Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-01-26
The Rum Demon,

1t cannot fail TO arrest the attention
OF the most Indifferent to what fear
ful extent the rum demon is responible
1Or the numerous frightful murders
that haye-occurred within the last few
months. In more than tWo-thirtls of
the cases we are able to trace directly
its baleful influence. The last record
ed Is that of the woman Moran in Jer-
sey City, who fatally stabbed her hus-
band about noon yesterday. Infuria-
ted by the fumes of the liquor in his
brain, he assaulted his wife with great
violence, striking her a terrible blow
and knocking her almost senseleSs to
the floor. As soon as she arose, he
again attacked her, and, so savagely,
that IN fear for her own life, she seized
a large carving knife, and cut her hus-
band across the abdomen, opening a
a CHASTITY wound, from which the inteS-
tines protruded. The dying man re-
queSted that his wife should not be ar
rested, and the poor woman besought
that the papers would not abuse her,
declaring that she would 60 mad If her
husband died. y more dreadful situa-
ton than this can scarcely be imagined
and rum, too, at the bottom Of the
whole of it. Sumptuary laws, all re-
straintS upon mems base thirst for aIco-
lhoic drink, excise statues, and the like
may meet with derision, but no man in
Ills senses can deny that such instances
as the above are enough tojustify some
effort to stay the ravages of the liquor
hend, RUM Commercial AdgeYtiseF.
A st. Louis lover called his girl a
"sweet fawn," and the next day the
simple-minded lass discovered in one OF
her old school books that faun was the
name, given to the Roman deities
which were guardians OF the woods;
that their form was mostly like the hui
man body, but they had short goats
tail and large horns. The next inter-
view between the couple was short and
stormy.
Two husbands and two wives elOped
from New Haven, Conn.,, each husband
taking another mans wife and each
wife another wOman's husband. The
two women left together saying they
were going to Cleveland, and the next
day the two men left in company, say
ing they were going to Indianapolis
All four met in New York and illustra-
ted the fitness of things by all leaving
together for Chicago.
Horace GreeIey's little boy who at
tends an up town school, will tell the
truth any way you can fix him. The
other day the teacher spelled out the
word "g-r-a-c-e," and asked the young
man to pronounce it. He gave it up.
when, the teacher, to refresh his memo
ry, asked him: "What did your father
say this morning before eating break
fast?" The boy thought minute and.
finally said: 'Pa said, 'd-n these eggs,
there rotten. III Er.
A colored lad flanked Lafayette,
Indians. saving, bank neatly. He pre-
Sented his check for seventy-five cents,
saying that was all he needed. The
cashier refused the check for less than
two dollars, and the black boy drew one
for that amount, but Immediately de-
posted the one dollar and twenty-five
cents.
A Clergyman was preparing his dis
course on Sunday, stopping occasionally
ITO review what he had written and to
erase what he was disposed to disap-
prove, when he was accosted by his lit
tie son, who had numbered but five
summers. "Father, does God tell YOU
what to preach?" Certainly, my child
eThen what makes you scratch it out"
A gentleman travelling on steamer,
one day at dinner was making away
with large pudding close by, when he
was told by servant that it was desert
''It matters not to me-" said he, "I'd
eat it if it was wilderness.
There is a very general notion that if
you once suffer woman to eat of the
tree of knowledge the rest of the fam
lily will be reduced to the same aerial
diet.
An opponent of WOnaans rights saws
it is convenient to have women for
postmistresses; they can not only tell
you if there is letter for you without
looking, but can also tell what is in it.
A Maiden lady, alluding to her
youthful accomplishment, said that at
six months of age she went alone. A
malicious individual present remarked,
eyes, and you have been going alone
eyer since"
a Man in Syracuse ate, upon wager,
one quart of oysters, two dozen eggs,
and one mince pie, and drank one quart
of ale. His favorite hymn was not
sung next day at his funeral, because
he forgot to mention it.
A person who was sent to prison for
marrying two women, excused himself
by saying that when he hadz.one wife
she fought him, but when he had two
they fought each other.