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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
GRAINS OF GOLD.
Do not hold the opinion of others il

Do not hold the opinion of others in
contempt
Everybody gives advice; some listen
to it, none apply it.
Much dearer are things which come
through hard distress.
1t requires more courage to live man
fully than to die bravely.
With the great our thoughts and man
ners easily become great.
The surest way to become in earnest
is to try to keep all you get.
There can be no peace in human life
without the contempt of all evil.
The devil is always glad when he can
get good people to wear long faces.
If you desire to remove avariee you
must first remove its mother, luxury.
There is nothing SO strong or so safe
in an emergency as the simple truth.
Even in the house of innocent delight
there is hidden the skeleton of safety.
In choosing allies we must look to
their power as well as their will to
help US.
Love is never without its shadows of
anxiety. We hold this treasure in earth
en- vessels.
Three silences there are-the first of
speech, the second of desire, the third
Of thought.
There never was man who did not
believe that he was giving pound of re-
pentance for his ounce of sin.
Cultivate forbearance, till your heart
yields fine cropof it. Pray for short
memory as to all unkindness.
A mans nature runs either to herbs
or weeds; therefore let him seasonably
water the one and destroy the other.
There are many people in the world
who laugh all the way home and stop
as soon as they reach their front door.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
STYLE in the Bedroom.

The latest fad of wealthy and fastidi-
GUS ladies is craze, not for crazy quilts,
but silk sheets daintily embroidered
Sachets filed with some delicate per-
fume are fastened in the corners, and a
flower corresponding TO the one with
which the sachets are filed is embroid-
cred over the sheet. Old fashioned
''puffs" or eiderdown quilts are filed
inside with delicate perfumes. and one
reclines not on but under bed Of roses.
A new bedspread in marked contrast is
made of coarse linen sheeting, embroid-
cred all over in gold colored silk in bold,
conventional designs, wrought in the
longstem stitch known to our grand
mothers.-New York Ledger.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
How the Conductor Settled 1t.

Everybody is familiar with the specta-
Gle of two women in street car endeav-
oring to pay one another's fare, but it re-
mained for an energetic Brooklyn con-
dtctor the other day to take the matter
in his own hands and straighten out the
snarl. Asiusual, when the two were seat
ed each plunged for her purse, which re-
ceptacles were brought out with mutual
protests. No. got out her coin, dime
saying complacently, "It's all ready, my
dear" But No. 2 had a quarter which
she really wanted changed" Soft went
on while the conductor stood before them
waiting for some decision. None came
and he grew impatient. He counted out
some change in each hand. LET me
have your dime, please" he said to No.
l, and she obediently handed it over.
Then he put out his hand to No. 2, who
gave him her quarter, not understanding
what was coming. Then quickly to No.
he handed a nickel, and to No. Q twenty
cents in change before either of the wo-
men discovered his intention, and walked
off to the platform muttering something
that probably would not look well in
print.-New York Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

Hello Tom. Glad to see you, old fellow
It's almost ten years since we were married. Sit
down: let's have an experience meeting. How's
"Ohl she's $3.50, same as usual,-always want
ing something can't afford"
We'll, we all want something more than we've
got. Don't you ?"
"Yes: but guess want will be my MASTER /
started to keep down expenses: and now Lii says
I'm 'mean,' and she's tired OF saving and never
having anything to show for it. saw your wife
down street. and she looked as happy as queen I"
" l think she is and we are economical too,-
have to be. My wife can make little 60 further
than anyone ever knew, yet she's always sur
prising me with some dainty contrivance thai
adds to the comfort and beauty of our little home
and she's always merry as a lark When / ask
how she manages it, she always laughs and says:
'Oh that's my secreti' But | think I've dis
covered her secret When we married, we both
knew should have TO be very careful but she
made one condition: she would have her Magazine.
And she was right wouldn't do without it my
self for double the subscription price. We read
1t together, from the tiilepage to the last word
the stories keep our hearts young; the synopsis
Of important events and scientific matters keeps
me posted so that can talk understandingly OF
what is going on my wife is always trying some
new idea from the household department. she
makes all her dresses and those for the children,
and she gets all her patterns for nothing with the
Magazine and we saved Joe when he was so sick
with the Group, by doing just directed in the
Sanitarian Department But can't tell you halfr'
"What wonderful Magazine is IL ?"
"Demorests Family Magazine, and"
What Why that's what Lii wanted so lad,
and told her ii was an extravaganza"
"Well. my friend, that's where you made a
grand mistake, and one you'd better rectify as
soon as you can III take your SUBJ right here,
on my wife's account: she's bonud 10 have china
tea-set in time for our tin wedding next month.
My gold watch was the premium got for getting
up club. Here's a copy. with the new Premium
List for ciubs,-the biggest thing ont! Ifyou don't
see in 1t what you want, you've only to write 10
the publisher and tell him what you want, whether
il Is a tack hammer or a new carriage and he will
make special terms for you either for club. for
part cash. Better subscribe tight of and surprise
Mrs. Tom. Only $500 year-wi save fifty times
that in six months. Or send 10cents direct to the
publisher, W. Jennings Demorest. IS East 14th
Street, New York, for specimen copy containing
the Premium List"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
wouldn't Ben Franklin Stare,

Globular lightning can be produced
with so called statical electricity, OBJ
tained from an influence machine. Two
thin brass wire points from the poles of
powerful machine being held at a GER
tain distance from the opposite sides of
an insulated plate of mica, ebonite,
glass or the like, there appear small red
luminous balls, which move about, now
quickly, now slowly, and are sometimes
still. Even better effects were had with
glass or paper disk which had been
sprayed with parafine. Small quanti-
ties of liquid or dust seem to be the car
riers of the light. A slight air current
makes the spherules disappear with hiss
ing noise.-New York Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
THE DYKES OF HOLLAND.
TheAs Appearance and How They Pro-
tect the Land and Are Protected.

Thea Appearance and How They Pro-
tect the Land and Are Protected.
A certain jealous dame is said to have
once attempted to sweep the ocean away
with broom. The Dutch have been
wiser than this. They are slow and de-
iberate people. Desperation may use
brooms, but dehberation prefers clay
and solid masonry. So, slowly and de-
iberately, the dykes, those great hill
like walls of cement and stone, have
risen to breast the buffeting waves.
And the funny part of it is they are so
skillfully slauted and paved on the out
side with fat stones that the efforts of
the humping waves to beat them down
only make them all the 6rmer!
These Holland dykes are among the
wonders of the world. l cannot say for
how many miles they stretch along the
coast and throughout the interior; but
you may be sure that wherever dyke is
necessary to keep back the encroaching
waters there it is. Otherwise nothing
would be there, at least nothing in the
form of land; nothing but a fearful il
lustrstion of the principal law of hydro
statics: Water always seeks its level.
Sometimes the dikes, however care
fully built, will ''spring leak" and if
not attended to at once terrible results
are sure to follow In threatened places
guards are stationed at intervals and a
steady watch is kept up night and day.
AT the first signal of danger every
Dutchman within hearing of the start
ling bell is ready TO rush to the rescue.
When the weak spot is discovered, what
do you think is used to meet the emerg-
ency? What but straw-everywhere
else considered the most helpless of all
things in water! Yet straw, in the
hands of the Dutch, has a will of its
own. Woven into huge mats and Sc
curely pressed against the embankment,
it defes even a rushing tide, eager to
sweep over the country.
These dikes form almost the only per-
fectly dry land to be seen from the
ocean side. They are high and wide,
with fine carriage roads on top, some
times lined with buildings and trees.
Lying on one side of them, and nearly
on level with the edge, is the sea, lake,
canal or river, as the case may be; ON
the other the fiat fields stretching damp
ly along at their base. so that cottage
roofs sometimes are lower than the shin
ing line of the water.
Frogs squatting on the shore can take
quite bird'seye view of the landscape,
and little fish wriggle their tails higher
than the tops of the willows near by.
Horses look complacently down upon
the bell towers. and men in skiffs and
canal boats sometimes know when they
are passing their friend Dirks cottage
only by seeing the smoke from its Chin
ney, or perhaps by the cart wheel that
he has perched upon the peak of its over
hanging matched roof. in the hope that
some stork will build her nest there and
so bring good luck--Mary Mapes Dodge
in st. Nicholas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

Ralph Flynn, rancher living at
Wayne, on the Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern railway, has had a dangerous
encounter with a panther and narrowly
escaped the claws of the beast.
Flynn started hunting early one morn
ing, taking with him Winchester rifle
of the latest patent, which he had just
bought and had not learned to handle
with skill. He was looking principally
for deer, and had gone about five miles
through deep thicket when he came
suddenly upon the partially devoured
carcass OF sheep. which had evidently
fallen a Prey to panther. Remember
ing reports of sheep having been killed
by wild animals in his neighborhood
Flynn hastened on, nerving himself for
tussle with cougar or some equally
fierce beast. With the assurance that
his gun was prepared he cautiously eyed
every nook as he passed, occasionally
seeing fresh tracks of varmints.
Flynn Travelled ON about two miles in
this manner without success, and gave
up the chase on that line. He had Just
turned to retrace his steps when his eye
caught what seemed to be dogs head
peering at him over a log. A second
look proved to Flynn that it was a
panther instead of dog. Taking de-
iberate aim, Flynn rested his rifle
against tree. and fired at the animals
head. The ball only stunned the brute,
which, with crazy leap, made toward
Flynn. The latter's delay in reloading
on account of the new patent nearly
proved fatal to himself, as the panther
was within twenty feet of him when he
shot it dead between the eyes. The
brute was between Flynn and the Sleeps
carcass, and had followed him by its
keen scent for two miles.
1t measured nine feet from tip to tip,
and its hide is now a trophy highly
priced by Flynn.-Seattle Post-Intelli-
Qencer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
John A, Sutter.

John A. Sutter was born in Baden in
1903 of Swiss parents, and was proud OF
his connection with the only republic OF
consequence in Europe. He was warm
admirer of the United States, and some
of his friends had persuaded him to come
across the Atlantic. He first went to a
friend In Indiana with whom he staid
awhile, helping to clear land, but it was
business that he was not accustomed to.
So he made his way to st. Louis and in
vested what means he had in merchan-
disc, and went out as a New Mexican
trader to Santa Fe. Having been unsuc-
cessful at Santa Fe he returned to St.
Louis, Joined party of trappers, went
to the Rocky mountains, and found his
way down the Columbia river to Fort
Vancouver. There he formed plans for
trying to get down to the coast of Cali
fornia to establish colony.
He took a vessel that went to the
Sandwich islands, and there communi-
Gated his plans to people who assisted
him. But as there was no vessel going
direct from the Sandwich Islands to Cal
ifornia, he had to take Russian vessel
by way of Sitka. He got such credit
and help as he could in the Sandwich
islands and induced five or six natives to
accompany him to start the contem-
plated colony. He expected to send to
Europe and the United States for his
colonists. When he came to the coast of
California, in 1910, he had an interview
with the governor, Alvarado, and OBJ
tanned permission to explore the coun-
try and find a place for his colony. He
came to the bay of San Francisco, pro-
cured a small boat and explored the
largest river he could find, and selected
the site where the city of Sacramento
now stands. Bidwell in Century
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
Singular Ways of Office Seekers.

''It's curious world" sighed Georgia
politician, as he knocked the ashes from
his cigar and gazed thoughtfully out of
the hotel window
I'm what wayY' asked his companion
"Wen, politically" was the reply. Il
know a dozen men in my county who
have left home, wife, children, business,
to run after a miserable county office
which isn't worth $500 a year. And for
such an Office they are willing to pay
$5OO!"
by the way, colonel" said his COM
panion, ''what Office are you running for
now?"
Coroner, SIR" shouted the colonel
with great enthusiasm, land I'll have it
if it costa me 81, Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE. 1890.
AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY

The Twelfth Volume of Harper's Young People
begins on November 4, 1899. This best and most
comprehensive weekly in the world for young
there will be ''Campmates: A Story of the Palms,
by Kirk MunrOe; Men of Iron,n a romance, by
Howard Pyle, with illustrations by the author;
Flying Hill Farm" by K. X. Munkittrick and
Yellowtop," by Annie Bronson King. In addi-
tion to these five serials, there will be stories in
two or three parts by Thomas Nelson Page, HAL
mar Hjorth BOyesen, Edwin Lassetter Bynner,
Harriet Prescott Spoiford, Mary E. Wilkins, Nora
Perry, and others. Short stories and articles on
science, history, travel, adventure, games and
est character, will render Harper's Young People
for 1891 unrivalled as miscellany of the best read
ing for boys and girls.
1.-THE best weekly publication for young people
in existence. 1t is edited with scrupulOus care
and attention. and instruction and entertainment
and mingled in its pages in just the proportions to
eaptivate the minds of the young, and at the same
time to develop their thinking power. NY. OBJ
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
Miss Ives,

Alice E. Ives, the author of the much
discussed article on 1.-The Domestic Purse
Strings" has taken up her residence in
this city. She is bright little woman,
with ideas and opinions of her own about
social and political economics and other
topics which are too knotty for most of
our women. She is rapid talker, talks
well, and delivers an opinion with all
the dignity of an august judge upon the
woolsack. Miss Ives is Detroiter, and
Won her literary spurs as contributor
to The Free Press and Journal of that
city.-New York World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
Paw i'm the limited States Navy,

Ordinary seamen get $19 month;
seamen get $24. Boys get $40; appren-
tices, third class, SO; second class, $40;
first class, $11 month; seaman appren-
tices, second class, $19; first class, $24 a
month. The enlistment is for three
years. You can enlist at the navy yard;
to enlist as boy or third class appren-
tice you need not ''know the ropes. y
New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

Mr.. Kirk Munroe lives in an earthly
paradise which he discovered for himself
at the extremity of Florida, almost at
the very front gate of Cuba, and far
from the haunts of tourists and winter
settlers, who now threaten to follow him
over a new railroad and turn his soli-
tude into fashionable settlement, to his
great disInay.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
Nutritive Properties Of Cream.

The fact is not so well known as it de-
serves to be that cream constitutes an
admirable nutriment for invalids. It is
superior to butter, containing more vol
atile oils. Persons predisposed to con-
sumption, aged persons, or those inclined
to cold extremities and feeble digestion,
are especially benefited by liberal use
of sweet cream. 1t is far better than
cod liver oil, and, besides being excellent
for medicinal properties, it is highly
nutritious food.-New York Telegram.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

When in his laboratory Edison usually
wears shabby gray coat that conceals
his identity very effectively from the
chance visitor. He is more powerfully
built than most people would consider
him to be. His head and neck are both
unusually large, and his deep chest sup
ports pair of very broad shoulders
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
TERMS-Postage Prepaid. 81 90 Per Year,

VI -hII 0cV'''o -'Oro"'DuI u 1o7V'
Volumes VIII Y and XII of Harpers Young
People hound in cloth will be sent by mall post
age paid, on receipt of So 80 each. The other vol
umeS are out of print.
Specimen copies sent on receipt OF 2-cent stamp.
Single Numbers, Five cents each.
RemittanceS should be made by postof1ice money
order or draft, to avoid chance Of loss.
Newspapers are not to copy this advertisement
without the express order of Harper & Brothers.
Address HARPER & BROTHERS., New York.
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DITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI AND
l. ST. LOUIS RAILWAY.
PANHANDLE ROUTE.
Time Card in Effect June Is. 1890.

AT Pittsburgh connections are made in Union
Station with through.trains the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Baltimore, Washington Philadelphia
and New York, on which are run. 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. f. A. FORD,
JOS. WOOD, Gen. Pass. Agent,
General Manager. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
It is claimed that the first silver min

1t is claimed that the first silver mines
worked in the United States by Euro
peans are situated in the mountains near
Tucson, and although they are repre-
sented to have been SO securely hidden
by the Jesuits ere they were driven from
the country that their location is now
unknown, tradition says that some of
them were marvelously rich.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

Miss Sallie Hargous is one of New
York's society bellies whose dressing
room IS filled with dainty trif1es and
handsome oddities. Her favorite motto,
Il line all my clouds with silver" is ex-
quisitely painted in silver on the wall Of
pale blue.-Morning Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

IT is difiult for some persons to grow
old gracefully. They should remember
that death is the only physician and the
shadow of his valley the only journey
ing that will cure us of old age and the
gathering fatigue of years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

EXERCISE oils the joints of the body
and prevents them from growing stiff.
1t needs no money, very little time, little
or no present strength. One thing only
does it need, and that is perseverance.
One-third of the time often given to the
piano will more than suffice.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

REASON is the eye for the whole in
ward man. 1t sees for the conscience;
it sees for love; it sees for hope; it sees
for personal affection; it sees for every
emotion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

PURE reason is not so bad in itself,
but modern scientists disturb it in order
to get notority by attacking so import
ant thing as religion
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

No one was ever corrected by a sar-
casm, but oftener driven further in the
wrong way. In teaching always be
kind and patient.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

MANY new years you may see, but
happy ones you cannot see without de-
serving them. These virtue, honor and
knowledge alone can merit, alone can
produce.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01
CHOICE EXCERPTS.

ONE thing can always be found where
it does not exist; that is fault.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

GOVERNMENT is the only true happi-
ness of life; and pleasant disposition
and good work will make the whole sur
roundings ring with cheerfulness.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

LAzINEss grows on people; it begins
with cobwebs and ends with chains. The
more business man has to do the more
he is able to accomplish, for he learns to
economic his time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

MANY man has credit for good tenn
per who never knew what it was to be
provoked; while he who has retained his
explosiveness by great effort nine times,
has the reputation of being a tiery-tem-
pered man because the dynamite got the
better of him on the tenth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

THE rose does not bloom without
thorns. True! but would that the thorns
did not outlive the rose.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

AN intellectual man should never al
low his mind to rust. He should al
ways be learning something should
keep the stream running. Goethe at
eighty was still putting forth fresh
leaves.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

BEWARE of prejudices; they are rats,
and mems minds are like traps. Preju-
dices creep in easily, but il is doubtful
if they ever get out.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

AN appointment is contract, express
or implied, and he who does not keep it
breaks faith, as well as dishonesty uses
other peoples time, and thus inevitably
loses character.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

tIrains run daily. tDaiy except Sunday. tDaily
except Monday.
Accom- train leaves Columbus at 50 m daily,
except Sunday; Newark 50 m; arrive Zanesville
pm.
Columbus, GAINESVILLE s Sandusky Accom-. leaves
Columbus q 20 ans arrives GAINESVILLE 9 % ams
Sandusky 12 80 m.
Sleeping and Dining Cars on all Through Trains
J. 7. 0DELL, c. O. SCULL
Gen1 Manager, Gen1 Pass. Agent
Chicago, I'll. Baltimore Nd
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

He who would have the perfection of
pleasure must be moderate in the use
of it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-01

IAN not afraid that l shall exagger-
ate the value and significance of life,
but that 1 shall not be upto the occasion
which it is. l shall be sorry to remem-
Der that was there, but noticed moth
ing remarkable-not SO much as a prince
in disguise; visited Olympus often, but
fell asleep after dinner, and did not hear
the conversation of the gods.