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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Beginning Late In Life.


II still maintain that person enter
ing a profession late in life has no future
to speak Of" said one gentleman to an
other as they sat chatting in suburban
train speeding along the lake front. II
really do not see how that Is relevant"
was the answer. Every one is sure of
the present; no one of the future, no
matter what time of life he or she has
reached. When this woman graduated
from the law school few years ago, the
fact that you shook your head and said
that it was absurd made me interested
to see what she, whose children were
grown when she began the study of law.
would accomplish.
"In five years she has built up bust
ness which makes her independent fnan-
cially, which is more than usually ac-
complished by able and brilliant young
men. Whatever her future may be, her
present is all right, and she has abun-
dainty demonstrated that woman may
begin life in a professional way when
she has reached middle age and make a
success of it. 1 really didn't think she
would, but she has, and in doing so has
demonstrated what can be done by any
woman providing she has grit, energy
and fair ability. More often late than
early in life women find themselves with
out occupation or means of support, and
it surely is an unmixed good if they can
take up some congenial occupation by
means of which they can make living"
Chicago Post.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
When a Rattlesnake Feels Surprise.

The pig treats the snake with disre-
spect. not to say Misunderstanding,
ophidian or otherwise, can fascinate a
pig. If your back garden is infested
with rattlesnakes, you should keep pigs.
The pig dances contemptuously on the
rattlesnake and eats him with much rel
ish, rattles and all. The last emotion of
the rattlesnake is intense astonishment,
and astonishment is natural in the cir
cumstances. A respectable and expert
enced rattlesnake, many years estab-
hshed in business, has been accustomed
to spread panic everywhere within ear
and eye shot. Everything capable of
motion has started off at the faintest
rustic of his rattles, and his view of ami
NAL life from those expressionless eyes
has invariably been a back view and
rapidly diminishing one.
After lifelong experience of this sort,
to be unceremoniously rushed upon by
common pig, to be treated as SO much
swill, to be jumped upon, to be f1outed and
shouted. and finally to be made snack
of-this causes feeling of very natural
and painful surprise in the rattlesnake.
But a rattlesnake is only surprised in
this way once, and he is said to improve
the pork.-Arthur Morrison in Strand
Magazine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Strange Remedies.

Our North Americans Indians tried
to cure headaches by boring holes
through the sutures of the skull, and
indigestions by initiating the patient like
rubber balloon, but for faith-cure alb
surdities modern Russia can unquestion-
ably claim the first prize. The peasants
of the Ukraine, on the southwestern
frontier of the empire, swallow waters
of white paste, inscribed with tooth
ache charm, and the natives of the Gov
ernment of Archangel collect the cpl
leptics of a whole district and make
them sit in circle in solitary spot of
the woods, chanting prayers in chorus.
a mode of proceedings supposed to be
much more effective than private ap-
peal to the aid of heaven. By way of
diverting their minds from worldly
thoughts, the patients have to wear
shrouds that cover their heads and make
breathing difficult, so much so. indeed,
that winter is, on the whole, the most
popular time for the transaction of the
preposterous mummery.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
An Ingenious Swindle.

A novel kind of swindle was practiced
in German town the other day. A man
struggling along under heavy burden
suddenly stumbled and crashed through
plate glass store window. The propri-
etor Of the store demanded payment.
The porter said he had no money. Pass
ersby advised that he be searched. A
thousand mark note was found on him,
which, he said, belonged to his employer.
The storekeeper, however. deducted 100
marks for the value of his window and
handed 900 marks change to the porter,
who went away swearing and protesting.
A little later the storekeeper discovered
the thousand mark note was SPURIOUS
New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

BY his pardon of the three anarchists
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, is receiving
the condemnation of the people, not only
of this country, but of the world. He
has disgraced the State of Illinois and
has insulted law abiding citizens by his
anarchistic references to the judge, jury,
attorneys, and police officers who tried
the red handed devils and secured their
conviction. 1t is stated that this was a
part of an agreement entered into prior
to the election in consideration of the
vote of the reds. Everything tends to
show that Altgeld himself is an anarchist
in sentiment if not directly member
of some of their orders. He is the first
Democratic Governor Illinois has been
disgraced with for many years, and this
action, it is safe to say, will prevent a
repetition of the calamity for some years
to come.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

As REPORTED by X. &. Dun & Co.,
the business failures for last week mum
bered 1856. For the quarter ending June
80 the failures in the United States
number 3,199 as against 2,lI9 for the
second quarter of 1892. For the six
months of 1898 the failures number
6,48l, against 5,503 during the same
period in 1892. The total liabilities of
all the failures occurring in the first six
months of 1893 are $l68,000,000, while
for the same period in 1892 they were
$62, 100000, showing an increase of
$1O6, 100000. The sum of the whole
matter is in the figures last given. An
increase of $IO6, 100000 in liabilities in
failures of the first half of this year over
the first half of last year is appalling.
Then. too, only since Cleveland's inau-
guratlon has the panic struck us. So
much for four months of Democratic
administration.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
The Situation.

Speaking of Senatorial matters the
Cadiz Republican says: So far as we know
Belmont county will not present any
candidate. 1t is the turn of Harrison
county to have the nomination, and this
will be conceded, we believe, by the Re-
publicans of Belmont. The delegates
have been appointed in Harrison county,
and they are practically solid for the
nomination of Mr.. c. NJ. Hogg. There
were only two or three townships that
did not instruct for him. At least twen-
ty out of the twenty-five delegates in the
county were his personal selection, and
the remaining delegates are understood
to be his friends.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
THE wav this administration is show

THE way this administration is show
ing its love for the men who saved the
Union, is shown by the following ac-
count of the way the pension rolls are
being purged of fraudulent (?) pen
sioners: Forty-seven per cent. of all the
names on the pension rolls were placed
there under the act of June 81, 1890.
A Democratic board of revision is now
considering these pensions at the rate of
one a minute. The average number
of names which are being stricken
from the pension list, is nine out of
every ten considered. Ninety per cent.
therefore, of nearly half of all the pen
sioners under all the laws are being
rejected.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
PUBLIC OPINION.
WHY NOT NOW?

WHY NOT NOWI
Baltimo American, Rep)
If the repeal of the Sherman law in
September or October will relieve the
financial and industrial depression, why
would it not have the same effect now?
And is it the part of craftsmanship to
maintain this uncertainty for nearly
three months amidst the constant crash
ing of banks, the destruction of great
business enterprises, and the distress OF
many thousands of industrious working.
men who are thus deprived of liveli-
hood? Why should they be made tc
suffer for the political follies and bad
faith of party?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
TARIFF AND WAGES.

Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
A free-trade paper complains bitterly
that manufacturer of tin plate refuses
to sign scale of wages which has been
agreed upon by his employees. He as
sumes that Congress, pursuant to the
declarations of the Democratic platform,
will Leithnr-rrpea1 existing duties or
greatly reduce them. The duty on tin
plate has been held up as specially OBJ
noxious and injurious to the interests
of the working classes, so that its repeal
is generally looked upon as foregone
conclusion. 1t is for this reason that
the manufacturer referred to has de-
clared that he will lose no money through
tariff legislation if he can help it-that
if Congress reduces the duties on goods
similar to those he makes he will en-
deavor to meet the competition by a
reduction in wages.
Why should the manufacturer of a
given articie-tin plate or any other
product-be expected to sign scale
based on the existing duties, with the
probability that before six months the
duty will be reduced one-half or abol-
ished altogether? There is only one
condition which would justify such a
demand on the part of employees, and
that is the fact that the same wages
could be paid under the changed duties
and fair profit be left to the manu-
facturer. The free trader assumes that
such is the fact. but when that assump-
tion is put to the test it will be found
utterly fallacious.
81 high tariff does not make high
wages" says the free-trade organ, "but
the probability of low tariff gives the
protectionist an excuse for trying to
force low wages" The tariff reformers
are not half so anxious about repeating
the Mckinley tariff as they were last
fall, but let them do so at their leisure
if they can stand the robbery" with
complacency, and they will find out to a
dot just what effect high tariff has on
wages. They will very soon discover
that low tariff does not send wages up,
that it does not increase manufactures
and multiply places for working people,
and, above all, that it does not enable
our manufacturers to more successfully
compete with foreign producers of like
commodities. Let us have the "change'
and the effects will follow.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Dropped from the Roll.

A prominent old soldier who lives in
this township, received letter from
Washington this morning informing him
that he had been dropped from the pen
sion roll. Some time ago a sneak went
to his house and procured boarding,
stating that he was going to work for
McClain Brothers i'll the stone quarry.
He got all the information he wanted
from people who were not on good terms
with the old soldier and then proceeded
to have him dropped from the roll with
out a hearing.-Bellaire Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
1892. BELMONT COUNTY. 1909.

Teachers examinations will be held as follows.
Belmont-Friday, Sept. 2; Saturday, Nov. 10,
Jan, Il, Feb. %, April s, May I3, June 10.
st. Clairsville-May q, and at close of Institute
in August
Barnesville-Marchl II and June "a.
Bellaire-Sept II and Feb L.
Bridgep0rt-December TO-
Somerton-March 25
Hendrysburg-April o.
Flushing-October 10.
Barnesville-July 90
Pupils examinations first Saturday in April and
in May.
Tests for professional certificate will be given at
any time, when called for by number desiring
them. Any necessary branch: also primary, viii
be given at any time, upon due notice being given
the clerk.
JAS. DUNCAN, Pres,
r. p HARRIS,
sc MURPHY, Clerk,
g1-ly BOARD of School Examiners.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

THE PRoHIBITIoNIsT POLITICIANS.
Cleveland Leader.
With the exception of one or two
planks the platform adopted by the
Prohibition State convention reads very
much like a declaration of Populist
principles. The first plank of course
declares that the drink traffic must be
destroyed, but the convention voted
down a proposition to incorporate in the
resolution a declaration to the effect
that "the accomplishment of this pur-
pose is our first concern" This was an
honest attempt on the part of delegate
to make prohibition the dominant issue
of the campaign so far as that party is
concerned, but the politicians who con-
trolled the convention would have none
of it. The whole platform is composed
of vote catchers of the Populist order, as
foreign to the question of prohibition as
anything possibly could be. As a party
the Prohibitionists are hardly worthy of
serious attention, but it it is difficult to
refrain from pointing out the fact that
men who are ostensibly endeavoring
simply to destroy the liquor traffic refuse
to make that their first concern, and
drag into their platform score or more
of issues over which the old parties have
been fighting for years. If there were
fewer politicians in the Prohibition
party and more genuine reformers who
were willing to lend their support to any
movement which would minimize the
evil effects of traffic which can not be
destroyed, its utterances would have
more influence with the people who
want to make the world better.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

HOLY MOSES! Some Democratic pa
pers are objecting to the Republican
State platform because it says nothing
in reference to the annexation of Hawaii.
Now what has Hawaii got to do with the
administration of State affairs. The
Democracy is very hard pressed when
that is the only fault to be found with
the Republican platform.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

LAST fall l was taken with kind of
summer complaint, accompanied with
wonderful diarrh9a. Soon after my
wife's sister, who lives with us, was
taken in the same way. We used almost
everything without benefit. Then I said,
let US try Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
ane Diarrhea Remedy, which we did,
and that cured us right away. think
much of it, as it did for me what it was
recommended to do.-John Hertzler,
Bethel, Berks Co., Pa. Twenty-Five and
50-cent bottles for sale by Patterson &
Sons, Druggists. 7-64t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
A Million Friends.

A friend in need is a friend indeed,
and not less than one million people have
found just such friend in DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds.-If you have never used this
Great Cough Medicine, one trial will
convince you that it has wonderful cur
ative powers in all diseases of Throat,
Chest and Lungs. Each bottle is guar
anteed to do all that is claimed or money
will be refunded. Trial bottles free at
Patterson's Drug Store. Large bottles
SOC. and $1.00.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Adopted April %, 1898.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
OFF. .CE IF fHE SECRETAl4I OF STATE.
/, SlGIu FL VI. TAYLOR. Secretary of State of the
State OF Oo 'lo hereby certify that Tie foregoing
is AN eXempfed copy, carefully compared by me
with the original rolls on file i'll this Office
and in my official cutody Secretary of State as
required by the laws of the State of ohio, Of a
joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly
of the State OF Ohio, the I'D day of April, A. D.
1893.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have here
unto subscribed my name, and affixed
[sEAL.l my official seal, at Columbus the 9th
day OF April, A. ID. 1893.
SAMUEL NJ. TAYLOR
546m Secretary Of State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

GONE of my customers came in TO- day
and asked me for the best cough medi-
cine had," says Lew Young, promi-
nent druggist of Newman Grove, Neb.
"Of course l showed him Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. and he did not ask to
see any other. 1 have never yet sold
medicine that would loosen and relieve
severe cold so quickly as that Remedy
does. 1 have sold four dozen of it
within the last sixty days and do not
know of single case where it failed to
give the most perfect satisfaction"
Fifty-cent bottles sor sale by Patterson
& Sons, Druggists. 7-64t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

INDIA last week suspended the free
coinage of silver, and in consequence
the silver market took tumble until
the bullion value of our dollar was about
So cents. For long time India has
been heavy purchaser Of silver and to
suddenly cease her purchases would of
necessity have depreciating effect on
the market. Of all nations Mexico
alone clings to free coinage. The action
of India may have had some effect in
inducing the President to alter his plans
and call Congress together in August
instead of September, as has been con-
templated.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

IT was fight between Cleveland's
peculiar pertinacity in clinging to pre-
conceived notions begot of narrow
experience and limited brains, and the
common sense of the whole country;
and for once common sense won, whether
the Fifty-third Congress does anything
nr NOT
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

ALTHOUGH it is generally agreed that
the Sherman law should be repealed, yet
the man who expects its repeal to i'm
mediately solve the financial muddle is
destined to disappointment. There are
other problems to be worked out before
this country will recover from financial
distress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
RELEASED AFTER % YEARS

Perhaps no more pathetic tale of inno.
cent incarceration has come to light thau
that which occurred in Greensboro, N. G.
on Aug. 30, 1890; John Phillips, re-
spected citizen of that town, says: "For
80 years suffered from dyspepsia; could
not enjoy one mouthful of food; my liver
and kidneys refused to act, and my Who:e
system was completely -deranged; tried
everytlfing Without benefit. DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root cured me-" At tdruggists.3
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
A REBEL YELL.

Louisville Cour er Journal Dem)
The Pension Bureau, under Repub-
lican domination, has been a perpetual
scene of abuse, very sink hole of
wastefulness and reservoir of scandal,
dishonoring the name of America and
discrediting that of soldier. Mean
while the South, which has to fork over
its share of the plunder and gets none
of the profit, has looked on silent and
aghast. Already it has paid in this
way to the North ten times the tribute
exacted by Germany of France. Every
day our industries are being depleted
and our energies sapped by this wanton
outlay of money lavished upon tens of
thousands of men who never saw a
battle nor smelt anything of camp life
except the coffee kettle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

MY little boy was very bad off for
two months with diarrhea. We used
various medicines, also called in two
doctors, but nothing done him any good
until we used Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhea Remedy, which gave
him immediate relief and soon cured
him. l consider it the best medicine
made and can conscientiously recon-
mend it to all who need a diarrhpa or
collie medicine.-J. E. Hare, Trenton,
Texas. Twenty-Five and 5O-cent bottles
for sale by Patterson & Sons, Druggists,
st. Clairsville. 7.6-4t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

A SOFT, fair skin is the result of pure
blood and a healthy liver, to secure
which, Ayers Sarsaparilla is the Superior
Medicine. Ladies who rely upon cos
metics to beautify their compilations,
should make note of this, bearing in
mind that they can't improve upon
nature.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

REV. 81. H. FAIRALL, d. D., editor of
the Iowa Methodist, says editorially:
"We have tested the merits of Ely'y
Cream Balm, and believe that, by a
thorough course of treatment, it will
cure almost every case of catarrh
Ministers, as class are afflicted with
throat and lung troubles, and catarrh
seems more prevalent than ever. We
cannot recommend Ely's Cream Balm
too highly"
L used Ely's Cream Balm for dry
catarrh. 1t proved a cure.-B. F. NJ
Weeks, Denver.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
ALL Kinds

We are headquarters for Mems Fine
and Heavy Shoes.
Stacy, Adams & Co.
II. E. Smith & Co.
w. L. Douglass.
Nox En- All,
And the Granger lines. Also, Brew
ester's Solid Handmade Plough Shoes.
Tell us the shape and width you want
and we win show you the goods.
4-27-tf F, TROLL q Sons
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and
have never handled remedies that sell
as well, or that have given such universal
satisfaction. We do not hesitate TO
guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not fol-
low their use. These remedies have won
their great popularity purely on their
merits. Sold by Patterson & Sons,
Druggists. /
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

THE Democracy is still cropping about
the woods hunting for man to run
against Mckinley, but still meeting with
i'll success. Four months of Demo
cratic administration makes even the
the Democrats quake, and it would be
hard enough to find man if it was not
Mckinley he had to run against. With
both factors entering into the case the
task is all the more difficult.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

For cut, bruise, burn or scald, there
is nothing equal to Chamberloin's Pain
Balm. 1t heals the parts more quickly
than any other application, and unless
the injury is very severe, no scar is left.
For sale by Patterson & Sons, Druggists,
st. Clairsyille. 7-64t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
qUCKLEN'S ARNICA sAI.vE

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. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per
box. For sale by Patterson & Sons. "
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

EX-PREsIDENT HARRISON. says that
too much of the complained stringency
Is loaded on the Sherman law, and that
Democrats were entirely responsible for
the law that Mr.. Cleveland is trying so
hard to repeal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

In old times it seemed to be thought
that medicine must be nauseating to
be effective. Now, all this is changed.
Ayers Sarsaparilla, one of the most
powerful alternatives, is agreeable to
most palates, the flavor being by no
means medicinal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

DURING the storm last Friday light
ming struck the residence of Michael
Lang. Going down the chimney it en-
tered bureau and burned the flowers
off hat and injured dress OF Mrs.
Lang. Then it passed on out and did no
further damage.-Woodsf Spirit.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

A NUMBER of distinguished New
Workers have invited Senator John B
Gordon, one of Lees right hand gener-
ais, to deliver lecture on the closing
days of the confederacy, giving a per-
sonal estimate of Lee and Grant.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

THE following teachers were elected in
Smith township for the coming year: ia
cobsburg, H. Wilkinson; Oakland, w. II.
McMaster; Centeryille, E. E. Jackson
and Dacy Moberly; Victory, James Dy-
sart; Cool Hill, Lundy Lucas; Mt. Har-
mOny, s. Stonebraker; Bethel, J. o. Por-
terield: Fairpoint,: Jennie Rush; War
mock, Miles Hart and Jennie Piper;
Buckeye, Eta Moore.