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Things Warth Knoxinu

[ know-that my Redeemer liveth.-
Job. xix: %.
I KNOWN whom 1 have believed,
and am persuaded that He is able to
keep that which have committed unto
Him against that day. q Tim. i: IL.
Ye know-that he was manifested to
take away our sins. / Johii iii IS.
We know-that all things work to-
gether for good to them that love God.
rom. viii : 28
We know-that if our earthly house
Of this tabernacle were dissolved, we
have building of God, house. not
made with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems. q Cor. v:1.) t
We know-that when he shall appear
we shall be like Him; for we shall see
him as He is. Il John iii: g.
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.1Some calm, seauestered spot,
The worgetting, by the world forgot

misunderstanding is great "institu-
tiOn." 1t oils the wheels of care, sup
plies the place of sunshine. A man who
sings has good heart under his shirt
front. Such a man not only works more
willingly, but he works more constantly.
A singing cObbler will earn as much
money again as one who gives way to
low spirits and Indigestion. Avaricious
men never sing. The man who attacks
singing throws stone at the head of
hilarity, and would, if he could, rob
June of its roses and August of its mead
ow larks. Singing promotes health,
strengthens the voice, the organs of the
throat and lungs, and prevents or cures
consumption. Singing is ali excellent
agent for promoting mental hygiene
[ Heral of Health.
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NOT. ..ATeHOME.

An elderly man, shabbily attired. was. seen
walking through one of the fashionable streets
in a iargeeity one cold December morning. sup
ported by a large STAFF which he grasped firmly
in one hand, while from his other swung q bum
die wrapped in a coarse cotton handkerchief
His coat was of course grey, and had evidently
seen hard service, though still perfectly whole
and neat The traveller walked slowly iong 5as
have said. examining carefully. as he passed
the names on the deorsRiates. He finally 4paus-
ed before q dwelling Of a Snowy exterior, Which
five credit the testimony of the plate upon the
door, was occupied Dy Alexander Beaumont
Alexander Beaumont! yes that's the house, ~
murmured the traveller to himself as he ascend
ed the stairs and rang the door bell
bis summons was answered by servant who
after moments scrutiny. which apparently
was not of a very favorable character, said
roughly s 50 49,, s7s.fi- Z. s.-
"well sir. what do you wanta'' :. s'-s's,s'-.
sis Mr.. .Beaumontsthonee' said the old man
without needing the Intentional rudeness. -
mo sir, he is not.nssza a1ss q 2, isis'a 80
sThen perhaps can see his wife ?'s9 = : I,
"I think 1t very doubtful. but / win see, land
the servant withdrew without inviting. the old
may to enter, though the day was cold, and his
clothing seemed hardly sufficient to protect him
from its inclemency.
o1Ib 0edulUOut WIS IecU0lnRsOn q fduteuil- N
a room handsomely furnished. The last new
magazine was in her hand, and her eyes were
lstlessly glancing over Its pages She was in
terrupted In her reading by the entrance of the
servant.
well, what now, Bettye" she inquired.
There is man down stairs wants to see you
Ua,am1f -ss - 9 saesss1sa > ~ = -
Mani gentleman, you mean. - sst51
No, ma am, said Betty, stoutly, for she well
understood what made gentleman in the con-
ventional sense Of the term: ait isn't a gentle
man at all, for he's got on an old grey coat and
he doesn't wear any gloyes.rsFHra- ,ss.s -a.ss'
What can he want of me- =.
II don't know, sure; he Inquired after Mr..
"You didn't bring him in the parlor, did your;
The girl shook her head.
.You did right, and you'd better ten him I'm
not at home"
Mrs. Beaumont is not at hon1e.'' said Betty.
reappearing at the door. "a, a..
az suppose that means she is engaged said
the old man; "but believe sue, Will see me
when she learns who am. Tell her that am
her husbands uncle, and my name is Henry
Beaumont <@
s'That old rag-tag masters unclep' said Betty,
wouderingly, as she reascended the stairs. =. =
GOOD heavensp p said her mistress, ifitisn,t
that old vagrant that strolled of years ago no.
body knows where. did hope he never would
come back again. And now I suppose he is as
poor as a rat and wants help. Well, he won't
get 1t Ill can help it; but suppose must see
him."
The lady ydescended, fully psspsfed TO give tfie
visitor frigid reception.
"rm not mistaken" said the old man, with
feeling, tits my nephew Alexander's wife,"
"You are right sir. am the wife of Mr..
Alexander Beaumont; and suppose from your
language you sre-
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The Seven Ancient Wonders.

These were. / The brass Colossus at
Rhodes, l2l feet high, built by Ceres. A.
d. 228, occupying twenty years in max
ing. 1t stood across the harbOr at Rhodes
80 ye ars, and was then thrown down by
AN earthquake. 1t was bought by a Jew
from the Saracens, who loaded 900camels
with brass.
2. The pyramids of Egypt. The lar
gest one engaged $50, 900 wOrkmen, was
so years in building, and has now stood
at least 5000 years.
8. The aqueducts of Rome, invented
by Appius Claudius, the Censor.
4. Labyrinth of Psalmetichus on the
banks of the Nile, containing within
one inclOsure 900 houses and II royal
palaces, all covered with marble and
having only one entrance. The build
ing was said to contain 5000 chambers
and hall built of marble adorned with
statutes of the gods.
5. The Pharos of Alexandria. a tower
of Ptolemy Philadelphus, in the year
172 before Christ. 1t was erected as a
lighthouse, and contained magnificent
galleries of marble, a large lantern at the
top, the light of which was seen nearly
"a hundred miles off. Mirrors of an
enormous size wer fixed around the
galleries, rejecting every thing in the
sea- A common tower is now erected in
the same place. p-
6. The walls of Babylon, built by Or
der of Semiranis or Nebuchadnezzar,
and finished in one year by 200, 900 men.
They were of immense thickness.
Z. The Temple of Diana, at Ephesus,
completed in the reign of Servius, the
sixth king of Rome. 1t was 45O feet
long, 200 broad, and was supported by
123 marble pillars. - >
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Ifit were not for valuable records of
experiments and facts, the world could
not have attained anything like the
degree of perfection in the siences and
arts which it now has. One fact estab-
lished by experiment is worth dozen
-conjectures. Alltie sciences are valua-
BILE and correct according to the extent
in which they are based on facts and
experiments. The experiments con-
Quoted by Joule, for determining the
mechanical equivalent 0 Of heat, have
been of immense value to the world at
large, and of especial value to the prac
tical engineer. To the former they form
the basis of a new science in regard to
heat, electricity, light, ETC.; to the latter
they, among other things, point out
how much the duty of a pound of fuel
consumed in an engine is or should be-
The experiments of DR.. Franklin with
his kite, and of Volta with the frogs
legs, were not much in themselves, but
in the facts which they established they
were all important. Without them we
would no donbt be without the benefits
of the telegraph and sther electrical
machinery. The Introduction of the
blast in Stevenson's locomotive was an
experiment which resulted i'm his victory
at the famous contest between locomO-
tives on the Liverpool and Manchester
Railway. 1t is extremely doubtful that
we should enjoy our present railway
facilities if it were not for this expert
ment. These are examples esofexperiments
which have been a benefit to the world
generally. 1t can not be expected that
every one will conduct experiments
leading to such important results; but
there are many instances of small eX-
periments in mans particular line of
business leading to pecuniary benefit To-
himself, besides establishing facts for the
world. Among the most prominent,
ones of this class are those. connected
with the manufacture eofsewingmachines
firearms, rubber goods, printing presses,
etc. The value ofall inventions is de-
by experiment, OF by what is
the same thing, their degree of success
in practical operations. There are many
good inventions which are of no pecuni-
ary benefit to the inventor, simply be-
cause he lacks the energy to experiment
with his invention, and thereby obtain
facts which will enable the capitalist to
Judge of its value, and induce him to aid
the inventor. ~ -,'
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Shed and Shelter.

Warm, comfortable quarters for stock
will save food. They require more 10
resist the cold storms. Is not this evil
dent to every one? Why, then, is so
much stock exposed to the pitiless storms?
1t is always at the expense of the owner,
either in the life of the animal, or in the
extra food to sustain them. And Low
merciless to see tie shivering stock,
with nothing but fence-corners to protect
them, when the rain and sleet is pouring
down. We shiver to contemplate it,
And yet, not half our stock is protected
By all means, kind man! build barns,
stables, sheds, or something to keep your
suffering stock warm. Now is good
time. A merciful man is merciful TO his
beast.
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aav.ntsre OF Learnfnx : Trade.

The adviceso of Benjamin Il franklin, to
give every child o trade by which he
can earn a living; IF necessary, comes
of an experience older than his. In
some countries this has been the law;
in others common custom. st. Paul,
though educated in the law at the feet
of Gamaliel, also acquired the imper-
tant Oriental handicraft ofa tent-maker,
by which he was able to earn his living
while prosecuting his mission. 1t is a
good and wise thing to do. You may be
able to send your children fortunes; but
.riches take to themselves wings" You
may give them finished educations. and
they may be gifted with extraordinary
genius; but they may be placed in situa-
tions where no education and no talent
may be so available as some humble hon
est trade; by which they can get their
living and be useful to others. .tZE
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Seeds.

Many farmers hesitate to put weeds
in the manure heap, because the seeds
grow and become troublesome, but if
fermentation is encouraged, as it should
be, vitality is destroyed.
Seeds of weeds that have undergone
any fermentation will never germinate.
Some ON the outside of heap may not
get exposed to the fermentation in the
interior, and such of course may grow;
but this only shows that the heap should
be turned over OccasiOnly TO destroy
them; and as this turning over isa benefit
to the manure any how, it may be an
argument in favor If the use of weeds,
that they will compel one to do what
should be dohein any event. Forney's
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ELECTRIC GAS SIGNAL.--A Berlin
mechanic has invented an ingenious ap-
paratus for giving an alarm in case of
the presence of carbonic oxide or coal
gas in room. 1t consists of a galyanic
battery with bell and glass tube filed
with liquid chloride of palladium. This
pressure of carbonic oxide gas. A small
quantity of the gas will at once throw
down some of the metal from the bot
tom of the tube at once establishing q
connection in the current of electricity,
and the violent ringing of q bell will
warn the sleeper of his danger. a2-.'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-01-28

The manufacture of textile fabrics has
acquired an extraordinary developement
in Europe, and the following gives the
exact annual production of each country:
England, $500, ,0OO, 900; France, 5000, ,000,- :
600; Austria, S2lO, 900; Russia, $685.
900 900; Prussia, $l61 ,OO0. 900; Italy, S74,-
900 ,OOO;. Belgium, Ss1, 600, 900; Switzer-
land, $54, 100000 and Spain, $29. .O0O, 900.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland
and Portugal produce conformity about
the annual value of$2, 400, 900, 600. France
produces the annual value OfS130, ,000, goo
in silk and exports 500, 900, 600, while
England only manufactures for the value
of S65, ,00O, 900 and exports but $1,000, 600
in gold.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-01-28

A WELL-SpENT LIFE.-Ah, how
sweet it is, when manhood's summer
day is merging into the glorious evening
of old age, to look from the shadows OF
the dark valley, which will soon be dis
PEELED by the sun of morning in more
glorious world, and contemplate spent
life where no intentional mis-steps can
be recalled and where we can remem-
ber. no time. when We have stood be-
tween the sun and those we love! Then
will the rough and uneven places in our
pathway look less uninyiting in the
twilight of life, and the bright, sunny
spots will sparkle as SO many diamonds
in the crown awaiting US. Happy, in
deed, are those whose intercourse with
the world has not changed the course OF
their holier' feelings, or broken those
musical chords of the heart, whose vibra-
tions are SO melodious, so tender, and so
touching in the evening of age.
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Medicinal Properties of Celery.

have known mapy men, and women
too, who, from various causes, had be-
come so much affected with nervousness
that when they stretched out their hands
they shook like aspenleaves ON windy
days-and by daily moderate use of
the blanched foot-stalks of celery leaves
as salad, become as strong and steady
in limbs as other people. | have known
others SO very nervous that the least an
noyahce put them in a state of agitation,
and they were almost in constant per-
plexity and fear, who were also effect
ually cured by daily moderate use of
blanched celery as salad at meal times.
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TY.-Tranquillity is, the
wish Of all; the good, while pursuing the
track Of virtue-the great, while follow
ing the star of glory--and the little,
while creeping in the styes of dssipa-
ton, sigh for tranquility and make it
the great object which they ultimately
hope to attain. How anXiously does
the sailor, on the high aud giddy mast,
when on tempestuous seas, cast his eyes
over the foaming pillows and anticipate
the calm security he hopes to enjoy when
he reaches the wished-for shore! Even
the exalted grow weary of their splendid
slavery, and sicken under increasing
dignities. All, in fact, feel less delight
in the actual enjoyment of the worldly
pursuits, however great and honorable
they may be, than in the idea of their
being able to relinquish them aud retire
to
''Some calm, seauestered spot
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CEMENT FOR LEATHER.-Of many
substances lately brought very conspic-
uously to notice for fastening pieces o.
leather together, and in mending har-
ness, jointing machinery -belting, and
making shoes, one Of the best is made
by mixing ten parts of suiphide OF car
bon with one of oil of turpentine, and
then adding enough guttapercha to make
a tough, thickly flowing liquid. One
essential prerequisite toa thorough union
of the parts consists in freedom of the
surface, to be joined from grease. This
may be accomplish,sd by laying Sd1 a, cloth lot
time. dpoa 'S The al cement ap is Chen applied to
both pieces, the surfaces brought in con-
tact, and pressure applied till the joint is
dry.
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THE Commissionary OF Agriculture
estimates the cotton crop of 1868 at near
Iy 2, 500, 900 bales, and that of corn at
905. .0OO, 900 bushels. At twenty cents for
the former, and fifty for the latter, the
one. yields 500, 100000 and the other
$3.50. .OOO, ,000-that is to say the humble
maize is worth to our people more than
twice as much as the once regal staple
ofthe South.
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ITO haul forty bushels of corn fifty
miles on a wagon, would cost at least
twelve dollars for team, driver and ex-
penses. A railroad would transport it
for four at most. Allowing an average
of forty bushels per acre, or per cent
on 800. As the relative advan age is
about the same for other crops, it is clear
that a railroad passing through town
would add Sll0 per acre to the value OF
the farms. A town ten miles square
contains "a, 900 acres. An increase o.
500 per acre is equal to Sc, ,4O0. 900. or
enough to build 200 miles ofsrairoad.
even if it cost S32, 900 per mile. But 200
miles of road would extend through
twenty towns ten miles square, and cost
but ten dollars per acre, if taxed upon
the land. These figures are given merely
as an illustration. If the farmers had
taxed themselves to build all the rail-
roads in this country, and given them
away to any, companies that would stock
and run them, the present increased val
ue of their lands would have well repaid
all the outlaw
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A WORTHY Quaker thus wrote: "I
expect to pass through this world but
once. If, therefore, there be any kind
ness | can do to any fellow human be.
ing, let me do it now. Let me not defer
or neglect 1t, for l will not pass this way
again" - : =
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EVERY part feeds part. Hence put
the droppings of grain-fed animals Oh
corn and wheat fields. of hay fed animals
on gr ass lots, and the droppings of forests
on orchards. ..-I
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NINETY in a hundred of the pear trees
set out for the last ten years have pro-
duced nothing; pears are dearer now
than they were five years ago
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THAT careful observer, John johnson,
says: "Only by mixed husbandry. and
with particular attention TO sheep and
cattle, can grain be made profitable"
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BETTER sell stock now than be caught
in early March with empty mows and u
barn-yard full of hungry cattle.
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THE wood-wor of farm tools should
be'kept well painted.
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AN orchard in Massachusetts, used as II
hog pasture for twenty-years, has never,
during that time, failed to produce II fine
crop of fruit.
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,'. AUDITORS OFFICE, Belmont County, o.,
'-aH--f771-- ST. GAINESVILLE, Jan. y, 1869. -
The foregoing Exhibit of the Receipts and Expenditures
If Belmont County from Sept lst 1857 September 1st
1865 is correct taken from the Records of this Office
r.-1.s, r. NJ. CLARK, Auditor.
Jsnuary Il, 1S6S-Sw.. Z, fr.-.---.
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BLACKS .IIHING,
To the Public.

The undersigned announces that he has pur-
chased the entire interest and good will of
Messrs. Campbell & Downing. in their line of
Wheeling leaving Morrstown in the morning
and Wheeling in the afternoon. He will now
be prepared to- accommodate all travellers with
Omnibusses, unrier the charge of
careful and sober employees. Fair Fifty cents
between Morristown and st. Clairsville and
Wheeling and st. .Clairsville--way passengers
In proportion.
Mr.. Isaac III. Patterson will act as his, and the
Express Agent, in st. Clairsville All orders
and packages left with him Will be promptly
and carefully attended to
JOSEPH b. BUTLER.
November l2-tf .II. .I. llt
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MICHIGAN wool growers are going into
long wooled sheep. They seem to prefer
the cross between the Cotswold and Lei
cester.
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CALIFORNIA now produces raisins of
superior quality and fine flavor.
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ARTIFICIAL MINERALS.-Then number
of minerals made artifieially is daily on
the increase, and we shall probably be
able at some time to prepare a ma
jority of the stones found on the face of
the earth. We have shown the practical
bearing of this research in the manufae-
ture of Idpiz Ldzuli. Recently Clanet has
succeeded in making chrome of iron and
chloride of chromium, so that the metals
iron and chromium are in the same
proportions as in the native ore, then
adding u slight excess of ammonia. and
fusing the pfecipitate with carbonate of
ammonia in pfantinum crucibie.- The.
product possesses all of the physical and
chemical properties of the native stone;i
its specific gravity, insolubility in strong
boiling acids, its color and metallic iustre
bear the closest RESEMBLANCE to chrome
iron ore. BY taking two Equivalents of
oxide of iron and one equivalent of
chloride of chromium, and fusing with
borax, beautiful octahedral crystals are
obtained. - - =. - - - - =, -.
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Balance in Treasury September lst 1s67 S5,I4S,70
snnnnt CcIecfeti on Duplicate ....... l9i, i,o57, ,iS
School F,nd received from State.-....-. 2Oo45,o0
See ID Interest Fund d from 6lJSI
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q he asnrkshnp aud aaanu5sftorg
weeden Car wheels.


. The Hudson River Railroad Company
has recently placed twelve of the Mansell
wooden car wheels on their drawing
room cars. These wheels cost treble the
price of the ordinary cast iron wheels,
but this is regarded as of little eonse-
uuence compared with the advantages
gained by their use. They ride smooth
ly, making conversation, reading,. and
even wri, Eot only possible, but an
easy task a.! re cars. They are made
of thorough y seasoned elm or teak,
with steel tire are very durable, only
one accident n wing ever occurred to
one of them, and that through the care
lessness of a workman; and Will wear.
by reason of their elasticity and dura
bility, over four hundred thousand miles
of railway, while the average use OF or
dinary iron wheels is but fifty thousand
miles, after which 1t is necessary to break
it up.
It is also asserted that. this wheel is so
constructed that il is Impossible for the
tire to becoane dispdAced, and that the
wear to the track Is mach less than by
the cast wheel, which of itself would
make an important saving.
The Mansell wheel is used on the Me-
tropolitan Underground Railway in
London, and there, where the stoppages
and starting of the trains are very sudden
and consequently extremely trying, no
accident has yet occurred with them.
If this wheel proves to have all the
merits claimed for it, it will, We hear.
be generally adopted on the Hudson
River Road. The Increased first cost Of
these wheels over the iron wheels should
not prevent the railroad corporations
from adopting them, if it is proved by
trial that with them human life is made
more safe, Their greater durability and
the saving of wear and tear of track will,
it is believed, render these wheels in the
end much the eheapest.-CN. Y. Post.