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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

The moor baths, of which much is
now heard, and which are provided at
many Austrian and German health re-
sorts, were first used at Franzensbad. In
1923 DIR. Poschmann, a physician there,
believed that he had found in them a
new curative medium, and they have
since become popular. Some physicians
still question their efficacy, while others
in Austria and Germany rely upon them
to render good service in many maladies.
Though the bath is composed of peat or
moor earth to which enough water has
been added to make thick paste of the
mass, yet the peat is different from that
which is extracted from bog in Ireland
or Scotland.
In both Ireland and Scotland the peat
is used as fuel at Franzensbad the min
eralized peat will not serve such pur-
pose. The bog from which it is extract
ed has been saturated throughout count
less ages with mineral water, and the
product is strong chemical compound.
Thus a moor bath is mineral bath in a
concentrated form, and effects are pro-
duced upon the system by taking
course of these baths which cannot be
produced, according to experts, by any
mineral water.-Blackwood's Magazine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
Favorite limitations at Harvard.

The favorite mode of torment seems to
be to make man go out and sell some
thing, or perform some manual labor in
the streets. Not long ago student who
was very much in love with pretty
Cambridge girl was compelled to go to
the home of her parents with q Jew ped
dler's pack and sell all the members of
the family the cheap handkerchiefs and
atrocious brass jewelry with which he
was loaded down. The match was not
broken off. but there was a frgid cool
ness in that house until the real object
of the visit was afterward explained.
Another rich and immaculate young
swell was ordered into ditch where
some Italians were digging in the main
street of Cambridge, and into it he went
with pick and shovel, clad in dress
suit, which was made part of the COM
mand
Rubber boots, an ulster and fur cap
are frequently ordered on victim in the
/. hottest days of term time, and they must
be seen on him whenever he appears out
side his room. Cambridge, like other
college towns, has become partly accus-
toned TO these college vagaries, and
whenever any one is seen upon the
streets acting particularly like lunatic
people class him at once as candidate
for a college society.-New York Star
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
Our Sun a Star.

Most young folks now know that the
difference between night and day ON this
planet of ours arises simply from the
fact, that among the innumerable multi
tude of stars there is one infinitely nearer
to us than all the rest; being so much
nearer to us that when we see it we have
day. When by the earth's movement
on its axis the sun has set in the west
we have night; at which time we depend
for light upon the more distant stars
unless, indeed, the moon is shining.
In the main, it is true that the enor-
nous difference in the intensity of the
light that we receive from the sun in the
one case, and from all the stars seen at
night in the other, depends upon the fact
that the sun is the star nearest to us, and
the other stars are suns infinitely re-
moved.-J. Norman Lockyer in Youths
Companion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
A Daring Argument.

A quick witted and daring western
lawyer once saved a guilty client from
sure conviction on a charge of poisoning
1t was proved that the poisoning had
been done by means of certain cakes, a
portion of which was produced in court.
When the counsel for the prisoner had
finished his speech, he said: ''And these,
gentlemen of the jury, are some of the
alleged poisoned cakes. We declare to
you, gentlemen of the jury, that they
are not poisoned cakes. They are as
harmless cakes as ever were made, and
in order, gentlemen of the jury, to show
you that these cakes are not poisoned, |
will eat one of them right here in your
presence"
And he did eat one He took good
care, however, to leave the room at the
earliest opportunity, and to make bee
line for an adjoining room, where he
had an emetic in readiness and an anti
dote. But the jury never heard about
the emetic or the antidote until the law
yer's client had been acquitted San
Francisco Argonaut.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
rhomnson Was Strong.

On March 2S. 1871, Thomas Thompson
lifted three barrels of water, weighing
together 1886 pounds. He also put an
iron bar ON his neck. seized hold of its
two ends, and bent it until the latter
met. On another occasion he raised
with his teeth u table six feet long sup
porting at its farthest end a weight of 100
pounds He also tore without serious
effort Il rope of diameter of two inches
and lifted horse over a bar.-Cham-
bers' journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
AN ANCIENT FARM HOUSE.
What the French Hssteries We're Like
During the Middle Ages.

What the French Hsstelries We're Like
During the Middle Ages.
The houses of the farmers and the
country people differed then as now, &C
cording to their rank and prosperity,
and also according to the district they
inhabited. The yeoman farmer. and
even the well to do hgsbandman. dwelt
in a solid house of brick or Stone, tiled
or slated, with a paved yard separating
it from the barn and outho1ses, the dai-
~ and cattle pens The farm house
which in England was always sconstruct-
ed with southern aspects invariably
faced the east in Aquitaine. winnie to the
rear well open to the west was a long
tiled veranda, where IN winter after
moons the hemp picking, the wool card
ing. etc, were done.
Within the vast kitchen glowed in the
light of the fre-almos* as unextinguish
able as the vestal virgins peat, coal and
wood were each abundantly employed,
and for tri1ing rent, generally paid in
kind, the lord of the manor would per-
NIT the farmers on his land to cut their
turfs from his bog or their boughs from
his forest. Fuel was not only actually
but relatively cheaper in the middle
ages than today, for the bogs were not
drained in those days, the forest covered
great expanses, and the cost of carriage
made it almost impossible to transport
their produce. In almost every shire of
France and England the supply of fuel
was in excess of the demand.
This hospitable fire iared up Chin
ney proportioned to its size, lighting the
huge brick oven, the iron fredogs. the
bellows, shovel, gridiron, ladies, cal
drons, saucepans, mortar, tin pals and
other utensils that stood on the brackets
of the hearth, and irradiating the brass
and copper pots, the metal candlesticks,
the lamp, the lantern, the not unfrequent
silver beaker, and the glass drinking
cups that were ranged ON the chests and
cupbGards round the walls. Near this
fire stood high backed settle, the mas
ter's corner, and under the great mantle
of the chimney narrower benches were
set in the brick.
Within easy reach of the hearth deep
oak chest held the logs for burning. 1t
was generally matched by handsome
wedding chest with carved or painted
frcnt, long enough to contain grown
person full length, but tmore usually filed,
it must be admitted with the best clothes,
the trinkets and the savings of the house
hold. The registers of the chatelet record
no crime so common as the breaking open
of such wedding chests; and it is surpris-
ing how many clasps of jewels, girdles
of pearls, golden headdresses and rings,
and purses full of gold were stolen from
quite humble households. Our fore
fathers invested their capital in cups
or trinkets of precious metal, pretty to
look at, easy to hide, and readily con-
verted into cash when necessity demand
ed enthusiastically Review.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
To Measure the Sea level.

A new apparatus for measuring the
mean level of the sea has lately been in
stalled at Marseilles. 1t is based on the
principle that when liquid wave trav-
erses a capillary tube or a porous parti-
ton, its amplitude diminishes and it is
retarded in its phases without the mean
level of the wave changing. 1t consists
Of a glass tube, the lower end of which
communicates by flexible pipe with
plunger which is lowered beneath the
lowest water level There are two cells
in the plunger, the lower being filed
with sand and open to the sea, the result
being that the column of water in the
tube rises and falls very little with the
tides, and the mean sea level can be read
from graduated scale.-New York
Ti1oac
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
When Opera Goers Ought to Eat.

A musical director now in the city
has another idea besides music.
Complaint is made" says he, "that
people who come to the opera are nerv-
ous and fidgety and do not respond to
the efforts to please. Is it any wonder?
The and Z o'clock dinners are the cause
Our best people who go to make up the
coloring of the audience dine late, and
as rule they fill in regardless of the
laws governing health, and come to the
opera-shall | speak plainly?
enough rich food in them to make them
stupid and unappreciative. My advice
would be to eat sparingly just before
the opera. The good effects from the
music would assist in the digestion of a
good dinner taken as late as midnight
My notion will probably not agree with
that of your physician. Be it so. am
talking from Il point which interests me.
Gormandizing and music don't go to-
gether. Chicago Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
Dogs Have Deteriorated.

While the grander sort of dog has
been morally degraded by being turned
into useless lackey, the breeds that
have happened to suit the capricious and
errant fancies of animal PETERS have un-
dergone still deeper deterioration The
sleek pug, Tor instance, on whom is often
lavished such a wealth of feminine fond
ness, has long since become perfectly
aware of his new function in the house
He knows he is the first pet, and he is
perfectly happy in the fact. His mind
seems untroubled by any recollection of
a higher estate. He has lost the an lent
desire of the species to be mans loyal
servant. He may, perhaps, if you happen
to call at the house and find him in ex-
elusive possession of the drawing room,
make a pretense of resisting your in
trusion. But his Sybaritic habits are too
much for him, and presently he sinks
in voluptuous slumber on the softest of
sofa cushions. These spoiled creatures
learn to take the fondlings bestowed on
them as matter of course They are
wholly undemOnstrative, and perhaps
the most tlattering thing that can be said
of them is that, unlike their rival, the
cat, they do not simulate a tenderness of
which their heart is wholly destitute. -
Cornhin Magazine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
ON THE BEACH.

Fleet Atalanta- skimuing the gray sands,
As runs toe hurrying beach bird, airy light,
With radiant eyes and floating locks, and hands
outstretched- and nutSering garments snowy
whitel
May never golden apple roll between
Thee and thy victory! Keep steadfaSs on,
Reach thy far goal and so be crowned queen
Thy race accomplished and thy triumph won.
Before thy feet the world is sure 10 cast
Its gilded fruit: be faithful to the last
And run thy race with Time, outstrip thy friends
Not for ambition, empty, feyerish, vain,
But shape thou thy lfe's course 10 nobler ends:
Strive TO be foremost a pure heart to gain;
To win forbearance and sweet charity.
Truth patience, faith, a conscience crystal
clear
For these press on, nor pause and thou shalt be
Lifted into peace that knows no fear.
And thy sweet childhoods bliss be thine alway,
As on the breezy sands this summer day.
Celia Thaxter in Youths Companion
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
How Old Spiders Live.

Old spiders, which have neither web
nor the materials to make one, often
hunt about to find out the webs of other
spiders, younger and weaker than them
selves, with whom they venture battle
The invader generally succeeds, and the
younger spider is driven out to make a
new web, and the old spider remains
in possession until stronger spider in
vades the web and drives it out. When
thus dispossessed the spider seldom ven
lures another attack, but tries to subsist
upon the few insects that may fall acci-
dentally into its clutches, and eventually
dies of hunger.-London Standard.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
THE RESULT.

Gentlemen, here are the weapons,
exclaimed the doctor as two large base
ball bats rolled out of the oilcloth. He
advanced and placed one in the hands of
each principal Mind, gentlemen, you
are not to violate the rule to keep ten
PAGES apart. Are you ready?
capt. Poor and gazed at each other
The seconds were doubled up on the
ground in convulsions of laughter. Even
the doctor smiled, and to cap the climax
a silvery laugh from woman's lips
broke the stiffness of the air as the fair
cause of the duel strobe on to the duel
ing ground with eyes sparkling with
mirth.
DO be sensible, gentlemen, and
shake hands, said she. There is going
to be another party next Tuesday even
ing, and I will divide my programme of
waltzes with you both if you do
81 looked at Poor, and we met half
wey and shook hands. TIE ludicrous
contemplation of dux xaith baseball
bats at distance of ten PAGES was too
much for US. We laughed heartily after
casting reproachful glance at the mis-
chievous seconds who put the job up on
u.s."
At this juncture there was a rustic of
satin near the hotel elevator, and the
major arose in response to signal from
well preserved lady. As he left the
reporter he said, with a sly wink of his
left eye, 81 got that young lady for life,
though, and Poor is up in the Sioux
country now, and still a bachelor" With
these parting words he disappeared into
the dining room with the wife of his ro-
mance.-Denver Republican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
RevoIvers in Sight.

The policemen of Savannah carry re.
volvers strapped to their belts in plain
sight They are armed with short clubs
as well. They cannot unlimber their
shooting irons any quicker than New
York policeman, who usually carries his
in his hip pocket, can do it; but with
most of the offenders the sight of a
weapon in itself has salutary effect on
many of thcm.-New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

SPIDER poison appears TO have special
effects on certain insects, and the largest
flies are not always the least affected by
it. Insects over which spider poison has
but little influence are usually left mesh
ed IN the web to struggle until exhausted
before the spider attempts to devour
them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

i.5I,5-s "a =. iv.si, .IIv1
camille industry which has developed
with such marvellous rapidity as the Pc
troleum trade. Since its beginning in
1859, when the total importations were
about 1000, 900 gallons, it has increased
by leaps and bounds until, in 1885, the
amount brought into the United King
dom reached the total of 1902 .647 ,47s
gallons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

Macaulay was IS when he issued the
first and second volumes of his History
of England" and the third and fourth
did not appear until he was 30. Good as
are the essays Of his early manhood they
pale when compared with the work of
his maturer years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
Everything Shipsnape.

Small Boy-Say, dad, why does the
leaves fall off the trees every fall?
Dad ian old salt)-Bless you, boy,
don't you know? The winds is high in
winter. an the trees has to lower sail
New York Weekly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

W. Clark Russell, whose sea stories
have such remarkable dash, breeziness
and out of door freedom, has long been
a hopeless and well nigh helpless invalid,
chained to an indoor existence in an in
land town.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

The first crematorium in the United
States was erected at Washington, Pa.
by DR.. F. j. LIE Moine at cost of 81 900.
The first body to be cremated was that
of Baron de Palm, Dec. 6, 1876. The
time occupied in reducing the body to
ashes was. two hours and ten minutes.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

1t is a mistake to suppose that the
knots or warts which are very common
on some species of forest trees are due to
insects, fungus, or accident, or are in
any way unnatural growths. They de-
vosop as results neither Of tn health nor
siDcsse of the tree, nor a. such condi-
tions as special kinds of soil or situa-
tions.
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PHYSIOLOGY, HYGIENE AND
NARCOTICS

(OIHd tlCO Of the first frel
1. What two kinds of organic food are
there. Describe each.
-. What similarity is there In the func-
tionS 6ff the lungs, the skin, and. the
kidneys? e..
its own nourishment?
4. Where is the cardiac oriice? Where
the pylorus?
). What is congestion, Inflammation,
pneumonia, consumption
6. Describe the corpuscles of the blood.
What is the effect of alcohol upon them
Z. What is hunger? What is its practl-
cal use?
s. In what way does alcohol Interfere
with the digestion?
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
(Omit tlUOl
l. Which is better suited for object
lessons, analytic or synthetic teaching
Why?
,. Give device for review in spelling.
3. How shall l break up among my
pupils habit of reciting in low and in
distinct tones?
4. Should teachers give lessons as pun
ishments? Why?
8. Explain the difference between a
lesson and a recitation.
G. How shall we cultivate in our pupils
a taste for good reading?
Z. How teach children the correct use
of language?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
ForMa1aria, Liver Trou-
BILE, or Indigestion, use
BROWNS IRON BITTERS

There is Russian scheme to cultivate
cotton in Central Asia, in competition
with the American product.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
A Drop in the Market.

1e-Darling, this engagement ring is
worth $3.50.
She-The last one l had cost $400.
He-You are older now!-New York
Herald
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REMARKABLE RESCuE.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, H.,
makes the statement that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for month by her family physi-
clan, but grew worse; he told her she was
hopeless oictim, Of consumption and that
suggested DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption; she bought bottle and to
her delight found herself benefited from
first dose: she continued its use, and after
taking ten bottles, found herself sound
and well; now does her own hOusewOrk,
and is as well as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at Patter-
son & Sons drug store; large bottles SOC
and 81. 2
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DITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI AND
Il ST. LOUIS RAILWAY.
PANHANDLE ROUTE
Time Card in Effect June Is. 1890.

rDdIIy, except olIIIdy- +DdlIy.
At Pittsburgh connections are made in Union
Station with thrOugh:trains on the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Baltimore, Washington Philadelphia
and New York, on which are rum Pullman Dining.
Sleeping and Parlor Cars.
At Chicago and St Louis connections are made
in Union Station with prominent railroads for all
points in the West, Northwest and Southwest
For further information call on or address near
est ticket agent E A. FORD,
JOS. WOOD, Gen. Pass. Agent,
General Manager. Pittsburgh, Pa
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ORTHOGRAPHY.



l. Derive ten words from the root pei,
and give the meaning of each.
2. Write correctly and define fricase.
gazette, nurly, niche, brunette, secresy,
elipse, huldah.
j. Explain the use of the hyphen.
4. Indicate the pronunciation of the
names of the States which touch the Ohio
river.
3. Give three good rules to be observed
in spelling.
6. What book on Orthography have
you studied? What are the main divi-
sions of it? How does the author treat
the subject of Etymology?
z. Name the leading dictionaries new in
use in this country? What new works
on this subject have recently been issued
or are now in press? Which dictionary
do you prefer? Why?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12

Census figures show that during the
past ten years the increase of the white
race has been twenty -four per cent, and
of the colored race thirteen per cent.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-12
All Mail Matter Is Counted.

Persons who read the reports of the
number of pieces of mail matter handled
at the New York postoffice may have
wondered how the figures were obtained.
The explanation is simple: Every piece
was actually counted. Every employer
who stamps mail matter must keep an
accurate account of the number of pieces
he handles and must make daily report
of the amount of work he has done. He
must not only give the grand total, but
tell what part was in each of the four
classes of mail matter, and also how the
pieces reached the postoffice.
The letters, ETC., are mailed at the
postoffce, in which case they are known
as drops" collected by carriers, arrive
by trains, or, in the case of foreign
matter, are brought by steamers. A
report must be made of every piece
that comes in by any one of these ways.
When one considers that an average
of about 100000 letters alone reach the
general postofice here every day, it will
be seen that the task of counting them
is a big one. Let person count 1000
and then try to get some idea of the
labor involved in keeping record of
1000 times that many, and his head will
swim at the Thought AS the counting
is done by a number of men, and the
letters are subdivided into patches, the
labor is not SO enormous as might at
srst be supposed-New York Tribune.
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HISTORY.
JAMES DUNCAN.
Omit flrO

1. Give full description of some great
battle fought by American soldiers on
foreign soil.
2. Give an account of three of the five
following persons: Miles Standish, kieft,
Sir Edmond Andres, Clayborne, David d.
Porter.
3. Give an account of the Second Con-
tinental Congress.
4. Give the principal events of Buchan-
ans administration.
5. What is meant by the Western Re
serve, in Ohio?
6. Locate Fort Fisher, Fredericksburg,
Shiloh. Andersonville, and Fort McAllis-
ter, and tell why each are mentioned in
history.
7.-Give an outline of the events just
preceding and during the Revolution.
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AMaPLE TREATMENT gpEP
| "a lhulu We m il enought to convince Eunn
b. 5. Lauderback & Co. 773 BrOad-St. Newark. NJ
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NnEn A MONTH. No capital required. A goC
Mill chance to make money. Apply for territory
at once. B. S. Lauderbach Co. Newark, Nj.
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GRAMMAR.
T. p. HARRIS.
(OHit tiUO.)

/. In what four ways may the number
of nouns be determined?
2. Analyze a sentence containing a
double relative.
3. Write the possessiye singular and
the possessive pural of the following;
Attorney. sheep, wolf, he, pony, Mr.. Scott.
4. Expand the participles and the in
finitives into the clause indicated: She
regrets not having read it. (NOun clause
Writing carefully, you will learn to write
well. s(Gondition.) They see nothing to
do. adj. clause) You do wrong to
waste your time so. (Clause.)
). Construct sentences using each of
the following words as nouns and verbs:
Well. nose, man, relish, voice.
6. How do you determine which Is the
subject and which the predicate In inter
rogative sentences
Z. Write six sentences, in two OF which
the in6nitiye shall be used as a noun, in
two as an adjective, and in two as an ad-
verb.