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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03
The Newspaper.

Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, of the New York
Tribune, delivered an address upon the
future of journalism before the New
York Press Association. He takes the
ground that the great newspaper of the
futnre will not be bulk but brains. In
stead of papers containing more matter
than can be got through with in day to
the ordinary reader who has business to
attend to, greater ability will be forth
coming to sift the news and put it in
more condensed form. He states:
1--WE shall not have more news. The
world is ransacked for it now. Earth,
sea, and air, carry it to us from every
capital, from every people, from every
continent, and from every island. We
shall not have bigger newspapers; they
are bigger now than a busy people can
read. We shall have better newspapers
the story better told; better brains en-
ployed in the telling; briefer papers
papers dealing with the more important
of current matters in such style and
with such fascination that they will
command the widest interest. There
will be more care and ability in select
ing, out of the myraid of things you
might tell, the things that the better
people want to be told, or ought to be
told. There will be greater skill in put
ting these things before them in the
most convenient and attractive shape
Judgement in selecting the news genius
in telling it-that is the goal for the
highest journalistic effort of the future.
In making a newspaper the HARVEST
item Of expense used to be the white
paper. Now it is the news. BY and by,
let us hope, it will be the brains"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

DURING the thirteenth century the
wages of farm hands in England were
50 cents per week. In the next century
they advanced Is cents, and continued
to advance slowly until i'll the last CEN
fury they had reached $1,S7. The av-
erage for farm labor in the same coun-
tries now $3.50 per week. Wheat in the
thirteenth century average II cents; or
81 days labor bushel. Now wheat is
worth at wholesale in England about
$1.46 bushel, or 24 days labor. In
six countries meat has nearly trebled in
price, while wages have increased more
than seven fold.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

ScRIBNER's MONTHLY, for July, opens
with paper by J. A. Matthews, which
describes in print and depicts in illus
trations The American on the Stage, in
his various phases. Next comes Friend
Barton's Career, a pleasant story by
Mary II. Foote, also illustrated. The re-
manning illustrated features are third
of III. II. Smiths articles on Brazil; /;
Madame Bonaparte's letters; Summer
Entomology, by Z. A. Samuels; Trinity
Parish, by w. III. Rideing; Edison's In
ventions and an installment of EIa-
worth's; The Delusions Of Clairvoyance /;
The Flooding of the Sahara; American
Museums of Art, coupled with various
poems and short sketches and much in
teresting editorial matter, the remaining
contents.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03
Masonic Directory.

DELMONF LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. N.
ID Meets every Wednesday Eight, on or be-
fore full moon.
]. F. CHARLEsWORTH, W. NJ.
NJ. T. COPELAND, Sec'y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
- Royal Arch Masons. Stated convoc2-
lions, first Friday of each month.
c. W. CARROLL, 81. P.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. "a, R. rs. N.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
ii. r. BUMGARNER, g. NJ.
GEO. MITCHELL, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, z. T.
IL Stated conclayes, first Tuesday of each
month. Z. ID. BAILEY, E. G.
w. n. COPELAND, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

TIE Cincinnati Commercial remarks
that the signing of the Army bill takes
the so-called bayonet out Of the cam
paign. and together with the veto of the
Judicial bill draws the line of battle
for the Republicans in the next presi-
Dental campaign on high and hard
ground, and gives them an impregnable
positiOn."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

THE st. Louis Times-Journal Demo
craft reminds the Greenback Democrats
that the crowding of Stephen A. Douglas
from the chairmanship of the Commit
tee on Territories led to the split in the
Charleston convention of 1860, and it
advises them to profit by that expert
enee in their dealings with Senator
Rayard.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

IT is said that our next census will
show population approximating to
fifty millions. Our last was something
over thirty-eight millions, and the in
crease of ten years will not be less than
thirty per cent, and will probably ex-
ceed that figure
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03
Belmont County onncIaI Directory.

Common Pleas Judge-Wm. Okey.
Probate Judge-Thomas Cochran.
Clerk of Courts-Alex. G. Darrah.
Sheriff-Samuel Hilles.
Auditor-William n. Coff1and.
Treasurer-Hamilton Eaton.
Prosecuting Attorney-Robert NJ. Eaton.
RecOrder-James A. Barnes.
Commissioners-A. w. Anderson, |. j.
Potts, Henry Frssber.
Surveyor Dawson.
Coroner-E- B. Kennedy.
Irfirmary Observation-Disclosures Taylor,
VIM. Parkinson, Thomas Lodge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

Mr.. THURMAN's success as President
pro TEN. of the Senate has not been so
brilliant as to make his movement for
the executive chair Of the nation boom.
He has had to be helped along by two
experienced clerks, and he can't take
them up to the White House with him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

THE failure of Congress to complete
any silver legislation at this session
compels the proprietors of the bonanza
mines to be satisfied with bullion prices
for their products for the present.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

IT looks as if General Butler would
receive and accept the nomination for
Governor of Massachusetts at the hands
of the Democratic and labor organiza-
tiOns.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

TIE division of labor in the Demo-
cratic camp seems to be for Thurman
to hold the party up by the tail while
Paterson beats the hew-gag.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03
Church DIRECTORY,

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev R.
l. Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, z. Sabbath School, 900 an. Young
mems prayer meeting: Tuesday z p.m.; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
N1Rev. j. H. Conkle, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; pm. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting; Friday 2
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday p m.
Strangers are cordially invited TO all our
services.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

u Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School: 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday Of
each month, pm. Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month. pm.
District prayer meetings. First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, 2 pm. Young womens prayer meet
ipg: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, 2p.m.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

THE President and his Cabinet are
said to have been unit on all four We
toes. And so has the Republican party.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03

Practice in the Supreme Court and Court Of
Prompiness and satisfaction given In ali Eusi-
mesa entrusted 10 them. Correspondence SO.
licitsd. say 7th ST.. op, p. o. Department.
WASHINGTON, D. ssp2stf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
l878-7Q @.

I87S-7o.
Belmont County, Ohio.
First Saturday OF December, st Clairsville.
Second Saturday OF January, GAINESVILLE.
Third Saturday of February. st Clairsville.
First Saturday OF March. Bridgeport.
Third saturday OF March, st Clairsville.
second saturday OF April, Belmont.
Second Saturday of May, Bellaire
First Saturday of June, Morristown.
Fourth Saturday of June. st Clairsville-
At closeOf Institute in Martins Ferry.
Examinations begin at O'Clock, AN.
PIomptness is expected.
Testimonials OF character are needed IL aP
plicant is not known 10 the Board, and certit-
Gates of success In teaching are allowed Ish
due weight. j. p. DUFF
Ex. Board. r. ALEXANDER,
il. n. YARNELL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-03
Published Every Thursday
Terms of Subscription:
Two Dollars Per Year in Advance.

If not paid within the year 25 per cent will
be added for each year it remains unpaid.
OFFICE R-SOuth side Main street, nearly Op.
posite Public School building.
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22

A Monster Serpent.

One of the most intrepid wild beast tanners
in Europe, Karolyi, a Magyar of colossal
stature and extraordinary physical strength,
has recently fallen victim to dread con-
tingency of his perilous profession. He
was performing before crowded audience
at Madrid, the other day, one of his most
sensational feats, which consisted in allow
ing huge boa constructor, over twenty feet
in length, to enfold his body in its tre-
mendous coils, when suddenly a piercing
cry escaped him, which was greeted by the
public with a round of applause, under the
supposition that its utterance constituted a
part of the performance. 1t proved, how
ever, to be the outcome of strong mans
death agony. The gigantic snake had tight
ened its coils and crushed poor Karolyi's
life out of him with one terrific squeeze.
AS his head fell back and his eyes became
fixed in CLASSY state, the plaudits died
away and were succeeded by the stiffness
of utter CONSERVATION. The snake and its
lifeless victim swayed for second or two
of inexpressible horror, and then toppled
over on the boards of the stage; but the
boa did not in the least relinquish his grip
upon the corpse. which remained for more
than an hour imprisoned in its hideous
thraldom, nobody daring to approach the
1.-THE monster, Of whose powers such ap-
pallng proof had been given. At length
it occurred to one of Karolyi's attendants
to place a bowl of milk in cage within
sight of the mighty serpent, which slowly
unwound itself from the dead body and
glided into its den, irresistibly attracted
thereto by its favorite dainty. A post
mortem examination of the unfortunate
athletes remains discovered no fewer than
eighty-seven fractures of his bones, effected
by the construction of the serpents coils.
His death must have been instantaneous, as
the spine was disarticulated in several
places.
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22
The Human Ear.

The internal ear is wonderland, dim
inutive one, it is true, but really great-as-
tonlshingly great In its very littleness-a
fairy land, full of the realizations of dreams
to be found in oriental story. In space
of less than one-half of cubic inch, ex-
cavated out of the petrous portion of the
temporal bone, there are to be found curl
osities which the finest museum in the
world can't afford. In the vestibule are
miniature lakes; here, with pebbly otoconia
or otolothes bathed in its depth, there, with
whole forests of hair-like rods, looking like
clusters of reeds, growing in the shallow
water of some pond, while the whole is al
most constantly tremulous with wavelets of
sound transmitted from the objective world
without to the subjective world within.
Here in one place are to be found peculiar
winding canals, each swelling at one ex-
tremity into strange, vase-like dilations, or
ampulle, while in another hangs a chain
of minute bones, curious caricatures of
familiar objects, all united together blythe
smallest ligaments, and moved by muscles
so tiny that each will scarcely weigh more
than single grain. Here, in a recess of
the bony cave, stands a wonderful small
shell tower, with several pairs of spiral
stairs, or scal@, leading from the base,
around modiclous of bone to the helico-
tremus summit. Nor does this tower lack
for rooms or windows or doors. Here,
within peculiar spiral rooms, with bony
ledge for floor the bastlar membrane fol-
a carpet, and the membra tectoria for the
ceiling, we find the most minute, and yet
one of the most exquisitely formed, musical
instruments in all the world-a veritable
harp or piano, with no less than three
thousand strings, so wonderfully formed,
so delibately adjusted, that it trembles in
responsive action to the slightest sound
now vibrating with tremulous delight as the
incoming waves of sweet and delicious
music float over its strings; then grating
with tremulous disgust at the passage of
hard and discordant noise. Ever faithful
and true to its trust, it initiates perfectly
every sound which comes to it from the
outside world. Beneath the sounding
board of this delicate little instrument as
nervous arrangement, which far outrivals
the powers of the celebrated telephone.
Here innumerable pearl-white threads or
filaments, attached to the harp string or
corsican tibers, bear onward ia some mys-
terious manner, all the music of the instru-
ments above, in all ats original accuracy
and distinctness, with all its variations in
pitch and quality, and here by process,
initiated in the phonograph, the music is
sealed up, and properly labeled, and stored
away in some one of the secret recesses of
the brain, to reappear again, 1t may be,
scores of years thereafter.
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22

judge, hard case. Another seaman,
Darby Mullins, said in his defence that he
served under the Kings commission and
had no right to disobey any commands Of
his superior officer; that in fact, the men
were never allowed to question his author
ity, because it would destroy all discipline;
and that even if unlawful acts were COM
mitted, the officers were the persons to
answer for it, not the men. He was an
swered that serving as he did only entitled
him to do that which was lawful. He re-
piled that tho case of seaman must be bad
indeed if he were punished in both cases,
for obeying and for not obeying his officers
and that if he were allowed to dispute his
~ )eriors orders, there would be no such
thing as command on the high seas. This
ingenious defence availed him nothing; he
had taken share of the plumber, and had
mutinied, showing no regard to the COM
mission; and further had acted in accord
ance with the customs of pirates and free
hooters. The jury brought him in guilty
with the rest. Kidd's defence was not
strong, as a matter of legal argument. He
insisted that he had been more stunned
against than SHINING. He said that he
went out on laudable employment, and
had no occasion, being then in good circum-
stances, to go a-pirating; that the men
had frequently mutinied; that he had been
threatened in his own cabin, and that nine
ty-five deserted him at one time and set
fire to his boat, so that he disabled from
bringing his ship home, or the prizes he
took, to have them regularly condemned,
which prizes, he said, were taken under
virtne of his commission, they having
French passes (false). A witness, Col.
Hewson, spoke highly of his previous rep
utation for bravery. So much of his own
statement was doubtful or false that he was
found guilty. When the Judge put on the
black cap Kidd stood up and said: "My
Lord, it is very hard sentence. For my
part, am the most innocent person of
them all, and have been sworn against by
perjured persons. A week after the
bodies of Kidd and six of his men were
seen by the passers-by on the river, hang
ing high, suspended by chains, warning
especially to the seamen of and entering
the port of London not to turn pirates.
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22
washington's Pew.

Christ Church, in Alexandria, Va, some
six miles below Washington, is an object of
much interest. 1t was completed in 1878,
taking the place of chapel that could not
have possessed much elegance, as it sold for
Ell los. The year prior to leaving the
chapel Colonel George Washington, then
thirty-three years of age, was chosen one
of the vestrymen. His name is affixed to
the contracts for the new chnrch, which
for minuteness of specification would serve
as model for modern building committees.
James Parsons agreed to build the church
fof 8600. 'eThe shingles were to be of
the best juniper, three-fourths of an inch
thick, eighteen inches thick, and to show
six inches" The mortar for the outside
walls, which were of brick, was to be two
thirds lime and one-third sand the mortar
for the inside walls was to be one-half lime
and one-half sand. "The arches and pedi
ments to be in the Tuscan order. The altar
piece, pulpit and canopy to be Ionic"
But it appears that contractors even inthose
early days had some OF the failings of mod
ern time. James Parsons failed to fulfill
his contract, and the vestry made an agree
ment with Col. John Carlyle for the addt-
ional sum of 1920 to complete the work.
On the 9th of February, 1878, the church
having been formally delivered to the ves-
try, ten of the pews were offered for sale.
Pew No. was purchased by General
Washington for f36, 10, the highest price
paid. The pews were sqnare, with seats
on three sides and the back nearly as high
as the head of the occupant. But in 1916
and 1917 some of the old square pews were
divided, and the remainder, in 1921, Wash
ington's among the rest, but in 1887 it was
restored to its former shape. 1t was again
divided, but soon restored to its original
form and so still remains. In 1904, George
Washington Parke Custis, Mrs. Washing
toms grandson, whom General Washington
adopted, presented to the parish Washing
tons Bible, published in 1772 and now in
use on the altar. The building has been
little by little remodelled to suit the modern
tastes The old pew of Washington is al
lowed to retain its original shape, except
the back is lowered like the rest. Visitors
to Alexandria &C in large numbers to attend
Sunday morning services at Christ Church,
and sit in the pew where Washington wor-
shipped.
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22
FLOWERS OF MEMORY.

The drifted snow, in foldIngs deep
Old Winter soon shall bring;
Our dainty flowers shall go to sleep,
And will not wake till spring.
The soft blue sky he'll turn to gray,
The blossoms make to fall,
Then shall he steal them quite away
And we forget them ali2
Nay! even tho his touch shall bring
The frost, and chill, and snow,
In memory, still, the b rds shall sing,
And still the flowers blow.
The purple Pansies, one by one,
Shall lift Their fra rant heads,
And cooled by ra N, and kissed by sun,
Shall light the gardeu-beds.
The summer sunlight still shal stream.
The Roses deeper glow.
The warm Nasturtiums brightly beam,
And fainting breeZes blow.
The Tulips still shall plant their fires,
Tho winter winds are high
What 10 ing heart of beauy tires
In memory laid by2
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22
Extensive Bee Farm.
shipped.

Near the village of Beeton, Ontario,
Canada, there is bee farm which is prob
ably one of the most extensive and sue.
cessfnl things of the kind in the world. 1t
consists of four bee-yards situated at the
angle of square mile of country. The
current year, so far, has proved favorable
for honey. Mr. d. A. Jones, the owner,
had at the end of July, already secured 50,-
900 lbs of honey from 620 stocks of bees
The hives used are oblong pine wood boxes,
with cubic capacity of 8, 240 in, the in
side measure being 15x1sx12. The pro-
prietor expects total yield for the year of
70, 900 lbs of honey from his $4,000, 900
little workers, in which case he would net
between So, 900 and $40, 900 for the years
product, without taking into account the
sale of swarms or of queen bees. This
statement which we find in an exchange, as
to the present being agood year for honey
does not afree with some statements made
on the subject,
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22

The solemn session of Admiralty was
that which met at the Old Bailey, in May
1901, when Capt. Kidd and nine others
were arraigned for piracy and robbery on
the high seas. All were found guilty ex-
cept three, who were proved to have been
apprentices. Kidd was also tried for the
murder of his gunner and found guilty.
All the other men pleaded variousiy
and two of them had undoubted-
ly surrendered themselves within the time
limited by the proclamation. Col Pass,
the Governor of West Jersey (now the
State of New Jersey, adjoining that of
New York;, corToborated this statement.
1t was shown that they had not surrendered
to commission of four specially sent out
for the purpose, and they were condemned
to die. This was, as far as the writer can
The advertiser. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-18??, 1879-11-22

In the postal savings bank of Italy
So, 600 have been deposited so far
this year in very small sums. These
banks give great satisfaction.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-14

THERE are hundred or more Demo
Gratis under indictment in the Federal
Courts Of South Carolina, for alleged
BOND. OF Infamous memory, Is the pre-
siding Judge, and out Of the en,ire panel
o, Jurors drawn, there are only thee
Democrats, Just the number Of peremPtory
challenges dICWsd he prosecution! The re-
mainder OF the panel is made up OF plan
taiion negroes, white scallawass and
Federal empIOves.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-14
q. H. NJ.

We did recommend q. II. MotFett for
Speaker OF the House of Delegates aud
We believed he filled the bill to the
satisfaction Of that body, in a parlia-
mentarv sense. But We have walked
around him and viewed him from his
Greenback side, and his Democratic
side, am his Liberal Republican side,
IN fact i,uu, all sides, and We don't see
ANYTHING in him 10 make Governor
out Of. and We feel very much discour-
aged about him,-N1c AdriasriLle DRo-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-14

JUDGING from the present indications,
it is dou0,iul iithe Pennsylvania Legs
lature wilt pass the bill appropriatng
something like half million dollars to
pay the damages accruing from the
labor rios in Pittsburgh in 1877. An
other attempt will be made to call it
up for action, but the members from the
o;i-oe.ions, it is said, will oppose its
passage because another bill levics Il
tax on petroleum to pay the riot losses.
II the legislature fails to perfect the bill,
the matter will probable go to the courts
for adjustment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-14

months souandered the 81, 900 on cham
na0ne Shippers and brides. with no
more effect than inducing few men to
leave the Hogan < Evans factory. Inc
strikers then started cooperative nae
tory at Ravenna, o., but JAILED slgnally,
Lack of space compels brief epitome
Of the ultimate result of all this. To-day
Pittsburgh is without an industry
which in past years conduced materially
10 its prosperity and progress: The
glass chimney trade has been diverted
10 Hamilton, Canada, and the loss IN
wages alone to the glass-workers oil
Pittsburgh is over $3.50, 900. The union
has spent $50, 900 in an Intellectual enort
10 break up the manufacturers and the
extensive works that are closed ana
abandoned. During the entire strike
the EMPLOYERS had reliable allies, who
kent them apprized OF the most secret
opeIations OF the malcOntents, and the
strike has brought thousands to abJect
poverty and wretchedncSs.
II is rumorud that compromise Is
about 10 be effected between the men
and their former employers. 1t Is to be
boped that this is true. But when the
strikers realize that they have not bet,
tered their condition in any respect, ana
that the lack of Il comparatively lnsig-
nificant concession has involved a clear
loss 10 them Of nearly hall amlllion dol
lars. il is TO be hoped that this costly ex-
periment will end all projected future
demonstrations of this kind.