Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-04
Another. "COlOred Debate


count of another meeting OF the same
organization, giving the arguments
brought forward to settle the question,
Which hab produce de mos wonders
de lam or de water?'
The meeting having been called to
order, the chairman said, Water takes
de lead? - F-n <tffat
DR.. Crane came forward. He said:
"Mr. Chairman, geografers tell us dat
one quarter OBJ de yaarth's surface is
lam an three quarters is water; in one
squaar foot of dat water is more Won
ders dan in forty squaar rods OBJ LAM
Desc chillen settin' round hyar can
figure on dat. OATS an argument
introduce jus' to keep de chillen quiet a
while. When you spill water on Ia
BILE it spreads all out thin-On clean
table, | mean. Now sposen de table
dusty. Note de change. De water
separates in globules. (For de inform
alton of some of de folks would eX-
plain dat globules is drops, separated
drops.) Now why is dat? Isn't dat
wonderful? Can de lam do like dat?
No Saar. Dere's no such wonder in de
LAM" .-. ..., ...
Mr.. Laukins said: "Mr. Chairman, l
don't see nothing wonderful in de wa
ter gittin' in drops on de dusty table.
OATS de hatcher O6 de iCdter. Dere's
nothing i0o1aderfuI in anything actin
'cordin to hatcher. Sposen it wasn't
its hatcher, what causes it to get into
drops? DE dust. De DUST! de tan! de
Ian! De wonders in de lam, after all.
Mr.. Chairman, DIR. Crane makes no
argument for de water at all, but all for
de lam. He makes pint dat de ta-
BILE should be dusty. De dust makes
de wonderful change In de wafer, an
dust is Tan. / wants no better argy-
ment for DE- lam dan DIR. Crane makes.
Mr.. .Hunnicut said: "Mr. Oh h4arman,
speakin' OBJ de wonders in de water, 1
take my position on Nisesry Falls
de gram, stupenjus. msjestick wonder
OBJ de hole world. Dere'5 no such or
inspiring objeck in de lam. Den see
de waterfalls of minor importance at
tered all ober de face OBJ de yaarth.
Who eber saw de lam rOllin'
Ober de preeipice like de water? See
de mitey oshun. She hole up de ship
full OBJ frate an passengers widOnt
props, and yit de ship move along in
de water if JUS little wind touch her.
Put de ship on de lam an load her;
fIrty locomotives tear her all to pieces
fore she move. DIR. Crane tells us
dere's more wonders in one square foot
oh water dan in forty rods Ob lam.
He's right. Why, one night las week
rs ober to Doc Russell's house, an de
ole doctor he AK me would l like to
see drop OBJ watir In his glass (his
magnifyin' glass, mean); tOle him
ri I'LL hn 81. n CI., nj
when he git um all right, he tOle Ene to
take good look. Wa'al, Mr.. CHAR
man, in dat one drop ob water seed
more. wonders dan eber saw in de hole
course OBJ my life. Dere was a animal
like glan' others night cap wild
one string, a scootin' roun' after an
other thing like currycomb wild a
handle. Dtre was year OBJ
corn wild ruf1e down each side, an de
fust ting / knOwed a six-legged base
drum come swimmin' along an JUS
swallered it. Talk about wonders in de
lan'!-dey amt patchin' 10 de water
Mr.. Lewman said-"De fuss part OBJ
Mr.. Hunaicut's argument seems to me
is all for de ldn'. Dere would be no
or any other falls if de lam
wasn't in such q mos wonderful shape
to make falls. De water falls cause
ddt's its hatcher. jus look right Lere
in Mount Vernon. Dere's Norton's
Dam; dere's de same principle, de same
law OBJ hatcher. Take away de dam,
de water is no more dan common wa
ter. No, Saar, dere's no wonder in de
0ater at Niagary. De wonder is in de
AM. .-,.'..s
DIR. Crane said: "Perhaps its not
generally known, but still it is fac,
lat il its not for de water in de air,
we'd all die. Dere must be water in |
lir we take into our lungs to sustain |
life. AM strange as it may seem, ,dere |
must be water In de air to sustain cOm- |
bustiOn. You could not kindle fire |
were it not for de aqueous gases OBJ de
air. (By aqueous 1 mean watery.) |
,all dat wonderful Can see nothing |
ike it in de lan'-dst de water which
put out de fire is necessary to make
he fire burn.
Mr.. MGrehouse said: "Mr. Chairman,
hope dat you'll rule out all dat DIR.
Crane just said. Instruct de commit
ee not to take no count Ub it. Sich
alk's too much fool nonsense. (Ex-
use my spressinu, but | get so excited
\ hen hear sich tniuloolery an ridi-
,ule slush in 'spclable meetin' dat 1
orgets myself, an don't know for de
mint wedder rs drivin' mule waggin
,r in meetin' Scuse me, an I'll try
o keep my feelins' down. But as L
ay, when sich trash is lueged In as
insible argument, 1t riles me.) DIR.
Crane says We mus hab water to
,reeve. daar him to de trial. He
nay go down en- stick his college he'd
excuse me, Saar), his Indicated he'd,
n de creek, an take his breevin'
lar, an I'll take my STAN an my
'reevin' on dis platform, by de stove,
m let de ornmittee decide de case on
le merits oh de proof ON who holes out
le longest. Den listen to what he sez
bout water maxim de fire burn. Did
'ou eber-did you eber hyaar de like?
low, 'cordin' to DR.. Crane, spOsen l
wants to start a fire in dis var stove. l
its some shsvins an puts in, den
ONE pine kindlins, den berry carefully
'Our on Il little, JUS a little, karysene,
en- put on few nice pieces OBJ coal,
ights a match, sticks her to de sha-
'ins, an she don't burn; / gifts a
ewspaper an frows her under de
rate; de shavins dod't light. / gifts
lad, an slaps In bucket OBJ water,
n away she goes, all blazin' in sec
nd. Oh, shaw! sich bOsh!. Don't
axe no count ob dat. 1t tOotIld be
vonder If it was true; but, oh my!
1hat cabbage it is! Jedges, don't take
% count OBJ sicb idle talk. l say ,Saar,
at de lam produce de mos wonders.
Iook at de trees, de flowers, de grain, 1
e cabbages, de inguns, dat spring out {
b de lam. Look at de Mammoth
ave, more wonderful dan all de falls
at eber fell. See how dey bore in de
roun' fifteen hundred feet an more,
n out come coal Oil two thousan' bar'l
mint. I'd JUS like to see any desc
later folks bore hole fifteen hundred
,et down into de ocean, an pump out
ne gallon OBJ coal oil in an hour. Can
GU dig down in de ocean or in de
lkes, an git out gold an silber an
'on an coal? Can you build rale-
Dad on de ocean, an cut tunnel I
, rn Il Nh Goor