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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
ARTHUR MOURNED AS DEAD
BY the Chinese Minister at Washing
ton and His Suite.

ton and His Suite.
A very good story on the Chinese
Minister is just now floating about, and
a. it is rather mirth-provoklng, l give
it for what it is worth:
Mr.. Tsao Ju, the Minister, is a most
dsliciously absurd old person and looks
like q Goldfish. He knows about seven
words of English, but has spry young
secretary who knows the whole English
language, including the cuss words, One
day not long since Mr.. Ju. stepping out
of his front door, saw printed yellow
slip which had been left by the gas man
lying in the vestibule. Now, yellow
paper signifies the death of y very dis
tinguished person, So Mr.. Tsao, in much
agitation, sent for the interpreter. The
interpreter had gone of to the Theatre
Comique, and so the legation was left to
wrsstle with the gas bill alone. The
whole suite was summoned. and 1t was
concluded that the President was defunct
and this was the official notice. Mr..
Tsao Immediately retired to the drawing
room with his suite, had every window
shut up, and placing the gas bill upon
an efigy of COnfuciuS, he and bis suite
proceeded to hold Chinese wake. They
howled in chorus, and they howled sep
arately. The Minister howled for an
hour in the blue petticoat he usually
wears, and then changed it to yellow
petticoat, and hOwled more vociferously
than ever, while he beat his breast and
tore at his queue. An African lady en-
ployed about the kitchen peeped through
the door after bearing the hullabaloe,
and seeing the gas bill and knowing the
methods Of the Washington Gas Com
pany, thinking it nothing remarkable
that people should howl over the gas
bills of the Washington Gas Com
panv. A policeman. accompanied by a
section of American youth, pounded at
the back gate and demanded to know
who was being murdered by Mr.. Tsao
Ju. The African lady explained that.
"Tisnt muffin but the gas bill, an dat's
'nuff to make folks holler." The police
man, seeing the reasonableness of this,
departed. After five hours of bawling.
interspersed with tea, frecracksrs and
Chinese hymns, the interpreter returned
and it was found instead of the Presi-
dent being dead the gas company merely
demanded about S25 for burning 81
worth of gas. Washington Letter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
Halter-Break tho Calves.

Every bov who has helped to drive a
COW to the butchers, or to any other
place where she has no mind to go, will
appreciate the force of these remarks
il. the Planters Journal:
There are few animals kept on farms
handled much more easily and econom.
ically for having been trained when
yonng, and they always appreciate
those not so trained. Many an animal
has been injured many times more in an
attempt to drive it short distance than
it would have cost to train it to the
most perfect obedience to a slender hal
ter if it mad been taken in hand when
young.
Cattle are good deal like men, they
can generally be led much more easily
than driven. But it does not cost any
thing to halter break a calf. On the
score of economy alone it pays to keep
it in halter until it is old enough to send
away to pasture. A rather long halter,
fastened up so high that it cannot get
over, in every way the most convenient
and economical method of restraining d
calf. and it never forgets it. A minute
or two at time expended in moving it
about by its halter in the stall, and an
occasional exescise in the yard or sta
BILE, will finish the job before master or
brute suspects it, and in nine cases out
OF ten the animal has cash value
enough greater to pay for all the trouble
many times over.
The advantages of narrowing winter
grain in the spring are not generally nm.
or appreciated. although these
who once insugurate policy of that
kind usually keep it up. Farmers who
have not tried, very naturally hesitate |
about it through fear of pulling the
grain out by the roots. The better way
for any one to convince himself of the
utility of this, or any other practice, is
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10

Trains run Oh Columbus time west Ohio river
EAST BOUND.-New York Fast Line daily;
with through Sleepers from Chicago to New
YORK; washington and Baltimore Epress with
through sleeper from Chicago to Baltimore
daily, and Through Coach from Sandusky to
columbus daily. New York and Baltimore
Express daily Newark to New York; on otner
DIVISIONS. daily. except Sunday. Sleeping
gar Chlcago to Cumberland. All other trains
daily, except Sunday
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10

Trains run on Baltimore time east Ohio river
WEST BoUND.-Chicago Fast Line Daily.
with through Sleepers FRO New YorS Il
Chicago; Chicago Express a,ly Threpgs
sleepers from baltimore 10 Chicago daiiy.
Chicago Mail runs daily on Malb Lac anG &,
v. DIVISION; on other Divisions daily except
Sunday. Other trains daily except Sunday.
NJ, =, 2 LORD. g P A., Baltimero.
" h REPPERT Passenger Agent. Column bus
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10

III. E. Carpenter, henderson, N. Y. cured Of
by Cuticura Remedies; the most wonderful
cure on record; dustpanfnI OF scales fell
from him daily; suffered fearfully and tried
everything; permanently cured by the Cuti>
cure remedies from skin humor.
Sold by all druggists. Cuticura, SOC. Resol>
vent. 81. Soap, 25c. Potter Drug and Chemical
Co., Boston, Mass.
Send for flow to Cure Skin Diseases.n
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
Nick'S Floral Guide.

For 1883, is an elegant book of $50 pages, 8
colored plates of Flowers and Vegetables, and
more than 100 illustrations of the choicest
Flowers, Plants and Vegetables, and direction.
Tor growing. 1t is handsome enough for the
center table or holiday present Send on your
name and postoffice address, with 10 cents, and
wi Ii send you copy, postage paid; this is not
quarter of its cost. 1t is printed in both
ngilsh and German. If you afterwards order
seeds deduct the 10 cts VIcK's SEEDS ARE
THE Best IN THE WORLD, The Floral Guide
will tell how 10 get and grow them
Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, It's
pages, 6 colored plates, 500 engravings; for so
cents in paper covers; 81 in elegant cloth; in
German and English
Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 30 pp..
q colored plate in every number and many fine
engravings; price Sl.25 a year; five copies for
30. Specimen numbers sent for 10 cents; 3
trial copies for 25 cents.
JAMES WICK, Rochester, NY
NEW FIsH-Our mackerel and lake
fish are now in. They are fine.
3-2O 2t JEPsoN's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10

Browns IRON BITTERs is
composed of Iron in soluble
form; Cinchona the great
tonic, together with other
standard remedies, making
a remarkable non-alcoholic
tonic, which will cure Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Malaria,
Weakness, and relieve all
Lung and Kidney diseases.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling
Railway.
TIME TABLE.
In effect Sunday, Jan. 9Th, 1884.

New Standard--90th Meridian time, which is
% min. slower than Columbus time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
PREPARED By
DIR. ID. FAHRNEY & SON,
HAGERSTOWN. MD.

Cuticura ResOlvenf, the new blood purifier,
diuretic and aperient, expels disease germs
from the blood and perspiration and thus re>
moves the cause Cuticura, the great skin cure,
Instantly allays ticking and Inflammation,
clears the 81 in and SCALP keals ulcers and
an exquisite skin beautifier and toilet reQuis>
lite, is Indispensable in treating skin diseases.
and for roguh. chapped, or greasy skin. black.
heads blotohes and baby humors; Cutionra
Remedies are the onlv fnfallible blood pur>
ifes and skin beRutifiers,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. as, 1851,

Mansfield. Ohio, Nov. as, 1885,.
Gentlemen:-Ihave suffered with
PAIN in MY side and back, and great
soreness on my breast, with shoot
ing pains all through my body, at.
tended with great weakness, depres-
sion Of spirits, and loss of appe-
tite. l have taken several different
medicines, andwas treated by prom
inent physicians for my liver, kid
neys, and spleen, but l got no relief.
thought l would try Browns Iron
Bitters; | have now taken one bottle
and half and am about well-pain
in side and back all gone-sorensss
all out of my breast, and l have a
good appetite, and am gaining in
strength and flesh. 1t can justly be
called the king Of medicines.
JOHN K. ALLENDER.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10

Mr. d Mrs Everett Stebbins, Belchertown,
Mass. write: Our little boy was terribly af>
hicted with scrofula, salt rheum and erysip>
eless ever since he was born and noIhing we
could give lin helped him until we tried
Cuticura Remedies. which gradually cured
him, until he is now as fair as any child.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10

"Castoria is 50 wei, adapted TO Children that
recommend it as superior 70 any prescription
known 70 me-" H. A ARCHER, NJ. D.,
So Portland Ave, Brooklyn, n. 7.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25

and blood-shot eyes told their owa
story.
Then il was that his almost heart
broken mother entrea'ed him Is only
a tender mother can, and tonight 10
had promised.
J. A few no ~ later the two came out
Nupon the street, Carl walk mr. erect.
while Burt leaned heavily upon his arm
and stepped in Il dazed uncer ain way.
Seems to me, kurt, il takes precious
little to make you ~top-heavt." was
| Carts heartleSs remark. II drank
three times what You did. and I'm al.
| right. You're fresh. though; s'pose
I at 5 the reason; didn't begin imbibins
mt your fathers sideboard when YOU
were knee-high to nothing bit look a
! here. SONNY" he continued. rs Burt
pitched heavily forward. .straighfen
up. or vou'n disgrace that red ribbon
w. were going after. Now, 70 easy
while l take you home to Your mother.
.Lemme lone, I'm not goin' lone"
stammered Burt. making an effort tG
free himself. "I1n never 90 home
till
Until your sober. do You mean;
Il IL NOitlt W tiN~ "SNNA -AA's NONh
OIL" interrupted Carl.
They made their way to the dock and
entering 4 small boat pushed OF into
the lake.
Better be careful. young men,
called the old boat man As he drew up
the chain that had fastened the skill;
takes 4 clear head To weather II sea
like this
Never mindus Uncle. we need a little
rough work before We so home to-
night
There is little more to tell. NJ story
Is a short one and full Of sadness.
Out from the shore the waves were
rough. and even the boosted strength oil
Carl gave away. The moon shOne
serenely above them. but clouds were
scudding across the sky, and the wind
was rising.
In the the cd boat-man
found them living ON the white sands of
the beach. whittier the washing IF the
waves had brough. them drowned.
The mansion was draped. the cottage
closed. for in 4 darkened room of each
lay the hope and pride of the parents
heart.
~ WIN lIttE, wv HUN tAC NVlt'-'
door another funeral train had passed.
and the broken-hcarted mother is laid
besided her misguided boy in the village
church-yar!; while tine grandeur of the
palat nj home cannot shut out tn
shadow that has fallen across its TIRES
hold. But from the club the light still
shines through the stained windows and
battles other young men in It's rosy
warmth rs il falls about them in soft
and glowing cosors upon the pavement
Fathers, mothers. where are your
boys to-night?-Union Signal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Matthew Arnold reports that he
cleared $1,000 by his ~lecturing tour In
America.
Emily Faithful opens her lecture on
s'Shams" with the sta ement that it Is
equally applicable On both sides OF the
Atlantic.
An Augusta ga editor says that
five men in the Southern States now
read the newspapers where one man
read them ten years ago.
Ewing Isbell. of Warren county,
Ky, was born on Washington's birth
day, his wife was DO IN on the Fourth
of July, their only child was born on
Christmas.
Dickens Sketches of Young Gen.
tlemen," published in 1883, and his
Sketches of Young Couples" printed
in 1910. have been reproduced in fac
smile, and will be brought out in Lon
don.
Miss Elizabeth Peabody. of Boston.
now nearing her eightieth year, was the
first to introduce the kindergarten sys-
tenn in this country, and for more than
a half century has been prominent in
worAs of philanthropy and sympathetic
with American progress in art and lit
erature. -BOStOn Post.
General Graham, whose recent
victories in the SOudan have made him
famous, was q resident in Montreal
shout eighteen wears ago. and was then
district Commanding Engineer under
Colonel Ford. The General at that
time was one of the youngest Lieu
tenant-C Colonies in the British service.
IN. Y. Times.
There are only two American
books which have a market value APP
proximating 81 200; they are the ''Bay
Psalm Book" which has been sold as
high as $1,000. and Eliot's Indian
Bible-.'Up-Biblum God" in the
aboriginal tongue. a copy of which was
recently bought at the sale of the library
of the late Judge Henry c. Murphy, in
New York. for the sun of 5000 Chi
caGO Inter Ocean.
Benjamin Gratz. who died in Pills
deiphia the other day. was the oldest
graduate of the University of Pennsyl-
Vania. and the oldest member of the
Philadelphia bar. His sister Rebecca
was a special friend of Washington
Irving. who regarded her as one of the
most lovely women and perfect types of
the ideal Jewess possible to find. On
one of his visits to Sir Walter Scott he
Interested the great novelist in her char
actcr to such an extent that he took her
for his model of Rebecca in 'Ivanhoe."
Philadelphia Press.
H. Il. Clafiin. the famous New York
drv-goods merchant is a very small
man. with fluffy hair and a small.
smooth. doll-!ike face. Every afternoon
at half-past three O'Clock, wet or dry,
he jumps into a light wagon behind q
fleet horse and goes spinning down to-
wards Coney Island from his winter
residence in Brooklyn. There is nothing
SNOWY or stylish aoOut his turnout. and
few who see the little man mutfied IN =
fur-lined coat with a cloth cap drawn
owe his flowing hair would take him
for al important milliOnaire.-N. i.
HNn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25
Crossing S~wee3erS.

An Englishman, carefully picking his
steps over a very muddy crossing on
COrtlandt street, was surpr. sed TO see j
boy hastily tap the stones before him
with a short broom and then petition
for 4 reward for his labor. A few steps
further on he was amazed to find the
performance repeated by 4 second boy.
Snd uSt as he was about TO step upon
the opposite S dewalk he was astOniSned
to witness the same R>(prmance again.
"Now. this" said hey Englishman &c
n friend, sis not the ri hit sort of thing
at all, you know. Not only are three
boys trying to make Il living our OF one
short crossing, but they hardly make
evena p~retense of doing their work
Now, they manage things better thar
tn S in Lon ion. There, 4 good crossing
Yields o handsome income TO il,
sweeper. He works steadily on all
day. keeps his C OSsing very clean, and
never asks anybody for a penny. OF
course. for N who gives him anything.
two hundred cross the street without
putting their hands into their pockets.
but he has his regular every day patrons.
who give him Il halfpenny, and ut night
he has male more than the average
clergyman earns in the same time.
"A good crossing could hardly be
bought for nj hundred pounds, bur 4
pur naser has It for i lie. and need not
be afraid of any interference or rivalry,
for it is IN unwritten law among the
crossing sweepers that one shall
encroach upon anvther'S field OF enter
prise. They buy from and sell to eacL
other, and the corporation mas nothing
to do with the matter.
The owner of n crossing cannot be-
qreath it to his heirs. His right to il
dies with him, and the first person who
touches his broom after his death has
the right to take his place AMI profits.
As crossing sweepers, like other men.
usually die in their own beds. the
brooms are apt to be first touched by
their sons. or other near relatives: but
it has more than once happened that 2
stranger. p cking up the broom fallen
from tne hand of a sweeper who was
killed or dropped dead at his crossing,
was surprised to find himself in posses
sion of a handsome property."-N. Y
Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25
HUMOROUS.

-''Second-stOry thieves have again
appeared in Brooklyn" a second
story thief. like a second-story house, is
seldom without abascment.-ErOOtiyn
Eagle.
-..What nonsense" exclaimed Ber-
Cha. ''The idea of telling Mrs. Brown
that NOu were only twenty-threei"
.'But didn't l do right, dear?'' replied
Edith. You know mamma has always
taught us to eNaggera c. 1t is better to
under rather than Overstate. you
Anow."-Bostoa Transcript.
I'D like TO stay here" remarked
the oiiice-bov. as he approached the ed
itor's desk. ''but dc obs toe heavy for
me-" slow too heavy?" We'll. l
take dc copT into de re~posing-room
and dem dep.itors hit me on de side
of me head. Dere's too much brain
work for me. S'long.-Hetrsw Stand-
ard.
The obligynS visitor. to show that
he is really lord of children. and that
the dear little one is not annoying him
in the least. treats the kid to a ride upon
his knee. ..Trot! trot. tret How do
you like that. my boy? Is that nice?"
"YeS. SIR" replies the child. "but not
SO nee as on tnc real ~donkey-the one
with four legsr"-N. y. Ledyer.
Some soldiers were digging a well
in a fort, and when they came to the
water. the commanding officer went to
inspect progress. well, Cowan," said
he TO the Irishman Mt the bottom of the
well. 'you have found the water at
last" "Ah. Kernel replied the 9th
or. sit all depinds upon knowing how
the thing ought to be done. Any other
man but meself would have gone forty
tut deeper without coming to it,"
The New York Critic invites per-
sons to send in the mares of forty liv-
Ing American men-Of-letters whom they
consider most worthy of membership
in an American academy of Forty I'm
mortals." Well, there's Eli Perkins, and
the Sweet Singer of Michigan. Buffalo
Bill. and Private Dalzell. and Peck's
Bad Boy. and-and-we'rc stuck"
We don t believe there are forty of 'em
unless ''Veritas." '.P-O Bono Publico,"
Constant Reader" '.Many Citizens"
and such men of letters are counted
NorriStorn Herald.
"A New Degree: Little Nell-What
does those letters Is. A. after your name
mean?" Young Pilkins They mean
Bachelor of Arts. l got them at col.
iege." Little Nell-"That's what I
thought. Wasn't it mean of them not to
give you the other letters? Pa said he
wondered you didn'tg get them" Young
filkins (delightcd) -"You mean the
degree of NJ. A." Little Nell-No,
those were not the letters pa said"
Young Pilkins-"Not? Why, what
was it he said?" Little Nell-'He said
he wondered you didn't get the G. B."
-Hhiidciphia Cal.
There were nine men in the car
and six wOmen The vehicle was roll
ing along with the windows all rafting
SO loud that those VITO were talking had
to shout. Suddenly the driver checked
up so quickly that all in the vehicle
heard the voice of a tall, angular WON.
N away up in the corner exclaiming:
..Now, 1 propose" Immediately
six unmarried men shot for the door,
while the three married ones simultane
ously remarked: at is useless to pro
pose to us. madam: we re married"-
3stlad.lahi< Chronicle
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25
Sea yOyaging.

We are so accustomed to recommend
n sea voyage to a patient whom we are
not able otherwise to benefit. that it has
become d therapeutic routine. and we
rarely hesitate to consider the appro-
pr ateness of our recommendation. In
the Lancet, DIR. Farquhar publishes a
paper on ''Sea Change. the Effects of
EOvaSing." with cases. He remarks
on the laucity Of information on this
sub ect. DIR. Faber being the only oo-
server who hal gone to work system
a~tically. DIR. Far Iuhar's observations
OH a voyage last W inter- up the Mediter-
ranean led him to the belief that many
unsuitable cases are sent a-vOyaging By
medical men. and in the event of such
a rigOi GUS winter as that of last year.
V in Italy and Greece. the dis
appointment to invalids in search
or health must be great. He then
gives details of the various cases that
came under his care and observation.
The most pronounced benefit was
obtained by most of the pbthisical
Gags. but some let the steamer before
the tonic and stimulating action of the
sea air had made itself felt; unnerved
by the h~ardships endured IN a storm ex-
%perienced on leaving the Mersey. Voy-
ayers suffering from tie effects of over
work and mental strain did we'll: but
specific cases showed the most
velous results, complete recovery being
the rule. Dyspeptics did not do well,
nor subjects of skin disease of a nervous
or gin. To sum up, his experience in
this voyage led him TO believe that no
diseased CONDITION where the nervous.
irritable element was present had much
chance of benefit: the ~sea-air stimulus
was in the end too powerful through
its con-tancv. Such cases should and
after the first beneficial stimulat on,
which generally occu red within tho
first three or four weeks of the voyage
-.ncdicai and Surgical Reporter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25

travelled" invites the skill of the listen
ing knave, who smiles at the vainglori-
Gus boast. and marks him for a victim.
The methods Of travelling swintilers
have been so often ventilated that it
seems rs if the last man must have
heard OF them and be prepared to cir
cumvent them in case of necessity. But
this in reality is not so. The time-wOrn
bogus check. or bond game. is finding
more victims to-day than when it was
first conceived. 1t is played under the
very eyes of men who ought to have
sense enough to detect the cheat: Oh
the street, in the hotels ard on the rail-
roads it finds %uncounted suckers" 1t
must be that these men don't read the
papers. The old farmer. or the Young
man from the interior. who is going
West to buy land is an object OF solici-
tude to the nicely dressed Young nan
who makes his acquaintance. He is
going to the same place: was there
ever such luck? The verdant country
man IS glad TO find a companion in his
unaccu>tOmed journey: he unbOsoms
his heart, tells his secrets. shows his
"roll." never suspecting that such a
AAAiS nv SsblA ~ ~ Hf III ltlC
second sharper comes around with 1t
tie bin. the cOuntrymen is only too glad
to accommodate his friend with a loan.
But he is gong to make sure that
he is not baing sMindled; so he takes
the check or bond for Il hundred or a
thousand dOlla,S as the ease NAV be,
Just rs a matter q business; not that he
suspects his elegant friend who is SO
sorry 20 be ObligedtO trouble him. Be-
sides, it feels nice to carry a thousand
dollars in your pocket. Thee the
stranger disappears, the check prove,
bogus. and the swindled one consoles
himself as best he may. This perhaps
is the swindle most commonly perpe-
trated in tn section OF the country. 1t
behoOves every one who travels TO be-
ware of strangers; some judgment must
Of course be used. but it is better TO err
on the side of rudenesS than to lay one
self open to the wileS OF n confidence
man Of the numerous swindleS viii ii
are in vogue. observation and expert
ence may teach OF their methods, but
it does seem as if the bogus check swim
die would never want for victims. 1t
might be said that such an eXper en"e
is good enough for those who do not
take the trouble to read that blessing to
mankind, the newspaper, and there are
certainly just grounds for that View.
Man is never too old t. learn.-Bur-
LngtOn NaUkeYc.