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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16
Ammonia for Electric Shock

An ingenious dentist has been making
some interesting experiments with ami
mails which have been nearly killed by
electric shocks.
On Wednesday he was standing on
the street and saw sparrow in small
pool of water left by the street sprinkler
The bird soon went up and few to a wire
overhead. The shock at once sent him
to the ground, where he lay until the
dentist picked him up, barely able to
move his wings. The gentleman breathed
into the sparrow's mouth and let him
go. As the shock was not very bad
one the bird was soon able to fiy.
but he again returned to dangerous
locality, and the result was another
shock much worse than the first. When
the bird fell to the ground he was ap-
parently lifeless, but the dentist took
him to the Office and began an expert
ment.
He at first resorted to artificial respira-
ton as before, and then injected in the
birds flesh aromatic spirits of ammonia
and poured few drops diluted with
water down the sparrow's throat. He
then put him in dry closet and gave
him some clear water after few min
utes. When placed in the closet the
birds body was nearly cold, but the
treatment proved so effective that in
less than an hour he was able to fiy as
well as ever and was liberated. Eastern
Argus.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16
"OId Bill" That's All.

A familiar figure to all who have bust
ness about Park row is "Old Bill" the
spectacle vendor. Day after day for the
past twenty years or more this unique
figure has arrived in front of No. 81 al
an early hour in the morning and un.
folded a little campstool sort of contri-
vance, on which he places small tray
containing few of the cheaper variety
of eyeglasses. After this he lights his
pipe and awaits the occasional customer.
In winter Bills tall, spare figure is
hidden in heavy overcoat buttoned to
the chin, his thin face peeping out from
huge cap with large sides that fold
down over his ears. When the first DAYS
of summer approach the heavy trap
pings are cast aside and the purveyor of
''eye windows" appears resplendent in
straw hat, light trousers and clean linen
duster.
All inquiries as to the surname of this
odd figure fail to elicit anything salts
factory, and his cognomen of "Old Bill
is all that can be gathered. OF course
he is reported to be wealthy-all such
unique characters always are.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16
GRAINS OF GOLD.


Next to excellence is the appreciation
of it.
After all, a man cannot contract bad
habit too much.
Grace is the beauty of form under the
influence of freedom.
1t is hard TO agree with man who
quarrels with himself.
Either keep silence, or speak some
thing better than silence.
Dress plainly-the thinnest soap-bub-
bles wear the gaudiest colors.
If you would keep a secret from an
enemy, tell it not to friend.
Love never looks at the clock before it
takes off its coat to go to work.
Nobody takes reproof so kindly as he
that deserves most to be commended.
Nature hangs labels upon the disso-
lutte, to test her disgust at the example.
The man who sets too high value on
his abilities rarely becomes a man of
worth.
By trying to kill calumny, it is kept
alive; leave it to itself, and it will die a
natural death.
In business, as in craftsmanship, to
think and to act form the basis of for
tune and success.
1t is the heart that makes the home,
whether the eye rests on potato patch
or a flower garden.
Riches massed in haste will diminish;
but those collected by hand and little by
little will multiply.
Every man has the impulse to be hero
ic when he is reading of danger hun
dreds of miles away.
There is time in every mans educa-
tion when he arrives at the conviction
that envy is ignorance.
A generous mind always seeks to i'm
part its joy to another, as the bee trans
fers its store of honey to the first it meets.
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ent country, and that no man should be
compelled TO wear a badge of servitude.
No attendant or servant is ever seen in
livery except the coachmen and footmen,
who are not on duty inside the House.
There is one prominent candidate for
the Republican nomination who, if he is
elected, has already announced his de-
termination to change all that, and de-
clares that he will convert even the door
keepers into James Yellowplushes. :"
He has been heard on several occasions
to express contempt for a custom which
allows any attendant in the Presidents
house to appear in business clothes.
Certainly it would be very impressive to
have the doors swung open by liveried
f1unkies, but if this favorite son is elect
ed he may run against an obstacle when
he attempts to compel members of the
Metropolitan police force to wear plush
smallclothes with gorgeous coats and
waistcoats to correspond.
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When Finished.

Busy persons. forced to defend them.
selves from interminable takers, who
have little to say, can appreciate hint
to which Henry " of France once re-
sorted. A parliamentary deputy called
upon him and made long speech.
The king listened patiently for time,
then he decided that his visitor would
do well to condense his remarks. He
took him by the hand and led him to
where they could see the gallery of the
Louvre.
"What do you think of that building:
When it is finished it will be a good
thing, will it notT'
, "Yes," replied the man of many
words, not guessing what was coming
next.
"Well, monsieur, that is just the way
with your discourse" was the kings
mild OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Companion.
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Doors of Bank of England.

The Bank of England's doors are now
so finely balanced that the clerk, by
pressing a knob under his desk, can
close the outer doors instantly, and they
cannot be opened again except by spe-
cial process. This is done to prevent
the daring and ingenious unemployed
of the great metropolis from robbing
the famous institution.
The bullion department of this and
other great banking establishments are
mighty submerged in several feet of
water by the action of the machinery.
In some of the London banks tie
bullion departments are connected with
the managers sleeping room, and an
entrance cannot be effected without set
ting off an alarm near that persons
head.
If dishonest official, during day or
night, should take even as much as one
from pile of a thousand sovereigns,
the whole pile would instantly sink and
a pool of water take its palce, besides
letting every person in the establish
ment know of the theft.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16
Sea Gulls.

That sea gulls are possessed with
strong affection for each other was
clearly demonstrated near the Ogdens-
burg ferry dock the other day. Two of
these birds, evidently mates, were flying
over the water about 500 feet from the
ferry dock, when a man shot one of
them. As the dead bird was lying on
the water, her mate did everything in
his power to help her up. He would
fly close to her, and several times tried
with his bill to raise her out out of the
water. He hovered around the spot
some time after the dead bird was taken
away.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16
A JUDICIAL KINDERGARTEN.
Effective Use of the Sign Language in
Sentencing a Prisoner

Sentencing a Prisoner.
Once upon time, says George R.
d. Hayes, there was a Judge named
Redman, who presided over a big terri
tory which kept him racing from Santa
Cruz to Salinas and San Luis Obispo.
The Spanish population was the chief
race to be found in that district. and
Redman knew but two words in the
language, which were No tiende.' and
was put to the necessity of employing a
court interpreter, who attended him in
his rapid tour of the big circuit.
1t happened that murderer was to
be sentenced in Monterey and that an
important trial must be attended miles
away on the same day. Redman's in
terpreter had gone off to fandango in
the w1lds somewhere and couldn't be
found when court was opened, and Red
man was in a fury of impatience. At
last, when he could endure the DELAY no
longer, he said to the man below in the
| dock:
Prisoner at the bar, stand upr'
mo tlende," said the man, shaking
his head stupidity.
"You don't savey, do your exclaimed
the judge sharply. well, do you un-
derstand thisr' and he proceeded to ges-
tlculate vigorously with his hands and
indicate the motion of rising.
The man finally comprehended and
arose stiffly in his seat.
prisoner at the bar, it is the sentence
OF this court that you be taken from the
place whence you came on Friday, the
9th day of June next, be hanged by the
neck until you are dead, and may God
have mercy on your soul. Now, do you
savey thatT'
The poor prisoner shook his head in a
bewildered fashion and could only cry,
''No tiende, no tiende."
"Is there anybody present in this court
who can translate that awful sentence
to this prisoner" demanded the judge of
the half dozen of officials and specta-
tors in the room. They were all in the
same boat as the prisoner and could only
shake their heads mournfully.
"Well," exclaimed the Judge, bright |
thought striking him, "Ill Just show
you, then, this way!' whereupon he un-
reeled yard of red tape that lay on |
the desk, and twisting it hurriedly about |
his own neck held the two ends high |
over his left ear, at the same time rolling
his eyes and wagging his tongue down
against his chin.
A dreadful groan went up from the
prisoner and from the others in the court |
room. They understood the grim iu-
dicial kindergarten completely
Francisco Examiner.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16
PIsCATORIAL GLOBES.

"Oh, yes" said the eldest Miss Cul-
ture, the other evening, 81 breakfasted
yesterday with Mrs. Brainweight, and
We enjoyed delicious repast-excellent
coffee, superior bread, and piscatorial
globes, done admirably"
"What?" asked her friend.
"Piscatorial globes!" repeated the
maiden.
"And what under the sun are they?'
81 believe" said Miss Culture, draw
ing herself up stiffiy, II believe uncul-
tured people call them fish-ball
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Fill Your Place.

J. H. Osborne, in the Young Man
The following aphorisms str k us Il
being worthy of reproduction: "Do the
very best you can where you are. Fill
the place you are in more than full. II
possible, bulge out over the top, where
you are sure to be seen. If you only
half fill your position, the chances are
you will fall down in heap at the bot
tom, or come out of hole at the other
end.
"The world generally gives its admir-
alton, not to the man who does what
nobody else ever attempts to do, but to
the man who does best what multitudes
do well.
"The fortunes are not all made, neith-
er are the good situations all filed.
During the next ten years there will be
five million first-class openings for the
young men who are competent to fill
them. Be ready"
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Courtship in China.

A curious custom prevails at Huay-
ning-hsien, in Kwangsi. On the fif-
teenth day of the first month in each
year all the young ladies and gentlemen
take walk to the Yen-yen mountain.
Each damsel carries little box, which
she deposits at the foot of the hill. Any
young gentleman desirous of entering
the bonds of matrimony may select one
of the boxes and take it away with him.
whereupon the fair owner of the box
makes herself known and an acquaint-
anceship is thus formed. Ill assorted
matches are not likely to occur, as this
custom is observed only among the well
to do classes of society.-Schnitzel und
Spane.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

"And you won't marry me, Kit?'
81 won't"
"No use talking about it any more"
"Not bit. 1t won't do any good
Hank"
The Oklahoma youth, hurt and angry
reached under his chair for his hat.
"It's my own fault, 1 s'pose," he
grumbled. 81 ort to have waited till
we'd got little better acquainted"
eyes, that's about the size of it,
Hank" assented the young woman cold
ly. when it comes to courtin you're
too much of sooner to suit me. Good
eyenin. Chicago Tribune.
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MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMQNT LODGE, No. IS, F. d. A. M.-Meets
every wednesday night, on or before full moon.
j. b. MEYER, Seey. Ed. BAILEY. ". M
ST CLAIRSYILLE CHAPTER, No. n. Roa,ol
Areh Mdsons.-Stated eOnvocatiOns iirst Friday of
each month. "' Va
j. b. MEYER, Rec. Ed RAIIFy III III
BELMONT COUNCIL, No ST. r. 6 M
Meets second Tuesday OF each month.
j. b. MEYER, Sec'y. j. b. RYANTI
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 2s, K T-Stated
c0nclaves, first Tuesday of each MONTH
j. b. MEYER SeeV j. B. RYAN. E. O.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16
BRIEF AND STRIKING STORIES
Some are Funny and Some are Not.
A CHURCH STRIKES OIL.

A CHURCH STRIKES OIL.
Chicago Tribune.
"The best paying church 1 know OF
is probably little country church in
Washington county, Pa" said A. L.
Rutledge, of Pittsburgh, at the Grand
Pacific. ''It's Presbyterian church,
and is near Mcdonald. Two years ago
Mcdonald was milk station. Passing
by there on train all one could see
| were few hundred milk cans on the
station platform and the little church
on the hillside, with its little parsonage
alongside. Well, oil and coal and natur-
al gas were discovered around McDon-
aid, and to-day there is an ideal oil town
there, with miners camps scattered about.
Productive? Why, oil wells were struck
that flowed 25,0O0 barrels day. There
was no tankage big enough to hold the
supply, and the oil was allowed to run
down the hillside and into the streams
Outsiders banked up the creeks and
scooped enough oil out of the dams they
made to net them 500 day, carrying
Tic OH away uy IHc DuChcJiul NATURAL
gas why, the pressure was so strong
that the greatest difficulty was expert
enced in boring the oil wells. The gas
formed cushion that it was absolute
ly impossible, in some cases, to drive the
augers through.
"Derricks were put up all about the
little church. The pastor did not enjoy
any increase of salary and the church
income did not grow until some of the
enterprising elders conceived a brilliant
idea and carried it out. They bored for
oil on the church lot, and they struck it
struck it rich. AT first the oil poured
out at the rate of l 900 barrels day. The
society grew rich, of course, and the lit
tie church on the hillside is one of the
wealthiest organizations in the State"
"Did the members stop taking up col
lections and go to declaring dividends?"
81 never heard, but l suppose not, as
the church is still in use as a house of
worship, and is patronized by the same
congregation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

Maiden listening to Mendelssohn's
wedding March" h")-Idon't see why they
have the clashing of the cymbals.
Young Mrs. Benedict-Why, as SYM
Dol Of the clashings which are to follow,
Of course. se.-Kate Fields Washington ..
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He Never Lost q Book.

once heard of a fine old bibliophile
who had the price put inside all his vol
umes. When asked to lend one he
would look inside it and say: Eyes,
with great pleasure. l see the price is
thirty shillings, which will be refunded
when the volume is returned" He ar
gued that if the book were really required
the money would be cheerfully paid;
but he found these occasions were few
and far between, and, what is more, he
never lost any of his books or had them
returned in a dilapidated condition.
London Graphic
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BELMONT COUNTY DIRECTORY

Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs.
Probate Judge-James F. Tallman
Clerk of COurts-Henry NJ Davies
Standardization NJ. Scott
AuditOr-JOseph A. Henderson
TreaSurer-Frank Z. Archer
Prosecuting Attorney-Jesse w. Hollingworth.
Reeorder-John NJ. Beckett
SurveyOr-Chalkley Dawson.
CorOner-A. NJ F. Boyd,
Commissioners r. Hart, John c. Israel
W. s. Mechem
Infirmary Directors-William Lodge, president;
John A: Clark, clerk; b. NJ. LOper, auditor
superintendent lnirmary Sidebotton,
East Richand.
>, Superintendent ChildreB's Home-Peter Gifin,
GAINESVILLE.
School Examlners-James Duncan, BridgeI ort;
). q. Murphy, Belmont I. p. Harris SOmerton
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A WIDOWS sHREwD DEAL.

New Orleans Delta.
A New York widow has gotten ahead
of the Inman steamship line in way
that the company must despise. She
owned narrow strip of land which the
company wished.and of course she asked
an outrageous price for it. She offered to
deed the land if the company would in
return agree to give her and her two
daughters-as long as she lived-free
passage upon the line.
AS she was an elderly lady the COM
pany agreed to it, This was in 1889. Ever
since then the lady and her daughters
have lived aboard the company's steam
ers. and as they run vessels to nearly all
parts of the world she travels wherever
she wishes. Hereafter the company will
doubtless keep in mind the advice of
Tony Weller.
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At Both Ends,

"By Jove," said the youngster, I'D
like to have 800. 200 to go into business
with in the proper shape"
"Ugh," growled the veteran, "I'd like
to have 100000 to go out of business
with in the proper shape. Detroit Free
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

The oldest pensioners on the rolls of
the New York pension office and two of
the oldest in the United States, although
pensioners are proverbially long lived,
are General Tupper and General DALEY.
They are veterans of 1912.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

First Little Girl-Your papa is awful
cross.
Second Little Girl (apologetically)-
He used to be an elevated railroad guard
Good News.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. r Alley.
thder, pastor. Public worship every Sabbath
morning asd evening; Sabbath school 9 so a m .
Dung people, society Of Christian endeayOr, Sun
sayeyeninss; general prayer meeting, "Wednesday
Venfng. Strangers welcome to all Services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Ezra Hlngeley, pastor. Sabbath preaching n
:. M; p. m.; young peoples meeting, Monday
evenings general prayer meeting, Wednesday eve
ini HinSS oaDoaln school 2:30 pm. Strangers cor
daily invited to all services
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN " CHURCH
Thomas Balph, pastor. sabbath school. 10 a m
Ruouc worship, II a. m; weekly prayer meeting
rlday p m; monthly prayer meeting, last Satur
aay OF each month, p. m; woman's missionary
2.clety, last saturday Of each month, p m dis
Thursdays and Saturdays each month. > D. m
young women's prayer meeting, second SATURDAY.
-aen month at the parsonage, p. m.
AFRICAN NM.E.CHURCH-Rev N. Albert March
pastor Sunday service, 1890 a. m; d. m: Sab
raln scnool, 2:3O p. m; weekly prayer meeting
thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

THE sweetest and most satisfactory
connections in life are those formed be-
tween persons of congenial minds, equal
ly linked together by the conformity of
their virtues, and by the ties of esteem.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

SoRDID selfishness doth contract and
narrow our benevolence, and cause US,
like serpents, to infold ourselves within
ourselves, and to turn out stings to all
the world besides.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

The city of Paris has S7,655 trees in
Its streets, and each tree represents a
cost to the city of IT'S francs. This
makes in round numbers $4,000, 600
worth of trees in the streets.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

THE bicycle was invented by Ger
man baron 60 years ago, and was first
called a tresina.
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CHOICE EXCERPTS.

THESE six-the peevish, the niggard
the dissatisfied, the passionate, the sus-
picious, and those who live upon others
means-are forever unhappy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

THERE are two ways of getting along
in this world. One way is to make the
best of it, and the other is to make the
worst of it. Those who take the latter
course work hard for poor pay.
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If you feel weak
and all worn out take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS
Direct Connection for Columbus.

Train No. Z, on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, now makes direct connection
for Columbus, o., arrives there at 80
A. VI. 6-2-1m
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EVEN the beauties of old had their
blemishes. Grecian women had longer
feet than the average man has now.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

GEO. G. SEDGwICK, of Martins Ferry,
gives the best and most liberal Farm
Insurance Policy in the county. 1t is to
your interest to write him. 2-18-1y
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DEATH is mighty mediator. There
all the flames of rage are extinguished,
hatred is appeased, and angelic pity,
like a weeping sister, bends with gentle
and close embrace over the funeral urn.
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Kenda!I's SPAWN Cure.

MAsS's CHOICE, Bedford Co., Pal
February d, 1sg2-
DR.. B. J. RESDALL. Co.:
Cient5-Please send me one OF your Treatise on
the Horse" Your kendalls Spawn Cure - /, the
best in the world. l have cured ten cases of
Bone SPAWN. l am kept busy all the time
horses. viii wager any man in the world SlO0O.00
that " Kendall's SPAWN Cure" cannot he teaten
on Spavins, RingbOne, Capped Hooks or
any Lameness on horses. You can use my
name on your advertisements and Will stand by
what say. have used lUO hotties in year.
Yours truly, DIR. GEO. G. CRINEY.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-06-16

THE King of Siam has a house built
of glass.
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OF all the sights which can soften and
humanize the heart of man, there is none
that ought so surely to reach it as that
Of innocent children, enjoying the hap
piness which is their proper and natural
portion.
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SOME ASTONISHING EGG-LAYERs.

SOME ASTONISHING EGG-LAYERS.
St. Louis Republic.
Some silk-worms lay from 1000 to
1000 eggs, the wasp 5000, the ant
from 5000 to 5000. The number of
eggs laid by the queen bee has long
been in dispute. Burmeister says from
5000 to 5000, but Spence and Kirby
both go him several better, each declar-
ing that the queen of average fertility
will lay not less than 10000 and prob
ably as high as $4,000 in one season.
Termeslatalis, the white ant, is posses
sed of the most extraordinary egg laying
propensities of any known creature;
she often produces 86,400 eggs in sin
gle day! From the time when the white
ant begins to lay until the egg laying
season is over-usually Ieckoned by en-
tomologists as an exact lunar month
she produces 2,500,000 eggs! In point
of fecundity the white ant exceeds all
other creatures.