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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
The NEGLECT of the Feet.

Far too little has ever been said OF
written regarding the proper treatment
of the feet, when we consider the amount
of suffering that may be occasioned by
their abuse. AS the health of any and
all parts of the body depends upon the
care taken of each, either voluntarily OF
unconsciously, It is marvel that the
feet,are not even more frequently dis
figured by growths that injure the entire
system and, perhaps, permanently cripple
the limbs. Races that live in state OF
nature have almost invariably Except il
case of accident or natural deforlnity)
sharely and serviceable feet in proportion
to their general comeliness and physical
perfection; therefore, it must be the COW
erings placed by civilized man upon his
pedal extremities which cause all his de
fects in this direction.
If our hands were thickly clad in firm,
tight fitting skins and fabrics for eight
cen hours in every twenty-four they
would soon become, to quote Ruskin,
las ugly as the naked feet of prosperity. "
When thus surrounded by coverings that
are well nigh impervious to the air, the
pores Of the feet do not act properly
and become unhealthy, while the feet
themselves grow callous and develop
those i'll natured and wondrous painful
excrescences known as bunions and
corns-Delineator
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
Commercial Women and Husbands

There are a number of commercial
women travelling with their husbands,
most of them for Chicago business firms
although a few represent houses in this
city and Boston. The lines of goods
they carry vary from stationery and
maps to hardware and jewelry. One
couple are travelling through the coun-
try with horse and wagon, dealing in
sewing machines, while another couple
are employing the same method to carry
lines of gloves, mittens, etc. One wom-
an said that the number of women who
had taken to commercial travelling with
in the last year was four times as great
as in the previous year.
And why shouldn't women go into
this business as well as any other?" she
demanded. And why shouldn't they?-
New York Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
KEEPING sOARDERS.
The Boarding House Woman's Side of .
Much Mooted Question.

The Boarding House Woman's Side of .
Much Mooted Question.
a woman, driven by the vicissitudes of
life to throw her home open to boarders.
finds the experience. as most other wom-
en- who try it do, difficult, to say the least.
But she says philosophically: 4 am
learning human nature. | have discov
cred that the soft voiced. refined look
ing woman often carries tigerish claws
beneath her velvet, and that the frank
looking. we'll dressed man may develop
into 'Meddlesome Matty' before my
eyes. don't know why humanity should
become brutal when it essays boarding,
but it seems TO. 4 woman called re-
Gently, liked my apartments, and re-
turned to the parlor to talk business, as
she said, with an engaging smile.
Business meant a series of search
ing, relentless questions and exactions
which set my cheeks ahame and filed
my eyes with hot tears of modification.
Did intend purchasing new carpet for
the parlor? Were my stairs and halls
usually kept somewhat cleaner than they
appeared that day? Were my beds clean:
Did have two kinds of meat for dinner:
Use homemade bread entirely, and, fin
ally, did maid open the front door as
rule? This was a gratuitous imperti-
nence.
Il was taking the letters from the
postman as she came up the steps, and
naturally received her And then she
went away, after taking three names as
references. insisted in turn that she
should give me one, that of a former
landlady, and it was one of the small
compensations of my lot, when she wrote
me week later that she found my refer
ences satisfactory and would take the
rooms, to reply that 1 had found her
reference most unsatisfactory and was
sure could not tolerate her exactions.
"a man came to me the other night,
and after forcing my price down as low
as he could, asked me if my husband
was Christian, if my family attended
church and Sunday school, if my other
boarders were God fearing people. and if
Sunday was observed with religious
quiet by everybody in the house.
because they are saving to buy home
or because the husband has extra office
expenses or, as one gushing creature told
me, because we want to go to Europe
next summer The more they want the
less they want to pay. Look at the ad-
vertisements for board wanted every
thing unexceptionable,' and terms mod
crate
Would these people think of going
into a shop and saying, 4 want your
most expensive goods at low price?
Yet they do precisely that with me- Sur
roundings, appointments and service that
mean a serious outlay they demand and
are not willing to pay for. They cannot |
afford to keep mp an establishment to
their liking, and they ask me to do it for
them without adequate compensation.
The average man or woman seems to |
part with his courtesy, sense of justice
and humanity when he starts out to be-
come boarder. Her Point of View in |
New York Times
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
Waters Denser Than ,b. Dead Sea.


A wonderful lake named Ala Paakai
has been discovered on the Hawaiian
islands. The waters are more salt than
those of the Dead sea. Samples of the
water have been analysed in the labora-
tory of Oahu college, with results of pc
culiar as well as scientific interest. The
water, which in dry weather deposits
salt abundantly, is of course saturated
brine, yet differs essentially from the
brine obtained by evaporation to satura-
ton of ordinary sea water. The differ
ence is strikingly shown by merely mix
ing the two clear fluids, when a copious
deposit Immediately forms of sulphurate
of lime, so that the mixture almost So
hdifies. The sea water contains sulphate
of magnesia in abundance, but scarcely
any lime, while the salt lake waters con-
tain chloride of calcium, lime salt, with
only a trace of sulphate.
In composition the water of ALA ap-
proaches closely to that of the Dead sea.
The specific gravity of the water, even
at temperature of so degs. Fahrenheit,
is 1.256; at standard temperature it
would of course be higher The water
of the Dead sea is considerably lighter,
its specific gravity having been found by
different observers to range from 1.13
Uynch) to 1.2400 Navoisier). The most
remarkable popularity of the water is
the excessive quantity of the lime it car
ries. This should give it peculiar med
ical virtues. Cincinnati Times
Star,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
GRAINS OF GOLD.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
No man ever regretted doing the best
he could.
The reward of one duty is the power
to fulfil another.
That which is everybody's business is
nobody's business.
The real giant is the man who can
overcome himself.
1t is impossible to become bad under
the best of Influences.
Reputation is what Others say we are,
character is what we are.
The greater the fool the louder man
has to talk to argue with him.
The less people speak of their great
ness the more We think of it.
All men are frail; but thou shouldst
reckon none so frail as thyself.
1t is easier not to speak at all than it
is to keep from saying too much.
When man goes down hill the near
er he gets to the bottom the faster he
goes.
Men are always lnFOhlnS y"SIi|o1 10U
it is justice that should make them
tremble.
The devil never needs man any
meaner than the one who is tyrant to
his wife.
Every person is responsible for all the
good within the scope of his abilities,
and for no more.
The mere fact that charity is to begin
at home, is all the proof We need that
it shouldn't stay there.
The man who is doing all for God that
ne can do, will soon be able to do more
for him than he does do.
Sincerity is the indispensable ground
of all conscientiousness, and by conse-
quence, of all heartfelt religion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
Nnnemher I'm American History.

A most notable November in our his
tory was that one in 1865, the first day
of which was observed throughout the
thirteen colonies as a period of mourn
ing, on account of the going into
effect of the hated stamp act. 1t in
creased the burden of taxation upon
those who had no voice in their own gov
ernment and aroused them to such u
sense of injustice that ten years later they
rebelled and the war of the Revolution
was begun. On the first day of Novem-
Der, therefore, the church bells were SOL
emnly tolled, flags foated at half mast
and business was everywhere sus-
pended. All over the land such men as
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, James
Otis and John Adams addressed patriotic
speeches to throngs of their country
men and fired their hearts with thoughts
of a glorious independence.-Kirk Nun
roe in Harper's Young People.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
0uc-ird of a Dollar,

Handed dOVr for generations in the
family is curious and valuable relic OF
Colonial days now III possession of Mrs.
Lizzie B. Link, niece of the late Judge
Sites and clerk in the general delivery
department of the postoffice. On small
sheet of brown paper, 8 by 2 inches in
size, are the characters, which pronounce
it legal tender for one-third of dollar
One side bears the inscription, accord
ing to the resolution passed by congress
Feb. II, 177G," also a dyspeptic looking
sun dial, beneath which is the terse ad-
monition, Mind your own business. -
On the reverse is a circle of thirteen
links, each representing one of the states
of the young Union, in the center of
which is the motto, 1--WE are one" 1t is
an interesting and valuable relic of the
good old d'ys of the forefathers and
their fractional currency, some of which
would prove very convenient at the pres
ent day.-Louisville Commercial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
HOW the Indian PraNs.

"Prayer is the souls sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed" And the man
ner of expressing desire may differ wide
ly. The Indian may be as religious as is
the Presbyterian, yet he never kneels
when he prays. He never addresses the
deity by word of mouth at all. Yet he
asks for the blessings he needs, and asks
for them with as much faith and as
much reverence as does his whittier broth
er. They want good corn crop and
they gather handful of green twigs OF
grasses, bind them togethe, with rev
erent faith that the deity +, Wiling and
able to help them; tEeyla. t'.e e. Jlems
or hang them in a place w-icr e s'-f
will shine upon them d Ief' asA' {,
that their prayer las bcen II. Il.
1t may not be answcrc II CO
may not prosper right away, ii
are in no wise discouraged. Til, =
together another emblem and offer lc il
another place. Some places have partic
ular favor. 1t is believed the deity sees
them place them there. better than in
some other places. 1t is simply the
Christians idea of sanctuary in another
form-ChicaoO Herald
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERLAN CHURCH-Rev r. Alex
ander, pastor. Public worship every Sabbath
morning and evening; Sabbath school $50 "A. IN.
young peoples society of Christian endeavOr, Sun
day evenings general prayer meeting, "Wednesday
evening. Strangers welcome TO all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev
Ezra Hingeley, pastor. Sabbath preaching, II
4. m; p. m; young peoples meeting, Monday
evenings; general prayer meeting, Wednesday eve
ningS; sabbath school 2:30 pm. Strangers cor
daily invited to all services
UNITED PRESBTTERLAN CHURCH-Rev.
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a. IN.
public worship IL a. m; weekly prayer meeting,
day OF each month, ? D. m; woman'S missionary
society," last Saturday OF each month, p. H.; dis
triet prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays each month, p. IN.
young wOmenS prayer meeting, second Saturday
each month at the parsonage, p. IN.
AFRICAN VI. M.E.CHURCH-Rev E. Albert March
pastor. Sunday service, 10:S0 a. m; p. M; Sab
bath school, 2:30 p. m.; weekly prayer meeting,
Thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
Why Sunsets are Red.

occurred in Sicily on April "a, 1881. On
the morning of that day every exposed
place within an extensive district wa.
found covered with gray water, which
being evaporated left a deposit nearly &
quarter of an inch in thickness. 1t wa.
determined that this solid matter mus
have come from Mount Etna. 1t is eer
tain that vast quantities of solid sub
stances are constantly afoat in the at
mosphere. The sunsets all over the
world are redder to this day on account
of the dust from the mighty eruption il
the Straits of Sunda years ago, which
has not yet entirely settled. Washing
ton Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
Strange Oversight.

It is dangerous as well as wicked to do
wrong in the presence of children. An
observant little boy was in a street car
the other day, and followed every move
ment of the conductor with the greatest
interest.
A very stout woman boarded the car
and sat down next to the small boy. She
took ticket out of her purse, but when
the conductor came along he somehow
failed to notice her. He passed and re-
passed her several times, and finally,
with a nervous glance around. she re-
placed the ticket in her purse.
This was too much for the small boy,
who had all the while kept his eye on
her, and the next time the conductor
came along he exclaimed:
You didn't get her money, mister.
don't see how you missed her. She's the
fattest lady in the car. Anybody could
see her."
This complimentary allusion to the
woman's weight caused blush to play
over her broad face, and she quickly
produced a ticket, while all the other
passengers smiled.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
A Suit Made of Ratskins.

A thrifty Welshman at one time ex-
hibited himself publicly in England at
tired in a costume composed from top to
toe of ratskins, which he had spent three
years and half in collecting. The dress
was made entirely by himself. 1t con-
sisted of hat, neckerchief, coat, waist
coat, trousers, tippet, CATERS and shoes.
The number of rats required to complete
the suit was $40. Most curious of the
garments was the tippet, composed en-
tirely of rats tails. AT one time batch
of several thousand ratskins was i'm
ported from France into England for
manufacturing purposes, but they were
found too small and too fine in texture
to be useful. Washington Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
A WOMAN DOCTORS eRoUeHAM.
It Is Nothing More Nor Less Than q Pri-
Nnte Travelling Dressing Loom.

It Is Nothing More Nor Less Than a Pri-
vAte Travelling Dressing Boom.
A busy woman doctor in Brooklyn,
whose practice is so extensive that it
keeps her driving over the city's i'll paved
streets for many hours every day, has
had made for her a brougham which
combines about as many comforts as is
possible to pack into so confined a space
To begin with, under the seat is a capa-
cious drawer, divided into compartments,
to hold those surgical instruments which
doctor must carry.
In the same drawer isfound room for
| two or three small handbags containing
an assortment of medicines. There is
also space for small portable electric
battery in its polished wood case. These
are all hidden away, however, when the
drawer is shut, and so do not mar by
their painful suggestiyeness the snugly
comfortable appearance of the rest of the
interior
There is nothing out of the way about
this, of course. The novel features are
all in the front of the brougham facing
luE ONSupdHB. AC A1lOoL 6lAAhlhSo IL "a
pretty clock, by which the doctor times
her visits and the speed of her coach
man. 1t is screwed to the wall, so to
speak, at a convenient height. Under
meath it is a silver plated flower holder,
for the doctor has lost none of her essen
tally feminine tastes because she has
learned how to saw your leg off.
-, REEL ,1~.l-o4 int t1aa r.
the carriage is manicure set, for doc
tors hands should always be joy to
look at, even when they belong to a
man. In another pocket is brush and
comb and some hairpins. This doctors
hair is thick and long and little un-
ruly, being generally charged with cleo
tricity from her intensely energetic
spirit. In another pocket is whisk, for
the roads are mostly dusty in Brooklyn,
and the doctors costumes have inspired
many a young woman to acquire pro-
fession. Another fold hides a scent
bottle Sickrooms are often poorly ven
tilated.
There is a mirror, of course, that can
be hung on a hook just below the clock
and then returned to its pocket. A fan
peeps out there, a glove buttoner here
and bigger pocket than all has gener-
ally one or two of the latest numbers of
the magazines; medical ones for the
doctors own perusal as she bowls along,
and more entertaining ones for her
friends. For this doctor is seldom seen
driving about alone.
She generally has some of her patients
or her friends with her, and when con-
versation flags, or the guest is waiting
in the brougham while the doctor is
calling on patient, the magazine keeps
the time from dragging. Even her
coachman gets the benefit of this feature,
and he may often be seen, looking more
comfortable than correct" leaning
back upon his box with a copy of re-
cent publication in his hand-New York
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
UNCLE WILLIAMS S PICTURE.

Uncle William, last Jlly.
Had his picture took
Have il done, of course says l,
jess the way you look!'
(All dressed up, lie was, fer the
Barbecue and jubilee
The Old Settlers helt.l So he
Last he had it took.
Bide she'd coaxed and begged and plead
Sence her mother went;
But he'd cough and shake his head
AT all argument;
Mebby clear his throat and say
whats my likeness mount to, hey,
Now, with mother gone away
From US, ike she went:"
But we'd projick'd round, tell we
Got it figgered down
How we'd git him, Lide and me,
Drivin into 10 town;
Dragged how well he looked, and feshe6
Up around the face, and freshed
With the morning air; and breshed
His coat collar down.
All so progidentiaI Why,
Now he's dead and gone.
Picture pears so lifelike
Want 10 start himon
Them old tales he ust TO tell.
And old talks, so sociable,
And old songs he sung SO well
Fore his voice was gonei
Face is sad to Lide, and they's
Sorrow in the eyes
kisses it sometimes, and lays
II away and cries;
IsmOoth down her hair, and low
He is happy, anyhow.
Bein there with mother now
Smile and wipe my eyes.
james Whitcomb Riley.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
Family Jars.

"a pleasant smile and voice at the
morning meal, a neat costume with a
knot of becoming ribbon at the throat; a
good dinner tastefully and promptly
served, song or an agreeable book in
the evening after tea," and a lot of other
stuff like the above appears quite regu-
larly in the papers as advice to married
women relative to retaining the love of
their husbands. l call it ''stuff'' because
do not believe the results aimed at can
be brought about in any such way. 1t
is an attempt to teach thing which
cannot be taught. If the affection ex-
lists it is not going to be wiped out by
delayed dinners, wash day attire, sick
headaches and no music or books, and
that is all there is to it, barring an oc-
-casional row which sets the household
blood moving vigorously and with good
results.-Cor. Detroit Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17

FRIENDSHIP is one of the greatest
boons that life can have. AS Bacon
says, at redoubleth joys and cutteth
grief in halves" But where brother
hood is united with it it attains a still
richer result; for then it has world of
memories and early associations in COM
mon--the mutual love of the same hon
ored parents, the recollections of the
same beloved home and of past scenes
vividly impressed on the minds of both,
in which no other friend however dear
can possibly share.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17

WHEN friendship is found under the
surface, the love was built "better than
it knew" If it can be welcomed as the
nucleus around which love must be built
and is built, then can the question,
"What is lover" be answered. Such
love brings ont all that is best in men
and women. Being honest and sincere,
true to themselves and each other, there
are no wells to be lifted from illusions
and no disappointments to follow in the
intimacy of close acquaintance.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
Product of the Glove Tree.

The limbs of the Glove tree being very
brittle, a peculiar four sided ladder is
used AS fast as the buds are collected
they are spread in the sun until they as
sumo brownish color, when they are
put into the storehouse ready for market.
A ten-year-old plantation should pro-
duce twenty pounds of cloves to tree.
Trees of twenty years frequently pro-
duce upwards of one hundred pounds
each. Exchange.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
BEST OF REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPERS.
THE TRIBUNE FOR 1892.
Boswell G.. Horr ON the Tariff.


The Republican party triumphant in 1891 wher-
ever national issues were at stake, renews, aggres
Sively and brayely, the fight for 1892 The New
York Tribune, the ablest, most reliable, and best
of Republican papers, leads the way.
During 1892 Boswell G. Horr, of Michigan, the
witty orator, will continue in The Tribune his
markable articles the Tariff Reciprocity, Coin
age, and Currency. These topics are all under
standable; the Republican policy with regard to
all OF them is right, patriotic and 1mpregnable;
but dust has been thrown into the peoples eyes,
and the air has been filed with fog by lying and
tricky Tarf-reformers. The Tribune prints from
one to five exceedingly entertaining articles every
week explaining these questions
Mr.. HOrr begins at the beginning of every sub
ject, and makes it so clear that everyone can un-
derStand and no one can answer him. Ask any
neighbOr what he thinks of Mr.. HOrr's writings.
He will tell you they are genial clear, entertain
ing and perfectly unanswerable. A specially is
made of answering all questions, asked in good
faith, on the Tariff Reciprocity, Coinage, the Cur
Tency, and the projects of the Farmers Alliance.
The Tribune is the best national Republican paper
to supplement your local paper during 1892.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
A Blow to Enthusiasm.

The desire to volunteer evidenced dur
ing the Chilian excitement recalled the
story in naval wardroom of certain
staff officer. He was in Europe when
the big Cuba trouble of dozen or fifteen
years ago broke out. Thirsty for battle
and glory, he cabled his services to the
proper authorities. He learned nothing
from his action till the next pay day, when
he found that the amount of the cable toll,
which in his enthusiasm he had neglect
ed to pay, was deducted from his check
New York Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-17
How To Succeed in Life.

The Tribune will also continue the series of ar
ticles to Young Men and Women, penned by men
who, beginning life themselves with few adyant-
ages, have nevertheless succeeded honorably II
will also reply to questions as TO what young men
and women should do to succeed in life, under the
particular circumstances in which their lot in life
are cast. The replies will be written under the
direction of Roswell G.. HOrr, whose familiarity
with American life and opportunities, and whose
deep and cordial sympathy with all who are strug-
Cling under adverse circumstances, promise to
make the replies practical and satisfactory.