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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Lord Lytton's Method of Speech.

Lytton had a curious drawling man.
ner of speech, his words being inter
spersed with frequent ''erras" to help
him out when he was waiting for the
proper word. Then, again, he would
emphasize sentence or single word
by loudly raising his voice, a peculiarly
which gave his talk certain dramatic
character. remember once, when |
was dining with him en- petit comite,
the conversation turned upon the uni
versatility of belief in divine Creator,
and even now fancy hear him say
ing: "When-erra-I had the honor
erra-of becoming her majesty's secre-
taEy of state for the colonies, made it
my first business-erra-to instruct my
agents all over the inhabitable globe
erra-to report to me if they knew of
any nation, tribe or community-erra;"
thus far he had spoken in low, melo-
dious voice, when suddenly he changed
his register, shot out the following
words as from a catapult, "who did not
believe in God" He added that he had
only found one savage community with
such a want of belief.-Cornhill Maga-
zine.
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-Dearie;s,, Innocent Pral,Ie.

An exceedingly pretty and graceful
young woman and a little girl of per
haps FIVE years of age, boarded Ire
mont street electric yesterday after
noon, and the car being nearly empty
walked up to the forward end and took
seat where the young miss could
watch the motorman twist and untwist
the brake and turn on and off the elec-
tric current.
She watched him with the deepest in
serest for long time, and when the car
started without the aid of horses, or any
visible signs of power. she became deep
ly perplexed.
Mamma" she said, what makes
this car go?'
This is an electric. dearie. Electric
ity makes it 60"
Mamma, said the little miss, after a
long silence. I'VE learn more'n and
more'n every day, don't wey'
Yes, dearie," mamma answered,
with far away look in her eyes.
ibid you pass that bad quarter on the
conductor dearie queried after that
individual had just gone by collecting
the fares. Every person in the car
heard her and tried hard not to smile.
Papa said if the conductor wouldn't t
take it you could pass it in the contribu-
ton box next Sunday. Could you do
that, mammal
Mamma signaled the conductor just
then. As they We're getting off dearie
was telling mamma that those three red
haired women were awfully honely,
and when the car started off again the
red haired women blushed even redder
than their hair, and a strange, undefna-
bic constraint pervaded the car until the
last red haired woman had got off,
which was somewhere near the end of
the route.-Boston Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Home influence Felt in School.

If the home do its work well. the task
of the teacher and the school is compara-
lively easy; but there are too many
American families, as every teacher
knows, where this work has not been
done, and where, consequently, much
effort has to be spent in supplementing
the lack of skill or the foolish indul-
gence of the mother When a little six
year-old girl ON her first day at school
tries to strike her teacher over the head
with her heavy slate because she is told
to do some little thing, we may not un-
reasonably assume that that home has
failed of its purpose. if indeed it ever
had any.-Anna G. Bracket in Har-
per's.
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PUSSY WAlHIs A CORNER.

This life is like a monstrous plank
Out in midocean sailing,
All crowded full of living men,
And ne'er a foot of railing.
There all are struggling for the best,
And each one to his notion:
In this great struggle often some
Are pushed of in the ocean.
And some will find the lucky plum,
Like little Jackey Horner;
Some always struggle for place,
For pussy wants a corner!
Some have the claws to hold on tight,
However rough the sailing.
And hold the plank through all the fight
With ne'er II foot of railing.
Some things are very light to bear,
As light as ocean bubbles;
To bear with greatest fortitude,
'Tis other peoples troubles
Some get q very liberal streak,
Though you may deem II funny;
'Tis very easy to be free
With other peoples money.
We often get the lucky plum
Through some poor brothers SORROW;
The failure he endures today
Brings you success tomorrow.
'Tis such a complicated world,
Where you and are staying,
We feel inclined to think a bit; =.
Now, brethren, let's be praying.
Oh, you, who've found the lucky plum.
Like little Jackey Horner.
Make room for some poor starving one
Poor pussy wants a corner"
M. A. Suttin in New York SUM-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

IT is an old proyerb that "there is
many true word spoken in jest" and
and it is equally true that many sting
ing and embittering word is spoken in
jest. In fact, jesting is dangerous
business, and one in which no one should
too freely enter, lest he should become
bankrupt in friendship.
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Why He Hurried.

Out in Iowa some years ago number
of men were engaged in the harvest
field. When a man is working for
wages on farm there is nothing more
delightful to him than a little fall of
rain. 1t gives him chance to stop
work and seek shelter. These harvest
ers broke for the barn. When the great
body of them arrived there they found
that one of their number mad got there
ahead of them. He had fallen PROSTATE
upon the barn floor, entirely out of
breath. Theforeman asked him why he
had run himself to death.
Good Lord" he replied, 81 was
afraid the rain would stop before got
in."-Washington Letter.
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GRAINS OF GOLD.
integrity is the first moral virtue.


Whisky is the devils looking glass.
Be slow to promise-quick 10 perform.
To be careful is the true way to guard
against care.
Command your temper, else it will
command you.
Faith and works are twins who never
quarrel and fight.
There are many people who mistake
trouble for religion.
How easy it is to see how much better
other folks might be.
To know, and not be able to perform,
j Is doubly unfortunate.
There is often more religion in smile
than there is in a tear.
There are men who help the world the
most when they go out Of it.
Sometimes our mistakes attract more
attention to US than our virtues.
1t is the first distemper of learning
when men study words and not matter.
The only step you may ever take to-
ward heaven is the one you take to-day. E.
Conscience is the living law, and hon.
or is to this law what piety is to religion.
Happiness consists in virtue and hon
esty and a moderate use of a competency.
Every heart has q secret drawer, the
spring of which is only known to the
owner.
Hatred is active, and envy passive dis
gust; there is but one step from envy
to hate.
If we are good, example is the best
luster of virtue; if we are bad, shame is
the best step to amendment.
The world is never interested in man
who talks about his wrongs. or woman
who talks about her rights.
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Chines. Girls Like Round Eyes.

In China small, round eyes are liked
and the girls are continually pluckine
their eyebrows that they may be thin
and long. But the great beauty of q
Chinese lady is m her feet, which in
childhood are 30 compressed by band
ages as effectually to prevent any fur.
ther increase in size. The four smaller
toes are bent under the foot, to the sole
Of which they firmly adhere, and the
poor girl not only endures much pain,
but becomes cripple for life. Another
mark Of beauty consists IN having finger
nails so long that castings of bamboo are
necessary to preserve them from injury.
Yankee Blade.
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A Bear Climbing a Tree,

Even professional taxidermists some
times make blunders In their work. a
funny instance of lack of thought by az
animal stuffer is to be seen in a show
window of a Broadway cioakmaker
where there is dead polar bear IN the
act of climbing tree.
Thousands of persons pass that bea1
every day, and it is safe to say that no,
one in million ever sees how untrue tc
nature it is for polar bear to climb a
tree.
There aren't any trees in the polar re-
gions where the white bear comes from.
Perhaps the bears would learn to climb
them if there were.-New York Herald.
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NHURCH DIRECTORY.

Ph ESBfTERIAN CHURCH-Rey. r. AIex-
sndei pastor Public worship every Sabbath
young peoples society of Christian endeayor SUM-
day evenings; general prayer meeting. Wednes,i;tv
evening. strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rey
Ezra Hingeley pastor. Sabbath preacbin9 n
l. m; p m; young peoples meeting, Monday
syenlngs; general prayer meeting, Wednesday eve
dt lily invited to all servt es WI
UNITED PRESBYTERLAN CHURCH-Rey.
flomas Balph. pastor Sabbath school, 10 a. m.
Rupne worship, ii a m; weekly prayer meeting
sa,s ~ h y. II, e Vn'y prayer meeting last Satur
1ay OF eaen month, p. m. woman's missionary
lciety, last Saturday OF each month, D. m =: dis
trict prayer meetings, first Tuesdays Wednesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays each month, D. m:
young women's prayer meeting, second SATURDAY.
each month at the parsonage, p. m.
AFRICAN M.ECHURCH-Rev. N. Albert March
pastor. Sunday service, 20: 30 a. m; z d. m: Sab
eatn school, 2 30 p. m; weekly prayer meeting,
thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
A sorroufur Absentminded Man.

While-luckily for the world-all
clever people are not absentminded,
nevertheless an absentminded person is
almost invariably clever person, and
very often is really intellectual NAN
or woman whose absurd alterations are
therefore all the more laughable and
conspicuous. One of our prominent
men who is noted for his urbanity and
easy way of dealing with 1.-The boys, "
had call week or two ago from a
local politician whose influence was
more or less important In his ward. As
he was leaving, Mr.. - accompanied
him into the hall, and picking up his
own brand new spring overcoat, with a
polite Let me aid you" helped the man
into it despite the latter's rather feeble
protestations.
"You will need it; the air is so keen, y
said Mr.. - blandly, as the man, ac-
cepting the situation, walked away,
doubtless thinking it delicate way of
procuring vote. A few minutes after
ward Mr.. discovered his mistake.
but his new eighty dollar top coat was
gone forever.-New York Tribune.
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EASIER THAN WORKING.
A Clever Scamp in College Raises Money
in an Ingenious Way.

In an Ingenious Way.
Let me tell you very strange true
story. Three years ago a young man in
the middle of his sophomore year found
himself in debt to his landlady. to his
tailor, to the college and in fact to every
one of whom he could borrow or buy.
BE had no parents on whom he could
rail-, and his future wasn't very roseate,
to say the least.
But he was genius. He had come to
college to graduate and didn't intend to
drop out just because he lacked money.
There was plenty of unemployed capital
in the country. he was sure, and he was
equally sure he could get hold of some
of it, so this is what he did:
In some way he learned the names of
ten women in one of the small western
towns and wrote them the following
letter:
MY DEAR Mrs. Il am student in
- college and am absolutely without a
cent. Unless receive aid shall be compelled
to abandon the ambition of my life-to enter the
Christian ministry. ! am an orphan and am
solely dependent on myself.
Will you kindly send me ten cents and mail
q copy of this letter to ten friends, numbering
each copy 81 Please request them to do the
same, numbering their copies g. and so on,
stopping at number 10.
Ten cents is very little, but ten dimes make
dollar, and hundred dollars would be truly
godsend to me- Very truly yours,
GEORGE W. MARTIN.
He figured that about three or four in
the first ten would respond, and that
the same ratio would be kept up. Some
would be ignored, some would miscarry
and in some cases several copies would
be sent to the same person. 1t is easy
to count that if every letter and copy
brought in ten cents ne would receive
millions. If four in the first ten re-
sponded he would still be millionaire
The plot succeeded. He didn't re-
ceive million of course, but he did get
a very large sum of money. Not one
person in hundred would stop and fig
ure up the actual amount which the
thing would bring to the letter writer.
In some cases ministers read the letter
in the pulpit and recommended the
scheme to their congregation. The let
tiers which he received were studies.
Some contained stamps, some dimes
wrapped in paper, some motherly old
souls wrote long letters with volumes of
good advice, and some more philan-
thropic people sent fifty cents, dollar,
and a few even five.-E. j. Barnes in
New York Press.
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Naval Tactics.

Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle re-
lates story of Yankee who was Civ
ing his experience of what had hap
pened in the American civil war. He
had been in command of a turret ship.
A lady said to him, 'Oh, no doubt, you
always were inside the turret." mo,
ma'am," he replied, 81 was not inside
the turret." "Oh, really" she said,
''then where did you get to?" "Well,
was the reply, 1--WE were generally at
tacking forts, and got on the lee side
of the turret so as to have two thick
nesses of armor to protect me instead of
one"
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PHoIoeRAPHING ASTEROIDS.
How Photography Has Come to the Aid
of the nthusiastic Astronomer.

How Photography Has Come to the Aid
of the Enth usiastic Astronomer.
The Boston Scientific society has held
meeting of unusual interest, at which
| 5. c. Chandler, the eminent astronomer,
gave the first public presentation of the
remarkable work now being done by
Max Wolf at Heidelberg.
He said: The position of asteroids in
astronomical science rs peculiar, and
might say practically useless one, 50
far as tangible results from their dis
coyery are concerned. The discovery of
a new comet is matter of great impor-
tance, and the increase in their number
contributes much to the knowledge of
the science, but with asteroids, they
must be found in large numbess before
they become of especial significance,
and in that event it has always been a
debated question whether the immense
amount of labor required In keeping
track Of them and performing the neces-
sary computation is really worth the
while when the actual results obtained
are so small.
''There are known to exist by the thou
sands and tens of thousands down to
the size of an ordinary rock, and to COL
late and preserve the knowledge OBJ
tanned of them as fast as discovered has
been difficulty well nigh insurmounta-
bic.
But the Development of photography
in connection with telescopy has seemed
to open up an opportunity for accom-
paishing something in this line. If GER
tain whole strips of the heavens could
be tracked and record kept of the OBJ
servations, long step would be taken
in solving this problem Apropos of
this matter, young Max Wolf, of Heidel-
berg, has been making some very unique
discoveries.
He uses small telescope of 6-inch
aperture, and has devised a piece Of
mechanism by which he can not only
follow the heavens for q number of
hours together, but can put away the
plate, take it the next night ana con-
tinue the record consecutively from the
point where he left off. This continual
exposure of the same glass night after
night has hitherto been regarded as i'm
possible, and Wolf was scoffed at when
he attempted it, but he has succeeded
nevertheless. By this process he has
been enabled to discover asteroids by
observing their motions.
Moreover, he does not use clockwork.
His plates are exposed, and he keeps his
instrument fixed for hours together ON a
given point by means Of q subsidiary
telescope In this way he has discov-
cred seven new asteroids and found be-
tween thirty and forty old ones, and
thinks also that he has discovered new
comet, though that has not been fully
demonstrated as yet.
He has also discovered the tracks of
meteors and has found q succession of
variations of their light by means of
duplicate impressions with different TED
escepes, recording five or six distinct
oscillations in brightness. His duplicate
impressions agree perfectly. Wolf Is
now trying to find the companion of AL
go1. boston Advertiser.
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There is now no sale for bezoar stones.
The time was when this concretion was
deemed very valuable, and many living
men will remember having seen perfect
ly formed specimens sell for five or ten
dollars, to be carried in the pocket as
lucky stones. The bezoar stone is formed
in the stomachs of cattle. 1t is cal
careous and as hard as bit of limestone,
but the core is generally a mass of hair
licked from the hide of the animal and
carried into the stomach with the saliva.
These concretions are as plentiful now
as they ever were.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. IS, F. IA M.-Meets
every Wednesday night on or before filll moOn
j. B. MEYER, Secy. FD BAILEY w M
ST. CLAlRSHILLE CHAPTER, No. II, ROudI
Arch Mds9rs.-Stated convocations frst Friday Of
each month. -
j. b. MEYER, Rec. Ed RAIIFY III IT
BELMONT COUNCIL No 81 e. Y M
Meets second Tuesday of each month.
j. b. MEYER, Sec'y. J.B RYANTIM
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 26, K. T-Stated
conclayes, first Tuesday of each month.
j. b. MEYER Sec'y j. b. RYAN. E. C.
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A Club Of Story Tellers.

The Liars club still exists in London
and fourishes in an inn situated in one
of the dingy courts of Fleet street. The
initiation fee is five shillings, half of
which is remitted should the new mem
ber be able to outlie any member pres
ent. The tallest stories are told in this
tavern at every weekly meeting, and
the best exaggerator carries off the hon.
ors of the evening. But if man is
known to lie outside the precincts Of the
clubrooms he is liable to expulsion
Boston Home Journal
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q A GiIded Refuaal.

There is a girl in town who tells this
story ON herself. She Is zea2ous mem
Der of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals. Seeing in the street
one day cab driver cruelty naltreat-
ing his horse she went up TO him, and.
showing her badge, demanded his num-
Der.
Lord, miss" said the man Ia con-
descending voice and eonmiserating
smile, ''ef wuz ter tell yer it weuh go
out Of that pretty head afore yer got to
the next corner"
Then he drove on, leaving the girl torn
between conflicting emotions, anger and
the desire to laugh.-W ashington Post.
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Schools and the French Army.

The total expenditure for normal
schools in France was, in 1879, near
$11, ,0O0, 900; at present it Is upward Of
$25, 900 900, or an increase of 127 per
cent. The French republic has spent
and is still spending untold millions
upon the army and navy. But on ae-
count Of that it does not forget the
school. And without a doubt the re-
publican school will outiive the repub-
lican army and be blessing to all gen.
erations to come. for knowledge makes
us free.-Chicago Herald.
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A Mirror I'm Four Glove,

Without merely desiring to remind
herself of her good looks q woman has
often need of as much locking g1nss ss
she can see her face in.
In the street, at ball, at q thestsr, IN
the shops, all softs of little disarrange
ments nay occur, and 10 set thrln righi
with a mirror is an absolute necessity
The very handiest form OF portable mir
rors is the new "mirror glove A ii.tis
flap is buttoned up into the palm Of cne
glove. When it Is let down small cir
cular mirror Is disclQsed.-Few YerA
journal.
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Little Boy-Can your sister play?
Little Girl-No; she makes awful
noises wen she tries.
Little Boy-Then wot did your papa
get her piano for?
Little Girl dunno. | guess it was
cause he wanted zee box for coal bin.
Good News.
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To Do Away with Key Sockets.

A device has been brought out intend
ID to do away with the use of key
sockets in incandescent lamps. by
means of which the lamp is lighted or
extinguished by simply pulling the sns-
pending cord. The difficulty Of turning
the key Of swinging incandescent lamp
is well known. and this invention gets
over it by placing the switch ON the cell
ing and having it controlled by the lamp
cord.-New York World.
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To Mothers in This Town.

The remarkable children's worm med
ieine called Mother Gray's Sweet Worm
Powders, is the receipt used by Mother
Gray, for years nurse in the Children's
Home in New York. These powders
are now sold at all drug stores, and
mothers everywhere use and praise them.
If your child is fIetful and sickly,
worms often cause it. Ask for this
remedy. Harmless as milk. Destroys
worms and gives new life to the child.
Price 25c. 3-24-4t
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Funnyman's Misad venture.

Funnyman (fnishing his story)-Ha,
ha. hal Amusing, isn't it? Well, good
by, they say it's wise to leave at once
after you've said a good thing, you
know.
Amiable Hostess-Oh, you are not go
ing yet. are you, Mr. Funnyman?-Kate
Fields Washington.
Unfortunate Hankinson.
Mr.. Hankinson-Here are some choco.
late creams, Johnny. Do you think Miss
Irene viii be down soon?
Johnny latter slowing them away Be-
curelyeYes, sis'll be down purity soon,
| reckon. ] wish Il was you, Mr.. Hank
inson, sis was goin TO marry instead OF
that stingy old SnAgsford- = Chicago
Tribune.
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Bombay,s water works.

The Tansa water works for the supply
nf Bombay were only completed after
very great physical difficulties had been
verceme. The work involved the con-
struction of masonry dam two miles
long to form lake Of nearly six square
miles in area. There are fiftytwo miles
of ducts, twenty-sevea miles Of iron
mains, four miles of tunnel and nearly
mile of iron girder bridges.-New York
Times
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Taking Photographs by Balloon.

1t is proposed that balloon photogra-
ply should be used in sieges by the be-
siegers. One plan is to start small
balloon, loaded with camera, to wind
ward of the fortress, the plates being
exposed by means Of clockwork arrange
ment or slow match. These, of course,
are adjusted to the time which would
elapse before the balloon will reach the
point or points where the exposures are
to be made. The gas escapes, and the
balloon descends on the farther side of
the fortress, within the besiegers' lines.
New York Telegram.
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belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs
Probate Judge-James Il. Tallman
Clerk of COurts-Henry NJ. Davies
Sherif-Madison NJ Scott
AuditOr-JOseph A. Henderson
Treasurer-Frank B. Archer
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse w. Hollingworth.
Recorder-JOhn M. Beckett.
SurveyOr-Chalkley Dawson.
COroner-A. M. +. Boyd.
Commissioners-Mile K. Hart, John c. Israeli
W. s. Mechem.
Intirmary Drectors-William Lodge, president:
John A. Clark, clerk; B. M. LOper, iuditOr
Superintendent lntrmary John Sidebottom,
East Richland.
Superintendent Children's Home-Peter Giffin,
BarneSvile.
School Examners-James Duncan, Bridgeport;
s. C. Murphy. Belmont T. p. Harris SOmert0a.