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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
The Fan Palm.

The Fan-palm is found in greatest
abundance in the warmer portions OF
South America and the East Indies. 1t
usually grows in groups, and lives to
the age of a century and a half. The
wild tribes of Gauraunes, who live near
the mouths of the OriDoco, derive their
entire sustenance from the tree. They
suspend mats made of the stalks of the
leaves from stem TO stem, and during
the long rainy season, when the Delta
Is overaowed, they reside entirely in
the trees; by means of these mats keep
Ing warm and dry, and living among
their leafy bowers as securely as if they
belonged to the monkey tribe. Their
hanging huts are partially covered with
clay; the fire for cooking is lighted on
the lower story, and the traveller, in
sailing along the river by night, sees
the flames in long rows, looking as if
suspended in the air. The fruit of the
same trees supplies the food of the in
habitants Of the huts, the sap makes a
pleasant drink, the blossoms sometimes
form an agreeable salad, and the pith
of the stem contains at certain seasons
sort Of sage-like meal, with which to
vary their bill of fare From, st. NictO-
las for Deeeaaber. er.-z-.l--
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

Our people ought not encourage ex-
travagance in these times of general
financial depression, yet man exhib-
iting a luxurious and elegant milking
stool of black walnut in front of the
Postoffiee the other day, kept an inter
ested and sympathetic crowd for an
hour. 1t was sort of easy-chair milk
ing stool-a nice seat for the operator, a
swing shelf for the milk pail, and 1,
slotted standard in which to secure the
cows tail, with a sliding rod to shoot
the tail out when the milking is done.
The psil shelf shuts up like jack
knife blade when the pail is removed,
and the operator marches off with the
stool in one arm and the pail of milk in
the other hand, leaving the COW toe
surprised to demonstrate. 1t is too ell.
egant for milking stool, but is just
the thing for smoking chair, the
shelf being admirably adapted to hold
a spi-s cuspidor, and the shooting-rod
to ram home the tobacco, provided one
uses q pipe, or TO knock OFT the ashes II
one smokes Partagas. But black wal
nut is extravagant for milking stool.
-Dd's6,gy Neacs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
FACT AND FANCY,

An Indiana parson lately delivered
a sermon in rhyme. Gee EEr
Shall lunatics be licensed as murder
Iderers? asks Troy paper.
If lady is asked how many rings
she has, she can say with truth that
there's no end to them. iaa-.
Not one-twentieth of the people who
gather about Barnum's talking-ma-
chine are married men.
One young man at Scranton has four
breach-of-promise suits on hand besides
being down with the measles.
A prophetic Philadelphia man has
purchased and set up his own tomb
stone, bearing the inscription, died
April 4, 1879"
Josh Billings says: "What blessed
thing it is that We kant see ourselves
as others see us'-the sight would take
all the starch out of us.n
Greatness stands upon a prccipice,
and if prosperity carry man never so
little beyond his poise, it overbears and
dashes him to pieces.
A new literary magazine is to be es-
tablished in Louisville. 1t will prob
ably die with less pain in that city than
almost anywhere else.
A good-hearted but partially deaf old
lady is much disturbed by the talk
about the Kickapoo Indians. She
doesn't see why anybody should kick a
poor Indian.
The New York Times predicts that
within ten years Chicago will have a
worse fire than two years ago. She is
not careful enough with her fire limits
and lumber piles.
An Iowa newspaper proclaims itself
an "honest newspaper" and in anoth-
er paragraph says. "When a man pro-
IfeSses honesty nowadays, keep your
Eeyes peeled for theft"
An unhappy Wisconsin maiden is
plaintiff in breach of promise case,
and in one of the letters producec on
the trial she declared that 'sshe had
shed tears enough to run grlstmill."
A Western editor met well-educat.
, ed farmer recently, and informed him
that he would like to have something
from his pen. The farmer sent him 6
pig, and charged him So IS for it.
Pretty satisfactory that. Of 240,00(
Registered packages of stamps, stamped
envelopes, &C., sent out during the las
, fiscal year, only four, the value of which
was sixty-nine dollars, were lost.
Il ~ - ! HEFasH
The explosion of kerosene lamp re-
Gently restored to speech married wo
man in Kansas who had been speeches
lseveral months. When will people
learn to be careful ?-[ Rochester Czron
Some promises are more "honored ir
the breach than in the observance y
but the expense and safety of the ac
ton depend great deal on the acute
ness of your lawyer and the temper O
the women. -.sllar % ,5si- t.a-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

"How do you get along?" said wife
to her husband, in the midst fthe pan
ic. ''Oh, I shall weather the storm,
but wish had only few hundreI
dollars more" "Don't you wish you
had married a rich wife?" said she, in
teasing way; then, going to her room
she returned with rather more than
the amount required in United States
bonds. "Why, where in the world did
you get this ?'' said the husband.
"Well, my dear, you went to a cham
payne supper seven years ago, and on
your return, finding navigation around
the room rather difficult, deposited
hats, shoes, gloves, and large roll of
bank bills on the carpet. l put the
money away and waited three weeks
for you to inquire if 1 had seen it, when
finding you were ashamed to do so,
invested it, and here you have it."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

FoRCE-MEAT BALLs.-Take u lbs. OF
lean veal (raw, } scraped, pounded, and
passed through sieve (the parts that
will not go through may be, added to
the white stock;) then skin, chop, and
pound to a paste ib. OF FRESH beef surt;
then add 6 ozs. of panada--that is,
bread soaked in milk and boiled till
nearly dry-pound this with the suet
and add the veal, teaspoonful of salt,
! teaspoonful of pepper, and teaspoon
ful of nutmeg; then add by degrees 4
eggs; when well mixed, take a small
piece in spoon and poach it IN some
boiling water; ifdelicate and firm, it is
fit for use. ~ '.---iii -.''l, = !
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
9uftru
For the Belmont Chronic!e-l
Will Time Heal All:
BY SUE MAITLAND.

Sitting alone In the irelight, u.
.s-esminx strange dreams OF his lie;
Thinking with bitterness steeHns.
In thoughts of his lair young WIFE,
A maiden 30 gentle snd origns'
So mild and loving and true.
That once he thought but 80 win ner
A king might be proud 10 90,
And so in the fervor ef youth,
With charms that none could resist,
He painted q lie for them both,
That would of pleasure consist
She as they wandered 10 Talk
Oflove, while stars were peePing,
BlushiRg and trustfuliy yielded
Her young Lie TO his keeping.
They spoke Of g golden future.
Tinted with Ioseate hue.
When riches should add their lustre,
And add to their pleasure, TOO.
But now as he sits and Ponders,
He tn inks OF IT all, and sighs;
The dream is broken, the real
Flashes up, the phantom dies.
For now he thinks ,f another,
And what his life might have been,
Had abe been the one he had welded,
Hts, the sweet maid he had seen
He feels the chain that enthrslls him,
Grown bitter and stronger each oay;
And the love that came with manhood,
Deep down in his heart must lay.
And summing it up IS he sat by himself.
Alone In the ureil81ts RiOW,
For q humble home with love. he
Would barter all else below,
Aud yet they say that time can heal
All wounds of heart and mind:
That broken hearts will soon forget
To love, and cease to pine.
Think You 'tws,i heal the wounde d heart
or min, who trieo in vain
To crush the love he dare not own,
Though every thought was pain?
And does IL ever cure the pain
That lieth deeply hidden
Within the breast of those that wed,
Without true love had hidden?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
Misfellanfnns.
The Persecution of Jones.

We have 20 other authority for 1t
than Jones himself, and therefore can
not youch for its truthfulness. Jones
told us that he was prosecuted nearly
to death some time ago by sewing
machine agent, who wanted him to
make a purchase. Unable at last tC
endure the persistence OF the man
Jones says ne bought diving-bell
and went out 400 miles from land ano
descended two miles into the ocean tC
spend a few days in peace. He haC
hardly touched bottom when he saw
the sewIng-machine man coming dowr
In the divers armor, carrying with
him a shuttle-feed and sixty strong
testimonials to the merits OF his but
ton-hole attachment. Jones informs
us that he suddenly rose to the surface
and prepared to sail home; but just as
the ships anchor was being hauled
over the side, it fell and upset the
cooks caboose, scattering the live
Goals in the powder magazine. This
caused a terrible explosion, and Mr..
Jones was blown four miles upward
into the air. (This is Jones' statement.
remember.) Just as he began to come
down he met the sewing-machine so
licitor coming upin = balloon, with a
bucketful of samples of the lockstitch,
and model of his patent reversible
hemmer. When Jones fell he was
picked up, and he sailed straight for
home. AS the vessel drew near the
dock Jones perceived the agent stand
ing on the wharf waiting for him with
a "uoiseless button-hole attachment" T"
I'VE thought all button-hofes were
necessarily noiseless; but Jones is re-
sronsi5le.) Thereupon Jones hid HIM
self in the cabin, and instructed the
captain to say to the agent that he,
Jones, bad died of the yellow fever on
the voyage. When the sewing ma
chine man heard this he seized a copy
Of certificate from clergyman's wife.
and then blew out his brains with a
pistol, evidently determined to follow
Jones into the next world, and sell him
q machine at all hazards. We give
this for what It is worth. We only
know that Jones was educated by his
parents to believe that it is wicked to
tell a lie.-[ Mar adler.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
Valuable Real Estate al
9nsmPrivate SaieI"7

There is now offered at Private sale, ina
valuable farm belonging to the estate ni Jacon
Keyser Sr., deceased, situated IN Mestt tnm
from the Wegee Mills, the southern TERMINUS
of the Bsllaire & Wegee Pike; ~ rnhes to- noIl
the Wegee landing on the ONO hiNef, 50, $40 :
distance is pike. Said farm contains oJv acre.
of land. of which about 200 acres are tilet'ii. -
and well adapted to farming ana grazihsS;a So. t'.s
haiance we'll tim hered-all under fence. There
are on the premises good dwellings, i.tst
frame barn, and all necessary ont-nhild! ;
entire or in tracts to suit purchasers. Posses
sion given at any time. Title genuine. Foi
further particulars call on or address
John KEYSER. .BeallSvilie Monroe 20 u
JACOB r.. KEYSER, Bellaire, Bel. Co., u.
~ " - --Ha o. = Executors.
1. NJ. Riley, st. Clairsville, Ohio.
w. s. Kennon - -r-. '-.+ a-' i'o"''
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
DIR TRAsKs
Magnetic Ointment
'susaxs ~, FOR TIE CURE OF ~ $50
INrrAxxAToRY pIsHGs1s.

Dfs Trask was engaged fcr twenty yesrs In .
and power q vegstsSles sepsrsts and eon6issd. Al
to the world, Is the result Of bis expsriments com
binaton Of Vegetable extracts. the power Of whieA
in rsmoyins diseases u unesaaled In The annals 81
Hals a1seeveFy eensisss IN aeomsinatica q
thess powerful Vegetable Extracts vita EeexietJ
y yCsrs.ia, tt - tA.t snsssn.skssas -. .,prs-
the cure Of diseases Stamps II a< oece As usats
discovery OF the age and calls for trial nd eoes u
vestgation Of its properties. -@1l-t---
:. le never fAals, while there remains salacisns
fe to restore natural and healthy aeinn the q
Ei.zy xsssss @ the essy. and ssas.s tAs slseul..
l. enincd over TIE sst nalignast ferns e 6sesss.
which cannot be Obtained from any otter remsdy.
Saeh % che power of fsAis eemblnaaaon,
that it psae,rales 70 evesy portion o. ths han.A
ing and healng infusnce Hence il cOpss . sssdty
with internsa - exfefnA essease- - =
E :s.s s:s r = ss :ss's : ss::: @
;ss ss,s = ~ ns - Poss s i.,>ss s,Ssass = ss
where tss Sssnsdc ointnsss can ss Ssssisss
Ter rEln1anaafsry Rhsqsnaffs0 tais
1n%sns I. The moi ssmss{ ss p5,pssa.
In nlnety.ufns cases oct ofa hundred,
4 wu aaogd snsss relief % the wors q Nevons
Headache in thirty minuses-
y For Nervous Diseases thls ned,eiss d q
AGses,sus . ar the spine, RAe.naHsrn, Lane
aess, Ulceratsd Sore Thsosk. Eronehitts. Hs.risy.
Group, Collie, Cholera Norbus, Ague In the Face Of
sipsas Inaaned Eye. Fever sorss, sorss, &c, vzl
nstic 0intment
D. RAxsox. sox 3 Co, rrcpr's. Buaalo.S.Y. .
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

1t is related that an Irishn,m once
visited New Hampshire, and after hay'-
ing suspected the numerous hills and
mountain ranges, exclaimed: .'Bedad
never was IN q country before where
they had so much land that they hafl
10 stack it,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

The following definitions of terms,
used to designate velocity of the wind
will be found -valuble for reference:
Light air, OIL mile; light breeze, miles;
gentle breeze, 10 miles; moderate
breeze, 20 miles; strong breeze,25 miles;
moderate gale, 80 miles; fresh gale, AZ
miles; strong gale, so miles; heavy gale,
40 miles; storm, so miles; hurricane,
100 miles and upward per hour.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
9agisal:aufoas.
xSFag fs,Ees KELiR ssa S6UHD,E D,ETFfESH!r ZEE
-rs ,Ass Guaranteed byusins my IL at

Iilstci't Re{ss .J07' tie Astiinsd.
II acts Instantly, re'ie*ins the rarax ysm
INN edfGteiy. sud eTsblsng Tie pa1ieHi to lie
dOwa aud steep. suifvrra rom this dise;.s,t
twelve years but suEeT nu - 'te. auc Y csh ans,
sietsr - weiia any tHe. y arTartFa 10 rri;ev-.
in the worst ease. Sent hy IilIl on receipt OF
price, one dollar per box: ask NoGr Druggist
iOi ~. 81. E SA&-. aV&SI-S
mar.Nly fls,c..tfE fEsrs Fee to. Pa
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11


She who wishes to see, wishes no less,
to be seen.
He whoknows the einstruments should
play on it. .--..i... g,-.......
A good reversion is better than bad
possession. [tsILEIJ-T-J~
Great persons are able 10 do great
kindneSses. 9
Art may improve but connot surpass
nature. -f.--... - ,..,.....----..,...-
The kings morsel is better than the
lords bounty. .-- i.. s---.--
1t is fit that sons should learn their
fathers trade. @
Many good things cannot be express
ed in a few words.
Destiny guides and disposes all
things in its own way. -.
Let every mans fate kill him, or
God, who made him. a-
Good seldom or never comes unmix-
ed with evil. ~ ~ ----.. .----g .ll.1
He who rises not with the sun en-
joys not the day,
The rich mans blunders pass current
for wise maXims.
Nothing is more impossible than to
satisfy every body. = ,,1' 90, .....
When. good fortune knocks, make
haste to let her in. isls- l.I r,f.- -
.al lF .HrI i...sH#-
Ofthe little birds in the air God him
self takes care. k'''-'" ss.il.'t G.s
Take away the opportunity. and you
take away the sin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

A Mississippi murderer said to the
sheriff from the gallows: Goodbye,
Sam; I'll come back and tell you ali
about it I" The sheriff hopes he won't.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

A Florida railroad engineer ran his
train twenty miles in an hour, and he
wss discharged for recklessly endan-
gering the lives of passengers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

Indiana was rather disappointed in
Lucca when they saw her pick up a
piece of custard pie in her hand and
bite away like an old soldier.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
Manhood: How Lost, LOW
500 Restored !


\ UST published. anew edition of DR.. L iui-
sJ verweli's Ceie brated Essay on t3e- -ad-
icdI cure without medIcinel Sperna; 0rri Tea or
seminal Weakness, Involuntary s>enil.iai
LOSSES Impotency. Mental and Physioa. IN
capacity mpesiiIuents To Marriage. Etc; Also.
Consumption. Epilepsy and Fits. Induc Il oS
self-innulgence sexual eXtravagance--7ss-S
Af- Price IN a sealed envelope only SIX echis.
The celebrated author, in this adntirai,.e
ESSAY clearly demonstrates from thirty
years successful practice, that the alarming
consequences OF self-aDuse may be riis;icaiiN y
cured without the dangerous use of Internal
medicine or the application OF the knife poiH-
ting out mode OF cure at once simple, cert a .
and effectual, by means OF which every suffer
err no matt er what his condition may he, ma y
cure himself eheaply, privately an TroScati5.
s3-This lecture should be in toe han,is oi
every youth and every man in the land.
Sent under seal. in plain envelope. TO a-'y
address, post paid on receipt Of six cents or / 10
postage stamps.
Also. DR.. CGLvERwELL's "MarriaGc Cutie. =
price 80 cents.
Address the Publishers
CHAS. J. c, KLINE & Co,
ls7 Bowery. New York, Post Office Box, 4,5oe.
Jams 7Sly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

The wife of Liverpool butcher has
aeVeI9ied rare rare saIene ,a as specs,ai pleaa'
ed on a charge of selling veal which
was unfit for food, and the good lady
promptly explained that it was not for
food, "but it was going to be made into
veal pies, and that she considered it
quite good enough for that purpose"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
Dentistry. s.

DE. WOOD h9vihg located in ~. CIarsvilie
III announces tuIthe public that he Is nov
prepared to perform all opt rat inns in DeniSily v
Artificiai teeth inserted on tie best PtticgHitt
tor so II set (either upper or underD Attention
is called TO AIumiit.Bi II he lishttst, strongest
and puieSt mai rial ever worn ia the mouth
1ioiG ;,.,d silver wofk-4,lone en-reqnired.-
Especlal attention paid tolrc2ling & filling Inc
natural teeth. AL work Warranted.
:. +. WOOD Dentist.
te26iJ Office nearly oprosiIe Post Oflice.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

rs prepared 10 furnish all Kinds OF PICTURE
L FRAMES in EoSr-N ond or walnut, at low
prisrr.- ''Ifappy Return" frame in 2-ins. Rose
Wood. S2 80.
shop South End Marietta Street, 81. Glars
Vile. Ohio, sep25tf-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

Late antiquarian research establish
es that only one hundred and seven
teen of Washington's slaves had been
killed off during the last decade. And
the long suffering public with sadness
that not less than seyenty-tive addi-
tional obituary notices will be required
! to eyterminase the lot. @ .iF' I--
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
Aetff'S SjdiHg WOODEN Factory,

TwOULD respectfully announce 10 those
= having wool 10 be manufactured, That am
prepared to Card and Spin, and naanufactdre
BLANKETS, STOCKlNG-1 AIN. FbAN-
All work sent by Rail will receive prompt
attention. rst Et-..r y b.. .---xs
1 will pay the highest maj i1et price for tnb-
washed wool, or Carpet Rags. Wool worked
on Shares If desired n liberal share OF pa
tronaee is respectfully solicited hddfess,
Je26u II. q. BELL' ShleioS Ohio'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

Irrascible Old Party-"Conductor,
why didn't you wake me, as l asked
you? Here am miles beyond my
stationw Conductor-"I did try, sir;
but all could get you to say was, All
right, Maria; get the children their
breakfast, and I'll be down in u min
utep" -r.-I ,-.l --....-.t.4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
GENERAL & PARTICULAR.

Near Rochester there is an eccentric
old fellow who lives alongside grave
yard. We was asked if it was not an
unpleasant location? No. said he;
Il never jined places in sll my lifo4
with a set of neighbors that minded
their own business SO stfddy as they do
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

A steamer now building on the
Clyde, for the National Line, will be
a second Great Eastern in size, and wi ill
have accommodations for two thousand
steerage passengers. She is to be call
ed the United States, and will be fin
ished in about six months,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
PICTURE .FRAMESl
G. L. DILLINGSLY.L !.

aa2.1. 4Ha y.Ai- Z 7aaaira--sx {
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

5 4 = o [ To
Pollsies Brass and Cooper utensiIs better
tiian seid or Oh ana r 5tten stone.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11

Vt n 7 7THDNA y u EKItN NHETTE
--AA y X4eni niiiG ~ ibfary Kentucky.
......-.-. ..-...... I.ptliSNILLE, KY.
Or q T!IuS. II. tISYS. s 90 ,-' ~ =
Gi!' ipa'iMhy, y.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07

Where the titles have Deen destrcycS
what other evidence can be offered :?
Where the titles are entire and in claim
ants possession, a certified copy would
still depend upon the integrity Of the
said clerk of court, known only by his
hand and seal. Now, if this Redemption
Act be bona fde proposition to render
justice and right, why not simply, and
without prevarication, restore the proper
ty, upon payment of the tax and changes,
to that precise status >aohich 1t occat.
pied before the tar ast,-or before ht
war? The courts of the state are quite
competent to adjust any subsequent
difficulty which might arise between con-
tending parties.
After exacting the tax, the expenses
of every conceivable kind, and the exor
bitant interest Of ten per cent. PEI
annum, the question seriously present.
itself to us, are our deprecated land
worth redeeming? Allowed to 60 int
dilapidation and decay, the government
or its officials deriving all the revenues
and paying no taxes, exortionate charge
levied, and all manner Of obstacles ant
encumbrance interposed to the operation
of the act, shall we attempt to redeem
CUI Bono?