Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16


tion, what is so rare as day in June ?"
this season, he would in all probability
be informed that good business day is
much more rare in this part of the
country. The exports of gold Lave been
heavier than ordinary, and the stock mar
ket has declined proportiOnally.
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The export of gold during the past year
has been something unprecedented
Something like 100000 has gone over
to the other side of the Atlantic within
the past twelvemOnth-a state of affairs
that is unequaled in financial history
No other nation in the world could stand
the constant drain on its resources such
as the United States has been subjected
to from the very beginning, and yet pre-
sent prosperous appearance. A large
share of this expectation goes to pay the
bills of the American tourist in Europe
The fashionable world-or rather that
share of it that is so ultra fashionable as
to be unable to remain satisfied with
things American annually spends more
money in Europe, because it is the cor
rect thing, than would suffice for luxuri-
GUS support under proper circumstances
In England it is a proverb that only
Dukes and Americans travel first-clasS
"a mildly sarcastic way of stating that
the extravaganza of American travellers
is within its equal. Large bills of goods |
are purchased on the other side appa- |
rently with no other purpose than that |
of saving the duty on their entry into
American ports. Ofcourse our best peo
pie would not smuggle-oh, no. but then |
you know the law says that goods in ones |
possession over year are entitled to free |
entryas personal effects land it is so easy to |
have our bills dated year ago. A bill dated
1890 may be a mistake, but it so conve-
nient at times. On the other hand, Eu-
ropean visitors to this continent are not
over liberal. Hotel keepers will tell you
that they are satisfied with very moderate
accommodations, and that their bills are
never large, if indeed they are not seized
upon by American friends and not per- |
mitted to spend cent. Letters of intro
duction are an European produtiOn,
and few tourists from across the her
ring pond are unprovided with them
As result, the free and easy American
feels called upon to pay the bills, and is
sarcastically written up for their pains. |
1t is an old, old story that the European |
traveller considers very little expense |
necessary to fit him for discussion on
America and things American, but the
strangest part of it is, that SO many of
them look upon favors as a sign of fear
to be repaid by sneers.
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The annual exodus to Europe is unusu
ally large this year, and before the heat
ed term arrives, ocean voyagers are class
ifed into four groups-frst, second and
third class and steerage passengers later
in the season, however, when the rush for
foreign fields is at its height.one is fortu
nate to secure so much as standing room
in the vessels hold, unless he has been
far sighted enough to procure state
room during the Christmas holidays. 1t
is the sad experience of more than one
person who has postponed buying his
passport until the day before sail
ing, to find that the cosy little berth
which he fondly imagines he is entitled
to and has paid for, is in the hands of
some person of greater generalization,
nh n ooo,,rad IN ont;oD ON tho hunk Uhilo
it was below cold weather par. There is
small satisfaction to be had in the reflect
ion that some one else is reaping the
profits of an early investment which you
are convinced rightly belongs to you. Of
course one naturally cries out against the
greed of a corporation which willfully
defrauds its patrons by false misrepre
sentations. When such an event arises
you 90 at once to the captain of the YES
sci and lay the matter before him. You
swear by all the gods in the Grecian
mythology, that you picked out and paid
for. the lower berth in StaterOOm num-
ber SO, which you now find occupied by a
man who stOutly refuses to be ousted.
You are Immediately assured in terms of
torturing politeness that terrible mis-
take has been made at the company's
offices, and with a thousand apologies
you are shown to stateroOm, the only
unoccupied one in the boat, and usually
the worst, and-there the matter drops,
you stop swearing and go on deck for a [
smoke and Gf you are philOsOphicaD for :
get all about your recent troubles. {
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Speaking of the Tariff, Ohio seems to q
have adopted the motto of Commodore
with variations. 'DOn't give
up the ship" is simply changed into
Don't give up the sheep
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A number of cherished opinions have !
been rudely shocked by the Thomas fare S
well concerts, at the Madison Square
Garden. The majority of the "best peo }
pie" being naturally conservative, pre-
dicted that any entertainment where beer
was admitted would only appeal to the
lower classes, and become anything but q
refined. But the experience of the past
week has proved that beer and classical c
music are no more Incompatible in t
America than in the Fatherland. In no G
have the programmes been ,
more thoroughly classical than at the
Thomas concert. Berlios, Aubor, Beetho-
ven, Mendelssohn, GenuOd and Wagner,
are all represented on the programmes .
which are likewise remarkable for their
AS rule the French and