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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

VITANTED IMMEDIATEp. LADIES TO work for a
M wholesale house on NeedlewOrk at their
M homes. (Sent any diStancel Good pay can
be made. Everything furnished. Particulars
free. Address Artistic Needlework Co, ls5 Sth
street. New York City.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

TIE art of spreading lies may be COM
pared to the art of pin-making. There
is usually some truth, which 1 call the
wire; as this passes from hand to hand,
one gives it polish, another point,
others make and put On the head, and at
last the pin is completed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

LET not mistakes or wrong directions,
of which every man, in his studies and
elsewhere, falls into many, discourage
you. There is precious instruction to
be got by finding that we are wrong.
Let man try faithfully, manfully, to be
right, he will daily grow more and more
right. 1t is at the bottom the condition
on which all men have to cultivate them
selves.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

THEY that have read about everything
are thought to understand everything
too; but it is not always so. Reading
furnishes the mind with the materials
of knowledge; it is thinking that makes
what we read ours. We are of the ru-
minating kind, and it is not enough to
cram ourselves with great load of col
lections-we most chew them over
again.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

HE that easily believes rumors has
the principle within him to augment ru-
mors. 1t is strange to see the ravenous
appetite with which some devourers of
character and happiness fix upon the
sides of the innocent and unfortunate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

THERE is sanctity in suffering when
meekly borne. Our duty, though set
about by thorns, may still be made a
staff, supporting even while it tOrtures.
Cast it away, and, like the prophets
wand, it changes to a snake.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

THE STATESMEN OF THE PAST, AS \
RULE, LIVED AND DIED POOR.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13

For year or so the proprietors of the Cap
ital hotel have been aware that money was
disappearing in small quantities, which was
source OF great annoyance. Finally a
trusted employe was discovered in the act of
abstracting small amount OF his employers
funds which had been taken in through the
Office. He was at once accused OF havi ng
secured considerable amount, aggregating
in tine neighborhood Of several hundred dol
lars, and ultimately apprehended for the
theft. He confessed to petit larceny, which
was all that could be proved against him,
and as stoutly maintained his innocence In
excess of the amount he had confessed to
taking.
Circumstances, however, were against him,
and he paid the penalty. The matter was
settled satisfactorily, perhaps, and he left
the state. A day or two ago the cash drawer
WIS found to be short Of balance in the
sum OF $25 A careful review of the entries
revealed no remedy, and the proprietors
were puzzled to account for the shortage
Finally the cash drawer was removed from
its position and large sized hole discov
cred through which rats or mice had gained
an entrance into the money drawer Furthe;
search revealed the fact that new nest had
been constructed underneath the counter
top which was built Of papers taken from
the drawer In addition to this, the nest wal
lined with three s. bills and one $40 bill
which balanced the account with the cast
er-Dsnver Times.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
ORGANIZING A STRIKE FUND.



ST. LOUIS, Dec. lS-At session yesterday
of the Federation Of Labor convention,
communication was read from the Sheet
Iron and Cornice workers of Kansas City,
declaring their intention to Immediately af-
filiate themselves with the federation. A
communication was also read from the
Oyster Dredgers' union Of Baltimore, ask
ing the federation's influence against the
brutality of captains; also from the Denver
Trades assembly, asking the endorsement Of
Capt William n Meredith, OF that city, for
the position of public printer at Washing
ton. The treasurer submitted his report,
showing cash on hand, Dec !, 1887, st O5;
received during year, 81 SIP S.; expenses.
So, 933 67; balance on hand, stiU4.g5. Since
the report was made up about $50 has been
received by the treasurer
The committee On defense fund reported
favoring the levying of strike assessments
on all affiliated unions. President Gompers
took the floor in support OF the report. He
recommended that instead of taking the
popular vote upon the question it should be
voted on by unions as body. This brought
out the constitutional point that the matter
must be submitted TO ths individual mem
bers After considerable debate, in which
it was plain that the delegates were unani-
mcusly in favor of establishing method of
procuring strike funds from the affiliated
unions, the subject matter WIS referred
back to the COMMITTEES. as it had been amend
ed so much that it was not in good shape
The committee on organization reported
favoring the appointment of organizers and
the immediate strengthening OF the weaker
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
Electro Deposited Copper.

Messrs Elmore, in England, have intro
duced a process for the production Of pure
copper tubes, wire, etc, by which very salts
factory results have been obtained. The
general method of producing tube is to i'm
merse revolving mandrel, nearly sur
rounded by bars OF Chill copper, in bath OF
copper sulphate, and send current of cleo
tricity between the bars and the mandrel
The ordinary result would be the deposition
Of crystalline copper, with little adhesive
ness and strength. The essential feature of
the process is a burnisher pressing lightly on
the surface Of the copper, travelling on q
leading screw from from one end Of the man
drel to the other, its motion being automati-
cally reversed when it reaches either end
The result is tube Of great density and
strength, and without lines of weakness as in
ordinary tubes.
When it is desired to make wires, tubes
OF any desired length and thickness are cut
spirally into square wires, and these are af.
forwards drawn to the required size and
shape. The conductivity is greater than tina.
usually obtained in commercial wire, and is
even greater than that of the samples deter
mined by DR.. Matthiessen, who used the
greatest care in obtaining his specimens of
copper Tests made on annealed and hard
drawn wires give respectively l02.4 and
104.44 per cent. Of the conductivity obtained
by DR.. Matthiessen for pure copper-Science.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
The Mississippi'- Source.

"Veritas Cspot" has written the Chica'
go Inter Ocean the following interesting
communication concerning the true
source of the Mississippi
CAMDEN, n. j., Dec S-The vexsd
question OF the true source OF the Faith
er OF Water" has again come TO the front
and candidates for fame or notoriety are
propounding their theories, backed by
pretended facts. in n vain effort to dis
possess Captain Willard Glazler of the
honor conferred upon him by public
opinion IN 1881, in which year, as you
sre aware, he published To the world the
result of his Journey to the headwaters Of
the Mississippi. a paragraph relating to
the subject dated st. Paul, Dec. l, has
lately appeared in several papers. draw
ing attention to what the writer is pleased
To deEominate AN instructive and yslu.
able article, with carefully drawn and
accurate map. contributed to the Pioneer
Press by J V Brewer SO far AS the
paragraph relates to Capts in Willard
Glazler, | would ask you TO kindly per-
NIT me q few words Of comment Cap
tain Glazier claims TO have located the
true source of the Mississippi. and
has published to the world very graph
ic account Of his discovery, Nine
tenths Of the geogrsphers. educational
publishers and map makers of the coun-
try have recognized it. while hundreds of
the most prominent men of Minnesota.
and elsewhere, have bourne written test
mony to the truth of his statements
Having been identified with the GlaZier
expedition TO the headwaters of the Mis-
slsslppi in 1881. | unhestatingly assert,
despite thousand Mr.. Brewers, that no
other water exists that can, with any
show OF reason or pausibility, be called
the source of the Mississippi but the
body of water which now bears the
name Of Lake GlaZier, a name honor.
ed ov unblemished record in war and in
literature. The carefully drawn and
accurate map 10 which reference is
made In the St. Paul paragraph. is an
unintelligible Jumble - utterly beyond
omprehension-except in that it cons
nrms the Glazier narrative by placing
MIR. Brewers alleged source in relative
position to Lake Glazier that, in itself,
refuted the theory of the Brewer pond
being the source of the rive-. The ar
ticle in the Pioneer Press is evasive and
shows the snimus of the writer, whose
object Is clearly desire to propagate an
untruth, and by so doing deprive a
worthy man of the credit accorded him
by his fellow countrymen. Captain
Glazier may not have been the first to
visit the lake to the south of Itascs, but
was certainly the first to locate it de>
finitely and establish its geographical i'm
portance, and for this reason is entitled
10 the same consideration that was &C.
corded to his predecessor. Schoolcraft,
who claimed the credit of having dis.
covered" Lake Itasca, which he knew had
previously been visited by William Nor.
rison. the fur trader. Parties who have
visited the region since 1881 are very
confused and unsatisfactory in their re.
ports, no two of them agreeing as to th,
true Isource, but they make one thin
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
ABBREVIATED TElEGaAMS.

A Brockton, Mass, shoe factory will be
operated by electricity.
In Russia last year sO, 900 dram shops were
done away with by law.
Otis Lepevre was killed while Telling trees
near Frank. ort Ind, Wednesday.
Mime. Hess, of Paris, has refused 1000
francs for her hair, which is six feet long.
The South Carolina legislature Wednesday
reelected NJ C. Butler United States SEN
ator.
John Bright continues to improve. The
doctors say there is now no immediate
danger.
Gustavus Clements, a teamster, was tram
pied to death under his horses feet at Lima,
o., Wednesday.
OF the 200 goldbeaters of New York not
one is a woman, while Of the 800 goldcutters
not one is man.
The Southern Pine company has been Or
ganized at Savannah A southern lumber
trust Is limited at
Under the direct tax bill, which had passed
the senate, aud was passed by the house
Wednesday, Illinois gets t974, SIS
1t is believed that MIR. Charles F. Mayer,
of Baltimore. is the coming man" for presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
A boy at Grand Rapids. Mich, has been
arrested for stealing trees from cemetery
with which to embeliish his fathers lawn.
Capt John Miller, who recently died in
the Indian territory, aged 10 years, had
taken thirty sculps during his eventfui life.
A hen whirh Is said to have Matched and
re- f.-d ~ ,.tNg 10
oue Ot the curio,ities OF Withlacooche, Fla
Eugene Bunch, the Louiiins train rob-
ber Is irrqnr"ting the towns IN the vicinity
of AmIte Guy, L,. ani deiies the officers to
ST hI,n.
An the Spanish treasury officials have been
imprisoned pending an inquiry into the rob
berry ui sipnuO lIOm the governments de.
I,r,sIt TIA Ma,trId
Tie ,thJ- PRISON at Jacksonville, Ind, as
sh"An i.y thn annual report OF tine warden,
Is now stl. III tanning, having earned Sj,O0J
ovrr -Strr,', during th, past year.
The total tenement population of New
York nty NOW Is l. lU, OoU, or only about
5u00U i,-,, Ihan the citv's estimated popu
| latiOn. Tier. are IL go tenements in tht
| rity
1he jury in he ease of William Andrews,
charged with numbering his mistress, Ela
Bendwards, al Ashland, Wis, disagreed
"Wednesday and another trial will be held
| next june.
! The mining town Of Bevier, No, contin.
ues under military guard, keeping the strik'
ing miners III check and protecting the "nev
ni-n" at work The strikers threaten tt
| erect stOrkhti-s in the streets and further
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
THE HOLY SUNDAY CONVENTION


Adopts II Constitution aud Elects Officers
Some of the Remarks.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. ia business
nesting Of the National Sabbath conven,
ton was held yesterday morning in Foundry
NJ f. church. Col Elliott F. Shepard pre-
sided. A constitution was read and adopted
The main features are as follows:
The basis of this union is the divine authority
and universal and perpetual obligation of the
Sabbath
The object Of this American sabbath union is
to preserve the American Sabbath day of
rest and worship
General members shall consist of all members
of all bodies auxiliary to this union and such in
dividuais stall signify, in writing. their ap-
proval Of the constitution and their desire TO be-
come mefnbsrs.
The report of the nominating committee
was then submitted and adopted The Off
ces named are as follows: President, Col
Elliott F Shepard recording secretary,
Rev. D. z. Lord, OF Illinois; general secre-
tary aud in charge of the publications, Rev.
j. H. Knowles, Of Newark, n J. They were
elected K Purlee, of New York, was
elected treasurer and the following MEM
bers of the executive committee were ap.
pointed: Rev W F. Crafts, Rev T A.
Fsrnley, of Philadelphia, Col W H Paine,
of New York; Rev DR. W J. r. Taylor, OF
Newark, N j.; Rev. DR.. J. F. Elder, OF New
York; Robert f Cutting, of New York
In commenting upon the vacant place in
the executive committee, Mr. Fl Hickey
| suggested that the Roman Catholic church
he represented. The name of Cardinal Glib
bons was suggested, and also that of Rev
Dr. McColgan, the vicar general of the dio
oese of Baltimore. The first name was not
voted Upon, and the latter, being nominated,
| WIS elected MIR Scattergood, of Phiiadel
| phia, member Of the Society Of Friends
Rev Dr. Conrad, the editor OF The Lutheran
Observer, and Rev. Dc. Tyler, of the Free
| viii BaptiSts, we're also elected.
During speech Gen A. S. Diven, Of El
mira, n Y. said there was no need OF Sun
day trains and that they were not necessary
to the success OF the roads OF the convenience
of the public He favored the laying BY oI
all trans-iucluding those ell route-on Sun
day.
Col Shepard declared that t he Iawmak er
of the country had practically repealed tn
fourth commandment petition contain
| ing 5000, ,0U names was suspended from wal
to wall of the hall on red ribbon, calling 70
the passage by congress Of a bill introduce
last session known as the Sunday rest" bill
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
Marriage Not a Failure.
A New View of this great Question which
shows how Ladies' may retain the


Nowoman who is unattractIve In person. mind.
or disposition can hope to interest or hold men.
Bad complexion, dull eyes, llstless nature never
did or can attract mankind 0n the other hand
how many women with clear skin, beneath which
the blood can be seen ihrobbing with health,
bright eyes and life and animation in every move
ment, make the world blessing TO their husbands
brothers, lovers or friends. The secret Of clear
skin, bright eyes and animation Is good cirenla.
ton Of the hood. When the blood 10 slow the
person is stupid. Keep the blood moving. Bat
how. There Is but oae way and that Is TO help
Na'ure by gentle stimulant.
Exercise is splendid Etimnlant but IT is almost
impossible for ladies 10 take the kind oI exercise
that will produce health and beauty. But the
blood must be kept moving, and the dircovery
which has done more to add health aud beauty
than any o-her known cause is Dufy's Pure Malt
whiskey. This great remedy stimulates hea N.
Uy II 10 not an intoxicsnt. Thousands OF
women who were once tired. depressed and DIS
couraged are now In perfect health and osauiy
entirely through Its use. Many prominent tenn
perance ladies have given It their hearty endorse
ment and clergymen and prfeefs In every promi-
nent city use and recommend H. Great care
should be shown in buying only the Runine, for
NO bottled whiskey has the wonderful qualities
which are possessed by Du6ys.
When ladies are kept bright and attractive and
husbands are considsfats aud kind, few marriages
will be failures"
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
NOT LIKELY TO GET THROUGH.
The River and Harbor Bill VIII Probably
Die In the Senate.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. Il There is
growing innression that the senate COM
msrce committee will not report the river
and harbor bill TO the senate if it should
pass the house aud be sent to the other side
OF the capitol No meeting of t he commerce
committee has been held since congress met,
and the matter has been formally discussed,
but Senator Frye the chairman of the com
mittee, has slid that he did not think the bill
would pass the senate. This belief" said
Mr.. Reed, the clerk of the commerce COM
nittee yesterday morning, @is based on what
he committee said in its report to the senate
ut the last session OF congress. The bill then
reported appropriated more than s2l,-
SOC, 900, exceeding by s2,s9e000 the
largest appropriation ever made in
the river and harbor bill In view
Of the position the senate committee then
took it Is not likely that it will report bill,
or il it does, that the bill will have much
chance Of becoming law. In its report the
committee said:'
When 1t IN considered that no appropriation for
rivers and harbors was made last year and that
In the short session following presidential elec-
tion it Is hardly probable that any appropriation
will be made for the succeeding fiscal year. the
bill practically represents period of three years
on q basis of about s. 900 0lo year considerably
less than the average expenditure of recent year.
for river and harnor improvements.
As the bill was reported to the house yes
terday it appropriates ll,9O6, $50. Among
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13


MRS LANGTRY gan climbing over
seats and pressing toward the aises, and a
frightful crush seemed imminent. At the
first alarm the orchestra began play
ing, and several cool-headed men sprang
upon the stage, shouted that there
was no danger, and called upon the People
to pass out quietly Dozens OF others mount
Ell chairs in various parts of the room and
urged the people to keep cool This had
wonderful effect. The excited throng
stopped and turned back for their wraps and
rubbers. In two minutes the theatre was
cleared without accident, just as flames
sprang up through the floor directly in front
of the main entrance The people who first
rushed out sent in an alarm from the nearest
box, and the speedy arrival Of the flremeu
and of many friends OF the people in the au-
dence added greatly to the excitement
The fire was soon eNtingushed It origi-
mated in an overheated furnace under the
center aisle near the main entrance. The
flames burned a large hole in the floor and
the building was badly damaged by SMOKE
and water. No one was injured, so far as
can be ascertaIned. A number of women
descended from the gallery by ladders. The
smoke WAS first seen by Usher George Chet-
ney, who showed good Judgment in opening
the doors and getting the people in the viein-
ity to 60 ont quietly, thus helping to avert
tue serious conseqlencss7of a panic.
When the alarm was given Mrs. Langtry
was just going upon the stage. The smoke
had not got behind the curtain and the
actress walked in front of it. At the sight
OF the confusion and smoke she rushed from
the stage, snatched a mantle from an at
tendant in her flight and threw it over her
shoulders When she reached the rear of
the stage she found the hall full of thick
smoke which came from under tue stage.
Without entering her dressing room she
hurried through the stage exit and into the
street, and was soon JON by other members
of the company. Mrs Langtry was greatly
agitated and urged that the theatre be
searched for any who might have been
left behind A fireman was assigned the
duty, hut the only living thing be found was
pug dog belonging to one OF the actre sses,
and which was locked up in one of the dress
ing rooms A trunk filed with costumes
used by Mrs. Laugtry was broken and the
pnptanfs wera Il4dly damara6 nv vatar
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
The Future of Women.

Y Mrs. Fawcett, widow of the fsmous
Blind political economist. has been lectur-
ing in London on 'HOld and New Ideals
Of Womsnhood.'
The main fact, she said that the posi-. |
uon of women was changing as regarded |
cupcstion. industrial status, political and |
social duties, was no longer denied or ig, |
nored. The growth of the women's
movement implied change in the ideal
type OF womanhoOd, and a change in the |
ideal relations between men and women.
These periods of transition, especially in
q matter affecting their every day life and
their conceptions of life were ALWAYS
periods of difficulty and danger Even
II the new tyre to which they were ap.
preaching. as she believed, were, on the
whole, nobler, stronger, purer and braver
than the old type, from which they
were departing. there was always
danger in the parting of the ways. Some
might go sstray altogether, and scme
might imagine that lawlessness was the
only Alternative which was left TO those
who were given up to the old laws; and
there was danger, besides, in not being
able to distinguish between those parts of
the old idea of womsnhood that were
ephemersl and false and those that were
founded on the eternal veriies and could
only be disregarded by any of them at
their peril. Mrs. Fawcett ridculed the
idea that because women's brains weighed
five ounces less than mems. and their
blood contained per cent less red glo-
bules. they were not capable of acquiring
knowledge. AS to the suggestion that
women's interference in politics might
be mischievOus, she pointed to the
result of the antissvery movement,
the establishment of sick nursing on
proper basis, and the emancipation and
unidcation of Italy as instances in which
women had suffered and struggled for the
cause of humanity and. patriotism as
brsvely as men. A woman was now TO
be valued as a human being, aod her
value did not depend on her relationship
to other people, but on what she was in
herself, and on whst she did in the world
Where man had been most slOne-as, for
instance. in politics and war-he had not
been very successful There should be
no idle and useful wrangliDg sboat supe-
riority or inferiorlty on the one side or
the other Let men and women help each
other by building up each other in those
respects in which they were most apt 10
fail il left to themselves
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13

BERIIN Dec Is Thu czsr, through his
ambassador at Berlin, Count Paul Schou-
valof. aas expressed irritation at the Ger
man hostility To the Russian loan. Count
Schouv aIoff was specially called to Gatschina
last week to explain why the Gerrnan semi
official press attacked the loan. In the
course of the interview the czar said that the
efforts to defeat the loan must be stopped if
friendly relations between himselt and En-
peror William were desired; that the Ian
guage of the German papers WAS personally
offensive, and that he would hold the Reriin
government responsible for IT.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13

WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. 1S Among the
nominations TO postmasterships sent to the
senate by the president Yesterday were the
following for western points: Illinois-H.
O'Connor Austin; l. Booth, Chillcothe; c.
W. Jones, Griggsville; Fl. NJ. Roston, Ken
sington s P Tufts, Centralia; W. c. New
berry, Chicago; Mrs, K L. Scott. Galena.
Indiana-M Fisher, Huntingburgh, B. F.
Price, Seymour Iowa. J Brennan,
Correctionvile; P John,ton. Estherville. :.
George A. Enright, Marcus; J. B. Wilson,
Corning; r E Kearney, Sheldon; n C.
Stanton, West Liberty. Micbigan-J. G.
Miller. Bangor; L L. Stacey, Tecamseh
Wisconsin-G A. 10th, Eice Lake; C.
Chafee, RhineIaudsr W c. Brawley, Maus-
ton; A j. NcRae, West Superior Also a
batch of army appointments, and Walter L.
Bragg, OF Alabama, to be an Interstate
commerce commissioner