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Poor Economy.

1t is indeed melancholy fsot that
many comparatively wen to do Ameh-
can families fall into the habit Of pinch
ing the stomach IN order that the back
may riot In purple and fine linen It
was told recently of family who hved
in brownstone front and made great
show that they invariably sat down to
half rations at their meals. The family
consisted of seven, while the butchers
and grocer's bills showed that comfort
able provision was made for not more
than four persons. The consequence
Why, that they were always qusxreling
and fighting Of course, the result Of
faccid nerves and impoverished blood.
The poor, i'll paid slave who used to
live with them and do the work Of two
slaves told this tale out Of school after
her happy emancipation. why, bless
yer heart, ma'am," she said to her new
mistress, who was helping her to make
the beds in the modest fiat, "savm yer
prisence, they used to cut the bread that
thin that you could see through It, and
then count the slices. They'd lock up
the loaf after, and ye'd git no more.
even if you was starvin after hard
days washin or housecleanin. An,
wusser nor that" she continued indig-
nantly, "they was that name that they'd
sneak the bit O. butther off o the table
and put on the molasses when they SEQ
me a-comin." Living on these lines.
who among US could not afford to live O.
In a brownstone mansion?-New York
News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
THE DETECTIVES DREAM.
He Followed the Clue 1t Gave Al

He Followed the Clue 1t Gave and
Caught the Man He Was After.
"Do you believe in dreams?" asked
Tom Hall of Conductor Mitchell
Il sleep too sound to dream" was the
reply.
We'll, never had much confidence
in them either, but had an unusual ex-
perience one time that has almost made
me a believer A number Of years ago,
when l was in the secret service, had
searched the country over for muir
derer. His home was in Indianapolis,
and he had relatives living here, but
could never get any trace of him. One
night l came to indianapolis and re-
manned here two weeks, stopping at the
Spencer House. / tramped this town
from one end to the other and had about
given up in despair.
Zone morning got up rather early,
and asked the clerk to take drink with
me. This he did, and then went to
breakfast. For breakfast we had bacon,
and 1 never enjoyed anything 50 much
in my life. After breakfast I strolled
out, and made my way down Washing
ton street and along up the canal There
was one house that attracted my atten-
ton. 1t was built in an unusual way,
the weatherboarding being put on per-
pendicularly. In a building nsxt to
this house saw the man | wanted, and
Just as l reached for him l swoke. 1t
had been a dream, but 30 natural was it
that 1 could actually taste the cocktail 1
had drunk with the clerk, and the bacon
had eaten for breakfast.
When l got up the clerk and l did
take drink together, and we had bacon
for breakfast, just as it occurred in my
dream. l went down Washington street
and along the canal. There l saw many
things that dreamed about, but could
not find the house with the perpendicu-
lar weatherboarding. saw building
located on the same spot where my
dreamhouse should have been, and
while was looking at 1t man came
out. 1 recognized him as an old ac-
quaintance, and we had quite long
chat-I of course not explaining to him
the business was on.
I'm the course of the conversation
learned that the mother of my man
lived next door to this house. In an
hour or two came back and went IN to
see her. To make long story short, l
learned that her son had Joined the reg
ular army and was stationed out here
at the arsenal There l arrested him.
He was tried, convicted and was sent
over the road and is yet serving time for
his crime. The clew l had secured as to
his whereabouts came to me In q
dream. ."-Indianapolis News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
Mother at Prayer.

Once, says writer, / suddenly opened
the door Of my mothers room and saw
her on her knees beside her chair and
heard her speak my name in prayer.
quickly and quietly withdrew with q
feeling of awe and reverence in my
heart. Soon went away from home to
school, then to college, then into ife's
sterner duties. But never forgot that
one glimpse of my mother at prayer,
nor the one word-my own name-which
heard her utter. Well did know that
what 1 had seen that day was but a
glimpse of what was going on every day
in that sacred closet Of prayer, and the
consciousness strengthened me thou
sand times in duty, in danger and in
struggle. When death came at last and
sealed those lips the sorest sense Of loss
1 felt was the knowledge that no more
would my mother be praying for me.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
Superstition of the Cuckoo.

In celebrated French romance Of the
Thirteenth century, published by Neon,
NJ. Renart and his wife hear the cuckoo's
notes early in the morning as they
lie awake, talking and planning what
they will do and be in the future that
lies before them. NJ. Renart thinks he
would like to know how many years
will be given him in which to enjoy life,
so he implores the cuckoo to tell him.
Cuckoo, tell me truth, how many years
have I to live? l wish very much 10
know, cuckoo" The cuckoo answered
promptly thirteen times. Then NJ.
Renart turns to his wife and embraces
her. "Did you hearT' he asks. '6ir,
said Nine. Renart, being dutiful wife
and very respectful to her lord and
master, "Sir, heard gladly, and de-
mand you will kiss me-" Dame" said
he, ~ am quite rejoiced. ALL the Year
Round.
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His First and I.ast Time.

Romanelli, having heard wonders told
If the skating rink, determined to &c
there. The sight Of 80 many young
ladies and gentlemen gliding around in
all directions SO gracefully and in such
apparent safety led him to believe that
skating was the easiest and most natural
thing in the world. He suddenly made
up his mind, and after ordering pair OF
roller skates he took step forward and
-bang-he dropped full length on the
floor. The manager ran to pick him up.
"Is this the first time you have put ON
the skates?"
''No, sir; the lastw growled Romanelli.
-Nano Rosso.
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His Waterloo.

''Well, since you ask me as friend
to tell you frankly what's on my mind.
may as well confess to you that am
in deep financial distress" said Johnson
to an acquaintance the other evening.
II am done up; I'm whipped rooster;
amt IN 1t; I'm completely knocked out,
and I've got to make a change of some
kind"
"Why, I'm surprised to hear thisr'
said the friend, 81 thought you were
prospering nicely when l met you last
spring. How did your reverses come
about7'
'In this way: We moved into new
fat in May, and another family moved
in just overhead. We were friendly for
time till they rented . secondhand
piano. We thought ve'd play even and
so we rented one. They began giving
their daughter lessons, and IN order to
even up the noise We followed suit.
They bought their boys . cornss and a
snare drum, and We got ours q from
bone and bass drum. Then they bought
a horse fiddle, an sccnrdeon and hurdy-
gurdy, and that's the way It's BEEN 60
ing ever sinee until I'm done up.
"rvs got two wagon loads Of noise
making instruments at my house, but
my neighbor goes right on buying every
thing new and noisy that he hears of,
and to make matters worse he's got
children enough to play all the instru-
ments at one time. II had the money
ia drown that man out II had to buy
Gabriel's trumpet to do it with, but I'm
at the end Of nay string and confess
that I've got to retreat. I'm awful sorry
they ever rented that old piano. Chi
cago Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
Not Much of an Affair.

The tall Lord Stradbroke served under
Wellington IN Spain and afterward
fought at Qustre Bras, but was some
how disabled from being at Waterloo.
He was, moreover, almost the only Tory
landlord whose abilities 1 ever heard
Charles Austin praise. When he was
staying with my father the conversation
turned on the extraordinary passage IN
which Victor Hugo attributes Eapo-
Icons faIl to the divine jealousy 81
genait Dieu), and In which, so far as he
assigns to human or rather TO British
agency, any share In the giants over
throw, he would have us believe that
the credit was due to the British army
alone, and not to Napoleon's rival.
81 heard the duke say" remarked
Lord Strad broke, ''that if he had had
his old peninsular army at Waterloo it
would have been an affair of four hours
These were his words" This is remark
able as being tho utterance of one who
was never given to oasting.-Fortnight-
ly Review.
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BESIDE THE STREAM.

Long watched her. beside the river, q,
Breathing the springtfme air;
Smiling up to the Holy Giver
or a world so bright and fair.
There she stood, where the swtrling waters
Kissed her feet with its hoarT spray.
She, the darling of natures daughters
And the peer of the fairest fay.
There she wandered, from dewy morning
With the thoughts that love instills-
TIL the sun, with wreaths her brow adorn-
ing,
Sank behind the western hills
There she loitered In dreamful rapture,
Alone on the sandy shore;
Oh. poet-artist, here might ye capture
picture of lost Lenorei
Now the maiden is lying lowly
In mound beside the stream.
While angels visit that spot so holy
When on it the moon doth beam;
Now her spirit has flown forever,
But her soul deem is blest
By the dreams she dreamt by the cleaning
river
When she wandered an earthly guest.
r.. H. Remington in Good Housekeeping.
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Lavish Fathers.

] observe that American fathers,
whether from the exactions of business
or other reasons, do not ordinarily come
to my Office with their ailing children.
The whole matter Is often left In the
hands of the wife or some relative. Ger
mans are more apt to come than Amer1-
cans, and Hebrews most Of all; and In.
deed I cannot refrain from expressing
my admiration of the domestic life OF
the better class of Jews in New York,
which 30 far as have observed 1t is IN
many respects more nearly what it should
be than that of any class in our commu-
nity.-Henry L. Taylor, M. D., in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
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The "Kins of Switzerland. (,

A gentleman stylishly dressed called
the other day at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing at the Office of NJ. Duranton, the
police magistrate, and on being shown
in said to that official:
81 am the king of Switzerland in per.
son. Come, now, prostrate yourself be-
fore Paul l, the king of all the Helye
tias."
Finding that his interviewer was
wrong in his head, the commissaire
made bow, saying:
81 will see tn, -~our majesty is con.
Quoted to his -. Your suite will
be here shortly to accompany you."
Taking from his pocket an old shoe
lace, to which was suspended the lid OF
a sardine box, the lunatic proceeded to
affix 1t to the neck of the magistrate.
81 hereby appoint you, he said, "com-
mander of the National Order of the
Star of Lucerne."
The magistrate patiently submitted
to the operation, and afterward had
the poor man conveyed to the infirmary
of the Quarter.-Temps.
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Burning e,a..e. in stor. window,

A chemical journal warns pharma.
cists and all others who have occasion to
display anything in the nature Of q lens
IN their windows that, as the season
changes, the suns rays may fall directly
into windows which they did not reach
during the preceding season, and there
fore it would be we'll to bear in mind
the possibility of fire being kindled
through this agency and take precau-
tions accordingly. That the show globes
in druggists window are capable of
acting as burning glasses" is proved by
one case In which the woodwork of a
window was effectually charred by the
sunlight concentrated on it through a
globular show bottle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03

THE BEST PLAsTER.-Dsmpen piece
of flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and bind it on over the seat of pain. 1t
is better than any plaster. When the
lungs are sore such an application on
the chest and another on the back, be-
tween the shoulder blades, will often
prevent pneumonia. There Is nothing
so good for lame back or pain In the
side. A sore throat can nearly always
be cured in one night by applying a
flannel bandage dampened with Pain
Balm. Fifty cent bottles for sale by
Patterson & Sons, Druggists. 11-3 At
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rsv. r. Aiex
ander, pastor. Public worship every 6sbbss1
morning and evening; Sabbath school - a n
ou ng peoples society Of Christian endeavor. san
ay evenings; general prayer meeting. Wednesdsy
Venlng. strangers welcome TO all services
Ezra Hingeley, pastor Sabbath preachines III
4 M; p m; young peoples meeting Monday
svenlngs general prayer meeting. Wednesday eve
daily invited to all services.
UNITED DPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Roy.
Thomas Balph, pastor Sabbath school, 10 q m ;
RuDnc worship. II a. m; weekly prayer meeting,
aay OF each month, p. m; woman's missionary
slciety last Saturday Of each month, 2p. m; dis
tr1ct prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays each month, D. N. !:
young women's prayer meeting, second SATURDAY.
each month at the parsonage, p. m.
AFRICAN NM.E.CHURCH-Rev N. Albert March
pastor. Sunday service, 10 80 a. m. d. M: sab
bath school, 30 p. m; weekly prayer meeting
Thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
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For Women Students,

st. Andrews, the oldest Of Scotch
universities, not only offers to women
the privileges Of its classes with view
to graduation in arts. science, theology
or medicine, but generously makes pro-
vision for them to share In its pecuniary
benefits. In the year 1893 sum of
$3.50, 900 will become available for bur-
saries or scholarships at the university.
Of which one-half is reserved for the use
Of women students exclusively. Those
who intend to enter the medical profes-
sion will have prior claim to those bur-
saries, tbcagh they are tenable while
art and science classes are being at
tended. Glasgow Letter.
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GRAINS OF GOLD.
srm faith is the hest divinity.

A firm faith is the best divinity.
To stand still is to shun some duty.
The wheels of Time only turn one way
Youth is the time for settling habits. y
Wise men argue causes and fools dis
pute them.
The true heart dances no hornpipe on
the tongue.
Hard work is only hard to those who
are afraid of it.
There is no sadder sight on earth than
a wicked child.
There are only a few peol'e who do
not talk too much.
You cannot get rid of ult by re-
fusing to look at 1t.
Honesty is the best policy, and TEN
perance the best physic.
The only true riches are those that
death cannot take from US.
Nine times out of ten a man lies when
he says he is too poor to give.
The way to do great deal of work is
TO be constantly doing little.
The more you have to begin with the
less you will have in the end.
The policy of adapting ones self to
circumstances makes all ways smooth
Eloquence, when at its highest pitch,
leaves little room for reason or reflection.
God has made sunny spots in the heart j;
why should we exclude the light from
themg
Friendship is silent gentleman, that
makes no parade; the true heart dances
no hornpipe on the tongue.
If you have been tempted into evil,
fly from it; it is not falling into the wa
ter, but lying in it that browns.
Study gives strength to the mind ;con-
versation grace. The first is apt to give
stiffness. the other gives suppleness.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
Clever DOES.

Notwithstanding the doubtful state
ment Of Leibnitz that he heard shep
herds dog utter no fewer than thirt,
words, 1t may bo asserted that nj
quadruped has been taught to talk an.
language spoken by man. Certain
learned dogs have been taught kind o
speech. But this consists merely o
differentiated tones of the bark. Pro
fessor Benedsn, Of the University o
Louvain, had 3 dog which could &C
company with his voice a tolerabl,
complicated air played on the piano
Another dog, belonging to a diferen
man, could sing in unison an air o
La Favorita" when contralto frien(
gave him the keynote.-Atlanta Con
stitution,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
A Primitive Shelter.

While attached to military expe
dition against the Sioux in Wyoming, In
1877, saw those Indians construct al
the various camps we made what take
to be the most primitive form of house
built by human hands. 1t was simply
shelter, or tepee as they called it
made with the green boughs cut from
the cottonwood trees. Without any
especial preparation of the ground, they
implanted the cut ends of the limbs In
two parallel rows about eight feet long
and five feet apart. The tops were
adroitly bent over the inclosed space and
fastened together along the middle line
thus creating semicylindrical shelter
open at both ends. These tepees were
merely intended for two or three men tc
sleep in, all the cooking and other ar
rangements being performed outside
R. w. Shufeldt, NJ. D., in Popular Sci
nnca Monthly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
Using Waste Steam,

A Glasgow paper states that an engi'
neer resident there has, after nineteen
years labor and experimenting. devised
an arrangement in an engine by which
he returns all the steam back to the
boiler after doing its work in the cylin
der. In several cases he has got his en-
gine installed and at work, giving
most extraordinary results, and in one
case in textile factory it is doing as
much work with one ton of coal as was
formerly done with seven tons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
Settles a Mooted Point.

Shakespeare once used the phrase,
"the scamels of the rock" Tones OF
teeming thought have been devoted to
the elucidation of this meaning. 1t now
appears that 1.-THE Young of the bartailed
godwit," which we are informed is a
bird, is called "scamel'' by the gun
ners of Norfolk. This may do for the
controversy what the eggshell does for
the coffee,-New York World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
A Bad BIunder,

Magazine Office Boy-Oh, there's been
an awful time up in the editorial room
today.
Business Manager-Ehl What's the
trouble?
Office Boy-Ine janitor made a mis-
take and put the mo Admittance" sign
at the subscription Office and the wei
come" doormat in front of the editors
room.-Good News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
HSIaDpipp n Kfnp,p

Talleyrand one day, upon entering the
private study where father and son were
together, found the boy upon the father.
knee, while Napoleon was gently slap
ping him.
''Do you know what l am dodngr
asked Napoleon.
"No, sire," said the diplomatist, who
was far too wise to guess royal puzzles
~ am slapping kingr' was the an
swer. And this triainS and harmless
pleasantly has been cited by serious
writer as proof of Napoleon's "oruelty'
to his child.-St. Nicholas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
It Should be in Every House.

J.B. Wilson, 81 Clay ST., Sharpsbnrg
Pa, says he will not be without DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
coughs and colds; that it cured his wife
who was threatened with pneuminia af-
ter an attack of la grippe, when various
other remedies and several physicians
had done her no good. Robert Barber,
Of Cooksport, Pa, claims DR.. Kings
New Discovery has done him more good
than anything he ever used for lung
trouble; nothing like it; try it; trial bot
ties free at Pattersons'. Large bottles
SOC and 81. 5
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The Rulfnn Passion.

Eyes. brethren" says the clergyman
who Is preaching the funeral sermon.
"our deceased brother was cut down in
a single night-torn from the arm of
his loving wife. who is thus left dis
consolats widow at the early age of
twenty flour years"
twenty-five. il you please" sobs the
widow IN the front pew, emerging from
her handkerchief for an instant.-Lon-
don Bits.
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Rapid Transit in Berlin.

Thirty miles of underground electric
railway similar to the City and South
London line has been proposed for Ber
lin at an estimated expense of $40, ,000,
900. The plans describe two centra-
power stations, supplying current at 50(
volts to forty-eight trains, each with its
own locomotive, carrying in all IA
carriages at one time. 1t is proposed to
run these trains at three minute inter.
walls, little over half mile apart, and
at fare of 21s cents 1t is estimated
that the traffic will be about five per.
sons per car mile
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-03
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. 1s, F: "a. A.-Heets
j. B. MEYER, Sec'y. Ed. BAILEY W. n
ST. CLAlRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II, Rogdg
Arch Mdsons.-Stated convocations first Friday Of
each month.
j. B. MEYER, Rec. Ed. BAILEY r. Il
BELMONT COUNCIL No a. r. g. M
Meets second Tuesday of each month.
D. b. MEYER, Secy. j. b. RYAN, TIL n.
HOPE COMMANDER, No. %, K T-stated
conclaEes, nrst Tuesday Of each month.
j. B. MEYER Sec'v r r. RYAN @
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She Had Him.

Smarsallick was showing off his great
knowledge to girl the other evening.
"Can person strike unless he has
something to strike with?' he asked.
Certainly" she said without think
ing.
He gave conquering snicker.
"What do these laboring men strike
WITH" and he snickered again.
with unanimity," she promptly re.
piled, and he pulled in his horns.-De.
troit Free Press.
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belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY

Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs.
Probate Judge-James F. Tallman.
Clerk OF C0urts-Henry NJ. Davies
Standardization M. Scott
Auditor-Joseph A. Henderson.
TreaSurer-Frank B. Archer
Prosecuting Attorney-Jesse W. Hollingworth.
Recorder-John M. Beckett.
Surveyor-Chalkley Dawson.
Coroner-A- NJ. F. Boyd.
C0mmiSSionerS-MilesR r. Hart, John @. Israel
W. s. Mechem
Infirmary Directors-Wiliam Lodge, president;
John A: Clark, clerk; 3. NJ. LOper, auditor.
superintendent Infrmary Sidebottom,
East Richland. :
Superintendent Children's Home-Peter Gila,
Barnesville.
school Examiners-James Duncan, Bridgeport;
s. G. Murphy. Belmont. T. p Harris Somerton.