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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

SAYS a school teacher: "If eight
hours work is going to be the rule,
hope the school teachers will be counted
in. The general impression is that a
school teacher has what is termed a soft
snap; that they work only six hours a
day, and that when school is over their
days work is done. There never was a
more mistaken impression. Teachers,
to be thorough and honest in their work,
must devote fully twelve hours per day
to school work. After the days sessions
are over they must correct papers, make
outrepOrts, prepare questions for the next
days sessions and attend to hundred
other minor duties, all of which
take time"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
THE VOTE FOR REVISION.

The New York Independent publish
ed last week returns from all but five of
the presbyteries of the Presbyterian
Church showing that 133 have voted for
revision, SO against revision, and have
declined to vote. Most of the presbyte-
ries not heard from are foreign. The
Independent also publishes the vote in
detail for each presbytery. According
to its footings 1882 ministers and eld-
ers have voted against revision and g.
334 ministers and elders have voted for
revision. Twenty-seven of the presby
teries cast a unanimous vote-12 against
and Is for revision. The largest ma ajor-
ity either for or against revision was
given by the presbytery of Huntingdon,
Pa, the vote being 2 for revision and II
against. Syracuse gave 81 for revision
and none against. New York, which
cast the largest vote, gave Ga votes for
revision and Is against, showing ma
jority of 40, which is exactly what the
presbytery of Brooklyn gave on the same
side. All of the Pennsylvania presby
teries save Erie, Lackawanna, and
Northumberland voted against re-
vision. Most of the presbyteries of New
York voted for revision. Many of the
Southern presbyteries, composed chiefly
of Negroes, voted sOlidly against revis-
ion, as did also the presbyterieS of Cali
fornia
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY

The PRESBHTERlA ASSEMBLY
New York Tribune.
The General Assembly which meets
to-day in Saratoga is the elimination OF
one of the most remarkable movements
in the history of American Presbyter-
ianism. Only two years ago little
Presbytery in Long Island sent an over
ture to the Centennial General Assembly,
asking for a revision of certain sections
of the Westminster Confession. The
overture attracted no attention, and in a
perfunctory way was referred to the
next General Assembly. This time fif-
teen Presbyteries, none of them, how
ever, being prominent or representative,
sent in overtures on the subject. In
Difference to these Presbyteries it was
decided to submit the question ofrevision
to the Presbyteries Of the Church. The
result has been profound surprise to
both the advocates and opponents of re-
vision, almost two-t thirds of the 213
Presbyteries having voted either in favor
of revising the Confession or of formu-
lating an entirely new Creed. That a
movement which began outside of the
great centres of influence, and without
single conspicuous Church leader to
give it voice, should have thus swept
everything before it in two years, is
most remarkable and suggestive fact.
And it is fact that throws upon this
General Assembly weight of response
bility from which it might well shrink.
For in all likelihood that body will be
called upon to take action most YitaIly
affecting the future character of Ameri-
can Presbyterianism. Out of the multi
tude of jarring voices shouting in favor
of the old Confession, or in behalf of the
new Creed, it must hear and interpret
what is the true voice of the Church. Is
the Church ready to throw its venerable
Confession of Faith overheard? Or is it
only ready to introduce such changes in
phraseology here and there as it will
make it more suited to the thought of
the modern Church? These questions
little. But to the loyal Presbyterian
they involve the very character and
future life of the Church.
The ominous call for a brand-new
Creed, which has been frequently heard
since the revision discussion began, still
further complicates the situation. To a
vast number of Presbyterians new
Creed would necessarily mean the death
of the Presbyterian Church; and they
would at once secede from body which,
in their opinion, had denied the principles
that gave it life. Such a schism would
be a deplorable calamity. But, for
tunately, there is little likelihood of its
taking place. 1t could only be brought
about by the extremists on both sides of
the question, and the indications are
that the moderate men will control the
General Assembly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

Mr.. GLADSTONE emitted a wall at the
Golden Club recently over the decadence
of free trade. He was frank enough to
admit that good deal of ground has
been lost in the last twenty-five years.
AS for this country, he said that it had
never accepted the free-trade doctrines,
thouhh there had been at one time ''a
kind of qualified progress" toward them.
This is not exactly encouraging to our
friends the enemy, says the New York
Tribune though Mr.. Gladstone claims to
see promise of the ultimate triumph of
the Free Trade American party" Mr..
Gladstone's candor and plainness of
speech on the subject are praiseworthy.
When will the "Free- Trade American
party be equally candid, cease its policy
of false pretenses, throw off the mask of
revenue reform, and acknowledge that
its adherentS are Free Traders out and
out?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

Mr.. BUTTERWORTH'S S statement in the
House says the Cleveland Leader, that a
protective tariff on tin plates would cost
this country s50,OO0,OO0 before the tin
plate makers can declare a dividend-or
supply the home demand, we suppose
him to mean may or may not be true
We believe it to be greatly exaggerated
Inside of two years our manufacturers
guarantee to supply the home demand
and then the prices, whatever they may
be in the meantime, must begin to &c
down. But whether it costs S5,000,000
OF S20,000,000, the money will be well
repaid by the establishment of an in
dustry that will keep at home $25, 100000
to $30,000,000 year that must now be
sent abroad for tin plates 355,OOO
tons of sheet iron with little tin rubbed
on it. Precisely the same argument was
made by the importers of linen, in view
of the proposed increase of duties in the
linen schedule. They declared the price
of linen thread would go up enormously
But now come the manufacturers of
linen threads and offer to give bonds to
fill all orders for five years at present
prices if the protection asked is given
So it will be, practically, with tin plates
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
Established in 1S1 8.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
PREsBYTERIAN CHU

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. Il. Alex
shder, pastor Public worship every Sabbath
morning and evening; Sabbath school 9 - a. In.
Young peoples society Of Christian endeayor, Mon
day evenings; general prayer meeting, "Wednesday
evening. Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev
J. II. Hollingshead, pastor. Sabbath preaching, II
a. m; p. m; young peoples meeting, Monday
evenings; general prayer meeting, THURSDAY eve
lings; mems meeting, Friday evenings; Sabbath
schoO1 80 pm Strangers cordially invited to al
eryices.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-ReV
Thomas Balph. pastor Sabbath school, 10 q. m.
public worship, IL a. m; weekly prayer meeting
Friday p. m monthly prayer meeting, last Satur-
day of each month, p. m; wonans missionary
Dciety last Saturday Of each month, p. m. dis
trict prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
THURSDAYS and Saturdays each month, p m
young women's prayer meeting, second Saturday
each month at the parsonage, p m
AFRICANM. E. CHURCH-Rev.J J. NJ. Wilkes,
pastor. Sunday service, 1890 a. m; p. m; Sab
bath school, 2:3O D. m; weekly prayer meeting,
Thursday evenings Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
IN ENTIRE ACCORD.
New York Mail and Express.

| New 1OTh Mail anu
The Free Trade organs have made a
great outcry against the section of the
Mckinley Bill that gives adequate pro-
lection to the production of tin plates.
Their devotion to English interests and
political economy accounts for this. In
fact, as regards the proposed duty on tin
plates, as well as to our entire Protective
system, our Free Frade organs and the
home organs of the English manufact-
urers are in perfect accord.
Thus the London Iron Trades Journal
utters its just apprehensions in this very
candid manner:
1.-The most important item in the pro-
posed new schedule is that affecting tin
plates. The duty is now l cent per
pound, and the suggested tariff is cents
and 2.lO cents per pound. If this is
carried the occupation of three fourths
of those engaged in the tin plate trade
will be gone, and our manufacturers and
their workmen, if they continue in the
business, must employ their capital and
experience on the other side of the
Atlantic"
Well, English capital is moving over
here by the millions, and we would well
come the best English skilled labor
With the Mckinley Tariff in operation
for ten years no country on earth will
present to capital the attractions that
the United States will offer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
NATURES CARICATURE.

One of the most remarkable of all
plants is that known to botanists as the
''fusticia picta," which has also been
well named the caricature plant" At
first it appears to be heavy, large-leaf
ed plant with purple blossoms, chiefly re-
markable for the light-yellow centers
of its dark, green leaves. When one
first sees this odd plant, and thinks what
a sickly, blighted appearance the queer
yellow stains give it, he is suddenly i'm
pressed with the fact that the plant Is
making faces" at him. And the first
impression is correct. This curious
shrub indeed occupies itself in growing
up in ridiculous caricatures of the "hu-
man face divine" and is covered from
the topmost leaf down with the queerest
faces imaginable. Nature has taken to
caricaturing. The flesh-colored profiles
stand out in strong relief against the
green of the leaves. The plants readily
grow in common dollhouse.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

Two small Chicago boys were recent
ly found wandering about Milwaukee
armed to the teeth and the officials
jumped to the conclusion that they were
there to kill Indians. This obviously
does the Chicago boys injustice. They
had drawn the legitimate conclusion
that the election of Bad Boy Peck to be
Mayor of Milwaukee showed that there
was employment in the city for two in
dustrious assistants to the city foo
killer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
MORE ABOUT MORTGAGES.

Pittsburgh Stockman.
Since the subject of farm mortgages
has become so prominent in the last few
years the press everywhere finds it a
prolific theme for comment. If one
will read long enough and widely enough
he can find out that the volume of farm
mortgages is greatly overrated; that it
is greatly underrated; that there are NO
reliable figures to be had; that farms are
mortgaged more heavily than any other
property; that city property is more
nearly mortgaged to its full value than
any other, etc. The fact is that the far
reaching mortgage has something of a
grip on all classes of property worth
gripping; and we expect to find when
the figures are available that its ''favors'
have been distributed with a very i'm
partial hand to both city and country.
No class of people have a monopoly of
the business of borrowing money or of
the privilege" of pledging all they have
to secure it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

THE labor question is the great ques-
tiOn of the day in Europe. 1t is occu.
pying at the present moment the atten-
ton of the governments of both France
and Germany. The French propose tc
tax foreign workmen; and the German
Government is entertaining the thought
of making the workmen in the mines
State officials. This last is step of far
reaching significance, and not unfraught
with danger to liberty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
EVER A SONG SOMEWHERE.

There is ever song somewhere, my dear;
There is ever something sings away;
There S the song of the lark when the sky is clear
And the song of the thrush when the sky is gray
The sunshine showers across the grain,
And the bluebird thrills in the orchard tree;
And in and out, when the caves drip rain,
The swallows are twittering ceaselessly.
There is ever song somewhere, my dear,
In the midnight black or the midnay blue,
The robin pipes when the sun is here,
And the cricket chirrups thewhOle night through.
The buds may blow, and the fruits may grow,
And the autumn leaves drop crisp and sere;
But whether the sun, or the rain, or the snow,
There s ever song somewhere, my dear.
james WhitcOmb Riley.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

oSaTH n n the reporter of an old druggist
.. Tho. Plerce's preparations" he replied.
.a are sold under a positive guar
s11iss that they will, in every case give
ss1t,SiaS sisls tion, or the money is promptly re-
,tti u His 'Favorite Prescription for all
s taoo ~ ~ ronic weaknesses, nervous and other
- sII7 ~ nents peculiar to women, is used with
ill tiiIi'ins Is success. II cures weak back bear
, Ing " ~ sensations, irregularities and weak
u, I1st ,eS - 90 mmon to the sex. and being the
M aSI .Pea.Fect of tonic medicines builds up
anu @ az s tsene-thens the entire system. The de-
,,i,h saoI oor is constant, and am conversant
WI .; Sootee of cases cured by it,"
~, .s Ilins- after a few moments absence
!. s1g een1,a lie wielder of the pestle remarked
oojIea .hIn9r OF sarsaparillas and other, So
Pinro, pGoJ ~ medicines is legion; but Dr.
thoo 1 i uoi den Medical Discovery outsells
~ ~ al I anu it is the only blood purifier out
VI @ llie TIS. IIanS which am Obliged to keep upon
It y ~ M r. - hat is guaranteed to benefit or
@ "a q N ~ an an "a I'd ses for which it is recommended
vi .. Tio.S! ~ "! P PaI for it is refunded"
,ll my !. ,he HI of Pills. remarked the old gen.
,1 an 'ns NJ little Sugar coated Pellets
amouP+ ~ ge - Pierce lead all Others both in
they give my c1stonners ,seneiaA saIlsiactloh
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

THE Democratic Nashville american
refers to the old soldiers as "beggars,
and declares the G. A. r. has become
"a pilferer upon the public bounty in
demanding and receiving from the
General Government pensions for service
during the late war that at the time were
rendered as patriotic oblations upon the
altar of federal preservation" The
american is typical Bourbon sheet
except that it is more frank than its
Northern party associates, who profess
friendship only to deceive.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
A TEST OF COURAGE.

Christian Union.
One of the severest tests of courage is
to carry on ones life quietly and
faithfully under the cloud of a great un-
notwithstanding which makes it
uncertain in what direction ones activity
is hereafter to be put forth. This is not
an uncommon experience, but, although
it happens to many, it is never on that
account the easier to bear. Living by
faith has always involved a struggle
even for the most heroic souls, and most
of US learn it by the most painful pro-
cesses. Nevertheless, if we are to live
with any strength and peace, learn it we
must, sooner or later. If one broods
over an uncertainty, strength is paralyzed
and work half done. The man who
worries loses the power which comes
from concentration and calm putting
forth of his whole force. There is nothing
to be gained by this brooding; there is
everything to be lost. A strong life is
one which commands itself and does not
give up the rudder to every wind or Cir
cumstance. When the time of uncer-
tainty comes to strong man, he is not
detected from the thing in hand; if pos
sible, he puts more strength into it; not
defying fortune, but accepting Provi-
dence by that calm doing of ones work
which goes with the consciousness that
the honest laborer is worthy of his hire,
and that work well done to-day means
the opportunity of more work tomorrow.
Take your life bravely and strongly; if
uncertainties come into it, meet them
with quiet courage and good cheer.
Above all, keep heart and hand in your
work, and trust the future to that
Divine Providence which has ordered
the falling of every sparrow.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

Mr.. RICHARD VAUX, who has been
nominated to succeed Samuel J. Ran
dali in Congress, was Secretary at the
American Legation in London at the
time of Queen Victoria's accession and
coronation. He is now described as a
splendid specimen of physical manhood,
bearing the weight of his "a years with
the jaunty, springy step of forty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

THE General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church of the United States met
at Saratoga, N. Y, Thursday of last
week. The General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church met at
Ashville n. c. The war that separated
the two assemblies is over these many
years, but they have not seen their way
clear to come together as one body
again. Let us hope that their union
cannot be far off, though:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

SOME of the Grand Army boys, may be
interested in the following, from Alex. b.
Pope, A. d. c., Commander Dept Tenn.
and Ga. He says: "We have had an epi-
demic of whooping cough here, Stewart,
Tenn and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has been the only medicine that has done
any good" There is no danger from
whooping cough when this remedy is
freely given. 1t completely controls the
disease. soc bottles for sale by J. B.
Hoge, druggist. 5S4t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. IS, F. "a. M.-Neets
+ +. MEYFR. Seciy F. ID. BAILEY, W. N.
ST CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II, Royal
Arch MdsOns.-Stated convocations first Friday OF
each month. -
J. B. MEYER, Rec. f. ID. BAILEY, ID. d.
BELMONT COUNCIL, No. 81, r. d. s. M
Meets second Tuesday Of each month.
j. B. MEYER, Sec'y j. b. RYAN, L. L. NJ
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 20, K. T.-Stated
conclayes, first Tuesday OF each month.
j. B. MEYER, Sec'y j. b. RYAN, L. Z.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

A DEMOCRATIC Congressional conven-
ton in Philadelphia the other day eu-
logized the deceased Randall as "a great
statesman" and then proceeded to re-
pudiate the protection doctrine that he
held more strongly than any other. This
illustrates Democratic devotion to prin-
ciple and decency.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

THE Mansfield Ne1cs has figured it
out that the Ripper Legislature spent
Sl25,000, 100000 in salaries and $4,000
in incidentals, at its first session in en-
acting two laws of general nature, viz:
One increasing the tax on dogs sister
from one to two dollars. The other in
creasing the bounty for English sparrows'
heads from ten to twenty cents per
dozen
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
HAPPY HOOSIERS.

VIM. TimmOns, postmaster of Idaville,
Ind, writes: Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, for that bad feeling arising
from kidney and liver trouble" John
Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same
place, says: Find Electric Bitters to be
the best kidney and liver medicine; made
me feel like new man." j. W. Gardner,
hardware merchant, same town, says:
Electric Bitters is just the thing for a
man who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies" He found new
strength, good appetite and felt Just like
he had a new lease on life. Only soc a
bottle at Pattersons' drug store. 2
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

THE Governor of Mississippi taught
the country how to suppress prize fight
ing. The Governor of Louisiana, in his
biennial message, has announced his op-
position to the renewal of the Louisiana
Lottery charter. The new South in
these respects is showing healthy and
progressive moral sentiment. Now let
the Governors of all the Southern States
unite to stamp out political assassina-
tion and bring political murderers to the
gallows, and we shall look on the grow
ing and progressive South as the sunny
spot in the Union.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

THE detective who, plunging into the
water in the pursuit of swimming flu
gitive at Cleveland, Ohio, swan after
and arrested his man in the middle of
the river, is fairly entitled to honorable
mention for his pluck and perseverance.
A detective who can work in the water
as well as on terra firma must he a valu-
able officer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
AFAMILYGlTHERING.

Haveyou father? Have you a mother? +?
Have you son or daughter, sister or
brother who has not yet taken Kemp's
Balsam for the throat and lungs, the
guaranteed remedy for the cure of coughs,
colds, asthma, Group and all throat and
lung troubles? If so, Why, when a sample
bottle is gladly given to you free by any
druggist, and the large size costs only soc
and 81. 424-4t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

PRINCE BISMARCK is said to speak
English with German accent and a
rather old fashioned pronunciation, but
his mastery of the language is complete
and his knowledge of its literature is
very great.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

AT present prices American steel
rails can be laid down in Mexico cheap
er than can the English, and Pitts
burgh firm has just laid down the first
shipment of American rails ever made
to Mexico.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

JUST one hundred years have elapsed
since the Inauguration in Europe of the
high silk hat-yclept 1.-The stove pipe
and the centennial anniversary thereof
has been duly celebrated by the hatters
of the Old World
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
DO Mt GO OFF BEFORE

You are ready, particularly on a long
journey. Be carefully prepared. You
cannot be, permit us to say, unless you
are accompanied with the travellers and
tourists 0Gde mecdm, Hostetter's StOm
ach Bitters, most genial of appetizers, ac-
climatizer and promoters of digestion
Against sea sickness, malaria, cramps and
colics begotten of badly cooked or un-
wholesome food and blackish water, ner-
vousness, increased by travel, chronic
biliousness and constipation, the Bitters
is sovereign preventative. 1t imparts
a relish for food not altogether to your
taste, and prevents it from disagreeing
with you. Never was there such capital
thing for the unfortunate dyspeptic who
stands in dread of the best cooked meal
Stomachic trouble caused by ill-prepared
viands aboard ship, on steamboats,, and
rations hastily bOlted at railway restaur-
ants, is soon remedied by the Bitters
which gives quietus also to rheumatism
kidney troubles and insomnia. Lin
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22

A SYNDICATE which owns breweries
in every State would seem to have mat
ters pretty well fixed for trade under the
United States Supreme Court decision,
in despite of either license or prohibi-
tiOD
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALVE.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin EruptiOns, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, % cents per
box. For sale by Patterson Il Sons. ly.