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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-11-21
A SPECIMAN SOLDIER-HATED.

| NdllOudi
During the war and since Southern
Indiana has suffered great deal, as did
Southern Illinois and Missouri, from be-
coming the refuge and stamping ground
. the lawless, theiving guerrilla element
of the rebel armies. These swarmed in
there when plunder became scarce, or
the Union soldiers made it too hot for
them in Kentucky, Tennessee and far
ther south. They found there numerous
friends -kinsmen even-in the strong
Southern population, mainly recruited
from the poor white trash.
From this element sprung the Mitch
ell train robbers, the James and Youn-
ger bands of murderers and robbers and
numerous counterfeiters, horse thieves
and illicit distillers who have infested
Southern Indiana and Southern Illinois.
The Indiana organ and representative
of these bad elements is the Evansville
Courier, and this is the way it speaks of
the veterans of the war and the G. A. R.:
"The Courier has characterized as
Hessians that class of soldiers who are
not content with the glory of having
served their country faithfully, but must
curse it with the burdens of taxation
laid upon the people by the lust for
plunder that has LED men in all ages to
sell their services in the field to the high
est bidder.
at is a blistering shame, crowning
disgrace, that any man who served in
the Federal army and returned able to
make his own living should draw pen
sion.
at is reproach to our civilization
that there should be any decent person
to defend the infamy of saddling upon
the present generation the support of
the rascally bounty jumpers and desert
ers who now roar at the front even
louder than they beloved with fear as
they sought safety in the rear during
the war.
"Shame to the citizen who defends the
robbery of the Treasury by the charac-
terless scamps who have gained control
of the National Encampment of the G.
A. R.
"Shame and dishonor to the soldier
who can earn his living that draws
pensionl
"He is not patriot. He is disloyal
to every sentiment of patriotism.
This is the opinion of nine-tenths of
the people; it will become the recorded
judgment of mankind before another
two years have elapsed.
"The country has had enough of pen
sion dead beats.
.sIf there is a man in Evansville, able
to earn his living, who is beating the tax
payers of the country out of pension,
let him hasten to surrender the evidence
of his Hessian greed and Hessian dis
honor.
1.-THE people are against him and the
real soldiers of the Grand Army of the
Republic are against him."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-11-21

THE Bourbons of Virginia so manage
that at a single poll only seventeen ne
groes are permitted to vote out of 45O,
and then, pointing to McKinney's big
majority over Malone, they declare ex-
ultingly that it proves that 'the negro
vote is dividingl"
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SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

allow cough to run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They say, "Oh, ii
will wear away" but in most cases it
wears them away. Could they be induced
to try the successful Kemp's Balsam,
which is sold on positive guarantee to
cure, they would see the excellent effect
after taking the first dose. Price SOC and
81. Trial size free. AT all druggists. 3t
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FIyEHEALTH HINTS FOR WOMEN

Protect your ankles with thick hose
and high shoes.
Damp clothing and moist drafts in
vite you to take cold.
Never sit on damp cushion, moist
ground or marble or stone step if you
wish to avoid sore throat.
Let your doctor do all your prescrib-
ing, and not yourself, your druggist, or
your cousins, or their mothers, or their
aunts, or all their host of friends.
The best lung protectors, are dry feet
and warm, comfortable body clothing,
no exposure and no late suppers or
dissipation.
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MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. 1s, F: a M.-Meets
+ r MFyEJs Sec'y f. ID. BAILEY, W. VI.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No II, Royal
Arch MdsORs.-Stated eonvOcations first Friday OF
each month.
j. B. MEYER, Rec. +. ID. BAILEY, H. H.
RELHONT COUNCIL. No 81, r. & S. M
Meets second Tuesday of each month.
j. b. MEYER, Secy. j. Is. RYAN, L. L. Nj.
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 26, K. T.-Stated
conclaves first Tuesday of each month.
j. B. MEYER, Sec'y j. b. RYAN, E. c.
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pELMoNT COUNTY DIRECTORY

Common Pleas Judge-John B. briggs.
Probate Judge-ISaac II. CASTOR.
Clerk of Courts-William b. Cash.
Sheriff-Oliver Z. FOulke.
AuditOr-R. r. Barrett.
Treasurer-GeOrge Robinson.
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse W. HOllingwOrth.
RecOrder-John NJ Beckett
Commissioners Morris Cope, William J. Berry,
John G. Israel.
Surveyor-Chalkley Dawson
Coroner-A- NJ. F. Boyd.
Infirmary Directors = Burget McConna1ghy,
president; William Lodge, clerk; John A. Clark,
auditor.
Superintendent Infrmary john Sidebottom,
East Richland
Barnesville.
School Examiners-James Duncan, Bridgeport;
S. C. Murphy, Belmont; I. p. Harris, Somerton.
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DITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI AND
Il ST. LOUIS RAILWAY.
PANHANDLE ROUTE.
Time Card IN Effect Nay IL, 1889.
GOING EAST.

IDdIIyi tAOtpU otlIUdy. TDdIIy.
AT Pittsburgh connections are made in Union
Station with through trains on the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia
and New York, on which are run Pullman Buffet
Sleeping and ParlOr Cars.
At Chicago and St Louis connections are made
in Union Station with prominent railroads for an
points in the West Northwest and Southwest
For further information call on or address near
est ticket agent. Z. A. FORD,
JAS. MCCREA, Gen. Pass. Agent,
General Manager. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Belt1tuttt Chronicle.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1889.

STANLEY, the African explorer, has
been heard from again. 1t is now ex-
pected that he will appear on the Afri-
can coast some time in December.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-11-21

SPAsMoDIC endeavors to deal with
great social problems, there really being
but one end in view, the political advan-
tage of one or another party, amounting
to nothing in the end.
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FOR SALE.

A Is acre tract with residence, and a
10 and acre tract, all south of and near
Louisville this county. Apply to
IL 14-tf. WILSON MITCHELL,
st, Clairsyille, D,
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GIRLS IN SWITZERLAND.

| Letter from Geneva.
No sooner are the girls large enough t.
possess the requisite physical strength
than they are set to the most servilt
work the land affords. The child has
panier basket fitted to her shoulders al
the earliest possible moment, and she
drops it when old age, premature but
merciful, rob her of power to carry il
longer. have seen sweet little girls OF
II to ii staggering down mountain
side or along rough pathway under the
weight of bundles of fagots as large as
their bodies, which they no sooner
dropped than they hurried back for
oties. L have seen girls of Is or 16
years, barefooted, and bareheaded, in the
blistering rays of an August sun, break
ing up the ground by swinging mattocks
heavy enough to tax the strength of an
able-b bodied man.
And l have known young miss no
older than these to be employed as a
porter for carrying baggage of travellers
up and down the steepest mountain
admitted that it was sometimes very
hard to take another step, but she must
do it. And she carried such an amount
of baggage! A stout-limbed guide is pro-
tected by the law, so that he cannot be
compelled to carry above twenty five
pounds, but the limit to The burden
often put upon girls is their inability to
cfo nd HOr in Rnf bn
burden increases with the age. and
strength of the burden bearers, till by
the time the girls have come to woman
hood there is no sort of menial toll in
which they do not bear hand, and quite
commonly the chief hand.
A BACKWARD MOVEMENT.
Pittsburgh Commentaries
The WOmen's Christian Temperance
Union has not enhanced its usefulness
in declaring in favor of the third par
ty. If the cause of temperance is the
object dearest to the hearts of it's mem
bers, it is difficult to understand how they
can advance their cause by political alli-
ance with a party which, as at present
constituted, serves only to help the
Democracy into power and keep the
Republicans out. Until it can be shown
that the Democrats are better supporters
of temperance and prohibition than the
Republicans, the inconsistency of this
alliance with the third party must be
apparent.
The good women who have banded
together in the humane work of lessen
ing the evils of the drink habit by pro-
noting sobriety and temperance have
BEEN making their influence felt in
many ways, and all the more effectively
because of the non-partisan character
of their organization. Now they are
likely to be divided on the lines of par
and in proportion to the
strength of their party feeling will they
grow weak in moral and personal influ-
ence. The very unjust treatment of
Vice President Morton, and the insul-
ting fling at the Republican party of the
country, betray spirit of partisanship
which bodies no good to the organization.
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HUNTERS TAKE NOTICE.

Some person shot and ruined for life
one of my best colts. Any person caught
on my farm hunting with gun or dogs
will be prosecuted without distinction.
117-2t. j. q. KINTNER.
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MAKING THE HOME BEAHTIEILL.-
The charge is sometimes made that

MAKING THE HOME BEAHTIEI1L.
The charge is sometimes made tna'
farmers homes are more cheerless ano
uninviting than the homes of any othel
one class of people. Very little atten-
tion is paid, it is said, to those little
things which go to make the homes OF
many of the humblest and poorest peo-
pie in the towns and cities bright and
CHEEKY. The best rooms are often kept
dark and cold from one years end to an
other, and there is a notable absence of
decoration of any kind. The walls fol-
the most part are left bare and plain,
and pictures, books and music are
among the missing quantities.
While the foregoing is probably an
over statement of the situation, so far as
farmers homes in general are concerned,
it is, nevertheless, true picture of af-
fairs in far too many cases. We have
seen country homes with their interiors
and exter;ors almost as devoid of orna-
mentation as barns without even hol-
lyhock in the front yard, while, at the
same time, the surrounding fields and
woods were full of fragrant and beauti-
full flowers.
All that was necessary to have bright
ness and beauty in the home was simply
to reach out, so to speak, and take them
in. Yet even this was not done. There
is no excuse in this day and age for any
home, however humble, being without
such things as pictures and books.
The resources of modern art and bus
mess enterprise have brought these
things within the reach of every one
Beautiful pictures and good books are
almost as cheap as air in our days, and
nearly as plenty. If more attention were
paid to matters of this kind in country
homes we would hear less complaint
about the boys and giIls "leaving the
farm" for the pleasures and excitements
of town and city life.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-11-21

THE senior proprietor of this paper
has been subject to frequent colds for
some years, which were sure to lay him
up if not doctored at once. He finds that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is reliable.
1t opens the secretions, relieves the lungs,
and restores the system to healthy con-
dition. If freely used, as soon as the
cold has been contracted, and before it
has become settled in the system, it great
ly lessons the attack, and often cures in
a single day, what would otherwise have
been severe old.-NcrthtcesteTn Hotel
Reporter, Des Moines. Iowa. 30 cent
bottles for sale by ]. b. Hoge, Druggist,
st. Ciairsville, D. ii 7-4t.
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EvAPoRATED FRUITS, &C.-California
and Delaware Peaches, Apricots, Pruens,
Raisins, Currents, Citron, Cranberries,
Cherries, Mince- Meat and all other good
things at 7-2t JEPs0N's.
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE.
IL ILLUSTRATED.
1890.

A new Shakespeare-the Shakespeare of Edwin
A. Abbey-will he presented in Hd1per's Mdgdzule
for 1880, with comments by Andrew Lang Hdr-
per's Mdgdzine has also made special arrange
ments with AlphonSe Daudet, the greatest of liv-
ing French novelists for the exclusive publication,
in serial form, of numerous story, to be entitled
"The ColOniSt of Tarascon: the Last Adventures
of the Famous Tartarin." The story will be trans
lated by Henry James, and illustrated by Rossi
and Myrbach.
W. ID. Hcwells will contribute a novelette, in
three parts, and Lafcadio Hearn novelette, in
two parts entitled 'Youma, - handsomely illust'd.
In Illustrated papers, touching subjects of cur
rent interest and in its short stOries poems, and
timely articles, the Magazine will maintain its
Well-knOWR standard
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GEO. E. FURBAY, D. D.S.,
DENTIST.

Office: Two Doors West of new q. P Church
TEETH extracted without pain. Special atten
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of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, and the
lowest prices, at Conrad Trolls Sons. 2t
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ELECTRIC lights are not the only CIV
ilized improvement Pekin, China, is to
have. The Imperial authorities have
sanctioned the construction of trunk
railway from Pekin to Hong Kong
Americans will have chance to furnish
the locomotives, cars, etc, and the
bridges. The introduction of railroads
and electric lights would point to the
beginning of a new era in China With
her immense labor resources it will not
take China long to become European
lied if she is so inclined. Japan, simi-
larly well off in labor, began about ten
years ago and to-day has completed the
larger part of the job. The party of in
novatiOn and improvement in China is
meeting with great opposition. The de-
struction of the Temple of Heaven by
fire month or so ago is believed. to have
been the work of the anti-railroad men
to excite the superstition of the Chinese
and prevent the building of the Pekin &
Hong Kong railroad. The great fire of
oC'OAoh o5O III OhAA hnAOA 0C-
stroyed part of the Emperor's palace,
caused the abandonment of the Tien-
Tsin- Tungehow line and there was a
strong suspicion that it was also the
work of the anti-railroad party, the
priests interpreting the fire as divine
warning to renounce Western innova-
tiOn. 1t would be just like this same
conservative party to work up opposi-
ton to the electric lights by calling
down divine wrath. The beginning of
the operation of the Pittsburgh electric
light plant in Pekin may be the signal
for great fire that will burn down no
small section of the town, The Chinese
have always many strings to their bow.
When direct opposition fails they resort
to expedients that carry out the obser-
vation of Bert Hart, ''that for ways that
are dark and for tricks that are vain,
the heather Chinese is peculiar. Pitts
burQh Commercial Gdzette.
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THE MILLIONAIRES.



For two years last past our Demo-
cratic contemporaries have had much to
about the decadenee of farmers and
farming interests-that owing to Re-
publican legislation and Republican
policy the farmer has become a mere
cipher in politics and in public life; that
farmers no longer hold seats in Congress
and in the State Legislatures. Hence
their interests are neglected. The DEM
ocrats promised to reform" these abuses,
did they not?
Well. The Democrats elected sixty
one Representatives and nineteen Sena-
tors to the general assembly of Ohio Oh
Tuesday, Nov. 5. How many "honest
hard farmers" did the Democrats
send up to deliberate upon public affairs
and legislate for the common veal? Is
it not true that they sent up eight law
yers to one farmer? Is it not true that
they sent up fifteen professional men to
one first-class farmer or mechanic? The
fact can not be denied that they did.
The farmers of Ohio were told by
Democratic orators and organs, during
the late campaign, that while they were
struggling to make ends meet from year
to year the mOnopOlistic manufacturers,
railroad magnates and stock spectators
were accumulating millions at their ex-
pense. Farmer blood was duly aroused
and Democratic farmers elected swarm
of half-fedged lawyers to the legislature,
to the end that their grievances might
be redressed- the end that they might
have little recognition.
Very good. The result of the election
had not been made public twelve hours
till letter written by one millionaire
manufacturer to another, urging that no
one but manufacturer land million
aire manufacturer at that ought to be
sent to the Senate of the Unitad States
to represent the farmers, merchants and
workingmen of the State of Ohiol-sent
there by members of the legislature
elected by the votes of farmers and
wOrkingmen! A few hours later comes
a demand from another source, that an
other man worth several millions, ac-
CURED by the manipulation of railroad
and other stocks and bonds, be sent to
the Senate
The contest for the Senatorship before
the Democratic Legislative caucus is
contest between milliOnaires, and mil
lionaires only. All of this talk about
nominating and electing either of the
Meals, or O'Neill, or any other Demo-
crat, is by-play, shillamahoy, poppy
cock. No such thing is intended.
Take notice, we do not say that these
millionaire candidates are dishonest
men, or that they acquired their fortunes
by the practice of rascally method or
"by any indirection." Charges of that
kind were made, both directly and in
ferently, by Democratic speaker and Or
gans from the beginning to the end of
the campaign-made with a view to
catching the votes of farmers and work
ingmen in favor of Democratic reform.
And Democratic farmers and working
men are expected to rejoice that their
suffrages have been utilized to bestow
high honors on man, not because of
merit or public service of any kind, but
solely because of the measure of his
means.
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nR. ROBT. J. ALEXANDER,
GENERAL PRACTITIONER,
In town and Country

OFFICE-In Drug Store formerly owned by H
West & Son, st. Clairsyille, Ohio. ,'S9
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RATES OF ADVERTISING

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TIME TABLE
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Nay 18th, 1889.

Accommodation train leaves Pittsburgh at s &C
IN daily, except Sunday; Wheeling 20 p m; Zenes-
Vile 05; arrives Columbus at 90 m.
Cincinnati Accom-. leaves GAINESVILLE at 30 m
daily, except Sunday: Newark 20; arrives Colum-
bus at S5 M arrives Cincinnati at u 40 pm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-08
BRIGHT BITS.

A NEW STYLE OF linen collar has been named
after Private Secretary Halford. 1t IS called
The Elijah, and has tendency to 20 up.--St
LOUIS Post DiSpJtch.
MRS SQUIGos-I noticed that New Orleans
man has got up an honest gas m ter"
Mr.. Squlggs-He'll lose money. The gas COM
pany never will use it.-Times.
RECENT experiments show that a tortoise
walks mile Ia four hours He would Just
about set the pace for a pair Of lovers strong
| 10y oonliSht.-BufIingt0n Free Press.
JACK-Well Clara made her debut on the pro-
fessional stage as "Ce )patra" iast night.
Jack S Sister-Did she come out with honorP
Jack (doubtfullyl-N-no, she didn't come out
with much on her.-Time.
CoUNTRYMAN Registering at hotel)-I s'pose
Ill nave to pay in advance. mlStery" Just then
an alarm of fire sounded from one of the upper
floors.
Clerk thastily)-Yes, sir; 81, please Harper's
Bazaar.
MY FAMILY" said Redtape pompously, lis
distinguished one. II came TO this country in
the Mayfiower."
why" observed S4lvedge, that was the
name of the emigrant vessel that my cook came
over in also. Chicago Nels.
BRGDGEr-Phats the use av pushn' that bolt
av the door? The catch it shud fit into is off
an pushin' it over the empty sphace do be dom
no good at all, at all
Patrick-Sure, Biddy. the boorglars do not
know that Philadelphia Record.
MISS A.-Dont you find New York society
rather empty and unsatisfactory?
Mrs. S.-Not necessarily: you can take your
choice in that respect There is the Bohemian
set, all brains and no style; society proper with
a fair amount of each. and the 400 all style and
no OrainS.-Life.
MEN are never satisfied, " said Billy Bliyen in
a NOR alizlng mood
oh, yes they are, said Sample
Did you ever hear OF a man having more
than ne wanted If anything?"
Yes, indeed. Look at Tompkin's rheuma-
tism. Me chant IraUeler.
VERY ABSENT MINDED. An absent-nindsd
man entered shoe shop the other d y and
wanted his boy measured for pair of shoes
But where's the boy?" asked the dealer
''Thunderl2 said the man. I've lett the boy
at home. III 90 and get him." and off he
started for the house.-LondoH Tt-Bits
ALL TASTES SUITED. -Waiter-The customer
Is waltz on says the brandy sauce doan taste
like it had any brandy in,
Cook-WIo s he?
"Doan know, Western man
Bring the sauce back and chuck in a little
sulphuric acid and kerosene oil. PHILADELPHIA
Record.
I'LL bet you dinner that / have travelled
more than you have, said one tourist to an
other.
IN bet you haven't; where have you beene''
We'll, for starter, I've been to Sitka,
Alaska Ever up there?'
Ever to South American"
Yes
Eyes
Ever to African"
No We're your"
"Eh-Not exactly. But I've been in Wash.
ington, D. G., on Emancipation day. "-Mer-
chant Traveller