Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-29

i seven pairs OF tWins were uoin HI
Pennsylvania town last month. Sever
pairs beat the deuce.
Lebanon county is enjoying "pur'
milk festivals" which are, Of course
attended by the creme de la creme.
Sir Samuel Baker calls attention tt
the singular fact that negro has neve
been known to tame an elephant ol
any wild animal.
s'fhe Ancient Order of the Sons and
Dsuphters Of Moses of the United
States and the World at LARGE" is the
title OF Washington cOlored society
The Danbury man has been inform
ed, and he believes, that hugging girl
i'm perfect fitting corset is like putting
your arm around cold parlor stove.
The political situation in France is
well summed up in the phrase, Every
body is waiting tor something to hap
pen."
The editor of a chil1's paper receiv-
ed letter from lady subscriber re-
recently. in rhich was written. "Our
Annie died last week, after reading the
last number of yuur valuable paper"
A dila apidated litigant says the most
lasting suit he ever had was the one
that had been in court seven years, and
instead f wearing The suit out it has
very nearly worn him out.
The most enterprising interviewer so
far is San Francisco reporter, who
recently bearded leaper in his hut
and held with him long and interest
ing conversation for the benefit of his
paper.
Irate square: "Hi, you sirl You're
fishing in my river. [ demand what
you've caught" Fisherman: "All
right, Gov'nor. I've caught cold,
ana Pm catching the rheuInatics, and
you're jolly welcome to 'em both,'
Funny Folks.
\ Bohemian who rented small
house in Cleveland, Ohio, put it on
wheels the other day and moved West.
The landlord, ing for his month
" rent, found nothing but the cellar
and an ash-barrel. He sent an Of
ticer in pursuit of the house-thief.
Professor Cunning has been lecturinn |
in the West on the glacial epoch. He
says that in million years the glaciers
will be ST work again in New Eng |
land, but that, after two hundred aud
fifty thousand years of possession by
the ice, she will come out again as good
IS new.
"Have you any marble or pIaste
Dusts of P5yche?" asked Chicago
ady at an art store. mo" was the
reply of the polite but rather verdant
Jerk: 1--WE have busts of most all the
great men, but none of Sankey." The
woman did not attempt an explana-
ion.
Some few years ago noble defend
int, who was compelled to listen, in
,ourt, to a feeling panegyric on his
yife's virtues, cut the eloquent counsel
hort by springing up and saying: "I
ldmit all that. MY wife is an angel:
md trust it may be your fate to find s
mother such angel and to live with +
Ter for FIVE years"
Burline ton Hdwkeye: A correspon- =
d tG smoker" Oh, dreadfully. awful b
y, Slutp9iy, Wtkcus Ocuu yOuf CtRdTb
o this office and let US burn them up
Or you, while you swear off and re- c
Drn before it is too late. 1t is already q
90 late for us. We went to swear off
ist week. but the Office was closed and :,
be man had gone to picnic. % -
Fruit culture is making rapid pro- 8
ress in the United States. According d
, recent official statements, of land d
ppropriated to this branch of industry
4 SOC. 600 acres. Upon this there !,
ourisli liz, 900 900 apple trees. 2S,OOO,- e. g
% pear trees, l12, 270, 900 peach trees, y
nd 141 ,260, 900 grape vines. The total ~ .,
alue of the fruit crop throughout the f.
Inited States is set down at $138, PIG, N
~, an amount equal to half the value y,
the average wheat crop in the coun- @
y. Toward that large sum apples are o.
cid to contribute $50, 400, 900, pears pt
40. 130 900, peaches $56, ,i35, 900, grapes ca
J, 900, strawberries q, ,000, 900, and di
her fruit eio, ,482, 600. : 'pts'sif {