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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
UNDER THE PARTY WHIP.

Ohio State Journal
The men who control the Legislature
of Ohio are guided by no principle. 1t is
palpable that their sole aim is to secure
office and it's emOluments from members
of their party, hoping thereby to perpet
uate their power i'll the State, but especial
ly in the cities.
Last fall the Democrats were prOfuse
in their promise to reform the finances of
the State, and to devise measures to re-
lieve the masses of the people from the
burdens of taxation. The Legislature
has been in session more than seven weeks,
and what bill Except those introduced by
Republicans has been brought forward
looking to revenue accommodating to
the raising of revenues for State or local
purposes otherwise than on farms and
other real estate, live stock, implements
and tools, merchandise and other visible
property?
Bills introduced by Democrats, increas-
ing the salaries of public officers and au-
thOrizing the expenditure of millions of
money for questionable purposes are
numerous enough, and some of them have
been rushed through one or the other
house under the party whip or spur
Democrats are not permitted to exercise
their judgment with respect to the ex-
pediency or propriety of passing ripper
bills; and promising young men who rep
resent close and doubtful counties are re-
quired to sacrifice their political future,
not to principle, but to partisan spoils, in
which they are not to share.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

TALKING about Congressional gerry
Wandering, Ohio Republicans are by no
means the only sufferers. Wherever
Democracy is supreme, there fraud
abides. Take South Carolina, for in
stance, where 100000 Republicans are
gerrymandered out of any representa-
ton, and the 10000 Democrats by poll
ing half their vote elect the whole dele
cation of seven. Or take Mississippi,
where 10000 Republicans cannot elect
man to Congress and the 10000
Democrats take the whole delegation.
And if you want an illustration of ger
rymandering in the North, take Indiana,
where the Republicans had over 5000
plurality on the Congressional vote in
1888, and yet on account of Democrat
ic gerrymander they were able to elect
three out of thirteen members of Con-
gress. In the sixteen Southern States
the Republicans in 1888 succeeded in
getting 1,348,S46 votes counted, or on
an average of over $4,000 votes to each
Congressman they were allowed. But
the 1,947 1856 Democratic votes in the
same States were given los Congress
men, or an average of 1900 votes to
Congressman. 1t is by such outrageous
abuse of power only that the Democracy
have any prospect whatever of controll-
ing the country. Congress must in some
way curb this growing evil and we don't
know but what now is as good time to
commence as any other.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
Established in 1S1 3.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rey. X. Alex
ander. pastor Public worship every SaooatL
morning and evening; Sabbath school $50 a m
Young peoples society Of Christian endeavor, Mon
day evenings; general prayer meeting, v WEDNESDAY
evening. Strangers welcome TO all services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH--Rey
! ri Hollingshead, pastor. Sabbath preaching, II
!. m; p m; young peoples meeting, MONDAY
evenings; general prayer meeting, Ihurs9ay eve
1ings: mems meeting, Friday evenings; sabbath
school 80 pm. Strangers cordially invited to al
eryices
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN NCHURCH-heV
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a: n
public worship, II a. m; weekly prayer meeting
Friday 3 D. m. monthly prayer meeting, last Satur,
day OF each month, p. m; womans missionary
.Jciety last Saturday Of each month, p; m dis
trict prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, wednesdays
THURSDAYS and Saturdays each month, p m
Young Women's prayer meeting, second Saturday
each month at the parsonage, p. m
AFRICANM. E.. CHURCH-RevJ J. NJ. wilkes,
pastor Sunday service, 1890 a. m; p IN; Sao-
Thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

JOHN S. WISE walked up the folks as
an orator in New York the other day.
1t would be hard to beat the story of
the creation of the Union as he told it,
thus:
"The ancient colonies, humbled and
drawn together by common perils and
sufferings, awakened to its possibilities
by the triumphs of united efforts, the
States had clasped hands in promise of
perpetual union, and the efforts of the
future was pledged as never before to
the general welfare. Thenceforth the
darkened sky was to be lit, not alone
by the dim twinkling stars of States.
The pale, inconstant moon of temporary
articles of confederation had risen, cold
and cheerless, ridden high in the heavens
for time and has sunk out of sight
forever. The heavy watches OF the night,
the still hour of day dawn had come and
gone. The dappled, glowing east was
purpling with the rising sun OF perpet-
ual Union"
Again:
"Ohio was born under a lucky star.
From the hour of her birth things, which
had proved the bane or reproach of the
less fortunate commonwealths, have been
made the safeguard or the source OF
blessings to Ohio. The neglect Of revo-
lutionary defenders by the Federal Gov
ernment, left the flower of the Cont
mental Army in such poverty that they
could only live by abandoning their
houses and locating the land warrants
given them as pay in the unsettled will
derness of Ohio. Thus was secured to
her class of settlers such as no other
State has ever had. And again, tho
course of war proved blessing to her,
for it brought together in the revolution
ary camp The Cavalier and Puritan, hers
tofore strangers, from whose comrade-
ship and common sufferings came the
Ohio settlement by both, resulting in
blood, no longer anything dis
tinctive but American, and better than
either Of the strains from which it
sprung.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

THE Democratic bosses of Maryland
have finally fixed up new election law
which they think they can safely allow
to be be passed. The original bill, based
on the Australian system, has been
amended and distorted by the Demo
Gratis in such way as to completely
emasculate it for all purposes of reform.
Ostensibly reform measure, it is in
reality nothing Of the sort. Should it
become law, it would still leave Mary
lind powerless in the hands of the cor
ruptionists. Of course this accords ex-
actly with the purpose of the ring.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
MEAT FOR DISCUSSION.

UIeVtIinu LtdutT.
A curious theological question was
raised in an Illinois conference of the
Swedish Lutheran Church the other day
and we imagine it has as much or more
meat for discussion in it as the old sub
jects that have so long been favorites in
the country debating societies. A reso-
luton was introduced thanking Divine
Providence for the general prosperity of
the country. and was voted down by the
farmer lay delegates, on the ground that
the prosperity had not been great enough
to call for any special thanks. The ques-
ton before the conference now is, how
much must man be prospered before he
ought to give thanks, even special thanks
to Providence for it?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

Only few months ago these romping, rosy
checked lasses were puny, delicate, pale, sickly
girls. By the aid of DIR. Pierce's world-famed
Favorite Prescription, they have blossomed
out into beautiful, plump, hale, hearty, strong
young women.
"Favorite Prescription" is an invigorating,
restorative tonic and as q regulator and pro-
moter of functional action at that critical
period of change from girlhood to woman
hood, it is perfectly safe remedial agent and
can produce only good results. 1t is care
fully compounded, by an experienced and
skillful physician. and adapted to woman's
delicate organization. 1t is purely vegetable
in its composition and perfectly harmless in
any condition of the system. 1t imparts
strength to the whole system. For over
worked, WORKOUT" /" " rundown" debilitated
teachers, miiliners. dressmakers seamstresses,
" "shop-girls," housekeepers. nursing mothers,
and feeble women generally, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly
boon, being uneQualed as an appetizing cor
dial and restorative tonic. 1t is the only
medicine for women, sold by druggists, under
positive guarantee from the manufacturers,
that it will give satisfaction in every case,
or money will be refunded This guarantee
has been faithfully carried out for many years.
Copyright, 1855, BY WORLDS DIS. MED. ASSN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
New Series, Vol. 80, No 10
ABAD HABIT WITH GOOD POINTS.

L kJs
Kirk Munroe, in March Seribner
They will drink whisky land what In
dian will not?); but even in this they
observe a method and q degree Of de-
cency that white topcrs would do well
to initiate. When band or family de-
eide to get drunk, they send to the near
est market for one or more gallons of
liquor. In spite of the law forbidding
the sale of intoxicants to Indians, they
have no difficulty in finding white agents
willing to procure the stuff for them.
1t is indeed stuff, and that of the
vilest character, though for it the Indi-
ans are made to pay at least double the
price of the best quality; but what 'front.'
ier trader regards it as anything but
meritorious to cheat a redskin?
With the liquor in their possession the
Indians retire to some remote spot
where their orgies will not be witnessed
by any save themselves, and deliberate
ly prepare for their spree. They first
set aside share of the ''fire water" for
the squaws, who will not touch a drop
of it until their lords have finished their
debauch. All guns, knives, and other
weapons are then placed in charge Of
the squaws, or, if there arc no women
in the party, they are delivered to one
of the men, for whom certain amount
of liquor is reserved. While the rest are
drunk this guardian of the peace must
remain sober, and keenly watchful of
the actions of his companions. Should
he prove unfaithful to to his trust, he
will be exiled from the tribe, and no In
dian will hold communication with him
for the term of months or years during
which his exile is enforced. While the
debauch of his companions lasts he is
absolute master of the situation, and Is
at liberty to use any amount of force,
even to the taking of life, to repel an
to regain possession of the
weapons. If these are left with the
squaws, the same rules hold good for
them.
The preparations being thus complet-
ed, the Indians, using one small tin cup,
which Is impartially handed from one
to another. proceed to get solemnly, fun
nily, furiously, and stupidity drunk. Next
day it is the turn of the sqaws or of the
man who has stood guard, and they, too,
taste the joys and sorrows of complete
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
A LITTLE HAND.

Perhaps there are tenderer, sweeter things
Somewhere In the sun-bright lands;
But 1 thank the Lord for his blessings,
And the clasp of a little hand.
A little hand that softly stole
Into my own that day,
When needed the touch that loved so much
To strengthen me on my way.
Softer it seemed than the softest down
On the breast of the gentlest dove;
But its timid press and its faint eareSS
Were strong in the strength of love!
1t seemed to say in strange, sweet way,
81 love you and understand"
And Gained my fears as my hot, heart tears
Fell over that little hand.
F L. Stanton.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
THE PULPIT AND THE STAGE.

Kew. +. M. Snrout, pastor united bretn-
ren church, Blue Mound, Kas., says: 81
feel it my duty to tell what wonders DIR.
Kings New Discovery has done for me;
my lungs were badly diseased, and my
parishioners thought L could live only a
few weeks; took 5 bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery; and am sound and well,
gaining % lbs in weight" Arthur Love,
manager Loves Funny Folks Combina-
ton, writes: after thorough trial and
convincing evidence, am confident DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
beats 'em all, and cures when everything
else fails; the greatest kindness can do
nv many Thousand friends is to urge
them to try it." Free trial bottles at
Patterson's drug store; regular size SOC
and 81.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
TALKS ON THE TARIFF.

THE NATURE OF RAW MATERIAL.
The New York Press in answer to the
queries "How to calculate the value of
what is defined as raw material?" and
"What is the raw material used up in
producing a certain measure of corn,
wheat, oats or other agricultural prod
uct, and how determine its value?" says:
There is no cast iron rule that will or
can apply to every case. A single tax
man wouldcall the value of the raw mate
rial in its primitive and original state, as
distinct from the new value which it
begins to acquire when labor goes to
work getting it out, the value of the
land or the natural opportunities, the
rental value of the, land. The royalty
paid per ton of iron ore by the mining
firm or company to the owner of the
mineral land would represent this value
if competition for the ore were sharp.
Nor can an agricultural product be
said to have any raw material except
the soil. 1t is nearly all labor. The
seed is itself product of labor, it is
sown by labor, the ground is fertilized by
labor, the crop is cultivated and tended
by labor as it grows, and it is gathered
or reaped and prepared for market by
labor. In fact, the more you investi-
gate the alleged "rawness" of 'raw ma
terials" the more you find that they are
"raw materials" only relatively to the
industry that requires them to work
them, and that labor's interest is involv-
ed everywhere back to the very soil and
hundreds of feet under the soil. Henry
George, free trader though he is, uncon-
sciously rendered striking service to
the cause of productive duties when he
showed that the interests of labor are
entitled to protection against capitalistic
greed down and back to the very incep-
tion of the process of developing ma
lures resources.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

THE Republicans have given the
Democrats a chance to test the uncon-
stitutionality of the new rule directing
the Speaker to count members present
but not voting to make quorum. Mr.At-
kinson, of West Virginia, was seated
Thursday by 1872 Republican votes, four
less than quorum, the Speaker count
ing a number of Democrats present to
make a quorum. The unseated member
can make claim for his next months
salary and thus get the matter before
the courts. When the case is judicially
settled the Democrats will be compelled
to admit the folly, as well as the futility,
of the minority attempting to rule.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
A DEGREE OF FAIR PLAY.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
There is cry throughout the country
that the Democratic gerrymandering
scheme in this State is warranted by what
the Republicans did when the present
apportiOnment was made. We have call
ed attention to the fact that six of the
present Republican members from Ohio
were elected by majorities of less than a
thousand. We ask public attention in
this connection to the fact that in two
Congresses of this decade the Democrats
had a majority of the Ohio delegation!
III the Forty eighth Congress there were
thirteen Dems to eight Reps, and in the
Forty-ninth, eleven Dems to ten Reps.
There was degree of fair play about the
Republican apportiOnment that does not
in the least excites the emulation of the
Democracy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

THE merchant who keeps his name and
business constantly before the public
eve is bound to realize the beneficial eff
fects of SO doing. People will feel in
one sense, acquainted with him, and his
wares. In these busy times people do
not care to hunt up the man who has
goods for sale; they prefer rather to go
where their attention is called, and, if
they find the goods as represented, the
foundation of their future patronage is
laid.-Printer'S Ind.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
CHEMICALLY, the apple is composed

CHEMICALLY, the apple is composed
of vegetable fibre, albumen, sugar, gum,
chlorophyll, malic acid, gallo acid, lime,
and much water. Furthermore the Ger
man analysts say that the apple contains
a larger percentage Of phosphorus than
any other fruit or vegetable. This phos-
phorus is admirably adapted for renew
ing the essential nervous matter, lethicin,
of the brain and spinal cord. 1t is,
perhaps, for the same reason, rudely un-
derstood, that old Scandinavian tradi-
tions represent the apple as the food of
the gods, who, when they felt themselves
to be growing feeble and inlirm, resorted
to this fruit for renewing their powers
of mind and body. Also, the acids of the
apple are of signal use for men of seden-
tary habits, whose livers are sluggish in
action; these acids serving to eliminate
from the body noxious matters, which,
if retained, would make the brain heavy
and dull, or bring about jaundlce or skin
eruptions and other allied troubles.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

A FOREIGN traveller tells Of seeing
musical trees in the West India Islands
and in Nubia. 1t has peculiar shaped
leaf and pods with split or open edge.
The wind passing through these gives
out the sound which gives the tree its
peculiar name. In Barbados there Is
a valley filled with these trees, and when
the wind blows across the Island a con-
slant moaning, deep-toned whistle is
heard from it, which In the still hours of
the night has very weird and unpleas-
ant effect A species Of acacia, which
grows very abundantly in the Soudan,
is also called the 'whistling tree" BY the
natives. Its shoots are frequently by the
agency of the Larvae Of insets distorted
in shape and swollen into a globular
bladder from one to two inches in di-
ameter. After the insect ha, emerged
from a circular hole in the side Of this
swelling the opening played upon BY the
wind becomes a musical instrument
equal in sound to sweet-toned flute.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

Mr. LEE. why Addie you needn't cry about
itl / only said Mrs. Allen was g very we'll
Informed woman, and wished you would follow
her example"
Mrs LEE. "Yes, and last week you said you
wished could MANAGE to look stylish as Mrs.
Anen,-snd she makes all her own clothes. But
she has what / haven't"
Mr. LEE "What is thats"
Mrs LEE. Well, she gets ali Of her informa-
tion from the Magazine they take. j admit that
she knows all that is going on, and is bright and
entertaining in conversation but could do as
well as she does II ] had the same source Of
information She lent me the last number Of her
Magazine lately, and learned more in one hours
reading about various social matters and the
topics OF the day. than would pick up In month
by my occasional chats with friends II certainly
the day down to the details OF housekeeping;
and everything is so beautifully illustrated too
Every time Mamie goes over to the Aliens she
comes back and leases me to get you TO take
Demorest's Family Magazine. as the stories are
90 good Even the boys watch for il every month,
as place is found for them also in its pages: and
Mr. Allen swears by It. II is really wonderful
how it suits every member Of the family !"
Mr.. LEE. well perhaps had better send fora
Specimen Copy for, III il anything ike what you
eayit il will amuse and instruct the whole Of u.s."
the publisher IS East 18th Street, New York, lie
Offering to send Specimen Copy for 10 cents. SO
we can't lose anything as each number containe
Pattern Order emitting the holder 10 any
Pattern she may choose, and in any siZe-whicb
alone makes esch copy worth 30 cents and Just
want q jacket pattern like Mrs. Aliens. The
subscription price is only 50 90 year; and
must say / can't see how they can publish 90
elegant Magazine for SO little money"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
IS A FAILURE.
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.

Commercial Gazette.
In his inaugural address Gov. Boies, Of
Iowa, says that prohibition in that State
has been despised, disregarded and ignor-
ed in most of the large cities ever since
its birth, and that the use of intoxicating
liquors has not diminished in the least
State prohibition in Maine and Rhode
Island is in the same condition as it is in
Iowa. Prohibition has been thoroughly
tried in them, and is failure. The
sooner they enact high license laws in
stead the better it will be for their moral
ity and treasures.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

"THAT's derned fine," said Farmer
Squedunk, as he gazed up at the sign,
Teeth Extracted Without Pain--Gas
Administered That's very pooty. I've
got the blamedest ornerist toothache ever
was, but read the papers, do, and 1
know that derned gas trick. Put you
to bed and turn on the gas. Next day
there's an inquest, and a verdict: AN
other fool countryman gone Puck.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
DEMOCRATIC COMMON SENSE.

DEMOCRATIC COMMON SENSE.
Brooklyn Eagle Dem).
The Ohio Democrats are lowering on
the verge of capital blunder. Their OBJ
nOxious determination to gerrymander
thee congressional districts of the state will
cost dear On national issues Ohio has
uniformly gone Republican for more
than thirty years. What, in the light of
this significant fact, must be thought of
a plan which contemplates the election
from that State of sixteen Democrats and
five Republican Representatives in Con-
gress? Such plan cannot command the
approval of honest men in any party.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

FARMERS are warned against set Of
swindlers who are going around the
country selling barbed wire fencing
They offer to furnish good eight-wire
fence with iron posts for eight cents per
foot, which hafterwardturns out to be eight
cents per foot for each wire, or a total
of sixty-four cents per foot for the
fence
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

81 HAVE only one more last request to
make" said the dying man, as he pain
fully raised his head from the pillow
and surveyed the weeping group around
his bedside. "What is it, my good
friend?" asked the clergyman. "Any-
thing you ask will be done," "Then see
that the newspapers don't refer to me as
another old landmark gone. '"-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No IS, r "a. Meets
h MFyFR Sec'y. F. d. BAILEY, W. NJ.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. z, Roydt
Arch H1sOls- Stated conyocations hrst Friday OF
each month
j. b. MEYER, Rec. r. ID. bAILEi L, u u
BELMONT COUNCIL, No, 81, r. d s. M
Meets second Tuesday of each month.
j. B. MEYER Secy. j. B. h1AN, L. l. n
HOPE COMMANDER, No. %, K T.-Stated
r NEVER. Sec'y j. B. RYAN, z. @.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

THE taunts, sneers and personal abuse
lavished so plenteously upon Northern
Republicans by Southeasterners in the
Senate of late recall forcibly the pre-
vailing insolent and domineering tone
of Southeastern Senators toward North
ern Senators in the old days, when the
Southeast was in the saddle and rode
the nation hard.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-06

THE seating of Mr.. Atkinson, of West
Virginia, makes the House stand III
Republicans, five more than quorum,
and 159 Democrats, Republican ma
iority of twelve.