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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07
ORTHOGRAPHY.

l. Give the distinction in use between
the apOstrophe and period in connection
with abbreviated words.
2. Name and illustrate the diacritical
marks.
3. What do the suflixes ness, or, ess,
and ly mean?
a. What is accent? How is it indicat-
ed i'll Webster's Dictionary?
8. Give two rules for spelling.
6. Write the characters with their
proper diacritical marks which represent
the - vowel sounds of our language.
Z. Write in a line the subvocal charac-
tiers, also in another line the characters
which stand for the aspirate sounds.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07
TEACHERS QUESTIONS.
Examination held at Bridgeport, on
Saturday, March I'd.
GRAMMAR
L. II. WATERS.
fO7nit flrOl


Let not ambition mock their useful toll,
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure:
Nor Grandeur h6d. with a disdainful SHite
Tie short and simple annals Of the poo.
l. Name the part of speech, and give
the construction of each italicised word
in the above.
2 To what classes, as to use and form,
does the above sentence belong? Explain
fully, and give construction of each propo-
SitiOn.
3. Write and punctuate the following:
why so dull and mute young sinner pry-
thee why so mute will if speaking well
cant win her saying nothing dot prythee
why so mute.
4. What is the difference between the
case and the construction of noun? Do
verbs have construction? Do they have
case?
3. Give language lesson on the use of
''sit, sat, "lie,' and ''lay."
6. What is false syntax? What use do
you make of it in the SchOOl-roOm?
Z. Give the construction of each phrase,
and clause in the following:
Tell me not in mOuTnful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream;
For The soul Is dead that Slumbers,
And Things are not what they seem.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07

IF the stars should appear one night
in thousand years, how would men be-
lieve and adore, and preserve for many
generations the remembrance of the city
of God which had been shown But ev-
cry night come out these ENJOYS of
beauty, and light the universe with their
admOnishing smile.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07

WITH clear sky, bright sun and a
gentle breeze, you will have friends in
plenty; but let Fortune frown, and the
armament be overcast, and then your
friends will prove like the strings of the
lutte, of which you will tighten ten be-
fore you find Cne that will bear the
stretch and keep the pitch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07

VIII come, a1Cer longer or SnOrter clrcu-
ton, like bill drawn on Natures real
ity, and be presented there for payment.
THE Christian must not only mind
Heaven, but attend to his daily calling.
Like the pilot who, while his eye is fixed
upon the star, keeps his hand upon the
helm.
THE difference there is betwixt honor
and honesty seems to be chiefly in the
motive. The honest man does that from
duty which the man of honor does for
the sake of character.
CALUMNIATORS are those who have
neither good hearts nor good under
standings. We ought not to think i'll
of any one till we have palpable proof;
and even then we should not expose them
to others.
WHEN, to crafty private appetite, it
is once resolved upon that an ignorant
and helpless creature shall be sacrificed,
it is an easy matter to pick up sticks
enough from any thicket where it has
strayed, to make fire to offer it up
with.
LIKE the tiger, that seldom desists
from pursuing man after having once
preyed upon human flesh, the person
who has once gratified his appetite with
calumny makes ever after the most
agreeable feast upon murdered reputa-
ton.
IT is very sad for man to make him
self servant to thing, his manhood all
taken out of him by the hydraulic press
ure of excessive business. l should not
like to be merely great doctor, great
lawyer, great minister, great politi-
cian-I should like to be also something
of man.
IF the stars should appear one night
in thousand years, how would men be-
lieve and adore, and preserve for many
generations the remembrance of the city
of God which had been shown! But ev-
cry night come out these envOys of
beauty, and light the universe with their
admonishing smile.
WITH clear sky, bright sun and
gentle breeze, you will have friends in
plenty; but let Fortune frown, and the
armament be overcast, and then your
friends will prove like the strings of the
lutte, of which you will tighten ten be-
fore you find Cne that will bear the
stretch and keep the pitch.
MANS twofold nature is reflected in
history. "He is of the EARTH" but his
thoughts are with the stars. Mean and
petty his wants and his desires; yet they
serve a soul exalted with grand, glorious
aims, with immortal longings, with
thoughts which sweep the heavens and
wander through eternity"
If spring came but once in century, |
instead of once year, or burst forth |
with the sound Of an earthquake, and |
not in silence, what wonder and expect |
alton there would be in all hearts to be- |
hold the miraculous change! But now
the silent succession suggests nothing |
but necessity. To most men only the |
cessation of the miracle would be mirac-
ulous, and the perpetual exercise of Gods
power seems less wonderful than its
would be.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07

MANS twofold nature is reflected in
history. "He is of the earth," but his
thoughts are with the stars. Mean and
petty his wants and his desires; yet they
serve a soul exalted with grand, glorious
aims, with immortal longings, with
thoughts which sweep the heavens and
wander through eternity"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-03-07

''Paine's Celery Compound has been God
send TO me. For the past two years have suf-
fered with neuralgia OF the heart, doctor after
doctor falling TO cure me- / have now taken
nearly four bottles OF the Compound, and am
free from the complaint l feel very grateful
10 YOU" CHAS- II. LEWIS, Central Village, CT.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

| 1879 when he WIS commissioned Its Colonel
| The New Hampshire Militia Ia uniformed,
| equipped and drilled in accordance with Army
regulations, and the Sd regiment, under Pat
terson, was one of the crack regiments of the
National Guard. May ID last be was COM
missioned Brigadier- General, commanding the
New Hampshire National Guard, which Office
he still holds, and fortunately can so arrange
official business that the duties of one Office
will not interfere with the duties of the other.
He was in camp with his brigade at Concord
Saturday, June j, last when he received tels-
gram from a friend at Washington announcing
his appointment as Second Auditor by the Pres
ident.
Soon after the war ended the General mar
ried Sarah c., daughter of Rev DIR. Bouton, of
Concord, aud rs the writer has known them
both for years he takes the liberty of remark
ing that not only was the General actuated by
love of country in bis arduous field service
and desire TO win his "spurs," but by love
OF and desire to win his wife, all Of which no
CALAMITY did.
From April 10, 1861, to May o. 1855 Mrs.
Patterson devoted herself to the cause of her
country. Her gentlemen friends were all In
the army, while she picked lint, made banda
ges and articles of clothing and comfort for the
soldiers in the field and hospitals, sent through
the Sanitary and Christian Commissions.
When the I'd went to the front it bore upon
its rolls the names OF two hospital matrons, one
OF whom was MISS harriet N. Dame, now
clerk in the Treasury Department. who volun-
teered for the work, and whose tireless efforts
during it's long, slow process to lessen the suf
ferings and aid In the restoration of the sick
and wounded are fully appreciated by those
who know all she had to- and did 30 cheerfully,
undergo for the cause.
After number of the great battles Mrs. Pat
terson went to the assistance of Miss Dame at
the hospitals in immediate rear Of the Army
of the Potomac, and tenderly nursed and cared
for the wounded and dying.
There are numbers of good men living to-
day who, had it not been for Mrs. Pattersou's
skilled hands and tender nursing, would never
have left the hospital alive.
The General and his good wife are natural
born soldiers. He is one of the most promi-
nent members Of the New Hampshire Veterans
Association, which recently Reuned at Weirs;
of +. r. Sturtovaut Post, No q Department of
New Hampshire, and of the Massachusetts,
Commandery Of the Loyal Legion of the
United States
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
THE ARGENTINE TRENTON

MANY engaged in mines mills. on farms, or h
III other active pursuits need heavier watch Ehsa
have been Offering heretofoTs. and We have mzds
Arrangements % meet this demand
We have special watch for the purpose which -
warrant be perfect timekeepeF and II receives
In good running order Il may be returned 70 and
viii make 10 good.
The case is made by the famous Dusher Company
and the works BY the Trenton Company. The casa
weighs three ounces ami & dss tight and sold
rock Is IL made at compound metal, the chief
pOEeut Of which IS and the clear tnrDGzh
IL IL good silver, being somewhat haztler and
scratching less readily and ike coin silver
Is Il called the Argentine and looks lust like Was4
l. kuoan the BassiRe and SilVPrRe case. Va b4sa
great confidence In this watch. and 10 VIII plaac
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
Rich and Poor.

Prince and Peasant, tho Millionaire and
Day Lahorer, by their common use OF
this remedy, attest tho worldwide rep
utation OF Ayers Pills. Leading ply
sicians recommend these pills for
Stomach and Liver Troubles, Costive-
ness, Biliousness, and Sick Headache
also, for Rheumatism, Jaundice, and
Neuralgia. They are sugar-coated con-
tain no calomel are prompt. but mild,
in operation and, therefore, the very
best medicine for Family Use, as well as
for Travellers and Tourists.
Il have derived great relief from
Ayers Pills. Five years ago | was
taken 80 i'll with
The National tribune., 1889-10-03


the honor OF being a
scion of that sturdy
race which never ben I
the knee at this dieta-
ton Of King or Par
iiatneat. always took
It's whisk y straight, and
Introduced the caltiSa-
lion Of the potato in
New Hampshire.
The Patiers0ns have
ever been eminent ia
tho history Of the
United states; one of
hem during the Reyo.
iutionary War being
one of the most wrafthv
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
LCIN
AND
Waltbam
Gold Watebes

For the accommodation Of those who prefer an Elisha
or n Waltiiam movement We have secured an assors4
ment tn the best gold ls hunting We need noe
say anything about these watches because they have
been before the public for generation more excsva
that We warrant the works % be bOna-fds Elgin ~
Waltham works and the cases % be Of the best Hsd
gold in the markss We have both iadiss and zsuEiaa
mems watches, Elsin, bat only the zsnslsmens Eaz
with Waltham works.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
Rheum atism

that was unable to do any work. I
took three boxes Of Ayers Pills and
was entirely cured. Since that time I
am never without aibox Of these pills."
Peter Christensen, Sherwood, Wis.
"Ayer's Pills have been in use in my
family upwards OF twenty years and
have completely verified all that Is
claimed for them In attacks of piles,
from which suffered many years, they
afford greater relief than any other
medicine | ever tried" - L. II. Adams,
Holly Springs, Texas.
have used Ayers Pills for n num-
Der OF years. and have never found any
thing equal to them for giving me an
appetite and ilnparting energy and
strength To the system. l always keep
them in the house."-R. ID. Jackson,
Wilmington, Del.
1.-Two boxes OF Ayers Pills cured me
OF severe
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

German Baptist sect called the Dunkers, or
Thinkers, and he will furnish picturesque
sketch of the people, their customs. and their
town, together with many illustrations in the
October number of HdrpeT's Magazine.
Prot. Charles Sprague Smith, Of Columbia
College. made an interesting journey to Iceland
in tho Summer of 1888, during which time he
resided with the Dean of a diocese near Reyk-
jayik, and made with him an interesting jour
ney into the interior Of tho island Prof
Smith will give the result of his observations
on the present condition of this people in the
October number Of ScribHer's Magasine
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

4 Gallant New Hampshire soldier and Second Az
dftoF Of the IreasHFy

Gen. j. ". Patterson. Second Auditor Of the
Treasury. is q native 81 Hppk inton, n. H.. aud
comes Of that good old stock known AS Scotch
Irish" Next TO being descendant Of the Pill.
grim Fathers.n or a chip OF PIymouth Rock. La
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
Head ache,

from which ! was long a sufferer. $500
Emraa Reyes, Hubbardston, Mass.
Whenever l am troubled with con-
stipalion, or suffer from loss Of appetite,
Ayers Pills set me right again. "A. j.
Kiser, DR., Rock House, Va.
ayers Pills are in general demand
among our customers. Our sales OF
them exceed those OF all other pills COM
bined. We have never known them
fail 10 give entire satisfaction" -
Wright q Hannelly, San Diego. Texas.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03
VETERANS IN THE CITY.

Frank III, Singer, Co. A. 5th w. Va. Johns
town, Pa. Comrado Singer. who Is in the en-
ploy Of the Cambria Iron Works at Youngstown,
suffered some loss OF relatives in the great dis
aster. but bis immediate family and PROPERTY
escaped. He was on hia way with Ls wife 10
attend the Reunion Of his old regiment at
I,raffou W Va
The National tribune., 1889-10-03


has recently been made by a Washington cor
respondent who has been examining into the
matter when he says that 100 members Of the
National Legislature fought on one side or tho
other during the late war Of the rebellion In
other words. this correspondent shows that the
CoBiederacy IS represented by 81 men who
served 10 the rebel army who now hold posi-
lions a. Senators or Members of Congress,
while the Union Army is legislated for by 81
old soldiers The border stAtes-Delaware,
Maryland. West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes.
See, and Missouri-that have SIS Senators and
Representatives IN Congress, are represented by
10 eK-Confederates and three Union soldiers
III this statement Is correct, il goes to show
that the armies on both sides Of tho question
IA the late nnplsasantn ess were not only COM
posed of men Of nerve but that tho brains of
both sections OF the country took hand in the
conflict
THE ECLIPSE EXPEDITION TO WET AFRICA.
About the 10th Of next month the Govern
rneut will send an expedition 10 the west coas.
OF Africa 10 observe the total eclipse Of the sun
which occurs Dec. %
The expedition will be under the direct
supervision Of Prof. David g. Todd, of Amherst
College. Prof Todd is one of the ablest as.
tronomers ia the United States, and has made
great preparations C3 insure the success of the
observations
Up 10 the present time the following scien-
fists ond other prominent men have been ap-
pointed members OF the party: Prof Agassiz.
Of Harvard, Marine Zoology; Prof. T.. III. Bige.
low, OF Washington, Astronomy; III. T. Davis.
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

MA HIAEEQC WANTED Every~heret 10 take charge
Jdhasts1LHS OF ouF business. Advertise. Distribute
Eve circulars employ help. Wages SO 20 st25 per
month Lkpensra a3vAaeCd Stale cEpsEience, WGgvs
peotrl also preference SLOAN
CO., Manufacturers, z9a GaeIss sTssI Cincinnati ohIs
Asntioa The National TSibunA
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

Advertisements were issued by the Navy De.
partEiebt On Friday last for proposals for steel
fOF tie tao DeB 3.O0J-iOH cruisers which are %
y bGiIt "a thc Asw York aud S0rfork gavv
Yards THESE vessels will be known az Nos. 2
ana :. Bias WlA be opened Oct 81 the de-
livery of steel 70 commence 30 DAVIS from the
date Of the contract, add % be completed within
AZ months. The steel called for Is ali that viii
be necessary for the completion Of the bnlls az
RE vsseis. and 10 divided into six 81 asses. on
vic bidders may make separate proposals.
Inc material advertised for aggregates I3I
Tons VI steel, the largest item being sG2 tons Of
steel plates, i05 tons Of steel shapes. s3 tons az
steel castings and 20 tons Of steel riyets.
The Board Of Naval Officers. CONSISTING ~
COmmSdorcs Ramsay. Meade, and Brown and
faymastcr Kenney, which was Organized "a
Investigate tie bookkeeping system iaaaen~
rated by Secretary Whitney, adjourned lsst
week subject 70 the call Of the Secretary. Tie
Board found nothing in the system 10 condemn
bHt Will investigate the routine workings Of n
- the New York, Washington, and Norfolk
AaEy Yards, and Ia the Navy Department.
The Secretary Of War has ordered Mai. Henry
" I4awton, Assistant Inspector General Of The
army 10 ~. Louis, Mo, 70 inquire into the
AllsRea irregularities at jefferson BarFaeks He
VIII summon witnesses from all parts of fha
country, and make thorough Investigation
and report accordingly. If found necessary The
Secretary Of War will thea convene a board ~
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

pDpp SAMPLES OF CLOTH THE FAMOUS
/ Uuu Plymouth Rock 81 pants are cut from iu-
Guiding seifmeasurement blanks and linen tape meas-
nre. IL you mention this paper. Address PLYMOUTH
ROCK PANTS Co, II To ~ Eliot st., Boston Mass.
hEsntion the National rripskAA
The National tribune., 1889-10-03

n00 Hllta s.s. sn Elss- E-'F esr- sa I.t.@ Sag.
n = asssa Psa4-4
- fass Ba~sl Al ALI Aohs ToofH. e4DL oaIGs
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
A New Cigar Horror.

Among the latest limitations which
have been successfully introduced into
the tobacco trade of this city and other
cities are cigars. the wrappers Of which
are made out of a specially perfumed
paper. gentleman well known in the
iron manufacturing circles Of this vi
cinity was the first to inform Com
mercial Gazette reporter that smoking
material of this kind was new in the
market. He has recently returned from
a visit to Norfolk. Va. where he met
drummer for large tobacco factory of
New York state. This gentleman in
formed the Pittsburger that he was then
introdut ing an imitation cigar wrapper
which was SO deceiving in it's character
that experts could scarcely distinguish
it from the genuine.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07

This preparation was made from rye
straw, and one portion Of the process
was to steep the material in a strong
solution made from tobacco stems. The
grain of the straw, together with the
manner in which the material was
dressed, would lead any person to sup
pose that it was sample of the leaf
used in making wrappers for cigars of a
more than ordinary quality. The flavor
of tobacco was also present, owing to
the paper having been immersed in the
solution made from the genuine article.
-Pittsburg Commercial.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
The Reward of Genius.

The young poet who thirsts for fame that
will reach beyond the safe bounds Of his
mother tongue should take warning from the
following sample verses of Longfellow's
psalm of Life" as they are given in a
French almanac
Speak not TO me in desolate rhymes:
Life is reverie without sense because
The soul is dead when she sleeps, and
Things are not what they appear to us.
Life is real Life is serious; death
Is not it's termination dust. thou
Returnest into dust - The word has
Not been said for our soul
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
Good Advice Thrown Away.

A Berlin judge the other day, when ad-
dressing locksmith who appeared as
witness, spoke as follows: II should have
thought you would dissuade your work
men from going to law for such tritle"
Witness That's what did said,
Children, said l, ''the clerk at the law.
yer's will take your coat, and the lawyer
will strip off your shirt, and as for the
judge, why, man, he'll skin you allveI"
You see, talked sensibly to the folks
like that. but it was all Of no usel-Zeit-
gest
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
ASHES.

Wrapped in sadly tattered gown,
Alone puff my briar brown
And watch the ashes settle down
In lambent flashes;
While thro' the blue, thick, curling haze
strive with feeble eyes to gaze
Upon the half forgotten days
That left but ashes
Again we wander through the lane.
Beneath the elms and out again,
Across the ripping fields Of grain
Where softly FLASHES
A slender brook mid banks of fern
At every sight my pulses burn,
At every thought slowly turn
And find but ashes
What made my fingers tremble so
AS you wrapped skeins of worsted snow
Around them, now with movements slow
And now with daSheS?
Maybe tis smoke that blinds my eyes.
Maybe tear within them lies
But as puff my pipe there flies
cloud Of ashes
Perhaps you did not understand
How lightly flames of love were famed.
All, every thought and wish I've planned
With something clashes
And yet within my lonely den
Over pipe, away from men,
Ilove to throw aside my pen
And stir the ashes
DE Witt Sterry in judge
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
The Sign of Modern France.

It is needless to relate the oft told tale
of the capture of the Bastile Suffice it
to say that it was sufficient notice to the
nonarchs of Europe that the old regime
was at an end. The common people had
captured strong fortress. The regular
soldiers had refused to fire on the COM
mon people. Two momentous facts.
They proved to all thinking men that
the old feudal regime was gone forever.
The common people of France realized
it thoroughly; the middle classes only
partially (this was a situation in which
only those who suffer can realize); the
priests and nobility not at all, and many
lost their heads without gaining the
knowledge. But the fall of the Bastle
was indeed the sign of modern France.
The French do we'll to celebrate it every
where. III. Beadle.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
No. 512. Riddle.

am creature of creation,
Used by the English speaking nation;
And nearly every one in the land
Has me at his own command
am like long and jointed worm
With six-and- twenty parts,
And permeate our literature,
Our sciences and arts
AS strange creature as am,
One eye alone have L.
And yet see from another place
Which is as good as an eye
My different parts can be transposed,
And an infinite number of forms disclosed
Or you some parts cali disconnect,
Yet over me it shows no effect.
Guess me now, whoever can,
For | am used by every man.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
DeLand, July 2, 1889

In COUNTY COURT, vOLUsIA COUNTY,
FLORIDA-HON. ISAAC STONE, COUNTY
JUDGE.
To Corintha G. PLatt and all others whom it may
concern:
Whereas, George A. Dreka has made application
to be appointed administrator of the estate OF n.
Sid Platt deceased late of Louisville Jefferson Co.,
Kentucky now you are hereby required to be and
appear before me, the County Judge of VOlusia
county, at my office in the city OF DeLand, in said
county and State. on Thursday, the 22d day OF
August, A. d. 1889, at 10 o'clock a. M, to show
cause if any you have, why such administration
should not be granted ISAAC STONE,
County Judge Volusia County
DeLand Fla, July g. 1889.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-08-07
No. 51e.-Numerical Enigma.

My l, 2, 3, 4 is small body of water.
Ny 4, Z, g. 5 is a perfect tense of verb.
Ny 6, 2, Q, 5 is beautiful flower having a
polypetalous corolla
My 4, Z, 2, & is an opening into a house.
My 4, 2. 9, 5 is portion of medicine taken
at once.
My 6, z, 1, 5 is large cord.
My 6, Z, 2, 4 is crucifix.
My 9, z, 8, 6 is to become acid.
My l., 3, 9, 5, 6 is that which puzzles.
My 6, Z, 8, 9, 5 is to stir up
Ny 6, Z, 8, 3, 4 is to make circular.
My whole is heavy