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a woMAN's LIFE.


New Orleans Picayune.
A wee mother is carefully putting her
favorite doll to bed. With tender soli-
citude she carefully removes each dain-
ty garment and fastens on the tiny
nightgown. Then, with fond kiss, she
hugs her treasure to her and places it in
its little cradle. After patting it gen
tly she tiptoes out of the room as the
twilight peeps curiously in.
A fair maiden stands before her look
ing glass adding the last touches to her
evening toilet. Her lover will soon be
here! Her eyes are full of innocent
lovelight! She looks eagerly at her re-
fiection in the glass! How glad she is
that she is pretty She frowns little
crimp that will not stay just as it
should. A ring comes at the door and
she hastens away to meet her beloved.
A young wife sits anxiously watching
for her husband. At each approaching
footstep her heart beats rapturously and
then grows heavy with disappointment!
She will not go indoors, it is SO sweet
out there! The creeping shadows cheer
her trembling soul-so she waits and
the shadows lenghten into darkened
night.
\ mother is rocking her baby to sleep.
He looks at her gravely while they move
to and fro, as if asking why the bright
sunshine must leave and the ugly shad-
ows hide her dear face from him. There
is wealth of wisdom in his great sweet
eyes, He holds tightly to her dress, as
if to keep her near him! When at last
his eyes are closed she disengages the
loving hand, kisses him lightly-he must
not be awakened-and arises to put him
into his crib. Then she sinks back into
her chair and begins to rock again. 1t
is so pleasant to rest in the twilight, and
he is so sweet to nurse!
A woman kneels by fresh made
grave. The headboard stares coldly at
her and seems to say over and over
again the words inscribed upon it: "He
was her only child and she was widew."
With tear-laden eyes she bends down
lower and lower, till her lips rest upon
the earth. She longs to kiss the quiet
form it is hiding from her! And the
twilight seems to hurry past and lose |
itself in the darkness.
A careworn old woman sits watching |
the shadows come-they are friends to |
her-friends that she welcomes-fo |
they always sing the same song to her, !
Zone day nearer hime." and she smiles |
to them her thanks. She, toe, repeats,
"One day nearer home" And so life
woman's life-goes on in the twilight till
comes rest to her weary body and JOY to
her aching beart-till her spirit reaches
its home, where never shadow can fall
upon it.
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wHITNEY's IMBECILITY.

Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
The raid made under the Cleveland
administration by secretary of the Navy
Whitney on John Roach, the pioneer
American ship builder, the financial dis
asters which came upon him, finally
ending in his death, are all well remem
bered. Secretary Whitney concluded he
would patronize British instead of
American industries and he bought the
designs of the cruisers, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Charleston, from Sir
William Armstrong x Sons ship
builders on the Tyne, England. The
designs had already been rejected by the
Spanish Government. Now we have ii
on such high Mugwump authority as
the New York Times that the cruiser
Philadelphia is top heavy and unfit for
service, being with difficulty kept from
turning bottom side up. It's estimated
that 100000 will be necessary for re-
pairs on this vessel to secure alone the
feature of stability. SO much for the
economy and patriotism of the Clel E.
land administration in naval matters.
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asrIntn,tt Chronicle.
PUBLIC OPINION.

ATTACKING THE TARIFF on WOOL.
Cleveland Leader.
A Democratic exchange, eager to
place wool on the free list, asks why the
boot and shoe and glove maker should
not pay duty on hides if the woolen
manufacturer is compelled to pay duty
on wool? The question is easy to
answer. The production of hides is not
an industry. Cattle are not raised for
their hides any more than for their hoofs
and horns. If the production of hides
were an industry to which several hun
dred thousand people looked for good
part of their income it would be a fit
subject for protection. The raising OF
wool is an industry. Sheep are raised
for their wool, the mutton being merely
incidental, as hides are to the raising OF
cattle The great majority of the
farmers of the United States are wool
growers. They depend upon the receipts
of this industry, in large degree, for
livelihood 1t is a highly important
part of their business. Their flOeks OF
sheep fertilize their fields, materially
increasing their value for the production
of cereals. They also afford them and
the people of the country a valuable
article of food.
The free trade Democrats make the
wool schedule their chief point of as
sault They expect to catch the people
of the cities by holding out the bait of
cheaper clothing and win the influence
of clothing manufacturers by the prom
Use of cheap wool Their appeal to the
farmers has been as unremittant as it
has been insidious for the past twenty
wears. All their forces have been con-
centrated upon this point. Augustus
Mongredien, at the instigation of the
English Golden Club, wrote prize
essay showing show the Western farm
ers were swindled by the tariff, and
hundred of thousands of copies were
distributed, with no very striking results
Could the free traders once have the
tariff removed from wool then they
would expect the farming community
to unite with them in abolishing the
protective tariff entirely and bringing
the system to free trade basis? 1t is
not likely that farmers will be caught
in this trap. The protective system
must be preserved as a whole. The
protective principle must be maintained
intact. The country has prospered
under it and will continue to as long as
we remain under it.
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YOUNG MEN

YOUNG MEN-who have become victims Of soIi-
tary vice, that dreadful and destructive habit,
which annually sweeps to an untimely grave thous-
ands of young of exalted talent and brilliant
intellect, may call with confidence.
DRS. FRANCE AND 0TTMAN, after years of ex-
perience, have discovered the greatest cure known
for weakness in the back and limbs, involuntary dis
charges, impotency, general debility, nervousness
ianguor, confusion of ideas, paptation of the heart
timidty, trembling, dimness of sight, or gddness,
diseases of the head, throat, nose, skin, aFec-
tons OF the liver lungs, stomach, or bowels-those
terrible disorders arising from the solitary vice of
youth-and secret practices, bigh ghtng their most
radiant hopes or anucipations, rendering marriage
impossible. Take candid thought before it is too
late week or month may place your case beyond
the reach of hope. Our method of treatment will
speedily and permanently cure the most obstinate
case, and absolutely restore perfect manhood
TO hi00lE-AGE0 MEh.-There are many from
the age of 80 to 60 who troubled with frequent
eyaeu 1tions Of the bladder, often accom- panied by
sISht burning or Smarting sensation weak enng the
system IN manner the patient cannot account for
On examination of the urinary deposits ropy
sediment will be found the color will be thin or
mllkIsh hue. There arc many men who die of this
difhcuty, ignorant of the cause, which is second
stage OF seminal weakness. We will guarantee a
perfect in all such cases, and a healthy
restoration of the genito-urinary organs.
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SATURDAYS NEWS.
PRONOUNCED HELPLESS.

Yet saved. From letter written by Mrs.
Ada E. Hurd of GrOtOn, 5. D., we quote:
"Was taken with bad cold, which set
tied on my lungs; cough set in and finally
terminated in consumption. Four doc
tors gave me up, saying | could live but
a short time; | gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if | could not stay
with my friends on earth, | would meet
my absent ones above; my husband was
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for Consumption, coughs and colds; L
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a well and hearty woman" Trial bottles
free at PattersOns' drug store; regular
size SOC and 81.
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WHAT OF THE M'kINLEY BILL?

WHAT OF THE M'KINLEY BILL?
New York Press.
Democratic platforms passed by State
conventions this year are prolific of de-
nunciation of the Mckinley bill and
vociferous for tariff REFORM" which is
the Democratic cloak for free trade, but
no one of them has been explicit in
declaring what the Democratic party
will do in respect to the Mckinley bill
when it comes into power. Is it not
about time that this big bluff game
should come to an end? Is it not a
good time to ask the Democratic leaders
what their intentions are regarding the
Mckinley bill? Col. Henry Watterson
says it will be repealed. 1t can not be
repealed while there is a Republican
President in the White House, but an
obstacle of this size does not appall the
average Democrat, who is talking for
the popular ear. If this bill is repealed
as the Democrats threaten, what will be
substituted for it?
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LORD sALIsBURY's SPEECH.

Mail and Express.
The Conservative Conference at Bir-
mingham was made the occasion for a
remarkable speech by Lord Salisbury,
and a change of Conservative policy
To make the latter first, it was decided
to drop the Irish question into sec
ondary place, and TO bring forward an
English Land Purchase bill. This is a
shrewd move. The British tenant
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DRUNKENNESS
Or the Liquor Habit Positively Cured by
Administering DIR. Haines'
Golden Specific.

1t is manufactured as powder, which
can be given in a glass of beer, cup of
coffee or tea, or in food, without the
knowledge of the patient. 1t is absolute
ly harmless, and will effect permanent
and speedy cure, whether the patient is a
moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck.
1t has been given in thousands of cases,
and in every instance a perfect cure has
followed. 1t never fails. The system once
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an utter impossibility for the liquor ap-
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the sinister claw sheaf of thirteen ar
rows, representing war. In its beak the
eagle holds scroll containing the mot
to, "E Pluribus Unum," ensigned above
and about the head with thirteen stars
enYirOned by clouds.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

STEAM navigation was once looked
upon with doubt; so was the power of DR..
Fenner's Cough Honey to relieve any
cough in one hour, until thousans of trials
demonstrated the fact. Gives energy
and strength; money refunded if salts
faction not given.
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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-
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or money refunded. Price, % cents per
box. For sale by Patterson & Sons. ly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

For headaches, billiousness, constipa-
ton, dizziness, sleeplessness. the blues.
scrofula, the blood and all skin eruptions
DIR. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and
Nerve Tonic never fails; warranted to sat
lsfy or money refunded; could this be af-
forded if the Remedy wasn't certain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

JUSTICE FIELD is the linguist of the
United States Supreme Bench. Besides
being classical scholar, he speaks
French and Italian f1uently and reads
Turkish and modern Greek.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

If we might be allowed a mild sug-
gestion to the Farmers Alliance of the
West, good motto to hang over the
doors of their meeting rooms would be:
keep off the Grass
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OH ESMEN WANTED. Salary and expenses
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GRATEFUL-COMFORTlNG.
Epps's Cocoa.
BREAKFAST

''By thorough knowledge of the natural laws
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favored beverage which maa save us many heavy
doctors bills. 1t is by the judiciOuS use OF such
articles of diet that constitution may be gradu-
ally built up until strong enough to resist every
tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtitle mala-
dies are floating around us ready to attack wher
ever there is a weak point We may escape many
fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified
with pure blood and properly nourished frame. y
CfrH Serutce Gazette. Made simple with boiling
water or milk. Sold only in half-pound tins by
GrOcers, labelled thus: JAMES EPPS & co.
homeopathic Chemists, London, England
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Ages, Sages, and Wages.

If you have a wife and half a dozen
daughters, you can keep them all well
by very simple means. Let them use
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t
is good for women of all ages. You
will not need to spend all your wages
for it. Those ancient sages, the NJ. DIS
of century since, did nothing but dose
and bleed their patients. We do better
to-day: We use DR.. Pierce's remedies.
For womankind, DR.. Pierse's Favorite
Prescription is simply indispensable.
The young girl needs its strengthening
help at that critical period when she
is bloSsoming into wOmanhood. The
matron and mother find in it invigora-
tion and relief from the numerous ills
which beset their existence. And ladies
well advanced in years universally ac-
knowledge the revivifying and restora-
tive effects of this fayorite and standard
remedy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

THE longest day of the year at Stock
holm, Sweden, is eighteen and one-half
hours in length. At Spitzbergen, three
and one-half months. At London, En-
gland, sixteen and one-half hours, and
at New York about fifteen hours long.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

WHY isn't this good thing? Dr. Fen
nOr's Kidney and Backache Cure is war
ranted to give satisfaction in every case
or money returned. Such proposition
could MT be thought of if the medicine
was MT superior to all others.
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items from Everywhere, Condensed for
Quick Reading.
THURSDAYS NEWS.


Mrs. Laura Kelley died at Eaton, O.,
yesterday, as the result of criminal op-
Grafton. She had been married two
weeks.
Minneapolis and st. Paul want the
Democratic National Convention, too.
To all appearances, the Democrats of
New Y York have completed the theft of
the Legislature, but the Republicans
will carry the case into court.
The students of the Valparaiso 0nd. J
Normal School will be expelled if they
dance
William Fells is under arrest at Co
lumbus for outraging a 16-year- old girl
The strike of the Indiana miners is
on again with renewed yigor.
FRIDAYS NEWS.
Yale defeated Princeton in the foot
ball game, yesterday.
Frank Stevenson, of Pittsburgh, built
a tomb for his wife, and then tried to
kill her because she would not make
over her property into his name.
The fireman was killed, the engineer
and two mail clerks badly injured, by a
wreck on the Cincinnati Southern.
The rendezvous of gang of robbers
was discovered at Peru, Ind, yesterday.
1t has been discovered that horse
steaks are being served in Chicago
restaurants instead of beefsteaks
SATURDAYS NEWS.
The Brice ousting event is becoming
daily more interesting.
A large New York banking firm went
under, wrecked by corn speculation.
A Denver millionaire, named Gregg,
elOped with dancer.
Cyrus w. Field is reported as danger
ously i'll.
A fire-bug successfully kindled four
fires at Haverhill, Mass.
Justice Kennedy, of Syracuse, declared
that trifing in the contested election
case must cease.
a bold attempt at smuggling was
blocked by the seizors at New York of .
$4,000 worth of dresses.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

DURING October 434,155 barrels of
salt were inspected in Michigan.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

SKATING parties are all the rage now
in Northern Michigan.
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DISEASES OF W0MEH.-we have special de-
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Every case consulting our specialists, whether by
letter or IN person, IS given the most careful and
considerate attention Important cases (and GET
few which have not baffied the skill of all the
home physicians) have the benefit Of full council
of skilled specialists. In treatment of diseases
peculiar to females, our success has been marked,
over two-thirds Of our patents being ladies' DID,
young, married, single, rich and poor. Our method
Is entirely free from Objectionable features OF the
general practitioner, namely, Local treatment"
We seldom hnd II necessary. We prepare rene
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and instruct ladies' how to treat themselves.
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THE number of Presidential electors
on the new basis will be 444.
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BRIEF AND STRIKING STORIES
Some are Funny and Some are Not.
A CoNvICT's TACT.

A CoNvICT'S TACT.
Washington Post
On one occasion Senator Cullum, then
Governor of Illinois, made visit TO the
State penitentiary at Chester, in the
southern part of the State. One of the
prisoners was serving a life sentence
for murder. The circumstances of the
homicide were as follows:
The man had killed one of his neigh
borS in an affray that was the result Of
a political discussion during the war for
the Union. He had been sent in pun
ishment for his crime to the Joliet pen
itentiary, from which prison he had
been transferred TO the one at Chester.
This prisoner was probably 90 years of
age at the time noted, and had been in
durance vile for long number of years.
He had been most exemplary inmate
of the institution, having conducted
himself in a manner that had gained for
him the implicit confidence of the pris-
on authorities, and in mark of this con-
lidence he had been placed in charge of
the inside door of the building. Through
this door all who entered and left the
place had to pass.
On the occasion of Governor Cullum's
visit, having passed through the outside
entrance, the Governor gave the usual
alarm at the inside door. The prisoner
guard at once opened the wicket, when
Governor Cullum, in spirit of pleasant
V, made the unnecessary inquiry:
"Will you let me in?"
In reply the prisoner instantly un-
locked and thew open the large door
and. bowling low, said with impressive
gravity:
"With pleasure, Governor; will you
let me out?"
The story would be incomplete if it
could not be recorded that its sequel oc-
Cured within very few months, when
the Governor, having satisfied himself of
the excellence of the prisoners charac-
ter, and that his offense had been fully
expiated by his long imprisonment,
granted him an unconditional pardon.
TOMBs OF ROMEO AND JULIET.
St Louis Republic.
Those who take an interest in the true
and tragic story of the "Lovers of Eero-
na," whose lamentable fortunes have
been immortalized by Shakespeare, will.
no doubt, be glad to learn some particu-
lars respecting their tombs, especially
that of Juliet. In 1888 NJ. Nictorin
Joncieres, the distinguished composer
and musical critic, paid visit to Vero-
ma, and he states that the tomb of Ro-
meos sweetheart, which is at the end Of
a garden in the old cloister of the Fan
ciscan Convent at that place, is abso-
lutely in ruins. Above it, in kind of
a niche in the garden wall, which is of
brick, is a basket full of decayed and
weather-stained visiting cards. Hang
ing on the wall near by the niche is
wreath with card attached bearing the
name of Mime. Talbot Shakespeare"
whom NJ. Joncieres puts down as de-
Scendant of the Bard of Avon. On the
wall to the left is portrait of Friar
Lawrence. Romeo is buried at Mantua,
and it is said that his tomb is in much
better state of preservation than that of
his lady love. 1t is to be hoped that
persons who take an interest in historic
Italian monuments will see to it that
the memory OF these two famous lovers
is forever kept green.
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Tariff Pictures.

New York Press.
Free trade means cheaper and better
manufactured articles says the free
trader As usual the facts are the 9th
er way Here is one of them. Last year
the Canadians bought of free trade
Great Britain printing presses worth
1886. OF the United States they
bought printing presses manufactured
by protected labor to the value of
SS9.O38.
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GOVERNOR CAMPBELL, of Ohio, thinks
that Major McKinley's chances for Sc
curing the next Republican nomination
for President are better than those Of
Harrison or Blaine. Governor C. has
just grappled with the Major, and he
appreciates his wrestling qualities.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-03

AN honest Swede tells his story in
plain but unmistakable language for
the benefit of the public. One of my
children took a severe cold and got the
Group. L gave her teaspoonful Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and in
FIVE minutes later gave her one more
By this time she had to cough up the
gathering in her throat. Then she went
to sleep and slept good for fifteen min
utes. Then she got up and vomited;
then she went back to bed and slept
good the remainder of the night. She
got the Group the second night and |
gave the same remedy with the same
good results. l write this because l
thought there might be some one in the
same need and not know the true merits
of this woncerful medicine Charles A.
Thompson, Des Moines, Iowa. Fifty
cent bottles for sale by
12-3-5t PATTERSON & SoNs.
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During October, 1890, the United
States consumed 3,036.537 tons of an
thracite coal. Last month our consump-
tion of anthracite was by far the great
est ever known. 1t was 4,42O,02l tons.
The coal consumption keeps pace with
the progress of American industry.