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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1890-12-26
Legal.

PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INSOL-
vENCY-BRADFORD DISTRICT sss6,z-s.
for said district will be holden the ensuing year Is follows
Bradford-At J. H. Watsons Office IN Bradford on the
second Tuesdays Of eyov month. commsnc;ps5 s=usiy
nth, 1887. -. - ~
Corintk-At the Hotel in East Corinth on the third
Wednesdays Of June, August and October.
West Fairlee-At the Probate office in West Faiylee
on the last Saturday Of every month.
SIN. GLEASON, Judge.
Thetford Centre, VT. Dec I. 1886.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1890-12-26

DR., Pierce's Pellets regulate
the Stomach, Liver and Bow
els. Mild and effective. ,sss'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
less Than a Majority

shall not do business. We are contend
ing that the majority shall take the re-
sponsibllity which properly belongs to
them, and shall come to the house of
representatives and vote if they desire
to control its proceedings, and we are
protesting against their right to carry
their measures by counting US when we
do not vote.
The claim of the majority that they
have right to govern the house without
attending its sessions and taking part
in the conduct of its business, is too pre-
posterous to require refutation.
Under it this rule a minority of the
members-elect to the house and senate
may pass the most tyrannical laws for
the oppression of the people, and the
most corrupt laws for the spoilation of
the public treasury. Whether so in
tended or not. its direct tendency is to
break down the barriers heretofore ex-
isting for the protection of the citizens
against the encroachment of power and
the spoilation of the treasury, bv destroy
ing the limitations which the constitution
has wisely imposed upon the legislative
department. Constitutions are made to
restrain majorities and protect minori-
ties. A majority ruling without limita-
tions or restraints upon its power is a
pure despotism, and is inconsistent with
our system of government
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
Due to Gross CareIessness.

COLUMBUS, Feb. 1.-Coroner Eagan
yesterday morning rendered his verdict
in the natural gas disaster of last week,
by which five persons lost their lives
and forty or more were injured. He
finds that the explosion was directly due
to the gross carelessness of Contractor
j. G. Gibney, who laid the pipes, in en-
tirely failing to calk one of the joints.
The Diamond printing office at Erie.
Pa, from which The Saturday Equita-
BILE was issued. was destroyed by fire on
Saturday. The damage will foot up
about S4 900; fully insured.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Kansas Farmers Alliance
and State Grange, resolutions denounc-
ing national banks and favoring free
silver coinage were adopted.
The Patti season in San Francisco
realized S34, 200.
Captain Anson has been talking out of
school, and says he does not believe the
League can enforce its present form of
contract.
The New York police board has ap-
pointed Gen. 4. 8. Rodentsough chief of
the bureau of elections, as successor to
John j. O'Brien.
Notwithstanding the denials of the
sale of the McKeesport and Bessemer
railroad to the Pennsylvania, the deal
has been cOnsummated,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
superstitions 100 Years Ago.

There is vague notion abroad in the
minds of our people and in our literature
that witchcraft follies in New England
came to an abrupt close in the Seven
teenth century. Such, however, is not
the case. The successor of the two Math-
ers in the Eighteenth century did not
hesitate to preach from the pulpit their
unwavering belief in "the work of the
devil" Thus the Rev. Ebenezer Turell,
a graduate of Harvard, left at his death,
in 177S, manuscript account of a case
of witchcraft. Speaking of divinaIion,
he says: Turn not the sieve, ETC., to
know futurities. You only
crafty Satan and invite him into your
company to deceive you" Specially in
teresting is his notice of superstitious
practices current in New England. He
says:
1.-The horseshoe is a vain thing and
has no natural tendency to keep off
witches or evil spirits from the houses
or the vessels they are nailed to. If
Satan should by such means defend you
from lesser dangers, tits to make way for
greater ones and get fuller possession of
your hearts! 'Tis an evil thing to hang
witch papers on the neck for the cure of
agues, to bind up the weapon instead of
the wound, and many things of the like
nature which some in the world are
fond Of"
What a clear insight into superstitious
usages which some of our forefathers
were fond of. How natural the minis
ter's advice sounds,-The Open Court.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
Burglars succeeded in capturing So, 900

Burglars succeeded in capturing 5000
in cash from the residence of George
Wolf, at Tarentum, Pa. Mr.. Wolf was
Wolf was sick In bed.
Jockey James Stone, who was SEN
fenced to be hanged, has had his sentence
commuted to imprisonment for life by
Governor Hill. Judge Moore, who pre-
sided, signed the recommendation.
A dispatch from London states that an
incoming vessel reports passing the
French line steamship La Normandie in
a partly disabled condition. La Nor
mandie sailed from Havre for this port
on Saturday last.
Superintendent Murray, of Chicago,
passed through Pittsburg yesterday on
his way home from some little town in
New England, where he went in search
of Tascott. The much-looked for MUIR
derer is still at large.
]. F. Horrine, of Kansas City, was ar
rested, charged with swindling H. D.
Stringer and ]. S. Warder out of S22, 900
worth of real estate The latter gentle
men assert that Horrine traded fifteen
sections of Texas land to them for valua-
rine had no title to the land in Texas.
James H. Marks, superintendent of
the Adirondack Fish hatchery, died yes
terday from pneumonia, at Lake Bran
don, Franklin county, N. Y. He was
known from one end of the Adirondacks
to the other by hotel keepers, guides,
hunters and tourists, and was noted for
his good nature.
David Alexander, the young man who
attempted to assassinate Bishop Whit
aker on Sunday last, in Philadelphia,
pleaded guilty in court. DR.. Butcher,
of the county prison, testified that Alex
ander was insane on prohibition. The
prisoner was not sentenced and is en-
tirely Indifferent whether he goes to an
asylum or to jail.
Edward C. Lasater, of Live Oak
county, Texas, has made a trial ship
ment of thirty car loads of cattle to the
eastern states and finds that his returns
are 20 per cent. larger than if the stock
had been shipped to Chicago. Mr.. La
safer saws that he and a number of cat
tie men have determined to avoid the
Chicago market, and will henceforth
ship exclusively to points in the south
eastern states,
A short time ago a story was pub
lished to the effect that Albert Meter,
the Cincinnati banker, who left the
country to avoid testifying in the Ives
trial, was conducting extensive stock
speculations in Brazil under the name Of
Nettleton. 1t is said now that Meter
has just secured franchises for establish
ing an immense electric light plant at
Rio Janeiro. 1t is claimed that he has
already placed an order for 500 arc lights
with an American house. Rio Janeiro
has been practically without electric
light service and the franchises Meter
has secured are of great value.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Assert with caution.
Be deaf to detraction.
Blame no one unheard.
Debate not with temptation.
Envy denotes sickly mind.
Give as thou wouldst receive.
Be more in substance than in show.
Reliance on Providence is peaceful.
Tempers are the clothes of the mind.
Self examination is the court of virtue.
Let others faults remind thee of thine
own.
1t is bad gain by which we lose our
peace.
Charity makes the best it can of ev-
erything.
Folly exclaims against its own faults
in others.
Modesty has its sins, and kiss its in
nocence.
Few persons do always as they would
be done by.
Never resent a seeming slight, but
smile and bear it.
If thou wouldst disarm sin, resist its
first motions.
Those vices which resemble virtue, are
most dangerous.
To make light of a small fault, is to
commit greater.
Success at the cost of honor and char
acter is too expensive.
To finch at small trials, is not learn
ing to endure greater.
There is a perennial nobleness and
even sacredness in work.
The voice of wisdom is seldom listen
ed to, by a confident mind.
Much of that which is called world
happiness, is but misery in disguise.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

had queer thing happen while ex-
ercising my setter, showing how the old
instinct still fingers in our common barn.
yard fowls. was passing an old corn
field. very bare of any grass or weeds,
when my dog made game Thinking
there might be stray bevy Of quail,
walked in. He worked up carefully and
finally stood stiff, but seemed a little
puzzled l saw something in front of
his nose that looked like dead owl at
first, but soon saw it was hen. She
lay as fiat as a founder, head on the
ground. AS stepped up close she went
off with a mighty furry and cackling.-
Forest and Stream.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
Senator IncaIls. Washington:
POlYGAMY NOT RELIGION.
A Decision by Justice Field in the Idaho
Test Oath Case.

Test Oath Case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE supreme
court of the United States yesterday
rendered an opinion through Justice
Field affirming the judgment of the
Third judicial district court in the
famous Idaho test oath case regarding
the constitutionality of the test oath Sec
ton of the Edmunds-Tucker polygamy
law. The court decides that polygamy
and bigamy are offenses against man.
kind and the laws of the United States
and Idaho, and are not properly part of
any religious belief, and that member
of the Mormon church or any sect that
encourages polygamy cannot take the
test oath on applying for registration to
vote without violating the law.
The court concludes: ''It is assumed
by counsel of the petitioner that because
no mode of worship can be established,
or religious tenets enforced in this
country, therefore. any form of worship
may be followed and any tenets, how
ever destructive of society, may be held
and advocated, if asserted to be part of
the religious doctrine of those advocat-
ing and practicing them. But nothing
is further from the truth, while legisla-
ton for the establishment of religion
is forbidden. and its free exercise per-
mitted, it does not follow that every
thing which may be so-called can be
tolerated. A crime is not the less odious
because sanctifed by what any particu-
lar sect may designate as religion"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
Mrs. Hobson's Choice.

Mrs. Hobson-I wish had something
to read. Did you get only one Sunday
paper?
Mr.. Hobson-Yes, my dear, but it is in
two parts.
swell. let me have one while you are
reading the other"
"Certainly, bve. Which half would
you prefer, the political half or the base
ball halfT'-New York Weekly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

SOME time during the Administration
of Andy Johnson, Dom Piatt, then the
Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, called William D.
Kelley, of the House, "Old Pig Iron."
The title caught on with the press and
has held its own ever since. Not long
after this designation went out Piatt and
Kelly met at dinner party. They were
personal friends, although political enc
mics. Piatt expressed his regret at hav-
ing given his friend such arub. "Don't
apologize, Piatt," said Kelley, in his
deep roar of voice; you paid me a
high compliment. 1 want to be known
through life as Pig Iron,' and when i
die l want that title engraved upon my
tombstone"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
The LOST SONG.

Iplucked wild flower from the rivers brim,
And drank awhile its faint but fragrant breath.
Then cast it forth upon the wave a-swim,
And watched it, as fancied, drift to death
'Iis lost said, but far adown the tide
tempted maiden saw its dainty hue;
She snat he'd it kneeling at the water side.
And vowed; Il will be pure, sweet flower, like
you"
And /. | never knew
Iplucked song from out my heart one day,
And tossed it on the noisy stream Of rhyme
Sadly watched it slowly tioat away
'Mongst thiStles, weeds and sprigs Of fragrant
thyme
sTis lost, - said. "'tis lost forever more
Although within my heart Of hearts it grew
And yet, far down the reedy shore
It taught one soul its lesson sweet and true
And |. ! never knew.
George Horton
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
Burning Corn to Keen Warm.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 1.-Governor
Thayer has issued a letter replying to the
dispatches from Chicago in regard to the
action of the Trans Missouri association
in ignoring his request for reduction in
corn rates. He insists that the demand
for reduction in rates in universal,
both the press and the people demanding
it. He concludes as follows: ''The
farmers are burning corn-burning
bread-to keep themselves warm, be-
cause they cannot sell their corn, and
thereby get the means with which to
buy coal, all because you will not make
a reasonable reduction"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
QUIET REIGNED SUPREME.

A story is told that, in the olden days
every one in the world agreed to shout
at the same moment, so that it might be
found how great noise could be pro.
duced. The eventful moment arrived
and was marked by silence such as
the world had never known before, nor
ever will again. Every one had listen
ed to hear the rest of the world shout;
and for once quiet reigned supreme.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

IT is of some consequence that your
daughter should know how to enter and
leave a room gracefully; but it is of pro
digiously more consequence that she
should be in the habit of avoiding what
ever is disgusting to others, and of al
ways preferring their pleasure to her
cwn. A person who acts from this
principle will always be said to have
''sweet, pretty ways with her."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

A CERTAIN minister closed his sermon
few evenings since with these words:
"We would be pleased, moreover, to
have the young man who is now stand
ing outside the door come in and make
certain whether he is here or not. That
would be much better than opening
the door half an inch and exposing the
people in the last row of seats to a
draught."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

WASHINGTON. Feb. An the senate
yesterday Mr.. Cameron secured the floor
Immediately after the reading of the
journal and, after feelingly announcing
the recent Affections of the families of
the secretary of state and secretary of
the navy, moved that the senate adjourn.
The motion was unanimously agreed to
and the senate at once adjourn I'd.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

THE usual treatment of catarrh is very
unsatisfactory, as thousands of dispairing
patients can testify. A trustworthy med
ical writer says: Proper local treatment
is positively necessary to success, but
most of the remedies in general use by
physicians affords but temporary benefit
A cure cannot be expected from snuffs,
powders, douches and washes" Ely's
Cream Balm is remedy which combines
the important requisites of quick action,
specific curative power with perfect safe
ty and pleasantneSs to the patient. l 3O-2
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The superiu-
tendent of the census has appointed John
Hyde, of Nebraska, and Mortimer
Whitehead, of New Jersey, chief special
agents for the collection of the statistics
of agriculture. Hr. Hyde's division will
include cereal production, forestry, cot
ton, sugar and other special crops. Mr..
Whitehead's will include live stock,
wool, dairy products, horticulture and
market gardens.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
HAPPY HOOSIERS.

VIM. Timmons, postmaster of Idayille,
Ind, writes: Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, for that bad feeling arising
from kidney and liver trouble John
Leslie, farmer and stOckman, of same
place, says: "Find Electric Bitters to be
the best kidney and liver medicine; made
me feel like a new man." j. w. Gardner,
Electric Bitters is lust the thing for a
man who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies" He found new
strength, good appetite and felt just like
he had new lease on life. Only soc a
bottle at PattersOns' drug store. 2
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
SENATOR INGALLS,, MAIL.
1t is Brought to His Room in a Sack Sim
His Famous Negro Speech.

1t is Brought to His Room in a Sack Since
His Famous Negro Speech.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-While Senator
ingalls, mail is always large, requiring
the services of two typewriter operators
continually, since his celebrated negro
question speech it has become necessary
to bring it to his committee room in a
sack, the morning mail bringing about
800 letters and the other four mails add
ing about 400 more. He has received
hundreds of letters from ministers, some
of whom have said that they intended to
preach on the subject, using his speech
as a text. A number of the senator
congratulations have come from the
south. A few letters have been received
by him that could be laid to the door of
the letter-writing crank, one of which
consisted of simply a blank piece of
paper enclosing a card bearing on one
side Confederate flag, on the other the
inscription "bah." The following letter,
written on a business firms etter-head,
reached the senator recently.
VIRGIL, Ga, Jan. 30, 1880.
Senator ingalls,, Washington:
We would more cheerfully pay 5000 to-
wards burning every newspaper and then
editors that publish your fool speeches than
we pay 2 cents to carry this to you You are
certainly the most cursed hellbent fool on
earth. and how a crowd can waste the time
listening TO you can be accounted for only that
they are United States senators. Our estima-
tion of that body goes down every time we
hear from it. We can congratulate you on
being a successful or lucky maniac. You are
lucky that you find fools to tolerate you.
That the devil is crowded with such as you is
evident or he would have taken you alive.
Yours truly,
B. NIBLACR G. Co.
The senator had a hearty laugh over
this letter and, turning to his clerk, said:
"Well, send them pamphlet copy of the
speech, although it's very likely they
cannot read" :"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

JOSH BILLINGS was asked, "How fast
does sound travel?" and his idea was, it
depends good deal on the noise you
are talking about. "The sound of the
dinner horn, for instance, travels half an
hour in second, while an inyitashun to
get up in the morning l have knowed
to be 3 quarters of an hour going up 2
pair of stairs, and then not hey strength
enough left to be heard.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
EPOCH.

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
an epoch in the life of the individual
such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is CRATE
fully blessed; hence it is that so much is
heard in praise of Electric Bitters; so
many feel they owe their restoration to
health, to the use of the Great Alternative
and Tonic; if you are troubled with any
disease of kidneys, liver or stomach, of
long or short standing you will surely find
relief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold at
soc and 81 at Patterson's drug store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per
box. For sale by Patterson Il Sons. ly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
THE EXCITEMENT NOT OVER.

Therush ON the druggists still continues
and daily scores of people call for bottle
of Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs
for the cure of coughs, colds, bronchitis
asthma and consumption. Kemp's Bal
sam, the standard family remedy, is sold
on a guarantee and never fails to give
entire satisfaction. Price SOC and 81
trial size free. 30-4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

Country Bride (taking in the sights
What a big printin' business this Mr..
Job must do, John.
Country Bridgegroom-Yes. he's got
printin' offices all over the city.-Epoch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

LEARN to say "no." No necessity OF
swapping it out dog fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

IT is the coward who fawns on those
above him. 1t is the coward who is in
solent whenever he dares.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
FARM FOR RENT

A Farm of 255 acres, good house and
barn, feed and saw mill; located near
Centerville, Belmont county, Ohio. For
terms inquire of JOSEPH DICKEY or
WATERMAN, Bridgeport, Ohio. 123-tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

WITHOUT courage there cannot be
truth, and without truth there can be no
other virtue.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

HE who thinks he can do without 9TH
ers is greatly mistaken; and he who
thinks others cannot do without him is
still more grievously in error.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

ANY one may do casual act of good
nature, but a continuance of them shows
it is part of the temperament.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
CHOICE EXCERPTS.

MEN do not commit new sins; they
commit the old ones a thousand times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

IT'S sad thing when men have nei-
ther heart enough to speak well nor
judgment enough to hold their tongue;
this is the foundation of all imperti-
nence
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

THE great secret of happiness is to be
on good terms with ones self. AS all
external troubles throw us back upon
ourselves, it is pleasant to find there a
comfortable retreat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

He that doeth the will of God as
faithfully as he can shall be given
strength with which to do it better.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

CoNFIDING son: "Mother, what's the
best way to propose to a girl?" Mother:
"When the right girl comes along, my
son, you won't need any advice"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

IT is easy to bring up a child in the
right way. All you have to do is to
watch the way in which most people
bring up their children and then do
something else.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

How many souls hunger till they are
past their appetite; go on-down thro'
the years-needy and waiting, and new
er find or grasp that which a sure in
stinct tells them they were made for.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

BOYS that are philosophers at six years
of age are generally blockheads at twen-
ty-one. By forcing children, you get
so much into their heads, that they be-
come cracked in order to hold it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06

NEVER suffer your children to require
service from others which they can per-
form themselves. A strict observance
of the rule will be of incalculable ad-
vantage to them in every period of life.