Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-02-14

tive manner. Then came the "Marseil
laise Hymn by the Glee Club, followed
by half hours talk by Mr.. L. y. Bon
ham, Secretary of the State Board of Ag
ricultu7e, who took for his text "Scienct
in Agriculture" A quartette for male
voices was then sung, whereupon
/ PROFESSOR NELSON,
of the Ohio Wesleyan University, Della
ware, O., was introduced. Professor \ ell
sons appearance and manner at Onceput
him thoroughly en- rappart with the aud
ience His subject Left Handed Peo-
ple"-was a strange one, and its treat
ment novel, instructive, and entertaining.
1t bubbled with humor and flashed with
metaphicS. The right hand is the free
one, hence men generally carry their small
change in the right hand pantaloons pOck-
ct: but when bills are to be taken care of,
! as a rule they are committed to the more
cautious left, and deposited in the left side
vest pocket. The phenomena of persons
/ travelling in a circuit when blindfolded
was explained, and behind-hand people
were not permitted to escape. Diagrams
were exhibited, showing the hemisphereS
/ of the brain, the small part wherein the
gray matter is deposited, how terribly
/ the brain may be wounded, and yet death
averted, and illustrating the Importance
of draining it, in case it is wounded, of
! all coagulated blood. In this connection
the lecturer stated that soon after the
/ close of the war of the rebellion the Sur
geon- General Of the army made diagram
of the brain, and from reports of cases
put small red spot upon the diagram at
the point where each had been wounded
and recovery followed, and when through
scarcely part was left unmarked. Men
die from wounds in the brain who would
not if the coagulated blood was drained
off. The relation of the spinal cord to
the brain was treated, but the lecturer
confessed that is the thing in anatomy of
which science knows the least.
The lecture was intensely interesting.
and furnished all who heard it with ideas
to carry away. with them and think of
and talk about.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The Institute was called to order at 8
o'clock Saturday morning, and was open
ed with prayer by Mr.. Jonathan Cash, of
Flushing township. The attendance was
good at the opening, and steadily increas-
ed until the noon recess.
THE ROAD QUESTION.
Mr.. George NJ. Wise, of Pultney town
ship, discussed the matter of opening and
maintaining roads. In his opinion Sc
rious obstacle to the permanent improve
ment of the roads of this county is the
location of many of them. He objects to
that feature of the Tryon bill which pro-
poses to vest the appointment of Super
visors in the Trustees, because he thinks
the power would be abused The section
providing for issuing bonds to raise the
means for permanent improvements was
also condemned. Mr. Wise conceded the
desirability of better roads, and forcibly
declared the enforced blockade of the past
four or five months had cost the people of
the county round sum of money.
I. c. Mercer (of Colerain township and
R. E. Giffen (Of Richland) spoke in favor
of improving the methods now in use
Mr.. Mercer cited the great value to the
people of the turnpike built through his
township Mr. Giffen deplored the ex-
penditure of so much money for public
buildings while our road system is so bad
n. B. Nichols (of Union township oppo-
sed the changes proposed. Mr.. W. G.
Berry cited an instance of what good
supervisor General McNary) had done in
his neighborhood, in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, and said he was sorry the
General was not in the hall to give them
his experience. J. B. LOngley recognized
the necessity of intelligent and honest
supervision of road work. He called at
tention to the fact that in ten years last
past there had been expended upon the
highways of the county, aside from turn
pixies and excluding two days labor, over
S3l1,OOO. Of that large sum about one
half was for bridges, and the balance for
temporary repairs of dirt roads, That
amount would stone one hundred miles
of road. Would that not have been bet
ter use to put that money to? Is it wise
to expend so much money for temporary
repairs of dirt roads is it wise to expend
so much money for bridges over streams
that have solid gravel beds, which can be
safely and easily crossed except a few
days of the year, while upon either side
are roads that are so long impossible?
At the close of the road discussion,
AN ENTERTAINING LECTURE
was delivered by Mr.. T. B. Terry, of Hud-
son, o. Mr.. Terry's face is a familiar one
at our Institutes, and when he stepped
upon the platform he was warmly receiv-
ed. He thinks farmers can afford to be
more circumspect in dress and personal
appearance when they go to town, and
that very many are not as cOnsiderate of
the welfare of their wives as they might
be. Many farms are kept in a slovenly
manner. 1t is his rule to take good care
of everything about the farm that is worth |
taking care of, and burn up all that is not.
Never leave old and worm out implements |
of any kind lying about the barnyard or
in fence corners. Beautify the surround
ings of your homes. A well kept sod and
a few trees around farm house greatly
add to its appearance. Lawn mowers are
inexpensive, and sod and trees easily OBJ
tanned. The glory of Euclid Avenue, in
Cleveland, is not its extravagant build
ings, but its magnificent lawns.