Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-05-08

Miss MINNIE MoEGAN,for maSy years
live stock reporter for the New York
Times, is the daughter of an Irish gen
tleman who lost his fortune, which
compelled her to shift for herself. She
once held a commission from Victor
Emanuel TO buy horses for the royal
stables, and has been brought in con-
tact with many distinguished persona
ges of Europe by reason of her knowl+
edge of fine stock. She says she follows
the business because she is better lifted
for 1t than anything else.
"RoBERT LINCoLN's position at the
present time reminds me-" said classi-
cal Congressman, "of an election which
took place in Athens before the days of
Christ. Each voter was to cast two
ballots for ruler of the city, one as a
first and the other as second choice.
Every man in the city voted for himself
as the first choice, but every one voted
for some one great Greek, Themistocles.
think it was, for second choice. The
result was, that the second choice be-
came the ruler. Lincoln to-day is the
second choice of all. He will probably
be the first choice of the convention"
A CURIOSITY shop has been opened in
the Lincoln residence at Springfield, ILL.,,
which is attracting good deal of at
tention. Purperting to be collection
of relics of Abraham Lincoln, it is
rather an odd and almost bewildering
assortment of articles, many of them of
the most trivial nature, which were in
use or came into existence during the
war period. Some of the relics are en-
tirely valuelesS as such, but they are
nearly all interesting, and must have
been gothered 81 great expense of time
and money. Four or five rooms of the
Lincoln house are set apart for the eX-
hibition, and, tastetuily draped with
flags and supplied with many glass cases,
they present the appearance of militia
ry museum, with good many foreign
substances thrown in. The collection
will be given to the State.
THERE il no blue grass in the famous
Blue Grass R-giJn" of Ke ntucky,
why it is called 50 is one of the unsolv-
ed prObl-ms. The term applies to q
body of land in the center of the State
u..deriald toy decrmpOsable body OF
limestone, which imparts To the Soil AL
uusurpaS ed fertility and gives to the
grass a rich and permanent luXuriance
which 1t attdinS nowhere else. The
grass is always green except when il
bloom. when the heads have purple
tint.
PROF. PEPPER. Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, say : ti,at among the caus
eS of disease among tie Americans is
tn damp homes. caused by bad drain
age, the use ut tobacco. the drinking u
whisky at all lines, aud especially be'
tW cen meas :the excessive use of strong
tea aud coffee. the trying pan, the soda
baking powder, and IateDt purgative
pills The hot wafer craze, lie says, is
capable of doing is much harm as good
WhIlt hot wafer may be used with ad-
vanl age in limited number of Gases, III
many it has not been without its dis
advantag S. The craze has brought its
good, for it has been OF advantage tO
the strong tea and coffee drinkers, " hose
system will not stand the strong stimu-
liant, but who may take cup of water
tinged with English breakfast tea and
little sugar, and drink with pleasure
cup that cheers, but does not over
stimulate.