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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18
Everlasting Harvest.

Santa Cruz (Cal- Courier.
We last week witnessed the queer
spectacle of strawberry patch grow
ia the open aira week before Christ.
mas. Tne garden is located about six
miles above the town of Sequel, and
about the same distance from Santa
Cruz. A Mr.. Thompson is the owner
of the rancho, and he informed US that
any day or month in the year he could
go into the patch and gather at least
twenty quarts of the luscious berries in
a short time. He now has liz cuitiva-
ton 5000 vines, " hich occupy half an
acre of ground, and from these he has
gathered during the past year 5000
quarts of the large crimson beauties.
Half of this quantity he sold in the To-
cal markets at an average of twenty
cents per quart and the other half he
gave away TO his neighbors, as there
was no demand for them from buyers.
Blossoms, green, and flaming red, ripe
berries, smile, look sedate and blush,
side by side the whole year through,
ON the same vine. This certainly is
equal, II not superior, to the ancient
and fabled land that flowed with milk
and honey. Now let US see il this
crop pays him. To start with, they
are not as much trouble to cultivate as
a patch of string beans would be; then
at an average of twenty cents per quart,
the half acre Of ground would net him
$500 per year. Not only strawberries,
but this gentleman also has fine or
rhard of peach and other fruit trees
which are very promising.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

that their differentiation has become
great and clearly defined as early as
late creations and early territory times.
The work OF the past season shows
very clearly the harmonious relations
Of the various groups of strata over vast
areas that, although there may be q
thickeuing or thinning out of beds at
different points, they can all be corre-
lated from the Missouri River to the
Sierra Nevada basin. The fact also
that there is no physical paleontologic.
al break in these groups over large
areas from the cretacious to the middle
tertiary is fully established. 55f
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18
Farmers Wives.


In reports made by the managers OF
iunatlc asylums, it appears that OF 40
men that have become insane, more
are farmers wives than among any
other class of females. Why is it so? Be.
cause they are overworked in one con-
tinual routine of drudgery, from day
light in the morning till near mid
.night-the samo duties over and over
mo respite-no relaxation-the brain
reels, and what then? They are taken
TO mad house, Farmers,r this is no
fiction. .Ispeak from the book and
twill be well for yout to think OF it be.
fore it is too late. Many of you cannot
afford to hire house help; and if you
could afford it, in many places you
could not find girl, or woman, to stay
long. oh, it's SO lonesomep is the uni
versal reason when village girls 60 to
service in the country. Well, 1 know
of no remedy for overtaxed farmers
wives, but to look the danger squarely
Ia the face, and take what means are
within their power to prevent their
constitutions being broken down, pre-
maturely at least. Many of you have
grown up daughters who could, it you
would consent to it, relieve you of
much of your household drudgery.
Then some of your daughters have got
notions In their heads that it Is not
respectable for them to be seen at the
washtub, or in the kitchen; but their
mothers may do all the drudgery Of
the family, while they sit In the parlor
reading the latest novel. No, girls,
that Is not the way you should do.
You see the pale, carewOrn features OF
your overworked mother growing more
and more so from year to year; but hu-
man endurance has it's limits; the brain
requires rest, the miud relaxation,
which If not obtained, the grave ends
the suffering; and then, at last, there is
rest. 81 -.i.-'ss ..i..-..-.. ..lf.,i $50
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18
Maxims Of Rochefoucauld.

Very few people know how to grow
old. t--,g -
He who lives without folly is not so
wise as he thinks.
Nobody is ever so happy or so un-
happy as he imagines.
1t requires greater virtue to sustain
good fortune than bad. @ 4a
There il no man clever enough to
know all the evil which he does.
Our passions are the only orators who
are certain to persuade US. Ylt o-
The more one loves ones mistress,
the nearer one is to hating her. GU
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18
THE WONDERS OF COLORADO.
Report of Prof. Hayden-The Highest
Peak In the State-Parks and Ca
nons-Fossils and Their Signifl-
canoe.
Correspondence N. Y. Tribune I

Correspondence n. L. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The folio "
ing is from the report of the explOra-
tions made under the direction of F. V.
Hayden, in charge of the United States
Geological and Geographical Survey of
the Territories: The point OF depar-
ture the past season was Cheyenne,
Wyoming Territory. Two of the par
ties, with all their outfit, were trans
ferred by railroad to Rawlins Springs
and proceeded thence southwark, and
the other two were also sent from
Cheyenne southwark, on party to
Trinidad, the other TO Canon City.
The primary triangulati0n party was
placed in charge OF A. ID. Nelson, and
took the field from Trinidad, the south
ern terminus of the Denver and Rio
Grande railway, August Is, making
the first station ON Fisher's Peak. From
this point the party marched by the
Valley of the Purgatoire, crossed the
Sangre de Cristo range by way of Cos
tillia Pass, followed the West base of
the range northward as far as Fort
Garland, making station on Culebra
Peak. About six miles north of Fort
Garland is situated one of the highest
and most rugged mountain peaks in
the West, called Blanca Peak, the prin-
cipal summit of ahe Sierra Blanca
group. On the morning OF August 2S
the party, with pack mule TO trans
pert the large theodolite, followed up a
long spur which juts out to the south.
They found no difficulty in riding to
timber line, which is here about 1900
feet above sea level. AT this point they
were compelled to leave the animals,
and distributing The instruments
among the different members of the
party, proceeded GA foot up the loose
rock slope to the first outstanding
point from which view could be ob-
tanned of the main peak of the range.
Although this first point is only 600
feet lower than the main summit, yet
the most arduOus portion of the task
was yet to come. The main summit is
about two miles north of the first point
in a straight line, and connected with il
by very sharp-toothed zigZag range,
up Whicn il is most difficult to travel
ON account of the very loose rocks and
the constant fear Of being precipitated
down on either side several hundred
feet into the amphitheater Geluw.
After some two hours OF the most diff
cult climbing they came to the base Of
the main point. which though very
steep was soon assembled, and at eleven
O'Clock a. R., they found themselves
ON the very summit. From this point
on 9 Uf the most magnificent views in
all Colorado was spread out before
them. The greater portion of Colorado
and New Mexico was EN- mbraced in this
field of vision. This point is the high
est in the Sierra Blanca group, and, as
far as is known at the present time, is
the hig hest in Colorado. A .coinpsri.
son with some OF the firSt-class peaks
of Colorado will show the relative
hight:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18
SPANK. SPANK, SPANK.


From the Toronto Globe
Spank, spank, spank,
From morning till night from carly daylight,
With tears in her eyes,
And with numerous sighs,
A mother was welding weapon of might,
slipper, all woven with cardinal red,
Which she fourished triumphantly over her
head,
Then brought it with vengeance upon the bare
flank
of the child on her knee,
Spank, spank, spank.
; Sea s'It hurts,' beloved he
"a tGlad on it." quotI she,
s Spank. spank, spank.
Spank, spank, spank
There's a maiden who now is preparing to
= wed. see - q Enessr = -
But do you suppose 80
That the fair creature knows
That the thought has once even entered her
head
That ere long she'll be playing mothers sad
part, g
With her precious young darling clasped
sasclose to her heart, 2 =
And a slipper careering above his bare flank
49, That soon she will learn fsf sgf
To spank, spank, spank.
And though below do he, r7r
She will right merrilee
Spank, spank, spank. Z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

Prof. Mcfarland, of Columbus, Ohio,
says the late tneteor was II miles high,
1000 feet in diameter, and moved ut
The velocity of seven miles per second.
1t was. moving with the earth and we'd
have been pulled down by the force Of
gravity If 1t had been going much
slower. A meteor might travel low
enough to knock peoples hats of, but
If it should the peoples heads
would 60 with them,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

. Maryland is to celebrate the Centen-
Mai anniversary of the Inauguration of
the first Governor of that state, Thom-
as Jefferson, Jr., March Il, 1777.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

ydItisreported that 400 national banks
contemplate retiring their circulation
-probably owing to people rushing in
mad and ordering them to stop their
paper .il-t.s e4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

Cleopatra's Needle was not erected
by Cleopatra, nor In honor of that
queen, but by Remeses the Great.
Pruss;an blue does not come from
Prussia, but it is the pfeciIitate Of the
salt of protoxide of iron with the prus-
slate Of potasss. -,
Brazilian grass does not come from
Brazil or even grow in Brazil, nor is il
grass at all. 1t consists of strips Of
palm leaf, and is chiefly imported from
Cuba. EF ss-ls -sE-- .-s-..I.
Whalebone Is no bone at all, nor
does il posses any properties Of bone.
1t Is a substance attached to the lower
jaw of the whale, and seems to strain
the water which the creature takes up
in large mouthfuls.
Sealing wax is not wax at all, nor
does ii contain single particle Of wax.
1t is made of shellac, Venice turpen.
tine, and cinnabar. Cinnabar gives il
the deep red color, and the turpentine
renders the shellac soft and less brittle
Burgundy pitch is not pitch nor is it
manufactured or exported from Bur
gundy. The best Is a res.nous SUBJ
stance, prepared from common frank
incense and brought from Hamburg,
but by far the largest quantity Is u
mixture of resin and palm oil.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

Gov. Tilden granted 90 pardons du-
ring the Centennial year, according TO
the latest returns, for which it Is hoped
he may be forgiven. .s-s
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

The autopsy of the body of Commo-
dOre Vanderbilt showed that nearly all
Of his vital organs were in b diseased
condition.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18

- " And he says went on Nellie, un-
needing. my remark, that whoever
haars the voice il in risk of great peril
or danger, Aor some kind of sorrow or
-srouble is shout to happen to hun.
NeIlie's voice had Internationally ta-'
ken at one of awe. The still, somDre
darkness, the midnight hour, and the
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-11-01
The Grain Yield Of 1877.

The grain crop of the United States
this autumn is vast increase over that
of any preceding year in the history OF
the country. It amounts in the two
principal cereals, wheat and corn, to
1926, 900. 900 bushels of the former, and
1 28O, 600, 600 Of the latter, according to
the careful estimates of Mr.. Walker, the
statistician of the New York Produce Ex-
change. The increase in England's I'M
portation of breadstufs from this coun-
try in the year ending Aug. 81, 1877,
amounted to almost as much as the
average of her importations during the
ten years preceding. Of corn alone she
took out $4,000 bushels. Her total
importation was about $4,000, 600 bush
els, of which 10000, 900 were from this
country, and 20, 600, 600 from southeast
ern Europe. The Importation OF corn
into Germany, France and the United
Kingdom promises to increase largely,
as of late years general tendency to re.
sort to it as food for stock, instead OF
oats and cut feed, has been manifest. 1t
is found to be one-t third cheaper, In Eng
land, than the material hitherto employ
ed for that use. Germany's supply will,
however, be drawn mainly from Hun
gary.-NeW York Sun.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-11-01
Words OF Wisdom.

He is a wise who never acts without
reason, and never against it.
The beginning of anger is foolishness,
and its end is repentance.
He who pretends to be eyerybodys
particular friend is nobody's.
If you do what you should not, you
must bear what You would not.
The imaginationis is of 80 delicate tex
ture that even words wound it.
If we lack the sagacity to discriminate
nicely between our acquaintance and
our friends, oyr misfortune will readily
do it for us.
It is not so easy as philosophers tell
us to Law aside our prejudices mere
volition cannot enable us to divest our,
selves of long established feelings, and
reason is averse to laying aside theories
it has once been taught to admire.
Hath any wronged thee? Be bravely
avenged; slight it, and the work is
begun !; forgive, and its finished. DE
is below himself, that is not above an
injury.
It is often better to have a great deal
of harm happen to one than little;
a great deal may rouse you to remove
what little will only accustom you to
endure.
The great man should retire occa-
sionally from the stage to avoid weary
ing admiration for however brilliant
the sun may be, it would be wrong for
it never to set.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-11-01
A Russian NSpOrt."

Nothing perhaps more strikingly ex-
emplifies the physical fortitude of the
Russian peasants than one of their ma
tional sports-a strang mixture of Brit
ish boxing and Japanese harikari. The
nature of this sport will appear from the
following description by traveller in
Russia of what he witnessed A stalwart
Russ, some six feet high, was being pun
ished by On adversary fully six inches
shorter than himself in most atrocious
fashion. The blows fell upon his head
and face one after the other, being dealt
with a slow swinging deliberation and
received with such apparent thankful
ness that for some moments our aston
ishment was too great to inquire OF the
admiring spectators around what it all
meant. We were told, to our no less
surprise, that this was Russian boxing
match--the object being, not for the ad-
versaries to infict the greatest amount
of punishment upon each other, but to
see which one received the greater num-
Der of blows before calling for quarter.
On another occasion, we learn from the
same authority, the actors were stal-
wart Boyard and still more stalwart
serf. The contest took place in the vii
lage inn, on challenge from the Boy
ard. The trial was to be proceeded with
by turns of three blows each, the Boyard
commencing. He dealt the serf tre-
mendous blow full in the mouth, cutting
his lips and bruising them almost to
pulp. The second blow was dealt
on the nose. which forthwith disap-
peared. The third closed up one of his
eyes, but not sound did the victim ut
ter, nor did muscle twitch in his man
gled face. The Boyard now put himself
in position to pass his examination but
whether he was simply acting as one OF
those choice dessert fruits that are put
on the table on the tacit understanding
that they are not to he touched, or
whether the serf was too conscious OF his
power could not be satisfactorily deter
mined !; anyhow the serf. having raised
his fist with an ominous swing, brought
it with tremendous sweep against the
edge of the massive porcelain stove and
piece out of it the size OF
mans head, observing at the same time
that he did not wish to mess the room
with the "master's brains. After this
horrible description we need not wonder
at any tales of Russian endurance.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-11-01
Cutting a Medicine Stone.

The NeUs of Charleston, 8. c., has
the following: A number of ladies and
gentlemen assembled at the tent of Cen
eral Hunt, in Summerville, recently, to
witness what is seldom seen in America,
or in any other country-the cutting
and dissection of bezoar, or medicine
stone. At the appointed hour the beau
tiful gem was placed on the table, in
spected and admired by all present.
Professor Holmes then gave short des-
cription of the bezoars found in Eastern
countries, comparing them with those of
America, or more properly of South Car
olina. The name bezoar was, he said,
derived from the Persian words "pa Ia
har," which signifies against poison. In
the East they are called medicine stones !;
in Africa, hag stones or charm stones.
The specimen exhibited on this occasion
is about the size of large hens egg, Of
mottled yellow color, with tint Of
brown, having its entire surface highly
polished. The polish is natural, coused
by the action of the muscles of the stom-
ach of the animal in which it was found
upon each layer of mineral matter de-
posted.
A piece of scantling having been pre-
pared and mortised with cavity just
large enough to contain the stone, it was
imbedded therein firmly with plaster Of
Paris, the better to prevent taking or
crumbling, to which, from its laminated
and brittle structure, it is peculiarly liza
BILE. With very fine and highly tenn
pered saw, it was then cut longitudinally
through the middle, which took but a
few minutes. During the cutting some
little excitement was evinced as to what
the nucleus or contents of the stone
would prove to be.
Upon opening the bezoar the nucleus
proved to be a large aud perfect acorn,
which several gentlemen present imme-
diately recognized as that of the white
oak. It was covered by four layers of
lamin@ of q mineral substance, COM
posed generally of phosphates and car
Donates of lime and iron, and some silex.
The mold of the acorn is very perfect,
having all the external markings Of the
fruit. There are two impressions, ap-
parently made Dy the teeth of the animal
before swallowing the nut. Acorns are
favorite food of Carolina deer. During
the autumnal months their tracks are
almost always to be found under the
oaks of the forest which have borne
acorns.
This is the third specimen Of a bezoar
that has heen cut and examined by Pro-
fessor Holmes, and We believe the only
ones ever dissected in America. The
The nucleus found in the first bezoar
was fattened ball or buckshot with a
fragment of the skin and few hairs ;
the animal had undoubtedly been woun-
ded six years before it had been killed,
as there we're six layers or lamin@ of
mineral matter surrounding the buck
shot. The second bezoar cut contained
a pebble Of quartz.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-11-01
A Hundred Scents on the Dollar.

The other day Mr.. Middlerib stopped
at a grocery and bought some. onions,
giving the grocer two dollar bill.
Among the change handed back to the
customer was an old one dollar bill 1t
had been taken in that morning for kero-
sene oil, and there was iusta dash OF the
oil on it, that had been spilled In the
morning. Then the grocer had laid it
on a pile of Goldfish willie he fixed the
stopper in the oil can. Then he had it
on his hand while he cut off q couple OF
pieces of cheese, and the cheese on the
bill struggled with the Goldfish and kero-
sene for pre.emince. Then it got lit
tie touch of mackerel and little tine
ture of stale egg on it, and at Last the
grocer stuffed it into his pocket along
with a plug of tobacco, and finally,
when Middlerib got it with his onions,
he held it to his nose once or twice.
shifted it with an investigating air, and
at last walked out of the store with q
cheerful countenance, saying: by
George, we're all right now. Good
times are here again, and the govern
ment is paying one hundred scents on
the dollar. ."-Burlington Ha,okeye.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-11-01
A Literal Rendering.

While Mark II. Duncan had charge of
the academy at Bridgetown, he gave to
one of his Latin classes direction that on
the following day each scholar should
bring in Latin rendering of his own
name. If any of them should be at fault
he would prefer that they would not
seek assistance from others, but come as
near to a proper rendering as they could.
On the next day, as had been direct
ed, the members of that class brought
forward each a slip of paper with his
name written thereon in Latin. MIR.
Duncan looked them over, and smiled
more than once. At length he took up
slip bearing the following:
johannes Menus Homo"
After scratching his head over the
problem for q while, he read it aloud,
and asked who wrote it. An aspiring
youth, from the region of the Crooked
River Interval, arose, and acknowledged
himsels as the author.
The preceptor beckoned for him to
come forward.
"My young friend, did you write this
for the Latin rendering of your name ?"
"Sartin T.
johannes Menus Homo?"
"Eggszactly."
"But, isn't that little far-fetched p
little over-done?"
.sReally, sir, can't see it. My name
is John Woodman. Johannes is Latin
for John Menus is Latin for Wood !;
and Homo is Latin for man. Amt that
500"
The preceptor, in certain sense, felt
himself cornered, and after little
thought, while the school Uttered, he
tapped his finger upon his forehead sig
nifcantly, remarking at the same time !:
"Ah, John. I'm afraid there's some
thing loose up here"
"Shouldn't WONDER" returned John
Woodman and then tapping his own
forehead in like manner, he added, with
emphasis, "but it's all right up here,
you bet!"
Duncan was cornered then, surely !;
and he Allowed Johannes Menus Homo
to resume his seat without further argu-
ment.
But that was not the end. Years have
elapsed since that day, and even now the
man who keeps the store at Woodman's
Corner is often called by his old school
mates, johannes Menus Homo"
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-11-01
Sour Grapes.

There is grape arbor in front of q
house on Macomb street, and the tempt
ing clusters of black grapes make more
than the pedestrians mouth water. A
boy about ten years old softly opened
the gate yesterday forenoon and passed
in. When he came out, fifteen seconds
later, he was only sixteen inches in ad-
vance of the family dog, and he seemed
greatly embarrassed.
"Hello, bub, been in after grapes ?"
asked pedestrian.
"N-no, sir" stammered the lad "I-I
went in to see if they wa-wanted to adopt
an orphan, but they didn't s-seem to
c-care much about it y
CT see they have grapes in there, I"
observed the man.
"Y-yes, sir, but grapes amt good this
time O year-they p-pucker the mouth
all up."-Detroit Free Press.