Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-01-08

disadvantages with which, under the
present laws of taxation, the young man
or other person of limited means is
obliged to struggle in his efforts to earn
a livelihood and to build up home
Adjournment followed
EVENING SESSION.
The evening attendance was large, the
hail. when the Chairman called to order,
being well filed with town people and
residents of the immediate vicinity, per
sons from greater distance being kept
away By the storm of rain and wind
The Wolley Twin Brothers, of Zanes-
vile, had been engaged to furnish music.
but as they were prevented from coming
by washouts along the line OF the b. and
O.. home talent was resoTted to, and a
trio of gentlemen, j. B. Longley, W. b.
Gilmore and J. B. McMechan, with Mrs.
Jessie Carroll as organist, rendered dur
ing the evening acceptable and excellent
music After their opening song, Fairy
Moonlight" Mrs. Walter Mitchell recited
gracefully and effectively selection from
VIII Carleton's pathetic poem, ,"The First
Settlers Story" After Nancy Lee"
by the trio, Mr.. c. c. Carroll gave as a
recitation the quarrel scene between Bru-
tins and Cassius, from the tragedy of Ju-
lius Cesar The trio rendered Hip, hip,
hurrah, ,"after which Miss Effie Garrison,
the young authoress of Barbara Ray
nor, "A Lily in Bloom" "Odd, and 9TH
er stories, read an essay entitled Worry"
We are living, said the essayist, in push
ing, busy, rushing age. Wealth and ma
terial blessings have increased, and with
them the struggle for their possession.
With their fierce struggle the fiend worry
has come into the lives of men. 1t eats
into the heart, wrinkles the cheeks, dulls
the eye of the most active and energetic
of men, old and young. 1t is killing
more people than work Suffering alone
does not wear out lives; pain with rest
would be welcome relief The weari-
some tread mill of daily life is what wears
out and destroys. Few are so happy as to
escape the trials of worry, some by ac-
tual evils, some by imaginary. Worry
robs every source of good of its advan-
tage. Americans cannot do anything
without anxiety-and worry is useless:
it only makes life unpleasant; it is foe
to the home; why not crowd it out? We
can keep from worry if we only will. The
happiest people are often the most sOrely
tried. They are happy because they have
faith and trust-because they will. At
Fiction and sorrow they accept as the
heat of the crucible to purify out the
shining gold from the Stag and refuse.
They do not worry; they bow to the
Christening hand, satisfied that though
they suffer and die, all is well.
Hon. A. T. MeKelvey was then called
upon to address the audience in place of
the lecture of Dr. Davidson. The honor
able gentleman had had but little time
for preparation; he was suffering from
severe cold, and one side of his face was
swollen by neuralgia to a large size and fe-
rocious expression. Despite these difficult
les he acquitted himself with even more
than his usual credit. His address was ne
cessarily to farmers, though they were a
small part of the audience. After sew
eral apt and ludicrOus stories, he gave a
fitting description of the farmer, his in
the delights and difficulties
of his life-showing his place in the social
system, and bringing into relief all the
salient features of his calling. The farm
er, unless he makes them himself, is not
likely to have many opportunities for re-
taxation and amusement. Let him there
fore seek such opportunities. Nature
demands it; monotony produces dead
ness, and not development. The brain
worker requires physical exercise; SO the
toiler with his hands needs mind labor.
After the spring work. let the farmer
take trip to the city. In their seasons
let him fish and hunt, and attend pic
MICS; after the fall planting, nutting. Let
him not miss the agricultural fair, which
is the chief event of his year. The speak
er then contrasted fairs of other days
with those of to-day. Formerly they
were really agricultural exhibits, but
evils have crept in. Paltry shows, gam
bling devices, and even the sale of intox-
icants have followed the speed ring into
the domain of the fair, and diverted it
from its proper functions. The results
are languishing societies and poorly at
tended fairs But the farmers holiday
is properly the winter time. Then with
Institutes, reading circles, ,singings, sleigh
ings, ETC., he should spend a pleasant and
profitable season. The Chautauqua idea
had taken great root in the country more
than two thirds of its circles being
among farmers. He urged the cultivat-
ion of music upon farmers, and closed
with an eloquent description of its infiu-
ence on character and development. The
speakers last thought was happily illus
trated by the effect of the ballad "Juan-
ita," rendered by the trio; after which
The audience went away delighted.
FRIDAY-FORENOo
at 10 o'clock the third session of the |
Institute was called to order, fair at
tendance being present. Prayer was of
ferred by Rev. Thos. Balph, d. D.
On the subject, "How shall we encour-
age our Flocks under existing condi-
-ions?" Hon. ]. w. Laughlin, of Barnes
vile, read practical paper. He took the
position that success in wool growing
depends more on the care and attention
on the flock than on tariff leg
Station
Mr.. Laughlin gave the following RENE
ly for paper skin: One-half teaspoonful
with about one teaspoonful
inSned oil oiyen three times a dav