Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-09

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have no part in such jobs, to be on the
lookout for their own interests.
- 'i'''' - - g. FARMER.
..,.5, DOES 1T PAY. l
In this fast age, nothing receives at
tention unless it ''pays."i ssDoes it
pay ?" is asked on every hand and by
everybody. Does it pay to take a
newspaper? Some say it does, Others
prefer investing two dollars in sheep
or pig, and let their minds take care, of
themselves. Not long since an old
chap of our acquaintance who is quite
wealthy, but too "poor" to take a
paper of any kind, sold about five hun
dred dollars worth of stock. Shortly
after selling, he found that he had
taken fully one hundred dollars less
than the market price, and all because
he didn't know what stock was bring-
ing. He asked his neighbor, who had
sold at the top figures, how he found
out the price. "Why,"' said his neigh
Dor, 81 take a couple of newspapers,
and from them 1 learn, the prices. 1
get the markets as soon as the buyers
do, and know just what to ask for my
stock" "Well," replied the old chap,
I've lost one hundred dollars trying to
save two." He now takes two papers
and wouldn't do without them. He
says it pays. -
Does it pay to take illustrated papers !?
A great many think the space occupied
by picture is wasted. We think diff
ferently. Take for instance Nast's Car
toon, the ''chinese question:" it occu-
pies but single page of Harper's
Weekly, yet contains more than could
be printed on five pages. 1t expresses
much that cannot be expressed by
words; it presents that much vexed
question in all its bearings; it shows
who oppose it and their motives in so
doing, in such life like manner that
we can't help but see it just as the artist
saw it. aa .1 i5n
We look upon Harper's or any other
well illustrated paper as being the
most profitable literature that can be
placed in the hands of the young. Even
those who cannot comprehend what is
written, can easily and profitably read
the pictures. 1t is very necessary that
great care be taken in selecting papers
ofthis kind, for there are several illus
trated periodicals published in this
country that are unfit to be looked upon
by the virtuous and good. :
There are several classes ofillustrated
journals, some furnishing miscellane-
GUS illustrations, Others, such as the
Mechanic and Builder, and Technolog-
ist, only give illustrations ofMachinery
and the different processes of manufac-
turing the same, and things connected
with science and art These instrue-
tions are worth far more to the me-
|chanic or amateur than ten times the
space taken up with written de-
scriptiOn. Parents can do no better
than to put such periodicals into the
hands of their children. 1t might be
the means of developing the talents
and tastes of great many boys who,'
profiting by the lessons learned from
the pictures, may become inventors or
master mechanics, whereas, they
might without this stimulus waste
a valuable life by following profes-
sion unsuited to their taste and talent.
The many illustrated agricultural
journals that are published afford the
best means possible for making the
home and farm attractive to the farm
|er's boys and girls. The "American
Agriculturist" furnishesa great variety
of the finest illustrations. Without at
tempting to spuff'' this excellent paper,
we will say that for style ard finish of
its pictures, illustrating many subjects
treated of in an agricultural paper, the
American Agriculturist" has no su-
perior. Its pictures in point of finish
are equal to Harper's. That is saying
a good deal, but the facts will bear us
out in saying it.
We might mention many other illus
trated papers that are worthy ofpatron-
age, but those mentioned serve to
show the advantages they possess over
periodicals that do not calm the assist
ance of the artist. He can make deeper
and more telling impression with his
pencil than the writer with his pen.
But when the two can be combined,
then we have something worthy of at
and something that is attract
i've, rat dry and slow, requiring long
weary hours of study, but the most
difficult studies, although once irksome
and even repulsive now are made at
tractive by the racy sketches of the
artist. io sae JASPER.
At Oberlin, few evening since, Mr..
Dodge went upon the roof of his house ,
TO fix an caves trough. He has tenants
in his building, and they have evident
" heard of burglars, for one lady, hear
ing scrambling on the roof, ran intoL
ner room, seized a revolver, shut her
eyes and fired twice through the roof. =
The balls passed within twelve feet of
,he supposed burglar. The man was i,
not killed, but it was not for the want d
If effort on the part of the woman. y
The Ohio Legislature has enacted
hat 90 lbs, instead of 62 lbs. shall be q
u shel of clover seed in this State.