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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
THE TRUE TEST OF AFFECTION.
HOW Mrs: Bolts OutWItted Mr..
Thorpe--TWo. Wrecks that Beat
as One.

Max Adeler in the Philadelphia Bulletin
MIR. Thorpe is middls-aged widower, and
some time ago he paid his addresses to Mrs
Bolts, q widow on the shady side of forty.
Thorpe is rich, and after the widow accepted
him he began to fear that may be she had
taken him for his money, and he concluded
to test her to ascertain if she really loved him.
self alone. So one evening when they were
sitting together in the parlor, he said to her :
"Hannah, I've something unpleasant to tell
you, but am going to do it because l consid.
er 1t right that you should know it. Hannah,
what would You say il informed you thai
one Of my knee-pans is gone, and that have
q patent hinge on that leg?"
al should say that care nothing for that,
my dear; have only one toe on my left foot.
The others were frost bitten off, and the ankle
is all twisted around crooked"
"You don't tell mel" said Thorpe. swell,
but I've something worse than that. / might
as well confess now that the bald place on tor
of my head is not really my scalp; I've beer
trepanned. have silver plated concern set
in my skull, kind of skylight. You can lift
1t up and see down on the inside of me-"
''Pm glad you mentioned it, DEAR" said the
widow, "for it gives me courage to tell you
that haven't hair of my own on my head
I'm ss bald ss chandelier globe"
sis that SO Graciousl never should havt
expected 1t. But you will be surprised t.
learn that none Of my teeth are natural. AL
false, and beside that have to wear an Indil
rubber thingamagig on my palate to keep j
from dropping down."
81 am very sorry for you, John, but iti
same comfort that all my teeth are false Toe
and that Pm perfectly blind in my right eye
1t looks like good eye, but it absolutely ain
worth cent"
''Great heavens Why didn't you tell mt
OF this before ?" exclaimed Thorpe. "Bu
while we are ON tie subject will say, furth
er that have chronic torpidity of the liver
How does that strike you p
"Oh, don't mind it." said Mrs. Bolts, ''be
cause I've been bilious and dyspsptic fol
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
State Notices.

The motto of the State OF New York
is Excelsior" (higher); of Pennsylvs-
mia, "Virtue, Liberty and Independ.
ence;" of Connecticut, Quid TTdnttulit
.SuStinet (He who brought US hither
i will preserve us); Vermont, Delaware
and that of New Jersey, Liberty and
Independence" Arkansas, Reenant
Popali, (The people rulel; California,
Eureka, L have found it); Florida, sin
God is our trust;" Georgia, "WisdOm,
Justice and MOderation;" Illinois,
state Sovereignty and National
Union;" Iowa, "Our Liberties we Prii Q
and Our Rights we will Maintain;"
Kentucky, United we Stand, Divided
we FALL" Louisiana, "Union and Con-
fidenee;' Maine, Drigo, I take the
lead); Massachusetts, E'nSe Petit Pldci-
dam sub Libertate Quietem, (Ry her
sword she seeks the calm repose OF
liberty); Maryland, Industry the
means and Plenty the result" Michi
gan. 81 QuOeris PennaSulQu Amo,pans
CiTcitnaSpice, If thou seekest beauti-
ful peninsula, behold it here); Mis-
souri,, SdL,ts POpuli Suprema Ler Esto,
(fhe welfare OF the people is the first
great law; Rhode Island, in God we
hope;" South Carolina, Ani,aus Opibus
que PdTdi Ever ready with our lives
and property; Virginia, Sic Senlper
Iyrdnnus $50 be it ever to tyrants);
Minnesota, DEtOite du Nord The star
of the NOrth); Wisconsin, Ciuilitas
SuccessoH Bttrda,7m, (Civilized Lille
takes the place of savage); Kansas, Ad
AStrd per Aspera, BY rugged ways 1--WE
ascend) to the stars); and Oregon,
Ahs Votdt Propris, (She sails with her
own wings.) The other States have no
DOttOeS,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
INTERRUPTED Table Talk.

The other evening Rev. Philacte
sat down To the tea-table with a YER
thoughtful air, and attended to tn
wants of his brood in very abstracte,
manner. Presently he looked up a
his wife and said:
''The Apostle Paul"-
SCOT an awful lump on his heat
'safternoon," broke in the PASTORS eld
est son, "playing ball. Bat flew out o
the strikers hands when | was umpire
and cracked me right above the ear
an dropped me. Hurt? Golly!," and
the lad shook his head in dismal bui
expressive pantomime, as he tenderly
rubbed lump that looked like bill
lizard ball with hair on it. The pastor
gravely paused for the Interruption,
and resumed:
1.-The Apostle Paul'-
'Ssw Mrs. O'Gheminie down at
Greenbaum's this afternoon" said his
eldest daughter. addressing her moth,
er. "She had the same old everlasting
black silk. made over with vest of
tilleul green silk, coat-tail basque pat
tern, overskirt made with diagonal
folds in front, edged with deep fringe;
yellow straw hat, with black velvet
facing inside the brim, and pale-blue
flowers. She's going to Chicago"
The good minister waited patiently.
and then, in tones just shade louder
than before, said:
1.-The Apostle Pauln-
"Went In swimmin' last night with
Henry and Ben, pop, and stepped on a
clam-shell," exclaimed his youngest
son; "cut my feet so Icsn't wear my
shoe; and, please can't stay home to-
The pastor Informed his son that he
might stay away from the river, and
then resumed his topic. He said;
1.-The A pOstle Paul says"-
"My teacher is an awful liar, ,"shout.
ed the second son; "he says the world
Is as round as an orange, and 1t turns
round all the time faster than q circus
man can ride. 1 guess he hain't got
much sense.'
The mother lifted a warning finger
toward the boy and said, "Shr" and
the father resumed:
"The Apostle Paul says"-
Don't bite of twice as much as you
can chew" broke out the eldest son,
reprOving the assault of his little brother
on piece of cake. The PASTORS face
showed trifie OF annoyance as he said,
in very firm decided tone:
"The Apostle Paul says"-
"There's fly in the butter!" shrek.
ed the youngest hopeful of the family,
and general laugh followed. When
silence was restored, the eldest daugh-
ter, with an air of curiosity, said:
"Well, but pa, 1 would really like to
know what the Apostle Paul said."-
Pass me the mustard" said the
pastor, absently.
Then the committee rose, and the
Senate went into executive sescion, and |
soon after adjourned.-[ Burlington
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01

THE Louisville Courier-Journal, which is
published in State where whisky ought to
be good if anywhere, confirms the statement
that probably nine hundred bnd ninety mine
gallons out of every thousand that are sold as
brandy are made from vile compound of
whisky swill, distilled spirits and chemical
denominations, and adds ''And as it is also
equally true of whisky, what in the name of
the goodness are we all to do for something TO
drink? 1t looks as if we are to be driven to
the pump in spite Of lis. If the world at
arge knew OF what vlllainous siuffs brandy
and whisky and wines are made the present
crop of drunkards would be about the last, or,
at apy late, all future crops would be small
Nearly, or quite, all the liquors that are re
tailed nowadays are undoubtedly a slow,
but sure. poison, and to drink them habitual-
ly is simply roundabout way of committing
suicide, and unless you guard yourself care
fully the way is not so roundabout either"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01

! twenty years, and besides, am one rib short.
| Ii was broken in a raiiroid accident, and the
doctor had to cnt it out. I'm subject to fits
to0."
"This is horrible" said Thorpe Mrs.
Bolts, think you ought to have mentioned
these things to me when | proposed to you.
| imagined that was addressing woman, a
complete human creature. but what are you,
Mrs. Bolts? Mrs. Bolts, you appear to me
to be kind of dilapidated old wreck, with
not nore'n half of the usual machinery about
you. It's a wonder to me you don't fall to
pieces"
81 am no worse than you are. You said
yourself that you had trap-door In the top
of your head and gum elastic palate.
''Yes; but these things amt true" said
Thorpe. 81 only told you about them to see
il you really loved me. I'm as sound as
dollar; no inactive liver, or silver plated skull
or anything. But you seem to be kind of
strung together, SOS if you should knock
yourself against anything you'd scatter all
around over the carpet, think you ought to
let me of"
''yery well, sir, so will. But let me tell
you that I've got nothing the matter with me,
either. | only invented those stories to try
you, because | knew you were playing game
over me- Now know yeu don't love me-
You can go, sir"
Hannah, take it all back; do love you.
''Do you, really? Then 1 love you more
than"
But no, the curtain had better be drawn
right here. The cold and selfish world has no
business with such scenes as this. They are
to be consolidated early next month.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01

Mr.. JOAQUIN MILLER says the "Billy Pi-
per- of ''Danites" is true picture of himself
and his life, when, as boy, he had run away
from home, and after escaping from the 1ndi-
ans, lived among the miners. All the people
of the play, he declares are real. He used TO
go about among the mines reciting poetry,
and they soon began to call him ''Billy Piper
from this habit, which they designated ''pi-
ping poetry" Mr.. Miller says that he is
writing another play founded on the "Baro-
ness of New York." which, he adds, is the
best book he has ever written, although it is
''horribly edited" He had no proof reader.
sit is my business to write," he said the other
day to writer in the Times, of Boston. "You
can t expect fellow to write, and spell, and
do everything"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01

Boucicault says that the Shakespeare
of there days Is editing newspaper.
He has made illusions to Us before,
but we apprecis te the compliment
none the less highly on that account
Kentucky Ne,o Era
The Cinnamon are really becoming
Americanized very rapidly. Three of
them have Teen admitted to citizen
ship in Massachusetts, and three more
have been arrested for murder in Cali.
fOrnia.
The Western papers announce 1t 10
this way; Col. Robert Ingersoll Is go
ing to Washington this fall, and to q
hotter place subsequently, If he doesn't
repent.
Georgia preacher to his flock-"We
have a collection to make this morn-
ing, and, for the glory of Heaven,
whichever OF you stole Mr.. Smiths
sheep, don't put anything in the plate.
A Louisiana peper says at nov
takes only twenty four hours to get
from Little Devil to Washington II
takes less than that, though, some
times to 60 to the Devil for Washing
ton.
SEvENTYFoUR counties ofIowa, ofh
cially reported, give Gear (Republi-
can) 32,iI1 over Irish Democratic.
Unofficial reports for the other countie'
swell the Republican plurality to abou
1900.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
N ew Series-VOl. 17-No 40

ciliation. This Brown declined. They
met twice afterward, once in the office
of the Lexington Observer and Report
er, where Clay made a motion as to
ward recognition, which Brown refused
to notice, and they passed each other
once on the street, but as strangers.
On the % of October, of the follow.
ing year, the steam~r Lucy Walker ex.
ploded on the Ohio river, about eight
miles below Louisville, with u dread
full loss of life. Among the victims
was the unfortunate Brown. General
Clay said to me he had long apprehen-
ded another fight with him, and went
constantly prepared for it.
1t is rather singular fact that, in
the organization of Clay's company for
the Mexican war, George Mason
Brown, son of his old antagonist, was
chosen Lietenant. Their relations
were distant and formal for some time,
but an opportunity occurred for Clay
to do his subordinate a signal service,
and he did it in his usual manly way,
and the young man and he were ever
after friends.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
AUflIlnnal Tints.

1t is very curious to observe the regularity
with which We are told in the autumn that
''the first frost will change the color Of the
leaves" whereas the frost has nothing to do
with the change. 1t has, indeed, happened
in New England that tine foliage las changed,
as if by magic, in single night, so that, upon
looking out of the window in the NOR ming,
the eye was surprised with the spectacle of
the world well nigh on fire; and since this
transformation took place in connection with
the mercury at low point. the whole affair
is referred to the agency of Jack Frost. But
why not refer to this prestidigitator the glow
ing tints of the apple, the rich crimson of the
velvet peach, and the purple of the plum !?
Many years ago'this error was pointed out by
an eminent botanist, who sho wed that the
gorgeous color of the autumn leaf came in the
regular process of ripening; and though bot
any is generally studied in schools, the old
notion comes back with the beavers every
year, showing that error, in common with
truth, especially when supported by the coz
popu6, will ''rise again." however deservedly
crushed to earth.
Leaves find their parallel in man, az already
observed, and, like the human species, they
may ripen suddenly. Ii, however, any one
chooses to make mystery nj the intensity of
the autumnal colors, there should be no diff
Guilty in explaining the cariety. Indeed, the
apparent superiority over the strength of color
in the foliage on the continent OF Europe may
be attributed chiefly to this variety. In Great
Britain the climate is evidently unfavorAble
to the production of bright forest-tones, but
in parts of Germany the brilliancy Of certain
kinds of leaves is quite equal to that of the
corresponding varieties in North America. At
the same time the greens of Europe are quite
different from those OF our own land, where,
beginning with burnt green in the South,
we pass northward along the Atlantic sea-
board, reaching the true green Of the greatest
of the hay-producing States, the State Of
Maine. Everyone has noticed the unparallel.
ed green of the Emerald Isle," which be.
comes pale sea green in the south Of Eng.
land and in France only to change to an
ashen-green in Germany, and somber olive
in the Italian States.
Bur we were remarkipg upon the variety
cf the autumnal tints in our own country.
This is explained by the fact that, while in
Europe there are only forty trees that attain
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
CHRONICLE.
ST, GAINESVILLE. OHIO.
THURSDAY. NOV. L, 1877.

QUITE a Sens Ition has been created near
Caldwell, Noble county, on the farm of Will
liam Stats, by singular phenomena, which
commenced two weeks ago and continued till
the 18th, during night and day, with occa-
sional intervals. The manifestations COM
menced by the overturning of milk-pans and
buckets without any visible power. Mr..
Stats then communicated the strange affair
to his neighbors, who Immediately aTailed
themselves of the opportunity of witnessing
these unusual and so far unaccountable dem
onstrations. People gathered from far and
near to see the operations, and on one day an
audience Of three hundred people was pres
ent and witnessed these demonstrations.
There seems to be no solution to the mystery
so far.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
Modern Revival Hymn,

A distinguished feature of our great
religious revivals of the past half dozen
years has been the important part
which singing has played in them.
Not only has singer accompanied the
preacher-as' Nj. SaDkey accompanid
Mr.. Moody, as Mr.. Bliss accompanied
Major Whittle, as Mr.. Bentley accom-
panied Mr.. Hammond, ;,s Mr.. Hillman
accompanied Mr.. Graves, and as Prof.
Johnston accompanied MIR. Needham
but great local chuir5 il each city
have aided the evangelist, by an i'm
pressive service of song.
The extent of this hymn ] service
has not been more remarkable than its
excellence, both as regards words and
melodies. Its leading trait has been
hearty hopefulness, cheprfulness, and
enthusiasm, The key note of old-time
revivals was terror; that of modern re-
vivals Is persuasion. And this differ
ence appears more clearly even in their
songs than in their sermons. Moffat
and Cartwright, Finpey and Knapp,
diaW awful pictures of the fate of the
lnpenitent; but the modern evangelist
paints rather the hopes of heaven, and
the glories OF belonging to the noble
army Of Christian workers on earth.
Hence genuine martial ring is heard
In the popular revival melodies. There
is thrilling quality in 'Only an Ar.
NOR Bearer or 'HOld the Fort or
Pull for the Shore which seems to
be almost modern Characteristic. 1t
is true that some early popular revival
melodies had this trait: When l can
read my title clear and Canaan and
in general the Jerusalem, style of dit
ties, not to speak of the grandly seno-
rous tunes, like Coronation being
quite as rapturous as anything in more
recent hymnology. But in the earlier
hand-bOoks of revival music the pro.
portion of 'awakening,' that is to say,
mournfully startling hymns, such as
Oh, there will be wailing, wailing,
wailing, wailing. at the Judgment seat
of God! was much greater than in the
modern.
Perhaps in the effort to be bright
and encouraging some of the revival
tunes have gone to the extreme of live
illness, and are too much like jig for
decorous and solemn worship. By
giving little extra speed and trip
pingness TO Hold the Fort it has
been used for dancing. But there is
no denying the power or the populari-
ty of these gospel tunes, often called
the Moody and Sankey tunes.' They
have gone to every home; they are
sung in every camp, on shi picard, on
the railroad train; the very street or
gans grind them out; and the other
day they even got into the witness
bex, for witness in a Pennsylvania
law suit, an EHglishman. began his
testimony, "As 1 walking along,
singing, What shall the 'arvest be?'U
etc.-Tbe Galaxy for November.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01

The commerce of literature has become
worthy of especial notice. In 1875 the ex.
ports of books from England were Of the value
of 1881, 1,S39. OF these the United States re
ceived to the value of f191, 1856, and supplied
to the value of s1s,473. Other items are
English books sent to North America, s6S,-
1902; to British South America, f40,007; and
to British India f79,77s. People who re,
member that not many years ago Australia
was chiefly known as place of penal trans
portation for criminals will be surprised by
the fact that last year books to the value OF
1884. 1876 were sent from England to that
great country, which now contains five -four
ishing colonies with population Of 2, 500, ,0Oo