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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-09

RApV:Vssin and Scalp purified and beau,: ded
OAOl My CuIicrRA Soar. sb,olu,ely pure
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

THE st. Louis Post Dispatch of Feb
ruary 6 publishes an interview with Mr..
Charles R. Ingram, dealer in agricultural
implements, South BEND, Ind. He takes
as an index his sales of farm machinery,
and confidently asserts that Western
farmers are prosperous. Below is an
extract from the interview:
81 have been through the States of
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas,
Missouri, and Northern Texas and find
that the farmers everywhere intend
buying new and improved farming i'm
plements to plant and gather the next
crop. From long experience 1 know
that this is an iDfallible sign of pros
perity. After bad crop, or when the
farmers for some reason or other are
not in good financial condition, they
are very unwilling to add to their stock,
and make their old tools do. But when
they have money to spare they invest in
appliances. That the invest
ment this year will be heavier than ever
before is fact assured by the contracts
already made, and is evidence that the
farmers never were SO prosperous as
they are now.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
WASHING SHEEP.

The time for washing sheep will soon
be here, and sheep raisers will be COM
PEELED to construct pens and washing
places, and drive their sheep mile or
two over a dusty road thereto, and souse
them into the water and then drive them
back over the same dusty road, the wool
being in no better condition and the
sheep in much ,Corse condition than
before the perpetration of the farce. 1t
is positive injury to sheep to be chased
and jammed around in pen and then
unceremoniously souSed into the water.
1t is a fruitful source of colds which
often lead to catarrh and consumption.
Wool can be washed better and cheaper
after it has been taken off of the Sheeps'
backs, by the manufactures of woolen
goods. Buyers can not tell washed wool
from unwashed, in many cases, which is
ample proof that the practice is farce
and should be abandoned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
THE M'KINLEY BILL.

American Economist.
Colonel Howard Vincent, in the
House of Commons, February IL, thus
described the effects of the Mckinley
bill:
"What had it done already? Already
a trade convention was in progress of
negotiation between Newfoundland and
the United States. 1t las secured for
the United States preference of 25 per
cent. in the makets of Hazil, and it had
produced a serious Political crisis in
Canada. At home it aad deprived his
own constituents of 45per cent. of their
trade with the United States. In Brad
ford, South Wales and parts of Ireland
it had either thrown men out of work or
reduced their earnings The reason was
that we had no means of negotiating
with foreign countries for the repeal of
duties against British trade, because we
had nothing to give for any concessions. :"
British statesmendo not seem to agree
with the Mugwump that the Brazilian
reciprocity treaty amounts to nothing,
and that the Mckinley bill is powerless
to wrest concessions from foreign
nations.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

THE railroad managers who make a
great show of poverty and excuse their
schemes for the suppression of competi-
tion by complaining of low rates and
excessive legislative interference ought
to change or conceal the figures of rail
road earnings. The gross income of 10Y
roads for January was about s per cent.
greater than in the corresponding month
of last year. while the gain in net earn
ings was no less than 11.S per cent.
The rate of increase in net earnings was
larger than for any other month since
June, 1890. In the face of such evil
dences of prosperity it calls for consider
able assurance to make the plea of
poverty as a reason for legislative
favors.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
CUT IT SHORT.

New York World.
If it is unnecessary to say thing
why say it?
at is altogether needless to enter on
any argument to sustain this PROPOSE
tion," says the learned Judge, and forth
with enters on one of great length and
intense dullness.
81 deem it entirely unnecessary to
combat the gentleman's views" says the
orator, and, SO saying, goes on to COM
bat them until some rude person cries
"rats."
~ will not stop to enlarge" observes
the preacher, and then he stops and en-
large is no name for it.
at goes without saying" remarks the
editor. and then for fear it will not go,
SAYS it over and over again for a column
or two.
"Tell me not in mournful numbers,
sings the poet, and straightway informs
himself in many unhilarious stanzas of
the very things he did not want to know.
What is the necessity, the cruel neces-
sitv, for the unnecessary things.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
INITIATION BEGUN IN BRAZIL.


IMITATION BEGUN IN BRAZIL
Cleveland Leader.
The financial outlook of the new
United States of Brazil is not reassuring.
All the advices from the new republic
indicate that the government is making
the same wretched blunder committed
by the Argentine confederation, and
that the country has begun an era of
wild imitation and speculation that can
only result as the Argentine land loan
craze did-in collapse and ruin. A few
figures and comparisons will show how
| this is.
At the beginning of the year the
total amount of currency in circulation
was 1886, 100000, being in round figures
about $35 per capita. This is in round
figures so per cent. larger volume than
that of the United States, and when the
needs of the commerce and industry of
the two countries are compared is fully
twice as great. But the sanguine Bra
lillian inflationists are not satisfied with
this large amount, and for the past
three months the increase in bank notes
has gone on at rate of Sl5,000,000
month, the plea being the same made
by inflatfOnists in this country-that it
was needed "to meet the demands of
trade" These demands" of trade may
be better understood when it is known
that all sorts of new enterprises, many
of them of most wildly speculative
nature, have been started, and perfect
craze of speculation has set in. During
the month of January alone sixty-three
new enterprises were put on foot with
total capital of $310,000,000. Manifestly
in such country such fact can only
be explained on the ground that reckless
speculation is running riot.
The inflated paper currency has very
little gold to support it and the first re-
verse will result in greatly depreciating
it. The refusal of the Rothschilds to
longer act as the financial agents OF
Brazil in Europe is significant, and the
rumor that the new President, Fonseca,
has been caught in some corrupt deals
tends to still further discredit the iinan-
cial standing of the new republic. 1t is
a matter of regret TO all friends of Re
publican institutions that this should
be So Brazil has great resources, and
under sound government would make a
great and substantial growth. But if
she has gone to blowing the bubble of
imitation it will not be long until de
preston and disaster must come and the |
development of the country be retarded |
in the end by decade or more.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
ELECTRIC RITTERS

This remedy is becoming so well known
and SO popular as to need no special men
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise. A purer
medicine does not exist, and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidneys; will remove pimples, boils,
salt rheum, and other affections caused
by impure blood; will drive malarial from
the syStOm and prevent as well as cure all
malarial feyers. For cure of headache,
constipation and indigestion try Electric
Bitters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed
or money refunded. Price SOC and 81
per bottle, at Pattersons' drug store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
THURSDAYS NEWS.

The Hon. Rufus King, widely
, known lawyer of Cincinnati. died We'd
nesday of Bright's disease.
The British steamer Strathairly was
wrecked on the North Carolina coast
and nineteen of her crew of twenty-six
were drowned.
AT Racine, Wis. Jackson l. Case, son
OF j. L. Case, and a candidate for Mayor,
assaulted ex-Mayor Secor on the street
for alleged scandalous talk about him.
Secor fled from his assailant.
A severe snow-storm prevailed in
Nebraska and Kansas Monday. In
some sections it is regarded as the
worst of the season. The snow is from
eighteen to twenty inches deep.
Alcide Vadoro, young Greek of
New York, who FIVE years ago came
into possession of $2,OO0O00, spent it in
fast living and betting and speculation,
and now has to work for his daily bread
Statistics from the eleventh census
for the South Atlanta and South Central
States show that the whites are increas-
ing in greater ratio than the blacks, and
that the tendency of the latter is toward
the gulf.
FRIDAYS NEWS.
Thomas Hunter, colored, VINO assas-
sInated j. A. Burke, at Cumberland
Gap, Tenn, was lynched.
Mrs. solomon Nefdeffer, wife of a
young farmer living near Mitchell, Ind,
was murdered in her home during the
absence of her husband.
According to bulletin of the Census
Office the people of the United States
breathe an atmosphere from sixty-five
to seventy five per cent. water
AT Lafayette. Ind, Captain Daniel
Drew was acquitted of the charge of
murder preferred against him for the
killing of man to protect the honor of
Of his wife.
There is an organization of Farmer
md Labor representatives in the Illinois
the immediate object of
which is to secure legislation for the
egulation of corporations.
At a cycloramic exhibition of the
Battle of Mission Ridge" at Chatta-
lOOga, an ex-COnfederate visitor amused
himself by shooting at the figure of
! kneeling Federal soldier. He was
Fred Heckathorn, aged 16. of East
liverpool, o., delirious with fever, es-
aped from his bed clad only in night
hirt and trousers and wandered about
n the country eight hours before he was
aptured.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

THE Democratic Legislature of Mich
igan is considering the "propriety'' of
issuing $694,000 in bonds and adding
thereto all the direct tax of 1861 refund
ed by Congress, about S50O,0O0, to Gre
ate fund to pay 500 bounty each to
the soldiers of the late war who did not
receive any bounty. The $694,00 in
bonds can be issued for that purpose
under an act passed during the war
The purpose of this scheme is to bid for
the soldier vote, with the view to fasten-
ing the Democratic control, accidentally
secured last fall, upon the State. The
Democratic organs of Michigan, which
threatened "fire in the rear'' in 1864,
are foremost in urging the scheme. The
Republicans seem quite content to let
the thing go on. 1t would help a good
many deserving soldiers. 1t would not
buy a single Republican vote, and it
would disgust the old Bourbon copper
heads.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
PUBLIC OPINION.
LoUIsIANA's VOTING LAWS.

New York Press.
The New Orleans lynching has brought
into prominence some features of the
voting laws in that State, which are not
merely discreditable, but have tenden-
cy to the destruction of free government.
The laws are so lax that foreigners can
vote there before the process of natural
ization is eompleted-always provided
they are white men.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
DECREASE
IN THE EXPORTS OF RUSSIAN oE.

IN THE EXPORTS OF RUSSIAN CEREALS,
According tt the report of the Minis
try of FinanG the export of cereals
from Russia, from the 1st of January to
the 29th of December, 1890, amounted
to 1882, ,280 tons, of which wheat fig
ured for 3,l79,25O tons,as against ,344,-
OO4 tons in the corresponding period of
1889; rye, 1881 ,532 tons as against l.
4l9,7o6 tons in 1889; barley, 1,O13.23e
tons, as against 1,090,242 tons in 1899:
oats, 29OSoO tons as against 1856
tons in 1889, and 172,350 tons of bran
in 1890, as against 200,646 in the cor
responding period of the year 1889.
The decrease on the total export
amounts to 799,200 tons.
The export of cereals from the prin.
clpal custom houses from the lst to the
18th OF January amounted to I55.33O
tons, as against 222,732 tons exported
during the corresponding period in 1890
as follows: GIBBS tons Of wheat. 2O.7lS
tons OF rye, 20,SS0 tons of barley. 81
SlS SS tons of oats, 1872 tons of maize
i'62O tons of flour and 1O.4O4 tons OF
bran. wins "
rNEWEOTTNnT AArr.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

NEWFOUNDLAND is greatly exasper-
ated over the course of England in the
modus vivendi, and threatens all man
ner of things. The Island is not very
extensive affair, but if it were really
aroused once it would be no holiday
task to force it into subsection.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
LOOK OUT FOR THEM.

''NIy kidneys are all right; l have nc
pain in my back" Mistaken man. PeO-
pie die from kidney disease of so bad a
character that the organs are nearly de
stroyed, and yet they have never had a
pain or an ache. Why? Brcause the dis
ease began in the interior of the kidneys
where they are few nerves of feeling to
convey the sensation of pain. DIR. Kill
mer's "SwampRoot is the great specific
for Bright's disease" urinary troubles
troubles and kidney difficulties. Sold by
druggists.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
THE BLACK KNOT
IN PLUM AND CHERRY TREES,

AND ITS REMEDY.
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin.
, At recent meeting of the STATE
Horticultural society, and also of the
Columbus Horticultural society, resolu.
tions were passed asking the State
Legislature to pass law compelling
owners of plum and cherry trees affected
by black knot to destroy the infested
branches. In bulletin just issued by
the New Jersey experiment station,
| Prof. b. ID. Halstead, one of the most
eminent economic botanists urges the
| passage of such law in that State,
giving the following reasons therefore:
There are some good reasons for
legislating against the black knot (plo1o-
rightiG mOrboSa) of the plum and cherry
trees. In the first place, the fungus is
beyond question extremely destructive;
whole orchards of large size in many
parts of the country have been aband-
oned because of this parasitic plague.
Secondly, 1t is a conspicuous disease,
and during half of the year when the
trees are defoliated the knots can be |
found without the least difficulty. ANY
attempts to shield the trouble, ON the
part of the owner, would be fruitless, |
even if he should care to preserve the
curse. In the third place, the remedy is |
the very heroic one of the knife, and |
easily, safely and with certainty applied. |
There may be some compounds put upon
the deceased parts that will kill the
fungus, but it is so deeply seated that
when twig is thoroughly infested there
is little left for the fruit grower to do
but to cut away and burn the black
If tree is badly attack
ed, the wise method is to cut down
bodily and destroy it by fire. Finally,
when once the old knots are cleared out
it will be an easy matter to keep the
fungus from gaining fresh foothold.
There are many trees which are liter
ally covered with knots and have been
for years; trees which bear no fruit and
never will and they are worse than mere
monuments of carelessneSs, for they &
propagate and perpetuate disease that
renders plum raising almost an impos- '
'ibility in their neighborhOod. Some r
lines these old, distorted trees are on
he roadside, where any passing lad can
pull off and carry to his own home one
If these malformatlons, to become a l
lew center of infection. But these 1
lnots do not need to be transported to d
produce infection, for the millions of d
pores developed in the spring, while too
mall to be seen, pass long distances |
With the wind, and thus spread the C
lisease. 6
There are several fungous diseases il
gainst which the State Legislatures or C
he National congress might pass enact
nents fully as wholesome and beneficial
S those for the control of the diseases -
f animals, but few of them offer so :
1any favorable points for successful 7
egislation as the black knot - the il
courge of plum and cherry growers in a
lany localities. The law should in a
lude to be effective, all wild plum and :
berry trees that are breeding places of L
ne nest e
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
A STIR IN EUROPE.

New York Press.
Just now Europe is all agog because
the Russian Car has issued a decree
comforting the decoration of the order
of st. Andrew on President Carnot OF
the French republic. This order is one
whose membership has been limited to
reigning sovereigns, and the admission
to it of the Republican President of
France is taken by the wise ones as a
sign that the bonds of friendship be-
tween France and Russia are to be
drawn closer than ever. The Car has,
it is rumored, concluded formal treaty
of alliance with France, and all through
the armed camp of Europe men are
specializing anxiously as to whether the
reported new development means peace
or war; Fortunately for us on this side
of the Atlantic we can remain un-
troubled by wars or rumors of wars, with
no big standing army to feed, no deep
national grudges to satisfy and no am
bilious rulers to lord it over us. 1t has
been an exceedingly good thing for the
past hundred years to be an American
citizen, and it has never been better
thing than it is now.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
HrSRAND AND WIFE

Have more than once been saved by the
timely use of Kemp's Balsam for the
throat and lungs, after all other remedies
have been tried in vain; the Balsam stops
decay of the lungs and cures influenza
and acute and chronic coughs; there is no
other medicine in the world that acts so
promptly, certain that none does its work
so thoroughly as Kemp's Balsam; all drug
gists sell it; large bottles soc and 81. 3 264
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

FREAKS OF PERNICIOUS APPETITE.
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
Attempts to control demand by legis-
lation against supply, Of which character
is great deal of temperance legislation,
sometimes have unexpected results in
strange alterations of depraved tastes.
The desire which Graves alcoholic stim-
ulantS to excess is not removed by pro-
hibiting its qualification, and the queer
outlets it may discover are exhibited in
the ginger-extract drinking so common
in Georgia, and which is said to exist
to a marked degree in Philadelphia
LaudanuIn-tippling is said to be very
common in some of the West Virginia
counties under local option. The use of
alcohol as a beverage among certain
classes of the population in the North
west is we'll known, and the extent to
which alcohol is used in the arts makes
it very difficult to reach such habits by
restrictive legislation.
One of the queerest freaks of perni-
cious appetite, however, is that to which
an English Parliamentary committee
has recently called attention by its in
vestigations. 1t appears that there is a
district of Ireland embracing Cookstown
in which ether has almost supplanted
whisky as a stimulant. The Intoxicating
effect is more enegetic than that of
whisky, but is more transient. The
stuff is so cheap that three drunks a
day can be obtained for II cents. Even
children are said to be addicted to the
use Of the stuff, which has been freely
sold by grocers. 1t is now proposed TO
place its sale under the restrictions of
the "sale of poisons act" and to make
it unpalatable by requiring naptha to
be mixed with it in its manufacture.
The extirpation of habits of intem-
perance, although powerfully assisted by
iudicious legislation, cannot, however,
be accomplished by it alone. To be
effectual the reformation must be a
personal one, and while the effects of
moral suasion are discouragingly slow,
yet it attacks the root of the evil and
destroys the demand, which legislation
reaches ony indirectly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
A WONDER WORKER.

Mr.. Frank Huffman, young man of
Burlington, Ohio, states that he had
been under the care of two prominent
physicians, and used their treatment un-
til he was not able to get around. They
pronounced his case to be consumption
and incurable. He was persuaded to try
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, coughs and colds, and at that time
was not able to walk across the street
without resting. He found, before he
had used half of dollar bottle, that he
was much better; he continued to use il
and is to-day enjoying good health. II
Won have any throat, lung or chest trou-
Bile. try it. We guarantee satisfaction
Trial bottle free at Patterson's. (5)
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
WE MUST EDUCATE.

Detroit Tribune
The result last November appears to
have aroused Republicans everywhere to
realization of the fact that Republican
victories can not be won without Repuli
can votes, and that these can not be had
except at the pains and cost of educat-
ing the voters and urging them to the
performance of their duties as citizens.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

EX-SENATOR BLAIR has accepted the
Chinese mission and will sail for ''the
Celestial kingdom" May l. He is in
many respects eminently well qualified
for the Chinese mission and it is doubt
full if the President could have named a
better man for the place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
e1rCKIEN,S ARNICA SALVE

The best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores. letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblainss
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-,
lively cures Piles, or no pay required; II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or o. money refunded. Price, % cents pei
box For sale by Patterson Il Sons. ly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

THE evidence brought out in the Su-
gar Trust investigation shows that the
chief desire of the promoters of that
monopoly was secure considerably more
than fair share of the sweets of life
for themselves.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

In the States containing fifteen
sixteenths of the entire colored popula-
tion of the country, and those whose
climate and conditions are best suited
to its development, according to the
last census, it has not increased as fast
in proportion to size as the white. With
but three exceptions every census has
told the same story, and the three ex-
ceptions are probably due to inaccurate
enumerations. The birth rate of the
colored race may be as high as the white
but its death rate is higher Besides
the black population of the country re-
ceives no accessions by immigration
while the white gets several hundred
thousand yearly. The figures gathered
from time to time by the Census Depart
ment give no grounds for the fears ex-
pressed by some Southern whites that
the colored race is destined to vastly
outnumber the whites in their States
and get control.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02
OH WHAT A COUGH

win you heed the warning? The signal
perhaps of the sure approach of that more
terrible disease consumption; ask your
selves if you can afford for the sake of
saving soc to run the risk and do nothing
for it; we known from experience that
Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough. 1t
never fails. 3-26-4t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-02

A TOUR of the Kansas counties fol
which money was appropriated by the
Legislature to purchase seed grain, dis
closes the fact that the people are in
much better condition than they were
reported to be. The difficulty appears
to be that much of the wheat crop has
got into the hands of the money lenders,
who insist on receiving one third of the
crop for financial favors.