Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-09
SATISFIED WITH HOME.
REV. D. c. STEWART GIVES AN INTER
ESTING TALK On TRAVELS ABROAD
AND INSTITUTES COMPARISONS.

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ESTING TALK On TRAVELS ABROAD
AND INSTITUTES COMPARISONS.
Rev. D. c. Stewart, well known [. P
minister, and wife, returned last week
from five months visit to the United
Kingdom and the Continent, the greater
part of which time was spent in Edin-
burgh, Scotland. Mr.. Stewart is now
! visiting his father, our venerable citizen
John Stewart, of this township, and
called on THE CHRONICLE on Monday.
In the course of very interesting and
entertaining talk on their travels abroad,
Rev. Stewart said he found Europe a
good place in which to travel, nearly
every foot being historic ground, but
that he came back fully convinced that
America is the place for comfort and the
place to live. He found many things to
instruct him, but, all things considered,
he believes America far ahead The
Mother country could instruct us in
beneficial pointers on more In nothing,
said he, is there greater difference
noted than in the style and make up of
the English and Scottish newspapers.
They are tremendously large blanket
sheets and indescribably dull. They con-
tain scant local news, nothing in fact that
they can avoid printing, no personals. but
give one, two, and three pages to the
proceedings and speeches of Parliament.
/ Even this feature is less interesting than
our Congressional Record. The English
IL. P's are not pugnacious and nothing
occurs to enliven the monotony as is
occasionally the case with our belligerent
NJ. C's. Their modes of printing in city
offices would be out of date in many
country offices here. There is a total
absence of display no matter how
important the news, and advertisements
always get the best position, filling the
first page
The methods of railway travel are ex-
ceedlngly primitive and unexpressibly
uncomfortable. There it is said only
English snobs and fool Americans ride
first-claSs; Others take the third-class
carriages. In any kind the passengers
are put into compartments which are
designed to hold ten persons, One-half of
whom ride backward. There is no fire
or any other accommodations such as
are found Oh even second class Ameri- |
Can railway train For third-class ac-
cOmmodations two cents a mile is
charged, while for tirst-class, but slightly |
better than the other, from three to four |
cents is the rate. In this particular we
are vastly in the lead, and still Americans
growl because things are not good enough |
and the fare not lower An American /
road run on the English system would
not carry a passenger. The passengers
wrap themselves in blankets to keep
warm and even then shiyer to their
journeys end.
In Edinburgh old time customs still
prevail. The people hang their clothes
to dry out the front windows on all
principal streets, and they flap in the
wind as so many banners. They save
their slops until night and then pour
them in the streets. Edinburgh is called
the drawing room of Scotland but Mr..
Stewart adds that, if they would clean up
some of the filth, the name would seem
more appropriate. Edinburg is essen
italy Scotch city, but few foreigners
being found there, and the similarity of
features in its inhabitants strikes the
American. All the people look alike.
There is no electric light-they are afraid
ofit-and but few modern improvements.
Still they are an educated and reading
people, and have an excellent school
system. No street cars run on Sunday
and everybody goes to church. Their
social life differs so much from ours that
it is interesting, if not desirable of
adoption.
Paris, said Mr.. Stewart, more resembles
an American city than any other we
saw Everybody seems to live for
pleasure, and the man who devotes him
self wholly to work, get but little SYM
pathy. 1t is great city to visit. From
what we saw the Republic of France
seemed to be more prosperous than En-
gland or Scotland. The land is divided
into small farms and the peasants own
them. All are comfortably improved and
nearly alike. In England we could see {
Il fine mansion and near by tenement '
houses where lived the men who do the
work In France it is different and to
the advantage of the peasantry. On the
whole we saw nothing better than our
own country, and came home glad that {
this is our home. Rev. Stewart will
remain ere for some weeks before ]
deciding on location {
REVIVAL services under the leadership
of the Evangelist, Major Cole, were begun
at the Elysian Theatre, Bellaire, on Sun
day, and have been continued since. {
Large numbers have been present and
much interest shown. Mr.. Jewett, who i
assists the Major with songs, is detained
by the death of relative from being
but will come on later With no ]
exceptions the pastors of Bellaire have {
Joined in the work. All UNCONVENTIONAL L,
will be laid aside, and great g
effort made to stir up sweeping revival.
The high success that has attended the
Iabors of these evangelists at all points, .
and especially at Steubenville, leads TO !
the hope that Bellaire m ay have great
awakening.
THE State Board of Health met at |
Bellaire last week, and made a careful c
of its sanitary condition.
A public meeting was held at which