Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-05-27
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ashamed OF it''
(FThe woman who never interfered
with her husbands affairs. arrived in town
the other day. She is unmarried.
GA paper giving an account Of Tou-
louise. in France, says: alt is a large town,
containing $4,000 inhabitants built entirely
of brick''
TRUTH.-Teach child that there is harm
in everything, however innocent, & as soon
as be discovers the cheat he will see no
sin in anything. That'sthe reason deacon's
children seldom turn out well, and preach
er's daughters are married through win
dow.
erin one of our city schools, no: long
ago, member of the committee asked the
members Of class which was under exam-
ination, "What is the cause OF the saltness
of the ocean!" Soon one little girl raised
her head, flushed with the discovery which
had flashed upon her mind. 'Yuu may tell"
said the committeeman. "Salt fish, sir"
said the pupil.
OJAn Irish gentleman had occasion to-
visit the South, some months since. When
he returned, he remarked to friend that
the Southern people were very extfava.
CANT. Upon being asked why so, he remark
ed that where he staid they had a canGle-
stick worth eleven hundred dollars! "Why,
how in the world CO uld it have cost that
much!'' inquired the friend. "Och, it was
nuthin' more'n big Niger JeiLOp beldin' q
torch for US TO a te by."
FMaster-"What is the chief differ
ence between birds and renl" Boy
"Don't know, SIR" Tutor-"Has not bird
wings, and man has nonew BoyTYes,
sir, but men used to have wings" Tutor
Jumps out of his seat at this astounding re.
ply, and tails on the boy to explain. Boy
81 saw it in the History of England. 1t says
that James IT, took fight into France. He
couldn't have taken flight if he hadn't had
wings"
@President Harrison taught for several
years in an humble Sabbath school on the
banks cf the Ohio. The Sabbath before he
left home for Washington, te assume the
duties of Chief Magistrate cfths nation, hs
met his Bible class as usual, And his last
counsel on the subject to his gardener at
Washington. it may be hoped, will never
be forgotten by the nation. When advised
to keep dog to protect his fruit, he re-
piled. "Rather get Sunday school teacher
to take care of the boys"
0TA fashionable doctor lately informed
his friends, in large company, that he had
been passing eight davs in the country
"Yes," said one of the party, sit has been
announced in one of the journals" "Ah,"
said the doctor, stretching his neck, very
important, spray, in what terms!' "ln
what terms! Why, as we'll as | can re-
member, it is nearly in the following:-
"There was last week seventy-seven inter-
ments less than the week before"
MORE ABOUT THE GARrER.-A lady in
Milwaukee, Wis, discusses the garter ques4
ton, and insists that they should be placed
below the knee. The lady says:
sYou loM take notice that above the knee
there is no hollow or depression in which a
garter could be retained, no projection on
wh' ch it could make hold"
Will IRE take notice? Couldn't think of
it. We don't know anything about garters.
Don't want to May oe worn about the
waist for all we know. "Take notice!" in-
deed.-BEaLO Republic.
OFMr. Elder, in giving a personal dee
scriptiOn OF DIR. Kane, says:
"His eyes were dark grey, with wild
bird light in them when his intellect and
feelings were in genial flow; when they
were in the torrents of enraptured actiorS
the light beamed from them like the fash
ing scimetars. and in impassionate move
ment they glared frightfully. All these
phases might be displayed within the self
same hour that he had laid his head upon
his sisters knee, and in cooing voice, soft
as the music of feeling could make il, said:
"Pet me, Bessie; love me, darling"
RIGHT OF WOMAN To VoTE-Hers is
what lady says about the right TO vote, IN
a private letter, published in the New York
Evening Post:
"What a lively time we should have "
we disagreed in politics, or party, o. Pr'nci.
pies; but how charming woman would
look nursing baby and re aiding or writing
political articles. think it would be quite
awful TO have a woman kept from going to
vote by such cause as detained Curtis
from delivering his lecture in Philadelphis,
a new baby, we believed when Beeches
supplied his place and gave the reason so
frankly. Yes, believe in tho legal chances
to protect unhappily married women, and
all that, but voting! If my husband ever
advocates my voting, shall be sure he
wants to kill me off. AS if | didn't have
enough to do and think abb ut without post
ing myself up in the affairs of the natIon'
for whose management men were specially
created! If not, wonder what is the use
OF them"
sBUrrog- HOLES ON BOTH sIpEs.'-A gen.
tleman in Charlestown, who entertained 3
good deal of company at dinner, had
black as an attendent, who was a native OF
Africa, and never could be taught to hand
things invariably TO the left hand Of the
guests at table. At length his master
thought of an infallible expedient TO direct
him, and us the coats were then worn Ia
Charlestown single-br, a sted, in the Quaker
fashion, he told him always 20 hand the
plate on the bu;ton-h hole side. Unfortunate
l., h,u,,,or fer tho nnnr fellow. ON the cav