Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-01-26

ID. B. Wier. of Illinois, reports the
Seneca black-cap as the hardest of all
the black raspberries, and able to with
stand the most intense Geld.
AT an important sale of celebrated
stud flock of merino sheep in Victoria,
Australia, ram four years old brought
the large sum of $1,000, while several
others were sold for prices ranging from
5000 to S2,250.
Senator Windom and five other cap
italists of Minnesota have formed syn
dicate to build branch of the Northern
Pacific Railroad into the National Vel
lowstone Park, and built hotels for the
accommodation of tourists.
BANGOR, (Me.) folks have been look
ing with wonder upon aspeck of human
ity in the shape of boy named Dudley
Foster, who is five years old, weighs
less than six pounds, and is twenty-one
inches tall.
Delicate Cake.-Take the whites of
eight eggs. one-fourth of pound each
of corn-starch, -four and butter; one-half
pound of sugar, one teaspoonful of
cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of
soda. Flavor with almond or vanilla
Scotch Toast.-Take four slices of
bread half an inch thick; toast and bat
ter well; remove the crust and spread
over them some anchovy paste lay them
one on the other, pour over them thick
melted butter made with milk, send to
table very hot.
Two Cincinnati rogues advertised
charity concert, obtained the services of
the best musicians in the citv, used the
names of well-troWn l.-rr,n;ent persons
freely, sold S, SOC worth OF tickets. and
escaped with the money before the en-
tertainment was over.
"A gleat deal of time may be saved
if knee-pads are made for children who
creep, or who in playing, are upon their
knees much. Take pieces of heavy cloth !;
cut them to fit the Lnee; make them as
thick as you please; tie them on with
tapes, or fasten them with rubber bands.
A WASHINGTON correspondent relates
the story of Western Senator who, en-
tering a restaurant the other day, order
ed half dozen raw oysters. The waiter
brought him six. The Senator looked
grimly at the plate. and then called out:
'Bov, seven oysters are half a dozen /;
The new Southern Pacific route
across the Continent is suffering serious
" from the lack of water for the engines
on the plains in Western Texas and
New Mexico, and trains have been late
from six to twelve hours every day
since The line WAS opened. All the car
penters and bridge-builders that can be
secured are building tanks for suffi-
cient supply of water.
IT was Carlyle who paid this tribute
to the Westminster Catechism: "The
older | grow-and SOW stand on the
brink of eternity-the more comes back
to me the sentence in the Catechism
which l learned when child, and the
fuller and deeper its meaning becomes.
what is the chief end of man? To glO-
rify God, and enjoy him forever
Stock should be well sheltered dur
ing the winter, for when unprotected
from the cold winds and snow storms a
great deal of the food goes to maintain
animal heat, instead of adding pounds
of flesh to the animal. The scarcity of
grain and the consequent high prices
will make the winter good time to try
the experiment Of economiZing food by
sheltering stock.
1t is reported upon good authority
that upwards o. 900 American horses
are now doing service in the French cav
airy, and have given so good satisfaction
that the French army officers induced
their Secretary of War to send two of
their most trusty officers to this country
last season to inspect our horses. They
want compact, hardy, active animal
about fifteen and three-fourths hands
high.
LAST fall, Mrs. R. B. Hayes received
from the ladies Of Illinois, in testimony
of their high regard for her character,
an album and rich parlor hangings, made
under the direction of the Decorative
Art Society of Chicago. On account of
the great affliction of the nation no men,
tion was then made of the presentation.
Hon. j. V. Farwell made the presenta-
ton speech and Mrs. Hayes responded.