Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-21
,STEW-A TSTILLE.

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these are the watchWords, the white
plumes, the guidons of this great and
glorious couDtry of which we form a
part; and more especially of that small
area known as Belmont county, the
French terms Belle and monte signify.
Development is the law of nature,
physical, mental and political, and
these three hinge on, dove-tail into,
and operate through each other, such
as renders the body more speedy and
healthy development. Physical edu-
cation stimulates mental activity, and
mental progress develops a healthy
| body polite, which guarantees to its
/ members, life, liberty, and little hap
piness. This development should be
equalizeG to all the faculties Of the
system, and this leads to the text, viz:
The respective localities of our county
should have each respective hearing,
should each place itself under the tut
ton of our common teacher, the
CHRONICLE; should, in fact, educate
| the particular talent entrusted to them,
and thus form more healthy body
polite. Some localities are developing
too rapidly, " lille others lie dormant,
requiring strong Stimulant TO arouse
] them 10 action. Bridgeport leads, fol-
IIowed very closely by Unionto wn,
BeliaiTe, Dusinessburgh, and that 9TH
er notable place, known i'll ancient his
tory as Captina, a very large place, sit
uate near Armstrong; Mills, another
aourishing city of an actual population
less than 1880. Recognizing these
alarming facts, complied from the la
! test agricultural reports, and growing
really anxious for the health Of our
commonwealth, (see Blackstone), we
have persuaded ourselves to turn aside
from the quiet duties OF our profession
al life, and WELD the quill which is
mightier than a sabre, (see Hardee'S
tactics), in behalf of this long neglect
ed corner-the Panhandle of Isichland
township; and the other caption VIII
suggest to the ready minds OF your
intelligent readers who have been 50
fortunate as 10 acquire a geographlcal
education in their youth, the locality
of which we write. We admit our In
ability to do justice to the thenie in
one oyl dozen articles, ana Woutt write
III serial, SO be continued articles but
for one difficulty; your readers Wouid
become so interested in the narrative
that the strain on the nervous system
from impatient suspense, in Welting
for the next paper, would undermine
the constitution, render soue clauses
null and void, and necessitate TIE call
ing OF constitutional convention.
which is /. grand nuisance, and posi-
tive inhictioa. (See C3aci'1aut5 Eaqat-
rer.} The old addition of Mitchell's
intermediate geography fails. to make
mention of our caption, which, hoWev-
ever, is not an argument against the
reliability of the author, for the place
had not an existence at that date. 1t
is one of OfBelmont's younger daughters,
a child wise beyond its years. A Fe4-
erence to our latest county map WlA
show its locality and importance. 1t
is railroad town, being on one OF our
main lines east and west. Ii is cOm-
mercial town, doing a very very large
trade in carbUniferouS mineral. 1t fur
nishes the fuel that produces the steam
that propels the long lines OF rolling
stock over our iron railway. The
'cavus' (see Bullion), extends far un-
der the hills, and will no doubt be
good argument for the next railroad
election. We can run branch road
from your Village through this subter-
raneous scavus,' and connect with the
b. & o. at this point, at a very small
cost. Please mention this to your Rail-
road men up there, and let us make
this the issue for the centennial cleo
tion of '7G. Our town is also noted for
the scenery of its extensive parks. The
beautiful and willoR-fringed MrMa-
hons Creek winds its noisy way in
serpentine (see Websber) directions
through our town. The school house,
a fine brick structure, sta:ids in a most
beautiful grove in the suburbs, about
three-quarters of mile from the depot,
and about the same distance from the
Postoffice. A ferry is established above
the tunnel, being supported by sim
gle enterprising inhabitant. A fine
cable spans the shores, and fine boat
attached. Another attraction is the
banks. Here we have banks not ex-
cellei by any on Wall Street. They
are huge, and will never suspend,
though Congress initiate till greenbacks
are used for wall paper. Here also is
a fine opening for a cremation (see N.
Y. Tribune) society. Fuel is cheap,
and the corpse would shuttle off the
mortal coil (sce Shakspeare), up fiue
and evaporate to the four winds of
heaven. But forbear. CARBON. =.
THE New York Tribune quotes this
striking passage, Of especial interest to
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