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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
Harsh. Rut --P

''Ho," said well-known statesman,
81 shall never believe that woman has
the proper judgment and sense to cast
a ballot, or interfere in politics, she is so
weak minded as to passively suffer, year
after year, from diseases peculiar to
females, when every newspaper she
picks up, tells of the merits of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Not to
take advantage of this remedy is certain
ly an indication of mental weakness!"
There is wholesome kernel of truth
inside the rough shell of this ungallant
speech. The "Favorite Prescription" is
invaluable in all uterine troubles, inflam-
nations, alterations, displicenents, ner-
vous disorders, prostration, exhaustion
tion or hysteria; for rundown, worn-out
women, no more Strengthening tonic or
nervine is known.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27

Milwaukee socialist, anarchist, green
back crank and cheap money agitator.
Far from being a farmer, he is not
known to have earned a dollar by the
sweat of his brow for many long years,
but has been supported as demagogue
agitator by the contributions of deluded.
ignorant persons. His speech at this
convention was on the prevailing topic
among the third partyites- cheap money.
His definition of the meaning of cheap
money and his explanation of the pur-
poses of the third party movement are
worthy of more study than the addresses
of such men as PETER and Simpson,
because it is the Schilling who really
shape the minds of the ignorant masses.
The Peoples Party" said Schilling,
''has declared in favor of free coinage of
silver, but the majority of members are
not in favor of it. They tolerate it,
however, as the entering wedge by which
they hope to overturn tbs present mon
etary system" This is the old green
back theory run mad-tlat money and
nothing but fat to give it value. Con-
nected with this beautiful scheme he
said that the Peoples Party on coming
into power would pass laws by which
the government would loan farmers
money at 2 per cent. on non-perishable
produce, such as wheat, cotton, corn,
wool, oats, hemp, rice and sugar, in
sums proportionate to the security
offered. This is farther step than the
Argentine Republic land loan scheme,
the disastrous effects of which were felt
in every money center in the world when
its climax was reached last fall. The
Peoples Party is either gone daft or
else is unfortunate in the leaders it is
encouraging to make such speeches as
Schilling's. There would not be enough
credit in the entire country to buy a
humming birds feather if his scheme
should be carried into effect.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
GOODBYE WALTERS.

New York Tribune.
Goodbye, old party, goodbye" sang
the delegates of farmers at Cincinnati.
Then came good crops here and bad
crops abroad, and now the country can
sing, Goodbye, calamity walters, Good
bye" Says one dispatch from Western
State: "The crops are the largest ever
known, and before the year ends nearly
all the mortgages in this State will be
paid Off" 1t will be hard shedding to
stir up passionate feeling among farmers
about mortgages that one good crop has
wiped out of existence.
Before another year has passed there
will be made public an official record of
the mortgages that were in force when
the walls were loudest. Then it will
probably appear that the crushing burden
of debt was not a fifth or a tenth as
great as was asserted, and that the
farmers of the country are not the
paupers they we're said to be by sundry
demagogues. Then there ought to come
a swift revolution of opinion and feeling
in farming regions respecting the cheap
demagogues who have been misrepre
senting the farmers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
The Parent of Insomnia.

The parent of insomnia or wakeful-
ness is in nine cases out of ten a dys-
peptic stomach; good digestion gives
sound sleep, indigestion interferes with
it; the brain and stomach sympathizes;
one of the prominent symptoms of a
weak state of the gastic organs is a dis
turbance of the great nerve entrepot, the
brain; inivgorate the stomach, and you
restore equilibrium to the great centre;
most reliable medicine for the purpose
is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which is
far preferable to sedatives and powerful
narcotics which, though they may for a
time exert soporific influence upon the
brain, soon cease to act, and invariably
injure the stomick; the Bitters, on the
contrary, restore activity to the opera
tions of that all-important organ, and
their benficent influence is reflected in
sound sleep and tranquil state of the
nervous system; wholesome impetus is
likewise given to the action of the liver
and bowels by its use. 8-6-4w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
WHEN IT HURT.

Medical News.
An army surgeon in the late Civil
War had occasion to lance an abscess
for poor fellow at Camp Douglas, and
as the sore was obstinate it became
necessary to use the knife twice. The
operation was not very painful one,
but the patient declared that it had
nearly killed him, and when third re-
sort to the lancet was proposed he pro-
tested that he could never go through
the operation alive.
The surgeon promised to make it easy
for him, and calling up a few of the
loungers ordered one of them to hold
his hands close over the patients eyes,
and two others to grasp his hands firmly.
"This arrangement" explained the
doctor, sis said to prevent pain in such
an operation. Now lie perfectly quiet,
and when 1 say 'Nowp prepare your
self"
The surgeon at once began quietly
with his work, and in short time had
completed the operation without the
least trouble, the patient lying as quiet
as though in sleep.
When all was done, the surgeon laid
aside the knife, and said "Now' Such
roar came from the lips of the sick
man as seldom is heard from any hu-
man being. He struggled to free him
self, yelling, 80 doctor, you're killing
mer'
Shouts of laughter soon drowned his
cries, and he was told that the operation
had been all over before the signal was
given. 1t was a good joke, but it is
doubtful if the poor fellow could ever
be made to believe that he did not feel
actual pain Immediately after that fatal
"NowI"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
BRIEF AND STRIKING STORIES.
Some are Funny and Some are Not.
A JUsTIFLABLE KISS.

JUSTIFLABLE KISS.
Detroit sun.
Baron Strauss says that the American
women were so popular in Mexico that
it interfered with the wheels of just
ice in that republic.
"The American women" he said, "go
about Mexico as they would in this
country, while the Mexican women are
Gagged up like birds. The only way to
make love to them is to stand off some
hundred yards and stare.
"The pretty senorita sits in her open
window and you can only look at her.
There is one chance in hundred of get
ting an opportunity to speak to one
one while she is in church, but that is
the only place. Last summer NewYork
merchant and his beautiful daughter
stopped for few days in the town where
1 was sojourning. The young lady was
one of the handsomest that l have ever
seen-light hair, eyes like bits of heav-
ems blue, classic form, and all that was
lovely. Well, you can imagine what a
stir she created among the the young
Mexicans, who are held so far away from
the native women.
"The son of wealthy planter used to
stand for hours opposite the window of
this American girl. One day the father
went to the City of Mexico, leaving the
daughter unattended for few hours.
The young lady walked from the hotel
to the station and was followed by the
Mexican admirer. AS she was nearly
home the young fellow rushed up 10 her,
and, implanting kiss upon her fore
head, ran away for dear life.
"When the father came home there
was a little excitement. He had the
young fellow arrested, and the next day
he was brought before the Judge, who
gravely asked what the charge was.
"Assaulting woman spoke up the
New Yorker.
"'What did the prisoner do?'
"'He ran up to my daughter on the
street and kissed her.
"'He kissed this lovely young lady?'
asked the Judge, as he carefully scru-
tinized the fair American.
"Yes, sir
"Well, who wouldn't?' remarked the
Judge, as he left the court room. And
would you believe it, that was all the sat
isfaction the New Yorker could get in
Mexico
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
The Gap in Cattle Prices.

Pittsburgh Stockman.
1t will be noticed tnat while low grade
and grass cattle continue to shrink in
values, choice corn-fed beeves remain
about as high as they have been at any
time this season. The fact of the matter
is that of the stock first named the sup
ply is equal to the demand, and the
reduction is simply matter of competi-
ton; of the latter class of stock there is
really less than can be used to advant-
age, and under the circumstances it is
not strange that prices continue firm.
After the close of the season if corn and
rough feed should be as abundant as
now seems probable this gap will close
up, to a great extent, both by probable
improvement in the lower grades OF
cattle, and by possible slight shrinkage
in tops, although many are inclined to
believe that no such shrinkage will take
place. An abundance of corn, though,
will mean the manufacture of an in
creased proportion of good beef.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
ARITHMETIC.
(Omit tlCO.)

1. Explain by drawing the operation of the ex-
traction of square root; also, show when and why
the root may be increased by unity.
q Develop rule for finding the area of right
angle triangle.
g. What figures area is equal to one-half the
product of its diagonals? Explain.
4. Develop a rule for finding the volume of a
sphere from diameter by first finding the surface
and from this the volume.
f. Give model solution: Bought stock at 10 per
cent discount, which rose to 5 per cent premium
and sold for cash; paying debt of $685. invested
the balance in stock at per cent premium, which
at par left me 81 less than at first; how much
money had / at first?
6. Explain the operation of dividing one fraction
by another, and give the operation.
Z. Show, as to pupil, that proportion is an out
growth of ratio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
SPECIMEN CASES

S II Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism
his stomach was disOrdered, his liver was
affected to an alarming degree, appetite
fell away, and he was terribly reduced in
flesh and strength; three bottles of Elec-
trio Bitters cured him. Edward Shep-
herd, Harrisburg, ILL.,, had rnnning sore
on his leg of eight years standing; used
three bottles of Electric BitterS and seven
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and his
leg is sound and well.--John Speaker,
'Catawha, Ohio, had five large fever sores
on his leg; doctors said he was incurable;
on bottle Electric Bitters and one box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him entire
ly. Sold at Patterson & Sons drugstore.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
SEEMED LIKE AMOS.

Lewiston Journal.
Silas Rodes was strong, hard work
ing farmer; his brother Amos was con
frmed invalid, who two or three times q
year had spells of expecting to die, but
nevertheless always managed to live
Still he was really ill, and many thought
him to be in considerable danger.
But while Amos was sick and expecting
to die strong Silas did actually die very
suddenly. A messenger carried the sad
news to his sister Elvira, grim spinster,
who lived in distant part of the town.
She heard the message with some in
credulity.
"'Taint Silas ye mean; it's Amos" "
she said in reply.
"Why, no." answered the messenger.
81 mean Silas. Amos is all right. It's
Silas that is dead"
"Wal, p'r'ps it's so," was the reluct-
ant rejoinder; "but wouldn't ha' 'bleev-
ed it o. Silas; It seems good deal more
like Amos"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
A HEAP OF MONEY.

From Money.
If billion dollars were placed on the
ground edge to edge they would extend
to distance of 1854 miles, nearly all
the way around the equator Broken in
to three parts the line would form both
a solar and an equatorial axis for the
globe, with spare one left over in case
of accident. Divided into seven parts
the line would stretch from Washington
to Algers, Berlin, Edinburgh, Lima, Ve-
nice, Paris and Liverpool.
A billion dollars would give 100000
young men enough capital to start in
business for themselves.
A billion dollars would buy gowns for
all the women in the civilized world, and
shoes for 500,000,000 homeless children.
1t would pay for trip around the
world for 100000 persons, and buy
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
(Omit tUO.)

(OWu CUO.)
l. Describe the National government of the Col
onies in 1880, and tell how bill became a law.
2. What are the qualifications of a U. S. Senator?
What are the several grades of Senators? Why
were they so classed?
8. Show the wisdom of the trainers of the COnsti-
tuition in separating the law-making body into two
houses
a. Describe the organization of the House
8. Recite that portion of the Constitution which
abolished slavery, and give date of the amendment
G. What restrictions does the Constitution place
upon the quartering of troops by the National
government?
Z. Cite that portion of the Constitution upon
which some base their assertion that West Vlr-
gna was admitted Illegally.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
TESTIMONY IN ITS BEHALF.

Philadelphia Press.
"The most eloquent testimony in be-
half of the Mckinley bill, the baleful
influence which it has exercised over
the the trade of England and its directly
opposite effect on the trade of the United
States, comes, not from the Republican
newspapers of this country, but from
the large and influential journals of
London, Sheffield, and Birmingham,
which are, after all, probably the most
competent, though not disinterested,
judges in the matter. Their views on
the principal measure enacted by the
Fifty-f Congress carry their own
Yet they will receive no
notice from the Democratic and Mug
wump press, unless it be to pronounce
them forgeries. The enemy has no
time for impartial testimony. 1t is too
busily engaged in fabricating testimony
for campaign use only"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
AN EX-PRESIDENT,

Cincinnati Enquirer.
A young Englishman, a reporter on &
New York paper, relates one of his ear
ly experiences. 81 was sent up to inter.
view fellow by the name of Hayes
don't you know. who was stopping at an
uptown hotel" he says.
"The slip l was given by the city edi-
tor read:
"'See ex-President Hayes at the -
Hotel, and get something about his
plans in New York
81 found the hotel and sent up my
card. l was received quite nicely by
Mr.. Hayes. He told me what he was
going to do, and then, as 1 wanted to
make my story complete, I asked him
what he was ex-president of
"He told me he was ex-President of
the United States. 1t was awfully con-
fussing, don't you KNOW" concludes the
young Englishman, plaintively, "but
there are so many ex-presidents over
here"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
THEORY AND PRACT
GRAMMAR.
(Onlu tlUO Of the FIRST fire. }
It. p. HARRIS
(Omit tlCO.)


1. Write five complex sentences whose clauses
shall be joined by connectives of adyerb clauses
of real cause, reason, purpose, condition, and by
connective of noun clauses.
2 Construct sentences illustrating five uses of
uohdt, five uses of that, and four uses of but.
8. What parts OF speech furnish expletives?
Give examples.
4. Write four sentences, each containing a noun
In the objective case, and each governed by diff
ferent rule of syntax.
5. Construct sentences in which a participle
shall be used as an adjective mOdiier, as the
principal word is prepositiOnal phrase, as the
principal word in phrase used as a subject, as
mere noun, and in an absolute phrase.
6. Write twenty compound words, ten requiring
a hyphen, and ten not requiring hyphen.
Z. What Is declensiOn? Give the pOssessve
singular and plural of OK, city, thou mouse, which,
James.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
PHYSICS.

1. Name and define six important specific prop
critics of matter Examples.
2. Give the three laws of the pendulum. How
long must pendulum be to vibrate once in eight
seconds?
8. What is specific gravity? bone weighs &c
ounces in water and &C ounces air; what is its
specific gravity?
4. Draw figures Illustrating the position of parts
in the different kinds of levers; make and solve
problem in each.
5. How far above the surface of the earth must
$500 pounds be placed to weigh 1900 pounds?
G. The circumference of a wheel is s feet; that
of its axle 16 inches. The weight, including fric-
ton, is s5 pounds. How great power will be re-
quired to raise it?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
GEOMETRY.
6. G.. MTRPHY

d N l.
1. Define locus, congruent proposition, poly
hebron. and spherical angle
2. What are similar triangles? Illustrate.
3. Bisect given straight line Construct the
complement of given angle.
a. Find the radii of three equal circles tangent
to each other, and including between them one
acre of land.
8. Theorem: The area of the surface of a sphere
is equal to the product of its diameter by the cir
conference of great circle
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
THE LATEST CROP.

New York Snn.
The hall in which the convention of
the Peoples Party of Ohio met was
decorated with sweetly rural arrange
ments of grass, wheat and corn, but the
great and characteristic emblems of the
party seem not to have been exhibited
A few bundles of rags or paper, the
foundation of prosperity according to
P. P. economists, ought to have been
added to the decorations. Perish wheat
and perish corn; papers your only crop.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
GEOGRAPHY.

Omit tlCO.
1. Where are degrees of latitude longest? Give
full explanation.
2. Show why knowledge of physics is essential
to a mastery of the subject of geography.
8. Explain as to a class the arrangement of the
trOpic and polar circles.
4. How do you teach the geography of s. A?
5. Account for the Oases in the Sahara and the
annual inundatiOn of the Nile.
6. Give your theory of earthquakes, and the for
nation of mountain chains.
Z. Account for the destructive winds of the East
and West Indies.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27

PAY FOR OUR SURPLUS CEREALS.
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
The exports of wheat and flour to
Europe are now running from 100000
to 100000 bushels per week. Should
this rate be maintained the amount for
the cereal year would reach from 20O,-
100000 to 25O,000,000 bushels, and the
American farmers will receive for this
about that many dollars, or S150,000,000
in excess of last years exports of bread
stuffs.
Thus, the s70,OOO,OOO of gold sent
abroad from this country within the last
half of the fiscal year, or its equivalent
in securities, must come back to pay for
this bread, and much more. Added to
these exports will be our other surplus
cereals, for Europe's shortage will need
them all and still be unsupplied.
The addition of 81 or S5 per capita to
the wealth of the country by the money
which Europe must send to the United
States for the purchase of our surplus
cereals in a single year will be actively
felt in all trade centers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27

THE Democrats are making desperate
efforts to show that prices have appre-
ciated under the Mckinley law. So far
from being successful they have been
eminently unsuccessful. The fact is,
and the people are aware of the truth,
that none of the necessaries of life are
higher, while many things are much
lower, under the beneficial effects of
home production. Factories have been
multiplied, good wages are being paid
and there is every reason for all to feel
happy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27
THE FAILURE OF PROHIBITION.

A few years ago the Prohibition party
was begotten with the sole principle and
cry of total prohibition of the liquor
traffic by political methods. 1t was es-
sentially one idea party. Its only OBJ
ject was prohibition. Men who believed
the liquor traffic to be the great moral
sore, in many instances gave this party
their anegiances. They retained their
former party views on the tariff and
financial questions of the day, but waived
these in view of the belief that prohibi-
tion was paramount. They advocated
the one great idea of prohibition, and
everything else was made subsidiary.
They expected to see the evil speedily
vanquished, but how well have their
hopes been realized? They have strug
gIed on year after year and have ac-
complished nothing in securing a re-
striction of the traffic. Their ranks
have become thinner and prohibition
seems Just as far off as at first.
The leaders saw that something must
be done to revive the dropping fortunes
of the party, and they took action.
What did they dof They at once de-
parted from the traditions of the party
and co-ordinated prohibition with the
demand for free silver, a revenue tariff,
and several other minor issues. Such
an action is virtually an admission of
failure in the one idea policy. And
further, to make other issues tantamount
with prohibition, weakens that plank
and renders prohibition a minor propo-
sition. After struggling with it for
years, to keep the raft afloat, they tied
Others alongside, hoping that these
would help bear up the sinking vessel.
Now we see this party yelling for
free silver and against protection more
Justify than for prohibition. Will our
old protection friends in the Prohibition
party swallow this dose and retain their
party affiliations? We have assurances
that they will not. They are coming
back to the old Republican party to vote
for protected industries and honest
money. Still believing in prohibition,
they will endeavor to work out the
problem inside the tried and true. They
are still for prohibition, as are thousands
of others who never cast their ballots
with that party, and they will strive to
secure it by educating the people to it
along non partisan lines. The Prohibi-
tion party has fallen into devious ways, |
and its Prohibition Republican members |
have no further use for party which |
for so long has been edging toward the
camp of Democracy and is now identical
with Democracy, except that the former
still in a weak way wants prohibition,
while the latter just as strongly as ever
wants free whisky and plenty of it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27

THE new ballot system meets almost
universal condemnation before trial.
The Democracy, as usual, has blundered.
1t has passed an unpopular law, the
effect of which will be to prevent
scratching of tickets, and increase the
majority of the party already in the
majority.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27

SOME people are constantly troubled
with boils; no sooner does one heal than
another makes its appearance. A thor
ough course of Ayers Sarsaparilla, the
best OF blood-purifyers, ,effectually put an
end to this annoyance. We recommend
trial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27

For headaches, billiousness, constipa-
ton, dizziness, sleeplessness, the blues,
scr0fula, the blood and all skin eruptions
Dr. Fenner's s Blood and Liver Remedy and
Nerve Tonic never fails; warranted to sat
lsfy or money refunded; could this be af-
fOrded if the Remedy wasn't certain? 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-27

A MEDICAL journal devotes a whole
column to explaining what causes cold
perspiratlon. Any one who has gone
up dark alley and stepped on a dog
would be wasting valuable time in read
ing it.