although upon their
face they appeared to have been proper
ly sworn to and stamped with the seal of
the city. Capt. Little was held to an
swer the charge of charging an exorbi-
tant fee L. s Attorney Firestone was
much chagrined at the turn of the case,
and it is not improbable that the parties
to the affair will be called to make fur
ther defense.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

Town and County.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

W. ID. DENHAM is canvassing Goshen
township for the Sherwin Gate. 1t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19
BEST TRIRuNE EVER SEEN

viii be supplied to readers during the coming year.
4 large number of desirable and novel premiums
are added to our list and they are offered at terms
which will enable our readers to obtain them prae-
tically at wholesale rates. Send 2cent stamp for
our 3D-page catalogue.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

Deputy Revenue Collector 5. F. Dean
was in town Tuesday on official business
j. W. Shannon, Esq, went to Mari
eta, yesterday to attend to business in
the court at that place; he was accom-
panied by his wife.
-George Pennington. of Springfield,
H., is visiting his mother, Mrs. o. J.
Swaney, of this place, and will remain
until after the holidays.
Misses Mary and Daisy Longley are
intending to start shortly for Salem. Ore,
where they will visit their sister Mrs.
Jessie Wiley. and probably make their
permanent home.
-Ex-RecOrder W. S. Hobbs, of Barnes
vile, is in town in attendance at Probate
Court. He is warmly greeted by his old
friends.
Hon. A. T. McKelvey went over to
Cadiz yesterday to deliver an address be-
fore the Farmers Institute, now being
held.
John Pollock, Esq, returned on Tues
day from a weeks visit to relatives in
Illinois,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

JOIN MARSHALL says the Sherwin
Gate is the Boss" 1t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

In addition to our regular and extremely able
agricultural department, two pages weekl The
Tribune will print number of long and carefully
prepared articles on Particular Branches of Farm
ing, written by practical experts Farmers who
want TO make money out of their farms must read
these special discussions in The Tribune. The
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
Novels and Religion,

We may have come TO n time when
the character OF our young masters
and misses will be determined more by
tales than by fathers and mothers, min
listers and teachers. Thoughtful men
are inquiring what is to be the effect of
all this on the formation of the char
acter of the rising generation. Minis
tiers Of the gospel will have to send for
the last new novel to see il they have
not to. warn their people against it.
Grave teachers of theology will have
to study Robert Elsmere" and John
Ward. Preacher, as we'll as the Con
fession of Faith" and the "Thirty-nine
Articles" OF late years our best
novels have been written by ladies. /
rather think that this will continue.
Women have intuitive perceptions of
character keener, more subtle and
tender than men have. They can set
before us men, women and children
with sentiments. manners and dress
more picturesque than we of the
coarser sex can. Our novels are now
being written with a purpose; not
merely TO give us picture. but to
promote cause. II looks as il in the
near future Lllt DdtlleS vi rellSlO0 anu
irreligion will be fought in fiction.
The war, to a large extent, will be one
of amazons, and with amazons. The
weapons OF warfare will not be rep
resented by swords and guns, but by
bodl<ins and daring-needles, scissors
and brestpins. Novels will have to be
met by novels. Oxford has had its
novel. and other universities must have
the same. Princeton will have to
produce counter irritant to John
Ward. Preacher" and defend Charles
Hodge (who has been attacked) and
rigid Calvinism. Harvard will have
to regain the literary reputation which
ii had an age ago, and employ one of
the ladies of its annex to put life into
not Unitarianism, which is dead and
laid out for burial. but into the agnos-
ticism of its young men. Yale must
stand by the old faith against Harvard.
but will vivify the scenes by gymnastics
in order To retain the championship.
The end will be that our novel readers
OF weak women. and still weaker men,
will not know what TO believe.-New
York Ledger.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
Two Episodes of Philadelphia So
cipty

A well-known society man stroked
his mustache the other day and thus
held forth:
The most amusing thing | ever saw
at a dance? Well, I'll tell you two and
you can take your choice. No. l was
at small dance party given at pri-
vate house. 1t was late in the even
ing and when the music died away
after waltz and the dancers had seat
themselves around the room, there,
lying in open sight in the center OF the
room. lay beautiful blue silk garter.
Ny first impulse was to step for ward
and pick it up and look for the owner.
but | was afraid she would not thank
me for my trouble, so the trinket lay
where il was until maid was actually
sent with dustpan and brush and the
offending article was swept from the
floor while the guests tried vainly not
TO see what was going on.
AT another party the overskirt OF
one Of the ladies who was dancing col
lapsed and hung limp and formless
where il had previously swelled in
triumphant pride. The cause OF this
sudden metamorphosis was the loss OF
"a newspaper. which was found on the
floor. and when it was picked up a
hasty glance showed that the particu-
lar journal that had been dedicated to
this purpose was the Chri stian at
Work Philadelphia Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
MICH.

The departure of ,4S0 Irish emf
grants from Queenstown for the Ar
gentine Republic shows that the sup
ply of immigrants for that country
may not hereafter be drawn exclusive
ly from the sources of the Mediter-
raneap. The republics immigration
policy is very liberal. The Argentine
congress at its last session voted that
the cost of passage from Europe should
be advanced TO $4,000 agriculturalists
and artisans. The number of immi-
grants received in 1887 was 1877, APO.
against SO, 116 in 1886, and in eleven
months of 1888 the number was 1885,
797. The government OF Chilli has
authorized its immigration agents
abroad to give free passage to all who
desire TO come to that country, and it
is provided that the immigrants shall
be fed and lodged for fifteen days after
their arrival. In thus promoting i'm
migration Chilli will spend 100000.
While the government holds out such
inducements, thousands Of Chilians
have recently emigrated to the Argen-
tine Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
w EANINC.

Lol I'm q weaver. and each day
The threads Of life | spin;
And be the colors what they may,
/ still must weave them in.
With morning light there comes the thought
As ! my task begin
My Lord 10 me new threads has brought
And bids me weave them in"
Sometimes lie gives me threads Of gold,
TO brighten up the day;
Then sombre tints. so bleak and cold,
That change the gold 10 gray.
His love, alas oft forget
When these dark threads / spin
That cause me grief and pain, but yet
He bids me ''weave them in"
And so my shuttle swiftly flies,
With threads both gold and gray;
And on l toll till daylight dies
And fades in night away.
Oh, when my day of toll is DER,
And shall cease 10 spin:
He'll open wide my Fathers door,
And bid me rest within.
There safe at home i'm heavenly light,
How clearly | shall see
That every thread, the dark, the bright
Surely had need 10 be!
S l.. Cuthbcrt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
Newgate Prison Described.

1t is deemed certain that Newgate
prison will soon be torn down. A
London newspaper gives its history.
So far back a. the reign OF King John
there was prison there, maintained
by the corporation of the city of London,
who had also the Compiler, in the Poul-
try, for the detention Of minor offenders,
and who. at "a much later period, used
Bridewell. near Blackfriars, for the
punishment OF disorderly apprentices
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
Nothing Could Hold Them.

Tourist-''It must have been "a terri
BILE cyclone that wrecked this church
so completely"
Kansan with his arm in sling
"'Twa'r'nt no cyclone. You see, 1T
happened on Sunday an ! was preach
in on the folly o seekin' riches, when
some Teller hollered through the win
dow that there was three pussy-lookin
capitalists in town lookin' fer land. an
the congregation riz up as one man an
busted the walls right out tryin' to git
out first.
Tourist But you seem to have re.
ceived personal injuries" kansan -
Yes. | got my arm broke. but ] was
sort o. reconciled. reached the CAPT.
talists in time to sell my lot over or
Prospect an Wall streets. Time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

They tell of Judge in Bennington, Vt,
who, having spoken OF buying a safe,
was interviewed by two rival agents,
each OF whom had so much TO say in
favor of his own particular safe that
the Judge was quite at IA loss to decide
which to buy. In a happy moment he
thought OF Burglar Price. whom he
had himself sentenced, and going to
the Jail, he obtained this expert safe
breakers opinion, and then gave the
order.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

The proprietors of an iron works in.
New Jersey wished their men to wear
boots while at work. to avoid the dan
ger OF burning their feet They offer
ed 10 supply the boots free of charge
and to pay damages to any man so in
jured while wearing them, but the men
refused and, when the employers in.
sisted, struck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
A Fair Warning.

The skill OF the ordinary advertise
ment writer is continually illustrated.
Ii almost pays To read the advertise
ments TO get the queer examples OF
business English that they contain.
The other day the writer noticed this:
IF you buy pair of Dumkopfs
pantaloons you will never buy au-
other. Boston Transcript
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

Even New Mexico plucks up heart
over the prospects of statehood. and
the legislature proposes to educate its
half-breed population to sense of the
responsibilities of citizenship. A ter
ritorial university, "a school of mines,
an insane asylum and an agricultural
college are projected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15
A Good Chance.

Tobacco-C Chewing Husband (after as
,cending the stairs) Pm all out oi
breath
Wife-"Then kiss me, please. y
New York Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

Prof. Pasteur, the great French sci
enlist, expresses his opinion that in
the future diseases will be unknown.
'Our children are in luck" he says.
at will be much pleasanter to live in
the twentieth century, when epidemics
will be done away with.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

President Harrison's typewriter,
Miss Sawyer, has aroused the enthusi-
asm of the Washington correspon-
dents. She cannot whistle, like Elijah
Halford, but she can sing with the
best amateur in the land She has
plump, round, red checks, brown hair,
light gray eyes and trim little figure.
She looks about 20 years old, but is
probably older. She knows more
about Harrison's political secrets than
Halford himself, and she knows how
TO keep her knowledge to herself.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

The truth or falsity of the charges
made against the management Of the
Pontiac asylum remains to be proven.
In justice to the people of the state Of
Michigan a. well "a to-themselves, the
management should be subjected to the
most thorough and rigid investigation.
If there are no grounds for the charges
made the officers and attendants Of that
institution will be the ones most bene-
fitted by the investigation. and if there
is the least suspicion of any wrong the
people of the state should know it,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

The campaign for the adoption OF
the prohibitory amendment in Massa-
chusetts has opened with equal
vigor, enthusiasm and confidence.
The representative of 100000
church members and 200, 600 adher-
ents of christian churches in Massa-
chusetts" have formally and unani-
mously resolved that prohibition is the
only right principle of legislation, and
that ''in every prohibitory state the
number of liquor dealers and the per
capita consumption is calculably less
that in license states. The momen-
tum Of this movement is assuredly to
be great.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15

Gen. Harrison has not permitted the
excitement by which he is surrounded
10 interfere with his lifelong custom.
Every morning before sitting down to
breakfast the family-the general and
his wife, Russell Harrison and his
wife, Mr. Mckee and his wife and those
who are with them assemble and the
general reads passage of scripture
and kneels in prayer. Mrs. Mckee
says: Papa thinks it quite as i'm
portant as his breakfast, and would
not be able to do anything unless he
had prayers first. OF course, he will
continue the same custom in the white
house. Now he is president he thinks
it is more important than ever.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-15


From John Hodges
Hes bad boy and disgrace TO the
town. and you're brave fellow. Come
in, and ! will give you bowl of water
TO wash your face.
BY the time Sidney had done this,
Miss Hill brought in a savory mince
pie and set il on the table.
Wont you take "a piece Of my pie?'
she said. graciously.
The pie looked so attractive that
Sidney accepted, without hesitation.
Miss Hill. usually so frosty, actually
looked quite hospitable. Sidney.
knowing how forbidding her general
appearance was, was quite surprised.
and enjoyed the profiered pie. even ac-
cepting a second piece. When he pre-
pared TO go. Miss Hill held out her
hand, and said. abruptly:
81 am not very social. Perhaps
am not very good-tempered. AT any
rate there are plenty that say so But
You mustn't Judge altogether from APP
pearances You have done me n SER
vice to-day, and cross-grained as ] am,
| shall remember it longer, perhaps,
than you think
We pass over ten years. They have
not slipped by without bringing their
full share of change. Sidney Waite
has entered into business on his owr
account. and. retaining as he does the
| good qualities which distinguished nj;
boyhood, he bids fair 90 succeed well
John Hodges. his youthful antagonist
has also gone into business. He has
got over his bullying propensities In 1
\ measure, finding them likely To injur'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-01-27

Houzc0u dc In l!aic tells Of n pelican
living in iishcrman's family ct Santo
Domingo that wCs fed upon the refuse
OF the fish cleaning. Looking for its
food, II went To- the shore every day
AID waited for the GU@tS 10 come back.
The fishermen rested on SUNDAY, and
the bird acquired so clear Eoiion Of
tlc return Of that Guy, when il had 10
last, that II would not stir from tho
ircc on which ii wGs accustomed to
spcnd its time. Ii is not necessary 10
suppose that tic pelican had learned
to count the siX days nt the end Of
which its masters would not go fish,
ing; but, while it really estimated
daily the time when il must
make its excursion to tie shore.
1T Was Informed Of tho return OF
Sunday by observation Of what was
going on in the house, as. for im-
stance, by tho fishermen Putting on
their Sunday clothes; in the same way
as the dog knew when lis nastcr was
going To hunt by seeing him with his
gun and game bag. In such instances
nI!nnls show tlat thoy have the fac
ulty Of u-sociUtiug ideas, of Observing
consecutive facts and establishing u
coTrclutivc connection between tlicm
things which have been proved by
abundance Of other evidence. and
which demonstrate not less intclli-
Ecncc Than acquaintance with the ten
signs exposing the first ten numbers.
or the uSc Of Il system Of enumeration
10 express larger numbers. Mime.
Cicmcncc Roycr in Science Monthly.