Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-08
A FEW SHORT STORIES
Which You May Read, or Not, As J
Suits You

| Suits You
"a resident of this township" says ouI
correspondent from Flushing, "can boast
of a peculiarly which, however common
in the o1is aries, is extremely rare in the
human family. Annually, and about the
time of year that the serpent begins to
dispossess itself of its extraneous cover
ing, the nails on the four largest toes of
either foot of this gentleman commence
to discolor, and to disconnect themselves
from the flesh, until within the course of
week they drop off, being replaced by
new ones. The process is the same as
that when the nail has been destroyed
by bruise, except that it is much more
speedy. The only inconvenience caused
is slight tenderness in the flesh sur
rounding the nail for few days prior to
the time when the old nails are shed.
This phenomenon has occurred for nine
consecutive years, and the gentleman
has begun to suspect that his phalanges
have fallen into the permanent habit of
annually changing their natural protec-
tors.
Rev.J.G. Hingeley of Minnapolis, ,Minn I,
who has been visiting here during the
past week, says that politics in that great
State are very much mixed. The Alliance
will not cut much of figure. The Peo-
pies party has put in nomination for
Governor a weak man in the person of
Ignatius Donnelly, the literary and polit-
ical crank. The Democrats have also
put weak man in the field, while the
Republicans have for their standard
bearer Knute Nelson, a brilliant young
man, and the strongest possible candi-
date among population composed large
ly of Scandinavians. In view of these
circumstances it is extremity probable
that the great inroads made on the Re
publican majority two years ago by
by the Peoples party will be largely
counterbalanced.
If the dread cholera bacillus should get
up out of the lower bay of New York,
and make his way over the country, this
place is about as good as any to be in.
In 1888, when all the river towns were
suffering from the epidemic, there was
not case here, except such as came in
from outside places. There lie buried in
the Methodist Cemetery four victims of
the plague at that time. Thomas Plant,
a former inn keeper here, had made pre-
parations to move to Bridgeport. On
the appearance of cholera, he declared
that he was not afraid, and went on
moving. His wife and children soon
died, and he was compelled to bring
them out here and inter them unassisted.
He returned to Bridgeport, and soon
died, was brought here and buried. There
was much apprehension here at the time,
and several cases of the disease contract
ed by exposure in infected places. That
old song, 1.-The Campbells are Coming"
was sung to the words "The Cholera is
Coming"
Drs John Alexander and Thomas Car
roll, of this place, and DR.. Flanner, of
Mt. Pleasant, went to Wheeling to in
yestigate the cholera. DIR. Flanner re-
lied on copious draughts of brandy as
DR.. Carroll took calomel
until he was thoroughly salIvated. DIR.
trusted to a good, healthy
system. The first named took the dis
ease and died before reaching home. The
second did not take it, and attended and
cared for DIR. Alexander, who did.